Dancing Lanterns

Happy Saturday, friends! I created a card with three purposes today. First, it's my sweet friend Rebecca's birthday! Happy birthday, Rebecca!! :) Also, I created this card with two challenges in mind. The Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger (Dancing Lanterns) and the Card Positioning Systems Sketch 177. I loved this sketch, and I was inspired by the lanterns (obviously!) and bright colors in the Trigger!

For my card, I started with a vellum cardstock base and adhered a piece of Crookneck Zucchini paper (from the Jillibean Soup Summer Squash Collection) to the inside base of the card. This gave a soft, paper-lantern look to the card! I added on a white panel stamped with the lantern from a past Unity store kit (Have you SEEN the new Unity yet, by the way?!?). The sentiment came from the Papertrey Up, Up, and Away set. Ink colors are True Black and Simply Chartreuse. I punched a Martha Stewart butterfly using the patterned paper. I accented with a few Hot Pink Rhinestones. I just love pink. Makes me happy. :)

Okay, I am really excited about the mat for my white cardstock piece. See the fun bright pink mat? I made that using a couple of edge pieces of Fuchsia Net Ribbon! This stuff is great for cutting and using HOWEVER! I'll post another card this week showing the versatility of this fabulous stuff!

Have a GREAT Saturday! We have a busy day of planning some shopping we will need to do for our upcoming move! We are moving in just a few weeks, and we have lots on the to-do list! ;) It'll get done; I know it!

The Master Key

Hi, everyone! So glad to see you! :) I have missed you this week... :) VBS is over now. It was a fantastic week, and God was honored. I have neglected the blog (so sorry!), but all orders have continued to ship quickly this week. How about a special for you blog readers who place an order this weekend? Enter BLOG in the Comments section of your order Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and you will receive a special goody in your package! Maybe stamps, maybe paper, maybe glitter or ribbons! We'll find ya something good!!! ;)

This is a simple card with a fun black-and-turquoise color combo. I used the keys and a sentiment from this month's Unity store kit, Key to Joy & The Right Words. I used True Black and Hawaiian Shores ink. I added on some Black String, Petite Turquoise Trim, and a Hawaiian Shores button to finish it off. Very CAS and FUN, I think!!

See ya soon....promise. ;)

P.S. You guys LOVE the new Unity Itty Bitty stamps!! We are sold out of a couple, but more are coming, and new images are coming, too! Thanks for your patronage and patience! There are new Unity stamp sets available as well that I know you will adore, too!

Friendship Discovered

Hi, everyone! I am heading out to another GREAT night of Vacation Bible School, but I didn't want to leave you hanging for more paper goodness! I used the July Unity store kit, Key to Joy & The Right Words, for this card. I am so happy with this stamp set, personally! Lots of possibilities. And it has KEYS... Love keys. :)

This card started as a Lemon Tart base, and I added some bright, sunny DeLovely paper to the bottom. The sentiment, from the Unity store kit, was stamped in Raspberry Fizz. I wrapped some Tink Pink tulle around the card and embellished with a Hot Pink Rhinestone. I added a couple of Hambly Screen Prints clear butterfly stickers, which I also jazzed up with the rhinestones.

Have a wonderful night! Don't forget that this Unity kit is on sale for only $25! Get yours TODAY, and it'll go out within 24 hours!!

Sketch 52 WINNER!

Hi guys! Popping in late (VBS is this week for us...what a whirlwind, great as it is!!) to share the winner of this week's sketch challenge! TERESA, send me your address so I can get your rhinestones out your way! Here is Teresa's adorable card!!


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

Remember Emily's son Joel, who created a fabulous card for the last sketch?? Her 11-year-old daughter got in on the action this week! She created this beauty:


Giovana:


Maureen:


Lisa V:

SKETCH 52: RHINESTONES!

Happy Thursday!! I'm popping in with another Sketch and Product Challenge for you! And I am so excited that we are working with rhinestones and gems this week! It really is a challenge for me not to add rhinestones to whatever I am working on! And I LOVE these soft pink colored rhinestones I'm featuring today. Pink is ALWAYS a good thing. :)

My card base is kraft, but it is completely covered by various papers from my Sugar Rush paper pad. These papers just make me happy. :) I added the "stitching" by stamping the stitch from this month's Unity Stampin' Store Kit, Key to Joy & The Right Words (DON'T MISS OUT! It's only $25 at Limelight right now!). I cut the white circle out and used a funky flower stamp from the April Unity kit, Super Sweet & Stuck on You in Sweet Blush and Simply Chartreuse inks. I used a rub-on from the Basic Grey Greetings rub-ons for my sentiments. This is seriously the BEST set of sentiments! So fun and versatile! :) And...of course...I used lots of Soft Pink Rhinestones!!

What will YOU come up with??

The Deets:
**Use the sketch above and try to incorporate some RHINESTONES or GEMS!!
**Keyword for SCS upload is LLPC052.
**Post a comment with a link to your card right here on the challenge post by Sunday, July 25, at midnight (or really just before winner is drawn Monday!).
**PRIZE ~ One lucky random winner will receive three packages of Kaisercraft Rhinestones!!

From here, your next stop on the Blog Hop is JenMarie! I know you will LOVE what she has whipped up for you! :)

And be sure to check out some great deals at Limelight! In addition to our FABULOUS CLEARANCE SECTION, here are this week's sales:
*All 2010 Unity Stampin' Store Kits ONLY $25

*All 2009 Unity Stampin' Store Kits ONLY $20!

* Unity Stamps 30% (or more!) off! (New releases on the way not included.)

*Basic Grey Capella and Max& Whiskers 40% off!

*Stampendous Stamp Cleaning Spray $2 and Rubber Scrubber $3.50!

Shabby Chic Butterfly

I rarely do shabby chic. I have a hard time with it, honestly. But I LOVE the results, so I try to make something in this style every now and then. Some products are SO easy to use and provide GORGEOUS results. Webster's Pages is certainly this way, and I always love projects I create with their products! At Archivers last week, I picked up a sheet of The Girls' Paperie in Paper Girl, and this is DEFINITELY an easy to use paper! So much fun to use this quilt-like patterns!

I created this card for the Card Positioning Systems sketch 176. It looked like a challenge (to me!), so I decided to take it on! I really am happy with the way it turned out. :) Hope you like it! Let me know if you play along, too...I'd love to see what you create!

I am entering this in the Moxie Fab Shabby and Vintage Challenge! :)

Have a wonderful day!!

Paper: Pink Pirouette (SU), Paper Girl (The Girls' Paperie). Ink: Chamomile Vintage Touch Dea Dye, Dark Chocolate (PTI). Stamps: Fillable Frames 4 (PTI). Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Die (SU), Soft Pink Rhinestones, Cream Seam Binding.

Atlanta Trip

Well, I have been quiet on the blog for the last week, but I had quite a fun mini-vacation to Atlanta! I would like to share some of the highlights with you here today! I have plenty of cards to share with you this week, including a SKETCH CHALLENGE on Thursday, so be sure to check back! :) If you aren't interested in personal pictures, I apologize in advance that I don't have anything else today!

The first picture at the top was CERTAINLY a hightlight for me! I had the pleasure of meeting some lovely, fun, TALENTED ladies for lunch and a trip to Archiver's. From left to right, pictured are me, JenMarie, Tami Grandi, and Nina Brackett. Seriously, what a JOY and a PRIVILEGE!!

Friday night we enjoyed dinner at a GREAT place that Drew discovered browsing online. It's called Urban Pl8, and if you are in Atlanta, I suggest that you try it! It is a restaurant that makes delicious dishes using local and sustainable foods.

I ordered a Lime Agave Sparkling Water. YUM. So refreshing!

And the stir-fry brown rice and vegetables with hanger steak. Wow. It was so good!!

Cameron and Katy stared at the candlelight....

And enjoyed some after-dinner dancing. :) Haha.

We had a GREAT time at the zoo! These otters were a favorite...they just grouped together all of a sudden and started staring at things. TOGETHER! Freaky. But so funny!

At our snack break, Katy started dipping each piece of popcorn in water first. Eww!

We went to the first Chick-fil-A! Its was so funny to see BURGERS on the menu! But it was originally the Dwarf House restaurant, so there were all kinds of things. :)

Chick-fil-A/Dwarf House had this tiny door on the front wall, and Cameron and Katy LOVED going in and out of that door!