Thursday, January 6, 2011

in the limelight!

HOORAY! it's the day i've been waiting for ever since the lovely mandy honored me by asking if i would join the limelight papercrafts sketch design team. a request to which i immediately said, "YES, PLEASE!" because i looooove mandy's sketches! this one is especially good. see?


uh huh. told ya!!! technically speaking, this is sketch 64 and the product feature for this one is to incorporate some yummy RIBBON into the card's design! i am proud to say that i am quite pleased with the card i made using the sketch:


(patterned paper: ALL prima...most unusual for me, eh?!; ribbon: may arts (vine) and k&co (felt); chipboard letters: heidi swapp; rub-ons: basic grey; stick-on pearls: recollections; circle punch: ek success; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape, glue dots, sewing machine; computer generated greeting formatted in cafe rojo font and printed on an avery clear inkjet label)

you can see i've gone VERY LITERAL: for one thing, for the spot that's represented on the sketch by a butterfly inside a circle, on my card is embodied as a butterfly inside a circle!!! (well, hey, it wasn't BROKE...why on earth would *I* want to fix it??!?!) :)


my circle is punched out of the front of the card, and the pretty prima butterfly paper has been punched once and fussy cut once for extra depth. but my very very ultra-favorite part is the may arts leafy ribbon, of which i was given AN ENTIRE ROLL for christmas by the divine miss stephanie, who just knows me way too well! i swirled and swooped the ribbon to fit in with the flowers and vines on a different sheet of prima paper, tacking a few leaves here and there with gluedots before securing the entire length of each piece with the (slowly & carefully hand-cranked) sewing machine. a fiddly thing to do?? yeah. definitely. took longer than everything else on the whole card... but (i think you'll agree?) ...WORTH IT!


if you're already a limelight fan, you'll be aware that sadly, the store is in the midst of closing down; on the other hand, there are sales, savings and specials galore, including THIS ONE which lasts through sunday, january 9th--same as the sketch challenge! for full details, including the prize that's up for grabs and how to submit your card, please check out mandy's blog, where there are also many lovely paper-based projects for your enjoyment! ♥♥♥

17 comments:

  1. Oh. My. *THUD*!!! GOR-JUS!! Totally beautimous!!! Kinda like everything you make, but still! I love this so stinkin' much.

    ♥♥♥WOW♥♥♥

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  2. what a gorgeous card, lauren! love the leaf ribbon:)

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  3. Fantastic!! you have so much patience to do that sewing ... loooove the butterfly!!

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  4. Fantabulous!!! LOVE this HAPPY card!
    Your stitching is AMAZING!

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  5. Let me just puck my jaw up off the floor. GORGEOUS! I looooooooooooooove that leafy ribbon, that is a must have item. The sewing makes it that much more impressive. I love your work!

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  6. ::S.M.O.P::

    congrats my friend for being the the limelight...you oh-so-deserve it!!

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  7. Yes, I can see why Mandy asked you to play, this card is so dang pretty! Love your attention to detail

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  8. congrats on making the team :)

    this is STUNNING!!!!!

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  9. That butterfly is to die for; wow! In fact the whole card is a beauty. Love those leaves and the colors!!!! Congrats on becoming a DT member; looking at this card I know they made a perfect choice. You're sooo talented!

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  10. That is pretty, congrats on your new DT spot!

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  11. Beautiful card, Lauren! I love all the stitching but love the butterfly the best! Congrats on your new spot!

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  12. Wow, that is one fantastic and intricately designed card!! I love everything about it. Beautiful work!!

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  13. You have made this one of my favorites. I am in love with this card. I can't wait until my birthday, so please send it now. Seriously, gorgeous. LOVE that window. Those vines are perfect. Is there no end to your talent?!?!?!

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