H{ippity} Hop Sept. 13~ dedicated to my friend, Michelle!!

Hello, friends:}


It's H{ippity} Hop day!! I love Mondays--esp. when I can play along with the Ippity gals! I just love my Ippity stamps! I love love love them! I love anything Unity and Ippity!!

My first project was created for the Ippity “fall theme” challenge last week. I love love love this card--it turned out super cute! And I used four different Ippity stamp sets:: leaves {Devoted}, trees {So This Is Love}, sentiment {Life’s Little Moments and Fall For You}. Just love the plaid in the back...and that bow is a new technique. I tried to make a double bow--it kind of looks like it should:) LOVE it! **NOTE:: This card was featured yesterday on the Ippity site! THANKS, Eryn!!  This card is also good for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge [stitching]. 

This next project was paper pieced---actually, everything I do is paper pieced:} I made this for a bride. I love sharing my favorite recipes...and since I hardly ever cooked before I was married--this would have been nice to get from someone as a wedding gift. It is a small recipe book. I love these papers from October Afternoon. I used my Unity Kitchen Logic stamps with Ippity's banner from Love in Return. The sentiment was stamped with the stamps from Unity's May KOTM.  Just love how this turned out! I love the copper wire for the handle of that teapot! SO FUN! If you know of any good recipes I should include in this gift--leave me a comment! 

I used the Hip Hop sketch from last week for this card, which was created for a very special friend, RUBY--who's birthday was yesterday! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this card! I love the Webster's Pages I used--I got them at Limelight! I also love that chipboard stamp. I received that in a package from CARDS magazine for being published in May. I used my distress inks to make it that beautiful orange brown color! ACK--first time doing this and I LOVE IT! I used Ippity's sentiment from the Just Wanted To Say set {such a FUN set to use for almost all occasions!!} and Unity's butterfly from Life's Becoming. LOVE it!! I can't wait until RUBY gets it in the mail {she lives in England}! **NOTE::: RUBY if you are reading this....don't look at this pic!

My last creation for today was really simple...after I messed up 4 times! I couldn't stamp that beautiful image--I guess I wasn't pushing down hard enough. I made a tag just to say thanks! I love this tag--it is so neutral with a pop of purple/pink. LOVE it! I used Ippity's Now & Always set with the sentiment from The Simple Things. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! CAS!

And it's official--it's Michelle's last H{ippity} Hop! SOOOOOOOOO sad! I still remember my first conversation with her! I told her I would be her personal secretary {which I still would love to work with you, Michelle! Just let me know if you need someone to make coffee or give you a break from answering phones!}. I just love Michelle--great friend with a kind, generous, loving, heart!! Thanks for all you have done, Michelle:} This tag is also good for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge [stitching]. 


That's all for me today! Love sharing my creations with you! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of blogs to visit--WOW! Blown away AGAIN!

Thanks so much for all your love and support! Be blessed:}

FWF {August 13}**LOTS of pics

Hello, friends and friends with FLAIR!!!


Today is a great day--I've got lots of cards to share with you! I just LOOOOOOOOOOVE my Unity stamps:}

The first set was created for several challenges. I created all three of these cards for the FWF37 challenge. I was inspired by the baby theme and polka dots. I also created the girl baby card for the Wee Memories challenge {butterflies}. I just looooooove stamping these butterflies on transparencies!! The unisex baby card [with the sheep] was also created for the Paper Crafts August challenge {buttons, brads, ribbon}. I also LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to stamp on buttons! I have used smaller mini white buttons on the Ippity sheep--but I just found this sheep in my Unity stamp stash! I loooooove it! I think that is a super cute card! I also love that bow around the elephant's trunk! SO adorable:} Stamps that I used::: Unity's Wild & Crazy, Love Ewe, Butterfly Beauty, and the July 10 KOTM. Just looooooove these cards--so super sweet:) 

This next card was created for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge. The challenge was to create a card of apology or reaching out to someone and encouraging them to put the past behind them.  I just love this verse about journeying towards Jesus! I also love love love this bicycle stamp from Unity's August 09 KOTM. I looooooove this entire card! It was super simple to make--love it:} **NOTE:: I did my best at photographing that silver metallic paper--so hard! I'll try and upload a better pic ASAP.

If you haven't had the chance to check out my PDCC card [or deets on the challenge] click on this pic!

Don't forget to head over to the EIC blog--the 100th challenge ends today at noon and winners will be announced!


Also---if you have Unity or Ippity stamps, the All Things Unity challenge is up!! The theme is BACK TO SCHOOL! Head over HERE for more deets:}

I don't like to toot my own horn--but I wanted to share the following with you because I am soooooo excited!! Some of you already know---so sorry if this is a repeat:) I entered this card in the Paper Crafts Go To Sketch #5....and I WON! I can't believe it! It was picked as #1!!! ME??? AHHHHHHH! I love love love this card! I used Unity's Naturally You and 100% Happy stamp sets. I just love the colors and the papers and that snail! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I also love that I made it for a very SPECIAL lady! I have not given it to her yet--Trav still needs to write inside the card:} I just am shocked that my card won--I have lots of dreams and goals...and to make it on the Paper Crafts site was one of them!! 

Ok...that's it for me today! Be sure to stop by the Unity blog for more FWF goodness and a complete list of blogs to hop! I just love FWF!! LOVE my Unity:}


Thanks so much for stopping by! I've got more to share with you tomorrow--EIC's new challenge! SO FUN! And on Sunday--I'll be sharing with you another ATU challenge creation that I made!! So be sure to stop back by! Love when you visit with me--and I appreciate you and your support! THANK YOU!! Be blessed:}

Growing in Unity Day #6

Hello, friends:} And friends with FLAIR!!


Today is a fun day--it's FWF with Unity!! LOVE Unity! Only sad thing today is that my Growing in Unity ends TOMORROW! NOOOOOOOOOOO! I've had lots of fun--thanks for making this week so much fun!!

My first card was created for the CPS 173 sketch. I love this card! Look at all the animals saying "HI"! I used Unity's Garden Variety [pig] and May KOTM [sentiment], along with Ippity's Simply Home [bird, chicken, sheep, cow] stamp sets for this card. I love the papers--available at Limelight!! I do wish I would have stamped the sheep, pig, and chicken closer together so it looked like they were standing on each other...but you get the idea;}

This next card was created for Stampin' Sisters in Christ {stripes}, CARDS {4th of July card}, Wee Memories {red, white, blue}, and the Cupcake Inspiration {photo} challenges. I love how this card turned out. I wanted to make a circle base...but then I thought a star would be best! I used Unity's music background stamp, Sentiments O' Simple, and Our Stories sets. The tab pulls out to reveal an area to write your message. I love the distressed or aged look that the doily gives. The hardest part--glitter! I don't think I like working with it anymore! It was EVERYWHERE:}

I created another book for a family with a baby boy. I really enjoy making these prayer books. This lion was a free stamp that I won--it is from Unity's Wild Crazy set. I layered his mane with orange and yellow. Not sure if you can see it...but it is super cute! I love his tail too! Actually--this book can also be for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge because of the stripes:}

This last card is another FAV of mine! I made it just for fun. I used Unity's You're A Doll stamp set for the entire card. I paper pieced this doll--so cute! I love love love it!! 

That's it for me today--but you can head on over to the Unity blog for a complete list of friends with flair!! And be sure to leave some love along the way--if you find the blinkie...you couuld win 25 free Unity stamps!


And speaking of winning Unity stamps...you can leave some love here (and on any posts from June 27-July 3) for your chance to win either Sending My Love or one of the following::: Margarita Moments; Which Direction; Berry Good Life; Grow Yourself Extraordinary . HOOOORAY for FREE Unity stamps!


Thanks so much for stopping by today--love sharing and visiting with you! Esp. when I get to share my Unity creations!!! Be blessed:}

ps...click HERE if you would like to enter to win a wristlet purse from CSN!! You have two more days to enter! That's two more chances!! 


ps2...be sure to stop back by tomorrow.....it's my first official posts as an EtsyInspired DT member! HOOOOOOORAY!


ps3...before I forget....tomorrow is my last day for GIU...but then you get to head on over to Jen's Cup of Creations fabby blog for another GIU week! She has so much talent--can't wait to see what she makes!! LOVE it:}

wow--6 challenges in one card!

Hello, friends! 

Super excited to share this card with you. I made it using 6 challenges::: Stampin' Royalty [masculine/father's day]; EtsyInspired Challenge [owl pic above from My ZoeTrope]; CardPatterns [sketch above]; CARDS [masculine/father's day]; Stampin' Sisters in Christ [masculine/father's day]; and Stamp Away With Me [color combo--ps...so sorry Dawn- I don't have any Wplus9 stamps...but hopefully soon!]. I didn't plan to have this many challenges together...I just love how it came together that way:}

This card was created using my Basic Grey Basic Kraft and Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride paper pads {available at Limelight}. I love that green textured paper--got that at Marshalls! The aqua/blue paper on the bottom is from American Crafts (only 14 cents at Michael's!). It is also pre-scored [not sure if you can see that]. Other supplies I used were EK Success punch, Lizzie Anne Design stamp from June KOTM, and a Cuttlebug die cut, along with distress inks. I made the owl by hand after seeing a baby onesie with a sewn owl with ribbon feathers. TOOO cute! I really like this card! Actually--I love love love it!

That's all for today...however, you should head over to my friend's blog--Julie's Open Window. It is Julie's first year blogaversary! HOOORAY! And she has an AMAZING giveaway going on! Tell her I sent you:}


Thanks so much for stopping by today! Love visiting with you! I'll be back tomorrow to share more! Be blessed!!

Nina Brackett's image for five challenges:)

Hello friends:}


I have one card for FIVE challenges! Can you believe it??? And I used Nina Brackett's new Squigglefly images! LOOOOVE them! I just love everything Nina does--she is super creative!

This card was created for Squigglefly [Get Well], Card Patterns [sketch], Stampin' Sisters in Christ [distressing], Lucy's Cards [digital], and Tim Holtz [How do you distress?] challenges. I love this card--I used Nina's new Squigglefly images-Stitched with Love. I just printed off the sentiment. I used Cosmo Cricket papers and a digital paper by Mel Stampz. I distressed all the edges and the digital paper (to make it look worn). I really like how this turned out. The pins in the corners were too long...so I used pliers to cut them, and I really like that because now they are not sharp! 

**NOTE:: I know--the sentiment and sewing machine are off center....well, I was going to tie a bow on the side...but it was too big-so I didn't know what to do....I still love this card:}

Thanks so much for stopping by! Love when I get to share some Nina goodness with you:} Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another BEAUTIFUL Play Date Cafe challenge! The colors are goregous--and I am the Challenge Host, so I will be sharing with you a video and pics:}


Thanks again for stopping by! Be blessed:}