Grateful Feathers

Well did you miss me over the long weekend?  I missed stamping and sharing with you all, but my hubby had the weekend off and we made the weekend about us.  We didn't go anywhere.  We just stayed home and hung out together.  Cleaned to pool, went swimming, cooked over the bonfire, watched some TV (we are now officially caught up with Hawaii 5-O) and basically just enjoyed each other.  Frank gets very few Saturdays off and especially on a holiday weekend.  He works for John Deere so they are always busy.  If it's not harvesting something, they are getting ready to harvest something and during the winter months they are repairing and setting up new equipment.  We are thankful that he has a good steady job and him getting some time off is always special.  Today though I'm back in the stamp room and getting things caught up.

Here are my projects for today.

I purchased the Four Feathers Bundle because....well fellow demonstrator Justin Krieger has a knack with using feathers and I knew he would do some awesome projects and I would want it and besides it was an awesome deal at $20.25 (clear mount) $22.75 (wood mount).  It comes with four different feathers and two Framelit dies to cut them out.  You of course can purchase them separately, but who wants to cut them out?  Not me!  I love the Framelits

 

After I made the card, I decided to make an oldie, but a goodie.  It's the 2, 4, 6, 8 box.  It's one of the first boxes I learned to make from way back.  I made this one using Pool Party cardstock and stamped it with the Gorgeous Grunge in Coastal Cabana.  I then added some Washi Tape just like I did to the card.  This would make a nice little treat for a special someone.

 

Hope you've enjoyed these projects.  If you have any questions or would like to order any products please visit my Stampin'Up! website.  You can send me a message from my site and orders can be placed 24/7 from there as well. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Renee

New Take on Floral Framelits

 Here is the card I told you about yesterday.  I saw the idea of using this framelit to make a card on Pinterest.  You can find it here.  I don't have the stamp set that was used for this, but it is a current Stampin'Up! hostess set that is available.  I decided to use another set called Daydream Medallions and then the Blended Bloom single stamp.  Again this was colored with the Blendies.  The key to cutting this out is to only put your folded cardstock under the top three petals and then when you run it through the Big Shot you only go part way.  Very simple.  If you need pictures to understand what I'm talking about, please leave a comment and I'll try and show you.

I just realized that I hadn't shared my July banner I made for my open house.  I was saving it for the open house and forgot to post here.  Lots of Big Shot dies used on here.  I used the Party Pennants BigzL die, the Project Life Cards and Labels die set, Stars Framelits and the Designer Rosette Bigz XL die.  The alphabet that I used is one that has been retired, but you could use any alphabet die.  The rosettes were made using the striped silver vellum DSP.  This was so fun to make.  I'm already thinking of what I can make for other months and seasons, so stay tuned.

 

Here's one last card I wanted to share.  I'm not sure how well I like this one.  Ever have one of those projects where you know how it should look in your head, but it doesn't always come out that way?  That's the way I feel about this one.  I used the Gorgeous Grunge set, Bitty Banners for the words and the butterfly is from Kinda Eclectic.  The washi tape is Sweet Sadie.

 

Hope you are having a good weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Renee

A Simple CASE

Good Monday afternoon!  I had a great weekend and got to spend some real quality time with my hubby.  Seems like we are always so busy and the only time we take time to spend real quality time is when we go away and let's face it, that doesn't happen very often.  He works 6 days a week and even does some extra work for a friend of his so he is always busy and it seems like I've got a full plate most days as well, so this was really nice to do.  So I stayed out of the stamp room and didn't get a post done yesterday.  Sorry!, but I'm sure you understand.

Well I'm back today with a very simple case of a card made by Angie Juda.  Hers was a Halloween card and I turned mine into a Christmas card using the new set in the Holiday catalog that Frank won at convention.  The name of the set is Very Merry Tags and I used the new Christmas Washi Tape.  I almost was able to make this card without using the Big Shot, but I had to use the Oval Framelits for the Cherry Cobbler oval.  The Got Mistletoe? was punched using the Wide Oval punch.  It probably is hard to see, but I used some of the Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details for the berries.  To top the card off I added the Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine.

 

 

Blessings,

Renee



 

 

 



Thankful 4U

I woke up today feeling a little wonky.  By that I mean, I woke up with so much on my mind and I wasn't even out of bed.  So many people around me are hurting and I wish I could do something to help, but there really doesn't seem like there is a lot to do to ease the pain for those who are hurting. I guess what I can do is pray for them, love them and be thankful for them being in my life.  So here is a card to show that.

 

This was a card that at first I wasn't sure where I was going with it.  I wanted to use the new Expression Thinlits words and I was in the mood to use the color Pool Party.  I pulled out the cardstock and went to work.  These Thinlits are super cute.  They include the words Thankful, Merry and Love.

 

   

Expressions Thinlits Dies  132171
Price: $24.95

You can view a video HERE that will show you how to use them.  He mentions using wax paper to make it release from the die a little easier and that is what I did.  It worked great.  Take a couple of minutes to watch the video.

 

The background was made using the stamp set Truly Grateful (Holiday Catalog).  I stamped it several times to cover the entire piece of cardstock (4" x 5 1/4").  It was really easy using the clear mount stamps and besides I was too lazy to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig. hehe  I don't think you can really tell where it might have overlapped a little because with this design it doesn't really matter (in my opinion).  I used the cute little alphabet stamp set ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers for the 4U.  This is a great little inexpensive set that sells for just $19.95 and it only comes it clear, which makes it really easy for stamping and lining up.  It would be great for not only cards, but scrapbooking too.  I know it will go in my bag the next time I go to a crop.  Oh, and last, but not least, I used the Candy Dots and the 7/16" Natural Trim.  It's actually made from flax and cotton and gives a real earthy feel, which matches the background. 

 

Colors used are Pool Party, Baked Brown Sugar and Early Espresso. 

 

Well thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed today's post.

 

Blessings,

Renee

 

Washi Tape Sneak Peek

I made this card the other day and I've decided I just couldn't wait to share it with you.  This card is so bright and Springy in person, you just would not believe it.  I used some of the new Washi Tape that will be available in the new catalog on May 31st.  This was my first attempt at the herringbone technique and I have to admit it was rather fun.  The flower is from the set Mixed Bunch and punched out using the matching punch.  The leaves are from the Little Leaves Sizzlit.  The words are from the new set that was available in April and will appear in the new catalog as well.  The set is called A Round Array and I used the 7/8" punch to punch it out and layered it on the 1" Circle Punch.

Well that is all for today.  I've been busy doing bookwork and paying bills today so not any time for stamping, but now that my work is done you can guess what is on the agenda for tomorrow.  Take care and thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,
Renee