Monday H{ippity} Hop!

Hi everyone! It's Monday and time for another H{ippity} Hop! Be sure to go to the {ippity} blog to see the master list of all the players.

My projects are also a sample for this week's H{ippity} Hop challenge brought to you by Lisa, which is to make a birthday card. We all can use these on hand right? Perfect challenge! Use keyword: IHHC9 when uploading to SCS.

My first card uses the frame and sentiment from Ippity Stamps Just Wanted to Say. I used some of my Basic Grey, Origins which was a perfect match for my new green twill ribbon from Sharon's Stamp Simply store. I have long been admiring how Amy does all her ribbon treatments, and decided to give this pleated look a try. I used my Score-Pal tape to make them, I guess I could have sewn across the middle, but I couldn't figure out how to do that! ***sigh... baby steps***

The darling little stick pens are from Fancy Pants that I got on clearance after Easter last year!! First time using them and I like how it turned out. I have a "thing" about leaving the pointy part of the pens just hanging out, but it's how everyone else is using these, so I guess it's OK, right?

So, while I was browsing around Amy's blog... I made my next card which is a shameless CASE of this beautiful card. I absolutely LOVE her layout and use of the lace trim! I used my Basic Grey, Nook and Pantry and ivory lace trim (again from Sharon's Stamp Simply Store).

Man, I love the elegant look of the Labels Four dies from Spellbinders, but never use them. I have to scour the galleries more for ideas, cause they sure are purty! I cut up some of my soft blue Zva Creative pearl flourish as accents. I am kinda challenged on using them in their "flourish" form, but cutting them up works great too-LOL!

A big thank you to everyone who entered for my blog candy! It seems by a landslide, Dawn McVey and Nicole Heady are DEFINITELY stamping IDOLS!! P.S. they are mine too!!

And now on to the BLOG CANDY WINNER...

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Timestamp: 2010-02-01 05:06:16 UTC

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Kathy H said...

Oh wonderful candy!!! Looks like you had an awesome time at CHA! Stamping Idols.. hmmm I don't really have just one. The first blog I found when I entered this stamping blog world was Kristina Werner. I just don't really have one, I just have a list that I'm following or are linked on my blog that are my favorites... and your one ;) . Thanks for the chance Kathy Hering

Thanks Kathy, just email me with your address and I will get the goodies right out to you!!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Just Wanted to Say (Ippity)

Ink - Soft Suede. Chocolate Chip

Paper - White, Basic Grey Orgins and Nook & Pantry

Accessories - green twill ribbon and ivory lace (May Arts), swiss dots EF, Fancy Pants stick pens, Kaiser yellow pearls, sewing machine, circle and labels Four nesties (spellbinders)