Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Do Not Be Troubled-Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / April 18, 2021

Today’s gospel reminds us that we do not always have to have all the answers. Jesus continually instructed His apostles and He was with them, so of course He will be patient with us.

Jesus wants to guide us, we just need to open our hearts and trust. So do not be troubled. Let us open our minds and allow God to fill us with His mercy and peace.

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

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Rooted in Nature with Forever Fern DSP!

I am excited to share with you another card that I made with some Forever Greenery designer series paper scraps. This card features the Rooted in Nature set and the greeting is from Framed For You. Both of these sets will retire at the end of this month.

Don’t forget if you live in the St. Louis area, I would love for you to join us for our monthly stamp camps. CLICK HERE for upcoming dates.

Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish. This will create a card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock and layer it to the card front.
Cut a 2 ¾ x 2 ¾” square of Forever Greenery designer series paper and cut it in half on the diagonal. Layer one of the halves to the lower left corner of the Pear Pizzazz panel.
Cut a 3 x 4” piece of Basic White cardstock and stamp the top of the large tree from Rooted in Nature in Shaded Spruce ink and the trunk in Soft Suede.
Stamp the greeting from Framed For You in Soft Suede in the upper left corner of the white panel and attach to a 3-1/8 x 4-1/8 piece of Soft Suede cardstock.
Attach tree layer to the card front.
Cut a 4 x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock for the inside and decorate as desired.

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

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Sunny Sunflowers!

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / April 16, 2021

Hello all of my crafting friends. I do hope your day is filled with sunshine. It is supposed to be sunny today here in St. Louis, but the rain is moving in on Saturday, so of course that will make the ground perfect for planting real sunflowers.

My card today is clean and simple design because sometimes all you need is a little simple stamping to create something beautiful. I love the black and white look and when we add a little color, everything just pops!

Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Basic Black cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish. This will create a card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock and stamp the large Sunflower from the Sunflowers bundle in Memento Black ink half off the left edge twice, one at the top and one toward the bottom.
Stamp another large sunflower on a 4×4 piece of Basic White cardstock and color it with the Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the coordinating flower die to and crop out the sunflower.
Attach the colored sunflower to the left side of the white card panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals and layer it so some of the flower hangs off the left side.
Use paper snips to trim off excess flower.
Stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼ piece of white cardstock and layer it to the inside panel. Decorate as desired.

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

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Forever Fern DSP with In Bloom!

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Sales and Announcements / April 15, 2021

Thank you for joining me today, you all are truly amazing and I am sure you will agree that today’s card is amazingly simple!

Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish. This will create a card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Forever Greenery Designer Series paper and attach to and the card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and crop out a large label from Shaded Spruce cardstock.
Stamp the greeting from the In Bloom bundle in Night of Navy ink and crop it using the die from the In Bloom bundle.
Layer the greeting onto the Shaded Spruce label and attach to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

See I told you this was a super simple card to create. I hope you have fun creating your own clean and simple cards today. Don’t forget to check out all the new products on the clearance rack! Our host code is:RYXTY496

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

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Etched In Nature

2 Comments / Just Because Cards / April 14, 2021

As a demonstrator for Stampin’ UP! I recently participated in an On Tour Virtual event and received a free stamp set from the new upcoming catalog. The event was so fun and we all created a sample to share with the group, which we made using the free stamp set of course.

So, here is the card I created to share. The name of the new set Etched in Nature.

Begin with a 5½ x 8½” piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock. In landscape position, (aka the long side), score at 4 ¼”. Fold and burnish. This will create a card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Crumb Cake cardstock. Use Soft Suede to stamp the ferns and the mushrooms onto the Crumb Cake panel.
Color the buds on the fern using a Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend and attach the panel to the card front.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine and the largest square from the Stitched Shape Dies to cut a piece of Very Vanilla. Stamp the bird image in Memento Black ink and color using Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends.
Layer the bird panel on a 2 ¾ x2 ¾” piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock and attach to the Crumb Cake panel over the stamped images.
Stamp the greeting in Misty Moonlight ink on a ¾ x 1-7/8” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and attach it to a 1 x 2” piece of Misty Moonlight.
Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach this to the bottom of the bird panel.
Layer a 4x 5¼” piece of Very Vanilla to the inside of the card and decorate as desired.