Maria Levine's Got {ippity} Design Team Blog Hop

Hello {ippity} fans!  Today is our monthly blog hop with the Maria Levine's Got {ippity} design team.  If you came here from the blog of our August Guest, Michelle Kister, you are in the right place!  If not, start hopping at Maria's blog.  If you hop with us and comment on all the blogs, you could win an {ippity} prize from Maria.  One random commenter will be chosen.

 

 We have an inspiration theme this month for you.  Vicki chose this picture of feathers in some gorgeous colors!  I love fall and these colors always make me swoon!  So that's what I used as inspiration for my card.

 I used the Books a' Flutter stamp set from {ippity} for my card today.  I thought the books would look fabulous in these colors.  I got lucky and found this paper pack from Bo Bonny's Market Street collection.  It actually had a design with books on it AND it was in the colors I needed.  The books are colored with copics and the pages were colored with a gold Sakura glitter pen.  Remember how some old books had a gold finish to the edges of the pages?  That's what I was going for.  The butterfly was stamped a second time and mounted on top for some dimension.  I added some Star Dust Stickles to the wings.  The ribbon was a gift from my friend Cheryl.  She bought it for me on our last trip to our LSS last week.  It matches perfectly!  I'm lovin' how this card came together!

I used the current I Spy Sketch and I also took some inspiration from Kim Teasdale's card.  I loved how she did her sentiment and I did the same on mine with the flag die.

Your last stop on the hop is Julie.  You'll love what she has to show you!  I'm listing the hop list below in case you get lost. 

 

Maria

Martha

Vicki

Michelle, August {ippity} guest

Lisa <------  you are here!

Julie

 

Also, if you feel inspired to purchase anything from {ippity}, please go to the Unity Stamp website and choose Maria Levine as your {ippity} chick.  We'd surely appreciate it!

 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to comment so you can be in the running for the {ippity} prize. 

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? Design Team Birthday Hop

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? design team is having a birthday blog hop!  Maria's birthday was last Friday, so we decided that this month's hop would be a birthday theme.  Maria is an {ippity} chick which means she sells these great rubber stamps.  {ippity} is part of the Unity Stamp Company, in case you weren't familiar with this line of stamps.  You can go to this site and choose her as your {ippity} chick if you order any of these great stamps.

The hop started at Maria's blog, so if you are just stopping in to see my card, why not start at the beginning and hop with us. She's giving away a prize to one random commenter, but you have to comment on all the design team's blogs in order to be able to win!

Now on to my card!  I'm using this cute set called "Bee" Better Together.  It comes with a sentiment that says "we're better together" but it didn't fit with the birthday theme, so I used this sentiment from the Fabulous Girl set.  Since I was working with bees, I printed out this honeycomb paper from the My Time Made Easy digital paper pack called Buzzy Blooms.  I added a Daffodil Delight panel embossed with a Tim Holtz honeycomb folder.  The wings of the bees were popped up and I added some Star Dust Stickles to them.  I love the black and white gingham ribbon against the yellow and black.



I followed this sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

So now that you've stopped by my blog, you'll want to follow the hop and go to Julie's blog.  We also have a guest hopping with us...woohoo!  Here's a list of the blogs you need to hop to in case you get lost.

Maria

Lisa (you are here!)

Julie

Jamie (our July guest!)

Martha

Vicki

Thanks for hopping with us!  

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? Summer Themed Blog Hop

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? design team is hopping in their monthly blog hop.  This month is a summer themed hop.  If you came here from Vicki's blog, you are on the right track.  I'm the last on the hop, so make sure you start at Maria's blog and hop along.

I'm using this set called Pain and Strength.  I decided I liked the tree in black and white, and decided to make a black and white card.  But I wasn't thinking about the "summer theme" here as I was makind it.  But as I look at it, it does have flowers on the tree, flowers on the dp, and silk flowers, so I think it can be called summer themed.  The dp is from DCWV called All Dressed Up.

This is the great sketch I used from Sweet Sunday sketch.

Here is some important information regarding our hop.  If you leave a comment on all the DTs blogs, you will have a random chance to win an {ippity} prize from Maria.  We are looking for our July guest designer.  All you have to do is upload your card to our Facebook page here to enter.  If you see anything you like and want to order, you have to do it through an Ippity girls.  Go to this post and choose Maria Levine as your {ippity} chick!

Here is the hop lineup in case you get lost.

Maria Levine

Julie Hoffman
Martha Pineda

Becky Litz, June Guest Designer

Vicki Dutcher

Lisa Kind (you are here)

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us!

Got {ippity} Floral Fun Blog Hop!

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}'s design team are hopping today with a floral fun blog hop!  I hope you can join in on the fun.  If you came here from Maria's blog you are in the right place. 

This is what I came up with for this fun floral blog hop.  I used this cute little girl from the Time for Friends and Wine set.  I stamped it on sticky back canvas and colored it with copic markers.  It was cut with a nestie.  I then sponged some tea dye ink around the canvas while still in the die.  The sentiment is from Fabulous Girl.  I used this pretty paper called Sidewalks from October Afternoon.  My good stamping friend, Cheryl, gave it to me for my birthday!  I added this pretty flower that Maria gave me.  The whole card was actually designed around it.  I added some yellow candy dots in the upper right corner for balance.

I used this week's sketch from Sweet Sunday.  I haven't played in this challenge for a while and was glad to be able to today!

Maria is offering a random prize for this hop.  The winner will be chosen on Friday, May 11.  She also has some fun news about a guest designer for June's blog hop.  Check out the details on her blog.  You can also stop by Maria's Facebook Fan page for more information.  You can order {ippity} stamps from Maria by going to the Unity website and choosing Maria as your {ippity} girl!

Now here is the lineup for the blog hop.  I hope you can hop with us!  See you soon!

Maria

Lisa (that's me)

Vicki

Martha

Julie

Maria's Facebook Fan page

Creating is Fun/{Ippity}Blog Hop

Monday, Monday!  What can make a Monday better?  A combined blog hop with Maria Levine's {ippity} design team and Martha Pineda's Creating is Fun design team.  Maria is an endorsed {ippity} chick and Martha owns a store called Creating is Fun which sells ribbon trims and buttons.  How fun!  I've got the blog hop list below, but you should start at Martha's Creating is Fun blog and follow along.  If you are hopping with us, you should have arrived here from Bonnie's blog.

So here's what I came up with.  I used this adorable stamp set from {ippity} called Wise Guy.  I started with the paper from DCWV called The Crafty Stack.  I colored him with copic markers.  Then I used this pretty lacy ecru ribbon from Creating is Fun and strung some grosgrain ribbon through it.

I decorated the inside using the owl stamped in Sahara Sand and this sentiment from the set (one of two).  Wouldn't this be great to give to your special guy?

I used this week's sketch Pretty Patterns sketch from My Time Made Easy.

Below is the entire hop list.  Make sure you comment on all the blogs to get yourself entered in a great contest!  The winner will get an {ippity} prize from Maria Levine and a $25 gift certificate to Creating is Fun.  If you see any of the {ippity} images you like, go the this link, choose Maria Levine as your {ippity} chick, and order!

Martha
http://creatingisfun.blogspot.com/

Maria
http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

Julie
http://www.juliemakescards.blogspot.com/

Andrea
http://whimsycrafts.blogspot.com/

Shemaine
http://www.shemainesmith.blogspot.com/

Bonnie
http://www.bonitarose.com/

Lisa (that's me!)
http://kindcreations.blogspot.com/

Rachel
http://rcbogner.blogspot.com/

Carisa
http://ladyguineveresinkyfaeries.blogspot.com/

Vickie
http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/

Rebecca
http://messydeskcrafts.com/

Angie
http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Ashley
http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Carrie
http://www.carrie-tumblingaround.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

New {ippity} Release Today!

Hi everybody!  I'm checking in to tell you that there's a new release from {ippity} today that you can check out.  Maria Levine is an {ippity} chick and you can order the new stamps from her.  There's a blog hop going on today too!  Stop by Maria's blog to see what's going on, see the new stamps, and find out how you can order them from her!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? Design Team Blog Hop

Hi all! I have some fun news to share! Maria Levine (my fellow JUGs DT member) is an {ippity} Chick and she's created a design team and asked me to join it! Of course I said yes!! She's one of the girls selling {ippity}, a line of stamps endorsed by the Unity Stamp Company, and Maria would like to be your {ippity} Chick! All you have to do is go to this site to order from her! It's that simple!

Today, Maria Levine's Got {ippity}? Design Team is celebrating the creation of this team with a Got {ippity}? blog hop!  You should have arrived from Maria's blog.  If not, stop by there to meet Maria and begin the hop!  We decided to make tags using some {ippity} stamps.  I created this little ditty using the bird from Music of My Heart set and the sentiment from Now and Always.  I started by using a technique I learned at a Wendy Vecchi class using Ranger Inks.  I used Broken China and Peeled Paint inks for this technique.  I squished some ink onto a non-stick craft sheet and spritzed it with Perfect Pearls Mist in Green Patina (it gives the tag some shimmer which you can't see).  Then I just placed the tag into the wet ink and dried it with a heat tool.  Then I embossed the bird and sentiment with black embossing powder.  I added a pearl flourish from Want 2 Scrap and a flower made from a black chipboard piece topped with some primas and a black pearl center.  I finished it off with some sheer ribbons.

Maria is giving away a prize package of some {ippity} stamps and some other goodies to one person who comments on all of the DT blogs!  So get commenting!  You should head over to Martha's blog now to see her fabulous tag!  Here is the lineup in case you get lost.

Maria Levine

Lisa Kind (me!)

Martha Pineda

Julie Hoffman

Vicki Dutcher 

I hope you enjoy the hop and then go to Maria's {ippity} page and order something new for yourself!  Think of it as a Valentine, cause you know your Valentine won't know you'd rather have stamps than flowers and chocolates!  LOL!!  Also, check out her fan page on Facebook and like us there.  Thanks for stopping by today!