Sprinklin' Luv

I fell in LOVE with this Skippin' Bee and Sprinklin' Luv the moment I laid eyes on 'em!

The brown, striped and pink paper is all from the Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad.

I used Angel Wings Shimmerz on the wings and the bee body for some shimmer/sparkle!
And used Pixee Stix Raspberry and Stampendous Pink Ultrafine Pastel glitters on the hearts.


I embellished with my favorite ribbon by May Arts, Chino Pearls and Soft Pink Rhinestones.

DON'T FORGET!
Head on over to Limelight Papercrafts because YOU Choose the SALE!
Be sure to enter "FIFTEEN" at checkout (where it asks for the promotional code) to receive 15% off of your entire order!


Recipe:
Stamps ~ Stampendous: Skippin' Bee, Sprinklin' Luv
Paper ~ white, Basic Grey Bittersweet
Ink ~ black, Bic Mark Its, Sharpies
Accessories ~ Angel Wings Shimmerz, Pixee Stix Raspberry Glitter, Pink Ultrafine Pastel Glitter, Chino Pearls, Soft Pink rhinestones, Brown/Antique Gold Ribbon, nesties, dimensionals

*THUD*

Wow..... So yesterday I was catching up on blurfing thru my Google Reader and found out that I was mentioned on some MAJOR blogs! *THUD*

Gina K's blog






Pink Cat Studio blog

WHOA!
Sending HUGE {HUGS} and Thank Yous to Gina and Melissa!

Te Amo

This is for a sketch challenge over on PCP.

LOVE my new Warm & Fuzzy set by Asela Hopkins from Gina K Designs!!

I stamped the image onto watercolor paper in permanent ink and used my SU Markers and a water brush.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Gina K Designs: Warm & Fuzzy
Paper ~ white, chocolate chip, Bella Rose
Ink ~ StazOn, SU Markers
Accessories ~ faux dew drops, silver brads, primas, water brush

Keeping with Kiki

Got another Kiki Kitty card for ya!
I did this card for TECC52TV.

This time she has a sparklin' cupcake thanks to some Pixee Stix Raspberry Glitter!

Also added some hot pink rhinestones on the sentiment and my FAVORITE ribbon!



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Pink Cat Studio: Kiki Kitty
Paper ~ white, bazzill carob cream, close to cocoa, Dude Designs
Ink ~ versafine onyx, Bic Mark Its
Accessories ~ punches, rhinestones, glitter, ribbon, dimensionals

Kiki's debut ~ on my blog anyways...

I inked up Kiki Kitty!
I can tell I'm gonna LOVE this set!

Added some pink polka dot ribbon and soft pink rhinestones to 'sweeten' it up!

Don't forget ~ 15% off at Limelight Papercrafts!
CODE: FIFTEEN

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Pink Cat Studio: Kiki Kitty; Gina K Designs: Whimsical Autumn;
Paper ~ white, SU dp
Ink ~ versafine onyx black, Bic Mark Its
Accessories ~ sheer pink polka dot ribbon, soft pink rhinestones, circle punch, nesties, dimensionals

Woo Hoo ~ 15% off at Limelight!

15% off your entire order at Limelight Papercrafts!!




YOU Choose the SALE!

Be sure to enter "FIFTEEN" at checkout (where it asks for the promotional code) to receive 15% off of your entire order!

Psalm 19:14

This was created for VLVJan04 on SCS.
I am in love with Verve! This Verve set is: Meditations.

I finally broke out my Basic Grey Granola 6x6 pad! ...and so glad I did! I'm loving these blues and browns!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Meditations
Paper ~ white, bazzill carob cream, Basic Grey Granola 6x6 pad
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso
Accessories ~ ribbon, nesties, scallop scissors, primas, SU flower brad

October Afternoon!

Limelight Papercrafts carries October Afternoon!
Paper, rub-ons, stamps...

I have two cards to share with you!



Both cards use Detours-Walk In the Park paper by October Afternoon.
They also both use Detours Rub-Ons by October Afternoon.

This little square card has a Rhinestone in the center of the flower and 4 Chocolate Pearls in the corners.
I tied 2 green rick rack knots on each side of the sentiment.

Here's the 2nd card:

This card also uses Detours-Walk In the Park paper and Detours Rub-Ons by October Afternoon.

I used the Brown/Ivory Fuzzy Dot ribbon...LOVE this stuff, SO FUN!

To get the 'stitches' around the edges, I used Noel's Zigzag Stitch stamp in Adirondak Espresso.
I finished it with 3 Basic Grey Buttons on the lower right corner.

Thanks for visiting today!

Go HERE to see the details for the sketch challenge due Sunday night at midnight for a chance to WIN a Stampendous Stamp of YOUR CHOICE!!

SALE! Jan 19-25
ALL Pink Cat Studio stamps - $12.50
Unity Stamp Company Jolly Little Winter stamp set - $14.50
Stampendous! Ice Cream Float stamp - $5.00

NEW at Limelight!!

Mandy has been busy getting some NEW yummalicious product at Limelight Papercrafts!

I see Fluffles, Bee Happy, Odd Bird Planet, Liquid Pearls...

You can always click on Newest Products down the left side of the Limelight Homepage and it will pull up one page worth of the latest and greatest!

AND, wanna WIN a Stampendous Single of YOUR CHOICE???
Enter the sketch challenge ~ due Sunday night at midnight EST.

SALE!
ALL Pink Cat Studio stamps - $12.50
Unity Stamp Company Jolly Little Winter stamp set - $14.50
Stampendous! Ice Cream Float stamp - $5.00

Pearls and a Silhouette

This was for VSLFL2.

I really like how elegant this turned out....thanks to the pearls!

Have a GREAT Saturday!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Garden Silhouettes, Pocket Silhouettes
Paper ~ very vanilla, not quite navy, Urban Garden
Ink ~ not quite navy
Accessories ~ kraft taffeta ribbon, champagne pearls, nesties, fiskars threading water punch, dimensionals, cb textile embossing folder

LLPC013 Pinwheel Trio

It's time for a Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge!!

Details:
**Sketch and Product Challenge with a focus on using two or more DIFFERENT stamps.
**Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC013.
**Link your card on Mandy's blog Sunday, January 25th at midnight to win a Stampendous single of their choice!



I just looove thie Pinwheel Trio stamp!
I stamped it two times: once on the white piece and then again on some Basic Grey Bittersweet paper.
I cut out the ones on the dp and adhered them to the white piece only in the center so the edges of the 'wheels' would be 3-D.
I added a Soft Pink Rhinestone in the center of each wheel.



All patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad.

The ribbon is THIS reversible pink ribbon ~ It is GORGEOUS!.

I used the Love Goes 'Round sentiment stamp in the lower left corner as my 2nd stamp.

I finished it off by adding Rose pearls in the upper left and bottom right corners...Lee style, LOL ~ I love the way Lee uses pearls!

Go check out the other Limelight Chicks:
Barely Banana Days ~ Brandi
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
My Paper Haven ~ Katie
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee ~ our January 7th Chick!!

Check in tomorrow...

It's Limelight Sketch Challenge Time!
And you know what that means ~ a new prize will be up for grabs!

Bean Thinking...

This was for GKDJB01.

I LOVE this set: My Cuppa' Joe over at Gina K Designs.
I got these images through a PIF but I'm planning on ording this set this week!!! (gotta wait for the NEW release though!)

And THIS RIBBON is my absolute FAVE ribbon of all!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Gina K Designs: My Cuppa' Joe
Paper ~ white, K & Co.
Ink ~ black, Bic Mark Its
Accessories ~ Labels 1 nesties, keytag punch, ribbon

Limelight DT Announced!

Go check it out at Mandy's blog HERE!!

A Verve-y Thanks

This is for VLVJan03 ~ I'm really enjoying my Verve stamps!!

I used the Basic Grey Eva 6x6 pad for all dp.

And the very scrumptious Chocolate Pearls....LOVE 'em!
Added some 1.5" scallop edge pink ribbon for softness.



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Meditations
Paper ~ very vanilla, chocolate chip, Basic Grey Eva 6x6 pad
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso
Accessories ~ chocolate pearls, punches, ribbon, dimensionals, cb textile folder

SALE at Limelight!

Stock Up on STAMPS! There are LOTS of stamps in the Weekly Specials category this week!
Here are a few of the sales, valid January 19 - January 25:


ALL Pink Cat Studio stamps - $12.50



Unity Stamp Company Jolly Little Winter stamp set - $14.50



Stampendous! Ice Cream Float stamp - $5.00

Sweet Stuff

This is for LSC203....a Valentine that would be easy to duplicate...a 'front', not a full 'open and close' card.

I used Delectible Delights...red spica on the bow for sparkle...a red rhinestone by the sentiment...ribbon...

If you've been wanting the Delectible Delights set.....now is the time, it is no longer sold at Unity as this kit, it is now part of a larger kit at Unity.
BUT...You can get it as the 'original' Delectible Delights kit at Limelight Papercrafts!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Delectible Delights by Unity
Paper ~ white, Bella Rose
Ink ~ versafine onyx black, bic mark its
Accessories ~ red rhinestone, ribbons, red spica, nesties

Love Goes 'Round

This is for IC163. THIS was my inspiration piece.

I used Love Goes 'Round by Stampendous...this stamp arrived in my mailbox TODAY and I couldn't wait to ink it up!
I used Adirondak Espresso ink...my FAVE brown ink!

The patterned dp and the brown behind the sentiment is from the FABULOUS NEW Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad.

I embellished with:
rose pearls
brown/antique gold ribbon



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Stampendous: Love Goes 'Round
Paper ~ white, regal rose, Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso
Accessories ~ rose pearls, brown/antique gold ribbon, corner rounder, scallop circle punch, circle punch, slot punch, dimensionals

Trust in the Lord

This is for :VLVJan02.
I used Proverbs 3:5 from Verve.

My bling is Lavender Rhinestones and Chocolate Pearls!

Added a prima, white brad, ghost shape, ribbon....and done!



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Proverbs 3:5
Paper ~ white, chocolate, Deja Views
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso
Accessories ~ chocolate pearls, lavender rhinestones, ribbon, twill, ghost shape, brad, prima, nesties

Some bunny loves you...

I recently placed my very first Verve order...
And this was the first card I made with my new Verve stamps for VLVJan01!

The bunny is covered with White Fun Flock!!



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Some Bunny
Paper ~ Bazzill: Carob Cream; Very Vanilla; unknown dp
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso
Accessories ~ white fun flock, silver heart brads, silver brad, prima, misc flower, ribbon, punches, white gel pen, dimensionals

NEW PinkCatStudio is IN!!

The NEW Pink Cat Studio Release is HERE...IN STOCK...READY TO ORDER at Limelight Papercrafts!!!!

Lily & Billy Sweethearts


Kiki Kitty

I've got Kiki Kitty on the way to me!!!!
Along with some of the FANTABULOUS NEW Stampendous stamps!!!

Sooooo.........need another reason to head over to Limelight Papercrafts???
January 12 - 18
Now is the time to stock up on all of the fun new products we have at Limelight Papercrafts!
Each order received January 12 - January 18 that is over $30 will receive a free surprise!
Could be ribbon, Stickles, glitter, cardstock or patterned paper, or even a stamp!
We'll throw in a random surprise (as random as we can try to be while packing the orders) for each order over $30!

Limelight News!

Lots going on at Limelight Papercrafts!!




January 12 - 18
Now is the time to stock up on all of the fun new products we have at Limelight Papercrafts!
Each order received January 12 - January 18 that is over $30 will receive a free surprise!
Could be ribbon, Stickles, glitter, cardstock or patterned paper, or even a stamp! :)
We'll throw in a random surprise (as random as we can try to be while packing the orders) for each order over $30!

LOTS of new product is in the Limelight!!

October Afternoon
Paper, Rub-Ons, Stamps

Stampendous
Changito, Bees, Valentine's Day, etc.


Shimmerz
NEW Blingz colors!!


Fun Flock
New colors in!


NEW Pink Cat Studio will be up on Thursday 1/15

AND LOTS MORE!

Bunny Cocoa

This is for JAN09MFTA2.
The milk carton tutorial is HERE.

I used Snowbunny Flopsey from My Favorite Things.
I thought he looked cute drinking his cocoa so he'd be perfect for this carton filled with cocoa kisses! Mmmm!!!

I used white fun flock on his tummy!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ MFT: Snowbunny Flopsey; Happy Hearts
Paper ~ white, ruby red, regal rose
Ink ~ versafine onyx black, bic mark its, copics, sharpies
Accessories ~ ribbons, staple, white fun flock, cb d'vine swirls folder, dimensionals

Under the Weather?

I made this for JAN09MFTA1. Bling it up baby!

This uses Rain or Shine from MFT and the sentiment Under the Weather? is by A Muse.

I used Aquamarine Rhinestones from Limelight Papercrafts.

I colored with Bic Mark Its and Sharpies.
The dress, polka dots on the boots and doggy sweater are covered with SU Dazzling Diamonds.
The puddle is 'filled in' with crystal effects.



Check out Limelight Papercrafts...TONS of new goodies!!!

Don't forget I have a 'For Sale' spot over on the right --->
I'm constatnly adding more stuff!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ MFT: Rain or Shine; A Muse sentiment
Paper ~ white, taken with teal, apricot appeal, The Paper Studio
Ink ~ black, copics, bic mark its, sharpies
Accessories ~ ribbon, rhinestones, dazzling diamonds, crystal effects, nesties, dimensionals, keytag punch

Ruby Blush Coffee Cups

This was made for a color challenge over in the Verve forum on SCS.
I used Kraft, Ruby Red and Blush Blossom.

Oh how I love this coffee set by Flourishes!
It is Coffee With Friends . . . and I WON it last month doing a challenge on PCP! Woo Hoo!
Thanks to Flourishes and PCP!



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Flourishes: Coffee with Friends
Paper ~ kraft, blush blossom, bella blossom
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ kraft taffeta ribbon, textile embossing folder, scallop oval punch, dimensionals

Hip Hop Hangover Friday!

Yesterday was the first Unity Hip Hop of 2009!!!

I did this card for the Rhinestone Challenge....there's a clear heart rhinestone in the center tree.

This tree image and sentiment is from the September Kit of the Month: Friendship. Love. Miracles.

I used Pixee Stix Strawberry Glitter on the left tree and Stampendous Ultrafine Melon Glitter on the right tree.

All of the paper is Basic Grey Eva.



AND...use the code: FREESHIP for FREE shipping at Unity thru Friday midnight!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: September 2008 Kit of the Month: Friendship. Love. Miracles
Paper ~ Basic Grey Eva
Ink ~ Versafine Onyx Black, Baroque Burgundy
Accessories ~ pixee stix strawberry glitter, stampendous ultrafine melon glitter, heart shaped rhinestone, nesties, dimensionals

Limelight Sketch Challenge Time

One trend has become VERY noticeable in the paper-crafting industry in the past year: textured products!

We have textured cardstock, embossing, fuzzy ribbons, fun flock, and lots of other products that make paper crafting fun to the touch!
So this week we ask you: Why don't you reach out and touch....some textured products? (Diana Ross, anyone??)

Limelight Papercrafts carries some gorgeous ribbons that are fuzzy, silky, and smooth.
Or if that doesn't appeal to you, how about Fun Flock in 9 fun colors!?
What about the new Core'dinations textured cardstock?
If it's got texture, use it!
If you don't have anything from Limelight, that's ok! Use what you do have!

Here are the details:

**Sketch and Product Challenge with a focus on textured products.

**Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC012.

**Link your upload to Mandy's blog. All entries must be submitted by Sunday, January 11th , at midnight to win a 12x12 Chocolate Box paper pack!!




Christmas Kitty isn't just for Christmas! That's what I LOVE about that set!

I started off using papers from the NEW Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 pad.
I added a strip of Fuzzy Dot Ribbon in Burgundy/Red.

Next I stamped the kitty in a present from Christmas Kitty by Pink Cat Studio and colored it with Bic Mark Its.
The sparklin' ribbon on the present is Pixee Stix Chocolate Glitter.

I finished it off with two buttons from the Basic Grey Bittersweet Buttons pack.



Go check out the other Limelight Ladies for some great inspiration!!
Barely Banana Days ~ Brandi
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
My Paper Haven ~ Katie
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee ~ our January 7th Chick!!