Detailed Birthday Cupcake Card

Stampin' UP! Birthday Cheer Z Fold Card Idea, featuring How Sweet it Is designer paper and fun Detailed Birthday edgelit cupcake die cuts. By Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I had fun layering the Stitched Rectangle framelit dies on this Z Fold Birthday card idea!!  I used 4 different sizes of the Stitched Rectangle dies and the How Sweet It Is designer paper with the coordinating Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather cardstock!!  Check out the cute detail inside.. I die cut Melon Mambo cupcakes …

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Highland Heather Climbing Roses Note Cards

Climbing Roses Note Card idea! Sponge Highland Heather ink onto roses then add Wink of Stella for sparkle! Gingham Gala paper and Highland Heather ribbon - all supplies from Stampin' UP!. By Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

When I was creating the Grapefruit Grove Climbing Roses note cards, I also created the same design in Highland Heather.  After stamping the Climbing Rose image in Highland Heather ink, I used a sponge dauber to add Highland Heather ink, then I die cut them with the coordinating Rose Trellis framelit.  I added Wink of …

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Climbing Roses Stampin’ UP! Note Cards

I was so excited to use this beautiful Climbing Roses Bundle from Stampin’ Up! on my customer Thank You Cards last week!  I needed to make lots of cards, so I didn’t have time to color with lots of detail, (even though I wanted to!), so I grabbed a sponge dauber and added color to …

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Monarch Butterfly Gala Card with Spectrum pad

Stampin' UP! Butterfly Gala stamp set / punch bundle Monarch butterfly card featuring Graceful Glass Vellum and Spectrum rainbow pad, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

You may have already seen this Monarch Butterfly card in my Facebook Live video earlier in the week, and I am really excited to share it with you on my blog!  This handstamped card features the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Gala bundle, Graceful Glass Vellum colored with Stampin’ Blends markers, and a Spectrum rainbow pad that …

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Piece of Cake Birthday Card Idea

Stampin' UP! Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch birthday card idea with Bermuda Bay ribbon, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

I have been stamping and coloring these fun Piece of Cake images with my Stampin’ Blends markers and creating such fun cards with them!  The Stampin’ UP! Note Cards are the perfect size for these little cake images! Find the Piece of Cake Bundle #150579 (stamp set & punch) on page 18 in your Occasions …

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Be Mine Stitched Heart Framelits for Valentine’s Day

Paper Crafting Tips for Stampin' Up! All My Love designer paper - Occasions Catalog 2019. Die cut with Be Mine Stitched Framelit dies. Shop www.MyStampOrder.com

I have loved working with the new All My Love Suite of products from the 2019 Stampin’ UP! Occasions catalog! (pages 4 to 7)  I thought I’d share a few tips and photos with you today that I’ve discovered as I’ve been working with the Be Mine Stitched Heart frameltis and All my Love designer …

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Butterfly Gala with Spectrum Rainbow Pads – Video

Stampin' UP! Spectrum Rainbow pad inked with reinkers for the Butterfly Gala stamp set. Notecard idea from Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Stampin’ a rainbow of butterflies today!!  I had an idea to stamp the Butterfly Gala stamp set with Stampin’ UP! Spectrum rainbow pads and I LOVE how they turned out!  I have a FREE VIDEO TUTORIAL for you at the bottom of this post, as well as links to shop for all of these note …

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How Sweet It Is Gummy Bear Birthday Card Idea

Stampin' UP! Birthday Cheer Z Fold Card Idea, featuring How Sweet it Is designer paper and fun gummy bear die cut jar. By Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

The How Sweet it Is suite of Stampin’ Up! products in the 2019 Occasions catalog is so cute and so much fun to work with! The bright colors are perfect for birthday celebrations, like this handmade Z Fold card I created!  I have also used the new Rectangle Stitched framelits #148551 to create great layers …

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Life is Grand Floral Romance Vellum Card

Stampin' UP! Life Is Grand stamp set "hello" card featuring Floral Romance Vellum & Frosted Flower embellishments by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I borrowed the idea for this “Life is Grand” hello card from Stampin’ UP!  One of the great things about being a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator is the extra ideas and training provided to us in the quarterly Stampin’ Success magazine as well as weekly training emails. This idea to fussy cut the vellum leaves from …

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Forever Lovely and Valentine Card Ideas

Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog card idea featuring Forever Lovely stamp set and framelit bundle, and "All My Love" designer paper. Card by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Stampin’ UP! just introduced the wonderful “All My Love” suite of products in the 2019 Occasions catalog which includes this Forever Lovely bundle! I created these cards with these products, which would be perfect for anniversaries, a wedding, or Valentine’s day!  See the All My Love Suite on pages 4-6, or here online. Both greetings …

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How to Sponge Butterfly Gala butterflies

Handmade butterfly cards featuring Stampin' UP! Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet punch bundle, and Botanical Butterfly designer paper, free gift choice during Sale-a-Bration 2019. Cards by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Watch my free video tutorial at the bottom of today’s blog post for more info about using Sponge Daubers and ink to color these Butterfly Gala punched butterfly images! I was excited to try this idea, using Sponge Daubers and Stampin’ UP! ink pads to QUICKLY and easily blend colors on these Butterfly Gala punched …

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Happiness Blooms Super Easy Cards

Happiness Blooms Memories and More cards created with Stampin' Up! card pack and Card & Envelope pack! Featuring Bloom by Bloom stamp set. Cards by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Need a bunch of handmade cards in a hurry?  Grab a pack of Stampin’ UP! Memories & More cards, plus a pack of the coordinating Cards & Envelopes and create away!!  Today’s post features NEW 2019 Occasions catalog Happiness Blooms Memories & More supplies, plus the Bloom by Bloom stamp set!  Find all of the …

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