Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/11/24

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Vertical card
Clue #1… gather your supplies, All measurements in inches.

Colored Card Stock base: 
1 piece 4-1/4 x 8-1/2, score at 1/2, 4-1/4, 8. Adhere tear tape on the 2 small sections, near the fold.
1 piece 4-1/4 x 6, score at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Adhere tear tape on the 2 middle sections, see the picture below

Designer Series Paper (DSP) A:
2 pieces  3-1/2 TALL x 4 WIDE, ad here to the front and back on the opposite side from the tear tape

Designer Series Paper (DSP) B:
4 pieces  3/4 TALL x 4 WIDE, adhere as shown below on the opposite side from the tear tape
2 pieces 3/8 TALL x 4 WIDE, adhere as soon above on the opposite side from the tear tape

Remove the tear tape on one side of this piece, fold the side up to the center. Repeat on the other side, forming the cradle.

White/Vanilla Card Stock:
1 piece 3 x 3-1/2  

Other Supplies:  SCORER, CUTTER, embellishments, punched/die cuts, adhesives, stamps, inks, etc.
I suggest you pick a theme for your card front.  Use die cut words and/or images, just about anything will work!!

Carefully remove the tear tape from one side of the card “top” and adhere it to the edge of the “cradle”. Repeat on the other side.

Hope you enjoyed this book cradle card!!

Stamping Stray Ducklings January-April Blog Waddle!

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Welcome to our March Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle instead of hop!! We are featuring projects created from the January-April Mini-Catalog. It isn’t very “mini” as there are lots of goodies in there! Here is a close up of the details of my card.

I began with a Bubble Bath base and a layer of about 5 x 3-3/4. Behind the top layer is a very narrow layer of Berry Burst. I used the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder (#162935) on the smaller layer of Bubble Bath. Isn’t that a stunning embossing folder? Using scraps of Basic White and Berry Burst I die cute them with the 2 smallest dies in the Thoughtful Expressions Dies (#162821). I stamped Thank You from Something Fancy (#160416) in Berry Burst on the Basic White piece. I completed my quick card with a piece of pink ribbon from the 3/8″ (1 cm) Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack (#161635). Here is my completed card!

All participants in this month’s waddle:

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1. Lori Helvick
2. Kim Baker
3. Sue Boerner
4. Sheryl Diemer
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Please join us on the 10th of April for another great Stamping Stray Ducklings’ Blog Waddle!

I hope you found some inspiration for your Stampin’ projects using some of the soon to be retiring January – April Mini-catalog! All the supplies used on this card can be ordered through my online store. Please use the Host Code found to the right of this post when ordering from me, if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

You are always welcome to join me on Monday nights 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 be happy 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! There is a limit of 4 people and I will happily wear a mask.

Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Click the Contact Me button above.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 2/26/24

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Vertical, portrait card (Make it horizontal by rotating the DSP)
Clue #1… gather your supplies, All measurements in inches.

Colored Card Stock A: 
– Base pieces- 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, cut off 1″, leaving a 5-1/2 x 7-1/2. Score at 3-1/4 and 6-1/2.
Designer Series Paper (DSP) A:
5-1/4 tall x 3-3/4 wide, cut 3/4″ off the right-hand side of the DSP. Fold the card only on the 3-1/4 score. Attach the 3″ piece on the card front. Attach the 3/4″ piece on the right side of the card base. Fold towards the back of the card on the 6-1/2″ fold.
White/Vanilla Card Stock:
5-1/4 x 3 for the inside                                                                                                                                                                        

Other Supplies:  SCORER, CUTTER, embellishments, punched/die cuts, adhesives, stamps, inks, etc.
I suggest you pick a theme for your card front.  Use die cut words and/or images, just about anything will work!! Attach the die cuts, sentiments, etc. on the right side only to create the latch. Any number of die cuts can be used on the front of the card.

Hope you enjoyed this side-latch card!!

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration!

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So happy you are checking out our February Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world! Each demonstrator has created projects using Sale-A-Bration products! Below my card is a list of links to all of the participating bloggers. Here’s a little preview of my card:

My card features the Flight & Airy DSP (#162977)! The card base is Bubble Bath with a layer of Masterfully Made DSP (#161192). Then a slightly smaller piece of Vellum Cardstock (#101856) embossed with the lovely embossing folder from the Softly Sophisticated Bundle (#162947). Then a piece of the Flight & Airy DSP (#162977) die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183). I cut a scrap of Basic White with another die from the Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183) for the sentiment. Did you know you can adjust the length of a die cut to fit the sentiment you want to use? I stamped the sentiment and then cut one end with the die and then went to the other end and adjusted the placement of the die to make it equal to the other end. Then I added a Bubble Bath adhesive-backed dot from the Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots (#162758). I finished my card with a bow from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (#155475)

Thanks for hopping with us this month. Go to –> Julia Quinn’s blog to see what fun project she has created.
All bloggers in this month’s hop:

Shirley Merker – USA
Tracy Held – Australia
Annette McMillan – Australia
Terri Stewart – USA
Sue Boerner – USA
Julia Quinn – Australia
Maureen Rauchfuss – USA

I hope you found some inspiration for your next paper crafting project using 2024 Sale-A-Bration items. 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 most weeks. All supplies used to make my card above can be ordered through my online store. Please use the host code found on the right-hand side of my blog when ordering, if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

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

Two New Kits

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Hi Friends!
I’ve got some exciting news! Two new kits were added to our kit collection: the Birthday Sparkle Kit ($23) and the Happy Houseplants Kit ($25). With more options in the Kits Collection, you can create what you want, when you want it!

Put together elegant birthday cards and tags detailed with gold foil with the Birthday Sparkle Kit! You’ll get a variety of elements that you can mix and match to create something special for any recipient. Or create home decor with the Happy Houseplants Kit. This kit includes four frames and the paper pieces necessary to create 3D paper plants. Put everything together yourself or gift this kit to any plant lover!

Our Kits Collection is the perfect way to get ahead on birthday crafting for the year; you can gift a handmade card or a kit! There’s a variety of kits to choose from with everything you need for quick, handmade paper crafts.