……..to order items from the 2016 Holiday mini catalog. The following items are retiring and or on sale. You may order online using hostess code KP3UMAPB. You may also go to my online shopsite, libbystamps.stampinup.net, and shop there too! I’d appreciate your business! Affaire De Coniféres Photopolymer Stamp Set (French) – 143022 Price: $17.00 Banners… [Read More]
2016 Holiday Mini
Most Wonderful Time
Feeling that holiday crunch? I know I am. Glad to have a little ‘me’ time and create a card for Watercooler Wednesday this week. This is our layout challenge – Pretty simple I think. It’s a 2 week challenge because of Christmas!!! I designed this simply cute card – I made it just in time… [Read More]
Hanging Out for Merriest Wishes
It’s time for a new Create with Connie and Mary sketch today! We have a nice, simple clean design to work with this week – These are the kind to put into your ‘go-to’ sketch file! I went with a Christmas card today – I had lots of these supplies sitting on my table already… [Read More]
Happy New Year
Soon it will be Christmas. Then, in a flash, the new year! So, it got me to thinking…….Today, is another Watercooler Wednesday challenge. And, here is our sketch – A very nice color choice!!!! Quite festive!!!!! I immediately though, New Year, and came up with this – ……and, it S T U N N I N G in… [Read More]
Simple Joys of Green for Christmas
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted for try Stampin on Tuesday. Although we have a new challenge every week, the design teams participate every other week. This is my week. Here is the great sketch to inspire us – Challenge #301. Theme : Twinkle, Twinkle I really, really liked this sketch! I… [Read More]
Stunning Silver Santa
I’ve got a wonderful card share for you today. It was designed for Create with Connie and Mary. Here is our color challenge for the week – Some real pretty, pretty colors! I wanted to make a card that really showcased these colors. And, this is what I thought was fitting – An elegant Santa card!… [Read More]
Snow Way, it’s Wednesday Already?
Why yes. Yes, it is! And time for a Watercooler Wednesday Challenge! This time our host is Penny! This is what she challenges us with – A wonderful sketch I must say! I did have to think about this one. And in no time, I came up with this sweet number – Clean. Cute. Simple…. [Read More]
Banner Christmas
Thursday. Moving right into December! Starting the month off right with a Create with Connie and Mary challenge! As you can see, we have a nice layout to work with – I decided to go vertical in my design just like the sketch – I once again used the Time of Year hostess set, the… [Read More]
Happy Christmas, Past the Gate
It’s Watercooler Wednesday challenge day! Mid-week. This was a much-needed break from creating for a holiday fair I’m participating in on Saturday. Today we have a great challenge to get you thinking – Love the fact Gail chose this idea. When was the last time you created an interesting fold? Personally, I’ll play around with… [Read More]
Team Meetings SWAPS
This past week we got together for our Team Meeting and we did our usual swapping of new ideas and a couple of make’n takes. These were the two make’n takes – This is an oldie but goodie technique, shaving creme, that I miss and should try again! The results are stunning. Inside looked almost… [Read More]
Reindeer Jolly for CCMC
It’s Thursday and time for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary challenge. This is sketch week – What a terrific ‘go to’ sketch, you think? I especially thought so after my design team card came together soo easily! Isn’t this a great use of the sketch? The card just pops! I love this Candy… [Read More]
Sending Gingerbread Smiles
Time for a bi-weekly Design Team card for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! Here is our cool sketch to get you going – Challenge #297. Optional theme : Window Mmmmm. This had me stumped. No kidding. I looked at it. And, looked at it. Did a little pondering. After some deep thought about it, I came… [Read More]
Trees for Christmas for WWC
I’m in a mad crazy creating frenzy getting ready for all these upcoming classes! Who knows, maybe this card for Watercooler Wednesday might make the Card Buffet this weekend! We have Deborah’s challenge that just started today – Wonderful, traditional Christmas colors! In no time I created this – I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this stamp… [Read More]
Hot Chocolate for a Nacho
Ha- Ha- Silly title! I’ve got a busy crafting November that’s why I’m not posting everyday as usual. Between a Card Buffet, Christmas Card Class and a Holiday Fair – I barely have time to breathe! I’m creating items for the Holiday Fair and one is a hot chocolate packet. I decided to use these… [Read More]
Christmas Blog Hop for TSOT
It’s Tuesday. And, it’s another BLOG HOP!!! Yippee! These are way too much fun! This is for Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. I know. Normally, I just have my Design Team card, this week, we have a blog hop! With prizes!! So, you might have come from Sara’s blog. We will have our normal sketch challenge that… [Read More]
November Blogging Friends Blog Hop
Hello November!!!! Hope you Halloween was fun, festive and safe! Welcome to another Blogging Friends Blog Hop! Our theme this month is the stamp set, Lovely as a Tree! You know it, a classic that’s been around Stampin Up forever! Here is my first card – I decided to mix way old (Lovely as a… [Read More]
Halloween is in the Bag
How’s your Halloween weekend going? Doing a little paper crafting this weekend? Hopefully, all these Halloween cards have been inspiring to you! I have a decorated Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Halloween style, to share today – Isn’t this just the cutest? I really loved these Jar of Haunts when I first saw them in the… [Read More]
Elegant Halloween Scene
Yesterday, I posted a simple black and white negative image card here. I just realized that I never posted the card I was referring to! It was from last months Card Buffet (I post my Card Buffet board only on Facebook and Instagram) and I never posted the single card here. This is the card… [Read More]
