Blog Hop Winner

The cold bug has been visiting our house this week , so I apologize  for not posting the winner of last weeks blog hop sooner.  Let me also  say thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment. I truly appreciated all of your kind thoughts.   So without further adieu the winner of the {ippity} itty bitty stamp set is Natalie, who left this comment:

 "Susan I love your card!  Love letters are so romantic."  Congratulations Natalie. Please verify your address for me  at ippity@comcast.net and I'll send your stamp set right out.

I'm also leaving you with a picture of the flowers I received for Valentines Day.  I thought they were so pretty that I thought I'd post a picture. 

Have a great weekend!

Susan

Moxie Fab World Die Cutting Challenge

Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the
Moxie Fab World Die Cutting Challenge.  Obviously the challenge was to make a card using die cuts.  Here is what I came up
with.

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For Christmas, my husband bought me some Cricket cartridges and I went back and forth as to whether or not I  wanted to keep them, but I procrastinated and the return time expired.   One of those cartridges I ended up keeping  was Damask Decor which I used for this card.   I thought the heart damask would make a pretty valentine card and I used it as the focal point for this card.  After cutting it out, I altered the die cut by inking the edges and stamping it with  a french script stamp from Hero Arts. Pop dots were used to attach the die cut to  the card which adds dimension.   I then added some pink rhinestones which look much nicer in person then in the photo. I used paper from K & Co. and a heart punch from Martha Stewart to finish off the card. Because of the ornate design of the card, I decided not to add a sentiment to the front of the card.  I think all the hearts on the card speak Valentine without having to say it in words. I'm sending this card to my Mother so I hope she likes it.  In the end, I think my procrastination paid off, because I really like this cartridge.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Susan

Ippity Stamps Blog Hop and a Give Away

Good morning  {ippity} friends and welcome to the {ippity} stamps blog hop!  I'm so glad you could join us today for some {ippity} inspiration and a preview of the five new stamp sets being released today. 

L.O.V.E is in the air with this blog hop.  Truth be told I was not creative enough to create a card using elements beginning with the letters in the word love, so I took this opportunity to create a valentine to send to my son who is away at college.

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It's always a challenge to create a card for a male, let alone a valentine.  I think I found a happy medium here to create a card that sent him a little love but not be too mushy.  I began this card with this weeks card sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping and one of my favorite {ippity} stamp sets How YOU Doin'.  I love all the images in this  set as well as the variety of everyday sentiments. 

Tonight at 7:00 central time, five new itty bitty stamp sets will be released on the Unity Website.  Here are a few simple cards I made using three of the five new sets. 

Friendship is the....

 Sucks to get old

Fabulous Girl

There will also be some partying going on over at Splitcoast Stampers tonight at 7:00.  You can now shop for {ippity} at the Unity Website or visit my {ippity} blog for more details.

To celebrate this month's release, I am giving away this cute itty bitty  stamp set  i'm sweet on you.  All you have to do is leave me a comment and I will select one winner who will be announced next Friday, the 17th. on my blog.

Next up on the hop is Lisa.  Please visit her blog Schnauz Scraps and thank you so much for hopping with us today!

If you get lost on the hop, the complete list of blog  hop participants is listed below.

Susan

{ippity} blog

angie - {stampsings of the shug} **you are here!**

crystal - crystal's craft corner

susan - paper and joy

lisa - schnauz scraps

sarah - the joys of creating

rona - a little inspiration from rona

maria - ria creations

anita - anita be stampin

barbara - {ippity} do da

jenmarie - taylor-made by jenmarie

rebecca - blooming pink

patricia - my crafty creations

andrea - ippity stamps 4 you

joan - tails in the stamp room

cheri - the paper freak

nancy -  http://jeansinkyhugs.blogspot.com/

jen - mitten's papercrafting

noelle -noelle scraps alot

sherri - sharecroppers kits

mary - mary's creative journey

jen - jens cup of creations

February Ippity Release

Good morning!  This is turning out to be a busy month!  On Thursday, five new stamp sets will be released and the week of February 27th I will be the Growing In Unity gal when I will be sharing cards made with both Unity and Ippity stamps each day this week.  I hope you'll be able to join me for this fun week of creativity and prizes. 

Today I have a card to share with you that I  made with one of the new Itty Bitty stamp sets that will be released on Thursday. 

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Here is the new stamp set I used to create this card.

Isn't this a cute stamp set?  I love the vintage dresses and the choice of sentiments makes this  a versatile stamp set. I colored  the images with watercolor paints and framed it with an ornate Spellbinders die. 

There will be a blog hop this  Thursday as well as a release party on Facebook  that night that will celebrate the new releases. I hope you can join me for all the fun this week.

The new stamps will be available for purchase on Thursday on the Unity Website.  Just click on my name and picture to start shopping.   Thank you so much for stopping by and for choosing me as your {ippity} chick.

Susan

Birthday Wishes

I can't believe its been so long since I've posted a project! Life has been so busy that I just haven't had the time or space to do much crafting.  But now things are settling down and I have plenty of time to get back to blogging and crafting.   

As of the first of the year, {ippity} stamps became available for purchase directly from  the Unity website and {ippity} is on sale for the first time ever at 39% off along with all the Unity stamps.   To celebrate this big change,  I used one of my favorite {ippity} stamp sets , Party Hat Wishes and this weeks sketch #174  from Clean and Simple Stamping to create this card.

I thought  the bright Anna Griffin papers  and this stamp set along with my handmade pompom made for a festive card. 

If your in the market for Unity or {ippity} stamps, please check out sale that ends Saturday, January 21st.  So hurry over and take a peek before the sale ends.  Use code: ANG39.

To shop with me for {ippity} click here.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend.

Susan B.

Ippity and Unity Sale

39% off {ippity} and unity stamps

code :ANG39

To order, click HERE  to start shopping. 

                        Sale ends Saturday, January 21th 

January Ippity Stamps Release

It's an new year, a new month and time for some new {ippity} ! This month there are five new Itty Bitty sets.

I love these little stamp sets especially the cupcakes and the owl!  The suggested MSRP of each set is $6.00. You can purchase your stamps here or starting tomorrow, you can purchase {ippity} stamps from the Unity Website by simply clicking on my photo to start shopping.                  

                

 
If you have a chance, please check out the Unity Website this weekend to see all the exciting new changes. 

Have a great weekend,
Susan