Emboss Resist Wild Roses Background Cards

Use the Emboss Resist technique to create card backgrounds with the Wild Rose stamp, Versamark ink and Blending Brushes. True Love Designer paper flowers. by Patty Bennett

It has been quite awhile since I had done some serious heat embossing on my projects.  I don’t know why I avoided it for so long, just look at these gorgeous results when I heat embossed the Wild Roses background stamp and created an emboss resist background!!  Step one: stamp the Wild Roses background stamp …

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Power of Hope Japanese Lantern card

Stampin Up Power Of Hope Sale-a-Bration card idea with cherry blossoms and Japanese lanterns. colored with Stampin Blends by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

One of the fabulous free gifts available during Stampin’ UP! Sale-a-Bration 2020 is this Power of Hope bundle!  When you place a $100 or more order, you can select this combo of a stamp set and embossing folder as your free Sale-a-Bration gift!!  Power of Hope bundle is found on page 15 in the Stampin’ …

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Brayered Feels Like Frost Designer Paper

Feels Like Frost Stampin Up Designer paper brayered with Pretty Peacock ink and sponge brayer! Christmas or Holiday card idea features Frosted Frames dies and Frosted Foliage set and silver embossing powder. www.PattyStamps.com

I made this beautiful brayered card at a recent demonstrator event. The Feels Like Frost paper is brayered with a sponge brayer and Pretty Peacock ink!!!  SO pretty, so easy!     The brayered Feels Like Frost paper has silver foil accents/designs on it and those designs resist the ink, while the white paper portion …

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Tips for making Coffin Box Halloween Wreath

DIY Halloween Wreath idea featuring Coffin Boxes from Stampin Up! - with Stylish Scroll embossing folder and Delicata metallic inks, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

  OOOOH I love my spooky Halloween Wreath created with Stampin’ Up! Coffin Boxes!!!  I had so much fun making this DIY project with Cindee!!  Each wreath uses 2 packs of coffin boxes (24 total coffins) and we decorated ours with the Stylish Scroll embossing folder, Delicata Metallic ink, and some Monster Bash designer paper, …

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Ride with Me Truck full of flowers!

Stampin' UP! Ride with Me card idea featuring the Inspiring Iris floral stamp set and Brick and Mortar embossing Folder background. Truck colored with Stampin' Blends markers. By Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Without a doubt, one of the most popular new Stampin’ Up! stamp sets is the Ride with Me truck set with the matching dies to make an adorable 3D truck!!   I decided to get my feet wet with this set and just make a card first before I create the cute little 3D trucks.    …

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Dollar Store Craft Room Organizing Tip: Embossing Powder storage

Craft Room Organization TIP: use dual compartment Dollar Store containers to store embossing powder and a spoon!! Label with Brother P-Touch labeler. Stampin' UP! embossing powder available at www.MyStampOrder.com Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Did you see the quick video I posted a few days ago with this great tip for organizing your embossing powder with Dollar Store storage containers!?   I found these GREAT dual compartment storage containers at the Dollar Tree near my home, and I also found these GREAT little plastic spoons that fit perfectly with …

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Watercolor Wash Background Butterfly Gala card

Butterfly Gala stamp set card with Watercolor Wash background. Stampin' Up! papercrafting supplies. www.PattyStamps.com

Create a watercolor wash on watercolor paper with any colors of Stampin’ Up! ink for a stunning handmade card background!     After creating the watercolor wash, this card was stamped with the Butterfly Gala butterfly image in Versamark ink and heat embossed with White embossing powder.  It’s stunning and simple.     Click to …

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Embossing Tips for Garage Gears Masculine Card

Stampin UP! Classic Garage Suite masculine card idea with Embossed Garage Gears. www.PattyStamps.com

I hope you enjoy this masculine card idea featuring the Stampin’ UP! Garage Gears thinlit dies and the Classic Garage suite! Find the entire suite of products HERE in my online Stampin’ UP! store!  Cindee taught me how to make this card and showed me embossing tips for the gears to make them look almost …

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Rose Garden Birthday card with golden touches

  Wow.. I stamped this a long time ago and never got around to sharing it!   I love the soft feel of this card!  Cindee and I created it together, and we used a card somewhere on the internet for inspiration, but as usual, we veered off course and made it our own.  Or it …

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Wedding Card for our Niece

  Today is a special day… Mother's Day!  Happy Mother's Day to all of my "mom friends"!  I also realized it's 5-10-15 which is just a SUPER cool date!! I was guessing there might me lots of weddings going on today because of the cool date, So.. why not share a wedding card I recently …

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Lovely Amazing You Heart Card

  Last month when I was stamping with Cindee, we decided to use this Stampin' Up! card idea from Pinterest to create our own version of this Lovely Amazing You card. As you can see, we changed it up a bit, but used the basic idea. If you have not seen the Lovely Amazing You …

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How to Video: Using Blendabilities on Black Cardstock

  Today I have another video tutorial for you! This video is part 4 in my Blendabilities Marker Series! (see previous Blendabilities Marker videos on my Youtube Channel Here) You are going to LOVE how easy it is to make these amazing cards with the Stampin' Up! Blendabilities Markers and the Indescribable Gift Stamp Set, …

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