I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in the San Francisco Bay Area. I LOVE what I do, and I would love to help you with any of your stamping or crafting needs no matter where you live in the U.S.! In my nearly 18 years as a demonstrator, I have been blessed to earn 10 Stampin' Up! Cruises/Trips and to be honored with the Heart of Stampin' Up! award, appointment to the Advisory Board and placing in the top 100 of the company for the past 6 years. Please email me if you have any questions, need to place an order for Stamping Supplies or would like to join my Luv 2 Stamp Group of demonstrators!
Patty Bennett www.PattyStamps.com
PattyStamps@comcast.net
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If you have your NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog from me, you've probably noticed the gorgeous new IN COLORS on pg 140! They are all fab!! One of my favorites this year is
CRISP CANTALOUPE!
Don't you love it in combo with Pool Party and Pear Pizzazz?
I added accents of Calypso Coral with the die cut flower, ribbon and stamped greeting.
Need a new catalog to see these new colors up close? CLICK HERE
Embossing this card with the hexagon (honeycomb) embossing folder and the Big Shot really makes this card fun!
I included the Daffodil Delight card below as part of my recent classes, after seeing it on Wendy Weixler's blog last month... toooooooo cute! Then I changed it up and added the Crisp Cantaloupe and changed the Lucky Limeade to Pear Pizzazz.
Leave me a comment below.. tell me what you think of this pretty product.
PRODUCT GIVE AWAY!!
I have one pack of Simple Sentiments English Ivy Stationery to give away to a random commenter - I'll pick a random winner on 5/16/13! (leave your name and city in the comment please)
I LOVE Stampin' Up! Rhinestones and I LOVE these new Jumbo Rhinestones in the Spring catalog! (see them on pg 8, top-left of the page) or HERE online #129324. You will get 40 in a pack for only $4.95!!
Such happiness for under $5! (or GET THEM FREE - today is the last day!)
Did you know you can Custom Color these sweet Jewels? Do you want to see HOW EASY it is?
Check out these cute cards we made at several of my recent Stampin' Up! events.
I love this Best of Flowers Collector Series set... and I LOVE that you can stamp and then punch out this flower with the 1-1/4"scallop Circle punch!! (pg 35 Spring catalog, or HERE online, #127811)
Stampin' Up! Supplies
you'll want to order for this quick and cute card:
I was so excited to see this gorgeous card idea from Connie Babbert online a week or so ago, and I immediately decided we needed to make this card in my stamp class on Saturday!
Two things that really set these cards apart from your average card are the paper piercing and the pearls
BIG SHOT TIP:
When you are die cutting your Apothecary Accents label, you can die cut the oval out of the center at the same time!
Then use the little pieces from the side of your Stampin' Dimensionals sheet to place on the diecut before adding it to your card:
In our stamp class, PJ and Mary both created the most amazing versions of this card.. check out their lovely handiwork!
Stampin' Up! Supplies you'll need for this wonderful card:
STAMPS:
Oh, Hello set (Spring catalog) #130730 / 130733
INK:
Markers: Old Olive & Calypso Coral
PAPER:
Tea for Two DSP (Spring catalog) #129311
Cardstock colors: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral
ACCESSORIES:
Apothecary Accents Framelits #127003
Oval Framelits (Spring catalog) #129381
Essentials Paper Piercing pack #126187
Stampin' Pierce Mat #126199
Paper piercing tool #126189
Pearls #119247
Calypso Coral ribbon #122976
Lucky Limeade Ribbon #122977
Word Window Punch #119857
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The Fan Fair Designer Paper from Stampin' Up! and the Travel Journal wheel are 2 of my very favorite things in the current catalog.
The background of each card is rolled with the Travel Journal Wheel, pg 108, #126937
I really enjoy using the fun pieces from the Fan Fair DSP package along with other stamped pieces I have on my stamp desk and collaging and creating fun cards.
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Today I thought I'd share some Sweet little Thank You notes featuring the Bandstand Simply Scrappin' Kit from Stampin' Up!
Bandstand Simply Scrappin' kit on pg 167 of the Annual Catalog #126928, or HERE ONLINE
I love 4x4 cards for getting the maximum use of 12x12 cardstock. CLICK HERE for a quick tip for cutting your 12x12 cardstock into four 4x4 cards.
I always use the medium size Stampin' Up! envelopes to mail these.. it costs more to mail a square envelope so I just stick with regular envelopes (#107301)
The focal point here features the Bestys' Blossoms large flower stamp punched out with the Blossom Punch! pretty tricky!
And do you love the little "thanks" center? that is stamped with the Lovely LIttle Labels set and punched out with the Little Labels Punch Pack!
STEP IT UP DETAIL: Did you notice the paper piercing at the edge? Cute added little bonus detail done with the paper piercer and mat.
And
a quick tip for those trying to punch the perfect flags using a Square
Punch... when you feed your strips through the square punch, line them
up as shown below, then punch:
I think this may be a hidden gem in the catalog... have you used the English Ivy Simple Sentiments stationery and envelopes yet?
You will find it on pg 160 in the current annual Stampin' Up! catalog #127538, $9.95, or HERE ONLINE
I combined the stationery with a piece of DSP from the FAN FAIR package #126918, a Primrose Petals flag, a die cut from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlit #126999 cut from the First Edition DSP #121878, and a butterfly punch #127526 and In Color Dahlia #127556
from Stampin' Up!, then you already have this cute little gift stamp!
I thought it would be so cute to make a birthday card with all the little gifts spilling out of the jar!
You can still purchase this jar and the matching framelit.. they were in the Holiday catalog, but now you can find them on pg 36 of the spring catalog, or online here:
Perfectly Preserved set (with Jar): #126690 / 126692
I just can't get enough of these beautiful Happy Hello cards with their pretty die cut edge and beautiful blue chevrons... and what makes them even BETTER is that they are FREE during Sale a Bration! You can select this as one of your free items when you place a min. $50 order between now and March 22! Shop anytime!
Each Happy Hello pack comes with 8 cards and 8 envelopes and die cut stickers, plus Baker's Twine and some Rhinestones!
I stamped on some Whisper White cardstock with the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set.. another free choice during Sale a Bration. I finished off the cards with a variety of embellishments including paper flowers from the Pop Up Posies kit, and punched butterflies with the new butterfly punch, found on pg 13 of the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog #129406.
