H{ippity} Hopping April 18

Hello, friends:}

It's my week of Growing in Unity!! Be sure to stop by each day {April 17-23} and leave some love for your chance to win several prizes!! Become a follower for an extra entry!! Gotta love prizes!! 

Today is also H{ippity} Hop!! HOOORAY! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of participants! Love hopping around and seeing all the wonderful eye candy! 

I made these fortune cookies for the Paper Crafts April 2011 Gallery Challenge {wedding projects}. These cookies are perfect favors. Inside they say different things, but the one featured uses my Ippity Regal Greetings set [flourish-masked] and So This Is Love set. The cookies themselves have been embossed with Ippity's Regal Greetings image. LOVE how they turned out! **NOTE:: Thanks to Trav for great photos--mine were NOT that good! 

A great photo by Trav--so clever:}

And I made this fun Easter/Spring card for ABC DT challenge. I love love love this bunny from Ippity's Sweet Thoughts of Spring. I also used a sentiment from that set--I masked it and stamped it several times using my new A*Muse Studio inks {available from Julie Ranae}. LOVE LOVE LOVE! I also used Ippity's sketch challenge for this card. PERFECT! LOVE!

That's it for me today! Don't forget to head over to the Ippity blog for more blogs to hop! And while you are out and about in blogland...check out these challenges:::

• PDCC #77- tan, green, and white color story
• EIC #135- visiting Creating Is Fun
• ATU#29- using a sketch and Unity/Ippity stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by! LOVE when I get to share my creations with you!! I also LOVE Growing in Unity!! LOVE LOVE LOVE:) Blessings!

ps...don't forget to leave some comments all week! I've got Unity stamps to give away, plus a couple packages of goodies!! 

H{ippity} Hopping April 11

Hello, friends:}


I had some time to stamp one of my fav Ippity stamps a week ago! It was a super busy week--and this was a quick project, but I LOOOOOOOVE it! I have a super amazing little friend, Audrey. She is only in the 4th grade--She is so creative and smart! She made a science fair project called "Laser Beans"! Sooooo clever. I went to see her project the other day, and I was so impressed with it that I made her a ribbon! **NOTE: I wish I was smart enough to take a pic of her project to share with you! I forgot!! I made this medallion award with my Making Memories Bravissimo line. I stamped the sentiment {Ippity Where You Should Be} and added a heart brad. Simple! And cute!!

I made the award green because she did Laser Beans!

That's it for me today...but make sure you stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of participants--so many fabulous creations shared today! LOOOOOOVE hopping with Ippity! Be sure to leave some love along the hop!


Thanks so much for stopping by! I love my friends and family! You are the best!! Blessings:}

H{ippity} Hop April 4

Hello, friends:}


Happy H{ippity} Hop day!! I haven't played with my Ippity stamps in FOREVER! So it was super fun making this new home card the other day. I wanted to make a masculine card--and these DCWV papers were perfect! I also wanted the one house to stand out. LOVE that orange, yellow, and hint of red combo! I used my Ippity What Matters Most [houses] and my House A Home [sentiments] sets. LOVE it!

That's it for me today. Make sure you stop by all the Ippity blog for a complete list of participants. Please leave some love along the way--your comments are greatly appreciated:}


I'll be back soon with more crafty goodness! Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed:}

H{ippity} Hop Feb. 28

Hello, friends:}


HOOOORAY for Ippity challenges and H{ippity} Hops! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of participants. There are some super amazing projects and cards shared today--WOWZA!

Today I am sharing a project that I made for the Ippity Hippity Hop Twist and All Things Unity [alter it] challenges. I knew as soon as I saw the inspiration photo (with that word wrapped heart)--I wanted to make something similar. I put some candies inside this egg and wrapped it with the stamped sentiment from Sweet Thoughts of Spring set. I used the chick as well from this Ippity set. I love that Martha Stewart ribbon--this really turned out super cute!

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for all the blogs to hop--and don't forget to leave some love! 


Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon with more creations. Be blessed!



ps...Don't forget to link up your creations to the following challenges {ending soon!}:::

• ATU- Saturday, March 5th at 11:59pm
• PDCC- Tuesday, March 1st at 11:59pm
• EIC- Friday, March 4th at noon

H{ippity} Hop Jan 31

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HOOOORAY! I finally had a chance to make some things with my Ippity stamps!! **NOTE:: Let me clarify--I usually use my Unity and Ippity stamps together. It's just that for H{ippity} Hops you can only use Ippity. I finally had a chance to use only Ippity!

I created my cards using the Ippity Twisted Challenges! I had a great time--I also liked that I had the entire month to think about my cards! That was awesome! I combined challenge #2 and #3 for this card. I love that photo--and the Echo Park paper just matched perfectly! I used my Ippity Book It! [tag background], How You Doin'? [sentiment], and Snippity of Ippity [tag] stamp sets. Super fun--I like that this card could be for just about anyone! I don't know if you can see it--but I embossed that white paper--just to add texture.

This next card is one of my favs! LOVE it! I made a simple card--CAS! I made this card for the Ippity Twisted challenge #4. HINT::: I painted those brads! I didn't have enough green brads, so I painted them! And then I added glitter for fun! LOVE it:} I used my Ippity What Matters Most [bird], Devoted [branch], and Sweet Thoughts of Spring [sentiment] for this card. I also masked the branch so the leaves weren't inked--love how this turned out!!

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by all the other blogs--a complete list of participants can be found on the Ippity home page! You are going to LOVE all this eye candy! And don't forget to leave some love!! 


Thanks so much for stopping by! LOVE sharing with you! Be blessed:}

ps...and just in case you didn't see this card, here is my simple card for the Cupcake Inspirations and Wplus9 {Stamp Away With Me} Color Cue challenges. LOVE it! LOVE that button on the flower! OH--and it fits the Ippity Twisted Challenge #4- brads! HOOORAY for fitting one card into three challenges:) Read more about it HERE.

H{ippity} Hop Jan.3

Hello, friends:}


I am super excited to play along with the H{ippity} Hop! It's the first one of the year--HOOORAY! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of blogs.


I had some time yesterday to make another yearly journal! I entered this in the IHHC56 challenge. I just love these things--I've already written four or five things in mine for 2011! This one uses some Sassafras paper {available at Paper Maniac} and Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 pieces. LOVE it! I also used some Basic Grey buttons {Paper Maniac}. The best part are the stamps!!! I mixed two Ippity sets {Here & Now and A Moment In Time}. I glazed the sentiment with my black Sakura pen. LOVE how this turned out! 

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for MORE eye candy!


Thanks so much for stopping by today! LOVE playing with my Ippity stamps! Be blessed:}

H{ippity} Hop and lots of info

Hello, friends:}


Today is a another fun day over at the Ippity site! Happy H{ippity} Hop! I am so glad that I had a chance to play along with all the Ippity gals and the Ippity challenge this week!


I made two ornaments for the IHHC51. I never really think about making ornaments--probably because for the past 4 years that I've been married, Trav and I [scratch that--it's just him] has put up the tree once?! I really enjoyed making these little ornaments! For the first one, I used Ippity's What Matters Most set for the houses. I also used Ippity's House A Home set for the sentiment. I wanted to make this scalloped oval ornament to represent our neighborhood this year [and I even thought about making them for our neighbors!]. I love that liquid applique. SO fun! I know it doesn't snow in FL--but I had to add it to the project:} The second ornament was created using Ippity's Seasons of Joy set. Trav really likes this one--I think he likes all that glitter!!

 **NOTE:: So sorry for the horrible pics--I did this outside...but it was way too bright. Better pics are coming!

Well, that's it for me today--but be sure to stop by all the other blogs [a complete list can be found HERE on the Ippity site]. Every week there are so many amazing projects--LOVE IT!


I do have more information for you::: Today there are 2 more chances [total of 10 as of 11.29.10] to win my crafting goodie package giveaway!! I am putting some Ippity and Unity stamps in there! Plus some paper...and well...you know! Some good stuff!! Head over HERE for more deets!


Don't forget to check out the fun challenge going on over at All Things Unity! I helped with the theme this time--TAGS! I hope you will play along!


And lastly--don't forget about The Play Date Cafe and EtsyInspired challenges going on. I just love all these challenges! So many fabulous prizes!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great start of the week!! I'll be back soon with more tags and creations:} Be blessed!

ps...more info::: tomorrow [Nov. 30] there will be more chances to win my goodie package giveaway because it's my niece's bday:} So be sure to stop back by!! 

H{ippity} Hop Nov. 22 {lots of pics}

Hello, friends:}


It's been like a month since I last H{ippity} Hopped! OH MY! So glad to join in the fun over on the Ippity blog! Be sure to stop by Ippity for a complete of blogs to hop!


I'm sharing some of my creations that I made for the Ippity New Release on Thursday. I made this first card for the second challenge {scallops}. Actually--it's not a card, its a tag. Eh. I love this new set from Ippity [Party Hat Wishes]--I used the scallops and birthday chart from this set. I did have to use my Unity cupcake [6 pack essensials] as an embellie--those super cute cupcakes from Ippity's new set [Cuppy Cakes] were a wee bit too big:} LOVE how this turned out!

My next creation was featured yesterday on the Ippity blog--HOOOORAY! I loved making this tag-it was created for the Ippity challenge #3 {Chistmas/Holiday with NO red or green}. I used blue, kraft, grey, and white. I love that snow on that Ippity house [What Matters Most]!! And I used the new Ippity set [Gurnsey Gingham] for the background on the tag. Then I pulled out my ollllllld Ippity set Seasons of Joy for the sentiment--LOVE it! This tag is perfect for Lucy's challenge--use something new {background stamp} and something OLD {the sentiment}. 

I also made two mini cards for the Ippity Hip Hop Challenge #50. This first mini was created using several sets {**NOTE:: I think I could have double entered it in the IHHC#50 and the Ippity release challenge #1-3 on 3....but there wasn't any info on double entering. EH!}. I love this card--I paper pieced each book [Ippity Books A Flutter] and glittered the butterfly for extra pizazz. The background stamp is Ippity's Book It! The tag is also Ippity [Snippity of Ippity] and the sentiment is from Faith Blooms. I really used a lot of different sets for this card!! And it's a mini--2.5x3.5 inches!

This last card was created with an idea of making it a pull-tab card....but I couldn't find one tutorial on how to make one! There were other tabbed cards...but not what I was looking for. So I made this card (mini--2.5x 3.5) into a cover envelope with a pull tab insert. I love that front--I wanted to make those plants look like live coral. So I flocked one [Ippity's Fishy Philosophy] and fussy cut the other making it 3D. The inside was stamped with the fish and the sentiment from Ippity's new set How YOU Doin'. LOVE LOVE LOVE this pull tab! 

**NOTE:: I WILL take better pics--this was so late last night with no natural lighting. ETA: Updated--and I smeared the flocking! LOL! Oh well!

That's it for me today! I really had fun playing with my stamps again--and I cleaned my desk off! Wait until you see pics...although, I don't have any from before. Eh. LOVE it! Love sharing with you! LOVE LOVE LOVE my Unity and Ippity stamps;} Be blessed!

Fabby sale and giveaway: A Crafty Little Place

Hello, friends;}

I just had to share with you a fun sale going on over at A Crafty Little Place. Lots of sales, great prices, fun stuff, and you have from Nov. 22-26 to head over there! There is also a fun giveaway--for a Zutter Bind It All!!

Be sure to stop by Die Cuts R Us for more deets!

Hope you are all doing well! Click here to see my H{ippity} Hop post! Be blessed!

H{ippity} Hop Oct. 18

Hello, friends:}


Happy H{ippity} Hop!! I have a couple of creations to share with you today! I love when I can squeeze in some time with my Ippity stamps:}

The first card was not created by me--it was designed and made by my friend, Jackie! I love love love when she comes over to my house to craft. We have a great lunch....we craft....we chit chat....LOVE IT! I featured her scrapbook picture frames on here a couple of weeks ago. The last two visits, Jackie has wanted to make Christmas cards. So fun--esp. since Ippity has some super cute Holiday themed sets. She used Ippity's Season of Joy sentiment for this card. She created the 3D snowman with the cricut and the snow is perfect pearls (silver). SO FUN! I think Jackie might be the next Ippity chick:}

I created this next card for the Unity WCMD challenge #5 {stamping on fabric}. I used muslin to emboss the seaweed/plant {Ippity's Fishy Philosophy}. Then I rubbed 'broken china' distress ink for the sea. LOVE how this turned out! I also stamped Ippity's Love In Return circle stamp (original) at the top. The sentiment and 3D fish are also from Fishy Philosophy. LOVE it! 

That's it for me today--sorry I don't have more. I did have some migraines over the weekend, which caused me to not visit several blogs (esp. FWF! SO SAD!!!). I am hoping to get lots of rest today so I can hop around later!! Thanks to all who have stopped by my blog--your support and encouragement mean so much to me!! Your comments even help me forget about my migraines/pain:}


Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of Ippity Chicks and all their creations! I cannot wait to see all these projects and cards!!


Thanks again for stopping by! LOVE Unity and Ippity! Great friends and great stamps!! Be blessed:}

H{ippity} Hop Oct. 11

Hello, friends:}


I'm super excited to be joining in the H{ippity} Hop today!! It's been FOREVER!!!


The first card was created using fabric. I was going to enter this in the Unity WCMD challenge {#5}...but I might do something else. I love how this card turned out!! I used Ippity's Just Wanted to Say stamp set for the sentiment--that is the BEST set for quick sentiments! I also used Unity's 100% Happy for the butterfly and the red squares have been stamped with the background stamp from May's Unity KOTM. Simple simple:}

This next card is one of my favs! I used two Ippity stamps:: sentiment from Season of Joy and the trees/birds are from SO This is Love. I added white glitter on the trees and the vellum on the bottom for a snowy effect. I love it:} I also distressed the edges and the entire center of the card--which made me want to enter this in the distressed challenge for Unity's WMCD {#6}. This card actually started off as a CAS card--for Kelly's one layer challenge {#21}...I ended up with too many layers:} LOL!

That's it for me today--I am hoping to play with my Ippity stamps more this week! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of Ippity Chicks showing off their amazing creations! LOVE it:}


Thanks so much for stopping by today! Love love love playing with Unity and Ippity! Be blessed:}

ps...Happy happy birthday to Eryn (yesterday!!!)!!