Dandy Garden Product Review Video

Dragonfly card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Dandy Garden suite, Dragonflies punch and Stampin' Blends coloring by Patty Bennett

  I am excited to share the Dandy Garden Suite with you today!!  In addition to several card ideas, I have a product review video for you with information about all the products in the Dandy Garden Suite and tips for making some cards!  View the entire Dandy Garden Suite online! Be sure to Watch …

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Springtime Joy Note Cards great for Easter or Spring

Great Springtime Joy note cards featuring Stampin' Up! Hydrangea Hill designer paper, and Stampin' Blends to color lamb and bunny. cards by Patty Bennett

  Looking for some cute, quick and easy spring and Easter note card ideas?  I’ve got you covered with these sweet cards, featuring the Stampin’ Up! Springtime Joy stamp set and the Hydrangea Hill designer paper!     Before I really knew what I was going to make, I stamped the lamb and the bunny …

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Repurposing Stampin’ Up! Die Envelopes for Gift Packaging

Repurposing Stampin' Up! die envelopes using Retiring Stampin' Up! In Color designer paper and Ridiculously Awesome stamp set for gift packaging. by Patty Bennett

I needed 20 gifties for my Luv 2 Stamp Group this month, so I decided to package up Stampin’ Up! embellishments in these repurposed Stampin’ Up! Die envelopes, and decorate them with Stampin’ Up! 2019-2021 In Colors!!  Repurposing die envelopes for gift giving is a great way to recycle and reuse! I put all of …

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Embossed Wild Rose Background Stamp

Wild Rose background stamp with clear embossing over stamped image. Color True Love DSP with Blending Brushes and fussy cut with Paper Snips. Card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  I tried something different with the Wild Roses background stamp!! I stamped it in Seaside Spray ink onto Basic White cardstock, then I “smooshed” the Versamark pad all over the cardstock and poured clear embossing powder on it, then heated it.  The whole floral background is glossy!!  Really pretty in person, hard to capture …

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Simple True Love Card

True Love Designer paper card - quick and simple. Color flowers with Purple Posy Stampin' Blends marker. www.PattyStamps.com

  Before they retire and go away forever, you’ll want to grab the Purple Posy Stampin’ Blends markers to color the floral outline images in the True Love designer paper.  It’s so quick and a great way to make this simple True Love card!  NOTE:  The Purple Posy cardstock I used for the base card …

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Easter & Spring Treats with Acetate Boxes: Video Tutorial

Springtime Joy Stampin' UP! set with small 3x3 Acetate Box Easter Treat, by Patty Bennett www.pattyStamps.com

Thank you to everyone who joined me live yesterday to make these cute Easter and Spring Treats with Acetate Boxes! They are really quick to make and fun to decorate! Please Watch The Video! I’ll include the video replay at the bottom of this post in case you missed it live yesterday!  You can see …

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A Very Tropical Delicate Petals Card Idea

Wild Roses stamped background card idea featuring the Delicate Petals stamp set in Poppy Parade ink. Stampin Up Card Making supplies www.PattyStamps.com

This may be an unlikely pairing, but I decided to give it a try!  I combined the Delicate Petals stamp set with the Wild Roses background stamp, in Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green!!  It’s one of my favorite bright, tropical color combos! The Wild Roses background stamp is available in Cling Mount #154363 (best …

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Z Fold Popsicle Card

Z fold popsicle card featuring Stampin' Up! Ice Cream Corner Suite and Sweet Ice Cream stamp set. by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

    Have you used the super colorful and fun Ice Cream Corner designer paper yet?  I love all the pretty colors and had fun using the popsicle pattern on my Z Fold Card!     Use the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and stamp the popsicles on Basic White cardstock with the colors shown …

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True Love Designer Paper Note Card Set

3 Ways to Color on True Love designer paper and make a set of note cards with the Sweet Little Valentine cards & envelope set. By Patty Bennett www.pattyStamps.com

You might remember a few weeks ago I was using a variety of Stampin’ Up! coloring mediums to color the flowers on the True Love Designer Paper.  I used my Paper Snips and fussy cut the flowers and created a really fun True Love Designer Paper Note Card Set with the Sweet Little Valentine note …

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Love You Always Specialty Foil Card

Love You Always specialty foil card idea featuring Stampin' Up! card making supplies, by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

  I hope you love this Anniversary card idea featuring Stampin’ Up! Love You Always Specialty foil paper!!  I combined 3 different papers from the Love You Always suite on this clean and simple card.     The card base is a standard 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ folded in half, and I cut the True Love …

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Join Us for a Virtual Crafting Retreat!

2021 Virtual Holiday Extravaganza Crafting to Alaska Weekend Retreat hosted by Patty Bennett and Kurstan del Rosario, Sept. 17, 18 and 19, 2021

So… you know those travel plans? You know the story… most everything has been cancelled. Kurstan and I were hosting a fully booked Crafting Cruise to Alaska this September, but all Alaska cruises were cancelled for 2021, so we are taking our Holiday Extravaganza event Online!! The Good News.. The good news is that we …

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