Mary's Creative Journey

A sweet Valentine sucker?

2012-02-11T17:19:00.001-08:00

Okay that probably isn't the best title!

I have a Valentine card to share today,that really isn't from a valentine set!

I used the new {ipptiy} release "it sucks to get old"! "The suckers"or "lollipops" plus
one sentiment are in the birthday set, however I used the sentiment from our last {ipptiy} release of "sweet on you" (the image is a tower of cupcakes!yummy!) and turned this image into one for Valentines Day!
The image of the suckers/ lollipops was done with copics both the sketch and the atyou glitter pens. I then covered them with ranger distress rock candy for some shine and glitter. I know it is hard to see in this photo.
I used spellbinders hearts to cute the main heart and then traced around the outside of the heart die and cute it out so that I could have a mat.
The dp is from MME lime twist, the red is from 12x12 sheet that I had cut down,and unfortunately I didn't have the name.
I did use my crop-a-dial to round the edges. The ribbon and buttons are from my stash.

On the inside of the card I used the same ribbon that is on the front,only this time I stamped the sentiment "I am sweet on you" using memento black tuxedo ink all the way across. The "be mine Valentine" is from Unity set "city of love".

Thankyou for stopping by! I hope that you like what I did with these sets! The {ipptiy} and Unity sets work so well together!

And if you haven't checked out the sale on the Unity website you should! Angela has put several of the past {ipptiy} sets on sale in celebration of this months New Release,as well as all the past kits from one of the new illustrators,Phyllis Harris!

Have a great week!
Hugs,

Mary

A New Release! And a Unity Sale!

2012-02-09T23:16:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

Today is the New Release for {ippity} Stamps! And New Releases at Unity as well!
Angela has a GREAT SALE going on to celebrate!
Several of the past releases from {ippity} are on sale,as well as Phyllis Harris sets and Unity Past kits of the month! (No additional discounts can be taken.)
Some of my favorite {ippity} sets are among those that are marked down! Like "Sing a New Song"(12$), "Farm Fresh"(14$) and "Here and Now" (just 15$)! :D
Just remember to click on my picture and you will be able to order your {ippity} stamps right along with your Unity purchases as well! And did you know that Unity is now carrying distress inks by Tim Holtz? They do! as well as a few other products for your stamping needs!

Okay, now on to my card that I have to share with you today!

The New Release called "birthday girl" !

The papers I used were from MME 6x6 pack "Dwell",and the green is from Echo Park. The image was done on GinaK Ivory Pure Luxury.

One of the things that I LOVE about this set is that it comes with 2 sentiments! One is perfect for the front of the card, while the "you are fabulous" works great for the inside! Of course you can use it all by itself as well!

I hope you like it!
Be sure to stop by the Unity site for all the sales! And remember to click on my picture if there is {ippity} that you would like to purchase while you are there. Of course you can still order straight from me if you would like! Just send me an e-mail to maryscreativejourney@gmail.com!

I'll be back with another card from this release later today!
This time I am using the darling Lollipops!

Thank you for stopping by!
Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

It is Release Day! And we are Partying!!

2012-02-09T16:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday Faithful Followers!

It is Release Day for our Febuary Release!
5 new {ipptiy} itty bitties!

Please join us on splitcoast scampers for a fun filled evening of Fun!
7pm central time!
There is a Sale!!
See you there!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/unity-stamp-company-f197/starts-tonight-unity-release-party-2-9-2012-7-pm-central-t547904.html

Mary

A Masculine Birthday Card!

2012-02-01T16:54:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well I don't know about all of you,but I most of the time have a hard time with Masculine cards.
I guess when I can't add bling and flowers I don't know what to do! lol

However, when I bought this stamp from Unity it made this card quite easy! Especially because my Brother is a big Jeep guy! So I thought this would be perfect for him!

I did paper piece the jeep to give it a little dimension and used glossy accents to give the illusion of glass on the windshield. The craft paper is from GinaK,the dp is from a 6x6 pad of MME,twine from i {heart} papers,and the buttons are doodlebug designs that i was able to get on one of those deal of the day sites! ;)

I hope you like it!
Thank you for stopping by,I really appreciate it!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

A Sweet Baby card using Unity itty bitty!

2012-01-30T17:17:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to share this Baby Card that I did for a friends daughter who just had a Baby Girl!
I thought this itty bitty by Unity was the perfect image,a Baby Carriage! It is called "Delight in the Little Things" and you can find it here! The sentiment here is also Unity.

I used distress ink from Ranger (vintage photo) and embossed it with clear embossing powder. The card stock is from GinaK, ribbon from my stash and from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store, the flowers are from Wild Orchid! Love their flowers!

The layers were cut with the large and Grand Labels from Nestabilities,and then popped up with pop dots, or in this case squares! LOL

I did the inside of this card with the flowers from wild orchid and the leaves are done with a punch from Marvy Uchida. I just love the sentiment, babies are such a Blessings! This sentiment is from Heart and Soul Rubber Stamps. She has wonderful verses of Scripture and Inspiration. And you can buy them unmounted which does save a little money! ;)

I also wanted to show you how I used one of the tags that I blogged about in my last post. Just a little something for my Girlfriend! Some yummy avocados from our tree are inside the bag! :)

I just used a background stamp that I had from Hot Potatoes Stamps! It is a nice large stamp, and this is the company that I use when doing heat embossing on velvet. The stamps are made to withstand the heat of the iron.

Well I hope you like what I have done here today,and maybe inspired some creativity along the way!?

Hope you can get some crafty time in today! I do have a Masculine Birthday card to share with you,but I will wait and show you tomorrow! ;)

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

I'm sweet on you!

2012-01-21T09:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I wanted to show you 2 tags that I made using one of the New {ippity} releases! I did another of the set for one lucky winner from our last {ippity} challenge, Marsha Drain! This is her SECOND WIN on the {ippity} blog challenge site! Way to Go Marsha! If you haven't checked out the {ippity} challenges you should! You could end up like Marsha and win more than once! And there are FREE stamps involved!!

This set is called "sweet on you" and includes the sentiment in the photo above this one. Then I used a Happy Birthday stamp from another Unity set and stamped the Happy Birthday! This stamp set is very versatile, can be used for Valentine's Day, for a Birthday or how about an invitation for desert!

Remember today is the last day for the 39% off SALE on the Unity website where you can purchase this stamp set and ALL stamps from {ippity} AND Unity for the sale price! Just click on my photo to buy {ippity}! AND at 39% OFF you could add to your collection for a steal!! LOL

Thank you for stopping by! I so appreciate it!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

We're Better Together! And SALE EXTENDED!!

2012-01-16T22:43:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody!

Hope you had a great weekend! Has anyone checked out the New {ippity} Sale Page on the Unity website?? And the 39% OFF sale?? It has been extended until this Friday! Just remember the code ANG39 and you will receive 39% off your order of {ippity} AND Unity! How cool is that!?

Today I have a card to share with you from the NEW January Release from {ippity}!
The set I have used is "We're Better Together".

I think that you could use this for either a Anniversary or Valentine's Day card, or just a little pick me up for someone! A girlfriend or a spouse!

I used a dp 6x6 paper pad from MME,lime twist - Fly a Kite,spellbinders long rectangle nestabilities,copics and glitter pen to color the images,and glossy accents on the hearts. I also added some red hearts from hero arts that have been in my stash for quite awhile! The card stock is from GinaK.

This set is available now on the Unity website, just click on my picture when it asks you to "pick a chick"!

Thank you for stopping by!
I hope you like it!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

We are FINALLY LIVE!! and 39% OFF SALE!!

2012-01-13T22:37:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well I guess I had jumped the gun a little with the announcement last week! BUT we are now live! AND we have an even better SALE! Angela (the owner extraordinaire) of Unity Stamps decided to do a 39% OFF SALE to celebrate her 39th BIRTHDAY!
So what that means is that the ENTIRE UNITY website INCLUDING {ippity} is on sale for 39%OFF!! What a fantastic deal!! Don't you think???
All you have to do is click on your favorite {ippity} chick's picture (which I hope will be me! ;) ) and you can order the {ippity} stamp sets and singles directly from the site.
Once they notify me of your purchase you will still receive the FREE paper pack and the little extras that you always have received from me in the past!

So go ahead and check out the {ippity} chicks page,and click on my picture,and shop to your heart's content from Unity OR {ippity}! And ENJOY 39% OFF your entire order!!

Have a great weekend!

Mary

A New Year and A New {ippity}!

2012-01-06T01:11:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!
Well,it has certainly been awhile since I have posted!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday!

I have so many things that I need to tell you and All of them are EXCITING!!

I will share just 2 of them today:

FIRST: Today is the First Release of the New Year!
We are releasing 5 New itty bitties!
These are so adorable! I know I say that a lot,haha...but I really mean it each time!!
Each of these kits is just $6.00each!! But make sure you read to the end of the post to find out about a REALLY Big Special!! :D

Aren't these great! Our Unity Artistas are really some of the best designers out there! In my honest opinion anyway!!

The SECOND BIG and Exciting piece of NEWS is that:
Beginning TODAY, you can NOW ORDER your {ippity} from the Unity Website!! (of course you can still order thru me as well) The great thing about ordering it from the Unity website is that you can now order {ippity} right along with your Unity orders!! YAY!
All you need to do is click on my picture from the list of the {ippity} chicks and you will still receive all the little extras that you always have from me! Those items will ship directly from me so they won't be in your order,but they will come.
If you decide to order from me directly nothing will change,you still e-mail me your order. But if you have Unity stamps that you would like to order and would also like to include some {ippity} as well just order directly from the site.
The nice thing about that as well is that if Unity is running a sale you will receive that same discount on your {ippity} stamps. AND Kit of the Month members who receive the 25% off code each month will be able to use that on their {ippity} orders as well! How great is that!

Now to kick this all off,Angela has decided to run a SPECIAL sale this weekend!

ALL $25 Kits - Marked down to $16
ALL $12 Kits only $9
ALL $6 Stamps only $4.50
Shipping is marked down to $4.95 for orders over $30! And remember that would include adding Unity kits to your order as well!! ;)
This special is being offered through the Unity website ONLY! However I will still be offering a 10% off of the msrp! ;)

There will be more news to come on all of this,but for now these are a few of the changes that are going on!
Please let me know if you have any questions and I will get back to you with an answer.
My supply should be here within the next few days and I will get samples up for you.
But for now you can check out the Unity website, even better you can find them Here on the Unity website!

Hope you can enjoy some creative time today!
Bye for now,

Hugs,
Mary

A New Release!

2011-12-07T02:40:00.000-08:00

Calling all {ippity} Fans!
We have a New December Release! And I think you are going to love them!
Plus I have decided until the end of the year December 31st, I am going to continue my SALE of 10% off PLUS FREE SHIPPING! Just my way of saying Thank you for your patronage!
Also, as always you will receive a FREE sampler pack of Designer Paper, PLUS some special goodies that I will make for you! I also have a few of those random {ippity} stamps, and I will include them with your order while supply lasts!
Just send me an e-mail with your order or questions and I will send you an invoice thru pay pal. ( you do not have to have an account thru them to use this service. And they are secure and insured!)
Please check out my {ippity} page for all sale info,and an explanation of my Customer Appreciation Program! (Which I have added an additional way to qualify for! )

Your Friendship, My Cup Of Tea msrp: $ 10.00

Do What Makes You Happy ,msrp: $6.00

Giggles x 3 msrp: $10.00

Enjoy your Day!

Mary

A Black Friday Special!!

2011-11-25T02:49:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I am sure that many of you are scoping out the Black Friday Specials and probably have tired feet and would like to just shop from the luxury of your own comfortable chair!
So today until Monday night (cyber Monday after all!) I am having a SALE on {ippity}!

Here is the Deal! RECEIVE 10% OFF THE MSRP ,PLUS FREE SHIPPING!! :D

Just email me at: maryscreativejourney@gmail.com with your order and I will invoice you thru paypal!

Please spread the word!
In fact I am going to add another way to receive the Customer Appreciation rewards by referrals!
Just refer 3 people who each order a total 35.00$(after any discounts and before shipping )and you will qualify for my rewards program! Just read the side bar on this page and my {ippity} sale page for all the other details. AND please check out my sale page for all the other freebies that you will receive with your order!

Thank you so much for allowing me the chance to be your {ippity} chick!

Thanksgiving Blessings to you all!

Hugs,
Mary

It is a New {ippity} sketch challenge!

2011-11-17T21:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Can you believe that next Thursday is Thanksgiving! Where did this month go!? ;)

Today I have a card to share that I did for the New Sketch Challenge (CC07) that is up on the {ippity} sketch challenge blog that you can find here on the {ippity} sketch blog!

A Birthday card using {ippity} set IPK-141 Party Hat Wishes.( Which I have in stock! :D )
The design paper is from imaginisce,the orange is Echo Park.
The flourish stickers from Stampendous,and the sparkling white glimmer ribbon from iheartpapers.

Hope you like it!
Have a great Friday!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

I LOVE this Penguin!

2011-11-06T21:47:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well I maybe a little late with this, but here is that Adorable Penguin that is one of the sets from the {ippity} November Release! And is also the New November {ippity} Challenge! To make a COOL, card or layout!

He comes with 2 other sentiments! A great little set for 6.00$(msrp) - 5%= 5.70$.
(edited! I went back and added some snow to the ski on the left,and I wanted to show you!)

Have a great week,

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

It is Our November Release Day!!

2011-11-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I know it has been awhile,but I am so excited about this New Release from {ippity}!

I just adore the penguin set, and the snowflakes are beautiful and so elegant!
I am posting the images of the kits tonight and will be back in the morning with some samples for you. I just wanted to show these to you as soon as I could!

This first set is "Pain and Pride" MSRP 6.00$,but subtract 5% and that gives you a price of only 5.70$! :D

This next set: Warm Winter Wishes is 18.00$ MSRP, but again subtract 5% so the discounted price is just 17.10$! I think this set can go either very elegant or whimsical for the Holidays ahead!

And remember my Customer Appreciation program. Later today I will be adding another way to earn other credits for referrals that become customers! Just working out a few details! ;)

Please check out my sales page for all the other items that you will receive for allowing me to be your {ippity} Chick!

See you later today! Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Girlfriends!

2011-10-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Back today with a card from the New {ippity} release "Time for Friends...and Wine".
The card I did was to celebrate friendship! I decided to do a different type of card that I was reminded about this week from the splitcoast stampers weekly inkling. A tri-fold card!

I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by. If you are interested in this stamp set,just send me an e-mail at maryscreativejourney@gmail.com and I can get one in the mail to you! Please check my {ippity} sale page for all the other new sets,and the freebies that you will receive right now from ordering from me.

Have a great weekend!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

The October {ippity} Release is Today!

2011-10-05T01:07:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Well the October Release is here,and this month it is all about Friends, Fall and Thanks!

Time for...Friends and Wine

MSRP: $18.00

Thanks for all Things

MSRP: $6.00

As well as these two new releases I have also updated my sale page to include the September releases. I fell just 3 days before the release so they didn't go up on the 5th like they should have.

I did want to call your attention to one of the releases from September called "All Things are Possible".

All Things are Possible

MSRP: $6.00

I think this is the perfect stamp set for this months Breast Cancer Awareness.And since the Ribbon is open it can be colored in to represent all of the different Cancers and Causes that we need to find cures for. And I know that one day soon we will find the cures!

I will be back later today with some examples for these releases.Please check out my Facebook page as well as I will post some examples there as well!

If you have any questions or would like to order just send me an e-mail maryscreativejourney@gmail.com

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

It's a {ippity} Hip Hop!

2011-10-04T00:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Well it has been awhile but I found out that this healing process is a little harder than i thought!

So today I am taking part in the {ippity} Blog Hop to celebrate the new Chick Challenges! These will be weekly sketch challenges,with prizes!

Today we are using our favorite stamp sets for a little {ippity} inspiration. The first sketch challenge will be Oct. 6th!
The stamp sets that I am using today are:
Sing a New Song
Fall for you
Sing a New Song

I decided to start working on some items for my fall table.
I saw some napkin rings done with a leaf and decided to do some out of metal from Ten Second Studios.
I used the Spellbinder leaf die and then the Script cuttlebug folder, punched holes for the ribbon to tie around the napkin.
The Bird is from Sing a New Sing,one of my favorite images! He can so easily be colored in for spring and I think for Christmas as well! In fact I think I will be using him on some snowflakes!
The sentiments are from Fall for you and So Thankful for you. The sentiment "Forever Thankful" is actually just part of a sentiment that says"Forever thankful for You",I just masked off what I didn't need for the banner.
The name cards are stamped with the leaves from Fall for you.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope that you enjoyed my projects!

Stop back by soon we have a NEW RELEASE tomorrow on Oct. 5th! Can't wait to share those with you!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Finally Home!

2011-09-10T11:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!
Just got home from the hospital and wanted to say hello!
I fell last Friday and I broke my Tibia in 2 place and my fibula in 1. they did surgery last Saturday and inserted a rod into the Tibia. All I can say is Ladies,make sure you get your calcium and vit.D!! :)

I do have all the new releases from {ippity} that were released on the 5th of Sept. I hope to have some samples up for you soon!!

Thank you everyone for all your prayers and well wishes!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary
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A Travel Box for my Nieces!

2011-08-19T15:43:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone is enjoying the last bits of Summer! Our weather here is still gorgeous. Clear skies (mostly, little morning fog here and there) and temps in the high 70's- 80's. Not to bad!

Well I am here today to share with you a little travel box that was inspired by Lesly Langdon on UnityTv a few Weeks ago. My Nieces are going on a little road trip and I thought that this would be really cute for them!

I used a tin that I had from the chipboard flower set from Maya Roads. It was perfect because it had the little window. The Unity Stamp sets that I used for the front were "Along for the Ride", and the clouds are from "Leap for Life". The paper is from the Summer pack from Echo Park.
Here are a few pictures from the inside:

The card stock is from GinaK,and again the dp is from Echo Park. I used the tickets from Tim Holtz,the Sun is a button from "Dress it up", and the sparkly alphabet is from Making Memories Glitter Bling!

I used Nestabilities Grand large labels for the raised dp panel. ( picture above this one)
The next thing I did was to add a tick tac toe game for them! Again I used Echo Park dp. I covered a base from a heavy Ice cream box (which you will see later! lol,because I should have placed the pieces on the backside!!;D) and then cut another large label for the playing board. On the underside (which I forgot to photograph before I put it together) anyway, on the underside I placed magnetic squares,you will see why in a picture below. ;)

I used a stitch stamp that I have from Hot Potatoes "Straight Stitch", for the lines, and then I used flowers from the Unity July 11' kit of the month for the playing pieces,seen below. The clear glaze is still drying,and since it was late my Sister who was here visiting,and was seeing the girls today, couldn't wait for them to get dry,so they left wet! ( see the ice cream box! tehe)

So this morning she put the magnets on the back of the playing pieces. Oh I almost forgot, I used shrink plastic for the playing pieces. The stamped images are much larger,but they shrank down to the perfect size. I put a little cupcake notepad in it for them for little notes.

My Niece called me this morning to Thank me and she said that her Dad (my brother,just love him!) gave her an old camera to use on the trip,so she is going to put the pictures in there to save them! That warmed my heart! :D Her Sister is 3 years old and she said she would put her treasures in there to! Another warm moment!

Well I hope you like my little project!

Have a great weekend everyone!

May you be Blessed,

Hugs,

Mary

A New Release Day!

2011-08-05T02:08:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Please see below for Sales info and a Special offer!

Sorry I have been away for a while,but I am back now! :D

And in time for our August Release day!
We are releasing 2 New Sets today,they are:
Loads of Love with a MSRP of:6.00$
and for the versatility of this set that is a deal!

Our second set if Make your Mark, with an msrp of: 18.00

Aren't they fun!

I have two samples to share with you!

The first is Loads of Love, which I used GinaK pure luxury card stock and the design paper is from Jillibean soup, Watermelon Gazpacho.

The second sample I have actually uses a set from the July release Thankful for You

and the background stamp from the new release Make your Mark. I used Tim Holtz stains and distress ink. The images are stamped with Memento tuxedo black. The whole tag was sprayed with several different glimmer mist! So much FUN!! :)

I hope that you like these samples,as well as the New Releases! My {ippity} Page is updated and you can find the tab at the top of this page.
My current sales price is 5% off the listed msrp. PLUS you will receive a 6x6 FREE sample pack of design paper to use for cards, scrapbooking or paper projects!
ALSO for a limited time you will receive FREE random {ippity} stamps! These stamps are the same ones that you find in our kits,but they are random. I will try to send yo stamps that will work with your {ippity} stamp purchase.
If you are interested in any of these sets or have any question please e-mail me at
maryscreativejourney@gmail.com
Have a great weekend everyone!

May you be Blessed!
Hugs,
Mary

Hi Everyone from Gorgeous Nevus, Minnesota!!

2011-07-01T14:29:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that I am on vacation and have not deserted my Blog!! :D

We are in Minnesota visiting our friends at their lake cabin and will be back about the 12th.
So if you have orders that you want to place or have any questions it may just take me a little bit to get back to you. We do have some internet access here so I will check my e-mail as I can.

I will try to post some pictures for you later!

Have a great 4th of July!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Monday Everyone! It's a Linky Day!!

2011-06-27T00:53:00.000-07:00

Good Morning to all! I hope that you all had a great weekend!

I have a card to share with you today using I think what is ending up to be my favorite kit from the new release! "New Season,New Wonder"!

I am linking this card on the {ippity} blog hop the link is here. So please feel free to link up your recent creations using {ippity} stamps!
And today I am also linking the project with another link up blog hop at Made it Myself Mondays!

The design paper is from October Afternoon, the tag is from Graphic 45. I thought the clocks and the cherry on the tag matched the cherries and the sentiment from the {ippity} kit just perfect! The frame behind the tag and the image of the cherries is also a Unity stamp called polka dot journal.

So the cherries and the sentiment are from "New season New Wonder". I stamped the cherries using Memento ink markers,which made it easier to color the stems green without having to mask the image of the cherries first. I did use a huffing technique to keep the image moist enough so it enabled me to emboss the image with clear embossing powder. The card stock is from GinaK designs pure luxury.

Here are all the stamps that you get in this new set! Quite a few stamps!! And they are so much fun to play with and perfect for summer! And I have them in stock waiting for good inky homes! ;)

The journal frame is available on the Unity website here.

I hope that you like it!
I am still offering a FREE gift ( as in random {ippity} stamps!!) with each order,plus a FREE sample pack of 6x6 design papers and a few other little items with every order. The 5% off the MSRP is still in effect and if you have qualified for my Customer Appreciation program that means you will receive an additional 5% for a total of 10% off,plus your FREE shipping on up to 3 sets for your VIP status!! :)

Please e-mail me if you have any questions or if I can help you add to your collection!
Have a great week everyone!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

Being introduced Today!

2011-06-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

A very late start in getting this posted today!
But I am being introduced today as an "{ippity} chick" today on the Unity Blog!

So in honor of that I am going to be giving you a FREE gift for ordering from me! But more details at the end of the post! :D

I wanted to share with you some note cards that I did using the Newly Released set " Flowers+Friends=Priceless".

The cardstock is from GinaK,the dp is from serendipity. I also used tuxedo black memento ink and colored the flowers with copics.

Just a simple little set. I am going to do 2 more cards for this set using another New Release "New Season,New Wonder". I will post those on my face book page in a little bit!
I hope you like them!

Okay now for the FREE extra gift!! I know you have been in suspense,right!? " :D

Well, I have some stamps that I am going to give away for FREE! YAY!
These are random stamps,they are not in their packaging. BUT they are BRAND NEW,never been used,just waiting for someone special to receive them and use them with ink!! :D
They are {ippity} stamps,and I will try to give you stamps that you have not ordered from me before!
SO along with the FREE 6x6 FREE paper pack, you will also receive FREE stamps!

I only have a limited supply,so order early!
I will give you great customer service,and little extras as well!
All for choosing me as your {ippity} chick!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop!

2011-06-14T01:54:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

It is a {ippity} Link it Hip Hop!

I have some Father's Day place cards that I am working on and thought I would share! I will be back later today to edit this as soon as I have the rest of them done.
My Daughter's are going to cook a Father's Day dinner for us and some Dear Friends, so I thought that I would do some place cards,and the New {ippity} release has just the right images!

The sets that I used were: Flowers + Friends = Priceless, and....

the Man. I thought that the shirt made a great image for all of the men, and I will use the flowers for the Ladies!

I will be back later this morning and add the rest of the Ladies cards.
If you have time I would love for you to check out my last post as well. I did a guestbook for my girlfriend that I would love your feed back on. I have never done a book and would love to know what you think! I used a variety of stamps, but of course Unity and {ippty} were involved!! LOL

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a great week.

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

Made it Myself Monday!

2011-06-13T02:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today I am participating in the "Made it Myself Monday Blog Hop"!
You can find out all the details about it Here!

I wanted to show you the rest of the Guestbook that I am working on for my Girlfriend!
I re-did some of it,and took better pictures. The journaling pages are done and I think it is actually going to get put into the mail for her today!! :)
(edited: Just added this ribbon for a closure. what do you think? added an eyelet and then knotted the ribbon on the inside of front and back.)

I have used a variety of stamps,the majority being from Unity,{ippity}, Eat Cake Graphics and Hero Arts, as well as Stampscapes and Technique Tuesday (one of the journaling stamps)
Some of the pages are listed in the post below,so I won't show them all again this time.
I will keep this short since I know that there will be a lot of crafty goodness to see!

Front cover.

Back cover:

Inside of back cover,looking out through the window.

Unity journaling box:

Unity journaling box by Marah Johnson.

Eat Cake Graphics.

crossword puzzle banner from the new {ippity} release.( on the left hand page)

Sun and journaling box from the {ippity} stamp line!

Thank you for stopping by!
I hope you like it!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Something a Little different!

2011-06-07T16:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a project that is a little different for me!
This is a Guest Book that I am working on for my girlfriend who bought a lake cabin in Northern Minnesota. She wanted something that her friends and family could sign each time they come and leave her little comments or memories.
I haven't added the pages for the comments yet, but the rest of it is complete. I am just going to cut out 3 1/2" x 4" pages and stamp them with a journal stamp from Unity. I will show that when it is done.

So these are just a few of the pages! I have used a variety of companies as far as stamps. Hero Arts,Stampscape, Eat Cake Graphics, {ippity} (love the sun!! from Quotes ala Happy) and the little tabs I made using the new release from {ippity} "The Best". I will show you more pages and explain everything a little better later.
I have to run right now. Hope you like this so far!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

Day 2 of our {ippity} Release!

2011-06-06T02:25:00.000-07:00

Good morning Everyone!

Today I have another card to share with you from our Brand New {ippity} Release!

This time I did a one layer card, and I made my own background design paper!

The set I used was "Friends + Flowers = Priceless"

I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a great day!
And if you are interested in this set, please see my sale page! ( link is at the top) You will receive free shipping this week as well as the FREE 6x6 paper pack and the extra little goodies!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

It's RELEASE DAY!!

2011-06-05T11:39:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!
It is FINALLY here! It is the Summer Release of {ippity} stamps!

5 NEW SETS!!
Here is my example using the sets "The Man" and "The Best".

The sentiment is from "The Best", and the shirt from "The Man". I paper pieced the tie and the collar for added dimension. Used my Tim Holtz hammer on the "nail heads"...(may have had a little to much gusto with those!! haha!) I used a cuttlebug folder for the background. The sentiments that make up the background paper are also from "The Man".

The main sentiment is from "The Best"....I have to tell you that when I opened that set I was so surprised at how BIG the stamps were in this set! Just perfect!

I will be back with more samples using these new sets! I hope that you love them as much as I do!!

To celebrate the New Release I am going to have FREE SHIPPING on all purchases until next Saturday the 11th of June!
And anyone who orders by tonight will be placed into a drawing for something good!!

Please see my {ippity} sale page for a list of all the sets now available!
I am stocked and ready to help you!
A FREE 6x6 sample pack of paper with each order,and of course some extra little goodies that I hope you will like!

Talk to you soon!
Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

New Season New Wonder

2011-06-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Here is the first sample using the new {ippity} release "New Season,New Wonder".

I used the "sweet" Cherries in the set to do a card that can be quickly reproduced so that a little gift set could be made!
The card could be used for a variety of occasions from just a little thinking of you to a Birthday or even a Thank you note!

I hope you like it!

Be Back soon,

Hugs,

Mary

WOOHOO!!!

2011-06-02T14:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to pop in to tell you that my NEW {IPPITY} STAMPS are in the house!!

So EXCITED! Stay tuned for some samples later today!!

I can start shipping on Monday! The release party starts on Sunday June 5th! There will be a special blog hop featuring the New Sets! And I bet some prizes along the way as well! :D

I may even have a few of my own!!?? Maybe a drawing for anyone who orders between now and Sunday night?? Sounds like a plan to me!! :D

I'll be back later today!
Make sure you check out the New Sets on my SALES page!

Enjoy your day,
Hugs,
Mary

Thankyou

2011-05-30T11:00:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all of Our Military and Their Families for the sacrifices that you make and have made to keep us safe.
For those of you who have lost someone Dear, I pray that you have been able to find Peace and Comfort.
Please know that you are all in my prayers.

Happy Memorial Day!

Blessings and Hugs,
and God Bless America and Those that protect Her,

Mary

Pre-Orders Now Being Accepted!!

2011-05-25T00:26:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to finally be able to show you all the NEW RELEASE from {ippity}! The stamps will be available to start shipping on June 5th, But you can pre-order now!
I have the sets ordered and Unity started shipping today, so I will be able to start shipping on the 5th! I really think there is something for everyone in this release,and I really love them! I hope you will as well!
If you have any questions, or would like to pre-order them just sent me an e-mail and I will get back to you right away! maryscreativejourney@gmail.com

Friends + Flowers + Priceless 18.00$

My True Joy 18.00$

The Best 25.00$

New Season New Wonder 18.00$

The Man 6.00$

I think these will be so much fun to work with! Can't wait to get them in my hands, and I can't wait to see what you all do with them as well!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Made it Myself Mondays!

2011-05-16T01:32:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Hope you had a great weekend! I am back today with something new! It is a new blog that I just found called "You Had me at Craft.com"! It is such a fun blog!
Well the blog author Alex is doing something new called "Made it myself Mondays". You can link up to her site any type of project that you like as long as it is made by you! You can find out all the details on her blog and the link tool.

Here is what I have to share for my first project. It is a sympathy card that I did using the Butterfly from GinaK designs.

The stamps and the card stock are from Gina K Designs, the pearls and the white silk ribbon I purchased from i {heart} papers. And the butterfly charm I found at Micheal's.

I used copic markers and a clear sakura glitter pen to color the Butterfly.

I hope you like it!
Thank you for stopping by today! I hope your check out the blog hop, there are lots of talented people with a wide range of crafts that will be shared!

Have Fun!

Hugs,

Mary

I'm back with another Mother's Day card!

2011-05-14T16:27:00.000-07:00

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

I am back today (as promised! tehe) with another Mother's Day card.
This one I did for my Mother-in-law. I an image from Unity's Jan. 2011 KOM.
I love those kits! There are so many images in one set,and you can't beat the price! :D

I used the sketch from this months sketch challenge from Unity.

The cards stock is from GinaK, the dp is from the 6x6 Cosmo cricket De Lovely pad,and the scallops I did using the Cricut expression and dp from October afternoon.

I used my circle Nestabilties for the main image,and colored it in using Copic markers and the glitter pens as well. Dew drops and some silk ribbon and butterfly charm that I found at Micheal's are my embellishments.

I hope you like it!
Have a great weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Unity FWF! Happy Friday Everyone!

2011-05-13T12:58:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a great week! I know I said I would post sooner, but the week kind of got away from me! Plus I decided I wanted to wait and post this card for FWF!

It is the Mother's Day card that I did for my Mom! I thought this image of the family of birds was perfect since there are four of us in my family. My 2 daughters and my husband, So the four of us singing Happy Mother's Day! LOL
The birds also fit the "Tweet Tweet" Unity challenge this month as well!
Oh, and a Kit of the Month also! :D

I used dp from October Afternoon,card stock from GinaK,nestabilities, the scallops I did using my new Cricut Expression that my husband bought me for Mother's Day! He is so sweet, trying to make things easier for me and my RSD and carpal tunnel issues. However I think carpal tunnel comes with the territory though right!! ;)

The trim is from a grab bag I bought from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store! She has different color groups for 4.25 a bag! So worth it!!

I have another Mother's Day card to post that I did for my Mother-in-law and I used the sketch challenge for that one. I will post that one tomorrow! I promise!

Well Have a great Day!
We have exciting news coming on the {ippity} front, so stay tuned!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

A receipe page!

2011-05-11T00:08:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a recipe page to share with you! It is a challenge that Unity Stamps has for National Scrapbooking Day which was last Saturday.
I have wanted to start recipe books for my daughters for quite some time so this was just what I needed to get me started! They each have their own favorites,so I will try to personalize them.

The first one that I did is my youngest daughter's favorite sauce....a Bolognese meat sauce that I found on food TV years ago by Emeril Lagasse, It is really good! :D

The base is kraft card stock and the dp and journaling cards are from October Afternoon. The stamps are Unity stamp co. "Kitchen Logic" and "Homemade by"...the apron and oven are from kitchen logic and the plate of spaghetti and meatballs ( above the cow) are from homemade by. The ink is tuxedo black and cantaloupe by memento.

Since not all of the directions would fit on one journaling card, I used a second and slide it under the first,using the oven as a kind of tab to pull it out from underneath.

I had wanted to put a picture of the dish, however I didn't think I could put it on this page, it is already quite busy!
I think I will take one and put it on the back side of the page. I will put these in an album with clear page protectors, that way she could see a picture on the back .Maybe one of all of us around enjoying it together! The opening is on the side so she can slide her hand in to pull out the card.

Thank you for stopping by today. I know your time is precious,and I so appreciate it!
I have a couple more cards to share with you this week, so I will be back tomorrow!
Until then Have a Beautiful Day!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Something to share!

2011-05-05T12:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I just wanted to stop by and share a card I did using a technique that uses distress inks and clear embossing powder. It was demonstrated in a tutorial by Lesley Langdon on UnityTv.

I used 2 different stamp kits from Unity "Insightful Meadows" co-brand with Donna Downey,and "Carte Postale" a co-brand with iron orchid!

I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings and Hugs for a Beautiful day!

Mary

{ippity} Monday! Oh, and a Mother's Day Sale!! WooHoo!!

2011-05-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Oh my goodness I have been gone for a while!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter filled with many Blessings!

I am here today with a card for the final part of our {ippity} Twist challenge for April!
AND please see my {ippity} sale page for all the info on my Mother's Day Sale!! :D

The last 2 parts of the challenge was a photo inspiration and the twist of no sentiment.
Here is what I have to share with you today! I hope you like it!

I used the {ippity} set called "Best Wishes and Blooms" for this very simple card. The image was cut out using rectangle nestabilties plain and scalloped. And I colored the image with copic markers and for the glitter used a clear spica glitter pen. The twist part of no sentiment is kind of nice since it allows you to choose something for the inside to fit whatever occasion you may need. I think this card would be good to brighten some one's day,for a birthday or a thank you card as well!

The background paper from MME reminds me of the lanterns that are floating above and around the chair in the photo inspiration for the challenge. As well as the Hot Air Balloons for the sense of whimsy and the feeling in the air of a cool summer day! The Dp that the image is mounted on is from October Afternoon and the card stock is Gina K pure luxury. I found the Hot Air Balloons at eyelet factory.com.

Thank you for stopping by today! I will be back soon. I did a card using one of the techniques that Lesley Langdon did on Unity Tv (u tube) a couple weeks ago using distress inks and clear embossing powder. It was sooooo much fun! I thought I had already shared it but I guess I didn't! :)
Have you checked out Unity Tv yet? If not you should!! :D

Oh! and by the way, the {ippity} blog is going to under go some changes! They are being very secretive right now but they tell us there is some really exciting stuff coming!! So there won't be a month long challenge for May, BUT they say it is going to be worth it! Which I am sure that it will be!!

I will be back soon!

Have a great week!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

It is another {ippity} Monday Hip Hop!! (And a SALE!)

2011-04-18T01:57:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!
(Make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post for my Tax Day Relief Sale! ;) )

Today is another {ippity} Hip Hop and this week the challenge added to our month long challenges was a color inspiration. The colors were ivory,taupe,a blue turquoise and a deep red.
I created a CAS Birthday card.

I used the {ippity} set "Regal Greetings" for the Chandelier,and the sentiment is from "Just wanted to Say". For the main image I stamped it twice onto Gina K pure luxury ivory card stock and embossed it 3 times in clear embossing powder to give it a glossy texture. Then I cut out one of the images and used thin adhesive squares from Zva to pop it up just a little for dimension. The red tear drop crystals and the square crystals in the corners were actually clear,but I colored them with a deep red copic marker!

I cut the main image out using the new Fleur de lis rectangle die from nestabilities and then matted that onto a turquoise blue card stock (also from GinaK) that had been cut out with a rectangle nestabilitie.
I used 2 colors of ribbon taupe and a deep red,and then the sentiment is stamped with pumice stone from ranger distress inks which is a kind of a taupe color,and then I did use clear embossing powder as well to help it to stand out a little better. :)

The main image is also elevated just slightly using the thin foam squares from Zva for dimension as well.

I hope that you like it! Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Remember today is the last day to mail those taxes in!!

You know I think I will run a little sale today,because it is tax day,and some of us could use a break right about now!! ;)
So how about a 15% off the regular price of all stamps including the singles!
Also if you are one of my customers that is close to the 150$ mark to qualify for my Customer Appreciation program, or you spend 150$ today ( after the 15% off and before shipping ) then I will qualify you with this order and you can deduct and extra 5% from your order! So you would receive a total of 20% off!! Now that is a break! Right!? :D
Please see my {ippity} sale page for all of the kits and singles that are available!

See you soon!
Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

A Fashion Forward Challenge!

2011-04-13T16:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I hope your week is going well so far! Are you starting to make weekend plans yet!? That usually helps to get through the rest of the week,doesn't it?? ;)
Today I have a card that I did for this months Unity Challenge which was Fashion Forward.
So I did a Birthday card using the set "Undeniably You" from Unity Stamp Co.

I used card stock from GinaK,black and Ivory. The black base was run through my cuttlebug using the swiss dots embossing folder. On the Ivory I did use some Memento Angel Pink for softness around the image. I used Unity's Palette Noir for the main image and the sentiment,as well as some clear embossing powder. The ink can be purchased through {ippity} so if you are interested just let me know! I really like this hybrid ink, and it seems to work fine with my copics and perfectly with embossing!

I used Cosmo Cricket Delovely for the dp behind the image,and Making Memories for the skirt of the dress which I paper pieced, along with copic glitter pens to color in the bodice and the ruffle of the dress. The crystal flourishes are from Zva,and I cut them apart. The image and the extra layers were cut our using the oval nestabilites and then pop dots to give the layers some dimension.

For the inside of the card, the sentiments are from the sets "Sweet Celebration" and "Happy Everything" from Unity as well as from a set by Hero Arts called "Celebrate all Day".

The sentiments from the 2 sets just seemed to work so well together! I did use a clear star pen on the main 2 sentiments to make them stand out as one verse even though they were from 2 different Unity sets! Love when you combine the sets,it just gives you so many more possibilities. The martini glasses are from Zva as well. I purchased those from Kate at i{heart} papers. As well as the silk ribbon and the flourishes!

I hope that you like it!
Thank you for stopping by today, I truly appreciate it!
Your kind comments are so sweet and always lift my spirits!

May you be Blessed in all you do!

Hugs,
Mary

It is a {ippity} Hip Hop Monday!

2011-04-11T01:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Well this is the first week of our {ippity} challenges for the month of April,and we start out with a sketch challenge!
I am sure that if you started out at the beginning that you have already seen the sketch so I will get right to the pictures of my card!

For this Birthday Card I used the sets Now and Always and the sentiment is from Just wanted to say!
The ink I used this time is the Hybrid Palette Umber and Noir that is made for {ippity}! Which I do have in stock. The flower vines I did use Tim Holtz distress ink in shabby shutters.

I did cut the flower out 3 times for dimension and a little distressing. For the scallops along the edges which is part of the sketch,I used Spellbinders Eyelets Border.

The design papers are from Making Memories,card stock is GinaK and Paper Temptress.

The silk ribbon is from i{heart} papers!

The sentiment is from Unity and at the moment I can't remember which kit this is from! (sorry!)

Well I hope you like it!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so thrilled when you do! You have no idea!! :)

Have a wonderful week!
I am going to try to be back tomorrow or wed. with another card for the Unity April Challenge which is fashion! I think you still have until the 14th to enter!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop Monday!

2011-03-28T03:34:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Hope you had a great weekend!

I know that there has been a lot of incredible inspiration so far, and I am sure there is more to follow!
So I will keep this short! ;)
But first..tehe.....Just a reminder that my {ippity} sale of 25% off,and special shipping prices ends this Thursday! So if you are thinking of adding to your collection, or starting one now is the time to do it!!
Just click on the sale tab at the top of the page! Thank you!!

Okay, back to our program!! :)
This week I needed to do a sympathy card for a friend of my Husbands. She works in his department,and recently lost her Husband to cancer... If you could say a prayer for the family that would be wonderful!
He said to do a card that was not to frilly, more clean and simple lines....

I used 2 different {ippity} sets, the first one was "What Matters Most", the second one "Regal Greetings".

The butterflies were stamped onto Memory Box dp, the white and slate colored cards stock is from GinaK,pure luxury. I used a border punch from fiskars at the bottom. The pearls are from Zva.White silk ribbon I purchased from i{heart}papers.

Inks used were Memento tuxedo black for the sentiment,and for the Cross and the butterflies I used London Fog by Memento. And some clear embossing powder.

The sentiment on top is from the set "What Matters Most" and the sentiment at the bottom is from Heart and Soul Rubber stamps. I just thought that the 2 sentiments went so well together that I decided to use them even though they are different companies and fonts.

I hope you like it!
Have a great Monday! And thank you so much for stopping by today!
Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

Another {ippity} Hip Hop!!

2011-03-14T02:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today for our {ippity} challenge we had to create a project using the Spring colors pink,yellow,blue and light green!

So I created a card for Spring using our {ippity} set "Sweet thought of Spring".

The card stock is from GinaK, from her spring collection pure luxury.
I cut out the bunny and the sentiment and gave them some dimension using thin pop dots.

The basket was also cut out,and the I filled it in with flower soft,small flowers from savvy and some greenery that I punched with a ek success punch.The basket image actually has Easter eggs in it,but I wanted a flower basket,so I covered over the eggs and trimmed it down just a little bit! The comment bubble is actually meant to have the little bubbles coming up from the other side,so I cut them off so that I could position it so the the bunny was talking from the right side of the card instead of the left. I used little black rhinestones from Hero arts for the little bubbles instead. The little rhinestone flowers are from Hero arts as well.

Well I hope that you like it. For some reason I was having a hard time putting it together yesterday. So I still can't decide! I think my Niece will like it! I hope! :)

If you would like to purchase this set or any of the {ippity} sets please see my sale page! I still have my 25% off sale going on until the end of the month! Remember I invoice you thru paypal and once I receive payment your stamps will be on there way to you! :)
Enjoy the rest of the hop! I know there is a lot of inspiration and talent to see!
Have a great week, and I will be back soon!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

A Butterfly Blog Hop!

2011-03-12T23:39:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I am here today to share with you a Butterfly card that I did for the Butterfly Blog Hop that Sweet Eva put together! This is for anyone who loves Butterflies! And there are so many gorgeous Butterflies to see!! You can find out all the details on Eva's blog,and the list of all of those that are participating HERE!

So here is the card that I did:

I used the Butterfly from "Faith is Hope" from GinaK designs and the sentiment is from "Regal Greetings" from {ippity} Unity stamp company!

I stamped the butterfly twice onto white pure luxury card stock from GinaK and colored it in with copic markers and a clear star spica glitter pen. I Cut out one of them and popped it up with some dimensional pop dots. I used an oval nestabilities die for the main image and for the black card stock matting. I also sponged some sky blue memento ink for the background.

I added coffee bean brown sparkle fluff for the body of the butterfly to add texture and dimension. The black velvet ribbon is from MME Lush collection and the black pearls are from Hero Arts.

This is also the sketch design from this weeks Stamp Tv's Challenge! I have just started to play in Gina's sketch challenges and I have to say that I am really enjoying them! ;)

It can really help to jump start your creativity. Just like the first challenge of each month for {ippity}is a sketch challenge, like I said it really helps to get things moving!

The design paper is from the minuet collection from Memory box and the card base is mother of pearl from GinaK,and let me tell you that is gorgeous card stock!! :)

Well that is it for me. I hope that you enjoy this fun Butterfly Blog Hop! I know that there a prizes involved as well!! :D
I hope you all have a Beautiful Sunday!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Have you Seen?

2011-03-12T20:41:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to share this giveaway with you!
It is to celebrate the 2nd Blog Anniversary of Nina Brackett of Crafting in Croatia!
Lots of yummy stuff,including a set of stamps that she designed for GinaK Stamps!
Just thought you might want to check it out! click here!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

A Canvas piece for Unity's monthly challenge!

2011-03-08T01:41:00.000-08:00

Hello again Everyone!

I wanted to share this Canvas piece that I did f or my Daughter's friend,which also qualifies for this months Unity Challenge to use Hearts!

My daughter's friend wanted me to do a canvas for her, using a poem that one of their patients at the clinic where they work brought in to share with everyone. It is a poem about battling with depression. A few months ago I did a canvas piece with this same poem for their clinic . you can see that one in an earlier post here.
I used Unity's stamp set "The Artist in You" with acrylic paints from Claudine Hellmuth's Studio line paints. The foliage has been stamped several times and the distressed. The very first layer of stamps I used clear embossing powder and heat set it. I think that this helped to add some depth to this layer of color.

I did add a strip of Tim Holtz tissue tape across the bottom and then distressed it with antique linen distress inks,and then stamped a layer of green foliage over the top of that as well. The poem is printed on GinaK pure luxury thru our ink jet printer and then distressed with distress inks.It is hard to tell put I did used some verasmagic wheat ink to stamp the vine image from the set onto the poem for a background,but it is difficult to see.

The Heart image was stamped using the acrylic paints. I can't really give you colors because I did mix my colors to get what you see. Claudine has a great chart available on her blog that you can download that shows you all the variations of colors that you can get by mixing her basic colors! It is a wonderful tool to have.

If you click on the photo you will be able to enlarge this so that you can read the poem.

Thank you for stopping by today! I would love to know what you think of this! And any suggestion are appreciated! :)
I will probably be doing a few more of these if anyone is interested. My daughter is going to be doing the 3 day walk for the cure,for Breast Cancer. She will be doing some bake sales and I will be doing some craft items for her to sell as well. I think that I will do these for her to try to sell.

Have a great day!
Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

Happy Spring!

2011-03-07T02:42:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to another {ippity} Hip Hop!
well I know it isn't spring quite yet, but I also know that some of you can't wait for spring to get here!
We are having some rain tonight, but for us that is a good thing! lol
I hope that for those of you that are having a rough winter that spring comes soon!

So with that in mind I did a card for Spring! :D

I used "Sweet Thoughts of Spring" for the adorable baby chick and the sentiment, and the sun is from "Quotes a'la Happy". I did paper piece his tummy,and used copics to color him in.I used memento inks, scalloped and plain nestabilities,and fiskar border punches. The design papers were from my scrap bin. I also used a white inkessentials pen for the faux stitching around the card. The ribbon was from Micheal's and the little gemstones on the scallops are from Hero Arts.

I hope that you like it! Thank you so much for stopping by today, it really does make my day when you stop in for a visit!!
If you are interested in any of the sets to purchase please see my {ippity} sales page. The button is at the top of this page and it will take you right to it! My 25% off sale and special pricing on shipping is still going on! Some great prices! ;)
Enjoy the Hop!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop and Twist!

2011-02-28T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well today is the last day of February,and the last day for the {ippity} challenges for this month!
We will get a new challenge for March tomorrow.
But for today our final challenge was to use Ribbon!
So here is my card:

I used 2 different sets from {ippity}: " What Matters Most" and "Love in Return"

The Cross,butterflies,sentiment and bird are from "What Matters Most" and the journal block is from "Love in Return". The butterflies may be hard to see, but they are behind the Cross. I did them in memento LuLu Lavender and then embossed them in clear embossing powder.

The ribbon is a lavender silk ribbon that goes under the label 15 nestabilities and then tied in a half bow on the side and the roses from wild craft orchids.
The Dp is the "Spring Words of Faith" from Moxxie (I think). I thought it worked well For an Easter card because of the words Rejoice and Hope. The card stock is from Gina K designs.

Well I know there is a lot to see on the hop,so I will be back tomorrow with another project!
Have a great day!
Thank you for stopping by,I hope you enjoyed my card today!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

A Stamp Tv Sketch Challenge!

2011-02-23T11:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far! We have had some gorgeous weather this week,after our rain last weekend. But the clouds are starting to roll in,I guess we will have rain again by the weekend! But that is okay,another good weekend to play in the craft room!!

One of my goals this year is to try to enter my challenges! So I decided to try my hand at a sketch challenge from Gina K Stamp TV. It is challenge STVSKP14 find it here.

Here is my entry using Home Tweet Home, Rupa Shevede by Gina K stamps.

Card stock is prism and Gina K pure luxury. The images are colored in with Copics. The ribbon is silk which I bought from i{heart}papers. Love this ribbon!!

Rectangles and tags were cut and embossed with nestabilities. And I cut the birds out and used pop dots to elevate them.

The side panels have a very thin adhesive square under them to raise them slightly.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop!

2011-02-21T00:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

I think we have quite a few participants today so I will keep this short!

I did this card for the {ippity} photo inspiration challenge that you can see on the {ippity} blog here.
It is 2 hearts that are wrapped in ribbon. So this is what I did!
(edited: I forgot last night as I was blogging,that this also qualifys for the New Challenges for Unity as well! To use Hearts! Check out the New Challenge Blog,there are Prizes to be won! and it is one challenge per month so you have lots of time!)

I used the {ippity} set Music of my Heart for the main image. I used the heart in the set,stamped it several times,cut it out and "wrapped" them together to make the flower petals. I also used nestabilities blossom die for the bottom layer and then a layer of tulle for dimension.

The hearts also have a background stamp of "Dots for Sure"for added interest. The leaves and vine on the card base are from the set "Now and Always",the sentiment is from Music of my Heart.

I also used Tim Holtz tissue tape at the bottom. The card stock is from GinaK. And the card base is Kraft card stock from GinaK as well. I hope you like it. It is a little different for me,but I wanted to give it a try since it sounded good in my head last night!! LOL So I guess we will see!

Wanted to give you an update on our new addition! This is Kona, who we rescued a couple weeks ago now! He is doing GREAT!! And he is such a Love!! But I just keep looking at those FEET!!! Yikes! I know he has to grow into them! tehe!

Have a great week!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Friday and Welcome to a Unity Hip Hop!!

2011-02-18T02:40:00.000-08:00

Wow! this week flew by!
I have a card to share with you today that I used the Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge 45, and took inspiration from the FWF 64 challenge using the polka dots,scallops and the bird for inspiration! I used balloons instead of a bird, they both fly right!? :)

I was so excited that the New Store KOM was in my mailbox yesterday that I decided to use it for my images! I had ordered it from craftysteals.com when she had it available at the beginning of the week!
I did the design paper with the confetti using a stamp from the kit onto Ginak pure luxury card stock. The other Dp is from October Afternoon. The balloons and the sentiment are also from the kit!

There are so many great images in the kit this month. The kit is called "oh happy day",and it really did make my day happy! You can check out the Unity website for a list of retailers and on-line shops that carry the kit.
Thank you for stopping by today, it means so much to me when you do!
Have a wonderful day and a fantastic weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-14T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for joining me today for a Valentine's Day {ippity} Hip Hop!

I did this card for the {ippity}color challenge: Red,Black,White and Aqua. The set is Music of my Heart. A good one I thought to use for a Valentine's Day card for my Husband! I hope he will like it! ;)

The card stock is GinaK pure luxury. The dark aqua dp is from echo park little girl,and the white that I stamped the music on is from echo park Be Mine. Label 1 nestabilities for the music panel. Red Silk bow and black dew drops. I used copics and on the bird,aqua glaze pen on his tail feathers and then glossy accents to his tummy.

My sentiment on the inside of the card. The ink used is memento and then clear embossing powder.

I still have a Sweet SALE going on! 25% off all sets and 3$ shipping for up to 3 sets! Just 5$ for 4 or more!
You will still receive your FREE 6x6 sample designer paper pack as well!
Just click on the {ippity} sale page button at the top of this page.

Now,since today is Valentine's Day, as a special Thank you for stopping by my blog you will receive FREE Shipping for TODAY ONLY! PLUS the 25% OFF!! Now that is a SWEET DEAL! :)

Thank you for stopping by today! And Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!
May your day be full of Sweet Surprises!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Just a Reminder!

2011-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!
I hope you are having a great weekend so far!
I just wanted to pop in with a little reminder that my Sweet Sale is still going! All stamp sets and singles are On SALE for 25% off!! Plus you still get all the "freebies" with your order! The paper,the goodies and the sales tax! ;) Plus your shipping is only 3$ for up to 3 sets and just 5$ for orders over 3 sets!
I also received in my last order some of the ink pads as well,so if any of you are interested in the {ippity} ink pads just send me an e-mail and I can let you know if I have the color that you are looking for. The list price on the is $6.50,but these are also on sale for 25% off as well! You can find the colors at the bottom of the page on the{ippity} blog.

If you want to take advantage of the sale,just send me an e-mail maryscreativejourney@gmail.com
Thank you for checking in!

I will be back for a Valentine Hip Hop on Monday!
Have a great weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

It is a {ippity} Hop Monday!

2011-02-07T03:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope that you all enjoyed your weekend!
Did you watch the Super Bowl, or the commercials!? It was actually a good game this year!

We had an exciting weekend, I will just tell you that we added a 3 1/2 month old puppy to our home! We are so excited, and I will post pictures tomorrow and a little of his story!

Now for my card! This was for the {ippity} sketch challenge this week:

I used the {ippity} set Quotes a'la Happy,and the sentiment is from How you Doin.
Square and oval nestabilities were used to cut out the image and the mats. Card stock is from Gina K. And the DP is Echo Park "life is good", and the yellow is from Cosmo Cricket 6x6 pad.

I stamped the sun first in Adirondack lights lemonade,and then used a stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the birds using cocoa memento ink over the top of it.
I did use a white inkessentials pen to add all the little white dots on the scallops.

I used thin pop dots for dimension under the square and the oval. I used ribbon and a button from my stash. I hope that you like it! And , Oh Look!.......

A picture of the New Puppy!! This is Kona! I have better pictures that I will post later. ;)

Just a reminder that I am having a Valentines Day SALE! ALL {ippity} sets are 25% off, plus just 3$ for shipping for up to 3 sets and just 5$ for more than 3, No sales tax, FREE 6x6 paper pack and a surprise gift with every order. Plus your sales total (before shipping) qualifies for my Customer Appreciation Program.
If you are interested in purchasing or have questions please send me an e-mail maryscreativejourney@gmail.com. My Sales page can be found by clicking on the {ippity} sales page button at the top of this page!
Thank you for stopping by today!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

A Super Valentine's Day sale!!

2011-02-05T01:59:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well is is Superbowl weekend and Valentines day is right around the corner, so It is time I think for Sweet Sale!

So starting today ALL {ippity} kits listed on my sale page are ON SALE for 25% OFF! Plus you still receive the FREE 6x6 Designer Paper Pack and a Special extra gift from me for choosing me as your {ippity} chick!
Plus the Sale total goes toward my Customer Appreciation Program! ( the amount after the 25% off and before the shipping charge)
My shipping charge is ONLY 3$ for up to 2 sets and ONLY 5$ for 3 or more! And remember no Sales tax! Those are both savings in addition to the 25% off! ;)

Have a great weekend, and may your team win! ;)

Hugs,

Mary

Happy Almost the Weekend Day! ;)

2011-02-03T12:42:00.000-08:00

Well it is Thursday, so almost the weekend,since I think the weekend start at about 5pm on Friday! Right? lol

So I just wanted to share a card that I did using a new set that I won during the Mint Motif release blog hop last week! The set is designed by Kimberly Crawford as it is so CUTE!! It is called "Sweet Hearts" and is available only at i{heart}papers .

I used Gina K pure luxury card stock,and the DP is from Memory Box. Colored the images with copics.

The "foam" on the shake is liquid applique that I heated from the bottom so that it would be bubbly,and then added glitter!

I hope you like it! Have a sweet day!

I will be back later with a special sale for {ippity}! So stay tuned!!
Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

An Award!

2011-02-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

The sweet Erika at Crafty Creations by Erika just awarded me my First Stylish Blogger Award!!

To accept this Stylish Blog Award, I must do the following:
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded me this award :)
2. Share 8 things about yourself
3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

Okay so here it goes!

8 things about my self: hmmmmm..........
1. I love paper!! ( you would have never guessed,right!?)
2. I LOVE Ribbon!! (I know you wouldn't have guessed that one either! tehe)
3. I am married to my High School Sweetheart! We just celebrated 33years on January14th!!
4. I have 2 Daughters ( Nicole and Danielle)
5. I am the oldest of 6 children.
6. I try to live a Christian life everyday. ( that really should be number 1)
7. I have 2 crazy dogs (we are looking for one more!)
8. I love all things {ippity} and Unity! ( and a few others! probably guessed that too! ;)
Okay I am going to add one more! I am an {ippity} chick!! I know,I know ...you know that! LOL

Now to finish up I need to link you to 8 Blogs that I have discovered! This is a hard one to narrow down!

1. i{heart}papers http://blog.iheartpapers.com/
2. Julie's open window http://www.juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/
3. My crafty Creations http://mycraftycreationspatricia.blogspot.com/
4. Ramblings of a Fiber Junky http://fibrejunky.blogspot.com/
5. Taylor made by JenMarie http://taylormadebyjenmarie.blogspot.com/
6. Dream Create Inspire http://stephaniezito.blogspot.com/
7. For the Love of Life http://evafromca.blogspot.com/
8. My Blog by Cammie http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com/
and I am going to add one more!
9. Hands,Head and Heart http://melaniemuenchinger.blogspot.com/
All of these Ladies inspire me with the beautiful creations and their wonderful Blogs!
I hope you all check them out! It will be worth the visit!

That is all for now! Thanks again Erika! Off to let these Ladies know!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Is it Monday? Well it must be {ippity} Hip Hop!

2011-01-31T01:26:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope your day is starting off well! Hopefully with a nice cup of hot something and time to look at all the inspiration!
Today wraps up our first month long challenge! Our design team did a great job picking the categories for each weeks inspiration! The last challenge of the month was to use brads. This challenge was a lot of fun because I was able to pull out some brads that at first you wouldn't think were brads at all! :)

So as you can see I did a desk calendar with a notepad! It is a easel card style again, only this time I put the calendar on top and then added the sticky notes below.

I used the {ippity} set Farm Fresh for all of the images. This set is ending up to be one of my most used and favorite sets! Which in a way surprises me a little, because our home is not Country! But these images are so darn cute and versatile! AND I do have this set in stock for anyone who needs to add it to their collection! ;) Remember when you order from me you receive a free paper pack, some surprise goodies and I have a Customer Appreciation Program! ( okay this ends the public service announcement! tehe)

Now, for the brads...I used 2 "screws" that I distressed with my Tim Holtz hammer to hold the calendar in place. Then on the barn that is a star brad and a small brad for the door handle. Then next to the barn, the horse is a brad as well! The horse is hidden a little right now with the notepad being full,but as you use the notes the horse will gradually reveal himself! ;)

This is the top part folded down. I used a Fiskars photo corner punch to add the panel.This way if during the year you decide that you would like to change the image that can be done.
I did reinforce the bottom with some very heavy cardboard that I had saved from some packaging.I covered it with the same card stock that I used for the card base,which is GinaK pure luxury chocolate chip.

The images were stamped on GinaK pure luxury ivory and colored with copics and then cut out. Inks used were memento and versamagic. DP is MME and October Afternoon.
I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by today! You each make my day when you do!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

P.S I will be back tomorrow with another calendar using "How you Doin", and sweet Erica gave my blog an award! Thanks again Erika!!

Unity FWF Blog Hop!

2011-01-28T03:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday Everyone!
Can't believe it is Friday already! lol

Well I know that there is a lot of inspiration to see today, so this will be short!

There was a lot of color in the inspiration piece for today. So I used a lot of color!!

I used several sets today. The cake is from the co-branded Bella BLVD set Sweet Celebration Birthday. I set it on the cupcake stand from the march2010 Store KOM.

The "celebrate" sentiment is from Happy Everything. And the sentiment on the inside is from the Nov.2010 KOM! All of these can be found on the Unity website! All images were colored in with copics and the copics glitter pens on the inside sentiment. The cake was cut out and placed on the cake stand that I stamped with out the cupcakes!

Hope you like it!
Have a great weekend everyone! And Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such sweet comments. You have no idea how much they mean to me!!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

{ippity} Hop with a photo inspiration challenge!

2011-01-24T02:00:00.000-08:00

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and have great things planned for this week!

This week we had a photo challenge for out {ippity} month long challenge.
The photo was beautiful, a bedroom done in white,red and blue,...polka dots and 2 other patterns. Lace as well!

So here is my card:

I used the {ippity} set Now and Always, the sentiment is from Just wanted to say. (Both of which I do have in stock! ) Paper is GinaK pure luxury and October Afternoon. The dark blue is done with versamark and clear embossing powder.

I wanted to make the square look like a window,so I used the square nestabilities and a fiskars punch to make the "valance". ;)

The flower and butterflies I colored with copics. And I used flower soft for the bodies of the butterflies to give them a little bit of interest.

The sun is a crystal sticker from Mark Richards,and the other crystals are from Zva.
Ribbon is from the i{heart}paper store as well as the flower soft. And I think I purchased the 8x8 paper pad from October afternoon from there as well.

Thank you for looking! I hope you like it!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Hello!

2011-01-22T23:34:00.000-08:00

Hope you all are having a beautiful Sunday!

I wanted to share a card that I did for the very special Katie Renz. An incredible artist and someone in our crafting community that is battling stage 4 gastric cancer. She is documenting her journey through on her blog so if you would like to find out more or send her a card for encouragement check out her blog link Here. There are also several fund raisers going on right now to help the family out with the mounting medical bills and you can find out more info on the i{heart} papers blog post here. The color throw down challenge blog did a card drive for Katie and they choose the colors pink,chocolate and blue. Well those werent' the exact names because they used SU paper colors, so I used something close, I think!? ;)

So here is my card!

I used Isabelle and cocoa from Stampavie. The card stock is GinaK pure luxury and the blue panel I ran thru my cuttlebug with an embossing folder. the main image is colored with copics, cut out and popped up with pop dots onto another stamped image on the white cs. I used a nestabilitie to cut out the main panel and I did use 2 of the same size die cuts and fit the top layer onto the chocolate cs so that it looked like a book page.

The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the crystals are Zva from the i{heart}paper store as well as the satin ribbon. I did add the chocolate pearls to the crystal design,and the pearls on the scalloped panel on the edge as well. That panel I punched using a Fiskars scalloped edge punch.

I forgot to photograph the inside message before I mailed the card,but it was one that I found at Heart and Soul rubber stamp company. She has many perfect stamps for an occasion such as this! I hope that this will lift Katie's Spirits,and bring a smile to her beautiful face! I don't know Katie personally but I have followed her blog. She is a fighter! And I am sure would love to hear from you as well!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Unity FWF!

2011-01-21T03:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to a Unity Blog Hop for FWF!

The card I am sharing today is done with some older Unity stamps that I have in my collection.
In fact I think they are some of the first ones that I purchased!

The background stamp that I used is called Everlasting Romance found here, I stamped it with versamark. And the main image is called Lovely Lilacs found here. (the links are to the Unity website)
I stamped the main image with memento rich cocoa and embossed with clear embossing powder.

The butterfly is colored in with copics and atyouspica pens. I stamped and colored in 3 butterflies so that I could layer them for dimension. The lilacs and the sponging is done with ranger distress inks.

And then I used the versamark for the large background stamp. The paper Dollie ribbon is from Basic Gray. Oh and the image at the top and bottom of the Scalloped large oval nestabilities is a Unity stamp as well,but I don't remember it's name. I added 2 glass brads from basic gray at the top and bottom.

The card stock in from GinaK, and this is the faux leather tan pure luxury. I hope that you can see the texture in the picture. I did use a distressing tool to distress the edges of the ivory with the main image.
I wanted everything to have an aged and romantic appearance.

Okay this last image I added a bow to it because I can't decided if I need a bow or not! What do you think? :) I removed it again after the picture so it could go either way. Maybe I will add a sentiment there instead. It is just that it is almost 3 am and I can't make any decisions right now! LOL

I hope that you like it!
I noticed that I lost a follower today. :( I hope that I didn't offend anyone by anything that I have written or talked about on my blog!

Thank you for stopping by. Can't wait to see what everyone else has today on their blogs! So much talent in Unity land!!
Have a great weekend!
Blessings and Hugs!

Mary

Check this out!

2011-01-19T00:33:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share this with you, Melanie Muenchinger a designer for GinaK stamp designs (and the card stock I use ALL the time!) just had her stamp sets used on 2 episodes of "scrapbook Memories" on PBS! And they used them to show 2 really cool techniques! I love to learn new techniques, in fact that is one of my New Year's goals, to learn one new one each week! ;) And I thought you might like to as well!

The first one was water coloring with gel pens or the star dust pens with the beautiful mica powders in them! It is so easy to do that I wanted to share the link to the video so you could watch it if you would like! They used the stamp "Arranged with Love". The 2nd video is using the gel pens on transparencies to make your own embellishments. And again they used Melanie's stamps this time from "A year of flowers".

Here is the link: Hands,Head and Heart (Her Blog)

Enjoy!

Mary

{ippity} Hop, Color Challenge and a SALE!

2011-01-17T03:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday! And for some a Holiday! (Not for my poor Hubby however. :( )

Anyway! I hope you are having a great Holiday weekend.

I have 2 items I would like to share today.

The first is our color challenge for this weeks {ippity} challenge.
It was to use the colors red,white and blue.
Here is the card that I did,I hope you like it!

I have not added a sentiment yet because I can't decide which occasion I need it for first! :) I have a few different possibilities!

The two different {ippity} sets that I used were Faith Blooms (the flower) and the Gurnsey Gingham for the background.
The card stock is from GinaK, and the ribbon I purchased from i{heart}papers.

Next I have just a little altered sticky notepad that I did to have on hand for a little Hostess gift.
I picked up the notepads at Target and then tried to match the design to the stamps that I used.

The {ippity}set that I used is How You Doin', card stock is GinaK,and again the ribbon I purchased from i{heart} papers.

I placed the little magnets under the square flower images so that they were covered. And they act as a closure for the cover.

And I added a small flap that I adhered with red line tape on each end so that you could tuck a small note inside. I thought the flowers and the images went well with the flower that was already on the notepads!

Lastly I hope that you will check out my {ippity} sale page,I have a Anniversary Sale going on right now where you can get sets at 50% off when you buy qualifying sets at regular price! It is quite the deal right now! :) You could get the sets that I used today for 50% off! Please check the sale page for details!

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it so much!
Have a great day and a great week!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Anniversary to My Husband! And a Special SALE!!

2011-01-14T15:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well you may have guessed today is my Wedding Anniversary!
33years married to my high school Sweetheart and my Best Friend! It has gone very fast!!

SOOOOO! To Celebrate I am going to have a "LOVE SALE" !LOL

Here are the details:

Purchase any set that has to do with Love, has a Heart or Anniversary sentiment at regular price and you can then purchase any other set at equal or lesser value for 50% off! Yeah!!
Purcahse 2 sets and get 2 sets at 50% off and so on!

Just sent me an email and I will invoice you thru paypal!
To make it easier I have placed an asterick by each set that qualifies on my {ippity} sale page.

Did you know that we 20 sets that have to do with Love, Anniveraries or have Hearts!?
That is a lot of sets to choose from!! And remember that Valentine's Day is fast approaching! ;)

This is the card that I did for my Husband!

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hop and a Sketch Challenge!

2011-01-10T02:18:00.000-08:00

Hello! And welcome to our first Hop with the New format for the {ippity} challenges!
And my 20% off sale extended until tonight!!

The DT is changing things up a bit and now our challenges will a month long adventure with a new portion added each week!

The first part of this months challenge is the sketch, and here is my take on it:

I used 3 different {ippity} sets for this Birthday Card!
The first ones was Cuppy Cakes, this is such and adorable set, and who doesn't like cupcakes!?

The next 2 sets were the flower from How you Doin' and the sentiment from Party Hat Wishes.

Card stock was from GinaK, pure luxury. The ribbon and trim in from i{heart}papers.
I did paper piece the cupcake for some added dimension. The images were colored with copics and I also used the atyou spica glitter pens. I may still go back and add some rhinestones,but can't decide on that yet! ;)

Remember if you need to add any of these sets to your collection, or if you need to start your collection please take a look at my {ippity} sale page.
I decided to go ahead and extend my 20% off sale until tonight since we were celebrating a New Hip Hop challenge format!

Thank you for stopping by today!
And thank you so much for all the sweet comments, they really do mean so much to me! Appreciate you taking the time to leave them for me!

Have a great day!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Saturday!

2011-01-08T01:30:00.000-08:00

Hope you are all having a great start to your weekend!

I wanted to share a few more projects that will be on the {ippity} blog today as part of my {ippity} blossom week! AND to remind everyone that my {ippity} Celebration Sale of 20% off is still going on!!

These projects are related to Valentines day, and use the {ippity} sets Moon Beams and Heart Strings, Quotes a'la Happy, How you Doin' and Music of My Heart.
First Up is a Valentine Card, this uses the sets Moon Beams and Heart Strings for the hearts, the birds are from Quotes a'la Happy, and....

the little letter and the sentiment are from the kit "How you doin' ". DP is an older release from Memory Box and the card stock is from GinaK. The ribbon is silk which I think I got from i{heart} papers or from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store. Can't remember which!

The roses are from wild orchid crafts. And I used Nestabilities labels for the main image and the black mat.

Next up is a Candle and bookmark that I did using "Music of my Heart". I used the flourished heart image and stamped onto white issue paper and embossed with white embossing powder. Then using my heat tool I carefully melted the candle to absorb the tissue paper so that all you have showing is the white embossed heart!

Then I added the white silk ribbon and the little flowers to embellish it. I later added a pearl and crystal stick pin into the bow, but I did that after I had taken the picture. It does finish it off nicely.

The last thing that I did was the bookmark. This is one of my favorite techniques. Embossing onto or into velvet! I think because it can look so elegant! I used the Heart again from Music of my Heart,and then using an iron heat embossed the image into the velvet. I then placed the velvet onto sticky back tape and then cut it out using my long rectangle nestabilities. Then adhered it to the black card stock from GinaK. I used my crop-a-dile to set an eyelet in the top and then added the 1/4" silk ribbon. I thought it still needed a little something so decided to use the white inkessentials pen from Ranger around the outside in the scallops. I think it added just the right of "something". ;)

This has been a fun week! And remember my {ippity} SALE going on until Sunday night at midnight! (pacific time! :)

ALSO i have started a Customer Appreciation Program!! Pleases see my store page for details! ;)

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! You have no idea how much they all mean to me!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Oh My Goodness!

2011-01-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I got so excited about it being my turn on the {ippity} blog that I forgot to post the card here today!
Good Grief! LOL
Be Sure to read all the way to the bottom because I am having a SALE and a BRAND NEW Customer Appreciation Program! Yay!!

I used the "Farm Fresh" set from the new release to do scene card.

It will lay flat for mailing, and then once opened it stands on its own.

I thought this would be a nice card to receive if you needed a little cheering up or just to say Hello!

It was a lot of fun to put together. I found the tutorial for it on the Whiff of Joy blog, and I think there is one on Split Coast Stampers as well.

I hope you like it!
If you would like to purchase this set, just send me an e-mail and I will contact you straight away!
And the best part of all is that it is on sale for 20% off to celebrate my {ippity} blossom week! Yay!
In fact ALL sets are on SALE for 20% off this week! :)

Be sure to check out my Sale Page for a BRAND NEW CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PROGRAM!!!
Did that get your attention! tehe
This is something that I am offering as a Thank you for choosing me as your {ippity} chick!
All the details are on the next page, please take a look!

Until next time!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop! The First of the New Year!!

2011-01-03T03:10:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

I know it has been a few weeks since I have had a project, and I thought what better way to start the year than to have a project for the first {ippity} Blog Hop of the New Year!

Our challenge was to do something to "Ring in the New Year"...so I did a Calendar!

I used the {ippity} set "Sing a New Song" and......

.... made the calendar as you would make an Easel card. I did add these flowers at the bottom to hold the pages of the calendar down . I originally wasn't going to do that,but I wanted to pages to stay flat! ;)

The other thing that I decided to do was to insert the image on the upper part into photo corner slots so that I can change out the image each month or every other month if I want to. Maybe along with the Holiday that happens to be coming up! Maybe for Valentines day! I can always add this one back in again!
The DP is from Websters Pages, card stock from GinaK, the crystal flourish is Zva,and the pearls from Kaiser Craft. The sentiment is die cut using a Nestabilites set,and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Designs.

Please check back to the {ippity} blog tomorrow as I am the {ippity} blossom this week! So excited! I have new projects to share with you and a special that will be on my {ippity} sale page, along with a New Customer Appreciation program that I will be starting with this New Year!
Can't wait to see what the year has in store for me and for all of you!

Have a Great Day,and see you back here tomorrow!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Hi Everyone!

2010-12-29T11:39:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to pop in and say Hello! And a wish that you all had a very Merry Christmas and that your New Year will be full of many Blessings!

I also want to apologize for being gone from my blog for so long.
We were gone the first week of December,my Husband had a conference that we attended,and when we got back, one of our fur babies took a turn for the worse.
I know I asked for prayers for him back in Sept. when he started having seizures. We had hoped that it was epilepsy and not a tumor. Things had been good, then the seizures started again,we hoped it was his weight gain and not enough of a blood level of phenobarb. It was a hard time in which we had to realize it was a tumor. We had to let him go just before Christmas.
He was a special,special boy. He found us,and helped us through so many difficulties in our lives.
It has been hard because we miss him so much. Even our other 2 fur babies miss him.

To honor him we plan one rescuing another after the first of the year. My daughter is having a really rough time not having someone on her bed at night.
Crazy isn't it how they become so much a part of the family, or at least for us they do.

Well on to happier things!
I will be back to posting later this week, and next week I am being featured as an {ippity} blossom! I am so excited,and I have a few projects to share with all of you!

Till then,
Happy New Year!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Angel and cooper (the little white fluffy thing!)
Angel was a Husky and Shepard mix. The most gentle dog you would ever want to meet!

It is a {ippity} Hip Hop! and a Cyber Monday Sale!!

2010-11-29T03:53:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know that we did. Lots of Loving Family and great food!
Now the preparation starts for the Christmas Holidays. And with that in mind our challenge for this week was to create a ornament. Here is my attempt!

The 2 sets that I used were Sing a New Song( the bird) from the newest release, and Kissmas & mistletoe (sentiment) from the fall 2009 release, which I do have 2 in stock and waiting for good inky homes! ;)

I used both a sizzix flower die and the blossom 1 and 2 from nestabilities. There is black velvet paper, green metallic (both of these from the Paper Temptress), and the Dp is from Cosmo Cricket and American crafts. I did use gold embossing powder for the sentiment and I also used it again on the red flower just under the bird.And organza ribbon for the hanger.

I hope that you like it!

Now today is also Cyber Monday! So since I am a Cyber Business I think I should run a special Cyber Sale! Don't you think!? ;)

So tonight until midnight pacific time ( so that means on the east coast you have extra time!! tehe) Receive 15% off, PLUS spend 35$ (before shipping charges) and you can purchase any single stamp for just 3$!! PLUS you will receive the FREE sample pack of 6x6 paper!

Shipping is 3$ for the first 2 sets, 3 or more sets just 5$!! And remember No Sales tax!!

Just send me a e-mail with your order or any questions maryscreativejourney@gmail.com .

You will be invoice thru paypal for your order,and as soon as I receive confirmation your order will be on its way!

Have a great week!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Wanted to share!

2010-11-24T12:58:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

It is the day before Thanksgiving and I am sure that you are all busy getting ready for the big day! For the Family and Friends that will be sharing this time with you, whether that be big or small, it doesn't really matter. It is the sharing and love that is given to one another in true Thanks for what we have been Blessed with!
May each of you be Blessed during this special time!

I know this isn't a Thanksgiving card, however I wanted to share this with you more so that you could get an idea of how large these tags are in the New Kit "Here and Now".

It is a Valentines card that I did for my Husband using 5 of the 14 stamps that are in this kit!

The tag itself measures 3 1/4 x 1 1/2" so that the different sentiments fit nicely inside.

I used Kraft card stock and the red is from prismatic. It is a very simple card, but I think okay for a masculine card,which I have such a hard time with!

I will probably end up doing another before Valentines day! I mean when have I ever been ready this far ahead of time!? tehe
I mostly did this so you could get an idea of the size. I will do this with other sets as well because I do realize it is hard for you to tell the size of things from the pictures on the sale page.
Just on case you are wondering about the size of the Sweetest Moments in Time stamp that is in this kit, it measures 4 1/4 x 2 1/4" that is the inside measurement. The spaces in between are 2/16ths".

If you ever have any questions on size of the stamps,please e-mail me I would be more than happy to measure them for you. I am going to work on some more samples and see if I can figure out how to get them along side the images on the sale page.
I know that some of the pictures on that page don't enlarge. Those particular ones were in bit.map form and I have to figure out how to convert them. Sorry for the delay in getting that done. Took me awhile to figure that out! Well, I did say it was a journey! LOL

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone,
I am Thankful for each of you, I truly am!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

FWF Hip Hop! And some New Release Creations!!

2010-11-19T02:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

Did you all see the New Releases yesterday from {ippity}?
Aren't they wonderful!?

I received my order on Wednesday so if you are interested in any of the new set let me know, I have them and am ready to ship! :) To celebrate the New Release I have all the sets including the new stamp sets on SALE for 30% off until Sunday November 18th at midnight, and that also includes a FREE sample pack of 6x6 paper!
Please see my {ippity} sale page for all the details! Thank you!

Okay now for the cards I want to share with you today. I have had so much fun with the new release AND creating these little mini cards! You will see some different ones on Monday,as that is the challenge this week. But I also have a scalloped card which is a challenge to celebrate the New Release!

The design paper is from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 6x6 paper pad which is part of the {ippity} release this time! It is yummy!
These sets all combine so well with each other! But then that seems to be something that our designers are so good about! Making sure that you have a lot of versatility with the sets....it is more fun that way!!

Here are the details:
Happy Birthday card measures: 3 1/2" x 2 1/3" and I used the deckle edge nestabilities.
sets used: Party Hat Wishes (sentiment), How you Doin' ( flower)

Celebrate card measures: 3"x2 1/2" and I used the rectangle nestabilities.
sets used: Sing and New Song ( bird) and the sentiment is from How you Doin'

Farm Fresh card: measures 4"x 2 1/2" and the scalloped large square is what I used for this one.
I thought that this would be cut as a tag on a baked item for a friend or neighbor!
The set used for this one in called: Farm Fresh
The card stock that I used for these is Kraft, and again the dp Cosmo cricket. I used Adirondack ink for distress around the edges, and copics to color the images except for the pie, I used the Adirondack inks for that.

I hope you like these little cards, and will try some yourself, they are kind of addicting!
Have a great weekend, and enjoy the rest of the Hop!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

WOW! It is Finally Here!!

2010-11-18T01:01:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

Well it is finally here!! IT IS RELEASE DAY of the New Fall 2010 {ippity} sets!

If you have seen the reveals and all the inspiration over on the {ippity} blog then you are probably just as excited as we all are! There will be lots of prizes,games and challenges happening over in the {ippity} forum today on Split Coast Stampers! I do hope you will come and check it out and do a little celebrating with all of us!

Please take a look at my {ippity} sale page, check out these adorable sets!
We have something that everyone needs I am sure of it! ;)
In Celebration of the release I will continue my 30% off sale on all stamp kits until Sunday at midnight the 21st of November. I am also including a FREE 6x6 sample pack of paper to go along with your stamps!
If you have any questions or would like to order please send me an e-mail to: maryscreativejourney@gmail.com.

I will be back thru out the day to add some of my own creations using the new sets!

Until then, enjoy the celebration!

Blessings and Hugs,
Mary

It is a {ippity} Hip Hop Monday!

2010-11-15T00:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Well the excitement is building for the new release on Thursday this week! Can you believe that {ippity} started a year ago? Wow!
This release is even more exciting than the last! Of course each time we have a new release we all say that it is our favorite! :) And with the Designers that we have I think that will always be the case!

For today's challenge we were to use numbers on our projects. And I decided that I was going to do something different than a card this time.

I did a Christmas candle! I saw a tutorial done by GinaK last year on her website stamptv.com.
I did a few of these last year using fall leaves,they were stamped with gold embossing powder and then I colored them in using alcohol inks. I gave some as gifts and my friends seemed to love them!
I am going to try to do a few more this year using the fall leaves in out {ippity} set "Fall for You".

For this candle I used the Unity stamp "Numbers,etc." for a border at the bottom. The Snowman and the large snowflake are from the {ippity}set "Kissmass and Mistletoe", which was actually from our very first release a year ago! ( which I do have on sale for 30% off right now!;) ) The smaller snowflakes are from the {ippity} set "Season of Joy". (which is also on sale!)

I embossed the snowflakes and numbers using versamark ink and white embossing powder. The snowman is done using broken china distress embossing powder. This was done onto white tissue paper. I then used a heat tool to warm and slightly melt the wax as I placed the tissue into it so it was absorbed by the wax,fusing it to the candle.

I finished it with rhinestones in the center of the snowflakes, organza ribbon, the stick pin has a snowflake charm, and then I added a blue crystal dangle from 7 gypsies. The embellishments I purchased from Cats Craft Cupboard.

I hope you like it!
Be sure to join us on Thursday for Release Day! My stamps should be here any day, and I will have them ready for shipping come Thursday!
In the meantime please check out my {ippity} page for my current sale and Free Gift!

Thank you for stopping by and for all the kind remarks that you leave, they all mean so much!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy Friday! And Welcome to Unity FWF!

2010-11-12T01:51:00.000-08:00

Today I have an Easel Card to share with you that I did with the New Unity set "Happy Everything"!
This is a Birthday card that I did for someone in my family! ;)

I used card stock from GinaK and the design paper if from Cosmo Cricket, Material Girl. I used tuxedo black Memento ink and clear embossing powder. Colored the images with copic markers.
The images were cut out using the large oblong nestibilities. For the inside scalloped edges I used 2 different punches from Fiskars.

Silk Ribbon, rhinestones and flowers from my stash.

This sentiment is from the Feb.2010 KOM, everything else is from the Happy Everything set.

The Stores that I purchased from:
Unity Website (stamp set)
Cats Craft Cupboard (Cosmo cricket dp, memento ink)
i{heart}papers ( copics,silk ribbon)
Ginak designs ( pure luxury card stock)

We {ippity} chicks are very excited in case you hadn't heard! Our New Release is coming on the 18th of this month! And it is going to be exciting! The new stamps are wonderful!
Mine are on order and I should be receiving them any day now, so they will be ready to ship out on release day!
Please check my {ippity} sales page for the sale that I have going on right now!
Great prices, and free gifts with order,.... and of course a 3$ flat rate shipping!!

Thank you for stopping by today! It means more than words can express!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Hip Hop!

2010-11-08T00:52:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I have been missing in action for the last 2 weeks, I have had my craft room torn apart trying to reorganize! Geesh! What a mess! But I finally have it mostly put back together at least so that I can start working again!

So today for our {ippity} Blog Hop Challenge we were to use fiber on our projects.
Since Christmas is fast approaching I decided to do a gift tin for a gift card or small item,maybe like jewelry or even small makeup items.

I used "Season of Joy" for the images,and labels 10 nestabilities to cut out the frame with the sentiment that was stamped with Memento ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I did cut the Holly out and layered the one on the bottom right corner. Added some rhinestones, and the jute fiber for the bow. I also used a crocheted trim for around the edge of the lid.

The trim is from making memories. The dp is Wonderland by Cosmo Cricket, an 8x8 pack that I have had in my stash.

I did pop a couple of foam dots under the gift card,but didn't remove the protective paper on the side touching the inside of the tin. I thought this would make it easier to remove the card from the tin. These tins are a nice depth so you could put glass magnets, or even a roll of chap stick or eyeshadow inside.

Thank you for stopping by today! If you need this set for your Holiday cards or projects just send me an email and I can get this out to you right away! I do have this in stock and ready to ship!!

Please check out my {ippity} page for any other items you may need to have as well! ;)

We are all pretty excited here because the next release will be in just a few short weeks! I placed my order this weekend so I hope to have them very soon! So come release day I will have them in stock and ready to ship!

And I will continue the Free paper sample pack with your order for a limited time!

Of course that means that you can still get that Free pack right now with any set that you order!

PLUS! I still have the sets on sale for 30% off the retail price!

It is a great deal!!

Have a great day!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

A Pink {ippity} Hop!

2010-10-25T01:32:00.000-07:00

Good Morning everyone!

Have you enjoyed all the awesome inspiration and creativity so far?
By now you know that the challenge for us this week was to create something with pink in recognition of Breast cancer Awareness month.

I used the {ippity} set: "The Simple Things" for my card. The sentiment "While I breath,I hope" I thought had special meaning for anyone or any family member of someone battling the fight against breast cancer, cancer or any terminal illness.

I have used Ginak luxury white card stock for the images and stamped them with versacolor ink then embossed with clear embossing powder. I cut out the images then layered the flower heads and used pop dots in between for dimension.

The DP is from daisyd's. The pink and brown card stock is prismatic that I purchased from Cat's Craft Cupboard. I used the Long rectangle Nestabilities for the matting around the dp and the sentiment.

Some ribbon from my stash, and rhinestones from Creative Charms. My Bow I made with the bow easy which can be purchased here:i{heart}papers, or here: Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I hope you like it!
Thank you for stopping by!

Don't forget if you need any of the stamp sets that you have seen used today along the hop, and you don't already have an {ippity} chick, I would be more than happy to help you!
If you order thru me you will receive a Free 6x6 or 4x4 ( your choice of size) paper pack with your order, a flat rate shipping fee of 3$ for your entire order! And usually a few other goodies! ;)
Remember the Holidays are coming! Get a head start on your Holiday shopping! Why wait for "Black Friday"! ;)

Have a great week,
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Gift Card Challenge from i{heart}papers!

2010-10-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Hope you are having a great weekend so far!

I had wanted to post this yesterday, but needed to put some finishing touches on and didn't get it done!
Where does time go each day!? ;)

Anyway, I think I may still do one more thing to this but let me show you first what I have done!
The challenge was from Deb Felts, one of the DT members for i{heart}papers and the DT Challenge Coordinator....make a gift card holder.
I did a gift card holder for a recipe card that I want to send to my girlfriend. (still have to download it from the Today show! tehe)

The stamps I used are Unity stamp Company: Kitchen Logic.
Paper is October Afternoon:Root Cellar
and the CS is Rocket Red from GinaK
I used 2 pieces of the cs since this is for a 4x6 recipe card.
I think I may still add a notepad to the left hand side of this for notes on the recipes or shopping list.

The "window" on the oven door is covered with glossy accents to give it a more "glass" like appearance. The images are colored with copics.I used small magnets under the stamped images that are mounted on label 1 nestibilities, so that it will stay closed and she can keep the cards in this holder.

The magnet is under the apron on this side, and......

under the DP on this side! Now my DH who is not into crafty, but has good ideas sometimes (tehe),
suggested that I attach the band on the back so that it would stay on the folder and not get lost or messed up! I thought that was a very good idea, and I hadn't thought of it! Geesh! I should have! ;)

Well I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by and for all the kind comments that you leave!
You are all the Best!! And brighten my day!!

Blessings for a wonderful weekend!

Mary

i{heart}papers is 2 Years Old!

2010-10-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Today I have a sketch challenge from i{heart} papers! She is 2 years old and having a party!! You can check out all the details here i{heart} papers. I've linked you to the sketch challenge, but be sure you check out the previous post for the scavenger hunt where you can get a 20% off code! And there are goody bags if you place an order by today! Yeah!!

Okay so here is my card: I used the couple from the Greeting Farm, and the sentiment is from the Unity Stamp Co. Sept. 09 KOM.

The DP is from Making Memories that I got from Kate the first year that she was open!, the black cs is from the Paper Temptress and it has a linen weave to it. I ran it through the sizzix with an embossing folder.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I added some tulle and leaves that I used a punch from EK success. The images are colored in with copics, and I used a white glaze pen on her dress to give it extra shine and dimension as well as a clear star glitter pen. I did add some of the glaze to his shirt collar as well. Black rhinestones in the upper corner and also on his tuxedo jacket.

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

It is Monday again! And it is a {ippity} Blog Hop!!

2010-10-18T03:11:00.000-07:00

Good Monday Everyone!
Hope you had a great weekend! Did you get the Unity WCMD challenges all done?
I tried,but came up a few short...darn!....the free KOM for a year would have been really nice to win.
But I am keeping my fingers crossed for the itty bitty drawings!!

Okay, on to the hop! I have a sticky notepad to share with you today that I covered.
The challenge this week was a color challenge: Kraft,Orange and Black.

I have used the stamp sets You Deserve and the sentiment is from Now and Always.

I stamped the flower from the set several times on different orange card stock. I used prismatic and dp from lasting impressions. The ink used was Memento tuxedo black with clear embossing powder used.
I used the small magnets from Basic Gray for the closure, hidden in the inside flap on top and bottom.

This is the back of the pad. The orange ribbon loops I placed in between some very stiff card board that I placed under the pad before I covered it to give a little more support while writing on the note pad. The loops will serve as a holder for the pen,as you can see.

This is the back and the lower part of the cover.( photo above)

The sentiment I thought was good for a notepad! ;)

Enjoy the rest of the Hop!
I will be back tomorrow since I some cards to share from all the of Unity challenges last week!
They were a lot of fun, and I learned a few things about myself in the process!

If you need any {ippity} sets please let me know if I can help. I have a 30% off sale going on,free designer paper pack (4x4 or 6x6 your choice of size) and a flat rate of 3$ for shipping. ( For total order, not per item! :) )

Thank you for stopping by, your visits mean so much to me!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Happy {ippity} Hip Hop!

2010-10-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!
Hope you had a great weekend with lots of crafty time!

Today we had the challenge O.C.T.....Old, Crinkled and Twine.

So I found this DP that I have had for over a year, I crinkled the maple leaves on the outside of shaker card, and the twine was used for the bow on the tag!

This card is also a Shaker card for the Unity WCMD Challenge02 posted by Lesley Langdon on the Unity forum of SCS. You still have until the 16th to enter you cards and projects!

I made the leaves (which I have used on other projects) from glossy card stock, alcohol inks and paper punches. The pouch for the shaker card is one that I purchased from impression obsession. However there is a very easy tutorial on how to make these over on Splitcoaststampers, no purchased pouch needed!

The {ippity} Stamp sets that I used for this card are "Simply Home" and the sentiment is from the "Fall for you" stamp set.
Please visit my {ippity} sales page if you are interested in either of these sets, or any of the sets in the {ippity} line. I am continuing my 10% off on the current release and 30% off of all previous releases. PLUS a FREE 4x4 or 6x6 paper pack with each order. Shipping is a flat fee of 3$.
Quite a DEAL!! :)

Have a great week, and enjoy the rest of the {ippity} goodness along the Hop!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

FWF Friday! Welcome!

2010-10-08T03:54:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone, and Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Today I have a card to share that is for 2 challenges from Unity!
The first is the FWF challenge 45, and the second is Stephanie's challenge for World Card Making Day....to use a tag on your card or project.

The set I used is Unity's "Embellished Season", and I divided the image into rectangles.The inspiration piece had the image divided into squares. The images are stamped onto pure luxury by GinaK, cut out and then mounted onto card stock from DCW,then a layer of black from GinaK, then onto red metallic from the Paper Temptress, and finally onto the card base.

I used ribbon that I found a Micheal's last year after Christmas. The Holly leaves and berries are from Stampendious, and there are also some red rhinestones from Hero Arts. The green Metallic ribbon was from i{heart}papers. (I think that might have been a Freebie!! Thanks Kate!)

I used a punch for the label, some Holly and rhinestones.

I hope you like it!
Thank you for stopping by and for all the kind comments that you all leave! They really do make my day!
Have a great Friday!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

{ippity} Blog Hop! It must be Monday!!

2010-10-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone!

Are you enjoying all the eye candy that you have seen so far!
We have very talented people here with {ippity} and Unity! Of course with so many fun images there are so many possibilities for creativity!

Of course this last weekend was World Card Making Day and there are so many challenges still going on! You need to check out the Challenges for Unity on SCS. You still have time to win some awesome prizes!!

Today's challenge was to use metal on our cards or projects.
I had so many different ideas going thru my head! And they are still on my work table! So you will probably see them coming up in future projects. Do you do that to? Do you have a box with unused images or embellishments that you made and then changed your mind? I hope I am not the only one in that boat! lol
Anyway, I used metal corners on my card from W R Memory Keepers.

The stamps sets I used were: That's Creepy, and Totally Happy.
I did cut the flourishes off from the pumpkin and altered their placement a little,added some google eyes and drew is the rest of his face. I mean he needed to be able to see the spider coming down from behind him right! ;)

He looks a little tired in this picture! :)

I stamped the spider on the DP from Cosmo Cricket ( the nutmeg paper pack) and then stamped him again,embossed with clear EP and then used a pop dot under him.
The fence was stamped with Weathered Wood Distress ink from Ranger. All the other ink used was Memento rich cocoa, and the black ink was ranger Adirondack. I hope you like it, I really wanted to do more with the metal because it was a fun challenge! I think I just had too many possibilities!! lol

Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a great week,

Mary

Another Heart to Heart card

2010-10-03T15:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday everyone!

Hope you are all having a great weekend!
I just wanted to share another card that I did for the Heart to Heart card drive for the caregivers of Alzheimer's patients!

I am so enjoying doing these cards,and I hope that it brings a smile to the caregivers that receive them.

This also meets one of the Unity Challenges for WCMD. It is a Challenge posted by Karen Maldonado, to make your own flower embellishment.
I used velvet and tulle to make this one.
I guess it would also match Stephanie's challenge as well, to add a tag! :)

I used dp from Upsy Daisy and the card stock is from the paper temptress.
Super simple, but hopefully it will be a nice one for a male caregiver, since I think it is a little more masculine.
The sentiment is from the {ippity} set "Where you Should be".
Thank you for looking.

Enjoy your day!

Mary

FWF and Heart to Heart Card drive

2010-10-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone! This was suppose to post this am! I guess I didn't fill in the time correctly! UGH!

Hello everyone! Welcome to my Blog!

I have a card to share with you today for Unity FWF that I used the {ippity} stamp line from Unity!

I did this card for the Heart to Heart card drive that Carolyn (Cammie) King is organizing in memory of her Grandmother. It is to recognize the Caregivers of those with Alzheimer's Disease. To Thank them for the amazing work that they do every day taking care of these patients. You can find out more about it here My Blog by Cammie . There are many companies involved with this drive and Unity is one of them! As well as several of our Unity and {ippity} chicks have donated to this incredible prize worth over 1000$. Other companies involved are GinaK designs, scor-pal, i {heart} papers,Our Craft Lounge,Card maker Magazine, and on and on! And several designers are donating handmade cards for the basket as well. This is all in hopes of getting as many people as possible to send cards. You have until this Saturday evening to post, and then Sunday she will draw a name. However that doesn't mean you couldn't continue to make the cards and send them!

Okay so here is the card that I did!

I used the {ippity}sets Now and Always ( One of my favorite sets!!), and the sentiment is from Just wanted to Say.

The DP is from MemoryBox and the card stock is prismatic both of which I purchased from Cats Craft Cupboard. The silk ribbon this time was purchased from The Stamp Simply Ribbon store .

I colored the images with copics from i{heart} papers, and the cut every thing out and layered the flower and used baby pink flower soft in the center. The butterflies have Toffee Ultra Fine Flower Soft
on their bodies and a orange rhinestone for the heads.
I did use the Nestabilities tag dies for the sentiment. Ink was Memento Tuxedo black and clear embossing powder.

Well that is it from me. I hope you can check out the card drive. You could really help to brighten someones day!

Remember if you are interested in any of the stamps I used today they are still on sale for 30% off, plus a free paper bundle, and a 3$ flat rate shipping fee. And of course you can see the rest of the {ippity} line on my sale page, just look for the tab at the top of the page.

Have a great weekend!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Hello Hip Hop Friends!

2010-09-26T23:58:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my Blog! Have you been enjoying all the crafty goodness? Lots of eye candy today!
This week our challenge was to select a sketch from SCS sketch challenge forum.
Easier said than done! ...There are so many sketches!! An incredible amount of inspiration to get the juices flowing.

The sketch I choose was SC285
( trying to copy and paste sketch but the gallery seems to be done at the moment....)
Anyway this is what I came up with using the {ippity} set: Season of Joy.
The paper is from The Paper Temptress, and the ink used was Brilliance Pearlescent ice blue and graphic black.

The trees and holly were colored in quickly with copics. I used a snowflake punch from EK success across the bottom and the square nestibilities for the large snowflake images.

The little snowflakes around the sentiment are the little flakes that are punched out when using the border punch.
I used foam pop dots under the squares for some added dimension.

Well the nice thing is I have one more Christmas card done! Yeah!!

My sale is still going on until the end of this month, so please email me if I can help you!

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a wonderful week,

Blessing and Hugs,

Mary

It is another {ippity} Hip Hop Monday!

2010-09-20T00:20:00.000-07:00

What could be better than that to start the week off! ( okay well maybe a holiday Monday! tehe ;) )

So today the Challenge for our {ippity} Hop was to use the Fall colors Red, Yellow and Green.
And this is what I came up with! I hope you like it!

I used 2 different {ippity} stamp sets:
Quotes a'la Happy...for the Sun, birds and the checkered pattern behind the birds which in this picture is a little hard to see.
Fall for You...for the tree branch, birdcage and sentiment. Also for the oak leaves that I placed in the inside left page to hide the ink from the Copic markers that bleed thru the card stock.

One thing you may notice is the these birds are facing in reverse of what the stamp image really is. I wanted the birds to be looking up in the direction of the bird in the birdcage!
To do this I used a Mirror It! stamp.
At the time when I purchased it the retailer was Cornish Heritage farms, however they have closed their doors.
You stamp your image onto the rubber stamp and then stamp it onto your project, and you have the reverse of the image!

I used ranger distress inks as well as memento ink and clear embossing powder. The images were colored with Copics.
The card base is Husk from prismatics, and the images are stamped onto ivory pure luxury from GinaK designs. I did used pop dots behind the birds for dimension. The sparkle on the birdcage and the sentiment as well as the belly of the birds is from a clear star glitter pen.

Thank you for looking, and for all your sweet comments! They really do mean so much to me! :)

If you need any of the sets listed today or any of the other sets from {ippity} please allow me to help you! Just check my sale page and send my an e-mail, I will get back to you promptly!

Thank you and enjoy the rest of the Hop!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Best of Luck Michelle and Fall Thanks!

2010-09-13T01:21:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone, and welcome to my blog!

This week our challenge for our {ippity} Chicks and Customers was to create something with Fall as the inspiration!

I decided to do this Thank you note as I wanted to Thank one of our Fearless Leaders who is leaving {ippity} and Unity this week. Michelle helped to get {ippity} off the ground and has always been there for us,but now she is moving on to another adventure which is better for her family at this time.
We will all miss her! She was always ready to help and so sweet!
Take care of yourself Michelle, and Best of Luck to you!
This is the card I created for her, I hope you like it!!

The leaves were cut from the branch in the set "Fall for you" and placed to look like the tree was loosing its leaves. The bird on the fence is from Totally Happy which I cut out and used pop dots under for dimension.

The {ippity} sets that I used were:
So This is Love (Trees)
Totally Happy (Fence with bird)
Fall for you( pumpkin, corner pieces,falling leaves)

and the sentiment is from Regal Greetings
Card stock is from GinaK, and DP is from BoBunny
I used rich cocoa memento, and rusty hinges distress ink and clear embossing powder.
The sparkle on the pumpkin is from a clear star glitter pen, and I edged the tag with a copper metallic marker.

I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a wonderful week!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

P.S I have all of these sets in stock and ready to ship, please see my sale page if you are intrested! Sale prices are still in effect until the end of the month! So now is a good time to pick up any of the sets that you have been waiting on! (plus a free paper pack, please see sidebar for details! )

Hope

2010-09-07T13:15:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for stopping bye!
I wanted to share some cards with you that I am doing for an upcoming fund raiser that my daughter is helping with. There is a Nurse in her clinic that is doing the 3day walk for Breast cancer and needs to raise the entrance fee.

The stamp sets that I used were from GinaK and Our Daily Bread Designs.

The Butterfly is from GinaK's set called "Hope is Faith". The pink velvet ribbon is may arts that I bought from The stamp simply ribbon storehttp://storehttp//notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/ribbon-for-sale/

Used the long classic nestabilities for the sentiments. Paper is from GinaK and prismatics. Pearls from Kaiser Kraft.

The ribbon and the sentiment from ODBD is in the stamp set called "Hope". I used Adirondack dye ink (shell pink) and clear embossing powder. Pearls, ribbon again, and small and large label nesties.

Here I used little flowers that I purchased thru GinaK designs.

She will be selling these cards in sets, and I do hope that they will sell for them.

In the future I will be starting a new sell page and have some sets that I will be trying to sell thru my blog. Any suggestions for sets would be appreciated. Maybe something that has worked for you in the past? Any hints for success with this would be so helpful!

Thank you for taking the time to look. Your comments means so much and are so appreciated. I know it takes time to leave them, so Thank you again!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

P.S for anyone that read my last post I mentioned our dog Angel. He has had another seizure and is at the Vet's for more work up as I write this. Unfortunately he may need an MRI which is 1500$, we have lost 2 dogs to cancer in the last 2 years and we are tapped out. Cancer tx isn't cheap as you probably well know. I know it may seem odd but I just ask that you say a little prayer for him, that we can treat him with anti-seizure meds or something else that we can fix for him without the MRI.

Thank you! God Bless!

It is {ippity} Hip Hop and a Holiday! What could be better!?

2010-09-06T03:13:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone!
Happy Memorial day! I hope everyone has a wonderful day with Family and Friends, or just relaxing in whatever way you choose!!
This is going to be quick as there are lots of blogs to visit today! And it is almost 3:30am! I was all set to post tonight and one of our precious dogs had a seizure, so we just got back from the emergency room. Not sure yet what is wrong, but hoping and praying that it was a fluke. Any prayers for Angel would be appreciated. :)

Our challenge this week was to create something with school in mind. So I did an assignment book with an inspirational quote on the front. I covered the book (a 1$ find at Michael's) with paper from MME, added turquoise ribbon to close the book and also for a bookmark.

Used another uplifting quote on the inside front cover, and a journal block on the opposite page for adding class schedules.

I used the cropadile to add an eyelet to the back cover to add support so the ribbon wouldn't tear the paper cover. (just to be sure)

{ippity} stamp sets used:

"Love is Return" { inside front page}

"Where you should be" ( front cover sentiment, inside cover sentiment,leaves on front cover and inside cover)

"You Deserve" (flowers on front cover)

Remember is you need any of sets shown here or any of the other {ippity} sets, please see my {ippity} sales page! My 30% off sale on previous releases, and 10% off current release is still going on!
Flat rate of 3$ shipping, and a free paper pack.(And probably some ribbon as well! ;) )

Enjoy your day!
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Unity FWF 40!

2010-09-03T01:07:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to my blog and another Unity FWF challenge!

This week I took inspiration from the numbers and the flower in this weeks inspiration piece.

I decided to do a gift card to add to a handcrafted item.

The stamps sets that I used this week were from the Cosmo Cricket line by Unity called " Material Girl" and "Get Scrappy With".
I stamped the ruler on the twill ribbon to make a tape measure, to go with the sewing theme. The dresses are paper pieced.
DP is Cosmo cricket early bird line and the paper on the top is October Afternoon picnic table.
I used a clear star glitter pen and a silver Spica pen on the scissors trying to get a metal look for the blades. Added some little rhinestones for a little bling, and clear embossing powder with Memento and Adirondack inks.

I'll keep this short since there is a lot of eye candy to be seen!
Thank you for stopping by!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Just wanted to share!

2010-09-01T01:08:00.001-07:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I just had a card from the new {ippity} release that I wanted to share with you!
I was lucky and honored to have it picked to be shown on the {ippity} blog on Sunday!
I was so excited to see it there!! It made my day. :)

I used the new set called "House a Home" and the Birds on the inside of the card are from a previous release "What Matters Most".

The DP is from Cosmo Cricket, and the CS is GinaK pure luxury. I did paper piece the houses, used the long rectangle nestabilities, the tree brads are from the Eyelet Factory. On the inside of the card I used that darling PVC ribbon from May arts ( I think...or it could be Maya Roads...it has been in my stash awhile! ;) )

We have new neighbor's that are moving in next door, and I think that we are going to go over with some wine of baked items and welcome them. This card will be in the basket!

Hope you are having a great week!

It is a long weekend coming up! That should make everyone happy! :)

I have a few other projects to share either later today or tomorrow. I have been working with some stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs. My Daughter's office is doing a fundraiser to help one of the Nurses participate in the upcoming 3day walk to fight breast cancer. ODBD has a set that is perfect for this and I would love to get some feed back on these sets.

Until then,

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

P.S My {ippity} sale is still going on!(30% off all previous releases, and 10% off the new summer release) And I will include a 4x4 or 6x6 set of DP with each order! Send an e-mail to maryscreativejourney@gmail.com and I will send you an invoice through paypal.

Just click on the link above, the {ippity} sale page to see all the wonderful sets available!

Thank you!!

FWF Challenge 39

2010-08-27T01:27:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

Time for another FWF from Unity Stamps!

Always a great way to start the weekend! :)

I tried to do something a little different this time. Not sure about its success but thought I would share anyway.

I tried to only use 2 colors ,well 3 if you count the white vellum layer. ;).

I used Ivory card stock from ginak for main image that is stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Ice Blue. Used the Clear Star pencil on the Fairies wings, and cut another layer for the upper flower. The beautiful cards stock the is a blue color shimmer, it is from the paper temptress and it is gorgeous, this picture does not do justice! It changes hues when you move it. Anyway it is embossed with a sizzix embossing folder. The image and mats are cut with the large oval nestabilites, as well as a Nesties for the label.

The Fairy image is from Unity, I think it was in one of the Unity KOM, but they made it into wood! and the sentiment is from the Regal Greetings sets from {ippity}. ( Which I still have on sale! Please check my {ippity} page if you are interested)

Have a great weekend! And talk with you soon,

Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Hip Hop {ippity} Style! And a New Release as Well!!

2010-08-23T01:43:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Time for another {ippity} Hop, a Challenge and a New Release!! What could be better than that!?

Received my shipment of the New Stamp Kits and have them ready to go! So if you would like to add to your {ippity} stash just send me an e-mail and I will get your order on its way to you.
Just check out my {ippity} sales page for all the details and special! ( and a freebie as well! ;) )

Okay on to the Challenge for this week. It was to use string on our projects.
I used the new kit "So this is Love" for the main image, and the sentiment is from "Just wanted to say" from a previous release. I can't tell you how often I reach for that set because of the sentiments that are in it.
"So this is Love" comes with 2 main images and 4 sentiments.
I loved the rustic feel of the image with the string.
The DP is from Cosmo Cricket,as well as the button. The card stock is GinaK pure luxury white and also Chocolate Chip. I used my Long Rectangle and the label 8, and tags Nestabilites.
The Sun in the upper left hand corner is a paper clip that I found at staples, then some Plumeria Dew drops in the 2 corners to finish it off.

I hope you like it!

I am working on another card using the new release, hoping to get that posted tonight or tomorrow. We have a New Neighbor, and in this release there is the perfect set to do a "Welcome" card for them!

It is the set called "House a Home" perfect right!

Hope you had a great weekend!

Be back soon! I am sooo excited about this release!! The images and sentiments are truly wonderful!

Until Next time,

May you have many Blessings in your lives, and Hugs,

Mary

IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!!

2010-08-12T13:15:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!!

Well another Fantastic {ippity} release is here!
Check out all the releases http://http//www.unityopportunity.blogspot.com/ !

My order is on it's way and should be here soon! Can't wait!
These are adorable and versatile sets and work so well together and with the previous sets as well.
So take a look and see which ones you need to add to your collection!
Just send me an e-mail, I will send you an invoice thru paypal, and get them out to you as soon as I have them!

I am going to continue my 30% off sale on the previous releases so that you can add them to your collection along with the new ones!
3$ flat rate shipping and a FREE paper pack as well!! A 4x4 or 6x6 set of DP from this release or previous releases from the {ippity} paper packs. ( just let me know which you prefer)

Since we can now show you all the wonderful images and I am home from an incredible vacation, I will be updating my {ippity} page today in between catching up on laundry and all that stuff!

Hope to have my samples to show you by next week!
Until then,
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Unity FWF 35 Blog Hop!

2010-07-30T02:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday Everyone!

Hope you have all had a great week! I for one have been busy getting ready for our vacation!

My Husband and I are going to meet my girlfriend and her husband in Glacier National Park on Monday for a whole week! We are leaving Saturday morning and driving from Southern California to Glacier...we have a 20 hour drive ahead of us. But the girls are staying home with all the dogs and plenty of people around and visiting to make sure there are no wild parties! LOL...

I did a Thank you card today using Best Wishes and Blooms.I colored the image with my copics and then used the rectangle nestabilities to cut them out and then pop dots to give some dimension. The DP is from Jillibean Soup (Chicken Noodle). The flower I did using Spellbinders Flower dies and the DP used on the card, the center I crumbled to give a little texture to.

I hope you like it!
Have a great weekend, and I will post again in about a week!

I think there all lots of new things happening with CHA coming to a close this weekend! We will finally be able to start getting our hands on the new releases!! :) And speaking of releases..{ippity} will be having their next release on Aug 14th!! Can't wait! The new sets are awesome!
And just in case you need any of the current sets from {ippity} I still have them on sale for 30% off and 3$ flat rate shipping! Just send me an e-mail and I will invoice you.
Of course if it is after today please allow a week for me to get back to you. I don't know if we will be able to use the internet while we are gone.

Until next time,
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Another {ippity} Blog Hop!!

2010-07-26T02:38:00.000-07:00

It is Monday again and that means it is time for another {ippity} Challenge and Blog Hop!

This week the challenge was to use Turquoise,yellow and another color of our choice.
I chose Chocolate.

The stamp sets I used this week were "Because of You" for the flower image and the sentiment is from "Just wanted to say".

Another Birthday card to have on hand! Seems I never have enough of those!

The DP is from Prima and is from the Urban Cosmos collection. I did use front and back side of the coordinating design.
The Turquoise and Chocolate are from Prismatics.
Used a brad from 7 gypsies for the enter of the flower and colored the image quickly with copics. The border was done with a punch from Fiskars and the rectangles and the tag I used my trusty Nestabilities! I hope you like it! :)

We have some very exciting news on the {ippity} front! There is going to be a New Release coming August 12th! YaHoo! Very Exciting! The new images are incredible and we are all very excited!
To celebrate the upcoming release I am going to have a SALE on all current releases. 30% off!!
and just a flat rate of 3$!!
Just sent me an e-mail and I will send you an invoice reflecting the 30% off price, it is that simple! If you have been waiting to try these high quality stamps now is the time to do it! ;)
You can use them with any acrylic block, and these sets all work so well together.

Until next time,
Blessings and Hugs,

Mary

Unity FWF

2010-07-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

Gosh is it Friday already!?

Well I am sure there are many of you that are happy it is...and I know that I am one of those as well since that means it is another FWF Blog Hop!
Today I was inspired by the wheels and polka dots in our inspiration piece that you can see here http://http//tennisgirl27.blogspot.com/.

I did a baby card using the image from the July KOM and I added the little buttons for wheels to the image. Used several sizes of my long classic nestabilites, ginak card stock and the DP is from daisyd's.

The sentiment is also from the July KOM and what I did was split up the words so that I could put them onto tags. I used Tim Holtz fragments and the reverse side of the DP. The words were stamped with memento ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then I used glossy accents to adhere to the fragment. Added the jump ring and then strung them onto the ribbon. The New Mom could take the tags off and put them into the baby book, or even add them to a chain if she wanted! ;)

I hope you like it! Thank you for stopping by, and leaving a comment if you would like!
I do treasure each one!!

Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the rest of all the talent on the Hop!

Hugs,

Mary