More cards by my favorite card maker!!

Morgan is back tonight with more of her awesome Thank you cards!

She used Just Wanted To Say on this.  

And the fantastic butterfly from Devoted again. 

With more twine. 

My Mind's Eye Paper [she is no dummy]  With butterfly die-cuts!! 

This one she used Straight From the Heart and topped it off with Stickles! 

Last but certainly not least the dragonfly from Bold Insight is her FAV! 

It is $25.00 and on sale for $9.77!  Can you even believe that?  Go get it! 

Don't you LOVE it?

Thanks so much for stopping by today!



We have my all time favorite guest designer today!

I sure wish I could post a picture of her LOL  But this is a new work computer and we didn't transfer my pictures because they are all backed up and safe on Carbonite!

It's Morgan!  She is beautiful.  She is a stellar volleyball player and I LOVE it when she makes stuff with me!  She had to make a ton of thank you cards because so many people have donated for her mission trip!

She LOVES this dragonfly from Bold Insight. 

The sentiment is from Just Wanted to Say. 

The Butterfly is from Devoted.  

The pink twine is from DoodleBug. 

The brown twine is from us.  You can get it here.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

If you order from Unity, I would love to be your chick!



Chick Challenge #3!! Already???!!!

This is my favorite sketch so far!  As soon as I saw it I sat down and made it!

You should use it too!  Then link it over at the Chick Challenge Blog and you could win a {ippity} stamp set!  It is New Season, New Wonder from my friend Patricia Cousins! 

I am LOVING the MME 6 x 6 pads!  I am not even putting them away!  I am going to just use the whole thing and go buy more when it is gone!  I could easily live the rest of my life with only Unity/{ippity} and My Mind's Eye and be forever happy!

I used some old style {ippity} and it was fun!  I seem to always be reaching for the newer {ippity}, not this time!  The flower is from Because Of You and the sentiment is from Just Wanted To Say. 

Excuse my poor cutting job.  I pretty much cut like I am using safety scissors or something LOL  Can you see the detail in the embossing?  I am telling you Peeps, these stamps are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!  They stamp perfectly every single time!  They emboss beautifully and they are so fantastic it doesn't matter what you can't do well, like cutting.  Whoever gets the card can't get over the stamps and they just don't notice!  LOL

Both sets are on sale for 10% off and free twine with every order!

Thank you fot stopping by today!



My Unity Place Challenge #6

The challenge is to use 1 pattern paper, 1 twine or ribbon and 1 button!

I used 2 {ippity} sets.  Just Wanted To Say for the sentiment and Devoted for the butterfly.

I used brown twine, a beautiful Mother of Pearl button from my pajamas LOL, glossy accents and Basic Grey paper!

Devoted is on sale for $21.60 and Just wanted To Say is on sale for $16.20.  Both have free shipping and 25 yards of free twine in the color of your choice!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

WOAH! Talk about a CHALLENGE!

I am truly challenged taking Kristina and Jennifer's Summer Card Camp 2011  LOL

I am not sure I ever really knew this about myself, but I guess I don't like summer colors LOL  I also think I don't like C&S!  I didn't really know I could even make a card without patterned paper!  LOL 

But I knew if I added Primas and Stickles it would be OK.

These are the colors and they are a problem for me LOL

I used 4 different {ippity} stamp sets!  You can find them all HERE.

What Matters Most, Love In Return, Just Wanted To Say and Season of Joy

Thanks for stopping by today!



Thanks So Much! Friends With Flair Friday!

If you need some serious inspiration, head on over to the Unity Blog!  I love Friday's in general  LOL  But Friends with Flair always motivates me!  These girls have serious talent!

This was such a FUN card to make!  Do you have a SewEasy yet?  I totally love it and you will see it on everything!  I got it for my birthday from the fantastic owner of Paper Wings, Colleen!  I was blown away by her generosity!  She sent tons of floss and an itty bitty [Happy, Happy, Happy]!  How sweet was that?  On her blog, Random Flutters From Paper Wings, they had a challenge that I missed to use as many tools as you can.

1. SewEasy

2. needle

3. trimmer

4 CuttleBug to cut my Sizzix scalloped circle

5 Life is the Journey stamp set for the embossed circle

6. Just Wanted to Say stamp set for the sentiment

6 Heat gun

7 Quickutz stick to get all the gems on. 

8. A Recollections border punch to decorate the piece on the inside covering the stitches!

Dang, this was a fun card to make!  :)  I think I'll use as many things as I can again  LOL

Colleen, you ROCK!  One day I'll come skipping in your store and you will know it's me because I am so happy to be there!  :)

Thanks so very much!

Friends With Flair

I always get so motivated when I look at all the fantastic things made for Friends With Flair on Friday's over at the Unity Blog!

My sister and I are doing some craft fairs this summer!  I'll be selling my {ippity} stamps but we thought cards might sell too.  So I decided to make up a few sets.  That weird little piece sticking out is my business card.  My DH left this AM for Oklahoma and I sent him with my Canon so he could take pictures of everything so I don't miss anything.  :)  I wish I had noticed the card sticking out before I sent my camera off for 4 days! LOL  I made 5 cards, 4 for a set and one to send.

Just Wanted to Say is one of my favorite sets.  Those frames emboss perfectly every single time!  I LOVE them!  They are so easy to cut out.  There is a saying for everything and I think that makes this a perfect set!  To celebrate the holiday, it's on sale this weekend for 10% off.  That makes it only $16.20, until Tuesday!  I'll pay the shipping and send you some twine!  :) 

Devoted is another great set!  I love butterflies and hearts and the sayings are very sweet!

It too, is on sale for 10% off until Tuesday.  That makes it $21.60, also free shipping and free twine!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a fantastic holiday weekend!

Butterflies and Ippity Hippity Hop Twist Challenge

  I really LOVE butterflies!  So cutting an assortment over at Creative Cards and More was not a hardship for me! 

I have been SO BUSY cataloging all my stamps I have not made anything in forever!  So last night at dinner I announced I was done cataloging until I had created for a while.  I NEEDED to create LOL  I may or may not have been looking for kitchen clean up help that didn't really happen  LOL

I used a sketch from the SCS  Ippity Hippity Hop Twist Challenge, which I flipped.  I was going to use the color challenge too but printing in black and white is VERY unhelpful in that type of situation!  ;-)

I used a Martha Stewart around the page border punch.  Loopy I think it's called.  The paper is a scrap from MME.  The sentiment is an {ippity} stamp from Just Wanted To Say.

I love layering the butterflies!  The bling came from a Hero Arts stamp set I bought years ago!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll be posting more because I have lots to do.  One of my girlfriends has not been feeling well and I meant to send this cards weeks ago!  Shame on me!



Thanks so much!

Are you guys getting in on the {ippity} Hop Hop Challenges with a Twist?  If not you should!  They are really fun!

With this card I took on 3 of the 4 challenges.  I skipped the sketch. 

Sometimes I sit and look at a sketch and I just can't do it.  LOL  Other times I am like PHEW!  No need to think and whip out a card!  I used the photo inspiration, the color and the final twist being ribbon!  The color challenges are the hardest and most fun!

I used {ippity} stamps sets A Moment In Time and Just Wanted To Say.

This is another roll of the Hobby Lobby ribbon I got for a dollar at 50% off last week!  I LOVE it!  I used Ranger embossing powder.  As you all know I can't make a card without embossing! LOL

Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Sets For Sale

                                                             

A set of 4 cards for $8.00.  Free shipping!  Birthday Wishes, Thanks So Much, Just A Note and Feel Better Soon!  Something for every occasion!

If you want to make these yourself, you will need two sets of {ippity} stamps.  Just Wanted To Say and Now and Always for the butterfly!

My Paypal address is the same as my email address noellereese@q.com.  You can have these cards any way you want.  All of one saying or different sayings.  Just let me know what you need.  :)

Thank You!

Need a card in under 5 minutes?

Not a problem!  I grabbed a A7 Scallop Card from Creative Cuts and More.    I grabbed my Devoted by {ippity} stamp set and my Sahara Sand SU stamp pad.    Stamped the branch 4 times and cleaned it off.  Then I grabbed the sentiment from Just Wanted To Say and stamped it.  Cleaned it off and grabbed the ric-rac from my green ribbon jar.  I used a ruler to run a line of glue.  Put the ribbon it it, trimmed the edges and was finished!  Not my best work, but way less than a $5.00 Hallmark card and took less than 5 minutes!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Simple Little Card Sets!

I had a scrap of the pattern paper from an old layout.  From YEARS ago.  It is My Mind's Eye and I must use every scrap I own because they are my all time favorite!  So I thought I would see how many cards I could get from the scrap.

 The mushrooms are {ippity} stamps from the Because of You set.   The sentiment is also {ippity} from the Just Wanted To Say set.  I embossed the mushrooms with American Crafts Brownie EP.  The ink is Colorbox Chalk in Chestnut Roan my all time favorite pad!  The ribbon is by Martha Stewart.

 The butterfly stamp is from another {ippity} set called Devoted.  I embossed it with AC Brownie EP and cut it out.  It is only attached  with a thin line of glue on the body.  The wings are folded up, you just can't tell in the picture.  The sentiment is from Regal Greetings.

My Mom always taught me to never tell a lie.  This card is a complete screw up that turned out better in the end I think  LOL  I tried to cut this scrap in 3 equal parts.  Well once I messed up the first cut I decided to make do and make each panel a little smaller and I actually like it LOL  Then I decided NOT to ink all the edges and that is OK too.  I do love inking everything up much better but on occasion I go for clean and simple!  That is the same butterfly and this sentiment is one of my favorites from Where You Should Be! 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out all the stamps for sale on my {ippity} blog!  Everything is 20% off and I'll pay your shipping today!  Have a great day!

Embossing, another little addiction of mine! :)

Oh, how I love watching the powder melt.  Oh, how my heart feels a BIG pain every time the dang cord moves and turns OFF my gun!  My gun and I go way back!  I bought it when I was pregnant with my 13 year old!  I remember this purchase because my avid hunter husband, Bryan was so happy I finally owned a gun  LOL  He didn't care if it only blew hot air LOL

I love this card.  I love that it seriously took like 15 minutes to whip out.  I love that it's all scraps.  I love The Simple Things.  It's on sale for $14.40 and today, I'll pay the shipping!

I love Just Wanted To Say.   It is also on sale for $14.40 and today, I'll pay the shipping!

I LOVE {ippity} stamps because they stamp perfect EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!  I love watching embossing powder melt and I love my gun, even if it is dying a slow death.  It's not suffering though, I hold it almost every day.  It's not neglected and just put away like so many other things in my scrap room!  LOL
I used my Versamark embossing pad, I love that thing too.  :)  The powder is American Crafts Zing in Brownie, I love it too!  The CuttleBug folder is Tiny Bubbles.  Head on over to Cropping Corner and read THIS.   A free gift and 25% off!  Read THIS, 30% off all the CuttleBug and Cricut stuff!  Last night I made some really fun free gifts!  Have I mentioned I have the greatest job on earth?

Thanks for stopping by today, try to get a little embossing in, you will be happier, I promise!  :-)