makes me happy...

i know...i know...can  you believe two art journal pages in a row?  i had to post this one because i got up early this morning to finish it, i was so excited about it.  it was inspired from last night's ustream class with tracy.  what do you think??

makes me  happy
 stamps:  unity-christy tomlinson, donna downy, susan weckesser
cardstock: watercolor paper
ink: jet black, broken china distress, seedness preserves distress, island indigo, versamark
embellishments:  silver embossing powder, glimmer mist, frost white & platinum all purpuse ink, acrylic pain, paper flower

plus this is entered into the unity-cha pinterest challenge.  i would love love love it if  you are a pinterest-er and would go "like" it!  click here!  and thank you!!!

in the end...

i finally got to do a new art journal page this week.  and today is monday, so i'm guessing i'll get a heaping dose of inspiration again tonight from the helmar ustream class with tracy weinzapfel.  i love mondays!!  crazy, i know. 

and {ippity} has a new challenge for the  month.  theme is anything that flies, has wings, is in the air.  how cool that my journal page absolutely fits the theme!!

i used my silhouette to create the background template, then sprayed it with different colors of glimmer mist.  love that technique!

in the end
 stamps:  ippity
cardstock: watercolor paper
ink: jet black, mustard seed distress, peeled paint distress
embelishments:  rhinestones, crystal effects, glimmer mist
tools:  silhouette

and don't forget that there is an {ippity} new release blog hop on thursday!!  you aren't going to want to miss it!!  

off the path...

who plays along with the weekly sketch challenge from the chick challenges blog?

if you don't, you should.  if you do, awesome!  either way,  the rules have changed a little (for the better!)  now, in addition to using {ippity} stamps on your project, you can also use unity stamps!!  i know that sooooo many of you have unity stamps, so now is your chance to play along with the {ippity} peeps for some free {ippity} stamps!! 

here's my take on this week's sketch.  i can't believe i haven't used anything from authentic man until now.  and i'm not sure why because i love this sentiment and the stars!

off the path

stamps:  ippity, unity
cardstock: white, my mind's eye pp, jillibean soup pp
ink: onyx black, stormy sky distress
tools:  silhouette

so grab some {ippity} or unity stamps and get inky!! then go check out the chick challenges blog and join this week's challenge!

consider yourself...

do you know how excited i am that it's friday??  my craft room has missed me terribly this week.  work just gets in the way of craftiness sometimes.  and because of a little major snowstorm wednesday night and a little mishap with a snow packed road, a patch of ice and a curb, i'll be spending today getting my jeep a new alignment.  instead of inking up a bunch of new rubber!!  but i did get one card made this week.  i used the feb kit of the month. i think it may be one of my favorite kits!  so go check out the rest of the friends with flair peeps over at unity. 

oh, and don't forget the sale this week. pick me as your {ippity} chick (even if you don't order any {ippity}, although there are lots of {ippity} stamps on sale too!!!) you can get a coupon for 29% off the new {ippity} releases that come out next thursday!!!

consider yourself

stamps:  unity
cardstock: soft suede, vanilla
ink: versamark, shabby shutters distress, old paper distress, walnut stain distress
embellishments:  clear embossing powder, acrylic paint