Unity Friday Friends With Flair

Just a quick post today as I'm getting ready for my first {Ippity} home gathering and workshop tomorrow! I'm so excited!!

My card today for Unity's Friday Friends with Flair uses Unity's Love Bug set. Products used: BoBunny dp, SU cs, copic markers, Unity Noir and Burnt Umber inks, Nestablities, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart border punch and u/k heart brads.

For a complete list of today's participants, please visit the Unity Blog! One lucky participant will win a grab bag of 25 random Unity stamps!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Monday {Ippity} Hippity Hop

Happy {Ippity} Monday everyone! Today I have two cards to share with you. Both of my cards were inspired by this week's Ippity IHHC7 challenge - to use black, a neutral and one colour.

My first card uses Ippity's Because of You set. Products used: Nestabilities, SU cs and punches, Versamark, Ippity Noir ink, Stampendeous embossing powder, u/k button and twine and Stickles.

My second card uses Ippity's Devoted and Just Wanted to Say sets. Products used: SU and Bazzill cs, SU punches and ribbon, u/k eyelets, machine stitching, Versamark, Stampendeous embossing powder and Stickles.

For a complete list of today's {Ippity} Hippity Hop participants, please visit the {Ippity} Blog!

You can get your {Ippity} stamps from me here!

Unity Friday Friends With Flair

Happy Friday Unity peeps!

My card for today uses one of Unity's new sets Pirate Madness. I've been making so many girly and Valentine cards lately that it was a nice change to make a masculine card for today. I picked this set up when Unity had its 10 for $10.00 sale. Products used: SU kraft cs, u/k dp and twine, Copic markers, Tim Holtz Distress ink, Versamark, Stampendous embossing powder and drywall tape.

For a complete list of today's FWF participants, please check out the Unity blog! One lucky winner today will win a grab bag full of 25 random Unity stamps!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Scraptivity Online Crop!

Scraptivity is having a week-long Online Crop starting this Friday!

The winter CHA show starts this weekend, so Scraptivity is having an Online Crop to help you use your supplies and make room for all the new goodies which will be released at CHA.

Come and join us on Friday, January 22nd as we launch our CHA Online Crop. We will have multiple challenges posted throughout the day on the 22nd. Then, more challenges will come up during CHA to be posted Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The crop will run until Friday, January 29th, so don't worry if you can't join in on a certain day.

Click here to visit the Online Crops section of the Scraptivity Forum.

Click here to visit the Online Crops section of the Scraptivity Gallery, where you can see creations from past crops and post your creations this time around.

Come and join in on the fun during the Online Crop! There will be lots of great challenges and prizes!

Monday {Ippity}Hippity Hop

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!

My first card for today's hop uses Ippity's Because of you and Just Wanted To Say. I love how simple and cute this card turned out. I paper pieced and popped up the flowers for added dimension. Extra products used: SU cs, punches and ribbon, Ippity's Burnt Umber Hybrid ink, u/k brad and staples.

On my second card, I used Get Sketchy's Sketch #21 and Ippity's Because of you set and the My Mind's Eye paper pack. The red ink is Ippity's Moulin Rouge ink and I must say that I love this ink! It is such a gorgeous colour and so nice to work with. Don't you think those little mushrooms are too stinkin cute? Extra products used: Bazzill cs, Maya Road stick pin, Making Memories felt Butterfly, glossy accents, SU ink, u/k eyelet and Ippity's Burnt Umber ink.

My third card uses Ippity's Simply Home set. I tried to make this one with a country/rustic feel to it. Extra products used: Bazzill and SU cs, cardboard, Memento ink, copic markers, Twine, u/k eyelet and Ippity's Burnt Umber ink.

Well, that's it for today. For a complete list of today's blog hop participants, please check out the Ippity blog!

You can get your {Ippity} stamps from me here!

Get Sketchy #21

Here's my take on this week's Get Sketchy sketch #21. I used Ippity's Because of You set and the My Mind's Paper Pack which is also from Ippity. I also used the new Moulin Rouge Hybrid ink from Ippity and I must say, I absolutely love it! Extra products: SU and Bazzill cs, Glossy Accents, Ippity Burnt Umber ink, SU ink, Maya Road stick pin and Making Memories felt butterfly.

Unity Friday Friends With Flair

Happy Friday!!! Today I have two cards to share with you for this week's FWF.

My first card uses Unity's October /09 Store KOTM. I just love this cute little coffee image! I kept this card clean and simple. The buttons I added kind of remind me of coffee beans! Products used: Bazzill cs, Memento and Unity inks, Nestablities, copic markers and u/k buttons.

My second card uses Ippity's Devoted and Just Wanted to Say sets. I'm really happy with how this one turned out -simple yet elegant! Products used: SU cs, Fiskars border punch, Versamark and Distress inks, Whispers copper embossing powder, u/k ribbon and heart pendant, u/k bling, DMC floss and Basic Grey dp.

For a complete list of today's FWF participants, please go to the Unity blog. One lucky participant today will win a grab bag of 25 random Unity stamps!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

You can get your {Ippity} stamps here!

Fashionista

Here's my take on this week's Sketchy Thursday's sketch. What a fun sketch to work with! I love getting out my messy supplies LOL! Products used: Ippity's Life's Little Moments set, Bazzill cs, Rose Mocha sticker letters, Glimmer Mist, MM paint, Petaloo felt flowers, AC puffy swirl stickers, Heidi Swapp bling, staples and misc. fabric scraps!

Journaling reads: Alexandra loves to dress herself every morning. Although she rarely matches, still looks absolutely adorable! January 12th /10".

You can get your {Ippity} stamps here!

Life is Simple

Here's my take for this weeks Get Sketchy challenge #GS20. This sketch was so much fun to work with! I used Ippity's Simply Home set, Bazzill cs, October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket dp, Ippity Burnt Umber ink, Versamark and Zing Embossing powder, Prima bling, Nestabilities, machine and hand stitching.

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You can get your {Ippity} stamps here!

Monday {Ippity} Hippity Hop

Don't ya just love the Monday {Ippity} Hippity Hop? I know I look forward to seeing all of the awesome creations created with Ippity stamps!

My first card uses Ippity's Because of You set. Inspiration for this card came from the wonderful second chance sketch over at Sketchy Thursdays! I used Bazzill cs, Basic Grey dp, Prima Bling, DMC floss, Versamark and Unity inks and Stampendous embossing powder.

My second card uses Ippity's Life's Little Moments set and the Be Loved My Minds Eye paper packet. Bazzil cs, Memento and Versamark inks and Stampendeous embossing powder. I added some embossed score lines to finish up this CAS card.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

You can get your {Ippity} stamps here!

Mojo Monday #120

Here's my take on this week's Mojo Monday Week #120. I also used Splitcoast's colour challenge #CC252 to use SU Handsome Hunter, Bermuda Bay, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink for desert and Ippity's challenge IHHC5 to use buttons. My card uses Ippity's Because of You set, SU buttons and punch, twine, Sizzix and Cuttlebug embossing folders, Nestabilties, SU and Versamark inks, SU ribbon and Candy Shoppe embossing powder.

You can purchase your Ippity stamps here!

Unity Friday Friends With Flair

Happy Friday everyone! This is my first FWF post of the year. Just a quick and easy CAS card using an image from the October/09 Unity Store kit. SEI dp, SU kraft cs, Versamark and Unity inks, Zing embossing powder, MS punch, Kaiser pearls and u/k ribbon.

For a complete list of today's FWF participants please visit the Unity Blog! One lucky winner today will receive a random grab bag of 25 Unity Stamps!

Very Beautiful

Layout created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism cs, Teresa Collins dp, 7 Gypsies stamps, Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, Versmark and Palette Hybrid ink, Stampendous embossing powder, Creative Imaginations stickers, Sakura Identi-pen, Martha Stewart and EK Sucess punches.

Time Flies

Layout created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism cs, Teresa Collins dp, 7 Gypsies stamps and gaffer tape, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Glimmer Mist, Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, Colorbox Chalk Ink, Craft-T gold rub-on, CM gold pen, Impress dual stamp marker, Creative Imaginations stickers, Jenni Bowlin Memo Notebook paper, Sakura Identi-pen and Finding & Things coin envelope. The title was cut from my Slice using the Wedding design card.

I love how the hidden journaling tag fits inside the coin envelope perfectly. Journaling reads: "Alexandra had such a great time for her first New Year's Eve celebration. We took her and her Nanny out with us for awhile to the New Year's Eve party at the Radisson. Eveyone had a great time, especially our little Alexandra! Almost 9 months old - December 31st, 2006".

Bulletin / Cork Board created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Darice Cork Tile, Teresa Collins dp, CTMH and SU ribbon, Sakura Identi-pen and various push pins from Staples.

ATC

ATC created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism cs, 7 Gypsies stamps and gaffer tape, Tim Holtz mini paper clip, Tim Holtz distress inks and embossing powders, Glossy Accents, Versamark ink and Impress Dual stamp marker.

ATC

ATC created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism cs, October Afternoon dp, Tim Holtz mini paper clip, Memento, SU and Colorbox Chalk Inks, 7 Gypsies stamps and Basic Grey Opaline pearl.

Molto Bello

Card created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism cs, 7 Gypsies Gaffer tape and stamps, Teresa Collins dp, Sizzix dies, Versamark and Stampendeous embossing powder.

Play

Layout created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. I also designed this month's sketch for the DT to work with. Products used are Prism cs, October Afternoon dp, Jenni Bowlin Memo Notebook stickers, Tim Holtz mini paper clip, Teresa Collins chip shape, AC Slickwriter, Sassafrass alpha tokens, Colorbox chalk ink and machine stitching.

Happy New Year

Layout created using Scraptivity's January/10 kit. Products used are Prism Faux White cs, October Afternoon dp, CM journal pen, Basic Grey Opaline pearls, Colorbox Chalk Ink, Jenni Bowlin Stickers and Memo Note page, Sassafrass Chip Alphas and 7 Gypsies stamps.

Journaling reads: "Isabella made quite an impression being able to stay awake to celebrate her first New Year's Eve! January 1st, 2008".

Scraptivity January 2010 Kit

The Scraptivity January 2010 kit has now been revealed and is available for purchase for $36.99 CAD! This kit is jammed packed with tons of goodies from Teresa Collins, October Afternoon, 7 Gypsies, Basic Grey, Prism, Jenni Bowlin, Tim Holtz, Crafty Secrets and Tim Holtz.

Click here to view a more detailed list of kit contents and to purchase your kit!