More big news! and Five Minute Friday!

Yup, another big day here today! We’ve got more stamps coming out! The different design teams will be highlighting peeks over the next week of two more sets from our Chicken Girl Stamps line and a new addition to our newest line, The Petal Press (designed by my very own DT Coordinator, Tracy Schultz.)

It’s going to be a busy few weeks, with sneak peeks of all three new sets beginning tomorrow and running through October 15. The full releases will be on October 16 so be sure to check in every day for some samples.

Plus, this month is IHP’s one year birthday and we’re busy planning a HUGE bash to celebrate. It’ll be after the new stamps release so look forward to that once the release buzz wears off. See, I told you it was going to be a bust few weeks!

Here’s a reminder of who’s who on the design teams so you make sure not to miss anything!

Ashley Cannon Newell
Carly Robertson
Cathleen Torina
Gretchen Belknap
Jenyfur Pohl
Julie Lacey
Tiffany Johnson
Tracy Schultz – designer
Kate Baldwin – owner

Judy
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Merry
Natasha
Shannon
Shelly
Tammy
Kate

I’ll be back tomorrow with a peek! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow for that.

Now, moving on to Five Minute Friday…

Just a quick CAS card for your today. I started with CAS33 but then added a few more bats. I used my Ribbon Tags Trio and stamped the greeting from Happy Halloween in Palette Noir and attached it with two little scraps of black/silver reversible ribbon. I sponged over the greeting with Palette Orangerie to highlight it a bit.

Thanks for stopping by today! See you again soon!

Boo Box!

I think I’m in love with this box. I don’t know where I got them but I uncovered a handful of these plain small gable boxes in my stash. They' measure about 4”x2-1/2” and are so cute! I covered all the sides with paper from MME The Spider’s Web collection and MME Oh La La (the orange dots are the backside of the main large print paper in this pack). Then I used my oval Nesties to make a tag. I stamped those little cuties from the new Chicken Girl Design set Happy Halloween and colored them with my Prismacolor pencils. Then I spelled out BOO using my crystal alphabet. I love how they’re sitting on the letters. Tee hee!

The final touch was wrapping a piece of two tone orange ribbon around the box. Isn’t it cute?

Did you get some crafting in yesterday for World Card Making Day? I sure hope so!

This weekend, in honor of World Card Making Day, I'm having an open stock 12x12 BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE sale and today is the last day!

For every sheet of open stock papers (not tag sheets, alphabets, collection packs, pads, etc.) you purchase, you will receive another sheet from the same collection, line or manufacturer completely free. Due to the limitations of our shopping cart, we can't guarantee that you will receive the exact same paper but we will try to send you doubles of everything you order, if we have it in stock at the time we pack your order.

The free sheets WILL NOT show up in your cart. They will be added on to your order when it gets packed and shipped.

You must enter coupon code: WCMD09 at the time of your order to qualify for the BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE offer. HURRY - offer expires midnight EST on Sunday October 4, 2009.

Have a great rest of the weekend. Thanks for stopping by! See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Batty For You Treat Bag & WCMD sale!

Happy Friday! Be sure to read today's entire post!

Today’s quick project is a little cello treat bag using the new Happy Halloween set. I stamped the bats in Palette Noir and curved the greeting to the shape of my circle Nesties and then stamped it in Palette Noir and Palette Landscape.

I made the topper using my new Nestie Labels 8 and a piece of the spiderweb Eerie paper. I used the second largest die and then just folded it in half. I punched some holes, thread the reversible black/silver ribbon through and attached the circle tag. As a finishing touch I went over the bat wings with my Black Spica for some sparkle.

Easy and cute!

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And finally, this weekend, in honor of World Card Making Day, I'm having an open stock 12x12 BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE sale.

For every sheet of open stock papers (not tag sheets, alphabets, collection packs, pads, etc.) you purchase, you will receive another sheet from the same collection, line or manufacturer completely free. Due to the limitations of our shopping cart, we can't guarantee that you will receive the exact same paper but we will try to send you doubles of everything you order, if we have it in stock at the time we pack your order.

The free sheets WILL NOT show up in your cart. They will be added on to your order when it gets packed and shipped.

You must enter coupon code: WCMD09 at the time of your order to qualify for the BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE offer.

Enjoy World Card Making Day! Offer expires midnight EST on Sunday October 4, 2009.

Have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Trick or Treat Tent card

I don’t know why, but I love orange and green together for Halloween cards.  And, this little birdy (colored with Prismacolor pencils) from the new Happy Halloween set goes so well with the bird DP from Lime Rickey.  And, coincidentally fits that color combination!  How perfect for me!

This is a quick tent card, using my circle Nesties.  I used a piece of two toned orange ribbon and did some piercing along the bottom edge and in each scallop.  I finished it off with a strip of purple accent gems under the greeting (stamped in Palette Noir).

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’ve been enjoying all the samples!

Trick or Treat Hand

Remember this recipe for my Valentine’s Day project? Well, turns out it make a great recipe for Halloween too!

Today’s project uses that recipe and a plastic glove to make a scary Halloween project using the new Chicken Girl Design Happy Halloween set. I filled the glove with the popcorn (after it was cooled) and then closed off the glove with a piece of silver ribbon.

The images are stamped in Palette Noir and colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol. I used my Long Rectangle Nesties to make the tag part and stuck the fingers of the glove to it so it is “holding it” using i {stick} papers.

Cute and creepy all in one, right?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Batty For You Candy Card

Hello!  Happy Monday!  We had a wonderful time at the Garlic Festival with perfect weather, good friends and, of course, lots of garlicky goodness!

Today’s card uses my new favorite product, Shake It pouches.  They are self adhesive so I stuck two of large circles together to make a little bubble and filled it with candy corn.  Then I used my Large Circle Nesties to cut out the perfect sized hole and then Small Scalloped Nesties to make the little ring from The Spider’s Web paper to accent it.  Then, I used these cutie felt bats (also self-adhesive) and placed them over the Shake It pouch.  The greeting is from the Happy Halloween set and stamped in Palette Noir.

Cute eh?  And, surprisingly easy!

Wanna see the haul?  Of course, there is lots of garlic but there is also:   maple peanut butter, fresh corn, jelly, a t-shirt, 7th generation herbalist made soap, dip mixes, soup mix, apple cider, garlic caramel.  Not seen here is the 32 pound pumpkin that we picked right off the vine.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I realized the other day that I have posted a post every single day this month so far.  Phew!  What a blogging whirlwind that has been!  See you tomorrow!

Trick or Treat pouch

Hello! I’m back today with another sample from the super cute Happy Halloween set – one of the two new sets from Chickengirl Designs, available only at i {heart} papers! Today’s project is a little treat pouch. Here it is from the side so you can see the little Mallow Pumpkins inside. Yum!

I thought the idea of having a little door to open for the trick or treaters would be so cute so I grabbed one of my Piggy Tales Barndoors and covered it with some paper from the Boo To You collection pack. I layered it on the flip side. My little tricksters are stamped in Palette Noir and colored with my Prismacolor pencils. I stamped some bats inside the “door” and my greeting, also in Palette Noir. The little handle to the door is just a loop of 1-1/2” celery silk ribbon. I used our very own i {stick} papers redline tape to keep my pouch together. I know it is strong enough that it isn’t coming apart by accident.

Aren’t these little guys just so adorable? I’d give them all my candy if they showed up at my house!

Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon! I’ll be back tomorrow for Five Minute Friday!

Batty for You Monster

Here’s another sample from Silly Monsters and Happy Halloween, now available for purchase! Have you gotten yours yet?

I used my rectangle Nesties and some new Eerie paper from Basic Grey. See the bats?? I love this paper! I stamped the monster in Palette Violette and then lightly colored using my Prismacolor pencils. I gemmed his eyes with little purple gems. I stamped the greeting in Palette Orangerie and finished it off with a piece of black faux suede.

Have you been following all the great samples from the Chickengirls and the Petal Press gals? Be sure to check the SCS galleries for all the great projects! IHPCGD and IHPTPP.

Thanks for stopping by!

Release Day!!

It’s release day here at i {heart} papers! YAHOO!!! We’re releasing the very first set from The Petal Press (designed by our very own Tracy Schultz!) and two new sets from Chickengirl Designs. I’m so thrilled to add these sets to our stamp lines.

Have you enjoyed all the sneak peeks this past week? The girls have all done a fabulous job, I think. So, here are all three new sets in their entirety, now for sale! All sets are 4”x6” and are only $10!

Aren’t they great?!!? I’m so excited! And, for $10 each, how can you go wrong? They are made from the top manufacturer in the industry and are the highest quality photopolymer stamps available.

Be sure to continue to check the two design teams for more samples throughout the rest of the month. Thanks for stopping by today to share in my excitement!

Ashley Cannon Newell Carly Robertson Cathleen Torina Gretchen Belknap Jenyfur Pohl Julie Lacey Krysten Ng Tiffany Johnson Tracy Schultz - designer

Judy (Joy in a JAR) - guest DT Kendra (Kendra's Card Company) Loretta (love to create) - guest DT Lori (Inking Aloud) Merry (Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic) Natasha (Palmtrees and Pogosticks) Shannon (Hoppy Creations) Shelly (Jaspere's Little Corner) Tammy (Stamp Happy) - guest DT

See you soon, I hope!

Five Minute Friday Ghost

Hello!  Happy Friday on this somber day of remembrance.    I’ve got quite a few of my own memories from 8 years ago, being a military wife (at the time), living in NYC.

Today’s card is very simple.  I hand drew a ghost shape and cut out the card and a sheet of vellum over top.  I hand drew the face with my black multiliner pen.  I punched two holes in the hands and threaded a piece of white metallic string to hold the tag greeting in place.  The saying is from the upcoming Happy Halloween set, available from IHP on Sept. 16.

So, very simple but cute – right?  Be sure to check out the other DT girls to see what they have!  I’ll be back again tomorrow!

Witching You 2-4-6-8 box

How cute is this little favor box?  I’ve been on a kick of little boxes since I made 30 christening favors for a customer last week.  These are perfect little Halloween treats and the new Happy Halloween set couldn’t be any more perfect.  I used the Deckle Petite Scallop Borderabilities to cut the edge along the top of the box before assembling it.  I made a belly band from one of the prints from The Spider’s Web collection pack and then stamped the cute little bunny witch and greeting from the new set (available Sept 16!) in Palette Noir.  She’s colored with my Prismacolor pencils and I put black Stickles on the hat and yellow Stickles on the broom for a little extra pop.

The handle is a piece of lime glimmer ribbon.  I love that it is sturdy enough to stand up like that!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my sneak peek.  Be sure to check the rest of the DT who will be showing peeks throughout the week leading up to the release on the 16th.

Judy (Joy in a JAR) - guest DT

Kendra (Kendra's Card Company) - guest DT

Loretta (love to create) - guest DT

Lori (Inking Aloud)

Merry (Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic)

Natasha (Palmtrees and Pogosticks)

Shannon (Hoppy Creations)

Shelly (Jaspere's Little Corner)

Tammy (Stamp Happy) - guest DT