Clean and Graphic Birthday

Here's a simple birthday card I made for a teenager in our youth group. He turned 16 on Thursday, and I wanted to create a teen boy-friendly card that incorporated a baseball for him.

I simply stamped these sentiments from PTI's Get to the Point Sentiments and All About You sets. I stamped the baseball from the Have a Ball set in Pure Poppy ink onto white felt! I love that felt baseball! The ball is popped up on a pop-dot. And that's it!! Have a beautiful Sunday!

Etsy #100

I am so thrilled to help the Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog celebrate their 100th inspiration challenge! There is a FANTASTIC store full of inspiration this week! You are sure to find plenty of beautiful things at Cathy Walters' Etsy shop! And along with that, there are fabulous prizes to be one! Limelight is offering up winner's choice of one Webster's Pages Bloomers AND Fabric Fancies to one lucky participant!

My card was inspired by this gorgeous pendant. I may have to buy it. Oh, and this one:

Anyway. ;) I simply began with a Kraft cardstock base and layered on some Webster's Pages patterned paper. I stitched on a sentiment from a past Unity store kit, which I stamped in True Black on Kraft cardstock. The butterfly, a perfect addition to a simple card, was punched with Pure Poppy cardstock and accented with Silver Rhinestones. I actually punched two butterflies and layered for dimension.

Please play along! Can't wait to see what you create!!

Eco-CHIC!

Happy sixth of the month, Limelight friends! If you're joining us for the first time, the Limelight Papercrafts Design Team presents their take on a monthly challenge. For August, we have created some recycled projects and card elements! Hop around to each design team member to see the lovely things they have come up with! :) (Links are in my right sidebar.)

I have created a card with recycled element. Notice the sparkly heart above the ribbon? That began as a cereal box (of organic cereal...bonus!)! I punched the cardboard with a heart punch (SU), covered it with Mono Aqua glue, and glittered it with Pink Paislee Pixee Stix in Cream Soda. I also have a few star and ornament shapes punched and ready to go! Maybe I'll give some away soon! ;) Have a wonderful day, and enjoy perusing the blogs of our talented design team! :)

Stamps: Unity Store Kit. Paper: Pink Pirouette (SU), Webster's Pages Lullaby Lane/Life's Portrait. Ink: True Black. Accessories: Raven Tulle, Pixee Stix-Cream Soda, Soft Pink Rhinestones, Doily from Sarah Martina.

SKETCH 53: POP-DOTS!

Happy Thursday! It's time for another Limelight Sketch and Product Challenge! My post will be short and sweet! Packing the house and shipping orders are keeping me pretty busy these days. :)

Today we're focusing on using POP-DOTS! These are great for adding dimension to any project. While Limelight does sell adhesive pop-dots, my canvas flower embellishments come with the pop-dots attached! :) Easy-peasy. This card came together SO quickly! I used Vintage Cream cardstock, Basic Grey Nook and Pantry paper, Jillibean Soup Canvas Flowers, PTI buttons, brown burlap string, and a rub-on from the Basic Grey Greetings set.

The Deets:

**Use the sketch above and try to incorporate some POP UP DOTS!!

**Keyword for SCS upload is LLPC053.

**Post a comment with a link to your card right here on the challenge post by Sunday, August 8, at midnight (or really just before winner is drawn Monday!).

**PRIZE ~ One lucky random winner will receive 2 free single Pink Paislee stamps (Polka Dot Heart and Stitched Flower)!!

Don't forget to check out our Limelight Papercrafts MOVING SALE!!!
*Stampendous Ice Cream Float Stamp ONLY $1!
* All Jillibean Soup 20% (or more!!) off!!
*Lawn Fawn Stamps 20% off! (Even new releases!)
*All 2010 Unity Stampin' Store Kits ONLY $25
*All 2009 Unity Stampin' Store Kits ONLY $20!
* Unity Stamps 30% (or more!) off! (New releases not included.)
*Basic Grey Capella and Max& Whiskers 40% off!
Don't forget to click on our CLEARANCE tab!

Winners and FOR SALE! :)

Good morning, everyone! I have a few winners from my August 1 blog post! I'll be sending out a free stamp to Ann, Heather, and Tami! :) Watch your mailbox, ladies!

We are moving. Like, in 2-3 weeks! If you've noticed, even when new sales at Limelight are posted, many of the older sales are hanging around and still active. So check out the site in a little bit for some sales!! I will be updating today!! :) It will be a HUGE help not to have to move EVERYTHING!! Plus it helps me get ready for the new fall and Christmas fabulousness that is on the way! :)

Now, I have some personal things to purge out, too. I will start here, but in 24-48 hours, I'll post on Splitcoast, too, if necessary. Shipping will be Priority, preferably, but I will do first class if you request it, and if it is allowable for what you order. IF YOU PLACE A LIMELIGHT ORDER, I WILL INCLUDE ANYTHING YOU PURCHASE FROM MY PERSONAL STASH IN YOUR BOX FOR NO ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES!! Send me an e-mail at mandy@limelightpapercrafts.com!

Punches:
SU Folk Art Punch $4
SU old-style Daisy Punch $3
SU 1/4" Square Punch $3
Marvy Uchida Scalloped Oval Punch $6
*I think this one is the Super Jumbo. It's purple and the scalloped oval is 3" long.

STAMPS
My Favorite Things:
Clear UM Build a Bouquet $5 (BRAND NEW, unopened package!)

Unity Stamp Co:
UM Birdie Inspiration $7
UM Middle School Madness $7
UM Dads of All Kinds $7 (no paper insert for this one showing images...it is in a plastic CD case, 2 actually!)
UM All Santa's Reindeer $1 (no packaging, just stamp and paper image insert)
UM Glorious Angel $1 (no packaging, just stamp and paper image insert)
UM Jesus is the Reason $1 (no packaging, just stamp and paper image insert)
Studio G Cute Owl WM Rubber Stamp $1 (can send you a picture!)

Stampin' Up:
Mixed Bouquet $7 (several wood blocks are stained but stamps are perfect)
I'm Here $7
Out of the Box (hostess set, I believe) $4
UM Good Neighbors (2010 Sale-a-Bration) $9 (unopened package!)
Birthday Wish $4 (unopened!)
Warm Words $6 (some SLIGHT staining on a block or two)
Snow Burst $7 (good bit of staining on rubber...still stamps perfectly!)
Print Patterns BG $5 (some SLIGHT staining on wood block)
Rough Edges Alphabet $5. Double-mounted on the small, thin blocks. (staining on wood blocks, but works perfectly!)
Doodle Garden $7 (some staining on stamps and wood blocks...still stamps perfectly!)
"Created For You" (written in a heart) Signature Stamp (for the back of a card) - 50 cents (a little staining on wood block)

CURRENT SU (would love to trade for PTI stamp sets...but make me an offer!):
Bugs & Kisses (a little staining on wood blocks here and there)
Greenhouse Garden (MOUNTED, but completely unused!!)
Medallion (maybe used once)

Critter Challenge #25

I am so thrilled to announce that Limelight Papercrafts will be sponsoring and working with the Critter Challenge Blog for the month of August!! If you are new to the Critter Challenge, a new challenge (sometimes with a sketch) is posted every Monday of the month, and there are five in August!! You will link your creations to the Critter Challenge Blog post for that week, and for each week that you play along, you get an entry to win the PRIZE given away at the end of the month! This month, Limelight is offering up the Lily stamp set from Pink Cat Studio! Please play along! We'd love to see what you come up with AND send someone a PRIZE!! :)

This week's challenge is a sketch challenge with a twist. Use the sketch and also use a minimum of 2 ribbons on your creation. Make sure you upload your card by Sunday evening at 8pm to be eligible for the end of month drawing.

My card began as a New Leaf cardstock base, and I layered on three different patterns from the Basic Grey Green at Heart paper pad. Notice that beautiful stamped flower?? That's the new ITTY BITTY Humble and Gentle from Unity! Lovin' these new Itty Bitties.... And don't let the name fool you; they aren't teeny tiny! :) I find that they are the PERFECT size for a main image for cardmaking, such as with this card. The flower image is chalked using the Pebbles Shimmers Pearlescent Chalks and matted with Rich Razzleberry cardstock. A lavender pearl serves as my flower center. The challenge was to incorporate 2 ribbons, so I used some May Arts lace (it was out of stock last time we ordered, but this is similar!) and some Seam Binding I dyed using my Razzle Dazzle Berry Vibez.

The stamp included Ephesians 4:2 wrapped around the flower, which reads, "Be completely humble and gentle, bearing with one another in love." I am sending this to my good friend, whose anniversary is tomorrow. Appropriate and different, I thought. But also, what a wonderful verse to think about all day today! If we all just work on allowing God to help us be humble and gentle, we'd have a busy day, wouldn't we? Maybe I am just speaking for myself. :)

August Guest DT Member: TAYLOR USRY!

Good morning, everyone! I am super excited to share with you that the Limelight Papercrafts Guest Design Team Member for August is the one, the only, TAYLOR USRY! You may have seen her work through Craft Critique or Lizzie Anne Designs, amongst other things! :)

Here are a few GORGEOUS (drool-worthy!!) creations from Taylor, but be watching out for lots of paper goodness from her in the coming month!

Be sure to check back with us tomorrow...we are sponsoring a FABULOUS challenge! (Hint: You will need to pull out some ribbons...)

LEAVE A COMMENT WITH SOME WELCOMING LOVE FOR TAYLOR BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!! I will draw a lucky winner or two to win a random stamp!! :)