Last post for today!

I know, this blog has been hot with posting this week, don't worry I'll give you a break this weekend.

So how cute is this little guy? I am obsessed with all things birds and trees lately. This owl is actually cut out from Kaisercraft's What a Hoot line - On the Prowl. I popped him up on dimensionals on a kraft strip, added a sentiment from the revamped Mix-up of Cuteness by Unity. I punched out a label from moss cardstock, ala Lisa, and stuck it out the end of the kraft strip. I mounted it on Wise patterned paper from the same KC line. The card base is chocolate chip. The button is vintage white from PTI, with a snippet of brown satin ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

New Happenings at TSG

You have seen all the sneak peeks for the new TSG sets releasing this month, but there's more going on! Jessica and her behind the scenes technical guy have created a new TSG website with a gallery AND forum, besides the shopping! I've seen it, and it looks phenomenal! So head on over to www.thereshegoesclearstamps.com and check it all out!

There is a new release party from 7-9pm (PST) tonight, hope you will join us in the new forum. Also, the new sets will be available on Friday, May 1, and blog hop winners will be announced on Jessica's blog as well.

Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge #20

Welcome to the 20th edition of the Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge! Can you believe this is number 20 already? Where does the time go! This is my final project as a member of the Limelight design team. I have enjoyed immensely my time as a Chick, and will continue to be a very happy customer of Limelight. Thanks to Mandy for the opportunity and her generosity. It was fun to work with all the Six Chicks that started this journey with me all those months ago!

Anyway, here is the sketch for this challenge:

And the product focus is anything pearls. Here is my sample:Here are the details:

**Use the sketch provided along with anything pearly!!

**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC020.

**Post a comment with a link to your card on the appropriate post on Mandy's blog by Sunday, May 3, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).

**PRIZE ~ One package of Kaisercraft self-adhesive pearls in the color of your choice! Winner is chosen randomly.

Now head on out to see what Mandy, JenMarie, Lee, Lisa, Ryann, Lorie, Rebekka - guest have done with the challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

stamps - formerly Cupcakes A La Yummy now Mix-up of Cuteness, Distressed Dots

paper - pink pirouette, regal rose, choc, white, olive, celery

ink - memento, copics, pink pirouette, choc (for covering chipboard)

acc - chocolate pearls, rose pearls, Hip Chipboard Mini Monograms, nesties, dimensionals, oval punch

Thanks

**This is post #2 for today, please scroll down for my TSG sneak peek.

Here's a quick little thank you card for today. I hope you are having a great week. I've been battling a sinus infection, and I finally got some sleep last night after not sleeping for 4 nights. I think I'm starting to get over it, thankfully.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Giggle Grove, Thanks To You (Unity)
paper - soft sky, white, October Afternoon Nightlight (Louie, Henry, Ellie)
ink - palette
acc - photo corner punch, scallop edge punch, dimensionals, dew drops

TSG Sneak Peek, Day 3

Here we are at the last sneak peek for this month already! This set is called Happy Day, and is it ever CUTE!!!!!
Want to win this set? Simply comment on all the Trendsetters' blog posts for Happy Day, then head to Jessica's blog and put your name in the appropriate Mr. Linky spot. You do not have to have a blog to play along, you can also use the URL of your favorite online craft gallery!

Christi is where you need to go next! Here are the links for all the other Trendsetters in case you need them. Thanks for stopping by!

Jessica <--start here Angela, Becky, Christi, Faith, Holly, JenTapler - guest designer, Jessie, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki, Silke

Supplies:
stamps - Happy Day
paper - kraft, new leaf, white, raspberry
ink - memento, copics
acc - hibiscus burst ribbon, 1" circle punch, dimensionals, button (BG)

TSG Sneak Peek Day 2

Today's peek is from the set called "A-Z and 1,2,3". It's a great all-around alphabet set with numbers, symbols, and two circles. I used the circles with the new gridline acrylic block that TSG will now be carrying to create a fun background. I also used the small dot/period to make the green background.
I thought these colors were summery, hence my sentiment. I used some clear page pebbles on random circles (they fit perfectly, btw) for a fun touch.

Want to win this set? Simply comment on all the Trendsetters' blog posts for "A - Z and 1,2,3", then head to Jessica's blog and put your name in the appropriate Mr. Linky spot. You do not have to have a blog to play along, you can also use the URL of your favorite online craft gallery!

Christi is where you need to go next! Here are the links for all the other Trendsetters in case you need them. Thanks for stopping by!

Jessica <--start here
Angela, Becky, Christi, Faith, Holly, JenTapler - guest designer,
Jessie, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki, Silke

Love Ewe

I recently got this super adorable Unity stamp from Limelight, and I help but ink it up almost right away! I added crystal effects to the legs and faces of these cuties.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Love Ewe
paper - soft sky, basic gray, regal rose, white
ink - memento, copics
acc - corner rounder, nesties, wavy edge punch, dimensionals, CE, snow pearls, pink satin ribbon

We Have a Winner!

Random.org picked comment #6 - stampininthesun (Erin) - as the winner of the $15 TSG blog candy! Congrats Erin! I will forward your info to Jessica. Enjoy your new set!

TSG Sneak Peek, Day 1

There are 3 new sets plus some other fun stuff that Jessica is releasing this month, so stay tuned! Today's peek is from a set called She's a Lady.

I stamped the single rose on a ruby background with riding hood red ink, then took my blender pen and added a little fill-in to the flowers. The black panel is embossed with swiss dots, and the saying says "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." I colored and cut out another flower to go on top of the ribbon knot. In this close-up, you can see that this is no plain red shoe! It is patent leather with a poofy flower! I popped up the flower and added glitter to it.

Want to win this set? Simply comment on all the Trendsetters' blog posts for She's a Lady, then head to Jessica's blog and put your name in the appropriate Mr. Linky spot. You do not have to have a blog to play along, you can also use the URL of your favorite online craft gallery!

Christi is where you need to go next! Here are the links for all the other Trendsetters in case you need them. Thanks for stopping by!

Jessica <--start here

Angela
Becky
Christi
Faith
Holly

JenTapler - guest designer
Jessie
Joanne
Jodi
Julie
Maki
Silke

Supplies:

stamps - She's a Lady

paper - ruby, black, coral, white, gray

ink - riding hood red, l'amore red (palette), copics, black

acc - swiss dots ef, nesties, CE, dimensionals, clear spica glitter pen, white satin ribbon, pearls, corner rounder

I Didn't Forget . . .

I made this for a friend who had a birthday recently, and it still hasn't made it into the mail box. Ooops. The inside reads: I wanted to make your birthday last longer. Teehee! That weird dark reddish thing is really just a piece of red cardstock, but my photo program does weird things to red when I try to enhance the pics. I added some crystal effects to the body and tail of the snail.

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to enter my blog candy below!

Supplies:
stamps - Slow and Steady (TSG)
paper - lemon tart, baja breeze, real red, Offbeat (BG), white
ink - memento, copics
acc - dimensionals, corner rounder, photo corner punch, Offbeat glazed brads, paper piercer, CE

TSG Blog Candy!!!!

It's my turn this month to give away some blog candy from There She Goes. Isn't that so generous of Jessica?

Anyway, to enter, just leave me a comment telling me which TSG set is your favorite. Winner gets her choice of a set from TSG valued at $15 (or less)! How cool is that?

Candy closes Sunday, April 26 at midnight EST, and I will choose a random winner sometime Monday. One entry per person, unless you are one of my "followers". Then you can enter a second time, woohoo! Good luck everyone!

Lily at the Beach Release Day!

This is the last of the peaks for this month's release. Get your Lily at the Beach set today!

Lily has just enjoyed a nice swim, and is all cuddled up in her beach towel.

I stamped her on white, colored her with copics, and added some hand-drawn sand (I know, I have mad drawing skillz) and CE to her mask and the splashies on the sentiment. The paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Snorkel line, I love it!

And here is the full set: cute, huh?

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you've enjoyed what we as a design team have shown you this release!

Supplies:

stamps - Lily at the Beach

paper - kraft, white, bashful blue, Snorkel

ink - memento, copics

acc - corner rounder, buttons (BG), CE, nesties, dimensionals

Limelight Stuff

Fun things going on at Limelight!

IT'S THE GREAT RIBBON ROUND-UP!
For every three yards of ribbon you purchase, you may choose ONE YARD OF RIBBON FREE (of equal or lesser value, please)! Simply note your ribbon choice in the Comments section during checkout. If no free ribbon is selected, we will include a yard of our choice.

FREE SUMMER STICKERS
With each and every order (regardless of amount), we will be including a summer-themed sticker sheet from Pebbles, Inc. These are perfect for scrapbooking, card making, or sticking on envelopes! I personally think they coordinate VERY well with our Cling Changito Chef stamp (http://limelightpapercrafts.com/getproduct.php?pid=1215) or any of our summer stamps!

There is also new Basic Grey and other stuff now in the store, so head over and check it out!

Lily at the Beach, Day 2

Here's Mermaid Lily, sunning herself on a rock! As you can see in the second picture,

I covered her in clear spica glitter for some extra flash and shine.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: stamps - Lily at the Beach paper - regal rose, raspberry fizz, cool caribbean, white, banana ink - memento, copics acc - nesties, swiss dots ef, wavy edge punch, pacific gg, pearl (kaisercraft), dimensionals, clear spica glitter pen

Lily at the Beach Sneak Peek Day 1

Welcome to day one of Lily at the Beach! I know I say this every month, but these stamps are just adorable!

So first up is Lily with her innertube:

I found this Doodlebug Design paper in my stash, it's OLD, but was perfect for this set.

I didn't have yellow dew drops, so I punched 1/4" circles of yellow cs and put the dew drops

on top of them. I also used yellow stickles on the flower centers.

Close-up, I used crystal effects on the tube:
And now Lily riding on her turtle friend:

I cut Lily and Turtle Friend out after I colored the image, and it is popped up on dimensionals.
Isn't that paper cool? I love it! I got a couple designs from this line,
you'll see one later this week.

And another close-up:
Thanks for stopping by, go see what the rest of the team did with Lily! (links on the left)

A big welcome to Tori Wild, this month's guest designer!

Supplies:

{fun in the sun}

stamps - Lily at the Beach

paper - white, ballet, amethyst, saffron, marigold, teal, Doodlebug Design from my stash

ink - memento, copics

acc - dew drops, dimensionals, CE, yellow stickles, clear bubble, 3/4" circle punch, nesties, swiss dots ef

{sunny day}

stamps - Lily at the Beach

paper - white, kraft, plum pudding, summer sunrise, Snorkel by Cosmo Cricket

ink - memento, copics

acc - buttons (Am. Crafts), wavy edge punch (EK), CE, clear spica glitter pen, dimensionals

Thinking of You

Here's a quick and easy, clean and simple card for you today. I embossed the stem in white and added a BG button. The sentiment is stamped in Ocean Tides on Aqua Mist, I was hoping it would be darker. Not so much. Oh well. Hope your week is off to a great start!

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
stamps - gratitude=joy (unity), Everyday Classics (PTI)
paper - white, kiwi, avocado, aqua mist
ink - versamark, ocean tides
acc - white ep, scallop edge punch, BG Eva button, dimensionals

Thank You

Happy Saturday, hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I used the gorgeous set Nature of Friendship for this card. Couple details: I used a white gel pen to add a dot to the center of each small pink flower, CE covers all the red flowers, and the aqua mist butterflies are covered with spica clear glitter pen. I made my own background with the long piece from the set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Nature of Friendship
paper - real red, avocado, plum pudding, white
ink - avocado, sweet blush, l'amour red, aqua mist
acc - CE, white gel pen, clear spica glitter pen, plum pudding ribbon, dimensionals, wavy border punch

Pink Cat Release Contest

Melissa is having another contest for this release, check out the details --> HERE!

Bad Girl

I have been a very bad girl. Every month a Pink Cat dt member posts a challenge. Well, this month it was Mariska's turn, and I completely forgot about it! Bad bad girl! Anyway, here it is:
Mariska's Challenge Details. You have, ummm, like 3 days left to enter. **holding out my hand for you to slap**

Basically, you have to make a birthday card or a card celebrating a baby, and then you have to either layer your image or use stitches. Here is my sample, I chose a birthday card with a layered image.

Here you can see the layering, the red balloon is on 3 dimensionals, and all the balloons also have a coat of crystal effects on them.

Please accept my profuse apologies for not posting this sooner, girls!

Supplies:
stamps - Kiki Kitty
paper - soft sky, wasabi textured, white, tangerine, Imaginisce
ink - memento, copics, wasabi
acc - oval nesties, dimensionals, CE, silver brads, 3/4" circle punch

Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge #19

Happy Thursday!

Here's today's sketch, and the product focus is rub-ons.

And here's my sample: I used 5 different Sweet Branch rub-ons from Crate Paper.

This sketch is also an easy one to use; be sure you try it and play along with us! Up for grabs this week is a package of Basic Grey Silver Summer Rub-ons! And there's a BONUS.... Oh, yes, you can have TWO entries into the random drawing this week? How, you ask?

1- You get one entry for creating a card and posting it to your blog or in an online gallery (details below).

2- This week, if you get a friend to create a card for this challenge, and they post it to their blog or in an online gallery, YOU get a second entry! Just leave a second comment on the appropriate post on Mandy's blog telling her who you sent over! Now, this has to be a NEW participant, someone who's never done the Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge! (Yes, if you get LOTS of friends to join in, you get one extra entry for each friend!)

Here are the details:
**Use the sketch provided along with your favorite Rub-ons!!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC019.
**Post a comment with a link to your card here on this post by Sunday, April 19, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ One package of Basic Grey Silver Summer Rub-ons! Winner is chosen randomly!**Hope that YOU will play along!! :) Don't forget that you can get an EXTRA entry this week by getting a friend to play along, too!

Now head on out to see what Mandy, JenMarie, Lee, Lisa, Ryann, Lorie, Rebekka - guest have done with the challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

stamps - none

paper - olive, choc, summer sunrise, baja, regal rose, Weathervane - Sweater Weather

ink - none

acc - Sweet Branch rub-ons, satin pink ruffle ribbon, dimensionals, 1-1/4" circle punch

Old Layout, New Stamps

Happy Wednesday! Hope you got your taxes filed on time. We pay someone to do ours, and we got our return a month ago, yeah! Anyway, a card for you:
I've used this layout before, but it is one of my faves when making baby cards. This is the last one I made for the Sweet Pea release.

Thanks for stopping by! My counter went over 100,000 over the weekend, wow! Look for blog candy soon.

Supplies:

stamps - Sweet Pea plate 2

paper - kraft, baja, kiwi, banana, white, choc

ink - versamark

acc - white ep, dimensionals, white satin ribbon, corner rounder, spiral punch

Pink Cat Release Coming Up!

Want this blinkie to help spread the word about the next Pink Cat Release?

Click HERE for instructions.

Tax Day Sale

Mandy is having a sale over at Limelight:

Happy Tax Day!
Tax Day is coming up this week on April 15! Whether you will receive a refund or have to pay, Limelight Papercrafts wants to give YOU a Stimulus! Enter the code TaxDay at checkout to receive 15% off of your ENTIRE order!

Flowerpot Baby, aka How Many Colors Can You Put On A Card?

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had a fabulous Easter weekend. We have recovered, but this week is no less busy for us. At least we had a week off from swim lessons.
Yes, there are lots of colors on this card. Seven to be exact. I just thought it turned out so cheerful!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Sweet Pea plate 2
paper - kraft, olive prints, regal rose, rose red, white, pumpkin textured, chocolate
ink - memento, copics
acc - top note die, scallop and circle nesties, kaisercraft pearls, rose gg, dimensionals

Happy Easter!

Wishing all of my readers a blessed Easter, celebrating the resurrection of our Savior.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday, and this is the card I made for her. She is spending the morning coloring Easter eggs with some grandkids, and then my sister, SIL, and I are taking her to a tearoom for lunch. She requested a cookout for dinner, so that's what we're doing!
Thanks for stopping by, hope you are having a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps - Let's Get Together (TSG), Cupcake Mix & Match (TSG)
paper - plum pudding, white, celery, basic grey Euphoria
ink - black
acc - dimensionals, nesties labels 4, sweet blush gg, photo corner punch

Dollar Find Friday

It's my turn to bring the TSG Dollar Find Friday! Here's my dollar find: a purple bucket from the Target dollar spot. I was going to use it for another project, but ended up doing something else. So it was perfect for DFF.

I stamped the half eggshell from Tweeterpated twice for each egg,

then decorated and embellished them.

I glued them on the pail (front view):

Inside view:

And finished project:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this!

Supplies:

stamps - Tweeterpated

paper - BG Euphoria, white

ink - black, plum pudding, summer sunrise, new leaf

acc - pearls (kaisercraft), 1/2" circle punch, oval punch, rhinestones (HA), pink ruffle ribbon, scallop edge punch

Happy Hello

One more card (for now) using My Cute Stamps. Any gardeners out there that can tell me what the onion-y thing is called?
I stamped some flowers, stems, and a ladybug on a raspberry base with versamark. I cut a window out of soft sky and popped it up over the "fruity thing". The ribbon is new leaf, to match the paper I embossed the sentiment on, and it really does match in real life! Three dew drops finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by, it's my turn for TSG's Dollar Find Friday tomorrow so I hope you'll come back!

Supplies:
stamps - Spunky Nature (MCS), Everyday Classics (PTI anniv. set)
paper - raspberry, soft sky, new leaf, white
ink - raspberry, versamark
acc - dimensionals, new leaf ribbon, dew drops, white ep

You're Tweet!

Another card using my new My Cute Stamps! I stamped the owl twice, once in raspberry and once in hibiscus, then cut out the hibiscus one and pieced it onto the raspberry one. The owl, the birdie, and the leaves are all popped up on dimensionals.
Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - You're Tweet
paper - new leaf, white, soft sky prints
ink - all PTI - rich cocoa, raspberry, hibiscus, new leaf, summer sunrise, black
acc - buttons (American Crafts), dimensionals

Sweet Strawberry Baby

Here's another card I made for the latest Pink Cat release.
Thanks for stopping by, hope your week is off to a great start!

Supplies:
stamps - Dress Up Sweet Pea
paper - pomegranate, wasabi, wasabi prints dsp, white, pretty in pink
ink - memento, copics
acc - stickles, dimensionals, nesties, dew drops, key tag punch, word window punch, ghost heart, button, crochet thread, swiss dots ef

Limelight Project Parade

Limelight Celebrates Earth Day! Earth Day is right around the corner (and Arbor Day, too), so let's go GREEN! Our challenge was to make a project using recycled packaging, stamp some trees (there are LOTS at Limelight), make a seed packet pouch... Whatever!

So I recycled a snack box and made this treat packaging:
I started by cutting off the top and smaller sides of the box and trimming it to 4-1/2" x 6". I covered the printed sides with paper, and this becomes the inside. I cut a window in the front with my rectangle nestabilities. I stamped a tree and bird, cut them out, and glued them to the new front which used to be the inside of the box. I added the sentiment and a couple buttons. I took a clear cello bag and put some green bunny peeps inside, then used my cropadile to punch two holes in the top. The ribbon goes through the bag as well, keeping it in place. I thought the bunny peeps were perfect for my "forest scene", lol!

Inside view:

Side view:

Front view minus peeps:

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to see what the rest of the chicks made!

Mandy, JenMarie, Lee, Lisa, Ryann, Lorie, Rebekka - guest

Supplies:

stamps - Giggle Grove

paper - pistachio nut coredinations, detours - picnic basket, detours - dirt roads, weathervane - cozy home

ink - memento

acc - offbeat buttons, brown satin ribbon, white crochet thread, clear cello bag, peeps

Cupcake For Your Thoughts

Happy Weekend! Here's another card I made using the new TSG set, Cupcake Mix & Match.
I started with a layout from Dawn McVey. I stamped the cupcake tier in chocolate palette ink and did a quick wash over the cupcakes with an aquapainter and chocolate ink. I stamped and cut out the main cupcake, and frosted it with brown liquid applique. It goes on a nice dark chocolate color, but turns to this dogfood color when you heat it. I colored, cut out, and glued on a little flower accent.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps - Cupcake Mix & Match
paper - choc, hibiscus burst, melon berry, new leaf, white
ink - memento and palette, copics, choc
acc - corner rounder, brown liquid applique, dimensionals, new leaf gg

Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge

It's April!!! Spring is here!! That makes me think of bright, sunshine-filled days!! What's bright and shiny?? Metallics!! What can you find that's shiny metallic to use on your challenge this week?? Brads, Metallic Paper, Eyelets, Embellies??? Let your creativity "shine"!!!!
Metallic elements can really spruce up a card! Brads, inks, rhinestones, or hardware...bring it ALL out for this week's Sketch and Product Challenge!

Here's the sketch:
And here's my sample:

I used eyelet brads as my main metallic, but I also painted the hearts with shimmerz. For the cake, I "colored" the layers with my versamarker and embossed it with several layers of chocolate embossing powder for another metallic look. The icing is liquid applique. The inside sentiment reads "Hooray! it's your day".

So, do you want to play along? Here are the details:

**Use the sketch provided along with anything METALLIC!

**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC018.

**Post a comment with a link to your card on the appropriate post on Mandy's blog by Sunday, April 5, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).

**PRIZE ~ One 6x6 or 8x8 paper pad of the winner's choice! Winner is chosen randomly.

See what the other chicks have done with this challenge:

Mandy, JenMarie, Lee, Lisa, Ryann, Lorie, Rebekka - April guest designer

And another great Limelight special: Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail!Check out all of the wonderful Easter (and year-round!) goodies that Limelight has to offer! Then simply enter in the code "BunnyTrail" at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order! Happy shopping!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

stamps - Changito cake, Hooray blast

paper - pacific point, vanilla, kiwi, regal rose, Detours - Garden Path

ink - memento, copics

acc - gunmetal small eyelet brads, pixie dust shimmerz, chocolate embossing powder, versamarker, heart to heart punch, liquid applique, photo corner punch, dimensionals, circle cutter

More Enabling

Blog hopping and surfing really is dangerous. I came across My Cute Stamps, and what do you know, I now own 2 of those sets! They really do live up to the name.
I stamped the leaves in avocado, chocolate embossed the sentiment on ocean tides, rounded the corners, and added a bow of plum pudding with a button of melon berry.

I worked all day yesterday for my friend Diana who is a fantastic interior designer/real estate stager/redesigner. We staged a house to hopefully sell fast. I enjoy learning from her, and she likes having an extra pair of hands to unload a truck of furniture and accessories! If you are into home decor and such, you MUST check out her website (especially the link under the Lake Erie Living magazine to see her house decorated for Christmas) and her blog (lots of tips and pics and fun stuff!).

Don't forget, the new TSG releases are now available for you to buy, check it out HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, keeping my fingers crossed that my computer escapes that major virus supposed to hit today!

Supplies:

stamps - Mega Mixed Messages (PTI), Spunky Nature (MCS)

paper - white, ocean tides

ink - avocado, versamark

acc - choc ep, plum pudding ribbon, melon berry button, white crochet thread, corner rounder