The Paper Freak

FWF...Priceless

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Hello, friends! Welcome to this week's Friends with Flair blog hop! Remember to leave comments all along the way to be entered for a prize from Unity! Click here to see all the blogs that are participaating!

I had a little time to experiment with my stamps, trying to CASE this card by Karen. I love how it uses the same stamp to create a positive and negative image, and I wanted to reproduce it. I'll be honest, however, white ink just doesn't like me. I either over-ink, under-ink or the stamped image isn't sharp enough...it's always SOMEthing! No problems with any other ink - just WHITE! So please pardon the oopses you see, and I would LOVE to have suggestions from you gals about technique or even a different brand of ink. This particular time, I used ColorBox white pigment ink. I've used a la Mode (yuck!) before, too.

Okay, so here are the cards - together and separate. Excuse the crooked shots. ;)

I think I may try again now that I've given it a trial run. I embossed the white flowers on the dark blue background on the last card, but not on the middle one. I think the embossing definitely makes it pop out more (but next time I have to remember to use my embossing buddy!).

All stamps are {ippity} - the flowers are from Now & Always, the sentiment from Flowers + Friends = Priceless. Get them for 30% off this weekend - just click my photo to add them to your cart!

Click here to shop at Unity!

L.O.V.E. {ippity} blog hop

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Happy {ippity} release day!! Are you hopping with the {ippity} chicks today? If so, you should have arrived from the {ippity} blog. If you didn't, just click to button above to go there.

L.O.V.E. is in the air! The chicks on this hop used something from those letters on their project, and here's what I'm using:

L = lace

O = oval

V = velvet stickers

E = embossing

I used the "Fabulous Girl" itty bitty, but here are all of them for your viewing pleasure. ;)

If you need the new (or not new!) {ippity} releases, remember you can now order them straight from the Unity site (just click my photo below to go shopping) or you can visit my {ippity} page for all the details! The new {ippity} stamps will be available at 7pm CST!

Next up on the hop is Nancy. Visit her blog Jeansinkyhugs. Thanks for hopping with us!!

{ippity} blog

angie - {stampsings of the shug}
crystal - crystal's craft corner
susan - paper and joy
lisa - schnauz scraps
sarah - the joys of creating
rona - a little inspiration from rona
maria - ria creations
anita - anita be stampin
barbara - {ippity} do da
jenmarie - taylor-made by jenmarie
rebecca - blooming pink
patricia - my crafty creations
andrea - ippity stamps 4 you
joan - tails in the stamp room
<< cheri - the paper freak >> YOU ARE HERE =D
nancy - http://jeansinkyhugs.blogspot.com/
jen - mitten's papercrafting
noelle -noelle scraps alot
sherri - sharecroppers kits
mary - mary's creative journey
jen - jens cup of creations

Click here to shop at Unity!

Today's {ippity} sneaky peek!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:49:00 +0000

Here is a peek at what is coming tomorrow at 7pm CST!

Click here to shop at Unity!

{ippity} peek!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

How about another peek at the new stamps coming out Thursday?

Remember to get in on the blog hop Thursday to get inspiration and a chance (or more) to win some goodies!

Click here to shop at Unity!

Peek at the newest release - coming Feb. 9!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:18:00 +0000

We are getting closer to our newest {ippity} release! And take a look at one of the very cute images you will be able to get starting on Feb. 9!

Cute, huh? To celebrate the new release we're having a blog hop! Mark your calendars - there will be giveaways, too!

Click here to shop at Unity!

We're LIVE!!! New {ippity} releases for January - now order on the Unity website!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:55:00 +0000

Now that the bugs have finally been worked out at Unity's website, we are READY FOR ORDERS!!!! And in the spirit of starting anew, we have another FIRST for you.....{ippity} ITTY BITTY stamps!!! We have five of them this month...check 'em out!

Now, how's that for fabulous?!?!? There's a sale this weekend - and these cuties are included! So head over to the Unity Stamp Co.'s website and start shopping - you can just click my photo! Be sure to use this coupon code - ANG39 (all caps no spaces) - to get 39% off your ENTIRE ORDER! Don't walk...RUN! Click my photo to SHOP! ;)

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!http://unitystampco.com/ippity-chicks/default.aspx?id=116

Update to changes in {ippity}

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:53:00 +0000

Well, it has been a few days since my big announcement, and I'm afraid that the changes on Unity's website have been delayed. I know Unity is working very hard to get the changes made as soon as possible because we know that the changes will make it much easier for you to order, plus you'll get your stamps much more quickly in many cases because Unity will handle the shipping directly from their warehouse. I'm sorry it has been taking so long, but the changes ARE coming! I will post again once I have more news for you. Thank you for your patience!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Something FANTASTIC & NEW at {ippity}!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

We are VERY EXCITED about the NEW YEAR CHANGE with {ippity} stamps by Unity!

Starting this weekend {ippity} will be available on the UNITY WEBSITE!

All you have to do is CLICK ON MY PHOTO (that's me!)...

...and BUY your favorite {ippity} stamps!

But that's not all! If you would like to add UNITY STAMPS to your order YOU CAN! :)

You can buy BOTH UNITY and {ippity} at the SAME TIME and the order will NOW SHIP from Unity.

ALSO - ANY Unity DISCOUNT CODE used in combination with your order of {ippity} WILL WORK, including Unity Kit Member 25% discount codes!!! And did I mention that there's a SALE this weekend on UNITY, including {ippity}?

These changes will end up making shipping faster, and YOU can get a better deal - gotta love that! Stay tuned for the new stamp release this weekend!!!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Something new with {ippity} is coming!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:46:00 +0000

Boy, oh boy! There are a whole BUNCH of fantastic things coming your way this month! Make sure you check back here tomorrow to find out what they are - you don't want to miss it!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Time for {ippity}!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:00 +0000

It's December 5th, so you know what that means.....a new {ippity} release! Check out the cuteness!

You can get all of these sets from my Etsy shop or you can email me!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

{ippity} Thanks(giving) hop winner - claim your prize!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:04:00 +0000

Hello! Sorry I'm a bit late posting the winner from the {ippity} blog hop. I was so busy trying to get my Christmas and grocery shopping done that I got a bit sidetracked. So without further ado......

Random.org chose #2...

...which means this commenter wins!

Jen W. said...

That background is gorgeous!

Thank you, and congrats, Jen W.! Please email me (billandcheri dot howard at gmail dot com) your address so I can mail your set to you!

See you all soon!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

FWF is Joyful

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Hello, again! It's Friday, and that means it's a Friends with Flair blog hop!

This week I'm sharing a card that I think will be this year's Christmas card. It's easy to make assembly-line style, and I love how graphic it is with the pop of red against an all-white background.

supplies ~ stamps: {ippity} Season of Joy; cardstock: Martha Stewart & HP; embossing folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots; embossing powder: Hampton Art a la mode

I embossed the sentiment and frame before die cutting, then adhered everything together. Simple!

Remember to leave comments all along the hop - a lucky commenter will win blog candy from Unity! Happy hopping!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

{ippity} Thanks(giving) Blog Hop

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:01:00 +0000

Welcome to the thanks(giving) blog hop with a few {ippity} chicks!! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! It usually marks the beginning of the holiday season, but Thanksgiving is when I give thanks and give back for all that I'm thankful for. So this blog hop is centered around giving thanks and thanksgiving!

Pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage, and hop through the blogs!

I decided to use Thanks for all Things on my card today. It's a cute little set that can be used in so many ways! I saw a really cool technique by Betsy Veldman (stamper extraordinaire!) that mimics batik fabrics. I knew I just had to try it on this card. A little raffia, which always reminds me of the straw bales I sat on during fall hayrides and bonfires, takes the place of ribbon.

stamps: {ippity} kit Thanks for all Things; kraft cardstock: Bazzill; watercolor paper: Impressions; ink: Ranger Distress Inks in Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot; clear ep; raffia

How would you like to win some {ippity}? How about this set, Thanks for all Things?

Remember to leave a comment (winner will be picked on 11/25!). Some of the other chicks are also giving away blog candy, so comment away!! Happy hopping!!!

Next up visit JenMarie at taylor-made by jenmarie. The complete list of hoppers is below.

angie - {stampsings of the shug}
lisa - schnauzer scraps
andrea - ippity stamps 4 u
jen m - mitten's papercrafting
barbara - {ippity} do da
kim - scrappin creations
cheri - the paper freak
jenmarie - taylor-made by jenmarie
noelle - noelle scraps a lot
jenny j - jen's cup of creations
sarah - the joys of creating
crystal - crystal's craft corner
susan - paper & joy

Thanks for visiting!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Fabulous Friday Fun, Warm Wishes & a blog hop tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:18:00 +0000

Brrrrr! It's cold out! Here in Alaska, we're having a proper cold snap with temps at night dipping to almost -40, and the highs during the day up to a balmy -15! I sure am glad to be in my snuggy craft room on a night like this!

I finally got around to playing with the Warm Wishes {ippity} set released earlier this month. What a fun set! I decided to do some embossing, and I really like how my card came out.

stamps: {ippity} set Warm Wishes; cardstock: Bazzill; dsp: DCWV; embossing powder: Zing!; gem: stash

I tried a medallion after reading this post at Moxie Fab World. One tip I didn't see on any of the tutorials I dug up to make this:

make sure your strip of paper is at least 8 times longer than it is wide

My first medallion wouldn't join at the ends because I didn't know that. So avoid the headache and lost paper/time/sanity/whatever and measure first. You'll be glad you did. =)

I also entered this card in the CPS challenge for this week.

Oh, and remember that there's an {ippity} blog hop tomorrow! Come hop, comment and get a chance to win an {ippity} set! It will run through Thanksgiving, so join us - it'll be fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

It's all fun until...

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:55:00 +0000

Hello, again! I'm back with a card using one of the newest {ippity} sets, Pain and Pride.

This poor little guy is obviously NOT in a happy mood, but I can identify with him. One year for my birthday, my little brother took me to Mt. Hood for a snowboarding lesson. I never did learn to snowboard since I spent nearly all of my 3 hours on my fanny. Center of gravity, where are you? I think it is permanently out to lunch!!

supplies: cardstock: Bazzil, dsp: DCWV, stamps: {ippity} Pain and Pride, pop dots: Plaid

I did this card for 365 Cards' challenge #250. Have a safe day out there!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

{ippity} gives thanks blog hop

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Some of the {ippity} chicks are hosting a blog hop on November 19! Get your mouse ready and your typing fingers limbered up - there's going to be BLOG CANDY! So mark your calendar and get ready for some fun!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Yay for November {ippity}!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:19:00 +0000

It's November 5th, so you know what that means, right???? New {ippity} stamps! I'll be back with a card or two tomorrow!

$5.40 + shipping

Poor little guy! I can't help but laugh even though he looks so miserable!

$16.20 + shipping

I L.O.V.E. this kit! It has obvious winter/Christmas applications, but when I saw the preview images I totally saw something non-winter in my head - I'll show you what I mean once I finish my card!

Would you like to order? Just head over to my Etsy shop, or you can simply email me your PayPal info and I'll send an invoice - it's that easy!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

November peeks!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:55:00 +0000

I have to say that I'm in LOVE with November's kits...check out the peeks!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

October kits are released!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:34:00 +0000

Hooray! The new {ippity} sets for October are here! Take a look, then come on over to order your set today! (And if I've sold out, just email me and I'll be happy to order you a set).

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

October {ippity} release

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:13:00 +0000

The new releases are coming for October, and I think you'll "fall" in love with them just like I did! Here's a sneak peak!

I have both sets available for pre-order here. The full view of the sets will be out on October 1!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Hip {ippity} hooray - new releases are out!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:05:00 +0000

The big day has finally arrived - the June releases are OUT! Order your TODAY by emailing me what you'd like and your PayPal account name. I'll send an invoice for your order!

Another big announcement is that the {ippity} blog has re-opened and has all-new challenges every two weeks and YOU could win some FREE {ippity} goodness! You have to go check it out!

Here's my entry for this first challenge. I had some photos of my husband's nieces I wanted to frame, but not all of the frames matched the picture sized, so I created some larger panels using my {ippity} stamps, the smaller photos and some patterned paper. Hubby really likes it, and it now graces a space on our living room wall. You can click the pics to get a better view, if you like.

There were two "too small" photos I wanted to frame and an empty space. I kept it pretty simple and just added sentiments with the photos, and created a card-like panel with just a sentiment to serve as something like a title on a scrapbook page. I'm no scrapbooker (but I try!), but I'm happy with the results! =D

So, what are you waiting for? Go create and enter the challenge - maybe you'll the the one to WIN!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

{ippity} For a Cause

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Wed, 25 May 2011 08:36:00 +0000

Hello again, friends! I think my {ippity} page is updated and ready for orders, and I'm already taking pre-orders for the June 5 release of stamps. Just email me the sets/stamps you want. You can see all of the sets and prices here. Remember that every order includes a special gift as a thank you!

I also want to let you know that from now until June 7, all proceeds from my {ippity} sales will go to my friends Ken and Chelsey Mach. They are in the process of adopting twins, who are due around June 7, and they need a bit of help raising money for their expenses. You can read about their whole story at their adoption blog, Our Adoption Story - To Alaska With Love! They had originally intended to adopt from Ethiopia, but that country pretty much shut down their adoption cases and the Mach's lost all the money they had already paid to their adoption agency. Would you consider helping them bring their twins home with a purchase of {ippity} stamps? Email me!

{ippity} kit: Quotes a'la HAPPY

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

Did ya see? Whoopie!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Sat, 21 May 2011 07:57:00 +0000

EVERY month, there will be a new {ippity} stamp release! And here's the newest one!

Want it? It's just $18, and until Sunday at 11:59pm AKDT the shipping is FREE! Just email me to order!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

My, oh my! How time flies!

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:41:00 +0000

I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post! If you haven't been following our adoption progress, you can get caught up at my adoption blog, Growing By Heart. But to state it simply, we are nearly done with paperwork, so sometime in July we should be on the waitlist for a baby - so exciting!

So, now that we're nearly done with that and school is out for the summer, I have much more free time on my hands and will begin posting more regularly again. AND, I'll be more active with {ippity} stamps by Unity. See?

I am so excited I can hardly wait!

In just about a week or so, I'll be ready to get back into the swing of things with {ippity}, but if you'd like to order anything NOW, just email me and I'd be happy to place an order for you! If you're interested in any of the older sets, I have many of them in stock right now - check it out on my {ippity} page.

See you soon!

Do you like {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!

It's been a while, but I've been crafty =D

noreply@blogger.com (Cheri) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Hello, there! It's been a while since I posted here, but I do have a project to share. Well, really it's just a photo and a link to where you can get details. A photographer friend of mine, Chelsey Mach, is doing a series on her blog called, "She's Crafty" and guess who the guest blogger is today? Yep - ME! Here's what you'll find over there today:

Go check it out - just click here to go to the MachC Photography blog!

PS ~ Do you love {ippity} stamps? Check out my {ippity} page!