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Welcome to my BLOG!!!! Today is a match made in heaven! The Etsy Inspired Team has joined Limelight Papercrafts for a Blog Hop and Sketch Challenge! Hop around everyone’s blogs because most people have blog candy up for grabs and I know Mandy is giving away a grand prize!

Materials:

• October Afternoon Weathervane Paper
• October Afternoon Hometown Paper
• May Arts Ivory Silk Ribbon
• Prima Flower Centers
• Studio Calico stamps and stick pin
• CTMH Alphabet Stamps and inks

Here’s the sketch:

The Details:
**Use the sketch above and dress it up with your favorite RIBBON!!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC032
**Post a comment with a link to your card right here on this post by Sunday, October 18, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).
**PRIZE ~ One lucky winner will receive a package of Pink Paislee Tinsel Town Ribbons!

Etsy Team Members:
Ashley
Joy
De
Shannon
Emily
Heather
Kerry
Jackie
Kristen

Stitched With Love

Hey Everyone!!!! I didn’t blog yesterday-GASP! Sorry about that! I made sure to visit everyone’s blogs and tried to get some cards for “Stamp It!” completed, photographed, and submitted! Here is a sympathy card I made using french knots. THIS tutorial is AWESOME! When tying a french knot on paper, I’ve found that it helps if you tape the tail on the back of the paper with scotch tape. Otherwise, you’re left chasing it and rethreading it

Materials:

• Papertrey Ink Stamp, Vellum, and white cardstock base
• American Crafts Moda Bella DP
• DMC Floss
• Versamagic Ink
• 1 1/2 inch Satin Ribbon from Limelight Papercrafts

FYI, Limelight Papercrafts is having a Back to school sale!!!!! Enter APPLE at checkout and receive 15% off your total!!!!

Rosie The Riveter

My card has a name, and HER name is Rosie The Riveter!!!! That Red Polka-dot paper is so reminiscent of the iconic figure!

This week Limelight Papercrafts has an AWESOME sketch for you:

LLPC028

This week, Limelight Papercrafts Challenges you to incorporate STICKERS (ALL 20% OFF)!

Rosie’s Materials:

• Basic Grey June Bug 6×6 Paper
• Basic Grey June Bug Chipboard Stickers
• Kaisercraft Pearls Red
• 1 1/2 Inch Wide White Satin Ribbon
• CTMH Vellum
• Red thread w/sewing machine
• foam squares & zip dry
• Unity Stamps

Speaking of stickers…you can jazz them up and make them more 3D by using foam squares and some pearls:

Make your stickers POP!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT

Don’t ya just LOVE the new Basic Grey June Bug Collection!!!! I Heart June Bug!

Materials:

• Purple Onion Designs Scallops Stamps
• Basic Grey June Bug paper, chipboard butterfly/flower, and white chipboard alpha stickers
• CTMH Red Rhinestones
• Red/White Thread

Ash, if you see this, BUG HUGS to you

Mandy Says, Limelight Sales! Lots of Freebies!

8/10/09 – 8/16/09

Help us make room for NEW paper lines!

*ALL cardstock and patterned paper BUY 3, GET 1 FREE! (Please enter your choice of free product in the Comments section of your order!)

*ALL Stickles glitter glue BUY 2, GET 1 FREE!(Please enter your choice of free product in the Comments section of your order!)

*Cupcake Numbers, Jumbo Snowman, and Funny Bunny Stampendous Clear Stamp Sets only $10!

GO SHOPPING NOW!

Apple Tree Card and Pencil Bouquet

Pencil Bouquet Materials:

• Prima Painterly Petals- Angelique
• Prima Pebbles C- Mommy and Me
• Basic Grey Lemonade Chipboard Sticker Shapes
• Basic Grey Lemonade Buttons
• 1.5″ White Satin Ribbon
• Rick-Rack Green
• Hot Glue Gun, $1 tin bucket from Michaels, Green EarthWare Pencils, Life Saver mints, scor-tape

Pencil Bouquet

Pencil Bouquet Rear View

Prima Pencil Tops

Who needs a mint?

Card Supplies:

• Basic Grey Lemonade Chipboard Sticker Shapes
• October Afternoon 8×8 Cherry Hill Paper
• October Afternoon Weathervane Cozy Home
• Bazzill Starmist Cardstock
• Papertrey Ink White cardstock base

After doing some research, I found that teachers really enjoy receiving extra supplies, edible goodies and handwritten thank you notes! This project is simple and incorporates all three beloved gifts!

Use Keyword LLPC027 when uploading to a gallery!

Here is the sketch!!! Isn’t it awesome? Imagine all the possibilities??? The product focus is on paint! So think Shimmerz, acrylic paint, watercolors, etc.!

I took a CAS (clean and simple) approach to it and painted the outside edge of the tree using Tickle Me Turquoise Shimmerz!

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Materials:

• Unity Mix Up of Cuteness “hello”
• Basic Grey Lemonade Chipboard Tree
• Basic Grey Cupcake 6×6 paper (the 12×12 papers are available)
• Kaisercraft Red Pearls
• 1.5″ Satin White Ribbon
• Bazzill Canvas Starmist Cardstock
• Tickle Me Turquoise Shimmerz

• Papertrey Ink White cardstock, red ribbon, CTMH cranberry ink, red thread

If you plan to participate in this week’s sketch and product challenge, be sure to post a link to your creation on Mandy’s Blog! The prize will be a Shimmerz Spritz AND Shimmerz jar of the winner’s choice!

STAY TUNED FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL BLOG HOP PROJECT POSTING LATER TODAY!!!!!

I don’t usually mess around with glitter, but I fell in love with the Stampendous fine black glitter found at Limelight Papercrafts!!!

Materials:

• Odd Bird Planet Eiffel Tower
• CTMH “Merci” stamp
• Stampendous fine black glitter
• Palette Nior Hybrid black ink
• CTMH Silhouette Paper
• Papertrey Ink antique white paper
• black thread

Guess WHAT!!!? Mandy, the owner of Limelight Papercrafts, has asked me to sub for the awesomely talented JenMarie during the month of August! It’s a one-month stint and I’m so excited!!!! If you haven’t shopped at Limelight Papercrafts you are missing out on THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE, the latest and greatest product, and awesome prices!

Materials:

• October Afternoon Road Map 8×8 Paper pad
• Pink Paislee Pixie Stix Bubblegum Glitter
• Odd Bird Planet Kelly’s Duck Toy Right
• CTMH “thanks” stamp
• Papertrey Ink white cardstock
• Bazzill black cardstock
• Copic markers
• gelly roll pink glitter pen
• pink organdy ribbon
• Making Memories Pink Button
• Pink Thread
• SU word window punch and scalloped chipboard square

Verbena Custom Blends Etsy Store

Etsy Inspired #44

This week’s shop is Verbena Custom Blends, Sweet little luxeries for bath and body. Everything in Verbena Custom Blends looks delicious! She has had nearly 1,000 sales! So, the stuff’s GOTTA be good! I created this matching box and card set. I totally see some of her product fitting into that bad boy

Materials:

• Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Boardwalk paper
• Papertrey Ink Get A Handle On It Template
• Papertrey Ink Poppy Ribbon
• Bazzil Teal and Spinach cardstock
• Basic Grey Off Beat Chipboard Alphabet stickers
• Studio Calico June 2009 Kit Playground Postcard insert (vintage car)
• Studio Calico July 2009 Kit Making Memories Great Escape buttons

The box is the Get A Handle On It Template and the card is based off Limelight Papercraft’s Sketch and Product focus!!!

If you would like to play along this week, just visit Verbena Custom Blends, choose something that inspires you and post a link to your creation on Ashley’s blog!

***LOOK UNDER SOLD ITEMS for your inspiration! She is currently on vaca-couldn’t we all be so lucky!***