Thanks Butterfly

Hi there,

I would like to share another project using the wonderful Skipping Stones Design Let it be stamp set over on the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

• create a soft rainbow watercolor background using Distress Markers (Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet) and a wet watercolor brush
• stamp the butterfly from the Skipping Stones Design Let it be set with Versafine (Smokey Gray) and color it with the same watered-down Distress Marker colors
• add some splatters with black acrylic paint
• cut out the CUTplorations thanks from white glitter fun foam and adhere it to the stitched watercolor panel
• mount the panel onto a piece of grey patterned paper and use the Mini Perfect Layers Tool to create a perfect border

I especially created this card for Heather the owner of Skipping Stones Design as a huge "thank you" for her kindness and for letting the Design Team work with such wonderful designs.

Yours,

Elephant ATC

Hi there,

I would like to show you this fun ATC over on the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

• in one of my previous posts I explained how I created the background for several ATCs
• choose one of them
• stamp the fabulous elephant from the Skipping Stones Design Elephant End set with Black India Ink onto a book page and mute the letters with some gesso
• outline the image with a black PITT Artist Pen
• color the image with Distress Markers (Hickory Smoke, Tattered Rose) and a damp watercolor brush
• add some scribbly circles to the right side of the ATC with the Pico Embellisher (Electric Pink)
• color the edges with Distress Crayon (Picked Raspberry)
• add the sentiment using stickers

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Easter Cup

Hi there,

I would like to show you this Easter Card over on the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

• stamp the cup without the flowers from the Skipping Stones Design Coffee Volume #2 stamp set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia) onto a stitched panel of watercolor paper
• stamp the bunny from the Skipping Stones Design Gray Hares set onto the cup and add some dots with a dark sepia PITT Artist Pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set with the same brown ink
• color the image with Daniel Smith watercolors 
• add turquoise splatters
• add a strip of brown and turquoise cardstock to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a white cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

The Earth laughs in Flowers ATC

Hi there,

I created this beautiful ATC for the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

• in one of my previous posts I explained how I created the background for several ATCs
• choose one of them and add Alcohol Ink (Mermaid, Stream) and pure Alcohol from a Mister Bottle to create some kind of a sky background
• stamp some wildflowers from the Skipping Stones Design Dandelion Dreams set with Black India Ink
• color the edges with Distress Crayon (Peacock Feathers)
• stamp the sentiment from the Skipping Stones Design I'd pick you set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Warm Wishes Cup

Hi there,

I created this Winter Card using a non-Winter image for the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

• stamp the beautiful flower cup from the Skipping Stones Design Coffee Volume #2 set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia) onto watercolor paper - I used my MISTI to stamp the image several times to get a crisp impression on the textured surface
• color the image and the background with Jaxon Aquarelle watercolors
• add splatters with gold from the same watercolor set
• stamp the sentiment from the Klartext-Stempel Lasse & Peer set with Versafine (Onyx Black)
• cut out a black stitched frame with the help of one of the Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers and one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangles
• cover the frame with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter for extra sparkle and shine

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Merry Christmas Butterfly

Hi there,

although the Skipping Stones Design Blog has been taking a time out in December, I still want to share this Christmas Card with you. I created it with a non-Christmas image - the beautiful butterfly from the Skipping Stones Design Let it be stamp set:

• cut a circle from Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock with the help of one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Circle dies
• stamp one of the butterflies from the Skipping Stones Design Let it be set with Memento (Rich Cocoa) onto the circle
• color the image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• ink up the edges of the circle with Altenew Crisp Ink (Evening Gray) and a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• add splatters with Finetec Mica watercolors (Tibet Gold)
• cover the entire stitched background panel with the Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain stamp and Avery Elle Pigment Ink (Kraft)
• stamp the "Christmas!" sentiment from the Skipping Stones Design Holiday Cats set with Versamark onto a strip of Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add stitching to the sentiment strip with one of the Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders dies
• cut out the Memory Box Small Blooming Poinsettia from sturdy white cardstock and color the elements with the same red and green markers used on the butterfly
• add a little pearl to the center of the flower
• cut out the Clearly Besotted Stamps Merry from white glitter cardstock and color it with the darkest green marker used on the butterfly
• add a strip of gold glitter tape to the right side of the cardbase before adhering the panel and all the elements

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

Meowy Christmas

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this adorable Cat Christmas Card over on the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Espresso my Gratitude Tag

Hi there,

we are having the Stamp Tramps November Blog Hop over at Skipping Stones Design and I used some crackle paste on my autumn tag:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper
• stamp the coffee cup from the Skipping Stones Design Funny Coffee Vol. #1 set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia)
• cover the cup with Masking Fluid from the Molotow Masking Pen
• apply Dreamweaver Crackle embossing paste through the ARTplorations Foiled again Mini stencil
• create a background with Distress Inks (Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint) and a watercolor brush
• ink up the edges of the tag with Distress Ink (Peeled Paint)
• add splatters with Izink (Topaz)
• remove the Masking Fluid
• stamp a leaf grom the Stampendous Trees and Leaves set onto the cup with Versafine (Vintage Sepia)
• color the cup with Distress Markers and ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens
• color a piece of seam binding with left-over inks
• cut out a tiny tag and one of the Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves from watercolor paper
• stamp the sentiment from the Skipping Stones Design Funny Coffee Vol. #1 set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder 
• color the tag with Distress Markers and ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens - the embossing will act as a resist
• color the stitched leaf with Distress Markers
• attach the leaf and the tag to a piece of May Arts Natural Twine and thread the twine and the seam binding through the hole of the tag

Here are close-ups of the cup and the leaf/tag embellishment:

There is a giveaway, too. In order to win a Skipping Stones Design stamp set of your choice you  need to

1. Subscribe to the Skipping Stones Designs Blog
2. Like Skipping Stones Design on Facebook 
3. Leave a comment on each blog along the way.

For an extra chance be sure to follow the Stamp Tramps blog and leave a comment you did so.

Enjoy the rest of the hop:

Skipping Stones Design Blog

Cornelia

Jessie

Debra

Martha Lucia Gomez

** Tanja **

I hope you got inspred.

Yours,

                         

Coffee is my happy Place Tag

Hi there,

I would like to show you a colorful Mixed Media Tag over on the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

613 Avenue Create Challenge #190 - Anything goes

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge #30 - Anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #326 - Not a Card

Craft your Passion Challenge #334 - Anything goes

More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

I'd pick you

Hi there,

we are having the Stamp Tramps October Blog Hop over at Skipping Stones Design and I tried some no-line watercoloring on my creation:

• stamp the beautiful bouquet from the Skipping Stones Design I'd pick you set with My Favorite Things Hybrid Ink (Grout Gray) - I used my Mini Misti to get a crisp inpression on the textured stitched panel of watercolor paper
• color the image with Jaxon Aquarelle watercolors and add some splatters in pink and black
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine (Onyx Black)
• mount the panel onto a piece of black cardstock and let this show at the top, the bottom and the right side
• stamp the Clearly Besotted Stamps Diagonal Stripes with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock, heat-emboss them with WOW! Silver Pearl Super Fine embossing powder and add the strip to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #348 - Anything goes

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge #29 - Anything goes

Craft your Passion Challenge #332 - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything goes

Addicted to CAS Challenge #98 - Watercolour

There is a giveaway, too. In order to win a Skipping Stones Design stamp set of your choice you  need to

1. Subscribe to the Skipping Stones Designs Blog
2. Like Skipping Stones Design on Facebook 
3. Leave a comment on each blog along the way.

For an extra chance be sure to follow the Stamp Tramps blog and leave a comment you did so.

Enjoy the rest of the hop:

❤❤Tanja❤❤

Cornelia

Debra

Martha Lucia

Until next time.

Yours,

Halloween Cat

Hi there,

it's time for a new Challenge over at the Skipping Stones Design Blog and this time we would like to see some Halloween Projects:

• stamp the adorable cat from the Skipping Stones Design Holiday Cats stamp set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia) onto a stitched panel cut from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• add a highlight to the nose with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of patterned paper from the Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale Patternd & Solids 6x6 paper pad and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• layer the orange strip on top of a purple strip from the same patterned paper pad and add stitching using one of the Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders dies
• add a strip of dark brown cardstock and a strip of patterend paper to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Crafty Creations Challenge #325 - Halloween

Uniko Challenge #36

Creative Friday Challenge #163 - Kürbisse

Task for Two Tuesday Challenge #61 - Herbstfarben

Stempelküche Challenge #54 - Der Herbst ist da

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery.

Yours,

Spread Kindness Elephants

Hi there,

hop over to the Skipping Stones Design Blog and read how I created this project:

613 Avenue Create Challenge #189 - Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #71 - Spots and/or Stripes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says Stamp it

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #27 - Anything goes

Craft your Passion Challenge #329 - Anything goes

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Love Birds

Hi there,

it's time for the Stamp Tramps September Blog Hop over at Skipping Stones Design and this is my creation:

• create a background with Alcohol Inks (Pink Sherbet, Raspberry, Wild Plum) and Alcohol Ink Blending Solution on a piece of Lanavanguard
• cut out a heart from a white cardbase
• adhere the Alcohol Ink panel behind the cutout
• stamp the Love Birds from the Skipping Stones Design Let it be set with Archival Ink (Black Soot) - I used my MISTI because the Lanavanguard is a rather slick surface and I didn't want to mess things up
• use Delta Markers and the Distress Marker Spritzer to customize Doodlebug Design Sprinkles (Lily White)

House of Cards September Challenge - Add a Bird

CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #189

CAS Mix Up September Challenge (Stamping + Marbling +Alcohol Inked Enamel Dots)

You can win one stamp set of your choice. The winner will be announced next Friday.
In order to win you must  subscribe to the Skipping Stones Design Blog and like our Facebook page. You must also leave a comment on each blog in the hop and for extra entries you can follow those blogs.
Please, enjoy the rest of the hop.

SSD
Martha Lucia
Jessie
Cornelia
Debra
Ilina
❤❤ Tanja ❤❤

Yours,

Hello Cat

Hi there,

I would like to show you this cute project over at the the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

Craft your Passion Challenge #327 - Anything goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #212 - Sweet Inside


Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Love Butterfly

Hi there,

it's time for the Stamp Tramps August Blog Hop over at Skipping Stones Design and this is my creation:

• create a marbled background using Dye Inks and alcohol - apply some Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Broken China, Tumbled Glass) and Hero Arts Shadow Ink (Mint Julep) onto your craft sheet and add some Alcohol; use a stitched panel of Lanavanguard to pick up the mixture; continue until you are happy with the result
• emboss one of the My Favorite Stitched Wonky Circle STAX onto the panel
• stamp the beautiful butterfly from the Skipping Stones Design Imagine stamp set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• color the butterfly with Distress Markers and a waterbrush
• cut out the Lawn Fawn Scripty Love from white cardstock and color it with Delta Markers; apply Deco Foil Adhesive to the bottom of the sentiment and cover it with Deco Foil (Lilac)
• add some Little Things from Lucy's Cards Sequins (Sparkling Rainbow) and gemstones as final embellishments

Alphabet Challenge - L for Love

Pile it on Challenge #114 - Make your own Background

Steckenpferdchen Challenge #75 - Aquarell

AAA Cards Challenge #70 - Stitching

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #25 - Anything goes

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #341 - Anything goes


Enjoy the rest of the hop:

Skipping Stones Design

Tanja

Cornelia

Ilina

Martha Lucia

Yours,

Sunshine Butterfly

Hi there,

it is time for a new Challenge over at the Skipping Stones Design Blog and this time it is all about "Summer":

• stamp the striped butterfly from the Skipping Stones Design Let it be stamp set several times with Versafine (Onyx Black) - once on white cardstock as a backing for the whole embellishment and onto three differnt sheets of patterned paper from BoBunny Lemonade Stand
• paper-piece the butterfly and add Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Glitter to the yellow and green portions
• apply Distress Ink (Scattered Straw) to a stitched white cardpanel with a Mini Ink Blending Tool in a circular motion in order to create a backdrop
• stamp the second part of the sentiment with Versafine (Onyx Black) and part of the "Sparkle & Shine " from the same stamp set
• cut out the first part of the sentiment from the teal patterned paper used on the butterfly with the help of the Paper Smooches Alpha Whimsy die set
• add Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay Glitter to the die cut letters
• adhere the butterfly to the panel and the panel to a white cardbase using foam tape

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2016 Challenge

The Craft Barn Challenge - Clean and Simple

Craft Rocket Challenge #20 - Spots and/or Stripes

Creative Friday Challenge #158 - Summer Fun

House of Cards July Challenge - Colors

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery.

Yours,