Dream Tree Winner!

The winner of the Unity Dream Tree stamp is ROSE!

Rose said...

it is a fantastic card and just think of how much faster it will be to make more with the punch :0) lol
my plan for Christmas cards? same as every year.... if they get made and sent it's great, if not oh well! lol I don't have more than 15 to send out so I am still thinking of what to make. :0)

Congrats, Rose! Send me your address, and I will zip this on out! :) Hope to be back later tonight with some inspiration for you!

Joy To the World

I am really trying to build a stash of cute, simple Christmas cards to actually be SENT OUT this year!! :) Anyone else in the same boat?

This card was created using SU's Delightful Decorations.... and get this... I made four of these cards, cut out all of the ornaments oh-so-carefully, and THEN remembered that I OWN the ORNAMENT PUNCH that goes along with this set! Duh! Silly me... Anyway, this only took a few minutes per card even WITH all of the cutting. ;) I used one of the more traditional pieces of Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper (back in stock TOMORROW!), mounted on SU Riding Hood Red. I "hung" the two red ornaments using silver cord, then added a little bling with Silver Rhinestones. I adhered a strip of Riding Hood Red along the bottom of the card, stamped with this sentiment from PTI's Winter Swirls stamp set.

Tell me your plan for getting your Christmas cards done and SENT this year, and you could win this Unity Dream Tree stamp:

I will draw a winner tomorrow night after 8PM and post the winner here on the blog sometime after that! Just wanna share some love as we prepare for the holidays!

Sketch 34 WINNER!!

Congrats to the lovely Christi, who wins the chipboard product of her CHOICE from Limelight Papercrafts! Christi, e-mail me with your address and choice of product, and I'll get that right on out to you! Here is Christi's beautiful card:


And, as always, here are a few of my favorites this week!

Cammy (She used a CEREAL BOX to make her chipboard tree!!!):


Maggie (LOVE those snowflakes layered with the snowman!):


Charlene (love the chipboard letters in the four squares' position!):


Katy (Such a calm, PEACEful card, as the sentiment suggests!):


Be sure to tune in on Thanksgiving Day after eating some turkey and pumpkin pie for our NEXT Sketch and Product Challenge! We are featuring another fabulous celebrity... Dawn McVey! :)

Limelight Sketch 34: Chipboard!

Happy Thursday, friends! Are you ready to get sketchy with the Limelight Papercrafts Design Team? Including it's two NEWEST members, Lisa and Christi??? ;) Good! Let's get started then!

I used basic PTI white cardstock for my card base. I really wanted to keep this card simple and let the chipboard star really SHINE (haha....). I layered on four patterns from the Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Mini Deck (back in stock at LAST!). I don't know if you can see it, but I drew on little white x's between the scraps to add a little somethin'... The chipboard star is actually from the Cosmo Cricket Buck Naked Ornaments set. (I feel like giggling even typing that name...) I covered the star is sparkly Pink Frost Sparkle Fibers. Isn't it pretty?!?!? The sentiment, stamped in Pink Passion, is from PTI Winter Swirls.

Hope you will click on each of our DT members' blogs (see my right sidebar) for inspiration, and then join us by creating a card!

The Deets:
**Use the sketch above and try to incorporate your favorite CHIPBOARD!!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC034.
**Post a comment with a link to your card right here on the challenge post by Sunday, November 15, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ One lucky winner will receive any one chipboard item in the Limelight Papercrafts store! Winner's choice!

Introducing 2 New Design Team Members!!

After careful review, we have chosen two PHENOMENAL designers to join our fantastic team! They have agreed to join us, and I'm so thrilled to introduce them to you now!


Christi Snow
I am a stay-at-home mom to my adorable 2 year old daughter, Kat, and energetic 14 year old son, Jacob. My DH of 18 years 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 15 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.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/


Lisa Arana
I'm an Arizona Native married to a wonderful man. We have two adorable rescue boxer mix dogs. I have always been obsessed with pens and paper from a very young age. I can't refuse a cool new pen even though I probably have thousands laying around. I transferred that obsession into card making quite a few years ago. Now I collect paper, stamps and embellishments as well! I am excited and honored to join the Limelight Papercrafts Design Team.
Lisa's blog can be viewed at http://dahlhousedesigns.wordpress.com/

Lisa and Christi, WELCOME! We are blessed to have you! :) Give these ladies a warm welcome!

Happy Trees

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week! I wanted to share a couple of cute cards I made this week. I like to get a lot done while I am making cards, but I do admit to having a bit of paper crafting ADD! I can't stay with the same design for too long. I love for each card I create to be individualized. A good compromise for me is to use the same layout and stamps, but change up the patterned paper/colors and card orientation (vertical or horizontal).

As you can see, I made some cards using the new Unity November store kit, Believe in Fairytales. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE this set! Quite versatile. ;) I knew right away I wanted to paper-piece these trees! I used basically the same layout and the same embellishments (PTI buttons and linen thread), but changed the orientation (horizontal to vertical) and the patterned papers. For the pink card, I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses. Yep, it's a Christmas line. On a non-Christmas card! Hee hee! For the green and yellow card, I used the Crate Paper Lemongrass - Lime paper. Love how those earthy papers can feel so BRIGHT and happy!

Hope you enjoyed these cards! They were lots of fun to make! See you soon for a special DT announcement! And see you tomorrow for the Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge!! :)

Believe With All Your Heart!

*Update: I am still contacting designers, and I will post the new design team members very soon!!*

Good morning! Just a quick card to share with you this morning! We are on the way out to a birthday party!

This card showcases a few NEW products! :) This fantastic snowman image (love the different patterns on each part!) is from the new November Unity Store Kit, Believe in Fairytales. The gorgeous silk ribbon is a color new to our store, Taupe. I layered on a SU felt flurry with a rhinestone center to complete the card.

I also wanted to show you this card with our May Arts twill ribbon in Teal! The teal ribbon matches perfectly with the SU In Color Bermuda Bay! I do apologize for the awful lighting in this picture!


On another note, we are still waiting to hear back from last week's Sketch winner, Kathryn B! We will give Kathryn until tomorrow morning to respond (hope she will!), and then we will need to choose a new winner.