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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Lovely Garden Cards with Blending Brushes

Lovely Garden Suite from Stampin' Up! - combine with Blending Brushes and ink to color the flowers with the masks / stencils. Flower card by Patty Bennett

Using blending brushes and Stampin’ Up! ink pads is such a fun way to add color to your images. In the case of the Thankful Garden bundle, I stamped these images in black and then used the masks to guide the color placement. I’m not 100% sure what flower this is supposed to be, but …

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Lovely Garden with Blending Brushes

Lovely Garden hydrangea card with Stampin' Up! ink and blending brushes. Handmade card and video tutorial by Patty Bennett

Replay Below if you missed the live You know me.. I love flowers, flower cards, coloring, pretty floral color combos, and the ease of creating with masks and Blending Brushes.. so I was very excited to share a Sneak Peek of the new Thankful Garden Bundle, part of the Stampin’ UP! Online Exclusive release coming …

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Blending Brush Live Tutorial

Using Blending Brushes in my live card making tutorial with the Stampin' Up! Lovely Garden suite and bundle, with Patty Bennett

Join the Live Video or catch a Replay Today I am excited to share a Sneak Peek of these new products in the Stampin’ UP! Online Exclusive release coming on March 4, 2025 to customers (available to demonstrators now). I will be using my blending brushes with the new Thankful Garden bundle which includes stamps, …

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Frosted Forest: Watercoloring & No Stamping

Watercolor technique version: No stamping with the Frosted Forest Online Exclusive. Just Ink blending and watercoloring with the masks. Cards by Patty Bennett

Thank you for joining me last Friday for my free weekly live crafting session  as I shared tips and card making ideas with you featuring the brand new Stampin’ Up! Frosted Forest Bundle.  This bundle is part of the July 2024 Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive release!  After creating the cards using the stamps, dies and …

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Frosted Forest Card Video Tutorial with Blending Brushes

Stampin' Up! Online Exclusive bundle: Frosted Forest includes stamp set, dies and masks. Use with Blending Brushes and ink. cards by Patty Bennett

I do hope you were able to Join me for my free weekly live crafting session yesterday as I shared tips and card making ideas with you featuring the brand new Stampin’ Up! Frosted Forest Bundle.  This bundle is part of the July 2024 Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive release! It will be available while supplies …

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Live Card Making today: Frosted Forest Bundle

Live Card Making video featuring Stampin' Up! Frosted Forest bundle with blending brushes and masks. PattyStamps

  You are Invited… Join me for a free live crafting session today as I share tips and card making ideas with you featuring the brand new Stampin’ Up! Frosted Forest Bundle.  This bundle is part of the July 2024 Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusive release!  It will be available while supplies last. This bundle includes …

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New Thoughtful Designs paper for Card Backgrounds

Layers of Beauty STampin' Up! card with Thoughtful Designs paper background. Blending Brush coloring by Patty Bennett

    Wow wow wow .. this new Thoughtful Journey specialty paper from Stampin’ Up! on page 47, in the Thoughtful Journey suite is SO gorgeous!!!  I loved using it for the backgrounds on my Layers of Beauty cards! Color combo for ink blending flowers/leaves above: Peach Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, …

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Pretty in Pink Layers of Beauty Card

Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty bundle card by Patty Bennett with Blending Brushes

Ever since Stampin’ Up! introduced these layering masks a couple years ago (first the Abundant Beauty Sunflowers, then the Enduring Beauty and now the Layering Beauty masks),  I’ve been in love with them and enjoy practicing my Ink Blending and color combos!     The Stampin’ Up! ink colors I used with my Blending Brushes …

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Beautiful Anniversary Card Idea

Color Combo for Stampin' Up! Layers of Beauty bundle anniversary card by Patty Bennett with Blending Brushes

  Wow.. do you love this color combo??  (I’ve included a graphic below that you can pin to your Pinterest board!!)  Summer Splash with the pinks and purples is an amazing combo.  I used it for my Anniversary card idea featuring the Stampin’ Up! Layers of Beauty stamp and masks!   Not sure if you …

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Embossed Flowering Zinnia DSP Background

Enduring Beauty mask note card by Patty Bennett with Stampin' UP! Blending Brushes

Tip #1: Don’t forget this great technique!!  Use an embossing folder on your designer paper to create a really great background for your handmade cards! Above: Flowering Zinnia DSP with the Distressed Tile embossing folder. TIP #2!! After ink blending the stencil image twice, I cut one of them apart, and used part of it …

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