Large Letters Framelits

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Congratulations

June 1, 2019 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features any card celebrating graduation, weddings, or anything BIG!

I needed a few grad cards, so I went with Graduation –

The Silver Foil letters are the retiring, Large Letters Framelits. And, guess what? They are on sale!!!

The Broadway Bound Designer Series paper I used is also retiring and on sale!

When you open the card, it’s a gift card holder too, or (business card holder, lol) –

It’s a fun, quick, easy card, and a perfect fold for a special celebration!

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know they’ll have some great celebratory cards to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Framelits – Large Letters Framelits
Card Stock – Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Foil
DSP – Broadway Bound
Other – retired Tassels

We Create Christmas Blog Hop

December 1, 2018 · 7 Comments

Another inspirational post from me today! Yay!!

This one is for –

Our theme is, of course, Christmas!

Christmas fills me with joy. And, so that’s that I went with –

Simply sweet isn’t it??

I used the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper, along with an embossed panel of Cherry Cobbler in the Swirls & Curls.

You should check my other post earlier today for a nifty idea using the center of the O in J O Y.

Lots of wonderful ideas on the hop today. Check them out –

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Framelits – Large Letters
Card Stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green
DSP – Dashing Along
Other – Swirls & Curls EF

Favorite Christmas Stamp Set – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

November 17, 2018 · 2 Comments

Welcome to my weekly tradition with Create with Connie and Mary and our Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features our Favorite Christmas Stamp Set.

I have several favorite Christmas stamp sets, don’t you?

I went with a set from the holiday mini, the extremely versatile, Wishing You Well –

Easily made into a Christmas card here. I used the Stamparatus to get a perfectly stamped image for the wreath and, separately, the bow.

I added the Gold Foil J and Y, making ‘J O Y’. The bow was hand cut and placed on Dimensionals on the wreath.

The black and gold pattern paper on the top and bottom of the J O Y is from Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper. Yes, a birthday paper!

This card came together very quickly! I also used it for one of my Onstage swaps! And, I’ll have this on my Card Buffet this weekend.

We all have favorite holiday stamp sets! I wonder what Debbie Henderson’s, and Mary Brown’s are?? Go check them out and let’s see!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Wishing You Well
Framelits – Large Letters
Card Stock – Very Vanilla
Ink – Black Memento, Real Red
DSP – Broadway Bound Specialty
Other – Stamparatus

SU Style Blog Hop July 2018

July 17, 2018 · 8 Comments

Hi Stampers!

Do you ever wonder how you can use Stampin’ Up products in everyday life besides a card or scrapbook? Like in home decor? Well, perhaps our monthly hop can inspire you!

I must admit, I was stumped for something to create as home decor that was different from a framed item. I quickly came up with a few ideas. Here is one –

This project was inspired by wall art I’ve seen using scrabble tiles.

I seem to collect lots of things. Here shows some of my collection of heavy cardboard I have amassed. It’s from various Designer Series Paper packs and paper Pumpkin kits. Great for a project such as this!

I started with my Stampin’ Up grid paper and wrote the word ‘FAMILY’ going across. I then took our family names and plugged them until I got a look that I liked. Then, I knew how many tiles to cut. I would have liked to add our last name but it is short and would not work, so first names it was!

I cut the cardboard down to 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 squares using a heavy-duty cutter. I stamped them using the Hardwood background stamp in Crumb Cake directly to each tile.

It was a funny process as I had the stamp face up. I inked it up, then placed the tile face down on the stamp. I took an object close at hand in the craft room (a jar of Stampin’ Up embossing paste flipped over) and rubbed the tile. I removed it from the stamp and let it dry. Each time, I used a different spot on the stamp to make it random looking.

Once dried, I adhered the letters. I placed it on the floor to see the results. Loved it! Now, I just have to find a nice big wall area to hang it up!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Hardwood
Framelits – Large Letters
Card Stock – Basic Black
Ink – Crumb Cake
Other – Tombow Liquid Glue

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Thanks for stopping by! Comments are always appreciated. Check out everyone else on the hop here –

1. Andrea Tracy-Tucker

2. Sara Levin

3. Mikaela Titheridge

4. Danielle Bennenk

5. Renee Ondrajka

6. Sandra Roberts (UK)

7. Cheryl Taylor (UK)

8. Mette Nordling

9. Laura Mackie

10. Kim Oliver – Australia

11. Libby Fens

12. Tricia Butts

Are You Motivated – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

April 21, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Happy Saturday!

Thank you for joining me and the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week should get you motivated!

I wasn’t sure what direction to go with my card this week. I kept gravitating to one of the stamps from Yay, You. It says, You’ve Got This.

After playing around with a few designs, I settled on this – It’s soo fun! Who doesn’t love mermaids, and coffee?!?!

I stamped the sentiment then cut it apart to adhere it to the coffee cup. To make the coffee resemble a coffee cup, simply framelit cut a letter ‘C’ or a number ‘0’ as your handle!

The mermaids were fussy cut. Way more challenging than I thought, but worth it in the end. I selected two that I thought would compliment the cup! They are all too cute!

The cute bubbly background is Designer Series Paper, Myths & Magical. The scalloped edge on the card comes from Magical Mates framelits.

Go forward to Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know you’ll be inspired!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Yay, You, Large Letters
Framelits – Coffee Cup, Large Letters
Card Stock – Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Myths & Magical

Vanilla, Gold, Cherry – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

December 16, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Christmas is not too far away! Busy getting ready for it?

It’s time to take a break and join Create with Connie and Mary for our blog hop!

Our theme this week : Vanilla, Gold and Cherry Tag

These are some of favorite colors!

This has been something I’ve been wanting to try –

Creating a coffee mug / cup using the Coffee Cup Framelits and the Large Letters Framelits. It was just the perfect focal point for this tag! It will go great on a package of hot chocolate!

Go forward to see the talented Debbie Henderson and her creations, and going back, you’ll see the simply wonderful, Mary Brown. I know you’ll be inspired by both of them!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Back in Plaid
Framelits – Coffee Cup, Large Letters
Card Stock – Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler
Ink – Cherry Cobbler
DSP – Be Merry
Other – Foil Snowflakes, November Paper Pumpkin (Back in Plaid)

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Before I forget, did you know we have a Christmas Card tutorial? Check out our Create with Connie and Mary November Session. Tutorials make planning holiday cards a snap! Try us out!

Here is a snippet at the November projects –

These are the sets used –

Christmas Quilt Bundle
Hearts Come Home Bundle
Christmas Sweaters Stamp Set
Santa’s Suit Bundle
Smitten Mitten Bundle

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

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring at least 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!

HB to You

April 27, 2017 · 2 Comments

Got you thinking ’bout it, didn’t I?

We have a new sketch at Create with Connie and Mary challenges today!

Isn’t this a great layout for a card? I love it! I’ll put it in my go-to sketches on Pinterest! That way I can easily find it later. Yes, I lose ideas like this…..

Back to the design, I went with a HB card –

Lol. HB. Happy Birthday. Get it?? This was just fun to play around with the letters. It fit the sketch well! The little gifts are actually cut from one of the patterns in the Designer Series Paper! How cool is that? They made perfect points like the sketch.

I’ll have to create a few more of these! I have lots of this paper – it’s a cool set of patterns. This will be a great card to have in my stash when a need to grab a card!

As I said before, this is a great sketch! You should see what the others Design Team members did with it – lots of different ‘styles’ of cards! All are wonderful!

Then, I hope we have inspired you enough to play along with us! You can link up a card on our Facebook site.

Supplies –

Stamp Set – Crazy About You
Framelits – Large Letters
Card Stock – Crushed Curry
Ink – Emerald Envy
DSP – Party Animal DSP

Happy Stampin’

Libby

The Create with Connie and Mary April Mini Session is open! 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.
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.
The FABULOUS design team designs the projects – Connie Babbert, Mary Brown, Debbie Henderson, Libby Fens, and Melissa Davies! 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)
And, if you are a Demo….this is a tax deduction for your Stampin’ Up! business? But…you don’t need to be a demo to enjoy this mini-subscriptions!

So…NOW is a great to subscribe to have all these wonderful ideas right at your fingertips! Head over to Create with Connie and Mary and subscribe today!

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Punch Art/Die Art

April 22, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary blog hop filled with wonderful ideas to spark your creativity

Our theme this week is Punch or Die Art. This is a wonderful idea! We all see other uses for dies, framelits and punches other than what they were actually intended for.

I went with the Window Box Thinlits and created a cute little number –

An APPLE!!! Of course it’s for a teacher.

And, a gift card will fit inside the box! How cool is that??

I thought the ensemble was adorable. Perfect timing to create a few of these before you will need them in May!

Supplies –

Stamp Set – Labeler Alphabet
Framelits – Window Box, Stylish Stems, Large Letters
Card Stock – Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Cucumber Crush, Black Memento

The Create with Connie and Mary April Mini Session is open! 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.
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.
The FABULOUS design team designs the projects – Connie Babbert, Mary Brown, Debbie Henderson, Libby Fens, and Melissa Davies! 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)
And, if you are a Demo….this is a tax deduction for your Stampin’ Up! business? But…you don’t need to be a demo to enjoy this mini-subscriptions!

So…NOW is a great to subscribe to have all these wonderful ideas right at your fingertips! Head over to Create with Connie and Mary and subscribe today!

Happy Stampin’

Libby

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Alphabet Cards

March 25, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Happy Saturday! Time to hop around with these wonderful designers at Create with Connie and Mary!

Our theme this week is Alphabet Cards. This is a good one!

Perfect for these Large Letters Framelits!

Who doesn’t need a simple HELLO card in nice trendy colors?

I double cut each letter and adhered them a little ‘off’ to create a shadow effect. I also used Dimensionals to give an additional look of depth. Simple. Pretty. Lovely!

Supplies –

Stamp Set – none, cane you believe it?
Framelits – Large Letters Framelits
Card Stock – Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black
Other – Basic Black Baker’s Twine

The Create with Connie and Mary March Mini Session is now open! Our mini sessions includes the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets.
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.
The FABULOUS design team designs the projects – Connie Babbert, Mary Brown, Debbie Henderson, Libby Fens, and Melissa Davies! 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)
And, if you are a Demos….this is a tax deduction for your Stampin’ Up! business? But…you don’t need to be a demo to enjoy this mini-subscriptions!

So…NOW is a great to subscribe to have all these wonderful ideas right at your fingertips! Head over to Create with Connie and Mary and subscribe today!

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – February

February 1, 2017 · 21 Comments

Welcome to our February Blogging Friends Blog Hop, the month of love!

We have a guest blogger again this month, Tami White. Welcome, Tami!

Our theme this month is, of course, LOVE.

This was quite convenient for me. My hubs was going to visit his mother (in Holland, we’re in Texas) for her birthday. I always like to make him love notes to stash in his suitcase!

I went with the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits from the big idea book and catalog. I paired it with a 6×6 DSP stack from the mini, Sending Love.

I wanted to show you the versatility of our dies and to use every part of it.

In this first card, I used the outer part of the heart die cut –

I paired it with the inner part of the love die. I did plan that I would be using the outer portion and started with a square to create a 3×3 card.

Most people only use this portion of this die, the sweet, scribbly heart –

Of course, it’s a great choice because it’s just too cute. You can see that I used it with the outer portion of the love die this time. I also don’t want to waste any of the Glimmer paper either!

Lastly, I used the center of the heart –

It’s kinda funky and I really like the style of it! (I had a Card Buffet a couple of weeks ago and we used the inner part of the U’s then – I saved the outer parts!) This card just says, love U! How sweet is that?

All together, some mighty fine cards to be stashed away between clothes to let the hubs know how much I love and miss him!

What do you think? Have I inspired you to used all pieces of a die cut out? I’d love to read your comments!

And, of course, this is a blog hop, so head on over to Mary Blocher to see what she has done with this months theme of love!

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies – 141489

Price: $27.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies – 141712

Price: $99.00

Silver Glimmer Paper – 135314

Price: $5.00

Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack – 142733

Price: $10.00

Pink Pirouette 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 111351

Price: $8.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102482

Price: $8.00

Supply List

Anna Masciovecchio

Tami White (February Guest)

Crystal Komara

Libby Fens (you are here)

Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa

Five Card Friday

January 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Last weekend I had a wonderful Card Buffet. I usually post my selection board on Facebook and Instagram for all the attendees to see. Then, if I get time, I post the individual cards in subsequent posts. Well. I didn’t take the time to do that.

Instead, I decided to post the five I hadn’t blogged about today. Get ready to pin some great cards!!!

This was card 1 –

It was actually a card I created here. This time, for class, I added the additional colors to show two-step stamping. It seemed no one had trouble lining it up either! My biggest concern…..

I had just received a stamp order right before the class. This Stylish Stems Bundle was in the order and I had to play with the Stylish Stems Framelits –

This became another card on the board because I just loved the simplicity of how to create it!

This stamp set, Beautiful You is quite popular right now. So, I just had to show it off as well.

You can’t tell in the picture, but her dress and hat are colored with Wink of Stella! Nice touch in person along with the Silver Glimmer strip!

I like to create at least two cards on the board choices that use the same stamps or DSP to show the versatility of the products. Here, I used the Tie Dyed set again, combined with the Sale-a-Bration set, So Very Much.

What a great combination! Both are bold and big. It was also very quick and easy!!!

The last card I’ll share today was also another card I had previously shown. You can see it here. However, fussy cutting is not everyone’s favorite thing to do! Imagine that????? So. I change this design up a bit!

This was a fun card to create as it involves NO stamping! Oh, and, I also changed up the embossing folder I had used s well.

What do you think? Some great cards on the card Buffet this month? I’d love to read your thoughts!!!

Happy Stampin’

Libby

JOY for CCMC

November 10, 2016 · 6 Comments

I’m not sure about you, but I’m needing to find a little ‘joy’ lately!

It’s Thursday and that usually does it. It’s Create with Connie and Mary challenge time!

This week we’ve got a color challenge to get your creative energies flowing –

ccmc432

Elegant colors I must say!

I couldn’t decide how I wanted to use the colors: birthday, Thanksgiving or Christmas……….well, I decided on Christmas –

libbystamps, stampin up, CCMC432, Copper Foil , Large Letters Framelits, Balloon Framelits, Softly Falling EF

I liked the idea of the bold letters in copper!

libbystamps, stampin up, CCMC432, Copper Foil , Large Letters Framelits, Balloon Framelits, Softly Falling EF

By itself, the card was a little plain. Adding the thin strips of navy, plus the little ‘tassels’ were just the addition this card needed!

libbystamps, stampin up, CCMC432, Copper Foil , Large Letters Framelits, Balloon Framelits, Softly Falling EF

The embossed background added to the wintry feel of the card too!

This color combination is gorgeous! Check out how the other wonderful design team members used these colors. Play along with us at Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies –

Stamp Set – none
Card Stock – Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Night of Navy
Big Shot – Large Letters Framelits, Balloon Framelits, Softly Falling EF
Ink – none
Other – Copper Foil

Happy Stampin’

Libby