Timeless Tropical Bag Tags for Maui Trip Achievers

Bag Tags for Luv 2 Stamp Group Maui Trip achievers featuring Stampin' Up! Timeless Tropical set, by Patty Bennett

  I sent some special gifts to the amazing demonstrators on my Luv 2 Stamp Group team who earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip to Maui!  I created some Timeless Tropical Bag Tags to tie on their gift bags filled with some goodies to bring to Hawaii!   I used Stampin’ Write Markers in Granny …

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Party Puffins Shaker Card for Kurstan

Party Puffins stamp set #155054 from Stampin 'UP!. Shaker card idea by Patty Bennett featuring Treasured Tags punch for the Happy Birthday banner and Stampin Blends marker coloring.

Happy Birthday Kurstan – hope your day was special!!  I could not resist making this card for her because she is the queen of shaker cards, and she is the one who got me over my (silly) fear of thinking they were too hard to make 🙂  Hope you like your Party Puffins Shaker Card!!  …

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Meet the New Stampin’ Up! In Colors

Card idea featuring Color & Contour stamp set, Polished Pink ribbon and 2021-2023 Stampin' Up! In Colors by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I would like you to meet the New Stampin’ Up! In Colors for 2021-2023!!!     New In Color Ribbon Left to Right above: Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink.   New In Colors available May 4, 2021   New In Color Products include: Ink Pads, refills, cardstock, Stampin’ Write markers, …

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Don’t Miss the Wild Roses Background Stamp

Wild Roses background stamp card idea featuring white embossing powder on Melon Mambo Stampin' Up! cardstock by Patty Bennett #154363

  Want to hear something funny?  When I started this blog post, I thought that this gorgeous background stamp was not in the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog, thus the title Don’t Miss the Wild Roses Background stamp.. . but.. .guess what.. it IS in the new catalog!! yay!!  It’s one of my favorite stamps and …

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Stampin’ Blends Background Coloring with True Love paper

Stampin Blends marker background coloring technique with True Love Designer paper. Stampin' Up! card ideas by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Background Coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers is so easy and doesn’t require any blending at all!!  Just select a color and have fun!     I cut a piece of True Love Designer paper and only colored the background with my Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker.  Leaving the flowers in black and white is …

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Patty’s Picks for Best Deals on Retiring Sale

Stampin' Up! retiring Trio of Tags dies 150667 on sale www.PattyStamps.com

As I was looking over the Stampin’ UP! Last Chance Retiring Sale online, (see it here), I came across some excellent deals and wanted to share my favorites with you! Best Deal Ever! The best deal ever, in my opinion, is the Trio of Tags Dies for only $4.00!!!  If you love tags, this is …

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75 Cards with Golden Garden Acetate, and my Ooopsie!

Golden Garden acetate overlay card ideas featuring Stampin' Up! Fine Art Floral designer paper by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Yes, I created 75 cards (customer thank you cards… still catching up from the March retiring list release!) using the Stampin’ UP! Golden Garden acetate!  There are so many different ways to use this acetate, so let’s dive in and have a look!   Above & Below: I’ve featured the mosaic pattern in the Golden …

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So Cute! Woodland Wonder Slimline Cards!

Slimline cards with Woodland Wonder stamp set from Stampin' Up! colored with Stampin' Blends markers. Make your own cloud stencil! www.pattyStamps.com

  I had far too much fun stamping and coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers to create these adorable Woodland Wonder Slimline Cards!!!  This stamp set is so adorable and I am sure you can’t help but smile when looking at these cards!!     After stamping and coloring the tree I decided that the sky …

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Personalized Playful Alphabet birthday card

Playful Alphabet dies create a great personalized birthday card! Featuring Happy Dies and rainbow glimmer paper from Stampin' UP!. by Patty Bennett

Yes, I made 4 cards for Jason’s birthday last month!  Here is another one I made for him featuring the Stampin’ Up! Rainbow Glimmer Paper and the Playful Alphabet dies.  I personalized the card using the JB from the Playful Alphabet dies die cut from Rainbow Glimmer Paper!   The Rainbow Glimmer Paper is a …

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Rainbow Glimmer Paper Ice Cream Scoops Slimline Card

Birthday Card Idea: Rainbow Paper Ice Cream Cone birthday card - slimline card with Stampin UP! Ice Cream Corner designer paper. by Patty Bennett

  Slimline cards are so fun and a great way to show off a nice big piece of designer paper, like this Ice Cream Corner designer paper!!  How cute is this?  I used the Ice Cream Cone Builder punch and the Rainbow Glimmer paper to create the scoops for the focal point!  I just love …

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Adorable Woodland Wonders Pull Out Card for Jason

Woodland Wonders pull out card for Jason's birthday! Stamp and color tree and animal images with Stampin' Blends markers. Card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Oh my goodness.. this is just too cute! I made 4 cards for Jason’s birthday, and this was one of them.  It’s a Woodland Wonders Pull Out Card!!  Above: pull out card folded to fit in a standard medium envelope Below: pull the card and reveal the whole Woodland Wonders tree full of cute woodland …

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Together Always Specialty Foil Floral Card

Stampin Up! Love You Always specialty foil paper card featuring flowers colored with Blending Brushes from True Love DSP by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  Do you make a special card each year for someone really special?  I think this would make a GREAT anniversary card, wedding card, or, really, just an I Love You forever and always card!!!  I used the Love You Always suite from Stampin’ Up! and highlighted the Love You Always Foil Sheets and Specialty …

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