New Thoughtful Designs paper for Card Backgrounds

Layers of Beauty STampin' Up! card with Thoughtful Designs paper background. Blending Brush coloring by Patty Bennett

    Wow wow wow .. this new Thoughtful Journey specialty paper from Stampin’ Up! on page 47, in the Thoughtful Journey suite is SO gorgeous!!!  I loved using it for the backgrounds on my Layers of Beauty cards! Color combo for ink blending flowers/leaves above: Peach Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, …

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Rainbow of Colors with Enduring Beauty Masks

Rainbow of Enduring Beauty Mask cards featuring Stampin' Up! Blending Brushes and ink by Patty Bennett. Free Card making Video tutorial.

What could be prettier than a rainbow of floral cards!?  Answer… not too many things are prettier than that!!  If you’d like to create pretty cards like these, please watch my video below and I’d appreciate your online order for any of the Stampin’ Up! supplies you need.  The links are provided at the bottom …

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Free Video Tutorial for Enduring Beauty Masks

Enduring Beauty Masks used 3 ways. Card Making Video tutorial from Patty Bennett

Yesterday during my weekly live crafting video, I enjoyed sharing 3 ways I’ve used the Enduring Beauty Masks to create handmade cards with Blending Brushes and ink.  Whether you use the coordinating stamp set and dies, or just the masks you have lots of options to make beautiful cards.  I’ve even added some shading with …

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3 Ways to use the Enduring Beauty Masks

Facebook live weekly card crafting video: how to use Enduring Beauty Masks 3 ways with Patty Bennett

  You are invited to Join me Live today! I am excited to share 3 ways I’ve used the Enduring Beauty Masks!!  Join me live (or watch the replay) to see 3 variations of creating a handmade card with these masks, Blending Brushes and ink. Watch the Live Video today or the Replay Join me …

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They don’t Have to be Sunflowers

Abundant Beauty masks and ink blending with Bubble Bath and Berry Burst ink! Card featuring Scalloped Contour die by Patty Bennett

  New Product Coming Soon!!  The Abundant Beauty masks (ok, I call them stencils) will be available in the Sept. 6th release of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog!!  You may have seen me creating the sunflower card with them in a previous video, but they don’t have to be sunflowers!!  Seriously.. use any colors you’d …

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Fresh Cut Stems Flower Cards with Masks

Stampin' UP! flower cards with Fresh Cut Stems dies colored with Stampin' Blends markers and Blending Brushes by Patty Bennett

    Did you do what I did? Looked through the annual catalog earlier this year, saw the Fresh Cut Flowers stamp set on page 65 and said, Oh, Pretty, but… I’m not fussy cutting all that out!! So, imagine my delight when I saw the offer for the Fresh Cut Stems dies this month!! …

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Shadow Technique with Stencils and Ombre Bags

Use the Adorning Designs masks from Stampin' Up! with White Craft Ink on Ombre bags to create a shadow effect! Great Christmas gift packaging idea!

  Stampin’ UP! Ombre Bags are great for the holidays! Specifically, the Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen bags make great Christmas Gift Packaging!   To dress them up a bit, I used the Adorning Designs masks and ink to create a design on the bottom 1/3 of the bag.      To create a white pattern, …

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Super Simple Thanks card with Stencils

Plenty of Patterns decorative Masks card - stencil - with Blending Brush and Stampin' Up! ink. by Patty Bennett

  Send a quick Thanksgiving card or a thank you note with this Super Simple thanks card featuring Stampin’ Up! Plenty of Patterns masks (yes, they are stencils) 🙂  Using a Blending Brush, swirl Cinnamon Cider ink over the stencil onto Basic White cardstock!!       Plenty of Patterns masks available online.  Want a little …

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Candy Cane Stripes and Snowflakes

Adorning Designs decorative masks from Stampin Up! creates a cute candy cane note card for Christmas. www.pattystamps.com

Make your own backgrounds with Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes!  I made cute candy cane stripes and snowflakes for my backgrounds!   Using the Adorning Designs Masks from Stampin’ Up!, Blending Brushes and ink pads, I created cute backgrounds for these note cards!    Decorative masks from Stampin’ Up! are 6×6 and are available in …

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A Beautiful Rainbow Card

Create a rainbow card with Stampin' Up! Blending Brushes and the Plenty of Patterns masks. by Patty Bennett

  Doesn’t everyone love a rainbow card!?  I know I do!  I created this rainbow card with my Plenty of Patterns decorative mask, Blending Brushes and Stampin’ Up! ink pads!!        If you need tips on using your blending brushes, please watch my free video tutorial HERE.  You’ll love how smooth the ink …

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Oh So Ombre Card Background Video Tutorial

Use Stampin Up! masks, Blending Brushes and ink pads to create a beautiful stenciled background on Oh So Ombre designer paper. Cards by Patty Bennett

Thank you for joining me yesterday on my weekly Facebook Live crafting series!!  Don’t worry if you missed it live, you can watch the replay to see how to make these fun cards right here at the bottom of today’s post, or on my YouTube channel (they are all archived there).  Let’s look at how …

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Patty’s New Stampin’ Up! Catalog Faves!

 Interested in a SAMPLER of new products? click here I got my new Stampin' Up! catalog order yesterday and after going through all the wonderful new products, I just had to share my most favorite new Stampin' Up! goodies with you!!  If you are still working on an order from the new catalog.. I'd highly …

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