Baby it's cold outside!

So, here in Seattle we are having some cold cold (at least for us) weather! So I thought it would be fitting to show you some of the snowy cards I made last week, with a blue theme! The first is this cute Penny Black Snowman:

I colored this cute guy using copic markers. The background paper is from the DCWV holiday collection winter matstack I picked up at Joann's (with a coupon of course!) The cute little sentiment is from Amuse. I added just a touch of sparkle with the plastic snowflakes attached with some glue dots. Can't you just feel the icy snow?

The second card uses Stamps Happen Festive Snowmen:

I love these guys gazing up at the falling snowflakes! I used copics again to color them, and this time punched out the Amuse sentiment using SU's modern label punch, attaching it to the card with dimensionals. The bling is added by using a silver reflecting snowflake that catches the light.

And last (but not least of course!) is this cute little chubby bird going for a snowflake ride:

This stamp is Amuse's Chubby Bird, and is included in their Peace and Cheer clear set. The sentiment is from the same set. The background paper is once again from the DCWV Christmas stack. I also used SU's Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst and Lovely Lilac cardstock. There are lots of punches used on this card too! The snowflake is a Marvy mega punch, the sentiment is and mat is punched out using SU's oval punches, and the Border is SU's eyelet border punch. I wish there was a punch for the chubby birdie too, but unfortunately I just had to cut him out, color him with copics and attached to the center of the snowflake using a dimensional. Think he's enjoying his ride?

Stay tuned for more Christmas cards this week.... there just may be a few fluffles putting in an appearance!

Ippity Christmas Card

Hello everyone! I am back in town after visiting with family after Thanksgiving. I also had the opportunity to stop and visit a friend for a couple of days on my way home, and we spent the time stamping Christmas cards - we had a blast! So I thought I'd share some of the cards with you, starting with this one I made with my new Ippity kit - Kissmas and Mistloe.

I just loved this DCWV paper when I saw it - such pretty colors! It coordinated perfectly with SU Orchid Opulance and Positively Pink. I cut out the trees and matted them on black, then added the ribbon around the trunks. The sparkle is stickles added to the snowflakes for the finishing touch. A very fun card:) Stay tuned this week as I will be sharing some more Christmas cards!

My first {Ippity} card

When I got my shipment of {Ippity} last week, the first thing I did was sit down and stamp some images.... and fell in love with these stamps! I was so busy stamping, I didn't actually put together a card until tonight. But I decided it was time.... and so started out with this lovely tree from the Simply Home kit. A simple card, but with a lovely sentiment!

Supplies:

{Ippity} Simply Home

SU Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery Cardstock

DCWV Latte matstack

SU Petals a Plenty embossing folder

Nestabilities

SU scallop edge punch

{Ippity} is in!!!

My {Ippity} order has arrived, and I am in love with these stamps! They are high quality, trendy, and come ready to stamp. I opened the box and was stamping right away! I'll be sharing some creations with you this week so stay tuned.... and in the meantime, I have created a blog where you can order these stamps and pay via paypal - even without a paypal account! Just click on the {Ippity} blinky to the right>>>>>>> and it will take you there! I have these stamps in stock and ready to ship. Happy Stamping!

Great news!!!! My Ippity is on its way, due to arrive this Thursday. Once they are in my hot little hands, I will be inking some up and posting my creations. I am also working on adding paypal to my blog so you can easily order and pay - so stay tuned for some {ippity}!

I'm getting some {IPPITY}!

So I hear you all saying "what is Ippity?" It is a wonderful new stamp line created by Unity Stamps, and they will only be available through people like me - they won't be in stores, ebay or even at Unity.... just from those who enroll to sell these trendy new stamp kits. If you are familiar with Unity stamps, then you know that these are high quality stamps, made from deeply etched rubber - unmounted, pre-cut and on cling foam. All you need is an acrylic block to start stamping!

I'll have these stamps in my hot little hands in a few days, and will be posting some samples, but don't wait - email if you want to order a set and get them in your hands as soon as they are here! Just email at jkstampin@hotmail.com. Order before November 15th and get FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the US.

Here are the current kits:

Kissmas & Mistletoe $14

Because of You $16

Simply Home $14

Devoted $16

Just Wanted to Say $14

Straight from the Heart $14

Alphabetically Adorable $16

Life's Little Moments $16

New kits will be released every 3 months, so subscribe to my blog so you'll always get the latest {ippity} news!

Another Thursday with a twist!

Time for another Shirley's 2 girls Twisted Thursday sketch challenge! The twist this week is to use twine or raffia on the card.... so here's what I came up with!

I am still in a Halloween kind of mood, so decided to use S2G's Be-Witch. I started with SU's Barely Banana as my base, and added some Gable Green for contrast. I thought this witchy lady would look good in some purple with her little grey kitty, so pulled out the copic markers to color her up. The spider is from Inkadinkado, and the web paper from the Basic Grey Eerie pack. Although you can't really tell in the picture, I couldn't resist adding a bit of bling with black stickles on the spider (or course!) Hope you like her!