Skipping Stones Design

Good morning and happy Tuesday!

We are continuing to celebrate the release of Victorian Christmas today with another awesome sketch by Kelly Schirmer.  The whole team is playing along today with Kelly, Ivanka and Jennie in a blog hop featuring Victorian Christmas and some other Skipping Stones set that will definitely add a sense of festive to your holiday celebrations!

Your first stop on the hop is this month’s sketch artist, Kelly Schirmer.  Below is the entire hop order in case you need it along the way.

Kelly Schirmer
Judith Gowdy
Cyndi Bundy
Jennie Harper
Wendy Price
Megan Aaron
Rochelle Washington
Ivanka Lentle
Stephanie Mino
Karen Baker
Tesa Broman
Glenda Wyatt
Katie Gehring

Once you have finished hopping, don’t forget to come back here and link up your take on this week’s sketch.   We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).
2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).
3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!
4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon! Hope you have an awesome Tuesday!

Thank you for stopping by!

Katie G.

Good morning all!

Our Design Team and amazing guests have created a host of Skipping Stones Holiday cards to both delight and inspire you.  All of the cards today are based on this week’s sketch by the uber-talented Kelly Schirmer:

Let’s check out what our sketch artist and guest designers created with this week’s sketch.

Kelly Schirmer- Christmas Song

Jennie Harper- Christmas Song

Ivanka Lentle- Wise Men

Now let’s check out what our design team created:

Katie Gehring- Christmas Song

Karen Baker- Christmas Song

Glenda Wyatt- Cupcake Cutie and Chic Martini

Judith Gowdy- Using Sassy Snow and a sneaky peek of a new set

Cyndi Bundy- Christmas Song

Lots of lovely, festive and fun cards today!  Be sure to stop by our guests’ and DTs’ blogs and leave them some love!! They LOVE to hear from you!!

Now it’s your turn to create a card or project based on Kelly’s sketch. Simply link up your creation to the linky tool below for a chance to win free stamps.  We have just a couple rules to keep in mind:

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).
2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).
3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!
4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Katie G.

Good morning!

Are you ready for another great sketch from the wonderful Kelly Schirmer?

She has really hit it out of the park with this beauty!  Get ready to use up all kinds of patterned paper scraps with this layout!

First up, let’s see what our guest designers created using this month’s sketch:

Kelly Schirmer - using Heartsong 2

Jennie Harper - using Christmas Song

Ivanka Lentle – using Sentiment Frames

Gorgeous creations ladies…..Just gorgeous!!!

Now let’s see what out Design Team created with this week’s sketch:

Tesa – using Heartsong

 Stephanie – using Wise Men

Rochelle – Christmas Song

Wendy – using Christmas Song and Wise Men

Megan – using Christmas Song

Lots of amazing inspiration for you this week!

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).

2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).

3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Good morning!

Welcome to our first sketch challenge for November!  Our November sketch artist, Kelly Schirmer designed a fun sketch for us to work with this week:

Let’s see what our guest designers created using this sketch as inspiration:

Kelly Schirmer- using Breathtaking Butterflies and Heartsong 2

Ivanka Lentle- using Sentiment Frames

Jennie Harper- using Damask Darling

Now let’s see what our Design Team came up with:

Cyndi- using Beautiful Botanicals

Karen- using Sassy Shoes

Katie- using Timeless Textures, Garden Stamp Kiss, and Christmas Song

Glenda-  using Uplifting and Dandelion Dreams

Judith- using Chocolate 1

Didn’t our guests and design team do a fantastic job with this week’s sketch?  I just love how there are so many different takes on the same sketch.  Now it’s your turn! Just link up your take on this week’s sketch using the linky below.  We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:
1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).
2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).
3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!
4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!
Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Katie

Good morning!

It’s a wonderful day for a sketch challenge, isn’t it?   Our designers and guest designers have some wonderful eye “candy” all ready for your trick or treating!  So, sit back while enjoying your favorite cuppa joe and take a look at these TREATS!

Today is the last of the RETRO sketches.  This one was done by Jen Del Muro and you can see why we pulled it out of the archives!

First up, let’s see what our guest designers created using this month’s sketch:

Miriam Pranther – using Birthday Purses

JJ Bolton – using Dandelion Dreams and Timeless Textures

These are definite beauties from our Guest Designers. Make sure you visit their blogs and give them kudos!

Now let’s see what out Design Team created with this week’s sketch:

Megan – using Dandelion Dreams

Tesa – using Grapeful

Stephanie – using Green Birthday (check out my blog to see the decorated inside of this card)

Rochelle – Grunge 2

 Wendy – using Happy Halloweeenie

Lots of amazing inspiration for you this week!

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).

2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).

3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Good morning!

We are back again this week with another fabulous retro sketch to share.  This week’s classic sketch was brought to us by Amy Sheffer.

I just love the strong diagonal lines that are a hallmark of this sketch.  Let’s check out the fabulous cards that our guests created with this week’s sketch.

JJ Bolton-  JJ used Breathtaking butterflies to create this striking card that’s both monochromatic and ombre. Just gorgeous!!

Miriam Prantner- Miriam used Sassy Snow to create this whimsical card.  And yes, that sentiment really say’s snowman poop….perfect for all those people in your life who may be on the “naughty” list.

Now let’s check out what our Design Team created using this week’s sketch.  The design team is working again this week with Fangs or Fur in honor of that little movie that coming out next month.  I am sure that many of  you know which one I speak of….

Karen used one of the fantastic sentiments from Fangs or Fur that sends a powerful message about love, even if you are not a Twihard.  I love how Karen’s card strikes the perfect balance between rustic and simple.

Katie- Featuring one of the images from the set- Edward and Bella smooching in the meadow, and for fans of the series, the meadow scenes are very poignant.  I chose to use one of the funnier sentiments from the set, “To Hell with being a princess- I want to be a Cullen!”

Glenda used the Irrevocably sentiment.  I adore how she changed the circle into a heart to reinforce the love theme, and that little heart accent is beyond adorable.

Judith used the Edward and Bella image plus last week’s sketch, #150, to create this striking wedding card that any fan of the movie would love to receive!  The red heart is just the perfect accent.

Cyndi- I just love Cyndi’s choice of patterned paper with Fangs or Fur.  Flipping the sketch 180 degrees also demonstrates how flexible sketches can be!

I think our guests and design team created some fun and fabulous cards this week.  They love to hear from you, so please swing by their blogs and leave them some love!  Once you have finished, come right back here and link up your take on this week’s sketch challenge.

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:
1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).
2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).
3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!
4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!
We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!
Wishing you an inspired Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Katie

Good morning friends!

It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means!  Another fantastic Sketch Challenge with Skipping Stones Design!!  We are taking a walk down memory lane this month with some super fun retro sketches and this week is no exception.  This week’s sketch was designed by Cristina Kowalczyk.

Let’s take a look at what our guest designers created with this week’s sketch.

JJ Bolton- using Grunge and Breathtaking  Butterflies

Miriam Prantner- using Birthday Purses and Pumpkin Seeds

And now our design team!

Glenda- Using Grapeful

Katie G- Using Beautiful Botanicals and Everyday Blessings

Cyndi- Using Holiday Cats

Karen Baker- Using Dogs

Judith- Using You Know You’re Getting Old Birthday

Didn’t our guests and Design Team do an awesome job with this week’s sketch?  Our team loves to hear from you, be sure to stop by their blogs and leave them some love!

Now it’s your turn!  We’d love to see what you create with this week’s sketch.  We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).
2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).
3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!
4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Katie

Good morning!

It’s OCTOBER!!!  Wow!  How did that happen???

This month we are revisiting some of our favorite retro sketches!

Today’s RETRO sketch was done by Pamela Young and it is a definite keeper!

First up, let’s see what our guest designers created using this month’s sketch:

Miriam Pranther – using Gray Hares

JJ Bolton – using Dandelion Dreams

These are definite beauties from our Guest Designers.  Make sure you visit their blogs and give them kudos!

Now let’s see what out Design Team created with this week’s sketch:

Tesa – using Victorian Summer & Heart Song

Wendy – using Grunge & Grunge 2

Rochelle – using Heart Song

Megan – using Timeless Textures & Dandelion Dreams

Stephanie – using Cancer Schmancer

Lots of amazing inspiration for you this week!

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).

2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).

3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

Good morning!

Can you believe that today is the last day for the September Sketch Challenges?  Where did this month go?

Luckily we have another winning sketch from this month’s sketch artist, Kim Kesti.

First up, let’s see what our guest designers created using this month’s sketch:

Kim Kesti- using Everyday Blessings

Laura Bassen- using Grunge 2

Julie Ranae- using Grunge 2

Now let’s see what out Design Team created with Kim’s sketch this week:

Glenda Wyatt- using Grunge 2

Karen Baker- using Breathtaking Butterflies

Judith Gowdy- using HeartSong 2

Cyndi Bundy- using Grunge

Katie Gehring- using Grunge

I absolutely love seeing all the different cards made with the exact same sketch!

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).

2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).

3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun!

One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice!

Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an awesome Tuesday, friends! Thank you for stopping by!

Good morning, everyone!

It’s another Tuesday…..which means………..CHALLENGE TIME!!!!

Today we are back with another wonderful sketch by this month’s sketch artist, Kim Kesti.

First up, let’s see what our guest designers created using this month’s sketch:

Kim Kesti- using Everyday Blessings

Laura Bassen- using Breathtaking Butterflies

Julie Ranae- using Everyday Blessings and Garden Stamp Kiss

All of these cards from our guest designers are gorgeous!!!!!

Now let’s see what our Design Team created with this week’s sketch:

Tesa Broman – using Heartsong 2

Wendy Price – using Breathtaking Butterflies

Rochelle Washington- using Breathtaking Butterflies

Megan Aaron – using Breathtaking Butterflies and Healing Wings

Stephanie Mino – using Grunge 2 and Christmas Swirls

I always find it amazing that using the same sketch we all have a totally different spin on the look of the cards!

Now it’s your turn!

We have just a few simple guidelines for our sketch challenges:

Rules:

1. Do not link more than five total challenges (including this one).

2. Create a NEW card based on the sketch (no back linking).

3. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

4. Link up with a DIRECT link to your post in the linky below!

And don’t forget to have fun! One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a free stamp set of his/her choice! Hooray for free stamps!

We are looking forward to stopping by your blog soon!

Hope you have an inky Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!