Love is for the birds...

...well, at least that is the situation on my card that I'm sharing today on the {ippity} hop!

This is a quick post for the {ippity} hop today using my

{ippity} stamp set:  Because of You

(btw, you can order this set from me if you would like

...click on the link above to take you to my {ippity} page!)

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

All Things Unity #24 to use your favorite stamp or set

you have until Saturday, February 19th to get your challenge entry in

...click on the link above to take you there!

Simply Stamping Crafts  Card Challenge to use the word 'LOVE' on your project

you have until Wednesday, February 16th to get your challenge enty in

...click on the link above to take you there!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #17 - Pink, Red, White theme and ribbon

the challenge ended last night and I forgot to get this posted earlier and missed the cut-off

...but click on the link above to take you to their site for the next challenge!

I have to show a close up of the yummy ribbon from
Really Reasonable Ribbon (RRR),

the red ribbon has little sparkles in it, and the pink grosgrain with the hearts is so cute.  These ribbons were part of my January Ribbon Club set from RRR:

I stamped my {ippity} 'LOVE' background stamp with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder, then inked with TH Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and misted with Candy Apply Red Glimmer Mist.  Colored the birdcage with my Copic Markers (RV10, RV21, RV14, $V25), and added some shine on the birds with my Spica Pens.

Thank you for coming by and have a LOVELY VALENTINE'S DAY!

You deserve...{ippity} and RRR~

Isn't it a grand {ippity} Monday?

 I made this card for a sketch and color challenge with my

{ippity} You Deserve Stamp Set

and

my January Ribbon Club Assortment from

Really Reasonable Ribbon: 

{ippity} has a new 4 part challenge and the 1st part is a sketch,

(if you'd like to join in on the fun, just click on the link):

Really Reasonable Ribbon has a new color challenge

Pink, Red and White, and Ribbon of course!

(if you'd like to join in on the fun, just click on the link):

Thanks for coming by today and I hope it is filled with lots of smiles;

YOU Deserve the Best!

Sherbert Blossom Twinery Give-away!

Okay now...isn't this a fabulous picture of twine?

Now okay...picture a spot in your craft room to display all of these spools!

Hello? Who wouldn't want to have all of these?! 

Well, if you would like your chance at this tremendous prize package of twine, you must go visit Hannah at 

Sherbet Blossom!

The Twinery is going to give one Sherbet Blossom reader

ALL 11 FULL SIZED SPOOLS OF TWINE!

($154 Value!!)

I discovered Hannah's site today and WOW, she creates the prettiest and most fantastic cards!  It looks like she also does blog design and invitations, etc...I'm still browsing her site!

Enjoy her creations while you are there!  Good Luck~

Studio 313 goes Natural!

The new February challenge at the

Studio 313 Hotspot

is here!

The theme this month is: 'Natural Elements-HSC1', such as hemp twine, fibers, raffia, twigs;  natural wood or mulberry papers; sand, seashells, etc.

The prize is $25 of digital images/stamps from

Shawne's selection at Studio 313 and you have an entire month to create!

 Studio 313 is now housed at

McMahon Five Designs

(click to go there).

What are you waiting for...

come on and join us at the

'Hotspot'

(click the badge below to go there)!

Grab this challenge badge while your at it! *wink*

As I was searching through my 'stash' I found some yummy fibery mulberry paper that I hadn't used in...a long time...look at those fibers! Then I found some raffia, and yup, I haven't used that in a long time either.

This monochromatic card uses the Studio 313

 Bird on a Frail Branch Digital Stamp (love this!),

and the

Bird Song Olive Digital Paper.

These digital elements are so easy to print them out as is.  Shawne allows you to resize the image, so I increased the size of the quote and cut out one of the birds to attach to the ribbon and colored it with Copics.

Remainder of items on this card:

Cardstock is SU Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Basic Black

Specialty Paper is a medium green mulberry paper (no idea who made this)

Ink is SU Always Artichoke and Old Olive; Copic Markers

Accessories are Spellbinders Curved Rectangles dies; SU Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine, Black Raffia

Don't forget to join in on the challenge and link up your card at the Hotspot! If you post your card in a public forum, please attach the code HSC1 too!

Thank you so much for visiting today and I will leave you with a thought to ponder:

'Can mulberry paper make a come back?'