3×4 Flip Flaps in a Birthday Card!!

3x4 flip flaps on a special Wildflower Birthday card featuring Brushed Gold card bases, video by Patty Bennett

Thank you again so much for joining me last Friday for my weekly video featuring the new Stampin’ Up! flip flaps as I shared how I used them on special birthday cards! Our card today is a standard 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card when closed, and features 2 of the 3″ x 4″ flip flaps inside. …

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Flip Flaps make cards Super Special!!

Add more than one! Using Stampin' UP! Flip Flaps on birthday cards makes them extra special! Wildflower Birthday DSP pack cards by Patty Bennett

I had the best time making cards with Flip Flaps!! Did you catch the live video yesterday? If not, please be sure to watch the replay below!! Have you tried Flip Flaps? I can’t get over how fun they are to add to cards! You’ll also see them on my scrapbook pages starting 1/28 with …

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My First time using Flip Flaps!!

Stampin' Up! Flip Flaps on handmade cards - what a fun way to make a special card with Wildflower Birthday paper pack! Live video by Patty Bennett

Oh my goodness friends… I’ve found a new favorite way to make handmade cards REALLY special!! Watch my live video today (or replay later) to find out how I used Flip Flaps!!! Have you tried Flip Flaps? Join me live to see all the fun! 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Flip Flaps – …

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What I made with the left over Splendid Autumn paper

Splendid Autumn chevron cards with left over scrap trips, by Patty Bennett

Remember the 5 different card designs I shared with you last week featuring the Stampin’ Up! Splendid Autumn paper?  (missed it?  click here).  After I was done, I had LOTS of 1/2″ and 3/4″ left over strips, so, I made a handful of these chevron cards! Above and below:  There is no right or wrong …

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Yes, I sat and created at our Summer Soiree!!

Birthday card idea with Stampin' Up! Bright & Beautiful Memories & More card pack by Patty Bennett

One of the classes from our Summer Stampin’ Soiree earlier this month was a Bright & Beautiful Memories & More stampin’ class.  We used the amazing Memories & More card pack, in addition to the Card & Envelope pack.  The possibilities of combining the 50 preprinted 3×4 and 4×6 cards with the card bases is …

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Not sure how many Possibilities there were…

Customer thank you card from Patty Bennett featuring Stampin Up! Bright & Beautiful DSP and Beautiful Balloons bundle!

I know there is some math formula I learned back in High School to determine how many possible combinations there would be with 24 different designer papers, 1 background pattern and 1 die cut balloon pattern, plus 5 different possibilities of sequins…. whatever that number is, that is the possible number of cards I could …

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Adorable Cards with New Stampin’ UP! products

Circle Sayings cupcake birthday cards featuring new Stampin' Up! Bright & Beautiful designer paper

Happy Colors! Fun Cards!! Cute cupcake stamp!!! How cute are these cards featuring new Stampin’ Up! products!? Did you see my post earlier this week? If you missed it, click here for my cupcake color chart!   As I made my chart (linked above) I also had to stamp a few more cupcakes and color …

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Save Time with Easy Dainty Flowers Cards

Easy to make floral birthday cards with Stampin' Up! Dainty Flowers paper from Sale-a-Bration 2023

  Most definitely, the most popular Sale-a-Bration gift request by my customers on the January 5th launch date was this Dainty Flowers designer paper pack! My customers LOVE it!! If you are not familiar with the Stampin’ UP! Sale-a-Bration gifts, you can read more here!     This magical trio of easy to make Dainty …

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Make some Birthday Cards for the New Year!

Perfectly Penned Stampin' UP! designer paper birthday card idea, colored with Sponge Dauber by Patty Bennett

    Do you remember the fun idea I shared with you a couple weeks ago? Those Perfectly Penciled birthday cards were so pretty I decided to make more cards with the same designer paper after coloring it with the Sponge Daubers!     You can make up a whole batch of these cards to …

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Birthday Club Cards for Customers

Perfectly Penciled black and white designer paper from Stampin' UP! colored with Sponge Daubers. Birthday card idea by Patty Bennett

    I created birthday cards to send with the Birthday Club postcards I mailed out over the weekend.  The Perfectly Penciled designer paper from Stampin’ UP! just begs to be colored, and since I had dozens of cards to make, I thought about this quick and easy technique, coloring with sponge daubers and ink …

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Quick, Easy and Beautiful Fitting Florets Cards

Stampin' Up! Birthday card with Fitting Florets paper and Framed Florets stamp set, by Patty Bennett

  Catching up on Customer Thank You cards again, this time I made a batch with the Fitting Florets designer paper for birthday and Christmas.  These cards are super quick and easy! I’ve even got a 30 second quickie video for you on Instagram! Click to watch it! These card bases are from the the …

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Painted Texture Embossing Folder Card Backgrounds

3 birthday card ideas featuring Stampin' Up! Painted Texture embossing folder background, and Golden Garden acetate overlays, cards by Patty Bennett

Everyone needs birthday cards, right!?  I am guessing more birthday cards are sent each year than almost anything else.  Today I’m sharing 3 similar ideas, each with the same design, but different colors.  All 3 cards feature the Painted Textures Embossing Folder.   Painted Texture Embossing folder available online #154317 I used Basic White, Granny …

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