July Stampin' Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle - Let's Sale-a-Brate!

 Hi all!

We are back with another blog waddle that we hope inspires your creativity!

This month we will be showing you some of our favorite Sale-A-Bration product.  My hands down favorite it the  Hippest Hippos Stamp set and Coordinating dies (get each free for every $50 spent in Stampin'Up product )

Here are 2 cards that I made with this stamp set.  I just made one for my little 6 year old granddaughter for her birthday. I love the little umbrella!  And who doesn't love a hippo in a polka dot tutu!

I made a card similar to this for my granddaughters 6th birthday.

This one may look a bit familiar - I'm using this card for my July 2022 classes - it's a fun fold called a diamond easel card.  I got my inspiration from Dawn Griffith, a Stampin'Up demonstrator in Michigan.

  

The other Sale-a-bration stamp set that I absolutely love is called a Wonderful World - If you spend $100 you can get this stamp set and the coordinating 12 x 12 Designer Series paper.

Here is the card that I made.  This was designed by Linda Heller - I loved it so much that I C.A.S.E d it.

The stamp set is gorgeous.  It's a patent pending stamp type called Distinktive - the shading is beautiful.  I did find, however, that I got the best image if I inked up the stamp using sponge daubers - it made for much more subtle color.  This was a tip from Linda Heller, Stampin'Up demonstrator in North Carolina.  (here is her link )

This fold is called a double gate fold and it's a great way to use up all the Designer Series Paper that you've been hoarding. (Come on- I know your out there with your tons of DSP, like me!)You can also use card stock and cut the Designer Series paper to layer on top.  

Hope you enjoyed today's cards.  Your next stop is Lori Helvick

Here is a list of all our ducklings that are participating this month:

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

Blessings,

Sheryl

July 2022 Class is Now in Session!

Greetings All!

Hope you are enjoying your 4th of July!  I’ve been busy planning out July card classes.  As you know by now, the new Winter mini-catalog from Stampin’Up is out as well as the new Sale-a-Bration brochure,  as of July 1st.  I have to be honest with you…I was not ready for this catalog.  I’ve barely wrapped my mind around the new annual catalog.  Plus, I don’t want to think about fall or Christmas, because it eventually involves cold weather and I am definitely not ready to even think about that yet!

I had a great deal of difficulty coming up with cards since I felt I should probably be featuring the Winter mini and someone did suggest doing Christmas in July.  Sorry…just can’t do it!  So I compromised..I desigend 2 cards from the annual catalog and 1 from the winter mini and 1 from the sale-a-bration catalog.  I can live with that!

So, here are the cards: I did one Fall, one Christmas and 2 fun fold cards.

There’s some fun stuff in this class.  There are 2 fun fold cards,( the hippo card- a diamond easel card,  and the Fall card- called a joy fold card)  you will learn how to mask (that’s how I got the tea cups to stack) and a very easy but elegant, Christmas card.  I just had to showcase the hippo stamp set which is free with a $50 purchase not including S&H and tax. Who doesn’t love a hippo in a polka dot tutu?   I’m a big fan of Fiona the little hippo living at the Cincinnati zoo.  In case you don’t know, Fiona was born 6 weeks premature - the smallest hippo to be born that survived.  Her story of survival was documented by the zoo and she really is a little miracle.  And of course she is as cute as can be.  I’ve never met her in person, but that is on my bucket list.

Here are the times and places for the July Classes:

Thursday, July 14th - 10am - 2pm - home of Bette Nelson

Friday, July 29th - 10am - 2pm - Morton Christian Church

Sunday, July 31st - 1:30pm - 5pm - my home

Let me know by Sunday, July 10th if you plan to attend one of my classes.  

Blessings,

Sheryl

June Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle - Masculine Cards

 

Hi all!

This month the Stray Ducklings will inspire you with masculine cards!  Unfortunately we don't do too many of these so they can be quite the challenge.  Fortunately, I was recently challenged to come up with 2 Father's Day cards for a class that I was giving...this was in addition to the cards I had already designed.  Not one to avoid a challenge, I put my mind into overdrive to come up with some cards.  Here is what I came up with...they actually turned out pretty nice!

The card above, I used the Home & Garden bundle, found in the January - June 2022 mini catalog (pg. 72).  The card base is Crumb cake and the embossed layer is real red.  I also used Heart & Home DSP, Tailor Made Tag Dies and Matte Black Dots.  I colored everything with Stampin'Blends.  This stamp set and dies is retiring on 6/30/22, so if you want them, you better get them now!

This card may be my favorite... so easy to put together and it's good for any occasion.    I used the Let's Set Sail Bundle (stamp set and punch) and the New Horizon 6x6 Designer Series Paper.  The Let's Set Sail bundle is being carried forward to the 2022 - 2023 annual catalog, but not the New Horizon DSP (which is amazing, by the way).  I used my layering circle dies and cut out the hole in the layered basic white card stock.  I used the same circle to cut out the Designer Series paper.  

I have a free PDF document that gives the receipe for both of these cards.  Click on the image below to access it and print.

Hope you enjoyed todays cards.  Your next stop on the blog waddle is:  Lori Helvick

Here is a list of everyone in the waddle this month:

Kim Baker
Nancy Legate
Sheryl Diemer
Lori Helvick
Sue Boerner

May you have a blessed day! - Sheryl

Print Recipe

Product List

Let's Set Sail Bundle (English) [157906] $31.50	Let's Set Sail Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [157900] $17.00	Sailboat Builder Punch [157905] $18.00	Special Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158081] $0.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $9.25
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $8.00	2-1/2" Circle Punch [120906] $18.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25

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Product List

Home & Garden Bundle (English) [157919] $45.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $9.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $9.25	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Heart & Home 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157928] $11.50	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $22.00
Matte Black Dots [154284] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00

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May 2022 Stampin' Stray Duckling Blog Waddle - New Catalog Inspiration!

 Hi all!

Welcome to our May 2022 Blog Waddle from the Stampin' Stray Ducklings!

This month we were challenged to showcase our favorite new stamps in the 2022-2023 Stampin'Up! annual catalog.  It was a difficult decision, but I narrowed it down to two stamp sets/bundles that really  caught my eye and my imagination.

The first one is the Suite Collection called Tea Boutique, found on page 12 of the annual catalog.  This includes the Cup of Tea Bundle, Tea Boutique 6 x 6 paper nad the Tea Boutique Cards and Envelops.  What caught my eye about this suite is the beautiful, cheery colors - mostly the 2022 - 2024 in colors.  I love them!  I also love teacups...I have my grandmothers tea cup collection on display in my dining room.  Cards are so so easy to create with this suite.  Here is the card that I made.  I think it's a winner!

Cute, huh?  There's endless possibilities with this suite.  I've only just begun!

The second suite that caught my eye was Sun Prints Suite - this includes the Nature's Prints Bundle, Sun Prints 12x12  Designer Series Paper and the Fern 3-D Embossing folder.    I love the monochromatic colors of blues and the grays and the pretty ferns and leaves.  I love the paper and the stamps and dies. So I pretty much love everything in this suite.  I predict  lots of pretty cards are in my future!  Here is what I designed for this blog:

The next blog you will be going to for new catalog inspiration is:  Lori Helvick

Here is a list of all the participants in this months waddle:

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

Hope this has inspired you on your stamping journey and your love of the 2022-2023 Stampin'Up! annual catalog. 

Happy Stamping!

Blessings,  Sheryl

In case you were wondering.......

Product List

Tea Boutique Suite Collection (English) [158670] $67.00	Cup Of Tea Bundle (English) [158667] $45.00	Cup Of Tea Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158661] $23.00	Teacup Dies [160186] $27.00	Tea Boutique 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158659] $12.00
Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes [159270] $10.00	Sun Prints Suite Collection (English) [158805] $76.75	Nature's Prints Bundle (English) [158801] $55.75	Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $25.00	Natural Prints Dies [158800] $37.00
Sun Prints 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158790] $12.00	Fern 3 D Embossing Folder [158804] $9.00