Monday Mystery Stamping – 5/22/23

Here are the lattice cards we made tonight!

Vertical card:
– Card stock(A) base (white for your first card): 4¼ x 11, scored at 5½. Cut off 6, ½” strips from one end of the card base. Use a large sticky note, painter’s tape, or wash tape to evenly space out the strips. Use 2 as the posts for the lattice.
– DSP (optional) 3 x 4¼

Here is my card. I used 3 colors and the blends to create the sunset look inside my card, behind the lattice.

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 – 5/8/23

Here are the cards we made tonight!

Vertical or Horizontal card:
– Card stock(A) base: 4¼ x 11
– White or Vanilla: 5 ¼ x 8
– 3½ x 4¾ – this piece can be basic white or vanilla, the same as the card base or a complimentary color to the card base. You could probably even use DSP.

– For the window in this card, I am used the Scalloped Contours Dies.

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!

Vertical (Portrait) Card:
– Card stock(A) base: 8½ x 5½, score on the long side at 4¼
– Card stock(A) base: 8½ x 3½, score on the long side at 4¼
– Card stock(B): 4 x 5¼
– DSP 3¼ width x 5 height
– 2 White or Vanilla: 3¼ x 4

Die Cuts, Embellishments, Stamps:    
–   keep your items small to medium; maybe no larger than up to 2-1/2 square or circle, but you can use any shape

Cut the front of the larger card base from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Fold the smaller card base in half. Cut the cardstock B and DSP the same as the front of the card base, top left to bottom right. Mat the DSP on the Cardstock B. Mat those triangles on the front of the card base and the inside of the card base. Adhere the small card base with the fold at the top, at the center of the right hand side of the card base. Adhere on white or vanilla piece on the front and one on the inside. Decorate!

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 – 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.

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.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/13/23

Here are the cards we made tonight!

– Card stock base: 5½ x 8½, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4
– DSP #1: 2 pieces 5-1/4 x 1-7/8 and 1 piece 5 x 1/2
– DSP #2: 5-1/4 x 4
– Coordinating or the same as base card stock: 2 squares 1-3/4 and 1 square 2-3/4 (only score this one diagonally in half)
– White/Vanilla card stock: 5 x 3-3/4
– White/Vanilla card stock: 2 squares 1-5/8 and 1 square 2-5/8, cut diagonally in half

You can tuck one half of the 2-3/4 square behind the DSP on the inside panel. Line the score line up with the score line of the base.

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.

Free!!

I have some VERY generous Stamping friends who are offering the following items for free: slightly used individual stamps, DSP, and 2022-2023 Annual catalogs!