Adorable Christmas Birdhouse Mini Card

Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse mini card by Patty Bennett for Christmas

The adorable mini Country Birdhouse cards I shared last May were so popular, I decided to create one in a Christmas theme!! By using some Joyful Images ephemera pieces I was able to quickly decorate my mini card!! The Joyful Images ephemera pack sold out, but you can easily stamp and die cut images, too! …

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1200 Merriest Trees for my Team!

Merriest Trees Christmas Cards - Stampin' Up! brushed gold cards, for Luv 2 Stamp Group, by Patty Bennett

We mailed a Christmas card to each person on my Stampin’ Up! team (the Luv 2 Stamp Group)… but I didn’t accomplish this on my own!!  Thanks to help from my hubby and my die cutting fairy for cutting the 1,200 trees for me, we got it done!!   These cards featuring the gorgeous Stampin’ …

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Really Easy Fun Fold Christmas Card idea

One Horse Open Sleigh fun fold cards - easy way to make cards with 6x6 Stampin' Up! designer paper by Patty Bennett

    If you are feeling behind and need some quick and easy Christmas cards, try this super easy fun fold design with the Stampin’ Up! One Horse Open Sleigh 6×6 designer paper stack. These easy fun fold Christmas Cards were created with various patterns from this limited time offer One Horse Open Sleigh designer …

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Retiring Garden Walk Designer Paper

Garden Walk designer paper from Stampin' Up! - card idea for holidays with Brushed Gold Cards

  An appropriate paper to use today: Garden Walk… today would have been my mom’s 94th birthday and she loved her garden, or a walk in any garden.  I selected 2 patterns from this soon to be retired 6×6 designer paper pack from Stampin’ Up! to create holiday cards, even though this paper isn’t really …

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Fun way to use the Deckled Circle Dies

Fragrant Forest tree background stamp holiday card, with Deckled Circle Dies & Stampin' Up! supplies by Patty Bennett

Thankfully, these amazing Deckle Circle Dies are on the “carryover list” and will be available from Stampin’ Up! after the holiday catalog ends. I suspected they would be but you never know!!  If you missed the post with the retiring list and holiday catalog sale info, click here. After stamping the Fragrant Forest background stamp, …

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Gorgeous Brushed Gold Card Bases for Holiday Cards

Stampin' UP! Brushed Gold Card base for Christmas featuring poinsettia die cut from the Stampin' Up! Rustic Christmas kit. by Patty Bennett

  Do you remember the fun poinsettia die cut pieces I was using on my video when I showcased the Rustic Christmas countdown kit?  (this post)  I had a couple left over pieces after making all my tags and gift card holders and I decided to use the pieces on the new Stampin’ UP! Brushed …

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Beary Cute Christmas Card

Beary Christmas card featuring Stampin' Up! Abundant Beauty Mask snowflake background

  Can you believe it.. I don’t think I had used the new Beary Cute bear punch yet!!??  I punched this fun bear out of the Beary Cute designer paper, and fussy cut a tree from the same paper for this card! I hope by the time this posts, the Stampin’ Up! Abundant Beauty masks …

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Tips for making a NOEL Christmas Card

Joy of Noel dies Christmas card tips and idea by Patty Bennett featuring textured paper.

  Need a quick and easy way to make a pretty background?  Try this!!  use the Stampin’ Up! Abundant Beauty masks (yes, I call them stencils), a blending brush and ink, and create a pretty snowflake background for your holiday card!! Step 1: Use Any color blue ink you wish, and add some color randomly …

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Shining Brightly Holiday Card Ideas

Stampin' Up! card idea for holidays or Christmas featuring Brightly Shining designer paper by Patty Bennett

  Stampin’ Up! has some beautiful paper in the current Holiday catalog, and among all the pretty paper is this Shining Brightly designer paper pack!!  All of the designs feature gold foil and some sheets feature Night of Navy.  It’s a gorgeous combo! Shining Brightly designer paper #162378     Today I am sharing 2 …

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So Very Merry Circle Fun Fold Cards

Circle fun fold card featuring Stampin' UP! So very Merry stamp set by Patty Bennett

You may remember a couple months ago I shared this circle fun fold card idea with you during my Earthen Elegance Back Fold Card video, and I said we needed a separate video for this circle fun fold… well, now we have it!!  This fun Z fold type card with a peekaboo circle was just …

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Make a Circle Fun Fold Card Live today!!

Facebook live weekly crafting video: Stampin' Up! So Very Merry set circle fun fold card with Patty Bennett

Watch the Card Making Video today! I have TWO circle fun fold cards to make with you today!!  They feature the Stampin’ Up! So Very Merry stamp set and a SNEAK PEEK of designer papers from the upcoming 2023 Holiday Catalog! Join me Live at 11am PT or watch the Replay! Live: on my Facebook …

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Sneak Peek Stampin’ Up! Holiday Card idea

Stampin' UP! Snowflake Sky 3d embossing folder card idea for the holidays by Patty Bennett

Are you ready for a fun Stampin’ UP! Holiday Catalog sneak peek? Preview Holiday Catalog Products: I just love this quick and easy card I created on my live video (here) a few weeks ago.  I’ve combined 5, yes, 5, brand new products: Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder #162026 Deckled Circle dies #162286 Night of …

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