Hip Hop December4 29, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone! Its the last hip hop of 2011!  What a wonderful year of inspiration and fun.  Thank you so much for joining us each week.  I hope you all had a fabulous holidays, and that your 2012 will bring you all that you wish for.

Today, I'm playing with the December 2011 Kit of the Month - Filled With Love.  This is such a sweet sentiment - sisters rock, natural sisters, soul sisters, and every iteration in between.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop December 15, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!  We're half way through December, and the holidays are just a week away!  How are you doing with your preparations?  I'm about 1/2 way done.  LOVE me some etsy.... :)

Today I'm having fun playing with the new itty bittys - You're the Ticket. I've had a hard few days so far at work, and wanted something bright and cheerful to cheer me up.   (Don't ever let anyone convince you the law is an easy way to make a living.  Its many good things - but easy it's not.)  Some pretty papers, some gorgeous new stamps, and diving into my stash of primas.  I'm good. :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop December 1, 2011

Oh my word! I can't believe it's December already!  The year has flown by in a flash and we're right in the middle of my favorite time of year.  How far along are you in your holiday shopping?  I haven't started yet!  And its right about now when I look at that big list of things I was going to make for gifts, and quickly start substituting purchased items.  HAH.  That's ok.  My peeps know me.

Today, I felt like coloring.  And just because I love this stamp "Good Morning" so much, I had to use it again.  

This is copic coloring, with the image stamped in Memento Desert Sand.  Many of the lines disappeared when I colored them, which forced me to get creative with shadows.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Thanks - Ippity

Good afternoon everyone! Today, I'm in a thankful mood, looking forward to Thanksgiving this week, one of my favorite holidays of the year. I decided to make a thank you card using Ippity's Thanks for All Things. I'm going to send it to my sister and BIL, who are hosting Thanksgiving this year:

If you don't have an ippity dealer, look here for a list of places where you can get this awesome set.

Thanks for stopping by!! Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.
-Wendy

Hip Hop November 17, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!  I'm on my way to Atlanta for a business trip today.  I wanted to make something warm and fuzzy before I went.  I do like business trips but I'm always a bit torn leaving home. The Brandy & Emma "Good Morning" set was perfect to calm me and bring me some peace.  Such a loving image.

I'm still playing around with color pencil techniques.  These are mostly prisma color.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop November 3, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!   NOVEMBER already!  Fall is in the air and we're starting my favorite time of year.  I love the warmth of Thanksgivng that flows into the excitement of Christmas!!

Today, I'm playing with a new itty bitty stamp Little Girl Believes.

I love her sweet face.

Color wise, I've been experimenting with color pencil techniques.  I find I strongly prefer a soft pencil.  These are Prismacolor with a few Caran D'ache here and there.  PP is basic grey.  Blue diecut is from Pink Paislee.  Swirly dies are from that Ornate Artisan Spellbinders compatibles set that I've been addicted to the past few hops. :)

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop October 20, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!   

Its My Little Shoebox day and how I just LOVE their cute stamps.  I got to play with Little Miss Sunshine  and some gorgeous MLS paper and those TDF 3d flower rollups.

I also use the Ornate Artisan Stackers, the coordinating Spellbinders dies (love them!) and the worn grid stamp.  

Leave a comment on the blogs today for a prize that will be given away to a random commenter from this week’s hop.   

Comments close on 23^rd at MIDNIGHT, and the winner will be posted on 24^th on MLS blog. 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Mandy Starner's blog

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Unity Stamp Company & Spellbinders 2-Day Blog Hop

Welcome to our TWO-day event!








You should be joining me from Christine Emberson’s blog; if not then head to the beginning on the Unity Stamp Co. blog.

With all the blog-swaps that are happening out there lately, I can't think of one more exciting than when the amazing women of SPELLBINDERS get together with the rockstars of UNITY STAMP COMPANY!

We can't wait to show you a special line of coordinating products featuring SPELLBINDERS dies and SAMANTHA WALKER for Unity Stamp Co. rubber stamps!
Not only are we thrilled to be collaborating on such a special 2-day event, but ONE of you will win ALL of the coordinating stamps and dies from the Samantha Walker collection! We will also have 1 winner each day from the comments that will receive 1 Samantha Walker stamp set and coordinating dies.

So be sure to enjoy our hop both days, leave comments on all of the blogs each day and check back to see if you won!

Winners will be posted on Wednesday, October 19th on the Unity Blog and Spellbinders Blog.

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the Ornate Artisan Stackers stamps and dies. The images are just stunning, and the sentiments are pretty universally complete - very versatile and covering a large number of occasions. But the beautiful ornate "iron work" like images would be a nightmare to fussy cut.

Enter the gorgeous Spellbinders dies - which makes it very easy to create a super detailed precision cut card.

 And I love love love how it turned out (and how easy it was to do!!)

Now please head over to Gloria Stengel's blog.

In case you get lost along the way, please visit the Unity Stamp Company blog for a list of all the blogs in today’s blog hop!

Thanks for stopping by!!




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Hip Hop October 6, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!   

Today, I'm playing with some stamps from one of my new favorites - the unity cobranded authentique stamps Born An Original:

I always love the classic english country-ness of the blue on white.

Paper is Pink Paislee, a direct stamp to paper off the edge.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop September 22, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!  It is Christmas in September!  Today, I made a card using stamps from the September Kit of the Month  All Seasons, which is chock full of beautiful seasonal images just in time for fall.  It totally put me in the Holiday spirit!! 

Paper is Basic Grey.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Scor-Pal Unity Blog Hop!

Hi and welcome to the Unity Stamp Company and Scor-Pal Blog Hop!

Our teams have come together to show you ALL of the amazing things you can do with Unity Stamp Company stamps and Scor-Pal products!

Along the blog hop you will find cards and projects that are sure to INSPIRE you!
Oh and we have prizes, too, so BE SURE to leave a comment on ALL of the blogs on today’s Blog Hop!
There will be 2 winners!  1 will get a Scor-Pal and 1 will get 10 Unity Itty Bitty stamps of their choice!
Winners will be picked from ALL of the comments so the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to WIN!

The winners will be announced on Thursday, September 15^th on the Unity Stamp Company blog and the Scor-Pal blog!

While I love the ease of the Scor-Pal for making beautiful folds without alot of angst, what I love MOST about the Scor-Pal is the way it allows me to "draw" embossed lines - perfectly measured, and very easily. I adore the subtle texture and elegance it adds.  I'm also using gorgeous new stamps from the Unity September Kit of the Month All Seasons

Thank you for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Lisa Andrews.


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Hip Hop September 8, 2011

Happy Hip Hop everyone!  I know we're in September, but I really love these images from the August kit of the month, What I Know.  And so I felt compelled to make just one more card with it.  A pretty clean and simple card, inspired by a home decor ad I saw.  The gray and yellow is a current fave combination of mine now a days.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop August 25, 2011

Happy VINTAGE Hip Hop Thursday everyone!  Today, we're in our second week of our co-blog hop with Vintage Street Market and their gorgeous craft lines! They are so beautiful and evoke such a warm nostaligic feel.  Be sure to start at Unity's blog and check it all out.

I was lucky enough to get to play with the vintage tinted tape "Linen." I love the subtle striping I was able to create, along with stamps from the August kit of the month, What I Know

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop August 11, 2011

Welcome to my crafty corner everyone.  Happy Hip Hop Thursday!

The 1-2 months following CHA are normally my favorites, because they are usually the times when I get to play with all of the new CHA releases.  I love that feeling of newness and anticipation when the packages arrive.

Today, I'm playing with the adorable My Little Shoebox, Little Miss Sunshine - both the paper and the new itty bitty stamp set.  (hee hee!  Look!  its me! watering a plant!!)

This is just a plain color pencil color technique, using a very heavy hand for the opaque vibrant color.  I did the skin tones in Copics, though.  I can never get a pencil skin that I am satisfied with.

Embossing folder is Sizzix.

Now before I send you on your next blog stop, I wanted to direct you to a fabulous store, I {heart} papers.

She carries a wonderful mix of paper crafting and a very nice selection of unity - a large contingent of which is MORE THAN 1/2 off!!  What a great deal! 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

Hip Hop July 28, 2011

Here we go!!  Cha is finally done and I've got a wish list a mile long.  I can't wait to play with all the new Unity sets coming out!!

Today, I needed a birthday card, so I broke out June's kit of the month, all smiles.

Its a simple card where I focused on texture.  Lately I've really been drawn to white. I guess when it is so hot, the white makes me feel crisp and cool.   I've also got a semi new rule for myself - to use my scraps when I make most of my cards.  I always have left overs after working on layouts  More so, actually, as I gravitate more and more towards cardstock bases with printed accents (vs. full multi sheeted layered printed paper layouts...)  My house also is slowly trending towards white backgrounds with all the print and color in textured accents.  Strange how things change over time.

I colored directly onto the rubber with my Marvy pens, then tapped with a slightly darker color randomly in spots to give it some interest.  After I huffed and stamped, I accented it with penwork and stickles.

Twine is from Martha Stewart, embossing folder is cuttlebug, pearl from Prima, and dies from PTI

TFL!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

Hip Hop July 14, 2011 CHA tags!!

OOOOHHH.  It's that time of year again!  CHA is coming and we're all playing with the new releases!!
Welcome to Hip Hop everyone!!

I was so fortunate to work with some super cute stamps to make tags for the Unity CHA-SUMMER release.

With the Simple Stories Life Undocumented Banner

With the Nikki Sivils Under the Weather itty bitty

And the Nikki Sivils School Is Cool Itty Bitty

TFL!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

Hip Hop June 30, 2011

Oh my word!! Can it really be the last day of June already?? 2011 is officially half over. WOW it has gone by so fast!!

Welcome to Hip Hop everyone!! The weather's finally getting warmer and it is gearing up to be an amazing 4th of July weekend! Can't wait for the bands, BBQ's and fireworks!

Today I kept it clean and simple using the June Kit of the Month all smiles

Dies are from MFT; papers are just scraps.

TFL!! Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

Hip Hop June 16, 2011

Welcome to Hip Hop everyone! I made a gift for my new baby niece and wanted to make a nice card to go with it.  The itty bitty Sweet Dreams was just perfect.

Coloring is prismacolor pencils with gamsol; PP from Basic Grey.

 Thanks for stopping by.   Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop June 2, 2011

Welcome to Hip Hop everyone!  So excited to be playing with the June Kit of the Month All Smiles
and the background stamp Giving it All Meaning, using Unity Sketch June11KOMSC

I'm using PP from Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety.

 Thanks for stopping by.   Now hop on over to Jolande's Blog

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Artista - Store Kit All About Today

Happy Saturday everyone!

Today, I get to feature one of the fantabulous exclusive Unity Store Kits, All About Today.
These amazing kits can only be purchased through a dealer who carries them exclusively. A complete list of stores can be found here.

I originally got this kit because I was going to use it for scrapbooking, but I realized that its scale is also perfect for cardmaking, and so I made a simple card

I hope you like it!!  Have a fabulous Saturday! -wendy


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Hip Hop 5-19-11

Welcome to Hip Hop everyone!  Today, I'm still playing around with the May kit of the month, Think Happy Thoughts.

I love this birthday cake image.  Its so whimsical and fun.

PP is Jillbean Soup Blossom Soup.
 Thanks for stopping by.   Now hop on over to
Jolande's Blog

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Hip Hop 5-5-11

Happy hip hop everyone!

Today, I'm having a great time with the new kit of the month, Think Happy Thoughts

PP is old school anna griffin.

Pins are maya road.

Thanks for stopping by.   Now hop on over to
Jolande's Blog

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