You've got to check this out:

Hey my bloggy friends
...now I just know you love Stacy...
and I wanted to make sure you saw this
'cause I don't want you to miss out...


 

Click on the logo above to take you to registration

...it's an event with 12 Talented Teachers!

I'm just sayin'.... *WINK*

Wouldn't it be nice to go to THE CREATIVE CONNECTION?

A friend and I 

are in the beginning stages of brainstorming particulars and details 

on a business that we have been talking about

...forever!

This is the reason that I would love to win 2 tickets to this event:

~click on the pic to take you to the blog~

OH my, this all-star lineup is amazing and I would love to get insight and inspiration from this amazing panel of keynote speakers:

Christina Ferrare (Big Bowl of Love)

 Holly Becker (Decor8)

 Lisa Stone (BlogHer)

 Elisa Camahort Page (BlogHer)

 Jory Des Jardins (BlogHer)

 Nora Abousteit (BurdaStyle.com)

 Becky Higgins (Becky Higgins LLC)

 Stacy Julian (Big Picture Classes)

and there is LOTS MORE going on too!

Go check it out!

I 'hope' to be attending:

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Using Up My Own Stash Challenge and ~Goosebumps~

Want to see some more small gift cards that I created?  

These are ideal for small gifts, food goodies, bottles, etc.

I'm joining in with Morissa @ The Shamrock Stamper to use up the old stash and creating with what I already have in drawers, boxes, and things hidden from sight.
Do you ever forget that you have a cool tool, or some awesome papers
...and when you find it you realize that you haven't even used it yet
...and it was something you just had to have?!!!
Well, join in and use up your stash!  You can visit Morissa's blog and she is coordinating 'a few prizes from her stash' on Friday's...click on her name above and it will take you to her blog. 

So...I really love how the fruit from my
{ippity} New Season, New Wonder
set look in 'gloss'.  I have been using some Glossy Accents (yesterday's post), but today I also used something else ... 'Goosebumps'.

Have you ever used 'Goosebumps' by Tsukineko? I had bought this from one of my fav LSS's, Frenzy Stamper, some time ago and haven't used it till now!

Check it out and look at the 'goosebumps' effect...I especially like the way it looks on this orange and I used my Imaginisce i-rock tool for the bling (love this tool!) and my Fiskars border punch (love this too, but I cut my right side too close..oops):

Ingredients: {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU c/s; Fiskars 'All-A-Fleur Lis Embossing Border Punch;  Tsukineko Goosebumps Clear Texture Spray; 
 Imaginisce 'i-rock' tool and bling;

I used the 'Goosebumps' on this card also, however, you can't see it as close as I didn't let my camera put the glare on this pic:

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU solid c/s, DSP, and ribbon; Tsukineko Goosebumps Clear Texture Spray; Imaginisce 'i-rock' tool and bling; 
Crop-A-Dile corner chomper

I used 'Glossy Accents' on this one:

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU solid c/s and ribbon;  Echo Park "Life is Good" patterned paper; Spica Glitter Markers; Glossy Accents; 
Imaginisce 'i-rock' tool and bling

This one has 'Sepia Accents' and I made the apple into a peach...what do ya think?

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; 
SU solid c/s, DSP, and ribbon; Sepia Accents;  

Imaginisce 'i-rock' tool and bling; Copic Markers

Visual of some tools used:

So what do you think about those 'Goosebumps'? I think I'm going to play more with it and I'm truly liking the texture it creates! I've got to keep playing with my 'stash' that I have and I'm trying not to be tempted with anything new...I have soooo much in my stash to play with still!

Thanks for visiting me today!

Remember, if you need any {ippity}, I'd be glad to be YOUR {ippity} chick!

Just click on my {ippity} logo on the left top side of my blog to take you to my {ippity} page!

Happy Tuesday!

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~{ippity} linky day~

Yup, it's {ippity} linky day!

If you have any {ippity} creations posted on your blog today, come and link up with us
...share your {ippity} HERE!
And don't forget to check out the current paper piece challenge too!

I've needed some small cards to put on gifts or on some yummy cake pops, so I thought I'd make a few 3x3 {ippity} cards and here they are.

I'm also entering this set of cards into two challenges:
Ribbon Carousel Challenge (buttons and ribbon/twine); and
Wee Memories Challenge 
(Wee Memories allows up to 3 entries, so cards #1, #3, and #5 are clean and simple
and definitely quick!).
If you want to participate in these challenges, there is more info on the challenges below.

1.  'smile'

Ingredients: {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU c/s, ribbon, button and twine; Fiskars 'All-A-Fleur Lis Embossing Border Punch; gold Spica Pen; Glossy Accents    

2.  'thanks'

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; Echo Park 'Life is Good' patterned paper; SU solid c/s, ribbon; misc buttons; white embroidery floss; Sepia Accents

3.  'hello'

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; MME 'be loved' patterned paper; SU solid c/s, ribbon and twine; misc button; Glossy Accents; Imaginisce 'i-rock' tool and bling; Crop-A-Dile corner chomper

4.  'chocolate smile'

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU c/s and button; Fiskars 'All-A-Fleur Lis Embossing Border Punch; misc lace ribbon and twine; Glossy Accents

5.  'sweet'

Ingredients:  {ippity} New Season, New Wonder stamp set; SU solid c/s, DSP and button; misc twine; Glossy Accents

The two challenges are:

Ribbon Carousel Challenge

(click on the pic and it will take you to the challenge: hurry, ends tonight!)

p.s. I found this Ribbon Carousel Challenge from Lynn's blog @ Miller's Ink

...click on her name to take a peek at the amazing creations she designs!

My second card with the buttons was inspired by her card with the buttons tied together

...I tied mine but also spaced them across my tiny card.

Wee Memories Challenge

(click on the pic and it will take you to the challenge: ends July 30th!)

Visual of tools used on projects:

Thank you so much for checking out my {ippity} New Season, New Wonder creations!

If you need any {ippity}, I'd be glad to be YOUR {ippity} chick!

Just click on my {ippity} logo on the left top side of my blog to take you to my {ippity} page!

Happy Happy Monday! 

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{ippity} and my new i-rock!

Hello {ippity} Monday! 

Our {ippity} Linky Party is today and did you know...

that you can share YOUR {ippity} creation by linking your post at the 

{ippity} blog too?  

Did you know that you could win a $20 gift certificate towards an {ippity} purchase by joining in on the latest {ippity} 'paper piecing' challenge?  

Join us today!

I'm sharing my paper pieced card today using my {ippity} sets>>>
 Cherish your Dreams and How you doin'?:

C/S: SU Chocolate Chip; Echo Park-Life is Good
Inks: Palette Burnt Umber, Copic G14 (grass)
Accessories: Imaginisce i-rock tool and Hot Rocks Compact bling; WeRMemoryKeepers Corner Chomper; Brown lace ribbon, twine

Also, I recently discovered Lori Larsen Allred's blog at Allred Design and guess what? 

I won one of her favorite tools...the i-rock by Imaginisce...how cool is that?!!! 

Woohoo, I'm so excited and I received it yesterday!  

If you haven't seen the i-rock tool, here's a pic of what I received:

So I had to try this fabulous tool out right away and it is soooo easy...I love it! 

On my card, I added the centers on the flowers and on the sides of the sentiment with this i-rock tool...so simple and such a nice touch!

~THANK YOU SO MUCH LORI~, I have a feeling that I will use it A LOT!

By the way, go take a peek at Allred Design...Lori has created some fabulous 'flourishes' on her LO's with this tool and she is teaching at some awesome events! 

And lastly, (but not least), you've got to go visit All Things Unity!

They have a new challenge to use ribbon and twine...you could win some twine from The Twinery!  

I'm entering this card in that challenge for ATU #35 too!

Don't forget...if you are interested in any {ippity} stamp sets, I've got them HERE.

It would be my pleasure to be YOUR Unity endorsed {ippity} chick!

Thanks so much for visiting me today!
You and 'i-rock'! *wink*

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New {ippity} Releases are Here!

Yay!, it's {ippity} July release day!

I just had to use this NEW set again: 

{ippity}thankful for you:

Other items: SU c/s, SU ink, Memento Black Ink, Copics, 

Spellbinders Rectangles Large, SU ribbon, Glossy Accents, Stickles

Okay, you've just got to see the full sets of the two new releases...

just email me if you are interested in either of these sets or any {ippity}:

email: jenstampin4u @ aol dot com

thankful for you

   $5.40 (MSRP $6.00)

shine, shine, shine

   $16.20 (MSRP $18.00)

Don't you just love these two new sets?!

When I saw the new butterfly in our set, 

I just had to make this card for the All Things Unity Challenge Blog.  

You still have time to join in...click on the butterfly and it'll fly you there *smile*:

AND...

don't forget...

If YOU NEED any {ippity},
I'd be proud to be YOUR {ippity} chick!
The rest of my {ippity} stamps and inks are on my
Jen's Cup of {ippity} page!
If you have any questions about {ippity}, please let me know at

jenstampin4u at aol dot com

Don't forget...
EVERY order from me gets a goodie bag (could have some random stamps in there!)
 as a 'THANK YOU' for making a purchase from me.

I am thankful that you came by today!

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4th of July {ippity} sneak!

Happy 4th of July!

Today is another fun {ippity} Linky Party!

If you'd like to join in on the Linky Party with your {ippity} creation, 

please link your post at the {ippity} blog HERE!

Today, I am sharing a sneak peek of one of the two NEW {ippity} sets that will be available July 5th! 

I embossed the dragon flies with white embossing powder and then glimmer misted the two colors (the shine doesn't show through in this pic, so just imagine how GM looks in real life):

Stamps: {ippity} thankful for you

Accessories: Really Reasonable Ribbon's gorgeous Diamond Satin Electric Blue ribbon 
and love those Stars on Red Grosgrain!, 

Spellbinders Curved Rectangles Nesties, 

Glimmer Mist in Candy Apple Red and Moonlight...glimmering in real ife! 

SU White Embossing Powder, Misc Chipboard Star and buttons

Also, a new {ippity} challenge is going on for 'quotes and encouraging sentiments'...

join in with your {ippity} creation HERE 

for your chance at a $20 gift certificate that you can use with any {ippity} chick of your choice!

Now, we can't reveal the entire images of the latest two sets yet, 

but come back on July 5th and I will show both {ippity} sets in full!  

I have both of the new {ippity} sets in stock already, 

so if you would like to place an order with me, 

I'd be honored to be YOUR {ippity} chick!

I am 'forever thankful' that you dropped by today!

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

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