January 2021 - Happy New Year and New Catalog, Sale-a-Bration Blog Waddle

 Howdy!

Welcome to the first Blog Wadde of 2021!  Me and my fellow ducklings, we are celebrating the New Year and also the new Stampin'Up Mini Catalog and Salebration!

I've been busy cleaning, sorting, and purging all my Stampin'Up stuff and all the paraphernalia that goes with it.  (Yikes...the stuff I've hung on to!)  That being said, I have not really "played" with my new stamps from the January - June Mini catalog.  To my rescue comes Nancy Legate, fellow Ducking, extraordinaire.  Every Monday, we have a Zoom meeting where we do a "mystery" card, usually presented by Nancy herself.  So the three cards I will be showing you is thanks to Nancy,  for giving me a helping hand to use my new catalog items.  So here they are.

This first card, is called a "bendy" card.  It's not the best photo to show you the bendy part.  Simple, but unique.  I used the Dragonfly Garden Bundle, which includes the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and the Dragonflies coordinating punch.  Plus I used the beautiful Dandy Garden 6 x 6 Designer Series paper.  

 The second card is a fun fold card - a diagonal easel card!  I used the Flower & Field Designer Series paper that you can earn for free in the January-February 2021 Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  Since I was dealing with daisies, I decided to use the Daisy Lane Stamp set and Punch, found on page 20 of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.  

The third card I want to show you, I used the "Art Gallery" samp set and the Floral Gallery Dies that coordinate with it.  I also used the gorgeous Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper.  I even decorated the envelope with this beautiful paper! a great stamp set - so easy to stamp with spectacular results.   

This card used a 12 x 5-1/2" piece of DSP, so not only do you use up your DSP (which I have a tendency to hoard) but you get to see both sides of this beautiful paper!

Your next stop will be to Lori Helvick's blog.  

Here is a list of all our Ducklings who are participating in this blog hop (or waddle, as we like to call it)

  

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer ← You are Here
Lori Helvick
Nancy Legate
Sue Boerner

I hope you enjoyed my cards.  

Have a great week, and please, keep on creating!  It's good for you soul!

Blessings,   Sheryl

December Stray Duckling Waddle - Fun Fold Cards!

 Hello my friends!

Welcome to another Stray Duckling Waddle, or aka, blog hop.  This month, the theme is fun fold cards....

This is my fancy Fold:  A Star Fold Card.  This was part of my October class, called  - "Not Your Average Christmas Card"

And here is the inside:  

I cased this from Brenda Quintana.  Here is a link to her post about this card.  She has a video as well!

Here is a free PDF with the measurements:  

The supplies that I used are listed below.  Hope you enjoyed seeing this card.  

The next blog is Nancy Legate.

Here is a list of all the Stray Duckling Bloggers:

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer
Nancy Legate
Sue Boerner

Have a blessed day and stay well and safe!

Blessings,

Sheryl

November 2020 Take it With You Card Class Videos

 Hi All!

Here are my videos on how to put together the card kits that you purchased for my November 2020 card class.  As a reminder, here are the cards:  

And here is the downloadable pdf which has the recipes for all 4 cards:  

So here it goes:  Here is video #1 - This is what the card looks like:  This was CASE'd from Christy Fulk:

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Here is Card #2 with Video: This card was CASE'd from Sharon Burkert:

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Card #3: - Image and Video - Card was CASE'd from Mary Fish:

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And lastly, the fun "W" fold card, CASE's from Lisa Curcio:

Video:   

Contact me if you have any questions...Hope you enjoy making these cards!  And hopefully we can meet in person once again in the spring.  Miss all of you!

Blessings,

Sheryl

Merry & Bright OnLine Extravaganza

Hi all,

Just a reminder of the big sale going on today at Stampin’Up - 10% off items in the 2020-2021 catalog.  The sale runs for 24 hours starting at 1:01 am Central time November 24th until 12:50am Central time, November 25th.  Please note that there are a few exclusions.  

Take this opportunity to stock up and save!   If your order is under $150 use hostess code: FGSBCSF2

You can access my online store here: sheryldstamps.stampinup.net
or on the right hand side of this blog where it says "shop now".


Here are a few samples of the stamp sets/bundles that are 10% discount:

Forever Fern: 

Celebrate Sunflowers:

Zany Zebra:

Pampered Pets:

Blossoms in Bloom:

Call if you have any questions or need help.  

Blessings,

Sheryl

November 2020 Class is Now in Session

 Hi All!

I've got my November class all designed and ready to go.  Unfortunately because of the increase in the COVID-19 cases in Peoria and Tazewell county, I don't feel that it is safe to do in person classes for the time being.   So, I'm going back to video's.  

I'm calling this Card Class in the Mail.  If you would like a pre-cut kit (it's just the cut paper - no stamping - no putting together), I'd be more than happy to do that.  You have to use some stamps that you have in your stash, or you can purchase the ones that I use.  

Here are the cards:

Aren't they beautiful?  I've cased my favorite cards from the top Stampin'Up demonstrators.  And they are super simple to make as well.   I'll send out an email when the video's are ready.  

Let me know if you are interested in purchasing a card kit and/or the stamps that go with them.  

Blessings,

Sheryl

November 2020 Waddle Inspiration!

 Hi All!

Can't wait to show you what I've been up to in this months blog waddle!

I love kits!  The Stampin'Up kits are beautiful and there is so much you can do with them...you can make them as is, or you can let you creativity go wild and come up with some beautiful alternatives.  

The first kit that I'm going to show you is the Tag Buffet Kit, found on page 5 of the August-December Winter Mini Catalog:

I loved the look of the tags, but there was no way, no how, I needed 30 tags.  So, I added ink and paper:  Real Red and Shaded Spruce paper and Real red Ink and Shaded Spruce ink.  I also through in a package of our red rhinestones basic jewels ($7 for 220 rhinestones - bargain!) and behold...I was able to make 29 cards, 6 tags and lots of leftovers!  Here are the cards that I made:  

Here are the 6 tags -

I made 6 cards of 5 different designs.    This one has a pop up note where you can have a secret message or a gift card tucked away!

I used gold foil as an accent.  Here I used the sprig punch to decorate and add a little pizzaz;

I also used a couple of sheets of the "Tis the Season" 6 x6 designer series paper to accent and embellish one set of cards.

To add interest, I stamped images in the Tag Buffet stamp set on the background of the card....

After you make your tags and your 24 cards, you will have 5 tree tags left over.  Of course I had to do something with them, so I made easel cards and added "All the Trimmings" ribbon combo pack, which added just the right red and gold .....

I made this into a class for my customers.  It was a bit of a massive undertaking, considering I had to cut  174 cards (thank you PiP printing for cutting the bases for me).  This was fun to design and to make.  It's amazing what you can do with the card kits.  

The next blog you will go to is: Lori Helvick

Here is a list of all the ducklings that are blogging in November:

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer - ⇐ are here
Lori Helvick
Nancy Legate
Sue Boerner

I hope you enjoyed today's blog.  Please leave a comment if you so wish.  

Blessings,

Sheryl

October Stampin' Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle

 Hi All!

Here is your monthly inspiration from the talented and super wonderful Stray Ducklings!

This month we are highlighting the suites in the 2020 Holiday/Winter Stampin'Up Mini Catalog.  Since it's October, I have selected the Magic in This Night Suite.  Here is my card: 

Here is what the Suite looks like:  

I used scraps of the Magic In the Night DSP for my background.  After cutting it down a tad, I ran it through the  Stampin Cut and Emboss machine using the cobweb 3-D folder to give it some texture.  I used all the other elements as well. I did use the iridescent pearls, although they are difficult to see in the photo.   I absolutely love the Metallic Mesh Ribbon - my granddaughter thought it looked like a butterfly!  I thought the card looked pretty nifty.  

The next blog you will want to visit is   Lori Helvick.

And here is a list of all the Strampin'Stray Ducklings participating in this months blog.  

Kim Baker
Sheryl Diemer
Lori Helvick
Nancy Legate
Sue Boerner

Hope you enjoyed today's card.  

Blessings,

Sheryl