Showing posts with label I Heart Ippity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I Heart Ippity. Show all posts

It's Been A While!

Wow, I tell ya it seems as though my blogging has gone
from feast to famine over the last couple of weeks!
I'm happy to report that I have finished the last of my CHA
projects for Authentique Paper and Simple Stories.  Just wait until you 
see all of the beautiful paper lines that these two companies are coming out with!
Halloween and Christmas and Fall and School and, and...
well, that's enough really!
I also received a fun assortment of new goodies from Imaginisce this
past week too.  Yep, more Christmas and Halloween!
Ahhh, I love the smell of ink and paper in the mornin' :)
 And to get into the spirit of things, I'm adding lots of songs to my
Christmas Oldies Playlist...life.is.good!

I posted my very last card for I Heart Ippity this week.
After a full year, I've decided to hand over the reigns to someone new!
Here's a peek at the card:

Once again, I've used one of the newest releases for Ippity
Dream to Be
IPK-171

I paired it up with my go-to paper of the month, {Summer Fresh} by Simple Stories.
If you choose to shop Ippity, please make Heather Flaherty your Ippity Chick...
she would so appreciate it!

MY SCRAPBOOK NOOK
July is my month for CARDS Challenges at The Nook!
I'm really excited to be working with the newest kit featuring
My Mind's Eye {Indie Chic}
Here's a little samplin'
If you're interested in this kit, I wouldn't wait too long...I'm sure it will
sell out pretty fast.

PRO 31 DESIGNS
I've been invited to be a Guest Designer at a fairly new internet shopping site,
Pro 31 Designs, during the months of July and August.



If you love creating beautiful and romantic projects, then you will love
the supplies offered by Pro 31 Designs!  Teresa Collins, My Mind's Eye,
Graphic 45, Butterflies, Cameos, Lace, Crystals...you get the idea :)
I can't wait to get started!
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I'll be back tomorrow with the Unity Stamp of the Week
Happy Weekend!
Saturday, June 30, 2012 June 30, 2012
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I Heart Ippity Blog Hop Saturday!

Welcome to the I Heart {ippity} Design Team Blog Hop!

If you are not familiar with {ippity} then you are missing out! 
 {ippity} is a line of rubber stamps manufactured by the Unity Stamp Co.  
The {ippity} line is separate from the Unity line but has the same wonderful quality,  
it is marketed though Unity Endorsed {ippity} Chicks, reps for {ippity}.  
Heather is an {ippity} CHICK and would love to be yours!  
To order {ippity} just go to the Unity Website and on the left hand side click {ippity}
 - Pick a CHICK & Order.  That will take you to the {ippity} chick page where you can pick 
Heather Flaherty as your {ippity} Chick

I've used 
One of Those Days
IPPITY-IB-017 
Patterned papers by My Mind's Eye


Heather is giving away a prize to one person who comments on all of the DT blogs.
  You should head over to Emily's blog now to see her fabulous work!
  Here is the lineup in case you get lost.

Heather Flaherty
Sherri
Shellye -->you are here<--
Emily
Amy
Jeannie
Kristy

Also, check out the I Heart {ippity} fan page on Facebook and like us there.  
Thanks for stopping by today!
Saturday, June 9, 2012 June 09, 2012
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I Heart Ippity Blog Hop Friday!

Welcome to the I Heart {ippity} Design Team Blog Hop!


If you are not familiar with {ippity} then you are missing out! 
 {ippity} is a line of rubber stamps manufactured by the Unity Stamp Co.  
The {ippity} line is separate from the Unity line but has the same wonderful quality,  
it is marketed though Unity Endorsed {ippity} Chicks, reps for {ippity}.  
Heather is an {ippity} CHICK and would love to be yours!  
To order {ippity} just go to the Unity Website and on the left hand side click {ippity}
 - Pick a CHICK & Order.  That will take you to the {ippity} chick page where you can pick 
Heather Flaherty as your {ippity} Chick

I've used FAITH BEGINS IPPITY-IB-001
Patterned papers by My Mind's Eye




Heather is giving away a prize to one person who comments on all of the DT blogs.
  You should head over to Emily's blog now to see her fabulous work!
  Here is the lineup in case you get lost.

Heather Flaherty
Sherri
Shellye -->you are here<--
Emily
Amy
Jeannie
Kristy

Also, check out the I Heart {ippity} fan page on Facebook and like us there.  
Thanks for stopping by today!

Friday, June 8, 2012 June 08, 2012
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Totally Terrific Thursday

Hello, it's time for a little
TOTALLY TERRIFIC THURSDAY
with I Heart Ippity!

Today I have a really fun and easy project:
Gift Card Holder
Using a premade pocket, makes this so quick
to put together.

I've used 
JAVA FRIEND
IPPITY-IB-016



Using two different patterned papers really makes the heart pop!
I hand-cut a couple of flowers and embellished the centers with pearls.
The "love you a latte" was simply printed using my home computer.

Dress up with stamp with some masculine papers and you
have a great gift card holder for Father's Day!

Glad you dropped by today...thank you!
Thursday, June 7, 2012 June 07, 2012
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June Stuffs

Just a brief little blog note to introduce
a couple of things going on this month and today ONLY!

This month's 
MY SCRAPBOOK NOOK KIT
features the newest line from Simple Stories
 and yummy embellies by Jillibean Soup


The Nook Design Team is also hosting a Celebrate Summer Crop

Just click on the cute photo above to JOIN the Nook Forum...it's a fun place!

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UNITY STAMP CO.
Today ONLY get any of the previous SMAK Kits for $20



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And finally, the I HEART IPPITY Creative Team
will be having a Blog Hop this Friday & Saturday


 See you all tomorrow!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 June 06, 2012
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It's All Good

This Thursday let's look at things
Half Full
instead of half empty!
I've used the cutest stamp from Ippity.
I can imagine making several tags and labeling pitchers
 of various flavored drinks with them.

LIVE HALF FULL
IPPITY-IB-018


Aside from stamping the image onto white cardstock, I also stamped the
fruit onto a yellow dot paper and then trimmed out.  I colored in the juice with
a watercolor pencil and the fruit and straw with Zig markers. 
Green scalloped tag by Jillibean Soup.

I'll be back tomorrow with my contribution to the 
Unity Stamp Company and Webster's Pages Blog Hop
We'll be showing off the new and girly Girl Land Collection!


As the banner says, come and visit...leave comments and you'll be in
the running for some beautiful prizes :)
See you all tomorrow!

Thursday, May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012
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Happy Friday!

So I actually got out of the house today.
(I'm the type that can spend days at home and never get bored!)
I went and visited with Michi at Scrapbooker's Emporium
in Texarkana and will be teaching my very first mini album class
there in August :)  I can't wait!  
Then I went to Wal-Mart...I hadn't been in close to two months; seriously.
I came across two friends who were shopping.  They both said the same
thing "I'm just trying to get my stuff and get outta here!"  I guess a lot of us share that
same disdain for stepping through the doors of Wal Mart LOL
But it's done.  Thank the Lord, it's done. 

Now on to scrappy stuff!
I had the best intentions of blogging my other projects that were 
featured here and there yesterday (and Wednesday!), but I just didn't get around to it.  
So, here we go...

I HEART IPPITY
I have been in love with this stamp ever since I laid eyes on it
and can't believe that I'm just now getting around to using it:
BE BRAVE...BRANCH OUT
IPK-153
I used my watercolor pencils and Zig markers on this one.
And the best part?  I dug waaay back into my paper collection and brought out
some old Basic Grey...I love to use up the old stuff!
You can order Ippity (Unity Brand) Stamps here:

MY SCRAPBOOK NOOK
For this Wednesday's CARDS Challenge, I went with a sketch.
Once again, I am a self-proclaimed pretty-pitiful-sketch-artist...but hey, I try hehe!
I've really enjoyed working with the Echo Park This & That Collection
this month...both the masculine and feminine sets are drool-worthy.
I wanted to carry the 'cloud' motif up towards the top of the card, so I hand-cut 
these two clouds from cardstock and then embossed.
I made this one for my son, who'll be graduating two weeks from today :)
Both cards were quick and reinforced my love of using sketches!
A hint for June's Nook Kit?  It has to do with SIMPLE and FRESH...hmmmm?

VINTAGE STREET MARKET
I've said it before and I'll say it again...I.love.these.BINGO.cards
You can get a huge collection pack of 'em directly from VSM!
This collage art is layered with lots of vintage goodness.
I have several photos and details up on the blog.
And this is the card that I made for my mom for Mother's Day...she loved it :)
Most every single thing on both projects came from Vintage Street Market!

I'll upload the newest mini album that I made tomorrow.
Off to grab a bite to eat and relax.
Enjoy your weekend!


Friday, May 18, 2012 May 18, 2012
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Totally Terrific Thursday!

Good day to you!
Let's start this Totally Terrific Thursday off
with an invitation to EAT :)
Like many of you, we have a certain circle of friends that we do 
stuff with...mostly go out to eat with or cook out with.  It
seems whatever our plans, they always center around FOOD!
I whipped up (no pun intended) this cute card with my eating-out
buddies as my inspiration LOL
 
The IPPITY-IB-0007
My Kitchen To Yours
has the perfect stamp that simply states EAT
 
 
I stamped my image onto a scrap piece of kraft paper and simply colored the border
in with a red Zig marker.  The patterned papers and stickers are from the 
Modern Homemaker Collection by October Afternoon...goes perfectly
with those kitchen or food themed projects.
Even though this particular stamp is pretty much solid, it stamps like a dream!
That's what I love most about Unity Stamp Co. stamps...aside from the fact that they
make the most adorable designs.
  You can purchase this stamp directly from 
Heather, our certified Ippity (Unity Endorsed) Chick!

And since I'm mentioning Unity Stamp Co., I wanted to share one of their 
NEWEST RELEASES
which is pretty near and dear to my heart since represents Simple Stories :)
 
 
 And I just received my SUMMER FRESH Collection yesterday...I can't wait to play!
Okay, I've got quite a few projects to tackle today
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, May 10, 2012 May 10, 2012
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Good Luck With That...

My daughter has been overwhelmed with poison ivy/oak
rashes for going on three weeks now.  The first week, it was around the left eye only.
It cleared up within a couple of days and we thought she was on the road to
relief.  Then this past Saturday we got up and dressed for dance recital pictures.  
I noticed that her right cheek was a little red...it had 'that' look and I suspected that 
while riding the four-wheeler Friday afternoon, that she'd gotten into the poison yet again!
By the end of Saturday evening, she was all puffy, red and itching all over her entire face.  
So, Sunday, we're at the quick care clinic where she gets the much-needed steroid injection
and some other medication.  Syd is not a big girl at all size wise and boy her little face just
puffed up!  As the week has progressed, new patches of rashes have shown up from 
head-to-toe!  She has been such a little trooper and finally, finally made it back to 
school today after missing this entire week and three days two weeks before.
Field Day for the 4th grade is tomorrow and she absolutely does not want to miss it.
She has won a BLUE ribbon in the 100 Meter Dash for the last two years.
I'm not quite sure that she'll be up to 'speed' this year given all that she's been through.

So, I've told you all of that to get to this....
I made up a cute little treat bag to give to her on Field Day...I'm hoping it will
brighten her spirits...just in case the blue ribbon isn't in her reach this year :)

This is my Totally Terrific Thursday project for I Heart {Ippity} 
I will fill this Kraft Bag with some of her favorite sweets, like the
Nutella snack packs...yummm!

I used the sentiment stamp from
Preggo-GOOD LUCK 
IPPITY-IB-009
and I created the sun using a 1.5" round punch and the 
26mm I TOP Punch from Imaginisce (also makes great flowers!)
Sticker letters by October Afternoon.
Hand-cut flowers from MME Stella Rose
Kraft bag from The Kraft Outlet 
 And don't forget...the most amazing crop is being held right this very minute at
My Scrapbook Nook!  The full events start this Saturday, May 5th, but nothing like getting revved up 
with a few fun challenges beforehand. 
I personally invite you to come on over and celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with us 
through this Saturday. 

That's all for this Thursday my sweet friends...see y'all soon!
Thursday, May 3, 2012 May 03, 2012
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Thursday & Nook News!

It's the countdown to the weekend...happy Thursday!
First up, I want to make mention of the truly sweet and adorable
May Kit from My Scrapbook Nook

I have it
.
.
oh wow!

 It features the This & That Graceful by Echo Park
El-to-the-yumm-o
Grab yours today...new members receive a fabulous GRAB BAG
plus you receive your 13th month FREE!
 If you sign up, please tell them that Shellye sent you :)

I would also like to welcome the newest 
My Scrapbook Nook Design Team members:
Erika Gasser
Aleksandra Gadji
Patricia Roebuck
Bente Fagerberger

Remaining members are:
Leah Killian
Stacey Michaud
Carol Monson
Danni Reid
Jessy Christopher
Katarina Damm-Blomberg
Hilde Aaslund
Anna Sigga
Marinette Lefevre
Lilith Eckles
Shellye McDaniel
Pamella Brown
Gina Rodgers
Deanna Misner
Nicole Nowosad

Congratulations to our new team members...
they are truly amazing...really, truly :)
 I invite you to our wonderfully inspiring Message Board...
drama free and fun LOL
Come on by and see what we're cookin' up for you!
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I HEART IPPITY
If you love designing cards or other paper/craft projects with stamps and
would love the opportunity to design with Ippity brand stamps,
then give Heather a holler! She's hosting a Guest Design Team Call and
will accept applications until the end of this month.
IHI was my very first Design Team and
I love how much it has evolved in the past year.
 So if you're thinking that you would like to give a Design Team
 a go, this would be the perfect place to get your start :)
And being that it's Thursday and all....
I have a Totally Terrific Thursday card to share today.
Again, I have pulled out the {Storyteller} Collection by Crate Paper
and the {How You Doin'} Ippity Stamp Set

I'm so in love with Mister Huey by Studio Calico...in my
 personal opinion, it's the best spray mist that I've used to color
 plain chipboard.  The {Real Red} is simply a perfect match
 to the Storyteller papers.For the butterfly centers?
I really wanted to bring out the green in the leaves of the paper,
 so I took three decorative stick pins from Maya Road and snipped
 off the pin part...voila!

That's all for today...I should have a brand new blog look within a day or two,
so don't be shocked if you don't recognize it the next time you stop by.
See you soon!
Shellye
Thursday, April 26, 2012 April 26, 2012
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Sunday SALE!

This extends past Sunday, but I'm having a KIT SALE over at
The Red Robin at Etsy!
There are several selections of crafting kits available and at really good prices.
Also, don't forget about the popular RUFFLED CREPE TRIM...I have tons of colors
on hand...lots more than what are shown.  Just email me if you're looking for a particular color.
I can also make them up to 2 yards in length.
 I will gladly combine shipping from both Dot & Whimsy and The Red Robin!

I HEART IPPITY
Heather is hosting a GUEST DESIGN TEAM CALL

I Heart {ippity} is looking for two enthusiastic, passionate and committed crafters that would like to be part of a design team. The design team term runs from May 17th - August 31st. 
  Crafters of all skill levels are welcome!
As a Guest Design Team member, you will be required to do the following:
- Create a minimum of 2 cards per month to submit as a design team sample using only {ippity} stamps on that project (you can use ANY OTHER PRODUCTS you like--papers, embellishments, die cuts, etc...only requirement is that the stamps you use are only ippity stamps for that project).
-  Have an active blog
- Promote I Heart {ippity} and Heather Flaherty as your {ippity} Chick
- Participate 2x a month in the Weekly Challenge posted at the {ippity} Blog
What you will receive from I Heart {ippity}:
- 2 {ippity} Stamp Sets During your term
- Design Team Blinkie to place on your Blog
- Link to your Blog on I Heart {ippity}
Interested applications should submit the following information by email:
- Name and short bio
- 3 projects you have created that you feel showcase your best talent and style
-  Link to your blog
Please submit your application to pcaheather@gmail.com. The information must be submitted by Saturday May 5th in order to be qualified for a position. The chosen design team members will be notified on Wednesday May 9th and announced on the blog on May 10th. 
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Heather is a doll to work with and we love helping to promote her Ippity business :) 

And lastly, I leave you today with a sweet photo of my oldest son and his girlfriend
before the Junior/Senior Prom which was held last night.  
Aren't they precious?  :)
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See you tomorrow for the Monday EAD Blog Hop!
Hugs, All!
Shellye
Sunday, April 22, 2012 April 22, 2012
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Just A WEE Bit Excited!

We set out early this morning to take Tyler on a college tour 
and didn't get home until 4:00.
After doing a couple of things around the house, I finally got a chance to pull up 
the 'ole internet and this is what I see:
 
Yep, that's my Happy Trails Mini Album!
I  just started uploading my projects to 2 Peas a couple of weeks ago, so
I'm pretty darned excited that this mini made it into the 3 Most Liked and Most Bookmarked!
I will be changing up my blog over the next week and will be moving all of my 'stuff' over to the
2 Peas Galleries ---->RIGHT HERE<----
And no, it doesn't take much to excite me LOL
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It's I Heart Ippity time!
I made up a few quick gifting tags using the 
How You Doin' Stamp Set

I paired the stamps up with the NEW Simple Stories {Fabulous} Papers!
I'll be giving this set of tags AWAY on my blog in just a few days, so stay tuned :)
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Off to dance...or off to read my Kindle while Syd dances!
Thanks for stopping in
Shellye
Thursday, April 5, 2012 April 05, 2012
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Totally Terrific (and Busy) Thursday!

Whew!  It's a busy Thursday for
The Papered Cottage.
Hang on...here we go :)

IMAGINISCE
First, let me share the layout that I created for 
Imagi-Cut Week at Imaginisce!
 
 
 What is Imagi-Cut?
It's the coolest new ribbon cutting tool from Imaginisce.
But it's way more than a cutting tool.  When you cut ribbon (grosgrain, satin, taffeta, etc)
the Imagi-Cut seals as it cuts!  No more frayed ribbon ends!
All week, video tutorials, as well as the Design Team's Imagi-Cut creations have been showcased on the blog.  If YOU would love the chance to win one of these, then stop by and leave a comment on each day's blog posts :)  You will love seeing the many ways to incorporate the Imagi-Cut into your crafting.

THE KRAFT OUTLET
Next stop...The Kraft Outlet
This week's Challenge was "Anything Goes"
I wanted to dress up the Small Kraft Journal and have it on hand to keep notes in: 
upcoming projects, wish lists, things-to-do, etc.
  In preparing, I took a Small Kraft Tag and glued it behind the front cover,
 leaving the top portion of the tag showing.  
Next, I took a Vintage Black Journaling Tag and distressed it with a spritz of walnut ink. 
 After the ink dried, I added a strip of Headings Rubons along the left hand side of the tag and then embellished with an Office Chipboard Button and letter stickers to spell out NOTES.
  Wanting to add a little color, I watercolored and hand-cut the bird with flowers motif from the Vintage Black Journaling Tag and attached to the journal with foam dots. 
 Digging way back in my stash, a few cute pink Prima flowers
 were brought out and a pearl accent added to the center of each.
  I also hand-cut a trio of leaves from a scratch piece of patterned paper. 
Using Martha Stewart Glue Pen,
 a border of baker's twine was added around the perimeter of the Journaling Tag.  
As a finishing touch, a bit of shabby seam binding was looped into a bow
 (you could also use Nottinghill Seam Binding),
along with a Natural Hemp bow through the hole of the Kraft Tag. 
 A Tiny Wooden Clothespin clipped to the seam binding completes the project!


 I HEART IPPITY
The final stop...I Heart Ippity for Totally Terrific Thursday!
I adore the hand-drawn look of the 
Counts as a Fruit 
stamp set by Tracey Malnofski
(IPPITY-IB-013)
It makes me wish more than ever that I could draw!
It has that Parisian flair...I love it!
Of course, cupcakes remind me of bright and fun colors, so I paired up the stamp
with the Sidewalks papers by October Afternoon.

Looks good enough to eat, right?  
I layered the cupcake with the two different patterns of paper on foam dots.
I then added just a bit of flair with red glitter for the cherry on top!
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That's all for today, folks!
It will probably be a quiet weekend.
  I did get my new cutting system (the eCraft), so I'll be tinkering with it.  
Spring is in full swing and I need to get over to the nursery and pick up a few 
pretties like geraniums, a couple of ferns, verbena and lavender :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Shellye
Thursday, March 22, 2012 March 22, 2012
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Top 'O The Lolli To Ya

I have a couple of new things to share today and they have to do with 
St. Patrick's Day and Lollipops...what a combination!

First, I'm up again at The Kraft Outlet today.
The Theme: Luck 'O The Irish Challenge
Have a Kraft Coffee Bag (or two, or three) on hand and load with your gifting treats.
For the tag, I downloaded the FREE clipart from waltzingmouse.com.  Print onto Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock and trim with a pair of detail scissors.  Print the same image again onto a green cardstock, enlarging the image just a bit (I changed the page margins on her paper, which created a smaller and larger image).  Trim the image again and also cut out the small oval image in the center.  Layer the Lunch Bag Kraft image over the green with foam dots.
Next, attach the green oval image onto the Lunch Kraft Bag image with foam dots and then trim with Dark Green Baker's Twine  (I use a Glue Writing Pen by Martha Stewart...perfect for adding twine to any project).  I added a bit of green glitter to the shamrocks and two brown pearl embellishments to the image as well.
I took a Jenni Bowlin Vintage Black Journaling Card and distressed the front with a little spritz of Eucalyptus Walnut Ink.  I then machine stitched it onto a patterned paper, leaving a 1/2" border on each side.  Distress the edges of the patterned paper with brown ink.  Punch hole at the top of the tag and insert about 10" of Natural Brown Hemp Cording.  Tie into a loop and attach to the Kraft Coffee Bag with a Tiny Wooden Clothespin.
Next stop...I Heart Ippity. 
The blog has been totally revamped...you must see it! 
Today is Thursday and that means a
Totally Terrific Thursday
I Heart Ippity project.
Time to fire up the Zig Markers and dust off that jar of glitter!
I love lollipops...they're whimsical and remind me of an old-fashioned game of Candy Land :) 
My daughter gets invited to a lot of birthday parties...and I'm usually the last to know.  It's great to have handmade cards, gift wrap, bags and boxes on hand at all times.  So, I decided to create a little gifting box that's the perfect size for those 'best friends' necklaces, which my daughter loves to give.
I used the 
sucks to get old 
Itty Bitty Stamp Set IPPITY-IB-010
  For my gifting box, I used a premade container by Martha Stewart (got them on clearance at Wal-Mart).
I stamped the lollipop image with Staz-On Black ink onto a scrap of October Afternoon (Modern Homemaker) patterned paper.  I then colored in the dotted portion of the image with a Basic Red ZIG marker.  For the non-dotted portion, I glittered with a bit of iridescent glitter.  I trimmed the lolli part of the pop out and glued on a plastic candy stick (but you could use the paper sticks from actual lolli pops).  I then glued on a cute ribbon bow and pearl for the center of the lolli!  Wrap a strip of patterned paper trimmed in ric-rac around the box and wallah...you're done!

 Thanks for dropping in!
Shellye
Thursday, March 15, 2012 March 15, 2012
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Feelin' Groovy?

Feelin' a little groovy?
Need to get into the groove?
If you answered YES to either of these questions, then you must have this new stamp set
from Ippity
 SOMETHING GROOVY
 It's just been released today, so inquire about it if you don't see it listed in the stamp shop.
 

For my card I decided to do something a little different, although you really can't tell too much just from the photo.  I dusted off the 'ole coloring pencils, gave them a sharpen and went to work!
You know me, I cut out the image, flecked it with a bit of brown spritz and popped it onto the card with foam dots.  I wanted the baker's twine 'bow' to resemble the actual bow...for this, I stitched back and up (twice) the length of the bow runner and then tied into generous loops at the top.  A small dab of Zig glue holds down the ends of the baker's twine nicely.  Finish it off with a few colorful buttons and you. are. done.
Quick & Easy!
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We're expecting up to 8 inches of rain over the next few days...much needed, but like everything else:  just wished it wouldn't all come at one time.  God has to be asking Himself "are these people EVER happy?"
hahahaha
So, if I don't float away, I'll be back in a day or two :)
Be Blessed
Shellye
 
 

Thursday, March 8, 2012 March 08, 2012
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