Don't Forget...

Someone is gonna win some UNITY stamps on Sunday!!!
Go HERE for details!!










AND Someone is gonna win some goodies from LIMELIGHT!!!
Details HERE!

Happy Hip Hop Hangover Day!

Yesterday was Hip Hop Thursday over in the Unity Forum on SCS!
It's every Thursday from 11:00 AM EST till!
And so much FUN!

Unity GIVES AWAY at least $300 in goodies EVERY THURSDAY!

There were two challenges yesterday...here are my submissions:

The first challenge was to make a card that could be given to a child:


This igloo is covered in microbeads and popped up.
The penguin and fish are also popped up.
And, there is crystal effects on the water hole!

The second challenge was to have flowers on your card:


I used primas in the tree for my flowers. The centers are pearls.

Go visit Limelight Papercrafts to see all these UNITY stamps!

I'm ADDICTED to 'em!

Recipe for Penguin Buddy:
Stamps ~ Unity: Jolly Little Winter
Paper ~ white, A Muse
Ink ~ Versafine Onyx black, Copics, SU Markers
Accessories ~ red eyelash yarn, nesties, microbeads, sakura glaze pen, crystal effects

Recipe for Flower Tree:
Stamps ~ Unity: My! What a Beautiful Tree, Simply Said
Paper ~ riding hood red, kiwi kiss, chocolate chip, Bella Rose
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso, cat's eye warm red
Accessories ~ primas, pearls, ribbon, nesties, dimensionals

Limelight Sketch Thursday!

Don't forget to make a card for Mattie, you have a chance to win some UNITY stamps!!!
Go HERE for details!




It's Ladies in the Limelight Thursday!!
Here we are...1/2 way through Oct and it's time for a sketch/product challenge!


Here's the sketch:


And here are the details:

This week we're calling for you to get out your hardware!
That's right, put down the glitter for one day and get out some metallic elements for "manly" cards! Don't boo at me (or Brandi, since this is her idea)! ;)

We want to see brads, eyelets, spiral clips, ribbon slides, metal frames, even paper, or maybe some duct tape stickers!

There are lots of great products at Limelight to use, but if you don't have anything from Limelight, just use what you do have!

**Sketch and Product Challenge with a focus on hardware for cards for men.
**Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC006
**Post a link to your card over on Mandy's Blog by Sunday night (Oct 19)to be entered in a random drawing to WIN duct tape stickers and a package each of the large black eyelet brads and the small gunmetal eyelet brads!

Here's what I came up with for the challenge:


I thought this would be so cute for a little boy!

I used Party Animals by Pink Cat Studio.
I did some paper piecing...stamped the duck on the Basic Grey Sugared paper and pieced the duck's hat and body and cupcake.



The strip with 'quack' is 'bowed' out some for dimension.

The panel of patterned paper on the right side of the card is Candles from the Basic Grey Cupcake collection.

My 'hardware' is a glazed brad from the Basic Grey Cupcake Glazed Brads in the middle with two white brads on either side.
You can see a great set of neutral brads HERE.



Be sure to check out the other Limelight Ladies:
My Paper Haven ~ Katie
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
Barely Banana Days ~ Brandi
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy

Head on over to Limelight Papercrafts and check out the latest sales!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Party Animals
Paper ~ white, real red, ballet blue, Basic Grey Sugared, Basic Grey Candles
Ink ~ Adirondak Onyx Black, Copics, Bic Mark Its
Accessories ~ nesties, Basic Grey Cupcake Glazed brad, white brads, cb birthday folder, dimensionals

Don't forget to make a card for Mattie, you have a chance to win some UNITY stamps!!!
Go HERE for details!

Oh WOW!

WOW! Imagine my surprise and astonishment when I get an email this morning saying congrats for being mentioned on Angela's Unity blog!
You can check out the post HERE.

THANKS ANGELA for the mention! {{HUGS}}

Here is the card Angela picked:


I made this card for a sketch challenge on SCS for WCMD.

What a cute set this is from Unity! You can find it at Limelight Papercrafts: Trick or Treat Peeps

And isn't this tulle ribbon perfect?!!

You can also find this patterned paper at Limelight: Spooky Stripes by Pebbles.

I added some sparkle on everything with a clear spica and some shimmer on the webs with a sakura stardust pen.



This is for TLC189 over on SCS.
Loved this project, I had never seen the mini pizza boxes before.
I used the same stamps and papers as mentioned above.

Thanks for stopping in today!
Head on over to Limelight Papercrafts !


Card Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: Trick or Treat Peeps
Paper ~ white, black, pumpkin pie, Pebbles: Spooky Stripes
Ink ~ versafine onyx black, Copics, SU Markers
Accessories ~ sakura stardust pen, clear spica pen, raven tulle ribbon, cb d'vine swirls folder, dimensionals

Mini Pizza Box Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: Trick or Treat Peeps
Paper ~ white, black, pumpkin pie, Pebbles: Spooky Stripes
Ink ~ Versafine Onyx Black, pumpkin pie, Copics, SU Markers
Accessories ~ clear spica, sakura stardust pen, ribbon, signo white gel pen, nesties, dimensionals

Sales and FREEBIES!

Any order placed at Limelight Papercrafts TODAY ONLY (10/14/08) will receive a FREE package of Kaisercraft Droplets in their order! Just specify which color you'd like in the Comments section of your order! Tell a friend! Who doesn't love FREE embellishments!!

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FREE shipping with orders of $35 or more! Only $5 shipping below the minimum!

Don't forget about my post right below this one!!!

Wanna Win Something??

WINNER ANNOUNCED ~ Congrats to Jan Farnworth!!

Hi my Stamping Friends!

Have you noticed that button in the top right corner of my blog?

Well, a wonderful lady at DH's work is participating in the walk, this is straight from her site:

Hello! This year, I'll be taking part in JDRF's Walk to Cure Diabetes on October 18th, along with one-half million other walkers across the country at various other walks, as we try to reach our goal of raising $100 million.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating disease that affects millions of people a large and growing percentage of them children, one of them being my 6 year old Mattie (the picture shown here is of Mattie and me at the awards dinner in January 2008 after she had received her "Golden Sneaker" for raising over $2,500.00 for the 2007 walk).

There is some good news, though. For the first time, scientists are predicting that we CAN expect to see a cure well within our lifetime!

Now, more than ever, you can make a crucial difference. Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as possible? Together, we can make the cure a reality!

If you would like to help the children, like Mattie, at are afflicted with this disease then please click on donate or better yet join us Saturday, October 18th at Centinial Olympic Park. Either or both would really be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Martha


SO ~ I'm sure you noticed that my post title mentioned the word WIN . . .

I want you to send a card to Mattie!

Post a link to a picture of your card in the comments section on this post and you'll be in the drawing to win some UNITY STAMPS!

Just email me for the address, there is a link to my email down the right side of my blog. ----->

How about the Delectable Delights kit??!!!
(If you already have this kit, and you WIN, don't worry, we'll work together so ya get something you don't already have!)



If you're able to donate, I know she'd appreciate it!
Just click the button up there and it will take you to the page to donate and/or find out more about the walk.

AND ~ post another comment if you made a donation (any amount, even just $5, every little bit helps) and you'll get an extra entry!
Be sure to let me know the name the donation is under on her page so I can verify it for your extra comment.

The walk is on the 18th so I will draw a winner on Sunday, Oct 19th! ETA: Drawing will be 10/20!

I will draw names from a 'hat' instead of using a random number generator. Seems to give everyone a better shot!

Thanks everyone!
Can't wait to see your cards!

Everything Beautiful

This is for SC197 over on SCS.

I'm so addicted to Unity Stamps!
And Mandy has some FABULOUS ones over at Limelight Papercrafts.
I used Everlasting Romance and Something Within on this card.

And isn't this butterfly paper gorgeous!!!!
I almost hated to cut into it, but soooo glad I did.

I also used 4 black rhinestones for a little sparkle and bling.

I topped it off with some satin two-tone ribbon.



Thanks for visiting today!
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Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: Everlasting Romance, Something Within
Paper ~ white, regal rose, black, Kaisercraft: flutterby
Ink ~ rose romance, versafine onyx black
Accessories ~ black rhinestones, ribbon, heidi swapp edge distresser