Watercolored Hibiscus Beach Happy Card

Stampin' UP! Humming Along bundle and Beach Happy stamp set card with Seaside embossing folder background. Watercolored card idea by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I hope you enjoy my Watercolored hibiscus card today.  If you are in a snowy part of the world, I hope it brings happy, sunny thoughts… and I hope it inspires you to create something pretty today!   My handstamped card was inspired by a card on Pinterest by “Scraps by Sissy” featuring the Seaside …

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Aloha from Santa – notecard ideas

Tropical Christmas Card Idea featuring Stampin ' Up! So Santa set and Tropical Chic set. Note card with Holiday catalog sets by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

For my friends in the snow or cold weather.. these fun tropical “So Santa” Stampin’ UP! Christmas cards are for you today! Although we live a mile from the San Francisco Bay, it’s not exactly “tropical” here at Christmas.. but I have been known to be out gardening on Christmas!  🙂  While I’d rather be …

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Video Tutorial for Brusho / Waterfront sunset card

  Thank you so much for your kind comments about the Waterfront stamp set sunset, palm tree card I posted last weekend here.  It features a watercolor background created with Brusho Crystal Colour and a water spritzer!  So easy!   I hope that you will enjoy this free Video tutorial below with all the info …

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Waterfront Palm Tree Card

  Are you ready for summer?  I hope my Waterfront Palm Tree Beach card idea helps set the mood for summer!  I had the best time creating this after being inspired by an Instagram post by @tamihewlett.  Is it ok to say that I'm totally in love with this card?   I created the background …

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Waterfront Beach Card Video Tutorial

  I am excited to share a fun card and video tutorial with you today.  I created these cards using the Waterfront stamp set, new to Stampin' Up! this month! I was inspired by a similar design by Amy K on Instagram.. she does beautiful work!  Each card is created with a watercolor paper die …

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Waterfront Stamp Set – Mountains or Beach?

  Get ready for the release of the 2018 Stampin' UP! Occasions catalog, and check out page 48 where you will find this amazing new stamp set called Waterfront!  (available beginning Jan. 3, 2018)   For my first "playdate" with this new set, I decided to try out a mountain scene and a beach scene.  …

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Happy Birthday Card for Eric!

  My sweet hubby celebrated his birthday at the end of July, and of course I sat down to stamp a card for him.  I had this image of 2 adirondak chairs from the Stampin' Up! Seasonal Layer thinlit set in my mind… 2 chairs side by side at the beach… well, you see.. I …

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Adirondak Beach Chair & Embossing Paste Clouds card

  Click for Stampin' UP! Specials // Click for Patty's Special   I have some fun crafty tips for you today, for creating a cloudy sky, a Sandy Beach, and a fun punch art sun!  I love the pop of RED on the Adirondak chair on my card today!  Read all the details below so …

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Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Layers Adirondack Chair beach card

    This beach, or lakeside shoreline, just makes me smile!!  I would love to just hang out in that chair today!! Do you remember THIS flamingo card?  If you do, you might recognize some of the stamp images in these cards from that card!! I used the water image, the grass image and the …

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