Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Sunday Wisdom 3

2 Comments / Sunday Wisdom / October 25, 2020

Happy Sunday! I truly believe the ultimate purpose of our existence is to love one another and to enjoy the gifts our Lord has bestowed upon us. For me, one of those gifts is crafting and I love creating things to bless others. I hope in my small way I am making a difference in the lives of others. I know it is not much, just a hand-made card, but it is truly is crafted with love and that brings me great joy.

For love to be pure, it must be freed from all selfishness. Pure love looks only at the one being loved. That is super easy when it comes to loving my husband, but at times, not so much when it comes to loving myself. So it is during those times that I just take a deep breath and try to focus only on God’s greatness and beauty, then I discover something quite glorious.

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A Grateful Heart!

Sometimes I am amazed at how blessed I am. The Lord has been good to me and while sure there have been struggles and challenges, I am grateful for my wonderful family and the many friends I have made because of crafting. This time of year as the leaves begin to change colors and the cool crisp air returns, I am grateful for seasons. Some people think the Midwest is a boring place to live, but I love it! My card today was inspired by the changing seasons and the swirling winds outside my craft room window.

I started with a Pretty Peacock card base and a layer of very vanilla. The strip on the bottom is a 2 x 4 piece of Plaid Tidings Designer Series paper. I used the Beautiful Autumn bundle to create the falling leaves, the acorn and the sentiment. I added a simple strip of Bumblebee and Early Expresso cardstock to bring out the colors in the plaid. I hope you enjoy the card and get inspired to create something beautiful. Feel free to leave a comment. I love hearing from you! Thanks for stopping by. Stamping Hugs and Blessing, Renae.

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Happy Anniversary!

Anniversary & Love-Weddings, Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards / October 23, 2020 / Anniversary, Gather Together, Well Said

So yesterday was my 32nd Wedding Anniversary and this is the card that I gave to the love of my life. I thought the pumpkins were so appropriate for this time of year. I used the Pumpkin Pie blends to color the pumpkins from the Gather Together Bundle and cut them out with the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine. The sentiment is from Well Said and of’ course I could not resist using the Plaid Tiding Designer Series Paper again.

I used a Cajun Craze card base, cut a triangle of the Plaid Tidings Designer series paper, and layered all on some Very Vanilla cardstock. I decided to go with the square greeting to help balance my many round pumpkins. I hope you will stop back tomorrow for some more fall fun! Stamping Hugs and Blessings, Renae.

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Season of Thanks!

2 Comments / Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards / October 22, 2020 / Gather Together, Merry Merlot, Oval Dies

Remember yesterday when Brian King said prepare yourself for Autumn landscapes, warm colors and sweet reminders of all the reasons we have to be grateful this time of year. Well those words inspired this Fall/Thanksgiving card! Again I used the Merry Merlot for a card base. The leaves are cut out with the dies included in the Gather Together Bundle, with Garden Green, Merry Merlot and Cinnamon Cider cardstock.

You may not realize it from the picture, but I cut out the fancy scallop frame using two of the dies from the layering oval dies and stamped the sentiment directly on the cardstock. This helps keep the bulk of the card down, especially if you are sending it in the mail. Again I added the gold metallic pearls. It is truly amazing how a little bling pulls a card together. I hope you enjoyed the Blog Hop yesterday, it was my first one and it was so much fun. Thanks to all my teammates for posting such amazing card designs. I truly am blessed. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you come back tomorrow. Until then, stamping hugs and blessings! Renae

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Thanksgiving InKing Royalty Blog Hop

22 Comments / Blog Hop, Fall-Halloween-Thanksgiving Cards / October 21, 2020

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s October Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects celebrate Thanksgiving, so prepare yourself for Autumn landscapes, warm colors and sweet reminders of all the reasons we have to be grateful this time of year. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

I created my Thanksgiving card using the Celebrate Sunflowers set and the greeting from the Gather Together set featured in the August-December mini catalog. I used the Plaid Tiding Designer Series Paper, but I have to admit even though the suggested color is Cherry Cobbler, I actually preferred the Merry Merlot card base.

I layered a piece of Very Vanilla 4x 5 1/4 on top of the Merry Merlot and added a piece strip of the Plaid Tidings 2 x 5 1/4 to the bottom. I added a small strip of Bumblebee cardstock and colored my sunflowers with our Stampin’ Blends! As a final touch I added three Metallic Gold Pearls.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

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Sunday Wisdom 3

A Grateful Heart!

Happy Anniversary!

Season of Thanks!

Thanksgiving InKing Royalty Blog Hop

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