See you in 2009! Thanks for a fabulous year!
Hugs, Lisa
You can get all these and the distressed stickles (there are dots on the each of the scallops, can't see it well in this photo) over at Limelight! OOOO, and you can get it all (plus whatever else you want) for 15% off now through Jan.4 (enter BALLDROP, all one word at checkout)!Isn't the layout great, that came from Amber. She posts these great sketches over in the Unity forum each week. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Monday! 
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the weekend!
Hugs, Lisa
Everything is on Sale in the Limelight store until Dec.28!!! Shop now to save 20% on your whole order! Enter XmasGift (one word) at checkout. Limelight Papercrafts.
ndle will be in the new catty)! From now (Dec.23) through Jan. 31, you can purchase the bundle at 20% off the retail value, $41.48!!! This is the only time you can order the bundle, after Jan. 31, you will only be able to purchase the products individually and at the regular price. So act now, with the FREE shipping promo still running this is a wonderful steal! 
This next card was for the Pie color challenge and it was inspired by my travels that I was thinking about when I was stamping. The chocolate cs is for the crust, the reddish dp is my pie filling (cherry pie, yummy!) and the vanilla is for the whipped cream (can't have pie without the whipped cream, although I'm a Cool Whip kinda girl). Thanks for hoppin' by! Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs, Lisa
not play along. We have a sketch for you to work with this week and/or next! A winner will be drawn on Jan.1, 2009!!! What a great way to start the new year! This challenge is sponsored by the fabul
ous DSR Designs! I love these little butterflies and the cool background (it looks like cracked glass) I used on this card. I did them up with some Pale Plum and Very Vanilla cs from SU and the beautiful Ocean Tides from PTI. I popped up the butterflies with some dimensionals and tied the oh-so-lovely Plum satin ribbon from PTI in a bow for my third panel. I hope you all take a little time for yourself and Stamp Something! Be sure to stop by and see what the DT came up with. You know it will be beautiful stuff! Have a wonderful holiday! Hugs, Lisa
Are the presents bought and wrapped? Is the tree decorated? Are the holiday lights twinkling? Is your head spinning faster than a dreidel? It's the most wonderful time of the year! This week we encourage you to stop, and take a minute to do something for yourself! Grab your favorite patterned papers (or wrapping paper for the multitask-ers!) and sit down with our simple sketch. We can't wait to see what you'll create! We are a week early here for another round of a sketch challenge with Limelight, BUT we figured we'd have better participation if we posted it this week instead of next week (which is Christmas!).
Participants should post a comment and a link to their card on Mandy's blog, all entries must be submitted by Sunday, December 21st, at midnight.
Here is how I used the sketch.
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I love when I can take a card sketch and use it on a scrapbook page. I just flipped it to work with the orientation of my picture. We took the boys to see Santa on Monday and I only ordered 1 picture, this 5x7. I was afraid it might get lost from now until I am ready to scrap it so I went ahead and put a quick page together. Isn't that paper fun?! It is from TaDa and it is called Okee Dokee-Pokee Dot (even the name it fun)! The buttons are the Wassail buttons from Basic Grey and the ribbon is the gorgeous new satin ribbon Mandy added to the store a month ago. Come play along, link your creations to Mandy's blog and you could win, are you ready for this? Mandy is in a very generous mood (she is always generous with her give aways, but I'm super excited about this one!) she will give the winner a brand-new Basic Grey Bittersweet 6x6 paper pad!!! How cool is that? Enough incentive to play? Get to it and have fun with the sketch!
Hugs, Lisa
Here are the deets:
Paper-Baja textured cs, kiwi, basic grey, whisper white, Urban garden
Ink-basic grey, kiwi, not quite navy, baja
Stamps-Sweet stems, Love you Much
Accessories: blender pen, basic grey taffeta, button bouquet, dimensionals, corner rounder, and the only non-SU item is the swirl cuttlebug embossing folder.
Today is cookie day! I'm hoping to get two or three varieties done. The boys have been bugging me to decorate cookies. I think they just can't wait to eat the little candies and lick the frosting. That was always my favorite part, what am I saying, it still is! hehehe!
Hugs, Lisa
lso soooo relieved when they are done and out the do
or! Here is a close up of the card. It was nice and simple to put together. Quite a few steps to put it all together, but it was nothing tedious, like coloring or embossing. I think the top note die is just the right touch! Keep scrolling down and I added a picture of what the inside of the card looks like. I always include a picture of the boys in my card and I do nothing fancy to attach it. I simply cut down the 4x6 picture and adhere it to the inside flap of th
e card. I do use a repositionable adhesive, so it can be removed from the card if need be. Happy Monday!
This is the version of my photo ornaments that I am giving the grandparents. I used the top note die and the designer paper , Holiday Treasure to do this one up. I stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Cute and Curly stamp set but I omitted the "dear frie
nd" part since we are giving this to Nana and Papa. I decided it was important to include the year so I stamped 2008 in that space on the label using Simple Serif mini alphabet. I added some celery grosgrain ribbon and two beautiful felt fusion snowflakes to finish this side of the ornament. On the flip side of the ornament I die cut the picture we used in our Christmas cards to complete the backside of the ornament. I just adored making these and look forward to hearing the grandparents gush over them when they open them next weekend. Hope you all are enjoying the weekend. I might have one or two more Holiday posts to share since I am not doing much new stamping this week-There are cookies to bake and presents to wrap. 
This second card was for the Bling and Bauble challenge. I added the dew drops to each of the scalloped edge of the dp. Isn't that paper so cute! You can get it over at Limelight, it is by Pink Paisley. And in case you are new to my blog, you can also get Unity stamps at the Limelight Paper craft store. Which then leads me to my next reminder-today is day 12 of Limelight's 12 Days of Christmas! Mandy is the host today, so stop by and play along for a chance to win some Shimmerz! Have a great Friday!
Hugs, Lisa
critters! Today is a Green and Gold challenge. In the last week I have played along in two challenges asking for the use of gold products (ink, ribbon, brads, whatever you have that is gold), guess what? I own none of it. Yes, I found a missing piece to my stamping supplies-GOLD. I don't usually care for gold stuff on my cards, so that is why I don't own any of it, BUT I have seen so many pretty things created with it. I really think I need to get some ink, or at least embossing powder. Anyway, I told you I'd keep this short and here I am rambling on about gold. I decide
d to pull out a Golden Yellow color today. Actually I was excited to pull from my stash of retired SU In Colors-wasabi and Marigold Morning! I colored the little turtle with my copics and added some crystal effects ( I think I used that on most things I stamped this week!) for texture and detail. I have to give credit to Queen Kat designs for the layout, it was in their newsletter. Stop by the Stamp Something blog, and see what the other girls came up with this week, it's sure to be fabulous! Oh, and take a break from Holiday preparations to play along for a chance to some Whimsy Stamps! Just be sure to link your creation up on the Stamp Something site!
win one of the snow glitters.Here's the sketch and here is my card. I'm just lovin' the Lily and Billy Winter set from Pink Cat Studio. It is just sooo cute. I decided to just use Lily on my card and I glammed her up with some awesome Distressed stickles in Worn Lipstick. I also added some Angel Wings shimmerz to the ice, can never have enough shimmer and shine! Take a look at
a close up of the detail on her coat and ear muffs. I always have fun making a girly girl card. I added the circle to the sketch because I couldn't work in a sentiment anyother way. I hope you p
lay along. Be sure to check out what the other 7 chicks did for this sketch (list is in my side bar). Have a wonderful Thurday.
Now back to Christmas business. Be sure to stop by Tiff's blog for a fun game of Mad Libs, Christmas style and a chance to win a prize. Also, today's special over at Limelight is:
Candlelight Shimmerz for only $3!!!
Happy stamping!
Hugs, Lisa
n card to share with you today. It is kind of a sneak peek to my sketch card I'll be sharing on Thursday. Ever wonder how many NEW things you can use on one card? This one has almost everything new-to-me on it. I made this right after I got my package last week from Limelight (can I just tell you that the shipping is lightening fast! thanks Mandy!). The card base is SU mellow moss and I colored with Copics and the snowflake brad is from Micheals, but everything else is from Limelight! Have you tried the new distress stickles? If you haven't go get some. They are super cool and add a nice texture to your creations. They are a little chunkier and a little less sparkly than the regular stickles. You will like them, I promise. Besides, its always fun to have something new to play with. 
operative. My littlest one just loves the camera, so that made it easy. He kept saying "cheese!" and smiling so cute each picture we took. I uploaded the picture and sent it off to Sam's Club to be developed (what did we ever do without digital photo processing). I'll pick them up today and add them to my cards (which I did finish last night). I am right on track for my Wednesday mail day goal. I keep knocking things off my list and boy does it feel good! Hope you are making way with your Holiday to-do lists. 
ontainer with a coordinating card or recipe card. First I'll tease you with the treat. Yum, Chocolate covered pretzels are a favorite treat of mine. They are so easy to make. You just melt some chocolate chips and stir in a little bit of cream or Cool Whip. You can do this over a double boiler, but the microwave works just fine. Be sure to stop every 20-30 seconds to give it a stir. I usually do this with pretzel rods, but they were too tall to fit in my canister. I just dipped the pretzels in the chocolate and added red and green sprinkles to them. For a variation, I sometimes add a tablespoon of peanut butter to the melted chocolate chips-YUM! I confess, I make this in small batches some evenings after I put the boys to bed for a little evening snack. I just dip the pretzels right into the bowl. hehehehe! 
Stamps: Stocking of Elegance (Unity) and Birds of a Feather (Unity)Paper: Bazzil Canvas Maraschino cs, TaDa-FaLaLaLa, Dashing thru the snowInk: copics, tuxedo black MomentoAccessories: rectangle nestabilities, MayArts Ribbon-textured brown/antique gold
I had quite a few of these tins sitting in my craft room so I put a few of them to good use this year (I did use them last year too, but it has been awhile since I made them all pretty again). With a little red line sticky tape I was able to transform this silver canister into this pretty packaging for the yummy chocolate covered pretzels. As you can see, I used the same elegant stocking image on the matching card. I did another gift combo using very similar products,
but this time I decorated a kraft coffee bag and used a penguin image from the Unity kit, Jolly Little Winter. The friend I was sending this gift to, doesn't celebrate Christmas but I still wanted to include her in my gift giving this year. This kit is just the cutest non-Holiday Wintry set. Both of these little treat holders came together really quickly. I know how pressed for time we all are this time of year and I wanted to show you that you don't have to spend a lot of time creating great packaging for whatever little goodies you want to share with friends, family and neighbors this year. Now be sure to check out what the other six chicks came up with. I think you'll find some fabulous recipes too. Follow the links below for easy blog hopping.
Becky (is also hosting the 12 Days of Christmas give-away today!)
We are on the 6th day of Christmas, so while you are at Becky's blog, be sure to join in her fun ga
me today for a chance to win a fabulous prize. I think she has some BLING to give away! Limelight brings to you Pyramid Boxes (in white or red!) for ONLY $0.50 each! Stock up! These are great boxes for little gifts like jewelry or candy...any small trinket, really! Be sure to pick up a few to try. Check out the details HERE!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. I'm, hoping to finish up most of my shopping and my Christmas cards. We'll see how that all goes! Hugs, Lisa
Hugs, Lisa
a picture keepsake ornament with a photo of my boys on one side and a stamped image on the opposite side. I got the idea from myself, from a project I sent in to Stampin' Up! the month before. My ornaments didn't get picked for their monthly contest, but I've been dying to share them with you all. I love how they turned out and I even love how inexpensive they are to make. You just need some chipboard and your fa
vorite stamping supplies (paper, ribbon, and stamps if you want). I love also love that you have two ornaments in one, because you get to decorate both sides. This giant scalloped circle one is my favorite. I added the Merry Christmas sentiment from a Cardinal Christmas to the bottom of the photo. The next one I'll show you was created with the Top Note die, just like the ornament I did for my Limelight project. This one uses the I Wish Simply Scrappin' kit along with the beautiful felt ribbon Stampin' Up! carries this winter. I even added ou
r personalized stamp to this ornament so I could sent this out as our Christmas Card to some special family members this year. 
I hope this gives some of you some easy last minute gift ideas. These are those "perfect" grandparent gifts. Take the idea and run with it, make it your own. You could really use any fun shape die to create your own personalized ornament. Happy Stamping!
I pulled out some retired SU colors and papers and used the Season of Joy (this one is still current) to create this card. The picture doesn't show it off too well, but there are sparkly swirls over the trees that I embossed with Irridescent Ice embossing powder. Thanks for stopping by. You still have a chance to play along with my 1st Day of Christmas challenge. I will post the winner around 7pm this evening (EST). Happy stamping!
Hugs, Lisa
e for the lucky winner. I will have one of my little guys pull the name out of a hat (they love to do this). And Everyone who plays will get their name in for the Grand Prize at the end of our 12 Days of Christmas (Mandy is doing the drawing for that). You have until Wednesday (12/3) to play and link your card for the prize drawing.
Step 1: Cut a piece of ribbon twice the length you want your finished bow to be. And then cut a second piece of ribbon just a bit longer than the width of the ribbon you are using.
Step 2: Apply glue dots to both ends on the backside of the longer ribbon piece.
Step 3: Fold in the ends of the ribbon, so they meet in the middle. This is creating your loops. The next picture show the ribbon with both sides folded in.
Step 5: To finish the tailored bow, simply wrap the small cut piece of ribbon around the middle of the loops, attaching with glue dots.
Here is another view of the finished bow. As you can see, I used it on my card today. I just love putting these together and they give a great, clean look to any project! Thanks for hanging with me today. Don't forget to play along with my little challenge and the games all 12 Days with the rest of the Limelight DT!
Hugs, Lisa