H{ippity} Hopping Monday

Hello Monday Hoppers,

Today I made a quick spring card with the wonderful {ippity} set Just Wanted To Say.....
I had this Kraft cardstock I wanted to use but it was too dark. So I found my white pigment based ink and used a Unity background stamp and also inked the edges to soften it up a little bit.


Well, I'm not that really happy with how it turned out.....but I think it's OK for a thinking of you card.

If you just happened upon my blog today you should head over to the {ippity} blog to check out the list of h{ippity} hoppers, they have some wonderful inspiration to share with you. Click here to get there.

YAY!!! Today I made the top 3 at DIE CUTS R US with my yellow dress card a couple of posts down. It is one of my very favorite cards ever, so it is REALLY GREAT to have it highlighted!!! If you have never been there you should check it out, They have some GREAT challenges and they carry Unity stamps....I LOVE IT!!! CLICK HERE for the design team blog.

I'm so glad you took the time to visit, hope you have a happy, crafty week!!!
{HUGZ}
Jodi

card supplies
all papers- Making Memories Flowers Patch
stamp-{ippity} Just wanted to say...., Unity background stamp
ink-versafine black, CTMH White pigment based
tag die-spellbinders
border punch- Martha Stewart

Friday Friends With FLAIR with some Artful Inkables

Hello and welcome to my Friends with flair contribution on this last Friday of February 2010, where does the time go???!!! If you just happened upon my blog today or are new to Friends With Flair Friday you should start by checking out the Unity blog here. There you will find a list of todays blogs with beautiful eye candy and it will tell you how you could win 25 Unity random stamps. If you find the special blinkie on someones blog be sure to leave a comment and you will have a chance to win.

My 1st card uses the tree stamp from Unity's Welcome Little Sprout set. I paper pieced the tree and also made it longer so it would fit right with the little scene I wanted to make. To do that I just stamped the trunk a few extra times, then cut it out, trimmed some of the pieces and glued them together. The reading girl and the sentiment stamp are from the Think Big set by Artful INKables and I created this card for their Think Ink Challenge#14 Naughty or Nice.... this card is nice.

Papers are Making Memories Garden Party line, the girl is colored with Copics and the small tag for the sentiment is from Spellbinders.




My 2nd card uses stamps from Unity's new Feb KOTM {Nothing but Blue Skies}. I LOVE this kit!!! It has SO MANY GREAT sentiments, I know I will find many uses for them for a very long time!!

Here the cardstock is Bazzill, Bling is from CTMH and the image is colored with my Copics. The Dp is Basic Grey's June Bug line, border punch is Martha Stewart and dies are Spellbinders.



THANK YOU for coming to see my creations, these two were lots of fun to make. I really appreciate your kind comments and I apologize if I do not make it around to your blogs every week. Today it may not be so easy because my daughter is off from school and I don't like to spend our time on the computer. Hopefully I will be able to get around to everyone over the weekend at least...we'll see. I am always amazed at the inspiration I get from all of the AMAZING projects you all come up with!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
{{BIG HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Happy Friday Full of Friends with Flair!!!

Hi to my fellow Unity Addicts full of Flair and to anyone else that is just stopping by. If you did not get a chance to check out the Unity blog yesterday, you REALLY should head on over there to check out the new look. Angela also made a few additions to the new blog and they are AWESOME!! You can get there by clicking here.

Next, I need to send out a BIG THANK YOU to Jen from Jen's Cup of Creations. I was lucky enough to win her Blogaversary Blog candy and the package she sent me was AMAZING!!!! Jen is an {ippity} chick and she included the {ippity} SET Just Wanted To Say.....in the blog candy. If you would like to check out her blog or her {ippity} stamps for sale, click on the link above. THANK YOU Jen, it will be so much fun creating with all of the goodies!!

I hope you have had a GREAT week and that you have been able to get some fun stamping time in. I am a very excited stamper this week because yesterday I found out I won the Artful INKables think INK Challenge. So, I won some of their stamps, YEAH!!! Winning stamps is always great, I have 3 of their sets that I LOVE, can't wait to get more!!

My card I have to share with you today is definitely related to my mood this week, but I didn't really realize it until it was done. Do you ever do that?? I picked the paper and stamps, put everything together and went WOW!! That's how I've felt this week. Here it is....




I have been REALLY wanting spring to come along, just like always at this time of the year, but this week has been bad. That explains the papers and all of the butterflies. I have also had some things happen that have reminded how important my family really is to me, they (especially my mom) have helped me through some very tough times and are always there for me. That explains the sentiment. Another wonderful family thing has been watching my cousin play on the USA Olympic Hockey team this week. My brother was in 3 summer Olympics and I was lucky enough to go to 2 of them. It is such an AMAZING thing, there is nothing like the Olympics. I LOVE seeing all of the different countries coming together peacefully. OK, sorry for my rambling today when there are so many fabulous stampers to visit. Here is the recipe for my card, THANK YOU SO MUCH for visiting today....hope to see you again soon!!!

Making Memories- papers, ribbon and butterfly shaped paper from journaling notebook- all Flower Patch Line
Unity Stamps- circle sentiment from Birdie Inspiration, 3 butterflies from Bevy of Butterflies
Martha Stewart- border punch
Quickutz-scalloped circle die
Versafine black ink and Memento Summer Sky ink

{{HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Stamping Bella LOVE ME DO Blog Hop

Hello and Happy Saturday!!!
Thanks so much for stopping here on your way through the Stamping Bella LOVE ME DO Blog Hop!!! I am SO HAPPY to be a part of it!! IF you've just happened upon my blog, you can click here to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.
Can you believe that it wasn't until very recently that I got my 1st Stamping Bella stamp?? Well, I love them and am so glad I got them in time for this hop!!! I chose to make my card with Ella Lollipop because I just couldn't wait to color her, and here is what I came up with.





Isn't she Sweet?!? I know you've seen her MANY times...I have too. But she is just so cute!! OK, on to my recipe. All papers and embellishments are from Making Memories Love Story line, Except for the red foil. That is from Spellbinders along with 1 oval and 2 scalloped oval dies and the border punch is Martha Stewart, she is colored with copics.
In addition to the FABULOUS eye candy throughout the hop, Stamping Bella has decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop. One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...they aren't telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win....and who wouldn't want that prize?!?! The winner will be announced on Friday in the Stamping Bella Splitcoast forum.

THANKS so much for your visit, next you get to head over to Jackie's blog and I am sure she will have some AMAZING eye candy, as always!!!
{{HUGZ}}
-Jodi

Hello H{ippity} Hoppers

Happy Monday to you, hope you have a nice week ahead.

Today I have another Valentine card to share with you. I know the {ippity} challenge is a birthday card but right now I have my valentine supplies out. My crafting stuff is pretty unorganized and I didn't want to make it worse....I have enough to reorganize as it is. When I started with this card I had a different vision in mind. I wanted a collage type card with an {ippity}/Unity heart tree. Which is what this is, yet I am not very happy with the results. To me it looks more like a card made by a child, oh well. Next time will be much better. Sometimes my crafts mirror how I am feeling and lately my health problems have been REALLY bad. I'm sure checking out all of the H{ippity} Hopping blogs today will help me get my mojo back(I REALLY HOPE!!!).

All of the stamps here are from Unity or {ippity}. The background is Hearts of old, the tree is from Giggle Grove...the original set, wood mounted. The sentiment and small hearts on branches are from Love Grows. The heart on top of the tree is from you + me= happy, and the two hearts on both sides of the tree are cut out from the heart in the {ippity} set Life's Little Moments. Here is how it turned out.....

Supplies
Papers and Embellishments-Making Memories Love Story
Ink- Memento and Brilliance
Cutting Dies-Spellbinders
Ribbon-Close To My Heart
Border Punch- Fiskars
Stickles

Today I will be working on something MUCH BETTER, thanks so much for coming to visit today -Jodi

Fluttering By with Unity Friends with FLAIR!!!

Welcome and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Hello to my Unity Friends and also to any new friends from Flutter By Wednesday, this is my 1st project for their wonderful challenge blog. I used an image and sentiment from Unity's January KOTM ...savor the journey. There are so many wonderful stamps in this kit it's hard to pick what to use. So, I actually picked my papers 1st, which I usually don't do, and went from there. Then, I realized these papers had some beautiful butterflies, and I have been wanting to join in at Flutter By Wednesday. Here is what I came up with.


I have been feeling just a little bit slow lately, so I had to use this sentiment, I love it with the snail and mushrooms!!!

Supplies used
Making Memories Flower Patch Line - papers, ribbon, journal page, butterfly
Martha Stewart - border punch
Prima - flowers
Stickles
Unity - stamps and ink
Copics - color for image
Spellbinders- die cuts
buttons and pearls from craft supply

Thank you for coming to see my creation today, I hope you have a GREAT and RELAXING weekend!!!
{HUGS}
-Jodi

The Last of 2009 Christmas Stuff

Hello all,
Hope you are having a wonderful Holiday Season!! I wanted to share my favorite gift that I made this year (for my mom). She likes Santa Clauses and when I saw this paper, this framed picture idea popped into my head. I LOVE the look of him too and plan to make one for us, maybe in the middle of summer when I'm not over loaded with Christmas stuff.

I love these "floating frames", but this is very hard to take a nice picture of...it looks so much better in person. The papers and embellies are from the Bo Bunny St Nick Collection. The red stickers are Making Memories and I used Mod Podge Sparkle for adhesive and to add a little sparkle.
Thanks for stopping by,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
-Jodi

A Frigid Unity Friends with Flair Friday

Hello to all of you friends of Unity with flair!!!! It was below zero here yesterday and it took me 1 1/2 hours to dig my car out of the 17+ inches of snow. To all of you visiting from a warm climate...I am very jealous today!!! It is beautiful though when you are inside and nice and warm.

If you haven't checked in with Unity yet they are having a great sale this weekend, 25 % off all stamps and a free single for every $10.00 you spend. Time to stock up on those stamps you've had on your wish list!! To check it out you can click on my Unity Addict blinkie to the right.

Today I have 2 cards to share with you. When I saw this Merry Christmas die cut from the My Mind's Eye colorful Christmas collection I immediately thought of this mitten stamp from the December 2008 kit of the month, little reminders. I just love this stamp and these colorful papers.
It is hard to show the sparkly glitter in the picture, you can see through the glitter much better in person

For my 2nd card I used Making Memories wedding collection with a Unity stamp I consider to be a "Unity classic", Feel the Joy.
So if this is your 1st friends with flair, as you are looking at all of the wonderful creations, you need to look for the blinkie and leave a comment on that site for a chance to win 25 Unity stamps.



And, yes you have found the blinkie here this week. So, leave a comment here, and you will have a chance to win 25 random stamps from Unity. On Saturday I will tell you who is the lucky winner!!! Good Luck!!!

-Jodi

Welcome to my Friends with Flair Friday Unity Project

I am so glad to be back for my 2nd Friends with Flair Friday!!! I love that Unity supports their customers in this way!! I can't believe I found them just over a year ago...time flies!!!! This week I have a wedding card for my cousin getting married tomorrow (I am also making a mini album and hope to show that later). The front and inside left of this card has stamps from September's go ahead wish kit. The inside right cake and sentiment are from Unity's Hodge Podge of Happiness. Papers are all from Making Memories wedding line, bling is Kaisercraft, I also used Liquid Pearls in silver and glitter from Sparkle and Sprinkle. I use my spellbinders dies so much I almost always forget to mention them. The small card was made by my daughter to match my card and the mini album.
I found this great card template on Splitcoast Stampers at this link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1466125
Sorry but I don't know why I can't get my blog to post a link correctly but you could cut and past it in. The template is also at www.loristamps.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT weekend!!!

Happy Hip Hop Hangover Friday!!!

My first card today uses stamps from the wonderful unity birdie inspiration set...I LOVE this set!!! The papers and embellies are from Making Memories Garden Party.



My next card uses another favorite set...the Confession I luv Unity set. The pp and chipboard are Basic Grey Porcelain, cardstock is CTMH and bling is Kaisercraft. I hope everyone has a fun and safe Holiday weekend!!! Thanks for coming to visit!!!

Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop!!!

Hello and Welcome to the first Unity Kit of The Month Blog Hop!!! This will be going on all weekend and I am so happy to be a part of this. I chose to use stamps from the February Kit "Endings and Beginnings" and I hope to do it justice. I LOVE the Unity Kits!!! They are always beyond my expectations(I started getting the kits in Sept). I found picking just one kit to use for this blog hop incredibly difficult, they are all so beautiful. If you are interested in receiving it monthly just click on the very cute kit of the month blog hop blinkie to the right.
If you get lost along this hop you can check to see who is next by going to the list of Unity Kit Lovers here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=437265



For my first card I used Making Memories Flower Patch line of products, my second uses Fancy Pants Key Lime Pie, Doodlebug Bling and a Fiskars border punch.


THANK YOU so much for stopping by my tiny little spot on the internet.
Now please head over to the next very incredibly talented Paper crafter Rebecca G. here
http://bellacarta.typepad.com

Unity Challenge Cards

Here are two of the cards I did for the Unity Hip Hop challenges this week.TFL!!!!