Hoppy Birthday (and a Sale)

Hi there! Welcome to Monday! It's Taylor here today, sharing a card I spotted recently on Carolyn's blog. Take a look at what she had to share about it:

First up is this Hop-py Birthday bunny, inspired by a card by Clare Pretzzia in the recent issue of Stamp It! Cards.  I used the Chicken Girl Design set Birthday Wishes (exclusive to i {heart} papers), fussy-cutting the bunny and balloon and popping them up with foam dots.  The bunny is colored with Copic markers, and the balloon is paper-pieced with a scrap from the Pixie paper pack by Memory Box.  I split the greeting up on either side of the bunny. You can see that I just used some very simple layering for the card design.

Also, in case you missed the news this weekend:

ALL 12x12 Collection Packs (excluding new arrivals) are on sale for $12 or less!  Some of the mini-kits are just $5!!  Hurry - they are going fast!  As always, you'll receive free US shipping on your order of $60 or more.

DT Challenge: Beat the Heat

Hello!  This month’s challenge “Beat the Heat” was to create a project with cool colors and/or as few layers as possible.  So…here’s what I came up with using Birthday Wishes and a teeny bit of Country Drive paper.  I stamped in Palette inks, colored with Copics and used my rectangle Nesties.  And I popped up everything with my new favorite dimensional dots from Sticky Thumb.  (If you missed my video on them, check Saturday’s post.)

I also added a Zva gem and some Turquoise Stickles for some shimmer.  Oh!  And the Tim Holtz Swirls embossing folder.  Speaking of embossing, did you see the new No More Shims mat is in stock?  Get it.  NOW.  :)

Quick and easy card!  Now, go check out the new section of the store because there are LOTS of CHA goodies and check out the rest of the DT hop:

Carolyn
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Tracy

Thanks for stopping by today!

Five Minute Friday: ChickenGirl Birthday Elephant and coupon!

Helllloooo!  So sorry for my long absence.  As most of you know I spent 8 days chasing BooBoo through the woods of NJ.  Then we caught her (yay!) and we’ve been working hard to get her adjusted to her new home here.  And helping Mr. Barbo get adjusted too.  Oh, and I had 8 days of work to get caught up on, and I leave for CHA on Monday!  Eeep!!

Today’s card was for my mom’s birthday (hers was on Wednesday).  I used Birthday Wishes, stamped with Memento Black, colored with Copics.   The paper is from Life of the Party and finished with a piece of yellow faux suede ribbon.

I’m going to try to post updates to Facebook from CHA but it will all depend on the signal from the hall. 

Some housekeeping – I am running a 10% off CHA clearance coupon that expires 7/22.  Use code: chatimeblog at checkout.  Remember, beginning August 1 there is a Copic mandated price increase so be sure to stock up now while they are still only $4.87/marker and $5.62/refill.

Orders placed starting tomorrow, 7/16 through 7/24 will not ship until I return on 7/25.  Orders placed today until 6PM EST will ship out tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping in!  Chicago here I come!

Birthday Bash Day 1 – Blog Hop and Scavenger Hunt

Hello and welcome to the i {heart} papers 2^nd Birthday Bash blog hop and scavenger hunt! I am the first stop on the hop so if you’re just starting (or if you’re lost!) then you’re in the right place! Be sure to go through them all. There are scavenger hunt details below. You don't want to miss a thing so I know it’s a lot to read but it’s worth it!

Today we’re celebrating two great years of IHP and are delighted to have some fabulous guest designers playing along with our talented design team members to bring some birthday paper-crafting inspiration your way! Our design team and guests are revealing their creations for this month's design team challenge--to design the "Perfect Pair"--a birthday card and coordinating gift, tag or other presentation item.

We would love if you would join us in making a Perfect Pair of your own (upload to your blog or an online gallery with the keyword IHPBB10). Be sure to post your link on THIS POST so we can see your project and enter your name in our challenge prize drawings.

In addition to today's design team challenge, we've got some fun celebrating in store for tomorrow and Thursday! Don't worry - you won't have to hop every day! I will be hosting a sketch challenge tomorrow here, and Deb has another challenge for you on Thursday.

Winners for each day will be randomly drawn from each day's challenge entries, and everyone who plays along, either with the challenges and/or the scavenger hunt (more on that below) will be eligible for the grand prize drawing that will close the festivities on Friday.

Submitting your challenge projects is not the only way to win!

Tucked into the text of today's blog posts we've provided clues to an easy scavenger hunt (most have to do with our favorite products and tools or hobbies and interests we have) that we invite you to play as you hop. When you find the answer, click the link to visit the store and collect "evidence" that is listed on that particular product’s page and email your complete list, in blog hop order, to Kate when you're finished. You can take your time and stretch the hop over the three days of our Birthday Bash celebration...it's not a race, but like any other sale, the earlier you shop, the better the selection! Deadline to submit your scavenger hunt entry is Friday morning, 3AM EST.

By participating in the scavenger hunt you'll receive an exclusive, one time use 20% off coupon code to use when you shop at i {heart} papers. (This will be emailed to you after the Bash when entries are checked.) You will also be entered for your chance to win the grand prize $50 gift certificate drawing on Friday.

ALL orders placed during the Bash (Oct 19-21) will receive a free goodie bag of surprise merchandise. The more you spend, the bigger your goodie bag!

Also, there will be random drawings for additional prizes from our PaperCraft Planet group members, our mailing list (sign up on the right side of the homepage) and our fans on Facebook. If you are on all three, then you’ve got triple the chances to win!

Here is my Perfect Pair. I made a card, coordinating gift tag and the coordinating bow for the package. I used Chicken Girl Design Silly Monsters (hint, hint), colored with Copics and Hippy Girl paper from Kaiser. All images were stamped in Palette inks and then I finished them off with some burgundy faux suede ribbon.

Your next stop on the hop is Carolyn. If you get lost along the way you can stop back here and don’t forget to come back tomorrow for a sketch challenge!

Master Blog Hop List, in case you get lost:

1. Kate
2. Carolyn
3. Cathleen
4. Charlene
5. Deb
6. Geny
7. Gretchen
8. Jennifer
9. Joan
10. Judy
11. Julie
12. Kazan
13. Kendra
14. Kimber
15. Kimberly
16. Latisha
17. Laura
18. Loretta
19. Lori
20. Lynn
21. Megan
22. Michele
23. Rebecca
24. Tammy
25. Tracy

Wanna Gobble You Up: CGD release day

Hello! I’m here today witha rare Sunday post for me because it is Chicken Girl release day!

I’m using the Gobble You Up digi from the new October Collection. Isn’t he adorable? Now, I’m a vegetarian so I don’t eat turkey on Thanksgiving (I’m more prone to adopting a turkey so they get spared!) but I still think this guy is the cutest. I colored him with my Copics and added some Glossy Accents to his eyes and feathers. I used my Labels 10 to cut him out and then added a few yellow bling for accents. The orange and burgundy papers are both from the new Kaiser Hippy Girl line. The orange has a little line pattern and the burgundy has some leaves – perfect for fall! I finished it off with some faux suede burgundy ribbon.

Please be sure to stop by the rest of the design team to see their projects and you’ll definitely want to stop back tomorrow because I’ll have sneak peek of the two new Mint Motif sets for you!

Loretta
Lori
Tammy
Michele
Laura
Judy

See you again soon! Have a great day!

Chicken Girl Scarecrow: Autumn Greetings

Happy hump day!  I’m looking forward to the weekend, are you?  Fall is my absolute favorite time of year so to celebrate while I was baking an upside-down pear/apple pie I used Scarecrow Greetings from the September Collection from Chicken Girl.  I printed out two images on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and colored them with Copics.  I used the second image to pop up the hat, pumpkin and the overalls.  If you look closely I even stuck some shredded natural twine under the hat for his hair.  The same twine is twisted together and knotted to make the ribbon across the middle.  The DP is from SEI’s Spooks line.  I love that pattern!!  The top panel is embossed with my A2 Vines folder and then lightly sponged over it with some Palette New Canvas. 

Once I was done, my pie was done too!  After I flipped it over this is what it looked like.  And boy was it yummy!
Thanks for stopping by.  The new Chicken Girl release is on Sunday so be sure to stop back them for a look at all the new images.  Have a great day!

Five Minute Friday: Apple of My Eye

Phew…I finally grabbed 5 minutes in the studio to make this little cutie using the Apple of my Eye digi from the September Collection from Chicken Girl Design.  I printed him on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and then colored him with Copics.  I used the Lacey Squares from Spellbinders to cut him out.  I love these squares!

The strip of paper is from the Kaiser Craft Christmas line, Be Merry.  These KC pads are amazing little 6x6 pads.  They are glittered, flocked, varnished and even have little die cuts!  You can see the sparkle on the green in the paper.

That’s it!  I can’t believe it is October already.  Only 85 days until Christmas!  Eeek!  Have a good weekend!!

I’ve Only Got Eyes….For….You…

Come on, now you’re singing that song, right?  It’s going to be stuck in your head ALL DAY.  You’re welcome.  :)
Here’s a cute little card using another Chicken Girl digi, Witch Eye Brew, part of this month’s September Collection.
I printed it out on Copic Heavyweight paper, colored it with my Prisma pencils and then added some Glossy Accents to the eyebalss and some Gunmetal Stickles to the cauldron.  Then I die-cut some Spooks paper with my new Crown Ovals and layered it on some more Spooks paper.  The finishing touch was all the googly eyes around the edge.  It’s kind of like a paper Beholder. 
There’s lots of things going on behind the scenes here at IHP so make sure you’re signed up for the newsletter (on the homepage).  It’ll be going out later today.  Also, join us on Facebook…the most current up to the minute updates are posted there, along with the occasional Deal of the Day, and you don’t want to miss those!
The new section is OVERFLOWING with amazing new CHA products and they just keep streaming in.  A few things have already sold out and I’m working to reorder those items so if you find something that is already gone, just click the restock notify link and you’ll get an email as soon as it is back in stock.
Thanks for popping in today!  See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday AND CGD Release Day: Autumn Greetings

Hello! Happy Friday! I know I’ve been a pretty bad blogger lately. I’ve got a good excuse though - (being buried under CHA deliveries) - have you seen the new section of the store lately?? Plus some other craziness on top of all that and today’s release just completely snuck up on me.
This is what my studio looked like 24 hours ago. Absolutely a disaster because there was some painting going on and lots of things got moved around and many of them landed in my studio as a holding place. There was not 5 inches of space to work.
Luckily it was Chicken Girl release day AND Five Minute Friday so I didn’t have to stress about a complicated card! HAHA!
So, I cleared 5 inches of space, printed out my new Scarecrow Greetings image (cleverly missing the actual scarecrow courtesy of some quick Photoshop erasing) and colored the pumpkin with some Prismacolor pencils and Orange and Olive Spica pens.
I adore the little scarecrow though so I’m going to have to do another card with the full image for you.
Here is the complete September Collection, all four images available at a discounted price of $8.50 or each one is available on its own for $2.50.
Be sure to check out the rest of the design team and see all of their projects.

Christy
Loretta
Lori
Tammy
Michele
Laura Judy

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Five Minute Friday: Just Lion Around

Here’s a quick little card I made using the Just Lion Around digi from the Chicken Girl August Collection, printed on Copic Heavyweight cardstock, cut out with Square Nesties and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I applied Scattered Straw Stickles to the lion and Pine Needles Stickles to the tree. The DP is from the Jocelyn collection (loved the green and orange combo) and I used a scrap of brown crochet ribbon.
Thanks for stopping in today! I’ve got to keep it brief! See you again soon!

You’re Out Of This World

Hello!  I realized that I never showed you this sample from last month’s Chicken Girl digi July Collection, called Out of this World.  Isn’t it adorable??
I printed it on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and then used my Labels One to cut it out.  I colored it with Copics and then applied Glossy Accents to the helmets.  The DP from Jocelyn is die-cut with Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities (are you sick of seeing me use these yet?) and wrapped with this amazing two-tone purple/green ribbon.  Depending on how the light catches it, it shows up different hues.  LOVE it.
That’s it…pretty simple.  Thanks for stopping by today!  See you again soon!  (I’m slowly getting caught up from being away so please be patient!)

Chicken Girl (CGD) Release Day: Lookin’ PURRty

Hello! Today is Chicken Girl release day! As always, the full collection is available at a discount bundled or you can purchase each image individually. The August Collection has 4 adorable images, including this Lookin’ Purrty kitty.
The complete collection is shown here.
For my card today I started with an old PCP Sketch, SK121308 as my starting point. I printed the image on Copic Heavyweight paper and colored it with Prismacolor pencils to match the Happy Day and Green At Heart papers I was using. The mirror is covered in Silver Stickles and I colored the tulle flower with my Copics. The finishing touch was a tiny scrap of venise lace across the border where the two papers meet.
Be sure to check the rest of the DT blogs to see their creations!
Christy
Loretta
Lori
Tammy
Carlie
Michele
Laura Judy
Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!

CHA bound: Blast Off!

Well, I’m leaving on a jet plane today for CHA so I thought this new image from the July Collection of Chicken Girl Designs was appropriate.  Isn’t this little Blast Off image adorable?!  I printed it on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and then colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  I used some Opal Liquid Pearls on the jet exhaust and finished off the little card with a piece of orange glimmer ribbon and some Glossy Accents on the window.
OK…I’m off very soon!  Be sure to check the Facebook page for updates (hopefully) and remember, all orders placed this week will not ship out until Monday August 2.  Thanks for understanding!

More Sending Some Love

Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had a wonderful weekend full of LOTS of fun and food. I have a quick post for you today and then tomorrow be sure to check back for our monthly DT Challenge.
I LOVE this little chicky Sending Some Love image from the Chicken Girl June Collection. The chick just looks SO happy to be putting that (handmade) card in the mail. It’s like she’s a stamper! HAHA!
As always, I printed the image out on Copic Heavyweight paper and then I colored it with my Copics. I used my Oval Nesties and added some bling to give it some sparkle. The DP is from Lime Rickey.
Thanks for stopping by today! See you again soon!

Sending Some Love, CGD Style

Hi! Today I’ve got a little card I made using one of the June Chicken Girl digis called Sending Some Love. It is printed on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and colored with Copics. I freehand cut the little banner with the greeting. I used my Labels Eleven for the focal image, layered on some Happy Day paper and then my Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities for the bottom trim. I used my heart Nesties for an accent and finished it off with some white satin ribbon.
Thanks for stopping in! Be sure to check back on Wednesday for the first sneak peak of the newest Mint Motif stamps! So exciting! Don’t forget to keep checking the sale page!

Chicken Girl Release Day: Gone Fishin’

Today is Chicken Girl release day! Yippee! We’ve got four new adorable images for this month’s July Collection. Each digi is available for $2.50 each or you can get the whole collection for a great discounted price of only $8.50. What a deal!
My card today uses Gone Fishin’. Isn’t this little kitty adorable? The image is printed on Copic Heavyweight paper and colored with Copics and cut with my Rectangle Nesties. I cropped out the little fish to create my little embellishments. I used a piece of ancient printed vellum from my stash to create my water and die-cut it with my Jumbo Scalloped Petite Borderabilities and used a piece of white satin ribbon. Very simple but very cute, right?
Be sure to check the rest of the design team today for their release cards. And, after a brief hiatus, I’m excited to welcome back Judy to the team so be sure to stop by and welcome her back too!
Christy
Loretta
Lori
Tammy
Carlie
Michele
Laura Judy
Thanks for stopping in today! See you again soon!

Chicken Girl: Sizzling Good Time!

I thought this would be a good card for all the celebrations happening this long weekend.  But, I am a vegetarian so this little Chicken Girl cow, Sizzling Good Time from the June Collection is grilling veggie burgers for me!  :)  I used my rectangle Nesties and some orange silk ribbon because it paired so perfectly with the Max and Whiskers paper. The image is printed on Copic Heavyweight paper and colored with Copics.
Thanks for stopping in!  I hope you’re relaxing and enjoying the long weekend!  See you again soon!  I’ll be back on Wednesday for the sneak peek of the next Mint Motif stamps!

Five Minute Friday: Missed You Bird

Happy Friday!  I am in love with this card.  I even submitted it to PC but (obviously) they didn’t pick it up.  I love how simple and cute it is and how scallopy everything is.  I love my Nesties.  The bird is from the Chicken Girl set Birthday Wishes, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.  I popped him up on a foam dot and freehand pierced the little trail behind him with my Vellum Piercer Tool.  I like this one instead of the standard tool because it is a little thinner, so you get smaller dots.  The clouds are stamped in Palette Seascape, cut out and popped up and coated with some Frosted Lace Stickles.  They are from the Chicken Girl set Hugs From A Bug.

Finally the greeting is from Very Square Sentiments, also stamped in Palette.  I am thrilled to say that we recently sold out of our first pressing (in just 6 weeks!) of these stamps and I’ve got more coming – probably towards the end of next week.  Just click the restock notify link on the page and you’ll get an email as soon as they’re back in stock!

Be sure to check the sale page on the store.  I’ve marked down almost 800 items, included nearly my entire stamp offerings and 12x12 papers.  I’m adding more every day to help make room for CHA purchases next month but don’t delay – most of these items will not be restocked once they’re gone!

I’ll see you again soon!  Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend (for my US readers!).

Congrats on your new home!

I adore this little house image, New Home, from Chicken Girl’s June Collection.  And I love making shaped cards, so this was a win/win idea.  I printed the image on Copic Heavyweight paper and colored it with my Copics.  Then I used Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities to make the trim.  Isn’t it cute??
Thanks for stopping by today!  I’ll be back on Friday with a Five Minute Friday card!

Chicken Girl Release: World’s Best Dad

Hello! It’s Chicken Girl release day here at IHP! And I am SO excited about this month’s release! I think I say this every month but I really, really mean it. I mean, look at these images! They are available individually for $2.50 or as the complete June Collection for a discounted price of $8.50.
For my card today I used another sketch from PC’s Go To Sketches magazine and the new World’s Best Dad digi, printed on Copic Heavyweight cardstock and colored with my Copics. Then I used my Rectangle Nesties and added some yellow faux suede ribbon to make it look like a little medal.
The DP is from Marrakech. I covered a button from my stash with some i {stick} papers so it would match and used some jute

twine on the button.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT today to see their projects! Christy
Loretta
Lori
Tammy
Carlie
Michele
LauraDeb
Thanks for stopping by today! Sorry I’ve been a bad blogger this week. It’s been insanely busy and I’ve been nursing a sick doggy who got into some stuff he shouldn’t have and now he (and WE) are paying the price. I’ll spare you the icky details. You’ll thank me – trust me. :)
I’ll be back (hopefully) tomorrow with a Five Minute Friday card if I can steal 5 minutes in the studio later today!
Have a great day!