Gina K. Sneak Peek Day #4...........Warm Winter Wishes & Holiday Hospitality!!!

It's final Gina K. Sneak Peek Day!!!!!! Are you all just waaaaaaaaaay excited???? Soooo many fabulous, amazing, gorgeous, adorable stamp sets!!!!! Seriously you'll be able to make holiday or seasonal cards for ANY and EVERY style!!!!

This precious snowman is from Cammie's new set, Warm Winter Wishes, that benefits Alzheimer's. Cammie is not only amazingly talented, but so very sweet and generous and it's truly from her heart!!!! I used the new Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses.........it matches perfectly with both the Pure Luxury Cranberry Tart and Rocket Red cardstock colors!!! And more fabulous Gina K. ribbon here too!!!

• Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Cranberry Tart, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
• Accessories: Ribbon, Sakura Glitter Pen, Rhinestones, Fiber

I wanted to make a Winter Wishes gift set.......usually we make our own homemade cocoa mix, but I cheated and bought some Spiced Hot Cocoa packets!! And these are some saaaaaaweeeet new Clear Pillow Boxes that Gina is carrying in her store!! So perfect for treats with some tags and ribbon and bling!!! LOL

Now this is Gina's new Free With 3 set, Holiday Hospitality!!!! Now, when my hubby first saw me pull this kit out of the box........he said, "Hey, that looks like one of those Spanish shaker things."............Isn't he cute???!!!! He's not one who normally thinks outside of the box......mathmatical and computer whiz that he is!!!!! But he sure hit the nail on the head with this and I just could NOT wait to bring his idea to life!!!! So.....let's have a Fiesta!!!! LOL

• Stamps: GKD Holiday Hospitality
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Vibrant Purple, Green Apple, Rocket Red, DCWV Stack dp
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Ribbon, Sakura Glitter Pen, Brads, GKD Buttons, GKD Flowers

And what Fiesta is complete without party favors?? So I made a couple quick Sour Cream Favors and a Treat Pouch and then a little Treat Box as a Hostess gift........these Clear Square Boxes will also be available in Gina's store and are perfect for all types of little gifts!!! I used Pure Luxury Vibrant Purple, Rocket Red and Green Apple.......I am soooo in love with Gina's Pure Luxury cardstock!!! I used Gina's White Assorted Paper Flowers and just colored them with Copics to match the cardstock colors I used. I also used the buttons and ribbon that come in the new Stamp TV Kit!!!

Head over to GinaK's blog to add your comment to her blog entry for a chance to win the stamp sets being previewed tonight our blogs! Then, check in on Carolyn King's blog - the Illustrator of Warm Winter Wishes.

Here are the rest of the links to the Design Team Members participating in the hop tonight:

Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

Nina Brackett

CenterStage Spotlight Designers:

Joy Hadden
Lori McAree

We'd love to have you join us at our Release party tomorrow night over on SCS starting at 7pm CST. There will be lots of chatter, samples, contest questions, and challenges - you won't want to miss it! Check out Theresa's discussion if you're new to our Release parties for some helpful information to get you started.

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Autumn-ness

Note: new blog design and graphics work courtesy of aspiring graphic design artist Jaimee "Annie" Murphy (LuvLee's daughter). Any and all feedback appreciated. :)

((hey, nobody said I couldn't advertise, as it were, once I was done with the work... ^_^ ))


Is it obvious said daughter wrote that post???!!!! I mean really...........no smilie, no exclamation points, no colorful links........it certainly wasn't MY post! LOL But seriously.........she has designed my blog bg and header as well as a friend's header.......Misti........and I think she's awesome!!! Let me know if you want her services and I'll rent her out!!! LOL

Gina K. Sneak Peeks Day #3.............Holiday Cheer Stamp TV Kit!!!!

It's here!!!!!!!!!! The newest Gina K. Designs Stamp TV kit!!!!! Ohhhh y'all are gonna LOVE it I just know it!!!!!

• Stamps: GKD Holiday Cheer Stamp TV Kit
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White & Rocket Red
• Ink: Vivid Brick
• Accessories: Ribbon

For my first card......I attempted a more CAS design as I'm trying to mix up my style now and then! And there is just something so perfect about a Simple Snowflake!!! This is one of the snowflake images in the kit, and it just pops in the red and white color combo.........with the amazing ribbon also that comes in the kit!!!!

• Stamps: Holiday Cheer Stamp TV Kit
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Sweet Corn, Rocket Red, White, Vivid Purple, SU Pink, Sparkle Green, Basic Grey dp
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
• Accessories: Rhinestones, Ribbon

And how could I NOT fall in love with this sweet Gingerbread House!!!??? It just lends itself to color and bling which are certainly two of my favorite things!!!! The circle greetings are also just perfect for punches and while this set is soooo fun for holiday time......it's definitely a kit that can be used all year long!!!! This sweet polka dotted ribbon also comes in the kit!!! You will be so set up for amazing card-making with this kit!!! There are some fabulous new Pure Luxury Cardstock colors too!!!

Head over to GinaK's blog to add your comment to her blog entry for a chance to win the new StampTV kit being previewed tonight our blogs! Then, check into StampTV for a new video technique showing shimmering background paper with an image from the new StampTV kit!

Here's the links to the Design Team Members participating in the hop tonight:

Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Gina K. Designs Sneak Peek Day #2.........Lord Of The Season & Hip To Be Square!!!!

WoooooooHooooooooo it's Day 2!!!!!!!!! Some more super AWESOME Gina K. Designs sneak peeks!!!!

• Stamps: Lord Of The Season
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White & Cranberry Tart, Cosmo Cricket dp
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Vivid Brick, Copics
• Accessories: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glitter Pen

This first card uses the new set, Lord Of The Season designed by the superb Nina Brackett!!!! You'll love this set that is perfect for any and all seasons!!!! I thought a red and silver and white color combo would be festive and fun!! And perfect for a little Sakura Glitter Pen!!!!! The tiny crystals are also from Gina's store.......and I'm sooo happy she's adding more bling and ribbon and colors each month!!!! LOL

• Stamps: Hip To Be Square
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White & Cranberry Tart, BG Eskimo Kisses
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Ribbon, Microbeads, Glitter Pen, Snowflake Brads

Now this card is a new set from our creative and amazing Melanie Muenchinger called Hip To Be Square!!!! I glittered up the snowman face to try to look like his icy face was peeking inside a window.......and then put microbeads (for frost) around the window sills. This is another wonderful versatile set with soooo many options!!!!

Head over to GinaK's blog to add your comment to her blog entry for a chance to win the new stamp sets being previewed tonight our blogs!

Then, check in with the Illustrators of our two stamp sets featured tonight:
Nina Brackett: Lord of the Season
Melanie Muenchinger: Hip to be Square

Design Team Members participating in the hop tonight:
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lynn Mercurio
Theresa Momber

CenterStage Spotlight Designers:
Giovana Smith
Janice Melton

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Gina K. Sneak Peek Day #1........A Very Merry Christmas & Special Delivery!!!!

Are you ready????!!!!! WoooooooHoooooo it's that EXCITING time again.........Gina K. Designs Sneak Peeks!!!!!!!!!!! And this release is chock full of SEASONAL delight!!!!!!

• Stamps: Special Delivery, Special Deliver Addition
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, unknown blue
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Ribbon, Clip

Our newest artist is Tami Mayberry.........and WOW did she start off with a BANG!!!!!! This set, Special Delivery, with the Special Delivery Add On.............just sooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!! I've had several friends recently who I need to make baby cards for and so this is just perfect!!!!!!!!!

• Stamps: Very Merry Christmas
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White & Cranberry Tart, Vintage Holly digipaper
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Rhinestones, Ribbon, Snowflakes

Now this little 3x3 gift card set uses stamps from the fabulous Theresa Momber and gorgeous digi paper from the talented Emily Giovanni!!!!!!! What a fun combination!!!! I love the colors.......this deep red is the new Cranberry Tart cardstock Gina is adding this month!!!

Stop by GinaK's blog today to add your comment to her blog entry for a chance to win the new stamp sets being previewed tonight our blogs!

Then, check in with the Illustrators of our two stamp sets featured tonight:
Theresa Momber: A Very Merry Christmas
Tami Mayberry: Special Delivery and Special Delivery Add-on
Design Team Members participating in the hop tonight:
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger

CenterStage Spotlight Designers:
Kay Simmons
Linda Payne

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

ETSY Inspired #55 - Snow In September???

Snow in September??? YEP!!!!!!!! That was 3 days ago at my house!!!! I'm not sure our Aspens will actually completely turn into their beautiful gold now that they've been frozen solid!!!! LOL But you know I won't be complaining!!! I LOVE snow!!! And what a way to welcome in Autumn to my mountain!!!!! LOL

With that in mind.........here is the ETSY Inspired Challenge Blog pick for this week, The Salty Cat. Modern metal jewelry, and I found these cute snowmen for my inspiration!!!!

What a perfect time to pull out some of my favorite winter stamps!!!! I love this snowman from the Gina K. Designs stamp set, Let It Snow. I'm working on consistently creating some CAS cards to s-t-r-e-t-c-h myself!!!! LOL And the Cuttlebug Snowflake Folder sure is perfect for this little guy!!! Although I sure couldn't resist adding some bling!!!

Now hop on over to the ETSY Inspired Blog for all the deets on playing along so you can be entered into the drawing for a prize!!!! In fact.........there are 2 prizes!!!!! A beautiful bracelet from the Etsy Shop owner and a wonderful stamp set, Folk Inspired, by the Unity Stamp Company!!! I hope you play along!!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

ETSY Inspired #54 ~ I {heart} Flowers!!

It's a beeeeautiful ETSY Inspired Saturday!!!!!! Are you ready to play??? This week has to be one of my very FAVORITES so far!!!! I just LOVE flowers!!! And the flowers and jewelry in this shop are fabulously gorgeous!!!! The shop is I heart flowers...

This stunning purple flower caught my eye.......so colorful and detailed!!!!

• Stamps: Hydrangea by PSX
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
• Paper: Gina K. Pure Luxury White, Paper Temptress Sparkle Purple
• Accessories: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Cuttlebug

And I have sooooo enjoyed practicing, practicing, practicing my Copic coloring!!! I do love the smaller images too, less area to make mistakes!! LOL So these gorgeous hydrangea images are made up of little areas so coloring is actually very fun and pretty simple!!! And since the flowers are so colorful, a CAS design really shows the images best. I'm trying some different photo-taking techniques.....I'm struggling to get good photos at O'dark-thirty in the morning when I'm usually creating!! LOL So I think I like some of the photos with the black cardstock for the bg. What do you think??

Now our ETSY Inspired Blog is up and running..............so instead of posting Ashley's and the other fabulous and gorgeous DT blog links here............I want you to head to the ETSY Inspired Blog for all the details and links and that's where you'll post your challenge card for an entry to win a wonderful prize of beautiful jewelry from this week's shop!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

A Fruitful Harvest Gina K. Hop!!!!

Another fun and fabulous Gina K. Designs hop this time featuring the talented artist Asela Hopkins!!! This hop features her Fruitful Harvest stamp set.

In this card I wanted to show off the green grapes!! And the funky reddish/purple that grape leaves can be......which also meant lots of Copic Markers coloring practice and skipping housework!!! LOL I also just love these Nestie Labels!! I'm actually enjoying finding a sort of half-way CAS style lately!!!! LOL

I also wanted to show my very first piece of Stamped Artwork!!! I did show this at the release party, but I hadn't posted it on my blog yet. Again.......I have to say I'm really enjoying these beautiful images and the Copic coloring practice I'm getting!!!! This is just a simple black frame I bought at Wal-Mart or Target, I can't remember which. I used a mix of designer papers and the Gina K. Pure Luxury Cardstocks, Pumpkin Spice, Green Apple, Chocolate Kiss and White.

For even more inspiration with the Fruitful Harvest stamp set, head over to Asela Hopkin's blog, the illustrator of this beautiful stamp set. She has also asked her friend Deb Felts to share a card with us tonight too!

Then, take the time to check out all the other GinaK Design Team Member's sharing projects tonight on their blogs:

Carolyn King
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Gina Krupksy
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

and our CenterStage spotlight designers:

Geri Utterback
Shelly Wilson

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Unity Stamps Friends With Flair Friday!!!

Welcome to another Fun Friends with Flair Friday by Unity Stamps!!!! How's that for a title?? LOL Start at Angela's Blog and then hop to all the fun customer and maybe even a few DT blogs for fun, fun, fun!!!!!

Speaking of fun.......I really went outside my norm and kinda went a bit loopy!!! A little like a crazy collage card here!! I used the adorable kit, A Wild And Crazy Bunch. I love the cute critters and how they go so perfectly with the DCWV Safari stack. Some different shapes with Nesties and textures with Cuttlebug just add to the mix!! LOL Of course I did still get some glitziness with the Stickles and the Sakura Glitter Pen........oh and some twine and brads! LOL Have a crazy and wild and FUN FRIDAY!!!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Limelight Sketch Thursday.......Winter Is Here!!!!

NOT!!!!!!! Okay, well Winter IS on its way!!!! We just might be getting some light flurries on our mountain top tonight!!!! It was chilllllllly and drizzly all day!!!!! And that makes me soooooo happy!!! I LOVE the cool weather!!!! Now.........of course this all ties into Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge!!!

Here is Mandy's cuuuuuute sketch!!!! I love it!!!!

And here's my happy winter card!!!! These cute little guys are Polka Penguins!!!! And I could NOT wait to use the new Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Mini Deck!!!! New and fabulous seasonal dp arrived at Limelight!!!! You gotta check it out!!! I love the Teal Twill..........teal and pink are sooo cool for winter cards!!! I also used some Pearl Dewdrops. I hope you'll stop by Mandy's Blog and play along.........also make sure to check out each of the DT girls blogs as one of them has a special prize of Basic Grey Indian Summer Pops!!! You'll know what blog it is when you see it!!! :) So make sure to leave a comment to be entered into that drawing!!!!

Ann Cox
Lorie Ames
Amy Castellano
Jennifer Taylor
Lisa Henke
Ryann Salamon

**Use the sketch provided and the focus is on PATTERNED PAPER!

**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC030

**Post a comment with a link to your card on Mandy's blog by Sunday, Sept 20 at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).

**PRIZE ~ the Unity Stamp CompanyHauntingly Sweet stamp set!(Winner is chosen randomly from all participants.)

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Gina K. Sporty Hop With Melanie!!!!!!!

How 'bout them Broncos??????? LOL!!!! I hope you're enjoying this special Gina K. Designs blog hop featuring Melanie's School, Sports, Spirit stamp set!!!!!!

• Stamps: School, Sports, Spirit
• Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Paper Temptress Sparkle Orange, Blue
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
• Accessories: Rhinestones, Stickles, Ribbon

I just **had** to make a card in tribute to my Denver Broncos!!!! Yes.........they certainly ARE champions!!!!!! After all, I shamelessly live in the glory of the Orange Crush and Elway years!!!!!! ROFL!!!!! So I had fun with orange and blue, the Traffic Jam Cuttlebug Folder.......and Stickles and gems and even some ribbon!! After all.......I would certainly wear that jacket!!!! LOL Oh come on.......big, beefy football players are manly enough to TACKLE a bit of glitter now and then!!!!!!! ;) Hahaha.....there's the cheesy joke for the day!!! LOL

For even more samples of the School Sports Spirit stamp set, please visit the Illustrator of the set, Melanie Muenchinger's blog. Melanie will be offering her new stamp set as blog candy tonight too - so we hope you'll take the time to comment on her blog for your chance to win this spectacular stamp set!

After visiting Melanie, hop over to her guest designer Melissa Shultz's blog for a special card she'll be sharing with us tonight.

Melanie has also asked a few members from StampTV to join us in showcasing her new set, so please check out her friends' blogs here:

Mary Anne


Sharri Seffens

Then, stop by these GinaK Design Team Members' blogs participating in Melanie's blog hop tonight:

Gina Krupsky

Carolyn King

Donna Baker

Erika Martin

Jessica Fick

Lee Murphy

Theresa Momber

GinaK's CenterStage Design Team Member's blogs:

Geri Utterback

Tina Gilliland

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Special Gina K. Hop ~ Elegant Verses!!!

Join in for a special Gina K. Designs Blog Hop featuring the artist Nina.......and her beautiful Elegant Verses stamp set!!!

I really wanted to showcase the elegance and so decided to keep this card CAS! I know!! Aren't you all shocked???!!!! LOL And this cuttlebug folder is sooooo perfect for this sentiment!!! As well as these Label 7 Nesties that I'm in love with!!!! I thought I'd also keep the color scheme elegant, so I used the Gina K. Pure Luxury White and Moonlit Fog. And then just a touch of black ribbon and a few tiny pearls!!

For even more samples of the Elegant Verses stamp set, please visit the Illustrator of the set, Nina Brackett's blog. Nina will be offering her new stamp set as blog candy tonight too - so we hope you'll take the time to comment on her blog for your chance to win this beautiful stamp set!

After visiting Nina, hop over to her good friend Silke Ledlow's blog for some special projects she'll be sharing with us tonight.

Then, stop by these GinaK Design Team Members' blogs participating in Nina's blog hop tonight:

Gina Krupsky

Carolyn King

Donna Baker

Emily Giovanni

Erika Martin

Jessica Fick

Melanie Muenchinger

Theresa Momber

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

ETSY Inspired.............A Couple Days Late!!!

It's ETSY Inspired Saturday.........................well............Monday!!!!!!!! LOL I was gone on a little weekend with hubby!!! He had a business conference in Denver so I got to stay at the hotel and just brought images and my Copics!!! Today's ETSY shop is Pinky's Pet Gear..........some adorable and downright beautiful collars for your furbabies!!!

I got these gorgeous Hydrangea images from my very sweeeeeeeet and generous friend Stacy!!!! Thanks Stacy!!! And loved the practice with shading and blending with my Copics!! The flowers are so detailed that I really could keep the card pretty simple......but I did have to add just a bit of ribbon and bling! LOL Please stop by the new ETSY Inspired Blog for all the details and how to play along!!! The prize is one of the FABulous pet collars!!! We also have a sponsor this week..........The Digi Shack........who is also donating a prize!!!

And you know the Design Team has some inspiring projects of their own to share with you too!
Ashley
De
Emily
Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry
Kristen
Sarah (September Guest Designer)
Shannon
Tiffany
(Tonya is currently taking some time off)

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

A Special Gina K. Blog Hop ~ Autumn Beauty!!!

Happy Autumn!!!!!!! And we have a chilly little blast of cool weather right now too, just to help us get into Fall mode!!!! I know you've all most likely seen the latest Gina K. Designs release........including the GORgeous Autumn Beauty stamp set designed by the amazing Theresa!!!!

I decided since Donna hosts a monthly 3-D challenge on Stamp TV........that I would participate in that as well as show off Theresa's beautiful images!!! I printed out Theresa's All About Autumn Digital Paper. Then I stamped some of the sweet sunflowers and colored them with Copics. So I have a fun autumn Journal........I am addicted to notebooks and lists........so I can never have enough!! Although using them and actually getting my lists all completed remains a challenge!!! LOL

For more inspiration, please check in on our Illustrator of Autumn Beauty, Theresa Momber. She has also designed a beautiful digital paper pack called All About Autumn that is available for purchase as well. Be sure to leave a comment on Theresa's blog for a chance to win this stamp set!

Theresa has asked several guest designers to join in on the blog hop tonight:
Pam Imholz
Karen Knegten
Jennie Harper
Melissa Shulz
Brenda Turner

Then stop by these Designers' blogs to see the projects they are sharing tonight on their blogs:
Gina Krupsky
Carolyn King
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mecurio
Melanie Muenchinger

And finally, check out our CenterStage Spotlight Designers joining us with cards tonight:
Geri Utterback
Shelly Wilson
Tina Gilliland

I just want to post this remembrance..........I know most of us have felt various losses and sadness this day...........and I can only stay emotionally strong by not getting too deep, but just wanted a little quiet tribute and memory.................

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Special Gina K. Blog Hop ~ A Year Of Leaves!!!!!!!!

It's Autumn!!!! Well, at least it is on my mountain!!! Some beautiful overcast days and chilly nights and a bit of early yellowing on all our Aspen trees!!!! That puts me in the mood more than ever to make Fall projects!!! Tonite is a special Gina K. Designs hop putting the ever talented and amazing Melanie in the spotlight!!!

I sooooooooo love A Year Of Leaves by Melanie Muenchinger...........it's just so.........well..........AUTUMN!!!!!!! LOL I really wanted to showcase the gorgeous leaf images, so I decided for a fairly CAS card. I also got to practice my Copic coloring! I really hope someday I can find a Copic Certification class and reallllllllly learn how to use these cool markers!! I used all Gina K. Pure Luxury cardstock.........Pumpkin Spice, Green Apple, Black Onyx and the White. I hope you enjoy this hop full of beautiful Autumn goodness and inspiration!!!!

For even more inspiration, please visit our Illustrator of the Year of Leaves stamp set, Melanie Muenchinger's blog. You'll want to leave a comment on her blog because she is hosting a drawing for her gorgeous stamp set there tonight!

Melanie has asked her two guest designers to join in on her blog hop too:
Selma Stevenson
Karen Knegten

Also showcasing Year of Leaves stamp set samples tonight are these GinaK Designers:
Gina Krupsky
Carolyn King
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Theresa Momber

as well as our CenterStage Spotlight Designers:
Geri Utterback
Shelly Wilson
Tina Gilliland

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

It's the Limelight Six Chicks Plus One!!!!

It's September 6............yes I KNOW!!!!!! Seriously it is September already!!!!!!!!! I'm sooo happy since I just LOVE Autumn!!!! Fall too!!! LOL Now since it's the 6th, you know it's a Limelight Papercrafts Six Chicks Day!!!! Plus one 'cuz we always have a guest 7th Six Chick!!!! LOL

I decided to make some Autumn Treats........as the nights are cooler.......downright chilly here!!! Snuggling up with some Hot Cocoa or some Special Rooibos Tea..........heavenly!!!! So I made the Box In A Bag found on SCS for some of my favorite packs of Hot Cocoa!!!! I used the Basic Grey Mellow dsp. I also made a belly band for the yummmmy Candy Corn DOTS I found!! How fun are they?? I used the same dsp and also the Unity Stamps Itsy Bitsy Giggles. I thought the adorable trees matched the Mellow dsp soooo perfectly!!! I colored them with Copics to match. I pulled out one of my very first Unity Stamps, Mega Tea Cup, for the card. I LOVE this big ole stamp!!!! LOL I just stamped it in Memento Rich Cocoa and highlighted the very edges with a gold glitter pen. I HAD to use some of my very favorite Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls!! And the Antique Gold/Brown ribbon is so coooool with these Fall colors!!!

I hope you warmed up a bit with these Autumn treats and enjoy hopping along thru the other Limelight Chickies and of course the sweet and talented Mandy for some more fun and fabulous Fall project inspiration!!!!

Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy

Live, Laugh, Love, Create ~ Lorie

My Little Creative Escape ~ Lisa

RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann

Taylor-Made ~ JenMarie

Caffinated Cropper ~ Amy

Creative Antics ~ Ann

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

A Special ETSY Birthday Bash!!!!!!!

TODAY is the DAY!!!!!! It's a supercalifragilisticexpealadocious birthday celebration for the ETSY Inspired Challenges!!!!! Ashley has just done such an amazing job creating this weekly challenge and keeping us all inspired!!!! Make sure to start the Birthday Blog Hop at Ashley's Blog so you can be eligible for a FANTASTIC prize!!!!! And to get more details on playing along with us today for more games and prizes on our ETSY Paper Craft Planet Group!!!!


Today the ETSY challenge is to choose a shop, any shop, and pick an item to be inspired by and then create!!!! I chose this fabulously gorgeous shop full of butterfly beauty called Clear Cut Crafts.

I used my brand new Holly Berry House Medallion Butterfly stamp. I LOVE these stamps and how they just make so many layered and fun images!!! I used Basic Grey Sultry dp and a Unity Stamps sentiment. Of course I had to add some glitz, so I used a Sakura glitter pen and some rhinestones and a pink dotted sheer ribbon!!!

Now here is the prize I'm giving away for my Scavenger Hunt game over on Paper Craft Planet!!!! It's 10 random Unity Stamps including the Christmas List stamp. So make sure to come on over and chat and play!!!!

If you're playing along in the Birthday Blog Hop (and please do!!!) now it's time to hop on over to the ever sweet and talented Joy at Crazy For Daisies and see what she's got for your ETSY Inspiration!!!!! The GRAND PRIZE DRAWING you can be entered into if you comment on every blog in the hop is for a Scor-Pal, a Scor-Mat and a Scor-Bug!!!!!! WoooooHooooo!!!! I sure ADORE my Scor-Pal and use it every single day!!!!! You don't wanna miss out on that!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~