Paper Crafting Blog Hop – December Winter Holidays!

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Thank you for stopping by on our December Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world, featuring cards for the winter holidays. Here is a sneak peek of my card. Below my full card picture is a list of links to all of this month’s participating bloggers.

I love holly and so I picked the Jolly Holly Bundle (#166120) to create this card! Both the stamps and dies in this bundle are fabulous plus it has a hybrid embossing folder!! The card base is Very Vanilla with a layer of Very Vanilla embossed and die cut with the hybrid embossing folder. It is stunning all on its own. If you love this bundle, grab it from the Last Chance section now! It would be perfect to use for thank you notes after the holidays!

I used Gold Foil (#165864 ) to cut out the largest rectangle and “joy”. The smaller rectangle is cut from Very Vanilla. The bells were stamped with Versa Mark Clear Ink on Vary Vanilla and heat embossed with gold embossing powder from the Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder (#165678). Simple and elegant, what do you think?

Thanks for hopping with us this month. Next go to –> Tracy’s blog to see what she has created.

All demonstrators in this month’s hop:

1. Tracy Held – Australia
2. Annette McMillan – Australia
3. Terri Stewart – USA
4. Julia Quinn – Handmade by Julia Quinn (Australia)
5. Sue Boerner – USA

I hope you found some inspiration for your next paper crafting project when you are creating cards this winter. Enjoy hopping through the blogs, looking at all of our projects! Please leave comments to let us know you stopped by!

My Events calendar has been updated with my online Mystery Stamping and in-person Stamping Buffets. Mystery Stamping is on Monday twice a month. All supplies used to make my card above can be ordered through my online store.

If you do not currently have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be love to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Click the Contact Me button above.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 12/8/25

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Clue #1  Vertical/Portrait card, Gather your supplies: 
Colored Card Stock:
–   1 @ 5-1/2 x 10-3/4, score at 1-1/4, 5-1/2, 9-1/2
–   1 @ 3-3/4 square, cut diagonally into 2 triangles
–   1 @ 3-1/2 square, cut diagonally into 2 triangles
DSP A:
–  2 @ 3-3/4 wide x 5-1/4 tall, one goes on the front, one inside. Can be different DSPs.
DSP B:
–   1 @ 3-1/2 square, cut diagonally into 2 triangles
–   1 @ 3-1/4 square, cut diagonally into 2 triangles
DSP C:
–   4 @ 1 wide x 5-1/4 tall
White/Vanilla Card Stock (CS):
–  1 @ 4 x 5-1/4″
Embellishments:  
–   card front embellishment(s), use something that goes along with your DSP and theme. It should be at most 3 tall by 2-2-1/2 wide.

Score the base. Only 2 triangles, one of each size is needed for one card. Attach the DSP to the triangle leaving a border around the point. The largest triangle goes on the bottom flap. Adhere it close to the edge, the rectangle DSP will cover the edge. Attach the smaller triangle to the top flap.

One DSP goes on front and the other inside behind it. The writing panel goes on the left inside.

Cover both sides of the two flaps with the rectangle DSPs.

I hope you like this fun-fold card! Please join us if you like to make a card without knowing what it is until you are done!!

Tuesday Tip

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Tuesday Tip – For the new stamp packaging, take the”flimsy” piece of plastic off the stamp sheet, ink all of the stamps and stamp them on a piece of Basic White.

Adhere this to the inside back of the folder. You can see where each stamp is on the sheet and which one is missing!

Do you have a stamping tip to share?

Monday Mystery Stamping – 11/10/25

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Clue #1  Vertical/Portrait card, Gather your supplies: 
Colored Card Stock A card base: (these can be cut from one piece of cardstock measuring 10 x 7-1/4)
–   1 @ 5-1/2 x 7-1/4 wide, score at 1-1/2 and 3 on the 7-1/4 side
–   3 @ 1-1/2 x 7-1/4, with the 7-1/4 edge at the top, score at 1-1/2 and 3 on the 7-1/4 side (These can be a coordinating color to the base or the same)
DSP:
–   3 @ 1-1/4 tall x 4 wide. They can be random or cut from a 3-3/4 tall x 4 wide single piece
–   6 @ 1-1/4 tall x 1-1/4 wide squares. They can be 3 of 2 coordinating DSPs or one set of 3 can match the longer pieces.
White/Vanilla Card Stock (CS):
–  1 @ 5-1/4 x 4, writing panel for the back
Embellishments:  
–  card front embellishment(s), use something that goes along with your DSP and theme. A cluster or largish label-type die with a sentiment and smaller pieces.

I hope you like this easy fun-fold card! Please join us if you like to make a card without knowing what it is until you are done!!

Stamping Stray Ducklings November 2025 Blog Waddle

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Welcome to our November Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle from blog post to blog post, instead of hopping!! We are featuring Christmas cards! Here’s a preview of my card.

The Delicate Pines Bundle (#166074) is so lovely with stunning die cut pinecones and boughs! The card base is Crumb Cake with another layer of Crumb Cake with pine boughs stamped roughly in a “C”. The centers of each was colored with Cherry Cobbler. The pine cones were die cut with the Delicate Pines Dies (#166073) in Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie. The pine bows were die cut in Shaded Spruce.

Next, I stamped the large and medium “wheels” of pine boughs in Shaded Spruce and Crumb Cake. Cherry Cobbler accents the top layer. The sentiment, also from the Delicate Pines stamp set (#166067) was stamped in Crumb Cake.

This gorgeous bundle is also a part of the Elegant Pines Suite (#166079).

1. Sue Boerner
2. Kim Baker
3. Lori Helvick
4. Sheryl Diemer

You are always welcome to join me on 1 or 2 Monday nights a month at 7:30 p.m. Central Time for Mystery Stamping! Let me know you are interested and I will send the Clues and Zoom invite to you!

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to be yours and help you to unleash your creativity. Please join me in person for Stampin Buffets, filled with seasonal cards from the Annual and Mini catalogs if you are in the Central, IL area! I have room for 5 people!

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