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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Pretty Pink Paper Butterfly Card

Stampin' Up! paper butterflies colored with blending brushes and ink. Analogous pink color combo card by Patty Bennett

Ready for a really soft, beautiful Pink butterfly card!?  I loved how this one turned out.  It was easy to create these colored paper butterflies by applying Stampin’ UP! ink with Blending Brushes to the butterflies.  They come already die cut, but be sure to watch THIS PART of my previous video for great tips …

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Video for Watercoloring Changing Leaves Backgrounds

Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing folder card idea featuring a fall color combo watercolor wash background, by Patty Bennett

  Creating a watercolor wash is a great way to make an inexpensive colorful background with ANY colors!  I created these with Stampin UP! ink pads and watercolor paper.  I love the fall color combo combined with the Online Exclusive Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder bundle. Watercolor Techniques Card Video The replay of our live …

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Watercoloring the Changing Leaves Backgrounds

Use a watercolor wash to color the backgrounds of the embossed Changing Leaves cards, live video tutorial by Patty Bennett

    Watercoloring Changing Leaves Card Video Welcome friends! Today I am excited to show you know HOW to use the Stampin’ Up! Changing Leaves Bundle with Hybrid Embossing Folder with Stampin’ UP! ink, watercolor paper and watercoloring techniques!  Join me live today or watch the replay! We’ll talk about color combos, and create live …

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Easy Card with Analogous Colors and DSP

Color Theory with Analogous colors and Stampin' Up! patterned paper by Patty Bennett

Last month we chatted about Color Theory and Monochromatic cards and color combos.  This month we are reviewing Analogous color combos.  I think of Analogous color combos as Monochromatic cards on steroids.  Instead of 1 or 2 colors, try out 3, 4 or 5 colors within the Analogous range of colors. Today I created the …

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Shopping Cart or a Shopping Basket?

Attention Shoppers cart or basket card featuring Stampin' Up! Blends markers and Full of Life patterned paper stack by Patty Bennett

So… question of the day… do you call it a shopping cart? or a shopping basket?  I think I’ve shared this before but I grew up doing to Market Basket in our neighborhood in Pasadena, so we always called the cart a basket, or the shopping basket, because of “Market Basket”.  But I think most …

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Analogous Color Combo Changing Leaves Cards

Color Theory: Analogous color combo with green and blue featuring Stampin' Up! Changing Leaves bundle by Patty Bennett

Looking for some simple stamping and easy Stampin’ Up! color combo ideas?  I’ve got you covered today!  Today we are continuing the color theory posts and talking about Analogous colors.  If you missed it, you can see that part of my video here.   Thank you, so many of you LOVED the green/blue analogous card …

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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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A Throwback Photo card for “Mom 2”

Stampin' UP! Full of Life friend card with photo for mom 2 by Patty Bennett

I came across this OLD photo from a Stampin’ UP! Convention .. .gosh… maybe 20 years old??  of Shirley and I … I call her Mom #2 because she’s been like a 2nd mom to me for about 20 years, and I love her so much!!   Anyway.. I found this photo and decided to die …

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In Color Strip Card

Using strips of In Color DSP make a quilt like card

    I loved revisiting this strip technique for making handmade patchwork cards!! Kurstan shared this idea at our Summer Stampin’ Soiree event in June.  Use 1/2″ x 6″ strips and glue them to your base card or a card front as shown. Keep building up your pattern, until the front is filled.  Flip it …

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