Stampin’ Up! Apple Harvest cards and Video

Apple Blossom dies from Stampin' Up! limited time offer. Watercolor card by Patty Bennett

Thank you for joining me during my video yesterday! I do hope you enjoyed the card ideas featuring the new Stampin’ Up! Bundles, including this Apple Harvest bundle!!  I shared some watercoloring tips, and you can see the REPLAY of the video at the bottom of my post today!   Each of my 3 Apple …

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Brilliant Wings Butterfly Slimline Rainbow Cards

Brilliant Wings butterfly dies from Stampin' UP!. Die cut with watercolor paper and paint with reinkers. Slimline card idea by Patty Bennett

  As I mentioned during my video yesterday, I decided to use my rainbow of Brilliant Wings butterflies on a slimline card.  I actually made 2!  One (left) is a little cleaner and simpler with just a white background, and I stepped it up a bit for the 2nd card with a rainbow stamped background …

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Watercolored Brilliant Wings birthday card Video

Brilliant Wings butterfly dies from Stampin' UP!. Die cut with watercolor paper and paint with reinkers. Birthday card idea by Patty Bennett

Be sure to watch my FREE Video tutorial below – it’s under 15 minutes and I think you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to watercolor these Brilliant Wings butterflies!!   Welcome! If you have found me from my YouTube video, welcome!  I’m so glad you are here!  If you are a regular blog …

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How to Color Be Dazzling Glimmer Paper with Spritzers

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration 2021 Be Dazzling glitter paper colored with Stampin' Spritzers and ink refills. Summer Shadows dies card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

Do you love glitz, glam and glitter?  Yes?  You are going to LOVE this card!  I will show you how to color the Be Dazzling Sale-a-Bration glitter paper with Stampin’ Spritzers and how I made this amazing card!   Important Things To Note! Be Dazzling Sale-a-Bration Glitter paper is a FREE gift with your $50 …

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Monarch Butterfly Gala Card with Spectrum pad

Stampin' UP! Butterfly Gala stamp set / punch bundle Monarch butterfly card featuring Graceful Glass Vellum and Spectrum rainbow pad, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

You may have already seen this Monarch Butterfly card in my Facebook Live video earlier in the week, and I am really excited to share it with you on my blog!  This handstamped card features the Stampin’ Up! Butterfly Gala bundle, Graceful Glass Vellum colored with Stampin’ Blends markers, and a Spectrum rainbow pad that …

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Rainbow Spectrum Pad birthday card for Eric

   HI friends!!  On our recent Stampin' Up! cruise to Alaska, we got to celebrate a very special birthday ALL WEEK LONG!!  My hubby, Eric, turned 60 and we took advantage of each special opportunity, adventure and restaurant as a way to celebrate his milestone!!  I'll be sharing more of his birthday cards over the …

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Bokeh Dots Rainbow background Birthday Card idea

Follow along on our Seattle/Alaska Cruise adventure HERE See Patty’s 2 week special offer HERE   Hello! Thank you for joining me today for another handstamped card idea!  Today I am featuring the Stampin’ Up! Bokeh Dots background stamp as well as the Spectrum Rainbow pad that I inked with my Stampin’ Up! ink refills! …

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Get Inky! Ink your own Spectrum Rainbow Pad!

 Have you discovered the fun of inking your own Spectrum (rainbow) pad yet?  You can purchase an uninked Stampin' UP! Spectrum pad (here) and use your ink refills to create your own rainbow, or, your own choice of color spectrum!!!  Today I am sharing a couple of my own Spectrum Rainbow Ink Pad card samples, …

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How to Re-ink your Stampin’ Up! ink pads

  As I was stamping the other day, I realized that my beloved Calypso Coral Stampin' Up! ink pad was in dire need of ink!!  Ack!!  (no surprise, I use it ALL the time!).  Are your pads in need of ink?  Do you get a light, faded image when you stamp?  Do you need to …

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