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.

Lotus Blossom Stamp Set

Tulips and Chocolate

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As February ends, I forgot to share this nice little treat from January.

I planned my Card Buffet, the kick off of Sale-a-Bration, and a couple of days later I was off to Holland. It was my mother-in-laws 85th birthday!! What a wonderful time we had. It was cold, snowy, icy, sleeting, sunny – and, we even had a thunderstorm with lightening – very unusual for Holland.

The trip and visiting her could not have been a better trip. While we were there, they even had a Crea Expo which is equivalent to a scrapbook convention here in the states. However, it was huge!! So many vendors. So many thin metal dies and embossing folders. It was crazy.

There was even a Stampin’ Up demonstrator there! That was the best part. It was neat to be half way around the world and see the same crafting products I so dearly love. They very few stamps in Dutch, most in English. Of course, she had retired stamps for sale. And, I just had to get one.

Something interesting with this whole trip – the time it took me to fly to Holland – my stamp order was being processed and it was delivered the day we arrived back home! We took a fast trip.

Some of my customers knew I went, most did not.

As a treat for them, I bought Dutch chocolates. It does not even compare to any chocolate here. It’s terrific! I made these little treat bags –

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, treat bag, party favor, Sale-a-Bration

Aren’t they gorgeous? Very simple, but the contrast with the red and blue was stunning. And, the Lotus Blossom here at work, again! This time, just one color as the stamp was designed. Real Red.

Makes you want to become a customer of mine, right?

Happy Stampin’
Libby

 

It’s Black & White Lotus Blossom

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I had a fabulous Card Buffet this past weekend. Lots of card choices and lots of products to play around with. I have so much fun seeing people get excited when they create something they really like.

Have you had a chance to play around with this Sale-a-Bration set, Lotus Blossom? It is so addicting! Trying different colors and variations with the stamping.

I featured another card this month using this set. I went a little bold and used unconventional colors.

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, Back to Black DSP, Real Red 1/4 Cotton Ribbon

It’s so nice, isn’t it? Bold, right? The red just adds just enough of a pop of color this card needed.

I stamped this in reverse order of the recommended way. The solid image was stamped first in Smokey Slate. The middle image was in Basic Gray, followed by the highlighting stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I chose to do it this way for two reasons.

First, at my last Card Buffet, my stampers commented about how this stamp didn’t line up exactly. That bothered them. It’s not a big deal because this is a water-color stamp that’s not supposed to be perfect.

I also noticed that the triple time Lotus Blossom stamp works in opposite order just fine! You just have an easier reference by starting with a solid image.

Go grab this stamp and just play with it. Have some fun and create your own color pattern you like.

If you don’t have it, then you can receive it free when you purchase $50 in Stampin’ Up products!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Lotus Love, Again

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So, as I told you Thursday, I designed a project for my last Card Buffet and realized I didn’t have enough paper.

After placing an order, and yes, ordering the wrong paper, I went back to the design board. This is what I came up with –

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, Best year Ever DSP, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

And, of course the inside –

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, Best year Ever DSP, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Whew. It was a total hit! I’m sure the treat bag would have been too – it’s just this particular project created a bit of stress.

Everything was the same here. I liked the idea of the Lotus Blossom on the inside too. It gave stampers a chance to practice this neat idea of triple stamping!

I’m off to go finish prep work for my February Card Buffet this weekend. If you are interested, I’ll post the board on my Facebook page sometime today.

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Lotus Love

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At my January Card Buffet, I wanted to feature the Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Lotus Blossom and I wanted to show the new Treat Bag Thinlit Die.

I designed this project using both items –

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, Mini Treat Bag Thinlit, Best year Ever DSP, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

And, the stylish inside –

libbystamps, Lotus Blossom, Mini Treat Bag Thinlit, Best year Ever DSP, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Quite nice, right?

My ‘blossom’ is stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe for the fist two stamps. The last stamp was Blushing Bride. it just smoothed everything out.

Well…….I realized I did not have quite enough card stock to make the amount of projects I needed. On top of that, I order the wrong color card stock to make this for class. Ugh.

Back to the drawing board to design another project……stay tuned.

Happy Stampin’
Libby

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