it's a h{ippity} hop!

Hi all! If you remember THIS {IPPITY} CARD I posted last week, you know I have had the chance to work with some amazing {ippity} stamps. For today's Christmas Week H{ippity} Hop, I made this cute little tag using the Because of You stamps.

This stamp set has sent me right past Christmas and all the way to Valentine's Day! Yep... I skipped it all!

Like what you see here? I sure hope so! Wanna win a set of these stamps for yourself? You do?! Well, head on over here to Sketchy Thursdays where the Second Chance Challenge is posted. You have until 12/31 to play. One random winner will get the Because of You stamp set from {ippity}! (And we choose randomly, so no excuses not to play... every player has a fair shot at the prize!)

If you are new to my blog from the H{ippity} Hop... HELLO! I am so glad you are here!

Hope to see you playing along for a chance at these stamps. Everyone over at Sketchy Thursdays is really nice, friendly and easy to get along with. We'd love to see some new faces! 2010 promises to be filled with many more fantastic prizes and awesome players!

sneak peeks for scrapbook circle!

As one of the newest DTs for Scrapbook Circle, I am so excited to say that the January kit is FABULOUS!!! OMG, I got my kit, waited patiently until I was prepared to work with it, and then BAM... the creativity just flowed! I made 3 projects in one night and loved the outcome of each and every one of them.

Over the next week or two, I'll be giving you little peeks into the kit, hoping that it will entice you enough to beg your loved ones to add this to your holiday gift list.

Here's a practice dialogue for you: "...Pretty please (loved one's name inserted here), just one more gift for my wish list! I NEED the Scrapbook Circle January kit! I can't create without it! And while you are on their Web site, I NEED a subscription to the kit club. I KNOW that February's kit will be just as great. I will NEED it to be a productive, creative individual in the 2010 calendar year!"

OK, that's a bit much... but you get the point... Scrapbook Circle wants you to play along with us!! So, do you like what you see so far? LMK in the comments if I have peaked your curiousity with my peeks.

scrap that! member blog hop

Good morning everyone, and happy almost Christmas! It's finally here! The Scrap That! member blog hop starts today! Instead of just hopping through the design team's blogs, you get to meet some of the members! Please follow the list and comment on each blog! You will then be put into a random draw for a Christmas-y RAK from Scrap That!

Here is your list to follow:
Karen
*you are here* (Diana)
Cindy
Janis
Alecia (December Guest DT)
Amanda (Scrap That DT)

Scrap That! will be hosting a contest starting Saturday, Dec. 19th. Melissa, the owner of Pink Cat Studios has sponsored our contest for this month. You will receive some images from PCS...so stop by tomorrow to see the contest.

Don't forget about the 12 days of Christmas. Lori at Scrap That! will be putting certain things on sale, you won't wanna miss it! Do some Christmas shopping for yourself! Then you get what you want!

12.17 sketchy thursdays challenge

Here's the next Sketchy Thursdays challenge. With the holidays knocking down our doors, this one was aimed at being quick, easy and fun! I love white space layouts, maybe that's why I sketch out so many!!


The page I made to go with this week's challenge is about my son's excitement to get his big boy bed. For weeks, nearly months, Nate complained that he had outgrown his crib-conversion bed. Which he had, and it was time. So, with Grandma and Papa in tow, off to the furniture store we went.


Nate's expression and excitement when the bed was delivered was priceless! He jumped and yelled and ran around like a fool. So glad I thought to have the camera ready for the reveal of his new bed.


Hope you'll find a minute to play along with us this week. One lucky player is walking away with the December kit from Scrapbook Kit Club. Link up your page over at Sketchy Thursdays in the Mr. Linky in the left sidebar. And thanks for looking at my blog today!!

Supplies: DCWV (cardstock), Maya Mist (blue), Bella Blvd. (letter stickers), Sassafras Lass (buttons), twine, thread

are up for the challenge?

Do you think you could make a holiday page without using any holiday papers or pre-made embellishments? Do you think you could make your title without using any letter stickers? How about using only one photo?

Well, I did! As the December GDT for The Studio, that's the challenge at hand. Ready.... Set.... Go! We wanna see your take on this challenge!


Yes, I am still in love with misting at the moment. Can't get enough of it!

Scoot on over to The Studio's blog and see what the DT cooked up for you, as well as all of the rules for the challenge (There's a great Graphic 45 paper pack up for grabs... want it?). Thanks again to Amanda and the rest of The Studio's DT for making me feel so welcome as the GDT this month. It was so fun!!!

what the {ippity}?

It's time for another Second Chance Challenge at Sketchy Thursdays. We are using another card sketch! Of course, you are not limited to making a card. And, as always, our sketches are open for interpretation.


Our wonderful sponsor for this SCC is {ippity}!! {ippity} is the newest line of products from Unity Stamp Company that are available only through {ippity} chicks online.

This Second Chance Challenge will run from 12/15 to 12/31 with the winner being chosen on New Year's Day!!! The winner will get a great set of stamps from {ippity}. (This is the set that I used for my sample card above, it is sooooo great to work with!)


Attach a direct link to your sketch creation to the comments ON THIS POST by 11:59pm EST 12/31/09 for your chance to win!

a little help from my friends

I looked and looked and looked and can't find that challenge anywhere!!

Where did I see a challenge for making a page about baking cookies? Can someone point me in the right direction? I looked all weekend. I am just dying to make a page with this adorable mug!!!


Did anyone else start their cookies this weekend? (And no, I did not let Nate eat all of that dough. He was hamming it up for the camera.)

that very special first christmas

There was nothing like Nate's first Christmas. And I know that it meant way more to me than it did to him at the time. That's why this page is for the All About Me Challenge #7: Processing the Holidays.

For me, that first Christmas meant we had to have professional pictures taken for Christmas cards (hence the photo I chose to scrap). I had to have all new stockings that matched for the whole family. I had to have all of the special items in place ... under the impression of it all being for him. And it was. It was for him... but at the time, it definitely meant more to me.

What does a 6 month old know about baking 12 kinds of cookies? But I did it anyway! With him in the kitchen with me, all the while talking to him like he was frosting them instead of me. The silly things moms do!!


This page is also for the December sketch at Scrapfreak. It's a good one, so if you're a freak like me (smile), then head on over there and get your page done this month.

Thanks for looking! I really do appreciate those of you that read my blog!!


Supplies: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses (pp), American Crafts Thickers (foam lettering), Evalicious (button flower), Making Memories (journal spot), K&Co. (chipboard), Vintage sheet music, Prima (pearls), white ink

let it snow ... at the shoe

Fashionista Friday #14 is posted at If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! We want to see your snowy creations! This cute little snowman card measures 4"x4" and was made really pretty easily. (Now that I think about it, it would have made a great tutorial! Maybe I will have to do a second one and show you how to make a misted snowman.)

Scoot on over to The Shoe and play along with us. Link your creation to the Mr. Linky in this week's post.

Do you want this exact snowman card? Well, he's for sale in my Etsy store! The holiday sale is still going strong for one more day! Buy 2 Get 1 Free and all holiday items marked down. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: Cardstock, Maya Road (blue mist), Pink Paislee (pp), JoAnn Essentials (bling), string, Hero Arts (let it snow stamp), American Crafts (ribbon)