October Stampin' Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle - Celebrating Fall

 Hi all!

Welcome to our October 2022 Blog Waddle.  Fall is here!

Cool nights, warm days, the trees preparing for their winter sleep, pumpkins, colorful gourds and hot apple cider!  All images of fall.  This month we are trying to capture that in our cards that we are showing you.

Today we are celebrating the Autumnal Season with cards.  Here are 4 samples of cards that I have been inspired to make using a variety of techniques and tools.

I used a fun technique with this card:  I used the baby wipe technique, where you add spots of color from your re-inkers onto a baby wipe, then use the baby wipe as your stamp pad.  I used Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie re-inkers to create this card.

Isn't she cute!  I used a fun new way to add DSP to my card.  My base card was 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2.  I then cut a Basic White layer of 4 x 5-1/4.  I used the Gingham Cottage DSP paper by cutting 2 - 2 x 2 squares and then cutting them diagonally, placing the triangles in each corner.  Makes for a unique use of DSP and a bit of an optical illusion!

This card is a basic layout - one of my favorites.  I add texture to the layering panel of card stock by using the Leaf Fall 3-d embossing folder.  A little dry embossing adds that extra something-something to a card.  

And lastly, this beauty which I CASE'd from Mary Deatherage of stampsnlinger.com.  I was really taken with this card and it was so easy to make from a 6x6 piece of DSP - this creates not only the background on the card, but you have enough left over to decorate the envelope flap.  I used the Rustic Harvest Designer Series paper, and then colored the leaves using blending brushes adding the colors of  Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie stamp pads.

Just one more.  I use paper napkin to make this card!  Yes and so easy to do!  You just need to tear off the layers until you only have one.  A glue stick on some Basic white card stock to glue it down, trim and you have a very pretty background for your card.  There are so many pretty napkins that are made, the possibilities are endless.  I made this as a birthday card for our minister at church.

Thanks for stopping by.  Your next stop will be fellow duckling Kim Baker

Here is a list of all the Stray Ducklings that are participating this month.  Be sure to check out their posts for further inspiration.

Nancy Legate
Sheryl Diemer
Kim Baker
Lori Helvick
Sue Boerner 

Blessings,  Sheryl

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February 2022 Stray Duck Waddle - Love is in the Air!

 Welcome to our February 2022 Stray Duckling Waddle!  We are hoping to inspire you to make some beautiful cards and 3-D items for Valentines day!

Today I'm showing you a really quick and easy and cute Valentine Treat Holder.  In fact I made 15 of these for my granddaughters pre-k class.  Here is a what 2 of them looked like:

Here is a video showing you how I made these adorable treat holders:

Here is a close up of how to do the 2nd and 3rd folds:

And here is a photo of all the treat holders I made for my granddaughters class:

Waddle on over to  Lori Helvick to see more beautiful Valentine projects!

Here is a list of this months participants:

Kim Baker
Nancy Legate
Debbie Widener
Sheryl Diemer⇐You are here
Lori Helvick 
Sue Boerner

Hope you enjoyed today's project.  

Blessings,  Sheryl

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July Stray Duckling Blog Waddle - Summer

 Hello again!  Welcome to another inspirational Blog Waddle by the Stray Ducklings of Central Illinois!

This month's theme is anything that means summer to us.  For me, it's birthdays!  We have SOOO many birthdays in June, July, August and September...June 28th, youngest granddaughter, July 11th, my oldest granddaughter, July 12th- my oldest son, July 18th, my husband, July 28th my youngest son, July 29th my grandson.  My dad's birthday was also on July 29th.  August 3rd, my brother-in-law, August 13th another grandson, August 24th, my daughter-in-law and in September on the 7th and 13th - 2 more grandsons.  Wow!

So I'm going to show you some birthday cards that I have made for various grandchildren, children,  and acquaintances.  

Here is the first one:  A little Puffin and tie Die... made with the delightful 2021 in-colors of Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia.  

The second card, I actually sent to my aunt who turned 92 in May.  I just wanted to remind her that she is still a spring chicken!

The third card is a fun fold flip card and using one of my favoirte stamp sets and punches - sweet ice cream!

I want to show you is one I made for my 5 year old granddaughter.  It's a diamond pop-up card and believe it or not, she was impressed...warning - I used a retired stamp set.

The last card is what I made for my 9 year old granddaughter.  My first pet was a turtle...his name was Wiggles.  Here's to you Wiggles and Maelyn!

Well, that's about it.  Hope you enjoyed my endless summer birthday cards.  Youe next hop will be to Nancy Legate

Here is a list of all the Stray Duckling Bloggers:

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer
Nancy Legate
Lori Helvick
Sue Boerner

Have a blessed day!

Sheryl

September 2020 Stray Duckling Waddle - 3D Projects

 

Hello All!

Welcome to the September Blog Waddle of the Central Illinois Stray Ducklings!  This months inspiration is 3D projects and I got a bit carried away.  I love to make little treats in the fall for my favorite Trick or Treaters and for placing on my Thanksgiving Table.  So I've done 3 different types of treat holders, using the great products from the Stampin'Up Winter/Holiday Catalog.

The first set of samples I have are the cute little treat boxes found on page 70 of the Stampin'Up Aug - Dec 2020 mini catalog or aka Winter/Holiday Mini.  It comes as a bundle, (stamp set and dies - you save 10% on both is purchased as a bundle) although you can purchase the items separately.  

All you need is a 6x6 piece of either cardstock or Designer Series paper.  Here are my samples...I did a variety to show how versatile this box and stamp set is!  These are so much fun to decorate!

The second treat box type I made, I got my inspiration from Brenda Quintana when she used the Everything Essential Bundle, found on page 61 of the 2020 Holiday Catalog:

She demonstrates how you can use the Essential Tag  punch to make cute treat holders here.

Here are my little treat holders that I made and decorated, using her instructions:

And lastly, I made these little bags, which can hold either a gift card or treats.  This box was designed by Linda Heller.  Here are the ones that I made and decorated.  I especially love the Halloween ones, since they kind of look like a Trick or Treat Bag.  Again, I got a bit carried away...First the Halloween Bags:

And next, the Christmas bags:

I hope you enjoyed my 3-D items.  The next blog to waddle over to is:  Nancy Legate

Here is a list of everyone on the Waddle:

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer
Nancy Legate
Sue Boerner

Blessings,

Sheryl