A Sketch with a **PRIZE**

It's Limelight Papercrafts SKETCH TIME!
YEP, that means a drawing for a PRIZE!



This time around, we want you to think PEARLS!
This can be the Kaisercraft self-adhesive pearls, Liquid pearls, pearlescent paper....etc.

The Details:

**Use the sketch provided and think PEARLS!

**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC020.

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

**PRIZE ~ Three packages of Kaisercraft Pearls of the winner's choice!
(Winner is chosen randomly from all participants)


How about this paper??!!!
It's the NEW Basic Grey Wisteria! And...I LOVE it!

I used Unity stamps for this card: Flower 3 and the sentiment is from Simply Said.

I embelished with my Favorite Ribbon and Champagne Pearls.



Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Gals:
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Live, Laugh, Love, Create ~ Lorie
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee
A Diamond In The Rough ~ Rebekka

Be sure to get in on some FREE RIBBON at Limelight Papercrafts!!!
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.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: Simply Said, Flower 3
Paper ~ very vanilla, perfect plum, BG Wisteria
Ink ~ adirondak espresso
Accessories ~ champagne pearls, ribbon, nesites, dimensionals

It's a Unity Par-tay!

Unity is turning ONE!
And...you can get some FABULOUS Unity at Limelight Papercrafts!

Be sure to check out the Unity Challenges this week!

Here are 2 I did yesterday for the color challenge:



I started by stamping the Royal Day background in versamark onto the Kraft card base.

The Sweet Zzzz's is stamped in black onto So Saffron. I paper pieced the bird with Baja Breeze. ...and colored in the flowers with a white gel pen.
I topped it with a mini white brad and added a yellow ribbon border at the bottom of the bird cage.



I used a jumbo eyelet to thread the baja breeze ribbon through...
Used white thread to 'sew' the swirl...
...and finished off the sentiment (from Simply Said) with three Silver Rhinestones.



I *finally* inked up my Itsy Bitsy Giggles....LOVE it!
The sentiment is from a past Unity KOM (kit of the month....Aug maybe?).



I embellised with some Basic Grey Buttons and a Prima (from the Essentials 4 Dude pack).

Be sure to get in on some FREE RIBBON at Limelight Papercrafts!!!
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.


Wanna WIN some PEARLS??
The next Limelight Papercrafts Sketch/Product challenge is Thursday, April 30th. The product focus is pearls and if you play along you'll go in the drawing to win three packages of Kaisercraft Pearls!


Recipe for birdcage card:
Stamps ~ Unity: Sweet Zzz's, Simply Said, Royal Day
Paper ~ Kraft, So Saffron, Baja Blue, SU dsp - riding hood red
Ink ~ Versafine Onyx, Versamark
Accessories ~ white gel pen, baja blue ribbon, white thread, yellow , silver rhinestones, top note die, dimensionals, jumbo eyelet, mini white brad

Recipe for the trees card:
Stamps ~ Unity: Itsy Bitsy Giggles, KOM
Paper ~ white, baja breeze, ruby red, kraft, baja breeze dsp
Ink ~ versafine
Accessories ~ basic grey buttons, su kraft taffeta ribbon, essential 4 dudes prima, vanilla fiber, nesties, dimensionals

Pink and Green

Ok...here it is, the next challenge over at Glenda's Papers, Scissors and Rocks!

Use Pink and Green!

Just click HERE to get to the challenge.
Have fun!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Elzybells: Flower Girl; A Muse: A True Friend
Paper ~ white, A Muse
Ink ~ black, Copics
Accessories ~ circle punch, scallop circle punch, ribbon, dimensionals

Some Good Info!!

I had a YUMMY package in my mail box today ~ all the way from Glenda in Canada ....take a peek...but please don't drool on it... ROFL!

This is some AMAZING blog candy I won from her.
And as part of my winnings I get to choose the challenge for next week!
So, be sure to check back here on Monday, April 27th and I'll link ya up so you can play too!


Be sure to get in on some FREE RIBBON at Limelight Papercrafts!!!

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.


Wanna WIN some PEARLS??

The next Limelight Papercrafts Sketch/Product challenge is Thursday, April 30th. The product focus is pearls and if you play along you'll go in the drawing to win three packages of Kaisercraft Pearls!

Flower Tree

I did this for the Tree Challenge at Caardvarks.

The sentiment is Psalm 46:10 from Verve.
I used two Bronze Rhinestones on either side of "I am" in the verse.

And the grass is Wispy Grass by Unity.

I just love this ribbon...it was part of some blog candy I won a while back from Brandi.
Thanks Brandi!

Happy Earth Day!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Psalm 26:10; Unity: Wispy Grass
Paper ~ white, chocolate chip, My Mind's Eye
Ink ~ colorbox cat's eye Chestnut Roan
Accessories ~ bronze rhinestones, brown brad, primas, ribbon, dimensionals, nesties

Eat Dessert First!

Life's uncertain...eat dessert first!
I just LOVE this fluffles stamp: Full Fluffles. AND...I also LOVE that you can get it in CLING MOUNT now so it's more economical! Woo Hoo!

I used Basic Grey Marrakech papers with some SU basic gray and white.
I colored with Copics, Bics and Sharpies.

To finish it off I embellished with green rick rack and brads.

It's the Great Ribbon Round-up at Limelight Papercrafts!
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.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Stampendous: Full Fluffles
Paper ~ white, basic gray, basic grey marrakeck
Ink ~ momento, bics, sharpies, copics
Accessories ~ green rick rack, brads, nesties, top note die, dimensionals

Thank You Blossoms

LOVED this sketch!

And...loving these Mango Pearls! This was my first time using them, and definitely not my last!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Thankful Blossoms
Paper ~ white, PTI aqua mist, apricot appeal, pumpkin pie, DCWV Luxury Stack
Ink ~ pumpkin pie, versafine onyx black
Accessories ~ mango pearls, PTI aqua mist twill, dimensionals, ek success border punch, cb textile folder

Bordering Saffron Stems

What a great color challenge! This is for the Verve Challenges.
I used: bordering blue, so saffron and close to cocoa.

I embellished with Snow Pearls and ribbon ~ LOVING this gorgeous Sheer Twinkle Ribbon!
It's supah shimmery IRL.



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Verve: Petals and Stems
Paper ~ white, bordering blue, close to cocoa, su dsp in so saffron
Ink ~ bordering blue, so saffron, close to cocoa
Accessories ~ snow pearls, sheer twinkle ribbon, nesties, dimensionals

Sketch ~ PRIZE!

Time for a Limelight Papercrafts Sketch and Product Challenge.....and you know what that means........A PRIZE!

And there's a BONUS....
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 Mandy's blog post 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 to Mandy's blog 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!



I really like how this turned out ~ whimsical!

I used the Detours Rub-ons by October Afternoon.
The birds, rabbit, tree, and sentiment are all rub-ons.



I embellished with two primas from the Essentials 4 Dude pack and Yellow Rhinestones in the centers (these are a yummy yellow-green color!).



The brown and aqua polka dot papers are from the Blue Hill Collection by Crate Paper.
That cute strip in the center is October Afternoon: Detours ~ Walk In The Park.
AND, I cut out two of the trees from that paper and put them in the top right and bottom left corners!

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Gals:
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Live, Laugh, Love, Create ~ Lorie
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee
A Diamond In The Rough ~ Rebekka

SALE ~ 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!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ none
Paper ~ very vanilla; October Afternoon: Detours-Walk in the Park; Crate Paper: Blue Hill Collection
Ink ~ none
Accessories ~ October Afternoon Rub-Ons: Detours, Primas: Essentials 4 Dude, Yellow Rhinestones, nesties, ek success border punch, dimensionals

Limelight SALE!

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!

The Chili's winner is...

Who gets to eat at Chili's for FREE???







...........drum roll..............








Julie!!
Congrats Jules, I'll get this right out to ya! :)

Ciao!

I just got my order from Limelight Papercrafts yestrday so I had to try out some of my new goodies!

The whimsical flower stamp is a Unity stamp: Flowers From Neverland.
The sentiment is Ciao! by Odd Bird Planet.
I stamped both in Adirondak Espresso ink.

I embellished with Platinum Stickles on the flowers and a Basic Grey Sultry Glazed Brad down in the lower right corner.

And I now LOVE this Basic Grey Porcelain!
I didn't care for it much until I saw in in person...beeeeautiful!



Don't forget about the Easter Egg Promo!
...an Easter Egg filled with a SURPRISE will ALL ORDERS

Easter Sale!
Check out all of the wonderful Easter (and year-round!) goodies that Limelight has to offer!
Easter stamps, accessories, and papers are 20% off!
Click on the Weekly Specials link to the left on the site!
Prices valid through April 12, 2009.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Flowers from Neverland, Ciao!
Paper ~ white, bazzill carob cream, Basic Grey Porcelain
Ink ~ Adirondak Espresso, copics
Accessories ~ Platinum Stickles, Basic Grey Sultry Glazed Brad, nesties, ek success border punch, heidi swapp edge distressor, dimensionals

Mmm...Chili's! for FREE!

Do you like to eat at Chili's?

I'm a Bzzz Agent and my current campaign is for the Guiltless Entree's at Chili's.
I went with my husband and tried the Guiltless Carne Asada Steak.
It was FABULOUS! I like my steaks well done and this one was still juicy and full of flavor!

So, here's the deal...As part of the campaign I was given coupons good for a FREE GUILTLESS GRILL ENTREE at Chili's!!!
There are 6 Guiltless Grill options with less than 750 calories each.

My 'usual' at Chili's is the Turkey Combo (turkey sandwich/fries/salad) but this steak is now on my list! ;)

What's your 'usual' at Chili's?
Leave a comment telling me what is your 'usual' at Chili's and you'll be in a drawing to win a coupon good for a FREE GUILTLESS GRILL ENTREE.
Or, if you've never been to Chili's...then you can tell me that. ;)
I'll draw a winner in a few days!

Going Green!

Limelight Celebrates Earth Day!
Earth Day will be right around the corner (and Arbor Day, too), so we're thinking GREEN!
For this month's project the Limelight Chicks are making projects using recycled packaging, trees, etc...

I recycled my Prima Essentials 4 Dude packaging!
I washed out the packaging thoroughly and filled it with MnM's!



To embellish the container I tied 3/8" White Satin and 3/8" Reversible Lt Blue/Parrot Green Satin Ribbons at the top.
I added two primas from the Essential 4 Dude pack (these go great with the urban prairie papers!!) at the top left corner and added an Aquamarine Rhinestone to the center.



For the focal point, I stamped a tree from the Tiny Trinity set by Unity in Adirondak Espresso and paper pieced with Basic Grey Urban Prairie.
Then I stamped the row of rabbits from the Easter set by Pink Cat Studio in Taken with Teal.
I added a sentiment from Easter and cut out a butterfly from one of the papers in the Basic Grey Urban Prairie 6x6 pad.



For the gift card I again used paper from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie 6x6 pad to paper piece this cute bunny from Easter.
I added a yellow rhinestone (a great lemon-lime color) to the center of the flower and tied a Lt Blue/Parrot Green ribbon at the top.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Gals:
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Live, Laugh, Love, Create ~ Lorie
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee
A Diamond In The Rough ~ Rebekka

Don't forget about the Easter Egg Promo!
...an Easter Egg filled with a SURPRISE will ALL ORDERS

Easter Sale!
Check out all of the wonderful Easter (and year-round!) goodies that Limelight has to offer!
Easter stamps, accessories, and papers are 20% off!
Click on the Weekly Specials link to the left on the site!
Prices valid through April 12, 2009.

Don't Forget...

See the below post for the SKETCH CHALLENGE...
Winner gets a 6X6 or 8X8 Paper Pad of THEIR CHOICE!!


Don't forget about the Easter Egg Promo! ...an Easter Egg filled with a SURPRISE will ALL ORDERS!


AND the DISCOUNT CODE!
Use the code: BunnyTrail at checkout to receive 15% off your ENTIRE ORDER!


Psst...I have company this week so my posting may be sparadic for a bit...

Sketch Time **PRIZE**

Time for a Sketch and Product Challenge!
And of course, a GREAT PRIZE from Limelight Papercrafts!

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"!!!!

The Details:
**Sketch challenge using Metal/Metallics!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC018.
**Post a comment with a link to your card to Mandy's Blog by Sunday April 5th at midnight (or before winner is drawn Mon a.m.) PRIZE ~ 6x6 or 8x8 paper pad of the Winners Choice!




I used my circle nesties to make the Barely Banana and Regal Rose circles.
My 'metallics' are the Basic Grey Sultry Glazed Brads...I used a pink one and a brown one.

The ribbon at the top is the 5/8" Rose/Pink textured ribbon...it is BEAUTIFUL!

The three dew drops are from the Spring Bloom ones...I did color some pink ones with a Copic to get more color on them.



Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Gals:
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Live, Laugh, Love, Create ~ Lorie
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
The Inked Spot ~ Ryann
{the lakeshore stamper} ~ Becky
My Reality ~ Lee
A Diamond In The Rough ~ Rebekka

Don't forget about the Easter Egg Promo! ...an Easter Egg filled with a SURPRISE will ALL ORDERS!

AND the DISCOUNT CODE!
Use the code: BunnyTrail at checkout to receive 15% off your ENTIRE ORDER!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Stampendous: Changito Cake; OBP: Happy Birthday (Whimsy)
Paper ~ white, barely banana, regal rose
Ink ~ black, copics
Accessories ~ Spring Dew Drops, Basic Grey Sultry Glazed Brads, Rose/Pink Ribbon, word window punch, labels 1 nesties, circle nesties, swiss dots cb folder, sakura glaze pen