Hip Hop it's {ippity} Release day!

***Post no.2 today, Please scroll down for my MFT Greatest Hits post***

Sooooo much going on today. Welcome to the Party. It starts here with a fantastic blog hop with the {ippity} and Unity DT members. Follow the Blog Buttons to see all the goodness! and to be where you should be.

Then head to the {ippity} Blog and see what the {ippity} Chicks have been doing with the new release stamps. Today is the day you can order yours. Contact your Chick or find one in your area on the Locator.

And make sure you find some time to hang out in the Unity forum for all the Release day fun! There's Chit Chat, Prizes, and always FUN and Friendship.

I saved two samples to share with you today. I hope you don't get sick of seeing the Book It stamp. I looooove it. I made it look like a real library card, by adding the spiral punched edge to the top. I paired it with the fabulous Life is The Journey.

Then I used two sets for this card-You Deserve and Totally Happy. These two sets work great together. I almost thought they were 1 set. So if you order one, make sure you order the other. I'm just sayin'.....

It's another simple layout, but I think it makes a statement. Huh! Funny thing is I made these two cards almost a week a part and they have similar colors. I didn't even plan that for today's post. It just happened. I'm so diggin' that fence and bird image.

Like I said, lots going on today, so I'm sending you on your way. Maria is up next, again. I know you'll love what you see.

MFT Greatest Hits-clearly sentimental

This month's Greatest Hits with MFT is showcasing the great line up of clearly sentimental stamps. These are must have staples in any stamper collection. If you don't have any, then you need to! I'm such an enabler, aren't I? I used the awesome set, Clearly Sentimental about You. I used one of my aboslutly fave sentiments from the set. Thought it was perfect with a bright, colorful array of heart! Check out the patterns on the two largest hearts....I used the new Stephanie Fizer set, How Does Your Garden Grows. Black gingham ruffled ribbon is also from the MFT boutique, it's the high style collection.

Check out Kim's blog for the full line up MFT Greatest Hits-Clearly Sentimental. You'll be inspired, I promise you. And don't forget, you get $5.95 off a Clearly Sentimental set for all orders over $30! Use CODE: CSPROMO

Day 4-Final Sneak Peek Day for {ippity}!

One more sleep (I always tell my kids that) till the Summer 2010 {ippity} release party!!! Whoot, whoot!!! We hope to see you at the party.

It's our final day for sneak peeks. I'll just jump right in with what I did. First up today is the new set called, Bity Pixi Paisley. How cute is that name? love it. I decided to use a great layout from a card I received a looong time ago from my friend Becky. I used the paisley and flower stamps to make a fun handmade dp of my own. I'm an earth-tone kind of girl, so my color combo is Ocean Tides, Teracotta Tile, and Kraft. Finished it off with a pretty felt flower and oval sentiment. Just for you, I had to say, "many thanks!"

Next is my card using You Deserve. It's a pretty simple layout with circles and stitching. I think those flowers are just beautiful. I added a touch of color with a sponge dauber. Still using my Fly a Kite dp (can't wait to get my hands on the new {ippity} dp-by Echo Park. it's too, too cute).

And last but not least, here's what I did with the set Totally Happy! It makes me totally happy. It turned out so vintage. I wasn't so sure about this card at first, but once it was complete.....well, I was more than satisfied. I think it was the pleated paper strip, the crinkle ribbon, and clip I added to attach the sentiment. Whatever it was, it made me smile. Oh, yeah, and look, there's the Book It stamp in the background. The dp here is Webster's Pages.

So, you know the drill. Leave some love along the way for a chance at a prize and head on over to Maria's blog.

And Check out the snippets on today's {ippity} blog post!

See you tomorrow for all the relase day fun! Don't forget about the challenges.

Day 3 for {ippity} peeks!

Are you enjoying the hops each day? I know I am. I love seeing what my fellow DT members have done with these stamps. I think our styles are so different and it just shows how versatile {ippity} stamps are.
Are you getting your wish lists ready? The {ippity} Chicks will be ready, come Thursday, to take your orders! Need a Chick? Find one in your area with the locator on the {ippity} Blog.


Today the first peek I'm sharing is from That's Creepy. But, this set is anything BUT creepy. It's a fabulous Halloween set, you're gonna scream for.

I just had to make a circle card, and added a touch of gingham to make this even cuter. I used 3 different stamps on this one.

Then I combined the next two peeks into 1 card and it just radiates HAPPY! I think it does, anyway. Quote al' Happy and Dots for Sure! (I was sneaky, and used lots of dots in my previous days posts, go back and check them out!). This quote is just me! I'm a postive person and try to be happy as much as I can. Life is too short.

ETA:And this is my sample for this week's Dog Days of Summer IHHC36-be sure to play along. There will be one lucky winner who will be our Guest Designer for a Day on Aug. 19! whoohoo!

Enough chit chat, off you go. Maria is up next.

Don't forget to check out the snippets on the {ippity} Blog.

DAy 2 Ippity sneak peeks!

Three more peeks at the {ippity} stamps that are being released on Thursday! did you hear we're having a party? Join us in the {ippity} forum for all the FUN, PRIZES, and Chit Chat!

Be sure to check out the challenges posted on yesterday's {ippity} post. Last time you asked for more time, we listened, and now you 4 whole days to work on them. You have until Thursday evening to get your cards uploaded.

Here are my peeks for the day. First up......are you ready???? It's an amazing masculine set. You're gonna love it, WE all do! It's called Authentic Man. Banners are hot right now, so I used the sweet little tie image and strung them together. A little cork, some Joyride dp by Cosmo Cricket, some twine and a few brads-DONE!

Then there's this sweet, sweet set called So This is Love. I had some fun CASING a sample from the new SU catalog. Love all the ippity images used on this. It also is my sample card for the inspiration challenge. Thanks for that great photo Kelly. Can you spy two of the new background stamps here? Okay, maybe it will help if I tell you the name of the third sneak peek today, Book It. OH, MY, WERD!!! it's a ledger stamp and I loooooove it! See it, there, second square from the left? It's so cool! I also used it on the backside of my luggage tag (the side with the colored circles) on yesterday's post.

Alrighty, there you are. My {ippity} samples for Day 2 of our release week of fun! Head on over to Maria's blog and check out what she has for you. And don't forget to leave comments along the way for a chance at a prize. The Ippity Blog has the Sneak Peek Snippits for the day!

SEe you back here tomorrow!

Let the Sneak Peeks Begin! It's {ippity} New Release time.

It's about time! We've been anxiously awaiting this date and couldn't be happier that it's here. You're gonna love what we've got. Each day we are showing 3 of the new sets. There are lots of different price points, so there will be something for everyone and every budget. Of course, I'm sure you'll want them ALL! If you sign up to be an {ippity} Chick, you'll get to see the sets sooner. First up I've got sample with the very cool Life is The Journey set. It's an amazing scrapbooking kit, but works great for cards too. I actually made a luggage tag with the set. It's simple and sweet and what a great way to identify a piece of luggage while traveling. Here's the front and then I did up the back side with a few of the other circle images.

Up next is a card from the House a Home set. There are the cutest little house stamps in this kit, all purpose hearts, and of course in true {ippity} style, some great sentiments.
You get a two-fer look at this set today, since I also paired it up with one of the AWESOME new background stamps. You're gonna flip when you see them all-there's 3 of them. Today we are showing you the Thoughts From the Past background. Look how cool and vintage-like it is. Here's a close up of the postcard image. I combined this with a few of the words from House A Home.

Be sure to leave some love along the way. Maria's is up next. We're doing this week in standard blog hop style. Click the button and off you go!

TSG-just because it is so cute!

Yep, I'm totally in love with this new set by There She Goes. It was from the new release last week and it's called Puppy Love. I think the new artist, Torico is a fabulous addition to TSG. Love her style and can't wait to see what else she brings out. I used some bright and fun dp, Delovely by Cosmo Cricket. I need a little sunshine in my week. You can't really see it well, but the purple blob in the corner is actually a very pretty felt rolled flower. I hand cut my felt leaves and finished it off with some orange rhinestones.

I know I am not usually wordy and don't drag you into my pesonal life too often, so if you want to stop reading you can. I won't be offended.

It's been a whirl wind of a week for me, full of emotion and lots of sadness. Not that I'm looking for a pity party, but man, when it rains it pours. My mom's birthday is today and she is spending the day at her best friend's funeral. I hate that I live 4 hours away and can't be there with her today. Happy Birthday MOM and know that I'm with you in spirit as you say good-bye to your dear friend, Judy!

My little guy lost his fish this week too. Weird, but I guess my mom's friend needed a pet, and Swimmy was called home to the Lord, too.

Then, if my week couldn't be any worse, we found out that my friend who is fighting breast cancer, had a PET scan and they found a spot on her lung! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!! Her oncologist is hopeful and says with the way it looks, it probably isn't cancer, BUT, they will biopsy it anyway. Praying for good news with that!

I'm looking for some goodness and a happier week to come! One day at a time. I'm dealing with it and thank God I am a positive person. I'm turning all this negative energy into postive energy and working my booty off!. I started painting my living room. Got the trim done and am ready to start the walls. WOW! what a great fresh coat of white trim paint will do to a room. I'm ready to take on my whole house. It's going on 12 years old and ALL the trim needs some fresh paint. Plus, I've been busy, busy crafting! Love this hobby and all the work I have to do for it! Okay, I'm done! Enjoy the weekend. I'll see you back here on Sunday for our first {ippity} sneak peak! Yippee!