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I thought so. :)


You may have seen (or even tried) and fallen in love with the Black Magic cardstock available NOW in the store... We are selling the individual 12x12 sheets of core colored, black-coated cardstock. You can tear, sand, emboss, and distress these papers with BEAUTIFUL results!

In a couple of weeks, the Chocolate Box bulk paper is scheduled to ship to us as well. These papers are also core colored, but they are CHOCOLATE BROWN-coated! :) Trust me when I say that they are simply gorgeous! I have an assorted pack of the 12x12 Chocolate papers (one sheet each of twenty colors!) that I want to GIVE away to one of YOU!

So what do you have to do? (Oh, you KNOW I'm going to make you work for it!) It's simple. Just sign up for the Limelight Papercrafts newsletter HERE. That's all! Not only will you be kept up to date with the latest products, sales, and happenings, you'll be entered in the drawing for the FREE Chocolate Box Assorted Paper Pack! :) If you are already signed up to receive our newsletter, don't worry! That means you are entered in the drawing! I will choose a winner THIS Saturday, November 1, and announce the winner HERE on the blog!

Don't forget to also check out THIS POST to find out how you can help out with a GREAT CAUSE! I am still wanting to collect LOTS more cards to go along with the donated BabyLegs! THANK YOU! :)

And by the way....Pink Cat Studio is on sale at Limelight this week. ;)

*At the current time, Limelight Papercrafts is only able to serve customers in the United States. We hope to expand to Canada in the near future! Thank you for understanding!

Happy Halloween!

Boo to you!

Can you believe it is Halloween? The last day of October! WOW! Where does the time go? I used the Spooky patterned papers from Pebbles, Inc. for this card, along with some super-FAB Raven Tulle. The images are all Odd Bird Planet...Teresa's Spider, Boo to You, and Kelly's Regular Spider Web.

We have been busy attending several Halloween events...We went to Borders Bookstore on Saturday. It was so much fun! They read stories to the kids and played some games with them. There was trick-or-treating...and they gave books away as prizes! YAY! Here is Cameron playing one of the games...maybe Musical Chairs.


The highlight of the weekend was going to our friends', the Kistlers', church for a Trunk or Treat on Sunday! The kids had so much fun with the activities planned...and just hanging out with Emily and Bethany! (And Ms. Lorie and Mr. Ken, too, OF COURSE!!) Here are a few pictures of the evening:



Yep, Cameron is dressing up as Buzz Lightyear this year (thanks to Nana and Grandpa for the SUPER COOL Jet Pack! He NEVER wants to take that off, by the way!), and Katy is a cute pumpkin! :) What are your kids dressing up as? What are YOU dressing up as? I'll leave you with our super spooky jack-o-lantern that Drew carved with Cameron. Actually, this picture kind of wonked out on us, but I actually think it's kind of spooky and cool looking!!

Six Chicks Sketch #7

Hmmm...I like that. Six Chicks Sketch! It has a nice ring to it, dontcha think?!? ANYWAY, it's Thursday again, time for another sketch and product challenge brought to you by Limelight Papercrafts and the wonderfully talented Brandi Parshley!

Can you feel it? Christmas is coming! Step into any major store and you'll be amazed by the holiday lights, colors, and decorations. Limelight Papercrafts is no different! Check out the gorgeous papers, stamps, and embellishments that are just perfect for holiday cards! Your challenge this week is to create a card using something that reminds you of the holidays, using the following sketch. There are lots of great products at Limelight to use, but if you don't have anything from Limelight, just use what you do have! And after you've created your challenge card, be sure to post a comment on MY blog and on this post linking to your fantastic card! If you post to Splitcoast, be sure to use the keyword LLPC007 so we can find it! :)

You know by now that we love to offer up GREAT prizes to a random participant in the challenge! Post your card by Sunday night, November 2, to be eligible to win a Little Yellow Bicycle Christmas Magic Sticker Tablet. WOW! That's a long name! This is what one of you will win:



Happy creating! We cannot WAIT to see what you come up with! :) Be sure to check the Limelight Papercrafts design team blogs (see the links in the sidebar) for inspiration! :)

Paper: Basic Grey Wassail 6x6 Pad, Always Artichoke. Accessories: LYB Christmas Magic Sticker Tablet, LYB Christmas Magic Glitter Snowflakes, foam tape.

*Don't forget...I am still collecting cards to be donated with the Heavenly Blessed BabyLegs Drive for children with cancer! E-mail me for my address, where you can send cards! Jill is offering up a FABULOUS prize to a random card sender! Check it out HERE!!!

Candy Corn Card

Good morning! I hope you are all having a wonderful start to your week! It's been a busy start here, but we like it that way! ;)

I want to share a Halloween card with you that actually coordinates with my Death By Candy Corn Jar found HERE. I love the simplicity of this layout, coupled with the fact that there are a few fun details! I used a white base for the card, then added strips of Curry and Only Orange cardstock. I stamped several cute little Odd Bird Planet critters (don't you LOVE the Superman Owl?!?), watercolored, then embellished! I added Crystal Effects to the space helmet (it's a tragedy that you cannot see how cute it is in the photo! I could NOT get a decent photo of that!), Liquid Applique to the bunny tail, and Orange Peel Stickles to SuperOwl's beak. The pirate chick is all Spica'ed out! :) Don't they look like adorable trick-or-treaters??? I layered the main image on Black cardstock, then popped it up on foam tape over the candy corn striping! I added the two Orange Rhinestones to the sides to finish this off!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day! Lots of you have signed up for the Limelight Papercrafts newsletter, which should be finished up and sent out today, actually! If you haven't signed up, you have through Friday to sign up and be eligible for the Chocolate Box cardstock giveaway! Good luck! :)

Death By Candy Corn!

Heehee! I just LOVE this Odd Bird Planet sentiment stamp! Death by candy corn! I tell ya, what a WAY to GO! The only thing better, of course, would be death by CHOCOLATE. Yum.

I made a little gift for our neighbor and dear friend Jon, who I heard loves candy corn! Today is Jon's birthday, so what a perfect opportunity to bring over a favorite treat!

I used GP White, Only Orange, and Summer Sun paper strips to create a band around the container (which happens to be a recycled Archer Farms...Target brand...rice jar). I like how even the band resembles candy corn! The Death By Candy Corn stamp is actually a long stamp, so I inked up the words separately and arranged them so that I could contain them in a 1 3/8" circle punch. I matted that circle on a black scalloped circle and alternated Deep Yellow and Orange Kaisercraft rhinestones to embellish! Tied a few ribbons around the neck and ALL DONE!

Check back tomorrow for another creation and a super exciting giveaway! It'll be something we'll have in the store SOON, but you could win it first!!

Ooh, and speaking of blog candy, our DT member and friend Ryann is offering up some AWESOME goodies on her blog! Be sure to check it out HERE!

WINNERS

The winner of the LYB Haunted House kit is lucky number 9...Ashley!! It would be nearly impossible for Ashley NOT to have won SOMETHING! Thanks for all the friends you sent!

The winner of the Disney bottle caps and Accents is lucky number 40! Jill, that's YOU!

Send me your addresses and I will get these out!

If you love blog giveaways (and who doesn't??), check back Monday for another really great prize! It is a BRAND NEW product!

Limelight Loot!

Happy Friday! I am finally feeling better and back to creating again, but nothing is really ready enough to share...

SO.... How about some Limelight Loot giveaways instead? ;) I have two prizes up for grabs... First up, the "grand prize" if you will, is a Little Yellow Bicycle Haunted House album kit! It was really tough getting a picture of it without the glare, but it contains a Haunted House chipboard album (complete with o-rings), an assortment of glitter-accented die cut shapes and sentiments, and a detailed instructions sheet! :) The best part is that you will have plenty of EXTRA die cut pieces to use after you complete the album! I've included a finished project picture as well.

The second prize I am giving away is package of Disney Adhesive Bottle Caps from EK Success, along with a 0.5 oz trial size each of Ranger's Crackle Accents and Sepia Accents. :) Perfect for scrapbooks and fun cards!

Leave a comment here to be eligible for the prize drawing! I will draw the two winners early Saturday morning so that I can get the Halloween goodies out quickly! PLEASE SHARE THIS GIVEAWAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS! For each person you refer who enters the drawing, you can have an additional entry! If you tell five friends who leave a comment, YOU get SIX entries (one original comment, plus one for each friend!). On the additional entries, just tell me who you referred! :)

HAVE A GREAT DAY! CHECK BACK IN THE MORNING FOR THE WINNERS!

And while you are here, check out THIS POST to learn how you can help children with cancer, and CHECK OUT LIMELIGHT PAPERCRAFTS for our big Halloween sale!

ETA: I will draw the winners early Saturday morning. I'm going to bed at 9:30pm Eastern...I want to give the night owls and Pacific folks a fair chance! :) Thanks for understanding! Good night!