Sunday, October 30, 2011

Winner and Featured Peeps!

Don't we have the Hottest Chicks? *smile*
Don't we have the most incredible {ippity} peeps?
Well YES we do!!!

I can't get enough of the inspiration that is flowing in the challenge entries! woohoo! 

You want to know who our CC03 winner is?

Hot Chick Patricia is giving away this set:



to...


#17...



Take a look at this pretty card by Tameko
using {ippity} Now & Always:
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CONGRATS TAMEKO!
Please send an email to chickchallenges@gmail.com,
with your contact information, and I will pass it onto Patricia.

Visit Patricia's {ippity} sales blog:

If you are around 
Codroy Valley, Newfoundland, Canada 
and interested in some fabulous {ippity} sets, then Patricia is your local gal!
Check out Patricia's beautiful creations on her blog:

Thank you Patricia for being our Hot Chick for CC03!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
and

Fabulous creations (in no particular order):

using {ippity} Totally Happy:


                                   Susan @ Paper & Joy
using {ippity} Fall for You and House a Home: 

using {ippity} Now & Always:
Trio of Color


CONGRATS to our 'featured peeps'! 
We have a special badge just for you to display proudly on your site. Please grab this badge and link it back to this post so everyone can see your amazing talent!



If you are looking for an {ippity} chick in 
Codroy Valley, Newfoundland, Canada,  then Patricia would be your chick! 

All of our chicks are listed in the 'chick locator' tab above.


CONGRATS LADIES!
Thanks for hangin' out with us peeps!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chick Challenge #4

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but {ippity}'s so delightful...yes, there is actually snow in the forecast today here in Maine!  We have a fabulous new Hot Chick and stunning holiday card for you today-and a new sketch, of course!  Let's meet our newest
(challenge week of October 27 to November 2)

Susan Bouchard
Tyngsboro, MA



Let's get to know Susan:
"Hello!  I am your Unity Endorsed Ippity Chick from Massachusetts.  I am so excited to be your sponsor for this weeks sketch challenge.  I have been selling {ippity} stamps since the line was introduced in late 2009.  I love {ippity} stamps and you might say I have a little creative addiction to these stamps!  Through {ippity}  I have met so many wonderful people and made so many friends.  I would love to be your Unity Endorsed Ippity Chick and get to know you as well.  Please visit my sales blog to view the entire {ippity} collection."

Please visit Susan's personal blog:

and her {ippity} sales blog:

Susan's generous prize (for one lucky random winner): a "What Matters Most" stamp set from {ippity}!

Play along with Susan's challenge to use ONLY {Ippity} stamps
to create a project based on this sketch (CC04):



Here is Susan's absolutely gorgeous card (get all of the details on her blog-don't forget to leave her some love!):

Here are your challenge details:
  • This challenge CC04 begins Thursday, October 27th @12:01am Eastern time and ends Wednesday, November 2nd @ 11:59pm Eastern Time.
  • All {ippity} fans and {ippity} chicks are encouraged to join in, and just need to link up your entry to our Linky below.  You can link from your blog or any online gallery and must mention our "Chick Challenges {with ippity}" blog and/or include our challenge badge (it's at the top right corner of this blog) with a link back here.
  • Create any 'new' project (card, layout, altered items, etc.) based on the "Hot Chick's" sketch above, using ONLY {ippity} stamps. You can flip or turn the sketch to accommodate your creation.
  • One random entry will win the weekly prize provided by the "Hot Chick".
  • All entries will be considered for our "Featured Peeps" of the week (voted on by all of our {ippity} chicksand will be sent our super duper cute badge to display on their own blog!
  • The 'Prize Winner' and 'Featured Peeps' for this challenge, CC04, will be announced on Sunday, November 6th! 
  • We would love to have you as a "follower" too!
     

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Winner and some Featured Peeps!

Another week of some amazing projects ladies!
Thank you so much for joining us for our CC02 challenge.

Are you ready for our CC02 winner?

A $20 credit to Lisa's Hot Ippity Dawg! {ippity} shop
in Lansing, Michigan

goes to...


#6



Here is Marsha's lovely "Autumn Leaves are Falling" card using 
{ippity} So This is Love:


CONGRATS Marsha! 
Please send an email to chickchallenges@gmail.com,
with your contact information, and I will pass it onto Lisa.


Visit Lisa's {Ippity} sales blog:

If you are in Michigan and interested in these fabulous {ippity} sets, then Lisa is your gal!
Check out Lisa's beautiful cards on her blog:

Thank you Lisa for being our Hot Chick for CC02!
~~~~~~~~~~~~

and


Gorgeous creations (in no particular order):

using {ippity} Just Wanted to Say:

using {ippity} What Matters Most:

using {ippity} All Things are Possible and Thankful for You:

CONGRATS to our 'featured peeps'! 
We have a special badge just for you to display proudly on your site. Please grab this badge and link it back to this post so everyone can see your amazing talent!


Thank you everyone for your spectacular inspiration and please join us every week for your chance at winning the weekly prize and/or being one of our featured peeps!
We are so grateful that you have joined us for our second challenge!

If you are looking for an {ippity} chick in 
Lansing, Michigan,  then Lisa would be your chick! 


If you are looking for an {ippity} chick in your area,
please click on the 'chick locator' tab above to find her!


I love just hangin' with my peeps!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Chick Challenge #3

I can't even believe that we're up to our third challenge already.  It seems like we just had our kick-off blog hop!  It's true-challenge #3 is here, and we've got another fun sketch for you.  We are also showcasing not one, but two, fabulous cards by our newest
(challenge week of October 20 to October 26)

Patricia Cousins
Codroy Valley, Newfoundland, Canada


Here's what Patricia shared with us:
"My name is Patricia and I am a proud Newfoundlander! I was born and raised only a 30 minute drive from where I live now, which is the beautiful Codroy Valley. I have been with my partner Brent for 11 years and we have two sons, Jarod who is 9 and Nick who is almost 4. I discovered Ippity a year and a half ago when, after 7 years of scrapbooking,  I decided that I wanted to learn how to stamp. I did a google search on stamp companies and I have been in LOVE with Ippity and Unity ever since! I love showing people how fun scrapbooking, cardmaking and altering items can be when you use stamps. Brent recently built me a beautiful craft room in the basement so I am looking forward to inviting my friends over for some crafty fun!"

Patricia's beautiful cards can be found on her blog:
Here is a direct link to Patricia's {Ippity} sales blog:
Patricia has selected a "sweet" prize for this week's random winner:
{Ippity}'s "New Season, New Wonder" stamp set!
(Patricia has generously agreed to ship internationally
if needed, so everyone can play along!)

Play along with Patricia's challenge to use ONLY {Ippity} stamps
to create a project based on this sketch (CC03):



Patricia created 2 bold cards based on this week's sketch.  I love how she combined different {Ippity} sets to create her cards!  Mixing and matching is such a great way to stretch your existing stamp supply!
You can get all of the details here on Patricia's blog: http://mycraftycreationspatricia.blogspot.com/.  Leave her some comment love while you're there!



Here are your challenge details:
  • This challenge CC03 begins Thursday, October 20th @12:01am Eastern time and ends Wednesday, October 26th @ 11:59pm Eastern Time.
  • All {ippity} fans and {ippity} chicks are encouraged to join in, and just need to link up your entry to our Linky below.  You can link from your blog or any online gallery and must mention our "Chick Challenges {with ippity}" blog and/or include our challenge badge (it's at the top right corner of this blog) with a link back here.
  • Create any 'new' project (card, layout, altered items, etc.) based on the "Hot Chick's" sketch above, using ONLY {ippity} stamps. You can flip or turn the sketch to accommodate your creation.
  • One random entry will win the weekly prize provided by the "Hot Chick".
  • All entries will be considered for our "Featured Peeps" of the week (voted on by all of our {ippity} chicksand will be sent our super duper cute badge to display on their own blog!
  • The 'Prize Winner' and 'Featured Peeps' for this challenge, CC03, will be announced on Sunday, October 30th! 
  • We would love to have you as a "follower" too!
     

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Winner and Featured Peeps!

Oh my gosh, we had a fabulous first challenge,
 and I want to thank you all for participating!
The A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. creations surely demonstrated your passion for stamping...WOW!

Well, let's get to it!
Our prize WINNER who now has 
a "$20 credit to Sherri's Etsy Shop"
http://www.sharecropperskits.etsy.com/
in Skowhegan, Maine

 is...

drum roll...


Take a look at Jessica's fabulous card using 
{ippity} Simply Home:


CONGRATS Jessica! 
Please send an email to chickchallenges@gmail.com,
with your contact information, and I will pass it onto Sherri.


Visit Sherri's {ippity}Etsy store "ShareCroppers Kits":
 (http://www.sharecropperskits.etsy.com/)
If you are in Maine and interested in these fabulous {ippity} sets, then Sherri is your gal!


Check out Sherri's gorgeous creations at her {ippity} blog:

Thank you Sherri for being our very first Hot Chick!

~~~~~~~~~~
and

Stunning creations (in no particular order):

using {ippity} Thankful for You:

using {ippity} Thanks for All Things:

using {ippity} Loads of Love:

Congrats 'featured peeps'! 
We have a special badge just for you to display proudly on your site. Please grab this badge and link it back to this post so everyone can see your amazing talent!
 

Thank you everyone for your spectacular inspiration and please join us every week for your chance at winning the weekly prize and/or being one of our featured peeps!
We are so grateful that you have joined us and made our first challenge a success!

If you are looking for an {ippity} chick in Maine
  then Sherri would be your chick!



If you are looking for an {ippity} chick in your area,
please click on the 'chick locator' tab above to find her!

I love just hangin' with my peeps!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Chick Challenge #2!

Welcome to our second week of Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  We had some beautiful projects linked up last week-we can't wait to see what you come up with for our latest challenge!  Not only do we have a new sketch to share with you today, but we also have a new
(challenge week of October 13 to October 19)

Lisa Wallace
Lansing, Michigan


Let's find out a bit about Lisa:
"I've been stamping...scrapping....err, hoarding supplies since 2001. :) {ippity} speaks to me, and I'm so inspired by the stamps and chick projects! In my "real life", I'm an IT security analyst, and on the board of a local all-breed dog rescue. I've been rescuing for ~11 years, and have had over 170 fosters - as my SCS signature says, I'll fix your computer AND your dog! All of my {ippity} sales support my dog-related endeavors."

Check out Lisa's beautiful cards on her blog:

Visit Lisa's {Ippity} sales blog:

This week's prize is a
$20 credit to Lisa's {Ippity} shop!

Play along with Lisa's challenge to use ONLY {Ippity} stamps
to create a project based on this sketch (CC02):

Lisa created this stunning card using {Ippity}'s latest release, Thanks for All Things.  Isn't it gorgeous?  Visit Lisa's blog, Schnauzerama, for details on how she created this card.  Don't forget to leave her some comment love while you're there!


Here are your challenge details:
  • This challenge CC02 begins Thursday, October 13th @12:01am Eastern time and ends Wednesday, October 19th @ 11:59pm Eastern Time.
  • All {ippity} fans and {ippity} chicks are encouraged to join in, and just need to link up your entry to our Linky below.  You can link from your blog or any online gallery and must mention our "Chick Challenges {with ippity}" blog and/or include our challenge badge (it's at the top right corner of this blog) with a link back here.
  • Create any 'new' project (card, layout, altered items, etc.) based on the "Hot Chick's" sketch above, using ONLY {ippity} stamps. You can flip or turn the sketch to accommodate your creation.
  • One random entry will win the weekly prize provided by the "Hot Chick".
  • All entries will be considered for our "Featured Peeps" of the week (voted on by all of our {ippity} chicksand will be sent our super duper cute badge to display on their own blog!
  • The 'Prize Winner' and 'Featured Peeps' for this challenge, CC02, will be announced on Sunday, October 23rd! 
  • We would love to have you as a "follower" too!



Sunday, October 9, 2011

Blog Hop Winners!

We have some lucky "peeps" to announce!  Here are the winners from our first ever Chick Picks Blog Hop:

World Card Making Day Winner: Trisha from Upstate NY!  (I was thrilled to read on her blog that her favorite vacation destination is Maine-my home state!)  Congratulations, Trisha!  You have won Ippity's "Just Wanted to Say" stamp set!

Blog Hop Winner: Marilyn from Mineral Wells, TX!  Congratulations, Marilyn!  You have won Ippity's "Farm Fresh" stamp set!
Trisha and Marilyn, please contact us at chickchallenges@gmail.com with your contact information and we will get your stamps sent right out to you! 

A HUGE thank you to everyone who hopped along with us!  We were able to share some fabulous projects and share our excitement for our new blog.  We can't wait to see YOUR Ippity creations this week!  You can check out the current sketch and challenge right here:


Thursday, October 6, 2011

"Thank You" and Welcome to our first official Sketch Challenge #1!

Welcome to our new Chicks Challenges {with ippity} blog!
(insert party noise here)

On behalf of our Unity Endorsed {ippity} chicks, thank you for participating in our 5-day blog hop that started on October 1st. We hope you enjoyed the fantastic creativity and inspiration from our chicks! We'll be announcing our prize winners on Sunday, October 9th!

We would like to take this time to thank the fabulously beautiful 
Angela Magnuson of Unity Stamp Co
for assisting us chicks to get this awesome blog created...we couldn't have produced such a spectacular blog without her help!!

And speaking of spectacular design, we would also like to thank the amazingly talented 
Veronica Kietzman of VK Design Company
for materializing our thoughts into reality...isn't this blog design the greatest?!!  
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Without further ado...
  I'd like to introduce you to our very first

(challenge week of October 6th to October 12th) 

Sherri Thompson
 Skowhegan, Maine

Sherri Thompson

Here's a little bit about Sherri:
  "I have been a papercrafter for many years.  I started scrapbooking when my kiddos were little, and I added stamping and cardmaking about 7 years ago.  I met many of my scrappy friends while teaching classes at my local scrapbook store.  When the store was sold about 2 years ago, I wanted to find a way to continue teaching these classes.  I did some research and found Ippity-and I'm so glad that I did!  I love that these stamps are the best quality out there, they're made in the USA, and they have the best designs anywhere!  I now get to share my love of stamping and my love of Ippity by teaching workshops, blogging about my creations, and sharing Ippity through my Etsy shop."

Visit Sherri's creative {ippity} blog at:
Visit Sherri's {ippity} store "ShareCroppers Kits":

For this week's prize Sherri is offering a 
"$20 credit to her Etsy shop"!

What a fabulous prize!

Sherri is challenging us this week to use ONLY our {ippity} stamps with this adorable sketch for 
Chicks Challenge #1 (CC01):

Take a look at this gorgeous card that Sherri created.  
Please visit her creative blog 
for additional details and inspiration, 
and to leave her some lovely comments for this beauty:



Here are your challenge details:
  • This challenge CC01 begins Thursday, October 6th @12:01am Eastern time and ends Wednesday, October 12th @ 11:59pm Eastern Time.
  • All {ippity} fans and {ippity} chicks are encouraged to join in, and just need to link up your entry to our Linky below.  You can link from your blog or any online gallery and must mention our "Chick Challenges {with ippity}" blog and/or include our challenge badge (it's at the top right corner of this blog) with a link back here.
  • Create any 'new' project (card, layout, altered items, etc.) based on the "Hot Chick's" sketch above, using ONLY {ippity} stamps. You can flip or turn the sketch to accommodate your creation.
  • One random entry will win the weekly prize provided by the "Hot Chick".
  • All entries will be considered for our "Featured Peeps" of the week (voted on by all of our {ippity} chicksand will be sent our super duper cute badge to display on their own blog!
  • The 'Prize Winner' and 'Featured Peeps' for this challenge, CC01, will be announced on Sunday, October 16th! 
  • We would love to have you as a "follower" too!
Woohoo!  Let's go get creative now and link back here to show us what you can do with your {ippity} stamps!  
Lookin' forward to just hangin' with our peeps!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Chick Picks Blog Hop-Day 5

Here we are at the end of the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps! 

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.  Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects.  We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets.  To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

To win, you must 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog; 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is.  (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.) 

We will choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on Day 1, World Cardmaking Day.  We will also choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on our blog for the duration of our hop (Oct. 1-Oct. 5.)

In case you get lost along the hop, here is the line-up of Ippity Chicks featured on today's hop:


Ready to start hopping?  Head on over to the Unity Stamp Company blog for some Ippity inspiration from Ippity's founder, Angela Magnuson!  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our sketch reveal and first Chick Challenge!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Chick Picks Blog Hop-Day 4

Welcome to the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps! 

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.  Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects.  We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets.  To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

To win, you must 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog; 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is.  (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.) 

We will choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on Day 1, World Cardmaking Day.  We will also choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on our blog for the duration of our hop (Oct. 1-Oct. 5.)

In case you get lost along the hop, here is the line-up of Ippity Chicks featured on today's hop:


Ready to start hopping?  Head on over to JenMarie Taylor's blog for some Ippity inspiration!  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our final hop!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Chick Picks Blog Hop-Day 3

Welcome to the Chick Picks Blog Hop, celebrating the official launch of our brand new challenge blog, Chick Challenges {with Ippity}!  Chick Challenges was created by the Unity Endorsed Ippity Chicks to provide you with inspiring sketches, creative project ideas, and the chance to win some fabulous Ippity stamps! 

Our blog hop will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5.  Each day, we will feature 5 new Ippity Chicks and their projects.  We will be sharing projects made using our favorite Ippity stamp sets.  To sweeten the deal even more, Chick Challenges is giving away Ippity stamp sets to (2) lucky commenters!

To win, you must 1) become a "follower" of the Chick Challenges blog; 2) visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment; and 3) come back to the Chick Challenges blog and tell us what YOUR favorite Ippity stamp set is.  (You can view all of Ippity's stamp sets by clicking on the "catalog" tab at the top of the Chick Challenges blog.) 

We will choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on Day 1, World Cardmaking Day.  We will also choose one lucky commenter from all of the comments left on our blog for the duration of our hop (Oct. 1-Oct. 5.)

In case you get lost along the hop, here is the line-up of Ippity Chicks featured on today's hop:


Ready to start hopping?  Head on over to Heather Flaherty's blog for some Ippity inspiration!  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for Day 4 of our hop!