ringing in the NEW YEAR....

i hope you had a WONDERFUL Christmas!!  mine was simply DELIGHTFUL...we love spending time with our families and had a BLAST as always over the long weekend...AND we have one more celebration this week yet!

HOORAY!!

this week's challenge is hosted by our girl Kelly...

and the CHALLENGE:
to RING in the NEW YEAR!

i decided to create a set of tags - one for each month of the year.  i have january all ready to go here to show you and will have to show you the rest as i complete them...

i used the following {ippity} kit:

cherish your dreams

october afternoon paper and calendar templates from scs

{thanks lynn miller for your inspiration...she used this calendar template on an awesome easel card!}

have a WONDERFUL monday...

click HERE to head back to the {ippity} blog!

EVERYTHING MATTERS mini album...

it's a FLIP FLOP HIP HOP!!

if you started out at the unity blog...then you are very well aware of our SUPER FUN blog hop this week...we thought we'd pull a fast one on ya and SWITCH it up a bit...so all the unity girls are showcasing {ippity} stamps this week & the {ippity} girls are showcasing unity stamps this week.  HOW FUN!! we had an awesome time with this so i sure hope YOU are too... 

i'm getting straight to my project because i have TONS of photos to show you...

so i apologize in advance...it's a lengthy one today girls!! :)

like angela mentioned on the unity blog...
this is the mini albmu cover & pages from the one of the clases that she taught at ScrapFest...
and i have one today to show you that is all COMPLETE
with lots of goodies & embellishments!!
i hope you like it!! :)

{click on any of the pictures to enlarge the photo}

all of the stamps used are Unity by artist Melody Ross...

life becoming

just be you

life becoming

some excerpt from one of Louise L. Hay's books.

she sprouted wings

she sprouted wings

 

she did it anyway & better. somewhere. today.

brave girl boots

whew...

THAT was a lot, huh...i won't keep you any longer...

{but you will be seeing me again at the end of the hop for a tutorial on the ippity blog...}

ENJOY the rest of the hop-->

up next is our girl ANGIE...

with some LOVELY UNITY GOODNESS for ya!

{ippity} by Unity - - - -> hip hop thursday!

really...thursday?!?

 already?!?

really?!? 

seriously...these summer days are going by WAY too fast, can you believe it's already the fourth of july NEXT week!!

WOWza!

well anyway...on with our HOP...i am sure you have enjoyed all the wonderful Unity creations you have just hopped through {if you are just starting here, be sure to head to the Unity blog for the start of today's blog hop!}...you will now be taken through all the WONDERFUL {ippity} design teams blogs...

GET. READY. for some AMAZING inspiration!!

this week i decided to cover TWO challenges ALL in one...

here is my card that i created for Lisa Henke's Monday {ippity} challenge

which is PAPER PIECING

AND the Unity hip hop sketch challenge {HHSC13}

YOU still have time to join us for BOTH of these challenges!

~the butterflies and sentiment are from the {ippity} set what matters most

~the stamped scallop border is from sweet thoughts of spring

~paper is from october afternoon

and k&c company - the beautiful vintage looking background piece! 

~unity stamp hybrid ink in burnt umber

{available from an ippity chick}

~i always love using my tim holt'z distress inks/applicator to get the perfect distress/vintage look

i paper pieced & popped out some of the butterflies...along with the sentiment.

your next stop is STEPHANIE...keep on hoping...

and be sure to leave a comment on the {ippity} blog for your chance to win a FREE {ippity} kit!

time for some hip hopping {ippity} style...

you will now HOP on through the {ippity} design team blogs...

if you are not sure what {ippity} by Unity is ...then just keep on hopping and you'll be taken to our main site,
which will end with a really awesome TUTORIAL by Lisa Arana!! 
Plus be sure to leave a comment on the ippity blog for your chance to win some SUPER SUPER CUTE October Afternoon paper!!

my project this week is an {ippity} card using this weeks Unity/{ippity} HIP HOP SKETCH!!
here it is...created by Maria!

 

oh, my card looks a little crooked here...LOL...oh well, let's just go with it for today!

:)

i picked up some more october afternoon paper...and i just LOVE it!

isn't that ginham & pink polka dots the CUTEST!!!

supplies:

{ippity} by Unity stamps - Now & Always

October Afternoon paper

ribbon & lace from my craft stash

NEXT up is our FABULOUS Stephanie!!

HiP HoP Blog HoP...getting "scrappy" with my {ippity}!

Ready for some {ippity} Inspiration?

You will now HOP on through the {ippity} design team blogs...

If you are not sure what {ippity} is ...then just keep on hopping and you'll be taken to our main site {which also includes a FABulous tutorial today!

I decided to get SCRAPPY with my {ippity} today and used a sketch from Splitcoast to help me get my mojo going!

This layout is of my cousin and I....

who is someone I also consider a 

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL FRIEND!!

She is ADVENTUROUS.

{which is actually an understatement!}

Honest.

BEAUTIFUL inside & out!

Someone I ENJOY spending my time with.

POSITIVE & loving!

She is ONE FAB woman!!

I just love this family stamp image...and the "definition."

see...isn't she BEAUTIFUL!!

I wasn't too sure about this row of flowers...but after inking it up...I think you will be seeing it quite often in my projects!!  Isn't it cute!?

The perfect stamp to record the date of your photo
{and how perfect are those polka dots with this OA paper}!!

I decided to frame this one up and put it up in my office!

supplies....
A Moment in Time.
A Bit of Burlap
{it's hard to see in the photo's but I stamped it repeatedly on the circle background}
Life's Little Moments

October Afternoon Paper
{www.octoberafternoon.com for full collections}

ALL Available through an {ippity} chick!
...and that tape on the sides of my pic is from Pink Paislee.

DON'T FORGET...
We are accepting cards for OPERATION WRITE HOME...
{I like how Kelly said it...

CRAFTER's TO THE RESCUE!!}
see the details HERE!

Now...
you are off to see what our
FABULOUS Stephanie has for you today!

Happy Hip HOPPIN' Times...

Hey...it's Thursday...YOU know what that means, right?

yep...

it's time for some

HIP HOPPIN' FUN!

 I used this week's Unity Sketch for my card today...

created by our VERY TALENTED Maria!

I am just lovin' these NEW {ippity} releases!!

Did you get yours yet?

ohhh you will LOVE them...

click here to find an {ippity} chick!

I used {ippity} stamps from the kits:

Now & Always {cute butterfly}

Season of Joy {frame}

A Moment in Time {grateful sentiment}

Paper: October Afternoon

NOW...I am SO SUPER excited for your next stop...

JenMarie

is joining us this week for winning a guest DT spot from last week's {ippity} challenge...

I JUST LOVE this crafty {ippity} chick...

she is SO SWEET & talented

AND

a HUGE supporter of {ippity} & Unity...

You are going to LOVE

what she has for you today...

{ippity} Spring 2010 Collection - Sneak Peek Day #2

Sneak Peek Day #2

........................................

Just 3 MORE days

until the {ippity} NEW RELEASE par-tay!!

are YOU excited....
cause guess what...
in case you didn't already know
I. SO. AM!
:)

Here are my projects showing a few of the NEWEST stamp images that you will see within their ENTIRE kits on Thursday!!

{start at the ippity Blog for more details!}

Yep...that paper is the newest OCTOBER AFTERNOON paper line....

Did you know...I LOVE THAT PAPER!

{okay, I promise I won't bring that up again!!}

I even found some yellow staples to match perfectly with this card. 

This Frame & Joy stamp are so AWESOME! 

I stamped them both and ohhh'd and ahhh'd out loud

{and yes,that was to myself, in my craft room!}.

Isn't this sentiment the BEST!?!?

ohhhh and check out these little corner brackets I stamped and cut out

{I KNOW this will be ONE of those stamps that I will use 
OVER & OVER...and over again!}

Time to HOP ON OVER to our ever so TALENTED

STEPHANIE!!!

{after you're done hopping,
be sure to check out my "little shop" when you get a moment}