make everyday...

do you love when you remember a cool thing you've done before but forgot about? that's what happened when i saw the unity tv episode on magic embossing. i've done this technique before, but kinda forgot about it! so when i had to make a card for the h{ippity} hop, i figured i would give it a shot. and i love how it turned out!  i'm so in love with wild honey, broken china and peeled paint distress ink.  go check out the rest of the creations in this week's h{ippity} hop!

make everyday
stamps: ippity
cardstock: morning marigold
ink: peeled paint, broken china, fired brick, wild honey, walnut stain, versamark
embellishments:  clear embossing powder

anything but...

i swear, if there is a class in procrastination, i'd get an a+!  what does that have to do with h{ippty} hop monday?  i should have been writing my paper last night but instead found myself in my craft room making a card so i could play along with the hop!!  i've got a case of "senior-itis" so bad!!  but in 8 days it will all be over  and i can spend as much time in my craft room (guilt free!) as i want!! have a good monday and go check out the rest of the h{ippity} hop!

anything but happy
stamps:  ippity
cardstock:  bermuda bay, rich razzleberry, making memories
ink: soft suede, bermuda bay
embellishments:  glossy accents
tools: prismacolor markers

happy valentine's day!

it's also monday, so it's a h{ippity} hop kinda day, too.  i haven't done the hop in a few weeks!  i've missed it!  visit the {ippity} blog to see all the other cute projects on the hop.

this is the card i made for my valentine, the love of my life.  the thought says it all!  i don't know what i would do without him.   

happy valentine's day! 

love more

stamps: ippity

cardstock: cherry cobbler, early espresso

ink: riding hood red, blushing bride

tools: prismacolor markers

xo...

sometimes in this crazy world we live in, when life gets so busy and hectic you can't figure out whether you are coming and going, it's nice to just have a little plain and simple.  that's my thought for today's h{ippity} hop!  because sometimes plain and simple is just plain cute. this is a little 3x3 card.  stamp, doodle, done.  be sure to visit the rest of the hop starting here.

xoxo
stamps: ippity
cardstock: white
ink: onyx black, riding hood red
embellishments: black pen, primsacolor markers

hello...

it's a h{ippity} hop in a brand new year!! welcome to 2011. i can't believe it!! but here it is. i hope that this year goes by at less of a frantic pace than twenty-ten did. i can't even remember half of it!! but i'm glad you are here, h{ippity} hoppin'! a lot of people i know are choosing a word to live by for twenty eleven. i am in a way, but not a serious as some. my word is reduce. there are so many aspects of my life that i can reduce things in...for crafting, it's going to mean a few things.  reduce the supplies i have by actually using them!  and reduce the amount i'm going to spend on new supplies, simply because of the amount i have!  reduce is a great word for other parts of my life, too. but more on that later.  be sure to visit the {ippity} blog to see the other great creations on the hop  and the new and exciting things that are in store for this year from {ippity}!!

hello...

stamps: ippity

cardstock: poppy parade, pear pizazz, crushed curry, we r memory keepers pp

ink: poppy parade, pear pizazz, crushed curry, soft sky

embellishments:  glossy accents

everyday...

it's h{ippity} hop time!  what's h{ippity} hop you ask?  just a friendly little blog hop where {ippity} stamps are used.  did you all survive the holiday weekend of festiveness?  hope so.  i had an amazing holiday.  i made this card thinking this is good advice for every day!!  it's kind of a card on a card.  not your typical card that opens.  it's a flat card base and the white center section lifts up with a place to write a message.  i was thinking a little outside the box on this one.  be sure to hop on through the rest of the creations, starting at the {ippity} blog. 

everyday

stamps: ippity

cardstock: early espresso, crumb cake, pear pizazz

ink: crumb cake, pear pizazz, always artichoke, walnut stain
embellishments:  su ribbon

other: corner chomper

remember if you need some of these fabulous {ippity} stamps and santa gave you a little christmas green, stop by my {ippity} blog and i can hook you up!!

peace...

it's that time of the week again.  time for another h{ippity} hop monday!  and can you belive it's now less that two weeks until christmas?  i thought i was prepared this year with my christmas cards, but i've been making more this weekend.  i swear i wouldn't think i know that many people that i send them to!  oh well.  feel free to visity the other h{ippity} hop peeps this week starting back on the {ippity} blog.  to all my friends in the midwest/east, sorry you are getting snow!  it was a balmy 50 degrees yesterday where i live.  loved it!   but i'm guessing we'll have more of the white stuff before next saturday.  happy day!

peace
stamps: ippity
cardstock: crumb cake, early espresso, fancy pants pp
ink: broken china, weathered wood, walnut stain
embellishments: clear embossing powder, twine

merry merry...

it's monday!!  and it's a short and sweet post about h{ippity} hop.  i got some new {ippity} goodness this week so i had to play.  i added a little sparkle to the snowflakes, too.  hop on through the blog hop starting at the {ippity} blog.  have a great monday!!

merry merry

stamps: ippity
cardstock: cherry cobbler, crumb cake
ink: cherry cobbler, early espresso, soft sky, old olive, walnut stain
embellishments: glitter pen, baker's twine

mistletoe...

this weekend went by in the blink of an eye. it was a great weekend with a lot of just hanging out with my husband and a night out with some friends stamping. it's monday and that means a new week. and it means it's time for another h{ippity} hop! this week i used the kissmas & mistletoe set again. i love it!! used some echo park paper scraps that i had left over from a project i'll be posting soon. hop on through to the rest of the h{ippity} hop and have a great monday. if you are having weather like we are (remember that blizzard hype from last week?? well it should have been this weekend. it's snowed a ton today and just keeps going!) then be safe.

mistletoe

stamps: ippity
cardstock: crumb cake, early espresso, echo park pp
ink: baja breeze, early espresso
embellishments: prismacolor markers, hemp twine, glossy accents

peace (part 2)...

good morning!!  over the weekend it turned into winter.  it snowed probably at least 6 inches saturday night and over a foot in some areas.  so i'm happy to stay home and enjoy the h{ippity} hop today!!  the guys over at unity are hilarious and made a video demonstrating how to make some coasters.  i thought it would make a cute gift for people, so i headed to lowe's on saturday (a place i never thought about buying craft supplies!) and experimented.  i think it turned out pretty cute!  i have a few more, that i'll share tomorrow, but wanted to only show the one i made with {ippity} stamps for the hop.  check out the rest of the h{ippity} hop and have a good week..for most people it will be a short week!

peace

stamps: ippity

ink:  burnt umber; barn door, weathered wood distress ink;  midnight blue stazon
other:  marble tile

peace...

november 1st.  i can't even believe it.  where has this year gone???  all i know is that it is monday so that means h{ippity} hop!! i know, i know...we just barely finished halloween and here's a christmas card.  but i already had it done!!  plus i used more fantabulous echo park digi paper!  love it!  hop on over to the {ippity} blog and see all the other {ippity} goodness.  and remember, new {ippity} stamps come out on nov 18th!

peace

stamps: ippity
cardstock: crumb cake, echo park digital paper
ink: early espresso, cherry cobbler, versamark
embellishments: clear embossing powder

click here to check out the special on {ippity} through nov 10th!

october 31st...

i know...that's not the date.  but it is the title of my card for this weeks h{ippity} hop!  i am so loving the kit, that's creepy!  so many good options!  and once again, played with echo park digital paper.  i love it.
have a great monday and don't forget to visit the other {ippity} peeps!

october 31st

stamps: ippity
cardstock:dusty durango, basic black, walnut cream, echo park digital paper
ink: black craft, early espresso, old olive
embellishments: clear embossing powder

fabulous...

i am doing the happy dance that today is monday.  strictly for the fact that i will finally done with my long haul of shifts in a row.  anyway, it's monday so that means h{ippity} hop!  i've been loving the echo park digital paper and playing around with it.  i made this card with two of them.  i thought the {ippity} stamps looked cute with it!  hope you have a great monday and don't forget to visity the {ippity} blog to see the rest of the h{ippity} hop! 

fabulous

stamps: ippity
cardstock: walnut cream, cherry cobbler, echo park digi pp

ink: early espresso, cherry cobbler

embellishments: prismacolor markers

ps  i had to make a little note that i actually colored the image.  i thought about paper piecing, but didn't end up doing it!

bring sunshine

it's h{ippity} hop time!  monday, monday, monday!  (said with best deep announcer voice!)  i played with a new {ippity}kit this weekend.  can't believe i haven't done it before now.  i love the kit, quotes a'la happy.  it's so cute and has such good quotes!  this was another card we made at the card fest yesterday! (i've got to remember this quote when we are having a blizzard!)  h{ippity} hop over to the {ippity} blog and see what the other chicks have created to start off the week!  and if you need some new {ippity} goodness, visit my blog to purchase.  there's a new special going for october! 

bring sunshine
stamps: ippity
cardstock: pear pizzazz, dafodill delight
ink:  pear pizzazz, dafodill delight, soft suede

embellishments:  cuttlebug embossing folder, prismacolor markers

happy fall...

news flash.  this weekend went by faster than i could say h{ippity} hop!  so here we are with the hop on monday again!  i made a fall card since it is october.  we had weather like summer on saturday (broke a new high with 88!) so it doesn't exactly feel like fall, but probably will this week with all the rain we are supposed to have.  used some nesties and an embossing folder for this card.  h{ippity} hop on to the rest of the projects starting at the {ippity} blog!

happy fall 
stamps: ippity

cardstock: apricot appeal, dusting durango, crushed curry, always artichoke

ink:  dusting durango, crushed curry, always artichoke

embellishments:  cuttlebug embossing folder, nesties-labels 4, prismacolor markers

don't forget there is a new monthly special on my {ippity} blog!  go get yourself some of these cute stamps!

everyday...

must be monday 'cause it's time for the h{ippity} hop!!  every monday, a bunch of {ippity} nuts have a little blog hop and post the creations they've made.  i made a simple card for today's hop.  be sure to start at the {ippity} blog and check them all out!

everyday 

stamps: ippity

cardstock: early espresso, walnut cream, cosmo cricket pp

ink:  early espresso

embellishments:  stampin up ribbon

visit my {ippity} blog to get some cute {ippity} goodness!

thanks...

made simple card for this weeks h{ippity} hop.  i needed to make some thank you cards that a lady ordered and i figured i'd kill two birds with one stone!  make her cards and use {ippity} to do the hop!  so h{ippity} hop on to the other blogs and see what they made.  i must have taken this picture from a funny angle and not realized it.  the card looks huge!  don't forget to check out the monthly special on my {ippity}blog and then you could h{ippity} hop with us!  happy monday!  

thanks
stamps: ippity
cardstock: pebbles pp
ink: early espresso
embellishments:  die cut flowers

fall pumpkin...

i've said it before, i'll say it again.  who is speeding up time?  i swear only last week it was june!  and now it's almost the middle of september?  sheesh!  so for this weeks h{ippity} hop, i decided to use a fall-ish theme.  i also needed to make some pumpkin atcs for a swap my friend sherri is hosting.  i realized this is also all about embossing!  i made the background with a cuttlebug embossing folder, then used some nesties to cute out the label shape, then heat embossed the pumpkin!! sweet! 
h{ippity} hop on over to the {ippity} blog and see what the other crafties have made.  happy monday, everyone!

fall pumpkin

stamps: ippity
cardstock: dusty durango, tangerine tango, more mustard
ink:  dusty durango, versamark
embellishments:  clear embossing powder, prismacolor markers

tools: nesties, cuttlebug folder

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fintastic...

happy labor day! i hate that since it's labor day it means that summer is almost over. where did it go?? it's also monday, so that means h{ippity} hop time!! i love these little fishies. and they are so cute swimming in a big group. so tried my hand at masking. i discovered a super easy way to mask. post it notes. they are easy to cut and don't stick to your paper. plus, you can cut two at a time!! easy peasy. have a great day and go visit the other {ippity} chickies.

fintastic
stamps: ippity, kim hughes-chf

cardstock: soft sky-su; walnut cream-bazzill; my mind's eye pp

ink: blushing bride, pear pizzazz, early espresso, tempting turquoise

embellishments: prismacolor markers

is love...

it's h{ippity} hop time!  monday.  i've never been so happy to see monday.  and for a strange reason!  i finally feel good enough to go to work today!  being off for a week when you are sick isn't fun at all.  so back to the grind.  yippee!  i love the card for this week's h{ippity} hop.  i got the new {ippity} stamps on friday so that meant playing with new rubber!!  i love the set 'so this is love'.  so cute!  and so many options!
so happy monday to you all and go h{ippity} hop from the beginning! 

is love

stamps: ippity, unity

cardstock: crumb cake

ink: early espresso, cherry cobbler, versamark

embellishments: hemp string

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