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???

TO VIEW SOME INSPIRING PROJECTS USING THESE STAMPS, CLICK HERE.

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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!!

**Last Minute Gifts** Paper Maniac Inspiration

Our Paper Maniac Inspiration this week is Last Minute Gifts! And, especially at this time of year, I find myself scrambling for ideas! HAHA. I usually buy a bunch of these 4X6 frames at Walmart and keep them down in my craft room, for special occasions, where I need to make something...fast.

It's really so easy to make one of these little frames. I use the small piece of cardboard inside the frame as my base, and then decorate with designer paper, fabulous stamp images and then decorate with bling and ribbons. You can even get more elaborate with making these frames, by painting them, mod-podging with designer papers on the frame itself, and decorating the frame. Today, I just left it plain!! Easy, peasy.

This cute little frame is for my very sweet hubby! I love how the two owls have their heads touching together. And the sentiment is just too cute, I know "owl always have him by my side." I wrapped the frame in tissue paper, with a little "love you" card and left it on his nightstand as a surpirse!! :-)

Here is a close-up of the stamped images and paper-piecing:

Supplies used: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- November Store Kit. Papers: MyMindsEye- Be Loved Designer papers and SU- Vanilla. Ink: Memento- Cocoa, Ladybug and Sand (for sponging), SU- Cool Caribbean. Accessories: Martha Stewart Rhinestones, PTI Aqua Mist ribbon. I paper-pieced the hearts and the owls, and I used CPS Sketch #111 as the inspiration for my layout.

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.

My first FFF!! {Ippity} Stamps- Straight from the Heart

Hello, today is FFF- Friday Friends w/ Flair over at Unity Stamp Co, and its basically a blog hop where we showcase fabulous Unity stamps (in this case, their new line of stamps called Ippity). Im so excited, because this is the first time I have a Unity project ready on a Friday!! Yay!!

Be sure to start at the Unity BLOG for the list of the girls that are participating in today's hop, and check all the blogs for a hidden blinkie for your chace to win 25 random Unity Stamps!!

SO, I kept it clean and simple for this card, pretty much, its a no-layer card, and I love how you can add dimension to your cards with Nestabilities (I used Labels 9, here). I used the new Ippity Stamps kit called Straight from the Heart. I LOVE this kit, it has cute little sentiments in it, as well as the awesome tree pictured above. Other supplies used: Copics for coloring, PTI White cardstock, Memento inks (Black, Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky) Nesties- Labels 9, and Pink gingham ribbon. I also used SCS Color Challenge #246, which was to incorporate the colors Teal, Olive and Pink into the card.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Black Friday!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! {Ippity} Stamps- Because of You

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I hope you are having a very blessed day shared with your families and friends.

Here is a card that showcases Unity Stamp Co's new line of stamps called {Ippity}. This set is called, Because of You, which I find to be a very versatile kit. There is so much potential with the stamps in this kit, my mind was spinning while creating this card. This is just a quickie card I threw together while watching my daughter stamp! LOL.

Please take a moment to check out my {Ippity} stamps page. If you like the stamps, you can purchase them right here on my blog!! How cool is that??

I combined this week's SCS Color Challenge #246 (Teal, Olive and Pink) and SCS Sketch Challenge #256 for this card. Check out the challenges at SCS, posted daily, to get you headed in the right direction.

Supplies used: Stamps: Ippity- Because of You. Papers: SU- Teal, Olive and Pink. Ink: Memento. Accessories: distressing, Smooch paints, white gel pen.

Merry & Bright- An Easel Card

Here's some more Paper Maniac holiday inspiration for you- today I made an Easel Card. Is this not the coolest kind of card to make, I love how different it is, and how it stands up on its own!! Yep, I love it, and will definitely be making it over and over again. The tutorial can be found on SCS as Technique Challenge #242.

Here's the super-fun supplies I used, found in the Paper Maniac Store: Stamps: Serendipity Stamps- Vertical Ornaments, and Unity Stamp Co- October Store Kit (sentiment). Papers: Prism- Tawny Light, Herbal Garden and White, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, Copics, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses button, distressing and glitter glue.

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you and your families a very happy, safe and healthy Thanksgiving!! Check out the Paper Maniac BLOG for some more holiday inspiration projects.

Snow Much Fun

Here is another rectangular sketch from Ally over at So Sketchy. I made this card 4X8" I love, love, love the new stamp company Kraftin Kimmie Stamps, have you checked them out yet?? The images are so whimsical and super-fun to color with Copics!! This image is called Antionnette.

These are the Copics I used for coloring in the image of Antionnette.

Supplies: Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Stamps- Antionnette. Papers: Prism- Iced Pink, Intense Pink and Cosmo Cricket- Nutmeg DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: MS Loops punch (on inside) SU Circle punches, Copics, Moonlight Smooch and Score-Pal.

Believe with All your Heart

I love when Ally gives me a rectangular sketch to work with for the So Sketchy Blog. I never keep the same size when creating a rectangular card, I like to switch it up each time, and that is why they are so much fun!! The finished size of this card is 3.5X7" I used another snowflake medallion for this project, check out the tutorial on SCS, its such a neat addition to any project!!

Here is the inside of my card.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- November STORE Kit (outside sentiment) and Bright and Merry Winter Wishes (inside sentiment). Papers: Prism- Tawny light, Nautical Blue and Herbal Garden, Imaginisce- Polar Expressions DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: White Gel Pen (Signo), Circle Punch, Create-A-Flake Nesties, MS Glitters, Glossy Accents, Oval Punch, Ribbon from Walmart, Dimensionals and Blue SU Button.

Warms My Heart

Here's a card I made usings Ally's fabulous sketch, found over at So Sketchy. I love all the elements she included on this card, a grid background, some circles and small embellishments. Did you see how I did my grid background?? I scored it, using my Scor-Pal. :-) My card is a 5.5X5.5" square, you can make yours any size you want! My snowman is paper-pieced.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- November STORE Kit. Papers: SU- Soft Sky and Wasabi, Imaginisce Polar Expressions DSP. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Nesties- Small Circles, Snowflake buttons from Walmart, Scor-Pal.

Thanks for stopping by!!

PM Inspirations: Holiday Decor- Mug Charms

Here is another sample of Holiday Ornaments/Decor items you can make, using wonderful suplies found in the Paper Maniac Store. Today, I decided to make "Mug Charms." Since the holidays are upon us, so are the holiday parties. Have you ever had a time when you attended a gathering and you put your mug (or wine glass) down, and after a bit of time socializing, you forget which mug is yours?? These cute charms are so easy to make, and will help out with that kind of situation. (Simply label the backs of the charms with your guests names.)

Here they are hanging on the mugs!! I used the adorable cocoa mug stamp from Imaginisce, found right in the Paper Maniac store. You can even make wine glass charms too, all you need is a bag of plain hoops (found at Walmart or any craft store in the jewelery section) and some small beads to place on the sides of the charm, for added decoration or a burst of color. I colored the stamped image with my Copics and used a little Taffy smooch on the inside of the hearts for some shimmer. Label the back of the charms with your guests' names.

Happy Holidays!!

Snowflake Medallion Ornament

Today, our Paper Maniac focus is Ornaments and Decor for the holidays, using Nestabilities dies. There are TONS of them in stock in the Paper Maniac Store. I am showcasing an ornament I made using the Nestabilities Create-a-Flake dies. I LOVE these dies, they are sooooo versatile- you can create so much with them- cards, ornaments, embellishments and more!

I used the SCS Snowflake Medallion tutorial for my project, and then just turned the medallion into an ornament, instead of an embellishment for a card. I LOVE how sparkly it is- can you imagine your tree decorated with tons of sparkly snowflakes?? Unfortunately, when I got home yesterday afternoon, it was dark (so much for daylight savings time), so I could not place this on a tree branch, but I hope you can see how sparkly it is against the black paper.

Join in the Holiday crafting fun- visit the Paper Maniac blog every day in November for some really neat holiday projects and inspiration!!