ivyPINK

ivyPINK Stamps

Hello friends :)

I've been busy creating & today I finally get to share

I created a VERY small run of stamps

with my art work and hand writing mostly for my personal use,

I did however create some extras to add in the ivyPINK shop

I will be sharing a couple stamps each day

this whole week so keep an eye out for it :)

All the stamps are wood mounted on a "vintage" looking stamp handle

Each handle is hand painted (by me) with a dark PINK top & light PINK bottom.

The first stamp I want to share was inspired by ABBEY!

Hedgehog Stamp

I also created a cute matching sentiment

BUT it can be used on its own as well

Hug Me stamp

Here's a little card inspiration for you :)

Supply List:

Stamps: ivyPINK

Cardstock: Bazzill & Paper Source

Pattern Paper & Cloud: Echo Park

Flowers: Doodle Bug

Heart Bling: Amuse

Pink Bling: Hero Arts

Ink: VersaFine Black & Versa Mark

 

Let me know what you think of the stamps :)

See you guys tomorrow!

xoxo ivyPINK

CHA fr. iPhone

Hola! I can't even tell you how many times I tried to post

this entry from my phone & it just wouldn't load!

So I'm finally getting around to post some pics up from my iPhone

because I thought I packed my CF card reader but apparently not :(

These are some pics of my favorite creative creations I saw @ the show...

I was seriously amazed by this dress made out of paper

and a gabajillion beads

it's an ombre dress it's absolutely amazing

The lady who made the dress said it took her 6 months to create!

I'll have to look up the booth name for you later....

I also made THE MOST BEAUTIFUL make & take @ her booth

(& this pic really doesn't do it any justice!)

& this peacock display @ DCWV (who bought Blue Moon Beads)

was also stunning

They had 4 of these trees in different colors

all around their booth so pretty!!!!

I LOVED this tissue flower back ground idea from GCD

I might have to make one for an ivyPINK bday bash :)

or perhaps something like this...

It's made with paper plates!!! Isnt that so economically creative?!?

I also spotted some hedgie stuff :)

Love this line from Kaiser Crafts

and cricut had this cute woodland decor in their booth

The mobile & the drawers had a lil hedgie on it :) 

I thought this cupcake kit from quilled creations was so cute!!!

I want to make both of these!!!!

 

annnndddddd I also spotted some new SMASH stuff!

gah! gotta collect them all lol :)

 I will post pics from my large camera as soon as I can

This CHA experience was so different from my previous CHA experiences,

because I've always gone to CHA when everything

is already all beautiful & ready for the buyers

But this time I was able to see the "behind the scenes"

of how much work goes in to building/prepping a booth

which was both interesting & fun!

That's all I have for now until next time! :)

xoxo ivyPINK

 

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas :)

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Here's a pic of my Grandma & I she's so cute :)

My dad gave me the best present ever!

It's a hedgie swarovski named Spike from the lovlots collection

***sooooooo CUTE!***

I also wanted to share my holiday mani with you :)

I saw this cute tutorial from cutepolish on youtube

 so I attempted it (harder than i thought)

BUT so super cute!

I just used polka dots Konad M79 plate

The white base is Ginessa from Zoya

Here's a close up of Rudolph

Have a great day!

xoxo ivyPINK

Happy Turkey Day!

I hope you guys have a wonderful thanksgiving!

I googled how to make a paper turkey hat this morning & made a miniature version for Abbey!

xoxo
ivyPINK

Abbey the Hedgehogs FALL Photos

Abbey LOVES Fall as much as I do

cuz she can hide in the leaves :)

(she has the cutest LiLhedgie bum heehee)

 

 
She really likes to EXPLORE

I wish we had hedgehogs that roamed freely

Like in some other countries

cuz shes's definitely one HAPPY LIL HEDGIE outside

 
 

xoxo ivyPINK & Abbey the Hedgehog

 

Project of the day

As you can imagine hedgehog shoes are not an easy thing to find

so when I saw these brand new cotton shoes at a resale shop for .75 cents

 
I had an idea that to just make my own :)

Then one day while looking at Etsy

I found cute little hedgies from Appliqueland

(shop is on break right now)

That I thought would be PERFECT for my shoe :)

Here's the Project of the day!

First I sewed the heart button on the shoe

(heart button is by Making Memories)

 
 Then I sewed the sequin flower & bead on the hedgehog

(sequin flower is by Doodle Bug)

 
I stuffed the shoe with a towel & I used a hot glue gun to adhere

the hedgehog on the shoes

and voila hedgehog shoes!!!!!

I also ordered these shapes

and made hairpins with it :)

 
 The hairpins are from Hobby Lobby 8 for $1.99

but I bought it wen they had 50% off a couple weeks ago :)

 xoxo ivyPINK

Welcome Frame DIY

This is one the projects that we made at Creative Escape

 that was taught by Heidi Lynn Schreiber

Here's a pic of a frame she made with her last name

and other ones she had displayed @ her trunk show

 
 
 It looks great with a frame but our project didn't come with a frame

so yesterday I went to our local Salvation Army to look for a frame

& I found this old custom made one for $3.50

 
I cleaned it off a bit & took it outside to dry

 
I bought this awesome chalkboard spray paint

I chose chalk because I wanted a matte black finish

& I have other projects I need to use chalk paint for :)

spray the frame

 
 while I let that dry before I applied my 2nd coat

I let Abbey out for a walk...or poop :)

 
spray the frame again & let it dry over night.

So today I put it all together

 
Looks lovely on our red door :)

 the board size was 18 x 14 but I couldnt find an exact size frame

so the one I found was 18 x 16 so I just added 1"  blue strip

on the top and bottom of the chipboard black board.

Have a happy hump day! :)

xoxo ivyPINK

 

Cowgirl Hedgehog Abbey

My BF is having a "cutest pet contest" at his work

and he suggested that I submit a pic of Abbey :)

All my cute pics of Abbeys is from her X-mas & V-day photo shoot

(*and everyones seen those already lol*)

So, I started thinking about what I could dress her up in

Yesterday I was @ Joanns and saw this cute little hat

 
I figured I could definitely cute it up

& with a lil ribbon, flowers & bling.....VOILA!

Isn't it adorable?!?!

 

Thank goodness Abbey stood still for like 5 minutes,

I was able to quickly snap some pics

& she even gave me a couple profile poses

Here's my little smoochums

 
 

She is just so stinkin cute!!! I'm a lil bias I know :)

Hope you guys have a great day!

xoxo Abbey & ivy

Field Trip

Yesterday was the Chicago Field Museum Free Day

*Here's a GREAT link to view other Chicago Museum FREE Days*

 
So, my parents & I took a "Field" trip heehee

Here's a pic of my cute parentals :)

 
I was excited that I FINALLY got to see Sue the TRex

I know it's been there FOREVER, but I havent gone to see her.

Sue's skull alone took 3,500 hours to re-build

 
Some neat pics I took....

I love this WALL!!!! I might have to scraplift & use it as a layout :)

"...From so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most

wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."-Charles Darwin

 
I LOVE this fat owl :)

 
FUN ANT exhibit there's actually tunnels with real ants inside the letters

  
FUN FUN Day :)

I want to go to the Shedd Aquarium Free Day next :)

It's a beautiful Chicago day today :) 85 degrees!

I let Abbey, Molly & Earl out to play this morning

They LOVE it when it's hot out

 
Then I gave Abbey bathies

(which she HATES)

here's a quick video of her trying to get away

*sorry in advance for the terrible video job lol

Have a FABULOUS day! :)

Hedgehog Stuff :)

Here's a card from Day 3's sketch :)

 
The adorable little hedgie is a digital printable from

Jinjerup's Etsy Shop

I just printed it on white adhesive paper :)

This file is a deal for $2.50 with all the pieces that you get & unlimited printing?!?

Think of the great gift sets you could make :)

Here's a couple more hedgie finds

I bought Abbey this cute lil PINK hedgie @ Petsmart

along with a new PINK home :)

 
and I got these cute custom made silver studs made from

Pippokos Etsy Shop

Most of the shop items come in brass so

I asked to get it made in silver cuz I'm allergic

cute right?!?! :)

 
Thats all for now!

I'll post Day 3's Scrap layout on Saturday :)

I hope you guys have a blessed GOOD Friday!

 

xoxo ivyPINK