Welcome to Sketch Challenge 89 and the release of Everyday Blessings!

Here is the awesome sketch challenge SSD #89.  Didn’t Teri Anderson do a great job?

I was SO bummed that I didn’t have a chance to try this great sketch out.  I’ve been so busy with Blogs 4 boobies that I didn’t have a chance to play along this week :0(.  But our guest and DT did a great job with this sketch.  Here is the hopping order:

Teri Anderson   http://terisplace.wordpress.com/

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs.  This month we are welcoming  Karen Baker, Maureen Plut, Stephanie Mino and Kryssi Ng to our team as Guest Designers!  Teri Anderson will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we’re using in today’s hop!

Here is a look at the stamp set we are releasing today.   It’s called everyday blessings.  A big thanks goes out to Kryssi Ng who did all of the word art on this set. Didn’t she do a fabulous job?

Now it’s your turn to play along at home!  You could win a free stamp set of your choice!!!

Here is Teri’s take on the sketch which I just A-dore!!!

Now we have our amazing guest and their FANTASTIC takes on this week’s sketch:
Here is Karen Baker who used Victorian Summer:

Next we Have Kryssi Ng Who used the peacock feather from Victorian Summer:

Next we have Stephanie Mino who put Coffee #1 to work for her humorous card:

WE also have Maureen Plut who used Healing Wings:

The Stamp Tramps also did a GREAT job with this sketch:
Here is Amy who used a sentiment from Coffee #1:

Barb Combined a sentiment from Everyday Blessings (will be release on Tuesday Aug 16th~check below for a sneak peek) she also used the roses from Victorian Summer to create a nice patterned paper for the background:

Brenda Combined Everyday Blessings and Pumpkin Seed Sentiments for her card:

Gladys Used Everyday Blessings:

Jingle put Coffee #1 to work for her card:

Kandi Used Sassy Shoes:

Tammie Used Friendly Fruit:

Wendy used Everyday Blessings:

Speaking of Everyday Blessings I promised you a sneak peek of it didn’t I. Before I show you this set I need to thank Kryssi Ng for doing such a great job with the word art/font work on this set!!!
OK here it is and it will be available starting a week from today:

Now here is the code to get FREE SHIPPING THIS WEEK ONLY: enter freeship at checkout and you will pay nothing for shipping ANY SIZE order.
I also wanted to let you know that BLOGS 4 BOOBIES our annual fundraiser for the Komen Foundation starts on the 15th of August!!! That is less than a week away!!!!
There are 3 ways to help:
1. SHOP WITH US: SSD will donate $2 for EACH stamp set sold starting AUg 15th through the end of Blogs 4 Boobies
2. BID ON CARDS from your favorite designers: We will have a 3 day blog bounce(hop) where EACH and EVERY card will be auctioned off. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Komen Foundation!!! We will have instructions on how to use the comment section to place a bid on starting on Aug. 15th
3. TALK ABOUT IT: Tell other stampers/crafters about our fundraiser and get them to join in on the fun(draising). Post on your blog,talk about it with your cropping buddies, help us get the word out!!!

Now it’s your turn to try out this incredible sketch. I know you will Love it as much as we did!!! You could win a FREE set of your choice!

Here is another fantastic sketch from the A-mazing Kim Kesti! 

Here is my take on the sketch. I used some Bo Bunny paper and poped up the medalion.  I will have to put up picts of some of the other projects I did using this versital and beautiful set.  I think it is destined to become a bestseller!

Check out what the other designers did with this amazing set!!!  Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers blogs.  This month we are welcoming Kim Kesti, Karen Baker and Karen Christensen to our team as Guest Designers! Kim will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the fantastic sketch we’re using in today’s hop!

Head over to Kim’s blog for some more Skipping Stones Design inspiration!

Latisha Yoast http://crafteebee.blogspot.com/

Here is Dina K.’s breathtaking take on the sketch using Always Here and Timeless Textures:
Here is Karin aka Peppermint Patty’s super cute take on the sketch using Dandelion Dreams:

Next we have the Stamp Tramps. Their creations this week are sure to inspire:
Amy Starts us off using Timeless textures and Sentiment frames:

Then we have Brab using Green birhtday for her groovy creation:

Next up is Brenda who used Dandelion dreams for her breathtaking card this week:

Gladys uses Dogs v 1 and gives us a great sneak peek using one of my favorite sentiments “Sit happens”:

Jingle impresses us with her use of shoes and some pretty cute papers in her creation this week:
Kandi also did some pretty cute work with the shoes and timeless textures:

Tammie used Healing wings in her inspirational creation this week:

Wendy Jordan used Pumpkin seed sentiments and Friendly fruit for her super cute creation this week:

Here is your sneak peek at “Sit happens” or Dogs Volume #1:
It will be available for purchase on the 14th of June.
Now it’s your turn to try the sketch: You could win a stamp set before it’s available for purchase:


I hope you all have a great week and have ton’s of time for stamping and creativity!

Take care,

Heather

In honor of our newest release we are having some VERY SPECIAL SAVINGS……  Buy ANY3 stamp sets and get one FREE.  This works if your double it( buy 6 get two free) and yes we have even had people triple it (buy 9 get 3 FREE).  Any way you look at it, it’s a GREAT DEAL!!!  Just enter ONE FREE  at checkout time.

If you have any trouble with the savings codes or abnormally high shipping charges ( we are working out some bugs) just email me your order @ madebyme33@hotmail.com  I will throw in free shipping for your troubles with the codes or the shipping charges.   

Now for the Amazing Daneille Flander’s sketch of the week:

I cheated a bit on my interpretation but I thought it followed the heart of the sketch design.

If I have more time I am going to go back and cut our the shoes and color them with tombow markers.

Below is the blog hop order:

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers blogs.

You are here @ Skipping Stones Design.  Next you should go to Danielle’s blog:

Danielle Flanders…..http://danielleflanders.blogspot.com/

Amy Tsuruta…http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Wendy Price…http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Ingle…http://justjingle.blogspot.com/

Brenda Weaver…http://sweetpapertreats.wordpress.com/

Gladys Chia…http://gladyschia2010.wordpress.com/

Wendy Jordan…www.papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com

Kandi Phillips…http://kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com/

Barb Turpin…http://barbsboys123.blogspot.com/

Tammie Beaton…http://alwaysinking.blogspot.com/

Ann Kranitz….http://stampwithme-ann.blogspot.com/

Don’t forget to  participate in our sketch challenge this month. The winner of this week’s sketch challenge will win a shiny new SSD Stamp set!!

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This set will have you in paper piecing heaven!  You can paper piece the hot air balloons, the hills, the clouds/bushes, the butterflies and the sun. Or if you like to color with Copics, or Tombows this set is perfect for that too!!! Plus it is full of uplifting sentiments!  This is a set that you will pull out again and again. It is now available in the store. 
 
Combined with the blog hop today, it’s also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means we’re showcasing another great creation from our Guest Sketch Artist this month, Laurie Schmidlin. We’d love for you to play along with the sketch and link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. A free stamp set is up for grabs to a lucky winner that joins our sketch challenge!

Here is what I came up with using this week’s sketch and of course “Uplifting” I am not sure about the patterned paper I chose to use for the balloon but I think the rest of it turned out OK.

  So here is the blog hop order.  These ladies will wow you with their creations!

Now here is your chance to won a FREE stamp set. Just participate in the sketch challenge and put your link below. Then check back with us on winner wednesday!

Not only is it for sale today but you can get it for FREE!  Buy any 3 stamp sets and get a 4th for FREE!!!  Just enter 31FREE at checkout… Don’tcha just love that word FREE!!!

So here it is one more time Green Birthday: A HUGE Thank You goes out to my DT coordinator Kandi for doing ALL of the font work on this set!!! Didn’t she do a FABULOUS job???

Here is Heidi’s awsome sketch for this week:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Now today is also a blog hop to celebrate the release of Green B-day.  Here is the hopping order:

Amy gave us a sneak peek at “Uplifting”

Ann Paper Pieced “Chick Chat”:

Brenda put “Green B-day” to work on her card:

Barb used a combo of “Pumkin Seed Sentiemnts” and “Heartsong” for her creation:

Gladys used “Heartsong” for her card:

Jingle used “Well Behaved” for her creation this week:

Tammie put “Heartsong” to work in her project this week.

Wendy used “Heartsong” as well:

I just HAD to use “Green Birthday” for this week’s sketch. Here is what I came up with:

I used chalks and a blender pen to give the cake a little bit of color.

We are counting down the days(7 left) until “Green Birthday” is released. In case you missed it last week here it is again…the last sneak peek before the big release and hop on the 15th.

Now it is YOUR turn to try this week’s sketch: You could win a mystery “pre-release set” Absolutely FREE:

FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS this set will be on SALE for $12.49!!!  I LOVE this new set so much I think everyone should have it!  So I am offering it a a sale price for the first 7 days.  The price will go back up to $14.49 on Wed. Feb. 23rd 

Now next month we are coming out with a hilariousnew set.  So I thought this month would be good to do a fantastic new must have background set.  So today we are rolling our “Pumpkin Seed Sentiments”  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this set. 

 It can do a delicate background, a grungy background, and you can even make a background with two different colors if you are feeling like mixing things up a bit!  This is a must have set!!! I call it pumpkin seed sentiments because it looks like a quilt that I have made called a… you guessed it Pumpkin Seed Quilt.  I hope you enjoy this set as much as I have.  It is a great set to get inky and creative with.  I am so excited to show you what the girls have been up to on this hop:

 Here is my  contribution to the hop.  It was inspired by Tamie’s creation last week and this week’s sketch~ of course.

 I used some Close to My Heart papers, a prima flower, pearls and of course Pumpkin Seed Sentiments. I didn’t stamp it perfectly but it still is a charming and delicate background.  Check out what the talented ladies of SSD and our guest have come up with.  Leave comments along the way as you never know who has blog candy;0)

I’ve had more than a few people ask how subbing in Kindergarten went… I not only survived but I actually had a blast with the little people!  I had so much fun that I have subbed two more times since then( this time in 4th grade). Not many people know that in my former life before becoming a mom and starting a stamp company( once upon a time) I was a 4th grade teacher ( 2 years in Texas) and 5th grade teacher(1 year in Colorado).  So there is my little trip down memory lane, and a little more background info that you may not have know about a particularly sassy stamp designer.

Here’s your chance to give the sketch a try: