Stamping Stray Ducklings May Blog Waddle – new catalog!

May 10, 2024May 10, 20241 Comment

Welcome to our May Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle from blog to blog instead of hop!! We are featuring projects created from the brand new 2024-2025 Stampin’ Up! catalog. Here is a peek at my card.

I began with a Basic Black base and a layer of Basic White 4″ x 5-1/4″. I stamped the large spray of flowers from the Layers of Beauty (#163514) photopolymer stamp set. The flowers and leaves were colored with Stampin’ Blends. I added the sentiment from the Layers of Beauty and I completed my quick card with a piece of Blooming Pearls (#162238).

All participants in this month’s waddle:

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

Blog Hop Link List

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

I hope you found some inspiration for your Stampin’ projects using some of the brand new products in the 2024-2025 Annual 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.

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Going, Going, Gone!

April 17, 2024April 17, 20246 Comments

So happy you are checking out our April Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world! Each demonstrator has created projects using items retiring the end of this month! 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 retiring Two Tone Flora Dies (#159181) along with the retired Two Tone Flora stamp set. The card base is Smokey Slate with a layer of Basic White die cut with the large background die. The flowers and leaves were stamped in Soft Seafood, Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Pool Party and Coastal Cabana with a bow of Silver & White 1/2″ Sheer Ribbon (#162149) accenting the sentiment. Happy Birthday from the retired Pansy Patch was stamped in Smokey Slate on Basic White and backed in Smokey Slate using the retiring Double Oval Punch (#154242).

Thanks for stopping by this month. Go to –> Shirley Merker’s blog to see what she created this month.
All bloggers in this month’s hop:

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held
Annette McMillan
Julia Quinn
Terri Stewart
Sue Boerner <– You are here!

I hope you found some inspiration for your soon to be retired 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 twice a month. 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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings April Blog Waddle!

April 10, 2024April 10, 20244 Comments

Welcome to our April Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle instead of hop!! We are featuring projects created from the retiring 2022-2024 In Colors.

I began with an Orchid Oasis base, scored at 4-1/4″ and 2-1/2″. The DSP is cut at 1-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ and 2-1/4″ x 5-1/4″. I added a layer of Basic White 5-11/4″ x 4″ inside. I used the Perennial Lavender DSP (#162593) and the Two Tone Flora stamp set and dies (#159181). The leaves from Painted Lavender (#162594) were stamped in Shaded Spruce and stamped off, too. I stamped Happy Birthday from Pansy Patch in Orchid Oasis on a piece of Basic White. I completed my quick card with a piece of White Baker’s Twine (#155475).

All participants in this month’s waddle:

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

Blog Hop Link List

Please join us on the 10th of May 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 In Colors! 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!

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Thinking of you/Sympathy Cards!

March 20, 2024March 20, 20245 Comments

So happy you are checking out our March Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop with Independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world! Each demonstrator has created projects with a thinking of you or sympathy theme! 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 Painted Lavender stamp set (#162594)! The Painted Lavender stamp set also comes in a Bundle (#162597). The card base is Gorgeous Grape with two pieces of Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (#162593) layered on it. The bunch of lavender is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Shaded Spruce on a piece of Basic White. The butterflies are stamped in Highland Heather and a bow from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack (#155475) completes this part which is layered on a piece of Gorgeous Grape. Then I used the Double Oval Punch (#154242) to create the sentiment and layer pieces. The words are from the Go To Greetings stamp set (#158763).

Thanks for stopping by this month. Go to –> Terri Stewart’s blog to see what beautiful card she has created.
All bloggers in this month’s hop:

1. Shirley Merker – USA
2. Tracy Held – Australia
3. Annette McMillan – Australia
4. Maureen Rauchfuss – USA
5. Julia Quinn Australia
6. Sue Boerner – USA <– you are here!
7. Terri Stewart – USA

I hope you found some inspiration for your next thinking of you or sympathy card. Enjoy hopping through the blogs, looking at all of our projects! Please leave comments to let us know you stopped by!

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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings January-April Blog Waddle!

March 10, 2024March 10, 20243 Comments

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

Blog Hop Link List

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!

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration!

February 21, 2024March 20, 20246 Comments

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.

Stamping Stray Ducklings – Sale-A-Bration 2024!

January 10, 2024January 10, 20246 Comments

Welcome to our January 2024 Blog Waddle! Wow, the new year already and it is the BEST time of the year with Stampin’ Up!! We are featuring projects created from the Sale-A-Bration flyer! I decided to let the Softly Stippled DSP (#162975) do most of the work for this card! This fabulous DSP is free with a $50 product purchase. I also used the Softly Sophisticated Bundle (#162947) and it is free with a $100 purchase. Here is a closeup of my card!

My card base is Calypso Coral with a layer of Pebbled Path. Next I used 3 pieces of the Softly Stippled DSP for the top panel, bottom panel and the strip covering where they meet. I ran the 2 panels through the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder, part of the SAB Bundle for a little extra texture. I stamped the sentiment from the Softly Sophisticated stop set in Calypso Coral and the edge of the flowers in Pebbled Path then punched it out with Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (#162888). I added some Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (#159082) and a double bow from Linen Thread (#104199).

Please hop around and leave a comment to let us know what you think of our cards!

All participants in this month’s waddle:

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

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

I hope you found some inspiration for your Stampin’ projects using some of the retiring September-December 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!

Only once a year…

January 5, 2024January 4, 2024Leave a comment

is my Stampin’ Ink storage full and ready for my next creations!! Do you ever have all of your ink stored?

January-April Mini-Catalog!

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Today is the day!! Which is your favorite in the Mini-Catalog?

The Best Destination Kit!!

January 3, 2024December 31, 2023Leave a comment

Ever wish you could be transported somewhere glam—someplace five star and fun? Get ready to be swept away by the newest addition to Stampin’ Up!’s Kit Collection: The Best Destination Kit! Create 9 cards with everything included for $20! With its colorful, vintage vibe and upbeat, encouraging sentiments, you’ll enjoy a snapshot of resort bliss—which you can share with your besties via a handmade card. Send these cards to friends, family, and co-workers who might be achieving new milestones, setting new goals, embarking on new adventures . . . or maybe just need a vision of a picture-perfect day. Resort-hopping was never so easy!

The Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! makes creativity easy with a variety of projects, styles, and designs to choose from. You can create gorgeous projects without the pressure of starting from scratch.