HipHoppin' from CHA Chicago...

can i get a

hIP.

HOp!!!

we are at the CHA 2010 Summer CHA show in Chicago AS YOU READ THIS!!!  we are having a BLAST meeting all of our wonderful unity/ippity friends IN REAL LIFE!!  making wonderful connections with wonderful people in this AWESOME industry! 

it's LATE and we are all EXHAUSTED {and i didn't have time to create a project before we left town}...so i have decided to quickly share some photo's of our evening tonight as we relaxed a bit after the show and just ordered pizza IN!

michelle. myself. angela.

time to RELAX after a BUSY BUSY DAY!!!

the unity make in take using the unity/melody ross stamps...

this one was custom made for me by our very own tommy t...

how lucky am i!!!  :)

our ADORABLE aprons!! 

we have gotten TONS of compliments on these gorgeous aprons!

kelly. eva. karen. myself. lisa.

YAY...i get to hang with some of my FAVORITE WOMEN!!

love these ippity girls, they are the BEST!

got to hang with TANIS...HOORAY!!

she is ADORABLE & 100% SWEET!!!

my roommate....we get along PERFECTLY...LOVE HER!

adam hetrick...yep, lisa's husband.

HE IS AWESOME!!

adam just jumped right in and started helping us out in the booth...he is actually quite the comedian and fit right in with the unity boys. 

he was introducing himself has lisa's ARM CANDY......

which then turned into him being BOOTH CANDY....

which then turned into giving

HIM AWAY AS BLOG CANDY!!!

HA!

whatcha think of that??

;)

maren. jimmi. angela.

love this one of angela...we got a couple good belly laughs in on this one!

hope you enjoyed the pictures...i'll be back this weekend or early next week with MORE

UNITY BOOTH & IPPITY BOOTH pictures

{didn't have my camera available in the booth today...sorry!}

time to get your CREATIVE juices flowing by visiting our

AWESOMELY TALENTED Stephanie...

gift giving made EASY...

hIp HoPpiNg..

with the {ippity} design team...

you will now hop on through {ippity} by Unity design team projects...

and honestly they NEVER disappoint...

so keep on hopping for some AMAZING inspiration!

{if you didn't start out at the unity blog...

be sure to head back there to get all of today's hip hopping details!}

here's my project o' the day...

gift giving made EASY!

i absolutely LOVE these kraft gift boxes for easy {& cute} gift giving! 

of course i had to add my own {ippity} flair to this one...

notice the music note background from music of my heart 

that i stamped on the TOP of the box...

to create the little tag i used:

~marvy tag punch

~{ippity} stamps - the thanks sentiment from regal greetings & those adorable flowers are from a moment in time,

~tim holtz distress ink in tea dye

~versamark pigment ink

....the inside...

{glass charm available here}

need some {ippity}?

get some TODAY through your favorite {ippity} chick!

and...one LAST thing before YOU leave...

i have to wish Andrea a HUGE HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a WONDERFUL WOMAN and FRIEND!!!

andrea, julie, me, angela, michelle...

{however, we are missing CARRIE in this photo!}

time to HOP ON over to our FABulous Stephanie!!

Hippin' & Hoppin!!!

hIp HoP!!

You have now entered the

WONDERFUL WORLD OF IPPITY!!!

{if you happen to just be starting here today...be sure to head back to the Unity blog.  NEW releases by Donna Downey and a SALE especially for YOU!}

You will now be taken through the

Ippity by Untity Design Team Hop...

and be sure to keep on hopping...

there is a special treat for you at the end!!

Since I know how anxious you are to see all the Ippity DT's creations...

my post is short & sweet today!  

I decided to create a set of cards...

it's always nice to have these on hand to quickly send out!

each card uses:

A Momenet in Time {cute little rectangles}

Delightlful Little Things {sentiments}

and

October Afternon Paper

ALL AVAILABLE through an IPPITY CHICK!!

Your next stop is STEPHANIE!

{who by the way...is AMAZING...ENJOY!!}

HiP HOP!! ....and an INVITE!! ;)

You have NOW entered the WONDERFUL world of

{ippity} by Unity!

{What's {ippity}???  {ippity} is Unity's sister company....providing wonderful OpportUNITY for women all over the WORLD, keep on hopping you'll see what I mean!}

You will now be taken through the {ippity} Design Team creations...

AND

{just like EVERY WEEK} we have a SPECIAL treat for you at the END of the HOP...

SO... we'll see ya there! ;)

My Mother's Day Card...

my mom's favorite color is green, so I just had to fit that into her card!

I used stamps from:

Alphabetically Adorable,

Just Wanted to Say, 

Devoted, &

Life's Little Moments...

check out the entire {ippity} collection.

I just adore adding stitching to my cards...I like the "finishing" look it gives...

HEY, speaking of STITCHING, Lisa's {ippity} challenge this week is to incorporate stitching into your {ippity} project...check out the details HERE!

{there is ALWAYS a prize involved!!}

DID YOU HEAR...

did you hear

Did You Hear?????

the SPRING 2010 {ippity} collection

releases in just

ONE WEEK!!!

&

SNEAK PEEKS

start on Sunday!!

okay...can you tell I am just a

wee bit excited about that!?!?!

Lastly, before you go...

I just wanted to give a HUGE SHOUT out to our

{ippity} Guest Designer Heather Rolin...

she has been designing with us for the past 3 months and her guest position is now coming to an end.

SHE IS...

one EXTREMELY TALENTED woman.

AMAZINGLY crafty!

and has a HEART of GOLD!!

THANKS for EVERYTHING HEATHER...

YOU ROCK!!

{you'll get to meet Heather in just a few "hops" and you'll know exactly what I mean!!}

OFF to your next stop....

MY WONDERFUL FRIEND

EVA!!!

You're Invited....

Unity & {ippity} HiP HoPpin the day away!!
{join is in our scs forum for chit chatting & prizes!}

Unity is celebrating its TWO YEAR anniversary next week...and GUESS WHAT?!?!
YOU are INVITED to the PAR-TAY!!

Join Unity & the rest of the gang NEXT week for a WEEK long celebration!!

{check out all the details on the Unity blog}

Here is my "official" invite to you...{ippity} style:

to create my invitation I used the {ippity} kits:

Music of my Heart & Regal Greetings

and the PARTY doesn't stop there...

MARK YOUR CALENDAR...

official {ippity} Spring 2010 release party will be Thursday, May 13th!

ATTENTION ALL {ippity} CHICKS -

YOU get a sneak peek and can PRE-order our Spring 2010 collection today...just log into the exclusive Ippity Chick site to see the NEWEST {ippity} available...

YOU are going to LOVE it!

Would you like to be an {ippity} chick?

click here for all the details!

{it's just $27 to get started, no monthly minimums, no contracts, no pressure...

it's simply EASY PEASY!}

Time for some inspiration via our LOVELY EVA...

clean & simple...fast & easy...

Are you READY for some

hIP HoPin'

bloggin'

CHATTIN'

prize givin' away

FUN?!?!?

{does that evem make sense?

...if you are new to hip hop, click here for details!}

:)

hooray...

then you are hanging out with the right peeps!

If you started out at the Unity blog...you are in the RIGHT PLACE...you will now be taken through the {ippity} Design Team blog hop {& I assure you...you will LOVE what you see!}

{if you are starting out here...be sure to head back to the Unity blog for all the deets!}

I was INSPIRED by our very own lovely {ippity} DT member {& co-coordinator}, Kelly to create a SET of cards...here is my inspiration! 

..and since SPRING is in the air...I went with the SPRINGY, bright, HAPPY colors that I LOVE!

I wanted to keep these cards CLEAN & SIMPLE, so I stuck with ONE piece of patterened paper, the same 4 inks, and CUTE {ippity} polka dot background stamp on each of them! 

My {ippity} POLKA DOT background sure got a LOT of use this week...{how cute are they!?!}

it's from the kit Love in Return & the sentiment stamp is from kit Just Wanted to Say.

I inked up that background FOUR times for EACH of my cards...just imagine all the possibilities with this little versatile stamps! 

This card definitely makes me HAPPY...I just love my butterfly punch!!

Living by this sentiment EVERYDAY...
LIVE

LAUGH

LOVE!

{from the kit Simply Home}

okay...here's the LAST one...with a little extra BLING!

{this sentiment is in the Just Wanted to Say kit as well!!}

before I let you let you go...I want give a
HUGE WELCOME

to our newest {ippity} Design Team Members

Karen Maldonado &

Lisa Arana

YAY...i am so SUPER excited to have you both apart of our team!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping BY!

{see you in our scs forum...chatting & prizes start at 10am cst!!

...yes, that means FREE stamps will be given away!!}

hIp HoP pEEpS!

Eva's up next...and YOU WILL LOVE what she has to show you today!!

HiP HoPiN' {ippity} style...

Time for some HIP HOPPING...{ippity} style!! 

If you came from Robyn's Blog...you are on the right track...
{if you didn't, jump on over to the Unity blog to start the hop from the beginning!}

Unity's sister company, {ippity} is now apart of the weekly Hip Hoppin' FUN!

HOORAY!!

NEW to {ippity}??

Keep on hopping through...your last stop will be the {ippity} site!

off to my project for today....

I created this Criss Cross Card using  Beate's SCS Tutorial.

It was actually quite easy to make...her tutorial's are wonderful!!

I stamped the butterflies and then paper pieced them {love that image!}...

also stamped the sentiment you're amazing in the bottom corner.

{ippity} stamps sets used:  What Matters Most & Just Wanted to Say

paper:  K & C Company

punches:  EK Success

BECOME A FAN of {ippity} on FACEBOOK!!

JOIN us in our SCS forum for chit chatting and PRIZE giveaway's

TODAY 10AM -1PM & 5-8PM CST!

{see ya there!!}

hIp HoPiN' tHuRSdAy w/ iPPiTy & uNiTy!!

Let's get this pArTy started!!!

remember HiP HoP?? Well...I have AWESOME news...

it IS BACK...and even BETTER than before!!

YOU are invited to JOIN US

{the ippity AND the Unity Design Team}

each and EVERY Thursday for

an INSPIRING blog hop

fun CHATTING

prize GIVEAWAY's

and TODAY, NEW Unity RELEASES!!!!

We'll be chatting it up in our Splitcoast forum from 10-1 & 5-8 CST.

We would LOVE to see you there!!

My layout is created based around the Unity Sketch Challenge....

just a small 8 x8 layout to fit perfectly in a book I have been creating.

Here's my best friend and I..I have been putting together a book of her & I for QUITE some time now.

This is the FINAL page...YAY, I can FINALLY give it to her!

{I am actually SO embarresed about HOW LONG it has taken that I am NOT even going to tell you how long!!} :)

this quote is a MUST...love it!

can you spot the cute {ippity} stamp here...

oh yeah...I just LOVE that scallop border!!

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{ippity} stamps are from 

Love in Return & Sweet thoughts of Spring

Paper is from My Mind's Eye & October Afternoon

Brad from Crate Paper

Do YOU have your {ippity} YET???

Find an {ippity}chick near YOU!

NOW please HOP on over to our

FABULOUS EVA

and see what she has created for you today!!