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December 2012

December 31, 2012

Favorite 2012 Patty Stamps Blog Projects

{{quick reminder... Jan. 2nd is the LAST DAY to order from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog}}

Happy New Year's eve...

I love to wrap up each year with a look back at some of my favorite blog posts, projects, photos, etc. of the past year ... I hope you will enjoy this journey with me down memory lane from 2012!

A trip to San Antonio to attend the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference

SEE ALL San Antonio PHOTOS HERE

San antonio skyline

Designer Cut cards with Stained Glass technique

See VIDEO and samples here

Leave me a comment below if you want to win one of 3 packs of these that i have to give away! open to US residents only, deadline is Jan 3rd at midnight PST.

Designer cut stained glass heart cards

Cherry Blossom photos (see them all here)

Introduction of the Petite Purse Die.. sooooo cute!

samples here and video here

Blossom Punch Wreath class (samples here)

and you can get the Blossom Builder Kits on the Clearance rack here!

Garden flower photos taken at twilight... more here

Trip to Salt Lake City for Convention ... and gifts I made for my downline (details here)

Paper Flower Pin (instructions here)

Sunflower Field Photos - my September tradition

Halloween Square Swap with my Luv 2 Stamp Group

(view all the Halloween squares here)

Making Paper Angels with Joy! see them all here

Creating a Christmas Home Decor project with my downline and Cindee Wilkinson.

See photos here

Do you have a favorite project or blog post from 2012 from my blog?

Leave me a comment below.. I'd love to know what you enjoyed most!

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December 31, 2012 at 12:01 AM in Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (20) | TrackBack (0)

December 30, 2012

New Stampin Up Spring Catalog Accessories

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Have you seen the cool new accessories in the

Spring Catalog from Stampin' Up!?

I love these new Designer Build a Brads!

If you have your catalog, you'll find them on pg 12.

If you don't have a catalog, let me know so I can get one to you.

Would you like to receive some of these fun new brads as part of an Accessory Sampler Share?

check it out here!

Oh, and the cute little banners were made with NEW Designer Paper and the new Hearts a Flutter framelit Big Shot dies (pg 11 Spring Catalog)

New DSP = Print Poetry DSP paper stack, and Tea for Two DSP

Ordering from the new Spring Catalog starts on Jan. 3rd!

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December 30, 2012 at 12:31 AM in Build A Brad, Product Clubs, Spring Catalog 2013 | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

December 29, 2012

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NEWS FLASH:

more items on the Clearance Rack!!!!

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I am seriously trying to get caught up on blogging the remainder of the projects from our October Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting. Yep, I DID SAY October.. ack! So far behind! :)

Today's project: Pop Up Gift Card holder

pop up design by Sharon Lim

Supplies used are from the Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin' Kit (pg 168, #126930) and Midnight Muse ribbon (pg 172, #126847).

Pop Up Card INSTRUCTIONS HERE on Sharon Lim's blog

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December 28, 2012

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NEWS FLASH:

more items on the Clearance Rack!!!!

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I'm playing "catch up" ... still blogging about our October Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting projects... yep, I know.. WAY behind!!!

Today... FABRIC BRACELETS!

Laura showed us how to make these great fabric bracelets.. such a fun and quick DIY craft project!!

We used Floral District Fabric and Brights Buttons, but you could certainly select any fabric of your choice and even use a metal clasp or magnectic clasp instead of a button if you wish.

View all Stampin' UP! fabric here. Or check out the 99 cent clearance fabric here (click "show all")

Thanks for dropping by today!!

What do you have planned for the weekend.. anything fun?

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December 28, 2012 at 12:17 AM in 3-D Projects, Fabric Projects, Jewelry, Luv 2 Stamp Group events, Tips & Tutorials | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

December 27, 2012

New Stampin Up Spring and Sale a Bration Catalogs

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order your Spring Catalog accessory sampler here

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NEWS FLASH:

more items on the Clearance Rack!!!!

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I have IMPORTANT INFORMATION

about the new

SPRING STAMPIN' UP! CATALOG

and the upcoming Sale a Bration catalog...

please read below.

But first.. a fun sample for you using some of the NEW products coming out in January!!

This card features new products from the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog... Tea for Two Designer paper, Oh Hello set, new butterfly punch and Honeycomb embossing folder.

Order your sampler of new accessories here!

What you need to know about the NEW CATALOGS:

If you are one of my customers, you should have received your SPRING catalog and SALE a BRATION Flyer in the mail. If you did not get them yet, or do not currently have a demonstrator, and you would like copies of the catalogs, just email me and let me know so that I can get them out to you ASAP (pattystamps@comcast.net)
The SPRING CATALOG starts on THURSDAY, Jan. 3rd
The SPRING CATALOG has a blue cover and says "Making a Difference for 25 years" on the cover, with a decorated journal that says HELLO on the cover
The SALE A BRATION brochure is a long fold out brochure that has 19 FREE PRODUCTS you can select from with every $50 in orders from Jan. 22 to March 22

What you need to know about the ENDING OF THE HOLIDAY CATALOG:

As you know, our seasonal catalogs have merchandise available for a limited time only. The Holiday catalog ENDS on Wednesday, Jan. 2nd.
There are a few of the Holiday catalog items that will continue to be available after Jan. 2nd.. you can view them on pg 36 of the SPRING catalog.
Other than those few items being "carried over" for a few more months, if there is anything you want from the HOLIDAY CATALOG now, be sure to order online here .. don't delay!

As always.. if you have questions JUST ASK :)

Thank you for your business this year and I look forward to sharing a fun journey through the Spring and Sale a Bration catalogs with you!

Isn't this flower stamp sweet?

You'll find it on pg 4 of the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog!

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December 27, 2012 at 12:37 AM in Big Shot - Embossing Folders, Designer Series Papers, Sale A Bration, Spring Catalog 2013 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

December 26, 2012

Stampin Up Spring Catalog Accessory Share

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Announcing...

2013 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog

Accessory Share

from Patty Bennett

Look at just a few of the cute accessories and new papers you will receive in your Accessory Share!!

Stampin' Up! SPRING CATALOG ACCESSORY Share:

$21.00 + $5.15 Priority Shipping

Per Stampin' Up! policy, I am not allowed to post a paypal button here on my blog for the shares,

so if you are interested in receiving an accessory share as described below,

YOU WILL NEED TO EMAIL ME

to order your SAMPLING of new Accessories

at PATTYSTAMPS@COMCAST.NET indictating your interest in the Spring Catalog Accessory Share and include your Paypal email address, your name, address and phone #, AND I WILL SEND YOU A PAYPAL INVOICE as soon as I get each group of 4 people interested in the share. email me: pattystamps@comcast.net

I will be placing the first order for these shares on Jan. 3rd and expediting the shipping so I can mail these right back out to you Priority Mail!

2013 Spring Catalog Accessory Share Includes:

12" (approx) Delicate Details Lace tape (pg 3)
six pieces 6x6 Tea For Two DSP (pg 3)
1/2 yard (approx) 5/8" Flower Trim (pg 5)
6 Paper Doilies (pg 5)
4 pieces (2 round, 2 square) Creped Filter Paper (pg 6)
10 Large Rhinestones (pg 8)
six pieces 6x6 More Amore Specialty DSP (pg 10)
4 Designer Builder Brad sets (pg 12)
12 pieces 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" Print Poetry DSP (pg 16)
six pieces 6x6 Parker's Patterns DSP (pg 20)
4 Basics Designer Buttons (2 each 2 sizes) pg 20
4 Soda Pop Tops (2 each 2 sizes) pg 24
3 Hung Up Cute Clips (pg 28)
3 Elements Cute Clips (pg 28)
six pieces 6x6 Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP (pg 28)

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN THE SHARE:

(Share only available to US addresses.)

After emailing me at pattystamps@comcast.net with your interest in this share INCLUDING YOUR PAYPAL EMAIL ADDRESS, your name, address and phone #, I will confirm with you when I have a group of 4 people, and I will email you a paypal invoice, then I will order the product from Stampin' Up! and divide and package it and mail the share back out to you. Shares are shipped USPS Priority Mail to US addresses only. All paypal orders include free delivery confirmation.

I will always do my best to get this product out to you as soon as possible, and I will be putting in the first expedited order for products on Jan. 3 2013, and sending them right back out as soon as they arrive here, then I will be ordering each new batch of products as soon as each group of 4 fills after that. If you join this share after Jan. 2nd, you can expect your shares to arrive in approx 7 to 10 days.

If you are in my Luv 2 Stamp Group or you do not need the share shipped to you, be sure to ask me about your discounted price!

Thank you, and please email me with any questions you have.

Patty Bennett email: pattystamps@comcast.net

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December 26, 2012 at 12:01 AM in Product Clubs, Spring Catalog 2013 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

December 25, 2012

Christmas Blessings to You!

I wish for each of you, my friends,

a beautiful day filled with God's Love and Blessings,

Merry Christmas!

I wish you could have heard the gorgeous singing of the Sunday School Children at our church on Sunday.. it was just beautful!

Thank you God for sending us the best gift ever!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

beautiful card from Janet Anderson

Our family tradition when I was young was always to attend the service at our Lutheran Church on Christmas eve (my brother and I always had a part in that) and then to open gifts at our home that evening. On Christmas day we'd wake to see what Santa had left us, then travel to my aunt and uncles or my grandparents for Christmas dinner, fun times with cousins, and exchanging gifts.

My husband's family always did all the celebrating on Christmas day after church (my father in law is a Lutheran minister). We've blended that in our home and we attend Chrsitmas Eve service then open a few gifts and then exchange gifts on Christmas as well. This year we are not travelling anywhere, but staying home and trying something brand new.. we are going to see Les Miserables in the theater today!! I can't tell you how excited I am.. we have seen the production on stage about 7 or 8 times in the San Francisco bay area and it is by far my favorite musical ever!

What are YOUR family Christmas traditions?

Are you doing anything new this year?

Blessings from the Bennett home to yours,

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December 25, 2012 at 12:04 AM in Christmas, Family | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas from the Bennett Family

From Our Home to Yours,

Merry Christmas!

Our Christmas card this year, created with My Digital Studio

For those who wanted the "recipe" of downloads used in our My Digital Studio card this year:

Page 1 Supply List

Embellishments
   127431 Designer Kits\Tickets & Tags - embellishments\Tickets & Tags - label 10

Stamps
    131320 Designer Kits/Make A Mitten/Make A Mitten
    128895 Gift Labels\Gift Labels - merry christmas, Color = VERY VANILLA
    127579 Designer Kits\Merry & Bright Days\Merry & Bright Days - merry & bright

Punches
    118853 Basics\1.25 Square Punch

Page 2 Supply List

Embellishments
    127431 Designer Kits\Tickets & Tags - embellishments\Tickets & Tags - label 9
    127212 Designer Kits\Fan Fair - embellishments\Fan Fair - frame 10
    130978 Designer Kits\More Candid Frames\More Candid Frames - film 2

Stamps
    131320 Designer Kits/Make A Mitten/Make A Mitten
    128899 Punny Holidays\Punny Holidays - wishing you a warm
    119102 Winter Post\Winter Post - santa post

Punches
118853 Basics\1.25 Square Punch

You can order your DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ONLINE

from my website anytime.

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December 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM in Christmas, Family, My Digital Studio Cards | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

December 23, 2012

Christmas Wishes

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Stampin Trimmer Refill blades NOW AVAILABLE

Stampin' Trimmer Cutting Blades (item 126995)
Stampin' Trimmer Scoring Blades (item 126996)

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Wishing you warmest greetings

this Christmas...

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December 23, 2012 at 12:16 AM in Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 22, 2012

Festival of Prints Banner Christmas Cards

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Stampin' Trimmer Cutting Blades (item 126995)
Stampin' Trimmer Scoring Blades (item 126996)

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Need a quick and easy last minute Christmas Card for a friend, co-worker, mail carrier, neighbor, etc.? Here it is:

Cut 1" wide strips of Designer Paper (great way to use up scraps) and cut them into banner shapes, and adhere them to a notecard. Add a greeting and some ribbon, and voila.. done!

Stampin' Up! Supplies you'll need for this quick card:

Festival of Prints DSP pack #126904
Notecards & Envelopes, pg 160 #107311
Sweater Trim, #129939, #127838, #129937
Cherry Cobbler Tulle #127841
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon #120992

Wishing you a peaceful holiday... blessings to you as you finish your Christmas preparations and spend time with family and friends.

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December 22, 2012 at 12:58 AM in Christmas, Designer Series Papers, Holiday catalog 2012 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 21, 2012

Christmas Gift Exchange part 3

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I've been blogging about our Luv 2 Stamp Group Christmas Gift Exchange earlier this month.. and today I'm so excited to share the last segment of our evening together. You can see other posts from this event with my downline here.

This darling apron and gorgeous plates were made by Lorena, and Cindee got this lovely gift. Lorena used Mod Podge to apply Stampin' Up! Candlelight Christmas fabric (#126905, pg 4 Holiday Catalog) to the back of large clear glass plates. These are just STUNNING!!

I received this stunning bracelet made by Ellen... it is so pretty and features NEW Designer Paper coming up in the Spring catalog!!

Lorena was the recipient of these fabulous wreaths made by Laura.. they are wrapped with Candlelight Christmas fabric!

Sharon received lovely cocktail napkins made by Carrie. Carrie is a great seamstress and used Comfort Cafe fabric for these treasures. (item #126894, pg 171 Stampin' Up! Catalog).

And lastly, (but not leastly) :) Joy received this amazing set of drawers decorated by Sharon.. I just love this technique.. Sharon shared it at our October meeting and i will be blogging about this technique soon!

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December 21, 2012 at 12:01 AM in 3-D Projects, Christmas, Fabric Projects, Holiday catalog 2012, Jewelry, Luv 2 Stamp Group events | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

December 20, 2012

Quick Christmas Craft Neighbor Gift

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Quick and Easy Neighbor Gift idea for Christmas!

I wanted to give a little gift to each of my downline attending our Luv 2 Stamp Group Christmas party earlier this month, and I also made these for some neighbors.. it''s a great, easy and quick gift for the Christmas season!

I bought the containers in the Dollar Spot at a local big box store, and filled them with hot cocoa packets, peppermint marshmallows, Hershey kisses, and decorated them with Stampin' Up! Sweater Trim (#129939, #127838, #129937), a candy cane, and tags made with the Snow Festival tags (#128152) and printed images in My Digital Studio.

I used these punches: Curly Label (#119851), 2-1/2" circle (#120906), 2-3/8" scallop circle (#118874) and 1-3/4" scallop circle #119854

Need a quick and easy gift? Give these a try!

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December 20, 2012 at 12:04 AM in 3-D Projects, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012, Holiday Projects & Ideas, Luv 2 Stamp Group events, My Digital Studio | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

December 19, 2012

Punch Art Snowglobe Christmas Card

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One of my favorite recent classes was our Stampin' Up! Punch Art card class.

I got some great ideas from Jackie Topa, and this snowglobe idea was one of them.

Here is what you'll need......

2-1/2" Circle punch #120906

Ticket Duo punch #126883

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch #119275

Merry Mini's Punch Pack #126882

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December 19, 2012 at 12:52 AM in Christmas, Class Samples, Designer Series Papers, Holiday catalog 2012, Punches | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

December 18, 2012

Gift Card Holder - Repost

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I am reposting this cute idea... I originally blogged it 2 years ago but thought it was worth re-blogging since this is the time of year to give Gift Cards!

NOTE: Deck the Halls fabric is only 99 cents on the clearance rack! Can't beat that!

GIFT CARD HOLDER REPOST

I got this cute GIFT CARD HOLDER idea from Connie Stewart at our Founder's Circle trip last September... I LOVE this cute little gift card holder!! I redid the measurements slightly to get more out of 1 sheet than the original design.. the dimensions I used are all listed below.

You'll notice I've made a little tie around them with the DECK THE HALLS FABRIC from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog... soooo cute!!