Hello! Megan here with my last Skipping Stones post. I used one of my favorite stamps. I just love this sentiment because it cracks me up! I used one of the bras and the Hang in there stamp from the Bras Volume 1 set. I kept the card simple, but bright to cheer up someone’s day, and still focus on the funny stamp. I embossed the background with a spellbinders embossing folder for a little bit of texture.
Judith Gowdy here today sharing a card today that I made using the beautiful stamps from Breathtaking Butterflies – this is a must have set 
The butterfly was coloured with a combination of distress markers and prismacolor pencils then sprayed with Mr Huey’s Shine for a bit of sparkle.
This is my last post for Skipping Stones Designs and I am really going to miss this team. Thank you Heather for the wonderful opportunity and to the other DT girls for being so welcoming.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
One thing that sets Skipping Stones Design apart from the rest of the stamp companies out there are their plentiful amount of humorous stamps sets! Take for instance, Gray Hares…perfect for your mother, sister, girlfriend or even for those guys in your life! Plus, it offers up the option to use during the Easter Season too. Love stamp sets that offer so much diversity.
This is my last post for Skipping Stones Design, thank you to Heather and the rest of the team for a really fun adventure!
Hi there!!
Just a reminder about our PMS sale and an update on all the sets that are sold out.
Here are the sets that are sold out :
Many other sets are close to selling out so get your favorites while you still can!!!
Here are the details about the sale. The coupon codes don’t seem to be working at check out so please email me your orders at madebyme33@hotmail.com If you order in the next two days I will throw in FREE SHIPPING. That offer is good till Midnight on Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
Remember, during the infamous PMS sale or Purchase More Stamps sale, the more you buy, the more you save!
I do plan to leave the store open and continue to make available some of our most popular sets, the inventory of some of our other sets will not be replenished once they sell out. Now is the time to pick up a favorite set, or two, or five before they are gone forever!!
Hello!
Katie Gehring here hoping that your new year is off to a great start! At the end of last year, Heather announced that Skipping Stones Design is taking a bit of a hiatus while Heather attends to grad school, work, and being a great mom. The Design Team will be popping on the store blog over the next 4 weeks to share even more Skipping Stones inspiration with some of our favorite sets and we may even have a couple surprises planned along the way!
Also, through the end of January, Heather has the entire store on sale ala the infamous PMS sale or Purchase More Stamps! The more you buy, the more you save!
If you have any challenges with the discount codes, please email Heather directly at madebyme33 (at) hotmail (dot) com. She will turn around an invoice that reflects your savings.
Although Heather plans to leave the store open and continue to make available some of our most popular sets, the inventory of some of our other sets will not be replenished once they sell out. With the entire store currently in stock, now is the time to pick up a favorite set, or two, or five before they become scarce!!
Happy shopping and looking forward to seeing you throughout the month!
Katie
Happy New Year!!!
I’m so excited to start you off in 2013 with one of my most favorite SSD stamp sets………………
Chic Martini!
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| There is a little swirly pattern found in the stamp set and I used that to make the swirly background. You can’t tell it in the picture but I used Brilliance ink so there is a subtle shine and glimmer to match the glittery patterned paper. |
I made this for my husband so in order to make it a little more masculine, I chose the gray, black and silver combination. The little touch of olive green in the image and the buttons really sets it off.
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| For the inside, I got a little creative. The “You can have Olive my love” sentiment is from the Chic Martini stamp set, but I wanted to add the phrase “in 2013″ to the rest of it. The numbers weren’t the difficult part it was the “in” that I didn’t have. So, I found the word “Independence” in another stamp set and just inked up what I needed to make it work! |
For 2013, all of the DT and Heather wish you lots of crafty happiness!
Try new things!
Experiment with what you have!
And most of all, have fun crafting!
Yesterday we had the biggest snowstorm here in PA! It was awesome because they were advising everyone to stay inside and not to travel. That allowed me to get out some Skipping Stones Designs stamp sets and get my wintery mojo flowin’!
Have you seen the cute SSD set called “Brrrrrthday?” It’s absolutely perfect for those January birthdays you have coming up.
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| Using the snowflake stamps in this set, I created a background on the card base. Those snowflakes are so detailed. |
I absolutely love layering patterned paper with a cardstock panel behind it. It makes the image and the patterned paper shapes stand out just a little bit more. For the panel with the penguin, I ran the PTI-Mat Stack #1 die through my Vagabond to get the light gray panel that I stamped and colored on; but then, I traced and hand cut it on the gray so I could have a layered look. Easy to do when you don’t have graduated sized die cuts.
Hello. Only a few more days until Christmas and I am running around in a last minute rush to get everything done! But, I do love this time of year
I wanted to share a fun New Year’s card that I made using this sassy image from Cheers. I thought she was perfect for this card as she looks like she is ready to party! She has been coloured with copics and paper pieced. The background paper is appropriately enough, ‘Life of the Party’ from Basic Grey.
