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.

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We Create – Subtles Collection Blog Hop

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Happy March 1st!

And, welcome to my second blog hop for the day!

The theme this month is the Subtles Collection!

Perfect colors for an Easter card –

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Simply adorable using the Subtles card stock colors and ink!

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It’s a nifty Double Z fold too!

Directions –

  • Blushing Bride card base 4 1/4 x 11
  • scored at 2 3/4, 5 1/2
  • Whisper White strip 2 1/2 x 11
  • scored at 2 3/4, 5 1/2
  • DSP strip 2 1/2 x 5 1/2
  • cut ‘peep’ using Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
  • remove ‘arms’, scissors are parallel to legs to get a straight line

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  • slit legs further

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  • pattern for arm and leg removal (lol!!!)

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  • stamp faces on peeps using Foxy friends
  • adhere DSP to long portion of Whisper White
  • fold card base
  • adhere Whisper White strip in reverse of score lines
  • stamp sentiment above and below strip
  • adhere peeps
  • done!

I hope you love my adorable, fun Easter card and the tutorial for the easy peeps ! Comments are always appreciated!

As this is a blog hop, click the box to head to the next great idea from Kris at Paper Fairy Kris!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – More than Words, Foxy Friends
  • Card Stock – Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Balmy Blue, So Saffron, Highland heather
  • Ink – Calypso Coral, Basic Grey
  • DSP – Subtles 6×6
  • Punches – Cookie Cutter Builder

12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 1

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As we approach Christmas and the gift giving season, many of us give gift cards as that perfect gift.

So, why not dress up that perfect gift with a handmade gift card holder?

I’ve created 12 different styles of gift card holders to share with you over the next few days.

Let’s start with this adorable reindeer –

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Looks like a regular card, doesn’t it? See how he opens –

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And, here you see the gift card in the pocket –

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  • Start with an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of Call Me Clover card stock
  • Score at 1 1/2 and 7
  • fold up bottom, secure with Tear & Tape
  • fold down top
  • Festive Farmhouse DSP 5 1/4 x 4, cut at 1 1/4 for the bottom
  • Festive Farmhouse DSP strip id 1 x 4 1/4
  • punch starburst out of Call Me Clover
  • punch 2″ Circle from Whisper White, stamp sentiment / squiggles
  • stamp reindeer on Crumb Cake, punch using Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
  • adhere pom-pom nose to reindeer
  • assemble parts
  • I used a tiny clear hook & loop dot to keep card closed

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Cookie Cutter Christmas, Nothing Sweeter
  • Card Stock – Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
  • Ink – Call Me Clover, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
  • DSP – Festive Farmhouse
  • Punches – Starburst, 2″ Circle, Cookie Cutter Builder
  • Other – retired Real Red Pom Pom Trim

This was an actual card I designed for another purpose. I thought it too cute not to modify it and share it with you! Please feel free to leave me a comment on this project and others! I love to hear from you!


Happy Easter Peeps

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Before we know it, Easter will be here – it’s about two weeks away!

Made any cards to send out yet? Perhaps, I will inspire you today!

Our challenge this week at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday is a layout challenge –

Challenge #360. Theme : Easter

I love this sketch! It’s fabulous! Nice, clean, bold blocks of color.

I went with a nontraditional Easter theme on my card –

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It’s just adorable! Wouldn’t you agree?

I started out with my colors and then went to adding the embossing and placement on the card.

I cut the ‘bunnies’ from the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. I removed the ‘arms’ with a straight cut. And, I cut the ears a little deeper and longer. Stamped the face from the Foxy Friends and this is what I call a bunny!

The other Design team members created some nice Easter cards too! Check them out on our blog. If you like to link up a card, you can do so on our blog or our Facebook page. Hope to see you there!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Hello Easter, Foxy Friends
  • Framelits – Stitched Shapes
  • Card Stock – Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo
  • Ink – Melon Mambo
  • Punches – Cookie Cutter Builder
  • Other – Petal Pair EF, Basket Weave EF (free choices during Sale-a-bration)
Happy Stampin’
Libby

Smitten with Mittens

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Got a fresh new challenge from Create with Connie and Mary –

Isn’t this just a cool sketch?

I pulled out the Be Merry Designer Series Paper from the regular catalog – I think it’s my favorite – to create this –

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These mittens! These mittens! They are too cute!

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I think all these elements work just wonderfully together. The sweet sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set to the framelits.

You really need to check out the Design Team cards for this sketch. Very nice cards. Create a card too and link it up on our Facebook page.

Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Smitten Mittens
  • Framelits – Many Mittens, Stitched Shaped Framelits,
  • Bundles – Smitten Mittens
  • Card Stock – Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
  • Ink – Garden Green
  • DSP – Be Merry
  • Punches – Cookie Cutter Builder (hearts on the mittens)
  • Other – Quilted Christmas 1/4 Ribbon, Garden Green Baker’s Twine (retired)
Happy Stampin’
Libby

Our Create with Connie and Mary September Session is ready to purchase! Please support me and the Design Team by purchasing any of our tutorial sessions. Previous month tutorials are still available.

Here is a sneak at the September projects –

 September features –
  • Pick a Pumpkin Bundle
  • Tags & Trimming Bundle
  • Spooky Cat Bundle
  • Festive Phrases Stamp Set
  • Colorful Seasons Bundle

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets

Additionally, each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts

All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips

All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online

Our FABULOUS design team members are – Connie Babbert, Mary Brown, Melissa Davies, Libby Fens, and Debbie Henderson. They always have such GREAT ideas that are perfect and easy to recreate!

Mini sessions are available the 11th of each month (and you’ll have access for up to a year).

Demos…did you know this is a tax deduction for your Stampin’ Up! business? But…you don’t need to be a demo to enjoy our mini-subscriptions!

Check out CREATE WITH CONNIE AND MARY for more details!

Sending Gingerbread Smiles

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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 up with this –

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Such a cute little number! And, it has a window!!

My store manager will be out for several weeks from surgery. So, I thought this might be a little perk up for her!

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I put the little gingerbread on the inside.

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I used a window sheet for a ‘window’ too! Although very difficult to photograph! It also added stability to the card. It really needed it as it’s a bit floppy.

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All in all, it will make her smile!

I mean, c’mon – wouldn’t you if you received this?

Back to the sketch. Yes, a challenging one, but, you can do it! Come join us at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday! You can link up on our blog or Facebook!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Hot Chocolate for a Nacho

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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 colors from Nacho Average Challenges for a little inspiration –

Some nice, subtle colors.

I created this sweet little number –

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Luckily, we had hot chocolate packets in the pantry. After all, it IS Texas and we are still at 95 degrees here!

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I was also fortunate enough that the packet matched the color scheme! How cool is that?!?!

This was just really fun to create and will be a hit at the Holiday Fair!

Please leave a comment. I love to read comments!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Mummy, Trick or Treat

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Now. Halloween. That’s a holiday I’m totally down with this October 25th!

(That’s a reference to Mondays post, lol!)

At the Card Buffet this past weekend, one of the choices were these adorable earrings that you’ve seen all over the interweb –

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cute, Cute, CUTE!!!!!!!

Ans, so easy!! I created this nifty little packaging from some retired Stampin’ Up cello bags! Adorable. Just adorable.

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The earrings poked right through the card stock.

I loved to ‘ear’ what you think!!! Ha-Ha!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Wacky Watercooler October Blog Hop

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Finally made time to join this wonderful blog hop again, the Wacky Watercooler!

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Our theme is fall, of course!

I created a nice little array of items.

The first is a simple, elegant card –

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Love these colors together! Very elegant and classy!

The third is a wonderful interactive card –

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Pull up on the viewable area to see this –

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…and did you see that the adorable main focal image moved up to?

Lastly, I always make some sort of Gratitude Journal for myself and as a Card Buffet item around this time. Here is the one for this year –

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Inside it has 10 sheets of paper to notate what you are ‘grateful’ for. This is one of our Tag A Bag Gift Bags folded over and decorated.

I would love to read what you think about my Blog Hop projects before moving on to the next blog! And, if you attend my Card Buffet this weekend, you may or may not see these projects again, just sayin’!

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In case you needed to see the previous one, Christine, again.

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To continue on to Heidi’s blog.

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In case you need to see who you missed!

Thanks for joining us this month! Card supplies listed below.

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Give Thanks

  • Suite Seasons stamp set
  • Very Vanilla, Island Indigo card stocks
  • Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate
  • Gold Foil
  • Island Indigo Ink
  • Tear & Tape Adhesive
Slider Thankful Card
  • Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set, Acorny Thank You
  • Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch
  • Halloween Night Specialty DSP
  • Layering Ovals Framelits
  • Kraft Rope Trim
  • Stampin’ Write Markers
  • Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Shimmer White card stocks
  • StazOn  Black Ink, Early Espresso Ink
Grateful Journal
  • Vintage Leaves stamp set
  • Leaflets Framelits, Season Frame Thinlits (currently on Clearance Rack!!)
  • Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags
  • Copper Foil Sheets
  • Seasonal Frame Thinlits
  • Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Crushed Curry card stocks
  • Layering Ovals Framelits
  • Cajun Craze and Garden Green Inks

October Catalog Favorites, Blogging Friends Blog Hop

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Welcome fall! Cooler temps. Pumpkins. Rustling leaves.

……and the first of three posts! This is for Blogging Friends Blog Hop!

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You might have came from Anna Masciovecchio to visit me.

Our theme this month is Mini Catalog favorites. As many of you have seen the Stampin’ Up Holiday mini catalog, it’s probably the whole book, right? Well, I had to narrow it down a bit.

My favorites would have to be some stamp sets, a punch, some of the DSP, the trims and the new foil.

I created a little holiday treat bag ensemble to show them off –

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Can you say,  A D O R A B L E ????

I made four bags that would be appropriate to use over the next few months for treats, small gifts or even a gift card!

They all have the same size wrap around band and a velcro closure. I also placed a firm piece of cardboard in the bottom to give the bag more stability. Measurements are at the end.

This first bag is really a fall/winter treat bag. It never really get that cold here for cable knit sweaters……..but, I love this Cable Knit Dynamic embossing folder to create the look of one!

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I paired it with the new Copper Foil. It’s such a much have! Here a made a ‘button’ to show it off. Couldn’t you image hot chocolate or s’mores treats in this?? So so cozy!

The Halloween bag is pretty simple. So great for spooky treats!

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I used the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set in and the Cookie Cutter Builder punch. Because I used a blender pen to add some detail to the mummy, I stamped him in Staz On first then onto Shimmery White Card Stock. This paper works nicely with the blender pen.

For fall/thanksgiving, I went with this little detailed scarecrow on the bag –

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I used Serene Scenery DSP for this one. (It’s in the larger catalog.) I also used my blender pen and a few ink pads to color him in on Shimmery White Card Stock. He’s sooo cute! The new Kraft Rope trim helped to add lots of detail to his arms and legs. Looks like real straw, right?

The Christmas bag finishes off the ensemble

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It’s nothing too fussy. By the time Christmas rolls around, no one has much time or energy to craft! It’s a simple stamped image detailed with a piece ribbon on the side.

Now that you’ve seen my treat bags, here’s how I created them.

Treat Bag Basic –

  • start with Kraft Tag a Bag Gift bags
  • remove 1/8th off the bottom to open bag up
  • on the bottom, score at 1 1/2, parallel to bottom
  • rotate twice, score 1 1/2 from top (the outer most part of the serrated curve)
  • parallel to the outer edge, cut 1″ up to score line
  • repeat for other side
  • fold ‘bottom’ score lines inward creating bottom
  • sides remain puffy to flat towards the top
  • fold down top score line
  • inside piece for the sturdy cardboard bottom 2 5/8 x 2

Bag Band –

  • 2 x 8 1/2 strip of card stock
  • 2 DSP pieces, 2 x 1 3/4 and 2 3/4 x 1 3/4
  • adhere to outside flaps

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Pretty simple? Please email me if you have any questions!

Now that you’ve seen a sampling of some of my favorites, head on over to Anne Power to see what her favorites are!

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Happy Stampin’
Libby

Happy Halloween Skellie, CCMC423

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Thursday. Time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge.

We have a great layout challenge today –

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This one will go into my ‘go-to’ sketches file on one of my Pinterest boards. I love it! It’s a classic layout.

I decided to create another Halloween themed card. I’m startin’ to feel that fall spirit!

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It uses some new products that are just adorable!!!

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This little skellie is just too cute – especially embossed!! To make him stand out more, I raised him up on dimensionals.

I’d love to read what you think about this quick and easy Halloween card!??

I’d also love to see you participate in our sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! They are so much fun! And, we have great ideas from our Design Team too! Come check us out!

Supplies used –

  • Stamp Set – Spooky Fun (N), Cookie Cutter Halloween (N)
  • DSP – Halloween Night Specialty (N)
  • Card Stock – Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Black
  • Ink – Tuxedo Black Memento, Versamark
  • Punches – Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
  • Other – White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
Happy Stampin’
Libby

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