L.O.V.E. {ippity} blog hop

Happy {ippity} release day!! Are you hopping with the {ippity} chicks today? If so, you should have arrived from the {ippity} blog. If you didn't, just click to button above to go there.

L.O.V.E. is in the air! The chicks on this hop used something from those letters on their project, and here's what I'm using:

L = lace

O = oval

V = velvet stickers

E = embossing

I used the "Fabulous Girl" itty bitty, but here are all of them for your viewing pleasure.  ;)

If you need the new (or not new!) {ippity} releases, remember you can now order them straight from the Unity site (just click my photo below to go shopping) or you can visit my {ippity} page for all the details! The new {ippity} stamps will be available at 7pm CST!

Next up on the hop is Nancy. Visit her blog Jeansinkyhugs. Thanks for hopping with us!!

{ippity} blog

angie - {stampsings of the shug}
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 >> YOU ARE HERE  =D
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 

Click here to shop at Unity!

{ippity} Thanks(giving) Blog Hop

Welcome to the thanks(giving) blog hop with a few {ippity} chicks!!  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! It usually marks the beginning of the holiday season, but Thanksgiving is when I give thanks and give back for all that I'm thankful for. So this blog hop is centered around giving thanks and thanksgiving!

Pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage, and hop through the blogs!

I decided to use Thanks for all Things on my card today. It's a cute little set that can be used in so many ways! I saw a really cool technique by Betsy Veldman (stamper extraordinaire!) that mimics batik fabrics. I knew I just had to try it on this card. A little raffia, which always reminds me of the straw bales I sat on during fall hayrides and bonfires, takes the place of ribbon.

stamps: {ippity} kit Thanks for all Things; kraft cardstock: Bazzill; watercolor paper: Impressions; ink: Ranger Distress Inks in Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot; clear ep; raffia

How would you like to win some {ippity}? How about this set, Thanks for all Things?

Remember to leave a comment (winner will be picked on 11/25!).  Some of the other chicks are also giving away blog candy, so comment away!!  Happy hopping!!!


Next up visit JenMarie at taylor-made by jenmarie. The complete list of hoppers is below.

angie - {stampsings of the shug}
lisa - schnauzer scraps
andrea - ippity stamps 4 u
jen m - mitten's papercrafting
barbara - {ippity} do da
kim - scrappin creations
cheri - the paper freak
jenmarie - taylor-made by jenmarie
noelle - noelle scraps a lot
jenny j - jen's cup of creations
sarah - the joys of creating
crystal - crystal's craft corner
susan - paper & joy

Thanks for visiting!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

{ippity} gives thanks blog hop

Some of the {ippity} chicks are hosting a blog hop on November 19! Get your mouse ready and your typing fingers limbered up - there's going to be BLOG CANDY! So mark your calendar and get ready for some fun!



PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Come on down!

We have a winner! Remember this stamp, Rows of Yummies?

The lucky commenter who won this stamp for my week of Growing in Unity is from my very first post of the week, GLORIA!

Gloria said...

Your card is great and the image of candy jars is soooo cute!

March 10, 2010 5:07 AM

Congratulations, girlie! You will LOVE that stamp! To claim your prize, simply email Eryn at Unity your shipping deets and the stamp you won!

Basic Grey blog candy

Just a quick note to let you know about a really nice blog candy over at Rosette's Crafting World. Hurry - it ends soon!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? You can buy them from me at my {ippity} my blog!

Winner, winner, winner!

Sorry I was so late posting the results of my Week of Unity candy! I know you're all anxious to see who gets to play with some new rubbah! So without delay, here are the results. Random.org chose:

Day #4,

 

 

 

 

 

...and comment #5,

which makes the winner...

jennifer mitten said...

Cute card - I love the Unity sentiments!

October 8, 2009 6:55 PM

Congratulations, Jennifer! Make sure you contact Eryn over at Unity with the single you would like, complements of Unity Stamp Company! Yay!

Lots going on at our house this weekend! We have some unexpected warm whether this time of year, and there are some outside chores we didn't have time to complete yet...but now we do. Oh...yay...goodie for us (that was sarcastic). LOL

Thanks for coming by to visit; have a terrific weekend!

Whiff of Joy blog candy

Have you been over to the Whiff of Joy blog recently? There's a full month's release on offer to one lucky commenter. Go now!

Week of Unity Day 1...comment candy!

ANOTHER week of Unity?!?! You betcha! I love my Unity stamps and they haven't had enough love lately, so I'm hosting another week of Unity projects. Leave me a comment each day for a chance to win a Unity single of your own! I'll use Random.org to pick a day and then a comment, so make sure you comment EVERY day!

Today I'm sharing a very simple one-layer card using a technique I've never tried before called chalk popping. Maybe you've heard of it? You stamp your image with VersaMark, then use chalks to go over the image. The chalk sticks to the VersaMark. I chose to rub a little harder on this project so that some color would show up within the outline. Because this medium gives such a soft image, I also let the chalks stray outside the lines a little, too.

supplies ~ cardstock: stash, Versamark,  chalks, image: Unity KOM {...another sweet day}

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a marvelous Monday!

My blogversary is coming, and with CANDY!

***CANDY NOW CLOSED. The winner is... ***

Michelle said...

I'm a follower!

October 2, 2009 3:38 PM

Congratulations, Michelle!  Email me your contact info and I'll get your goodies sent off to you!



I cannot believe that nearly a WHOLE YEAR and 187 posts have passed since I started this blog! It all started with a few posts to get in on a sample I wanted to request, but it snowballed from there! I never would have thought I'd be designing for anyone or posting cards up to two or three times a week. But there's so much inspiration out there, and it made me want to do more; so this blog has grown and blossomed into quite a project all its own!

To celebrate, I'm giving away some stuff from my stash! Here's what I'm giving away:

• Stamps: Brayden's Backside, Leapfrogs (2 separate stamps), "Bewareth Ye..." sentiment (High Hopes Stamps), rose & chicken (Unity Stamp Company), Falling for You series 34 (Studio G)
  
• Cuttlebug embossing folder "Congrats"
• Cuttlebug dies "Cake"
• Stamped images from High Hopes, Whimsy Stamps, Unity Stamp Company, and Doodle Dragon Studios
  
• ...and a few surprises!
  

I haven't had time to take a picture, but will try to put one up by Saturday.

How can you win my blogversary candy? It's easy!

1. Leave a comment below.
2. If you are a follower, leave a second comment for another chance.
3. If you're a challenge addict like me, play in the challenges for Whimsy Stamps. You don't have to use a Whimsy Stamp to play. Leave a comment for each entry with a direct link to the card you entered (I reserve the right to delete entries that have only a link to a blog).

This candy closes on October 4 (my blogversary) at 11:59 pm AKDT and is open to anyone, including international readers. I'll use Random.org to choose the winner and post it on October 5. Good luck!

Growing in Unity WINNER!

Whew! What a week it has been! Thank you to everyone who visited this last week and left such lovely comments. It's so encouraging, especially if a card didn't turn out the way I wanted/expected. I'm sure it's the same for everyone else, too.

OK, so enough with the babbling - I'm sure you're dying to know who's getting their mitts on some new Unity goodness! I went to Random.org and picked a day first...




then picked a comment number...




...and the winning comment is...

Monika in VA said...

Too funny! Your cousin is sure to get a kick out of it too!

September 3, 2009 5:24 AM

Congratulations, Monika! Be sure to email Eryn at Unity with the name of the stamp you would like. Unity's website is here. Have a great weekend!

Set a Day Giveaway!

Have you been over to the ABC Toys and Crafts blog? You should!

ATTENTION:"A Set a Day Giveaway"

Featuring the NEW sets from "MY CUTE STAMPS"

Starts August 3rd and ends August 7th.

Go and comment daily on the ABC Design Blog post and you could win the stamp set featured that day. Just go to ABC Design Blog for all the details.

Also, the store owner, Julie, has a $25 Shopping Spree to the STORE to give away this week. So check out the Store Blog and see how to win.

So what are you waiting for? =D

Anni-Verve-sary Blog Hop - Verve turns TWO!

Welcome to the first ever official Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop. Verve turns two today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you just came from Kayla's blog, you're on your way. The party kicked off over on the Verve blog, so if you’ve just happened along, be sure to hop on over there to start from the beginning! And to make this party a real shindig, there’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog will win Verve’s entire August release! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love give a little shout out to the bloggers in the hop, and you just might have a reason to jump for joy!

The card I'm sharing with you today is one I did for the Viva la Verve challenges over on Splitcoast Stampers. The twist this time was to add texture, and that was fun! I love to use my embossing folders, but sometimes "forget" that I have them. A challenge like this forces me to thumb through my folders.

I really love the graphic boldness of black & white with a little splash of color. The sketch for this challenge did just that, so I decided to roll with it. I also experimented when coloring the flowers. I tried using a blending pen with my Memento dew drop pad. Not a bad result, but I will probably not use it again - I just didn't like the feel of the dry tip scraping over the paper surface. I also thought the sentiment needed just a little something extra, so I inked up only a portion of the leaf part of the flower stamp and used it as a flourish. A few pearls & matting, and the card was done!

supplies ~ cardstock: stash, pearls: Martha Stewart & Michaels, stamps: Verve "Floral Symphony"

Thanks for stopping by! Now it’s time to hop on over to ~Melody's blog~ for a little more Verve-y goodness. Make sure you leave a comment on each blog to enter to win Verve's ENTIRE ANNI-VERVE-SARY RELEASE!

Things have finally settled down a bit...and a WOJ blog candy

Thank you to everyone who prayed for us while Bill was in the hospital. He is doing much better now and is home, much to our relief and delight. We still have lots of doctor appointments to do, but at least I'm mostly home rather than simply sleeping here and spending my days at the hospital. That frees up some time for crafting, although I don't know yet how much.

On a happier note, Katharina Frei is offering a Whiff of Joy blog candy that you may like - an entire fall stamp kit! WOJ images are so adorable, and I'm sure you've seen them already out in the blogosphere. Head over to her blog to get details and enter!

Blog candy winner!

We have a winner! Thank you all for your kind comments and visits to my blog. I am truly honored and humbled that you come to see what I make. The winner is....









The winning commenter said:

Кари Сол said...

Hi,Cheri!
Congratulations on the hits! Beautiful candy! Thanks for the chance to win! I linked your candy on my sidebar and i'm a follower. Nice blog! Thanks again...

June 17, 2009 11:40 AM

Please email me with your mailing address so I can get your goodies off to you! Congratulations!