Limelight Sketch Time ~ LLPC057

It's Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Time!

The focus is on LEAVES!

The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on LEAVES!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC057
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Oct 3 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.

I flipped the sketch:

I got my LEAVES, flowers and sentiment from
the Unity set: Best Wishes & Blooms.
Psst ~ on SALE for only $9.80!!!

The FABBY banner is from the Lawn Fawn set: Bannerific.

I embellished the flowers with Snow Pearls.

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

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Off you go...

Your next stop is LISA!


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Click on over to Limelight Papercrafts!

Always check the homepage for SALES!

...and remember to check the CLEARANCE section!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity: Best Wishes & Blooms; Lawn Fawn: Bannerific
Paper ~ white, wild wasabi, basic grey olivia 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ snow pearls, copic marker, dimensionals

Snowbody...

Feeling a chill in the air yet??

This is one of the NEW Unity itty bitties!

Snowbody Warms my Heart

I added snow using Fun Flock!

I dressed the snowman up with three Silver Rhinestones.

Loving the Webster's Pages Sparkle Trim for winter and Christmas!

On the Sparkle Trim is a Basic Grey Button tied on
with May Arts Natural Burlap String.

All patterned papers are Basic Grey Wassail.

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Be sure to check out Limelight Papercrafts!

Awesome SALES!

NEW arrivals ALL the time!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity Itty Bitty Snowbody Warms my Heart
Paper ~ crumb cake, basic grey wassail
Ink ~ black, warm red
Accessories ~ cotton ball fun flock, basic grey button, may arts natural burlap string, webster's pages sparkle trim, silver rhinestones

H{ippity} Hop ~ Happy...Spring??

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

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IPPITY SALE INFO BELOW!

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I know...it's FALL!

But I wanted to play with the Ippity set: Sweet Thoughts of Spring




There are FOUR different scallop border stamps in that set...LOVE them!

Had to use the scallops again!

I used the Ippity set: Moonbeam & Heart Strings for the sentiment and image.

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

SALE through Tuesday, Sept 28th!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

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Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:
(non-workshop orders only)

Recipe for 'happy spring' card:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Sweet Thoughts of Spring
Paper ~ pear pizzazz, very vanilla, soft suede, peach parfait
Ink ~ brown, black, peach parfait
Accessories ~ nesties, dimensionals, bazzill parakeet tulle, su brown corduroy buttin, may arts ivory burlap string, copic and su markers

Recipe for 'welcome little one' card:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Sweet Thoughts of Spring, Moonbeam & Heart Strings
Paper ~ pear pizzazz, very vanilla, soft suede
Ink ~ brown, peach parfait
Accessories ~ bazzill parakeet tulle, american crafts glitter buttin, may arts brown burlap string

{ippity} info!

Interested in hosting an Ippity Workshop??

Click on the tab above for details!!

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

SALE through Tuesday, Sept 28th!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

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Did you know???

There is a weekly {IPPITY} Customer Blog Hop!

Every Monday... there is an {ippity} customer blog hop!
YOU can participate!
Sign ups are on Fridays in the Ippity Forum on SCS.

AND, a challenge is also issued that day with a PRIZE for a random participant!

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:
(non-workshop orders only)

FWF ~ Owl Always

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

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LOVE these owls!!
This is the Unity Itty Bitty Owl Always

See how these owls can be used without the sentiment for Fall and/or Halloween!

Added some Basic Grey Tangerine Rhinestones for their eyes...
and some May Arts Natural Burlap String and Brown Wrinkled Ribbon to dress it up!

Be sure to check out Limelight Papercrafts!
Awesome SALES!
Fabulous NEW products ALL the time!
LOTS of UNITY!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity Itty Bitty Owl Always; letters from Unity KOM; pumpkin from Ippity's Fall For You
Paper ~ crumb cake, basic grey indian summer
Ink ~ brown
Accessories ~ tangerine rhinestones, may arts natural burlap string, may arts brown wrinkled ribbon, dimensionals

happy fall!

I'm so ready for Fall!
It's my favorite season...love that crispness in the air!

I'm having an IPPITY SALE!
Details below.

I used the pumpkin stamp from the Ippity set: That's Creepy
Love the flourish ~ perfect to add some bling!

The 'happy' and 'fall' are from the Ippity set: Fall For You

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

The sale starts NOW!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: That's Creepy, Fall For You
Paper ~ crumb cake, basic grey indian summer
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ may arts brown burlap string, bronze rhinestones, black button

H{ippity} Hop ~ You Deserve ~ Ippity SALE!

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

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This card uses two Ipipty sets:

The flower is from So This is Love

and the sentiment and corner are from You Deserve

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

The sale starts NOW!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: So This is Love, You Deserve
Paper ~ crumb cake, soft suede, very vanilla
Ink ~ brown
Accessories ~ ribbon from my stash, clear glaze pen, stickles, dimensionals

FWF ~ Accordian Flower

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

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I'm having an IPPITY SALE!

Info Below!!

I made this for the CARDS Accordian Flower challenge.

I sandwiched my flower between one of the flowers from the Now & Always set!

To make an accordian flower....
take a 12" x 1" stip of paper...
score every 1/2"...
fold along score lines, attach ends and flatten.

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

The sale starts NOW!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Now & Always, The Simple Things
Paper ~ crumb cake, K & Co.
Ink ~ brown
Accessories ~ yellow pearls, may arts natural burlap string, basic grey button

Limelight Sketch!! LLPC056

It's Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Time!

The focus is on TAGS!

You'll want to play along because the PRIZE is FABULOUS!
Winner gets a pack of the NEW Cosmo Cricket Buttons!

The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on TAGS!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC056
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Sept 19 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ Winner's choice of a pack of NEW Cosmo Cricket Buttons!
Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.

Love this paper by Webster's Pages!

The sentiment is from a Unity Store KOM.

The Wrinkled Brown Ribbon is by May Arts.

And the Petal Bloomer and Vintage Sparkler are by Webster's Pages.

And this gorgeous lace is Webster's Pages Delicate Pink Trim.

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Off you go...

Your next stop is LISA!


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Click on over to Limelight Papercrafts...

Limelight has:
NEW Basic Grey
Unity SUZI BLU Stamps
NEW Jillibean Soup
NEW Cosmo Cricket
New Pink Cat Studio

Current Sales:

* Basic Grey Magnetic Snaps $4

* Little Yellow Bicycle Christmas Magic 8x8 Pad & Punch-out Tablet $6

* NEW Cosmo Cricket Buttons $2.50

* Stampendous Ice Cream Float Stamp $1!

* Jillibean Soup 20% (or more!!) off!! (Does not include new releases!)

* Unity Stamps 30% (or more!) off! (New releases not included.)

Don't forget to click on our CLEARANCE tab!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ sentiment from Unity Oct '09 Store KOM Wonderful You
Paper ~ crumb cake, Webster's Pages
Ink ~ burnt umber
Accessories ~ May Arts Brown Wrinkled Ribbon, Webster's Pages: Delicate Pink Trim, Flower Vintage Sparkler, Petal Bloomers, ek success punch, su tag

Ippity Blossom Day! & SALE ! !

I am honored today to be featured over at the Ippity blog
as the first Ippity Blossom!

I've got a project to share and an IPPITY SALE going on!

Here's my project:

I first saw this idea HERE and have wanted to make one ever since!

I used a 12x12 shadowbox frame from Walmart...it was just $7.99!

Here are some close up shots of the fun stuff 'inside' the frame:

I just LOVE the flowers from the Ippity set: Now & Always

This is my favorite verse from the Ippity set: Devoted

And here's another fabulous flower from the Ippity set: Now & Always

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How about an IPPITY SALE!

$3 off $15 and $18 sets!!!
~in stock sets only~

making them just $12 and $15!

The sale starts NOW!

Are there some sets you've been wanting?

Then NOW is the time...
The SALE is good ONLY on IN STOCK SETS!

I will reimburse your paypal the 'sale difference'
OR
you can email me your order and I can send an invoice.

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Now & Always, Devoted
Paper ~ 12x12 background sheet from the Winter '10 Ippity My Mind's Eye pack, brown polka dot paper from the Spring '10 Ippity October Afternoon pack, red polka dot from Basic Grey Oliver 6x6 pad
Ink ~ Palette burnt umber (that Ippity sells!) brushed on the letters, black
Accessories ~ webster's pages vintage sparkler, basic grey button, jillibean soup sugar pick, may arts brown burlap string, bronze rhinestones, jillibean soup corrugated kraft alphas

H{ippity} Hop ~ Moxie Fish!

Happy Monday! It's H{ippity} Hop time!

Be sure to check in at the {ippity} Blog to see a list of all Hop participants!
AND..the challenge for the week! Psst ~ there's a PRIZE!

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This is the first time I've participated in a challenge over at Moxie Fab World.
If you've never visited the Moxie World...go quick!
It is FABULOUS!

HERE is the challenge.
Be sure to play along!

Here is my card for the Offset Scallop Gallop:

{you can click on any pic to make it bigger}

LOVE this fishy from the Ippity set: Fishy Philosophy!

Psst ~ speaking of Ippity...
I've got an IPPITY SALE beginning on TUESDAY so be sure to check back!

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Ippity: Fishy Philosophy, sentiment by Pink Cat Studio
Paper ~ crumb cake, very vanilla, not quite navy, marina mist, unknown glitter paper, basic grey paper for fish
Ink ~ crumb cake, black
Accessories ~ clear glaze pen over the fish, dimensionals, SU slit punch, may arts natural burlap string, copic

Embellish Challenge ~ Tea with Flopsey

This is my first time to play along with an Embellish Challenge!

The Challenge: use the above colors and paper piecing

{you can click on any pic to make it larger}

I just love this sweet Flopsey!
It is: Tea with Flopsey by My Favorite Things

Thanks for visiting me today!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ My Favorite Things: Tea with Flopsey
Paper ~ crumb cake, pear pizzazz, old olive, K & Co.
Ink ~ black, old olive
Accessories ~ white organdy, may arts natural burlap string, SU: jumbo grommet, button, heidi swapp edge distresser

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park:

FWF ~ Suzi Blu Glitter Gal!

HAPPY FRIDAY!! It's FWF!!

Psst ~
You'll want to make sure you start over at the Unity Blog.....
BECAUSE someone is going to WIN some Unity rubber.
Just look for the blinkie at each blog you visit.
When you find it be sure to leave a comment at that blog!

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I got my first Unity Suzi Blu stamp!!!

Did you know...
you can get them at Limelight Papercrafts!

Right HERE!

(you can click on any pic to make it larger)

This Unity Suzi Blu stamp is ~ Queen of Glitter

Check out the size of that fabulous stamp!

I used Basic Grey Sultry papers for the glitter gal's background
and to paper piece her outfit and crown.

I used Pixee Stix Silver Berry Glitter for her glitter shower.

I embellished her crown with Hot Pink Rhinestones
and added some Silver Rhinestones on the tag.

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Limelight has:
Unity SUZI BLU Stamps
NEW Jillibean Soup
NEW Cosmo Cricket
NEW Pink Cat Studio

Current Sales:

* Stampendous Ice Cream Float Stamp ONLY $1!

* Jillibean Soup 20% (or more!!) off!! (Does not include new releases!)

* Unity Stamps 30% (or more!) off! (New releases not included.)

Don't forget to click on our CLEARANCE tab!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Unity Suzi Blue ~ Queen of Glitter; sentiment from Unity Spunky Princess
Paper ~ crumb cake, basic grey sultry 6x6 pad, dcwv
Ink ~ black
Accessories ~ kaisercraft rhinestones: hot pink, silver; may arts natural burlap string, pink and red feather from hobby lobby, dimensionals, misc ribbons from hobby lobby, pixee stix silver berry glitter, xyron used for paper piecing

Limelight Chicks ~ Back to School!

It's the 6th of the month!
...so that means...
The Limelight Papercrafts Chicks have a project to share!

Our theme this month is Back to School!

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I made some backpack tags for my niece and nephew!
I'll send these along with some silly bandz for a fun back to school package!

I picked up some badge holders at Walmart for these little tags.

I used the Basic Grey Hip Chipboard Mini Monograms for the letters.

All patterned papers are Basic Grey!
Olivia
Oliver

I'm totally addicted to the May Arts Burlap string! ;)
I used Natural and Pink.

Here are the little cards I'll include in their packages:

LOVING the banner stamps from the Lawn Fawn set: Bannerific

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Be sure to check out the rest of the Limelight Chicks
to see their Fabulous Creations!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
dahlhouse designs ~ Lisa
millers-ink ~ Lynn
The Quiet Moments ~ Taylor, our guest!

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Click on over to Limelight Papercrafts...

Limelight has:
Unity SUZI BLU Stamps
NEW Jillibean Soup
NEW Cosmo Cricket
NEW Pink Cat Studio

Current Sales:

* Stampendous Ice Cream Float Stamp ONLY $1!

* Jillibean Soup 20% (or more!!) off!! (Does not include new releases!)

* Unity Stamps 30% (or more!) off! (New releases not included.)

Don't forget to click on our CLEARANCE tab!

Recipe:
Stamps ~ Lawn Fawn: Bannerific
Paper ~ white, basic gray, basic grey olivia and oliver 6x6 pad
Ink ~ black, regal rose
Accessories ~ kaisercraft silver rhinestones, may arts burlap string in natural and pink, making memories silver brads, dimensionals, basic grey hip chipboard mini monograms, su basic gray corduroy button

Sponsoring Card Patterns!

Happy Saturday!

I'm thrilled to announce
that I'm sponsoring the Card Patterns Challenge this week!


You'll want to play along
because I'm giving away the Ippity set: Totally Happy

Here's the Card Patterns sketch for the week:

And here is my card:

Remember ~ you can click on any pic to make it larger

What a great sketch!

I used the Ippity set: Fall For You

Love these patterned papers!
They are October Afternoon and they are available through me.

Here is the complete Fall For You set:

So.... click on over to Card Patterns and play along!

Click HERE to get your {ippity} stamps!

All {ippity} orders through me receive a sample pack
of these papers by Echo Park: