Brand New Ippity Stamps!

I will be setting up paypal buttons once my toddler is in bed! Meanwhile, if you would like to order any of these (most of them are $18, but a couple of them are $15)... just send me an email to stampmaniac at gmail dot com!!! Thanks!

{ippity} skippity!

She's BAAA-AAACK!!!!

I think it has been something like three months or so since I've stamped ANYTHING!!! Here are my first two {ippity} cards . . . hope you like them!!

And if you LOVE the stamps, check out my post below and you can BUY them!!! Only a handful of folks so far are offering {ippity} stamps for sale... and I'm one of them!!! These high quality stamps will make great Christmas presents for the crafters in your life, including yourself!

introducing {ippity}!!!!

I'm so excited to be back!!! I have some fun news to share!!!

I'm going to be selling some new, amazing stamps from a line called {ippity}, which is a sister company to Unity. If you've read my blog before, you know I've been a big fan of Unity since the very beginning!!! These awesome {ippity} stamps are super high quality--thick, red rubber, attached to ez mount--just use them on any acrylic blocks, as you would any unmounted stamps!!!

They are perfect for both scrapbooking and cardmaking!! Here are the first 8 {ippity} sets available--aren't they gorgeous??

Simply Home $15.00

Life's Little Moments $20.00

Kissmas & Mistletoe $15.00

Devoted $20.00

Straight from the Heart $15.00

Just Wanted to Say $15.00

Alphabetically Adorable $20.00

Because of You $15.00

Shipping and handling is a flat rate of $1.00 per set. Oh, and there will be 8 new sets released every 3 months!!! These would make great gifts for the stampers and scrapbookers in your life!!! (including YOU!!) *grin*

Awesome link to blog candy!

Wow! Stephanie has some awesome candy over on her blog. She's gotten over 25,000 hits and has reached 100 followers! Go take a look at her inspiring blog, and enter for the great blog candy, too!

Pink and Brown

I don't think I ever posted these... sorry the pictures aren't very clear. I was going through a pink and brown phase a couple of weeks ago!



Well, I'm officially no longer a Stampin' Up! demo... it feels pretty good!!! Maybe someday I will pick it back up again, but for now, it is the right decision.

Here's my little guy:


He's taken to trying on hats when we are shopping!! He looks like a little Sinatra or something!!!

Simple and Sweet and Some News...

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later... I'm going back to work in a few weeks. I have a wonderful lady to watch my boy, along with a couple other cutie pie kids. We were just out there again today to visit, and he absolutely loves it there. I can't believe he is 20 months old already, nearly 21 months!!! I'm so grateful that I was able to spend that many months at home with him, when I originaly thought I'd only have about 3. He has just started saying "I love you" which sounds like "oh-vee..." and calling us "honey." :-)


I am also giving up my Stampin' Up! demo-ship... it is just too much of a struggle for me to make my minimums, and when I buy stuff myself, it ends up sitting there, unused. I want to keep stamping, I just don't want the pressure of being a demo anymore. Any of you who might be former customers of mine, if you want, drop me an email, and I'll hook you up with a new demo. Thanks for your support all of these years!! Someday I may pick it back up again, but for now this is the right decision. I'm also going to purge my stamping supplies and get them down to a manageable amount. I will list the items I have for sale here soon, so if you are looking for some goodies, check back!!! I'm hoping to keep stamping when I can, and so will blog occasionally, but probably not as often as you'd like!!

I did stamp a couple of really simple cards today, one for a friend of my dh whose wife had a little boy, and one for a friend of mine who is due soon with a little girl. I used an old Wordsworth clear set that is getting old and brittle, but still worked for these sweet cards!!!

Win $1,000 at TheCuttlebugSpot.com!

Want to win $1000 in scrapping supplies?? I just found out that The Cuttlebug Spot is having a contest - "The Journey to 1,000"! They are trying to reach 1,000 followers by the end of July and need your help. To enter all you have to do is go to their site, sign up as follower and complete a few easy steps and you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops (www.CustomCrops.com)! GO NOW and check it out at www.TheCuttlebugSpot.com

What's Black and White and Red all Over??

Why, this of course!!


Stamps: Unity
CS: Red, Black, and White (SU!)
Paper: polka dots by ????, page from a magazine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: from Hobby Lobby (I think?)
Bling: Kaisercraft black gems

Ssssssomebody Stop Me!!!

I can't quit doing that pleated ribbon and stitching thing...


Oh yeah, and I also suddenly seem to be addicted to Kraft, in case you hadn't noticed!!! :-)

Stamps: Unity
CS: Kraft and Kiwi Kiss (SU!)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Green Galore
Ribbon and Buttons: from JoAnn's