Fresh Idea Friday

Hey there!!

Time for another Fresh Idea Friday. I got a few new goodies at CHA and I was anxious to try them out for today's post. I wasn't sure my idea was going to work but I'm pleased to say that it came out just like I had in mind...I love when that happens :)

I've never used cork on a card before but it's a hot item right now. I was super happy to get my hands on some and even happier that I could stamp on it. The frame from {Season of Joy} stamped really clear....then I just cut around the edges. I was going to use my coordinating labels dies but freehand was really quick. I love the whimsy touch the cork adds to the card.

Try stamping on some unexpected surfaces and see what you can come up with. It doesn't even have to be a new product...find something around the house and give it a try. I LOVE stamping on cardboard too!!!

That's it from me today :)

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the

NEW RELEASE

on

AUGUST 12th

Sneak peeks start on August 8th and you won't want to miss them.

Of course if you are already signed up as an {ippity} chick then you have seen the whole release...just another benefit of being a chick :)

Make sure you come back by tomorrow for Flatterday Saturday...we are revealing the NEW guest designer for this release and WOW is she fabulous!!

That's How Thursday-A Crafty Gift

Hello everyone! Happy Thursday! Hip Hop! Hip Hop!

Ok, so today is my LAST post as an Ippity Design Team Member! I will be playing along for the next few weeks til the new release, but this is my LAST official duty! (Haha...I said duty! LOL)

This isn't just a team, it is a close-knit family that I've grown very fond of...So after 3 months, it is going to really hurt to not be a part of this family anymore. Even though I still will be with them in the art that I draw, it still isn't the same. Not at all...So I am definitely going to miss each and every one of these gals so very much! They are my inspiration to keep my art going and seeing what they create with them!!!

ANYWAYS..Enough mushy mush!

So as my last post, I will be bringing you a fun tutorial recycling baby food jars!

{You don't have to have a baby to purchase 56 cent baby food jars, just purchase and clean out and create!

Just a littel FYI for this project}

Step by Step Instructions:

1. Make Box (8x3" with 1.5" sides, 2" with fencing)
2. Assemble box.
3. Make dividers for the inside of the box
4. Jars fit in the box

5. 6-11x.5" strips, the cut in 2" slices
6. Cut tops of white strips to a point for the fencing
7. Glue ribbon around box as part of the fence.
9. Use mini glue dots on each fence post and glue to box over
10. Decorate as you see fit.
(Flowers are handmade)
11. Decorate jars as well.
12. Add goodies to the jar and give to someone special!

ALSO, LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS BLOG FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

{to see who's won, be sure to stop by tomorrow, never know, it could be you!!!}

Ok, so that is my tutorial and a chance at a free stamp set, so now you gotta scoot cause you need to go see all the wonderful creations created for you by the dt's as part of Hip Hop Thursday!!!

So Scoot! Get out of here! Go now! Shoo! Get your booty on over to the Unity Blog for the beginning of the hop! I double dog dare you!

After you are done hippity hopping, stop on over to the Unity Forum on SCS for lots of chatter, prizes, anniversary fun, etc! Just a fantabulous time! I know I won't want to miss out on that action!!!

To the world, you are just one person, but to one person, you are the world.

Hugs all!

Heather R.

T{ippity} Tuesday

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday!

It's Heather here and I have a super fun & easy tip
to share with you all this week for
T{ippity} Tuesday!!!

As a Hostess for a workshop or a paying customer at a card club or kit club, I always LOVE receiving thank-you's. One thing I noticed people like receiving are embelshiments. What better way to say your thanks better than super cute, easy & fun homemade embelishments?

So this is my "Thank You" Card for the business I receive. I've even had people appreciate them so much they ask if they can purchase more because most embelishment packs are really expensive, and these cost about $0.34 to make.

Here's a sample I created using this same consept of homemade embelishments...

Thanks for listening to my mini tip and hope it brings you much repeated success!

Super big hugs and have a fabulous day!

Heather R.

Feel Better Soon

Happy Friday everyone! It's Maria here today and you better get used to having me here...hehe! Lisa and I are the only two members of the {ippity} design team NOT attending CHA, so we will be holding down the {ippity} fort while everyone else is gone. Lisa will be bring you the posts this weekend and I'll be back on Monday with a SPECIAL edition of the H{ippity} Hop. I asked Angela if I could do a little something extra for those of us stuck at home (and fabulous lady that she is), she agreed!!

To sign up to participate in this weeks H{ippity} Hop {CLICK HERE}

Today I get to show off one of the cards I made recently using the {ippity} sets:

Because of You

and

Just Wanted To Say

I reach for both of these sets quite a bit. I love having such a fabulous sentiment set like Just Wanted to Say and this flower from Because of You can be used in so many ways. I'm constantly inspired by all the fabulous {ippity} creations on SCS. {CLICK HERE} to go check out the gallery.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I'll see you again on Monday!!

Eva's Sunday Faves

It's Sunday again, and it's my turn to pick my favorite {ippity} projects from this week's gallery....yaaaaaaa...I just love looking all the pretty cards, seeing all the beautiful inspiration, but it's so hard to pick just a few.  Anyway, here are a few I choose to highlight.

My first card is using the Simply Home set created by Heather.  I love the colors and the vintage, rich look of this card!

My second card is using the Because of You and Just Wanted to Say and created by Michelle.  I love how cheerful these cards are, they made my smile, when I first saw them!

And take a look at this creative card using the Devoted set by Lisa.  I have to say I so love the design of this card.  In fact I definitely have to try something like this....hehehe....

This week, since we are all into making Christmas cards, I thought I would pick two cards that used the Kissmas and Mistletoe set.  It's only fair, as there are quite a few beautiful cards in the gallery with that set.

My first pick is by Karen.  Take a look at this gorgeous card....the design is incredible, and look at all the snow she has on this card, not to mention how she made her frame with Spellbinders. 

My second choice is by Stephanie.  I really love the traditional Christmas colors, the beautiful embossing and just the overall design.  

Hope you enjoyed todays highlights and I leave you with an inspirational quote to ponder about.

Have a fabulous {ippity} day!

Maria's Sunday Faves

I just love Sunday's! Around my house Sundays are full of lots of good food (mexican food this week), football and just hanging out with the family. I love curling up on a cold day to cheer on my favorite football team...I'm a Broncos's fan myself. But I'm sure you didn't come here to talk sports. ;)

This week it's my turn to pick the Sunday faves and I'm super excited to show you what I found! I had a fabulous time browing the SCS gallery in search of some {ippity}. Just look at that ribbon!! This card by {Savannah} immediately caught my eye. I love the simple layout, the gorgeous paper and of course the sentiment from Just Wanted To Say.{Heather Rolin's} Christmas card is too cute! I love the scalloped edge and the way the dp strip down the middle is scalloped too. The embellishments on the snowman from Kissmas & Mistletoe are the perfect finishing touch. I love this clean and simple design from {Stepanie Zito} using Kissmas & Mistletoe. I love the accents on the mistletoe...and the zig zag stitching.
Isn't this card by {Katie Skiff} fabulous! She colored the tree from Straight from the Heart to match the My Minds Eye papers she used. I absolutely adore the pierced heart peeking out from behind the sentiment.

What's not to love about this little mitten from {Carolina Buchting}. I'm always in need of a cute gift card holder and this one using Kissmas and Mistletoe is just too adorable. Make sure you swing by her blog, she was generous enough to provide a pdf template :)

I don't make shaped cards near enough, but this one from {Michelle Woerner} makes me want to give it a try. I love the silver embellishments and the way she embossed the tree from Kissmas and Mistletoe. The crisp white and the soft color palette are the perfect compliment.

I love the way {Cindy Coutts} gave the adorable tree from Simply Home center stage. I also love how she stamped the sentiment in the different panels.

I wish I could keep going because the SCS gallery was filled with some amazing projects this week. You can see them all {HERE}. Remember, if you would like the chance to see your {ippity} creations featured on next Sunday just upload them to the SCS gallery.

Make sure you come back tomorrow, we are doing our first H{ippity} Hop and it should be LOTS of FUN!! If you would like to participate there is still time to sign up on {THIS} thread.

Fresh Idea Friday- Clean and Simple Style

Happy Friday to all of you and thanks for joining us today!

This is Kelly here with my idea for this Fresh Idea Friday!! I have an easy project to share with you that is a great idea for gift giving or even just for quickly increasing the stash of your generic cards to have on hand.

I had a friend visiting me yesterday and she asked if I had a "Get Well" card she could have.  And much to my surprise, I did not have even one in my stash to give her.  But I told her never fear... I will make one really quickly.  (Typically that doesn't happen for me.  Many of my cards can take a couple of hours to complete.)

So anyway, using the Simply Home tree image and the sentiment from Just Wanted to Say, made this card in about 10 minutes.  (Well actually more like 15 if you count the time it took me looking through my scraps to find the DP I wanted to use! LOL!)

I used the Rock n Roll method of stamping on the tree image.  If you aren't familiar with that technique, you can learn more about it HERE from SCS Resources section. It is super easy and a great way to add more than one color on solid stamps especially!

So my "Fresh Idea" hit me when I decided that I loved how quickly this card turned out and and that I could use this layout again to create more!! 

I decided I would take this idea and run with it.  You know, we don't have to reinvent the wheel each time we create a card.  If we like a layout, or a color combo, we can use it over and over again and just change things up a bit to give a fresh feeling!

So I decided to make a set of cards sized 4 X 4 to fit into a box that I have saved from Bath and Body Works that has a clear lid.  I altered which Ippity stamp I used but kept my same layout and color scheme.

And this is what I came up with...

Instead of the satin ribbon I used above, I changed it to a velvet trim I had on hand so that the cards would mail easily without extra postage required.  The felt gives a nice texture to the card too!

This card uses the tree from Simply Home and the sentiment from Just Wanted to Say.

Here I used the Butterfly from Devoted and the sentiment from Just Wanted to Say.

This branch is also from the Devoted set and the sympathy sentiment is from Just Wanted to Say.

This house image comes from the Devoted set and the sentiment from Just Wanted to Say.

So might I suggest to you too that the next time you create a card that you like, do yourself a favor and create more of them that are similar.  Or make a few extras and turn them into a gift set.  There is no need to always create a new card from scratch every time. Save yourself some time, use up your resources and you will end up with even more cards to share with the loved ones in your life!!

Have a fabulous Friday!!

Monday Dec. 7th is going to be our first H{ippity} Hop blog hop! 

Please go to the {Ippity} Forum at SCS to sign up to participate!!

Birthday wishes continue...

Hey {ippity} fans, its Maria today.  I’m so excited to be posting my very first card here on the blog.  I’m still pinching myself about being on the design team…but not too hard because if this is a dream I really don’t want to be woken up!  I’m so excited to get to work with Kelly, Eva and Eryn and I’m really looking forward to seeing who the last two members are going to be.  I’ve been checking out the galleries and WOW, everyone is turning out some awesome {ippity} projects.

I had a chance this weekend to lock myself in my craft room and play with all my {ippity} stamps.  I’ve been blown away by all of Eryn’s projects and she inspired me to use more of Life’s Little Moments.  I stamped the little month stamp in More Mustard ink on yellow cardstock to create the background.  I think this might be one of my new favorite stamps!

I also used the birds from Because of You and stamped them in a color I usually avoid.  Pink Passion is pretty bright but I really love this color combo. It’s sort of unexpected and I think that’s why I like it.  Last, but not least, I stamped the birthday sentiment from Just Wanted To Say in pink too.

Well, that’s it for me today.  I’m looking forward to seeing more of your fabulous {ippity} creations and getting more involved on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

A pretty Birthday card

Hello, hello  ladies....this is Eva here.  I am still stuffed from our turkey, how about you????  Hope you had a great feast and did you venture out to shop yesterday????  I only went to one store, but just to peek, and after seeing the long line, I was quickly cured from wanting to shop...hehehe...that is for sure.

Wasn't Eryn's little album amazing in yesterday's post????  I so loved it, if you haven't seen it, please scroll down, as it's one gorgeous eye candy, that is for sure!!!  Anyway, I have a sweet Birthday card to share with you today, which uses the Just Wanted to Say set, which has totally become my favorite set, I have to say.  By the way, I hope you are taking advantage of the Bundle Pack???  What a deal that is!!!  Specially with the rolled back price!!!

Well, here is my little card and sure hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Items to create this card:

Cardstock:  Stampin Up

Patterned Paper and acetate overlay:  GCD

Stamps:  Just Wanted to Say 

Ink:  Memories and Ranger Distress ink

Cuttlebug folder

Punch: Stampin Up

Decorative Scissors: Fiskars

Ribbon:  Fabric Barn

Button from my stash

And for today's quote, I picked this one...I just love it, as it is so true...hope you do, too.

Well, that is it for today.  Tomorrow I will be back with the Sunday Faves...ohhh...it will be so much fun to pick, but hard at the same time, as there are so many gorgeous samples you guys have been making...

Have a fabulous {ippity} day!

Ippity is in the House!

Woohoo!! Many of your {Ippity} Chicks have been receiving your shipments of stamps throughout this week and it is evident in the {Ippity} Gallery at SCS.  Be sure to take a moment and see what people are doing with these wonderful stamps!

When you make a creation with your {Ippity} stamps, be sure to use the keyword Ippity when uploading them to any online galleries or forums.  We want to be sure and see what you guys have created!!

This is Kelly today and I  have been having so much fun perusing the Gallery this week scouting out some creations using {Ippity} that caught my eye and I wanted to share them with you!  So get ready to feast your eyes on some {Ippity} Eye Candy!!

This Beauty using the Devoted set was made by the first official {Ippity} Chick!! Cindy Coutts didn't waste any time ordering her stamps or in getting her {Ippity} into the Gallery!

 {Ippity}stamp designer Heather Rolin proves to us with this beauty using the Simply Home set that her talents go beyond just designing stamps.  She knows how to use those stamps too!!  Love it Heather!!

Jennifer Taylor has created this beautiful card that uses the Devoted stamp set.  I love the contrasting colors she chose that perfectly accent her card!!  Her color pallette comes from the paper collection that came with the collection.

 

Using wonderfully warm and rustic colors, Emily Niehaus has created this gorgeous card using the snowman and sentiment from the Kissmas & Mistletoe set.  I love all the distressing!

Robyn Leonard used the Kissmas & Mistletoe set to create this special card that is perfect to give a loved one this holiday season.  She also uses some of the papers that came in the collection with the purchase of the full set.

This card is just wonderful in many ways! Maria Gurnsey has added such warmth in her colors and produced a very balanced card using the Because of You set for the flower, and the Just Wanted to Say set for the sentiment.  This will definitely make someone's birthday very happy!!

And last but certainly not least Lisa Henke has given such an eyeful in this inspirational creation that uses the Devoted set and some of the papers too.  What awesome fall colors!!

Do you agree with me that these are some really awesome cards?  Now do you feel like heading to your craft area and whipping out some cards like I do?  Thank you so much for the inspiration ladies!!  We look forward to seeing lots more of your wonderful creations!

We want to see yours too, so please get busy and give us some more to look at.  We will be featuring creations each week from our {Ippity} Chicks and our customers that inspire us.  So let's see what you can come up with!

Have a great Sunday!!

Butterfly Birthday!

Hello to all of you and hope you are having a wonderful Friday!!

So did Eryn's post yesterday knock your socks off?  I am amazed at how she was able to make such a fun and fresh album and incorporate so many {Ippity} stamps into it!! I hope that she got the ideas in your head turning as much as she did mine!!

Kelly here today with another card share for you!  By now many of you have started to receive your {Ippity} stamps (Woohoo!!) and your fabulous creations are making their way into the SCS Gallery.  I LOVE what I am seeing!!  You guys are awesome!!  (But actually I already knew that!)  :-)

I created a bright and cheery birthday card for you today and used several of the {Ippity} sets in the process!  Stamps from this card come from {Ippity} sets...

• Devoted (butterfly)
• Just Wanted to Say (frame for sentiment)
• Life's Little Moments (number collage, happy birthday block)

And the DP is also from the papers released with the November collection.  All are from My Mind's Eye.

Here is a closeup of the butterfly from the Devoted stamp set (love this Tanis.. thanks!) I colored it lightly with my Copics and then added an opaque white pen to the hollow dots.  I also matted the butterfly in black cardstock and popped it up with some pop dots to really make it stand out.

I created the strip of numbers simply by stamping the numbers collage stamp from the Life's Little Moments collection three times in a row using my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  It is a stamp I see myself using plenty of times!!

To create the Happy Birthday sentiment,  I first stamped my frame from the Just Wanted to Say stamp set and then by masking off parts of the Happy Birthday stamp from the same set, and stamping in red and blue inks, I could make this a two colored title to better coordinate with my card.  I added the little bit of extra bling in the way of rhinestones to both the title and the butterfly!

Can't wait to see more of what you guys create with these fabulous sets, so I hope I have inspired you to get busy stamping! Please share with us a link to your creations over on the {Ippity} forum at SCS.  We want to see what you are creating!  Also, I hope you are also playing along with the SCS challenges each day using your {Ippity} stamps.  These awesome stamps are one secret we don't want to keep to ourselves!!

Be sure to use the key word Ippity when uploading your works of art so we can all find them!

Thanks for looking, and please enjoy the rest of your day!! Eva will be back tomorrow with some more {Ippity} eye candy!!