Monday Mystery Stamping – 4/10/23

Here are the cards we made tonight!

Vertical (Portrait) Card:
– Card stock base: 8½ x 5½
– Complimentary card stock: 4 x 5¼
DSP: 3-3/4 x 5
– Sentiment scrap, bling, ribbon

Mark 2″ down from the top and 2″ up from the bottom on the right-hand side of the DSP. Mark 1¼ down from the to and 1¼ up from the bottom on the left-hand side of the DSP. Cut the DSP by going from the top right 2″ mark up to the 1¼ mark from the top on the left-hand side. Then cut from the 2″ mark up from the bottom down to the 1¼” mark on the left-hand side.

If you want a little separation between your DSP pieces and you want an even border around the DSP, trim 1/8″ off of the 4″ width of the layer. Add a die cut or stamped image and sentiment. Finish your card with a sentiment, sparkle, and maybe ribbon.

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.

Stamping Stray Ducklings – Mini-Catalog Favorites!

Welcome to our April Blog Waddle! We are featuring cards from the Mini-Catalog this month!!

I picked the Two-Tone Flora bundle (#160414) for my project. It is such a beautiful bundle! The card base is Basic White with a Basic White layer die cut with the stunning background die from the Two-Tone Flora Dies (#159181). The flowers were stamped in Polished Pink, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freshia, and Flirty Flamingo. The larger stamp images were stamped off and the smaller detail stamps were fully inked. The leaves were stamped in Garden green. The sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set (#154999) was stamped in Polished Pink. Three pearls from the 2021-2023 In-Color Opal Rounds (#159185) completed my card!

All participants in this month’s waddle:

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

Please join us on the 10th of May for another great Stampin Stray Ducklings’ Blog Waddle!

I hope you found some inspiration for your Stampin’ projects! 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.

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2023-2025 In-Colors!!

Fifteen current colors are being retired, a few favorites are returning, and several new colors are joining our color families! I love that Stampin’ Up! stays in tune with current color trends! The new colors are: Copper Clay, Boho Blue, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path, and Wild Wheat! Which is your favorite?

Monday Mystery Stamping – 4/3/23

Here are the starburst/sunburst cards we made tonight!

Horizontal (Landscape) Card:
– Card stock base: 8½ x 5½
– Complimentary card stock: 3¼ x 5¼
– White or Vanilla: 3 x 5
DSP, should be an overall design with no direction to it
– 4 pieces (2 each of 2 designs): 1½ x 4¼
– One coordinating die cut or stamped image
– White or Vanilla 4 x 5¼

Cut the 4 rectangles from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Mark the center of the 3×5 piece at the top and bottom on the 5″ side, at 2½”. Align the first piece of DSP along the line created by those 2 marks, with the point at the bottom and just barely over the edge of the piece. Add the rest of the DSP, alternating patterns. To complete the starburst, trim off all excess pieces around the card and use scraps to fill in the remainder of the rays. Add this to the complimentary layer, add it to the top of your card base. Add a die cut or stamped image and sentiment.

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 5/1/23

Here are the cards we made tonight! Simple card you can really focus on the flap!

Vertical (Portrait) Card: 
– Card stock base (A): 5 ½ x 8 ½, score on the long side at 4-1/4
– Card Stock (A): 3 ½ x 8 ½, score on the long side at 4-1/4
– Card Stock (B) 5 x 3 ¾
– DSP: 5 (tall) x 3 ¾ (wide)
– White or Vanilla (2): 3 ¼ x 4
– Design the front of the card anyway you want.  Layers, die cuts, stamps, etc. Keep your items small to medium; maybe no larger than up to approximately 2½ square or circle, but it does not have to be a square or circle.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/27/23

Here are the cards we made tonight!

Horizontal (Landscape)  OR  Vertical (Portrait) Card:
– Card stock base: 8½ x 5½
– 4-1/8″ square complimentary cardstock
– All DSP or some Cardstock and DSP may include white or vanilla (combine what looks good to you!)
– ALL 1″ squares
– DSP #1: 8
– DSP #2: 4 
– DSP #3: 4

If you want to do another card- 
– Card stock base: 8½ x 5½
– 3-3/4″ square complimentary cardstock
– 4″ square, I used white as my base and 3-3/4″ square are colors
– White or Vanilla 4 x 1
ALL 1-1/4″ squares
– DSP #1: 2
– DSP #2: 2 
– DSP #3: 2
– DSP #4: 2 

Optional embossing folder to go over the patterned quilt you just created.

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/20/23

Here are the cards we made tonight! A fly seagull fold!

– Card stock base: 4-1/4 x11, scored at 2-1/4, 3-5/8, 5-1/4, 5-3/4, 7-3/8
– Card stock base: 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 OR 4-1/4 x 8-1/2
– DSP #1: 2 pieces 2 x 4
– DSP #2: 1-1/8 x 4
– DSP #3: 1-3/8 x 4

Detail pictures to come.

If you would like to join us, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.