Notes From Patience

Free Gift with the March 2021 Paper Pumpkin Card Kit! If you are already one of my Paper Pumpkin crafting kit subscribers: Thank You!  If you have not tried Paper Pumpkin, or would like to come back as a returning subscriber, I welcome you!   All subscribers will receive a free gift with the March 2021 kit!!  Enjoy 4 free stencils and a sponge to help decorate and embellish your 8 cards! March 2021 Card Kit Contents: How to Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin: You have 2 options:  Prepay for up to a year, or subscribe to be billed monthly. Click  HERE  to  subscribe   to Paper Pumpkin with Patience Holt and be billed on the 11th of each month.  You will receive a papercrafting kit in your mailbox around the middle of each month.  You can cancel or put your subscription on hold anytime if you need to. If you prefer to  prepay   for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or 12 months,  CLICK HERE to PREPAY  for a Paper Pumpkin subscription.  These also make GREAT GIFTS for crafty friends or relatives!   Rem

I posted about this stamp set several days ago, but I just can't get enough of it.  Here is another card that I made using the Hey Chick stamp set and Chick Dies!  I also used the new blending brushes to make the background.  I love how easy it was to make and it turned out better that I expected.  Made me feel like an artist. I used blending brushes #153611 on the card above.  Love how it turned out. it almost looks like my chicken is making a run for it!  I used the die cut to make 4 different chicken coops. I cut them apart to make on multi-colored coop with Soft Suede on the bottom then the Real Red layer, trim with Basic White and Room with Basic Black.  It is the coolest! On the card above, I used Designer Series Paper in the backgrounds.  The paper was from In Good Taste #152494 .  Love it because it is so versatile. Below are two pictures of how you can use the dies.  One is closer detail of the multi-color chicken coop and the other is what you can do with the pieces that

  Just a quick reminder that you have 2 weeks, or 14 Days Left to enjoy the free gift offerings from Stampin’ Up! for the January – February 2021 Sale-a-Bration event!!   Enjoy stamp sets and designer paper offerings with your $50 and $100 orders! Sale-a-Bration Gifts:  Paper Blooms designer paper # 155222 Berry Blessings Bundle # 157613 Flower & Field designer paper # 155223 Oh So Ombre designer paper # 155225 A Touch of Ink set # 155233 Darling Donkey set # 155264 Heal your Heart set # 155291 Approaching Perfection set # 155282 Corner Bouquet set # 155273 Everything you need to know about Sale-A-Bration for NOW-February 2021 All in One Place 1. Shop & Enjoy Free Gifts! 2. Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss available NOW! 3. Join Stampin’ UP! and enjoy an Extra Free Gift! 4. Bonus Gift for $300 orders Sale-a-Bration FAQ’s: DATES : January – February Sale-A-Bration 2021 runs Jan. 5 – Feb. 28, 2021 FREE GIFTS:  Sale-A-Bration gives you the opportunity to select a FREE GIFT from Stam

Hey Chick & Hey Birthday Chick Bundles.   Not only is Stampin’ Up! bringing back Hey Chick, a super-popular Sale-a-Bration offering from 2017, but they are adding a set of must-have dies that you are going to want in your craft room. In addition, they’re going to offer a set of dies that coordinate with the new Hey Birthday Chick stamp set. Beginning today - February 2nd! Here is a card that I made for my team swaps this month.  Isn't it so fun? I love a cute card!  I have put the measurements below the picture so that you can make this card too.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Measurements Real Red Card stock: measures 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" Fine Are Floral Designer Series Paper: 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" Basic White for front: 3" x 3" Basic White for inside: 4" x 5-1/4" Basic White piece for Chick-balloon die cut: used scrap of Basic White Basic Black Card Stock - used piece big enough for die cut.  I used Mango Melody, Da