wise guy...

whoa.  i just realized it's friday the 13th!!  not that that means anything to me, but if you are superstitious, watch out!!  and if you love owls, you'll love this little wise guy owl from {ippity}.  it's one of the new {ippity} itty bitties.  and now you can get your own, along with all the other fantabulous unity stamps that you love in one spot!  isn't that the coolest?  speaking of unity, it's friday, so it's friends with flair.  a great time to see a bunch of cool projects.  so go here and check them out.  and don't forget if you want to buy some {ippity} goodness, go to the unity website and pick your favorite {ippity} chick *wink, wink* and shop to your little heart's content!!

wise guy

stamps: ippity

cardstock: blue bayou, bo bunny pp

ink:  soft suede, black soot distress

embellishments: washi tape

tools: corner chomper

enjoy...

so might as well grab a beverage of your choice...this is going to be a long winded post!

lately, i have been venturing outside my atc/card comfort zone.  i've done a few mixed media canvases and i have loved learning new things.  my friend cindi  has been telling me about this u-stream class she has been doing.  it is tracy weinzapfel from helmarusa, doing a live craftie session every monday night.  i decided to try it out a few weeks ago and only caught it for about the last 10 minutes.  then a few days ago, i remembered it was monday.  and my hubby was watching basketball *yawn* and  it was like destiny that i go participate in this class.  (here's a link to the video if you want to watch...and you do.  it's amazing!)

so i did.  and i got totally inspired.  then i had to work the next day.

but i didn't yesterday.  so i went to michael's and got some watercolor paper and a charcoal pencil (the two things i didn't have...).  and i felt like a total nerd standing in the store because i had NO idea what to get.  and i love technology these days.  so me, being the big nerd i am, i whipped out my phone, checked out facebook and low and behold, who is online but tracy.  so i sent her a message asking her some silly questions to which she was oh so nice and willing to answer!  i got what i needed and came home to make my first "art journal".  (after stopping at the library so i could buy some old books to destroy...felt kinda bad about that!)  i put quotes around art journal because you know i have a billion journals/notebooks laying around.  but i made this one specifically to play more with this mixed media thing.  and you know i love making my own little books!

so the end of this story is coming up...this is what i created after monday night's broadcast.  i learned the coolest "drippies" technique and a few other things i had never seen before, like using a baby wipe to paint with.  who knew?  awesomely fun and easy.  i encourage you to try something that is outside of your comfort zone because you never know what you are going to find out you can do and will love!!

enjoy...

stamps: ippity, unity

cardstock: watercolor paper

ink:  onyx black, rich razzleberry, walnut stain distress, worn lipstick distress, black soot distress

embellishments: buttons

other: gesso, acrylic paint, charcoal pencil

supergirl...

i have a few peeps that have done some super fantastic things lately.  i can't give away who, since i sent these cards to them and i don't want to spoil the surprise.  ok, i'll spill one...my niece madison made the dean's list for the third time at the university of utah.  she is awesome!

supergirl
stamps: lizzie anne designs
cardstock: purely pomegranate
ink:  onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers

happy...

did this weekend fly by so quickly to anyone else but me?? crazy.  and how is it the ninth of january already??  here's a card i made for the latest challenge (cc12) over at the {ippity} chick challenges blog.

happy

stamps: ippity

cardstock: crumb cake, pear pizazz

ink:  ripe persimmon distress

embellishments: button, hemp twine

this is actually  a non-traditional opening card...the four flaps open up to revel the inside.   this is the sketch for this week's challenge, cc12.

have you played along with one of the challenges yet?  if you haven't, you should definately check it out.   click the image below to get your {ippity} juices flowing!