Fun Rainbow of Girlfriends Slimline Cards

Fun Slimline card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Hey Girlfriends set, colored with a rainbow of Stampin' Blends marker colors by Patty Bennett

  Who doesn’t love a rainbow?!  I thought a rainbow of girls would be too fun, and it is!!!  I created some rainbow Hey Girlfriends slimline cards and shared them in my weekly Facebook Live yesterday!! I hope you enjoy them!! If you missed my previous post featuring the Hey Girlfriend stamp set, you can …

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Oh Snap Birthday Card for Jason

Oh Snap alligator birthday card featuring Hey Birthday Chick cupcakes. Stampin' Blends coloring by Patty Bennett

I honestly don’t even know how it could be 30 years since God blessed our life with this amazing child!!  Jason turns 30 today!!  I made a cute birthday card for him using the Oh Snap stamp set, inspired by a card created by Melody Hyde!     How I made the Oh Snap Slimline …

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Cute Hey Girlfriend cards colored with Stampin’ Blends

Hey Girlfriend card ideas colored with Stampin' Blends Markers. by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  Coloring… it’s my therapy… and I needed lots of coloring therapy over the weekend!!  I had a great time creating these cute Hey Girlfriend cards using Stampin’ Blends markers, and some paper piecing!   Hey Girlfriend Card Above and Below:  after stamping the 3 girlfriends with Memento black ink onto Thick Basic White cardstock, …

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Dandy Garden Fun Fold Card Dimensions

Dandy Garden Fun Fold card featuring Stampin' Up! Dragonflies punch and Dandy Garden 6x6 paper stack by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  Thank you for your kind words after I posted my Dandy Garden Video and card samples last week!!  I’m thrilled you enjoyed them.  Today we are chatting about the Dandy Garden Fun Fold card I featured in the video and I have several variations to show you using the gorgeous Dandy Garden designer paper …

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Emboss Resist Wild Roses Background Cards

Use the Emboss Resist technique to create card backgrounds with the Wild Rose stamp, Versamark ink and Blending Brushes. True Love Designer paper flowers. by Patty Bennett

It has been quite awhile since I had done some serious heat embossing on my projects.  I don’t know why I avoided it for so long, just look at these gorgeous results when I heat embossed the Wild Roses background stamp and created an emboss resist background!!  Step one: stamp the Wild Roses background stamp …

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Get Ready for the Retiring List!!

Stampin' UP! 2020-2021 Annual Catalog Retiring list is coming! March 24, 2021. www.PattyStamps.com

The 2020-2021 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog Retiring List is Coming Soon!! Stampin’ UP! will release the list at 1pm MT on Wed., March 24, 2021.  I’ll get it up here on my blog as soon as I possibly can that day!!     As I mentioned in my video a few weeks ago… if you …

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Dandy Garden Product Review Video

Dragonfly card idea featuring Stampin' Up! Dandy Garden suite, Dragonflies punch and Stampin' Blends coloring by Patty Bennett

  I am excited to share the Dandy Garden Suite with you today!!  In addition to several card ideas, I have a product review video for you with information about all the products in the Dandy Garden Suite and tips for making some cards!  View the entire Dandy Garden Suite online! Be sure to Watch …

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Springtime Joy Note Cards great for Easter or Spring

Great Springtime Joy note cards featuring Stampin' Up! Hydrangea Hill designer paper, and Stampin' Blends to color lamb and bunny. cards by Patty Bennett

  Looking for some cute, quick and easy spring and Easter note card ideas?  I’ve got you covered with these sweet cards, featuring the Stampin’ Up! Springtime Joy stamp set and the Hydrangea Hill designer paper!     Before I really knew what I was going to make, I stamped the lamb and the bunny …

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Repurposing Stampin’ Up! Die Envelopes for Gift Packaging

Repurposing Stampin' Up! die envelopes using Retiring Stampin' Up! In Color designer paper and Ridiculously Awesome stamp set for gift packaging. by Patty Bennett

I needed 20 gifties for my Luv 2 Stamp Group this month, so I decided to package up Stampin’ Up! embellishments in these repurposed Stampin’ Up! Die envelopes, and decorate them with Stampin’ Up! 2019-2021 In Colors!!  Repurposing die envelopes for gift giving is a great way to recycle and reuse! I put all of …

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Embossed Wild Rose Background Stamp

Wild Rose background stamp with clear embossing over stamped image. Color True Love DSP with Blending Brushes and fussy cut with Paper Snips. Card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  I tried something different with the Wild Roses background stamp!! I stamped it in Seaside Spray ink onto Basic White cardstock, then I “smooshed” the Versamark pad all over the cardstock and poured clear embossing powder on it, then heated it.  The whole floral background is glossy!!  Really pretty in person, hard to capture …

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Simple True Love Card

True Love Designer paper card - quick and simple. Color flowers with Purple Posy Stampin' Blends marker. www.PattyStamps.com

  Before they retire and go away forever, you’ll want to grab the Purple Posy Stampin’ Blends markers to color the floral outline images in the True Love designer paper.  It’s so quick and a great way to make this simple True Love card!  NOTE:  The Purple Posy cardstock I used for the base card …

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Easter & Spring Treats with Acetate Boxes: Video Tutorial

Springtime Joy Stampin' UP! set with small 3x3 Acetate Box Easter Treat, by Patty Bennett www.pattyStamps.com

Thank you to everyone who joined me live yesterday to make these cute Easter and Spring Treats with Acetate Boxes! They are really quick to make and fun to decorate! Please Watch The Video! I’ll include the video replay at the bottom of this post in case you missed it live yesterday!  You can see …

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