How to use Soft Pastels with Delicate Dahlia set

Stampin' UP! Soft Pastels - with Versamark ink and Sponge Daubers, featuring Sale-a-Bration Delicate Dahlias stamp set. by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

I hope you enjoyed learning and exploring ways to use the Stampin’ UP! Soft Pastels during my weekly Facebook Live video tutorial yesterday!!   If you missed it, never fear, the REPLAY is below and as always, all videos are also archived on my Business Facebook Page and my YouTube Channel!     Because I LOVE …

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How to Make a 3D Peony Flower

Perfect Wedding Favor Idea! 3D Peony Flower on a 3x3 Acetate Box featuring the Stampin' UP! Peony dies, sponge daubers, Peony Garden Designer paper, and adhesive! www.PattyStamps.com

  The Peony Dies from Stampin’ UP! create the most gorgeous 3D Peony flower!!!  The flower on the 3×3 acetate box above is a very simple version, and I am excited to share many ways to make this flower with you today on my live video!!  I’ll also be sharing posts tomorrow and Saturday so …

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Coming Soon! Flowering Foils Sale-a-Bration paper

Flowering Foils designer paper - new for Sale-a-Bration 2020 starting March 3 from Stampin Up! Sponge color onto flowers with daubers. www.PattyStamps.com

  Are you ready for 5 new Sale-a-Bration gift selections starting on Tuesday, March 3rd??  This beautiful Flowering Foils Specialty designer paper is one of the new gift selections available starting 3-3-20 with your $50 online order!! (while supplies last)     I started out by using my sponge daubers and Poppy Parade ink to …

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Sweet Cup Birthday Party Favor Idea

Sweet Cup Birthday Party Favor Idea. Stampin' UP! How Sweet It Is designer paper, Sweet Pins & Tags and Detailed Birthday Cupcake edgelit dies. Project by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

We had a fantastic Luv 2 Stamp Group Stampin’ UP! Demonstrator event on Sunday at the Garre Winery here in the San Francisco Bay Area, and one of the projects we created was this Sweet Cups Birthday treat!!  You could fill this Sweet Cup with a little gift, candy, money, small toy, etc.! The new …

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Highland Heather Climbing Roses Note Cards

Climbing Roses Note Card idea! Sponge Highland Heather ink onto roses then add Wink of Stella for sparkle! Gingham Gala paper and Highland Heather ribbon - all supplies from Stampin' UP!. By Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

When I was creating the Grapefruit Grove Climbing Roses note cards, I also created the same design in Highland Heather.  After stamping the Climbing Rose image in Highland Heather ink, I used a sponge dauber to add Highland Heather ink, then I die cut them with the coordinating Rose Trellis framelit.  I added Wink of …

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Climbing Roses Stampin’ UP! Note Cards

I was so excited to use this beautiful Climbing Roses Bundle from Stampin’ Up! on my customer Thank You Cards last week!  I needed to make lots of cards, so I didn’t have time to color with lots of detail, (even though I wanted to!), so I grabbed a sponge dauber and added color to …

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How to Sponge Butterfly Gala butterflies

Handmade butterfly cards featuring Stampin' UP! Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet punch bundle, and Botanical Butterfly designer paper, free gift choice during Sale-a-Bration 2019. Cards by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

Watch my free video tutorial at the bottom of today’s blog post for more info about using Sponge Daubers and ink to color these Butterfly Gala punched butterfly images! I was excited to try this idea, using Sponge Daubers and Stampin’ UP! ink pads to QUICKLY and easily blend colors on these Butterfly Gala punched …

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How to use Shimmer Paint on your Crafting projects

 My very favorite accessory in the Stampin' UP! 2018 Holiday Catalog is the SHIMMER PAINT! Wow!! What an easy way to add glam, elegance, shimmer and shine to any papercrafting project!! Find Shimmer Paint on page 38 in the 2018 Holiday catalog or HERE online. Today I'm sharing several ways to use the shimmer paint …

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Would you like Shimmer Paint with that?

  Wondering about the perfect touch for all of your paper crafting projects!? SHIMMER PAINT to the rescue!!   Click to order Shimmer Paint here!   Watch the video below in this post to see how I made all of these elements shimmer!     I hope you will enjoy all the TIPS and ideas …

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Easy Petal Passion Greeting Card Ideas

  I am so sad that this beautiful Petal Passion designer paper is retiring!!  It's ONLY available while supplies last!!  Click to order! I colored this paper with my Stampin' Blends markers and then added the "smile" and "hello" die cuts from the (now retired and SOLD OUT) Petal Passion Memories & More card pack.  …

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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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Petal Pair embossed Narrow Note Card – Luv 2 Stamp Group project

  Enjoy this cute Narrow Note Card idea featuring the Stampin' UP! Petal Pair embossing folder! We made this cute card project at our recent Luv 2 Stamp Group demonstrator stamping day!     We embossed the front of the narrow note card with the floral design in the Petal Pair embossing folder duo pack. …

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