Amazing and super easy Watercolor Paper Background Video

Watercolor paper background technique with reinkers and baby wipes. by Patty Bennett

Wow my friends.. I’m so super excited to share this background technique with you!!  I’ve heard of baby wipe and reinker techniques, I’ve heard of watercolor background techniques, but had never combined the 2 to create gorgeous and super easy and colorful backgrounds!!!  I saw this demonstrated by Natalie White (from Stampin’ UP!) in a …

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Poinsettia Petals card with Wink of Stella

Stampin' UP! Poinsettia Petals Christmas Card Idea painted with Wink of Stella and Cherry Cobbler reinker by Patty Bennett

  As a part of my Poinsettia Place Suite presentation for my team of demonstrators this month, I showed a few “bonus card” ideas.  This Poinsettia Petals card painted with Wink of Stella was one of the bonus ideas I shared!! Poinsettia Petals set available HERE online.  For all other Stampin’ UP! supplies online, scroll …

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Grace’s Garden Scalloped Note Card Ideas

Grace's Garden Stampin Up set Scalloped Note Card ideas by Patty Bennett featuring Best Dressed designer paper www.PattyStamps.com

    Thank you for your very kind comments on my previous Grace’s Garden card!  While I was stamping and watercoloring the images, I die cut a few extra flower images and made these 2 Scalloped Note Cards! Retiring Info: Scalloped Note Cards are on the retiring list HERE – available while supplies last the …

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DIY Ink Refill Technique on Felt with Wild Rose

To a Wild Rose Stampin Up set featuring DIY Ink Refill technique on Felt. 2019-2021 In Color Ribbon accessories. Card ideas with Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

This is a super fun technique featuring ink refill bottles, a piece of felt and the Wild Rose stamp set!!  Watch the Video! You can see the live video from this morning HERE on my Facebook Business Page, or watch the video below from Youtube.       I learned this fun technique a year …

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Grace’s Garden Card inspired by Watercolor Painting

Grace's Garden stamp set from Stampin' Up! - watercolor card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Many of you know that my dad, Jim Burns, is a watercolor artist… wait.. I mean an AMAZING watercolor artist, and I recently used one of his paintings as inspiration for my card featuring the Grace’s Garden stamp set.  This painting happens to be hanging in my stamp loft, so I used it for inspiration …

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Tropical Oasis Memories & More Card Ideas

Tropical Oasis Memories & More card ideas featuring Stampin Up Timeless Tropical hibiscus flower watercolored with Wink of Stella. www.PattyStamps.com

Warning.. TONS of card ideas featuring Stampin’ Up! Tropical Oasis Memories & More cards, to use with your April Customer Thank You Gift card kit from Patty!   I am so excited to share dozens of tips and ideas with you today so that you have plenty of card ideas to create with your free …

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Finished Cards with Flowering Foils paper

Flowering Foils designer paper card ideas, featuring watercoloring technique with Stampin Up ink refills. by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Thank you for your kind words across all of my social media platforms about my watercolored Flowering Foils paper!!  I DID cut up the 3 full 12×12 sheets and made 27 cards that I’ve mailed out to my customers this week!      If you missed my previous post about watercoloring the Flowering Foils paper, …

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Watercoloring on Flowering Foils Designer Paper

Flowering Foils designer paper - Sale-a-Bration gift choice from Stampin Up while supplies last. Watercoloring with Aqua Painter and reinkers by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I know you are loving the Flowering Foils Sale-a-Bration designer paper as much as I am, because I’ve been tracking your Sale-a-Bration gift selections on your orders since it released on March 3rd, and it’s been the most popular item out of the 5 new Sale-a-Bration gifts!!  Whohooo!!  So here is a watercolor idea for …

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Spectrum Rainbow Pad Direct to Paper Background

  I have been enjoying using my custom Spectrum pad, that I inked with Stampin' Up! ink refills (see this post).  Today I am sharing a different way to use your rainbow pad… I used "direct to paper" technique with my watercolor paper, spritzed it, added more ink with my refills and blended with the …

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How to use the Stampin’ Up! embossing paste – video tutorial

  I had loads of fun yesterday demonstrating how to use the new Stampin' Up! Embossing Paste and Party Pattern Masks to create so many different types of backgrounds!! We had a Luv 2 Stamp Group (demonstrator) all-day event and learned so many wonderful new tips, ideas, techniques, and saw tons of new products! I'll …

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Organize your Ink Refills with Enamel Shapes!

  Craft Room Organization Tip! Organize your Stampin' UP! ink refills (re-inkers) by putting a Stampin' Up! Enamel Shape on the lid! I organize mine in color families, and then place the Enamel Shape on the lid. This system makes it So easy to find the right color when I need to re-ink my pad!  …

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