Coffee with a Friend and Garden Walk Paper

Stampin UP! Coffee with Friends set card idea featuring Stampin' Blends marker coloring and Garden Walk designer paper, by Patty Bennett

Coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers is my “happy place”.  I loved coloring this fun image from my Stampin’ Up! Coffee with Friends set, and then using the new Garden Walk designer paper in the background and for the tiny flowers on this card!   Tip: since this stamp set does not have matching dies, I …

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Handmade Circle Fun Fold Birthday Card

Circle Fun Fold card with the Stampin' UP! Bright & Beautiful suite of card making products including Memories & More cards, by Patty Bennett

  I love this circle fun fold card design so much, I just kept making them after sharing the instructions with you in THIS VIDEO several weeks ago!! This great birthday card idea features products from the Bright & Beautiful suite paired with a stamp from the He’s All That set. Above & Below: as …

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Quilt Cards with Inked & Tiled Punch pack

Create a quilted card using the Stampin UP! Inked & Tiled punches and embossing folders. by Patty Bennett Countryside Blossoms folder.

  If there was one thing I could add to my plate… something I could make time (and had space for) it would be learning to quilt.  My mom, my grandma and great grandma all quilted, and I am blessed to have quilts from all of them!  I love the combinations of the fabrics, the …

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Having Coffee with a Friend!

Coffee with a Friend Stampin 'UP! card colored with Stampin' Blends markers, by Patty Bennett

Coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers can be really quick and simple, or you can get pretty detailed and add lots of shading, blending, colors, depth and dimension with them. Either way, they are my favorite coloring medium!!  I’ve colored the Stampin’ Up! Coffee with Friends set images for my card today, while taking an online …

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Some of my Favorite Floral Cards Ever!

Two-Tone Flora dies from Stampin UP! with Textured Floral bundle - flower cards by Patty Bennett with Blending Brushes

Floral Cards… you know they are my favorite, and I think these are some of my very favorites of all time.   I’ve used my blending brushes, ink pads and the Gorgeous Garden die! This die is amazing and a full card front size! Whether you use this as a stencil, or, you put the die …

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Whimsical Cards with Stampin’ Blends Coloring

Hey Chuck whimsical cards colored with Stampin' Blends markers. By Patty Bennett

  Learning tips for coloring these cute images from my Stampin’ Up! Hey Chuck stamp set was an amazing experience! I took an online coloring class from Barry & Jay (info here) and we used this stamp set and Stampin’ Blends markers to color our images.   During class we color the images on Basic …

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Circle Sayings Fun Fold Card

Circle Sayings Fun Fold card with Stampin' UP! Rays of Light background stamp. Stampin' Blends coloring. Card by Patty Bennett

  Anyone remember this Circle Fun Fold card from a week ago?  I  demonstrated this Circle Fun Fold card idea using the Stampin’ Up! So Very Merry set during my weekly video.  I decided to keep going with this design and try other stamp sets.  My card today features the Circle Sayings stamp set and …

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Using a Die Cut as a Background Stencil

Using the Nested Essentials die as a stencil to create an ink blended background! Stampin' Up! card by Patty Bennett featuring Timeless Charm flower dies.

What a great way to create a simple background with just ink and Blending Brushes!! Use any die with an open space such as the Nested Essentials die or Darling Details frame dies shown below, and blend ink onto your card background with Blending Brushes! Berry Burst Ink is a great backdrop for the white …

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Polkadots and Hey Chuck Stampin’ Blends Cards

Stampin' UP! Hey Chuck Stampin' Blends card featuring polkadots and Rays of Light background stamp by Patty Bennett

Truth be told… I really wasn’t planning on buying the Hey Chuck stamp set, but when I saw it in the lineup for Barry & Jay’s Coloring Masterclass, I grabbed it real quick on my demonstrator order so I’d be ready for class!!  Jay taught us so many great skills during our Stampin’ Blends coloring …

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Note Cards featuring Tags!

Stampin Up! note card featuring tags, So Refreshing set and gingham paper by Patty Bennett

Using the leaves and flowers stamp images from the So Refreshing bundle from Stampin’ Up!, I stamped on die cut tags and created a cute set of note cards! The white tags and the designer paper tags behind each one are all from the Tailor Made Tag die set.   To make this card design, …

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Beautiful In Color Luster Paper from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin' Up! Moody Mauve In Color Luster Paper thank you note card by Patty Bennett with Fresh as a Daisy designer paper

Let’s talk about page 127 in the Annual Stampin’ UP! catalog… the Specialty Paper page… I’ve reviewed it in a previous video, walking you through all the samples there, but it’s still confusing!!  So today, let’s just take a look at the 2023-2025 In Color 12×12 Luster Specialty Paper (#9 on the page). It’s gorgeous …

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Pizza Man delivers a Taco Fiesta!!

Stampin' Up! Supremely Awesome pizza man stamp set combined with Taco Fiesta set! Cute burrito and taco card by Patty Bennett

He loved it!! I made a taco fiesta guacamole card for Eric’s birthday using the Stampin’ Up! Supremely Awesome and Taco Fiesta stamp sets!!!  Last weekend we celebrated his 65th birthday and I made several cards for him, this was one of them. I have a masking tip for you … when you are ready …

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