Seattle & Penguins at the Zoo - Alaska Cruise Adventure Part 1

 I am excited to share more photos of our recent Stampin' Up! Adventure!  We enjoyed a 7 day Alaska Cruise with Stampin' UP! and spent a few extra days in Seattle to explore the city and meet the penguins in person at the Woodland Park Zoo!!

I thought you might enjoy some of our hundreds of photos, condensed into a few collages, plus a quick 2 minute video about our visit with the penguins!

We stayed at the Seattle Sheraton, and it was amazing.  A lovely property within walking distance to the waterfront, to the monorail that takes you to the Space Needle, and great views of the city!

We splurged on a suite and enjoyed the corner views, extra space, 2 bathrooms, and access to the lounge on the 32nd floor for free breakfast and evening snacks! :) (or as Eric said,, it's not free... it's just "included")  :)

Upon checking into our gorgeous suite, they delivered this tray and a special fruit and chocolate dessert for Eric, to start the 60th birthday celebration!!!  We celebrated Eric's birthday for about 2 weeks, since this really was a special milestone!!

 

 On our last day in Seattle, my brother and his wife joined us, and also went on the cruise with us!! What a treat it was to vacation with them after about 30 years since our last vacation together!!!!

On our first day in Seattle, the weather was amazing, so we headed straight off to the Space Needle to take advantage of the blue skies for photos!  The last time we were there we ate at the revolving restaurant at the top of the Space Needle, but it's currently closed, undergoing major renovations, so we were only able to take photos from the observation deck.

Adjacent to the Space Needle is the Chihuly Gardens and Glass exhibit... OH MY GOODNESS.. there are no words to describe this... if you have not seen a Chihuly exhibit, I highly recommend it! There are Chihuly glass collections all over the world.  It was AMAZING!

Another stop on our "let's play tourist" adventure in Seattle was the Great Wheel.  It's a gigantic 175 foot tall Ferris wheel that goes out over the water and affords amazing views of the waterfront and the city!!  WELL worth it.. so much fun!! 

THEN... the highlight of the trip ... a visit to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle to take a behind the scenes adventure tour of the penguin habitat!! OH MY GOSH>>> so much fun!!  Jason actually found this online and we set up this amazing tour months in advance.  I know some people dream of swimming with dolphins or stingrays, or some other type of amazing adventure, but for me (diehard penguin lover) this was just the tops!! We learned so much about them, fed them, petted them, and created life-long memories with this visit!

Watch the VIDEO below to see more about our Penguin Adventure at the Woodland Park Zoo!

 

For more info about these behind the scenes tours at the Woodland Park zoo, click HERE.

 

Below are a few miscellaneous photos of our other adventures in Seattle at the Public Market, walking around Seattle, and dinner at The Edgewater with Peter & Tami.

 

 

 
Our last Seattle adventure included a quick elevator ride up to the 76th floor of the Columbia Center (tallest building in Seattle) for photos from all 360 degrees around the top of the building.. again, amazing!! 

We also stopped at the Starbucks Reserve headquarters... WOW.. what a huge place.. fun to see and hear all about the operations there.

 

Hope you enjoyed our Seattle tour.  I'll have more photos another day of our adventures from the Explorer of the Seas Cruise Ship and the Stampin' UP! cruise!

 

 

 

 

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Stampin' UP! Cruise Flashbacks!

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Trip down memory lane.. Stampin' UP! cruise memory lane...

As we are away on the Stampin' UP! incentive trip cruise to Alaska this week, I thought you might enjoy a few photos of past years from some of the trips.  We've been blessed with attending the Stampin' Up! trips since 2001 and Jason has attended each one with us!

Above: Caribbean cruise 2010, formal night

Above:  Caribbean cruise 2010, St. Croix

Above: Alaska 2004, Glacier Bay

 

Above: Stampin' UP! incentive trip to Hawaii, 2015, Waikiki beach

 

 Above: Alaska Cruise 2011, stamping with friends

 

Above: Alaska Cruise 2011, Tracy Arm cruising

 

Above: Bermuda Cruise 2008, formal night with the McClurgs and Wakelands

 

Above: Caribbean Cruise 2005, Patty & Shelli

 

Above: Caribbean cruise 2005, formal night

 

Above: Caribbean Cruise 2005, swimming with the Stingrays, Grand Cayman

 

Above: Caribbean Cruise 2005, Tulum Mexico

 

Above: Stamping with friends on the 2007 Panama Canal cruise

 

Above: Patty, Eric and Jason, Panama Canal Cruise 2007

 

 

Above: Formal Night dinner, Panama Canal Cruise 2007

 

Above:  Caribbean Cruise, Labadee, 2005

 

Hope that was a fun little trip down memory lane for you.. it was for me!!!  We feel so blessed to have visited so many wonderful places that we would never otherwise have had the opportunity to see!!!

Thank you Stampin' UP! and thank you to my amazing customers for your support of my business through the years!

 

 

 

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Bokeh Dots background for Bubble Over Soda Pop card

 Sure hope all the dads had a great Father's Day yesterday!!  I thought I'd share the card I gave to Eric.  This could also be used for a birthday or any celebration card!! It features the Bubble Over stamp set and Bottles & Bubbles framelits, as well as the new Bokeh Dots background stamp and a couple of new Stampin' Up! colors from the 2018 Color Revamp!

2 fun things I love about this card...

1.  the background is stamped with the new Bokeh Dots background stamp in Balmy Blue

2. the bottles are die cut with fun foam and designer paper, and adhered together for added depth and dimension

 Find this new Bokeh Dots background stamp on page 153 in the new catalog, or here in my online store.  The set comes with 2 background stamps and is available in wood mount or clear mount.

(correction... Tranquil Textures, not Tranquil Tide)

Tips to Make This Card:

• stamp the bottle image over the bubble patterned paper from the Tranquil Textures pack, then die cut
• die cut additional bottles out of fun foam to adhere to paper bottles to give dimension to this card
• use adhesive-back sequins as "bubbles"

 

I sponged the edges of the bottles with a sponge dauber and Soft Suede ink to try to look like Diet Pepsi.. Eric's favorite drink!

 

Soft Suede

Merry Merlot

Balmy Blue

So Saffron

 

I love the fun adhesive-backed sequins.. I added them over the stamped bubbles for added sparkle and dimension!  Find them on page 198 in your catalog or HERE online.

 

 

 In addition to stamping the bottles on the Tranquil Tide bubble pattern paper, I also sponged the edges, then adhered them to the fun foam die cuts.  You'll find the Bubble over stamp set on pg 57 in your current catalog (#145868 online), and the matching bottle framelits on pg 216 in the catalog (#145663). ALL of these items may be purchased in my online store by clicking any of the product photos at the bottom of this post.

 

 I die cut the greeting with the Lakeside framelit dies. 

We had the blessing of an unexpected visit with Eric's dad and ate at Dad's Cafe!!  How fun is that!?

 

I'm not great at selfies, but at least you can see the 5 of us.. me, Eric's dad and his wife, and Eric and Jason.  Great to have 3 generations together for Father's day!

 

 

 

 

Bubble Over Photopolymer Stamp Set - 145868

Price: $17.00

Bottles & Bubbles Framelits Dies - 145663

Price: $28.00

Lakeside Framelits Dies - 146351

Price: $27.00

Bokeh Dots Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 148110

Price: $20.00

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 148113

Price: $15.00

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper - 146331

Price: $11.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock - 140272

Price: $7.75

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 146979

Price: $8.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 146982

Price: $8.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad - 147105

Price: $7.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill - 147168

Price: $3.75

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad - 147109

Price: $7.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Ink Refill - 105225

Price: $3.75

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad - 147112

Price: $7.50

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Ink Refill - 147170

Price: $3.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad - 147115

Price: $7.50

Sponge Daubers - 133773

Price: $5.00

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins - 146933

Price: $7.00

Snail Adhesive - 104332

Price: $7.00

Snail Adhesive Refill - 104331

Price: $4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $4.00

Stampin' Trimmer - 126889

Price: $30.00

Whisper White Medium Envelopes - 107301

Price: $7.00

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Merry Christmas 2017 from the Bennett Family

 

From our home to yours, Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a holiday season that is Merry & Bright and filled with the light of God's love!

We'd love to be able to send each and every one of you a card in the mail, but we hope you enjoy this greeting just as much!

 

 

Birthday Memories 85th Money Gift

 

 We are blessed to have celebrated both of our dad's 85th birthdays in September!!  What an amazing blessing to still have my dad and Eric's dad with us!!  You may remember this blog post with the Mini Pizza Box birthday idea for my dad, when we celebrated his 85th birthday in September.

<< this is Eric's dad and his wife as they celebrated his 85th birthday in September.   We were gone on the stamping/scrapping cruise, but were able to be with them a couple weeks before.

 

Do you love that shirt!?  "It took me 85 years to look this good"!! :)

Today I am sharing the $85 gift I made for Eric's dad for his birthday.. I totally forgot to take a photo of the front, but here is the inside of the folder with the pockets full of 85 $1 bills.

 

 

 

I die cut the Happy Birthday thinlit die using Pacific Point and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock, and cut it apart so that I could put 85 in the middle.  The 85 is die cut with the Birthday Memories paper and the large numbers framelit dies. 

TIP! Adhering the Multipurpose Adheseive sheets to the carsdtock and paper first is a huge help in adhering these dies to any project.

Before you think it's weird that I put the poodle on here,  they have a large cuddly doodle named Zoe... so this big poodle reminded me of her... I hope Ron and Jean figured that out when they saw this :)

 

 

The fun die cut animals, balloons and cake are all from the Birthday Memories pack of Stampin' Up! designer paper!  Did you know it's currently part of the buy 3 get 1 FREE sale in October!?  The matching Birthday Friends framelits make this project a breeze!

I drew the balloon strings with my Journaling Pens.

 

 

You'll be seeing more projects soon featuring this fun Birthday Memories paper.. as you can see below, I have quite a stash of die cut images from this paper!!  I had my amazing assistant Jan die cut extra images for me to use on future projects!

 

You'll find all of these Stampin' Up! supplies in my online Stampin' Up! store by clicking any of the product photos below:

 

 

 

Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper - 144118

Price: $11.00

Birthday Friends Framelits Dies - 143658

Price: $31.00

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die - 143700

Price: $20.00

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 111350

Price: $8.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 144245

Price: $8.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets - 144106

Price: $10.00

Journaling Pens - 145480

Price: $5.00

Big Shot - 143263

Price: $110.00

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Creative Pizza Box Birthday Gift for my dad's 85th birthday

 

 

We recently had the amazing pleasure of celebrating both of our dads 85th birthdays!

We celebrated with Eric's dad a few weeks early when they came up to the Bay Area to visit, and we celebrated with my dad in So. Cal. in September. Eric's dad also had a big family celebration while we were gone on our cruise last week.

We are So blessed to have both dads turning 85 in the same month!

I will be sharing the card/gift I made Eric's dad in a future post, but today I am sharing a fun gift I made for my dad!

Our family gathered at a restaurant in Sierra Madre in early September to celebrate my dad, Jim Burns (yes, he's the artist). 

I wanted to do something with $85 since it was his 85th birthday, so I came up with the idea of putting 85  $1 bills into mini pizza boxes from Stampin' Up! and I came up with this fun way to package it.  I hope it gives you some fun ideas for doing something similar!

 

 

I stacked 4 Mini Pizza Boxes, and decorated the top one with the Happy Birthday framelit die cut in Island Indigo cardstock,  as well as with pieces of the Year of Cheer paper and some gold and silver edged ribbons. 

In the top box, I made an accordion fold out of a bunch of 3x3 photos... and die cut 85 with the large numbers framelits and silver foil paper.

 

 

 

And in the bottom 3 boxes, I folded all the dollar bills.

 

I think he enjoyed the treat! :)

 

 

Each Mini Pizza Box top was decorated with Year of Cheer paper and photos, too!

 

 

Below is a photo of my dad and I with my brother and my brothers 3rd grandbaby, Tucker James.  My dad has 3 great-grandkids.. such a blessing!!

 

 

And here is the whole Burns gang... my dad and his wife, her daughter, my brother and his whole family, and Eric, Jason and I. 

 

Happy 85th, again, Dad!! We all love you so much!!

 

Make your own Mini Pizza Box stack!!!

Here are the supplies you'll need to order:

 

Mini Pizza Boxes - 144645

Price: $6.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper - 144640

Price: $13.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 122923

Price: $8.00

Silver Foil Sheets - 132178

Price: $4.00

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die - 143700

Price: $20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies - 145372

Price: $30.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies - 140622

Price: $31.00

Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon - 144146

Price: $7.00

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon - 144213

Price: $7.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes - 141678

Price: $7.00

Watercolor Words Photopolymer Stamp Set - 138702

Price: $26.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad - 126986

Price: $6.50

Starburst Punch - 143717

Price: $18.00

Big Shot - 143263

Price: $110.00

Stampin' Trimmer - 126889

Price: $30.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive - 129026

Price: $10.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets - 144106

Price: $10.00

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Memories and More fold out Anniversary Card for Eric - Video Tutorial

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We celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary on 6-28-17 and of course I had to make my sweet hubby a special card! 

I opened up the Stampin' Up! Memories & More card pack box called "Perfect Life" and found over a dozen cards in the box that were PERFECT for an anniversary card... way too many to put on a traditional folded card.. .so... I created a 6 panel fold out card!! :)  (he liked it!) :)

 

 

You can find these fun Memories & More card packs on pages 190 to 193 in the new 2017-2018 Stampin' UP! catalog.  I used the "Perfect Days" card pack on page 192, #144209, and 6 note card size envelopes to create my project!

You can see all of the Memories & More products HERE online as well.

 

 

Please WATCH THE VIDEO below to see how fun this Memories & More card is!

 

 

if you are viewing this in an email, please click here to watch it on my blog post.

to see the video with more info about how to put the envelopes together, CLICK HERE please.

 

"Perfect Days" card pack on page 192, #144209

 

As I mentioned in the video, I used a 3-1/2" x 5" piece of either Pool Party or Lemon Lime Twist cardstock on each of the envelopes as the base of each panel, then added the Memories & More Perfect Life cards and embellishments to them.

 

 

I hope you enjoy these close up views to give you inspiration for making one of these fun fold-out cards!  I incorporated a few punches and the Large Numbers framelits. I'll have all those product links at the bottom of this post. Just click on any one of them to go right to the online store. 

 

The Memories & More product line from Stampin' Up! is just what is says.. You can use these cards to preserve memories in your albums, or, create "more" projects with them like cards, tags, mini albums, and more!

 

Shop for any of these Stampin' Up! supplies in my online store by clicking any of the product photos below:

 

 

 

Perfect Days Card Pack - 144209

Price: $10.00

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes - 131527

Price: $6.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 144245

Price: $8.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 122924

Price: $8.00

1-3/4" (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch - 119850

Price: $18.00

Starburst Punch - 143717

Price: $18.00

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch - 138299

Price: $16.00

1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch - 119869

Price: $6.00

Stampin' Trimmer - 126889

Price: $30.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies - 140622

Price: $31.00

Emerald Envy 3/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - 144226

Price: $7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $4.00

Snail Adhesive - 104332

Price: $7.00

Snail Adhesive Refill - 104331

Price: $4.50

Big Shot - 143263

Price: $110.00

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Where do you Stamp?

 

What is the most unusual place you have stamped or crafted??

Leave me a comment and let me know!

On a recent trip to Reno with my family, I was stamping customer thank you cards in the hotel!

 

 

Have a terrific, safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!!

Check back when you have time.. I'll be sharing some NEW Stampin' Up! project ideas over the weekend!

 

 

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Happy Mother's Day!

 

Wishing all the moms and special ladies in my life a very Happy Mother's Day!

I'm so grateful to have had such a wonderful mom, and so blessed to be a mom to such an amazing kid.. I thought you might like to see a few memories of my little sweetie pie!  Even though Jason is 26 years old now, he'll always be my sweetie kiddo!!

Fun Fact: did you know that some people refer to us as PB&J?  :)  (Patty Bennett & Jason).  hee hee!

 

 

And of course, Happy Mother's Day to my mom in Heaven!!!  That is me in her arms in 1960, and my dad, mom and Jason in 1992!

 

 

 

 

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What an interesting Week!

 

Let's just say this has been a really diverse and BUSY week... we are redoing some flooring and some furnishings in our home plus getting help with laying some bark in the back yard... It has meant visits to the flooring store, IKEA, Sugar City (concrete and landscaping materials), Home Depot, Best Buy and more!  It's been a crazy week, and not as much time to stamp as I'd like.. so I thought I'd just share some photos of some of the progress of the past week.

 

We also created a Jim Burns Watercolor Gallery Wall. By clearing out the dining room, we have a lovely wall of my dad's paintings now!  We have his artwork all over our home.. on every wall in fact, but this one was fun because the wall is large and we grouped several watercolors together.  Kind of an eclectic layout for me.. usually I have to have everything lined up and "matchy matchy" .. but I like this..

 

 

 

I'll have fun before and after photos plus all the finished results soon!!  But the new carpet is done!! yay!!  That's one step!!! :)

If you happen to live in the Contra Costa County (San Francisco Bay Area - East Bay) area, I highly recommend going to see Britton at the Pleasant Hill S & G Carpets & more store... wow.. GREAT service, polite, attention to detail, clean, quick... we are very pleased!!

 

I've also been coordinating the landscapers in the back yard.  The weeds were about 2' tall with all the rain, so I needed those pulled and we put in bark and will add some potted plants in that portion of the backyard.

I'll be back tomorrow with more stamping fun!

 

 

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Easter Blessings to You!

 

Wishing you a lovely Easter today!

 

 

 

 

 

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My "Million Dollar" Stampin' Up! Set - Ribbon of Courage

 

I am so excited to be able to finally share this wonderful new stamp set with you!!  Today I am sharing the Ribbon of Courage set that I designed with designer Kathy Pitt when I visited Stampin' Up! in Dec. 2015 for my Million Dollar Achiever trip!! (see more about that trip HERE).  If you are a demonstrator, you have access to the catalog already and can find it on page 96 of the upcoming 2017-2018 Annual Catalog with the million dollar achiever symbol, and my name below the set.

 

 

This stamp set has a story, and I will be sharing it with you in more detail soon in a video.  I was honored to be asked to present the set and my samples at the Stampin' UP! San Diego OnStage event last weekend, but only had 8 minutes to share... and I truly wanted to share so much more with the audience, so I will redo my presentation with all the samples and share the extra backstory and more in my video.  Watch for it here soon on my blog!

For all of you expecting that I would have designed a flower set... the explanation of why it's not flowers will also be in my video. This set is dedicated to my mom and grandma who both fought the battle against breast cancer.  They are both angels in Heaven now, and I know they are smiling down on me and so happy and amazed at how my business has grown over the nearly 22 years I've been a demonstrator!

 

 

I wanted to share a few photos with you from our time at the Stampin' UP! OnStage event in San Diego! I hope you enjoy these!

Above:  my display board and the samples I presented during my demonstration. 

Below: me on stage during rehearsal .. I don't have any photos of me during the presentation.

 

 

Watch my video presentation HERE!

 

Below: this is a portion of the room in San Diego at the Convention Center where the OnStage event was held.

 

Below: Cindee, Lisa and I all won the same stamp set for Prize Patrol!!

 

Below: Kim won this beautiful stamp set for Prize Patrol!

If you would like to see more of these new stamp sets, I'd love to send you a new 2017-2018 Stampin' UP! catalog in May!  Please leave me a comment or click the contact me button in the left column if you do not have a demonstrator already and need a new catalog!

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Below: some of us went to San Diego a few days early to visit, network, and basically solve all the problems of the universe (well, not really, but we tried)... L to R:  me, Ruth, Cindee, Stella and Lisa.

 

 

Below: THIS was an amazing experience.. at the end of the OnStage event, Stampin' Up! announced they were giving away the Ribbon of Courage stamp set to ALL ATTENDEES!!!!!  Oh my gosh.. everyone seemed SO excited!  Immediately a long line formed at our table and everyone asked me to sign their set!!  Never in a million years did I expect that.. it was thrilling and crazy all at the same time! I was honored, humbled and feel so blessed over the amazing reaction to my Ribbon of Courage set!!  So many demonstrators shared their cancer survivor stories with me that day.  I know this set will be a huge encouragement to so many people!!

 

 

Below:  I totally invited myself to be part of Lisa and Rich's photo.. .sorry Lisa! :)  (Rich is the president of Stampin' Up!)

 

 

Below: I started my trip at the Oakland airport with my new Brighton Poppy rolling bag and new Brighton heart purse.. doesn't it look just like my heart logo!?  whohoo! So much fun right from the very first moment of the trip!

 

And last but not least, I must share this special photo with you... My sister-in-law Tami (on the right) drove down to San Diego from Orange County just to see my presentation!  My brother was tied up with a tax appointment.. I missed him, but it was GREAT to have Tami there!   This photo of my upline, Sandy, with Tami and I is very special, because it was Tami who attended a Stampin' UP! party hosted by Sandy about 25 years ago, then mailed me the Stampin' Up! catalog and said, "you might be interested in this!"  :)   OH MY>>> that was the start of a 25 year relationship with Sandy and Stampin' Up!  I was a customer for about 3 years before joining as a demonstrator in 1995!!  Thank goodness Sandy had her contact info on the back of the catalog!!!

 

 

Hope you enjoyed that little (ok long) story with the sneak peek of the Ribbon of Courage set!!  I promise to share all the samples and a video very soon!!!

 

 

 

 

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Balloon Pop-Up Birthday Card for Jason

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And just a reminder.. you can select this fun Party Animal designer paper (used on Jason's birthday card below) as your free gift!! Use code 147365 when redeeming your free Party Animal Paper gift!

 

It always amazes me when another year wooshes by... our son's 26th birthday was this past weekend, and this is the fun Balloon Pop-Up card that I made for him!   He smiled.. so I think he likes it :)

 

 

I used the Stampin' Up! supplies featured on page 5 of the 2017 Occasions catalog:

• Balloon Pop-Up thinlit dies
• Party Animal designer paper
• Party Animal Washi Tape
• Balloon Adventures stamp set

All supplies may be purchased in my online store, you can click the product photo links at the bottom of my post to shop!

 

 

You can WATCH THIS CARD IN ACTION in my product review video HERE.

 

Below: the front of the card is decorated with more Party Animal paper and die cut pieces.   I added some of the Urban Underground star embellishments and Star shape die cuts, too!

 

 

 

 

I just smile when I think of all the times we visited Eric at work when Jason was young, and now Jason works at the same engineering office as Eric!!  My heart is FULL!  :) 

 

Here is what the pop up card looks like from the top.. it closes just perfectly and fits into a regular size envelope.  It's a fun card to open and see the fun pop-up surprise!

 

 

I love the "bow" topper die (below) in this Balloon Pop-Up thinlit set.. doesn't it make the cutest gift package!?

 

I stamped It's your Day in Real Red on an oval Stitched Shape framelit die and use the Layering Ovals framelits to make a scalloped mat around the greeting.  Enamel Shapes stars decorate the oval.

 

The balloons are all in the thinlit set.  You can also stamp balloons and strings with the images in the Balloon Adventures stamp set.  SAVE 10% and buy the bundle!

 

Remember, you can select this fun Party Animal paper as your FREE SALE A BRATION GIFT with $50 purchase through 3/31/17!! Use code 147365!

 

Happy Birthday Jason!!  I love you so much!!!

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Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies

Price: $33.00

Balloon Adventures Photopolymer Stamp Set

Price: $26.00

Balloon Adventures Photopolymer Bundle

Price: $53.00

Party Animal Designer Series Paper

Price: $11.00

Party Animal Designer Washi Tape

Price: $8.00

Urban Underground Embellishments

Price: $6.50

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Price: $8.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Price: $6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Price: $6.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

Price: $6.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Price: $30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

Price: $35.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

Price: $99.00

Stars Framelits Dies

Price: $27.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

Price: $9.00

Fuse Fast Adhesive

Price: $10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

Price: $4.00

Stampin' Trimmer

Price: $30.00

Big Shot

Price: $110.00

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Merry Christmas from the Bennetts - Paper Pumpkin Style

 

Wishing all of our friends, family, fellow crafters, customers and those new to my blog, a VERY Merry Christmas from the Bennett Family!! 

While I wish I could send EVERYONE I come in contact with all year a card and gift every year, it is just not possible, so I hope you will enjoy seeing the Paper Pumpkin Christmas cards I sent out this year as well as some cute frames / ornaments I created using the November Paper Pumpkin refill kits!

 

 

I purchased these pretty little frames at Michaels craft store before Christmas and knew they'd be perfect for the die cut trees and houses in the Paper Pumpkin refill kit!!

 

 

The NEW Stampin' Up! 3/8" Metallic Ribbon from the 2017 Sale a Bration brochure is the perfect touch to tie at the top of the frames!!  You can hang them on your tree, a package or a wine bottle!

 

 

You can give these pretty frames as gifts, hang them on the tree for ornaments, put them on a package, or hang them over a bottle of wine!

 

 

Order your November Paper Pumpkin refill kits HERE and set them aside for holiday crafting next year!  Refill kits are only available to Paper Pumpkin Subscribers.  See Subscription options HERE.

 

 

Below is our Christmas newsletter that went out with the Paper Pumpkin Christmas cards I made this year.  I REALLY cannot believe that I forgot to include a bit about celebrating our 30th Wedding Anniversary in 2016... geesh!!!  That IS kinda a big deal.. I'm sorry I missed including that milestone!

 

 

Thank you once again for another year of your friendship, love, support, and kind comments!!

Blessings to you and your family, from the Bennett Family!

 

2016 Stamp & Scrap Cruise to the Caribbean

 

We enjoyed an amazing trip in October, cruising the Caribbean on the Liberty of the Seas with about 30 friends and fellow crafters!!  Jenn Gulch organized this amazing week-long crafting cruise and I am SO glad we went!!!  We enjoyed it so much we are already booked for the 2017 trip!! :)

 

 

Above: Cindee, Jenn and I in the crafting room on the ship!!  Jenn prepared tons of amazing projects for us to create!!  Look at our cute bags below with all of our supplies.. it was so amazing and so much fun!!! 

Over the course of the week, we could use the crafting room anytime we wanted to, but Cindee and I went in there on the "sea days" (days we were not in port).  I think we crafted about a total of 18 hours!!!  It was heavenly!!!

 

 

Above: all of the amazing Stampin' UP! products in our bag, from Jenn!

Below:  the projects we created over the course of the week:  40 cards, 2 scrapbook albums, 1 Christmas banner and a 12x12 framed Christmas collage!!!

 

 

I will be sharing all the projects with you over the coming weeks, but thought you'd enjoy the overview of the week first!! 

 

I cannot even tell you how much fun it was to have all of the projects prepped and ready.  For about 25 years I have been the one prepping the project packets for events, so this was just a dream vacation with my family and friends AND crafting!!!

 

 

Many of the crafters brought family members or friends.  Below was most of our group.. I think a few are missing.

 

 

We departed from the port in Galveston, TX, a port we have never cruised out of before.  So that was fun to see something new!!  We had 2 "sea days" before arriving in Roatan, Honduras, so we crafted both of those days, then we had 3 ports in a row.. Roatan, Belize and Cozumel.   The last day, coming back was another sea day to craft and pack (packing, boo.. hate that part because it means you are going home).

 

 

Below: our home away from home for the week: the Liberty of the Seas.  The 2017 crafting cruise is on the same ship.

 

 

Our cabin..

 

There were several of us from the Luv 2 Stamp group in a row on the ship, so we opened our balcony dividers and had one HUGE balcony :)

 

I was so glad my family wanted to come with me.. it was a great week and much needed R&R for all of us!

 

 

 If you'd like to join us in 2017, we are all booked on the same ship in September!!

CLICK HERE to see the event on Facebook and to get more info!

Hope to see you on the ship!! Anyone can go on the cruise, but the crafting portion will have limited availability, so reserve your spot soon if you want to join us!

 

25% Off select stamp sets Nov. 1 - 30, 2016!!!

These sets coordinate perfectly with the new Stitched Shape Framelits!

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