Kandi Phillips http://kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com/
Happy Tuesday!
We are back with another Maaahvelooous sketch From Maren Benedict. 
What these talented ladies did with this sketch will blow your socks off and have you mind overflowing with ideas of your own.
Maren combined Timeless Textures with Healing Wings, for her classic and elegant card.
The next 3 cards were all made using a digital version of the stamp from “Always Here”. The stamp manufacturer got slammed with CHA orders. The “real” stamps are finally on there way to the designers today. I am amazed at what they did with only the digital version of this set.
Dina created this cheerful birthday card. Bringing the dragonfly from “Always Here” to life with a riot of colors and textures.
As elegant as it is beautiful, Heidi Van Lar created her card with Timeless Textures and the dragonfly from Always Here.

Wendy combines a sentiment and butterfly from Always Here to create this gorgeous and tranquil card.
Vanessa combines Dandelion Dreams and a poem from Healing Wings to create a soothing sympathy card.

Here are the always amazing “Stamp Tramps” with their take on this fantastic sketch:
Amanda Sewell makes the chocolate from Chocolate Vol #2 look D-licious! Talk about Eye candy!!!Yummy!

Kandi’s elegant card creation combines Timeless Textures with Healing Wings.

Peggy amazed me with her combination of (digital version) of Always Here, and beautiful palet of colors and textures.
Come back next week for a hop and the much anticipated release of Always Here. Not to mention, one last sketch from the Mhaaaavelouuuus Maren!
Here is where you can play along…show us what you did with the sketch for a chance at winning a badge for you blog and $5off any stamp set in the store:
Good Morning and thanks for checking back in with us. You are in for a treat this week! We have another amazing sketch from Maren Benedict along with some inspired Creations to get your creativity cracklin’!
Here is SSD #038
Maren’s Color choices and interpretation of this sketch just blow me away. She used Healing Wings and Timeless Textures to create this beauty.
Heidi Van Lar Used Dandelion Dreams and Timeless Textures to create this stunning card

Dina put “Always Here” to work to create this beauty.
Wendy Price also chose to use “Always Here” on her gorgeous card.
Vanessa uses Healing Wings for her breathtaking Birthday Card.
Here are the Stamp Tramp’s with some amazing artwork this week:
Peggy combined the sketch with Healing Wings to make this little masterpiece:

Kandi Used Cupcake Cutie for her first darling Card this week.

Kandi combines Layered musical stamp from Timeless Textures along with Dandelion dreams to create her next inspirational card.

Amanda combines a resist technique with Healing Wings for her cheerful creation this week.

Here is my contribution this week. I embossed a Butterfly from Always Here and combines it with some paper From My Minds Eye ( So Shophie).
Check back later this week for more sneak peeks of “Always Here”.
Have a fantastic week!
Heather
Make sure to participate in this weeks challenge for a chance to win a badge and $5 gift certificate
Yippee !!! We’re back today with another Mahhvelous sketch From Maren Benedict.

Here is her dahhling creation using “Whispering Wings” and “Timeless Textures” I adore the sentiment that goes with the lighting bug. It is the perfect sentiment to describe children, and friends in our lives. Time spent with them seems to be the bright spots in our days.

Now arn’t you just dying to play along??? I know I was… Yall don’t mind that I spent so much time making cards that I won’t be coming out with new stamps for a while…..Just kidding. But seriously a good sketch is like Pringles. You can’t make just one!!
So on this first card I used the new set “Always Here” for the sentiment and Focal point. Then for the background on the circle I used “Timeless Textures”. I just can’t seem to get enough of musical notes. It adds a touch of elegance and class to whatever project you are working on.
This next one is a preview of a new set coming out soon. I have fun doing Christmas cards in non traditional colors. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye “So Sophie” The solid paper is from Bo bunny dot, and the ribbon is Papertrey.
This week our guest were inspired to create some amazing cards as well.
Here Wendy Price used “Always Here” and “Healing Wings” to create a touching sympathy card. I love the how she used a splash of Red to brighten up the rich earth tones.
Vanessa used Dandelion Dreams in her very creative interpretation of the sketch. I LOVE how she thought “out of the box” and used a stamp image and sentiment to create the line of the circle rather than using a paper circle.
Dina is an amazing artist! Her water-coloring ability shines through in this yummy creation using “Buns and Crunches” I am working on getting this a little bigger.

Are you interested in becoming a stamp tramp for the next DT term? If so just check out our DT call on SCS. Here are the stamp Tramps with to share their inspiring takes on the sketch.
Kandi got Swanky with her card using “Girls Night Out” and paring it with the perect patterened paper!

Michelle used “Friendly Fruit” on her bright and cheerful birthday card.

Jennifer also chose “Friendly Fruit” to create her bright and funfilled birthday card. 
Peggy and Maren were on the same page when creating their cards for this sketch. Peggy also used Whispering Wings to create this amazing card.

Here Amanda used Timeless Textures to create this fall “beauty”.
Now it is time for an apology as I have been terrible about picking winners for the sketch challenges. SO I have some catching up to do this week. I will announce the winners and give more sneak peeks at this month’s new stamp set by Friday. Until then have a great time with this sketch challenge. I can’t Wait to see what you do with it.
Hugs,
Heather
I am so excited to announce the sketch artist this month. I have been oohing and ahhing over her cards for years. You’ve seen them too, they regularly grace the pages,if not the covers, of your favorite magazines. I spend way too much time on her blog “Zany not crazy”. She is one of the “Go~ to Girls” for PC magazine…..and she will be here sharing her inspiration all month long! Please help us welcome Maren Benedict!
Here is her first sketch… the girls had a ton of fun with it, and we know you will love it too!

Here is Maren’s take on the sketch….it reminds me of one of those big orange harvest moons in the fall . I think it’s absolutely gorgeous!
Now I have the pleasure of introducing you to two new guest and two returning guest. all of whom are amazingly talented and sure to inspire!
Vanessa Giurdanella~ is an amazing paper crafter all the way from Germany. I stumbled onto her blog a few months ago and fell in love with her style! After stumbling onto her blog I realized that the name looked familiar. She is quickly becoming a regular contributor with her cards often grazing the pages of PC magazines. We are thrilled to have her join us during the month of August.
Vanessa used Healing Wings on this card.

Our second guest was one of the amazing designers who generously contributed to our fundraising efforts in “Hop(e) for Haiti” She has graced the covers, and pages of our favorite paper-crafting magazines. I am So excited to have her joining us all month long. I know you will fall in love with her work~if you not already a fan of her blog “Paper Ink and Smiles”
Here is the Always Amazing Wendy Price giving a sneak peek at an amazing New and unreleased set…..the set is called always here.

I am so excited to announce that both of our fabulous guest designers from last month came back for another month. Here they are with their inspired creations based on Maren’s sketch.
Dina Kowal used “Healing Wings” for this beauty….
Heidi Van Lar bucked the butterfly trend and made this darling Chica card!
She used “chick chat” for her Cheer up card….I am working on getting this image re-sized. …
Before I introduce the Stamp Tramps I’d like to mention we are having a DT call for our new term. There are a few designers (below) who are hanging out with us for extra time as we look for the Newest Stamp Tramps. If you are interested in joining us check our SCS for all the benefits and expectations.
I had a blast with Maren’s sketch and tried digital stamping for the first time…..I am still awaiting the arrival of our newest stamp set “Always Here” ~ I just couldn’t wait to use it, so I printed out the images on watercolor paper….. I have SO much fun playing with the images.
I Loved the sentiments that I had come up, with but I was having a hard time getting the look I wanted with the fonts etc.. So after struggling with the main quote for a week, I hired some talent to help me with the fonts/word art. Krissy Ng , is an amazing stamper and artist. Check out her blog Sugar Buffet to learn more about her. Come back during the week for more of a peek of “Always Here”
Here is Kandi with her scenic creation using “Dandelion Dreams” and “Garden stamp Kiss”
Here is Jingle who utilized “Timeless Textures” to create the sheet music on this card. I didn’t even recognize it, she had stamped it so well, I though it was actual sheet music.

36 hours left to take advantage of the PMS sale….
These savings end Wed night at midnight.
Get stamp sets for as little as $10.14 ~ no kidding~ This sale rarely comes around so take advantage of it before it’s gone.
P.M.S.~ in this case~suffering from the NEED to Purchase More Stamps!
Here is how it works:
Buy 1 stamp set save 5%, Coupon code: PMS1
Buy 2 stamp sets & save 10%, Coupon code: PMS2
Buy 3 stamp sets & save 20% (total savings $8.70) Coupon code: PMS3
Buy 4 stamp sets & save 25% Coupon Code: PMS4
for a total savings of $14.49 ~that’s like getting one FREE
Buy 5 stamp sets & save 30%, Coupon Code: PMS5
for a total savings of $22.10 ~that is like getting 1 FREE and another one half off!!!
What to do: Put the stamps into your shopping cart as normal. When you are checking out there will be a box where you can type in a coupon/discount code. This is where you type the letters PMS and the number of stamp sets you purchase. For example if you are buying three stamp sets type in PMS3 into the box.
Come back later this week where we will catch up on announcing winners from the sketch challenge. Enter below for a chance to win $5 off any stamp purchase, and a badge as well.
We are So excited that you stopped by today. We have the perfect sketch, an amazing sale, and 2 new stamp sets that you HAVE to SEE!!!
Today is out last *sniff amazing sketch from Kim Kesti. This is a sketch that you will use again and again. Kind of like both of our New Release stamp sets.
Be sure to check out Kim’s amazing work, on her blog, while hopping with us today! Then, don’t forget to come back and shop. The P.M.S. sale is going on now, you can get unlimited stamp sets for around $10 each!!! Check out the end of this post for more details.
Here is my take on the sketch. This sketch was like potato chips~ you can’t stop at just one. I had to make myself stop at three. But this sketch is one that I will revisit again and again.
I used “Friendly Fruit” and even one of the “Timeless Texture” stamps to create my watermelon cards. These 3 cards would be a cute little gift set to give to a friend.
The watermelon were embossed in black and colored in with Tombow markers. Then I cut them out and popped them up on the card a bit. These images are great weather or not you color them. The pointillism gives these images depth, even if they aren’t colored in. However if you do choose to color them the pointillism makes the coloring look that much more amazing.
Here are our Exciting new sets:
4X6 Fun Fruit
Friendly Fruit has the perfect combination of sentiments and images. Whether you want to design a card to encourage a friend, wish someone happy birthday, share exciting news, or make your honey smile on V-day, these are the stamps you are going to want to ink up.
4X6 “Timeless Textures”
This stamp set will help you save time, money, and most importantly your sanity. Ever need just one more piece of matching patterned paper for the right amount of layers? Or just a touch more texture, or color on your card? Ink up this set and your problem will be solved. Between the sheet music, and the seamless tiles, it will add the perfect touch to any and every project you can think of. 
Next time you are stuck, or you want to dress up your favorite punch, you’ll be SO glad to have this set in your stash. It will help you with the perfect finishing touch every time.
Now off you go to hop! The Stamp Tramps and our Guest have some amazing projects in store. A creative buffet awaits you as you travel along the hop stops. This visual feast will have you “ooohing” and “aaahing”, and running off to grab your stampin’ stuff:
Skipping Stones Design http://skippingstonesdesign.com/
Kim Kesti http://kimberlykesti.typepad.com/
Erin Grotegut http://inkysmiles.blogspot.com/
Peggy Russell http://beautifulgreetings.blogspot.com/
Kandi Phillips http://kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com/
Dina Kowal http://mamadinis.blogspot.com/
Michelle Giraud http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Ingle http://justjingle.blogspot.com/
Heidi Van Laar http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/
Amanda Sewell http://www.inkspirations.blogspot.com/
Chelsea Van Wyk http://www.scraptasticvoyage.blogspot.com/
Angela Thomas http://sparkleandbling.blogspot.com/
Last but not Least, here are the details of the amazing sale we have going on for the next few days….
P.M.S.~ in this case~suffering from the NEED to Purchase More Stamps!
Here is how it works:
Buy 1 stamp set save 5%, Coupon code: PMS1
Buy 2 stamp sets & save 10%, Coupon code: PMS2
Buy 3 stamp sets & save 20% (total savings $8.70) Coupon code: PMS3
Buy 4 stamp sets & save 25% Coupon Code: PMS4
for a total savings of $14.49 ~that’s like getting one FREE
Buy 5 stamp sets & save 30%, Coupon Code: PMS5
for a total savings of $22.10 ~that is like getting 1 FREE and another one half off!!!
What to do: Put the stamps into your shopping cart as normal. When you are checking out there will be a box where you can type in a coupon/discount code. This is where you type the letters PMS and the number of stamp sets you purchase. For example if you are buying three stamp sets type in PMS3 into the box.
Show us what you did with the sketch!!!
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