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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Let’s Make Pretty Cards for your Friends! Live!

Cards for a Friend featuring Stampin' Up! friends for life and Attention Shoppers bundles live video today with Patty Bennett

OOOH these cards make me so happy!!  I received an awesome card from Paola for my birthday and I used it for inspiration to create the cards we’ll be making today! Join me Live Today! On my weekly Friday Live card making video today, I’ll be sharing how to make these colorful cards featuring the …

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Embossed Strip Card with Lily Pond Lane

Lily Pond Lane 1' strip cards with Stampin' Up! Cute Crochet embossing folders, by Patty Bennett

These 1″ strip cards are a great way to use up extra DSP strips, and to experiment with combining different patterns and colors!  I hope you enjoy my Lily Pond Lane cards today! The Masterfully Made 1″ strip card idea was one of my most popular cards last year, if you missed it: click to …

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Coloring Black and White Ephemera with Blends

Coloring black and white Fully Flowering Ephemera floral image with Stampin' Blends markers. Card by Patty Bennett

As I was prepping my class and display board for our Summer Stampin’ Soiree last weekend, I think this was one of my faves!!  While you can also do this same idea by stamping a floral image and coloring, I actually used the die cut image shown below (from the Fully Flowering Ephemera pack).  Most …

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Dotted Circles Embossing Folder square card

Stampin Up! Dotted Circles embossing folder square card idea with ephemera die cuts by Patty Bennett

I know many of you were as surprised as I was to see the 2 new “huge” embossing folders in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog this year!!  The Dotted Circles 3D embossing folder and the So Swirly folder are both large.. they are 6″ x 8-1/2″, the size of the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss plates!!!  …

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Super Simple 4×4 Cards

Layers of Beauty, quick, easy and simple Stampin' Up! 4x4 cards by Patty Bennett

After cutting some Thick Basic White cardstock for our upcoming Summertime Fun class this month, I had 96 pieces of cardstock left that were the PERFECT size for 4×4 cards… so that’s what I made!  I am trying to catch up on tons of customer thank you cards so I needed a quick and simple, …

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How do the In Colors Look when Embossed?

Stampin' Up! In Colors 2024 2026 with embossing folders

  I was playing around with the new Stampin’ Up! In Colors, debuting in the catalog in a couple days, and Just thought it would be fun to try out a bunch of different embossing folders with the 5 new colors!     Embossing Folders above, left to right: Layered Florals #162935, Fern 3D #158804, …

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Have you ever colored on an Embossed image?

Coloring an embossed image with Stampin' Blends Markers. Layered Florals 3D folder. with Patty Bennett

This is a fun technique that I forget about doing, but I love it every time I try it… coloring an embossed cardstock image with Stampin’ Blends markers!! I learned this technique from Kurstan back in 2018, using the Country Floral embossing folder and white cardstock.  I’ve done it a few times since, but don’t …

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Easter Lilies Ink Blending Video

Stampin' Up! Easter Lilies cards with ink blending by Patty Bennett

Video Tutorial: Ink Blending tips for the Lily dies! If you are reading this in an email, please visit my blog post, or my YouTube channel to see the video.   If you missed the finished cards, see them HERE.       The dies have been on unorderable status for a few weeks, I’m …

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