A Tree For Henry

As you all know a friend of mine...Sarah Anderson's 3 year old son died on Monday. Little Henry was just unable to overcome a virus that made him ill last week.

I have been organizing a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor. Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has created a digital stamp to help raise funds for a tree for Henry. All proceeds from the sale of the digi stamp, minus Paypal costs, will go towards the tree. If you would like to donate towards the tree, please visit this webpage to purchase the digi stamp: http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Animals/Zoo/GiraffeAndMonkey.htm If you'd like to purchase this stamp but aren't sure what to do with a digi image please contact me and I'll do my best to explain it to you!

Another way to donate to the memorial is to print out this form and mail in your donation directly: http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Parks/PDF/MemorialTreePamphlet.pdf Please write on the form that the donation is for Sarah Anderson’s son Henry. Once all of the money is collected, a tree and location will be selected. If you have questions about the form please let me know. I will be in contact with Sarah along this memorial journey to ensure that her wishes are followed.

If you don’t know Sarah and would like to learn more about her, you may visit her blog: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/

Thank you for your help to raise money for a tree for Henry and please continue to pray for the Anderson family.

PS: Due to this important fundraiser I will be posting the winner of my blog candy tomorrow.

Happy AND Sad...

Morning all! Today is a happy day and sad day all at one time. Happy...today is limeLIGHT Papercrafts sketch and product challenge day! Yay! Guess what today's challenge is? Patterned paper...who doesn't love patterned paper and just use it all the time? You must play along because if you do...you could win the Hauntingly Sweet stamp set from Unity Stamps! Wow, huh?

So, onto my card. I had so much fun making this card! I got to use the Jolly By Golly paper by Cosmo Cricket again. LOVE it! You have got to see this paper...it is SO cute! All of the patterns you see here are from that Mini Deck! I also used the Pink Cat Studios set called QT Hooty Owl. If you like owls this is the perfect set for you as it has an owl stamp for every occasion. Finally you will see the beautiful Island Lagoon Rhinestones. They are the perfect final touch to this layout!

So, I'm thinking you'd like to know how to win the Unity Stamp Set right? Okay...here you go...

The Details:
**Use the sketch HERE and dress it up with your favorite PATTERNED PAPER!!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC030
**Post a comment with a link to your card right HERE on this post by Sunday, September 20, at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.).

I know you all love to see the limeLIGHT DT inspiration so I'll link y'all up! Ann (guest designer), Amy, JenMarie, Lee, Lisa, Ryann, and Mandy. And, while you are hoping along be looking for some EXTRA blog candy! You will have TWO chances to win this time! One of the design team members blogs has a second chance to win candy so be on the look out!!!

Now, for the sad part of my post. Due to the fact that I'm going to sign the new IDA that Stampin' Up! has I have had to step down from the limeLIGHT Papercraft design team. I just can hardly believe it when I type that. Mandy has just been amazing to work with...she is sweet, has an amazing online store, and really gave me a wonderful chance to use my creativity. Thank you Mandy! You and your store are the bomb! To the other design team gals... you guys have all been so wonderful...visiting my blog, leaving comments, and working together to make limeLIGHT a great success. I will be visiting you all often and, hopefully, playing along with the LLPC challenges!

So...go...make a card with the sketch Mandy has provided and win that Unity set! See ya soon!

Awesome Game!

Good morning all! Welcome to Wednesday! This week is going fast and I'm still not quite ready for stamp club tonight. Guess I need to kick it into gear, huh? LOL!

I made this card for a friend who is in my Bible study. Her son will be going to the baseball championship games in our area this weekend. I thought it would be fun to send the family a card. Well, deliver it as they leave on Thursday so not enough time to put it in the mail.

Anyway, this image is from Pink Cat Studio and is Sporty Billy. This particular image comes with the cute mouse catcher and the set has several sentiments for any sport. The fun patterned paper is from Best Creation Inc and I found it at Scrap Your Trip. I got lots of baseball and football papers from them...fun! The ribbon is from a ribbon share I was a participant in some time ago. I put some glaze on the helmet to make it fun. I really hope this brings a smile to their face!

Alright...I must run...I have to finish up my prep for tonight! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

limeLIGHT July Project

Good morning friends! Today is the 6th of the month so that means I get to share my limeLIGHT Papercrafts project of the month with you. This month Mandy asked us to use something with stars or stripes or stars and stripes.

I thought I had shown you plenty of patriotic cards this last week so I went a little different way with my stripes and used some Basic Grey striped patterned paper with Core'dinations cardstock to make an accordion purse. My friend, Kris, has made several of these and they are oh, so cute so I had to try one! To dress up my file purse a little I used a stamp from Q.T. Hooty by Pink Cat Studio. I had such fun coloring the hats so that each of those cute owls could have their own personality! For a finishing touch I had fun with some white adhesive pearls from Kaisercraft (you MUST check out the color selection Mandy has!) This file purse was so easy to put together! You can see the directions HERE if you'd like to make your own.

Now I know I love a good sale so here is a quick run down of what Mandy has on special for this week...

25% off: All Glitter, Bazzill Chips, All Fun Flock and 20% off: All Pink Paislee Stamps and All Unity Stamps! I'm thinkin' I'll be check that out too! Now, if you'd like to see some more amazing projects click on the following links to be taken to the design teams members blogs...Lisa, Amy, Ryann, Lee, JenMarie, Mandy, and guest designer A.J. Amazing aren't they?

Now, I'm sure you all would like to know the winner of my 1,000 post blog candy, right? Well...okay! It's Nicole!

Nicole said...

Congrats on your 100th post!! I would LOVE to win some copic markers as I have been dying to try them! I have signed up as a follower!!

Congrats to Nicole! Nicole...please e-mail me (e-mail button is on the left) with your snail mail address so that I can get your package (with 4 more Copic markers since I went over 100 followers) out to you promptly!

Now, I hope that you all have a fantastic Monday! See ya tomorrow!

Q.T. Hooty

Morning everyone! Remember how I was hoping to get so much stamping done yesterday? Yah...didn't happen. I'm having some problems settling into a good time for me to be creative. I used to stamp at night after everyone was settled at home for the night but that just hasn't been happening...I'm too tired. The rest of my day is busy too though so I guess I just need to find a time and do it, huh?

I did, however, make one card with my new Q.T. Hooty set that I got at limeLIGHT. Isn't she the cutest?! I have always wanted this stamp set and just splurged and purchased it the other day. I'm not totally happy with this card, however, due to the flower soft that doesn't really look like a flower. I did decide to post it though so that maybe someone who is familiar with the product will leave me a comment/send me an e-mail with some suggestions. (hint, hint...anyone?) Anyway, I used Retro Prints DCWV as it just seemed fitting with those wonderful retro glasses she has on. I just added some small details that make things fun like gel pen on the glasses and hat band, a Prima flower with pearl in the center and then I love the ribbon from LLPC, too. The green just kicks things up a notch...dontcha think? Oh, and this is the Mojo Monday sketch for this week. And finally, the size of my card is 3"x6". I really love making cards this size and don't know why I don't do it more often...weird!

I have started a class (it meets four times) at our local Care Net (crisis pregnancy center) and had that last night, tonight and next Wens/Thurs as well. I'm not sure exactly what purpose God has for me being there (but it is definitely God ordained that I'm there) but I'm open to learning more about the center and how they help woman of all ages, backgrounds, and situations. Please pray for me during this time so that I may more clearly see what God has in store for me after the training.

I get to go pick up Kyler tomorrow...woot! I have missed him terribly! I'm also going with a friend, tomorrow, to see The Proposal. Looks like a funny movie!

Okay, enough dribble from me. I hope you have a super fantastic day!

Oh My Goodness...

Good Saturday morning everyone! I told you yesterday that I was going to show you some pictures of my trip to Leavenworth but I had forgotten that I get to show you my June limeLIGHT project. This month Mandy challenged us to do something for summer. I had several thoughts going through my head (which could be why it came together so quickly) and decided to go with this water bottle hanger/card combo. I actually made it yesterday and gave it away yesterday. Perfect timing for this challenge I'd say!

Anyway, I got to use the SUPER cute Pink Cat Studio's set called Lily at the Beach. I haven't used it much but I so think this is an adorable set! Add it to the fun, bright colors of Basic Grey's Lime Rickey papers and you've got a winner gift set! For a little bling I added some Kaisercraft Rhinestones. Oh, and the layout is from a sketch challenge I saw this week but I'm not sure which one so if you know...will you comment and let everyone else in on it? Thanks!

So...do you have any special plans for your stamping this summer? I hope you get the chance to make some fun projects like this one!

Want some more inspiration for summer projects? How about visitng the DT blogs...JenMarie, Lisa, Ryann, Mandy, Lee, Amy, and the 7th 6 Chick Nikki. Now how is that for some major talent!?!

And, I bet some of you are here to find out who won the sketch challenge from limeLIGHT's anniversary party...right? Okay...ready? You sure? Alright....it's MISSY! Congratulations Missy! Just e-mail me your address so I can get it to Mandy!

Now, go...have a super Saturday!

limeLIGHT project for May

Morning everyone! How has your week been? I can hardly believe it is Wednesday already! This week is going by VERY quickly! Just a note that tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer. If you have time find out where you town is holding prayer and take some time to join them. I'll be joining our local group at the Rotary Pavilion and am looking forward to it.

This month limeLIGHT Papercrafts is highlighting...babies! There are so many fun things in the store to make your baby cards and gifts with. Check the bottom of my post to see what Mandy's current special is.

Now...onto my May limeLIGHT Papercrafts project. I will apologize ahead of time for my horrible pictures. I had to take my photos at night and even with editing the photos didn't turn out well.

Anyway, I decided a little gift box with card would be perfect for my limeLIGHT project and, OF COURSE, I had to use the new Pink Cat Studio set called Sweet Pea. Is it not adorable! Oh, my I love it! I also wanted to make sure that this set could be used for a boy or girl so I tried to use gender neutral colors such as green, yellow, and orange. The best paper for this would be, of course, Basic Grey's Lime Rickey. It is bright and cute all at the same time. Inside I just placed some super cute, super soft bibs that I got at my local store inside my box and believe it or not they are a really pretty soft green color that compliments the box perfectly. All in all this is a super cute (if I do say so myself) presentation for a fun little baby gift!

Don't forget about Mandy's fun special...purchase $35 from the store (before shipping) and choose a Shimmerz Paint for FREE! And, with all the wonderful projects from the design team I'm sure there will be plenty for you to want to get your hands on! Be sure to check out the following blogs...JenMarie, Lisa, Ryann, Lee, Amy, and of course, the limeLIGHT blog.

Well, I hope you all have a great Wednesday! I'll see ya tomorrow!

limeLIGHT sketch and product focus

Morning everyone! I hope that you all have a super day planned! Thursday is probably one of my favorite days of the week.

Today is limeLIGHT sketch and product focus day. I say this every time but I LOVE these days. I always have fun with the products and Mandy sets everyone up for success with the sketches as they are PERFECT for the products.

Anyway, today's product focus is....PEARLS!! Y'all know that I love those Kaisercraft Pearls that Mandy carries so this we easy for me! See the little row of pearls on the bottom? And how about the Pearls on Lily's hat and dress? Such great accents, huh? Remember that fun turtle paper from yesterday? Yep, I used that with this SUPER cute Lily on the Beach image. My Lord...this is adorable!

So? Wanna get in on the Pearl action? Just design a card with the sketch you see here, add some pearl (could be pearls like mine or anything that is pearly), upload it to your favorite place (blog or gallery) with the tag LLSC20 and then link it back to Mandy's blog HERE for a chance to win THREE packages of Kaisercraft Pearls...I'm jumpin' up and down for ya! Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's cards for this challenge...you can link to them from my side bar.

Now...go forth and create! Ooo...and go HERE to check out some great blog candy!

limeLIGHT sketch and product focus

Well, here we are at post #2 for today! This is my 1st of three sketch and product challenges for limeLIGHT Papercrafts this month. Love 'em!

I had SO much fun with this sketch and card this week! Whenever I get a sketch that is round I always have to make a scalloped card. Don't know why but that is how it works for me. LOL! I actually think this would be a SUPER cute tag for a baby gift.

It's April!!! Spring is here!! That makes me think of bright, sunshine-filled days!! What's bright and shiny?? Metallics!! What can you find that's shiny metallic to use on your challenge this week?? Brads, Metallic Paper, Eyelets, Embellies??? Let your creativity "shine"!!!!

When I saw all of the adorable cards that the Pink Cat Studio DT made with the new releases for this month I just knew I had to have the sets...so, I bought mine from Mandy just as soon as I could. The set that I used for this card is called Dress Up Sweet Pea. Is that baby not adorable? Seriously! The super cute patterned paper that I used is from Pebbles, Inc and is SO sweet...it is called Baby Pink Word Paper. I also think I'm totally addicted to the beautiful pearls that you can get from LLPC. I had to use some more of the Snow Pearls on this card. And, finally I added a little paperclip from my stash to hold my two sentiments together. You must go and check out all the fun embellishments that LLPC carries, too!

So, go...stamp away (be sure to add something metallic)...then upload (with the tag of LLPC018) and link your card to Mandy's blog for a chance to win one 6x6 or 8x8 pad of paper! My gosh...that is generous! Have fun! Don't forgot to check out all of the Chick's projects by following the links in my side bar!

page plans

Good morning stampers! Have you had a wonderful weekend? We are home today from a couple of days away. It is always good to be home!

As you know Sunday is Page Plans day on my blog. Today is no exception and I have a fun card to show you!

I have combined a couple of things into today. First is, of course, the Page Plans sketch (I had to do a little rearranging on my layout)...also, Kerry's challenge for this week is to make a birthday card with purple and glitter. How do I resist that? I didn't! I pulled out my Enchanted Lily set that I got from limeLIGHT Papercrafts, colored her up and added Shimmerz (there are a ton of colors of Shimmerz at LLPC) in Angel Wings to her bottom wings and the polka dots on her top wings. I also love the Citrus Droplets that I added at the end of my ribbon. They are so fun!

So, there is something I need to let you know about Page Plans. Lesli and Chris have decided to not continue with their Page Plans weekly sketches. With that this will be my last sketch with them. I'm sad about this but I do understand that life sometimes makes it so we can't do all that we'd like. Best of luck to you in the future Lesli and Chris!

Now...have a super Sunday!

Card deets:
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, DCWV
Stamps: Enchanted Lily, Birthday Greetings
Accessories: Citrus Droplets, PTI Plum Pudding Twill

lily and candy winner

Saturday is here! It is an busy day all the way around that is for sure. Today, on my blog, I get to give away the silver Kaisercraft Rhinestones...more on that later in the post. Personally, today is the Princess Party at my church that I've been planning for a couple of months. It will be a fun morning for 30 girls of our community to learn about being God's princess. It should be lots of fun!

Onto the card. This cutie is called Enchanted Lily and you can find her at limeLIGHT Papercrafts. You can also find the fun Rhinestones and Pearls there too! You can see that I got a little anxious when I went to color Lily's smile as it smeared a little. Oops! I did quite a bit of piercing on this card along with some white gel pen dots. The Angel Wings Shimmerz on the wings of Lily just really add great fun to Lily! The layout is from CPS this week. Ack...I just really think this card is cute!

So...wanna know who wins the Silver Kaisercraft Rhinestones from limeLIGHT? Oh....Okay...It is Verda! Verda you have until Monday night to contact me with your mailing information.

Well, that is it for today. I hope you have a super Saturday...I'm off to play princess for a couple of hours. See you tomorrow for the Page Plans sketch!