Blog Hop and Auction for Boobies!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the 3rd Annual "Blogs 4 boobies" Blog Hop!

This is day 7 of a 7 day event! Head over to the SSD blog to check out the previous six days for more cards/projects and fun! This is a one-of-a-kind-blog hop! Every card that is in this blog hop is up for auction! All of the money raised through the auction on our blogs will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

There are 3 ways that you can help, and join in on the fun(draising)!
1. You can help by shopping!
For every stamp set that you purchase during June 1st through the 14th, SSD will donate $2 to the Komen Foundation.  Skipping Stones Design is celebrating "blogs 4 boobies" with the release of six new stamp sets!!! Click HERE to check out SSD stamps.

2. You can help by *Bidding!
You can *bid on any project along the blog hop. 

3. You can help by Telling Your Friends~
Help us spread the word about "blogs 4 boobies"; the more people that know, the more money we can raise!!!
*"How to place a bid on my card(s)"
Step #1
 In the comment section of this blog post, fill in the dollar and cents amount of what you are willing to pay for the card.  Be sure to tell me which number card! We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more.  Your bid includes shipping as well as the card. Please Note IF you want to bid, and live outside the U.S. we would request that you pay the difference of shipping charges between where you live and what it would cost to ship within the US.
Step #2
Next to your $ bid please type in your email address. During a silent auction bidders sign their name next to their bid. typing your email address is the electronic equivalent of signing your bid. Also it will help the blogger contact you if you are the highest bidder.
Step #3
Once you have entered your bid/comment sit back and wait. If someone out bids you then you may bid again. Bidding will continue until June 14th, 9pm cdt  for my cards.

The "Winner" of my auction will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of this blog post.
 Things to keep in mind:
Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid

 I have 3 cards to share and to auction off today.

Card 1~

Card 2~

Card 3~

Cards 1 and 2 use the set Healing Wings Stamp Set.   Both sentiments are from the Uplifting Stamp Set.
Card three uses the Uplifting Stamp Set.

Here is the amazing line up of designers for today, Day 7~

Skipping Stones Design

Lisa Fish 

Lee Ann Barrett- You are here! 

AJ Bodine

Deborah Felts

Christina Henderson

Deepti Stephens

Maaike Wijthoven

Kara Stainbrook

Majo Wabranietz

Kim Klinkovsk
Mary Mosian
Kandi Phillips

Thanks for your support!!

Lee Ann 

Blogs for Boobies!

Hi Everyone!

There is an exciting blog hop starting today!  It is sponsored by Skipping Stones Design and involves raising money for the Komen Foundation.  This is a 7 day hop.  You can find ALL of the details HERE on the Skipping Stones Design blog.  There are lots of ways to join in, including bidding on all of the projects you will see over the next 7 days!  My projects will post on Day 7, so see you then!
Happy Hopping and thanks so much for your support!

Lee Ann  :)

A Sketch with The Challenge!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back to another challenge with The Challenge. This week is a wild card Monday, and Lesley has selected a sketch for us.  I love sketches!  I water colored a Skipping Stones Design butterfly from the Healing Wings Stamp Set.  Sentiment is from the Uplifting Stamp Set.

Here is your sketch~

I heat embossed the butterfly image in black ep, them watercolored the image with my Zig water color markers.  They worked beautifully in all the small spaces of the image.  The background is also watercolored, this time with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors.
Here is more inspiration from the rest of the team~

Anita Madden
Broni Holcombe
Claire Broadwater
Diane Jaquay
Jinny Newlin

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Laurel Seabrook

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

The possibilities are endless with this awesome sketch!  I can't wait to see how you interpret it!  You can link up your creation HERE. 
Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)  

It's Time for a New Challenge at Skipping Stones Design!

Hello and Happy Friday, Everyone!

It is the last Friday of the month (can you BELIEVE THAT?!) and that means it is time for a new challenge at Skipping Stones Design.  This week we have both an inspiration challenge and/or a sketch challenge.  You choose!

I ended up using both the sketch and the inspiration photo for my card~

I really wanted to play with my Brushos, so created a background with Emerald Green and Turquoise Blue.  The butterfly, from the Victorian Summer Stamp Set is embossed in gold and colored with Copics.  The white die cut swirl is from PTI and helps the butterfly to pop!   The sentiment is from the Healing Wings Stamp Set.  Be sure to check out all of the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team, then join us by linking up your card and having a chance a winning a free stamp set! 

Have a blessed weekend!

Lee Ann  :)

Skipping Stones Design Tips and Tutorials Hop!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Tips and Techniques Blog Hop for October!  If you are hopping along you should have arrived from the talented Tanja's Blog! 
If you have just started, there is inspiration and a lot of ideas ahead; leave a little love along the way for a chance to win a stamp set!

I want to encourage you to look at your design element stamps differently.  This wreath was made from a single stamp from the 'Joy' Stamp Set.

  I simply stamped the image in a circle, overlapping the circular element on either end of the image. 

Did you notice that I made a fall card with a stamp from a Christmas stamp set?  Get creative with your stamps!  The sentiment is from the Healing Wings Stamp Set. 


I was inspired by the challenge at The Card Concept~

 And a sketch at Viva La Verve~

 I needed the inspiration as I was MOJO-less!

If you started at the Skipping Stones Design Blog, you have completed the hop!  If you have not been to the Skipping Stones Design Blog,  it is your NEXT STOP! 

Skipping Stones Design Blog Post

Hi Everyone! 

I am sharing a peek of my card on the Skipping Stones Design Blog today. 

I would love it if you would stop by and check it out! 

Have a Blessed day! 

Lee Ann  :)

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and Welcome to The Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!
If you are looking for the Skipping Stones Design Stamp and Share Challenge post,
click HERE!  

Today is Day One of the Hop that was created by and made famous by

Amy Tsuruta!

Want to know more about the hop and how you can participate?  Check out all of the details HERE

on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog.  

I love the warmth and vibrancy of fall colors, so I combined the earthiness of coffee and fall- brown- with the more vibrant colors of fall.  

The cup is a from the Funny Coffee Vol 1 Stamp Set from Skipping Stones Design. My 

background was made with my brand new toys, Brushos and Color Bursts in orange and merlot.  

Once I finished playing with my powdered inks, I stamped some floral images from the Skipping Stones Design set, Dandelion Dreams.  

The coffee cup was fussy cut out and popped up on dimensional adhesive.  I cut a banner and 

stamped my punny sentiment on it. 

I am linking uip to Simon Says sStamp Wednesday Challenge- 'No designer paper'.
 

Did you know that Skipping Stones Design is sponsoring the Fall Coffee Lover's Hop?  

Hop on over to their blog and leave them a little love!  

That's it for me; I hope I have inspired you!  

Enjoy the hop!  

Lee Ann  :)

A New Challenge and Gorgeous Inspiration

Hi Everyone!

This is my second post of the day; if you are looking for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop, go HERE.
Today is the start of a new challenge at Skipping Stones Design.

Here is your gorgeous inspiration!

I used two stamp sets for this card- for the backgound I used the dandelion image from the
Dandelion Dreams and just stamped the head of the dandelion, leaving off the stem.
The butterfly and sentiment are from the Healing Wings stamp set.
I started with a very light gray water color wash background and then stamped the dandelion head in light gray.  I spritzed the background with a bit of Tattered Angels gold spritz.  The singular full dandelion flower is stamped in dark gray and then framed with a wide rectangle made with SB card matting dies.
The butterfly was stamped twice in Versamark and heat embossed and colored with Copics.  Both were fussy cut out and then glued together at their bodies.
I hope you can join us this week!  We would love to see your creation in the Skipping Stones Design Stamp and Share  Gallery!
I am linking up to Friday Mashup, 'using die cuts to create a frame' and
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- 'no designer paper' and 
Casology- 'circles' as I used a circular flower head to make the background.

Blessings!

Lee Ann   

Skipping Stones Design

Hi Everyone!

Just a quick post to share a peek of what I have up on the Skipping Stones Design Blog today.

Hope you stop by to see the entire card!

Have a blessed day!

Lee Ann  :)   

A Skipping Stones Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and Happy Saturday!

Welcome to Skipping Stones Design Team Tutorials and Tips Blog Hop! If you started from the beginning, you should be coming from the Skipping Stones Design Blog.  If you just happened upon this hop, you might want to start there.
My card today uses a very addictive technique, Stamping with Stencils.

This is so simple and is a great background for a large sentiment stamp.  I have used the 'JOY' from the set, Joy Stamp Set.
To start, you need just a few things~ A stencil, ink and either water color paper or mixed media paper.  I used mixed media paper.  You will also need a spritzer or spray bottle. 

Ink up the stencil~

And spritz it with water~

 And flip it over onto your paper~

That's it!  Remove the stencil and let your paper dry.
You can now finish your card.  I embossed my 'Joy' sentiment with black embossing powder.

Please leave some love along the way for all of the talented ladies!  There will be a stamp set give away to one lucky winner! You have until Wednesday, Sept 16th to comment!

Ready to see what the rest of the team has for you?  Head on over to Tanja's blog to see her beautiful card!
Thanks for hopping with us!

Lee Ann  :)

A New Challenge!

Hello Everyone!

Can you believe it is the end of August already??  Where did the summer go?  We are back in school already and once again, stamping time is my down time in the evenings.
I love a good challenge and play in as many as I can.  There is a NEW challenge starting up and you can find it on the Skipping Stones Designs Blog.

Our very first challenge is all about Christmas!

Yep, I made a very traditional Christmas card.  The stamp set used is called 'Christmas Labels'.
I stamped the image in black one white cs and and sponged some green ink around the sentiment;  then I stamped over the frame again with Versamark and heat embossed it with gold.  It was then fussy cut out.
The image was again stamped in Versamark, this time on Real Red cs and the banner portions were heat embossed with gold embossing powder.   I also embossed the doily with gold ep. 
The challenge will be the last Friday of every month and will run for a week. We will be challenging you to sketches, colors, inspiration, and themes; whatever strikes our fancy! One random person will win a Skipping Stones Design stamp set of their choice and each of the design team gals will be sharing their favorite card for the week. Skipping Stones Design Stamps are not required, but highly encouraged...we want to be inspired by you too! Please tell all your friends about our challenge and invite them to play along. Challenge will end on Friday, September 4 at 5:00PM EST. If you are on social media sites use #skippingstonesdesign and #stampandshare and if you upload to Splitcoaststampers use the keywords ssd and skippingstonesdesign. We would love to visit and share some love with you!
I am linking up to Merry Monday-' Red, Dark and Light green'.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week!  Hope to see you at the Skipping Stones Designs Stamp and Share Challenge!

Lee Ann :)

A Skipping Stones Design Wedding Card

Hello Everyone! 

I am up on the Skipping Stones Design Blog today with a wedding card for my friend's daughter.  Here is a peek of the card~

I hope you can pop over for a closer look! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann  :)

Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome back to our second day of Skipping Stones Designs inspiration!  To celebrate the reopening
of Skipping Stones Design, Heather is offering free shipping to everyone! 
Gotta love free shipping! 

Today I have a sympathy card to share- I know- not the most pleasant of cards, 

but I seem to need more of these than anything else.  

The sentiment and the GORGEOUS butterfly are from the Healing Wings 

Stamp Set.  I think this image has a wonderful  stained glass look to it.  I thought it was

perfect for a monochromatic, soft look.  

I kept the design simple, focusing on the center panel, which is popped up on dimensionals.  The image is colored with Copics and the sequins- my fave- are from Simon Says Stamp.  

I am entering this in the challenge at Casology- 'Wings'

as well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- 'Anything Goes'

Ready for more inspiration? 

Skipping Stones 

Coralynn 

Wanda

Teresa

Anja

Lee Ann-You are here

Giovana

Martha

Chelsea

Hop along and leave some love!  There is a $25 store credit up for grabs!!! 
To be eligible for the prize, you must become a follower of the SSD blog and leave a comment at each stop, including the SSD blog. Please sign up for the newsletter to get exclusive offers and sneak peeks.   This is a 2 day hop.  Commenting will be left open 'til August 8th and the winner will be announced on August 10th.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Skipping Stones Designs. Yes!

Hello Everyone and Welcome to the

 Grand Re-Opening and New Release for 
Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop!  

Skipping Stones Design has been around since 2005; about the time I got into stamping, Heather, the owner, had to take time off from the business.  She is back now and better than ever!
Here we go, first Christmas card of the year!  

 

Heather has already put together some brand new stamp sets, including this one, Joy, and you will get to see lots of gorgeous creations using them.  I love silhouettes of reindeer, and this one with its swooshy flight path had me at 'go'! I have stamped him in Delicata Golden Glitz Metallic ink.   And, you can easily dress this image up or down.

As I have used a die and an embossing folder on this card, I am linking up to The Divas that Cut Challenge- 'Favorite Holiday'.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is 'Anything Goes'. 

House of Cards has a cue word this month, 'Metallics'. 

Hop along and leave some love!  There is a $25 store credit up for grabs!!! 
To be eligible for the prize, you must become a follower of the SSD blog and leave a comment at each stop, including the SSD blog. This is a 2 day hop.  Commenting will be left open 'til August 8th and the winner will be announced on August 10th.  

Ready??!  GO!  

Skipping Stones 

Coralynn 

Wanda

Teresa

Anja

Lee Ann-You are here

Giovana

Martha

Chelsea

Have fun hopping!  

Lee Ann :)