Giving Thanks!

It's Hip Hop time!

And today the Ippity and Unity DT members are showing off some

 projects that can be used for Thanksgiving Table Decor.

My family is rich in tradition and each year on Thanksgiving we all write down what we are thankful for and share it with each other before we have our Thanksgiving blessing.  It is always fun to hear what each member of my family is thankful for and I especially love to hear what the kids have to say.  It usually evokes tears in me... I am kind of sappy that way!

What I decided to make for today's Hip Hop may not be actual table decor, but at our Thanksgiving table this year you will find one of these in front of each person's plate.

I created a "Thanks For" card for each person to use to write down what they are thankful for.

I used the leaf, the journaling stamp (turned upside down) and the word "for" from the Fall For You stamp set and the word "Thanks" from The Simple Things stamp set.  The DP is from Recollections.

Here are the sets used to create my project...

I colored the leaf in with Copic Markers and used my Gelly Roller to hightlight the veins and edges.  The words were stamped with SU's Really Rust ink to coordinate with the DP.  Three small rhinestones were added to the the little flowers on the journaling block.

It's not official yet, but it looks like I am hostessing Thanksgiving dinner for my family this year, so I better get busy making a bunch more of these!!

But now for you, please head on to the next Ippity Blog to complete the Hip Hop!  

Your next stop is Lisa Arana's blog! 

 And make sure that to see the whole Hop that you start at the beginning at the Unity Blog!

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Hope you have a great day and may your bucket overflow with many things you are thankful for!

Hip Hop! For Real!!

Hip Hop!!!

Sorry if you visited my blog earlier today when my card wasn't posted yet.  I went in to work Wednesday evening around 9pm and didn't make it home until 4 am.  It's one of the drawbacks to my job, but whatcha gonna do... right?

This will be short and sweet because I really need to get some sleep tonight.  The card I made for today's Hip Hop uses the following sketch that was one of Lisa H's cards.

I made a card for my daughter Michelle's boyfriend's Birthday.  His name is Matt and they were over last night to celebrate his birthday when I got called in to work!  Atleast we got to eat dinner first... but I did miss the cake!!  ;-(

I followed the sketch the best I could and still make this masculine.  Even Matt said that the bow I used was masculine enough!  LOL!!  I used stamps from Life's Little Moments (and masked out the center portion) and also the sentiments from the Fall For You sets by Ippity.

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Short and sweet, but I hope it inspires you in some way!!  Have a wonderful day and please head now to the the wonderful Lisa Arana's blog to continue on the Hop!

And if you didn't start at the beginning, please head to the Unity Blog and you will be taken on the hop all the way to the Ippity blog where there will be a new tutorial for you!

Have a good day... but for me it's good night!!  ;-)

Hip

Ippity Spring 2010 Release- Sneak Peek Day 2

Happy Hippity Hop!!

And welcome to Day 2 of the 

Ippity Spring Release Sneak Peeks!!

Do you like what you have seen so far?  Are you getting excited about the fact that in just three short days you can start ordering up some of this new Ippity goodness??  Remember that Ippity stamps can only be purchased from and Ippity Chick, and if you don't have one already, you can use this Ippity Chick List from the Ippity Blog to find one to use!  Start shopping around and see who is giving away the best deals for the New Release!!  You are going to love the whole collection... just wait and see!!

Miss Karen is our Hippity Hop Hostess with the mostest today
and she has issued a new challenge for us!!

This week, for a chance to win 10 random Ippity stamps

Create a card using LACE on it and upload it to the SCS Gallery.

Use the keyword IHHC23 and Ippity so we can find it!

A winner will be chosen next Monday!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!!  I love lace!!  

So on to today's sneaks!! As promised we have two more sets that we are letting you get an early peek at.  And the DT has been busy creating samples for you to see.  We have a Sneak Peek Blog Hop everyday this week until Thursday, so to start at the beginning of the Hop, go to the Ippity Blog and follow the icons to take you around to all the DT members' blogs.  Then be sure to head down the list of Ippity fans that are participating in the Hippity Hop today too!! There should be tons of ippity goodness for inspiration today!

Start the Hop HERE!

If you are coming from Karen's blog then you are already
on the right track and have made it to your next stop on the Hop!

The first reveal I have for you comes from the new Fall For You set...

I created this card using the bird cage, birds and the "in love" sentiment all from this set.  This is a CAS card that also fits the challenge for this week on the CAS Forum at SCS.  In fact, the challenge for this week is to use the sketch from one of my cards that uses Unity stamps!  You can see the inspiration card HERE!  The challenge is CAS66 and we sure hope that you will play along too!

The DP I used is from My Mind's Eye and I thought that the birds on the DP and the Birds in the stamps really had a close resemblance to each other.  I stamped and colored the birds in first using Copic markers.  Then I stamped the birdcage over it and lightly shaded the bars with a very pale gray Copic (C-1)  And to give it more dimension, I cut it out separately and popped it up on my card!

The pretty yellow lace trim is from a Making Memories collection I had on hand.  I think it is a cute little card to give to a couple of love birds!!

Next I have a sample to show you from the collection called Seasons of Joy.

It is hard to think about Christmas right now when the temps in FL have been reaching the high 80's to 90's, but since the stamps are so adorable, I didn't have any trouble wanting to play with them!

One of the wonderful things about this set is that there are TWO frames in it.  And the best part about that is that the TWO frames are the same shape and coordinate perfectly with some of the new Nesties.  The one you see showcased here that contains the Season's Greetings sentiment matches Labels 10.  To create the look you see with this label, I used my airbrush and red Copics to highlight the outer edge of the frame, then I also matted it again in the next size up with a contrasting color.  I think it turned out cute!

There are also FIVE snowflakes in this collection. You can see three of them pictured here.  I stamped them in SU's Sage Shadow and then added red rhinestones and fluorescent glitter glue to make them sparkle! The DP is from the My Mind's Eye, Quite Contrary line and the border punch is a Fiskars design. 

Well that is going to do it for the peeks that I have for you today!  To continue on the Hop you are heading to the amazing Lisa Arana's blog to see what goodies she has in store for you!  Cone back tomorrow for the reveal of two more fantastic sets!

Don't forget to leave comments on all the DT blogs today!!! 

 We will be giving away a Fall For You and a Season's of Joy set on Thursday to random commenters on the secret DT blogs for today! 

 Good Luck!!

Have a great day and may your bucket overflow with joy no matter what Season we are in!