Retiring Tropical Chic stamp set & dies ideas

Tropical Chic pillow box, Treats and square card featuring Stampin' Up! Tropical Chic leaf and flower stamps and dies. www.PattyStamps.com

  Retiring Tropical Chic! When a great Stampin’ UP! product retires, it’s sad to see it go.  When it’s on sale, it’s a great reason to buy it and use it for years to come!  The retiring Tropical Chic stamp set and discounted Tropical Dies are both retiring.  Don’t miss your opportunity to shop the …

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Don’t run out of Retiring In Color Ink and Cardstock

2018 2020 Stampin' Up! In Color - Lovely Lipstick! Retiring Soon! www.PattyStamps.com

It happens every year.  The In Colors we’ve come to love over the past 2 years are retiring soon. We KNOW it’s going to happen, but someone is always stuck looking for retiring In Color products after they’ve run out.  Don’t let this happen to you!  Stock up on a reinker and extra pack of …

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Gingerbread House Christmas Card Idea

Yummy Christmas Gingerbread House Christmas card idea colored with Stampin' Blends by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  How ADORABLE is this cute gingerbread house!? We stamped and colored these cute gingerbread house images on the recent Scrap & Paper cruise, using Stampin’ Blends markers, then layered them onto Crumb Cake cards and a piece of Wrapped in Plaid designer paper!     I love to color, so it was a blast …

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Dino Days Shaker Card Instructions

Shaker Card featuring Stampin Up Dino Days stamp set and Dinoroar enamel shapes with sequins! Great baby card or little boy birthday card idea. www.PattyStamps.com

Shaker Card Time!! Let’s have fun with a Dino Days Shaker Card!!  Create this card for a baby card, or change the greeting and make a cute birthday card for your favorite birthday person!   I attended a Shaker Card Class a few months ago, and Kurstan instructed us on how to make several kinds …

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To a Wild Rose card matches Kate Spade Cosmetic Bags

To a Wild Rose card stamped by Kurstan, in Poppy Parade matches the Kate Spade cosmetic bag ensemble gift!! Stampin Up black enamel shapes are perfect flower centers!

I am definitely BLESSED to have a friend like Kurstan!! She made this card featuring the To a Wild Rose stamp set to match the Kate Spade cosmetic bag trio she gave me a couple weeks ago!!!  You can read the whole story here.  I LOVE the gifts and the special card!!! Thank you Kurstan! …

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Purple Posy Z Fold Card Idea

Z Fold Card featuring Stampin' UP! Floral Essence stamp set and Purple Posy ink, with Perennial Essence designer paper by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  I’m so excited that the Stampin’ Up! Purple Posy ink is finally back in stock!!!  I know it’s been a long wait and I am so sorry, but I hope that everyone will now be enjoying creating with this gorgeous color!!  This Floral Essence card features Purple Posy ink paired with Gorgeous Grape, and …

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Palm Tree Congrats card for Maui Trip Achievers

Stampin' UP! Friend Like You stamp set Happy Day card for my Luv 2 Stamp Group Maui Trip Achievers. www.PattyStamps.com

I am excited to congratulate and recognize the Maui Trip Achievers from my Luv 2 Stamp Group – they each earned the Stampin’ UP! 2020 incentive trip to Maui!     Each year, Stampin’ UP! offers the opportunity to all demonstrators to earn an all expense paid trip for 2.  The 2020 trip is to …

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Garden Impressions Thank You Cards for OnStage

Garden Impressions designer paper from Stampin' UP! - Thank you cards for the OnStage event! www.PattyStamps.com

If you read yesterday’s blog post, you know I am in San Antonio this weekend at the Stampin’ Up! OnStage event!! It’s like a mini convention, and we get to see the NEW 2019-2020 Stampin’ UP! catalog today!! yay!!!  I created these Garden Impressions Thank You Cards to take to the Stampin’ Up! staff today.  …

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Florentine Lattice Background for Petal Palette cards

Stampin' UP! Florentine Thinlit die - perfect lattice background for the watercolored Petal Palette flowers on my handmade card. By Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I really wanted to try a garden lattice effect with the Florentine Thinlit die, so I die cut it in Whisper White cardstock and layered it over 2 different patterns from the Garden Impressions designer paper from Stampin’ Up!.  I added watercolor die cut roses from the Petal Palette stamp set – they look like …

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