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Extraordinary Life Cards I Made on the Cruise

A couple weeks ago my family and I enjoyed a lovely week on the Navigator of the Seas cruise ship with the Fun in the Sun crafting cruise group hosted by Melanie Hockin and Brenda Zorn. All week long we crafted at our own pace, working through 7 different classes at our own pace. I hope you enjoyed the video recap I shared last Friday with all my projects.

Three adults—two men and a woman—sit at a white-tablecloth restaurant table, smiling at the camera. The table is set with silverware, plates, a basket of bread, and a glass of water. A large window and chandelier are visible in the background. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Today I’m happy to share the projects I made from the Extraordinary Life Class and the Beautiful Ordinary Life class. I kind of combined my supplies from the 2 classes and went a little rogue on a few of the designs… I hope you love them all!

Extraordinary Life Scrapbooking workshop kit A hand holds a pastel card with polka dots, featuring a scalloped frame, a red flower, leaves, two butterflies, pearls, and the phrase “Oh happy day.” The bottom corner shows “Patty Bennett” and her website. Marble background. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

I believe there were over 45 projects for us to create, plus daily gifts. It was a magical week. I don’t know about you, but working Stampin’ Up! as my business, I don’t normally get an entire week just to stamp, so it was amazing for me!

The cards above & below feature the fantastic Extraordinary Life Scrapbooking Workshop Kit supplies, made into cards. There were instructions for making card or scrapbook pages with this kit.

A hand holds a pastel greeting card with a tag, layered flowers in pink, yellow, and blue, and the text “the best of days.” The background is mint green with polka dots. The tag has a ribbon and diagonal stripes. “Patty Bennett PATTYSTAMPS.com” is watermarked. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Featured Bundles for this class

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Crafting Cruise Fun in the Sun

A group of about 25 women of various ages pose smiling in a decorated room. They are seated and standing, some wearing lanyards. A few hold a string displaying cards or photos. The carpet is patterned, and the walls have wood and geometric designs. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

A handmade card features a polka dot background, a notebook paper cutout with “Have a good day” and numbered lines, a pink striped heart, blue flower accents, black twine bow, pearls, and “Patty Bennett Pattystamps.com” watermark. A hand holds the card. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Above & Below: adding some elements from the Extraordinary Life bundle to these cards is so fun!

A hand holds a colorful handmade card with pastel stripes, a die-cut pink frame, a yellow butterfly, and a tag reading “You’re a blessing to me.” Black twine, pink enamel dots, and a watermark with “Patty Bennett PattyStamps.com” are also visible. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

A hand holds a handmade greeting card with three colorful butterflies, black heart patterns, white twine bow, two blue dots, and a label reading “Have a Good Day” on a beige and black background. The card sits on a white marble surface. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

I loved working with the heart border stamp and die in the Bordered in Beauty bundle.. isn’t that a super cute addition to the card above?

One of the gifts for all attendees was the Sincerely Noted ephemera pack. What a great way to have access to a bunch of greetings for our projects, and customize them however we’d like! I added the birthday greeting to the card below.

A hand holds a handmade card with layered shapes, pastel colors, and text reading “HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY birthday FOR AN AMAZING FRIEND.” The card has heart and hexagon accents, pearl embellishments, and “Patty Bennett Pattystamps.com” in the corner. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Funny story…. I spent quite a bit of time searching for the happy times stamp while creating my Extraordinary Life cards… well, turns out it is a preprinted label in the Extraordinary Life Scrapbooking Workshop kit! 🙂

A hand holds a pastel handmade birthday card with “happy times” in black script, a yellow “Happy Birthday!” banner, paper butterfly, flowers, polka dots, and geometric shapes. The card is signed “Patty Bennett, Pattystamps.com” in the lower right corner. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

Lastly.. I went rogue again.. I used the You make me Smile die cut in the scrapbooking workshop kit for the card below.. WAY too cute! I mounted it onto a scalloped rectangle die cut and embellished with hearts & flowers, all from the same kit!

A hand holds a decorative card reading “You make me SMILE” with colorful, patterned letters, floral accents, heart, and stars, all layered on a wavy-edged white frame. The card rests on a teal background. “Patty Bennett PattyStamps.com” is printed at the bottom. To read more, visit Patty Stamps (pattystamps.com)

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