Blessed By Cards w/Renae Novak

Playing In the Rain-Rainy Days!

Summer Fun, Thinking of You / June 14, 2023

Rainy days are always better when shared with a friend or at least a good book. Remember the old saying Rain rain go away come again another day? I think that must have been when I was younger and wanted to go swimming. Now, here in St. Louis we could use a little rain.

This cute little fox from the Playing in the Rain stamp set looks like he is well on his way to a friends house. I think the tiny raindrop stamp really creates a nice effect for this card.

For my card base I used the new In-color Boho Blossom and layered a panel of black on top. My Basic White panel measures 3-3/4 x 5 and I added some Boho Blossom ink to the edges of my greeting panel with a Blending Brush. The umbrella is colored with the Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend and Mr. Fox is colored with some of our watercolor pencils and a blender pen.

So if your day is filled with cloudy skies and raindrops, I hope it is also filled with joy. Let’s be like Mr. Fox, he doesn’t seem like he has any worries at all.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Thank you Kindness-Dainty Flowers

Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You / June 13, 2023

Today I decided to create a card with Poppy Parade. I do like this color, but for some reason I don’t use it very often, so I decided to pair it with Misty Moonlight and the Dainty Flowers stamp set. I stated with the Poppy Parade card base and added a layer of Misty Moonlight cardstock. The Basic White panel measures 3-3/4 x 5.

The flowers are stamped with Memento Black ink and colored with Poppy Parade, Misty Moonlight and Granny Apple Stampin’ Blend markers. The greeting is stamped with Misty Moonlight. This Dainty Flower set is very versatile and the greetings are very dainty. I wonder if that is why they called this set Dainty Flowers.

The card seriously did not take much time to create. I think I spent more time deciding on the colors than I did creating the actual card. So go ahead and grab some Stampin’ Blends and create something beautiful today.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Make It Monday #113 So Refreshing Bundle Twist!

Make it Monday Videos / June 12, 2023

I am really loving the new So Refreshing Bundle and in today’s I added a little twist to this bundle. Instead of using the pitcher in a traditional way, I got out my handy dandy Paper Snips and turned our lemonade pitcher into a flower vase. I hope you enjoy today’s video.

Make it monday #113 project sheet

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Double Layer and Dainty Flowers-Favorite Things Friday

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature / June 9, 2023

Today I thought it would be fun to double layer my card with a little embossing. One of my favorite ways to spruce up a card is to add a little dry embossing. In this case, I used the Cane Weave embossing folder. I started with a Basic White card base and dry embossed two layers, Highland Heather and Basic White layer.

On a scrap paper I stamped the flowers from Dainty Flowers, colored them using the Highland Heather Blend Combo markers and cropped them using the coordinating dies. Because I had two layers of the embossed images, I decided to crop the leaves using Mossy Meadow cardstock. I went with the darker green so they would stand out. I was afraid a lighter color might get lost.

I really like how this turned out and decided to add a little bling. I am not sure if these pearl dots are still in the catalog, but they match perfectly. Retired or not adding bling to a card is just plain fun! Don’t you agree.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Oh Happy Day! Playing in the Rain

Easter-Spring, Just Because Cards / June 6, 2023

I just love that stinkin’ cute turtle from our Playing in the Rain stamp set, not to mention the cloud stamps and dies. Just add a little color with our Stampin’ Blend alcohol markers and this card really comes to life. I used a blending brush and some of the Azure Afternoon ink to create the blue sky. The flowers are colored with a Daffodil Delight Blend marker.

I started with a Basic White card base and added a layer of Azure Afternoon blue to match the sky. The clouds are stamped in Smoky Slate and the turtle, flowers and greeting in Memento Black ink. I used the Crumb Cake and Old Olive Blends to color the turtle. He is so sweet, just look at that face. I created the grass freehand with Old Olive and Granny Apple Green Blends.

I am not sure what the weather is like in your neighborhood, but our forecast here is calling for clear skies and a high of 90. Looks like this is the perfect card for my neighborhood. Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Countryside Inn OSW-Make It Monday #112

Make it Monday Videos, One Sheet Wonder, Stamping Techniques / June 5, 2023

Today I am excited to share with you 10 cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique and the new Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper pack. The template I am sharing with you was created by Rhonda Wade. Thanks Rhonda. Paper. I cannot remember exactly when I first used this template or even what Rhonda’s cards looked like, but that is the beauty of our One Sheet Wonders, they always look different. Just change out the paper, stamp set and embellishments and it becomes all new! You can find am image of the cutting template at the end of this post.

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Here is a closer look at our parade of cards today. I hope you enjoyed this video tutorial. Have fun with this One Sheet Wonder template and create something beautiful to share with others.

Card #1 and #2

Card # 3 and #4

Card # 5 and #6

Card #7 and #8

Card #9 and #10

Here is the One Sheet Wonder cutting template I used to create today’s cards! Happy Stamping!

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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God so loved the world -Sunday Wisdom

Sunday Wisdom / June 4, 2023

“God so loved the world that God gave God’s only Son.” – Jn. 3:16

Today’s gospel is a familiar one and yet the message of truth, love, hope and mercy is always comforting.

As John reflects in the gospel, God showed his love for us and his faithfulness by sending us Jesus so that all who believe in Him might have eternal life. God was not trying to trick us. Jesus was not sent to condemn the world but to save it. Jesus through His most merciful and sacred heart continues to call countless people in our world to be a witness of God’s love.

If we encourage one another, trust in the mercy of Christ and live in peace, God will never abandon us, not even in our darkest moments. While we always need to hold fast the truth and remain faithful in prayer, we do so knowing that God is asking us to put aside any differences and bring more love into the world. With all violence and hatred it seems elementary that we would want to foster peace, offer hope and remove all division. But we are human, broken and weak so we must lean on the faithfulness of a God who loves us and longs to be in relationship with us.

God our Father, thank you for sending your Son to save us from ourselves.

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Until next time, be blessed, Renae

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Playing in the Rain-Favorite Things Friday!

Summer Fun, Thinking of You / June 2, 2023

Here is another card that features our new Azure Afternoon cardstock. I have to say I am really loving this shade of blue. Fun fact, one of my favorite things is a rainy day. Not all of the time like in Seattle, but I love me a good summer thunderstorm, and like the card says, rainy days are better when you share them with someone special!

This is a clean and simple card and it did not take much time at all to create the panel of faux Designer Series Paper. I figured just because the Playing in the Rain DSP is retired doesn’t mean we cannot create our own. I stamped the umbrellas with Memento Black ink and colored them in with a few Stampin’ Blend Combo markers. The greeting is also stamped in Memento black and I used the coordinating dies to cut one umbrella as an extra pop on my greeting. With the Blending Brush and some Azure Afternoon ink, I added a bit of color to my greeting.

Super fun, and simple. I mounted my faux DSP to a layer of Azure Afternoon and then to a layer of Black. Isn’t it amazing how just one layer can tie all the colors together. In this case it just happened to be a Basic Black layer, but it did the trick and soften the card. Have fun creating….Happy Stamping!

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Simple And Dainty Flowers

2 Comments / Flowers-Birds-Butterflies-Nature, Thank You / May 31, 2023

Sometimes the simple things in life are the best. They are not free mind you, but the best. Every once in awhile it is fun to create a tone on tone card using our Basic White cardstock. For today’s card I embossed the front panel of my card with the Fern 3-D embossing folder and then added a layer of Basic White using some of our Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Of course before mounting my second white layer, I stamped the flowers from the Dainty Flower stamp set with Memento Black ink and colored them with Poppy Parade and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends. The greeting is also from this set and is stamped in Memento Black ink. I layered the greeting using Stampin’ Dimensionals as well.

I really love how the tone on tone white makes it super simple to make this card look elegant. Happy Stampin’!

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Hope Anchors the Soul!

Thinking of You / May 30, 2023

Sorry it has been a minute since I have posted. Sorry we have been doing a lot of traveling this month with the passing of my mother-in-law, Connie. Spending time in my craft room these past 10 days just was not an option. I do think however that It is so amazing how crafting can be such a source of therapy and healing, at least for me. So I am back and hope to continue posting regularly. Thanks for your patience!

While Connie and I did agree on a lot of things, swimming was not one of them. She was afraid of the water. While she was fine looking at the ocean or watching us swim, the water was just not her thing. So while she would enjoy today’s card, she would remind us all that she does not like the water.

Hope really does anchor the soul and I love the new Azure Afternoon color for creating the perfect ocean scene, or sky scene as well. I layered a piece of Crumb Cake on my Azure Afternoon card base and used Crumb Cake ink for the sand and Azure Afternoon for the ocean. The seashells are from Seaside Bay and are stamped with the new Pecan Pie ink. I used Night of Navy for my greeting, which by the way is from the Hope and Prayer stamp set in the annual catalog.

This is a pretty simple card and even if you have not done much blending, this is a good card to practice as I only used the two colors. I find coloring and sponging to be very relaxing, perhaps you will too! Happy Stamping!

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Playing In the Rain-Rainy Days!

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Thank you Kindness-Dainty Flowers

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