Tuesday Tip

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!

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Monday Mystery Stamping – 11/10/25

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

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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Monday Mystery Stamping – 10/27/25

Clue #1  Vertical/Portrait card, Gather your supplies: 
White or Colored Card Stock A card base:
–   1 @ 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
Coordinating Colored Card Stock B:
–   1 @ 5-1/2 x 4, with the 5-1/2″ edge at the top, score at 2-3/4 
DSP:
–   1 @ 5-1/4 tall x 6 wide (both sides will be visible). Pick the side you want the most of it to show and with the 6″ edge at the top, score 2″ from the right hand side. The fold for this DSP is on the right.
–   1 @ 3-3/4 tall x 2-1/2 wide (can be the backside of the first DSP or complimentary)
White/Vanilla Card Stock (CS):
–  2 @ 2-1/2 x 3-3/4, I embossed one of these panels
Embellishments:  
–  card front embellishment(s), use something that goes along with your DSP and theme. It will go on one of the 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 pieces

DSP scored on the right and adhered to the card base

White panel embossed and on the front of the smaller piece of cardstock

Inside of small card

Finished card(with a retired embossing folder)

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!!

12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar!

Introducing the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, a brand-new calendar full of products you can craft with all year long! Every day of this calendar contains never-before-seen dies, paper, embellishments, and even more items you won’t find in any of our catalogs or in our online store, so make sure to buy one before they’re all gone. And did we mention these make the perfect gifts for that friend in your life who loves to craft? After all, there’s nothing better than giving the gift of crafting! We only have a limited number of calendars in store, so don’t wait—click the button to start shopping now!

Item: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar (167335)
Price: $99
Includes: Exclusive dies, paper, embellishments, and more
Ordering Begins: September 23, 2025

Available only while supplies last.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 9/29/25

Clue #1  Horizontal/Landscape card, Gather your supplies: 
Colored Card Stock A card base:
–   1 @ 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 
OPTIONAL Colored Card Stock B:
–   1 @ 5-1/4 x 4
DSP:
–   1 @ 3-1/2 TALL x 7-1/2 WIDE. Best to like both sides of your DSP. You will see more of one side than the other. Score at 2-3/4. Look at your paper before scoring to decide which side you want inside and which one outside.

White/Vanilla Card Stock (CS):
–  2-1/2 x 3-1/4 
–  sentiment strip, no more than 1″ tall and 2-1/2″ long

Embellishments:  
–   card front embellishment(s), use something that goes along with your DSP and theme. I suggest something close to 3-1/2 – 4 inches tall.

Here is the basic card, no layers

And a the card with the 4 x 5-1/4 layer

This card is stepped up with the Textured Notes Dies for the Night of Navy layer

Here the Night of Navy layer is cut just slightly larger than the folded DSP.

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!!

Changes to Stamps and Dies Packaging

  • Cling Stamps (Red Rubber) discontinued due to key raw materials becoming increasingly difficult to source, with some no longer being manufactured at all. Stampin’ Up! will continue to offer a wide range of photopolymer stamps to support various artistic styles and techniques.
  • Stampin’ Write Markers also discontinued due to growing popularity of Stampin’ Blends. There has been a steady decline in sales of Stampin’ Write Markers. One of the primary techniques unique to Stampin’ Write Markers is coloring directly on cling stamps—a technique that will become less relevant as we transition away from cling. On the Clearance Rack now.
  • New and Improved Stamp and Die Packaging Because photopolymer stamps are thinner, the packaging will be sleeker, slimmer packaging that saves space. Both stamps and dies will now come in the same size and style of packaging, making it easier than ever to store bundles and coordinating products together. The new packaging is similar to our current die packaging—durable, clear plastic envelopes—but with an exciting improvement: Die packaging will now feature printed artwork for quick and easy identification! Stamp packaging will continue to display artwork as well.

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – September new Mini-Catalog!

Thank you for stopping by on our September Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world, featuring products from the new Mini-Catalog. 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 Autumn, so I picked up the brand new Amber Autumn Bundle (#165893) to create this card! Both the stamps and dies in this bundle are fabulous!! The card base is Cajun Craze with a layer of Cajun Craze die cut with the background leaf die. It is gorgeous on its own.

I used the Traditional Labels Dies (#165864 ) to cut a label in Basic White to anchor my stamped pumpkin cluster. After cutting the label, I stamped off the acorn cluster in Pecan Pie before stamping on the label. The sentiment was stamped in Cajun Craze. Next, I colored the pumpkins, gourd, leafs and grasses with Stampin’ Blends. Stampin’ Up! artists create the most amazing stamp images for us!

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 (Australia)
5. Sue Boerner – USA

I hope you found some inspiration for your next paper crafting project for when you are creating cards this fall. 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.