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.

Distressed Tile 3D EF

Grateful For You

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity –

This is a great layout to show off different Designer Series Papers!

libbystamps, Stampin Up, Fruitful Blessings, Autumn Leaves Dies, Distressed Tile 3D EF, All About Autumn DSP, Oxidized Copper DSP, CCMC, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

The paper does all the work in this lovely fall card! I featured the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper for the pieces and the Oxidized Copper Specialty paper for the leaf.

libbystamps, Stampin Up, Fruitful Blessings, Autumn Leaves Dies, Distressed Tile 3D EF, All About Autumn DSP, Oxidized Copper DSP, CCMC, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

This light and delicate sentiment is from the Fruitful Blessing stamp set.

I featured this card on my October Card Buffet and it was a total hit!

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!

Night Divine Christmas

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is this week’s new layout challenge to spark your creativity –

The new September – December Stampin’ Up catalog started yesterday! I am having lots of fun playing with new products! Our challenges are always a great way to start!

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Brightest Glow, Night Divine Dies, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Distressed Tile 3D EF, Shining Brightly DSP, Distressed Gold, Christmas, CCMC, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

This is such a serene Christmas card!! I featured the Night Divine Dies for the holy family.

Peeking beneath the Blackberry Bliss layer, is the Shining Brightly Designer Series Paper. All the patterns are stunning! 

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Brightest Glow, Night Divine Dies, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Distressed Tile 3D EF, Shining Brightly DSP, Distressed Gold, Christmas, CCMC, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

This simple sentiment comes from the Brightest Glow. It helps set the mood with this card. I love how the embossed background is another new product, the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. Remember to use the Specialty Plate with these type of thicker folders. 

Would this be a card you send out? I’ll create a few more of these for those special people at Christmas.

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!


For the Ladies with Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

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Welcome stampers!

Thank you for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week is cards for the ladies!

I am continuing to grab something new and just make something with it.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Modern Garden, Distressed Tile 3D EF, Garden Walk DSP, Pick of The Patch Builder Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

I used my favorite go-to sketch as well. This new Garden Walk Designer Series Paper was cut to 3″ x 3″, then to 1″ x 3″, and used how it was cut to keep the pattern continuous.

The embossed panel is also a new product. It’s the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I think this will be a very popular item from this new catalog! This folder requires the Specialty Plate which works in lots of the other machines, in addition to the current Stamp’n Cut & Emboss,  and the the retired Big Shot.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Modern Garden, Distressed Tile 3D EF, Garden Walk DSP, Pick of The Patch Builder Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges

The sentiment is from the Modern Garden stamp set that has a nice oval type punch to coordinate with it. Here I used something unexpected for the flowers. This is the Pick of The Patch Builder Punch. It is a punch for creating pumpkins! Here, it creates a whimsical flower.

I hope you love this card for the ladies as much as I do! These are going to be some popular products!

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week with more great inspirations in card making!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons. I appreciate your support of my home based business. Thank you in advance!


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