Christmas in July - Using a Tag! - More inspiration

Welcome to the Get Hippity With {ippity} Challenge #23.

The theme for this challenge is

Christmas in July - Using a Tag!

We are getting ready for the Holidays!!!!

Remember your creation can be any type of art you'd like. You can share a card, scrapbook layout, art journal, mixed media, anything you want to create!!

We must be able to see the theme in your project!!

Be sure to check the rules before you post your entry.  

The winner will be chosen by random.org and the prize is ANY {ippity} set from Aletha's {ippity} sales blog!!!

Here is my inspiration piece:

I made a hot cocoa slider, and it will be the perfect addition to my Christmas stockings. The image was colored with Copics
I used the following Ippity Stamp Sets:

Java Friend

Season of Joy

For more details on this card please visit my blog, Paper and Scraps Creations By Julia.
I want to invite you all to come join a couple of groups that GHWI is sponsoring. The first one is over at The Crafter’s Café, Get Hippity with {ippity}/Join the Unity Community. The second is a brand new one on Facebook, Get Hippity with {ippity}. Come join us and share your love of Unity and {ippity}! 
I can't wait to see your creations!

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Unity Opportunity Blog: Monday Linky Party
• ATC's and Cards with Attitudes: Anything Goes
• Fat Pages and Cards with Attitudes: Anything Goes
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges - Christmas in July
• Hooked on Crafts - Christmas in July
• Lollipop Crafts - Christmas in July
• The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July
• That Craft Place - Anything Goes
• Christmas Cards all Year Round: Christmas Flowers/Holly

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Simplify!!!

Welcome to the Get Hippity with {ippity} Challenge #20.

This month we have a wonderful sketch from our very own Beth Pollock.  Remember your creation can be any type of art you'd like. You can share a card, scrapbook layout, art journal, mixed media, anything you want to create!!

We must be able to see the sketch in your project!!

Be sure to check the rules before you post your entry.  

The winner will be chosen by random.org and the prize is ANY {ippity} set from Aletha's {ippity} sales blog!!!
 Here's Beth's fabulous sketch.

I used the sketch as inspiration for my Art Journal and created this page:

 For this project I used the following {ippity} stamp sets:

Angie Girl, Dream With Your Heart

Let Your Heart Take Flight

Bloom and Simplify

Now and Always

I created the background using Distress Stains, Distress Inks Distress Crackle Paint and Perfect Pearls Mist.

I just love the freedom of working in my art journal.

Lately, things have been complicated with my health problems and personal situations, so simplify is the perfect advise.

I want to invite you all to come join a couple of groups that GHWI is sponsoring. The first one is over at The Crafter’s Café, Get Hippity with {ippity}/Join the Unity Community. The second is a brand new one on Facebook, Get Hippity with {ippity}. Come join us and share your love of Unity and {ippity}! 

I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Rain and/or Showers! Inspiration

Hi everyone!

Welcome to our new challenge at Get Hippity with Ippity:

Rain and/or Showers

We want to see Rain and/or Showers on your little creation.You can create cards, something altered, scrapbooking pages, alternative art, anything you want, etc., but we must be able to see wings somewhere on your project.

What do you win? A stamp set of your choice from Aletha's {ippity}sales blog and a Guest Designer spot in the coming months on the GHWI Challenge Blog. If you do not honor these guidelines, you entry will be disqualified. We will use the “random generator” for the drawing and “InLinkz” for your entries.
This is my project:

For this project I used the {ippity} stamp set:

 Raining Happy

I stamped the background with VersaMark to created the watermark and doodled a border.
I want to invite you all to come join a couple of groups that GHWI is sponsoring. The first one is over at The Crafter’s Café, Get Hippity with {ippity}/Join the Unity Community. The second is a brand new one on Facebook, Get Hippity with {ippity}. Come join us and share your love of Unity and {ippity}! 

I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Color Challenge at Get Hppity With Ippity!

Hi everyone!
Welcome to our second color challenge of the year at Get Hippity with Ippity!!!
First we want to thank Jessica of Design Seeds blog for allowing us to use her wonderful color palettes as our inspiration for these challenges. 
Remember your creation can be any type of project you like ATC, card, scrapbook layout, whatever pleases you but you must use the color palette!! Also don't forget you must be a follower of our blog to be a winner. Also if you use an Ippity or Unity image - you get entered in the drawing twice!! We really appreciate one extra step if use Ippity or Unity which is to have you leave a comment of which set you used!!
This is our color inspiration:

Here is my creation:

For this project I used Because of You {ippity}stamp set:

This challenge will run until Saturday April 15, 2012, 7PM CST.  
Also don't forget to join the fun at our group over at The Crafter's Cafe. In our Get Hippity with Ippity group.  There's also a fun card game each month with another chance to win more Ippity goodies. Come on by and check it out! 
I can't wait to see your creations!
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Unity Opportunity - Monday Linky Party

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

GHWI Challenge # 16: Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone!

Welcome to our new challenge at Get Hippity with Ippity!!!

Today I will share a project made as inspiration for this challenge, remember we would like to see your projects using the following sketch:

This one is a sketch from SplitCoast Stampers. Remember if you join us for Challenge #16, you can also post it in your gallery at SplitCoast Stampers. Don’t forget to put the “SC349” in your keywords. We want to see whatever your heart desires to make, but we must be able to see the sketch in your project. Please read our “Challenge Rules” before entering any of our GHWI challenges. If you don’t follow, you could be disqualified. We really appreciate one extra step if use Ippity or Unity which is to have you leave a comment of which set you used!!

This is my project:

For this project I used the {ippity} stamp set Because of You:

Added a heart shaped brad and two black brads, I feel it adds a little something to the card.
I want to invite you all to come join a couple of groups that GHWI is sponsoring. The first one is over at The Crafter’s Café, Get Hippity with {ippity}/Join the Unity Community. The second is a brand new one on Facebook, Get Hippity with {ippity}. Come join us and share your love of Unity and {ippity}! 

I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Challenge 15: Music, at Get Hippity with Ippity

Hi everyone!
Welcome to our new challenge at Get Hippity with Ippity!!!
the theme for this challenge is:

Music

All you have to do is make a creation that has a musical theme.  
Remember your creation can be any type of project you like ATC, card, scrapbook layout, whatever pleases you but you must use the color palette!! Also don't forget you must be a follower of our blog to be a winner. Also if you use an Ippity or Unity image - you get entered in the drawing twice!! We really appreciate one extra step if use Ippity or Unity which is to have you leave a comment of which set you used!!
Today I will share a project made as inspiration:

For this project I used the Music of my Heart:

Music of My Heart

For the die cut pieces I used Elegant cakes and Mother's Day Bouquet cartridges by Cricut. The flower was stamped and the borders were distressed with ink before giving it some shape just using a pencil.
Also don't forget to join the fun at our group over at The Crafter's Cafe. In our Get Hippity with Ippity group.  There's also a fun card game each month with another chance to win more Ippity goodies. Come on by and check it out! 

I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Color Challenge at Get Hppity With Ippity!

Hi everyone!
Welcome to our first color challenge of the year at Get Hippity with Ippity!!!
First we want to thank Jessica of Design Seeds blog for allowing us to use her wonderful color palettes as our inspiration for these challenges. 
Remember your creation can be any type of project you like ATC, card, scrapbook layout, whatever pleases you but you must use the color palette!! Also don't forget you must be a follower of our blog to be a winner. There's also a little bonus if you use an Ippity or Unity image - you get entered in the drawing twice!! We really appreciate one extra step if use Ippity or Unity which is to have you leave a comment of which set you used!! Today I will share a project made as inspiration:

The color inspiration for this challenge is called macaw hues:

For this project I used the Happy are Those:

The background paper was created with water soluble oil pastels.
For the label I used the Cricut die cutting machine and Cricut Essentials cartridge.
This challenge will run until Saturday February 18, 2012 at 7PM CST.  

Also don't forget to join the fun at our group over at The Crafter's Cafe. In our Get Hippity with Ippity group.  There's also a fun card game each month with another chance to win more Ippity goodies. Come on by and check it out! 
I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Inspiration for Challenge 13: Hearts, Hearts and More Hearts at Get Hippity with Ippity

Good morning everyone!!!
The theme for Challenge 13 at Get Hippity with Ippity is:

Hearts

One, two, three...or as many as yo desire. It does not have to be Valentine related. We want to see whatever and wherever your creativity takes you. It could be a card, an ATC, collage, mixed-media, etc., but we must see a heart, or as many hearts as you want to show us.

Remember you must become a follower of our challenge blog. Also if you use an Ippity or a Unity stamp in your project, your name is in the drawing twice. If you do use an Ippity or a Unity stamp, please leave a comment and let us know which one. We do appreciate that one little step extra.

The prize is an {ippity} set of your choice from the {ippity} Sales Blog.

I have two projects to share with you today.
For this card I used the following techniques: masking and heat embossing.
  

I am entering this card in the following challenge: Cooking It Up #87 - Show me some Pink Posies with Pearls,  Challenge 20 - Love is in the Air at Crafter's Companion, and Alota's Heart Challenge

I used the following Ippity stamp sets:

Music of My Heart

Now and Always


Here is the second card, for the heart base card I used the Cricut die cutting machine and Wild Card cartridge, also did some dry embossing to the front side of it.

I am entering this card in the following challenge: Inky Impressions Challenge - Shape It Up!

I used the following Ippity stamp sets:

Your Friendship, My Cup of Tea

Loads of Love

I can't wait to see your creations!

Thanks!

Love

Julia

New Challenge at Get Hippity with Ippity

Hi everyone!
Today I will share a project made as inspiration for Challenge 12 at Get Hippity with Ippity, remember we would like to see your projects using the featured sketch.
We want to see anything you can dream of to create, but please, follow the rules.
The prize is an {ippity} set of your choice from the {ippity} Sales Blog.
If you use an {ippity} or Unity stamp, your name is in the drawing twice.
This is the card I created for the challenge:




Here is the sketch:

My project for Challenge 12 uses the following Ippity stamp sets:

Thankful for You

The center piece was created by heat embossing the buterfly piece and carefully cutting around the border. to add some interest to the rossete I used an EK Success border punch (Arrow Border), before assembling it. For the body of the butterfly I used three pearls by Kasercraft.
I can't wait to see your creations!
I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Linky Party - January 9th, 2012 at Unity Opportunity
• Challenge 58 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes
• Challenge #175 Shabby at Everybody Art
• #151-Let's heat It Up With Heat Embossing at Crafty Creations
• Challenge #73 ~ Things With Wings at 2 Sisters
   
  
  Thanks!

Love
Julia

Bingo Game at The Crafter's Cafe

We are celebrating the December Open House at The Crater's Cafe.
I have been busy working on my projects and would love to share them with you.
This is are the cards that I created for the Bingo game sponsored by Get Hippity with Ippity:

Ippity Stamp set Giggles x3

Ippity Stamp set Your Friendship

I'm entering the above card in the following challenges: Victorine Originals #24 - Punch Challenge, Bearly Mine Challenge 26- Anything Goes, Ch# 63 - Say It With Sentiments - Anything Goes at Paper Playtime, Punch It at Pillycraft, Greetings Challenge December 26-Anything Goes at The Outlawz.

Ippity Stamp set Season of Joy

Ippity Stamp set Season of Joy

  

Ippity Stamp sets Season of Joy, Warm Wishes, and Gingham Christmas Greetings

Thanks!

Love,
Julia