Copic Ciaos for sale

I have found I like the Sketch markers better than the Ciaos, so I would like to switch over to all Sketch. But first I need to find good homes for these almost brand-new Ciaos. I am asking $3 each, plus actual shipping, which I will figure out individually. I accept money orders or Paypal.
Please leave a comment here if you are interested, and then email me at:
becky(at)lakeshorestamper(dot)com. First come, first served. Thanks for looking!

Here's what I have left:
R27
R29

RV23

YR16

Y11
Y15
Y21

B29
B97

V17

E37
E47
E49

W3
W5
W7

Warm Hooliday Wishes

I just love the Pink Cat owls, they are so adorable! And you can get them at Limelight. I stamped the owl on the main layer, then stamped it again on scrap, colored it, cut it out, and popped it up on top of the first one. Some rhinestones add a finishing touch.

Don't forget to check out Limelight's fabulous sale going on through Nov. 30.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget the Limelight 12 Days of Christmas Spectacular starting Dec. 1. I'll have all the info and links you will need each day, I hope you can play along!

Supplies:
stamps - Q.T. Hooty, Limitless Limbs
paper - cocoa, choc, lavender, pumpkin, eggplant, ww
ink - memento, copics, versamark
acc - white ep, rhinestones, key tag punch

Anniversary Card

Alert: Limelight Papercrafts is having a 12 Days of Christmas celebration starting Dec. 1! Don't miss it, all dt members are participating. There will be games, prizes, and lots of fun!

Here is the card I made my hubby for our anniversary last week:
I hope all you crazy-Black Friday-early morning-crowds of people-shoppers have recovered! I ventured out last night at 8pm and got my dad a flashlight he wanted, and it was a quick and easy trip. Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend!

Supplies:
stamps - lined paper backgrounder (CHF)
paper - baja, ww, kraft, real red patterns dsp
ink - baja, pixie marker
acc - spiral punch, heart die (CB), silver brads, Thickers, button, crochet thread

Stamp Something Friday

Today's Stamp Something Challenge is to Stamp Something Black, in honor of Black Friday:

I hope you had an enjoyable day yesterday. I am not one to get up and shop on Black Friday, and as it is, I have a good chunk of my Christmas shopping done, yay! Those of you who do go out, I hope you find some great deals!
Don't forget to check what the rest of the team has come up with, you won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Heartwarmers (CHF)
paper - black, soft sky, ww, pomegranate
ink - memento, copics, versamark
acc - iridescent ice ep, pomegranate ribbon, nesties, oval punch, rhinestone

Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

While some of us are busy pouring gravy all over our turkey and mashed potatoes, I know there are an equal number of people out there who are pouring over the Black Friday sales ads! I can hear them shouting "Bring on the sales!". They must have been listening over at Limelight, because not only do they have some awesome sales scheduled for Black Friday, they also have a challenge focusing on all things black! How easy is that?! Anything black will do, although, I recommend the Black Magic cardstock, black licorice Pixee Stix glitter, or black fun flock! If you don't have anything from Limelight, go ahead and play along anyways!

Sketch and Product Challenge using black for Black Friday:
Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC009
If you participate, post a comment and a link to your card on Mandy's blog, all entries must be submitted by Sunday, November 30th, at midnight for a chance to win a Limelight Papercrafts Gift Certificate. Here's the sketch:

Here is my second sample, yes second because the first time I completely ignored the "black" part of the challenge, oops!

And here is the offending first sample, lol:

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team has done!

Mandy
Brandi
JenMarie
Lisa
Ryann

Jess

Thanks for stopping by, tomorrow is Stamp Something Friday!

Supplies:

(black)

stamps - Christmas Magic

paper - black, real red, ww

ink - olive, real red, black

acc - droplets (for berries), black/silver reversible ribbon

(green)

stamps - Christmas Magic

paper - artichoke, Wassail (Basic Grey), ww

ink - artichoke, ruby red, black

acc - brown/gold textured ribbon, red rhinestones (for berries, didn't show up well in picture)

Warm Winter Wishes

Here's Lily and Tweet along with their snowman friend wishing you warm things this winter! I think all the Pink Cat Studio stamps are just adorable, and I now own *several* of them thanks to Limelight Papercrafts! Mandy carries most if not all of the PCS line, so head over there and check them out! I added angel wings shimmerz to Lily's "fur", and it makes her earmuffs look really dark though they are the same color as the rest of her trim. I love shimmerz, it's so easy to use and looks great! Mandy's got a great selection of colors.

The Christmas shopping season will very soon be upon us, so Mandy has put together some fantastic deals for you! Make your plans to do some shopping at Limelight Papercrafts!

Bundle Up cardmaking kits are in the limeLIGHT! Hooray! Need top quality stamps, papers, and embellishments to create handmade greetings for your loved ones? Short on time? Let us help you take the guesswork out of your holiday cards this year by providing you with perfectly coordinated, classy pieces that will inspire you to create cards that will show your friends and family how much you care!

WHAT'S ON SALE!

In celebration of Black Friday coming up the day after Thanksgiving, we have some ROCKIN' sales for you! All week long, Core'dinations Black Magic 12x12 cardstock is 20% off! Also on sale are Pixee Stix Glitter in Licorice, Plain Ol' Black Fun Flock, and the NEW Kaisercraft Days 'Til Christmas chipboard countdown calendar! (Yes, we know the calendar is not a black color...but we didn't think you'd mind a sale!)

In addition to this, we are having a PHENOMENAL Doorbuster Sale Friday, November 28 - Sunday, November 30.
We've worked out some fabulous savings with a few of our wonderful suppliers, and we are thrilled to pass those along to YOU! Don't miss these great deals this weekend...supplies are limited to the early birds!
*Pebbles, Inc. RIBBON IRON packaged with TWO assorted RIBBON PACKS - $10
*Unity Stamp Company's LUKE 2:14 GLORIOUS ANGEL - $3.50
*Unity Stamp Company's DELECTABLE DELIGHTS stamp set - $4.50*
Odd Bird Planet's Snowman - $10 (This stamp is BIG!)
*Odd Bird Planet's Beau Christmas - $6 (assorted, facing left or right)

My thankful thought for today: I am so thankful for an amazingly supportive and helpful, generous and loving circle of family and friends. We would never have made it through this year without them, and we are still overwhelmed at the outpouring of love that has come our way.

Supplies:
stamps - Lily and Tweet
paper - baja, rose red, olive, ww, My Mind's Eye dp
ink - memento, copics
acc - shimmerz, corner rounder, olive gg, dimensionals, dew drops, rhinestone, felt snowflake, scallop edge punch

I Love Apples

I just love apples, whether it's eating them, smelling them, stamping them, whatever, apples are just so fun!
This sketch is someone else's, I can't remember who's off the top of my head. I got the new Nestabilities Labels One and Two awhile ago, and I'm still trying to come up with ways to use them. I love them, but am having a hard time using them for some reason! Oh well.

Thanks for all your anniversary wishes, we had a pretty low-key day. Enjoy your Thanksgiving week! Here is what I am thankful for today: I am thankful that my husband is seemingly on the mend, and that our little boy is also very healthy. I would love to hear your thankful thoughts!

Supplies:
stamps - Fall Festival , Flight of the Butterfly
paper - kraft, choc, wasabi, real red, ww
ink - memento, copics, white craft
acc - choc brads, nesties, dimensionals

Two Hip Hop Cards

Two Hip Hop cards for you again this week. This first one was for a "snow" challenge:

And this one was for a challenge to make a square card:

Our anniversary is tomorrow (7 years), so we went out to dinner last night. We decided to splurge because of the year we had, so we went to Lola. It was amazing! Best meal I EVER had! I had heard of Lola when Michael Symon was on the Iron Chef America contest, and they were in the paper again a few weeks ago. My mother-in-law brought it up at dinner that I would like to go there, and my husband just looked up and said "I already made reservations." I was floored and SO excited! Here is what we ate: beef cheek peirogi for appetizer, he had duck and I had squab for entrees, and our sides were Lola fries and wild mushrooms. For dessert we had warm apple crisp with caramel ice cream. Delicious! Even the take home boxes were really cool!

And our wonderful friends babysat for us. Thank you, guys!

Thanks for stopping by, don't call me, I'll be watching the Ohio St./Michigan game. Go Bucks!

Supplies:

(think snow)

stamps - Jolly Little Winter

paper - black, ww, baja

ink - memento, copics, white craft

acc - black striped gg, royal red shimmerz, angel wings shimmerz

(hello)

stamps - Neighborhood of Simplicity, Flirty Flowers

paper - cocoa, choc, ww

ink - memento, copics, choc

acc - red striped gg, scallop edge punch

Stamp Something Friday

Welcome to Stamp Something Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving, so sad it always gets trampled by early Christmas.

I stamped the pumpkins on (shimmery) poison ivory cs, cut out/embossed it with my oval nesties, and colored with copics. I dyed the ribbon pumpkin and added a key tag - punched sentiment with some brads. Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's creations!

Happy Friday!

Supplies: stamps - Tall Oaks (Verve) paper - kraft, choc patterns, olive, poison ivory ink - rich cocoa memento, copics, pumpkin (to dye ribbon) acc - vanilla gg dyed pumpkin, vintage brads, oval nesties, dimensionals

Merry & Bright

This is one of those cards that turned out NOTHING like I was hoping it would. But here it is anyway! I embossed the polka dots on the background, added rhinestones for bling, and tied a bow instead of just a knot.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - polka dot, Merry & Bright (SU), Merry & Bright (PTI)
paper - avocado (PTI), kraft, choc, ww
ink - avocado, versamark, red marker, summer sun
acc - white ep, red and clear rhinestones, red ribbon

Warm Winter Wishes

I won this Lily and Billy Winter stamp set from the Pink Cat Studio blog last week, and I finally inked it up a little. Aren't they cute? It is available over at Limelight too! Check out the weekly specials, all Basic Grey 12x12 is on sale!I colored Lily and Billy with copics, and I used shimmerz on Lily's fluff. It is sparkly and pretty! I used liquid pearls for the snow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Lily and Billy Winter
paper - kraft, choc, ww, cocoa
ink - memento, copics, choc, white craft
acc - mat pack & piercer, circle nesties, key tag punch, button, angel wings shimmerz, brown gingham ribbon, white opal liquid pearls

Baby Cards

So you would think living here my whole life I would learn to not believe the weatherman. It barely snowed and the roads were completely clear, so we weren't stuck in the house all day. It was fun to read your comments about snow! This was actually our second storm of the season. All of our snow is lake effect snow until the lake freezes over. Something about cold air passing over (relatively) warm water, and we get dumped on quite frequently. Bet you didn't think you'd be getting a science lesson now did you?

Anyway, my mom needed some baby cards for a shower, so this is what I whipped up for her. The first card is VERY similar to a card in a recent SS, and the second one is a much-used and favorite layout of mine. These cards are also all Stampin' Up! except for the button. And I actually didn't use kraft as a base for both, lol!

This is a picture of my husband and his siblings the weekend of the spaghetti dinner. His six week follow up appointment is Thursday, and if everything looks good he should not have to wear his neck brace anymore. He did take it off for the pic, but normally he only takes it off to shower. It's almost strange for me to see him in this pic without it, but I won't be sad to see it go. Adam calls it "dada's booboo". In case you can't tell who has the straightest neck, Chad is second from the left.

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your comments!

Supplies:

{rockabye baby}

stamps - Nursery Necessities, Polka Dot

paper - kiwi, ww, rhred, pirouette pink

ink - versamark, white craft

acc - white ep, mat pack & piercer, button, choc taffeta

{bundle of joy}

stamps - Punches Three

paper - kraft, ww, choc, olive patterns

ink - pirouette; olive, choc markers

acc - pirouette gg, silver brads, scallop edge punch, corner rounder

Last Two Sketches

These are the final two cards I did for the Verve Sketch Blitz:

Thanks for stopping by, hope your week is off to a great start! We are staying in, it snowed all day yesterday and it's not supposed to stop until sometime Tuesday. We have milk and bread so we are good, lol!

Supplies:

{happy birthday}

stamps - Petals & Stems, Happy Thoughts

paper - kraft, choc, baja, tangerine, ww, olive patterns

ink - olive, tangerine, baja, white craft

acc - clear bubble (kaisercraft), white taffeta, choc brads

{butterflies}

stamps - Petals & Stems

paper - choc, olive, hawaii papaya

ink - versamark, choc

acc - white ep, dimensionals, tangerine gg, key tag punch

Two Hip Hop Cards

This first card was for a challenge to cut out and/or pop up part of your image, so I did both! All the turkey's layers are popped up, so it is quite high!
This challenge was to incorporate a clear element into your card. I cut out a window and attached some acetate behind it.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Supplies:

{happy turkey day}

stamps - Fall Festival (Unity)

paper - kraft, choc, ww; choc, pumpkin, mustard, red patterns dsp

ink - chocolate, copics

acc - dimensionals, circle punch, pumpkin striped gg

{sweet home}
stamps - Wee Forest Shanty, Birds of a Feather, Sentiments O Simple (Unity)
paper - kraft, ww
ink - memento, copics
acc - pacific point gg, nesties, acetate, button, crochet thread

Stamp Something!

It's Stamp Something Friday, and today our challenge was a great sketch by Queen Kat Designs. Here is my sample:

My mojo has been missing for more than a week, ugh. I'm not 100% happy with everything I've been making, and everything looks the same. Hopefully I'll get back in the swing of things soon. I'm sure you all know what it's like!

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to check out what the rest of the team has made!

Supplies:
stamps - Snowflake Splendor (Verve)
paper - kraft, baja, ww, choc
ink - white craft, baja, choc
acc - circle punch, small rhinestones, choc taffeta

Six Chicks Sketch and Product Challenge!

Unity Stamps and rhinestones that glitter.

Basic grey wassail paper that reminds me of winter.

Piggy tales, pearls, urban prairie buttons

Warm, fuzzy dotted May Arts Ribbons and rub-ons!

When the mojo's gone

When I'm feeling, like I can't make a single thing.

I simply remember my favorite Limelight things and then I don't feel so bad!

We're not leaving you for Broadway! We're welcoming in the new DT members this week with a challenge featuring Our Favorite Things, from Limelight, of course! The sketch challenge this week gives you lots of room to use any and every product from Limelight that you just couldn't live without! If you don't have anything from Limelight, feel free to use what you do have! Feel free to interpret the challenge in any way you want. Want to scrap a page of your favorite family moments? Go for it! Want to be-dazzle a card with all your favorite embellishments? We can't wait to see it! Just jump in and get crafting!

Sketch and Product Challenge with a focus on your favorite Limelight products!

Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC008
Participants should post a comment and a link to their card on Mandy's blog, all entries must be submitted by Sunday, November 16th, at midnight.



Brandi wrote that little jingle, how cute is that! Well, my favorite things from Limelight are the stamps (especially Unity) and embellishments. So here is my sample:

Don't forget to stop by and see what the other Chicks have done!
Mandy

Brandi

JenMarie

Lisa

Ryann
Jess

Supplies:
stamps - Jolly Little Winter
paper - wasabi, ww, pomegranate, Dingaling Diamonds
ink - memento tuxedo, copics
acc - mat pack & piercer, CE, clear spica glitter pen, dimensionals, felt snowflake, Diamond bling brads, white twill ribbon

Sketch Cards

Morning, girls! Here are 3 of the 5 Verve sketch cards I managed to get done on Saturday, in plenty of time to enter for the big giveaway. Alas, I didn't win, but I still bought a couple of the new releases!

This last one is my least favorite, I think I picked hard colors to work with. But I had to make it work, so this is what I ended up with.

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions about supplies, please don't hesitate to ask!

Two Christmas Cards

Phew! Last week was so much busier and crazier than usual, I didn't stamp until Saturday! I managed to get 5 Verve sketches done, and I'll be sharing those later this week. Anyway, last week we had 2 dr. appts. downtown (which always takes a whole morning or afternoon), my hubby had a birthday (which I spent a whole afternoon cooking for), and I worked a few afternoons for my fabulously talented friend Diana. Things will be slowing down this week, I think!

We are 4 weeks post-op, and hubby is doing quite well. In two weeks he gets to take off the neck brace for good.

These two cards were my other contribution to the auction gift basket last week. I really like how they turned out!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your week is off to a great start!

Supplies:

{holiday cheer}

stamps - Heartwarmers (CHF)

paper - lavender, eggplant, olive, ww

ink - memento tuxedo, copics, versamark

acc - white ep, ribbon, oval nesties, silver brads

{joy}
stamps - Heartwarmers (CHF), polka dot (SU)
paper - baja, pacific, olive, ww
ink - tuxedo memento, olive, copics, versamark
acc - white ep, button, red liquid pearls (for heart)

Two Hip Hop Cards

Here are my two Hip Hop challenge cards from Thursday.

This challenge was to use 2 different ribbons:

This challenge was a one-layer challenge:
Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Supplies:

(happy fall)

stamps - Fall Festival

paper - kraft, olive, kiwi, ww

ink - memento tuxedo, kiwi, choc, artichoke marker

acc - circle punch, brown gingham, brown stripe ribbon, blender pen, dimensionals

(happy thanksgiving)

stamps - Fall Festival

paper - PTI white

ink - memento tuxedo, copics

acc - rectangle nesties

Limelight Specials

Look what's in the Limelight!! BasicGrey Wassail, and Core'dinations Black Magic, and Glitz Stickles, OH MY!

Glitz Digital Scrapbooking and Cardmaking CD's and Roller Doodles are on sale this week! Also, Star Dust Stickles are only $1.00!!! Click the Weekly Specials button to view these products!

Free shipping with orders of $35 or more. Only $5 shipping below the minimum.

I also spotted some new ribbons and Unity stamps there too, so get shopping!

Stamp Something Friday

This week's Stamp Something challenge was one layer somethings.

I embossed a scallop oval on my white cardstock base, stamped and colored the girls, and added a ribbon for a final touch. Quick and easy, just like I like 'em! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Fall Festival (Unity)
paper - PTI white
ink - tuxedo memento, copics
acc - scallop oval nesties, ribbon

Six Chicks Ornament Spectacular

Starting today and continuing on the 6th of every month, the Limelight Six Chicks

will be posting different themed projects. Today's is an ornament with either

packaging or a card. I chose to do packaging with my 3-D ornament.

For the ornament, I cut out (with my stars Sizzix die) 8 stars from different patterns of Wassail dp. I then glued them back to back and stuck a ribbon tail with a pearl bead out the bottom before I glued the last two stars together. I punched a hole in the top, strung some gold cord through and tied a bow on it.

To make the box, I took a 4-inch square mug box that I got at my local party store. It came flat, so I didn't have to disassemble it to do my alterations. While the box was flat, I cut off the top and bottom with a craft knife and used them as my base and lid. I then threw away the middle and used transparencies as a substitute for the middle of the box. This way you can make it as tall or short as fits your need. I added more Wassail around the top and bottom for a nice border. I put tissue paper in the bottom to give it a finished look. Here's a closer view of the ornament:

Here is the decorated top of the box:

And here is how the ornament hangs from the lid: I took a paper clip and made a little hook.

So when you open the lid, the ornament comes up too.

Thanks for stopping by, check out what the other Chicks have made!

Mandy
Brandi
JenMarie
Lisa
Ryann

Jess

Supplies:

stamps - Christmas Magic

paper - Wassail, artichoke

ink - palette noir

acc - red stripe ribbon, pearl bead, star Sizzix die, gold cord, red rhinestones, paper clip, transparencies, dimensionals, paper clip

Noel

I made a few sets of Christmas cards for the auction baskets, and this one is my favorite.
Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Heartwarmers (CHF)
paper - kraft, baja, ww, olive patterns dsp
ink - rich cocoa memento
acc - pacific point gg, mat pack & piercer, dimensionals, red button, crochet thread, corner rounder, clear spica glitter pen (for heart)

Shout Out!

Stamping friends are so wonderful, and last week several of mine jumped at the chance to donate some of their wonderful creations for the chinese auction at our spaghetti dinner. I put the email out to them on Saturday, and by Thursday this is what I had received:
(Sorry about the horrible pics, as usual I was running behind. Please excuse the Homer Santa and Rescue Heroes in the background.)

Thank you so much, my friends! You filled 8 baskets, woohoo! And each winner was thrilled and made comments to me about how gorgeous everything was. The whole dinner was a MUCH bigger success than we had anticipated, and we are overjoyed, overwhelmed, and extremely grateful.

Basket contributors:

Danielle Lounds (she sent me a ginormous box of 50+ cards and most of the 3D items you see, unbelievable!)

Crystal Birr

Mercedes Weber

Lori Tecler

Vera Schoeters

Jackie Pedro

Lisa Henke

Carolina Buchting

JessieRone

Thanks again my friends!

Two Hip Hop Challenge Cards

Hip Hop takes place on Thursdays in the Unity forum on SCS, but I don't get a chance to post them until Saturday. So here you go:

Halloween Color Challenge

(use Halloween colors, but it didn't have to be a Halloween card)

Yes that is sponging on there. And I used lilac cardstock, and on the next card I used mint cardstock. Now that is three words I never would have thought would be posted on my blog, lol!

Sweet Challenge
(use a sweet image or the word sweet or whatever)

Thanks for stopping by! I'm looking forward to a busy day and seeing lots of friends and family at the spaghetti dinner. I'll be sharing pictures of what my fabulous stamping friends sent me to fill some Chinese auction baskets, I was blown away!

Supplies:
(color challenge)
stamps - Flirty Flowers, Birds of a Feather
paper - lilac, ww, apricot, lavender, olive
ink - lilac, lavender, olive, pumpkin, tuxedo memento, copics
acc - olive gg, dimensionals, circle punch, scallop punch, black brad

(sweet) stamps - Trick or Treat Peeps, Birds of a Feather paper - kraft, choc, mint, ww ink - tuxedo memento, versamark, copics acc - word window punch, white ep, rose gg, button, crochet thread, dimensionals