Conversation Bubbles and Kitties

Stampin' Up! Best Day stamp set with kitty cat, colored with Stampin' Blends markers. Conversation Bubbles bundle.

Isn’t this kitty just the cutest!?  I love him / her ?  And I love coloring this kitty with any colors I desire.  I love to use my Stampin’ Blends markers which are amazing alcohol markers!  Colors are shown below and listed in the supply list at the bottom of this post. The Stampin’ UP! …

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Mint Chip Ice Cream & Green Shamrock Shakes

Milkshake card featuring Stampin' UP! card making supplies and Share a Milkshake bundle, by Patty Bennett

  Among other flavors, we created Mint Chip Ice Cream and Shamrock Shakes for St. Patrick’s day yesterday on our weekly live!!  I hope you enjoyed seeing lots of fun ways to use the Share a Milkshake bundle from Stampin’ Up! Didn’t catch the live? No worries.. the replay is posted below!   I really …

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Green Ice Cream for St. Patty’s Day – Live

Join Live for St. Patty's Day fun with Share a Milkshake Mint Chip Ice cream and Shamrock shakes with Patty Bennett

    When I mentioned doing something GREEN today for my St. Patrick’s Day Facebook Live, I thought of Mint Chip Ice Cream, and my friend Tammy said “Shamrock Shakes”.. so please join me as we made all sorts of fun ice cream cards with the Stampin’ Up! Share a Milkshake Bundle! Share a Milkshake …

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Watercolor Wash Card Ideas

Sweet Citrus Bundle from Stampin' UP!. Handmade cards with watercolor wash background technique by Patty Bennett

  If you joined me last week on my weekly live video, you know I LOVE creating these gorgeous, one of a kind watercolor wash backgrounds for my cards!  I used the Stampin’ Up! Fluid Watercolor paper, ink pads, water and SALT!!! I’ve linked the free video tutorials at the bottom of this post if …

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Easy Simple Stamping Cards You’ll Love!

Simple Stamping Cards made easy with Stampin' Up! Enjoy the Journey designer paper an Good Feelings stamp set. by Patty Bennett

Have you ever needed some cards in a hurry?  Simple Stamping is your answer! And if you selected this Enjoy the Journey designer paper as one of your free Sale-a-Bration gifts last month, you are all set to copy these simple cards!     Team Challenge: I challenged my Luv 2 Stamp Group with a …

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Easy Watercolor Wash Backgrounds for Cards – Free Video

Easy Watercolor Wash Technique Class Stampin UP! pattystamps Sea Turtles

  Wow.. this is one of my very favorite techniques: Watercolor Wash backgrounds!  I created them with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor paper and ink pads!   Please watch the video replay below to see all the details and learn how you can create these, too!   There are dozens of ways you can create a watercolor wash …

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Brushed Bouquet & Two-Toned Flora Birthday Card

Fancy Flora designer paper birthday card idea by Patty Bennett featuring Stampin 'UP! Two-Toned Flora dies and Brushed Bouquet stamp set.

  I wish each one of you could see this card in person. .. it’s a WOW!  I die cut the card front size Two-Toned Flora die in Basic White cardstock and added it on top of some Fancy Flora designer paper and it’s such a WOW!!! My Recommendation is liquid glue to adhere the …

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Loveliest Layers Masks Card Color Combos

Loveliest Layers masks from Stampin' UP! are easy to use with Blending Brushes and ink pads. Make handmade cards quickly! By Patty Bennett Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape color combo.

  The minute I saw these Loveliest Layers masks in the new Stampin’ Up! mini catalog, I knew I’d love them with bright colors, and I was right!!  How pretty are these cards!!?? I love them!! Stamparatus TIP! I used my Stamparatus to tuck the cardstock piece and the mask into the corner so that …

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Amazing Milestone Birthday Card Idea and Video

Milestone birthday accordion card idea featuring Stampin' UP! designer paper, by Patty Bennett

  Need a fun idea for a milestone birthday card??  I think you’ll love this idea with 75 and 50 candles!! Be sure to WATCH THE VIDEO at the bottom of my post today to see how I made them!   I made these cards for Joy and Marcee and they loved them!! They are …

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Colorful Pinata Card idea

Taco Fiesta stamp set from Stampin' Up! Pinata Banner Card inspired by Melanie.

This adorable Taco Fiesta set is probably going to be one of the all time best sellers at Stampin’ UP!.. it’s soooooooo cute!!!  I just love it!! My pinata card today was inspired by Melanie Hockin, and features the colorful patterns from the Flowers & More designer paper pack on page 90 of the current …

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5 Regency Park Flower Card Ideas

Use Stampin UP! Regency Park designer paper with the Petal Park flower punch bundle. Card idea by Patty Bennett

  Just a quick inspirational post for you today with 5 more card ideas for using the fantastic Regency Park designer paper and the Petal Park Bundle!!  I simply LOVE this combination!!   Above: combine the Stitched Greenery background with any floral and you get a great combo for your handmade cards! Below: simple visual …

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Let’s Share a Milkshake!

Stampin UP! Share a Milkshake bundle and Sale-a-Bration Dainty Flowers paper Valentine Card Idea by Patty Bennett

I had an idea (pretty common occurrence), and thought thought it would be interesting to see how the Share a Milkshake dies look when using the beautiful watercolor backgrounds from the Dainty Flowers Sale-a-Bration paper!!  I love how they turned out.. they are very frothy, kinda sherbet-y, and very soft and colorful!     After …

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