Easter Greetings

Well I must say that this year I certainly procrastinated on getting my Easter cards made. It is Wednesday before the holiday and I just finished addressing the last one. They are on their way to the mailbox and will be in the postal workers hands tomorrow. 

This little bunny was the reason why I fell in love with this stamp set and paper from WeR. I stamped the image using Memento Rich Cocoa ink and highlighted the features of the bunny with Copic marker, Warm Gray W1. To add some more color, I lightly spritzed the stamped image with Moonlight Glimmer Mist. I tattered the edges of all the paper with an edge distresser. And topped the look off with  a flower, button, and ribbon.

Detail shot:

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter!

Growing in Unity Friday...Feel the Joy

Feel the Joy...

This is one of those cards that by picking glittery papers, it makes it look like it took a long time to make, but don't be fooled. The longest time spent was prepping the paper to the right size and border punching the polka dot piece. I love when I can fly through a few cards and have a finished project in a few minutes. Even though I love my Copic markers, sometimes I have to do simpler. 

 Feel the Joy stamp is one of those stamps that looks so beautiful to me with very little effort. 

I created the card on kraft paper. I used six patterned paper and the image is stamped on watercolor paper. The polka dot paper and stamped image are pop dotted up for depth. And of course, I had to add some ribbon for texture.

 

Detail Shot:

 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. And remember this is your last day to comment. If you missed a day, go back and comment.

Enjoy!

Growing in Unity Thursday...Sew Thankful for all You do

So for Thursday, I am Sew Thankful for all You do. 

Whenever I color an image with Copic markers, I take the color inspiration from the patterned paper that I am using. So out comes the color chart that I printed on watercolor paper and have hand colored with my markers. It is the most helpful tool that I use. 

This stamp set from Unity Stamp Co. is one of my very favorites. The set has tons of stamps and possibilities. 

 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Growing in Unity Wednesday...Thinking of You

Thinking of You on this Wednesday. 

And Sending My Love (from Unity Stamp Co. UK-427A) to you too.

Copic markers, chalk ink, sander, and a diecut, oh my! When you grab a bunch of tools, you never know what you will create. I do know that when I pull out the Copic markers, I am going to have a blast. I love to color ever since I was a little girl. So I always look for an excuse to pull them out. 

This is what I created this time around.

 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Growing in Unity Tuesday...A Basket full of Wishes

A Basket full of Wishes became a bunch of birthday cards in four colors. I love how the stamp coordinates with the paper. So love Jillibean Soup and Unity Stamp Co. 

I was extremely anal to match up the colors of the paper to my Copic markers. To the basket of flowers to the bicycle color and to the tires on the bicycle.

I distress edged the stamped image and chalk inked the patterned paper.

 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Growing in Unity Monday...Hello...i love you

I am back as a Growing in Unity gal this week. So very exciting. Life has been so very busy the last few months, but it is good to blog again. 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

For today, I created a card to say hello and I love you for either a man or a woman. I used the Because of You set from {ippity}. I love this set because of all the possibilities it offers. I stamped the images with black ink and then chalked the images with yellow-green chalk for added depth. The card is built up on layers of cardstock with some of the cardstock being edge distressed. The sentiment is popped up on the card to make it the focal point. 

 

Detail Shots

 

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

I hope you have enjoyed checking out all the cards I have created for Christmas. But I will let you know that these cards you have seen are next year's ideas. I know sick right. I am a planner by nature and when you work retail, you have to be. So this year's card is ready to go in the mailbox any time. Check back to see it soon. 

This card is featuring the snowflakes and saying from the Season of Joy stamp set.

Detail shot

 

Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday!

Happy Holidays

Country Christmases are celebrated all throughout the United States. Expressing it in a card, can be a little be more difficult. 

I choose to take a stab at it by using Gingham Christmas Greetings as my stamp set and green, red, and cream papers. The paper the stamped images are mounted to features a green gingham background to add to the depth of the stamps.

Adding a softness with chalk ink to add to the depth of this card.

You can see in this close up shot that the paper is all layered upon each other.

 

One more card coming at you tomorrow!

Merry and Holly

Traditionally,we see red and green representing Christmas cards. This card is no exception, except it brings in the element of black and a whole lot of white. 

This card features the stamp set, Season of Joy.

In the up close shot, you can see that a whole lot of hand cutting went on. The saying is stamped inside another stamp and then the holly is stamped and then cut out as well. Spring loaded scissors were my friend when I was creating this card.

 

See you tomorrow with another creation.

Merry Kissmas

Time for more holiday cheer! Soft greens, evergreens, and splashes of red keep this card elegant. 

This card was created using Kissmas & Mistletoe as well. 

To add softness to the cream cardstock, the edges were inked with chalk ink. The Christmas tree's poinsettia was colored in using Copic markers.

Same with the Merry Kissmas saying, the heart was colored with a Copic marker.

 

Hope you are enjoying peeking at some of my creations as much as I had making them.

See you again!

Snowing Joy

Some more Christmas cheer coming at you! Christmas colors are in all forms now a days. This card features browns, burgundies, and olive greens.

This card was created using Gingham Christmas Greetings. 

Close up shot of the stamping and die cuts

 

Enjoy and see you tomorrow!

Snowbody Like You

The next few days I will be posting ideas for Christmas cards. If you are a last minute crafter, you still have time to make some cards and get them out. Or if you are already planning for next year, I hope you get an idea or two. Enjoy!

This card was created using Kissmas & Mistletoe.

 

Enjoy following the next few days!

November Release Day!!!!

So very excited for this release! So without further ado,

Pain and Pride - so very cute

Warm Wishes - hello winter wonderland

Find us under New Releases to take us home

Card using Pain and Pride: I wanted a clean look to feature the adorable penguin on skis. Of course, there was a load of Copic markers used to create this little guy, but it was way fun.

Up close and personal to the Mr. Skiing Penguin

Card using Warm Wishes: I pulled out the embossing gun (a tool that I have not had out in a while) for this card. To add some more elegance to the flourish, I added pearls to the centers of all the snowflakes. I love using Memento ink pads - they stamp clean and crisp. I have had the London Fog color for a while now. I bought it thinking it was gray. It is really a blue gray but, works wonder for tone on tone looks with this color range.

Detail shot of the flourish and saying

Remember, there is always free shipping on all orders. And all orders receive a grab bag stamp and a handmade card added to the order. So have fun shopping for {ippity} stamps.

Enjoy!

Thanks and Gratitude - {ippity} Release day!

It is October 5th and that means it is {ippity} Release day! 

First up is Thanks for all Things. As soon as I saw this set, I feel in love with the tree. You will see my card below and see how much fun I had with it.

Next is time for...friends & wine. What a great set for girls night card, best friends card or a sister card. I love the sayings that are in this set too.

On to the card...Whenever I see the new stamp sets, I start looking for the perfect paper to showcase the set. The new fall collection for WeR was an easy pick for this stamp set. The tree style was so similar - when I saw the paper in the store, I almost screamed with glee out loud. So I just grinned and bought my find. Hopefully, you enjoy it as much as I had making it.

Detail shot of the tree. I colored the leaves with Copic markers to coordinate with the paper. To add a level of depth to the tree, I used YR30 to add a slight shading to the tree to distinguish to tree from the cardstock.

Copic Markers used: BG72 - Ice Ocean; Y26 - Mustard; YG95 - Pale Olive; YR18 - Sanguine; and 

YR30 - Macadamia Nut

Remember, there is always free shipping on all orders. And all orders receive a grab bag stamp and a handmade card added to the order. So have fun shopping for {ippity} stamps.

Enjoy!

Chick Challenges Blog Hop Day 3

 Welcome to the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps!

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.  Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects.  We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets.  To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

To win, you must: 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog (www.chickchallengeswithippity.blogspot.com); 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is.  (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.

Here is the hop order for Day 3:

Chick Challenges 

Heather Flaherty 

Kimberly Cook YOU ARE HERE

Jennie Kaderabek 

Lisa Wallace 

Crystal Cantu

Chick Challenges

 To pick a favorite {ippity} stamp set was extremely difficult because I love them all. However, for this blog hop, I picked ALL things are POSSIBLE. I believe this stamp set has no boundaries. I chose to create my card focusing on the ribbon being pink. Pink, we all know, is the awareness ribbon color for breast cancer. 

Here is a link to a website that I found that list out all of the Awareness Ribbon Colors. When I was reading over the list, I was surprised to see that Celiac Disease had a ribbon color since I always see the butterfly representing the disease. For more information about Celiac Disease, go to www.celiac.org. 


Here is my creation using ALL things are POSSIBLE:

Detail shots

Copic markers used: R81 - Rose Pink; Y21 - Buttercup Yellow; and  
YR30 - Macadamia Nut

 

I will be giving away some blog candy on October 6th, you must be a "follower" of my blog and leave a comment on this post. For extra chances, you can post comments on any other post this week too thru the 6th, but remember to comment on this post for sure. To one random follower/commenter, I will be giving away the beautiful set that I used to create this card - ALL things are POSSIBLE. Good luck! 

Your next stop on the blog hop

Jennie Kaderabek

Halloween Page and Card Class/Kit available

Come join the fun! Have fun creating this Halloween page and card along with learning some cool techniques. The class includes all supplies to create the layout and card and you take home the stamp set - That's Creepy. All the fun is only $25. Unable to attend the class but still want to learn, sign up for a class kit. Just choose the proper add to cart buttons when signing up. Space is limited - so sign up 

 quickly.

 

 

Kit (Some supplies may vary from what is shown)

$25.00