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

Lots of Specials over at LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS!!

Supplies Used:

Paper October Afternoon

Stamps Unity Stamp Company

Tulle and Cardstock Bazill

All available at LimeLight Papercrafts!

Hey Everyone!

Sorry I've been out,

I started a new job this week, just part time

but all the first day, orientation craziness this week

has had me pretty wonky!

Mandy over at Limelight has some great

new products and specials going on

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.

NEW Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Wisteria!!

Dew Drops , NEW SHIMMERZ COLORS, and NEW PINK CAT STUDIO

are also in the Limelight!!

Also, Pearl colored Pearls are back in stock!

Hooray!

GO Shopping!!!

Thank you so much for all the

sweet sweet Birthday Wishes!!

We're Hippin We're Hoppin We're HUNGOVER!!

Hey There my Hipped Hopped Hungover Chicks!

I used this HHH as an excuse to get a bunch of challenges done

I feel like there's never enough time in the week to do all the challenges I'd like to...

ya know?

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps,American Crafts Paper, Doilies by Wilton

This card is for a fun new challenge blog

The Order of the Opus-Gluei

This weeks challenge was Silver Screen

My friends Jana and Rose have got quite the fun little thing going on over there! Check it out if you get a chance!
If you haven't had a chance to participate in Ashley's ETSY inspired Challenges you've got to get over there...tons of inspiration

This weeks featured ETSY Artist is Lauren Alexander...

I just love her stuff!

You can see the piece I chose for inspiration

HERE

And here's what I came up with!! This challenge was so much fun!!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps, Scenic Route Paper

I purposely didn't blend the watercolored pencils all the way, I was wanting it to have that "colored" look

Last,

My friend Christi has been doing these supercool

"Exercise Your Creativity" posts every week on her blog

and here we are on week 14 and this is the first time I've gotten to play!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps, Dreamstreet and K&Co Papers

If you know Christi you know how detail oriented she is. These challenges are set up so that you can print them out and keep them in a binder. She puts A LOT of work into them, so stop by and play if you can!!

IT'S FREE BOOK FRIDAY!!

Click on The Chick

to come over for lots of chances to win free books!!!

A whole bunch of Challenges...

Supplies Used: Stamp Hampton Arts, PP Cosmo Cricket,

Rusty Screen Red Lead Paperworks

Hello! I've got a few challenges to share with you today!

The first being the card above which I did for my bloggy friends Jana and Rosemarys new Challenge Blog

ORDER OF THE OPUS GLUEI

and "sigh" apparently I am more behind than I thought

"FLights of Fancy" was last weeks challenge, but hey I got something done at least!

This weeks challenge is Going Green, there are some fun projects and ideas over there so check it out when you have time!

Next is Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #80

Supplies used: Stamps Unity Stamp Company, PP is CTMH

Speaking of challenges, I've been trying to challenge myself lately to use up some of my paper stash, I'm a bit of a hoarder...I don't even know how long I've had the paper in that card above!

and Last I participated in the CPS Challenge this week as well

CPS #109

Supplies Used: Stamps Unity Stamp Co PP Fancy Pants

Today is your last day to go

HERE

and register to win a signed copy of the Mystery Book I will be reviewing!!

Come read with me at

Chic Book Chick!!

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

Hey! HEY!!

It's Hip Hop Hangover Day

over at The Unity Forum at SplitCoast Stampers!! You can come by chat, hangout , and show some love to all the Unity Addicts!! I've got some cards to show you today!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps Gratitude = Joy

Paper is Fancy Pants, K&Co, and Cosmo Cricket

basically I raided my scrap bin..LOL

Supplies Used: Unity Stamp Co: Jan KOM, sentiments O simple Paper is Fancy Pants

Supplies Unity Stamps: Carefree Oak, Jan KOM

Paper is Dreamstreet

Tomorrow is the World's Biggest Inspirational BlogHop at Unity!

I can't wait!! Hope you'll join us!...

EVERY FRIDAY IS FREE BOOK FRIDAY!!!

Have you been here yet?

Chic Book Chick

I'm giving away a FREE AUTHOR SIGNED COPY of the first book I will be reviewing on April 1st

But sorry...I'm not telling what the book is yet...There are LOTS of ways to win

AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE

A WHOLE KADOOOOZIE of ways to win more FREE BOOKS!

Go by today for several places to go to try to win!!

I hope you'll join me on this fun new

ChickLITerific Adventure!!

Have a wonderful Hip Hop Hungover Day!!

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!

It's the First EVA Limelight SCRAPBOOK SKETCH Challenge!!

I'm so excited

and kind of sad too!

This project will be my last as the Guest Designer for March for Limelight Papercrafts!

I've had such a great time with this wonderful group of ladies!

Thanks so much for being so wonderful to work with!!

(not that I wouldn't love to stay on, ahem, if say ya know something opened up...just sayin')

So

without further ado

Here's the sketch I've worked up for you

And

Here's my Layout

Supplies Used: Crate Paper Sweet Branch Kit Unity Stamps: Flourishing Family Tree, This is the Time

Piggy Tales Sliding Doors

The DEETS:

You have until Monday March 31st to upload a link to your project to Mandy's blog a random winner will be chosen to win Piggy Tales Sliding Doors!! These things are so cool!!!

AND

Don't forget

Until the end of the month when you place an order at the Limelight Store you will recieve an EASTER EGG stuffed with random goodness!! Who knows what it will be?? It could be ribbon, flowers, or a coupon!! So don't miss your chance!

I hope you get time to play!!

Hi There!

This card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch #77!!
Lots of great sketches there and they get huge participation so lots of great inspiration as well!!

Supplies Used: Unity Stamps Mix up of Cuteness and Feb KOM

Paper is Sassafrass Lass

These are the cupcakes Landon made ( with very little assistance from me)

For our AMAZING CULINARY, ART, and SCIENCE FAIR

He Called them "Fishbowl Frenzy"

And these are Britain's cookies

Mudslide Madness

LOL

Is it me, or do you think maybe they watch a little too much Monday Night Football?

Anyway...

The Art and Science Fair went really well

all of the kids did an awesome job!

I am really starting to enjoy homeschooling, it gives me a sense of presence in their lives that I didn't have before.

I think this picture is hilarious because Landon is eating one of his own cupcakes, and one of Britain's cookies is on his plate...because a certain "mean mom"

LOL

wouldn't let them enjoy the fruits of their labor until we got there

Britain wanted to make sure we had a picture of the fact that his cookies disappeared before Landon's cupcakes.

Something about "photographic proof for the sake of the future generations"

I swear he's a 30 year old in a 13 year olds' body.

Have a great rest of your day!!

It's a Six Chick EASTER!!!

We're Celebrating Easter from now until EASTER

at Limelight!!

With each and every order (regardless of amount) through Easter Sunday, Limelight will be sending out a plastic Easter egg filled with goodies!

They could be filled with ribbon, stickers, Cat’s Eye ink pads, small stamps, buttons, Dew Drops, Shimmerz, and more!
A few will have some “big prizes” written on slips of paper!
There will be no rhyme or reason to which egg goes in an order. We’ll keep it as random as humanly possible!
Doesn't that sound like fun!!
Does Mandy know how to throw a party or what!!!
When Mandy challenged us all to do Easter Baskets...I knew what it had to be... I wanted to make a "girlfriends Easter Basket"
I filled it with a bottle of Sweet Red Wine
Starbuck's Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans
and Dark Chocolate Covered Cranberries

I popped it all in one of those $1 tin pails from the dollar store

Supplies Used: Paper Basic Grey Urban Prairie this is probably my favorite paper line by them right now...it's so springy and goes so well with all the trendy bird stamps that are out right now and 6x6 pad works great for cards and smaller projects; Unity Stamps: Easter Blessing Side Set and What a Pal Bunny

Sooooo

I have to confess, I'm glad this challenge is over because now tonight I can Veg out on the couch with a glass of wine, some chocolate and my new Somerset Memories Magazine...shhhhhhh....

If you're looking for a place to hang out and chat with fellow stampers today come and play at The Unity Forum on SCS for Hip Hop Hangover Day!!

I want to take two minutes to tell you if you have access to HBO on Demand, I hope you will take the time to watch "Taking Chance" with Kevin Bacon. It is an extremely well done movie about how America pays respects to our fallen heroes. No matter what your politics are, it's a very accurate look at what happens each and every time we lose someone who has served.

Thanks for indulging me.

Now Go Shopping!!

Here!

Lot's of new stuff !!

It's a Hangover with a Sketch and a BIG BOX OF CRAP!!!

This is my 200th post!!!

Holy Honey Bunches of Oats....

So in honor of this momentous occasion

I'm giving away a big box of CRAP!!

(because we always need more CRAP!)

See the bottom of this post for more details..

Right now

it's time to get our groove on...

It's Hip Hop Hangover Day at the Unity forum on SplitCoast Stampers!

A day of fun and chatting HERE

and

there are still a bunch of great deals on the Unity Website

HERE

so if you haven't been...go get your shop on...

the sentiments are on sale for a steal!!

I've got a layout to share with you today

Supplies Used: Unity Stamp Co Feb KOM ; Paper is Making Memories Passport Line

The sentiment I designed myself from one of my favorite quotes from My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult....What do you think?

Here's the sketch

If you decide to use the sketch please link me up so I can see what you do with it!

and a card to share as well..

I might be a little hungover from Valentine's day, but really I just love those rich pinks and browns...Supplies Used: Unity Stamp Company Love Birdies and Spunky Princess

Paper is Cosmo Cricket

Speaking of Spunky Princesses...t

here is a challenge going on right now over at SCS to make a card for one very Spunky Princess

Little Princess Taylor...Go Here to read her story

and then go Here to join the challenge and send her a card

Back to my big box of CRAP giveaway!!!

I have stuffed a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box with crap for one lucky random commenter on this post by Saturday Morning at 8am.

It is stuffed with stuff

some opened and hardly used

some brand new and never used

a couple Unity Stamps

some other odds and ends..

IT's A CRAPAPALOOOOZA

So don't forget to leave a comment and I'll post the winner tomorrow

and there will be something else I have to share tomorrow too...

I can't wait!!!