Skipping Stones Design Inspirational Challenge

Hello there!  Phew, it's been awhile friends!  I am so glad you popped by, I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and if you are from the US, enjoyed time with your friends and family honoring our service persons.

Today is a bit bittersweet for me because I have decided to step down from the Skipping Stones team.  I have really enjoyed working with these wonderful ladies and wish them all of the best.  Thank you so much for having me!

So for today, we don't have a sketch, but an inspirational photo.  For my card, I picked an older SSD set called, Home of the Brave.  I used a sentiment from Sentiment Frames.

To start, I stamped the fireworks in different pigment colors to match the photo.

I then added strips of cardstock in teal and gold to the bottom and tied around some twine from The Twinery.  Lastly, I added a few rhinestones.

I hope you join us this week, I do believe there will be a stamp set up for grabs!  Have a great week my friends!




Supplies:
Paper- White, Teal, Gold PTI
Stamps: Home of the Brave, Sentiment Frames Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Bermuda Amuse, Fresh Ink, Cup O' Joe Hero Arts
Embellishments: Rhinestones Hero Arts, Twine The Twinery 

Skipping Stones Design Sketch and a Blog Hop!

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Hello!  Today is a fun day here on the blog in that Skipping Stones and The Twinery teams are hopping together!  If you are hopping along with us today, you should have arrived from Julie's blog, if not you can check out all of the info at either The Twinery Blog or Skipping Stones Blog.  For my project today, I combined sketch 129 with the now releasing Grapeful set.  This set is too funny and has all of your special drink needs covered!

To start, I added a bit of patterned paper from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist paper pad.  I stamped the lemon (or lime) wedge onto a white cardstock circle and adhered it on top of more patterned paper.

I added some fun ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel as well as some yellow twine and added a big rhinestone to the center of the bow.

Lastly, I finished it with a fun little sentiment from the set.

Now for the details, leave a comment on my blog and the other ladies blogs for a chance to win the Grapeful set from SSD along with a fabulous sampler pack of yummy twine from The Twinery!

A Sale
Skipping Stones PMS (Purchase More Stamps) Sale has been continued through Memorial Day, May 28th! Simply fill your cart and enter the appropriate code at check out and enjoy the savings!

• PMS1 for 5% off 
• PMS2 for 2 stamp sets and 10 % off 
• PMS3 for 3 sets and 15% off 
• PMS4 for 4 sets at 20% off. 
• PMS5 for 5 sets at 25% off 
• PMS6 for 6 sets or more at 30% OFF- WOW!!!

Your next stop on the hop is Amy Crockett.  Good luck, and thank you for stopping by.




Supplies:
Paper- White
Patterned Paper: Out of the Blue Lime Twist 6x6 paper pad My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Grapeful Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Butterbar Hero Arts, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Ribbon The Ribbon Carousel, Rhinestone Kaisercraft, Twine The Twinery
Tools: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

The Craft's Meow Release Blog Hop

Hello!  I am so glad you found your way here from Karen Baker 's blog for The Craft's Meow's release day Blog hop!  If you have no idea what I am talking about, check out The Craft's Meow Blog for all of the details.  All of the stamps you have gotten a glimpse of these last few days are now available in the store!  YEAH!

For my card today, I went with NinaB's lovely set, Flower Garden.  Those floral images are classic and I love using them with pigment inks.  I paired her set with a sentiment from Retro Foundations, another great background builder set designed by Karen Baker.

To start, I stamped my stems and flowers as well as my sentiment.

I then added a bit of patterned paper from a 6x6 paper pad from My Mind's Eye called Dilly Dally, as well as a bit of yellow baker's twine, and then rounded the corners.

Super easy and great for mailing!  Now, on your way to Michelle Bertuzzi 's blog, and remember to leave comments along the way!  You may be the randomly chosen winner of all 6 sets!  The comment deadline is Wednesday at 9:00 PST.

Have a great day!




Supplies: 
Paper- White
Patterned Paper: Dilly Dally Miss Caroline My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Retro Foundations, Flower Garden The Craft's Meow
Ink: Basil, Harvest Fresh Ink, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Yellow Baker's Twine Divine Twine
Tools: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

The Craft's Meow Preview- Retro Foundations and Typically Teen

Welcome!  I am back with the last two sets being released this month from The Craft's Meow!  All of the sets that have been showcased will be available to purchase tomorrow!  So for today, let's start with Retro Foundations.  Karen Baker's designs are so classic and these two sets certainly will not disappoint.

To start, I stamped the circular background strip in green onto a white panel.  I then added the bold Happy Birthday greeting in blue right along side it.

I then wrapped some twine around the panel and tied it into a bow.  Lastly, I adhered it to a gold card base.

The next set, Typically Teen, is a free gift with a $50.00 purchase.  

To begin, I stamped the little square checkered stamp repeatedly onto a white card base in gold.

I then added a fun strip of Smash tape to the front, love those wild colors!

Lastly, I stamped the splatter image in gray across the top and added my sentiment in black.

I hope you've enjoyed this weeks previews!  Tomorrow is the big blog hop with more chances to win these stamps, so be sure to check out the TCM blog for all of the details.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

{Happy Birthday}

Paper: Gold, White

Stamps: Retro Foundation The Craft's Meow

Ink: Celery Fresh Ink, Blueberry Amuse Studio

Embellishments: Yellow Twine, Rhinestone Hero Arts

{Graphic Happy Birthday}

Paper: White

Stamps: Typically Teen The Craft's Meow

Ink: Slate Fresh Ink, Butterbar Hero Arts

Embellishment: Smash Tape K& Co.

The Craft's Meow Preview- Sew Happy

Welcome to day three of the newest sets to be released from The Craft's Meow on the 21st!  Today's card is totally opposite from my last couple,  going from clean and simple to shabby/Vintage with this one.  This set has some great sewing images included and begged to be used with pinks and florals.

To start, I layered on Crate Papers Pretty Party papers, adding a scallop border to the top.

I then adhered a distressed doily, tied around some seam binding from The Ribbon Carousel Shop and added some double buttons threaded with twine.

I stamped the spool image in brown ink and the sewing machine in pink, cut them out and mounted them onto my card front with foam.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in brown, cut it out and adhered it straight to my card front.  Of course I had to add some pearls!

I hope you've enjoyed!  Stop by the TCM blog and leave a comment there for a chance to win this set.  As always, thank you for stopping by!




Supplies:
Paper: Cream
Patterned Paper- Pretty Party 6x6 pad Crate Paper
Stamps: Sew Happy The Craft's Meow
Ink: Soft Blush, Chocolate Fresh Ink, Vintage Photo Ranger
Embellishments: Seam Binding The Ribbon Carousel, Paper Doily Wilton, Pearls Hero Arts, Buttons October Afternoon, Twine May Arts
Tools: Med Scallop Die PTI

The Craft's Meow Preview- For My Dad and Dad's & Grads

Hello and welcome to day two of projects using stamp sets being released from The Craft's Meow on the 21st!  These two sets celebrate the Father's and graduates in our lives and are perfect for any masculine cards as well.

First up, For My Dad, designed by Michelle Bertuzzi.  I chose to use the rotary phone image, along with one of the sentiments.

To start, I stamped each image in a different color, the stamped my sentiment in brown.

Lastly, I added a bit of brown twine to the top.

Next up, a fun graphic set designed by Kaitlyn Ord called Dad's and Grad's.  Super versatile!  I chose to use the tie image for my card today.

To start, I took a cream panel and stamped my tie image repeatedly in orange, brown and blue.  Focusing on the colors from my patterned papers.

Next, I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto my patterned paper panel, rounded the bottom corner and assembled my card.

I hope you've enjoyed today's previews.  Go check out the TCM blog and leave a comment for a chance to win one of these sets!  Have a great day!

Supplies:

{Dad}

Paper: Kraft

Stamps: For My Dad The Craft's Meow

Ink: Soft Apricot Hero Arts, Celery, Chocolate Fresh Ink, Bahama Amuse Studio

Embellishment: Twine The Twinery

{All You Do}

Paper: White

Patterned Paper: Heidi Swapp

Stamps: Dad's and Grad's The Craft's Meow

Ink: Soft Apricot, Latte Hero Arts, Versamark, Night Sky Tsukineko

Embellishments: Buttons October Afternoon, Twine May Arts

Tools: White Embossing Powder American Crafts, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

The Craft's Meow New Release Preview- Flower Garden

Hey there!  I am so glad you stopped by!  Today is the first day of previews for one of the six new stamp sets that The Craft's Meow is releasing this month.  This set, called Flower Garden, was designed by NinaB Designs.  It is, in a word, divine.

I really wanted to showcase the elegance and simplicity of the flowers, so I created a true one layer card.

 Starting with the stems, I stamped them in Fresh Ink's Basil, and added the leaves.  I then stamped the large rose bud in Red Currant and the smaller ones in Harvest.

To finish it off I stamped a sentiment from Inspired By Audrey in black ink.  

Thank you again for stopping by.  I hope you will check out my team mates projects for more inspiration using this set.  

Also, be sure to leave a comment on The Craft's Meow's blog for a chance to win this set!

Supplies:

Paper- White

Stamps: Flower Garden The Craft's Meow

Ink: Harvest, Red Currant, Basil Fresh Ink, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko

Tool: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

Paper Crafts Magazine Card Creations Vol. 10 Blog Hop Winner!

Hi there!  The winner of the Paper Crafts Magazine Card Creations issue is

Katherine!

Katherine said...

18

These are really pretty cards. Lovely idea that I'm sure your mom will love.

May 11, 2012 10:53 AM 

Please email me at lindsaway @ gmail.com with your addy and I will pass it along to Paper Crafts so they can send you your copy!

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and sweet comments, you're the best!

 

Hoppy Birthday

Hey there!  Today is a new sketch over at Skipping Stones created by Heidi Van Laar.  I brought out Gray Hares for my card today.  Here is what I did with it.

Taking some papers from My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy 6x6 pad, I covered the base of my card.  I then adhered a white panel to which I added a strip of pattered paper.

I layered my cardstock to mat my image, which I stamped onto white cardstock, colored and cut out.

 

After I adhered my rabbit with foam, as well as the balloons, I stamped my sentiment and adhered a bit of twine from The Twinery.

I hope you play along with us this week.  You could win a stamp set of choice!  Have a great day!




Supplies:
Paper- White, Yellow
Patterned Paper- Fine and Dandy My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Gray Hares Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Copic Markers
Embellishments: Chocolate Twine The Twinery, Glossy Accents Ranger

Card Creations Volume 10 blog hop

Hello and welcome!  I am so glad you found your way here from Kelley Eubanks blog!  I am so happy to be participating in this special blog hop celebrating the newest member of the Paper Crafts Magazine family, Card Creations 10!  In celebrating the number 10, I created a ten card Thank You set to give to my mother on Mother's Day.  

To start, I simply inked up my floral stamp with Memento Markers, adding a bit of shading to the blooms and stamping a sentiment to finish them off.

I then tied them all up with a lovely black satin ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel store!  A great quick and easy gift.

I certainly can't wait to get my hands on this issue and I know you feel the same, so leave a comment on this post and you might be the one chosen to get a copy!  Also be sure to pop back over to the Paper Crafts Blog for more chances to win!


Here is a list of the ladies participating, just in case.  Thanks for stopping by today, have a great one!

1)      Chan Vuong 

2)      Kalyn Kepner 

3)      Amber Daigre 

4)      Vanessa Menhorn 

5)      Cristina Kowalczyk 

6)      Angeline Yong Jeet Leen 

7)      Emily Branch 

8)      Emily Leiphart 

9)      Kelley Eubanks 

10)   Lindsay Amrhein (you are here!)

Supplies:
Paper- White
Stamps: Newsprint Tulips Hero Arts
Ink: Various Memento Markers, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko 
Embellishment: Black/White Satin Ribbon May Arts The Ribbon Carousel

SSD #127

Click HERE or scroll down for the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Post

Hi again friends!  I am back with a card for the latest sketch challenge over at Skipping Stones Design.  Our sketch artist this month is the super talented Heidi Van Laar.  Here is what I did.

Using some of the April Kit from Studio Calico, I adhered some of the teal cardstock to my cream card base as well as some lovely pink paper from Echo Park.  I used a fun older set called Sentiment Frames, and heat embossed the white flourish underneath the flower strip.

I then took the gorgeous floral paper from Crate Paper and fussy cut out some flowers, adding a bit of glitter to the center as well as some lovely Fushia ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel Shop.

Lastly, I added my sentiment in Teal and misted a bit of Estate Green Mr. Huey onto the front.


I hope you've enjoyed, and thank you as always for stopping by.  Have a great one.






Supplies:
Paper- Teal American Crafts, Cream
Patterned Paper- Crate Paper, Echo Park
Stamps: Sentiment Frames Skipping Stones Design
Ink: Versamark, Turquoise Gem Tsukineko, Estate Green Mr. Huey Mist
Embellishments: Rhinestone Hero Arts, Ribbon Ribbon Carousel