Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle! This month we are featuring our favorite kits that Stampin'Up! sells. These kits are fabulous and offer a quick and easy way to make beautiful cards. You can also change up the cards and make them your own creation.
The kit I choose is called Birthday Sparkle. I love it's clean colors - Gold, Craft (or Crumb Cake) and Early Espresso. They are sparkly fun cards. The kit has enough supplies to create 6 cards (3 each of 2 different designs), with envelopes and 6 tags (3 each of 2 different designs).
Here is a picture of all the parts and pieces that you get in the kit - everything you need to make the kit projects which also includes a photopolymer stamp set, block and Stampin'Spot in Early Espresso. You get a full set of instructions on how to put the card together!
Here is a close up of the fabulous stamp set - you'll use this on a lot of birthday cards!
Of course, I had to change things up a bit mainly because I do not ever use tags for any gift I give (well, maybe once in a while). The extra supplies that I used are:
Stampin'Write water base marker - Crumb Cake
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
6 Additional Basic White envelopes
Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Basic White Card Stock
Basics 3D Embossing Folders (which are now retired. A good substitute would be Eyelet 3-D or Dotted Circles 3-D embossing folders)
Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals
Balloon Punch or balloon dies (both retired) - you can substitute circle punches or dies
Crumb Cake Ink Pad
So Much Happy Stamp Set (r) or Beautiful Balloons (r) or any other birthday stamp set you may have. I used these to stamp and decorate the envelopes.
My Twist on the Kit
I made the 6 tags into 6 cards which means that I have 12 cards from this kit.
Here is Card #1- I enhanced this slightly
Before
I altered this card slightly by drawing lines on the candles with my Crumb Cake Stampin'Write marker to make them stand out just a little bit better. I also added the gold sequins to jazz things up a bit.
After
Card #2 - Made it as per the instructions with the kit other than adding the sequins....
Card #3 - Tag Card with Candles
I made the tag as per the instructions. I made a card base out of Early Espresso (5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored @ 4-1/4). I layered that with Crumb Cake (3-3/4 x 5) and Basic White (3-1/2 x 4-3/4). On the Basic White layer I used the dotted balloon stamp found in the kit and with a Crumb Cake Ink pad, I randomly stamped on this layer. I added the completed tag with dimensionals and added my sequins.
Card #4 - Cupcake Tag Card
I made this card into an easel card - I cut the base which is Crumb Cake cardstock at 4-1/4 x 11", scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2. I layered with Early Espresso (4 x 51/4), Basic White (3-3/4 x 5) and embossed that with the dotted 3-D embossing folder, and lastly, another layer of Early Espresso cut @ 3 x 4.
I assembled the cupcake per the instructions and placed on the Early Espresso layer with dimensionals. I also anchored that star pick with a mini dimensional behind it. The inside of the card, I stamped with sentiments found in the kit. I punched out 2 balloons - one in Early Espresso, the other stamped on Crumb Cake with Early Espresso ink. I adhered the larger balloon to the inside of the card and popped up the little balloon with a dimensional so that it would catch the front of the card.
I cut out 9 basic white pieces of card stock, 3-3/4 x 5 to add to the inside of the cards. The other 3 cards had a light enough card base to stamp directly on it.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my kit cards. I had so much fun putting them together and using my creativity to make additional cards.
Make sure to visit the other ducklings on this blog waddle and see what kits they are making!
Hello my fellow stampers! Welcome to this months Blog Waddle where we will be featuring Stampin'Up!'s beautiful and useful embossing folders.
The card that I created for you today uses a neat technique with the embossing folder. Here is the card:
Kind of interesting, isn't it? What I did was to emboss a 5 x 4-3/4" piece of the new in-color, Summer Splash with the Layered Florals 3-D embossing folder. Once I did that, I flipped it over to the de-bossed side and with a brayer, lightly went over it with Summer splash ink. Easy Peasy and quote a soft unique background. I layered this with Basic Black card stock (4 x 5-1/4) and adhered it to a Basic White thick card stock cut at 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4. I stamped the sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set, punched it out, punched out some leaves in vellum with the Bough Punch. The ribbon is Silver and White and I topped it off with Iridescent Foil Gems!
Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you enjoyed seeing my card!
Blessings, Sheryl
Here is a list of the rest of the Stray Duckling Blog Waddlers:
The June class is now ready to go...I am still taking reservations.
Date: Friday, June 28th - 10am - 2pm - Morton Christian Church
Here are the cards:
This month we are working on a new technique with a brayer, exploring all the new InColors for 2024-2026, plus a beautiful fun fold card that showcases the new Designer Series paper , Thoughful Designs and a peek at an On Line exclusive suite, A Little Latte. The cards are easy to put together but elegant!
You will be making a total of 7 cards with envelopes: 2 each of 3 designs and a bonus card. Recipe with cutting dimensions and supplies is included as well.
Please let me know as soon as possible if you want to come. I'm going to start cutting the kits next week.
Whew! I have been getting ready for a big Purge Sale of retired Stampin'Up product, which is YEARS overdue! I'd like to blame COVID for my backup of product, but then, we all know, that isn't true. I love my Stampin'Up product - especially the stamp sets and I have a hard time letting go...but it's got to be done!
Anyway, the whole point of my story is that I haven't had time to play with much of the new catalog product. What I'm showing you tonight is a swap card I made for the April Stray Duckling meeting and is one which I completely CASE'd from Lynn Dunn. Here it is:
I used the Country Flowers Stamp set and coordinating dies. I also used the Eyelet 3D embossing folder. I used all the new incolors - the one shown is Peach Pie (I'm still used to the new incolors and I have to look them up!). I used paper piecing with the 2024-2026 Incolor 6x6 DSP. I used Stampin'Blends in the same Incolors for the flowers. I then blinged it up with the 2024-26 Incolor Resin dots.
I hope you liked todays card. I know I did this blog post on the fly so any errors you find are completely on me!
Hi my lovely crafting friends! This months Stray Duckling Blog waddle is a farewell to the 2022-2024 In-Colors and to the retiring products in the mini and annual catalog (2023-2024). Sigh! It's so hard to say good bye!
First of all, I think the 2022 - 2024 In-Colors of Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky and Orchid Oasis were my all time favorite color combinations. So vibrant. Here are a couple of cards I made using this pallet. The Playful Piggy stamp set is long gone, but the Sending Smiles Stamp Set and Dies were also my favorite. I will probably keep this one around for a while.
Don't these colors just cheer you up immediately?
Now for my favorite stamp sets that are retiring:
Country Bouquet - Stamped in Sweet Sorbet:
Beautiful Balloons and Bright and Beautiful 6x6 DSP - Such an easy way to make a spectacular card!
A really sad face about the retirement of this stamp set and dies: Notes of Nature Bundle. Nature's Sweetness 12 x 12 DSP is sticking around - so happy for this! I also used the 12 x 12 Distressed gold on this card and unfortunately, that is retiring as well.
And lastly, Biggest Wish Stamp set - I loved the bold graphics of this set. So sad to see it go. Also the Basic Border dies are retiring as well - I loved these dies - they were not only versital, but it was a quick and easy way to jazz up your card. I got the Birthday die from the Just Wanted to Say die set, which thankfully is being carried to the new catalog.
That's all - there are many more stamp sets, dies and accessories I will miss, but I am also looking forward to the new adventure in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog which will be available May 1st.
Hope you enjoyed my walk through memory lane. Here are the rest of the Ducklings to check out:
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