Blog Candy Winners – Pretty Petals Paper Stacks

  Announcing the 3 Blog Candy Winners on PattyStamps.com!     Thank you to everyone who entered to win the 3 Stampin' UP! Pretty Petals Paper Stacks in this blog post from last week!   Congrats to Terry, Kathy and Angie!   Please email me at pattystamps@comcast.net to give me your mailing address so I …

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Pretty Petals Paper Stack Blog Candy Give Away

  Thank you for your amazingly kind comments on my Diagonal Slash Note Cards on my Monday blog post!!  So glad you enjoyed them!  If you missed the post, see it HERE. I used the Stampin' Up! Pretty Petals paper stack to create those fun cards and I have 3 extra paper stacks to give …

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Add a little Pizzazz to your Project with Paper Piercing

  Paper Piercing… it's one of those little "extras" that can add so much to your stamped card or handcrafted project, but yet, we often forget about it! I grabbed the Updated Essentials Paper Piercing Template, my mat and Paper Piercing tool (pg 168 in the 2015-2016 Stampin' UP! catalog) and added a circle of …

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Garden in Bloom Stampin’ UP! Cards

  Do you remember the pretty card I shared with you a couple days ago? (see the bottom card in this photo or THIS POST)… well, I have 2 other versions for you today… isn't it neat how the card takes on a whole different feel just by using a different pattern from the Pretty …

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The Evolution of a Card Design

  This card didn't start out this way… so, I thought I'd share the evolution of my design process with you as I designed this card for one of our Luv 2 Stamp Group stamping days!! I stamped with the Garden in Bloom stamp set, and used the Pretty Petals paper stack… read on for …

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Watermelon Wonder Dahlias – Expressions Elements Video

  Today I have a QUICK Stampin' Up! VIDEO TUTORIAL for you with a Tip for coloring your wooden Expressions Natural Elements!!!  Have you used these yet? You'll find them on page 160 in the new 2015/2016 Stampin' UP! Catalog, or HERE in my online store. You can see below that I've added these neat …

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