CDS Sneak Peek - Doodlebug

WOW!!! This month has just flown by! We're nearing the end of the month so you know what that means.... It's Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peek time. All the sets I show you over the next few days will be available on April 1st. This cute bug is part of Kim Teasdale's Bug Line and we've got our Doodlebug... A french artist as you can see. He's too cute! I've colored my bug with my Tombow Markers as I normally do. I've used a few Cuttlebug Folders on two of the DP's to add a bit more texture to the card. I don't often do this but I do love the look of it!

Make sure you check out what the girls have in store for you today. (Check out my sidebar- unfortunately with my computer issues I still can't add some things without it totally messing up posts).

Lori McCroskey has some exciting news too by the way!!!! Clear Dollar Stamps is creating it's own paper and ribbon line in some fantastic colors - you'll see us using it in the next while.

MTSC66 So many seeds

My computer problems (it has something to do with the internet) are still persisting... darn technology. But I've figured out a less time consuming way to work with my pics. If I download the pics off my digital card onto my computer and then save to a flash drive, I can then use my brother's computer to edit the photos and get them uploaded... Easy peasy???? Hahaha...

Because of my computer issues I found that this past month I haven't made any cards just for fun. Everything I've been doing has been for my DT's lately. So yesterday afternoon I got to playing and decided to make a card using Mercy's latest sketch. Boy have I ever missed doing them!!! I'm going to try to do them every week again as I find that Mercy's sketches are always so wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration Mercy!!!

I bought the new Basic Grey line, Green at Heart over the weekend so I knew I had to play with uninked Stella from Stamping Bella. Can you believe I bought a whole bunch of goodies from Stamping Bella before Christmas and most of them have remain uninked. Horrible I Know!!! IT's a travesty. My mission is for all of them to see ink over the next little bit. My mom is an amazing gardener so I made this card for her. She's always saying she doesn't have enough time to spend in my parent's garden so maybe this will be a little inspiration. Love ya mom!!!

SSD017 Bunny Humour

Hehehe... I LOVE this set!!! With Easter coming up and knowing we'll all be eating Chocolate, I couldn't resist using the bunny stamps from the set Chocolate Vol. 1 from Skipping Stones Design. Guess what day it is.... Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday! Yeah!!! I've been so busy lately getting Sneak Peeks finished and with life in general that I haven't had much time to stamp lately. But I love my Tuesdays!!! And right now, it's a day that will have a guaranteed post from me. Until my computer issues are totally resolved, I will be on my blog sporadically (although later this week you'll see me again).

Jami Bova is a master at sketches and this week is no exception. I've altered her sketch only slightly (I didn't have an oval that would fit both bunnies) so I've changed the image shape. I'll be definitely giving this card to someone over Easter (I'm not the only sweet tooth in town).

Hanging with my Peeps - SSD016 Blog Hop

Welcome to Skipping Stones Design’s Blog first DT only Blog Hop to celebrate the release of two new Spring/Easter Inspired sets - Gray Hares (I used this set last week) and Chick Chat (the one I'm using today). Heather has done a great job creating these cute sets - I saw them a couple of months ago and have been looking so forward to being able to use them. Of course they have the sassiness that Skipping Stones stamps always has.

If you just happened upon my blog today, you’ll want to go back to the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. You should have arrived from Michelle's blog.

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means the Design Team is showcasing another great creation from Jami Bova aka sgtstamper. We'd love for you to play along with the sketch. Just remember to use the keywords SSD016 if you are uploading to any online galleries or link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. We'll be looking soon for Guest Designers so you never know....

For my card, I've used the new set called Chick Chat (I'll upload a link as soon as it's in the store which should be any time now) and colored the chicks with my Tombow Markers. I've been experimenting with backgrounds lately so I've sponged in some clouds and grass (forgive me... I'm still learning.... I've discovered I love the look of backgrounds but I definitely need more practice). The DP I've used is from the Origins Line from Basic Grey.

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, our DT has blog candy up for grabs. So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! (I'm still having problems with my computer so I don't have a post of it on my blog but you can check out a pic of the blog candy at the Skipping Stones Website).

I'm the last stop on the hop.... Have a wonderful day!!!!!!

SSD015 Gray Hares are Cute

It's that time again....It's Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday!!!! Sorry I haven't been posting lately but with my computer issues getting things uploaded is a bit of a hassle. Sometimes my computer works (albeit for just a few minutes) and other times it doesn't work at all. Argh...

Jami Bova aka sgtstamper is our wonderful guest sketch artist this month and her sketches are fabulous!!! Please click on the SSD link above for a pic of the sketch (sorry ladies - my blog isn't co-operating). I totally forgot to mention our guest designers for this month - Sankari Wegman and Jackie Pedro!!! I'm so excited that you are all joining us this month - you are all ROCKSTARS!!!!!

I used the new set called Gray Hares that is being released as part of our Spring Release!!!! I had so much fun playing with it! I know that I'll definitely be pulling it out often! (especially with so many people I know hitting that age where they no longer want to talk about the number.

PS Make sure you check back next Tuesday... The Stamp Tramps (what we call the Skipping Stones Design Team) we're having a DT blog hop to celebrate some new releases!!! Blog Candy.... Gotta love it right???

Sparkle and Bling List:

Stamps: Gray Hares by Skipping Stones Design

Paper: Gina K White, Basic Gray, Cosmo Cricket DP, Bo Bunny DP, Watercolor paper

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Basic Gray

Accessories: Nestabilities, Tombow Markers, Aquabrush, sponges, Glitter Flourish, Clear Embossing Powder, Cloud Template

SSD014 Friends add color

Wow!!! I can't believe that it is March already - this year seems to be just flying by! I feel like I've been a bit out of touch with my blog the last week or so. I've been having major computer problems lately and believe it or not I had to borrow a friend's computer today just to get my picture done for this card!!! Crazy isn't it???

So if it's the First Tuesday of the Month... do you know what that means??? It means we have a fantastic new Sketch Artist at Skipping Stones Design this month. And guess who it is??? She's a sargeant!!! Hehehe..... Our new sketch artist is none other than Jami Bova aka sgtstamper!!! Yeah!!! I'm so excited! Jami joined us on our blog hop last month and we are so happy that she is on board with us this month!!! Please click on the link above for Skipping Stones Design to see the sketch (sorry everyone... explanation is below).

With my computer issues unresolved... I haven't figured out how to move around parts of my post today so that I can add what the sketch really looks like... I hear Macs are the greatest thing on earth but when you don't know much about them... it gets kinda frustrating.

For my card, I wanted to keep it simple and use some of my goodies that I haven't used at all. Because the sketch has a circle for the main image I've decided to use a felt flower from Basic Grey and the leaves in behind were made using a MS punch of mine. The sentiment is from the set called Healing Wings (one of my fave sets from Skipping Stones). The DP used is also from Basic Grey - it's the Sugar Rush Line (loving it).