A great sketch and some new papers!

I couldn't resist making two cards with this weeks CAS sketch from the Clean and Simple blog. This is sketch 72!!! I told you the other day, maybe it was yesterday that I had some new October Afternoon papers coming to me. I'm in love!!!!! Two of the lines that Mandy just got in are Christmas/Holiday papers-Very Merry and restock of Good Cheer. Don't you fret!! There are still plenty of reasons to get them now (even though Christmas is only 8 days away).

1) well, winter is here for at least another 3 months, plenty of time to use the snowflakes and such.

2) you can scrapbook Holiday and winter pages anytime of year

3) There are patterns in the paper packs that have nothing to do with Holiday times or winter-they're just too cute not to use. Let me show you.

My first card uses 3 different designs from the Very Merry line. I also added some of these fun Basic Grey pearls and another sentiment from the Unity Nov. Store kit of the month, believe in fairy tales. It's nice, non-traditional-lovey-kind of card. And just in case someone wants to know, the cute lacey trim I got from PaperManiac! I got some fun ribbons and lace from there the other week.

Then I did this card with a little incentive to pull out some more felt this week. The Cards Blog called for a challenge to see what you could do with felt or fabric (fabric is still on my must-get some-in-my-stock list). I used it as a strip and accented it with some red stitching. I used one of the snowflake designs from Very Merry and made a fun, girly card. The sentiment is from PTI, Signature Sentiments by Dawn McVey. I think the felt helps give this card a nice warm feel with the snowflake theme. See my popped up ones? I added subtle detail by punching out a few extra snowflakes with a 1/4 and 1/2 circle punch.

Soooooo, there you have it-Holiday paper that's not just for Christmas. Go get you some!!! I'll be back to tomorrow with a two-fer on Friday!!! Hugs, Lisa

Limelight Monthly Project

Today is the 6th, so that means it's time for the monthly Limelight Papercrafts Project Parade! This month we are featuring Fall or Halloween Home decor with a matching card. My project popped into my head one night while I was falling asleep. I am happy to say it came together much better than I expected. I think it is so cute and adds such a fun element to my kitchen island. I got out all my other fall decorations today, so this fits right in. I made the cutest little fall tree with branches from a tree we have out front of our house. I love that I brought in a little bit of nature!I used the acorn and leaf images from the Unity Sept. Store KOTM (YES, those are my favorite images from the kit, along with the grateful sentiment) and accented the branches with the brown gingham ribbon, Off Beat Buttons, and some gorgeous October Afternoon papers. Here's a close up of the vase tag and tree ornaments. And here is the card I made to match. I actually made this first and used this as my inspiration for the tree. Those polka dots and stripes together just make me smile.
I added stitching and some die cute leaves to help give the fall feeling to the card. Once again, I used my stamp-a-majig and markers to stamp the sentiment just right! Follow me and come see what fabulous Fall/Halloween projects the rest of the DT came up with. Mandy, Amy, Lee, JenMarie, Ryann, and our October Guest designer Sarah Martina!!!

Limelight sketch and Product focus-Stickers!

hello, hello! It's Thursday already, what?!!! This week is flying by, but I am happy that today I get to share a fun page with you. Here's the sketch from the Limelight Six Chicks. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to make it work with a scrapbook page. Our product focus this week is stickers. I'm not usually a sticker fan, BUT now that chipboard and epoxy stickers are on the market and they are self-adhesive, I'm quickly changing my mind. I {{{{heart}}}} these chipboard alpha stickers by Basic Grey. I kept them bare naked to help balance out the brightness of the colors from the photos and the papers. I also decided to add some of these fun clear droplets by kaiser to act like little drops of water. This was a fun new lake toy we bought last summer and we love it! The boys jump off it, I lounge on it, and it is perfect for Nicholas to wade in the middle (it has this plastic,mesh net) and be a part of the fun. The jounaling reads, " Nicolas calls it the boat, the boys call it our raft. Whatever you call it, it's our island of fun!" The papers I used are various patterns by October Afternoon.

Sooooo wanna win a prize???? Wanna win something new and fabulous????? Of course you do, use this sketch and add some stickers to your creation and link your project to Mandy's blog for a chance to win some sweet new stuff by Cosmo Cricket.

Here are the deets:

***Use the sketch provided and think stickers!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC028.
**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's post by Sunday, Aug.23, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~One lucky winner will receive a package of Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Icon Rub-ons!!!

You have to check out the store and all the new Cosmo stuff Mandy got in. eeeeee! But before you do that, stop by my fellow DT member blogs and leave them some love. Mandy, Amy, Lorie, Lee, JenMarie, Ryann, and our August Guest designer, Tiffany Johnson.

Hugs, Lisa

CAS20-Paper Piecing

I will definitely have to make a few more CAS cards for this challenge. Paper piecing is one of my favorite techniques. It is a great way to add punch to a CAS card. We are still out at the lake and tomorrow is my SIL's birthday. So I'm keeping it super short today. I made this fun card for her. You know I love Giggle Grove and it is one of the best sets for paper piecing. Today I took the smaller version, Itsy Bitsy Giggles, and pieced it up with fun October Afternoon papers. Ribbon, stamps, button, and paper are all from Limelight Papercrafts! Happy Monday! Hugs, Lisa

A Deadline!

You get two posts from me today, thanks to a deadline. The October Afternoon blog posted a sketch challenge with some OA papers of course! Nothing like sliding one in at the last minute. Here's the sketch I used (there were 3 to choose from). I used some papers from the Weathervane and Detours line (got 'em at Limelight, along with the sentiment. It's by Unity, and is from the Hey Chick kit). This was an easy, CAS sketch to work with. I accented the fun retro circles by punching a few out with different circle punches and popped them up on dimensionals.

Limelight is getting ready to celebrate it's 1st birthday. Make sure to check out the fun on Monday, June 1. For now, check out the SALE!

Weekly Specials 5/25/09 through 5/31/09:It's The Color Sale at Limelight Papercrafts!

-All Ink Pads 30% off!!

-All Robin's Nest Dew Drops 20% off!

Enjoy the day! Hugs, Lisa

Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge!

You have to try this sketch, it is a good one! I love making circle cards, so that was the biggest draw for me. It's April!!! Spring is here!! That makes me think of bright, sunshine-filled days!! What's bright and shiny?? Metallics!! What can you find that's shiny metallic to use on your challenge this week?? Brads, Metallic Paper, Eyelets, Embellies??? Let your creativity "shine"!!!! You can find lots of pretty metallics at Limelight Papercrafts!

I have to be honest and say that I couldn't make your typical metallic products work on my card, BUT I did use metal. The brads I used count as metal hardware, they are just red. Everything I made my card with you can get at Limelight (except the New Leaf cs from PTI). The stamps are from Pink Cat Studio. I cut the little froggie off of Little Billy's head. I laugh at myself because every time I do a challenge I think, "oh, man, I wish I had that to use today. I would have worked perfectly on my card." Today I wish I had those cool Piggytales to pop up that froggie. You know what's on my next order ;) The paper is none other than October Afternoon. As always, come play along with us for a chance to win a prize. Here are the deets:

• **Use the sketch provided along with anything METALLIC!
• **Key word for SCS upload is LLPC018.
• **Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog on this post by Sunday, April 5, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
• **PRIZE ~ One 6x6 or 8x8 paper pad of the winner's choice! Winner is chosen randomly!

I'm off the see what my fellow DT memeber have created with this sketch. Mandy has me so anxious to see her card. She has one of the GORGEOUS prima butterflies on it!

Becky, Ryann, JenMarie, Lorie, Lee, and the NEW April Guest Designer, Rebekka Reed!

And I'll leave you with this special from Limelight! Simply enter in the code "BunnyTrail" at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order! Happy shopping!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Love Day!

Make sure you spend some time with the ones you love today. It doesn't have to be all about cards, flowers, and candy. Just spend the time with them and tell them you love them.

Hugs, Lisa