UR 2 Sweet

Wow! It's been quite a week! My husband has been diagnosed with diabetes... a HUGE shock to us! He is only 31, too.... So lots of transitions going on at home! He is not all that thrilled about this new struggle, as you might imagine, but he is doing SO well sticking to the diet and exercise plan he needs to be doing!

Guess what? I DO have a card to share with you today! Believe it or not, I have THREE cards to share!!! Woot woot!! They are all so similar that I decided to stick them all together for the photo! I like to include a handmade card in each order at Limelight Papercrafts (a tough task, but we like to share a little handmade love!), and this week I made some valentine treat holders! I included a fun-size bag of either m&m's or Skittles in each treat holder. I basically used the candy bags as a guide, cut and scored the paper accordingly, to make an envelope, and embellished the outsides! I think they are cute...and they were quick! A must when mass-producing, right?


Stamps: None! Paper: Close to Cocoa, Basic Grey Bittersweet. Ink: NONE! Accessories: Basic Grey Bittersweet Cardstock Stickers, Prima flowers, glitter brads.

I also want to tell you that I joined FACEBOOK! Too many people have asked me if I'm on Facebook... I caved and signed up! So if you're on Facebook, feel free to say hello! Add me as a friend! :) My full name is Mandy Cheshire, if you didn't already know that! :) HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!

Woohoo! JenMarie is a Friend of GinaK!

Look! Look! Our very own JenMarie is featured on the GinaK blog today! Give her some love HERE!! This card is the card being featured... It was made by Jen! :)

Sketch Challenge Winner...and Some Faves!

Wow! You guys really came up with some great cards using our Limelight sketch #13! I'd like to announce the WINNER of the single Stampendous! stamp, and I'd like to share a few of my favorite cards this week! :)

Our winner is MAGGIE!!! Here is Maggie's fabulous card! Maggie, e-mail me with your choice of Stampendous! single stamp, and I'll get it RIGHT out to you! :)


Here is a card by Paula, who share some exciting news with us! ;) I loved the coloring, colors, and simplicity of this card.


Tami created this wonderful pink card this week! I love all of the textures and how she carried the hearts through the design!


Jenn created this fabulous card! I love everything about this...the unexpected colors, the layers on the tree, the OWLS!!

Stamp-less Valentines!

That's right.... I breathed the blasphemous words. STAMP-LESS.

I created these quick, cute (if I do say so myself) valentines using Pink Paislee Press-ons (rub-ons)! I do apologize for the AWFUL picture! I wanted to get a picture of these before sending them off, but the lighting was horrible! I used the SU! scalloped edge punch about 1/2 inch from the edge of the card and adhered some coordinating patterned paper (Pink Paislee Sweet Cakes line) to the inside of the card. I applied the rub-ons, added some rhinestones and Droplets, and voila! All done! :)

Hope you're having a great weekend! It's been a strange, somewhat tough few days for us... More on that soon! (We're okay, don't worry!)

Don't forget to check out the post below for our Limelight sketch and product challenge! You could win a Stampendous! single stamp of your choice! .....And we got more NEW stamps (think: Fluffles!) in TODAY! :)

Six Chicks Sketch 13

Sometimes as stampers and scrapbookers we can get stuck in a bit of a routine of doing the same thing over and over. Well, this sketch and product challenge aims to remedy that problem! That's because we're challenging you to think of new ways to use what you have! We want to see you use two or more DIFFERENT stamps on your card or scrapbook layout. Whether you create a scene with your stamps or just combine a background stamp and an image stamp, we want you to do something new and creative! Limelight Papercrafts has tons of fantastic stamps to choose from! If you don't have any Limelight products, that's okay! Just use what you do have! We can't wait to see what you create!

For my card, I used Odd Bird Planet stamps (Cake Time! and Happy Birthday - jj mix) that coordinated well for a whimsical birthday sentiment! I colored with my Koh-i-noor pencils, layered papers from my Bittersweet paper pad, used my SU! tab punch, and added a few Soft Pink Kaisercraft Rhinestones. And voila! ;) This was the card I gave to my Sunday School teacher, Becky! TODAY is her birthday... Happy birthday, Becky, if you're reading!!

The deets:

• Sketch and Product Challenge with a focus on using two or more DIFFERENT stamps.
• Uploads to SCS should have the keyword: LLPC013.
• Participants should post a comment and a link to their card here on my blog.
  
• All entries must be submitted by Sunday, January 25th , at midnight to be eligible win a Stampendous! single of the designer's choice!

New DT Members!

At last! The moment we've all been waiting for! I'm ready to announce the new Six Chicks! We have two new members, Lee Murphy and Lorie Ames! (Click on their names to view their blogs!) We are so excited to have you ladies join us!

LEE MURPHY

Lee is no stranger to Limelight, as she is our January Seventh Six Chick!! :) We just love her style and having her around!

My name is Lee Murphy and I live in the gorgeous Colorado Mountains with my family, which includes 2 big ole dogs and 6 kitties!! I am a homeschooling mom of two....well, my 18 y.o. daughter just graduated, so really just my 16 y.o. son now!! LOL I am blessed with an amazing and supportive hubby who truly is my best friend and my Prince Charming! He understands my stamping addiction and enables me in my collection of Bling!!! LOL I "found" this incredible art of stamping and papercrafts just over 2 years ago and was instantly hooked!! I am just so excited and absolutely honored to be a Six Chick!!!! Mandy is just the sweetest and I look forward to an amazing time with her and her fabulously talented DT at Limelight!!!!


LORIE AMES

We just fell in love with Lorie's style and what she's about! We know you will adore her as much as we do!

Hi! I'm Lorie and I'm SO excited to be part of this Design Team! I am married to a wonderful man, Todd, and have three amazing boys. I love crafting and limeLIGHT Papercrafts! I'm always open to questions so if you have any you can find my e-mail address on my blog. Happy Stamping!


Also staying on the team are Becky Carafa, Jennifer Taylor, Lisa Henke, and Ryann Salamon. We are glad to have these ladies continuing on as well!

I am contacting February Guest Designers TODAY! There will be TWO Seventh Six Chicks!! (That's mathematically IMPOSSIBLE! ...Oh, I crack myself up!) :) So stay tuned!

Design Team Update

I apologize, but I will not be ready to reveal the new DT tomorrow! It has been such a difficult decision! I actually have NOT contacted ANY of the new designers (so don't worry that you haven't heard from me!!). I will be doing that in the next day or two, and I hope to have a definite "reveal date" by tomorrow. Hang in there, and THANK YOU to everyone who applied! There is SO MUCH talent out there! WOW!!