Stamping with Shelli & Sara

Stamping with Shelli and Sara during the Million achievers trip with the new Happy Hibiscus bundle.

Last month, during our trip to the Stampin’ Up! home office in Riverton, UT, the Million Sales achievers were treated to so many amazing experiences, and of course a highlight for me is always stamping with Shelli and Sara!!  Carol, Lisa, Sharon and I shared SO many laughs with Shelli & Sara during our fun …

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Die Cutting with Foam Adhesive Sheets

Full of Life patterned designer paper from Stampin' Up! - happy birthday friend card with foam adhesive sheet die cut by Patty Bennett

  If you don’t feel like ink blending a background, or watercoloring a background, might I suggest the AMAZING printed backgrounds from the Stampin’ Up! Full of Life patterned paper pack!?  WOW!! All I did was cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece and emboss it with the So Swirly embossing folder to create this great …

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Ephemera Pack on Low Inventory – Don’t Delay

Stampin Up! Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack card ideas featuring Blending Brush ink blended background by Patty Bennett

When I saw the 4 new Ephemera packs in the May Stampin’ UP! catalog I fell in love, especially with the Fully Flowering pack… because you know… flowers 🙂   I love making cards with the pieces in all 4 of the packs, but especially the Fully Flowering pack. It’s currently on the Low Inventory list, …

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Pretty Purple Color Combo!

Stampin' UP! pretty purple color combo using analogous colors from the color wheel. Card by Patty Bennett

As we are nearing the end of July and our Analogous Color Combo card inspiration this month, I thought I’d share the color combo I came up with for purples.  I used Berry Burst, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath on this pretty floral birthday card! Remember, Analogous colors are found next to or …

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Faux Postage Stamp Card Idea

Faux Postage Stamp card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers bundle and Postage dies. by Patty Bennett

  This cute and colorful faux postage card just makes me so happy! A faux postage stamp card is easy to make with 4 Perennial Postage die cut pieces decorated with any theme!  I elected to use the cute birthday cake stamp from the Attention Shoppers Bundle. How to make the Rainbow Background If you …

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Bonus Cards: Changing Leaves with Thoughtful Journey

Stampin 'Up! Changing Leaves hybrid embossing folder bundle with Thoughtful Journey patterned paper, Card by Patty Bennett

During my live video on Friday, I shared that a really easy way to make a beautiful card quickly is to use the Changing Leaves hybrid embossing folder and emboss a piece of the gorgeous Thoughtful Journey patterned designer paper.  I die cut them first with the Deckled Rectangle die, then embossed them. Each one …

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Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder

Stampin Up! Changing Leaves hybrid embossing folder bundle video tutorial featuring Thoughtful Journey DSP by Patty Bennett

See my Bonus Projects in the Video in addition to How to Use the Changing Leaves Hybrid embossing folder bundle!! Check back tomorrow for more of the cards from the video yesterday! (replay below) If it sounded like I had a million ideas and WAY too much to share with you yesterday, I kind of …

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Leaf Hybrid Embossing Folder Video Live

Changing Leaves Hybrid embossing folder bundle card ideas live video with Patty Bennett

  Changing Leaves Embossing Folder Video Welcome friends! Today I have tons of BONUS projects to show you but I also want to just make sure you know HOW to use the Stampin’ Up! Changing Leaves Bundle with Hybrid Embossing Folder!  Join me live today or watch the replay! So we’ll go over the basics …

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Ink Blending Happy Birthday Friend cards

Friends for Life cards featuring Stampin Up! So Swirly embossing folder and ink blending by Patty Bennett

  You are going to learn 7 Tips in my video below! I’m guessing that any one of your friends would LOVE one of these cards!  I was thrilled when I received a similar card from Paola, and asked her if I could use it for inspiration for my Friday Live.  I’m so glad you …

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