WINNER WINNER!!!! OPEN FOR ORDERS!!!

AND THE WINNER IS

Random org #4

HANDMADE CREATIONS BY STEPHANIE

You won the Jenni Bowlin Rhinestone Pins!!!

please email me with your address at

castellanoamy at yahoo dot com

COME BACK ON SATURDAY!!

For DT Projects, inspiration, maybe a challenge

AND

YEP ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!!!

I just couldn't wait any longer for the

Caffinated Cropper storefront to be ready!

I was too excited to get this kit into your hands

and see what you would do with it!

Here it is!

THE BEEEZ KNEEEZ!!

TO BUY

CLICK ON THE BUY NOW BUTTON OVER ON

THE RIGHT SIDE BAR and it will take you to Paypal

You do not have to have paypal to use it for payment.

If you wish to pay by check please email me

at

castellanoamy at yahoo dot com

Here's what's in it:

"The Beans"

Paper 6x6

3 each/ 27 sheets total

Basic Grey Origins Parrafin

Basic Grey Origins Cucumber

Jillibean Soup diced Tomatoes

JIllibean Soup Head of Cabbage Cabbage

Jenni Bowlin Lemonade

Jenni Bowlin Green Crosshatch

Bazzill smoothies cardstock

Pineapple Bliss

Kiwi Crush

Chocolate Cream

The "Whipped Cream"

Pink Paislee Glittler Limeade Chipboard Alpha

EAD Designs Exclusive 8x8 sheet of vinyl rub ons (bee sentiments)

THESE ARE ONLY AVAILABLE HERE IN THIS KIT!!!

3/4 yard yellow pom pom trim

1 yd May Arts copper irridescent ribbon

1yd green grosgrain ribbon

1 yd brown hemp

1 jar of Cinnamon Stickles

1 set of Nikki Silivis Willowbee stamps

1 package Jillibean Soup Kraft 8 cards and envelopes

strip of 20 Kaisercraft pearls

2 handmade dictionary paper flowers

2- 4 inch paper doilies

1 vinyl bookmark cover

3 glassine envelopes ( these are about 2x3 )

6 Jenni Bowlin vintage sew on buttons 3 green/3 cream

4 Jenni Bowlin antique ecru rhinestone pins

2 asst shaped ribbon brackets (there are squares,rectangles, ovals, hearts)

each kit will get a big one and a small one asst shapes

1 Tim Holtz fragments acrylic tile

10 assorted handpunched bumble bees and crowns

ALL OF THE ABOVE

for

$35.00

!!!FREE SHIPPING!!!

I will ship priority mail within one day of receiving your payment

(international orders will ship first class or whichever is least expensive, APO's will go Priority in a Flat Rate Box)

You could have this kit by the weekend!!

ARE YOU READY

to

MEET the DESIGN TEAM!!

Hello!

I'm Amber Hight!

I started out scrapbooking, but when I found the exciting world of stamping, it took over! I will never lose the title "Scrapbooker", so I'm now known as the "Stamping Scrapbooker"! My husband and I currently live in Okinawa Japan. We are both active duty in the Air Force. We have two furr-babies, Luke and Jesse, my little *Hahahahaha!* labs. You can visit me here http://stampingscrapbooker.blogspot.com

My name is Ashley Nguyen Newell.

I am a stay at home mom to two amazing little boys, Brady who is 2.5 and Parker who is 9 months. I found stamping about 3 years ago and it's been a passion of mine ever since. I love having a creative outlet and sharing my work with everyone. I am so excited to help Amy start this new venture in her life and I am SO flattered to have been asked to be a part of this amazing team!

Visit Ashley at

http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com

Hi! I'm Christi!

I am a stay-at-home mom to my adorable 2 year old daughter, Kat, and energetic 15 year old son, Jacob. My DH of 17years is Ben and he drags us around the world every couple of years with his active duty job in the Air Force which currently has us stationed in Illinois.

I have been crafting in one manner or other all of my life, but that became a papercrafting passion 14 years ago when I discovered stamping and scrapbooking. I love all things associated with these crafts and am willing to try any technique at least once. I love the challenge of trying new things and stretching my creativity while creating something new and beautiful. I love to share this hobby with others and have been very lucky to work with a publishing company out of the UK that produces several papercrafting magazine titles for the last 7 years.

Most days you will find me sitting in front of piles of paper and stamps, but my other loves are reading and coffee so I can often be found wandering the aisles of my local Barnes & Noble.

My blog can be found at http://alteredambitions.blogspot.com/and I host an inspiration/creative prompt blog at http://creativeprompts.blogspot.com/

My name is Sherry Campbell and I am a Mom to a teenage son and to a beautiful dog and a crazy cat. I am also a dispatcher and manager for a regional trucking company which keeps me on my toes every day. When I’m not working I am hanging out with my boyfriend, family and my friends. I love to watch movies, read books and most of all STAMP. Sherry Campbell http://workingandstamping.blogspot.com/

I know what you're thinking...

I don't know why they agreed to do this either, I'm just counting my lucky stars they did

BECAUSE

I am so blessed to have them as friends!!

In the coming weeks, you're going to be seeing lots of inspiration from them, more for sale here and at the store when it's done (stay tuned for the GRAND OPENING), and Lots of friendship and fun..

Don't forget to scroll down where I'm also giving away a set of

EAD DESIGNS VINYL RUB ONS OF

YOUR CHOICE!!!

Check back here and the DT blogs

on SATURDAY for some INSPIRATION

with the BEEEZ KNEEEZ kit!!

STAY TUNED!

MORE

KITS

PRODUCTS

GIVEAWAYS

on the way....

Thanks so much for stopping to see me today!

E.A.D. Bloghop DAY!!!

Thanks so much for joining us!

It's E.A.D. Bloghop Tuesday and we have something special for you today!!First, we have a Guest Designer joining us!

Jenn

and Emily is giving away a $10 Gift Certificate to the

EAD Design Store

All you have to do to win is visit all of the Creative Team's blogs and leave a comment, then go and leave a comment of Emily's blog before midnight. Emily will announce the winner tomorrow!!

So let's get going!!

Supplies Used: E.A.D. Designs Vinyl Rubons in Alphabet Vinyl

Caged Vinyl

RetroSpring
What a Hoot

Paper is October Afternoon...

yeah I know you've been seeing it a lot here lately can't help it...!

So go get to gettin'

Make sure you visit the rest of the team and leave comments so you can win

that $10 Gift Certificate!!

Vikki

Susan

Valerie

Danielle

Jenn

It's the Summertime Limelight BlogHop!!!

Summer Journal, Card, Bookmark

Supplies Used: Stamps Unity Stamp Company "Giggle Grove"; "Time For Travel"

Paper: October Afternoon (I can't get enough of this stuff)

Other: Alterable Composition Book,Gaffer Tape (7gypsies); Paperclip (walmart)

The Whole Design Team has some great Summer projects to share with you today to get you in the mood for sunshine and lazy days by the pool!!

Maybe, if I try hard enough I can

wishful think us some sunshine...

I'm having trouble getting used to this East Coast Rainy weather.

Lots of Contests are still going on at Limelight and at the DT Blogs for Limelight Papercraft's First Birthday Celebration!!

CLICK HERE

for my sketch challenge... and links to the rest of the challenges

HERE ARE THE DEALS AND STEALS IN THE STORE!!

Happy Anniversary to Limelight Papercrafts!

Enter the discount code ONEYEAR at checkout to

receive 20% off of your entire purchase!

7 New Kaisercraft Rhinestone Colors are in the Limelight!!

We have NEW Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Wisteria!!

Also Basic Grey Pearls and Rhinestones!!Dew Drops ,

Shimmerz Spritz, New October

Now HEAD on over to SEE THE rest of

THE

SIXTH CHICKS!!!

MANDY

LEE

LISA

JENMARIE

LORIE

RYANN

BECKY

and our June Guest Designer

NIKKI

It's Limelight Sketch Challenge DAY!!!

Hi Everyone!

Glad you're here and thanks for stopping by!!

This weeks Limelight Product Focus is

Pattern Paper!!

All you have to do to play is create a project based on the sketch below and upload it to Mandy's blog no later than Sunday, May 31st!

Keyword for uploading on Splitcoast is LLPC022

The winner will receive a free 8x8 or 6x6 pad of patter paper!!

Here's your sketch!!

And here's my take on it!!

Supplies Used:

Paper October Afternoon Ducks in a Row

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company Mix up of Cuteness

Shrinky Dinks (the "cool" tile)

Monday begins an Anniversary Celebration at Limelight!!

It's our One Year Anniversary and we want you to help us celebrate!!

Mandy and the whole DT are all hosting games and prizes...and amazing sales all week long!!

Go by Mandy's blog today for a chance to win a prize!

CLICK HERE!!

Now go see what the rest of the DT has to show you!!

JenMarie
Lorie
Becky
Lee
Lisa
Ryann

Mandy "Goddess of Limelight"

and

Amy our Guest Designer

Limelight Sketch Challenge!!

It's Limelight Sketch Challenge Day!!

This weeks challenge is to use Tulle on a project!!

OH MY GOODNESS

I LOVE TULLE!!

I can't get enough of the stuff!

All you have to do to play is create a card based on the sketch below and link it up to the LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS Blog

by Midnight May 17th!

If you have Tulle, use it!

If not that's ok too

BECAUSE the

Winner will get 5 yards of Tulle in your color choices!!

Here is the sketch!

Here's my take on it:

Supplies Used: Pattern Paper: Lime Rickey Basic Grey Stamps: Unity Stamp Company Gratitude=Joy, Tiny Trinity

And now here's the specials!!

We have NEW Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Wisteria!!

Dew Drops , NEW SHIMMERZ COLORS, and NEW PINK CAT STUDIO are also in the Limelight!!

FREE SHIMMERZ!

Every order of $35 or more (before shipping, please) will receive one FREE jar of Shimmerz Paint! Please enter your choice of color in the Comments section at checkout. If your color choice is not available, or if no selection is made, we will choose a jar of Shimmerz to include for you!

EVERYTHING CAN BE FOUND BY STARTING At the STORE

LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS

Now make sure you go visit the rest of the Design Team to see all of

their fabulous creations!!

Ryann

Lisa

Amy

Lee

Lorie

Jennifer

Welcome to the Unity WORLD RECORD Inspriational Blog Hop!

Every New Customer order will get a FREE SINGLE for $25.00 orders and a a FREE Unity Kit for $50.00 Orders

If you're just starting

you can view the World Record Inspirational Blog Hop in its' entirety

by starting

HERE

Welcome! I think you're almost halfway there!!

Thanks so much for sticking with it this far and for stopping by!

I've created a special Minibook to share with you today!

It started out as an 8.5 by 11 Manilla Folder,

I'd been wanting to do a mini-book full of some of my favorite quotes and this is what I came up with. You can click on the pictures to see the detail a little better.

I made this completely with scraps from other projects

and

LOTS OF

UNITY STAMPS

Supply List: Unity Stamp Company: Tiny Trinity, Worn Grid, Time For Travel, Beautiful Life, Sept KOM, Feb KOM,Fanciful Dots

Tulle is by Bazill, Pink Paislee Paper, from Limelight Papercrafts

Other Paper is Fancy Pants, K&Co, Paper Studio, Bo Bunny

Transparency Frames are by Hambly

Card Stickers by 7Gypsies (Lots of them)

Vintage 1960's Dictionary pages, Vintage 1960's music sheets are thrift store finds

My Favorite Quote:

"A Photo Says- You were happy and I wanted to catch that

A Photo Says- You are so important to me that I put down everything to come watch"

-Jodi Piccoult from "My Sister's Keeper"

Thanks so much for blog hopping with us!!

Off to your next stop at Angela's

HERE

Good Morning!!

Supplies Used: Stamps Unity sentiment, Stampendous Gnome

Paper Basic Grey Archaic, Ribbon Martha Stewart

The card above was done using the MOJO Monday sketch #78

Just a couple cards to share with you today

Supplies Used: Stamps Cat's Life Press, Paper Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine

I've got an idea for a new blog that is currently under construction...

Chic Book Reviews

I wanted a way to share my love of books (especially chick books, no matter how fluffy) with whoever wants to listen..I know a lot of you are bookworms like me and I thought it would be a really fun way to feature books/authors and maybe open up discussion...maybe even a forum to trade books you've read with each other...whaddya think...??

For me, books have been an escape from the everyday my whole life..I honestly don't know how I would have made it through middle school without them...

ANYWAY...

I'm hoping to get it up and going in the next couple weeks!

Don't forget the Sketch challenge in the post below!! You have until Monday to enter for a chance to win a package of Sliding Doors from Limelight Papercrafts!!

We're off to fencing!

Have a great Tuesday!

Holy Crap!!!

No, this isn't a continuation of my exploding sewer line story...

it's Unity Addict Wednesday at SCS

and

Holy Crap!

it's been forever since I've been able to play along!!

Today's challenge was to make a Get Well card

which was perfect because I have to make a few!!

one of my stamping SCS friends Sherry, actually her Mom,

fell and broke her hip so we've been praying for her and bombarding her with cards as onlystampers/papercrafters can do

I was also able to use Amber's sketch challenge for this as well

Love it when

you can use two challenges for one project!!

If you would like to send Sherry's Mama a card,

GO HERE

Supplies used: Unity Stamps Jan KOM, Simply Said

Daisy D's paper

Another "Card Shower" going on is for this most precious angel ever

Little Princess Taylor, who is turning 4 on March 3rd

her story is so inspiring

if you go read it you will fall in love!

If you would like to send a birthday card to Taylor

GO HERE!!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamp Co: Aug KOM, Sept KOM, Butterfly Beauty,Simply Said

Paper is Scenic Route

I also have some exciting news to share on March 1st, I can't believe I've held it in as long as I have...but just a few more days!!

By the Way..My 200th post is coming very very soon...

stay tuned for a BIG BOX OF CRAP to be given away!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Growing In Unity..Day 3

Hope your week is going FABU...

This should be our last day on the road

Looking forward to not feeling my butt vibrating for a few days

and spending sometime in the Hotel Whirlpool

with some other things that are bubbly..

Here's what I have to share with you today...

It was incredibly simple to make this little Valentine Treat bag filled with Hershey Kisses.

I used a felt square that I folded in half and stitched around the bottom and side. Turned it inside out. I freehand cut from felt the red heart and stitched it to the front. Then cut slits to thread the ribbon through to tie it closed. To make the Card and Tag I used Unity Stamp Company: Owl Always Love You,August KOM and Mix up of Cuteness. Paper is Bazill and Fancy Pants.

and a card...

For this I used Unity Stamp Company Aug KOM

Paper is Basic Grey, and K&Company

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Quickie...

Just a quick post because it's Landon's birthday and I'm already supposed to be watching Indiana Jones...



First let me say (and believe me I know I say this alot lately, but seriously you've got to go check it out) You still have a few hours to go place an order at Unity and still get in on the Hip Hop Thursday smokin' deals. Today use the code HIP25 for 25% off your order + you get the Hey Chic stamp set for 2 bucks if you place and order over 25$. There's also a bundle package of the new releases. Shipping is always 5 bucks.



Which brings me to one of my best scrappy days EVA EVA EVA...I was over at Christy's playing with stamps when she opens her email and says "Did you know you're on the Unity Blog?" ...

"WHA WHA HUH?" (me)

"Come Look." Christy

Oh Holy Honey Bunches of Oates!!! Go look here. By the way I used the "Hey Chic" stamp set for that card.



ok..running out of time here...so here's my card for the Unity Hip Hop Challenge today which was to use flowers on a card.



Supplies
Pattern Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Fancy pants
Unity Stamps: Distress Dots, Sept KOM, Oct KOM
some tiny flowers and bling...

ok really got to go now
grateful for
a great bday with Landon
fun time with Christy
St Louis bread company
Unity's great deals
Angela (Unity owner) featuring lil ole me on her blog...THANKS!
Thanks for stopping by

Hello Monday...

The boys had a five day weekend and the weather has been so nice. I wanted to do something nice and take them to the zoo, the fall colors are absolutely beautiful there this time of year...plus with cooler weather the animals seem to be more fun to look at...(hey if I had to lay in the 90 degree sun licking my butt while people stared at me all day, I'd probably be in a bad mood too)

BUT..my kids didn't want to go the zoo...they weren't really "in the mood"...ok whatever...so instead I took them school clothes shopping...for some strange reason incomprehensible to me they LOVE the mall...I hate the mall. I could take a week here telling you all the reasons I hate they mall...but really I wanted them to actually wear the clothes I bought which means letting them pick them out...so I cowboy-ed up...and we went to JC Penney...which I must say has some pretty awesome bargains right now...

They also hate the camera right now...I pull it out-they get obnoxious..it's sort of an autonomic response...so here's a couple picture of the boys at the food court...

that's Landon behind the bag

and Britain

I've also made a few things...on Friday I made this chalkboard...I had been wanting one of these for the kitchen for a while and I finally found the size I was looking for.

I made this a little hastily...I'm still not sure how much I like it... it only took like 20 minutes not include drying time

I also made this little card...I just love this stamp Christi let me borrow it. It's by Rubber Stamped.

Today, I did two layouts. I don't usually stamp on layouts, I don't know why I never have. So I've been practicing. Unity Stamp Company makes it so easy to do so because their stamps are so versatile.

This first one is based on Pencil Lines sketch of the week #106

Ever since the kids were babies I've sung this song to them...of course now I get eye rolls and exasperated "Maa-ooms!"

Supplies Uses: American Crafts paper

Unity Stamp Company: Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Sept KOM

This is a second interpretation of the same sketch I just turned it and chaged up the elements a little.

Supplies used:

Pattern Paper: Memory Makers, Dreamstreat, We R Memory Keepers

Unity Stamp Company Sept KOM, Oct KOM

Letters: Memory Makers

I spent some time at my neighbor Pat's today...Look what she gave me!

She found these at an Estate Sale! I just love them! Thanks Pat! She also gave me a bunch of these...

Aren't they fun?! Go see what she's doing with them here.

That's all!

Thanks for stopping by!

Gratitude:

1. HBO

2. My cool neighbor

3. The long weekend (even though it's over ;-( )

4. beautiful weather

5. krispy kreme pumpkin spice donuts...heaven

My Day in Pictures

This morning after dropping the boys off at school I met my friends Leslie and Dawn here...
This is Leslie...
Which happens to be inside our new Target...I resisted the urge to spend $100 on stuff I don't need, which is what usually happens there...That is Leslie above, Dawn wasn't there yet. At which time they both informed me that they "don't really drink coffee"....WTH!!!! Had they answered this question on my friendship application I may have had to turn them down, I mean who ever heard of such a crazy thing...(just kidding really..)



I don't drive in the city (the city being St Louis) if I can help it, the highways are crazy here and people drive like maniacs (at least to me they do, because the highway is kind of scary...don't tell, okay? ) it makes me all sweaty and cranky...so Thank Goodness Dawn volunteered to drive.



First we went to For Keeps Sake, this is a really great store in South County that is in the process of becoming even bigger. I love my LSS, but it's nice to go to other places too, they had a lot of stuff there that I haven't seen in the stores around here...


Leslie was very excited about the whole section they had for firemen...she's married to one...and no, don't get any ideas, you can't have him. I swear we were walking around the store squeaking over all the great stuff...especially all the monkey stuff...Les is crazy over monkeys...me and Les that is, not Dawn she's not really a squeaker.. and I was so over my head about the "Creative Cafe" I had heard of these but have never seen one....



I really want to come back for a crop, I hope to sometime soon so I can play with all the stuff in the cafe...It makes my heart beat faster just thinking about it..










Next we went to a store called RED LEAD about 25 minutes away in West County...


OH MY HOLY SWEATY DANIEL DAY LEWIS (in The Last of the Mohicans!)

I'm so sorry if you don't live here and can't go to this store...it is Utopia, I'm pretty sure I heard angels singing when I walked in the door and the co-owner (it's owned by 2 sisters was soooo cool) I can't wait to go back! I might have to quit my job so I can take classes!







First here's Dawn, (she didn't really want me to take a picture) but can you see that paper back there hanging ON THE WALL!!! They have all these vintagey prints it's sort of wrapping paper but so much more! and the stamps, did I mention the stamps?? they have their own designs...this place is like mixed media heaven....they have all this painted, decoupaged old furniture...










See all these cards on display...???? they are being held on CHICKEN WIRE!!! with CLOTHES PINS!!!! The Chicken Wire is mounted on an old rickety ladder I am so stealing this idea...that's not all...


















These fun vintage images ready to decoupage are displayed on a rusty old mattress frame... and the images....I so want to learn the whole mixed media artsy thing...I have to take a class...



















Are you looking at this...?? This just makes me want to go foraging right now at garage sales, thrift stores, antique shops...everywhere...old postage marked stamps, WATCH FACES!!!, little charms, antique swizzle sticks, vintage used greeting cards...oh my







These ladies found everything that makes you say "I so never would have thought that" and put it in a store...I can't wait to go back!!




Les again....









Of Course-- all this shopping made us hungry so we stopped off for lunch, I don't have any pics of that though because I was too busy eating...and we did stop off at Making Memories in Columbia but I didn't take any pics there either...


Our shopping excursion over...time to pick up the boys...








Landon first





Britain next...















and my LOAD Challenge for the Day! Got those tickets at Red Lead...


This layout also serves as my 30 minute Thursday Layout for Lain's Challenge and was inspired by Christy's Creative Prompt ( I think #22 or 23)...

Today I'm grateful for:
1. 1 more day until my crop weekend...!!!!
2. my awesome shopping trip today with my friends
3. Dawn driving...thanks Dawn!
4. Red Lead...what a great find!!
5. Getting my blogging done before 8pm, think this might be a first!

Oh and Red Lead's website has a store you can order from and a blog (with tutorials!!!), so you should go check it out!

Thanks everyone and have a great night!