Florentine Lattice Background for Petal Palette cards

Stampin' UP! Florentine Thinlit die - perfect lattice background for the watercolored Petal Palette flowers on my handmade card. By Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I really wanted to try a garden lattice effect with the Florentine Thinlit die, so I die cut it in Whisper White cardstock and layered it over 2 different patterns from the Garden Impressions designer paper from Stampin’ Up!.  I added watercolor die cut roses from the Petal Palette stamp set – they look like …

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Stampin’ Blends coloring on Petal Palette flowers

  Today I am excited to share these Petal Palette flower stamps from Stampin 'UP! .. I LOVE this rose image!!  I colored these stamped roses with my NEW Stampin' Blends markers (live last week on video) and then die cut the images and added them to this card!!  I hope you enjoy this idea!  …

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Lovely Stampin’ UP! Swap Card Ideas, part 3

It seems that the Petal Palette stamp set / Petals & More framelits were super popular for demonstrator swap cards at the April 2018 Las Vegas OnStage event!!  At least 1/3 of the cards I received featured this bundle!  I love it and am so happy to have more ideas featuring this bundle!  You can …

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Lovely Stampin’ UP! Swap Card Ideas, part 1

  I love to stamp cards and take them to Stampin' UP! events.  I created THIS CARD to take to the April 2018 Stampin' Up! OnStage demonstrator event and I swapped cards with about 75 demonstrators.  Below I am sharing some of them with you today!  And check back for the next 2 days.. I …

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How I stamped my Petal Palette Swap Cards for OnStage

  If you ever have to make a LOT of cards, like the 100 Petal Palette cards I made for the upcoming Stampin' Up! OnStage event in Las Vegas, you might enjoy the tips I have for you today, including the video!!      I created a top fold card with Thick Whisper White cardstock, …

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Springtime Foils Stampin’ Blends fun fold card

 Have you noticed I can't stop playing with the Stampin' UP! Springtime Foils Sale-a-Bration paper!?  IT is SOOO gorgeous and I've been sharing on Instagram, FB, YouTube and here on my blog each time I've been working with it!!  Enjoy a 12×12 pack of the Springtime Foils paper as your free Sale-a-Bration gift with $50 …

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Adding a Shadow with Stampin’ Blends markers

 Today I'm sharing a quick shadow tip featuring the Stampin' UP! Stampin' Blends markers!   I colored the amazing black and white flower images that are printed on the Petal Passion designer paper with my Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends, then colored the leaves with the Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends.  …

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Thank You Card Ideas

  2 fun thank you cards, 1 design – Thank you from the heart!   ABOVE LEFT:  Thank you from the heart card featuring 2 patterns from the Bubbles & Fizz Sale-a-Bration paper pack, thank you stamped from the Color me Happy set on a stitched shape framelit, and from the heart image from the …

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Petal Pair Embossing Folder / Narrow Note Cards video

Believe it or not, these Petal Pair embossing folder Narrow Note cards were inspired by a tissue box… yep, seriously!  These cards were inspired by a Puffs tissue box, and you can watch the story in my video below in this post! 🙂   Don't Miss It! Petal Pair Embossing folder, pg 23 Occasions catalog, …

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Possibly my Most Favorite Card EVER

  I think I may have created my most favorite card EVER…. can you guess which one below is my favorite?     I made both of these cards by coloring with my Stampin' Blends markers onto Petal Passion black and white designer paper!     For the card above, I colored with the Calypso …

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My Favorite 3 Bundles – Occasions catalog – #1

Part 3 in my 3-part series: Favorite Stampin' UP! 2018 Occasions catalog bundles! I'm eager to hear what your 3 favorite new bundles are, so I thought I'd share my top 3 with you!   Coming in at #1, Petal Palette Bundle and Petal Passion Suite!   Find It: Petal Palette Bundle on page 23 …

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Sale-a-Bration Sweet Soiree card ideas

  Whohooo! The 2018 Stampin' UP! Occasions catalog and Sale-a-Bration rewards brochure are live!  I love the wide selection of product offerings for cardmaking and DIY crafting projects, and I love combining products from both publications in my projects! Today I am sharing floral note cards I created using the Petal Palette flower stamp (and …

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