You are a Dear Friend, My FWF!!

It another fun Friday Friends with Flair day. Start at the Unity BLOG for the list of awesome chicks who are sharing their art today. Be sure to leave some love along the way, because someone has the hidden flair blinkie for your chance to win a grab bag of 25 random Unity stamps!! How cool is that??

I made this card following the DTGD10 challenges, and this challenge was a sketch brought to us by Kim Teasdale. Its such a fun sketch, if you have the time, come play along in the challenges with us!

This card uses some new Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold stitched ribbon and cardstock. (I LOVE this color- its right up there with Hawaiian Shores and Chartreuse) The pattern papers are from October Afternoon Fly a Kite and Basic Grey Lemonade collections. I used Ippity Stamps- Now and Always, and layered that big flower with different pattern papers. (That has now become a favorite past time of mine-LOL) The SU Top Note die came in handy for the middle of the card. The sentiment comes from the Flourishes stamp set- Gerbera Daisy. The buttons are PTI Vintage Buttons.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend!!

IPPITY HIPPITY HOPPITY

Hey everyone, its MONDAY, and that means......its time for another IPPITY HIPPITY HOPPITY!!

Start off at the Ippity Blog to find the list of talented ladies who will inspire you with their Ippity Stamps today. For this card, I used the Now & Always and A Moment in Time stamp sets. The large solid flower in the Now & Always set is perfect for making your own background paper!! AND, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the sentiment stamp from A Moment in Time. If you cant read it, it says: Love you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.

{Supplies}
Cardstock: PTI- Chartreuse, Cream.
Stamps: Ippity- Now & Always, A Moment in Time. PTI- Fillable Frames 4.
Ink: Memento- Tangelo, Pear Tart. PTI- Fresh Snow.
Accessories: Fillable Frames 4 die, foam tape, Copics- YR12, 15 and Y35.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Hippity Hop today!

IPPITY Floral Thank You

Happy Hippity Hoppity Monday!! Its time for another fabulous and inspiring Ippity Stamps blog hop!


Here is a super-simple thank you card I made using some new release Ippity stamps. The stamp set is called: Now and Always (and I sell it right here on my blog). The sentiments come from the Papertrey Ink stamp set called: Thank You inside and out.


I really liked making the layered flowers on this card. Can you tell?? I think this large flower is the only Ippity stamp I have used from the latest release. (I may have to change that soon, but for now...here is another flower card. lol.) I used two small sheets of pattern paper: from October Afternoon- Thrift Shop and Fly a Kite. Then stamped the large flower 3 times on each sheet of pattern paper. I then cut out the layers and rearranged them, adhering with dimensionals, and topped with a coordinating button, from PTI. The leaves are stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers.
Here is the inside of the card as well.

{Thank You}
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink- White.
Pattern Paper: October Afternoon- Fly a Kite, Thrift Shop.
Stamps: Ippity- Now & Always. Papertrey Ink- Thank You inside and out.
Ink: Memento.
Accessories: Papertrey Ink buttons. Jillibean Soup twine. Copic markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Check out the Ippity Blog for the list of inspiring chickas that are playing along today!

Wedding Wishes

Today is the day!! My baby brother is getting married today, to a beautiful, kind, caring woman! I couldn't be more happy. The wedding is finally here, after what seemed like ages away, has slowly crept up, and poof, its here! So, here is a special card I made for them to celebrate their special day.
Teal is their wedding color, so I incorporated it into the card as much as I could. And, of course, I just had to use those big Ippity flowers from the Now and Always kit. :-)
See the texture on the teal layer? That is made with the Moroccan Motifs impression plate from Papertrey Ink. (I LOVE LOVE LOVE their impression plates!!) The pattern papers are from Echo Park- Summertime collection. (Ummm, yeah, I LOVE LOVE LOVE those papers, too)
Here is a close up of the flower layers. I used a touch of glitter glue on the swirlies on the bottom layer. It need some sparkle, people! :-) The button is a Hawaiian Shores vintage button from PTI. The leaves are stamped in black Memento ink on PTI Simply Chartreuse cardstock and cut out.
The sentiment, "On Your Wedding Day," is from the Papertrey Ink kit called Year of Flowers: Roses, and is stamped in Dandelion Memento ink. I stamped it inside a Fillable Frames 4 stamp, then cut out using the Fillable Frames 4 die. The ribbon is Hawaiian Shores bitty dot satin from Papertrey Ink.
I also had to deocrate the inside of the card, which you can see, peeking through on this photo. Its basically just another large Ippity flower layered up.

{On Your Wedding Day}
Cardstock: PTI White, Hawaiian Shores, Chartreuse.
Pattern Paper: Echo Park- Summertime.
Stamps: Ippity- Now & Always. PTI- Year of Flowers-Roses, Fillable Frames 4.
Ink: Memento.
Accessories: PTI- Hawaiian Shores ribbon, Moroccan Motifs impression plate, Hawaiian Shores button, foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and HAPPY 4th of July!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!

Ippity Hippity Hoppity {Friend}

Happy IPPITY Monday!! It's time for another Ippity Hippity Hop. I just love this big flower from the Ippity Now and Always stamp set. It is so fun to cut out and layer with different kinds of pattern papers. LOVE it! For these flowers, I used Basic Grey Lemonade papers.

I ran the pink card front (from core'dinations Berry Reds pack) through my cuttlebug with the Papertrey Ink Sunshine Impression plate. I just loooooooove that impression plate, I have used it on ALOT of cards lately.


The sentiment is stamped on a Spellbinders Labels 10 die cut. I stamped angel pink flowers from Papertrey Ink's Flutterby Friend on the background of the die cut, then stamped the word, Friend in black ink right on top of the pattern. I attached it to some pink satin ribbon, and added a double-bow for fun!!


Please check out the Ippity Blog for the list of talented ladies who will be sharing their art with you today! You will be totally inspired. :-)

Have a FABULOUS day, friends!!

New IPPITY!!

Ippity Stamps

has a new release today,

and I have them available for sale on my blog!! (click here)

The SPRING 2010 Collection is AMAZING!!

There are 10 new kits releasing today

and even some smaller kits this time around,

available at a lower price,

so you can start your collection!! :-)

I hope you enjoy this collection as much as I do!!

It's Just Another {IPPITY} Monday

It's just another {Ippity} Monday....doesn't that sound so much better than Manic Monday?? I am really starting to like Mondays now, of course its probably only because I get to spend it with such lovey, talented friends, like YOU!

I'll be honest, I had a hard time making a card this week. I had all sorts of ideas running through my head, and I even ended up throwing my first card away- after showing it to hubby, and he just went, "Oh, thats uhhhhh, cute??" Hahaha- CUTE?? No, it was not cute. Into the garbage it went. So, I decided to go CAS (clean and simple) again this week. It works for me.

I was so happy to be able to use the Ippity kit- Life's Little Moments on this card. I originally thought I would just use this kit on my scrapbooking pages- but its so versatile, you can pretty much use it on any project. YAY!!

I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #51, which inspired my card layout. You have to check out the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges, they are so much fun to play along with!!

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Life's Little Moments. Papers: SU: Kraft, Naturals Ivory and Sassafrass- Sunshine Lollipops DSP. Ink: Vivid-Brick. Accessories: Checked Ribbon- Michaels, Flower- Prima, Dew Drops- Robins Nest, and Button- Foof-a-la.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Don't forget to check out all the other talented ladies, who are showcasing some awesome Ippity inspiration for you today.

AND, I will be back later to post the winner of the SMC Image- Jayden, Free Hearts, used in Friday's post, below. There's still time to leave a comment. Hooray!

Happy IPPITY Monday

YAY, it's Monday and that means its time for some Ippity Inspiration and lots of yummy eye candy! I am lovin' our Monday Hops! Be sure to start at the Ippity BLOG for the list of talented ladies who will be sharing their art with you today.

I decided to keep this card clean and simple (CAS)- after the holidays, I'm still pretty exhausted, and this style works wonders for my mojo! HA! This card uses the Ippity stamp kits: Simply Home and Just Wanted to Say. Isn't this farmhouse just sooooo adorable?? I have been wanting to stamp that one for a while! And, I really am starting to loooooove all the sentiments in the Just Wanted to Say kit!

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Simply Home and Just Wanted to Say. Papers: SU- Naturals Ivory, PTI Ocean Tides, and Cosmo Cricket- Early Bird DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copic Airbrush (used B12 and YG03 to airbrush sky and grass) Copics to color image: R35, R37, Y11, E37, E57. Nesties- Labels 9.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a fabulous day!!

IPPITY Hippity Hop its Monday!!

It's time for another fun-filled Monday with the Ippity peeps, on our Ippity Hippity Hop. Please stop by the Ippity Blog for the list of names of the talented and inspiring chickies who will be showing you some awesome eye candy today!!

I decided to do something totally new for today's project, and started an acrylic album! My second child is due in February and I thought I would start a little keepsake for HIM- since I really haven't done much else to get ready for his arrival- I started with an album! Heeeheeee- I've got my priorites straight, huh??

I hope to share more pages of this album with you over the next few days- its a work in progress, and just alot of fun. I have never attempted an acrylic album before. The album is even in the shape of the Unity/Ippity logo- check it!

Supplies: Acrylic Album- Nicolecrafts. Stamps: Ippity- Simply Home, Devoted. Papers: Kaiserkraft-Lilac Avenue, Gina K- Pure Luxury White. Ink: Memento- Black, Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves (for sponging). Accessories: Pearls, Copics, and various colored, textured, dotted, stitched ribbons.

Thanks for stopping by, have fun on the HOP!!

Me & My House...

Here is a card I made for SCS Color Challenge #249, which was to use the colors: Saffron, Mellow Moss and Rose Red. I also used one of my favorite Ippity stamp kits, called, Devoted. I tried to work this week's sketch challenge into this card too, but totally messed it up. So, instead, I just made the center blocks longer, added two more and eliminated the center strip. It works for me!! LOL.

Here is a peek at the inside of the card:

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Devoted. Papers: Prism- Yellow, Herbal Garden and Rose, Basic Grey- Urban Prairie designer paper. Ink: Memento- Cantaloupe and Black. Accessories: Pink dotted ribbon from Michaels, and Copics: C3, YR31, R22, YG03.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Ippity Hippity Hoppity

WOW, I can't believe it's Monday again, last week just FLEW by! Well, it's time for another fun-filled Ippity Hippity Hop. Stop by the Ippity Blog to get the list of all the talented chickies who will inspire you with their Ippity creations today. Stop by the Ippity forum on SCS to chat with us, and to find out what the new challenge will be this week. Prizes awarded!!

I used the Straight From the Heart Ippity Kit for this card and SCS Sketch Challenge #255 for the layout. Papers: PTI-Ocean Mist, Summer Sunrise. Gina K- Pure Luxury White. MyMindsEye- Be Loved designer papers. Ink: Memento- Cocoa, Summer Sky and Cantaloupe. Accessories: Nesties- Labels 9, Sponging and Copics- BG23, BG45, YR15, YR31, Y32, Y38. E33, E35, and YG03.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Hippity Hoppity!!

IPPITY- Have you seen it??

**Updated- February 24, 2010** IPPITY!
The newest adventure with Unity Stamp Co, and they have opened it up to their customers to share with others, how cool is that??
So, what exactly is IPPITY?
It’s a new, EXCLUSIVE, adorable stamp line created by Unity Stamp Co with new releases about every 3 months,
and the stamps are available for sale, right here, on my blog!!
The stamps will not be available on the Unity store site, nor any retail stores- they are ONLY available through the Ippity Chicks (and I'm one of them!!)
The stamps are Unity quality- red rubber, pre-cut and mounted on cling foam and packaged in eco-friendly packaging- just remove from package, place on acrylic block, and Stamp!!

SO, without further adeau….

Here is the WINTER 2010 release of IPPITY stamp sets along with pricing.

**SPECIAL- I offer FREE SHIPPING on any size order**

**Please email me if you are interested in Winter 2010 releases**

jexterra@yahoo.com

WHERE YOU SHOULD BE $16.00

WHAT MATTERS MOST $18.00


SWEET THOUGHTS OF SPRING $18.00

MUSIC OF MY HEART $18.00

REGAL GREETINGS $14.00

MOONBEAMS & HEARTSTRINGS $16.00

LOVE IN RETURN $18.00 (Great for Scrapbooking)


FISHY PHILOSOPHY $16.00


WINTER PAPER COLLECTION $6.00

**FALL 2009 COLLECTION**

Because of You- $18.00

Kissmas & Mistletoe- $16.00




Simply Home- $14.00

Devoted- $18.00

Just Wanted to Say- $15.00

Straight From the Heart- $15.00

Alphabetically Adorable- $18.00



Life’s Little Moments- $18.00

Ippity Paper Pack- 6 Sheets of DOUBLE-SIDED, My Minds Eye, Patterned Paper- $6

Aren’t these stamp sets just sooooooo adorable???

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The next NEW RELEASE is scheduled for MAY!!

Our **FIRST** H{Ippity} Hop Blog Hop

YAY, here we go- Mondays are going to be H{ippity} Hop Blog Hop days for the {Ippity} Chicks (and Dudes). So, today is our FIRST H{Ippity} Hop Blog Hop!!

Be sure to follow the complete list of participating blogs on the {Ippity} blog.

You will see new {Ippity} creations on each of the DT members blogs and you will see lots of other {Ippity} inspirations too.

There will be prizes, a challenge and lots of fun to be had by all,

so please join us in the fun!!

I kept it Clean and Simple on this card. I used CPS Sketch #141 (which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, and is perfect for CAS design) and SCS Color Challenge #247 for my inspiration for this card.

I used the super-fabulous IPPITY Stamp kit called Because of You. Also used: Stampin Up papers- Black, Vanilla ans Suede and October Afternoon Farm Fresh DSP, Memento Inks- Black and Bahama Blue, a white Signo gel pen, Nesties- Labels 3 and dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Unity Friends with Flair- with Ippity :-)

YAY!! It's Friday, and that means its time for Unity- Friends with Flair!! Make sure you stop by Angela's Blog to see the list of talented chicks participating in this week's hop. Visit everyone listed, and leave some love, for your chance to win a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps from the blog with the hidden blinkie!!

So, today, I wanted to share another card I made using Ippity Stamps (by Unity Stamp Co). I just LOOOOOOOOVE this set, called Devoted. The kit has alot of my favorite bible verses and some really cute, whimsical images in it as well, like this adorable butterfly. I was also able to play along with this weeks SCS Color Challenge #247 and Sketch Challenge #257. I am soooo lovin' the color challenge this week- Black, Vanilla and Suede!

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Devoted. Papers: SU- Black, Vanilla and Close to Cocoa, Basic Grey- Indian Summer DSP (this paper is just gorgeous). Ink: Memento- Tangelo and Black. Accessories: Martha Stewart rhinestones, rectangle nesties and dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Ippity Stampin- PEACE

I'm so happy that I had some more free time to get my Ippity Stamps inky!! I was trying to go clean and simple on this, however, I started going on a sponging spree, and ended up covering the whole white card base with color!! :-)

I used the brand new Ippity Stamp kit called Kissmas and Mistletoe on this card. This stamp kit is AAAAAAA-Dorable and so versatile, you can use it on virtually any kind of project!!

I used Card Patterns- Sketch #43 for my card layout.

Supplies: Stamps: Ippity- Kissmas & Mistletoe. Papers: PTI- White, Prism- Nautical Blue. Ink: White Brilliance, SU- Night of Navy (for sponging), Memento- Summer Sky (for sponging). Accessories: White embossing powder, Hero Arts pearls.

See my post below, if you would like more info on Ippity Stamps and how you can get your hands on some of these awesome stamps!!

{Ippity} Stamps- Devoted

Hello, here is another {Ippity} card I made, this time using the kit called Devoted. I really like this set, as it has alot of my favorite scripture quotes, and there is also a darling little butterfly, a house, and heart stamps as well.

I used SCS Color Challenge #245, which was to incorporate Artichoke, Real Red and Chocolate Chip on the card. The Cosmo Cricket Early Bird designer papers go really well with this color combo, and are used here too! I also included the SCS Technique Challenge #247, which was to "go outside the box." That's where you will see my popped-up hearts, which fall just outside the laters of the card. This is a really FUN technique.

Thanks for stopping by.