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April 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Happy Tuesday my friends!

Time for a new Try Stampin’ on Tuesday sketch –

Optional Theme : Butterflies

What a great mix of theme and layout!

I went with a Mom’s Day card –

I am just overjoyed at how this turned out!

I created the banner flags first from the Yay, You hostess set. Inside each banner, I used the Garden in Bloom for the butterflies and the Thoughtful Banners for the sweet sentiments.

I repeated ‘Mom’ using the new placement tool, the Stamparatus, that will be available in June. It makes this sort of stamping soo easy!

So. What do you think? Isn’t this just the sweetest? I’d love to hear from you too.

Since this is a challenge, you can create a card and join us at Try Stampin’ on Tuesday or link up on our Facebook page!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Yay, You (retiring, banners), Garden in Bloom (retiring), Apron of Love (mom), Thoughtful Banner
Card Stock – Pink Pirouette (retiring color), Flirty Flamingo
Ink – Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach (BOTH retiring colors), Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo
DSP – Tutti-Frutti 6×6 (retiring)
Other -Stamparatus (COMING later in June)

Happy Stampin’

Libby

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

Mom, You’re Truly Amazing

April 17, 2018 · 2 Comments

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 –

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

We Create – April Blog Hop

April 1, 2018 · 4 Comments

Happy Easter! My second post on Easter today! Another blog hop! This one is for We Create.

Our theme is to create a card, then recreate it again, adding elements to ‘step it up’, make it fancy.

My other post today used the Whisper White Narrow Note Card & Envelops and retiring colors.

I decided to use the note cards again, along with Brusho Crystals Watercolors.

I started with the butterfly from Beautiful Day and made this card –

Resembles the retiring Dapper Denim, doesn’t it??

This butterfly was made a little more controlled and the colors are turned more vibrant –

The piece of Designer Series Paper is thinner on this card is well. It’s from Pick a Pattern. Emerald Envy will be a retiring In-Color as well.

The sentiment is from a hostess set, Yay You. Perfect here!

Hard to tell in the photographs, but the butterfly is adhered on the left side and is popped up on the right side. Yes, makes putting it in an envelope difficult. Just use a larger one.

As this is a continuous blog hop, check out the next designer, Kris , on the creative trail!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Beautiful Day, Yay You
Card Stock – Watercolor Paper
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Pick a Pattern
Other – Brusho Watercolor Crystals

Happy Stampin’

Libby

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – CASE a Blog Hop Member

April 1, 2018 · 1 Comment

Happy Easter my friends! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and see my creations!

I decided to CASE this post from Mary Blocher of Power Huff stamping. Take a quick peek, but come right back so you can follow the hop! She made a set of narrow cards using this Designer Series Paper, oval and circle framelits, and flowers.

These are my cards –

They are the Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes from the Occasions Mini. The set comes with Whisper White, but I made mine in these soon to be retiring In-Colors. These are cut 9 x 2 1/2, scored at 4 1/2.

Here is an up close of each card and a little about them –
This is Flirty Flamingo card stock. I used the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper on all the cards.

This is Peekaboo Peach. I used two different framelits on the set, Petals & More and Stitched Shapes. I have gotten so much use from these two – well worth the investment!

This is Sweet Sugarplum card stock. All the sentiments are from the hostess set in the Occasions mini, Yay You. Very encouraging words – I love them!

To see the other CASE creations on the hop, simply click ‘next’ or ‘previous’. It will automatically take you where you need to go! Comments also are nice to read too!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Yay You (hostess)
Framelits – Petals & More, Stitched Shapes
Card Stock – Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Petal Passion
Punches – 2 1/2 Circle (retired)
Other – Whisper White Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes

Happy Stampin’

Libby

..Best..Friend..Ever…

March 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Happy Thursday!

I have an adorable card designed for our new color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary –

I have been itching to play with the new Apron of Love bundle. So, I finally thought these colors were perfect to design with!

I started by cutting the apron from the Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper, Bubbles & Fizz.

I used the hostess set, Yay You, to stamp the hearts on either side of the strip of Lemon Lime Twist (it’s part of a card from the Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes, a free Sale-a-Bration item).

The trim along the bottom of the apron is the same as the Calypso Coral trim along the side of the Lemon Lime Twist strip. It’s one of the framelits included in the set! So are the cute little utensils and the apron pocket! This set is just adorable!

Check out the other Design team cards on our blog. You can show off your creations on our Facebook page this week!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Apron of Love, Yay You (hostess)
Framelits – Apron Builder
Bundles – Apron of Love
Card Stock – Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Silver Foil
Ink – Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist
DSP – Bubbles & Fizz (Sale-a-Bration)
Other – Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes (Sale-a-Bration)

Happy Stampin’

Libby