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Skipping Stones Sketch 127

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:41 +0000

Happy Tuesday!

Today we are unveiling Heidi Van Laar’s 2nd sketch for the month and a whole parade of inspiration to go right along with it!

Let’s see what our guests created with this sketch.

Heidi Van Larr

Jennifer Rzasa

Taylor Ursy

Now, check out the Design Team:

This sketch really works well for so many styles! I bet you can’t wait to give it a try! As always, we are having a little contest to see what you can do with this week’s sketch. Just upload a card/project you made with this sketch using the inlinkz below by next Monday at midnight EDT. One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all participants to win a fabulous prize, a Skipping Stones stamp set of choice! Remember…you don’t have to use SSD stamps, but we love it when you do! AND…please combine no more than five total challenges.

Skipping Stones Sketch Challenge 125

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:43 +0000

Good morning!

Thank you for stopping by today as we announce our next sketch challenge SSD #125. This is the final sketch challenge from our sketch artist Dina Kowal and our amazing guests, Annette Allen and Veronica Zalis. If you are looking to try something different in a card layout, this week’s sketch is for you!

SSD Sketch 125

First up, our guests:

Dina Kowal

Annette Allen

Veronica Zalis

Aren’t these cards just awesome? We have so appreciated benefiting from our guests creativity this month!! Now let’s see what members of the Design Team did with the sketch.

How’s that for a parade of Skipping Stones Inspiration and goodness? Now it’s YOUR turn! Our rules for the sketch challenge are simple:

1. Create a card that is BASED ON THE SKETCH and link back to the SSD blog.
2. Upload your link to the linky below to be entered for a chance to win FREE STAMPS!
3. Please have no more than FIVE total challenges combined in your project (including ours).
4. Have FUN!!! You don’t have to use Skipping Stones Design stamps, but we love when you do!

Sketch Challenge #122

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Happy Tuesday and welcome to our very first sketch challenge of April! Our sketch artist this month is Dina Kowal and here is the sketch that she designed for us this week:

And here is the amazing parade of inspiration using Dina’s fabulous sketch. First up, our talented guests:

Dina Kowal

Annette Allen

Veronica Zalis

Now, our amazing design team:

Now it’s YOUR turn. Head to your crafty spot and make a card based on this week’s sketch and post it to our inlinkz collection below by Monday, April 9, 2012 at 11:59 EDT. Our rules are pretty simple. We must be able to see the sketch in it’s original or flipped form and please limit your project to no more than 5 challenges. You don’t have to use Skipping Stones stamps, but we love it when you do! The lucky winner, randomly selected from all the participants, will be announced right here next Wednesday, April 11, so be sure to check back!

Skipping Stones Sketch Challenge 118

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:47 +0000

Good morning and welcome to our very first sketch challenge of March!! It’s a lucky month indeed as the super talented Angi Barrs is our sketch artist this month. Here is the first sketch that Angi designed for us:

Now let’s see what our guests and design team created based on this week’s sketch.

Angi Barrs

Amy Tsuruta

AJ Otto

We are also welcoming two BRAND NEW designers to our team for the new term! A HUGE welcome to Pamela and Lindsay!!! We are thrilled to have you on our team!

Want to give this sketch a whirl? Just upload your take on this week’s sketch using the Inlinkz below by next Monday at 11:59 p.m. EST. One lucky participant will win a free Skipping Stones set! Please combine with no more than 5 total challenges, no other sketch challenges, and post a direct link to your post below. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

Skipping Stones Sketch 118

Skipping Stones Sketch Challenge 116

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:21 +0000

Good morning everyone and welcome to Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge 116! Our fabulous sketch artist this month is Kazan Clark and here is the amazing sketch for this week:

Sketch 116

Our guests and DT members have created cards using Skipping Stones stamps based on the above sketch, so fasten your seatbelts and get ready for an AMAZING parade of inspiration! This week, many of the designed selected to use Garden Stamp Kiss which is our February Feature Set of the Month. Keep an eye out for some sneaky peeks of soon to be released sets too! (Yes, we love to tease….)

So how’s that for some serious sketch inspiration and Skipping Stones eye candy? Want to give this sketch a whirl? Just upload your take on this week’s sketch using the Inlinkz below by Monday, February 27 at 11:59 EST. One lucky participant will win a free Skipping Stones set! Please combine with no more than 5 total challenges, no other sketch challenges, and post a direct link to your post below. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do!

Thanks for stopping by today! We hope your Tuesday is an inspired one!

Sassy Cats 2 Release Day Blog Hop and the Tweet Heart Sale has been EXTENDED!

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:59:34 +0000

We are SO excited to be release Sassy Cats 2 Today!!! This is a SUPER fun set and the Design Team and our guest designers have done some AMAZING work with it! You are NOT going to want to miss this fun hop!

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Cyndi Bundy and Barb Turpin to our team as Guest Designers! Kazan Clark will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we’re using in today’s hop! Don’t forget to play along and link your card using the sketch here for a chance to win free stamps! Please combine with no more than 5 total challenges, no other sketch challenges, and post a direct link to your post below. You do not have to use SSD stamps, but we LOVE when you do! Here is the sketch for this week:

AND…not only are we releasing this way fun set, BUT the Tweet Heart Sale has been EXTENDED!!! Buy ANY three stamp sets and you will automatically receive the YET TO BE RELEASED Heart Song 2 Absolutely FREE! It’s a beautiful set that will not be available for purchase until APRIL, so be the first to get yours and get it for FREE!!!

Here is a card that Jingle created using Heartsong 2:

You don’t have to add anything into the code box…simply order your three sets of your choice and your Heartsong 2 set will automatically be included ABSOLUTELY FREE! Now…onto today’s blog hop!

Here is a card Heather(owner) created using Sassy Cats:

Wendy J.
Karen
Kazan
Shannan
Cyndi
Taylor
Kandi
Barb
Wendy P.
Stephanie
Jingle
JoAnn
Katie

Here is a look at the complete set of Sassy Cats:

Sketch Challenge #108 Happy New Year!

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:23:51 +0000

Hello out there… I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a very Happy New Year!

This week we have another exciting sketch for you brought to us by the talented Jen DelMuro! We want to also thank Jen for her awesome sketches throughout this entire month of December! They have been fabulous!

Here is sketch 108:

And now for the incredible work of our guest designers!!!! They have done such a fabulous job with Skipping Stones stamps this month! Thank you to each of you!

Tosh

Kendra

Windy
Wonderful work from all of you! Thank you for your beautiful projects this month!And now for the cards from our design team using both Skipping Stones and Canvas Corp products! We also want to thank Canvas Corp for this fun month of sharing!

Jingle

SSD108

WOW! Some awesome inspiration to get you started! Now go ahead and create your OWN card using this week’s sketch and link it up below for your chance to win some FREE Skipping Stones Stamps! Remember, you don’t have to use SSD stamps for your card, but we do love to see them when you do! Also, please limit the number of challenges you combine to five including this one. Thanks and have fun!

Sketch challenge 107

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:47 +0000

Here it is Sketch number 107~ We know you will love it as much as the girls did!!!

Peaking of the girls they did such an amazing job with this week’s sketch!!!
Here is what the talented Kendra Sand did with Christmas Swirls:

Here is the amazing SSD design team with their amazing takes on this rockin sketch:
Jingle used Wisemen:

Next we have JoAnn using Hawiian Birthday:

Karen Baker used Christams song:

Katie used Christmas Swirls:

Shannan used Sassy Snow Christmas swirls, and Pumkin Seed Sentiments:

Stephanie used Holiday Cat:

Taylor used Girls Night Out and a sense of Humor :0)

Wendy used Pumpkin Seed Sentiments and Always Here in a card that will have you wishing for spring:

Antcha just dying to give this sketch a try after all that inspiration!!! Well here is your chance to win a FREE SSD stamp set of your choice by participating in this sketch challenge :0)

Blog Hopping With Rustic Tiles – Win Free Stamps!

Admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:41 +0000

Welcome to the Rustic Tiles Blog Hop! That’s right, folks, today we are featuring the GORGEOUS Rustic Tiles set , which is currently on SALE! We also have a new sketch for you to play along with for your chance to win a set of FREE Skipping Stones Design Stamps!

Welcome to Sketch Challenge # 102 and the showcase of our Featured Stamp Set of the Month, Rustic Tiles! Rustic Tiles is a versitile set, that, my friends, you are about to see from our fabuous Design Team. Our hop begins today on Chan’s blog, our fabulous Guest Sketch Artist. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Jimmi Mayo, Betsy Veldman and Jessica Griffin to our team as Guest Designers! Chan Vuong has been providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we’re using in today’s hop!

Also, for every comment you leave along the way, you have a chance to win the Sassy Snow set from Jingle! So, be sure to leave your comments on each blog for your chance to win!

AND…don’t forget to play along with our sketch for another chance to win the FREE Skipping Stones Design stamp set of your choice! One winner is chosen at random from all those who link up a card created based on the sketch above. You do not have to use SSD stamps to be entered, however, we love seeing them if you have them! Spread the word by linking up to Skipping Stones in your post! Have fun!

Head over to Chan’s blog to get started on today’s fabulous hop!!! Below is the entire hop order just in case you need it!

Chan Vuong
Wendy Price
Jingle
Jessica Griffin
Katie Gehring
Shannon Teubner
Betsy Veldman
Kandi Phillips
Karen Baker
Jimmi Mayo
Stephanie Mino
Joann Valderama
Wendy Jordan

Have fun and don’t forget to leave comments along the way and link up your card based on this week’s sketch!

It’s Sketch Tuesday #98 and we are Featuring Christmas Swirls and Wisemen Today!

Heather Engebretson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:50 +0000

This is Jingle here and I don’t know about you, but I find that it is about time for me to start thinking about making my Christmas cards. Particularly after telling my husband (on my OWN suggestion) that I *might* make them for all of his students. He teaches 8th grade. He has just under 150 kids. What was I thinking? HA!!! But, after seeing the great inspiration cards that the Skipping Stones Team and Guests have put together for you today, I think I am ready to go!!! Let’s start out with our fabulous sketch by Cristina!

: SSD Sketch #98

Yup. It’s pretty fabulous. Just say’n. And these are the two sets that we are featuring today. Each of these sets are on sale for October so get them now so you will be ready to go for your holiday cards!

Let’s get started with our Guest Designers for this month!

Tammy

Karen C.

Andrea

And here is what the Stamp Tramps have come up with for this week!

It’s Karen’s birthday today, so stop by her blog and wish her a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Katie

Kandi

Jingle

WOW! So…I’m ready to make some stuff, how about you? Don’t forget to check out Christmas Swirls and Wisemen, as they are BOTH on sale right now!

Now it is YOUR TURN! Create a card based on this week’s sketch. You can use any supplies you have. We love to see you using SSD stamps, but they are NOT required to participate in the challenges! YAY! Be sure to mention that you are participating in Sketch #98 and link back to this post in your blog post! This is a great sketch and I can’t WAIT to see what you guys come up with!