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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.

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!

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

12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar!

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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.

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – September new Mini-Catalog!

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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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings September 2025 Blog Waddle

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Welcome to our September Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle from blog post to blog post, instead of hopping!! We are featuring cards using brand new products from the new September-December Mini-Catalog! Here’s a preview of my card.

The Autumn Trees Bundle (#165900) is so lovely with stunning die cut leaves! The card base is Balmy Blue with a lightly stamped tree in Pecan Pie to the left. Pecan Pie was die cut for the tree base and the leaves were die cut in Crushed Curry. Next, the deer die was cut from Early Espresso the width of the card.

The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set (#163756) was stamped in Early Espresso on Basic White and a small bow of Baker’s Twine Essentials (#155475) completed my card.

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

You are always welcome to join me on 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!

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

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – August, Get Well/Thinking of you!

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Welcome to our August Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world featuring Get Well and Thinking of You cards. 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. Please leave a comment and tell us what you think of our projects!

Isn’t the scenic Designer Series Paper (DSP) so lovely to work with? The Splendid Autumn DSP (#164173) is one of my favorites and as I start to think of Fall projects, this is perfect!! I started with a card base of Cajun Craze with an extra 1″ strip embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder (#164049). The DSP is cut at 3″ to make 2 cards. The tall grass from Prairie Grass stamp set (#166168) was stamped in Early Espresso directly on the DSP. I live on the prairie of Illinois and I think these stamps are gorgeous!

After adhering these 2 pieces to the card base, I used a scrap piece of Basic White to stamp Thinking of You from the Right Words stamp set (#165316) in Cajun Craze and punched the ends with the Happy Labels Pick a Punch (#160683) then added a bow from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (#155475). The final embellishment are Pressed Flower Motifs (#165215).

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

All demonstrators in this month’s hop:

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

I hope you found some inspiration for your next paper crafting project for when you want to send a Get Well or Thinking of You card. 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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings August 2025 Blog Waddle

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

I love the Charming Day Bundle (#166136) and the coordinating Floral Charm DSP (#166125). The DSP is 15% off this month while supplies last, so if you love it, too, order it soon! The card base is Berry Burst measuring 5-1/2″ x 11″, scored at 4-1/4″ and 8″. With the 4-1/4″ panel to your left, create an angle by cutting from the top of the middle score line down to the next score line, about 2 3/4″ from the bottom of the card. Then cut from the bottom of the angle in a straight line to create the small flap that is the front of the card.

DSP on the small front flap is cut to 2 3/4″ x 2 1/2″. The Brights DSP (#165301) on middle panel and the white panel behind it on the inside are both cut to 3 1/2″ x 5 1/4″. Cut on an angle from the top left down to about 2 1/2″ from the bottom. Cut on an angle from the top left down to about 2 1/2″ from the bottom right. I stamped and colored a flower from the Charming Day stamp set and die cut it. I cut a Stitched Shapes circle from the left over triangle of Brights DSP and added the flower on top and White 1/4″ Ribbon (#165276)behind it.

If you would like to join my Mystery Stamping group on zoom on September 1st, we will be making this card. Contact me in the link above and I will send you the paper cutting clues and zoom invite.

1. Sheryl Diemer
2. Kim Baker
3. Sue Boerner

You are always welcome to join me on 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!

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

Stamping Stray Ducklings July 2025 Blog Waddle

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Welcome to our July Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle from blog post to blog post, instead of hopping!! We are featuring cards for Summer or Scrapbooking! I am going to try to cover both. Here’s a preview of my card.

I love the Sunrise Sailing Bundle (#165497) and it includes a Hybrid Embossing Folder (#165496) that is amazing! It can die cut and emboss at the same time. for special handy guys. The card base is Secret Sea with a layer of Basic White embossed. Then I stamped the sailboat in Secret Sea and Coastal Cabana for the color on the sails. After die cutting the sail boat and the largest circle from Stylish Shape Dies (#1599183) in Calypso Coral, the card is nearly ready to assemble. The birds were stamped in Secret Sea and the sentiment, too.

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

Are you new to scrapbooking or a seasoned scrapper? Stampin’ Up! has a fantastic scrapbook kit in the Annual Catalog called Weekend Adventures Scrapbooking Kit (#167315). And there is a coordinating Weekend Adventures stamp set (#167318) to combine both crafts I love!

KIT DETAILS
– Makes three two-page scrapbook spreads 
– Page size: 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) 
– Colors: Basic Beige, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla

Kit includes one of each item listed below. 
– Step-by-step instructions 
– 10 sheets of Designer Series Paper 
– 10 sheets of Two-Tone Cardstock 
– 3 sheets of printed stickers and precut images 
– Photo placeholders 

The only thing you may want to add is some Linen Thread (#104199). I like to make my supplies go farther, so I cut a frame from one of the pages and created an extra page. You can buy extra stickers, DSP, and card stock bundles to make more pages. This is the page as shown in the kit.

Here, you can see I cut a piece out of the middle of the base DSP, slightly smaller than the blue piece.

And here is the start to my extra page. All I need to do is add some clusters of embellishments, journaling, and my pictures and the page is done!

You are always welcome to join me on 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!

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

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – June, for the Guys!

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Welcome to our June Paper Crafting Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world featuring projects for the special guys in our lives. 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 the Loveliest Tree stamp set (#163714) and Loveliest Tree Dies (#163715) both a part of the Loveliest Tree Bundle (#163716) at a 10% savings. So fitting for a masculine card. I wanted a very muted, soft look to this card, so I started with a card base of Mossy Meadow with a layer of Crumb Cake.

I used 2 of the squares from Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183) to cut and create the frame. The tree was stamped in Crumb Cake over the Crumb Cake layer. Next, I inked the tree with sponge daubers directly onto the stamp using Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive. I used a scrap piece of Crumb Cake to stamp Happy Birthday from Loveliest Tree and the new Hole Punch Assortment (#165409) to punch the hole and added a piece of Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (#155475)

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

All demonstrators in this month’s hop:

1. Tracy Held – Australia
2. Annette McMillan – Australia
3. Julia Quinn (Australia)
4. Sue Boerner – USA
5. Maureen Rauchfuss – the Crazy Stamping Lady! (USA)
6. Terri Stuart – USA

I hope you found some inspiration for your next paper crafting project for the special guys in your life. 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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings June 2025 Blog Waddle

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Welcome to our June Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle from blog post to blog post, instead of hopping!! We are featuring cards for the Special Guys in our lives! Here’s a preview of my card.

I love the Trusty Tools stamp set (#163274) and the Trusty Tools Dies (#162722) for special handy guys. My sweet hubby rarely says no to my decorating and gardening ideas. I am SO lucky! I started with a Basic White card base with a layer Basic Beige on top. Then I cut 2 strips of Pecan Pie at 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ and a piece of Timeless Plaid DSP (#164678) the same size. Next I put the 2 pieces of Pecan Pie together and stamped the various tools in Pecan Pie across both pieces. I stamped the hammer and wrench in Basic Black and colored them with Smoky Slate Blends and a stamped off Pecan Pie for the hammer handle.

A leftover piece of Basic Beige was the perfect size for the Happy Father’s Day sentiment, stamped in Pecan Pie!

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

You are always welcome to join me on 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! I have room for 5 people!

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