Using a Die Cut as a Background Stencil

Using the Nested Essentials die as a stencil to create an ink blended background! Stampin' Up! card by Patty Bennett featuring Timeless Charm flower dies.

What a great way to create a simple background with just ink and Blending Brushes!! Use any die with an open space such as the Nested Essentials die or Darling Details frame dies shown below, and blend ink onto your card background with Blending Brushes! Berry Burst Ink is a great backdrop for the white …

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Cards with Seashells Embossing folder on Blue Foils!

3 Card Ideas for the Stampin' UP! Seashells 3D embossing folder and Sea Life dies with Glimmer paper! by Patty Bennett

  Well how beautiful is THAT!?  Use the Seashells 3D embossing folder from Stampin’ Up! #154309 and the new Blue Foil from the Waves of the Ocean collection to create gorgeous backgrounds for handmade card projects!     I used both the Coastal Cabana and Night of Navy blue foil in these embossed background cards.  …

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Quick and Easy cards with New Horizons paper

Quick and Easy Note Card featuring Stampin' Up! New Horizons DSP, Stitched Greenery die and On the Horizons stamp set, by Patty Bennett

  Yes, another great idea featuring the Stampin’ Up! New Horizons designer paper pack!!!!!  I just can’t get enough of using this paper!!  And today, I have a super simple note card idea for you, that I know you’ll enjoy!      Simply cut 1-3/4″ off the top or bottom of the 6×6 piece, then …

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Cute Potted Plant Note Cards

Flowering Rain Boots potted flower note cards featuring Simply Succulent pot colored with Stampin Blends markers.

  Doesn’t everyone love a cute little note card!?  Something about this sweet size just makes them extra cute!!  I combined the Flowering Rain Boots bundle and the Simply Succulent stamp set and Potted Succulent dies to create this adorable set of 2 note cards.        Above: I stamped the pot from the …

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Art Gallery Bundle flowers on Waves of the Ocean paper!

Stamping Art Gallery flowers onto Waves of the Ocean designer paper from Stampin' Up!. 9 card ideas and video from Patty Bennett

If you saw my previous posts and video this week, you know I’m a little obsessed over the Waves of the Ocean (limited time offer) designer paper from Stampin’ Up!   I thought… well, if someone else isn’t over the moon about the beach, ocean waves, etc., maybe this will catch your eye!!  Stamping the Art …

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Simply Succulents and Oh So Ombre Paper Card Backgrounds

Potted Succulents dies from the Stampin' UP! Simply Succulents bundle create a beautiful card background with the Oh So Ombre Sale-a-Bration paper! www.PattyStamps.com

  This is the perfect pairing!!  A lovely white die cut image from the Simply Succulents bundle layered onto the Oh So Ombre paper from Sale-a-Bration!!!   Below: Using the Adhesive Sheets on the back of the Potted Succulent die is a great way to adhere the Potted Succulents die to the Ombre paper to make …

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Hydrangea Hill Mercury Acetate Card Idea

Mercury Acetate paper from the Stampin' Up! Hydrangea Hill suite card idea by Patty Bennett www.pattyStamps.com

  Several of you have asked if I have used the Hydrangea Hill Mercury Acetate yet, so I thought you might enjoy this card idea!!  I made 2 similar cards with the basic same supplies, one with and one without the Mercury Acetate.  Both cards feature the same piece of paper form the Hydrangea Hill …

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How to Use Blending Brushes on True Love Paper

How to use Blending Brushes with Stampin' UP! True Love designer paper to create softly colored flower cards, by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  Oh my GOODNESS I love the Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes SO much!!  Yesterday in my live video, I shared How to Use the Blending Brushes on the True Love Paper.. it’s the perfect paper to try them out on if you want a quick and easy way to make softly colored flowers and backgrounds!  …

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Oh So Ombre Hydrangea Note Cards

Oh So Ombre Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration paper die cut with Hydrangea dies to create Thank You Cards. www.PattyStamps.com

  Short on time? Try this amazingly quick idea to create Hydrangea blooms: Die cut the Oh So Ombre designer paper with the Hydrangea die to create super quick flowers for these note cards!  I was inspired by a similar design by Kurstan during a recent online class.       The Rococo Rose Oh So …

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Love You Specialty Foil Card with Blending Brushes

Use Stampin' Up! Blending Brushes to add subtle color to the True Love black and white designer paper. Love You Card features Specialty Foil paper. www.PattyStamps.com

  Blending Brushes provide a beautiful, soft way to color images, if you use a light hand and light colored ink.  You can also achieve a dark, bold look, using darker colors and more blending.  For our Love You Always card today, I’ve combined the Specialty Foil, the Always dies, True love designer paper, blending …

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Red Heart Valentine Blog Candy Giveaway

Blog Candy Giveaway for Valentine's day! Red hearts, accessories, stamp sets, dies and punches from Patty Bennett www.pattyStamps.com. Ends 2-6-21

  I was thinking about all things red, hearts and Valentine’s and was wondering… if you could win any 3 of these Stampin’ Up! Valentine crafting supply items, which 3 would you pick for a Valentine Blog Candy gift?     Valentine Blog Candy Giveaway: Enter to win any 3 of these Stampin’ UP! gifts! …

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How to Use the Golden Garden Acetate – Video

How to use the Golden Garden acetate overlay on Fine Art Floral designer paper to make a card with Calypso Coral cardstock! Stampin' UP! card making supplies, www.PattyStamps.com

  Many thanks for joining me live yesterday on our weekly video: How to use the Golden Garden Acetate!  I loved sharing so many ways you can use these beautiful gold foiled sheets as an overlay with the Fine Art Floral designer paper!  The replay of the video (if you missed it) is at the …

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