Friends with Flair!!!! I'M BACK!

So my life has been really crazy. Trust me! I won't go into any details but let me just tell you how awesome it is to be creating again! I've missed my supplies and my Unity/Ippity stamps!!!! One of the first things I made for the wall in our kitchen was a frame to match. I LOVE how it turned out and I can't wait until I can make more.

Check it out:

I loved it so much I had to turn it into a card! I've been watching tons of Donna Downey's Inspiration Wednesday videos and am learning so much!

My last card was one I did for the WCMD Unity challenges. I actually made about 20 of the 23 challenges but didn't get them posted in time. Oh well! This one was to stamp on fabric USCWCMD05.

Sorry I don't have my supplies listed but if you have a specific question I'll be glad to answer you if you send me your email address!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the Unity blog for the complete list of FWF blog participants!

Long time huh???

Hello my blog friends! Sorry it's been so long! It's been a little crazy around here but I wanted to share some of the wonderful creations I made at Donna Downey's Inspired weekend! I had a blast and can't wait until next year! Thanks Jenn for inviting me!

This first card I actually made yesterday. I had to use my newest stamps from Unity/Cosmo! Love these images! This card uses stamps from Garden Variety and "Get Scrappy with" Material Girl. I made this card my my DD's teacher. I'm going to attach a gift card to the back of the tag.

This next piece of art was from Suze Weinberg's class. I had a blast learning to play with beeswax! I love how this turned out!

Close up:

This next piece is a mini journal album. We learned how to create these wonderful roses! I want to make tons of them! Thanks Stephanie for a great class!

This next image is one of my favorite items we created this past weekend. I really loved painting freehand and adding the glass, although time consuming, was relaxing. All that's left to do is to grout it but my DD took it from me the moment I got home and says she LOVES it the way it is! Dara Troshane was the brilliant instructor, thanks Dara!~

Prima, Donna and some Tattered Angles glimmer mist make a great combo! The mini camera bag was fun to do even though it took me forever to get my hands from looking like Elphaba's or Shrek's!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to post more soon!

Thanks for owl-ways being here for me!

I know it's been a while since I've posted a card using My Cute Stamps but I have a great one to share with you today! I love this sketch by Becky!

Supplies:
My Cute Stamps: little owl
Kraft cardstock
scraps of Basic Grey's green at heart ppr
pearl adhesive dots
embossing poweder
heat tool
scallop punch
square punch

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful day!

FWF Last day of April!

I can't believe my Birthday month is over! Boo-hoo! It was a great month! My next few months are going to be crazy around here! We've got another move coming up. Looking forward to it but not to the added stress! If I'm not actively posting on my blog you'll know why!

Did you see the new Unity releases??? I already made my purchases! I can't wait for them to arrive! Yeah!!! For today's card I used Unity's Triple Take Anniversary Challenge #4 and Unity's April KOTM. What do you think??? I love this paper. I'm trying to use my scraps before the move.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy this beautiful last day of April!
Check out Unity's blog for a complete FWF list!

FWF and my sister's b-day!

This FWF post is going to be quick so you can make sure you see all the wonderful creations in the HOP! I have two cards to share but only the first one is using Unity! This set is called Sketchy Little Boy. I added distress crackle paint to the dinosaur's body after I colored him then added brown ink on top. The cake stamp comes from Unity's Soirees & Such set.



My second one is using a small sentiment stamp from The Stamps of Life birthday set but I just had to share! I got my inspiration from the latest issue of Paper Crafts!
I also wanted to post a Happy Birthday to my little sis Sarah! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Monday 4.19.10 H{ippity} HOP!

I filled up my previous food journal and needed a new one. This time I just bought an inexpensive mini notebook and decided to alter it. It was a bright green so I decided to paint it first with acrylic paint. Then I used some older paper from my stash to cover the front. I used two {ippity} sets: Love in Return and the sentiment from Where you Should be.

Click HERE for the complete list of {ippity} blog hop participants!

What do you think? I love it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

I have {ippity} stamps on hand so if you need a set just send me a quick email and I can get one or two out to you asap!

My Birthday FWF!!!

April is a crazy birthday month in my family! I have had to make more birthday cards this month than the whole year put together! It's crazy! Today also happens to be my birthday! This is going to be quick because two of my amazing friends are kidnapping me for the day! I can't wait to see what they have planned! Then tonight is dinner with my hubs and my girls!

My card was made for Unity's Color Challenge with a twist USCCC02.
***Edited to add that the cake image is from Unity's new set Soirees & Such! The Happy and Birthday are from two older Unity kits (can't remember which right now!)

I hope you have a wonderful day! I know I will!!!

H{ippity} Hop Monday!

Happy Monday! Everyone have a wonderful weekend? We did! It was beautiful here in Eastern NC! I love spring!

I am going to keep this short and sweet. I made this card for a swap I participated in. Some of you may be part of it too! Here is what you will be receiving this week! Hope you like it!

Supplies:
Kraft cardstock
White cardstock
My Minds Eye ppr
Stamps: Where you Should be
sewing machine
prima flowers
twine

Have a wonderful Monday and enjoy the {ippity} hop! Click here for a complete list of participants!

H{ippity} Hop Monday!!!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We did here! It was gorgeous and beautiful! I love Easter and love to give to my nieces and nephews. This year I made some mini candy pouches using {ippity}'s Sweet Thoughts of Spring set! Love this little bunny! Also used were Unity's mini alphabet set. The paper is some old bling cardstock from Bazzill and the patterned paper is Basic Grey.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Yea Baby! It's Friday FWF!

Happy Friday! Did you all have fun at HIP HOP yesterday? I wasn't around, boo hoo. But I did see Jimmi's great sketch HHSC01 and made my card last night! What do you think? I used some really old papers I had in my stash and Unity's March KOTM: Rockin' it Unity Style.

Supplies:
Waffle Cardstock Paper-Pink
Chatter Box ppr
Unity's March KOTM
Washi Tape (love this stuff)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!
Happy Easter!

Caffinated Cropper Blog HOP!!!

I'm here!!! Sorry for getting this up late!

Here is my card for today's HOP!!! This is an amazing kit! I believe Amy from Caffinated Cropper has a few kits left, if not she will be releasing a new one real soon! Check out her blog for more info and the complete list of customers participating in the HOP!
This is a birthday card! Happy "BEE" day! Get it? It took my darling daughter a few minutes! She just thought it said Happy day! The background was made using the Gesso Resist technique again! Love that technique! Check it out here!

Check out Christi's blog next!

Well, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Ippity H{ippity} Blog HOP!!!

Hi my {ippity} friends! Sorry for the late post! Issues around here! I won't bore you with details. On to my card for today! I used the set Music of my Heart for the very first time! I know right? Crazy! I love the huge music background stamp!

Other supplies:
Bazzill Gold Scallop paper
vellum
Basic Grey green at heart paper
scrap ribbon
rhinestone

So what do you think? I want to make a complete set of these! Hopefully I'll get around to it! Today is rainy and cloudy, makes me want to be lazy!
Have a wonderful week!

FWF Relax it's your day

I tried a new technique! Have you seen the resource page on Splitcoast? It is chock full of amazing techniques and projects! I did the Gesso resist technique. It was fairly easy and the look in real life if beautiful! Hard to see here.

Supplies:
bazzill cardstock (some kind of light green)
white cardstock
magazine page
gesso
Tim Holtz Distress ink Peeled Paint
clear embossing powder
heat tool
sponge
twill ribbon from jillibean soup
Stamps from Unity/Donna Downey set Where you Are

To see the complete list of FWF participants check out Unity's blog!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful day!

My Little Forest Owl Friend

My favorite image from the set Little Forest Friends from My Cute Stamps. This little owl is precious! I made this card using 2 Sketches 4 You Bonus sketch from fellow My Cute Stamps DT member Alice! My oval is a little bigger but seems to work!

Close up shot:

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Wednesday!

Monday H{ippity} Hop!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It was quiet beautiful here! Today I have a card using a sketch I found on Splendid Stamping with the Greeting Farm!

Supplies:
Kraft cardstock
patterned paper from MME
yellow bazzill
{ippity} Sweet Thoughts of you set
yellow flower soft for chick belly

Check out the whole list of participants here on the {ippity} blog!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Happy Bee-Day and a Hi!

I did it. I just had to! What's that you say?

Well I just had to get my little hands on this amazing kit from Amy, Caffinated Cropper! Have you seen the wonderful creations from her and her DT? If not check it out!

Here is what I did with this kit so far! More to come!
This first card uses Limelight Papercrafts sketch 43.

Everything except the brown hemp string is from this kit! Even the brown stickles!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

FWF This Life

Happy Friday!!! Today I have a couple of cards using the paper I sell through {ippity}! It goes great with Unity and {ippity} stamps!

For my first card I used this weeks Sketch SCS272 combined with Unity's March Store kit.

For my second card I kept it CAS. I used Unity's new Butterfly Effect wood slide single only available through stores. The Life quote is from {ippity}'s What Matters Most kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I know you have a ton of blogs to get through so I won't keep you! Here is the full list of FWF participants! Have a wonderful weekend!