Happy Valentines Day!

 Good day, my stamping friends!  Today I'm going to show you a "parade" of valentine cards and treats that I created this year.  First the cards:  

 This layout was created by fellow demonstrator Lynn Dunn.  Check out her video here:  https://youtu.be/yZ1ghI-um6Q?si=XEDprXy0XQ0qAc3l.  You create 4 cards from 1 sheet of designer series paper.  I used real red card stock, Most Adored DSP (Sale-A-Bration), and Adoring Hearts Hybred folder. 

The next two cards were from my January 2024 card class:  

I used the Country Bouquet stamp set and punch on the first card and the Bee Mine Valentine bundle and Bee Mine 12x12 DSP.  I put a wobble underneath the bee for some extra cuteness.  

The next two cards, I used my leftovers from the cards above and put them on Stampin'Up notecards.  Quick and real cute....

The last two things I want to show you are treat holders that we made in my January class.  These I have posted before, but I have updated.  They are so cute!

Here is a couple of short video's I made on how to cut and assemble these little cuties:  

 And the cups:  

Here are the free pdf's with the measurements'

Pinwheel treat holder

Tiny cup treat holder

I hope you enjoyed my little parade of valentine cards and treats.  May you have a wonderful and blessed Valentines day!

Blessings, Sheryl

February 2024 Stray Duckling Blog Waddle - Love is in the Air!

 Hello fellow stampers!

This month we, the Stray Ducklings are featuring Valentine/Love/Wedding cards.  It's the month to do it!

In my January class, I featured 2 valentine cards.  Here is the first one:

This card features the adorable Bee Mine suite in the January - April Stampin'Up mini catalog.  What makes this card so much fun, is that it is a double fold card and the bee is on a wobble so he wiggles with happiness!  The Stamp set, the paper and the punch are all featured in the suite.  

The second card, uses product from the annual catalog.  This is my favorite heart punch - I love the way the stamped and punched images look:

This too was a fun card to make.  I embossed the front of the thick basic white card base with the weathered brick 3-d embossing folder, then I tore off about 1" from the right side.  The colors I used were Sweet Sorbet and Mossy Meadow.  

I hope you enjoyed my little inspirations.  Go to these blogs to get further heart inspirations:   

Blessings,  Sheryl

Print Recipe

Product List

Bee My Valentine Bundle (English) [162554] $38.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $9.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $9.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $9.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $9.00	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268] $10.00	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Bee Mine 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162546] $12.50
1-3/4" (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch [119850] $22.00	Handmade Tag Punch [159690] $22.00	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $12.00	Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers [162557] $8.00

Print Recipe

Product List

Country Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160377] $23.00	Country Bouquet Punch [160382] $22.00	Throughout The Year Cling Stamp Set (English) [162312] $24.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $9.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $9.00
Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268] $10.00	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $10.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $35.00	Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600] $11.00
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $7.50	The Love Of Spring Dies [164396] $12.00	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [161354] $22.00	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $37.00

Stray Duckling Sympathy Card Swap

 Good Morning, my fellow stampers,

Last Saturday, (20-January-2024) my Stray Duckling group met at the Peoria Public Library.  The Stray Ducklings are a group of dedicated and creative ladies that are Stampin’Up demonstrators in Central Illinois.  We have been meeting for over 10 years!  This group alone, is worth joining Stampin’Up as a demonstrator!  We meet monthly and share our ideas, our accomplishements and business tips.  Then we go out to lunch!  We always have a swap with a theme.  For the month of January, the theme was sympathy cards.  Not a happy subject, but one that is necessary.  Death is unexpected and it is always good to have a stash of sympathy cards on hand …just in case. 

We had 9 people participate this month.  You saw my swap with my last blog post.  Here are the other 8 cards:

                        Designed by Kim B.

Created by Lynn B

Designed by Kelly I

                                                                Created by Mary H.

                                                                Created by Lori H

                                                                 Created by Ronette K

                                                                       Designed by Sue B

                                                               Created by Laura R

You can see my card in the previous post......

I hope you found some inspiration today and good ideas when making a sympathy card.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,  Sheryl