Gifts for my Advisory Board Friends

I'm off to Utah for 8 days.. meeting with the Founder's Circle achievers, Stampin' Up! owner, Shelli Gardner, SU! staff, AND my new Advisory Board friends!!  One small thing I'm taking to my fellow Advisory Board members this week is this little Snickers treat… So fun to make with the Top Notes Bigz die from …

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10 Cards in an Hour! You are gonna want the Pennant Die! :)

Wow… this was so quick and FUN!!  I saw this idea on Marie's blog and HAD to try this right away!  What a TERRIFIC way to use the Pennant Bigz die from Stampin' Up! with the Big Shot die cutting machine! :)  yahooo!!!  Thanks, Maria!!!       Did you look at her blog yet?  Isn't this …

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Bella Rose envelope card

I've been really busy getting ready to leave for Utah in less than 48 hours, but did come up with this quick little card.. it's a Stampin' Up! Open End Envelope, folded in 1/2 and decorated.  There is a small 3×3 card inside for the message.  I used my favorite Bella Rose Designer Paper.. just …

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Flower Fancy

I mailed out a swap for my "Control Freak Swap Group" last week, and I had some left over pieces from making the cards, so I used some of them to make this card (this is NOT my swap):   Supplies: Set: Flower Fancy (111578) pg 104, and Best Yet (111604) pg 18 Ink: So …

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Big Shot Baskets

I played with the Big Shot Pennant die and the Basket die and made some cute little baskets. Below: Baskets from the Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL die, and Bella Rose and Washington Apple DSP:   I found the easiest way to put these together was per Diana's Tutorial HERE.  Thanks Di for these great …

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Big Shot Class Samples – by Patty Bennett

I taught 2 sessions of the Big Shot class this week.. everyone really enjoyed seeing the Big Shot in action and loved getting to use it!  Here are the 4 projects we made: Using the Stampin' Up! Exclusive Tulipe Die, we used the "negative" part of this die (we did not use the little pieces.. we …

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Patty’s Big Shot Banner!

Whoohooo! this was one of my goals.. get this banner done in time for my BIG SHOT CLASS tonight!  You can click on it to see it larger…   I used the Big Shot and the Pennant Die to create this, as well as the Serif Essentials alphabet die!  Other supplies:  Riding Hood Red cardstock, …

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Great Discovery – a few Great Tips for you!

I have a couple great tips to share with you .. Well, maybe you already thought of this.. but I only thought of it the other day when I was making my Top Notes Die Cut book, and wanted to add brads to my Word Window punch out piece:   I don't know about you, but whenever …

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Top Notes Die Cut Book

I was SO inspired by this idea from Lisa Somerville (here), that I had to try it:  a Top Notes Die Cut book!  Simply die cut all your Top Notes with the Stampin' Up! Big Shot, crop off about 1/2" from one side (with a paper cutter), then punch and bind them with your Bind …

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Button, Button, Who’s got the Button?

I do!  I got my cute Button die for the Stampin' Up! Big Shot and had a blast using it!  These cards feel so "retro" to me..  back to my early days with Stampin' Up! 12 and 13 years ago, when everything had stitching and buttons on it! :)  These cards are made with Pink …

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Bella Rose gifts from Erin

One of my very sweet blogging friends, Erin, sent me this fabulous selection of gifts made with the Bella Rose Designer Paper from Stampin' Up!  Isn't she sweet!!??  You need to check out her blog HERE.. she does FABULOUS work! Thanks, Erin!! SharePinTweetEmail0 Shares

CUTE Gingham Flowers!

Oh my gosh… WAY TOO CUTE.. look what Lene’e, one of my very talented downline members, sent me… I just LOVE how she sponged the edges of each flower!! For details on how to make this type of flower, CLICK HERE. THANKS LENE’E !!!  You are one talented stamper!!!!  SharePinTweetEmail0 Shares