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Low Inventory Holiday Catalog Products!

Wow!! The response to the Stampin' UP! 2018 Holiday Catalog has been amazing!!

Stampin' UP! just announced that the following items are in low inventory and could run out soon!

  • SNOWFLAKES & STARS WIRE ELEMENTS (item 147819)
  • SANTA'S SIGNPOST FRAMELITS DIES (item 147911)
  • CHICKEN WIRE ELEMENTS (item 147807)
  • ALPINE SPORTS THINLITS DIES (item 147916)
  • SINCERELY SANTA PROJECT KIT (item 148029)
  • FESTIVE FARMHOUSE COTTON TWINE (item 147888)
  • 5/8" STRIPED BURLAP TRIM (item 147889)
  • DETAILED LEAVES THINLITS DIES (item 147921)
  • IN THE WOODS FRAMELITS DIES (item 147919)*
  • DETAILED DEER THINLITS DIES (item 147915)*
  • GALVANIZED BUTTONS (item 147891)
  • GALVANIZED CLIPS (item 147806)
  • TAKEOUT THINLITS DIES (item 147927)
  • SWIRLS & CURLS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER (item 147923)*
  • TRANQUIL TIDE 1/4" VELVET RIBBON (item 147802)
  • REAL RED 3/8" MIXED SATIN RIBBON (item 147894)
  • MERRY CHRISTMAS THINLITS DIES (item 147912)*
  • FARMHOUSE FRAMELITS DIES (item 147922)

 

Stampin' UP! is unsure of when these items might run out but some could be as soon as next week.

* these items will be in a future catalog, but unavailable until then if they sell out.

If you are interested in these items for your holiday crafting projects, I would suggest ordering soon!

I am providing the shopping links below for your convenience.

 

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Blog update from Patty

Hi Friends!

I am doing some "behind the scenes" work on my blog this week, so if you notice some links not working or a day or 2 without a post, please know that I am still here and am working on everything. 

If you have questions or need me, please use the contact me button in my sidebar, and I'll be happy to help!

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Stampin' UP! 2019 Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalog. Available Jan. 3, 2019 www.MyStampOrder.com

How to receive your NEW 2019 Stampin' UP! catalogs!

  • One way to receive your 2019 catalogs is to be sure that you are on my mailing list by simply placing a $50 or more online order here between April 2018 and Nov. 21, 2019
  • Another way to receive your new catalogs would be to join Stampin' UP! as a demonstrator, being a part of my Luv 2 Stamp Group team.  You'll be able to get a new catalog in early December AND order the new products at a 20% discount EARLY!! (read more here, and click to JOIN here)
  • If you are one of my customers but have been unable to order in the last 6 months, contact me in mid-December and I'll be happy to mail them to you!

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Detailed Deer Christmas card with Woodland Embossing Folder

 I thought you might like to see a Christmas card idea I took to Orlando to swap with other Stampin' UP! demonstrators at our 2018 OnStage event!!

I used the Stampin' Up! Detailed Deer framelit with Copper Foil paper, the Woodland Embossing folder in the background, Glimmer Paper, shimmer paint, and more!

Detailed Deer die cut with Copper Foil Paper on Woodland embossing folder background. Stampin' Up! OnStage 2018 swap card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

I love the deer die cut from the copper foil paper... it's really the focal point of the card!

You can make these cards!!  All supplies are available in my online store, just click ANY product photo at the bottom of my blog post! Thank you!

 

Detailed Deer die cut with Copper Foil Paper on Woodland embossing folder background spritzed with Frost White Shimmer Paint. Stampin' Up! OnStage 2018 swap card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

 

The Woodland Embossing folder from Stampin' UP! creates the perfect background for this card!! The subtle tree trunks in the background were embossed with my Big Shot then I spritzed them with Frost White Shimmer Paint... scroll down a little to see more about that!

The greeting is stamped with Merry Merlot ink from the Merry Christmas to All stamp set on a Stitched Label framelit die cut and decorated with the Frosted & Clear epoxy droplets.

When I make multiple cards, I always cut, embossed, die cut, score and stamp all the layers first, gather all my supplies, then make all the cards.. here are my swap card supplies:

 

Supplies for my Detailed Deer die cut with Copper Foil Paper on Woodland embossing folder background. Stampin' Up! OnStage 2018 swap card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

 

TIP!  Be sure to use Multipurpose Liquid Glue  when adhering your embossed images to your handmade cards.. it holds the layers together much better than dry adhesives.   I used it also when adhering the glimmer paper "snow" to the embossed image.

To create the Glimmer paper snow, I cut a 3" x 4" pieces of glimmer paper then used my paper snips to cut a wavy line down the middle, and that produced TWO pieces of snowy hills.  :)

 

Tip for using Multipurpose Liquid Glue when adhering embossed images to your paper crafting projects, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

 

The neighborhood squirrel was watching me from the top of the fence.. I'm sure he thought I'd lost my marbles! :)

Tip for spritzing multiple card background pieces with Stampin' UP! Shimmer Paint and a Stampin' Spritzer, by Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

If you haven't mixed up some Shimmer Paint with rubbing alcohol in a Stampin' Spritzer yet, you are in for a treat!!  You can see more info and watch the video HERE!

Detailed Deer die cut with Copper Foil Paper on Woodland embossing folder background. Stampin' Up! OnStage 2018 swap card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

I also took a bunch of the cute coffee cup cards to Orlando for swapping.. I'll be blogging those soon!

 Dimensions & Info:

  • Shaded Spruce base card: 4-1/4" x 8-1/2", folded in 1/2
  • Whisper White: 4" x 4" embossed with Woodland folder
  • Glimmer paper: 4" x 3", cut per instructions above
  • Tag: die cut from Stitched Label framelits
  • Snowflakes: die cut from the LIMITED TIME OFFER Snowfall thinlits

 

Detailed Deer die cut with Copper Foil Paper on Woodland embossing folder background. Stampin' Up! OnStage 2018 swap card by Patty Bennett www.pattystamps.com

 Are you working on Christmas Cards yet?  This would be a great one!

 

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Home from OnStage in Orlando!

Hi everyone!

I hope you had fun following along on my Facebook page while I posted our adventures in Orlando last week!!

I gathered with about 6,000 other amazing Stampin' UP! demonstrators in Orlando to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the company, and we had a wonderful time!  Well, except for the heat... when it's "feel like 93 degrees" and 80% humidity, that's not my kind of weather.

About 6o of the demonstrators on my Luv 2 Stamp Group team joined us in Orlando, and about 1/2 were in attendance for our Meet & Greet, card swap and team photo!  Here we are!

  Luv 2 Stamp group team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators, Orlando OnStage event 2018 with Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

It was great to spend time with so many amazing people from our team from all over the US! 

Stampin' UP! was so gracious to recognize hundreds of demonstrators for all levels of accomplishments in so many ways.  It was fun to walk on stage, to see our name in print, to stand and wave, to hear the applause and receive congrats from fellow demonstrators.

I found my name on the board for being #4 in the entire company for the past year!

 

Stampin' Up! Global Top 100 demonstrators for 2017-2018. Patty Bennett #4. www.PattyStamps.com

And I couldn't resist a quick photo with the cute 30 prop that was on our lunch table! :)

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Stampin' UP! in Orlando at the OnStage event, 2018. Patty Bennett, www.PattyStamps.com

 

There are so many fun perks of attending a Stampin' Up! OnStage event.. but ONE of my favorites is receiving the new catalogs early!

We got the new 2019 Occasions catalog and Sale-a-Bration catalogs already!  Mine are well loved from going through them about a million times already and making lots of notes!

 

Stampin' UP! 2019 Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalog. Available Jan. 3, 2019 www.MyStampOrder.com

How to receive your NEW 2019 Stampin' UP! catalogs!

  • One way to receive your 2019 catalogs is to be sure that you are on my mailing list by simply placing a $50 or more online order here between April 2018 and Nov. 21, 2019
  • Another way to receive your new catalogs would be to join Stampin' UP! as a demonstrator, being a part of my Luv 2 Stamp Group team.  You'll be able to get a new catalog in early December AND order the new products at a 20% discount EARLY!! (read more here, and click to JOIN here)
  • If you are one of my customers but have been unable to order in the last 6 months, contact me in mid-December and I'll be happy to mail them to you!

 

Pattystamps patty bennett stampin up demonstrator since 1995

 

 
 

Shop in my online Stampin' UP! store

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