Shopping Inspiration for Bohemian Borders Stamp Set VIDEO

  I have a fun video for you today! << This is the Bohemian Borders Stamp set from Stampin' Up! (found on pg 96 of the current catalog). Hmm… I can hear you saying.. but it's not a flower set, Patty!  🙂 Yep, you are right.. it's not a flower set.. this set was a …

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Gift Card Holder for Eric’s Birthday

    My Sweet Hubby recently had a birthday, and one of the gifts I gave him was some gift cards to one of our favorite restaurants.. Fuddruckers!  AND, since I am a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator, of course I couldn't just give him gift cards in an envelope or a card, right?  So I made …

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Tips for the Banner Triple Punch from Stampin’ Up!

  One of the swap cards I took to the 2015 Stampin' UP! Convention with me was a card with a cute banner and wooden element word on it.. you may remember this card: I did something kind of creative when I made the banner, and thought you might like to watch a quick video …

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MORE! Watercolor Wings Butterfly Cards

  EXCITING NEWS!!!! Stampin' UP! is adding MORE ITEMS to the Clearance Rack today!! Check it out and shop here now!  —————- I am excited to share the other cards I made when I created my own Butterfly Stamps (see this blog post) with Fun Foam and Stampin' Up! butterfly thinlits and framelits! I created …

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Watercolor Wash Background Video Tutorial

   Thank you for your kind comments about my Watercolor Wash background swap card!  I posted the card HERE during the Stampin' UP! Convention, and swapped it with my fellow Control Freak friends!! Their cards were AMAZING! I'll be featuring them in an upcoming blog post! WATCH THE VIDEO below to see how to create …

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Samples and Great Ideas from Stampin’ Up! Convention

  One of the highlights of the annual Stampin' UP! convention is seeing stamping ideas, new techniques, and projects being demonstrated by Stampin' Up! staff and by Demonstrators!  I thought I'd share a few great ideas with you to inspire you as well! All of these delightful projects were shared at Convention! I hope you …

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Neutrals Paper Stack Metallic Card Set

  These fun Metallic Foil Doilies are on sale this week {click here!}, and quantities at the great sale price of $2.80 per pack are limited, so I thought I'd share this card with you today so you have a chance to order these fun doilies! I created these fun "top fold" cards with Basic …

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A Happy Hello Convention Swap Card

Click for>> Patty's Convention Special     Click for>> Convention Photo Updates    Yesterday was our Control Freaks lunchtime swap at the Stampin' UP! Convention and today I am sharing the 2nd card I traded with my Control Freak friends! See yesterday's post for the other card I swapped with them. I used lots of fun new …

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Watercolor Wash Background Convention Swap

Click for>> Patty's Convention Special     Click for>> Convention Photo Updates    Today at the Stampin' UP! Convention, I am gathering with the Control Freaks group that I swap and blog hop with, and we are swapping cards at lunchtime at convention!  We are trading 2 cards each. This is one of the cards I'm trading …

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Sketched Polka Dot Gift Bag – Convention Make & Take

  Click for>> Patty's Convention Special     Click for>> Convention Photo Updates   Last night I co-hosted a fun Stampin' Up! Pre-Convention party with my DEAR friends Jan Wakeland and Janice Weightman.  We've been Stampin' UP! buddies for about 15 or 16 years… amazing!!! I love them dearly!!  We each invited our teams to join together …

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Birthday Blossoms Convention Swap Card

  Click for>> Patty's Convention Special     Click for>> Convention Photo Updates This week I'm away at the 2015 Stampin' UP! Convention in Salt Lake City and I'm sharing my convention swap cards with you!  I stamped 180 cards to take with me to swap with my fellow demonstrators! When working on designs for my Stampin' …

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Watercolor Wishes Card Kit Tags

  Last week I opened up my AWESOME Watercolor Wishes card kit from Stampin' UP!, and I was so excited to make the 20 cards!!  I decided to create the 20 tags first, and I wanted to create them without looking at the instruction booklet.. I really enjoyed using the stamp set that comes in …

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