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.

Fond of Autumn

Christmas Wishes

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it!

Thank you for joining our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current layout challenge –

I do love Thanksgiving quite a bit, but I went with a Christmas card today –

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….and a fancy one at that!

For this card, I started with creating the wreath. I had all these scraps from making Thanksgiving cards using the Autumn Bouquet Dies. I used Stampin’ Blends to color them and instantly I had the pieces for a Christmas Wreath!

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I felt the wreath needed something to stunning to match it. I chose this background die from the Organic Beauty Dies. It is perfect, especially in Gold Foil.

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Lastly, this banner for the sentiment was the finishing touch this card needed.

What do you think? Yay or nay?

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!

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We Create – Thankful & Thinking of You

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Hello Stampers!

Thank you for joining us today!

Our theme to start off the month is anything showing gratitude.

I make a gratitude journal every year around this time. Here is the one for this year – libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Fond of Autumn Bundle, Fond of Autumn, Autumn Bouquet Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, Gratitude Journal, We Create, We Create Blog Hop

Simply elegant!

I used the Fond of Autumn bundle for the focal point and the modified sentiment on a small notebook found online.

The leaves and acorns were colored with various Stampin’ Blends. This piece was actually left over from a previous card as the die can make multiple cuts from the larger focal point. Win – win! 

I did partial stamping for the sentiment and added the dots. This is a fitting sentiment for some special thought for the month, or anytime.

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 A Crumb Cake circle grounds the focal image and makes it stand out.

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The Pearl basic Jewels were the right addition to soften everything. These are more of a cream / beige color and go well with the Very Vanilla card stock.

All these elements could easily be placed on a card with beautiful results as well. 

Please check everyone out on the hop today. We are grateful for your compliments too! 

Kimberly Morris

Tricia Butts

Tanya Harvey

Cheryl Curtis

Libby Fens

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So Grateful

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Happy November 1st, and of course, happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our newest two week challenge to inspire you –

Optional Theme : Thankful and or Blessed

I purchased this Fond of Autumn bundle and had not yet played with it. So here is a try –

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I started by stamping and coloring the large focal point, then coloring it with various Stampin’ Blends, alcohol markers. I felt like a kid again, as I loved to color as a child.

This is a really really cool die! I had no idea that you would die cut the focal point all at once into four separate parts! In this card, I used three of them. The center flowers, and the berry and leaves for the top and bottom!

I placed the focal image onto an embossed panel using the Leaf Fall Embossing Folder. This is a favorite of mine!

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I chose not to use the sentiment in the set, although they are wonderful sentiments. I went with one from Soft Seedlings in Cajun Craze.

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Champagne Rhinestones completes this card! Soo pretty.

Off to design another card with the remaining die cut pieces!

Check out out the other Design Team cards on our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. We all use a variety of products, so come join us with what supplies you have! All of our challenges are two weeks long.

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Happy Thoughts of You

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current color challenge –

I initially set out to make a Halloween card. Instead, I created this pretty card –

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I pulled this Bottled Happiness stamp set out – I hadn’t used it too much! For these pretty flowers, it is a two-step stamp. For best results, use the Stamparatus. Stamp the flower image first, then line up the leaves on top and pick it up with the other Stamparatus plate. Always do a trial before going to the good card stock! I did flip the card stock around for the other flowers.

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This lovely sentiment was perfect to use to hide the distance between the two flower bunches! It is from the Fond of Autumn bundle, stamp set and dies.

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After the card was finished, before I glued it down, I felt it needed something. Adding the Pretty Flowers  embossed panel and the Iridescent Pearls just made thee card!

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!

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