Flatterday Saturday

And I am back to share a little about this lovely lady...

Alex Hughes

Make sure you check out her creative blog HERE.

Alex was super sweet to answer a few questions so we could learn a little more about her.  Here are her answers in her own words:

   

o   Tell us a little about yourself.  

Hi, I live on the beautiful Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia and I love it.  I am a stay at home Mum with a wonderful husband and three gorgeous boys.  I have been involved in papercrafting for over 10 years now and I STILL love every minute of it.  Especially stamping, which I have been seriously addicted to for the last 4 years!  I have been lucky enough to have had a huge range of jobs in this industry, including owning my own business.  However, Ippity suits me perfectly as a SAHM…..and I just LOVE the quality and images.

o   How did you first get involved in stamping?

I was introduced to stamping seriously about 4 years ago by a dear friend when I didn’t even think I was interested.  But oh boy, how it changed my life in so many ways.  New fun, new friends and new opportunities. 

o   What is your stamping style?

I’m not too sure I have a certain style.  I like to try anything and everything.  At any given time it will be something different I will be into.  At the moment it is vintage style that has me addicted.

o   Tell us about your creative process

It varies depending on my mojo at the time.  Sometimes it just comes easily and other times I have to find inspiration from somewhere.  The internet comes in handy at those times.

o   What is your favorite {ippity} stamp set and why?

Music of my Heart is my favourite at the moment.  I find it so versatile and easy to use in a variety of ways.  But I do love a whole bunch of them so much.  Including Authentic Man, Now & Always and so many more.

o   How often do you stamp?

I try to stamp and create everyday except weekends, that is my family time and I try to stay away from my obsession then.

o   How long does it take you to make a project you are happy with?

Sometimes it is really fast.  If the idea and picture is in my head then I can create really fast.  But if the mojo is not there then it can take a while, and yes!  I do have a whole bunch of unfinished projects in a box. 

o   What does your craft room look like? {messy, clean, etc.}

Right at this moment?  Clean and tidy.  But most times it is a mess, but as my craft area is in the corner of my rumpus room I try to tidy it every Friday.

o   What is your biggest paper crafting challenge?

To stop spending money on it!

o   What is the name of your Ippity Sales Blog?

www.ippitywithalex.blogspot.com

o   What made you decide to start selling Ippity?

I have always loved Unity stamps because of their images and quality.  When I saw Ippity stamps at a retail show on a visit to the US last year, I just knew that I wanted to bring them here to offer to Australian papercrafters.  

o   Tell us about your experience selling Ippity

The customers and friends I have shown them to so far have taken a HUGE liking to Ippity stamps and are really excited by having a new stamping company to choose great designs from.   I love bringing them the quality and fun images to our stamp workshops and I love that they have the ability to add these stamps to their own stash.  

o   What song best describes you?

I’m Every Woman by Chaka Khan…lol

o   If you were stranded on a desert island what are the three things you would bring?

My family, music and a full scrapbooking tote.  (Is that cheating?)

o   What is your favorite quote?

Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life ~ Picasso

and

Dream it, Decide it, Do it – that is my own motto

o   What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Fruit & Veg, Lemon Butter (just discovered homemade stuff, love it), milk (gotta have that with kids around) …..so really just the usual suspects.  Nothing exciting at the moment……like chocolate.  So badly trying to be good!

o   What would your dream vacation be?

Paris……….sigh!  Would love to visit Paris.

 

Thank you Alex for sharing sharing such beautiful projects!  We loved getting to know you as well!

Flatterday Saturday

Good Morning Everyone.. welcome to Flatterday Saturday

We are going to get to know one of our Canadian Ippity Chicks better.

Vicki Garrett

Tell us a little about yourself.

I’m from Kingston, Ontario which is about halway between Toronto and Montreal. I’m a single mom to a very active teenage boy and work full time in a Federal Prison facilitating Treatment Programs for Federally Sentenced Men. I really enjoy my work, but it can be stressful at times, so stamping and creating is essentially my therapy! In my limited spare time, I teach approximately 3-4 paper crafting classes per month and am part of severalpapercrafting Design Teams.

How did you first get involved in stamping?

I’ve always been crafty and about 12 years ago, got into scrapbooking. When a friend brought some stamps and inks to work one day, I was totally hooked!

What is your stamping style?

I would say like my personality, my stamping style can’t be defined by one certain style. I’m still figuring what I want to be when I grow up….lol. I do know that I love to colour and so I tend to be partial to line art.

Tell us about your creative process.

Usually I start with my stamps and then build my idea from there……….. I will then find complimentary Cardstock and Designer Paper and lastly add some embellishments to finish the project off.

What is your favorite {ippity} stamp set and why?

I absolutely adore Love in return. I enjoy it’s versatility and used it several times over on cards, mini albums and scrapbook pages.

How often do you stamp?

I would say that I stamp at least 3 times per week on an average. That slows down over the summer when I enjoy spending time out on the lake fishing, swimming and enjoying the sun!

How long does it take you to make a project you are happy with?

I spend approximately 45 minutes to an hour on a card, Scrapbook layouts take me a little longer and of course mini albums? I can spend days on those!

Check out this beautiful Mini Album ...

What does your craft room look like?

Tidy for but a fleeting moment! I can tidy my room up and after making one small project, it looks like it’s been hit by a cyclone!

What is your biggest paper crafting challenge?

The biggest challenge for me is finding time to scrapbook…….. I am years behind on my albums and I love creating layouts……… hoping to get caught up when I retire from my full time occupation in eight years!

What is the name of your Ippity Sales Blog?

{Ippity} Stamps Canada

What made you decide to start selling Ippity?

I like to offer my students an opportunity to purchase high quality stamps and quite often, people like to repeat some of the projects that they are learning, so Ippity is perfect for me! I don’t have the time to commit to companies that require minimal sales requirements and I love the flexibility that Ippity offers in regard to being in control of my business opportunity. I have found that people are very impressed with Ippity stamps, the variety of stamps available and the quality of the deeply etched rubber.

Tell us about your experience selling Ippity

At this time, I’m mainly selling Ippity to my papercrafting students, however as part of my longer term plan, I hope to take the business to a different level as I see it as a very viable option in terms of complimenting my salary.

What song best describes you?

Born to be Wild………lol…….i’m not sure of what song exactly, but I know you’d probably need a double album to describe me!

If you were stranded on a desert island what are the three things you would bring?

My Ipod (can’t live without my music) or my guitar, My guy Paul and my stamping stuff

What is your favorite quote?

A closed mouth gathers no feet! ………sometimes it’s more beneficial to listen than to talk……..you can learn so much more~!

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Some Spring Salad mix that needs to be thrown out, leftovers, Diet Pepsi and Old Cheddar (two of my main staples) , condiments and lots of fruit.

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?

Just passing through, but enjoying the ride~!

What would your dream vacation be?

I’ve had the opportunity to travel a bit over my lifetime, but on my bucket list is a lengthy trip to Australia and New Zealand.

Vicki's Blog- Summerthyme Studio

Ippity Sales Blog- {Ippity} Stamps Canada

It was so nice to get to know Vicki.. make sure you check out her blogs.

Have a wonderful Saturday.

hugs,

Angie

Flatter-day Saturday

Hello, hello, it's time to meet our Blossoming Chick of the week.
MEET SABRINA LERE!

So we asked Sabrina to share a little bit about herself and this is what she had to share.

I am a full time office manager for a real estate company. I am also a licensed Realtor. My husband and I will be celebrating our 12^th wedding anniversary in May. We have a 7 year old son and a baby on the way! I enjoy volunteering for our small town community events and am the president of our local Commercial Club. 

I have been stamping for as long as Unity has been a company. I am lucky enough to be THE Miss Angela Magnuson’s neighbor and good friend. I never thought of myself as a crafty person. I am really the typical type A personality, analytical - always thinking and planning. When Angela told me about the new adventure she was going on, she gave me my first stamp set and I was in love. Working full time and being a busy mom I have not had a lot time to devote to crafting but it is a wonderful escape for me when I do get the chance.

 I decided to start selling ippity stamps as a way to encourage myself to get more involved in the wonderful craft world and to make myself take more time to craft. I would say my style is clean and simple. I like straight lines and matching accessories! Probably a type A thing lol. I have taken over our sun room for my craft space. I am pretty lucky it is a large room with large windows overlooking our backyard. It is a great space to work. 

My creative process is to look for inspiration on blog hops, magazines and out my windows, I then take about an hour to plan my project and 30 minutes to put it together! Sometimes it takes me days to find inspiration and plan it but the assembly is usually pretty quick.

            

My sales blog is http://ippityonline.blogspot.com/p/shop-here.html

My favorite quote is Happiness is something you create. – author unknown

And here is a pretty layout Sabrina wanted to share with us.  Isn't this so cute?

Thank you Sabrina for sharing about yourself with us and your talent!  It's been a pleasure "meeting" you!
Have a wonderful day ladies!  Hope you stamp something today!

Flatterday

Let's say hello to our featured {ippity} chick

Lisa Wallace

We asked Lisa to share a little bit about herself:

I'm in Lansing, Michigan, and I work in IT security....a far cry from the creative end of things! :) My 2 legged kids are grown and out of the house, and I've been doing dog rescue for about 11 years. Usually, the house is full with an assortment of schnauzers, shih tzus, and 'lil furry types. 

How did you first get involved in stamping?

In 2000ish, a friend invited me to a Creative Memories party. About a year later, I was invited to a Stampin' Up party, and it was all downhill from there! LOL! 

What is your stamping style?

It changes. Sometimes it's very clean and simple, sometimes distressed, and I have a significant Copic addiction - I love to color! 

Tell us about your creative process.

I usually start with a theme - do I wanna do a birthday card, a scrapbook page, etc. Start with the paper, spread it all over the table, and lay stamps and embellishments on it. Eventually, it will all pull together. 

What is your favorite {ippity} stamp set and why?

Wow. Just one? I have several favorites, but my most used is probably Just Wanted to Say....those 'lil sentiments are SO handy, and go with anything! Cuppy Cakes would be a close second - back to that Copic addiction! 

 

How often do you stamp?

Multiple times a week. Daily if I can squeeze it, but usually at least 2-3 times. 

How long does it take you to make a project you are happy with?

Depending on mojo, anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 days! LOL! 

What does your craft room look like?

{messy, clean, etc.} It usually looks like it's in need of a backhoe. I'll get it cleaned up, and start working - I'm a very messy creator, so in short order it's back to chaos. 

What is your biggest paper crafting challenge?

Time, and perfectionism. I'll stop if it doesn't look like the image in my head, and pick it up again later. 

What is the name of your Ippity Sales Blog? 

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

What made you decide to start selling Ippity?

Encouragement from a few friends, and the stamps "speak" to me. I have to be able to see what I can do with them, in my head, to enjoy them. 

Tell us about your experience selling Ippity.

I'm fairly new, and it's a slow start, but I like meeting people who love the stamps as much as I do!!

What song best describes you?

 Hmmm. My sigline, for a long time at my old job, was...Defy Gravity! 

If you were stranded on a desert island what are the three things you would bring?

My laptop, diet coke, and my furballs! :)

What is your favorite quote?

Be the change you want to see in the world...

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Diet coke. Leftovers. And caramel cashew ice cream in the freezer.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

The ability to slow down time....

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be? Confessions of a computer chick!

What would your dream vacation be?

Cancun, beach, beach chair, book, daiquiri. :)

Thanks for having me! :) 

Thank you Lisa for sharing your fabulous projects and a little bit about you today!!!

Flatter day Saturday

Are you ready to get to know a little bit more about Joan Anderson?

Let's do just that.

Tell us a little about yourself.

I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and still live in the area. I am a CPA, but currently work in technology managing financial systems. I have been married 7 years, and my husband and I have a dog and 2 cats who are very spoiled since my husband owns a pet store! They are always in the vicinity when I am stamping – hence the name of my blog: Tails in the Stamp Room.

How did you first get involved in stamping?

I was invited to a Stampin Up Party over 10 years ago, and the rest is history!

What is your stamping style?

To be determined… and always changing depending on my mood! Sometimes I love clean and simple cards, other times I can’t get enough layers and bling. I enjoy many different styles of stamps from vintage to cutesy.

Tell us about your creative process

I sometimes have a hard time getting the creative thoughts flowing, and it seems I need to find a starting point – something like a specific image I want to use, a pretty color combination in some patterned paper, or tool I want to try. Once I have that starting point I just let the creativity flow from there, trying different things together until I find what I like. This quite often leads to a complete mess in my stamping room as I pull things out to try!

What is your favorite {ippity} stamp set and why?

Oh my goodness, it is so hard to choose. Currently I would say it is Devoted for a couple of reasons. I love butterflies and nature, and I have lately been drawn to using sentiments as the focal point of my project, and this set has some great ones!

How often do you stamp?

Not enough! I try to make time to stamp every weekend, but would love to be able to make time every day for creating.

How long does it take you to make a project you are happy with?

Sometimes it is fairly quick – I have a vision in my mind and it all just comes together in about half an hour. Other times, I am trying different things for quite awhile. However, if an hour goes by and I am still stuck, I put the project aside and start on something else. I find I will have better luck when I come back to it later with a fresh eye and mind.

What does your craft room look like? {messy, clean, etc.}

It goes from organized to messy in a split second! I like to have it somewhat organized when I start a project, but it doesn’t take long for that to change.

What is your biggest paper crafting challenge?

Branching out from my good old stand by color combos and using more patterned paper – I am especially trying to learn to mix more patterns without it becoming too “busy.”




What is the name of your Ippity Sales Blog?

http://www.ippitystamping.blogspot.com/

What made you decide to start selling Ippity?

I had just made the decision to drop my SU demoship when I saw the information about Ippity on SCS. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to work with a great company, and that has most definitely turned out to be the case!


Just for FUN Questions

What song best describes you?

Dream Big by Ryan Shupe

If you were stranded on a desert island what are the three things you would bring?

A boat (#1) filled with all my stamping stuff (#2) and someone to navigate back to civilization while I stamped (#4)! Ok, so I cheated a bit…..

What is your favorite quote?

“He who laughs…. lasts” – Erma Bombeck (Just one of many of her quotes that I love!)

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Milk, fruit, veggies and lots of the deli to feed to my husband so I have more time to stamp.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

Healing the sick

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?

Laughter IS the best medicine!

What would your dream vacation be?

A cruise through the Greek Isles


Wasn't it so nice getting to know Joan alittle more.. Make sure you check out her sales blog if you are interested in purchasing any Ippity Stamps.

Have a great Saturday.

Flatterday Saturday - Laura Ching

Are you ready to get to know Laura Ching a little more???Let me introduce you to her!

Let me share a little more about Laura with her own words.
Tell us a little about yourself. I live in Aloha Oregon,  I have 2 girls who also love ippity and crafting and sometimes have projects on my blog too.  When I am not at school or my office    (www.freebears.com I have been selling stuffed animals online for over 10 years now! And my etsy shop, www.hairribbonboutique.etsy.com ) I am crafting, whether it is machine embroidery, cooking or paper crafting.  My husband is very supportive of my habits and even follows some manufacturers twitter accounts so he can chat with me about the latest!  How cute is that!! 

  How did you first get involved in stamping?My mom started hosting stampin up parties when I was in middle school, and I usually attended them with her.  Once my girls grew up a bit more I started looking around for a hobby and ended up with paper crafting.

 What is your stamping style?

Anything with lace or ribbon J

Tell us about your creative process

I need to have big mess and start creating elements and then it eventually comes together.  I keep a box of things that are interesting to me, tags, pictures, ribbon, color combos, and when I need inspiration start looking at those

What is your favorite {ippity} stamp set and why?

Regal greetings  I use it all the time!  I even used it to make labels for my fabric bins.

 How often do you stamp?

As often as I can but it is not often enough!  Usually on the weekends. 

 How long does it take you to make a project you are happy with?

That is a tough question!  The time can vary I have thrown some cards together in minutes and been shocked with the results and spent hours on others and hated them.

 What is your biggest paper crafting challenge?

Trying to be fair to all my stamps and use them!  So many supplies so much paper sooooo little time! 

What is the name of your Ippity Sales Blog?

www.kraftychef.blogspot.com

What made you decide to start selling Ippity?

It was my birthday and I wanted Regal Greetings and the local ippity chick ( Michelle Woerner) was out!  So I decided to sign up and get it (and a few more for myself)

Tell us about your experience selling Ippity

I have not done much with it online yet, but have had interest from local ladies.

What song best describes you?

Dynamite by Taio Cruz

 If you were stranded on a desert island what are the three things you would bring?

My family( counts as one, right?), music, ribbon.  Think of all the uses for ribbon!

 What is your favorite quote?

“I’ve learned you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time” – Oprah Winfrey

What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Diet Pepsi, and I really don’t know, we’d have to ask my husband J he is a chef and handles all of our food for the most part.

  If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

Well…  I would need a cape, preferably pink!  Flying!

 If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?

Laura, and the Crafts She Keeps

What would your dream vacation be?

Disneyland!

Thanks Laura, it sure was nice getting to know you more!

Flatterday Saturday - Kelly Spivey

Are you ready to get to know more about our {ippity} blossom

Kelly Spivey

This is my FAVORITE part!!! I love hearing all the answers to the questions :)

Lets get started!! And be prepared to be dazzled...Kelly has TONS of super creative projects included!

LOVE THEM ALL!!

About me: I am 39 years old, divorced, mother of a 14 year old son, Joey. We live in a small town in central Illinois. I am an office manager for an association in Springfield, IL. We are a football family and my son was the quarterback this past fall on his 8th grade football team.

How did you get involved in stamping: I started scrapbooking aboutr 8 years ago and really loved it! I progressed into stamping a few years ago (about 3) after I had pretty much completed my sons scrapbooks and still wanted to do something creative. I really love stamping and scrapbooking!

Stamping Style: It is evolving and changing all the time. Since I am pretty new, I am kind of trying it all. I tend to go towards bright, fun, happy colors and styles but I also am really loving the vintage and clean simple styles, also. I will definitely say that I am mostly a "square stamper". By that I mean my cards tend to be layers of squares. I own the nesties and other dies but I just usually tend to square my cards up.

Creative Process: I tend to have a project in mind and then set about choosing colors and designer papers. Then the stamp set gets chosen. Then shape and layering of cards or projects is decided on. I pretty much plan, but am adaptable to change when it needs to change. Sometimes your vision just doesn't play out on paper and you have to be willing to change.

Favorite Ippity stamp and why: I am drawn to Now and Always. I love flowers in general and that flower in that stamp set just called to me. It can be colored in, stamped on DSP, paper pieced, popped up, layered, etc. Its just perfect!

How often do you stamp: Not as often as I would like! Time is always an issue for me. I try to stamp at least on the weekends, especially so I can make sure I have something to post on my blog.

How long to make a project I am happy with: Generally, quite a while. I am super picky and if I mess up, I do it again.

Craft Room: Well, you can ask my friends, who will say "overly compulsively clean and organized"! Ha! I do tend to keep my space neat and clean. I know where everything is and I like things labeled. My paper, drawers and tins are all labeled. It's pathetic but I actually think I like to organize as much as I like to stamp. Yikes!

Biggest challenge: So far, its copics. I am working on it but its just one of those things. My coloring is good with SU markers but only so so with copics.

Sales Blog: http://www.southpawpaperarts.com/p/ippity-for-sale.html

Selling ippity: I decided to try ippity when I first laid eyes on ippity at the CHA in Chicago this past summer. I thought it was cute and different and I was a SU demo at the time, so I resigned from SU and joined ippity.

Experience selling: To be honest, I have no real experience. Life is so hectic I haven't invested much in trying. I have set out catalogs at a craft fair I was at and will again at the end of this month and try to sell the few sets I have in stock, and then I would like to start having some classes and focusing more on using ippity. So I will let you know later on how its going! What song best describes you: This is a tough one. I have favorite songs but dont really think of a song that describes. I will go with Brass In Pocket by the Pretends. I think it describes us all: The lyrics go..."I'm Special, So Special, I gotta have some of your attention, Give it to me!" I think we all are special and we all love attention! Plus, I just really like The Pretenders.

What 3 things would you bring on a desert island: iPod with as many songs as I can fit because I love music! a huge suitcase of books so I can read. My son to keep me company.

Favorite quote: Poor is the man who's pleasure depends on permission of another.

Whats in my fridge: Lettuce, laughing cow cheese wedges, milk, eggs, salsa.

If you could be a superhero, what would your powers be: I would love to be able to read people's minds! That would ROCK!

Biography title: Confessions of a Small Town Girl

Dream Vacation: A tour of castles in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Austria.
Thanks Kelly!!!!