Monday, December 20, 2010

Cutie Pie and an Ippity Hop



It's Monday again.... which means time for another Ippity H{ippity} blog hop. Go here to get started and leave a comment trail.... you could win a prize!

This was my take on the Ippity Hippity Hop Challenge #54 to make an easel card. I'm warning you... the mechanics of this kind of card is so easy, you're going to want to make it all the time! (Splitcoast Stampers has a tutorial here.)

I'm seeing washi tape popping up everywhere and since I don't have any yet, I thought I'd try to make my own with my Gurnsey Gingham stamp, Real Red ink and masking tape. I got a kinda cool result. Because it's sheer, I layered two strips for the tablecloth above. (When I stamped it, I knew it would have to be stuck down but able to be lifted easily after drying so I stuck it to some leftover plastic packaging... worked great.)

I used lots of papers from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 pad. So great that they all complement each other. A fun development was that the paper with all the letters on it helped me create my sentiment on the bottom of the card.  So Frugal tip #52: Punch letters out of patterned paper for a custom sentiment.

Four Ippity sets came together on this card: Farm Fresh, Party Hat Wishes, Quotes a la Happy, and Gurnsey Gingham. Other deets can be found in my SCS Gallery.


Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful holiday week!

Cindy (aka Scrapcollectr)

13 comments:

Pam Hornschu said...

Love the sentiment on this, and all the bits and pieces that put it together!

Pam Hornschu
www.1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com

Lisa H. said...

oh, wow! what a darling scene you created here. CUTE!

Rachel B said...

Love the easel card. your table is great and i love the sentiment! the little bird on the bottom is so cute too!

NoraAnne said...

Oh, this is too darn cute! I love the little birdie looking on from below!

jennifer mitten said...

What a fabulous card!!

Lone Pine Designs said...

What a great use of your Ippity stamps...fun card!

Patricia said...

Wow!! What a great card! The table looks real!

farmhouse-story said...

you are so clever, cindy! love the tape idea, and the punched letters tip, and the whole card!

StampinCathy said...

This is one amazing and inspiring card. Great easel card!!! Love the colors, details, embellishments and the stamps you used.

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

OH...this is super cute! Loving that table cloth!

Karen said...

Love the title and the table that the sweet and delicious pie sits on is just amazing! I totally love this card Cindy!!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Cute card--you always combine the cutest stamps! LOVE IT!

katemade designs said...

great card. love the fringe. Thought for sure the letters at the bottom were stickers. Great frugal tip.