A Little Inspiration from Rona

Winner Winner

2012-01-28T18:17:00.000-06:00

Thank you all so much for the sweet comments!! Random.org picked 48 which is Pat K. who said:
Love your choice of colors and the
card is so creative.

January 25, 2012 12:20 AM

Congrats Pat K. you win two Itty Bitty stamps of your choice. Email kelli@unitystampco.com with your choices.

The Outlawz Paper a la Mode challenge

2012-01-27T20:32:00.000-06:00

I have been very neglectful with putting my Outlawz cards here on the blog for my blog friends to see. This week our challenge is a SNOW challenge (I always love at least one snow deep enough for some sled riding but it has been such a warm winter here in Missouri that I am beginning to wonder if that will happen for us.)

The challenge is: S - stitching (real or faux)
                              N - newest stamp you own (I used my January Unity Kit of the Month)
                                O - Oval
                                   W - white space

We would love for you to join us over at the Outlawz - there is a challenge every day of the week!!

If you have not taken a peek at my Growing in Unity posts scroll down - hurry and leave a few comments!! I will be picking a winner Saturday afternoon for two free Itty Bitty stamps! and Don't forget that you can order Ippity from ME - Rona Mallard right on the Unity website along with your Unity stamps and there is even a sale going on right now!! Check it all out here.

Growing in Unity Day 5

2012-01-27T00:01:00.001-06:00

It has been a great week of sharing my Unity creations!! Thanks so much for all the sweet comments! Makes me want to blog everyday LOL - I have been very bad about that lately!! For my project today I made a shaped card using a spellbinders grand calibur die. I also used a new spellbinders die from Blisy (it was a GREAT Price) to make the black frame. I used my favorite scripture stamp from Ippity set Devoted and the heart from Ippity set Straight from the Heart. I used a red copic spica pen for some added glittery fun!!

Leave your comment for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty stamps! And remember that you can order Ippity on the Unity website now - I would love to be YOUR Chick - all you have to do is click on my name - Rona Mallard. Have a fabulous weekend - check back tomorrow to see if you are the winner!!

Growing in Unity Day 4

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I can't wait to share this card with you!! I adore these sets from Unity and artist Phyllis Harris. This was my first chance to play with these and I just love them. This little girl reminds me of my daughter at that age!! She loved to swing and would hold her face up to the sky just like this!! and what a sweet sentiment - LOVE IT!!!

Leave your comments for a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps!! See you again tomorrow!!

Growing in Unity Day 3

2012-01-25T00:01:00.002-06:00

Welcome back Unity fans!! I have a fun card for you today! My picture is not great but I used some fabulous glimmer glaze that I got (CHEAP) recently from Blitsy and this card is very shimmery!! I used my December Kit of the Month for the sentiment which worked GREAT with these Ippity stamps.

This gorgeous Love background stamp is in the Ippity kit Because of You and the pretty heart is in Ippity kit Music of my Heart.

Leave a comment for your chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps! Need some Ippity stamps? You can order them on the Unity website just click on my photo - Rona Mallard to place your order - I would LOVE to be your Ippity Chick!!!

Growing in Unity Day 2

2012-01-24T00:01:00.003-06:00

This is one of my favorite Ippity quotes!! I thought it would be really fun with this Basic Grey paper and some Tim Holtz Distress Ink and a fabulous BoBunny charm. My daughter really liked this one!!

Ippity stamps used are from Ippity sets Quotes a'la Happy and Life's Little Moments.

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to WIN 2 Itty Bitty stamps!!! Check them out on the Unity Website here and remember you can order Ippity stamps from me right on the Unity site now!!

Growing in Unity!!

2012-01-23T00:01:00.003-06:00

Good Monday Unity fans!! It is my Growing in Unity week and that means every day this week I will have a new project to share and every comment all week goes in for a chance at winning two itty bitty stamps (including Ippity Itty Bitty stamps!! - and they are CA-UTE!!)

So I'm going CAS for today's post!! I hope you can see how cute this turned out - it is so cloudy and foggy today I could not get a good picture of this with all the white!!

I used my January Kit of the Month (do you do these yet? - I love them!!! a fabulous 8x10 sheet of stamps cut and ready to go - fabulous variety for a GREAT price - and by being a kit club subscriber you get the rest of your stamps on SALE!! which now includes Ippity!!!)

I also used the flower stamp from Ippity set You Deserve.

and the heart border from Ippity set House a Home.

Remember you can now order all of your Ippity stamps from me - Rona Mallard - on the Unity Website!! I would love to be the Ippity chick you choose!!

New Ippity Challenge

2012-01-17T20:10:00.000-06:00

This is my card for the new Ippity Challenge. Check it out - you can win 2 Ippity Itty Bitties!! Need some new Ippity? Well HEAD OVER to the Unity Website where you can now buy Ippity stamps from me -Rona Mallard - and they are all ON SALE!!

NEW Ippity Releases - GREAT New Ippity Changes!

2012-01-13T19:57:00.002-06:00

Ippity is releasing 5 new Ippity Itty Bitties!! I have a project to share today using EACH one!!!! They are all so cute I couldn't pick just one!!! :)

The first (using Ippity Happy are Those) is a 6x6 calendar page for 2013! The idea is to do a calendar page each month and then in December I will have a new calendar to give as a gift! This page is also my "number" challenge entry at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode this week. I am going to do a stand up type flip calendar and decorate the back of each page also using Unity and Ippity quotes. This Ippity stamp seemed like the perfect quote for January!!

Love this quote about Faith (Ippity Faith Begins)!!! What a great reminder! I used Authentique papers to make the card and an old button from my stash in the center of the paper flower!

This fun card using Ippity "Bee" Better Together was a fun one to make - I made a 5x7 card and just love the pop of red with the yellow and black bees!!

Isn't "Wise Guy" the cutest owl ever!!! Love this one!!

And last but not least "I'm sweet on you" Who doesn't love cupcakes!!

You can find all of these new Ippity stamps and all past releases on the Unity Website! Beginning now you can order Ippity from me directly on the Unity website along with Unity stamps!! And to kick off these fabulous new changes with a BANG there is also a sale!!! 39% off all stamps Unity and Ippity in honor of Angela's 39th birthday!! Be sure to use code ANG39 when you place your order!

Remember to PICK ME as your Ippity chick just click on my picture!!

Ippity Release...this weekend

2012-01-05T00:01:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year Ippity Friends!! It is a New Year and Ippity has some GREAT new changes!! Starting this weekend Ippity will be available on the UNITY WEBSITE!

All you have to do is Click on my Photo

and BUY your favorite {ippity} stamps...

AND here is something lovely ..

.if you would like to add UNITY STAMPS to your order YOU CAN!

You will now be able to order both Unity and Ippity

at the SAME TIME and the order will NOW SHIP from Unity.

AND - ANY Unity DISCOUNT CODE used in combination

with your order of Ippity WILL WORK, including Unity Kit Member 25% discount codes. Remember this all begins THIS WEEKEND!!!

Check back for the newest Ippity stamps!!

December Releases

2011-12-04T22:09:00.000-06:00

Shame on me for not posting anything since the last release!! But today I do have three super quick CAS cards using the December Releases and a similar design. I know I will be using these new stamps A LOT!! Super cute and fun stamps!!

For my first two cards I used this set - See I told you ADORABLE right!!!

(in stock and ready to ship out too!!)

I made a card with this one but won't it be perfect for layouts too!! Only $5.40!!

This one is my FAVORITE - I can't wait to make some pretty - shabby - girly cards with this one!! These sentiments are FABULOUS!!!

Great right?! Click here to order yours!!!

Ippity Release Day

2011-11-05T00:01:00.001-05:00

Two more fabulous Ippity sets are being released today!!

Aren't they great!!! Click here to get them on their way to your house along with some FREE 6x6 paper and FREE handmade fabric flowers!! :) My prices are the lowest Ippity allows A great deal for the best quality stamps around!!!

I played with Warm Wishes!! I just love pretty snowflakes!!

I also have a card to share that I made for the Paper a la Mode challenge at The Outlawz.

This card uses Ippity set Thanks for All Things. The challenge was to make a Thanksgiving card and a technique. My technique was to use glimmer glaze and to make a paper bow. I cut out my leaves and then bent and creased in a way to replicate the veins of a leaf - then I painted on the glimmer glaze and allowed it to pool in the creases. I also added the glimmer glaze to the paper bow. This card is one of my favorites that I have made in quite a while!! I wish the photo showed the shimmer and fabulous texture!!

I also HAVE to share one more photo that really makes me smile!!

Friends with Flair - Finally!!

2011-10-27T20:33:00.000-05:00

It has been too long since I had cards to share on Friends with Flair Friday!! Today I have TWO!! This first card is for the Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge. I used two fabulous images from the October Kit of the Month and some pretty Authentique paper!!

My second card is for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenge on SCS to use ribbon. Such a fabulous cause!!

OK so I cheated a little with similar designs and the same paper but hey it's two pretty cards done!! Have a Happy Friday!!

Ippity Christmas in October Blog Hop

2011-10-14T18:41:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the {ippity} Christmas in October Blog Hop.

If you are coming from Lisa's Blog you’re on the right track. If you want to start from the beginning go to Heather’s blog. I also have a list of the participating blogs at the end of this post.

I made a set of 5 of these fun "country" Christmas cards using Gingham Christmas Greetings.

Your next stop will be Lisa H. - enjoy the hop and all the inspiration!!

Heather
http://iheartippity.com/

Noelle
http://noellescrapsalot.blogspot.com/

Sabrina
http://ippityonline.blogspot.com/

Barbara
http://www.ippitydoda.blogspot.com/

Angie
http://stampingsoftheshug.blogspot.com/

Crystal
http://crystalscraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Jen
http://jenscupofcreations.blogspot.com/

Sarah
http://thejoysofcreating.blogspot.com/

Patricia
http://mycraftycreationspatricia.blogspot.com/

Maria
http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

Andrea
http://ippitystamps.com/

Sherri
http://www.sherrithompson.blogspot.com/

JenMarie
http://taylormadebyjenmarie.blogspot.com/

Lisa
http://schnauzscraps.blogspot.com/p/hot-ippity-dawg.html

Rona
http://scraprona.blogspot.com/ ----------------------You are here

Lisa H.
http://mykreativepursuits.blogspot.com/

Susan B.
http://paperandjoy.blogspot.com/

Jennie
http://www.jenniekader.blogspot.com/

Jennifer
http://jenmitten.blogspot.com/

Nancy
http://jeansinkyhugs.blogspot.com/

Winner Winner Winner

2011-10-10T12:05:00.000-05:00

Well the Outlawz party has come to an end and you know what that means...

WINNERS!!!!

My blog hop winner of a FABULOUS $15.00 Ippity Gift Certificate is...

Congratulations Sarah!!

The Outlawz Blog Hop

2011-10-02T22:49:00.000-05:00

Are you a member of The Outlawz yet? If not, run don't walk over there and join THE PARTY!!!

We have over $800 worth of prizes, challenges, games, and the best community of people you have crafted with!!! So here's the details for the hop.

We have 8 blogs for you to visit, and each has either a tutorial on how to make something or a technique pertaining to paper crafting. But this hop isn't just about tutorials - we have prizes!

Each blog has a prize, and there is a

grand prize for one person who visits and leaves a comment on all 8 blogs.

To be eligible for a blog's prize, please leave a comment on that hop stop and

include your Outlawz user name.

If you become a follower of the blog, you will get two chances to win that blog's prize!

Each blog has different prizes, so you will want to visit all of them!

To be eligible to win the grand prize, return to this page after visiting and

commenting on each blog and enter your name in Inlinkz

at the bottom of the page by clicking on the blue froggy (add your link).

Let's get hopping! Have fun and good luck!

Blog Hop Order

The Outlawz Host: Colleen Holmes

CAS Host: Maureen Merritt

Greetings Host: anaRy Baumgarth

Color Host: Brenda Ogle

Sketch Host: Sandi Huggett

Twisted Thursdays Host: Sharri Seffens

Copic/Promarkers Host: Jo Ham

Paper Ala Mode: Rona Mallard - YOU ARE HERE

3-D SHAPE TUTORIAL - by Outlawz DT member Theresa

This is a short pictorial that illustrates how to make 3-dimensional shapes for paper crafts.

In this case, we are making a heart shape, but the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. You could use bells, ovals, circles, triangles, diamonds, squares, etc.

Materials:
• Paper(s) of your choice
• Cutting tool for shape – can be a punch, a die, an electronic cutting machine, or even precut shapes that you purchased
• Bone folder (or some tool to crease your folds)
• Glue of your choice (I am using a liquid type of glue, but you can use anything that sticks)
In this first photo, I have precut my heart shapes using the punch in the picture. I have 7 hearts punched, but you can use more or less shapes depending on how full you want your design to be.

Next, we need to fold each heart in half with the “mirror” sides facing each other as shown in the following photo. In my example, I am using all the shapes of a single color, but you can use two different colors and alternate them for some added interest.

And here you see all of the shapes folded. Baby came along to help make sure I was doing everything just right – I think she might have been questioning my choice of adhesive, but as I said earlier, you can use whatever you have on hand that sticks.

The next step is to start adhering the shapes together.

In this case, you want to adhere one “petal” or “side” of each shape to a matching side of the next cutout. See the photo below for the first two shapes glued together.

And here is the finished heart with all 7 of the shapes glued together. The more accurate you are with your folding and gluing, the better the shape will look. As you can see if you look closely, I was off a bit on my gluing, so you can see a few of the white edges from the backsides of the paper, since this was not a double-sided paper. You can finish the edges with some Stickles or glitter to add some more flair and cover up those edges if you like.

And this final photo is where I used the shape to make a card.

One nice thing about these 3D shapes is that they fold flat if you put them in an envelope. You can also use this same heart shape as a hot air balloon or a flower, which I did recently on a layout I made for my daughter’s graduation. Again, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

This is another gorgeous 3D project by Theresa.

Anne another of my team members from The Outlawz made this beautiful 3D project

and this gorgeous Easel card using Ippity set Straight from the Heart

My 3D card uses a Spellbinders Die to cut the butterfly and Ippity set All Things are Possible

AND Speaking of Ippity - I am giving away a $15.00 gift certificate to one lucky commenter on this blog post. You have until October 9th to leave your comment. Becoming a follower gives you another chance (please leave a second comment telling me you are following)

AND making an Ippity purchase gives you 5 additional chances!!!

***I am also giving away 2 more Ippity gift certificates during the Party so you will want

to join in the Outlawz games and challenges for more chances!!***

This is the end of the blog hop - the Outlawz Design Team hopes you enjoyed the inspiration as much as we enjoyed making the projects!! Don't forget to go back to The Outlawz and leave your name there for a chance at the blog hop grand prize!!

There's a New Sketch Challenge Blog in town...

2011-10-01T22:46:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}! Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps!

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5. Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects. We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets. To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

To win, you must: 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog; 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is. (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.)

For my cards today I used two of my favorite sets!! All Things Are Possible and Sing a New Song. Both of these cards were made for the Hope You Can Cling To event on SCS. Such a great cause!!

Here is the hop order for Day 2:

Chick Challenges: http://www.chickchallengeswithippity.blogspot.com/
Sherri Thompson: http://www.sharecropperskits.blogspot.com/
Rona Mallard: http://www.scraprona.blogspot.com/ You are here
Noelle Reese: http://www.noellescrapsalot.blogspot.com/
Sarah Stoelting: http://www.thejoysofcreating.blogspot.com/
Jessica Baker: http://jessbippitystamps.blogspot.com/
Chick Challenges: http://www.chickchallengeswithippity.blogspot.com/

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support as our little egg was hatching! We want our blog to be the very best it can be, and we couldn't do it without all of you! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

World Cardmaking Day!

2011-09-30T22:34:00.000-05:00

What a fabulous DAY!!

You have no excuse not to be inspired today!!

The WORLD is making cards and showing off their stuff!!

If you are looking for some fun - check out SCS for some challenges!

The Ippity Blog has a new challenge every other week with a great prize!!

There is also a new Ippity Sketch blog kicking off today!!

I used Ippity Sets Sing A New Song and What Matters Most for this card along with a pretty fabric flower that I made (I have both of these sets in stock and would love to send one your way - don't forget every order from ME gets FREE Fabric Flowers and FREE 6x6 papers!!)

This CAS card was for the Paper A La Mode challenge at The Outlawz. I used Ippity set The Best. Talk about some FUN going on - If you are not a member over there NOW IS THE TIME!! We are kicking off a HUGE party Monday morning. There are over $800 in prizes including 3 gift certificates from ME for Ippity Stamps!!! We will have some great games, challenges, a blog hop and DID I MENTION PRIZES!!!! Come join in the fun!!!

If you are continuing on the World Cardmaking hop click here for the next blog.

Happy Sunny Monday

2011-09-26T10:08:00.000-05:00

I have been so bad about adding my projects to my blog lately!! Time has been short when it comes to crafting but I just don't want to cut it out altogether so I have adopted a more simple style lately!! I have two projects to share from two challenges going on now!! The first is for the Ippity Challenge to use twine, ribbon, string, etc. that started yesterday.

I have been making lots of 81/2 x 11 notebooks but I thought it would be fun to do a few little 3x5 notebooks that would be great to keep in a purse. I used My Minds Eye paper and the Ippity set All Things are Possible. (this is a must have set!! and I have it in stock!)

The second project is for the Paper A La Mode challenge at The Outlawz. It is a sketch this time and I made this layout using Basic Grey Out of Print papers and adorable fabric flowers! Stamp is Unity.

If you are not a member of The Outlawz yet - now is a great time to join!! We are busy planning a HUGE 1000 member party with games, challenges, a blog hop, and AMAZING Prizes!!!

Have a great Monday :)

Back to School

2011-09-18T21:22:00.000-05:00

Challenge at the Outlawz - Paper A La Mode group started yesterday. I made another altered notebook for the challenge. It uses Ippity set Quotes a'la Happy. (I have this set in stock - check out all the great Ippity Stamps available from me here.)

If you like to enter challenges, play games and WIN GREAT PRIZES now would be a great time to join the Outlawz. There is a party coming very soon to celebrate 1000 members!!

2011-09-16T19:40:00.000-05:00

My new FAVORITE Ippity set!!!

2011-09-05T00:01:00.000-05:00

I am so excited to share this new release!!! Check out ALL things are POSSIBLE

I have so many people to send HOPE and LOVE to!! Isn't this set great!!!

Here are a couple of cards I made with it.

These all have sparkly, glittery goodness but I can never get a good photo of sparkle.

And you are going to adore this Christmas set!!

Isn't this cute!! I am going to have lots of fun with this one! I love making Christmas cards. (You should see the BOXES of Christmas paper I have!!!) Here are a couple I threw together but I know they don't do this set justice and I can't wait to play with it some more!!

So do you love these sets as much as I do? Click here and I can ship them out to you right away (along with some goodies!!)

Wanna have some fun?

2011-08-29T12:40:00.000-05:00

Give these challenges a try:

the Ippity Challenge blog - new challenge just started yesterday with a 1-2-3 challenge. Here is my card. I hope you will come and play - you could win a $20.00 gift certificate to be used with an Ippity Chick (like me!!) On this card I used Ippity set Friends + Flowers = Priceless.

and the Outlawz Paper A La Mode challenge is an inspiration photo this week. Here is my project: (and there are really fabulous prizes at the Outlawz too!!) On this bag I used Ippity set The Best.

Click on the links above to play along!!!

Friday Friends with Flair

2011-08-26T11:10:00.000-05:00

I just LOVE using my Unity Kit of the Month and my Ippity stamps together!!! It seems that there are always stamps that go together perfectly! Like this big wonderful tag stamp from Ippity set The BEST (love it!!) and these fun popcorn/movie stamps from this month's Kit of the Month!!

I made this card to enter in the All Things Unity challenge - anything goes!! If you would like to order The Best or any other Ippity stamps, please click here. I would love to be YOUR Ippity Chick!!
Have a great Friday!!

Back to School

2011-08-21T17:19:00.000-05:00

time is here. And that is the theme for the Unity Challenge this month. I decided to play along with the altered notebooks I made for Michaella's teacher co-workers. We actually made 13 of these but I am just posting a couple here.

and it wouldn't be back to school without sharing a picture of my baby - first day of her Junior year - it seems like only yesterday it was the first day of kindergarten!!

Have a great week!

Ahhhhhhh Saturday!!

2011-08-20T09:28:00.000-05:00

and my Scraproom is calling me!! I have lots of projects that I need to work on and I am really in the mood today!! Now I just have to hope the mojo is in the mood too. I am not too happy with my card for today. I started it - stopped it- started again... I love this paper and I needed a banner project for this weeks Paper A La Mode challenge at The Outlawz. This little banner stamp from Ippity set Party Hat Wishes is so cute and fun to use and looked great with the happy birthday stamp from a past Unity Kit of the Month so I did not think this would be hard at all. Maybe I am not crazy about it just because I usually use bright colors and I wanted to use these soft colors for something different. Anyway, let me know what you think. Do you ever have a card that seems prettier in head than it does it real life? LOL

Anything But a Card

2011-08-13T08:24:00.000-05:00

Is the Paper A La Mode Challenge at The Outlawz this week!! We would love for you to join in the fun!!! There is a challenge group for every day of the week and FABULOUS prizes!! Here is my project this week.

I covered student planners for Mariah and her friends. I love this Basic Grey paper so I just kept them super simple and added some great Unity quotes!! Have a fabulous weekend.

Release Day!!!

2011-08-05T08:32:00.001-05:00

The 5th is my favorite day of the MONTH!!!

I just love that Ippity has new releases every single month.

Look at these new sets!!

Loads of Love ONLY $6.00 -

and my entire store is 10% OFF!!!!!

Plus you always receive free 6x6 paper and free handmade flowers with every order

and FREE shipping on orders over $40!!!!

(your 10% discount will be refunded to you via paypal)

Make Your Mark - $18.00

Here are a few cards I made using this fun new stamps!!!

Remember - they are in stock and ready to ship TODAY!!

Hope you have a great STAMPY weekend!! Click HERE to purchase Ippity stamps!

New Ippity Challenge CAS

2011-07-30T21:06:00.000-05:00

The new challenge on the Ippity Blog is Clean and Simple. So much fun I made two cards! I love these stamps Flowers + Friends = Priceless. For these cards I used some Shimmerz sprays and Glimmer Mist on the flowers to go with these gorgeous papers from Basic Grey - out of print. The fabric flower is Basic Grey also. Sentiments are from Party Hat Wishes and How You Doin'.

Hope you join the fun! If you love these stamps as much as I do, please click the Ippity stamps for sale tab above. I would love to be your Ippity Chick - most stamps are in stock. All stamps are 10% off (refunded by paypal) and shipped with free handmade fabric flowers; free 6x6 papers and free shipping on orders over $40.00. New stamps are released on the 5th of every month!!

LOVE Challenges? Check these out!!

2011-07-17T20:27:00.000-05:00

This card was created for The Outlaws Paper a la Mode challenge - flowers. I also did a little tutorial for this fun fabric flower if you want to check it out. Stamps are Unity (an itty bitty), Paper is Basic Grey and this fun stick pin was a gift from a friend!! Love it on this card :)

This second card is for the All Things Unity challenge to use twine, ribbon or burlap. I used a brand new Itty Bitty that came with my last order :) I also did some paper piecing on this card which is the Ippity challenge this time - you can enter by clicking here!

This last card is for the Unity challenge to use circles! (another fun Unity Itty Bitty).

Playing with Ippity

2011-07-05T17:13:00.001-05:00

These five cards are for a class I am doing on Saturday, July 9th. I had so much fun making these. I used some of my new BoBunny paper and ribbon to make a masculine card. I am also loving the look of these frames made by using spellbinders dies!

Another masculine card using a negative space technique. Love this Ippity set The Best!!
This card was inspired by the CASual Friday challenge to make a masculine card using Kraft.

This one is Pink Paislee paper and lots of fun extras. This is the newest Thankful for You Ippity set.
This card is being entered in the All Things Unity challenge to use a butterfly.

Made another flower pot card (because the last one was so much fun).

Ippity set Friends + Flowers = Priceless.

This last one is fun, bright Echo Park Sweet Summertime paper and the watermelon slice stamp from New Season New Wonder. This card is being entered in the Unity Challenge (Summer).

Let me know if you would like to have an Ippity class!!

If you like to enter challenges (and win prizes CHECK OUT the Ippity challenge here)

If you like these cards and need the stamps - All stamps used here are in stock and ready to ship!

July Release day

2011-07-05T00:01:00.003-05:00

Today is Ippity release day!!

I just love that we have new stamps on the 5th of each month now!!

AND today is also my 25th Wedding Anniversary!

To celebrate all Ippity stamps are 10% off (I will send you a paypal refund)

and ONE LUCKY CUSTOMER THIS WEEK will receive the new release Thankful for You free!! Winner will be selected on Friday (which is also my BIRTHDAY!)

For this card I used Ippity set Thankful for You and the fun Basic Grey Sweet Threads paper. (this card is entered in the BasicGrey Challenge - stitching)

Both of these sets are in stock and available to ship out right away!! These are listed in Ippity Store for purchase right now!! I have Free shipping on all orders over $40.00 and fun handmade flowers and 6x6 papers included with Every order!!

Be sure to check out the Ippity Blog today for a chance to win a $20.00 Ippity gift certificate!!

Ippity Challenge and a little Peek

2011-07-03T08:06:00.000-05:00

Another Ippity Challenge starts today!! And this one is easy peasy - Just use your favorite Ippity (or Unity) quote or encouraging sentiment on your project and link it to the Ippity Challenge Blog!!! Don't forget Ippity is releasing new stamps EVERY 5th of the month!!! Here is a peek of one of the sets being released on Tuesday!! Now it's your time to shine - I can't wait to see what YOU enter!!

The Outlawz Paper a la mode Challenge

2011-06-27T00:01:00.008-05:00

Our challenge this week is to alter a home decor item! I started with this plain white frame. First I inked up the frame with creamy brown fluid chalk ink (it takes a bit for it to dry) then I jazzed it up with some BoBunny Paper - a little distressing and these fabulous stamps from the Ippity My True Joy set. It looks great on my sofa table! Have a great Monday!

Ippity Challenge

2011-06-24T23:55:00.000-05:00

The Ippity Challenge is Bling!! and I do LOVE bling! On this card I used Ippity set My True Joy and added glitter to the flower. I also used some bling to really add a little extra pizzaz to this card! Want to enter the Ippity challenge and win some fabulous prizes? Order some Ippity stamps by clicking the link above. Lots of great sets to choose from, a 10% off sale and always fun freebies (even free shipping on orders over $40.00) What are you waiting for?!!

I am also entering the CAS-ual Friday challenge to use a border punch on your CAS card. I used Ippity set The Best on this card. Paper is Basic Grey. Twine from the Twinery.

Friends with Flair

2011-06-24T08:44:00.000-05:00

I decided I really needed to add to my basket of cards - they have been going faster than I can make them! Super simple designs - but fun and happy!! All stamps are from Unity Kits of the Month.

Monday Linky a little late

2011-06-20T19:08:00.000-05:00

sorry :( I do have a fun card though!! I have been wanting to make one of these for a while and I was inspired again by seeing several made lately. I thought this would be a very cheerful card for Kim to send her aunt. Anyway - I used the flowers + friends = priceless ippity set that I just love!! I have a view of the front and the back - the flowers pull out and the sentiment is on the pull-out. I still have several of these stamp sets in stock and would love to send one your way! Have a great week!

Cards for Hope

2011-06-18T20:25:00.002-05:00

My friend and co-worker asked me to make cards for her aunt who just found out she has stage 3 breast cancer. I have been neglecting my Unity Kits of the Month 'cause I've been loving my Ippity stamps so much. So I pulled out some old faves and some that I hadn't inked up yet!

This first card was inspired by the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge to stamp and show torn/distressed edges!

For my next two cards I went with bright and cheerful and of course PINK!

Ippity Linky Party

2011-06-13T00:01:00.001-05:00

Monday is linky party day again on the Ippity Blog!! I have a card on the Ippity blog and a layout that was for the Outlawz Party Scrapbook challenge. There is still plenty of time to enter and lots of GREAT prizes up for grabs!! I know I keep saying this but I am really loving this new Ippity release. On this layout I used The Best and from a previous release, Fishy Philosophy. Have a great Monday!

New Season, New Wonder

2011-06-06T21:25:00.000-05:00

Love this one!! I have two totally different cards using this great set - so many possibilities!! If you love it as much as I do - now is a great time with 10% off everything and lots of extras Click here!!

More New Ippity Fun!!

2011-06-06T00:01:00.003-05:00

I am really loving these new stamps!! I just can't put them down!! Today we are featuring The Best and My True Joy. I made two cards with My True Joy (I have a layout with The Best to share on Saturday!!) I love the sentiment Happy yesterdays Happy tomorrows!! I think that is just the best Anniversary sentiment. My hubby and I have been married 25 years next month and I think that really says it best! Now I am going to have to figure out how to use it on a less girly card for him LOL!!

For this first card I used more of the fun paper from LilyBee> the second card is My Minds Eye paper and I used SWAK and Sunflower glimmer mist along with some copics to color the flowers. I then added baby's breath shimmerz spray over the printed paper for a nice shimmer!

I would love to be your IPPITY chick. Click here to see my sales and all the stamps - which are in stock and ready to ship :)

It's IPPITY Release Day!!

2011-06-05T00:01:00.003-05:00

and I am so excited to be helping out on the Ippity Blog - we have a brand new challenge where you can win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the Ippity Chick of your choice!! This first challenge is to make Anything but a Card. Here is my layout for the challenge.

I only used three sheets of paper (Echo Park), a piece of cardstock, a little ribbon, twine, two pins and of course my fabulous Flowers + Friends = Priceless stamps. I stamped the flowers several times on two sheets of printed paper and cut out. These stamps will be a new favorite because I LOVE using flowers as embellishments on my cards and layouts!! The journaling box stamp is from Life's Little Moments set and I printed the quote from my computer after I stamped the box. The I added the little heart from House a Home. Stamps are perfect for scrapbooking as well as card-making!!

I would love to be YOUR Ippity Chick! Click here to see all of the stamp sets and remember everything is 10% off (I will send you a paypal refund after you check out) - and I always include free 6x6 paper, handmade fabric flowers and FREE shipping on order over $40.00!

Mini's with MAX pop

2011-06-03T23:48:00.000-05:00

These Mini's were super fun to make using New Ippity sets The Best (I am seriously L♥VING these quotes and the banners - adorable) and the super cute Flowers + Friends = Priceless!! I have these stamps in stock and shipping starts tomorrow for this great new release!! The paper is all from a "Mini" 6x6 pad Summertime - Echo Park!! With some fun buttons and twine for finishing touches these are ready to go!!

These cards were made for The Outlawz challenge to make Mini's (layouts, mini-books, mini cards,etc.). The other DT samples for this challenge are so fun too - come check it out!!

Have you heard - JenMarie and I are helping out with the Ippity Blog!!! We have some great new things starting tomorrow - lots of inspiration, prizes and even a new Challenge!!

Sweet New Stamps for Friends with Flair

2011-06-03T08:30:00.000-05:00

I just ADORE this whole new Ippity release!!Check out all the stamps here!! You can pre-order the 5 new sets by emailing me - I have them ALL in stock and ready to ship out after the Release Day this Sunday!!! I have everything 10% off plus free shipping on orders over $40.00 (not to mention some fun Freebies that I always include as well!!) AND speaking of fun stamps Unity has some awesome deals in the Warehouse sale Don't forget about the Unity Challenge there is still time to enter the fruity challenge!! I am entering this card!! .Have a SWEET weekend!!

Scrapbook & CAS Challenge at The Outlawz

2011-05-28T10:45:00.002-05:00

This week at The Outlawz Scrapbook and CAS teamed up with this fabulous Sketch created by Amy!

I received my NEW Ippity stamps last night and couldn't wait to ink them up for these challenges!! I used The Best (isn't it AWESOME - totally Love it!!!) I also used My True Joy. These stamps will be available on June 5th but you can pre-order them now - just send me an email (don't forget everything is 10% off plus fun freebies)!!

We would love for you to join us at The Outlawz - I am sponsoring the Scrapbook challenge this month with an Ippity Gift Certificate!!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Friday = Happy Thoughts :)

2011-05-26T20:33:00.002-05:00

I made this fun little card using my Unity Kit of the Month and BoBunny Vicki B papers!! So much fun! I am thinking lots of happy thoughts... do you want to know why... new Ippity stamps are on the way!! Check it out!! and keep it tuned in here for some fun projects using the new stamps very soon!! I have another little secret to let you in on too... I am sponsoring the Scrapbook Challenge here at the Outlawz - come play along and you could win a $20 Ippity gift certificate! I am also sponsoring the PARTY at The Outlawz which starts on June 5th and WOW the prizes are amazing!! You would be CRAZY not to join this party!!

Thinking of Joplin

2011-05-24T20:11:00.003-05:00

I have been thinking and praying for the people of Joplin and really wanting to do something! So I will be donating $1.00 from every stamp set sold between now and the end of June. You will still receive all the FREEBIES and get to help me do this little thing to help our neighbors.

I decided to donate to the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. "Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responds to disasters across the US and around the world. Donations are fully tax deductible and 100% of all gifts are used to meet the needs of hurting people in the wake of disasters." "Nearly 95,000 Baptists across the country are trained to handle disasters like hurricanes and floods. After the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, the Baptist group is the biggest disaster relief organization in the country." AND YES I know many other churches are out there day in and day out doing their thing too!! I am proud of all of them!!

And about the card... I used some of my favorite sets on this card and this is definitely one of my better collage style cards. (a style I love but never can get it quite right!) Also I used one of my fabric flowers that I always include in my Ippity orders!! Sets used are Cherish Your Dreams; Here and Now; and, Now and Always.

Wow

2011-05-20T14:59:00.001-05:00

I have really been slacking in the card posting area haven't I!!! And I have made several just didn't take the time to get them photographed and posted. Ahhh LIFE!! SOOOO - I have news... NEW STAMPS are posted here. Take a peek and then email me your choices!!! I will have them in stock and ready to ship by JUNE 5th!! I don't know about you but I CAN NOT wait to ink these babies up!!! SALE - 10% off any stamp sets - so if you are emailing me pre-orders you can add in current stamps too, they will ship together and I will send you a paypal request with the 10% off reflected. You will also receive LOTS of goodies FREE (some new 6x6 papers and I still have to take some more pictures of all the new flowers I have made they are gorgeous) and FREE shipping on orders over $40.00!!!

I'm So Excited

2011-05-15T21:35:00.000-05:00

AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!!!!!

Click here to shop!! Your discount will be refunded to your paypal account right away! *Psssst want a little sneak peek of a few of the new stamps being released on June 5th? take a look ... I am in love :)

April Showers Bring May Flowers!!

2011-05-03T21:49:00.005-05:00

Ok so I am so sick of RAIN!! I think we have had 23 inches at my house in the last 2 weeks. I am READY for some MAY FLOWERS!! And well I do love me some flowers!!! So here's the DEAL - I have two cards with some fun flowers AND I worked like crazy this weekend making some more GORGEOUS fabric flowers (picture soon) and I have LOTS to send out free with every Ippity purchase. You also receive FREE 6x6 papers on every order and FREE shipping on orders over $40.00.

This card is for the Stamp Something with Wings Challenge. This was a different look for me sorta making the Jillibean Soup paper the focus by popping it up and adding the bow. The two stamps stamped at the bottom are from the April Unity Kit of the Month. I wasn't sure about this look at first but I love how it ended up.

For my second card I used the gorgeous color combo from ColourQ. I had sprayed these flowers already and they worked perfect for this challenge. I love how this card POPPED!! I very seldom do a white card with no pattern paper! The hat stamp is from Party Hat Wishes Ippity set. The sentiment is Unity.

2nd BoBunny page

2011-04-30T21:38:00.001-05:00

This layout is the second page to this one that I showed earlier. I am also entering this one in the BoBunny layout challenge to use stitching and stamping. Paper, sticker and noteworthy paper is BoBunny Vikki B. and stamps are Unity.

Some challenge fun on Saturday!

2011-04-30T20:54:00.001-05:00

This card was based on a sketch at clean and simple stamping challenge blog. I used the last of my fun House of 3 paper and this fun butterfly from my Unity Kit of the Month.

This project is a gift for my daughter's cooperating teacher this semester. She really liked her a lot and learned a lot from her. She will be putting nail polish in the box along with gift cards in each of the tabs. This project is being entered in the challenge at Card Creations & More by C for anything but a card. (although I did make a matching card to go with my box!) And also the challenge at Stamping Vacation to use patterned paper with large flowers!

This last card is for a challenge at Less is More to make a CAS thank you card. I love how this one turned out :)

The Lord bless you

2011-04-28T21:58:00.000-05:00

Happy Friends with Flair Friday!! This card was made for Michaella's teacher who was just diagnosed with cancer. I used my new Pink Paislee 6x6 paper, some pretty velvet and lace trims. The verse stamp in from the Unity Faith set, and the butterfly stamp is from the Unity with sympathy set. Hope she likes it. This card was also created for the Simon Says Stamp challenge "anything goes". Have a great weekend.

Claudia & Company Challenge #80

2011-04-27T20:32:00.000-05:00

This card was made for the Claudia & Company CAS challenge. Paper is MME Stella & Rose - love it!! I also made my little loopy flower out of seam binding that I dyed with glimmer mist. The stamp in Unity.

hello cutie

2011-04-25T22:03:00.000-05:00

isn't that the best name for a challenge blog?! Love it! They have a great inspiration photo challenge going on now so you will want to check it out. This card is inspired by their photo and is also for the Paper Sundaes challenge this week to use die cuts and the color yellow (or other Sundae toppings - pearls and sparkle). Paper is My Mind's Eye and the sentiment stamp is Unity.

Hippity Hop Monday!!

2011-04-24T17:36:00.000-05:00

For my project today I used lot's of Unity and Ippity stamps! I made gift card holders for my daughters for Easter (at 22 and 16 baskets just aren't all that anymore LOL) . I used the adorable bird from the new April KOTM for the cover (and I will be entering this in the Unity Challenge). Also I decorated the inside of my card and I will be entering the My Unity Place challenge. I absolutely LOVE how this turned out and I wish I could have gotten better pictures. The paper I used through out is LilyBee and I love it!! I used some shimmerz spray, lots of inking and some fun twine to add extra touches!! I ended up putting 5 gift cards in them - one on each side of the insert tags except the last one because I didn't decorate the back of the card. This fit inside a 4 x 6 envelope. Ippity sets used are Now and Always and Devoted. (I actually used even more Ippity sets on the other gift card holder but I have not gotten pictures of it yet.)

Scrapbook Challenges!

2011-04-23T08:51:00.001-05:00

This layout is using The Outlawz scrapbook sketch. I also followed the BoBunny challenge to use stitching and stamping on my layout. Before I stitched on the layout I made light pencil lines (which was super easy with the fun grid on this BoBunny Vikki B. paper. The stitching was done with my sewing machine. The stamp I used is from Unity - it is one of the Bella Doily stamps. I used a Spellbinders Die to cut the shape around the stamp - (which looks like it was made for that stamp - love when that happens!!) I used the transparency from the noteworthy book in the corner to layer over the paper and cut lots of flowers from the same Vikki B line - the small stickers were also from that line. This picture was taken the day before Michaella's birthday when we celebrated here at home. On her actual birthday Derek made her a nice dinner and PROPOSED!!!

Challenge Card

2011-04-17T21:23:00.000-05:00

This card is for several challenges: I used Unity stamps from the March KOTM; spellbinders die; cuttlebug embossing folder; may arts ribbon; bobunny butterfly charm; pti cardstock; and printed paper that I can't remember. Oh and I used my ABS copic airbrush to add color to the outer edge of the butterfly frame. I think this tool will be a lot of fun when I really get the hang of it!!

The challenges I am entering are:

Paper Sundaes: Texture
Let's Ink it Up - Stitching
Pile it On - Use a Rubber Stamp
Cupcake Inspirations - Inspiration Photo (I was inspired by the intricate butterfly and all the flowers!)
Card Cupids Blog - pastels
By the Cute and Girly - cute and girly

And that is definitely a record for me and a lot harder than I would have thought!! But WAY FUN!! and I totally love this card!!! I am having so much fun with challenges!! I have more I want to play this week so check back!!

A New Unity Friends with Flair

2011-04-15T05:44:00.003-05:00

I have a couple super easy, bright and fun cards today using my March KOTM! and fun sheet of House of 3 paper I picked up a couple weeks ago. Have a great Friday!

A few more challenge cards

2011-04-11T20:05:00.001-05:00

This card is for the CASE Study challenge. The inspiration card is Gorgeous and how much fun is a challenge that you CASE another card?!! I will be playing along often!! Stamps are Unity March KOTM and Unity Simply Said.

My second card is for the Simon Says Stamp and Show Distressing challenge. Who could pass up distressing LOL!! I used Ippity stamp Bit of Burlap and Ippity stamp set Cherish Your Dreams. (Love em' - I have both in stock and ready to ship!) I love the way the blue ink made this happy card even brighter!!

My last project is for The Outlawz Scrapbook challenge. The challenge is holidays.We all have holiday pictures right - come on over and PLAY!! There are some great prizes involved! Anyway, this picture was one I took of Maci under our Christmas Tree. I love the way the picture turned out. I used this adorable Echo Park paper and Twinery twine. No stamping isn't that crazy! I still love the way it turned out. Click on the layout to see it closer up.

Ippity Hip Hop Monday!!

2011-04-10T21:42:00.001-05:00

I love my Ippity and I love my Unity KOTM each month as well. Today's card I used both together!!! I think it was a match made in heaven!! Houndstooth and Leopard Print what could be cuter? LOL Hope you like it - it was a fun one to make!! (and if you love You Deserve as much as I do click here and order one for yourself!!)

Christy is up next! Have a great Monday!

Challenge Fun!!

2011-04-09T18:39:00.000-05:00

Who loves BoBunny?! MEEEEEEEEE!!! and I am totally in love with this Gabrielle line!! Gorgeous!! This sketch is on the BoBunny Blog for their card challenge. I turned the sketch on the side and used some papers from the Noteworthy book. I also bought some of the buttons and oh my goodness the butterfly charms are beautiful!!! I used Unity and Ippity stamps (one of my favorite sets which I have in stock and ready to ship out!!).

For my second card I used more BoBunny paper for the All Things Unity challenge to use Buttons. The doily is from LYB. The stamps are from the March KOTM and Simply Said.

Happy FWF Friday & Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

2011-04-07T21:57:00.000-05:00

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week was to make a card for a child. I made 31!!! LOL

I just love how this first card turned out! I used My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy Paper and the Unity March Kit of the Month. Love these kits!! Oh and my new wonky rectangle spellbinders die - isn't it fun?!! The second picture is 3 of the 30 cards I made for Maci's birthday invitations. Mindi helped with the gluing and the handwriting. I think they turned out pretty cute!! I used Sweet Treats and Hannah Montana Cricut cartridges and Ippity stamps Party Hat Wishes and Cuppy Cakes. Check back at the Unity Blog for the rest of today's fun and HAVE A SWEET DAY!!! :)

Have you seen the April Kit of the Month? I love this one!!

Playing some challenges

2011-04-07T09:23:00.000-05:00

I decided I wanted to play some challenges so I popped over to Feline Playful and wrote down some interesting ones and came up with this!! First the challenge at Stamping Vacation was to name your own challenge and believe me MASCULINE is a big challenge for me so I decided to go with that! The other challenge I wanted to play is at Catered Crop (If you haven't been over there you should it is a really FUN blog!!) Here was the recipe and you just pick what you want to use!! How fun is that?! I highlighted my choices in red below. All stamps are Unity and Ippity. Oh and I used up some scraps - so extra little pat on my back for that too!!! LOL

Here's your FTR9 recipe.

Pattern Paper – stripes, plaids and polka dots
Colors – kraft, red, green, blue, and yellow
Stamps – alphabets and stars
Color Mediums – stamping ink
Embellishments – bling, buttons, ribbon
Tools – sewing machine, distressing tools
Techniques – sewing, distressing, try threading your buttons with ribbons, ruffled paper/ribbon
Theme – Boys! and Alligators?!
Shapes – stars, circles, scallops, and swirls

H{Ippity} Hop Monday and more Class Examples

2011-04-03T20:38:00.000-05:00

These are the other 3 cards that I will be teaching on April 15th. I wish you could see the glittery awesomeness on the butterflies!! It was my favorite!! As always all supplies are provided you just need to bring your tool kit and adhesive. I recommend zip dry and photo tape for these projects. Please see one post down for the other card and the layout. Cynde will also have her projects on her blog. I used three fabulous Ippity kits to make these cards. (and I have all of them in stock and ready to ship out!!) Have a great Monday!

FWF Friday and Class examples!

2011-03-31T21:14:00.002-05:00

Don't you just L♥O♥V♥E this new LYB Elizabeth Park line of paper?!! I will be using this layout for some pictures of Maci playing outside! (Is it wrong to have the layout before the pictures? LOL) This two-page layout along with the card here are projects I will be teaching on Friday night April 15th. You can click on the picture to see it larger. The second page fits a 5x7 photo perfectly or you can use a 4x6 with a mat. I think this will be perfect for any outdoor pictures, pictures of flowers or pretty trees, etc. I will have 3 more cards as well and Cynde will be teaching 2 layouts!! If you are interested in signing up for the class - shoot me an email!! AND if you are loving these Ippity stamps as much as I do click here and order some for yourself!! I have some sweet prices and awesome freebies!!

*note for class - please bring your normal scrapbook tool kit along with adhesive that works well with ribbon, scissors and 3D foam squares.

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-03-27T21:40:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorite projects ever!! I made this when I saw the All Things Unity challenge to use bling (I had just gotten this fabulous new fairy dust glitter from clearsnap LOVE THIS!!) but I also had to have a wall-hanging for The Outlawz Scrapbook DT challenge. I made the rolled flowers with old hymnal paper and my new floral doily spellbinder die. Then I added glue to the edges and glitter! The pearls in the centers of the flowers were colored with a copic to match the ribbon. The shape is fancy pants chipboard. I painted it with gesso then with MM paint. While it was still wet I sprinkled glitter all over it. I used silk ribbon for the hanger and for the ruched border. I used the Amazing Ippity Sing a New Song set - love this one and it's in stock and I would love to ship one out to you!! This looks so great with the super sweet picture of Maci :) Enjoy the hop - you can find the rest of the participants on the Ippity Blog.

Sympathy

2011-03-26T20:53:00.000-05:00

Not my favorite cards to make but always needed :( These cards were made for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #103 Are you talking to me. Stamps are from Unity. Paper is Fancy Pants, My Minds Eye and PTI. Lace is Kaiser Craft and May Arts twine which I inked to make pink to match the paper.

FWF Friday

2011-03-24T20:18:00.003-05:00

I made these cards for this cause. Isn't that awesome that a 5th grade boy wants to send thank you cards to every single deployed American soldier!! Love it!! These cards were a messy adventure!! I loved this MM paper with the stars cut out but the light baby colors just wouldn't work so I painted it with gesso. Then I used red smooch spray instead of ink to stamp the stars (Ippity set Authentic Man) and ink the edges. The blue paper is older from MM it is super sparkly but you can't tell in this picture! The sentiment is from the Unity September Store kit. I hope to ink up my KOTM stamps this weekend! Have you joined yet? They are awesome!! Be sure to head back to the Unity Blog for more inspiration and have a great weekend.

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-03-20T20:34:00.000-05:00

This card is for the Ippity Challenge inspiration photo - I was inspired by the flowers :) and also for the All Things Unity Challenge to use Bling - I used Fairy Dust glitter, smooch spray and large pearls that I colored with a copic to match the purple. The paper is BoBunny which I folded up to make a pocket. Stamps are from Ippity Sing a New Song and Ippity Life is the Journey. I cut old hymnal paper with my new floral doily Spellbinders dies! Love it! They made the cutest flowers!! I will be using this one a lot!! OK have a great Monday and head back to the Ippity blog for more Inspiration.

One more ...

2011-03-19T19:01:00.000-05:00

birthday card for the All Things Unity challenge! I also used buttons to qualify this one for the Clear it Out challenge. The paper is Echo Park Little Girl. I just used the solids but all that line is adorable. I used an adorable Unity Itty Bitty to stamp the background and the little birthday chicks. I hope Molly likes it - I think all little girls like to see their name so hopefully these fun chipboard letters makes this one special!!

FWF Friday!!!

2011-03-17T21:08:00.000-05:00

Have you seen the Unity Kit of the Month? Love it!!! Mine was in my happy little mailbox when I got home from work!! Can't wait to play!

I had this adorable Unity itty bitty that had not yet seen ink and I got a new spellbinder's die so I had to play!! So for today's card I used two fun new things with some stuff from my stash! The card blank I have had forever, the DP is a scrap and the button is from my stash (so I could enter the button challenge at Clear it Out Challenge!!) and of course some baker's twine from the Twinery (I know I can't seem to do a card without it lately!!)

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-03-13T20:26:00.002-05:00

Today's card is what I will be doing as a free make-n-take this Friday night at the Fairy Tale Crop for Melaina's Magical Playground. There is still time to sign up - contact Brooke Clubbs or Anna Camile Scrapbook Boutique.

I used one of my favorite sets Sing a New Song. (which I have in stock and ready to ship!) Remember I have great prices - free shipping on orders over $40.00 AND free 6x6 papers and handmade fabric flowers with every order!! Here are a few of my newest faves!! For more Ippity inspiration head back to the Ippity blog.

Butterfly inspiration

2011-03-13T14:08:00.002-05:00

Today is a special butterfly blog hop started by the super talented and sweet Eva!! Click on the photo above to see a special post from her including lots of prizes and lots of inspiration from many talented crafters! For my card I used a beautiful sentiment stamp from Ippity set Delightful Little Things and a sweet butterfly stamp from Ippity set Now and Always. This quote means so much to me! Just like a butterfly I was transformed into a new creation when I placed my trust and my life in Jesus Christ as my Savior!! and I am planning for a miracle... Read 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and see for yourself!!

FWF Friday!!!

2011-03-10T22:03:00.000-06:00

I was asked this afternoon to make a card for a lady who is so super excited that her daughter is getting engaged! My card was inspired by this card by Christi on the DT hop. It is so funny to me how my mind works. I am the most forgetful person EVER - I hopped through all the blogs this morning and then when my friend asked me to make the card I thought I am going to use this stamp that I haven't used in awhile because I saw it on the hop. I could not remember who's blog I saw it or anything else about the card but as I was getting ready to post this I wanted to make sure I gave the artist credit so I went through the blogs again and found the card. Turns out I was more inspired than I originally thought!! I guess my brain also was inspired by the colors!! LOL Thanks Christi for the inspiration - loved your adorable card!! So here is my card - which I am also entering in the Unity Challenge to use a heart. My sentiment is Ippity So this is Love and the inside of the card says Love and Laughter. Have a great weekend. For more Unity inspiration start at the Unity Blog.

Have you see the March Kit of the Month yet? I can not wait to get this one!! I have been a member for well over a year and I have never regretted getting these kits!! They are amazing!! Check it out!!

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge

2011-03-08T20:05:00.001-06:00

I am having so much fun entering challenges the last few day! This card is for the Stampin' for the Weekend Spring challenge. (what says spring more than flowers and butterflies!) I used the gate stamp from a Unity kit (that I can't remember) and the sentiment stamp from the Unity With Sympathy. Flower is Prima; Paper is Fancy Pants and twine is from The Twinery.

Play Date Cafe Challenge

2011-03-08T19:08:00.002-06:00

This card is made for the Play Date Cafe challenge to use black white and a splash of color! I made the card in the previous post and really liked it but then decided it would have been pretty with a pop of color too!! So when I saw this challenge I decided to make another using what was already on my desk! Plus my hubby needed a sympathy card for a co-worker so I whipped this up. Stamp is Ippity from the Regal Greetings set. May Arts silk ribbon; Twinery twine; Blingage is Teresa Collins; Button is Jenni Bowlin; Prima flower.

All Things Unity Challenge

2011-03-07T19:27:00.000-06:00

The current challenge at All Things Unity is Birthday!! Yeah who doesn't need to create more birthday cards!! Both of these cards use Party Hat Wishes Ippity set!! Isn't it great that the same set can give totally different looks!! If you love this set as much as I do click here and put one in your cart!! I would love to ship it out to you :)

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-03-07T06:00:00.002-06:00

Here are a few cards I made for an Ippity class. It was so much fun!!

I used Ippity sets How Ya Doin'; Here and Now; Now and Always; and Dots for Sure. You can see these sets and purchase them (at a great price) here. Have a good Monday.

Unity Friends with Flair time again!!!

2011-03-03T23:02:00.000-06:00

I have two cards today. The first uses my new Faith set from Unity - L♥VE this set!!! I added some stickles around the edges of the die cut shape to match the feel of the little flower. I like how the pink really made the card pop! The papers used here were scraps from my stash. I am inspired by a new challenge blog started by two sweet ladies I met on the Unity board at SCS it's called Clear It Out - their first challenge is anything goes so this card is being entered in that challenge.

My second was supposed to be a fun springy birthday card for my mom. I used Basket Full of Wishes which is an adorable itty bitty but I'm just not sure I really dig this card. Enjoy your weekend and today's hop!! See the rest of the list at the Unity blog.

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-02-28T06:00:00.001-06:00

This card is for my daughter's good friend who turned 16 yesterday!! I made the card for today's birthday challenge at The Outlawz you are to use ribbon or string (mine is twine from the twinery) and a circle which is in my DP from October Afternoon. I also used some bling in random circles. The happy banner is from Ippity set Party Hat Wishes I love how happy and fun this card turned out! I am also sharing my layout for this week's scrapbook challenge also at The Outlawz. We were challenged to make a layout inspired by spring. Mine is a wedding layout (because at the moment when I think spring I think Michaella's wedding - which will be next spring!) The layout is much prettier in real life. The flower/bling/ribbon is not cream as it appears in the picture but actually off- white like the bride's dress accents. Stamps are Unity Welcome Baby and Ippity A Moment in Time.

Hippity Hop Monday!!

2011-02-20T19:47:00.000-06:00

I used some of my favorite Ippity sentiments to make this fun set of CAS cards. Love my new Twinery twine! If you love these sentiments too please click the link above and pick your favorites. To see more Ippity inspiration, check out the Ippity blog.

Scrapbook Party Challenge at The Outlawz

2011-02-19T10:01:00.001-06:00

This is my DT entry for the challenge at the Outlawz. I used a heart on it so I could also enter it into the Unity challenge!! (I hardly ever combine challenges but these were both on my mind!!) Fabulous prizes so check them both out!!! I stamped on some sticky back canvas with flower stamps from Ippity sets Now & Always and The Simple Things. I also stamped on canvas the sentiment together forever which is from Unity's Store kit from October 2010. The chipboard pieces were painted with gesso and then sprayed with glimmer mist. IRL they are so pretty!! This layout color scheme was not my norm but I really think it turned out okay!

Keepin' it Fresh FWF Friday!!!

2011-02-17T20:47:00.000-06:00

One of the things I love about Unity is they are always keepin' it fresh and exciting!!! One of the new fun things is a new challenge tab on the blog!! You can enter as often as you want and win some FABULOUS prizes. I just love challenges so I hope to play often! Today's card is for that challenge which for this month is HEARTS! I used my January Kit of the Month.

You can see lots more fun inspiration by heading back to the Unity Blog for a list of other participants today!! Check back here again tomorrow I have a layout that will also be entered into this challenge as well as an awesome challenge at The Outlawz!! I hope you will join in the fun over there too. 100's of dollars in prizes will be given away to some very lucky winners!!!

Valentine H{Ippity} Hop

2011-02-13T21:19:00.000-06:00

Today is my daughter's birthday! These pictures were taken during our trip this summer. These two lovebirds enjoyed a sunset cruise on a catamaran. The scrapbook challenge this week at The Outlawz is Love or Hearts - come on over and play! We also started a huge party with lots and lots of prizes (including a free Ippity set from Me!) Ippity stamps used on this layout are from a great set perfect for scrapbooking Here and Now. I do have this set in stock and would love to get one out to you! See all the other Ippity inspiration by starting at the Ippity blog.

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FWF Friday!!!

2011-02-10T21:48:00.000-06:00

It's a great Friday!! This first card is for my best friend's new GRANDDAUGHTER!! I can't wait to go see her!! I was so excited that these BRAND NEW Unity stamps Welcome Baby were in my mailbox this week!! And since I have been playing challenges too I made sure that I used 2 images for the Paper Sundaes Challenge #55 (the butterfly and the background plus I also used 2 sentiment stamps) all from the same gorgeous kit!!

This card is for the Simon Says Stamp & Show Embossing challenge. I used an embossing folder to make the big polka dots but didn't emboss the middle area where the stamped sentiment is. The stamp is from Unity set Inside and Out. I used the copic airbrush to darken the outside edges and lots of yummy glimmer mist for the sparkle and speckles LOL!! The shaped card was created using my new Grand Spellbinders die. I am so excited to have some new toys to create with!! so much fun and a great way to kick the winter blahs!!I love the way this one sparkles and shimmers in real life!!

H{Ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-02-06T18:22:00.001-06:00

So for this card I actually started with the Ippity sketch! thinking I could use the heart instead of the the square and the ticket in place of the oval... well I ended up veering so far from the sketch I decided NOT to enter it in the challenge LOL!! But I do like how the card turned out anyway and I may enter the challenge with another card. So have your tried the Ippity challenges yet? You can play all month with a new challenge every week and win some great prizes. All you need are some Ippity stamps - and I can hook you UP!!! These stamps are fabulous you will be in LOVE!!! For this card I used So this is Love, Dots for Sure and Here and Now. You can get all three of these sets from me for only $40, Free shipping and Free handmade flowers and 6x6 papers!! Try Ippity today!!

Playing some challenges!

2011-02-05T17:05:00.003-06:00

I decided to play a few challenges today - it is always so much fun I don't know why I don't do it more often!! These first three cards are being entered into the challenge at Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge for Pink Red and White. I was having so much fun with that color combo I just couldn't stop!! All of these cards are Valentine cards for friends (so not so lovey dovey) but I am entering Card 3 in the Valentine challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend. Card 4 is for the Love is in the Air challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. All of my cards used stamps but I am entering the last 2 cards here in the Stamp challenge at Paperplay. The last card is for the Basic Grey Challenge to use Hearts and also the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge also to use hearts. I used new BG Hopscotch papers and there are hearts on the paper (unfortunately I covered up the hearts LOL) But the Stamp is a heart too! All stamps are Unity or Ippity.

FWF Friday and Flowersoft!!!

2011-02-04T07:24:00.000-06:00

This card is my first attempt at Flowersoft. FUN stuff!! I think I will be playing with this a lot!! The stamps are from the Unity January Kit of the Month. I also stamped my little flower pot but I can't remember which set it came from. Sorry. Stay warm and Have a GREAT Friday!!

H{ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-01-30T20:30:00.002-06:00

For this layout I used Ippity set Life's Little Moments which is a great scrapbooking set.(Don't forget every Ippity purchase from me receives a handmade fabric flower I can even do one for you like the ones on this layout if you request it!!) I created this layout for the Stitching and Fabric Scrapbook challenge at the Outlawz!! Come on over and play - we have a new challenge every day!!

For this card I stamped on Clearsnap foil with my Ippity heart from the Devoted set (can you tell I adore that set!! It is a must have!!) After stamped I cut it out and sanded the edges a bit - I like the distressed look it created!! The sentiment is from Unity set Inside and Out which I couldn't find to link but is a great set! I wanted this card to be a Valentine but not too feminine and flowery (I know a huge challenge for me!!)

THANK YOU THANK YOU JIMMY AND LISA for picking my card for yesterday's picks on the Unity AND Ippity blogs - You totally made my day!!

OK that's it for me have a great Monday and hop back to the Ippity blog for more inspiration!!

Happy FWF Friday!!

2011-01-27T22:03:00.000-06:00

Don't you just love this time of year? So what sneaks are you loving? I have too many favorites to list!!! So for today I am actually entering some challenges!! This first card is for the Etsy Inspired Challenge. This week Nanny's Room was where we were to find inspiration - there were lots of beautiful pieces to choose from. This is what I chose. For my card I used my new Unity Store Kit Deepest Sympathy and Simply Said. I know I will use this set a lot because the sentiments are needed and the images are beautiful!! My card is going to friends who just found out he has colon cancer.

For my second card I am entering the Ippity challenge to use brads. This card was inspired by a card my super talented friend Pryn did and I have wanted to do something like this since I fell in love with her card!
Here's her's - isn't it gorgeous!!

and this is mine! I used brads for the centers of my flowers. I know this picture does not show the pink very well for some reason. It is cute in real life! The wildflowers are from Ippity set Sing a New Song and the quote is from Devoted. Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your Friday! Don't forget to check out the rest of the Unity Inspiration by starting at the Unity blog.

H{ippity} Hop Monday!!

2011-01-23T18:32:00.002-06:00

Ok I know this doesn't look like it but I got a lot done this weekend!! I did a couple of scrapbook layouts for the Outlawz design team (which I will be able to show in the coming weeks) and a couple of cards too. I intended to have a couple more to share today but Sunday did not go as planned... so I do have this one card. The felt flower was super fun to make (I did this in the class I taught last weekend!!) The card didn't come out quite like I had hoped. But I do love this fun Ippity sentiment from the Party Hat Wishes set (which is in stock!!) Have a great Monday.

Next weekend I'm going to CHA!! - well online anyway - check this out it's for a great cause!!

My first layout on The Outlawz!!

2011-01-22T10:33:00.002-06:00

Come on over to The Outlawz and check out this Butterflies and Swirls Challenge!!! This is Mariah's last year's school picture. I read an article in Creating Keepsakes about loving your layouts in 20 years. I wanted this one to be that type of layout. I used a Fancy Pants transparency and Fancy Pants Road Show papers. I used two Unity stamps, Stampin' Up swirl die and butterflies die. The pearl swirls are Zva and the large butterfly was cut with my Sentimental Cricut cartridge. 9th Grade was cut with Winter Wonderland Cricut cartridge. Have a scrappy weekend!!

H{Ippity} Hop Monday & an Outlawz Challenge

2011-01-16T20:59:00.000-06:00

I am so excited to say that I have been asked to join a new Design Team for SCRAPBOOKING!! I am so excited about this new adventure. I have really let my scrapbooking fall by the wayside so this will be a great kick in the bootie for me! The Outlawz has a different challenge every day!! The scrapbooking challenges are every Saturday - check it out!! I made this Ippity card for the CAS challenge over there which posts every Sunday. This was a super easy fun card to make!! I used the great set How Ya Doin' - this set is so much fun and a must - I have it in stock and ready to ship!! To see the rest of the Ippity inspiration go to the Ippity Blog.

FWF Friday!!!

2011-01-13T19:56:00.007-06:00

First Oh my gosh Unity just released some AMAZING new stamps!!! Wow you have to go check them out!!! but then come back I have a couple cute cards for ya...

ok are you back whew what did I tell you... awesome stamps right!!! So for my first card I used a FABULOUS Ippity stamp Gurnsey Gingham (which I just happen to have in stock and ready to ship out to you - definite must have!!) I also used a fabulous stamp from my December Kit of the Month! If you haven't signed up yet - I recommend it - best deal around!! For card two I was asked to make a sympathy for a friend's niece whose baby died 7 weeks before her due date. So sad! Anyway, I used the September Store Kit of the Month for the background stamp and a sentiment from Our Daily Bread. Can you tell I got a new distress it all? Love it! Have a great weekend!! Head back to the Unity Blog for more inspiration.

Ippity Hip Hop Monday!!

2011-01-10T01:00:00.000-06:00

I have been so excited to use this stamp from Ippity Party Hat Wishes!! It is so cute!! I made this card for my sister's 40th BIRTHDAY!!! I HAD to use black!! But I think this card is still super cute and classy (right?!) I am sending this to her along with some reading glasses - I don't think she needs them yet but boy I sure did right around the time I turned 40 WHAT IS UP WITH THAT!!! I had to do a little something to joke about the age right!! So in honor of the BESTEST SISTER IN THE WHOLE WORLD turning 40 Party Hat Wishes is ON SALE $3.00 off - just leave me a comment and I will refund the $3.00. You can still get free shipping if you spend $40.00 (just choose the stamp set in the drop down menu - not stamp set plus shipping) and of course you ALWAYS get FREE HANDMADE FLOWERS and Free 6x6 papers with every order!!! Happy H{Ippity} HOP - check out the rest of the inspiration by clicking here for the list.

A little Wall Hanging

2011-01-09T14:54:00.001-06:00

I haven't been too crafty lately but I did do this little wall hanging and I love how it turned out. I used a regular piece of cardboard. Tore off some of the outer paper to get a cool corrugated look. Then painted it all with white acrylic paint. Then I stamped directly on the cardboard with my new IOD Unity stamps!! Gorgeous - Love THESE!!! (there is also a contest going at Unity using any of their new co-brand stamps - this is my entry!!) I used the same ink to add extra color around the distressed edges. I also added some ink over the flower making the tattered edges look really cool (hard to see in this photo) Then I sprayed the whole thing and the flower with glimmer mist. I love the shimmer it gave it - also hard to see in this photo sorry) I stamped the title on My Minds Eye paper, tore the edges and added some extra ink. I also made a little corner piece out of the same paper and ink to use at the other corner of the photo. I added some pink zva pearls and a border cut out of bazzill with a PTI border die. It will hang with some matching pink ribbon. I love this picture and this simple project will let me enjoy it all the time!!

Ippity Hip Hop Monday

2011-01-03T08:49:00.000-06:00

Please enjoy the 5 Ippity cards in the post from Saturday. I intended to do another card for today's post but a really nasty upper respiratory bug is kicking me in the - well upper respiratory!! LOL - oh wait don't make me laugh it starts the coughing spasms and makes my chest hurt!!! Actually I am on the mend I think I am feeling a little better as I type this now!! I hope so being sick is no fun!!! Happy New Year everyone!! Head back to the Ippity Blog for a list of everyone participating today.

I'm Finally Back ** with some Class Cards!!

2011-01-01T17:15:00.002-06:00

Cynde and I are busy getting ready for classes next Saturday, January 15th *(had to change this date so sorry!!) - 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. We will have classes first and then time for cropping and visiting with friends. Everything for these five cards and Cynde's layouts will be provided for only $25.00!! I also have 5 distress ink pads for prizes as well as a HUGE box of FREE paper to go through and take what you would like!!! I hope you will join us! Let me know by email as soon as possible if you would like to attend.

Unity Friends with Flair Friday and a Sale!

2010-12-17T06:40:00.000-06:00

If you haven't seen all the Unity CoBrand s check them OUT!!! Exciting Stuff - gorgeous stamps and a SALE!!! I just received the new IOD ones and while I didn't have much time to play yet am already in LOVE with these and they go so beautifully with Ippity stamps...

For this first card I used stamps from IOD Devotion Collection and the Provencial Collection: Paris along with Ippity stamp You Deserve (which I have in stock and ready to ship with some fun freebies!!)

For my Christmas cards I paired the Jillibean Soup Blessing Fall from Heaven with Ippity Season of Joy!! I only had time to make 50 of these and really needed at least 100!! How about you ready to start earlier for next year? Season of Joy is a perfect set to get you started and I have this in stock as well!!

The hop continues - check out the Unity Blog for a list of all the participants!