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Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to my stop for the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop! :)

If you've arrived here from Judith Gowdy's blog, you're in the right place. If you've happened to visit my blog from somewhere else, you might want to go back to the Skipping Stones Design blog to start at the beginning so that you don't miss a thing!

This is a very special blog hop in honor of Heather, Skipping Stones Design's owner and designer extrordinaire, who is taking a bit of a hiatus from SSD to refocus on life and family. And if you've been following my blog for a while, you may remember that I was lucky enough to be a part of the SSD DT for a year and I'm so appreciative to Heather and SSD for that time! So when I was asked to be a part of the blog hop, it was a no-brainer that I wanted to join in on the fun!

Anyway, enough with the sappiness, here's my card using my favorite stamp set, Uplifting.

supplies: CS: kraft (Bazzill), Very Vanilla (SU!); DP: My Mind's Eye; stamp set: Uplifting (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Lacey Square Nestabilities (Spellbinders); other: hemp cord, button, dimensional adhesive, corner rounder

So, my card is super simple and again, I've used my favorite SSD set. I'm in love with Hot Air Balloons and for this blog hop we were asked to use our favorite set - no holds barred. So, yay for paper piecing! :)

Oh and there's still a sale at SSD (from Heather at the SSD blog):

Just a reminder about our PMS sale and an update on all the sets that are sold out.

Here are the sets that are sold out :

• Birthday Donuts
• Whispering wings
• Rustic Tiles
• 4th of July
• Everyday Blessings -1 set left
• Dogs Vol 1 -1 set left

Many other sets are close to selling out so get your favorites while you still can!!!

Here are the details about the sale.  The coupon codes don’t seem to be working at check out  so please email me your orders at [email protected] 

Remember, during the infamous PMS sale or Purchase More Stamps sale, the more you buy, the more you save!

• Buy ONE set: Enter PMS1 for 5% off!
• Buy TWO sets: Enter PMS2 for 10 % off!
• Buy THREE sets: Enter PMS3 for 15% off!
• Buy FOUR sets: Enter PMS4 for 20% off!
• Buy FIVE sets: Enter PMS5 for 25% off!
• Buy SIX or MORE sets: Enter PMS6 for 30% off!

I do plan to leave the store open and continue to make available some of our most popular sets, the inventory of some of our other sets will not be replenished once they sell out.  Now is the time to pick up a favorite set, or two, or five before they are gone forever!!

Anyway, now that you're done here, head on over to Pamela Young's blog for more inspiration! Don't forget to leave comments along the way - you may win an SSD set! Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by... and thanks again to Heather for awesome sets of stamps. :)

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #143

Good morning, everyone!

I've got a new card to share with you for this week's Skipping Stones Design challenge. It's based off of another throwback sketch from the past... AND this week's challenge is a little bittersweet for me as it's my last one as a Design Team Member for SSD. *sad face*

First, let's take a look at my card:

supplies: CS: White (Neenah), green, kraft (Bazzill), blue, yellow, red (Recollections); stamp set: Uplifting (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Modern Label Punch (SU!); Swiss Dots Embossing folder (Cuttlebug); dimensional adhesive

I wanted to use my very favorite set from SSD and create a scenic card since those are my absolute favorite ones to create. Kept it really simple and sweet - no patterned paper, no fancy coloring... just one simple, perfect scene. :)

I almost can't believe I started this journey as an SSD Design Team member one year ago. ONE YEAR! That's HUGE! I want to thank everyone on the DT, the fans of SSD, and especially Heather and her fabulous stamps for making this year as awesome as it was! I've enjoyed all of the comments, the visits, the fun stamps to play with, and the challenges to keep my creative juices flowing. :) It's been one helluva ride.

In all honesty, I almost stayed on for another 6 months, but I thought that I would give other ladies a chance to play, and I didn't think it would have been wise - especially with a baby on the way in November! But I'm confident that the returning ladies and the new team will be doing a wonderful job. I really can't wait to see what they create!

Thanks so much again for this past year. It's been fabulous! :)

Happy Tuesday and don't forget to play along with us this week!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #142!

Hey all!

So my preggo brain got my calendar and teams mixed up so I'm playing along with the RED team over at Skipping Stones Design this week and joining them for the throwback sketch challenge. *lol* I'm telling you, having your third baby makes your brain turn into mush! *lol*

Here's my take on this week's throwback sketch!

supplies: CS: Whisper White (SU!), black (Bazzill); DP: My Mind's Eye. stamps: Heartsong 2 (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa (Memento), Basic Black (SU!); Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Modern Label Punch (SU!); heart wood veneer, Sunset Mr. Huey's Mist (Studio Calico)

So this sketch was super fun to work with and I specially loved playing with my beloved Heartsong 2 set for the week as well!

Lots of stuff going on in the household so I have to keep my blog post short and sweet today. Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week! Have a fabulous day! :)

 

Skipping Stones Design Featured Friday!

Hey all!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I've got a great card to share for my assigned Skipping Stones Design Featured Friday post - take a look!

supplies: CS: kraft (Paper Accents), green (PaperTrey Ink), Chocolate Chip (SU!), white (Neenah); DP: Studio Calico; stamp set: Heartsong 2 (Skipping Stones Design); inks: Chocolate Chip (SU), Rich Cocoa (Memento), green (Memento); Hexagon dies (Lifestyle Crafts); mini brads (SU!)

This month's featured set is Heartsong 2 - one fo my faves! So I thought I'd use it and show it off to the best of my ability. I'm really loving the hexagon craze right now so I decided to break in the Hexagon dies that I had purchased a few months ago because the DP I used reminded me of a ton of hexagons creating cool flowers - I think it was meant to. *lol*

But anyway, I'm REALLY loving hexagons right now - I think I've said that already! haha I think the cool angles of the hexagons and the softness of the Heartsong 2 set really go together quite nicely and packs a really fun PUNCH.

And guess what? Skipping Stones Design is having a PMS (purchase more stamps!) sale right now!

Buy ONE set: Enter PMS1 for 5% off!
Buy TWO sets: Enter PMS2 for 10 % off!
Buy THREE sets: Enter PMS3 for 15% off!
Buy FOUR sets: Enter PMS4 for 20% off!
Buy FIVE sets: Enter PMS5 for 25% off!
Buy SIX or MORE sets: Enter PMS6 for 30% off!

So what are you waiting for? PURCHASE MORE STAMPS! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

Skipping Stones Design August Sketch Challenge #1 (SSD #140)!

Good morning, friends!

It's a new month and it's back to sketches for our Skipping Stones Design Challenges. We've got some special guests lined up for the month - we're welcoming Annette Witherspoon and Tenia Nelson as our guest designers and the fabulous Becky Fleck as our guest sketch designer!

However, this week we're doing something different and taking it a bit old school... We're going back to the Skipping Stones Design's first sketch and using that as our challenge for the week. Fun, right?

And here's my take on it!

supplies: CS: kraft (Paper Accents), yellow (PaperTrey Ink); DP: My Mind's Eye, Studio Calico; stamp set: Heartsong (Skipping Stones Design); inks: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Chocolate Chip (SU!); brads: SU); modern label punch (SU!); dimensional adhesive.

For my card this week, I decided to use Heartsong - it's a great set, one of my favorites because it's so pretty! I love the beautiful cards it produces and it really lends to creating some awesome, classy projects. :)

I used some scraps in my stash - including some fabulous scraps from Studio Calio and voila! We have ourselves a really simple card.

Hope you all get a chance to play along with us this week at Skipping Stones Design! Can you believe it's August already?! In 2 weeks I'l offically have a kindergartener! I'm freaking out a little over here!

Have a fabulous day!

Skipping Stones Design #138 - Team Blue!

Hi everyone!

Since I was unable to make my commitment to Team Red last week over at Skipping Stone's Design Inspiration Challenge, I jumped on the BLUE team!

Here's my card for the week:

supplies: CS: Melon, Yellow (PaperTrey Ink), Grey (SU!); stamps: Margarita Birthday (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); twine: The Twinery; die edge: Tim Holtz for Sizzix; Ticket Corner punch: We R Memory Keepers

So the colors of the inspiration photo this week is melon, mango, yellow, and grey. It was a challenge for me to work with them, but I actually do love the way it came together. Excuse the picture - My melon didn't want to cooperate and didn't photograph well!

I decided to freshen it up since it's the middle of summer and use the adorable Margarita Birthday set. Super fun!

Anyway, I hope you get a chance to join us for this fun color inspiration challenge! We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week! :)

Skipping Stones Design #136 + Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my stop for the Skipping Stones Design New Release Blog Hop! This week we're featuring the newest set, Darling Damask with our projects!

If you arrived here from Stephanie's blog, you're at the right place. If not, be sure to head back to the Skipping Stones Design blog and start from the beginning - you wouldn't want to miss a thing!

All month long, instead of featuring sketch challenges, we're doing something different and working with inspiration photos. The photo for the week is this lovely photo:

Pretty right?

Here's my card:

supplies: CS: grey (SU!); DP: SU!; stamp set: Darling Damask (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Craft White (SU!); twine: Whisker Graphics; Modern Label Punch (SU!); white embossing powder (SU!)

I'm really loving the grey and yellow combo! Super subtle, yet fresh and I really think it goes well with this fabulous stamp set, don't you? I had a great time creating this card - took it back to the roots of cardmaking - no copics, simple design, AND I busted out my embossing powder and embossing gun. Watch out now! :)

Hope you enjoyed my card today. Your next stop for the blog hop is the awesome Laurel Seabrook!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous week!

SSD Tips and Tricks Thursday by ME!

Hey all!

I've got a super simple organizational tip over at the Skipping Stones Design blog - Hope you check it out and find out how you can win this awesome piece of blog candy I'm giving away!

 

Do you have a great stamp organization tip? Leave me a comment here!!! One random commenter will win a Skipping Stones Design stamp set (Cupcake Cutie) sponsored by yours truly! The Virgo in me loves organization tips, so if you have one, share it! :) (comments open until Saturday, July 7, 2012, 11:59pm PST. Winner will be drawn using Random.org and will be posted on Sunday, July 8 and the winner will be given 24 hours to respond. I'm hoping to get the prize out in the mail on Tuesday, July 10! Thanks!)

Skipping Stones Design #135 + Blog Hop with The Ribbon Carousel!

Hey everyone and Happy 4th of July!

I know it's kind of strange to see me posting a Skipping Stones Design project on a WEDNESDAY, but it's a special kind of day today! We're hopping with The Ribbon Carousel Team!

The Skipping Stones Design Team is thrilled to be teaming up with the fabulous designers from The Ribbon Carousel to bring you a blog hop that is sure to impress!  

 

Lets talk prizes!

 

Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers for a chance to win one of 2 great prizes!  The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a ribbon carousel and Skipping Stones Design will be giving away a stamp set of the winner's choice!   Winners will be announced on Saturday at 8:00 PM EST!  

 

Check out my project this week!

 

 

I used the adorable Cupcake Cutie set (Our featured set this month - *HINT HINT*!) and some fabby-fab ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel. I really love how things that you may not *think* go together, really DO! AND, they make for one awesome 4th of July card, don't you think?!

Ready to hop?!  

Lets do it!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge #134!

Hi everyone!

It's time for a fun sketch challenge at Skipping Stones Design! This week the designers are all featuring cards using the images from the upcoming Margarita Birthday set!

My husband was taking pics of some stuff he's planning to sell on Craigslist so I was able to to steal a camera and take a picture of my project outside (I'm really loving this look!). Here's what I've created for you today!

supplies: CS: Bazzill, Neenah; DP: My Mind's Eye; stamp set: Margarita Birthday (Skipping Stones Design); ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Chocolate Chip (SU!); Spellbinders Nestabilities (Circle and Lacey Circle); Pennant die (Taylored Expressions); Stickles

It was really fun creating this card with this adorable image! Because, well, I admit, margaritas are definitely my drink of choice! That is, when I DO drink alcohol! That's pretty rare! *lol*

To create the little salt around the rim of the glass I used some Diamond Stickles - definitely a favorite. I dont' know why I don't use it more! Instead of thin layer, I put it on pretty thick to create the "salty" look. I think it works, don't you?

Anyhoo, I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week at Skipping Stones Design! You never know what you might win! :)