RIC RAC ROCKS!!!

Supplies Used: MAY ARTS Fuschia Ric Rac, Paper Basic Grey Porcelian

Stamps Pink Cat Studio Farm Animals

I don't know what my obsession with farm animals is lately,

but just look at em'...it doesn't get any cuter!!

Hey Peeps!!

I'm excited to kick off my first official project as a Limelight Guest Designer for March!!

It's a sketch Challenge! The winner will recieve a buttload of the new Ric Rac from May Arts in new springy colors!!

Here's your Sketch

And Now the deets...

RIC RAC ROCKS!
As a trim or to complete a scene,
Ric rac can be used on anything!
Used on a card or used on a layout,
Ric rac will make your creation stand out!
written by the very cute and always perky
Mandy Cheshire, Queen of Limelight

It's that time again, everyone!
Time for our sixteenth installment of the Limelight Papercrafts Sketch and Product Challenge! Our theme for this challenge is RIC RAC ROCKS!
Your challenge is to use ric rac on your card or layout!
We have the COOLEST 1.5" ric rac from May Arts here at Limelight Papercrafts...
Boy is that ric rac HUGE!! It is so fun to work with, so be sure to pick some up if you don't already have some!
If you do not have the large ric rac, incorporate some of the skinny ric rac into your design. Don't have ANY ric rac?
SHAME SHAME!! Just kidding. ;)
Just create the ric rac pattern with a wavy-cut paper!

Key word for SCS upload is LLPC016.
Post a comment with a link to your card to this post on the LIMELIGHT BLOG by Sunday night (March 8) at midnight. Mandy will choose a winner sometime Monday morning.
Prize is one yard of EACH of the four new 1.5" Ric Rac ribbons from May Arts!
Hope you get time to PLAY!!!

MoJo Monday!

Ok, I just discovered this blog and I'm smitten

Mojo Monday

What better way to start your creative week than with a fun sketch!...

oh and the opportunity to win some crap!

Here's my take on this weeks sketch

Supplies Used: Stamps Cat's Life Press

Paper is Basic Grey Marakesh now available at Limelight Papercrafts

Speaking of Limelight Papercrafts...I hope you'll stop by the blog and participate in the challenges this month

and stop by the store and check out all of Mandy's amazing deals

Sketch challenges on March 5th and March 19th!

I feel both blessed and honored to be the Guest Designer for March!

Is anyone else getting this snowstorm like we are!!??

The kids kind of talked me into a snow day today...yes I know we homeschool

but as Britain pointed out to me...

"You only get so many perfect sledding days, Mom"

So we packed it up with a few of the other homeschool Mom's and headed out to Mount Everest..

er...I mean..the big hill behind the flight line...

We've never been so cold in our lives..LOL..I think we lasted a whole 20 minutes ..the wind coming off the flight line was just killer...

but they sure did have a great time while it lasted!

Have a great day!

And the winner of the CRAPAPALOOOZA is
Random Numbers

20

ROBYNCGIRL!!

That's you!!!

Be sure to email me your snail mail addy for your BIG BOX OF CRAP!!!

Congratulations!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and left a comment!!

Now for my big news....

which I had to talk Mandy into letting me let out of the bag because I forgot that today isn't March 1st...LOL..tomorrow is

I am the 7th Six Chick!!!

I am the Guest Designer for March for LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS!!

I am so excited to be a part of this talented team for the month of March!

The official announcement will be tomorrow or Monday on Mandy's Blog

HERE

If you don't get the Six Chick reference then you totally need to go rent

13 Going on 30

You can go shopping at Limelight

HERE

Mandy is Awesome!! and Girl does she have DEALS AND STEALS!!

February 23- March 1 ONE DAY LEFT FREE PAPER!!For every three individual sheets of cardstock you purchase, you'll get to choose one more for FREE! For every three individual sheets of patterned paper you purchase, you'll also choose one for FREE! Just let us know which one(s) you'd like for free in the Comments section of your order! Happy shopping!Be sure to visit the Limelight Papercrafts creative blog on Thursday, March 5, for our next sketch and product challenge! The challenge will focus on using Ric Rac, and we'll be giving away one yard of EACH of the four new 1.5" ric rac ribbons to one lucky winner!

and now...

Just look at this YUMMY GOODNESS...

Apparently I've found my inner Martha Stewart!!

I made these yesterday to take to a Mom's night out...

I'm so proud of them!!

I got the idea from this book

Which made even me feel like a cupcake artist!!

So I'm out...

I'm going to hopefully get time this weekend to lock myself in my craft room

and do this....

Christi got that for me isn't it adorable!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!!

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!!!

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!!

Something screwy is going on with blogger...

but you can scroll down to see my newest post..

You'd never believe it if I didn't show you...

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth....

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back into the swing...!

as you know we moved to Andrews AFB and although we are very happy to be here safe and sound...and looking forward to getting out and seeing the many things there are to see

things have not gone quite as smoothly as we hoped along the way

but WE'RE HERE! and getting settled

so buckle in this is probably going to be the longest post ever..

here we go

Snowstorm in the Mountains on the drive here

It was beautiful...but I think my fingernails are all still attached to my steering wheel

Carsick Dog

Cocoa, the one on the right...uggggh...despite drugs from the Vet....

hotel, hotel, hotel

my camera ran out of batteries for a few days..

Arrive in DC!!

Chinatown

On the Mall....

Smithsonian (Natural History)

It really was kind of like "Night at the Museum"

These were all from our first few days here...

Then, on Friday we were able to get our house and move in!!

and then on Saturday

our sewer lines backed up and exploded all over the front yard

ICK!

So...We didn't want to have to move out again...yeah, we're crazy...we were able to get another room on base on Sunday and went back and forth to use the bathroom/ shower etc...

Don't even ask what we did until Sunday...

LOL

unpacking all weekend

and then Tuesday...(please refer to the title of this post)

AND NOW

We have running water and toilets that flush...amazing how you tend to take that for granted!!

I love those guys!!

Today was our first day of homeschooling...we're having some growing pains...which is to be expected...but I have faith it's going to work....and I have met some of the nicest people here!!

We did get to watch Air Force One land last week and wave to President Obama, but it was dusk and you're not allowed to use flash photography

and finally..

I made a card

Supplies: Stamps Unity Stamp Company, Paper K&Co

I have some serious catching up to do on all your blogs!!