Monday Mystery Stamping – 4/3/23

April 3, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

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

April 3, 2023May 2, 2023Leave a comment

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

March 27, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

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.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/20/23

March 20, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

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.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/13/23

March 13, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

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.

Coming March 29th – Color Refresh!!

March 13, 2023March 11, 2023Leave a comment

Stampin’ Up! is all about creativity and sharing what we love. And that means providing a compelling selection of high-quality craft supplies in coordinating colors and designs. We’re always working to not only meet trends but set them. That means evaluating and even refreshing our current products—and this year we’re refreshing our complete color collection!

You’ll find some new friends and returning favorites among our Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. And you won’t want to miss our new 2023–2025 In Colors. We hope you’re as excited as we are to start crafting with these fresh new colors!

I will let you know as soon as I know what is retiring. Please know ALL products involved in the color refresh will be available while supplies last. Get your ink refill bottles, cardstock, DSP or embellishments now!

Stamping Stray Ducklings – Annual Catalog Favorites!

March 10, 2023March 10, 20232 Comments

Welcome to our March Blog Waddle! We are featuring cards from the Annual Catalog this month!!

I picked the Pansy Patch bundle (#155674) for my project. It is such a sweet bundle! The card base is Highland Heather with a Basic White layer. The Soft Succulent In-Color DSP (#159254) is cut with the largest retired Seasonal Layers Die adhered to the layer. The pansy and flowers were die cut with the Pansy Dies (#155680) in Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heater, Soft Succlent, Evening Evergreen, Basic White and Daffodil Delight, and then pieced together. The die is hole-punched and a piece of Soft Succulent Ribbon (#155780) is tied with a piece of White Baker’s Twine (#155475). The sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set (#154999) was stamped in Highland Heather. Three pearls from the Pastel Pearls (#154571) completed my card!

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Please join us on the 10th of April in 2023 for another great Stampin Stray Ducklings’ Blog Waddle!

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Monday Mystery Stamping – 3/6/23

March 8, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

Here are the 4, yes 4 cards we made tonight! Simple cards using 1 6″ x 6″ piece of DSP!

Vertical (Portrait) or Horizontal (Landscape) Cards:
– 4 Card stock bases: 5½ x 8½
– If your cardstock is darker, add a 5-1/4 x 4 piece of white or vanilla for inside each card
– the DSP listed below is NOT the same as your 6 x 6 DSP
– I will add ribbon to each card

How to cut your 6″ x 6″ DSP:

Card 1
– DSP 5½ x 1-3/4 (this piece could be 2 wide) mat for the 5½ x 1½ piece of DSP
– Optional 5-1/4 x 4 DSP or another color of cardstock

Card 2
– DSP or another color of cardstock 3½ x 4-3/4 (this piece could be 3-1/4 wide) mat for the 3″ square piece of DSP

Card 3
– DSP or complimentary color of cardstock 3½ x 3½, mat for the 4 1½ squares of DSP

Card 4
– DSP or complimentary color of cardstock 3-1/4 x 3-3/4, cut into 3 pieces each 1-1/4 x 3-1/4 to mat the 3 1″ x 3″ pieces from your DSP

Monday Mystery Stamping – 2/27/23

February 27, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

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

Vertical (Portrait) Card:
– Card stock base: 5½ x 41/4
– Design the front of the card anyway you want. Layers, die cuts, stamps, etc.

The main feature of the card is the outside White or Vanilla flap over a very light cardstock or DSP.

Monday Mystery Stamping – 2/6/23

February 6, 2023April 10, 2023Leave a comment

Here are the card fronts we made tonight! The inside of the card is the wow!

Vertical (Portrait) Card:
– Card stock base: 8½ x 5½
– Design the front of the card anyway you want. Layers, die cuts, stamps, etc.

The main feature of the card is the inside:
– 1 White, Vanilla or very light colored cardstock: 7½ x 5. Below are the scoring lines and the setting line for this piece.

Here is the finished inside of my card with 3 pieces of DSP on 3 parts of the pop-out.

Below are pictures of the measurements to layer on the pop-outs. The first leaves a larger margin around the DSP. The second set of measurements leaves a smaller amount.