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Patty's YouTube playlist for how to use Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers to make cards and handmade papercrafting projects come alive with color.

Hi Friends! We are celebrating our son’s birthday this weekend, so I won’t be around to share a live video with you, but I hope you will pick a video or 2 from one of my video playlists to learn more about cardmaking and papercrafting techniques. Pick a Coloring Video! I have dozens of playlists …

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Peekaboo Forest Bundle

Stampin' Up! Peekaboo Forest Bundle 165391 www.PattyStamps.com/shop

This is such a sweet new rubber stamp and die bundle from Stampin’ Up! It’s called the Peekaboo Forest bundle. If you enjoy coloring, this is a perfect set for you. Color the cute animal images with markers, Stampin’ Blends or watercolor pencils! Make handmade cards or decorate your scrapbook page layouts with this cute …

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Everyday Skies Patterned Paper Card

Use the STampin' UP! Everyday Skies 6x6 patterned paper stack for a great background on this Umbrella Days card colored with Stampin' Blend markers. Handmade card idea by Patty Bennett

I had a thought.. and love how it turned out. The beautiful cloudy sky patterns in the Everyday Skies 6×6 paper stack seemed a perfect fit for the Umbrella Days stamp set!! I combined them for this card. After stamping the image on Basic White cardstock with Memento Black ink, I colored it with my …

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New! Botanical Textures Suite!

Stampin' Up! Botanical Woven Textures DSP patterned paper card idea

Do you love the natural look, the subtle shades found in nature? This Botanical Textures suite has SO much to offer with TWO sets of designer paper, a stamp set and the AMAZING Textured Notes dies, and of course an embossing folder, ribbon and embellishments! All items can be purchased separately as well! NEW Feature …

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Hydrangea Slimline Card

Washes & Florals tags ephemera pack with Stampin' Up! Thankful Garden slimline hydrangea card by Patty Bennett

When I noticed the beautiful tags with the Freesia watercolor wash in the Washes & Florals tags ephemera set, I immediately thought about a trio of these hydrangeas stamped on them, and made into a slimline card. My slimline card was created to fit the 3 tags. When folded, it’s 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″… so it …

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Ink Blending on Full of Life paper!

Ink blending with STampin' UP! Thankful Garden bundle. Cards by Patty Bennett Stamp flowers and blend ink on Full of Life paper

You might remember this technique from my video last month.. I shared ink blending on the Full of Life patterned paper with flowers stamped from the new Stampin’ UP! Thankful Garden stamp set. What I didn’t think about when I shared that with you live, was stamping the image in Granny Apple Green on the …

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Simple Handmade Birthday Cards

Simple handmade birthday cards with patterned paper and precolored die cut images from the Stampin' UP! Wildflower Birthday paper pack, by Patty Bennett

Do you love “done for you” cards, kits, or embellishment pieces? Have you tried out the Wildflower Birthday patterned paper pack yet? The sheet below has great preprinted tags and elements that are amazing for creating quick and fabulous handmade cards for birthdays or celebrations. Not sure how to cut this 12×12 piece? I previously …

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Gorgeous Handmade Floral Cards

Remember this Moment Memories & More cards from Stampin' Up! make a great card front! Combine with patterned paper like this Timeless Plaid paper.

You might think it’s unexpected but I love this combination of the floral Remember This Moment Memories & More 3×4 card with the Timeless Plaid patterned paper background! Why Memories & More? The Memories & More card pack provides 54 double sided preprinted designs to spark inspiration for your projects. Both experienced crafters or new …

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Beautiful Bokeh Balloon Birthday card

Use the Beautiful Bokeh paper for stamping balloons from the Arches Wishes Stampin' Up! set, combined with Everyday Arches dies. Card by Patty Bennett

Birthdays are the perfect occasion to let your creativity shine and create and send a colorful handmade card! Today, I’m thrilled to share two stunning Beautiful Bokeh Balloon Birthday Cards using Stampin’ Up! products. They combine vibrant colors, a playful balloon and cupcake theme, and the dreamy bokeh printed paper to make any birthday extra …

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Stampin’ UP! OnStage tags & gifts

Stampin' Up! OnStage 2025, Raleigh NC, Luv 2 Stamp group gifts, cards and bag tags from Patty Bennett. Cards featuring Mixed Florals stamp set.

You may have heard that this week I am in Raleigh, NC, with a few thousand of my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator friends, and we are enjoying several days at the OnStage event (formerly known as Convention). What do we do at OnStage? We get to see the new catalog… that really is the MOST exciting …

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Totally Adorable Spring Fun Fold

Stampin' Up! Happy Spring fun fold card featuring Meant to Bee papercrafting scrapbooking kit supplies, bee sticker and Belly Band, by Patty Bennett

After creating my “About Me” Scrapbook pages (here) with the Stampin’ Up! Meant to Bee Scrapbooking Workshop Kit, I was using up some of the extra 12×12 Two-Tone cardstock and designer patterned papers to create cute spring fun fold cards!! Apologies that I used a cute rectangle die cut that already retired… sorry.. I had …

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Cards featuring Timeless Plaid paper

Easy handmade cards featuring Timeless Plaid patterned paper background and Remember the Moment Memories & More floral print card by Patty Bennett. Linen Thread accent.

There were 2 reasons I created this card. First, I wanted to try out the Stampin’ UP! Timeless Plaid patterned paper, AND.. I fell in love with this 3×4 printed Memories & More card from the new Remember This Moment pack. I’ve got 4 versions of this card for you but they all use the …

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