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!!

Kindness- Paper Maniac Inspiration

Hello, today is Paper Maniac Inspiration day!! Our theme is last minute gifts and thank-you's this week. The quote on this stamp, from Unity Stamp Co's Hodgepodge of Happiness, is perfect for saying thank you to a special someone in your life. AND, the Hodgepodge of Happiness stamp kit is the perfect Last-minute gift for that special crafter in your life!!

I also made this card as part of the weekly challenges on SCS. I used Sketch Challenge (SC258) and Color Challenge (CC248) to make this card. I love the SCS challenges- especially when I am having creative block- I find them so inspiring, as well as all the beautiful cards made by talented artists.

Supplies used: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Hodgepodge of Happiness. Papers: Prism, and Making Memories- Ledger pattern paper. Ink: Memento- Black, Cocoa and Sand. Accessories: Ribbon- Cocoa gingham, Sponging, Distressing and Copics for coloring.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check out the Paper Maniac blog for more inspiration, and the Paper Maniac store for some awesome sales. Sign up for the PM Newsletter to get special coupon codes each and every week for your favorite supplies!!

Plant a Tree- Unity Friends w/ Flair Friday

Hello, and welcome to another inspirational Friday Friends with Flair blog hop!! Be sure to start at Angela's Blog for the list of awesome, talented peeps participating in today's hop. Visit all the blogs and look for the Flair Blinkie, and be sure to leave a comment on that blog for your chance to win a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps!!

I just love this stamp from Unity Stamp Co, called Plant a Tree. The quote is just beautiful and the image is fun to color and sponge a sky and grass around it. It's also got an inspirational, hopeful message.

Card Supplies: Papers: PTI- White, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise and DCWV Designer paper- Garden Party. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Plant a Tree. Ink: Memento- Black, Summer SKy and Bamboo Leaves. Accessories: Blue grossgrain ribbon, Scallop border punch, Hero Arts pearls- silver, Nesties- Labels 3, Copics for coloring, distressing, sponging.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

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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Stamps will ship as soon as I receive cleared payment from Paypal.

I will ship via USPS Priority Mail, and you will receive an email with a delivery confirmation number for tracking purposes.

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Please become a follower of my blog, so you don’t miss any exciting news, specials, or releases of new stamps!!!

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.