EBTKS Challenge: Texture!

Good afternoon! I've just gotten back from my first day of teaching middle school. What a great day! The kids are wonderful, and teaching Science is a BLAST! I love being back at CCS!

Today is another great day; Limelight is sponsoring the Everything But the Kitchen Sink's LAST challenge! It's bittersweet, huh? We hate that it's the last, but we're thrilled to be sponsoring! The challenge this week is to create a card, scrapbook page, or altered item that features LOTS of TEXTURE! Here's a picture to get your creative wheels turning...

I actually created two cards using the same materials, since I had everything out. ;) Both cards use Bashful Blue cardstock from SU. I used the Peace Be Still stamp set from PTI for all of the snowflakes and sentiments, which are all white embossed. The felt snowflakes are from the coordinating PTI die. The felt flakes are edged with SU Silver Glass Glitter. The cards are accented with Silver Rhinestones.


The winner for this challenge will receive this prize pack from Webster's Pages, which includes a vellum & die cut kit along with the Whimsy Heart Perfect Pack.

What will YOU create? Post your creation on your blog or in an online gallery, then link it to the EBTKS challenge blog. You have 10 days to complete your card (December 9 at midnight CST). They'll pick the winner by December 12.

Sketch 61 WINNER!

Congratulations to Lauren B, our winner of the Stickles prize pack! Lauren, send me your address, and I'll send 3 bottles of Stickles your way! Scroll down; Lauren's card was a top pick for me this week!

And a side note... This is NOT our last sketch challenge! We'll continue with the challenges until further notice. Join us on December 9 as we tackle a new sketch and work with SPARKLE, glitter, Shimmerz, Rhinestones, Sparkle Fibers, etc.!

As always, here are a few of the fabulous cards created for this week's challenge!

De:


Ann:


Amy:

Lauren:

SKETCH 61: POLKA DOTS!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you're all enjoying a fabulous day of family, rest, gratitude, and good FOOD! :) Thanks for tuning in and joining us for the Limelight Papercrafts Sketch #61. We are pulling out the POLKA DOTS for this challenge!

Before I get too far into the sketch, I'd love to thank you for the kind words since I shared that Limelight Papercrafts will be closing its doors. I was really touched by the comments and e-mails I received expressing your concern and emotion over our decision to close. I would like to share a little more detail over the reason behind the decision...mostly so you don't worry! We are closing under good terms and for wonderful reasons. I have been aware that this was coming for a while, but I expected it for next year maybe. I just happened to get an out-of-the-blue job offer from the wonderful Christian school I used to teach at, and I start teaching 6th grade Science on Tuesday! I am so thrilled! This is especially good news because my son starts kindergarten next year, and we now know where he will go to school!! As far as me personally (if you are wondering!), I will be around blogland and Splitcoast (hopefully much more than I have been!)...

The moral of the story??? Now is a GREAT time to shop some deals (and STEALS!) at Limelight Papercrafts. ;) Shameless plug, I know.

All right! On to the sketch!! I had fun making this card. I started with a kraft card base and tied some SU chocolate striped ribbon on vertically. For my rectangle layer, I used some ornament paper from the Basic Grey Jovial paper pad. This is what I chose for my polka dots! The ornaments are arranged in something of a polka dot pattern, which I loved for this card! :) I used an ornament punch and a white matching rub-on on Riding Hood Red cardstock to make my ornament. I punched the corners with a Corner Rounder and created a partial frame with Silver Rhinestones instead of stamping another sentiment. The ornament and Jovial paper are both mounted on Pop-It Circles.

The Details:

**Use the sketch provided and try to incorporate POLKA DOTS! They can be stamped, patterned paper, an embellishment, or WHATEVER you'd like!

**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC061.

**Post a comment with a link to your card on right here on this post by Sunday, November 28, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).

**PRIZE ~ a Stickles Prize Package!! Just in time for holiday sparkle! Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.
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Go ahead and begin the hop to see what the Limelight DT has created...Your 1st stop is JenMarieDon't forget to come back and share with us what YOU create!!

Limelight Papercrafts BIG NEWS

If you are a newsletter subscriber, you'll get your newsletter soon, but I wanted to post some big news here on the blog so that everyone has access now! (I have to send the newsletters out in four separate waves over a four-hour period.)

It is bittersweet that I am announcing to you today that Limelight Papercrafts will be closing. While I have loved every minute of serving our customers, I will be making some personal (and wonderful!) changes in my life that will require this closing. Many of the items in the store are already discounted (anywhere from 20-50% off...and some patterned paper even moreso!), and we will continue to discount products until we sell out. Obviously, the earlier you shop, the better the selection will be! We will keep you posted of the new sales through the newsletter and our blog!

STORE CLOSING SALES (while supplies last):
*Unity Stamps 25% off (Suzi Blu stamps are $8.25 each!)!
*Stampendous stamps all AT LEAST 35% off!
*Cosmo Cricket Oh Joy! Crafting Kit ONLY $10!
*Lawn Fawn stamps all 25% off!
*Odd Bird Planet stamps all 50% off!!
*Stampendous Ice Cream Float Stamp ONLY $1
*Select 12x12 Patterned Paper Sheets $0.10 - $0.50!

SKETCH AND PRODUCT CHALLENGE!
We will continue hosting our Limelight Papercrafts Sketch and Product Challenge until we sell out!! Our next challenge will be posted on the Limelight Papercrafts creative blog on Thursday, November 25 (Thanksgiving!). We are using the sketch provided and focusing on incorporating polka dots, and one lucky winner will receive a Stickles Prize Pack! Just in time for holiday SPARKLE!!

Tiffany's Blog Giveaway

Good morning! I saw a giveaway (a FABULOUS one!) for you to enter, so I thought I'd share it here! Hope to have a card for you later on today! :)

Check out Tiff's giveaway!

Have a great day!

Sketch 60 WINNER!

Congratulations to Scrapcollectr, the winner of the sticker prize package from Limelight! :) Scrapcollectr, send your address to us (mandy@limelightpapercrafts.com), and we'll get that right out your way! Here is her beautiful card she submitted:

And now for a few of my picks for the week! You all made such GORGEOUS cards, so it was tough to narrow it down!

Amy:


Nancy:


Piali:


Artful Delight:


Toni:

SKETCH 60: Patterned Paper!

It's Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Time!

The focus is on using Fall and/or Halloween colors!

There is a FABULOUS PRIZE...details below...

I tell ya, since our DT Challenge on the 6th, I have REALLY been in a Christmas mood! I have wanted to go Christmas shopping and decorate (although I have not actually done either of those things...yet!), I have made Puppy Chow, and I just want to make Christmas cards! Today's sketch card is no exception. I could not resist a Christmas theme to this card, and I could only envision it in red and green! LOL!

I started with a Fine Linen (PTI) base for my card, and I used this Yuletide paper from the Oh Joy! Crafting Kit from Cosmo Cricket. I just LOVE this pattern! It's so elegant and traditional! I wrapped some Brown Twill around the card and tied a bow (I kept the bow on its side to keep the card less crowded. The main "peace" image is the Peace & Joy Itty Bitty stamp from Unity. I used a Soft Suede (SU) marker to ink only part of the image. The main image and the dove were both die cut using PTI dies. The dove was embellished with a Silver Rhinestone collar, and a sparkly red sprig sits behind him.


The Details:
**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on PATTERNED PAPER! If you are like me, you have your current favorites, so use what you love right now!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC060
**Post a comment with a link to your card on right here on this post by Sunday, November 14, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ a Sticker Prize Package!! Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.

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Go ahead and begin the hop to see what the Limelight DT has created...

Your 1st stop is JenMarie

Don't forget to come back and share with us what YOU create!!