You Make Me Happy

Good Morning Friends! I made this card about 2 weeks ago and for the life of me, I cannot remember with Unity set this sentiment comes from! Boy, I'm getting old!

Did you go to the Ippity release party on Splitcoast Stampers last night?! If not, you missed out on lots of fun! Check out the new Ippity releases, they are AMAZING! Did you know you can order Ippity with your Unity stamps now? You just have to pick a chick and go from there. My Ippity Chick is Noelle, and although you  can order from the Unity site now, I usually order directly from her. She always has the sets in stock and ships SO fast for FREE! and she also includes some twine with every order. Ya can't beat that! 

If you haven't checked out the new release yet, get on it!

Have a great weekend!

Hippity Ippity

Isn't this Ippity bunny just the cutest?!?! 

And this bunny is pretty cute too! We went to an Easter egg hunt/Spring festival today. It was pretty cold and overcast but the kids enjoyed it. 

I'm looking forward to a few days off with Luke next week for Spring Break! 

Unity's Stamp of the Week

I FINALLY got smart and signed up for Unity's Stamp of the Week! Only $5.79/wk and you receive a beautiful stamp in your mailbox EVERY WEEK, and that includes shipping! For all the details and to sign up just click HERE! They have so many awesome samples from the Design Team too, fun stuff! 

The image was this past week's Stamp of the Month. It came with a sentiment also, but I needed a thank you card so I chose this sentiment from Ippity's Music of My Heart.

This week's stamp is super cute too, go check it out!

Supplies:
Paper~My Mind's Eye, Amuse Gingham
Stamps~Unity Stamp of the Week, Ippity Music of My Heart
Misc~Lifestyle Crafts Doily Nesting Dies, Ribbon from Michaels, Prima Wood Button, Twinery Twine
Ink~Unity Hybrid Ink, Ranger Distress Ink

How Lucky Are We?!?!

St. Patrick's Day is one of my FAVORITE holidays! My family is very Irish and it is just a fun family day and I have so many fond memories of growing up and enjoying our heritage. I can't wait to bring my son to Ireland to meet his cousins, hopefully someday SOON!

Unity is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a BIG SALE!!!! and the best part is, you get to pick a free, brand new stamp or TWO with your order!!!!! Now, that's LUCKY! Go to the Unity blog to check out the deets!

I finally, FINALLY got my stamping mojo back, so I will be here tomorrow for Friends with Flair, sharing a card I made with my new March Kit of the Month that arrived yesterday! I'm so LUCKY to be a Kit of the Month member. Unity goodness delivered to my mailbox every month :)

And in case you haven't heard, you can now purchase Ippity stamps right through the Unity website...how LUCKY is that?!?! Make sure you click on Noelle's picture before you order Ippity!

You can still order through Noelle's blog too if you are just buying Ippity! She offers a free gift of twine with every order and she ships SUPER DUPER quick! She's also one of the sweetest people you ever want to meet!

Now go get your stamps......hurry!!!!!

A Layout for Friends With Flair

Better late than never! We are away for the weekend and I almost forgot my blog post :) Hopping on here real quick to publish and link to Friends With Flair! Have you seen all the excitement on the Unity Blog and Website for their Virtual CHA happenings?!?! 

This layout uses a stamp from Ippity's "the Best" and some Basic Grey Kissing Booth. 

Have a great weekend! 

Creative Cuts & More~Stuck on U Sketches Blog Hop! a prize and a giveaway!

WELCOME TO THE CREATIVE CUTS AND MORE and STUCK ON U SKETCHES MINI SUMMER ALBUM JOINT BLOG HOP!
I am also sharing here for Friends with Flair!

You should have arrived here from Noelle's blog! If you didn't, be sure to start at the beginning, so you don't miss out on all the fun and a chance to win this fabulous prize!

To be entered to win the prize:

• Become a follower of each blog
• Leave a comment on each blog
• Leave a comment at Die Cut Diva, letting Terry know you stopped, and commented at all the blogs!!!

So, without further ado, here is my Summer mini album, I had LOADS of fun creating this and am planning on adding more pages as the summer goes on!
I started off with an 8 x 8 Acetate album and just went a little crazy! The best thing about these albums is you can always add MORE pages to suit your needs :) and there are so many choices and assortments available at Creative Cuts and More!
To assist me in adding all my photos and embellishments to my mini album, I used the awesome Killer White Tear-able Tacky Tap 1/4 inch which made assembly a snap!

Next stop on the hop is Sandi Clarkson!!!! Don't forget to become a follower and leave a comment on each blog for your chance to win the Sea Life Mini Album Kit! a $34.99 value!

Here's a closer look at the adorable tickets from Unity's Stampin' Store Kit, Ticket To Life. I love this kit!

If you are still with me, CONGRATS! for hanging in there so long! As an added bonus for doing so, just leave a comment here on my blog and become a follower for a chance to win the {4} IPPITY KITS!!!!! pictured below! I will also include a sample pack of beautiful vintage seam binding, brand new in my Etsy shop! *sorry, due to shipping costs, prize is available to US residents only. If you are outside of the US, and would like a chance at the prize, I will pay $5.00 towards shipping cost, if you would like to share the cost with me, let me know in the comments!*

The giveaway will be open until Wednesday, August 10th, the winner will be announced on Thursday August 11th. Please be sure to leave an email address so I can contact you!

Remember the next stop on the hop is SANDI!

Pretty Princesses

I am sharing this layout over on Die Cut Diva today. I love this line by Crate Paper and since I have a boy, I have to use my nieces as subjects for this girly goodness :) The green and brown scallop circles are from Creative Cuts and More, and I think they add a lot with the scalloped edges without taking too much away from the pretty patterned paper.

The border across the bottom was made with the new lace tape from Love My Tapes. I LOVE this stuff and you get so much in the roll! The crepe is from Mon Ami Gabby and so much fun to work with too!

The Event ticket and the little pendants behind the doll are none other than The BEST from Ippity! My all time favorite stamp set that I am going to wear out soon :)

Beyond Happy For You

Here I go using The BEST again! I just can't stop! :)

Click here to join the Ippity Linky Party.

Click here to purchase Ippity stamps!

Stamps~Ippity The BEST

Paper~The Shabby Green Door, Neenah

Other~Martha Stewart Border and Corner Punch, Gingham Ribbon and Button from my stash, Twine courtesy of Noelle! Nestabilities Lacey Circles, Bling by Prima

Ippity Release Party Day #3!

I don't know about you, but I am having a BLAST seeing all the samples with the new Ippity releases!

Today on the Ippity blog, we are showcasing several stamp sets. The ones I used for the first card are The Man and The Best (of course! can't get enough of this set!)  I also made the first card with two challenges in mind. The Mojo Monday #194 sketch, and the Kraft Outlet's "It's A Guy Thing" challenge.
(Like my twine?! Get your's HERE!)

For my second card I used New Season, New Wonder and I paired it up with the Sweet cherry border from one of my past Unity Kit's of the Month. All of these stamps work SO WELL together! That's the beauty! I'll be submitting this card to the All Things Unity challenge, ATU32, From the Hearth~use your food inspired stamps, along with the Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge!

So, you don't have to deprive yourself of these awesome stamps one minute longer! Just click HERE and it will take you to Stamp HEAVEN! aka, my Ippity Blog! :)

Always FREE SHIPPING for orders within the U.S.!

The Best Is Seriously THE BEST!

I am having SO much fun with this stamp set! There are really so many different ways to use it! Click HERE to order yours today and enjoy FREE SHIPPING! And every order receives a pack of 12 - 6x6 patterned papers and coordinating ribbon!  

I've been on a hand-stitching kick lately! I can't seem to make a card without stitching on it! I used my Sew Easy (available at Paper Wings), the original head to go around the card border and for the ribbon I just poked holes all around and stitched with WRMK embroidery floss. I used a circle punch, a scalloped circle punch and a circle nestability to create the ribbon, the "tails" are different stamps from THE BEST. The papers are all from Crate Paper. I used Glossy Accents to highlight the #1, it's still wet here so it looks a little cloudy! I'll have to take a new photo now that it is dry :)

Hop on over to the Ippity blog for more release party fun today!

And click HERE to see my feature on the Unity blog!

Friends With Flair

I broke out some of my older Unity Kits of the Month (November 2009 and September 2009)  for today's card as well as a brand new one from the Uniquely Unity Archivers kit. I love the flower, I made with Crepe Paper sheets that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo from the Mon Amie booth and die cut with my Big Shot to make the different size flower layers. I sewed the layers together and topped it off with a little Recollections bling.

You can see the full list of Friends with Flair on the Unity blog and don't forget to check out the NEW IPPITY RELEASES on Pre-Order now releasing June 5th!

Here's a peek at one of them, visit my Ippity Blog to see the rest and get your pre-orders in!

Welcome Little One

I had some free time after work today, and I have been wanting to play along in the Shabby Tea Room Challenge, I just love browsing that blog, so much shabby goodness :) This week's challenge is "Sweet Baby" and below is the inspiration photo. We are asked to make a baby themed project, not necessarily using the colors in the photo.

 Here is the card I came up with using some of the new goodies I got at the Scrapbook Expo last week as well as my Ippity Moonbeams & Heartstrings set.

Stamps~Ippity Moonbeams & Heartstrings

Paper~Melissa Frances 5th Avenue

Ink~Unity Hybrid, Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen

Other~Nestabilities Lacey Squares, Seam Binding, Copics, Bloomer from Mon Amie, Recollections Pearls, Diamond Dust

Click HERE! to see the fabulous new Ippity releases coming out on June 5th!!!!!!!

Ippity New Release

Have you seen the 5 new stamp sets being released by Ippity on June 5th?!?!?! I can hardly contain my excitement over the art they have come up with! You can pre-order now on my Ippity blog! and remember I offer FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. (International orders please mail me for shipping quote) and every order comes with 12 sheets of 6x6 paper and coordinating ribbon.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the new stamps!

I Have A Secret!

Shhhh.....don't tell! Just click HERE and at the bottom of this beautiful post, you will see a little sneaky peeky of something wonderful coming soon!