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.

Rose Garden Thinlits

Mom, You’re Truly Amazing

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I’m so excited for our newest sketch at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Challenge #363. Optional Theme : Motherly Love

I just love these simple sketches! Love them!

I went right away to create this –

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A beautiful card using some really loved products. Sadly, some are retiring Stampin’ Up products.

My favorite and retiring, the flower framelit and the Designer Series Paper. These are two key items that make card creating quite easy!

Check out the other Design Team cards to see what they did with this wonderful sketch. You can also create a card and show it off on our blog or on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Apron of Love, Yay You (hostess, retiring)
  • Framelits – Rose Garden (retiring), Stitched Shapes, Layering Circles
  • Card Stock – Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Old Olive,
  • Ink – Rich Razzleberry
  • DSP – Petal Garden 6 x 6 Stack (retiring)
  • Punches – Banner Triple
Happy Stampin’
Libby

Rose Birthday for CCMC

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As it gets closer to Christmas, the time seems to go faster and faster…….It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge as a mater of fact!

This week it’s a sketch –

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Great sketch with lots pf possibilities!

I was somewhat stumped admittedly. Do I go with Halloween or thanksgiving or Christmas?

None of the above.

I went birthday –

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A card using some products we might have forgotten about.

Or perhaps didn’t think of using them this way –

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Like this DSP. It’s a specialty Christmas pack, This Christmas DSP, in the main catalog.

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It’s a lovely card isn’t it? Perfect for any birthday!

I’d love for you to leave a comment before taking a look at what the other Design Team members created.

Join us at Create with Connie and Mary this week! Playing along with challenges are so much fun!

Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Sweet Cupcake
  • Dies – Rose Garden Thinlits
  • Card Stock –Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
  • DSP – This Christmas DSP
  • Ink – Tuxedo Black Memento
  • Other – Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Happy Stampin’
Libby

You’re Amazing Swap Fun

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I participate in two monthly swap groups and it’s also my team meeting month. Sooooo, why mot make a bunch of adorable cards for everyone?

I made lots and lots of these –

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Aren’t they just gorgeous? And, this is only a few of the twenty something I made of these.

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I just love how the light goes through them.

Here is an up close of the card –

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It’s quite similar to this card here. I liked it so much – I decided to make more. Lots more!

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I used the other flower in the Rose Garden Thinlits for this one. And, I omitted the leaves here.

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It’s also another fold over card too. This is such an elegant style of card. You should try it!

What do you think of my swap card this month? I’d love to read what you think. And, it’s also good ‘card-carma’ to leave a comment. Good things come to those who comment!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Feeling Special Today, CCMC405

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It’s Thursday – you know what that means? It time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

We alternate our weekly challenges between color to create with and layouts to follow. This week it’s a layout –

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I like this layout. I created this card in no time. Going with the Mother’s Day again. I loved the colors of my card.

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Every mom wants to feel special – especially on Mother’s Day.

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The DSP is from the 6×6 Go Wild pack. Believe it or not, this pattern had the tiny little Tip Top Taupe slash lines running along the edge. That is the color I used to create the leaves behind the flowers.

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And, yes, I used two different framelit sets here. The flower is from Botanical Builder and the leaves is from the Rose Garden Thinlits. So, yes, pulling all sorts of products out!

As you can see, it created a lovely card fit for mom or really anyone else!

I’d love to hear what you think of my card! Then, you should head over to Create with Connie and Mary to see what the other fabulous designers have created to inspire you! And, P L A Y  A L O N G with us!!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Happy Mother’s Day, TSOT #269

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Wow. We have a very nice sketch over at Try Stampin’ Or Not On Tuesday this week!

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Here is their sketch –

Challenge #269.

Simple enough I thought.

And, thought, and thought……I was drawing a total blank on how to create with this simply fabulous sketch. Ugh…..

I just had to sleep on it. When I awoke, I knew exactly the direction I wanted to go in –

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Isn’t this just the loveliest? Oh my, in person – W O W Z A !!!!

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It was very difficult to photograph because the style of this card. It’s one of those fold over cards (I think).

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This is the back to help explain what I mean.

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The inside is a piece of retired Sale-a-Bration 2016 vellum. The card really needed the extra support.

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I also backed the leaf with the vellum to tie it all together! The stamped image is the bonus from the April Paper Pumpkin kit, Lovely Little Wreath.

I sure love this card. I’m going to have trouble deciding just who to give it to, my mom or my mother-in-law……

Please take the time to leave a comment – because it’s good ‘card-carma’! And then head over to Try Stampin’ Or Not On Tuesday and play along with us. You can even submit projects via their Facebook page!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Happy Anniversary, Rose

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I’m guessing by now you figured out it’s not a multiple card friday! Sorry, I know those are fun – lots of cards in one place.

I do have a card share today! And, yes I was inspired by Create with Connie and Mary again today. Sort of a weekly thing these days! And, no, no fussy cut words, lol!

Here is their fabulous sketch –

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Of course, my mind went to thinking.

I had a request for an anniversary card. This was the perfect layout. After a little flying card stock, a few snip of paper, and gluey fingers, I came up with this –

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And, yes, I used this Rose. Again. It’s just a great thinlits set. After trying a few different focal points for this card, I just came back to the Rose Garden Thinlits one.

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Initially, I thought these angled lines in the sketch were going to be an issue – hah, they were not. I even figured an easy way to execute multiples of this design. And not getting a headache from cutting angled lines!

The Silver Sale-a-Bration Washi Tape added just the right balance the card needed. And, the sketch called for it. Either way, it looks great!

I hope you like my take on the sketch as much as I do! I’d love to hear what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Rose, You’re The Best

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That’s right. Two posts in one day! Wow! I’m on a roll!

Well, it’s storming here and it’s sparked my creativity actually.

The minute this color challenge came out from Create with Connie and Mary I was drawn to it.

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It also racked my brain. It’s spring. These are fall colors to me. So, just how to lighten these colors up? I created several samples that just did not cut it.

But, alas. I combined this sketch from Can You Case It –

CYCI#110

Nice, simple, my style sketch! That’s what I needed.

And. Finally. Something I was happy with. Under the wire.

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Nice, right? I debated about photographing it with my kraft paper. I decide to forego it.

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I started with a small piece of Whisper White card stock and used the very first Paper Pumpkin background stamp to make the flower base in the two colors, Hello Honey and Cajun Craze. I stamped each about three times to use all the ink and to give varying color here.

I adhered the Rose Die Cut over that and simply cut it out around the black edge. Quite easy. And, you know how much I love fussy cutting!

Then I just went according to the sketch.

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I love it! It may even make the Card Buffet this weekend!

I’d love to hear read what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Watercooler Wednesday, Challenge 57

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These weeks are just flying by, aren’t they?

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means –

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Yep. Time for another challenge over at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges. This is a wonderful layout sketch from Deborah –

WWC57 Sketch Challenge

It’s great, right? I really liked it.

I had some pieces strewn about the craft room from this card. So I decided to play around with them. Glue them. Trim them. Glue some more. Until I came up with an appealing arrangement.

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Since these roses are cut from the Red Foil Sheets, they really carry their own in a design. So all my other layers and pieces are Whisper White as to not compete with this gorgeous arrangement.

libbystamps, Stampin Up, WWC57, Rose Garden Thinlits, Red Foil Sheets, Owl Builder Punch, Circle Card Thinlits The layer the roses are actually adhered to, is popped up with Dimensionals.

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All the other layers are flat to the card.

I am in LOVE with how this turned out! It’s stunning in person. I can’t wait for the time or right person I give this to. It’s going to blow someone away!

A side-note about my background in the picture today. Originally, I took the picture like this –

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It was way too washed out. I think the addition of the brown kraft was just the right photographic touch to make this all white, mostly all white, card really stand out.

Hop on over to Watercooler Wednesday Challenges and check out the other designers creations. And, how about you give this challenge a try? It’s fun to play along!

Leave me a comment. I love to hear from you!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Anniversary Love

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I don’t normally post on Saturday, but I just had to get this in before the deadline.

A challenge being the deadline. I so loved this challenge over at Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration –

It’s simply my favorite!

I had some swaps I needed to get finished. This was the perfect inspiration I needed to get these done. And in the mail!

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I had made these fronts but could not think past them. So I cut them. And framed them. And topped them.

This is what they became –

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Isn’t this just stunning?

These just turned out to be some fabulously beautiful anniversary cards!

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A nice sort of side view to see that I adhered the vellum with Dimensionals behind the banner on the card. Vellum. Adhesive always shows through. This was a great hiding trick.

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See the finished array of them!

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To make this flower…..Grumble. Grumble. I’ve seen these all over. And some great tutorial “how to’s” as well. Nothing worked for me except a layer with the Magnetic Platform, clear plate, face up card stock (here, Red Foil), dyer sheet, the Rose thinlits, and the other clear plate.

Once I made a few passes back and forth, I removed the whole flower, die and all.

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(Oooppps, petal came out.) I added the thinnest line of Tombow Liquid Glue to all the parts of the flower except for the outline. Too much glue here and it will ooze out onto your thinlits!

I placed the whole glued up flower on my card stock , glue side down, and pressed firmly with my finger and the stylus in the intricate parts. Sometimes even using the piercer to make sure everything was adhered nicely!

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I carefully poked through the holes in the die to release it.

What came out was the flower outline and the little pieces of dryer sheet. The inside of the flower remained adhered to the panel.

Whew. It really was so much better for me.

Take a look at this beauty. Again.

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It’s so pretty, isn’t it? Leave me a comment, I’d love to read what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

 

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Five Card Friday, 2

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I had to number these, or they’d all be called the exact same thing. Can’t have that.

So. Yes. Five cards. Today is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so why not feature five feminine, of sorts, birthday cards for her!?!?

These are my creations this time. Some you’ve seen, some you have not.

I’ll start with a new one –

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I love the versatility of this Party Pop-Up Thinlits set. Here, I put it on the front, instead of the inside.

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This is quite sweet. This Rose Garden Thinlits is one of the best items on the new catalog. I featured it here if you’d like the details on it.

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This one is bold and not necessarily feminine, but I love it anyway! Once again, I used those Party Pop-Up Thinlits on the front of a card. More about this can be seen here.

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I love this one because of the sentiment. It’s perfect for anyone over the age of 29! I did add the Metallic Foil Doily to this version. Where as here, I did not. I like the doily. It adds even more emphasis on the age!

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This little beauty says it all. I’ll feature it later in the week. This stamp set is a must have! It can be yours for free when you purchase $50 (USD) because it’s Sale-a-Bration time!!!

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And, now all together. Five Card Friday, 2.

Have a wonderful Birthday mom!

Lovely set of versatile cards, right? Leave a comment – I’d love to read what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Birthday Rose

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Wow, I haven’t posted in a few days…sorry. I had a terrific Card Buffet this past weekend – I’ve been busy!

I posted the Buffet choices on my Facebook page. Go check it out.

I’ll share one of the cards from the class –

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Isn’t it pretty? Pretty sweet and elegant I’d say!

It was a popular choice too.

I was skeptical about this intricate die to tell the truth. I saw soooo many cards made with it. I had to ask people how it really was. I got no negative feedback. So, I took the plunge and bought it.

I did also buy the new Big Shot Die Brush to use with this thinlits die. It works like a dream! No need for waxed paper or dryer sheets or standing on you head. Really, just roll and it will release.

Back to the card. It’s a fun, feminine card. The In Color Envelope Paper was a great addition of color too. A tag, and some fun ribbon and you’re done! A wonderful creation!

What do you think? I’d love to hear read you comments!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

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