h{ippity} hoppin' monday....

hello and HAPPY monday!

thanks for stopping by...did you come from the ippity blog?  if not, be sure to head that way first so you don't miss a thing!  :)  here is my project for the day using our week 4 CHALLENGE - which is to USE BRADS!

i love these sparkly brads i have and they were perfect for my february hanging calendar {see here for january}.

i used stamps from house a home & a moment in time

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ANYONE can play along...

AND you have the opportunity to win an AMAZING prize package!

time to HOP on over to our amazing girl ANGIE!

enjoy the HOP!

NEW vintage inspired antique rings...

i have been patiently {kind of} waiting for a HUGE order of jewelry supplies to be delivered...and they FINALLY came!  i will continue to add new items to my online & in store boutique...so stay tuned for what's coming!!    and if you haven't already....sign up for my newsletter so you don't miss a thing! 

CLICK HERE to visit my online boutique Vintage Glam!

graphic images used via pugly pixel

thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo,

fwf...i {adore} my unity & echo park...

hello and hAAAAPPPPY

friends with flair friday!!

i am SUPER SUPER excited to share with you a kit that i put together for unity...in case you are new to my blog - i work at unity...{yes, i know...i am a VERY lucky girl!}  :)  so angela asked me to put a kit together using the NEW echo park "be mine" collection paper & stamps...i had a BLAST creating it!

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i think these are all GREAT projects for valentine's day coming up...

and it would be just as CUTE {if not CUTER!} with your KIDS PICS!

10 things I ADORE about U...

another GREAT idea for your kids...

how PERFECT would this be with little notes inside telling your kids or loved ones how much they mean to you...  :)

perfect TABLE DECOR...!

...and last but not least...

a SIMPLE

{but full of STAMPY goodness} 

layout!

above are some close ups of the layout.

featuring the stamp kit I ADORE YOU...

CLICK HERE

to purchase it on the unity website.

be sure to head back to the unity blog for ALL 

of today's FRIENDS WITH FLAIR!

have a GREAT day!

gingham and polka dots...

welcome to another monday h{ippity} HOP!

thanks for joining us!

if you didn't start at the {ippity} blog be sure to head BACK that way for all of today's DETAILS! 

this week's ippity challenge is a PHOTO INSPIRATION challenge... {photo image below in the ippity challenge template}

it was SUPER FUN and i can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  my inspiration from the photo is the GINGHAM and POLKA DOTS {which is soooooooooooooooo maria, wouldn't you say!} ;)

to create the flower i used one of the flowers from now & always, and then used gurnsey gingham and dots for sure for the inside of the flower. 

 for DETAILS on HOW to play along,

please visit the ippity blog!

time for you to head on over to ANGIE's crafty blog...
ENJOY!

supplies used to create the gingham & polka dot card above:
stamps: ippity. now & always, gurnsey gingham, dots for sure. purchase HERE! 
ink. stazon {timber brown}, VersaMagic {turquoise gem}, tim holtz distress ink {antique linen}
cardstock. bazzill basics {kraft paper}, cosmo cricket dp
brad. my mind's eye{lost & found collection}
other. webster's pages {vintage inspired netting}, brown ribbon from my craft stash

NEW at Vintage Glam!

NEW items added to my Vintage Glam online boutique...

check them out HERE!

i hope you had a GREAT weekend...

here's to starting out the week on a positive note:

All of life is a journey;

which paths we take,

what we look back on,

and what we look forward to is up to us.

We determine our destination,

what kind of road we will take to get there,

and how happy we are when we get there.

-From A Little Book of Happiness

xoxo, 

thank you cards...

it's FRIDAY which = friends with flair at unity!

HOORAY...a fabulous day of CRAFTY INSPIRATION!

i created a set of unity THANK YOU cards...

one of my goals for 2011 is to make sure to TELL people how thankful i am for them and what they do for me...these will be perfect for just that!

the paper is some of my FAVORITE from crate paper!

i made a whole STACK of them!

i used the the thank you sentiment & "friend" star from the current unity kit of the month!

the heart is from donna downey's set create today

and NOW

...itty bitty's are officially FOR SALE on our website...

and they are ADORABLE!!!

be sure to check them out!

CLICK HERE!

be sure to head back to the UNITY BLOG

to check out all the other friends that are posting today!

have a FANTASTIC friday!

{ippity} country girl tag...

what a wonderful way to start the week...

with a h{ippity} HOP!! :)

this week's challenge is a COLOR combination of

RED, WHITE, & BLUE!

i hadn't yet inked up the "farm fresh" kit yet....and i felt inspired by this color combo to use it... i am SO HAPPY i did, it was really FUN to work with! 

here's this week's challenge image...

time to check out what our SWEET ANGIE has created for you today...

ENJOY!

supplies used to create the "country girl" tag:
stamps.  ippity {farm fresh}, purchase HERE!
paper.  k&company {butterfly swirl flat paper} & my mind's eye {so sophie best thing ledger girl}
ink. stazon {timber brown}, tim holtz distress ink {antique linen}
tag. paper reflections {creative tags "small"}
ribbon & lace.  from my craft stash

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be one of the FIRST to know when i add items to my online boutique, Vintage Glam!

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enter your email address...easy PEASY!

thanks SO MUCH!

xoxo,

real.e.random...

i stumbled upon a wonderful site...pugly pixel.  kartina, the owner of the site, shares her love for photography and digital art.  she is even gracious enough to share many fabulous FREEbies...you can also join her site and get "premium" access to her digital resources for just 5 bucks a month!  yeah...that's IT, 5 dollars! it's pretty unbelievable if you ask me...cause these images are F.U.N to play with!  :) 

here's my first official image to share with you--
i want to start out the new year as positively as i can...so i am going to create more images like this and hang them in my office/craft space...

also...i have NEW items to add to my online boutique. i'm just editing some photo's and will hopefully have them up very SOON!

enjoy your saturday!
hugs & love,

NEW year...NEW challenge w/ {ippity} by unity!

it's a NEW YEAR...

and a NEW CHALLENGE with {ippity} by unity!

we thought it would be FUN to switch up our weekly challenges just a bit...NOW we have a MONTH long challenge with a NEW TWIST given each week.  we are SUPER EXCITED about it and really hope that you can join us...

here is my project today, using this weeks sketch...

i used stamps from how you doin? & cherish your dreams 

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the above picture gives you a little bit of a better idea of HOW we are now doing our challenges...and maria's blog post on the {ippity} blog has ALL the DETAILS!

whatcha think? 

now HOP on over to our girl ANGIE to see what FABULOUS projects she has for you today!