Monday, February 1, 2010

First H{ippity} hop of February!

Good morning everyone and happy Ground Hog Day Eve! Are you having fun with the hop yet? Getting loads of inspiration? For this week's hop, i played with the "Because of You" and "Devoted" sets, both of which can be found right here. The patterned paper I used is a beautiful new line by KaiserCraft - I had some scraps left over from a make and take at CHA. This first card is based on a sketch from Stamp TV. I used my favorite embossing powder - the verdigris finish was perfect with the birdcage stamp and was a great match with the papers:



The second card was made for the {ippity}Challenge this week, which was to make a shaped card. I used the opportunity to pull out my new "on the edge" Tim Holtz die to create the shape. Tim was passing these out at the Sizzix booth, and autographing each one. They're very cool and I can't wait till all of them come out. Now that I'm looking at this card closer, I'm thinking I need to add a bit of micro beads to the centers of the flowers!



Now it's time to hop on over to the next blog - you can find the links to this week's participating blogs over at the {ippity} blog!

29 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

Awesome cards!!!

JenMarie said...

Oh I LOVE this!

Stephanie Zito said...

Wow Elizabeth!!! Stunning cards!

farmhouse-story said...

very cute, elisabeth!--i love the cards down below, too-beautiful work!

Rose said...

These are really fun cards! I like your ideas!

Banu said...

Very nice.....:) Cool Ideas.

Heather said...

Such beautiful and WOW creations! LOVE the shape and paper pieced sentiment of the 2nd card! Too fun!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Love that second card--the shape is AWESOME! TFS:)

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

Beautiful love the colors!!

Rachel B said...

I really love the devoted card. It turned out so amazing! Both cards are just beautiful!

Emily said...

great cards, love the bird one!

Susan B. said...

Very pretty cards. I love the embossing powder you used on the bird cage card. Very nice!

Becky said...

Wonderful card.

Kelly Mahany said...

Great cards Elisabeth!! You have so inspired me to use my new TH die!! Love that shape!

Angela Bassett said...

Great job, really like your shaped card!

Scrapacat said...

You rocked these! I love the verdigris embossing, and the shaped card is absolutely genius!
~ky

Anonymous said...

Great cards! i love that nestie shape with the bird cage. It's perfect :)

Alison said...

Love those Labels Nesties! Great fading and glittering!

Jacqueline (Scraps of Life) said...

oh my goodness that bird image is so adorable! And I love the shimmer it has! Both of these cards are fantastic!

Angie Blom said...

wow that shaped on is stunning. I love it.

Monica said...

Great cards! I love the colors of the first one.

Unknown said...

Elisabeth, the colors on your first card just fabulous! I love the embossing powder color too! They are both wonderful cards!

♥ Audrey ♥ said...

Gorgeous! Luv the shaped card!

Robynccgirl said...

Beautiful cards! Love the shape of the second one! Unique~

Katy said...

cute cards!

eryn hannig said...

AWESOME! Love the soft feel of each! :)

Lisa H. said...

so lovely! great shaped card!

dclouser said...

Neat cards! Love the versatility of these stamps.

Melissa Bi. said...

Love the stamp you used on the first card. And the shape of the second one is extraordinary!