It's Friday again!

(sung to the tune of "It's raining again" by Supertramp...cause it is...both raining and Friday that is)  Welcome to another Friends with Flair Blog hop, this week I have some ippity goodness to share with you!    First is a simple blocked card I made for  an ad inspiration challenge I am hosting at Treasured Scrapbooking.   Easy peasy 10 minute card!  The sentiment is from the Music of my Heart ippity set and the little heart is from the House a Home ippity set.  A button, baker's twine and a bit if stickles finish it off:

Next is another quick and simple card, but I was very happy with how it came out.  I embossed the leaves from The Simple Things ippity set with distress embossing powders on a scrap of Basic Grey background paper. The sentiment is from The Music of My Heart ippity set.  A gold mat, thin gold cord and brads finish it off.  (This is one of those cases of:  it looks way better in real life, LOL)

All {ippity} stamp sets are available for purchase right Here!  

The full listing of FWF participants can be found Here!  

Your next stop on the hop is Here!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!  Till next time...

Monday, Monday...

Hello everyone, time for another h{ippity} hop, so it must be Monday!  Without further ado, here are the cards I'm sharing with you:

First is a card based on the color challenge at The Play Date Cafe: A photo inspiration with shades of orange pink and yellow.  I used some old My Mind's Eye paper (possibly Wild Asparagus) I had in my stash, added images from You Deserve , Bitty Pixie Paisley and A Moment in Time.  A bit of ribbon, some dew drops and pink rhinestones finish it off. 

Next is a card based on sketch # 87 at Card Patterns.  Papers are from 7 Gypsies, images are from Fall For You , A Bit of Burlap (the texture on the pumpkin) and the House a Home set.  Lace, grosgrain ribbon, a vintage button and some twine finish it off.

All {ippity} stamp sets are available for purchase right Here!  

The full listing of h{ippity} hop participants can be found Here!  

Thanks for stopping by, have a great week!  Till next time...

Oh I do Love a good Friday!

Hello everyone welcome to another Friday Friends with Flair! (Please pardon the dust as I do some Fall renovations here at EveryDay Matters.)Today I have a card and a layout that I made from the September card kit at Treasured Scrapbooking.  Pretty pinks, greens and lace - so much fun to play with!  For the card, I used the "Quotes a'la Happy" set:

And for the layout, I used a quote from the "Delightful little things" set, the "Dots for Sure" background, and the little heart from the "House A Home" set:

As always, the full list of FWF participants can be found on the Unity Blog.  Have fun finding the blinkie! 

 If your looking for that one special {ippity} set,   I invite you to visit my {ippity} sales site...chances are I have it in stock.  While your there, make sure you check out the Accessories tab, where I offer a few select "must haves" for card making.

Thanks for stopping by, your visits mean so much to me...wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Nothing comes to mind

I wracked my brain for a witty, snazzy post title -something to make you chuckle, or at least smile a bit.  Then I decided I would settle for something cutesy...still nothing.  Ah well, maybe next week.  Anyways, I have something way better for you all this week, but you're gonna have to get through the rest of this post to see it!  So...Friends with Flair!  Friday again and a wonderful busy full of creating weekend is in store for me!  Can't think of a better way to start off a creative weekend than to soak in all the inspiration that FWF has to offer!  I have a couple projects to share this week.  First off I have a card made with the darling {ippity} set "House A Home" .    Paper is from MME, border punch from Martha Stewart and those little houses are just too darn cute!

Next is a fold out  photo wallet. Patterned paper from MME, stamps from the following {ippity} sets: "Life's little moments" and  "Love in Return".  The hearts are detailed with red glitter.  Here's what it looks like closed:

And here's what it looks like partially open:

And here's what it looks like, open all the way:

and finally, what you've all been waiting for (and, I'm sure much more apt to put a smile on your face than any silly post title I could come up with):

Thanks for stopping by, thanks for all the wonderful comments and don't forget to keep hopping!  The full list of FWF participants can be found on the unity blog.   Next up is Kim! 

Stop back tomorrow morning to see who won the 25 random Unity stamps!  

Woodworking...

Well, it sure felt like it at least.  I sat down to play with my new Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder last night ...simply awesome!   This week's challenge over at the Ippity forum in Splitcoaststampers was for a fall card, so it seemed like the perfect excuse to try out the folder and play with some of my favorite color pallete.  (Just a note, before I embossed, I took my Vintage Photo distress ink pad and smeared it all over the inside of the folder - both sides.)  Now, the colors I used were chosen for me over at the Play Date Cafe.   This week's challenge was to use Pumpkin, Plum and beige.  The inspiration photo was off these beautiful old wooden wine barrels - which is what inspired me to use the embossing folder in the first place.  The patterned paper I used was from Pink Paislee and Jenni Bowlin.  The stamps were all {ippity, from the "Fall for You" and "House A Home"   sets.  I colored the leaves in with a Dove pen and my SU! markers.  Buttons, trim, twine and a leaf pin are the finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful week!  Thanks for your visit and kind comments, they really mean so much to me!