Coffee, Latte, Coffee...

Mmmm...I love ALL things coffee..well..EXCEPT COFFEE! ROFL!!

I love coffee FLAVORED things...'fancy' coffee drinks...coffee desserts...coffee decor...and of course ~ COFFEE PAPERCRAFTING SUPPLIES!!

There are some yummy coffee goodies at Limelight Papercrafts!

This stamp is from the October Unity Store KOM ~ Wonderful...You

The fun paper is from the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird 6x6 Mini Deck.
I used Red Rhinestones and the gorgeous 1.5" Black Silk Ribbon.

Today is the last day to get 20% off of your order at Limelight Papercrafts!
It's a SCREAM of a sale!
Enter BOO at checkout to receive 20% off of your entire order!

AND...we have a sketch challenge going on!
There's a PRIZE DRAWING of course!
Get the details HERE.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity October Store KOM: Wonderful...You
Paper ~ vanilla, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird 6x6 Mini Deck
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ Red Rhinestones, 1.5" Black Silk Ribbon, top note die, nesties, dimensionals

Delight in the Lord

This is for VLV #3 for October.

I just LOVE the Plain Janes at Verve. So many FABULOUS verses!
You can check them out HERE.

Recips:
Stamps ~ Verve: Psalm 37:4
Paper ~ white, ruby red, Basic Grey Wassail 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ felt flurries, snowflake brad, pearls, may arts lace/ribbon, nesties, dimensionals

Butterflies and a PRIZE!

It's time for a Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge!!
The focus is BUTTERFLIES.
There are all kinds of butterflies over at Limelight:
Stamps, Papers, Embellishments...

Join us and play along and you could win TWO butterfly stamps!

We have an AMAZING guest this week:

the fabulous LAUREN MEADER!
Welcome Lauren, we're so glad to have you join us!

Ok...on to the sketch:

The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on BUTTERFLIES!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC033
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Nov 1 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ Stampendous Mod Dot Butterfly Stamp AND Stampendous Ruffled Butterfly Rubber Stamp
(Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.)

And here's my card:

All patterned papers on this card are from the gorgeous Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad.

The stamps I used are from Bevy of Butterflies by Unity.
I added Bronze Rhinestones to the butterfly's body.

I embellished with three Chocolate Pearls under the sentiment, and Textured Brown/Antique Gold Ribbon.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
Caffinated Cropper ~ Amy
designs by.... ~ Sarah

AND...here's a peek at Lauren's card:

Head over to her BLOG to see more!

Limelight SALE!!!
It's a SCREAM of a sale!
Now through Saturday, October 31, enter BOO at checkout
to receive 20% off of your entire order!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Bevy of Butterflies by Unity
Paper ~ white, kraft, chocolate chip, Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black, espresso
Accessories ~ various punches, textured brown/antique gold ribbon, chocolate pearls, bronze rhinestones, dimensionals

Be sure to check in...

...tomorrow for a Limelight Papercrafts Challenge!!!

There'll be a PRIZE of course!!

Psst ~ ...think butterflies...

A Fluffles Treat Box

I used the Cammie's Triangle Treat Box tutorial over on SCS to make this cute little project.
This is so quick and easy and perfect for Fall/Halloween treats!

I used Fluffles Musketeer and embellished with two types of ribbon: black polka dot sheer and gold satin ruffle.

The paper is from the Basic Grey Ambrosia 6x6 pad.

Limelight SALE!!!
It's a SCREAM of a sale!
Now through Saturday, October 31, enter BOO at checkout to receive 20% off of your entire order!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Stampendous Fluffles Musketeer
Paper ~ white, black, bazzill pineapple bliss, BG Ambrosia 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ copics, nesties, black polka dot sheer ribbon, gold satin ruffle ribbon, dimensionals

20% off at Limelight!!

You better get over to Limelight Papercrafts!!!

It's a SCREAM of a sale! Now through Saturday, October 31, enter BOO at checkout to receive 20% off of your entire order!

Limelight has the NEW Basic Grey Nook & Pantry!!!

Some 'Verve-y' goodness...

Ok, I'm on a roll with Verve!
I've done the five release challenges and two of the VLV challenges so far...

Here are a couple:






Recipe for Thankful Thoughts:
Stamps ~ Verve (freebie)
Paper ~ white, basic gray, unknown dp
Ink ~ basic gray
Accessories ~ su basic jumbo grommet, silver brads, silver rhinestones, silver organdy, top note die, nesties, dimensionals, corner rounder punch

Recipe for Psalm 37:4:
Stamps ~ Verve: Psalm 37:4
Paper ~ white, chocolate chip, BG Sultry 6x6 pad
Ink ~ espresso, sponged with close to cocoa and pink pirouette
Accessories ~ chocolate pearls, whtie lace, nesties, dimensionals

Signs of Autumn

A couple of cards using the Gina K Designs sets: Signs of Autumn and Thanks a Million:




Recipe for Coffee card:
Stamps: Gina K Designs: Signs of Autumn, Thanks a Million
Paper: GKD: pure ivory, chocolate kiss, pumpkin spice; SU dp
Ink: black, espresso
Accessories: metallic rub-on paste, brown satin ribbon, nesties, dimensionals, copics, bic mark its

Recipe for Sunflower card:
Stamps: Gina K Designs: Signs of Autumn, Thanks a Million
Paper: white, kraft, GKD Chocolate Kiss
Ink: black, so saffron for sponging
Accessories: copics, sakura glaze pen, bamboo leaf shimmerz spritz, MS ribbon, nesties, cb folder, dimensionals

A Couple of Christmas Cards...

Here are a couple of Christmas cards:



This was for the Just Us Girls Challege week 2 ~ paper piecing and pink!



This was for STVCC34 over on StampTV ~ blue, cranberry, green, white.
I just got this set...I recently won a challenge over on StampTV and picked this set, LOVE it! Thanks Gina K!


Recipe for Snowman card:
Stamps: Gina K Designs: Warm Winter Wishes
Paper: white, ruby red, pink pirouette, Basic Grey Eva 6x6 pad
Ink: black
Accessories: sakura clear glaze pen, sakura stardust pen, white organdy, cb folder. MS snowflake punches, rhinestones, nesties, dimensionals

Recipe for Sleigh card:
Stamps: Gina K Designs: The Magic of Christmas
Paper: white, bashful blue, ruby red, always artichoke, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 pad
Ink: black, bliss blue
Accessories: silver brads, copics, sakura stardust pen, ek success border punch, nesties, clear spica, organdy, dimensionals

Lord of the Season Blog Hop!

I am honored to be a part of this blog hop for Nina's latest set: Lord of the Season!

I have a couple of cards to share with you...
(remember, you can click on any pic to make it larger)

First up, I used one of the sentiments from the set:

I went through my different Basic Grey papers to find ones that would fit for each season.
Gina K has lots of yummy Basic Grey items HERE.




Next ~ think Spring!

I'm really pleased with how this turned out! So 'fresh' and Spring-y I think!

For even more ideas with Nina Brackett's Lord of the Season stamp set,
visit her blog as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: Lord of the Season Ideas

You can have a chance to WIN this set over at Gina K's Blog!

GinaK Designer's joining in on the hop tonight:

Nina Brackett

Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

September's Center Stage Spotlight Team:

Janice Melton

Joy Hadden

Kay Simmons
Lori McAree

Nina's Guest DT and friends:

Crystal Bernsdorf

JenMarie Taylor <--- Me!!
Lisa Hjulberg

Sketch + Ribbon = PRIZE!

It's time for a Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge!!
The focus is RIBBON.
There is a FANTABULOUS Ribbon selection at Limelight!

Come play with us and you could win these Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbons!

We have some special friends joining us for the challenge this week!
The Etsy Inspired Challenge design team is doubling up as guest design
team members for Limelight for this fun sketch!!!
Welcome, Etsy gals!

Ok, here's the sketch:


The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on RIBBON!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC032
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Oct 18 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbons!
(Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.)

The stamps I used are from the Unity October Store KOM ~ Wonderful...You.
It is a fabulous stamp kit...and even comes in a scraponizer storage case!

I embossed the tree in silver...I had planned to use this Moonstone... but I can't find mine ~ I'm sure that never happens to any of you ;)

The paper is from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 pad.

The pearls under the sentiment are: Basic Grey Grass/Ivy...

And I used two ribbons... 3/8" white satin and the I layered 3/8" white sheer with white polka dots on top.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
My Reality ~ Lee
Caffinated Cropper ~ Amy
designs by.... ~ Sarah

AND...Go see what the Etsy gals created:
Ashley
Joy
De
Shannon
Emily
Heather
Kerry
Jackie
Kristen


Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity Oct KOM: {wonderful...you}
Paper ~ white, certainly celery, metallic silver, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 pad
Ink ~ versamrk, black
Accessories ~ silver ep, White Satin Ribbon, White Polka Dot Organdy Ribbon, Basic Grey Grass/Ivy Pearls, dimensionals, 1 1/4: circle punch

A couple of topiaries...

Oh how I LOVE this new Gina K set illustrated
by the fabulous Nina: Lord of the Season!

This was for GKDSEPTLM over on SCS.



This is for STVSC33.
There is diamond glaze on the leaf on the topiary pot, and sakura glaze pen on the fruit and topiary pot.

Recipe for the Christmas card:
Stamps: Gina K Design: Lord of the Season
Paper: white, red and green from Happy Holidays 8x8 pad by Jackie Eckles of Fancy Pants
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, gold marker, sakura clear glaze pen, clear spica, gold organdy, gold brads, nesties, dimensionals

Recipe for the Autumn card:
Stamps ~ Gina K Designs: Lord of the Season
Paper ~ white, soft suede, rich razzleberry, crushed curry, Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ copics, diamond glaze, sakura clear glaze pen, rich razzleberry ribbon, misc ribbon trim, nesties, dimensionals

Coffee Stuff

This was for STVSC32 over on StampTV, great sketch Janice!

I used a sakura clear glaze pen on the coffee beans and the 'lid' to the cup.

And, LOVIN' this Coffee Twill!!



Recipe:
Stamps ~ Gina K Designs: My Cuppa' Joe
Paper ~ white, chocolate chip, always artichoke, My Mind's Eye
Ink ~ black, espresso
Accessories ~ sakura clear glaze pen, green pearls, coffee twill, scor-pal, dimensionals, circle punches

Wonderful You

Oh I just LOVE the Unity October Store KOM {wonderful...you}!

I made this for CPS136.

Look how well SU's Rich Razzleberry matches the purple in the Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad!

AND... the Basic Grey Lilac/Violet Pearls...of course match the Indian Summer...but also the Rich Razzleberry!

I finished embellishing with Kaisercraft Bronze Rhinestones and Brown Satin Ribbon.

SALE INFO!!!
You better click on over to Limelight Papercrafts:

*All 12x12 patterned paper BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*All Stampendous stamps BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*Shimmerz & Shimmerz Blingz BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! (excludes Spritz)

Simply enter your choices of free products in the Comments section at checkout!
(Free items should be of equal or lesser value, please.)

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity October Store KOM {wonderful...you}
Paper ~ white, archiver's carob cream, chocolate chip, rich razzleberry, Basic Grey Indian Summer
Ink ~ adirondak espresso
Accessories ~ basic grey lilac/violet pearls, kaisercraft bronze rhinestones, brown satin ribbon, modern label punch, ek success border punch, dimensionals

Whimsical Trees

This was for STVSC29 over on StampTV.

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Gina K Designs: The Magic of Christmas
Paper ~ white, rose red, Happy Holidays paper pad by Jackie Eckles
Ink ~ black, barely banana, summer sun
Accessories ~ copics, SU felt flurries, pearl, rhinestones, fibers, MS snowflake punches, nesties, dimensionals

Celebrating Fall!

It's the 6th of the month so that means that us Limelight Chickies
have a project to share!

Our 'theme' is Fall and/or Halloween Home decor.
I've definitely felt Fall in the air lately, I've been able to turn off the A/C some!
I love it!

I started out with this Table Tidy by Kaisercraft:Then I used Mod Podge to adhere some of the BEAUTIFUL papers from the Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad.



The 'rim' of the Table Tidy is covered with Dew Drops!

Now...in the photo, they look a bit green...but I actually used small clear ones.
I colored the top of the rim of the table tidy with a brown marker...so they do look more brown in real life, thank goodness.



The letters for 'fall' are the Hip Chipboard Mini Monograms by Basic Grey.
I love these! They are adhesive backed which makes life easier. LOL

I colored the 'naked' chipboard with a brown marker and then painted them with Coffee Shimmerz!
Psst ~ Shimmerz are Buy 1 Get 1 FREE right now at Limelight Papercrafts!!! (excluding Spritz)

The 'pink' paper behind the letters is also from the gorgeous Basic Grey Indian Summer 6x6 pad.

Here are some photos of the different sides:

The cool thing about this...is that after Fall, I can just take the 'fall' out and have a cute little organizationl tool on my stamping table!

Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
My Reality ~ Lee
Caffinated Cropper ~ Amy
designs by... ~ Sarah

SALE INFO!!!
You better click on over to Limelight Papercrafts:

*All 12x12 patterned paper BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*All Stampendous stamps BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*Shimmerz & Shimmerz Blingz BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! (excludes Spritz)

Simply enter your choices of free products in the Comments section at checkout!
(Free items should be of equal or lesser value, please.)

We've Got a WINNER!

What a weekend! It should be World Card Making WEEKEND, not just day! LOL
I participated in a lot of challenges...hope you got to get inky too!


Ok...
The reason you're all here...


We have a winner ... she'll be getting the PCS Itty Bitty Halloween set courtesy of Limelight Papercrafts!!!

So...just HOW many spools of ribbon were there???


Only one gal guessed correctly!!!


There were 59 spools!


Congrats to STEPHANIE!
Stephanie, send me an email (address over on the right --->)
with your mailing info!

Happy WCMD!! **GIVEAWAY**

Happy World Card Making Day!

Limelight Papercrafts is celebrating WCMD with some FABULOUS SALES and GAMES and GIVEAWAYS!!!


Limelight also has a sketch challenge (with a PRIZE!!) going on right now...details in the post below...or click HERE.


SALE INFO!!!
You better click on over to Limelight Papercrafts:

*All 12x12 patterned paper BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*All Stampendous stamps BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*Shimmerz & Shimmerz Blingz BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! (excludes Spritz)

Simply enter your choices of free products in the Comments section at checkout!
(Free items should be of equal or lesser value, please.)



How CUTE is this Pink Cat Studio Itty Bitty Halloween set?!!

Here's how YOU can WIN it:

**Take a gander at the below photo....it's a pile of my ribbons from Limelight!

**Just leave a comment on this blog post (not on Facebook) with how many spools of ribbon you think this is!

**The person with the correct or closest guess WINS!
(if a tie, I'll do a random draw from those names)

**Leave your comment with your guess before I draw a name on Monday, Oct 5th.
(One comment per person)

Limelight has SPECTACULAR selection of RIBBON!!
...a stamper can NEVAH have too much RIBBON!...



Want MORE chances to WIN???

Here are the links and details for our DT and friends' challenges!
Enter as many challenges as you'd like!

Mandy Cheshire - Photo Scavenger Hunt
Prize: $10 in Limelight Papercrafts merchandise that YOU pick!

Ryann Salamon - Scrambled Word Game.
Prize: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg 6x6 paper pad (BRAND NEW! Coming to the store within a few days!) and a package of Basic Grey Bling It Ruby/Tangerine Square Rhinestones

Lee Murphy - Design Team Project Matching Game.
Prize: Clearsnap BabyCakes Design Adhesives & Cotton Candy Glitter

Sarah Martina - Blurred Photo Game.
Prize: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 paper pad & Stitched Brads

Becky Carafa - Buttons in a Jar Guessing Game.
Prize: Jillibean Soup Flour Tortilla Bean Stalks, Small Spring Fling Bean Seeds, Red Cool Beans

Amy Castellano - Name All of the Limelight Products on the Card.
Prize: Selection of 10 sheets of 12x12 Basic Grey patterned papers from the Eerie, Indian Summer, and NOOK AND PANTRY (not yet released!) collections, 1 sheet Eerie Mini Monogram Stickers

Lisa Henke - Find and Seek.
Prize: Stampendous May Flowers clear stamp set

Ashley Newell - WCMD Hostess Trivia Game.
Prize: Unity Stamp Co. Gratitude=Joy stamp set

Crystal Birr - What's In the Scrap Bag?
Prize: Kaisercraft Pina Colada collection 12x12 patterned papers, Pina Colada clear stamp set, Die Cut Elements, and Embroidered Badges

Misti Oblander - Stamp & Card Search.
Prize: Unity Stamp Co. Vintage Ledger single stamp, Basic Grey Teal/Aquamarine Pearls, and Limesicle Sparkle Fibers

Have fun! And please feel welcome to e-mail Limelight Papercrafts at mandy@limelightpapercrafts.com if you have ANY questions!

Have a FABULOUS day!

Limelight Sketch Time **PRIZE**

It's time for a Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge!!
The focus is TEXTURE.
Limelight has some fabulous items that would fall into this category...including fuzzy dot ribbon, fun flock...and MORE!!

The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on TEXTURE!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC031
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Oct 4 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ TaDa Itsy Bitsy rubber stamp AND two sheets of TaDa papers of the winner's choice!
(Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.)

I flipped the sketch and came up with this:

How sweet is that sheep?!!
She is from Party Animals by Pink Cat Stdio.

AND, my TEXTURE is that she is covered in Cotton Ball White Fun Flock!

The pink, green and patterned paper is all from the Basic Grey Sultry 6x6 pad.

I used Satin Reversible Pink Ribbon, Soft Pink Rhinestones and Primas from the Bitty Bag to embellish it up!





And...lemme tell ya, the Bitty Bag ain't Bitty!


It comes FULL of FABULOUS PRIMAS!!!




Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
My Reality ~ Lee
Caffinated Cropper ~ Amy
designs by.... ~ Sarah


SALE INFO!!!
You better click on over to Limelight Papercrafts:

*All 12x12 patterned paper BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*All Stampendous stamps BUY 3, GET 1 FREE!

*Shimmerz & Shimmerz Blingz BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! (excludes Spritz)

Simply enter your choices of free products in the Comments section at checkout!
(Free items should be of equal or lesser value, please.)

Psst ~ Be sure to check in Saturday, it's World Cardmaking Day and Limelight is celebrating!!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Pink Cat Studio: Party Animals
Paper ~ white, Basic Grey Sultry 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ White Fun Flock, Satin Reversible Pink Ribbon, Soft Pink Rhinestones, Primas from the Bitty Bag, nesites