Blessings of home-Favorite things Friday

Thank You /

I know I have said this before, but truly one of my favorite things about Stampin’ Up! is the coordination of products. I love the look and quality of our Designer Series Papers (DSP) and how easy it is to create a professional looking card.

Todays card features the Blessings of Home Bundle along with the Home and Heart Designer Series paper pack and it coordinates perfectly with Cinnamon Cider, one of our In-Colors. I added a layer of Early Espresso to the card front to really make this lovely designer paper pop.

I added a strip of Early Espresso cardstock across the lower portion of my card front and used the Label Me Lovely punch to add an accent of Early Espresso. I stamped the greeting is stamped in Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, then punched it out with the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch. I love this layered look. Both of these punches are featured in the 2021-2022 annual catalog.

Project Supplies and Measurements

  • Cinnamon Cider CS-5½ x 8½, (card base)
  • Early Espresso CS- 4-1/8 x 5-3/8, 3/8 x4, 2×3
  • Very Vanilla CS- 1 x 3½
  • Home and Heart DSP-4 x 5¼
  • Blessings of Home Bundle
  • Label Me Lovely Punch
  • Lovely Labels Pick A Punch
  • Early Espresso Ink
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive/Liquid Glue

If you have not had a chance to order this paper pack, I highly recommend it. I think it would also coordinate nicely with Garden Wishes and Dragonfly Garden Bundles also featured in the annual catalog.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Blessings of Home
157939 $51.25
Home and Heart DSP
157928 $11.50
Cinnamon Cider CS
153078 $8.75
Cinnamon Cider Ink
153114 $7.50
Early Espresso CS
119686 $8.75
Early Espresso Ink
147114 $7.50
Very Vanilla CS
101650 $9.75
Lovely Label Punch
152883 $18
Label Me Lovely
151296 $18
Add All to Cart

Blessings of home-Favorite things Friday Read More »

Measure of Love

4 Comments / Happy Birthday / / ,

Once a month I volunteer my time and my crafting supplies by teaching a card class at a local nursing home. It is a lot of fun and I am always amazed at how the residents love creating hand-stamped cards. They have a hard time cutting and punching things so I try to have most things prepared, but the Stamparatus has been my favorite tool to use with them because it is so easy for them to feel success. I have a few men in the group which is super fun!

I would say the most difficult thing about working with this group is coming up with really simple cards. I have about 10 regulars and I am slowly stretching them out of their comfort zone. We actually used embellishments last month and this month I am introducing Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here is the card I created for my sweet stamping friends.

I began with a 5¼ x 8 piece of Basic White cardstock and folded it in half. If you want to score before folding, score in landscape position at 4″ in. I mounted it on a 4¼ x 5½ panel of Real Red cardstock to create a backing for the card. My nursing home friends prefer white cards, so I added the back because we all need a splash of color.

I randomly stamped the red hearts at the top of my card and added the torn Garden Green cardstock to the bottom. The square Real Red measures 2¼ x 2½ and the white-2 x2¼ . It is hard to tell in the photo, but I did stamp and fussy cut the bowl. I thought it would be easier if they stamped the cherries and then added the bowl on top of them. I did stamp and pre-cut all the bowls for them.

The Happy Birthday is from Biggest Wish and I loaded that on the Stamparatus, so they could stamp as many times as they wanted giving a nice dark black greeting, plus they really love the how easy the Stamparatus makes it for them, especially those who are suffering from arthritis or recovering from a stroke.

Project Supplies and Measurements

  • Basic White CS- 5½ x 8 (card base)
  • Basic White CS-2¼ x 2½, 1 x 1  
  • Real Red CS- 4¼ x 5½
  • Garden Green CS-4 x 5½
  • Measure of Love Stamp Set
  • Biggest Wish Stamp Set
  • Real Red Ink
  • Garden Green Ink
  • Memento Black Ink
  • Stampartus
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Stampin’ Seal Adhesive or Liquid Glue

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Measure of Love
154997 $17
Real Red CS
102482 $8.75
Real Red Ink
147084 $7.50
Garden Green CS
102584 $8.75
Garden Green Ink
147089 $7.50
Memento Black Ink
132708 $6
Stamparatus
146276 $49
Paper Snips
103579 $10
Stampin’ Dimensionals
104430 $4
Liquid Glue
110755 $4
Basic White CS
159276 $9.75
Biggest Wish
155052 $17
Add All to Cart

Measure of Love Read More »

Join the Club-Paper Pumpkin!

Sales and Announcements /

Hey all just a friendly reminder if you are interested in joining the Paper Pumpkin Club fun, sign up before March 10th. I don’t want you to miss out on the extra stamp set this month.

From the hands and hearts of our in-house artisans to you—our fellow crafters and creators—comes this month’s breathtaking kit. The Beyond the Horizon Paper Pumpkin Kit includes watercolor prints and designs inspired by the beautiful nature around us to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes. And paper pieces that perfectly coordinate with the New Horizons Suite Collection in the January–June 2022 Mini Catalog.

Check out the videos below to see the January and February Paper Pumpkin Kits!

january 2022 unboxing paper pumpkin kit
February 2022 unboxing paper pumpkin kit

Don’t forget the FREE stamp set inside (yes—that’s two stamp sets in one kit!) as our way of saying THANK YOU to all of our wonderful Paper Pumpkin subscribers, so if you are not a subscriber, now is the time. With all these marvelous materials and more, I can’t wait to see how you take this kit far beyond the horizon!

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Join the Club-Paper Pumpkin! Read More »

Three Ways to Use Your Punches! Make it Monday #49

Get Well & Sympathy, Happy Birthday, Make it Monday Videos /

Hello my friends, I am excited to share with you our Make it Monday video tutorial on how to get the most out of your Stampin’ Up! punches. This week I will share with you three techniques and three cards using the Everyday Label punch and the Fancy Me Label punch from the 2021-2022 annual catalog! Enjoy!

Make It Monday #49 Free pdf Download

make it monday #49 instruction sheet

Join me next week for another Make It Monday video tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Sweet Ice Cream
158224 $18
Flowering Rain Boots Bundle
157691 $49.50
Dahlia Days Bundle
157802 $55.75
Boughs & Blossoms Bundle
157712 $34
Inspired Thoughts
155536 $19
Label Me Fancy
151297 $18
Everyday Label Punch 144668 $18
Just Jade & Gold Ribbon
155815 $6
Matte Black Dots
154284 $7
Brushed Brass Butterflies
158136 $10
Just Jade CS
153079 $8.75
Real Red CS
102482 $8.75
Basic Gray CS
121044 $8.75
In-Color DSP
155230 $11.50
Add All to Cart

Three Ways to Use Your Punches! Make it Monday #49 Read More »

Satan’s Temptations-Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom /

The season of Lent is a time for us to change our hearts, make a path for Jesus in all our ways and focus our minds on living and loving more like Christ.  However, as you know whenever we grow closer to the Lord, the Satan is always on our back just waiting to use our weakness against us and tempt us. 

This is why now more than ever we need to commit ourselves to silent personal pray and to read and reflect on Scripture.  Jesus was led to the desert by the Holy Spirit where the Father was waiting to strengthen Him and unite with Him in a deeply personal way.

We see in today’s gospel that Jesus was tempted three times by the devil in the same way Adam and Eve were tempted in the garden of Eve (Genesis 3:1-6).  The devil strives to tempt all of us through pleasure, power, and pride. Jesus, after being strengthened in the desert was ready to completely surrender to the love and mercy of His Father.  Praise God for that because He saved us! But we can spit it the devil’s face, by our loving offering of prayer, fasting and giving to the poor.

Sure we feel weak sometimes and our sinfulness can easily cause us to turn away from Jesus, but that is precisely what the devil is hoping will happen.  So this Lent let us allow the Scriptures of each day to strengthen us to overcome our personal temptations.  

Remember, Lent is much more about what God wants to do for us and how we allow God’s grace to work within us.  Be strong my friends and let us pray together: “Lord, strengthen me through your word this Lent.”

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, be blessed, Renae

Satan’s Temptations-Sunday Wisdom Read More »

Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial
error

Subscribe and Share

Scroll to Top