Unity **Friends With Flair** Blog HOP!!!!

Happy FRIDAY!!! Welcome to my post for Unity's Friends with Flair Blog Hop!!!!

Today I used the Jimmi's Thursday Hip Hop Sketch to complete my card. I got to use some product that I haven't used before. I used some stamps from the Unity KOM for May "A Little Happy" and a Spellbinders die that had never been cut with before.

Here is what I used:

Cardstock: Stampin' Up

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co.

Ink: Stampin' Up

Dies: Spellbinders

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Embossing Folder: Provo Craft

Pen: Insigno

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Please leave me a comment and let me know how you like my card.

Also, CLICK HERE for a giant crafting supply sale I am having!! Seriously GREAT deals!!!

Click here to go back to the Unity Blog Hop! Have a super weekend!!!!

My first Sketch @ Card Patterns #66

Please tell me what you think of this card. It is a Father's Day card for a friend with special request. Her Father is an English teacher and he loves reading and books. Soooo, I found I was going to finally be able to use this stamp set from {Ippity}, Books A Flutter.

I was also inspired by a great sketch for Card Patterns. You should check these sketches out on a regular basis! Great stuff over there. They have challenges all the time!!!

Here is what I used:

Cardstock: Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up), Brown & Copper Shimmer Cardstock (Island Paperie)

Stamps: Books A Flutter ({Ippity} by Unity Stamp Co); Happy Father's Day (Hero Arts)

Ink: Versamark

Embossing Powder: Copper (Memory Lane)

Embossing Border Folder: Organic Flourish (Cuttlebug)

Metal Corner: (???)

Thank you for stopping by today!! I am really interested in seeing what you think of this Father's Day card.

Have a super Thursday!!!!

HANNAH Graduates from 8th GRADE!!!!

Good morning Blogging friends!!! We are really excited around my house. Hannah is graduating

from the 8th grade tomorrow! We couldn't be more excited

for her to enter into High School. Today I am featuring a card

That I made for her. It was really fun to do, because I got to use alot of KEWL tools!!

First off...not only was the inspiration Hannah, it was also this great sketch from Cardabilities. They make the most beautiful card and scrapbook page sketches. I recommend checking them out on a regular basis. Lots of good stuff there.

Today while dreaming up this beauty, I was dreaming of my Provo Craft Gypsy and my Cricut Expression. Fun, fun, fun.

Here is what I used:

Cardstock: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Congrats (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (Stampin' Up); Irredescent Memory Mist (Stewert)

Dies: Scalloped Circles & Squares, Classic Circle & Squares (Spellbinders)

Ribbon: Elegant Eggplant (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Folders: Swiss Dots & Congrats (Provo Craft)

Thank you for taking a look!!! Please let me know what you think!!! I love your comments!!!

Have a good day!

Extra's : Gypsy Font Wanderings

A Father's Day Card for a Friend...

I wanted to share real quick a Father's Day card that I made for a friends Father.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'M A SEAMSTRESS!! I didn't even know it!

Remember a few weeks ago when I posted about my wonderful generous Mother buying me a Cricut Expression? Well, I got to snooping around the Internet looking for a dust cover and I found out that people make these and sell them or $30! Holy SMOKES. I said, NO WAY, give me some fabric, I'll figure this out. And figure it out I did. I am so happy with the way it turned out.

Just wanted to share my first sewing success!

Thanks for listening!!!

Hippity Hop...{Ippity} Style!!!!! Happy Memorial Day!!!

Good morning!!! I had such a time with this week's {Ippity} Something Faux Challenge at Splitcoast . I chose to use not only a new product that I have never tried before, but I also reached for a stamp that I had never stamped with before.

First the cool product. Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas. This product is so versatile. You could even run it in the printer and your image will come out amazing. This product is also very useful with new Itop brad maker. The sticky back really comes in handy when attaching the brad.

My new stamps is once again {Ippity}, A Bit of Burlap. I stamped the image onto the canvas using Chocolate Chip craft ink, did a little distressing on the sides and chaaa-ching!! I love it.

I guess I used three things that I have never used before on this card. I also used the Bazzill Basics In Stitches Templates. The canvas was super easy to stitch on. I loved all these products so much! Fun, fun, fun challenge!!!

Here is what I used on the rest of the card:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Really Rust, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up

Stamps: A Bit of Burlap, A Moment In Time & The Simple Things ({Ippity} by Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Only Orange, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red (Stampin' Up)

Border Punch: Upper Crest (Fiskars)

Extras: In Stitches Templates (Bazzil Basics); Embroidery Thread & Rhinestones (Joann's), Sticky Back Canvas (Ranger)

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look at my card. Please let me know what you think!!

Have a super day!

Moxie Fab World FUN with FABRIC!!

Putting FABRIC on a greeting card??? Are you crazy! Well, I gave it a try and low and behold... LOVE IT!!! This little cutie was so fun to make. Right down to this hand stitched pink flower. I found a super tutorial on a great blog, What a Beautiful Mess (cute name). She has alot of great tutorials there!!!! Thank you Lisa!!

Please play along with me and ALOT of other gals at the Moxie Fun with Fabric Challenge. Please take a look HERE.

I have only recently discovered the Moxie Fab World and I am so glad I did. I have been getting Paper Crafts magazine for years, and only about a month ago, stopped in on the blog. I sure an glad I did.

Here what I used on my card:

Cardstock: Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Boho Backgrounds, One of a Kind (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink (Stampin' Up)

Ribbon: 5/8" Satin Old Olive, Silver Cord (Stampin' Up)

Buttons: Tim Holtz Ideaology, Stampin' Up

Fabric: All from Joann's.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you have time to let me know what you think of my card.

Have a good day and please stop again!!!

Moxie Fab World Trigger Tuesday!!

The Trigger Tuesday Challenge at Moxie Fab World was FAB (hehe) this week!!! Betsy Veldman picked this card as her most inspired card in the Card Creation Vol. 8 book. (Great book by the way).

So our challenge was to make a card inspired by the same card as Betsy!

Here is mine...I got out this set of stamps and lord knows how I ended up with a Valentine's card. What is wrong with me??? The two cards I dislike making the most and I made one of each this week. Hmmmm.

Here is what I used:

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Short & Sweet (Stampin' Up); Post Marked (Close To My Heart)

Ink: Craft Real Red, Craft Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Charm: Tim Holtz Ideaology

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Please take the time to check out the Tuesday Trigger challenge! Who knows when you will win!!

Thanks for stopping by. Leave some love and let me know you were here!!!!

Have a great day!

***UNITY FRIENDS WITH FLAIR*** Blog Hop!!!

FRIENDS WITH FLAIR FRIDAY BLOG HIP HOP!!!!

I love Friends With Flair Friday!!! I also so appreciate you taking the time to stop by my blog and leaving me some love. Your comments and encouragement, inspire me to no end!!

Today I am using THREE new stamp sets from the {Ippity} Spring 2010 release AND a great sketch from the Go To Sketch magazine from Paper Crafts.

Here is what I used on my card:

Cards Dimensions: 4x4

Cardstock: Whisper White

Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (Basic Grey)

Stamps: The Simple Things, Faith Blooms & Season of Joy ({Ippity} by Unity Stamp Co.

Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss (Stampin' Up)

Ribbon: Mellow Moss (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Labels Thirteen (Spellbinders)

Fun little card to make!

I hope you have a super day!! Thanks again for stopping by and ENJOY THE HOP!!!

You can get back to the Unity BLOG here!!!

Day 86 @ 365 Cards....

I only get a few days a week to play in my craft room and let all of reality slip away for a few hours. BUT...there is a challenge blog called 365 Cards that posts a challenge everyday (hence the name). I just don't have time to get there day after day. I always read what the challenge is in my Google reader and see the beautiful creations the design team made, but I never participate.

Well, today I did. The challenge was seemed simple, but had limitations. When I had completed the card, I felt like there was so much that I still needed to do with it, but according to the challenge. I.Was.Done.

The challenge was use one stamped image, one stamped sentiment, and one embellishment. Seemed easy, but at the end, I felt interrupted. Ohhhhh Welll....it still turned out cute, and gave me a reason to use the darling stamps from the Unity Stamp Co. May Kit of the Month A Little Happy! I hadn't had a change to use it yet due to my drooling over all the new {Ippity} Spring 2010 new releases!

Here is what else I used:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Pixie Pink (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: A Little Happy (Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink, Yoyo Yellow (Stampin' Up); Jet Black (Stazon)

Border Punch: Eyelet Border Punch (Stampin' Up)

The lace at the bottom of the sentiment is Paper Lace, a fun technique. You can see a video tutorial HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please let me know you where here and let me know what you think of my card.

Have a good day!

My Father's Day Cards are a SUCCESS....

This is the last of my Father's Day cards. I dug out this retired Stampin' Up stamp set Fly Fishing and I really went to town. I usually struggle making cards for men, but these cards just came so natural. It also helped that I do love this set!!!

I won't bore you with anymore Father's Day cards after this one, I promise!!!

Here is what I used to make this card:

Cardstock: Kraft, Always Artichoke, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: To The Nines (Stampin' Up DSP)

Stamps: All Holidays, Fly Fishing, Sanded Background Stamp ( Stampin' Up)

Ink: Craft Chocolate Chip, Classic Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Brad's (Joann's Essentials); Hemp Twine (Stampin' Up); Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Thank you so much for stopping by! Like I said....this is the last of the Father's Day cards. I think.

Please take the time to leave me a comment and let me know what you think about my card.

Have a super day!!!

{Ippity} HIP HOP!!! My First One!!!

I am very excited to be apart of the Monday {Ippity} Hip Hop!! It is my first one!! Please check out the {Ippity} Blog and visit all the wonderful blogs where {Ippity} stamps are featured!!!! I love this cards I made. Sometimes I am so shocked at how cute things turn out. I love this stamp set!!! Of course....It {Ippity}!!! I am also entering this card in the Cardabilities sketch challenge! This site has the most beautiful sketches. I love playing along!!!

I hope you enjoy the Hippity Hop!!! Be sure to leave lots of love for all the other {Ippity} Chicks!!!!

Here is what I used:

Cardstock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: {Ippity} Collection by October Afternoon

Stamps: Fall for You, Now and Always {Ippity} Stamps by Unity Stamp Co.

Ink: Old Olive Classic & Craft (Stampin' Up)

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Brads: Always Artichoke (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Rhinestones (Joann's), Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you have a great Monday and I hope you join along in the Hippity Hop!!

Let me know what you think of my card!!

A Split Coast Stamper Sketch Challenge...

Good morning!!

Today I am sharing a card that is kind of new for me. I am trying to meet a design call, that is asking for cards with metal embellishments. I just so happened to have this GREAT Tim Holtz Bird Cage die on my desk and a piece of embossing metal. Hmmmm....What a great combo!!! I then used Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks and gave it all some good color. There you have it!!

Now, in comes the Split Coast Stampers Card Sketch challenge. This is a challenge that is posted every Wednesday on the thread if you would like to join next week.

While making this card, I realized that I don't use my Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamps, Tim Holtz Idealogy and Alcohol Inks enough. It seems that once I get out one of his products, they all come out.

Here is what I made this card with....

Cardstock: Really Rust, Soft Suede, Glossy (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Autumn Meadows DSP (Stampin' Up); Stamps: Fancy Flourish (Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous); Flourishes (CTMH); Ink: Big & Juicy Meadow (Ranger), and watermark ink (Ranger); Dies: Tim Holtz Bird Cage Die (Sizzix), Tim Holtz Idealogy; Metal Tag Rims (Making Memories)

Once again, thank you so much for stopping by. Let me know what you think of my card.

Have a super weekend!!!

Unity Addict Challenge!!!

Happy Saturday!!!! I hope your weekend involves really good weather and alot of fun plans!!!

Today I want to share another challenge card. This card is for the Unity Addicts Challenge. In this challenge we were asked to use a button on a Unity image. As you can see, once I got out the buttons, I couldn't put them away.

I got to use some new Spring 2010 {ippity} stamps!! Never before seen in my collection!! That always makes me really happy.

Here is what I used to make my card:

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Fly the Kite: Lemonade (October Afternoon); Stamps: Little Buggy & Delightful Little Things ({ippity} Unity Stamp Co.); Ink: Green Galore, Rose Red (Stampin' Up); Azure (Stazon); Extras: Rhinestones (Joann's), Buttons (Who knows); Butterfly (Cricut Expression Give A Hoot Cartridge), Ribbon (Stampin' Up)

Thank you for stopping by today and checking out my latest. Please take the time to leave a comment. I love reading them.

Have a great day!!!

UNITY~*~FRIENDS WITH FLAIR~*~Hip Hop!!!

Good morning blogging friends!!!

Can you believe it....Christmas Cards in May. No, by any means, I am not starting to make Christmas Cards already, but I am really excited about using each one of my new {Ippity} Spring 2010 Collection sets. I have this weird thing, that when I get something new, I cannot put it away until I have used it at least once. That way, nothing gets forgotten!!! Another set, can be put away!!! YEAH!!

This card was also inspired my the Hip Hop Sketch. I was also inspired by this awesome Damask paper from Stampin' Up. I have had this paper since well before Christmas 2009, why didn't I use this beauty??

Here is what I used to make this card:

Cardstock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Christmas Cocoa (Stampin' Up); Velour Paper (The Paper Co.)

Stamps: Season of Joy ({ippity} by Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Real Red, Green Galore (Stampin' Up)

Punch: Scallop Border (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Oval & Scallop Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Extras: Holly Stickles (Ranger), Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Embossing Folder (Sizzix)

Thanks for stopping by to check out the early Christmas Cheer!! Please leave me a comment and let me know if you think this card is good enough to send it in for publication.

Enjoy the rest of the blog hop and have a GREAT weekend!!!

Another Father's Day Card....

Oh my goodness....I can't wait to go Fly Fishing!! I am not very good, and every summer, the first few times Hubs and I go out fishing, it is like the first time I fished. Why does it seem like I have to re-learn every year. Making these Father's Day cards has really got me ready for some sun and a stream!!

This card was SUPER easy to make and I love how simply elegant it is (as elegant as a man card can get...hehe)

I used a fun little machine on this card that I haven't used in a long time. My wonderful crafty enabler Mother, got me a Zyron Design Runner. It has a ton of little Design Cards (this link will show you all the cards). The Zyron Design Cards have fonts and images. There are also Blank Discs and a disc creator. You can type your own message and it can be put onto the blank disc in a Zyron font. It is super fun and soooo limitless. The only down side to the Zyron runner is they have limited ink colors. Black, red, and green. ZYRON....if you are listening....can you please make brown ink??? Thanks!!

Here is what I used to make this card:

Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Folder: Houndstooth (Cuttlebug)

Stamps: Fly Fishing (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Jet Black (Stazon), Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up)

Sentiment: Festive Greetings Design Disc, Design Runner (Zyron)

Extras: Scalloped Rectangle (Nestabilities)

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today and taking a look at my newest Father's Day cards.

Please take the time to leave a comment and let me know if you like the card as much as I do!

Have a super day!!

New {ippity} Spring 2010 Release...

Good morning!

I kind of got caught up in a PhotoShop project that pretty much took up alot of my week. I love that program so much, there is just so much to know!!! WOW! It's coming along nicely though!

The past day or so, I layed off the Photoshop and made few cards. This card was made for the {ippity} Inspiration Photo challenge. We were asked to make a card that is inspired by this photo....

As well as the {ippity} Inspiration Photo Challenge, I used a sketch from the Go To Sketch magazine. Last week I started at the beginning of the book and am making a card for every sketch. In the Slide album at the right, you can see all the progress. They are listed which sketch it is in the caption.

Did you see the cute rolled flowers. I go these from the SCS tutorial Rolled Flowers last week. Super cute and EASY!!!

Here are the products I used to make the card:

Cardstock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Fly A Kite: Ice Cream, The Thrift Shop: Still In Box (October Afternoon); Stamps: A Moment In Time ({ippity} Unity Stamp Co.);

Ink: Burnt Amber (Unity Stamp Co.) Extras: Rhinestones (Joann's)

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today!! I would love it if you would tell me how you liked my card.

Have a great day!!!

Cricut Expression & Gypsy

Good morning my blogging friends!!

Those of you that know me, know that I am lucky to have the most kind, beautiful and generous Mother a girl could have. I am truly blessed with her and I just don't get to see her enough. I live in Montana and she lives in Arizona. It is quite a trip to get together.

One thing that we keep up on everyday is our crafting! We talk everyday about what were doing, what were working on, etc, etc.

My Mother was kind enough to buy me a Cricut Expression in the past few weeks, and I thought that no Cricut Expression should go without a Gypsy companion, so I picked up one of those for myself.

I have only had time to make a few cuts with the new Cricut, but so far, I am in love. I also am loving the Gypsy. It has taken some more time than the Cricut Baby Bug to get used too, but I am getting there.

The diecut images on today's card was designed on the wonderful Cricut Gypsy, and cut on the wonderful Cricut Expression. Thank you so much MOM!!!

Here are the other products I used to make today's card...

Cardstock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Blue Metallic (Wausau)

Ink: Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Clear Birthday Stamps (Fiskars)

Extras: Die Cut Machine (Cricut); Song Bird (Cricut Cartridge); Blue Flower (Prima); White Flower (CTMH); Silver Cord (Joann's); Sizzix Texture Plates

I was telling you yesterday that I started making a card from every sketch in the Go To Sketches magazine by Paper Crafts. Please check out my progress in my new Slide album to the right of this post!

Please let me know how you like my card!!! I love it when you leave me comments!!!

Have a super day! I hope you having a GREAT weekend!

{Ippity} Spring 2010 Release Challenges!!!

There are some FUN, FUN, FUN challenges on the Unity Stamp Co. Forum at Splitcoast Stamper!!! All the fun is inspired by the Spring 2010 {Ippity} stamp release.

The stamps just became available today to purchase from an {Ippity} chick, which I just became today. Soon, you will be able to purchase {Ippity} from me. I will keep you posted!!!

Now onto my card. I was able to lump all the challenges into one card, unfortunately, I could only submit it for one prize. I chose the SPRING challenge. We were asked to make a card using (S) scallops, (P) Piercing, (R) ribbon, (I) ink, (N) any {Ippity} stamp set, (G) any shade of green (SPRING).

I also used a sketch for a Sketch Challenge on the Unity Forum and the {Ippity} Lace Challenge.

Here is what I used to make my card...

Cardstock: Green Gable, Green Galore (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Porcelain (Basic Grey)

Stamps: Music to my Heart ({Ippity} by Unity Stamp Co.)

Ink: Garden Green (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Die Cut (Spellbinders); Lace (Joann's); Stickles (Ranger)

Thank you for taking the time to jump over to my blog. Please leave me a comment! I'd love to hear from YOU!!!

Have a good weekend!!!

My New "Slide" Album!

Recently I purchased a copy of the new Paper Craft magazine Go To Sketches. There are 162 pages of awesome inspiration in there. If you haven't purchased this sketch book yet, I would make a point of it!!

I decided to get the most out of this magazine, I needed to make a card for every sketch in this book. So I started from the beginning a week or so ago, and today I made Sketch #2. I have made a Slide album featuring all the cards that I made from the Go To Sketch magazine. On the album, I have the photo matching the number of Sketch that it is.

This card is really unique and a little bit fun!! The ribbon on the left side of card is attached to a gift tag. The tag can be pulled out and there is a sentiment on the tag.

Here are the other products that I used to make this card:

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Red Riding Hood (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Washington Apple DSP (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Red Riding Hood, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Circle Circus, Happy Everything (Stampin' Up)

Ribbon: Red Riding Hood Striped Ribbon (Stampin' Up)

Extra's: Rhinstones (Joann's), Large Oval Punch (Stampin' Up)

Thank you for stopping by again today!! I would love to hear what you think of my card! Leave a comment!

Have a good day!!!!