Libby Fens, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Libby Fens offering original and creative paper crafting projects. I host monthly Card Buffets, specialty classes and weekly inspiration for card making.

Brushed Gold Card Stock

Look Who’s Turning……

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25. That’s right. Guess who has a special birthday today? It’s Crystal!

Happy Birthday Crystal!!

I went to my trusty pins to find something that appealed to me. I liked these two as a starting point.

One is from Paper Pals Arts, a color challenge –

 PPA242

And the other is the layout from Try Stampin’ On Tuesday –

Both are way cool. And, together – totally awesome.

After some thought and rummaging through all my papers I came up with this –

libbystamps, Hooray It's Your Day, Circles Collection Framelits, Stacked With Love DSP, Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Sequin Trim, Typeset Alphabet I must say, I love how it turned out! Don’t you agree? See it opened –

libbystamps, Hooray It's Your Day, Circles Collection Framelits, Stacked With Love DSP, Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Sequin Trim, Typeset Alphabet

I had the layout all together with all the colors set. The tricky part was using the Circle Framelits to cut the circle out. It was a bit thick. But flipping it over and cutting it out again, I made it work.

The 2 and 5 are from the retired die, Bigz Alphabet Typeset. A tad bit larger than I liked, but it worked nonetheless.

So, the whole point of this card and this post, is to wish you, Crystal, a very Happy 25th Birthday!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Christmas Tree Cheer

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Happy Friday! Today is last share from my Christmas Card Class. Whew. Lots of fun. Lots of work. Lots of cutting.

I sort of went in order of the reactions that I got on the cards at the classes. Yesterdays card and todays card seemed to be very popular. It was a toss-up for me.

What do you think –

libbystamps, Christmas, Tree Punch, Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set, 2" Circle Punch, Gold Foil Paper, Brushed Gold Card Stock, Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Encore Pad, Gold 1/8 Ribbon

In the class, the trees were Brushed Gold, Gold Foil and Gold Glimmer Paper. which was literally the icing on the cake. It made the card. But, I didn’t change my samples to reflect that.

Gorgeous Grunge was used again here too. I think that is really a must have stamp. It’s quite versatile.

One again, simple stamping and some punching. It’s all in how you put it together.

Here is an overview of all the cards –

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So, a nice assortment of cards in my 2nd Annual Christmas Card Class, you think?

I’m off to work on my Family Christmas card. And, yes, my Christmas Gift Card Class. You won’t want to miss these wonderful, quick gems!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Congratulations

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Simply title. Not so simple card.

This was one of the cards from my September Card Buffet. I forgot to share it.

libbystamps, Dotty Angles, Bravo, Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape, Four Feathers, Feathers Framelits

I love this color combination. The gold tones work really well with the Island Indigo. Don’t you agree? Brushed Gold card stock with the Gold Foil – nice, nice, nice!

I had been excited to try the Dotty Angle stamp set – it was perfect for this card. Especially, stamped vertically next to the Washi Tape. The sentiment from the Bravo set – stamps so well! I was skeptical at first about these stamps. Not anymore.

The feathers just add a fun element, Ties everything together.

This card, it speaks for itself.

I’d love to hear what you think?

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Birthday Fishes

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Happy Monday! What are you starting off your day with? Me, this late birthday card.

My brother’s birthday was yesterday. I never got it in gear to make this ahead of time. So, I made this card on his birthday. It happens. We’ve all been there. And, I’m posting it today, a day late. I’ll put it in the mail  tomorrow (post office closed today, holiday), so even more late. Oh well….

Let’s get to my card. He likes to do manly things. Fishing being one of them. And, since I love this stamp set – it’s a win-win. See what I came up with –

Birthday Fishes

Isn’t this just the greatest fish card? Theses stickers from Target Dollar Spot just added what it needed. And, since I had so many letters, made it much easier too!

This was one of those cards where I just started building it. I started with these fish. I stamped and cut them out.  Yes, I cut them out. All six of them. I added the stickers and made it work from there. The ‘gold’ thread that the fish are strung on is from an upcoming Sale-a-Bration card kit. It was a scrap from another project – can’t waste anything.

The addition of the Dimensionals  really helped here. I placed them under each fish and under the base layer. It really added that last detail the card needed.

So, pull out your By the Tide stamp set – you know you bought it – and play with it!

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Bless You, Baby

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It’s been a few day……I know. I’ve been trying to play catch between work and life!

Sadly, I’ve missed a few of my friends/family birthdays over the past few days. And, some card challenges I wanted to try too. Well, life will go on. I sent well wishes to the birthdays I needed to – so, that’s what really is important.

I am sharing a lovely card I was asked to make for a coworker. I just love to do this. She herself is very creative and even comes to my classes from time to time. She is in the middle of a move and wasn’t able to make her own card, so she asked me to make her one.

This is a card for an upcoming Baptism. I didn’t really have a current or retired religious type stamp sets, other than this Crosses of Hope. Perfect! The announcement was in peach colors and gold. I love to be challenged by new colors I do not typically use. I came up with this sort of fancy, yet elegant card and matching envelope. I am very pleased to see how it turned out.

And, so was my coworker. Bless you, baby.

Happy Stampin’
Libby

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Freshly Made, Monday Sketch

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Ok, so I’m going to try my hand at a ‘SKETCH’ challenge. This one is from Freshly Made Sketches. Here is the challenge –

And, here is my take on the sketch –

Not too bad for my first try. It is simple. But, I like it. It has a lot of dimension and height.

Supplies. Day of Gratitude stamp set. Cherry Cobbler Ink. Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, and, Brushed Gold. Spice Cake DSP. Large Oval Punch.

Happy Stampin’

Libby

12 Weeks of Gift Card Ideas ’til Christmas

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Week 11.

Aaahhhh, inspiration. I am making gift card/money holders for 12 weeks, now 11 weeks until Christmas. And, it’s basically re-inventing improving the wheel.

So, how do I do that???? Well, this week the inspiration came from a Wednesday challenge. 

Take a look at my card first –

Stunning, right?

Let’s see it unfolded. And, just look at the beauty inside.

Who would have thought to use a non-Christmas DSP paper, Timeless Portrait, as a Christmas paper? I know, right. But, it works! And, works so elegantly. I’m soo in LOVE with this card!

Here are some more shots. I just could not help myself. This is a Double Z Fold card.

This picture shows how my belly band is 1/8 wide (thanks Simply Scored) to accommodate the thickness of this multi-folded card.

I’ll say it again, I like LOVE this card! Although it was lots of work – my patterns just HAD to line up – I WILL be making more of these for gifts…..

Supply List (remember, any of the following can be purchased through my on-line store or through me via email, libbyfens@yahoo.com) –

  • 120516 Perfect Punches Stamp Set
  • 102283 Versamark
  • 108640 River Rock Card Stock
  • 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock
  •  102935 Brushed Gold Card Stock
  • 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock
  • 122352 Timeless Portrait DSP
  • 119854 Scallop Circle Punch
  • 119864 Round Tab Punch
  • 124105 Chery Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon (Holiday Mini)
  • 122949 Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder
  • 103083 Embossing Buddy
  • 102197 Powder Pals

I am having a lot of FUN with these 12 Weeks this year. I hope you like them as well. Please leave a comment. They inspire me as I hope my creations inspire you! 

Happy Givin’

Libby 

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