Chick Picks Blog Hop!

 

 

Welcome to the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps!

 

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.  Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects.  We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets.  To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

 

To win, you must: 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog (www.chickchallengeswithippity.blogspot.com); 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is.  (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.

 

I'm so excited about this challenge blog! The chicks that sell Ippity Stamps are just as AWESOME as the stamps themselves! This way you get the best of both worlds...you get to meet the chicks AND you get to use the stamps! Plus, each week there will be prizes...and who doesn't love free stuff!! I love it so much that I'm giving away an Ippity set too! Wanna win it? Well, all you gotta do is comment on my post...that's it! You can tell me what you think of my project or you can tell me what you had for lunch...it doesn't matter! Then, check back here on October 6th to see if you are the winner. Easy peasy!

 

Now, on to my project!

 

Today I have a card to show you. I saw some really cute flowers made from string in a card magazine and I HAD to try it out! They are so simple to make! You just cut out some circles from cardstock (its best to use a color similar to your string), put a bunch of adhesive on it, and start winding your string from the outside of the circle in towards the middle. I stuck a button on each to complete them...and to cover up the end of the string. I'll throw some of that string into my blog candy too so you can try this for yourself!

 

 

I think they came out pretty cute! The leaves completed the project and they are from my all time favourite Ippity set "Now and Always". The sentiment "thinking of you" came from a newer set "Flowers + Friends = Priceless".

 Look at all those GORGEOUS flowers! And that leaf is perfect!

 

 

 

This set is just ADORABLE! I just love flowers!

 

And here's the set I'm giving away.

 

 

Isn't it cute?!?!!

 

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post (and the other blogs) for a chance to win the prizes!

 

And, if you need some Ippity goodness you can check out my sales blog to place an order.

 

Now, hop on back to Chick Challenges to comment on what YOUR favourite Ippity set is!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Love, Patricia

 

Recipe for Hippity Hop!

Oh how I long for the days when Spring shows its beautiful self! Will it ever come? If you saw outside my door today you may think that no...Spring is not coming to Newfoundland this year. Today it is more Winter out there than it was in January. There is snow everywhere! We even had a storm yesterday! What a way to start a Monday morning. Thank goodness we have the Hippity Hop Blog Hop today! Something to lift my spirits! So, if this is your first stop you should go on over to the Ippity blog to get a list of blogs to visit as well as a look at the new challenge posted. If you participate in the challenge you may get the chance to win an awesome prize package!

The project I have to share with you today is a recipe card that I did for a swap a while back. I have never shared it on my blog so I figured that today would be a great day for that! Here it is:

As you can see, I did a lot of inking to get the embossing on the K&Company paper to pop. I also used an Ippity stamp set for the flowers, "Now and Always". You can find this set and others on my Ippity Sales Blog.

Well, that's all I have to share with you today! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to continue on the hop to see the other awesome creations!

Love, Patricia

Hippity Hop Monday

Hi! Its Monday which means it is Hippity Hop time! If you just started here then go on over to the Ippity Blog to get a list of blogs to hop to. I am sure you will not be disappointed in the inspiration you see!

Today I have a birthday card to show you. DH's baby cousin turned three this past weekend and this is the card that I made for her:

This flower is from the Ippity set called "Faith Blooms". The best thing about this set is that it contains two flowers and two sentiment stamps for only $6! I also used the butterfly from one of my most favourite Ippity sets, "Now and Always". This one contains 4 really big flower stamps, a leaf stamp, a vine with butterflies, and this butterfly stamp. The blue and yellow card stock was embossed with my BRAND NEW BIG SHOT!! I am so excited to have it! I also heat embossed the outline of the butterfly with my Martha Stewart embossing powder and heat gun. I am not sure where the ribbon came from.

Here is the inside of the card. I like using a little bit of embellishment that is the same as the front, just to tie it all together. This stamp is from the Ippity Set "Party Hat Wishes". I use this sentiment on almost all my birthday cards! If you want this set or any others you can get them by visiting my sales blog.

This card was made using the Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #46.

Well, that's all I have for you today! Now keep on hoppin' to see what else you can see!

Love, Patricia

Friends With Flair...Just Because

Hi! Its the Unity Friends with Flair time again! If this is your first stop on the blog and you want to start from the beginning that you can do so by visiting the Unity Stamp Co. Blog. There, you will get a list of participating blogs as well as the information on how you can win a bunch of Unity stamps...just for commenting on the blogs! How cool is that?

Today I have a pretty simple card to share with you because they are my favourite kind to make! I made this one using the color challenge for the Ippity Hippity Hop Twist Challenge for this month. You can also win some pretty cool loot for participating into those challenges. Anyways, here is my card using Ippity by Unity stamps.

The flower stamp came from the "Now and Always" set and the just because sentiment came from the "How YOU Doin'" set, which is one of the sets that I use the most because it is so versatile. If you are interested in these or any other ippity stamps you can check out my ippity sale blog for information on how to order them.

Well, that's all I have for you today. Please keep hopping along to see what everyone else has for you!

Love, Patricia

Hippity Hop Monday

Welcome to the Hippity Hop Monday blog hop! If this is where you started you may want to hop on over to the ippity blog to get a list of people participating. You can also get a look at the new challenge for the Hippity Hop Twist challenge where you can win an AWESOME prize for playing along! I'll show you the challenges and prizes later in this post. First, here is the card that I have made for the hop.

I also entered this one into the Hippity Hop Twist Sketch Challenge. On this one, I used the "How YOU Doin'" set which just came out this past fall, to stamp the happy birthday sentiment as well as the butterfly's. The cute oval around happy birthday is also from a set that came out this past fall, "Cherish Your Dreams". You can get any of these stamp sets over at my sales blog. 

I also made a card for the Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #44.

I used the "With Sympathy" Unity store kit for the sentiment. The butterfly came from one of my favourite Ippity sets, "Now and Always". If you like flowers, you would love this set as well because it has the most AWESOME flowers!!

So that's my cards! Now on to the challenge info that I promised!

Here is the first two challenges:

Make sure to check out the newest challenge at the ippity blog! Here is the prize that is up for grabs:

Now hop on over to Banu's blog to check out what she has created!

Thanks for visiting!

Love, Patricia

Unity Friends with Flair, November 19th

Its time for the Friends with Flair blog hop again! Yay! For rules on how the blog hop works and how you can win prizes (yippee!!) visit the Unity Stamp Company Blog.

My project this week is not a card! As a long time scrapbooker I am pretty new to cards...I am even newer to altered projects. I figured the best way to not get bored with a hobby is to change it up a bit every now and then. Thats why I have ventured into the world of stamping in the last month and that's why I decided to do this altered notebook!

This is a christmas present for my 8-year-olds teacher. I hope she likes it!! I could not have done this without an awesome tutorial from The Stamp Doc, which you can find here. This woman is amazing! I also could not have created such a beautiful gift (in about 20 minutes!!) without {ippity} stamps. This time I used two sets: "Now and Always" and "Fall for You". They are wonderful sets that can be used in so many ways! I have paper pieced one of the flowers from the "Now and Always" set and fastened it together with a brad. The sentiment and corners are from the "Fall for You" set.

If you like these stamps be sure to check out my {ippity} page. I have all of these listed plus the new Fall 2010 collection that you are sure to love! Right now if you make a $40 purchase you can get an additional set or an acrylic block for 45% off!! So, be sure to check it out!

Now, go to Lynn to continue on with the hop!

Love, Patricia