Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Well Suited!

Happy Birthday, Masculine Cards, Paper Crafting Ideas / March 15, 2021

If you are like me and struggle creating manly looking cards, then you are going to love the new Well Suited Suite. It has everything you need to create that perfect card for the men in your life. Fun fact, the paper inspiration was actually created from a real tie collection from one of the employees at Stampin’ UP!

Today’s card was part of a make and take from a virtual stamping event and was created by fellow demonstrator Sally Nusbaum. Thanks Sally!!!

This second card was also included in the virtual make and take, but I changed up the original card just a bit. This one was created for a woman and the jewel bling to create the necklace was made using the Opal Rounds from the Sand and Sea Suite pictured on page 41 of the January thru June 2021 catalog.

The “Happy Birthday” greeting is stamped in Rococo Rose ink and punched out using the Double Oval Punch.

I hope you enjoy working with this suite and create many wonderful manly cards!

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For God So Loved the World-Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / March 14, 2021

This is a pretty famous Scripture saying, “For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son” and these simple words can bring us so much hope.

God did not send his Son to condemn us, but to help us see the light! We are all created in God’s image, yes, but we were also created with freedom of choice and sometimes that means we make bad choices. Of’ course we are not measured by our past mistakes or bad choices and God wanted to make that very clear, so He sent his only Son to enlighten us.

We have to allow ourselves to be enlightened. So, how do we keep that Divine light in our lives? How do we stay connected to our inner goodness? Quite simply put, through daily prayer. Prayer is the spark that ignites the light of the presence of God within all of us. God’s light fills all of us with love, forgiveness and healing. The light of God is so powerful that it spreads to others and shines most brightly when we are being true to our most inner selves.

Prayer is our continual awareness that God loves us and will never abandon us. So go ahead, flip the switch! Turn on that light of prayer and shine brightly for all to see.

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Vine Design Thinking of You

4 Comments / Thinking of You / March 13, 2021 / Gold Foil Sheet, Heat Emboss

There are so many great sets in the January – June Mini catalog that it is easy to miss some of the amazingly detailed dies. The Vine Design Bundle has many coordinating dies, but it also has three spectacular fancy dies that will make a great accent to any of your creations.

I spent the last few days with a friend and we had a good time playing these floral dies. Here is one of the cards I created. I hope you like and and that it will inspire you to create something beautiful.

Begin with a Cherry Cobbler card base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Gold Foil sheet and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss it with the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder and use liquid glue to attach it to the card front.
Use the floral circle die from the Vine Design Bundle and cut it from a piece of Basic Black cardstock. Cut a coordinating circle from the Layering Circle Dies with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and layer the two together. Attach this to the Gold Foil embossed layering with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Heat emboss the greeting with Memento Black Ink and Clear embossing powder. First, use the Stamparatus to stamp the greeting in Memento Black ink several times onto some Cherry Cobbler cardstock and immediately add the clear embossing powder. Shake off excess powder and us the heat tool to emboss the greeting.
Crop the greeting using the coordinating die from the Vine Design Bundle and attach to the Gold Foil embossed layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For that finishing touch, add three gold metallic pearls to the center of the flowers.

This Vine Design Bundle is available through June, so be sure to check it out and if you decide you want to add it to your collection, don’t forget to add and apply the Host code to your order. Our current Host code: WYXSZPMJ

Remember, a $25 monthly order earns you a FREE virtual stamp camp! Thanks so much for your loyalty! I hope you have a great weekend!

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Friends are Like Seashells

4 Comments / Just Because Cards / March 12, 2021

Good friends are like those rare and beautiful seashells and if you are lucky, you will find a few gems that will stick with you through thick and thin. Over the years I have had the pleasure to meet many good people and am more blessed to call those closest to me friends. Stampin’ UP! has been a huge part of my being able to make and keep good friends.

Today’s card honors all the beloved friends in our lives, those here with us and those who have passed before us. If you are lucky enough to have good friends in your life, send them a simply beautiful card today!

Begin with a Rococo Rose base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8” piece of Basic Black cardstock and layer it to the front of the card base.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine to dry emboss a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla with the Seashells embossing folder and attach it to the Basic Black panel on the card front.
Cut a 2 3/8 x 3 3/8” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and using the sponge dauber, sponge the lower portion in Crumb Cake for sand, the middle section in Balmy Blue for the ocean and a mixt of Balmy Blue and Blushing Bride for the sky.
Use Soft Suede to stamp speckles in the sand area. Stamp one of the medium sized seashell in Soft Suede on a scrap of very vanilla, cut it out and attach to the vanilla layer.
Stamp the sentiment in Memento Black ink in the upper left corner.
Cut a 2 ½ x 3 ½” piece of Rococo Rose cardstock and a 2 ½ x 3 ½” piece of Basic Black cardstock. Layer the vanilla sand scene to the black and Rococo Rose as pictured.

Stamp the inside with a sentiment of your choice. I stamped mine from the Friends are Like Seashells bundle in Memento Black ink.

I hope you enjoyed this card, don’t forget to leave a comment, I am always happy to hear from you. This bundle is available until the end of June and can be found in the January -June mini catalog.

Friends are Like Seashells Bundle
#156205 $54

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Art Gallery Bundle Thinking of You

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thinking of You / March 11, 2021

Spring is just around the corner and if you have the Art Gallery bundle then you know that beauty is already in bloom in your craft room. These two-step flower stamps look great in every color and my card today features Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.

Begin with a Basic White base that measures 5½ x 8½. In landscape position, (aka the long side) score at 4¼”. Fold and burnish.
Cut a 4 x 5 1/4” piece of Highland Heather cardstock and use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine, dry emboss it using the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder and attach it to the card front.
Cut a Basic White oval using the Layering Oval dies and layer it in the center of the card front on the Highland Heather panel.
Stamp the leaves in Mossy Meadow and the two step flower stamps in Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape, cutting them out using the dies in the Art Gallery bundle and attach to the oval.
Stamp the greeting in Gorgeous Grape ink on a piece of Basic White cardstock and crop with the coordinating rippled die.
Use Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the greeting to the lower portion of the oval.
Add three Pastel Pearls to complete your masterpiece. The Pastel Pearls are picture on page 19 in the January-June 2021 catalog.

Don’t forget about the designer series paper and all the pretty painted patterns just bursting with color. It is also a great way to add color to your projects.