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.

Sweet Talk DSP

Happy Birthday You Sweet Thing

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our latest layout challenge –

I went with something fun – strawberries!

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I combined two Designer Series Papers here, You’re A Peach for the rectangles and Sweet Talk for the strawberries.

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I stamped the strawberries, sentiment, and the stem, with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set. I used the Strawberry Builder Punch for the berry and leaf. Both are retiring as well as a lot of other items. See thme here –

I will be sad to see all these items leave! However, great new products are just around the corner.

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This is literally a ‘sweet’ card! Wouldn’t you agreen?

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!


Best Things

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current color challenge –

Here is how I used these sweet colors –

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Just adorable I’d say! This is the sweet little Gumball Greetings Bundle!

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I paired it with the Sweet Talk Designer Series paper because of the colors!

The greeting is a great general one for just about anything too! I like that versatility!

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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!

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Kids Valentine

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

Our theme this week features Valentine’s for kids!

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Perfect for this little Sale-a-bration Otter! I stamped, colored, and fussy cut this cute little guy for this!

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I added a lot of details for this, although kids do not care one bit! 

The Gingham Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Postage Stamp Punch, just to name a few things…..

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It’s just so stinkin’ cute! Wouldn’t you agree?

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

https://www.heartsdelightcards.com/2022-02/ccm-saturday-blog-hop-kids-valentine.html


Crafty Collaborations – Valentine’s Day Blog Hop

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Happy Monday!

How about some inspiration for some Valentine projects today?

I created a simple card using the Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper –

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Sweet Conversations, Sweet Talk DSP, Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, Crafty Collaborations, Valentine's DayAlthough I figured out each size of these squares with pattern card stock, this layout would be great for scraps!

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Sweet Conversations, Sweet Talk DSP, Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, Crafty Collaborations, Valentine's Day I placed them flush with thee top and bottom of the card leaving just enough space for a strip for the sentiment! The sentiment is from the Sweet Conversations stamp set.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Sweet Conversations, Sweet Talk DSP, Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, Crafty Collaborations, Valentine's DayWhat do you think? Simply adorable? I’ll be using the scrap layout again – I love it!

Check out everyone on our hop today! We’ve got some great ideas to share!


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Happy Valentine’s Day

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Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our newest two week challenge to inspire you –

Optional Theme : Embossing

I used one of the smaller embossing folders for this Valentine card –

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Sweet, these dotted hearts, right? The other embossed pattern in the set is just as cute!  

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I used the coordinating Sweet Talk Designer Series Paper for the two patterns shown.

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The 3D hearts are retired Resin Hearts. I just had to use them, they added a little something the card needed!

I hope I have inspired you today!

Check 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.


Happy To Have You In My Life

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our layout challenge –

I’ll show this sketch off with some new Sweet Talks Designer Series Paper. It is Valentine themed –libbystamps, Stampin' Up, Sweet Conversations, Sweet heart Dies, Sweet Conversations Bundle, Sweet talk Suite, Sweet Talk DSP, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, CCMC, Create with Connie and Mary Challenges,

This lovely sentiment is from a coordinating Sweet Conversations stamp set.

If you notice, it is stamped on a die cut piece from the coordinating Sweet Hearts Dies.

Just the sweetest card for any friend!

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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