Make some Birthday Cards for the New Year!

Perfectly Penned Stampin' UP! designer paper birthday card idea, colored with Sponge Dauber by Patty Bennett

    Do you remember the fun idea I shared with you a couple weeks ago? Those Perfectly Penciled birthday cards were so pretty I decided to make more cards with the same designer paper after coloring it with the Sponge Daubers!     You can make up a whole batch of these cards to …

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Birthday Club Cards for Customers

Perfectly Penciled black and white designer paper from Stampin' UP! colored with Sponge Daubers. Birthday card idea by Patty Bennett

    I created birthday cards to send with the Birthday Club postcards I mailed out over the weekend.  The Perfectly Penciled designer paper from Stampin’ UP! just begs to be colored, and since I had dozens of cards to make, I thought about this quick and easy technique, coloring with sponge daubers and ink …

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Color your image with Blender Pen and Sponge Daubers

Coloring Blessings of Home stamp set with Blender Pens and Sponge Daubers for beautiful floral cards, by Patty Bennett

  Coming on January 4, 2022!   Add this Blessings of Home bundle and Heart & Home designer paper to your Shopping List now!  Bonus! All orders of $150 or more qualify for host benefits (Stampin’ Rewards from Stampin’ Up!) and you can spend your reward dollars on the amazing Pattern Party designer paper pack – …

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Forever Blossoms Note Cards with Ombre background

Forever Blossoms / Cherry Blossoms note cards with ombre background. Use Blending Brushes and Basic Patterns Masks for a quick background. www.PattyStamps.com

After our live video last week featuring the Oh So Ombre backgrounds, I kept playing and tried out this combo using the Forever Blossoms set with the Bermuda Bay polkadot ombre background!  It reminds me of the Cherry Blossom trees in our neighborhood with the blue sky!! A year ago when I was making lots …

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Ink Direct To Rubber Sunflower Card Video

How to add ink with a sponge dauber direct to rubber on the Celebrate Sunflower stamp. Stampin' UP! card by Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com

  I am very excited to share a video with you today, showcasing the direct to rubber technique with a sponge dauber on the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp!  It looks great and is super quick and simple!! Watch the Video! I’ll be on my Facebook Business Page HERE at 11am PT today, sharing this technique with …

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Sponge Dauber Organizer Idea

Punched cardstock circles in my Sponge Dauber Organizer! Idea from Patty Bennett for Stampin' Up! sponge daubers. Lipstick caddy works great! www.PattyStamps.com

Craft Room Organization is so much fun!  I love finding the perfect solution to my storage and organizing needs for my Stampin’ UP! craft room.  One thing I’ve struggled with for years is how to store my Sponge Daubers. I finally found the perfect solution for me: this lipstick caddy and I love it for …

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Ornate Borders Dies and Sponge Daubers Cards

Thank You Card Idea featuring Ornate Borders dies and Gingham designer paper with stenciled design using sponge daubers and ink pads. Cardmaking supplies from Stampin' Up!. www.pattystamps.com

Wow.. this was so easy!! I used the Ornate Borders Dies, and die cut a stencil, then used my sponge daubers to add color to the flowers and leaves!!      Use an oversized cardstock scrap (mine was about 3-1/2″ x 8-1/2″) to die cut the flower border die shown above from the Ornate Borders …

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Cherry Blossom Note Cards

Note Cards with Stampin Up Parisian Blossoms suite and Stitched So Sweetly dies. Cherry Blossom flowers colored with Sponge Daubers! cards by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

Thanks so much for your kind words about my Cherry Blossom Note Cards video and post last weekend (here). I had so much fun coloring all these cherry blossoms with my sponge daubers and Stampin’ Up! ink!!      My 3 cherry blossom note cards today each feature some of the Parisian Blossoms designer paper …

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Parisian Blossoms Eiffel Tower Card idea

Handmade Cards with Stampin Up Parisian Blossoms suite and Parisian Eiffel Tower die cut. Cherry Blossom flowers colored with Sponge Daubers! cards by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

  It’s almost cherry blossom time!! They will be blooming here in a few weeks!!  I have been getting in the cherry blossom mood by playing with the Parisian Blossoms suite from Stampin’ UP!.  Check out ALL of the products in this suite HERE.  Today we are using the Forever Blossoms bundle #153781  and the …

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Scalloped Note Cards with Parisian Cherry Blossoms

Scalloped Note Cards with Stampin Up Parisian Blossoms suite. Cherry Blossom flowers colored with Sponge Daubers! cards by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

Create a beautiful, quick and easy set of scalloped note cards featuring the Parisian Cherry Blossoms stamp from Stampin’ Up!  I LOVE how quick and easy it was to color these cherry blossoms with Sponge Daubers!!   Yes, Sponge Daubers!!     Above: I used the color combo shown below to sponge color onto the Parisian …

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Seasonal Wreath Christmas Card with Shimmer Paint

  Do you have a favorite Embossing Folder in the current Stampin' Up! catalog?  Find them all on pages 222-223 in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, or HERE online.   I used 2 embossing folders on my Christmas card today: Seasonal Wreath (#146833) and Striped Scallops (#147188).   I embossed the wreath on a piece of Stampin' …

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Multi colored roses – Healing Hugs video tutorial

  I was so excited to experiment with adding more than one color on each Healing Hugs rose stamp, and you might have watched my Facebook Live video tutorial on Sunday as I demonstrated this technique live! If you missed it, scroll down in this post for the video replay. The Healing Hugs rose and …

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