Bitty Butterfly Punch

Treat, Eat Something Sweet

October 7, 2014 · 14 Comments

Oh what a fun share for you today. I am combining lots of things.

First off, I’ve been trying to tidy up the stamp room a bit. Never ending job, right?

I ran across several past Paper Pumpkin kits I have. I got distracted, so, on a quest I went.

I found this fabulous tutorial on how to resize the bags from the In the Bag kit earlier in the year. Only I read the directions wrong and ended up with 2 different sized bags. But, it SO worked. They are adorbs!!

Next, I wanted to decorate these bags, but how? Ahhh, my trusty Card Challenge pin board of course!!

I started with a color challenge from Color Throwdown. Since my bags were Crumb Cake or kraft in color, this was an excellent choice to go with. Color Throwdown, ctd312, paired these colors together –

Love them. The colors looked Halloween to me. I went with a Halloween theme challenge from The Paper Players.

And, lastly, I went to My Pumpkin Challenge. Theme there, Sweet & Treats!

Perfect! I used two different kits in my creation and I made treat holders. The anticipation is killing you, right?

Here is what I did –

Just adorable, right?

I know I am in LOVE with these little bags!! I used several different current products here. And, three challenges – it worked so well together.

I should have taken before pictures of my little naked bags, but I was too excited to decorate them.

A few more shots –

And, the tall bag –

Now to figure out who will get these??

I’d love to hear what you think! Comments make people happy!!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Sale-a-Brate, Three for You

March 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Happy Saturday! Enjoying Spring yet?

I am. Starting off with my Card Buffet this weekend and a class this afternoon at a church. So excited about that.

Oh, yes, and my daughter is in town from college! So, yes, lots of excitement!

I’m sharing a bit late today, but, it’s a share none the less. It’s the cards that we will be making this afternoon. I’m not sure what the stamping level is, so these are simple cards. Simply beautiful that is.

I love the way they turned out. See for yourself –

They requested a masculine and a feminine ‘thinking of you’ card. The other will be a bonus for the ladies stamping to make to take home. A little ‘surprise’ from me to them.

The last time we got together to stamp, they were so delighted to have made something. This time they will actually get to take something for themselves!

If you are curious about my March Buffet, check out my Facebook page. I have a picture of the board there. I’d love to hear what you think.

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Elegant Lattice Butterflies

October 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Remember the Lattice Die? I bet you haven’t used it in a while, have you?

After you see this card, you will tear up your craft room to find it and make this card. See for yourself. The two seem to match up perfectly! It’s like they were made for each other or something!

I got my inspiration for this card from DOstampingwithDawn. I just added butterflies instead of pearls because of last months promotion. This was a very popular card on last months Card Buffet, no doubt.

The background uses our wonderful White Vellum Card Stock. Just so elegant. Although the cards looks difficult, it’s really very simple to make! So, go find your Lattice Bigz die and get to creatin’!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Butterfly Birthday

June 28, 2013 · 6 Comments

Butterflies and birthdays, what a nice combination, right? Well, at least in my card that is. Scroll down and check it.

Sweet, huh? Thought you’d like it!

I created this card for The Paper Players Challenge 151. Loved this sketch! I just had to find time to create something to go with it. I made time.

I love how the butterflies are fresh and fun and are so perky! They are two folded in half butterflies then glued next to each other. This way when the card is mailed, they can be flattened and will spring back up! Clever, huh?

I played around with a new sentiment I just got, Remembering Your Birthday. Love it! It’s so current. So trendy. I love how I rolled the stamp on my (old style) ink pad to create that faded look. Yes, that was on purpose!

And, notice I used real ribbon? No paper bows today! Lol!

Hope you enjoyed my card!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Hey There Friend

April 9, 2013 · 12 Comments

Hey there friend!

That’s just a great everyday phrase. It came from the first Paper Pumpkin Kit. And, so did the ‘dot’ background on my card.

My share for today was made for you guessed it – a card challenge! This time it’s a color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, CCMC246. The colors to use were Real Red, Calypso Coral, and Island Indigo. This is my first time playing here. I liked the color challenge because it is not my favorite combination and it really made me think.

But, not for long. I came up with my card rather quickly. I am very pleased with the way it turned out too. Take a look. What do you think? Yes, my base is my go to, Naturals White. It is very soft – I like that. However, it is a bit difficult to stamp a nice, crisp image. Eh, that’s ok, I still like the way it turned out.

For some reason, I have been on a butterfly kick lately. I’ve purchased several large butterfly stamps and these two punches recently. I was glad to find an eye pleasing use for them!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Butterfly 3×3

March 13, 2013 · 2 Comments

Need a quick card? This easy little 3×3 I made potentially for my upcoming Card Buffet, but decided against this one too.

I thought it would have been a great way to show off the Diagonal Score Plate that you can get free during Sale-a-Bration. However, this paper was a bit difficult to see the scoring lines to make the cuts for the envelope. So, scrap that. But, this will make a nice card to put on someones pillow over the next few days!

I just love to surprise ‘someone’ with little cards or notes strategically placed in areas not really visible! Lol! It’s that element of surprise! It’s that, ‘thanks for thinking about me’, that I like in card making! That is what sharing creativity is all about!

Happy Stampin’
Libby