Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Come Sail Away

Congratulations-Graduation-Retirement / January 18, 2021 / Manly cards, Masculine

Yes, I know it is still winter, but sometimes in the midst of the cold I think of summer things, like swimming, fishing and sailing. I guess fishing could technically be a winter sport if one likes ice fishing! Today I thought it would be nice to create a card for the special men in our lives.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have a hard time coming up with masculine cards. The Sailing Home set in the annual catalog is perfect for a masculine birthday, graduation, anniversary or just a simple thinking of you card.

Begin with a Night of Navy card base 5 ½ x 8 ½. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Using the Stampin’ cut and emboss machine run a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Crumb Cake cardstock through with the Subtle 3-D embossing folder.
Cut a 2 ½ x 2 ½” piece of Night of Navy cardstock and a smaller 2 ¼ x 2 ¼” square of Basic White cardstock. Stamp the sailboat and the sentiment in Night of Navy ink on the white square and then stamp the compass in Crumb Cake ink.
Layer the white onto the Night of Navy square and attach to the dry embossed Crumb Cake panel.
Wrap some Night of Navy bakers twine around the lower portion of the Crumb Cake layer and attach to the Night of Navy card base.
Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White for the inside and stamp the anchor in Crumb Cake ink and attach to the inside of the card.

I hope this card will inspire you to create something special for the men in your lives. I love this set and have used it several times to create a birthday card for my son. He is not much into sailing, but at least he enjoy my creations.

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We are all loved! Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / January 17, 2021

Who is Jesus for you?

What are you looking for?

What’s the goal of your life?

Jesus invites each of us to “come and see” for ourselves that his word is true and everlasting.

“Come and see” is God’s invitation to grow closer to the one who created us. The one who loves us, regardless of how far we stray. and without his grace, mercy, and help we could not find him.

So allow yourself to be loved, to be accepted, to know that you are an important piece in the puzzle of life. Let us all grow in the knowledge of His love and truth and may the Holy Spirit set our hearts on fire to be Christ to all we meet. For we are all His and we are all loved!

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Forever Fern-Heal Your Heart!

Get Well & Sympathy / January 16, 2021

Yesterday I posted a card using the Framed for You Distinktive stamp set and today I thought I would just continue to be “Distinktive”. LOL I really do love the details on these stamps! As you look through the catalog, notice that crazy scallop circle that indicates a distinktive set. They produce such elegant cards!

My card today uses the Forever Fern (distinktive) set and a New set, Heal Your Heart.

The Heal Your Heart set is part of our Sale-ABration offers and can be yours FREE with a $50 order. Check it out today and if your order is less that $150, please use our current Host code: SM7SJPZZ

And now….today’s card!

Begin with a Merry Merlot card base 5 ½ x 8 ½. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
On a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock, stamp the leaves in Shaded Spruce and Old Olive ink and the berries in Merry Merlot.
Stamp the dotted speckles in Old Olive ink randomly over the leaves and berries.
Using Merry Merlot ink, stamp the sentiment from Heal Your Heart and attach panel to the card front.
On a 4 x 5 ¼” piece of Basic White cardstock stamp a leaf and a berry in the upper left corner. Stamp the sentiment from Heal Your Heart in Merry Merlot ink and attach to the inside of the card.

I hope you are enjoying Sale-A-Bration and are earning lots of FREE stamp sets. If you are in the St. Louis area and would like to attend one of my stamp camps, CLICK HERE to check out my schedule of events! Be inspired to create something beautiful today! As always, feel free to leave a comment.

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Thinking of You-Framed for You!

Thinking of You / January 15, 2021

This simple Thinking of you card is so full of color and was created using the Framed for You stamp set in the annual catalog on page 47. I just know my mother-in-law will enjoy this one. I am not sure how much I will use the frame stamp, but for sure all the other one. This particular set what Stampin’ Up! calls a is “Distinkive” stamp.

These stamps start with a photograph and is turned into a photorealistic red rubber stamp! This innovative stamp style allows you to create images with depth by simply inking and stamping once. The detail is beautiful and you can find these stamps in the catalog by looking for the green scalloped circle marked Dist INK tive!

Now you all know that I like a saucy ink pad, but one quick tip when using the Dist-ink-tive stamps, especially the larger images is to apply even pressure on the stamp and not have a saucy ink pad! If your ink pad is too saucy, the detail of the stamp will be lost.

Begin with a Poppy Parade card base 5 ½ x 8 ½. Score in landscape position at 4 ¼”.
Next add a Basic Black layer, 3 7/8 x 5 1/8”
On a 3 ¾ x 5” piece of Basic White cardstock stamp the leaves in Garden Green ink up the left side of the layer. Using the fern stamp, add a layer of sprigs, stamping off first to create a lighter image.
The greeting is stamped in Memento Black on Basic White cardstock and punched out using the Rectangular Postage Punch on page 168 in the annual catalog.
Next add some Poppy Parade flowers along the leaves.
Add a layer of Black and Poppy Parade to the image and attach to the card front.

For the inside cut a 4 x 5 ¼” layer of White cardstock and again the leaves, ferns and flowers along either the bottom as pictured here or go crazy and create something new! Remember, there are no mistakes in stamping, only creative opportunities!

I hope enjoyed today’s card and stop back tomorrow for some more crafting inspiration. I am not sure what the weather is like in your neighborhood, but here is St. Louis we are calling for a bit of snow. Looks like another cold day, I guess I will have to stay tucked in my craft room! Yay!

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Sweet Ice Cream-Happy Birthday!

2 Comments / Happy Birthday / January 14, 2021

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. If that sounds good to you then why not treat yourself to the Sweet Ice Cream Bundle? It is part of the Sale-A-Bration set and is packed full of sweet treats!

You can save 10% when you order the bundle #156244! Add some of the Ice Cream Cone Designer Series Paper and a pack of the New Basic White Cardstock or some to of the fun Blackberry Bliss Stripped Ribbon and you qualify for a FREE set.

I am having fun playing with this new bundle-there are so many fun things you can do with it. Here is one of the cards I created. If you have this bundle I would love to see your creations.

Although it is hard to tell in the picture, I actually started with a Basic White card base and layered the Granny Apple Green on top. The sprinkles, along with the ice cream scoops, are stamped in Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape and Poppy Parade.

The Happy Birthday sentiment from the bundle is in Memento Black. I used the ice cream cone builder punch to make the cone and scoops. The cone is punched from Crumb Cake cardstock and sponged with some Soft Suede ink.

I love ice cream, but rarely get three scoops because it either melts too fast or OOPS! falls off like on my card!

For the inside I stamped my cone directly to the inside of the white card base in Soft Suede ink and punched out another scoop of Poppy Parade. Whether today is your birthday or not I hope you treat yourself to this sweet set.

The bundle is in the JJ2021 spring mini catalog and is available until June, but hurry and get yours early….before they all melt away. Don’t forget if your order is at least $50 you can choose a FREE set from the SAB catalog.

Whether today is your birthday or not I hope you treat yourself and create something beautiful. I would love to see your creations! Feel free to leave a comment, I love hearing from you