Ideas for Cards with Frames & Flowers paper

Stampin' Up! patterned paper Frames & Flowers with die cut florals - easy handmade cards by Patty Bennett

  I had so much fun making about a dozen cards with the Stampin’ UP! Frames & Flowers designer paper pack.  It includes amazing full color die cut floral and foliage pieces to add to your papercrafting projects. The one below was my favorite, it includes a white die cut from the Wildflower Designs die …

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I finally used the Mini Alphabet Dies!

Stampin' Up! Bistro Burger bundle birthday card featuring Mini Alphabet dies by Patty Bennett

Use the Mini Alphabet dies from Stampin’ Up! to customize the greeting on your card!!  Have a Sizzlin birthday with the Bistro Burger bundle!! Did you see this card on my Friday video?  If not, the replay is below.   As I mentioned on my video, I may have gone a little overboard with the …

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Bistro Burger Backfold Card video

Triple Burger birthday card featuring Stampin' Blends coloring and Bistro Burger bundle, by Patty Bennett

After making several really fun Bistro Burger Cards, I thought, Oh, this burger would be perfect on a circle die cut, and the circle die cut is so fun on the Backfold card… so….. here we go!  A fun fold design for you – revisited from a year ago! Hope you enjoyed watching me color …

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Let’s make a Burger Birthday Card Live!

Live card crafting video Stampin' Up! Bistro Burger bundle colored with Stampin' Blends. Backfold card instructions.

Live Card Making today featuring Stampin’ Up! Bistro Burger birthday cards and Stampin’ Blends marker coloring. I’ll revisit the backfold card (from a year ago), and we’ll chat about making a double and triple burger and well as sharing alcohol marker coloring tips with my Stampin’ Blends! Watch the Live or Replay! I’ll be sharing …

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Wrapping Up July Analogous Color Card Series

Stampin UP! analogous card featuring Everyday Details stamp set, by Patty Bennett

Wrapping up our July Analogous Color Combo ideas and Color Theory series, I hope you like this card idea using the Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details set and some aqua blue greens. My color combo is: Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Summer Splash, and Pool Party. This is a 3-1/2″ x 5″ Stampin’ Up! Basic White Note …

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Ephemera Pack on Low Inventory – Don’t Delay

Stampin Up! Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack card ideas featuring Blending Brush ink blended background by Patty Bennett

When I saw the 4 new Ephemera packs in the May Stampin’ UP! catalog I fell in love, especially with the Fully Flowering pack… because you know… flowers 🙂   I love making cards with the pieces in all 4 of the packs, but especially the Fully Flowering pack. It’s currently on the Low Inventory list, …

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Pretty Purple Color Combo!

Stampin' UP! pretty purple color combo using analogous colors from the color wheel. Card by Patty Bennett

As we are nearing the end of July and our Analogous Color Combo card inspiration this month, I thought I’d share the color combo I came up with for purples.  I used Berry Burst, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath on this pretty floral birthday card! Remember, Analogous colors are found next to or …

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Stampin’ Blends Coloring: Poised Peony Card Video

Stampin UP Poised Peony cards with Stampin Blend marker coloring. Video tutorial by Patty Bennett

If you’ve followed me for very long, you know how much I love flowers.. flower cards, flower stamps, flowers in my garden, flowers in a vase…. and of course, coloring them with my Stampin’ Blends markers.  Thanks for joining me yesterday as I shared some tips for making these Poised Peony cards. My design was …

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Making Poised Peony Cards Today Live!

Facebook live card making class Coloring Poised Peony cards with Stampin Blends markers with Patty Bennett

  I hope you don’t mind, but I just had to go back to making some flower cards.  I loved working with the Changing Leaves and Frosted Forest bundles the last few weeks, but I just needed some time with flowers this week. 🙂 Watch the Live or Replay! I’ll be sharing my coloring tips, …

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Wood Textured paper colored with Blending Brushes

Stampin Up! Wood Textured paper colored with Blending Brushes and blue / green analogous colors. Sketched butterfly stamp set. by Patty Bennett

After this card today, we have ONE more Analogous card for the July Color Theory series.  Today I hope you enjoy the Green/Yellow Green color combo today of: Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce and Shy Shamrock.  I used my Blending Brushes and those ink pad colors to blend color onto …

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Faux Postage Stamp Card Idea

Faux Postage Stamp card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers bundle and Postage dies. by Patty Bennett

  This cute and colorful faux postage card just makes me so happy! A faux postage stamp card is easy to make with 4 Perennial Postage die cut pieces decorated with any theme!  I elected to use the cute birthday cake stamp from the Attention Shoppers Bundle. How to make the Rainbow Background If you …

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Pretty Pink Paper Butterfly Card

Stampin' Up! paper butterflies colored with blending brushes and ink. Analogous pink color combo card by Patty Bennett

Ready for a really soft, beautiful Pink butterfly card!?  I loved how this one turned out.  It was easy to create these colored paper butterflies by applying Stampin’ UP! ink with Blending Brushes to the butterflies.  They come already die cut, but be sure to watch THIS PART of my previous video for great tips …

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