Detailed Dragonfly Thinlit Watercolor Card Sneak Peek

  Do you have a favorite bundle in the new upcoming 2017 Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog!?  I think this Detailed Dragonfly bundle might be a runaway winner … It is going to be hugely popular, I'm sure!     The Dragonfly cards I'm sharing today all feature watercolor backgrounds, and the Detailed Dragonfly thinlits die …

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Amazing Faux Watercolor Fall Leaf Cards

  Watercolor like a pro… it's easy with Faux Watercoloring! You must trust me on this … these cards are 100x prettier in person than the photos convey.. these Faux Watercolor Fall Leaf cards are GORGEOUS!  My friend Cindee taught me how to make these and they are wonderful! They are stamped with the Vintage …

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I hope you purchased the Thoughtful Branches Bundle!

  I'm hoping you've purchased the Thoughtful Branches Bundle… Because.. I know you love using it for all 4 seasons!  It's a limited time offer stamp set and matching big shot framelit die set only available in August!!!  I LOVE the versatility of this set..  you can see some of the projects I've created with it …

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Ombre Ink Pad Background Floral Cards

  These beautiful Ombre Watercolor backgrounds might look familiar.. I shared a video with you a month or so ago with the instructions to make them (I've shared it at the end of this post as well).  I made more of these beautiful backgrounds featuring the Detailed Floral Thinlit dies and decorated the cards with …

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Easiest Ever Watercolor Background – Video Tutorial

  I am super excited about this beautiful card!!!  I tried out the new Stampin' UP! Ombre Ink Pads as a way to apply color to the background of this card and I love it!!  It is the easiest way to make a watercolor wash background! Watch the VIDEO TUTORIAL below in this post for …

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Bloomin’ Heart Colored on Watercolor Paper!

  So this is just one of those cards that I think is 8,000 times prettier in person.. when you color with the Wink of Stella, it just doesn't show up as well in photos.. so trust me, this is gorgeous in person! 🙂 I die cut the Bloomin' Heart thinlit die (pg 16 of …

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Watercolor Wash Background Video Tutorial

   Thank you for your kind comments about my Watercolor Wash background swap card!  I posted the card HERE during the Stampin' UP! Convention, and swapped it with my fellow Control Freak friends!! Their cards were AMAZING! I'll be featuring them in an upcoming blog post! WATCH THE VIDEO below to see how to create …

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Watercolor Wash Background Convention Swap

Click for>> Patty's Convention Special     Click for>> Convention Photo Updates    Today at the Stampin' UP! Convention, I am gathering with the Control Freaks group that I swap and blog hop with, and we are swapping cards at lunchtime at convention!  We are trading 2 cards each. This is one of the cards I'm trading …

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New 2015-2016 Stampin’ UP! Catalog goes LIVE tomorrow!

   New Catalog Sneak Peek…. scroll down!  The NEW 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! catalog goes LIVE at about 2am MT 6/2/15!!! Online ordering traffic is bound to be heavy all day, but thank you in advance for your patience placing your online order! click here to watch a video tour of some of the new products! …

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Stampin’ UP! Hawaii Card Swap – New Stamp Set

  "You've Got This" Stampin' Up! Swap Card – Hawaii Incentive Trip What a fun name for a new stamp set!!!  When you get your new 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! catalog, please turn immediately to pg 113 and look at this fun stamp set!!  I love it!!  It will definitely be in my top 3 in …

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Big On You Watercolor Background with Markers Technique

  Cindee and I played around with a new background idea, using Watercolor Paper, Stampin' Write markers, and a spritzer with water! We stamped our fun watercolor cards with images from the Big On You stamp set! This super fun "Big On You" stamp set was the perfect greeting for these bold cards!   HOW …

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