Wild Wishes

I just LOVE how this turned out!

This is a birthday card for an awesome chica and I think it is SO HER!

My inspiration for this card is of course the chickie it's for...
and a pic of a prom dress I saw... think animal print....black...and hot pink!
Sounds interesting I know but it was FABULOUS!

Here are two other angles:

The sentiment is from the {ippity} set: Regal Greetings

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!






Recipe:
Stamps ~ {ippity}: Regal Greetings
Paper ~ kraft, black, vanilla, melon mambo, dcwv the all dressed up stack
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ rhinestone strip, animal print organdy from M's $ bin, black satin ribbon, top note, nesties, dimensionals

H{ippity} Hop! Be Still.

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

I used the {ippity} set: What Matters Most

The houses and birdie are popped up for some dimension.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!





Recipe:
Stamps ~ {ippity}: What Matters Most
Paper ~ kraft, basic grey green at heart 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black, brown
Accessories ~ copics, may arts taupe silk ribbon, may arts burlap string, green trim (may be May arts?), dimensionals

FWF! New Home Wishes!

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

This is one of my favorite images from
the Unity Feb '10 Store KOM: Life is Fabulous

I have a new favorite ribbon... this Taupe Silk ribbon!
Look how it goes with the Kraft paper!!

AND.... LOVE how the Wine Rhinestones matche SU's Rich Razzleberry paper.
I finished it off with a strip of bling!
Because of who this is going to, I just had to dress it up!

Lots of Unity goodness over at Limelight Papercrafts!
Check the homepage for SALE info!

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!

For the Cure

I have a friend participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk.
Go LORI!
Here is her donation page: Lori's Page
I made these for her to send to those that sponsor her.

The sentiment is from the Verve set: Believe
And that gorgeous ribbon is a pink satin reversible ribbon from Limelight Papercrafts.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!






Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Believe
Paper ~ white, pretty in pink, SU dp
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ reversible satin ribbon

H{ippity} Hop Time! TWEET!

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

I just LOVE this birdie from the {ippity} set: Music of My Heart

I've been seeing some feathers in different galleries lately so I picked some up
at Hobby Lobby on Friday... I couldn't wait to use one!

Here is the complete Music of My Heart set:

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!






Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Music of My Heart
Ink ~ creamy caramel, adirondak espresso
Paper ~ kraft, tempting turquoise, SU dp
Accessories ~ copic, nesties, SU border punch, orange feather, rhinestones, paper piercer, dimensionals

OWH Spring Hop! **blog candy**

The Blog Giveaway is now CLOSED.
The winner is:
TRACEY!

I'm excited to participate in my first Operation Write Home Blog Hop!

The Hop starts HERE if ya want to start at the beginning!

Here's a Spring-y card using the {ippity} set: Sweet Thoughts of Spring

I just love this lil chickie!!

Operation Write Home is a fabulous organization!
It is an amazing feeling knowing your cards will brighten someone's day!

See HERE to get an address to ship your cards to.

CARD DEADLINES:
Postmark dates:
Mother's Day - April 1
Graduation - April 19
Father's Day - May 15
All other cards, any time!


I've got some blog candy!


Just leave a comment and you'll be entered in the random drawing!
I'll draw a winner sometime Tuesday, March 23rd.
(If you comment but would rather not be included in the giveaway feel free to just put - do not enter me in the drawing - as part of your comment.)

The giveaway includes:
2 new Inkadinkado stamps
a 'sampler' of MME Quite Contrary papers
a baggie of ribbons
an assortment of Robin's Nest Dew Drops
a baggie of assorted shaped brads
a baggie of buttons


Your next stop on the hop is:
Ria Creations

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!

Happy Friday! It's FWF!

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

I've got two card to share with you today!

I used the Limelight sketch for this one...
details HERE - and there's a PRIZE involved!

I just LOVE this set!!
It is Could I Be Any Cuter?

That FUN ribbon is HERE.

I added two Wine Rhinestones for a lil blingy!

And the paper is from the Basic Grey Green at Heart 6x6 pad.
Psst ~ SU's Rich Razzleberry goes fabulously with these papers!

Limelight Papercrafts has lots of Unity!

This next one uses {ippity} stamps.

No fun to make Sympathy cards but I really like how this turned out.

The cross is from What Matters Most.

And the sentiment is from Regal Greetings.

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!

LL Sketch! *PRIZE*

It's Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Time!
The focus is RIBBON!

Here's the sketch:

The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on RIBBON!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC043
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, March 21 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ a Jillibean Soup ribbon pack of their choice!
Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.

Here's my card:

The image and sentiment are from the Unity Feb '10 Store KOM: Life is Fabulous

The paper is from the NEW Basic Grey Green at Heart 6x6 pad.
LOVE these papers!!

And the ribbon is May Arts black satin.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Altered Ambitions ~ Christi
dahlhouse designs ~ Lisa
millers-ink ~ Lynn
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
Stamps in Hallways ~ Maggie (March Guest)
Taylor~Made by... ~ JenMarie <--Me!

Click on over to Limelight Papercrafts!
Be sure to check the homepage for the SALES!

H{ippity} Hop Time!

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

I have two cards to share today!

First up:

Remember, you can click on any pic to make it larger.

This card uses the {ippity} set: Regal Greetings
And Regal it is! So beautiful!

The bottom is some fabric I picked up from Hobby Lobby!

I added Island Lagoon Rhinestones to bling it up!

Here is the complete Regal Greetings set:

Next up:

This uses the {ippity} set: Where You Should Be

The S-H-O-U-L-D is also popped up.

Here is the complete Where You Should Be set:

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!

Origins Elegance

This card pretty much made itself!

Easy to do with the gorgeous Basic Grey Origins paper!!

I embellished with Black Silk Ribbon, Lace Primas and Chino Pearls!

Limelight Papercrafts SALES:
(through Friday, 3/19):

*All Pink Cat Studio stamp sets (mini-sets, too!) 20% off!

*TaDa Festivus Bunny Hop paper only $0.55 per sheet!

*Select Easter stamps and sets 20% off:

* Funny Bunny clear set
* Bunny Fluffles
* Bunny Wagon
* What a Pal Bunny
* Chick Ears clear set
* Chickie Hop
* Edible Easter Border
* Basket o' Goodies
* Bitty Easter Blessings
* Saved
* Basket Trio

Be sure to pick up your Unity March Store Kit: Adventures in Happiness!

Basic Grey Kioshi and Green at Heart now in stock!

Be sure to visit the Limelight Papercrafts creative blog on Thursday, March 18, for our next Sketch and Product Challenge!
We'll focus on using RIBBON!!
One lucky winner will receive a Jillibean Soup ribbon pack of their choice!

FWF - BFF

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

I've got two card to share with you today!

This was my card for last week's FWF challenge.

The image is from a past KOM - Fresh Beginnings.

And I did the BFF using the {ippity} Alphabetically Adorable set.

I'm so LOVING this alpha set!

Here it is in full:

You can get Alphabetically Adorable from ME!


Next up:



This is for a new challenge out there....Kristen has a BASIC GREY challenge!!

I used the FABULOUS {ippity} set: What Matters Most




Here's the complete set:



You can get What Matters Most from me!

....and ANY of the {ippity} sets!!!

Just click below...

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!

Ink anyone?

Sooo...did you know that I can also sell Palette hybrid ink with Ippity??

I don't have any in stock but would be happy to get some if this would be of interest to my FABULOUS Ippity customers...??

Leave me some comments and let me know your thoughts.

Here's what is available with Ippity right now:

Black Noir

Burnt Umber

Moulin Rouge

French Lilac

Viridian Leaf

They would retail for $6.50.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!!