Birthday Treat Bag or Gift Card Holder

Birthday Gift Bag or Gift Card Holder featuring Stampin' UP! Biggest Wish stamp set and Ombre Gift Bags. www.PattyStamps.com

  Happy Birthday Treat Bag or Gift Card Holder Idea – so quick and easy and so sparkly with the new Ombre Specialty Paper and Ombre Gift Bags from Stampin Up!   Ombre Gift Bag Instructions:  Die cut scalloped rectangle with the Scalloped Contour Dies Stamp Happy 3x with Pale Papaya ink (Biggest Wish set) …

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Fun Way to use Expressions in Ink designer paper

Expressions in Ink designer paper used as a background with the Flower Market die overlay. Brilliant Wings butterfly dies. www.PattyStamps.com

  I think you can tell by how quickly the Expressions in Ink designer paper from Stampin’ Up! sold out of its initial quantity in May, that this is some super amazing paper that everyone, including me LOVES!  I made these cards weeks ago and am now sharing them since the paper is back in …

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Faux Shaker Cards with Printed Gusseted Bags

Faux Shaker Card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Printed Gusseted Bags and Shaker Shapes!! www.PattyStamps.com

  Well we had tons of fun with the Faux Shaker Cards last week during the live video, and as promised, here are photos of the cards I created using the printed gusseted bags and the Shaker Shapes!     It’s really easy to use a cello bag, or cello envelope to make a Faux …

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Turtle Friends Cards with Biggest Wish Greetings

Turtle Friends card ideas featuring Expressions in Ink designer paper and Biggest Wish stamp set and Many Happenings stamp set, by Patty Bennett

  Oh the Turtle Friends bundle is just too cute!!  My grandma loved turtles (desert turtles).. she knew where each underground hole was for each turtle on their 3 acre property in Apple Valley, CA. When I was a little girl in the 60’s, I remember “making the rounds” with her in the mornings leaving …

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Encircled in Beauty basket of Flowers

Die cut supplies for: Encircled in Beauty dies creates adorable flowers!! Seasonal Basket and Pattern Party Hostess paper. card by Patty Bennett

    I was tickled when I saw that I could create some beautiful, big, bold flowers with the Encircled in Beauty die set from Stampin’ UP!  I simply die cut 3 different colors with the same die, cut 3 black polkadot circles for the centers with the Pattern Party paper, and then placed them …

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Seascape Bundle Window Card

Fun and easy window card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Seascape bundle and Stitched Rectangle dies. www.PattyStamps.com

  Well, how fun is this? My Seascape Bundle Window card looks like an aquarium!! 🙂  All the fishies are swimming by the coral and the seaweed!!  Thanks to Melanie for this idea.. I adapted it a bit from one of her cards, and I hope you’ll love it!     4″ x 5-1/4″ Pool …

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Faux Shaker Card with Shimmer Vellum

Faux Shaker Card with Clear Envelope, Shimmer Vellum and Shaker Shapes from Stampin' Up!. www.PattyStamps.com

  Have you ever wanted to make a shaker card but 1) you thought it was too complicated, or 2) it’s too bulky to mail, so, you didn’t make it?  Well, I have a solution for you!!  How about a Faux Shaker card, using a clear medium envelope and shakey bits!?  Let me show you …

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Pattern Party Paper embossed with Pretty Flowers embossing folder

Hand-Penned stamp set colored with Stampin' Blends markers paired with Pattern Party paper, card by Patty Bennett

  Hello friends!!  Hope you enjoy this bold, colorful card today!!  I used 2 patterns of paper from the Pattern Party DSP pack and the Hand-Penned Petals floral image colored with Stampin’ Blends markers! Optional but so pretty: Line up the pretty flowers design from the Pattern Party designer paper pack with the Pretty Flowers …

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Alcohol Ink Technique with 5 different Embossing Folders

Stampin' Blends alcohol ink technique on vellum with 5 different embossing folders. www.pattystamps.com

Attention: Fans of the amazing Alcohol Ink Background Technique with Stampin’ Blends Markers… check this out… you can do this technique with Cardstock Vellum and Embossing Folders!!!! WATCH THE VIDEO below for all the details!!!     The 5 embossing folders featured in my video tutorial today are: Dandelions, Magnolia, Evergreen Forest, Seashells, Bloom.  Each …

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Do you have the Stampin’ Up! Seascape Bundle yet?

Alcohol Ink Background technique with Stampin' Blends markers, Seascape stamp set and bundle card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

  I love these happy, sparkly, vibrant colors in the Ombre specialty (glimmer) paper, alcohol ink technique and the brightly colored fish from the Seascape Bundle!  If you don’t have this bundle yet, I highly recommend it.. it’s so fun to create amazing cards with!  Seascape bundle #158359 available in my online Stampin’ Up! store! …

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Alcohol Ink Vellum Background with Iconic Dies

Alcohol Ink Background with Vellum and Stampin' Blends, featuring Artistic dies floral images and Tailor Made Tags dies. www.PattyStamps.com

Today, let’s check out the beautiful flowers in the Iconic Dies set from Stampin’ UP!!! I’ve added them to 3 different Alcohol Ink backgrounds to make 3 gorgeous cards!     Card #1 today, features the Iconic Dies die cut with the new Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper, #156844, found on page 135 …

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Hats Off Father’s Day Card for Eric

Stampin' Up! Hat's Off bundle bay area sports team Father's Day card for Eric! www.PattyStamps.com

Happy Father’s Day to Eric, our San Francisco Bay Area sports team fan!  Eric’s favorite bay area teams are the San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s.  I didn’t really know if I wanted this Hats Off bundle until I got this idea in my mind, then quickly ordered it to make …

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