Faux Shaker Card with Shimmer Vellum

Faux Shaker Card with Clear Envelope, Shimmer Vellum and Shaker Shapes from Stampin' Up!. www.PattyStamps.com

  Have you ever wanted to make a shaker card but 1) you thought it was too complicated, or 2) it’s too bulky to mail, so, you didn’t make it?  Well, I have a solution for you!!  How about a Faux Shaker card, using a clear medium envelope and shakey bits!?  Let me show you …

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Pattern Party Paper embossed with Pretty Flowers embossing folder

Hand-Penned stamp set colored with Stampin' Blends markers paired with Pattern Party paper, card by Patty Bennett

  Hello friends!!  Hope you enjoy this bold, colorful card today!!  I used 2 patterns of paper from the Pattern Party DSP pack and the Hand-Penned Petals floral image colored with Stampin’ Blends markers! Optional but so pretty: Line up the pretty flowers design from the Pattern Party designer paper pack with the Pretty Flowers …

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Alcohol Ink Technique with 5 different Embossing Folders

Stampin' Blends alcohol ink technique on vellum with 5 different embossing folders. www.pattystamps.com

Attention: Fans of the amazing Alcohol Ink Background Technique with Stampin’ Blends Markers… check this out… you can do this technique with Cardstock Vellum and Embossing Folders!!!! WATCH THE VIDEO below for all the details!!!     The 5 embossing folders featured in my video tutorial today are: Dandelions, Magnolia, Evergreen Forest, Seashells, Bloom.  Each …

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Do you have the Stampin’ Up! Seascape Bundle yet?

Alcohol Ink Background technique with Stampin' Blends markers, Seascape stamp set and bundle card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

  I love these happy, sparkly, vibrant colors in the Ombre specialty (glimmer) paper, alcohol ink technique and the brightly colored fish from the Seascape Bundle!  If you don’t have this bundle yet, I highly recommend it.. it’s so fun to create amazing cards with!  Seascape bundle #158359 available in my online Stampin’ Up! store! …

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Alcohol Ink Vellum Background with Iconic Dies

Alcohol Ink Background with Vellum and Stampin' Blends, featuring Artistic dies floral images and Tailor Made Tags dies. www.PattyStamps.com

Today, let’s check out the beautiful flowers in the Iconic Dies set from Stampin’ UP!!! I’ve added them to 3 different Alcohol Ink backgrounds to make 3 gorgeous cards!     Card #1 today, features the Iconic Dies die cut with the new Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty paper, #156844, found on page 135 …

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Hats Off Father’s Day Card for Eric

Stampin' Up! Hat's Off bundle bay area sports team Father's Day card for Eric! www.PattyStamps.com

Happy Father’s Day to Eric, our San Francisco Bay Area sports team fan!  Eric’s favorite bay area teams are the San Jose Sharks, San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s.  I didn’t really know if I wanted this Hats Off bundle until I got this idea in my mind, then quickly ordered it to make …

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Hand-Penned Hello Card

Hand-Penned hello card created with Stampin' Blends markers and Pattern Party designer paper from Stampin' Up! www.PattyStamps.com

  Isn’t there just something so striking about black and white with a pop of color? I used 2 black and white patterns from the Pattern Party designer paper pack on my Hand-Penned Hello card and I love the result!  The Pattern Party designer paper pack of 48 sheets (12×12) is available for purchase for …

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Stampin’ Blends Coloring on Pretty Flowers embossing folder

Pretty Flowers embossing folder technique with Stampin' Blends Marker coloring. Card idea by Patty Bennett

  Thanks for all of your enthusiasm for my Pretty Flowers embossing folder projects last week on my weekly Facebook Live video!!  I think we all loved the Shimmer Vellum idea the most!  Missed it?  Click to watch the video!  Today we are exploring a Stampin’ Blends coloring technique I learned a few years ago …

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Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder with Vellum Video

Stampin' Up! Shimmer Vellum in new In Colors embossed with the Pretty Flowers embossing folder - card decorated with Expressions in Ink Suite. www.PattyStamps.com

Warning… this is a LONG post with TONS of samples and a video featuring the Pretty Flowers embossing folder and 3 ways to use it with vellum!! Enjoy, I think you’ll love these Stampin’ Up! card ideas! Vellum Idea #1 with Pretty Flowers Folder & Shimmer Vellum This is such a WOW but SO easy!  …

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Happy Birthday You’re Sweet as a Peach!

  I am in love with the fresh, summery colors of this birthday card featuring You’re Sweet as a Peach designer paper!   If you missed the tips in my video a couple weeks ago for adding dimension and color to the peach images, you can see that post and video here.      In addition …

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Seasonal Basket Sunflower Card

Seasonal Basket dies and Encircled in Beauty dies pair up for a sunflower card idea by Patty Bennett

  The Seasonal Basket die from Stampin’ Up! is so neat.. doesn’t this look like a woven basket!?  I die cut it with Crumb Cake cardstock then sponged a little extra Soft Suede ink on it around the edges to create a pot for my sunflower!     The simple sunflower is die cut using …

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Seascape Seahorse card with Blending Brushes

Seascape bundle from Stampin' Up! - Thank You card idea featuring seahorse colored with Blending Brushes. Scalloped Contoures dies for waves. www.pattystamps.com

  I was thrilled to play with the new Stampin’ Up! Seascape bundle over the weekend while participating in an online class by Kurstan and Melanie!  My seahorse thank you card today was inspired by a card by Kurstan.  I just love how she used the Scalloped Contures dies to create the waves!!! How fun …

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