Being disorderly...

Today is my oldest son's birthday - he's a little on the non-traditional side...well they all are somewhat...but I thought he'd appreciate this card using Tim Holtz stamps.  The paper is from the Urban Ink collection of Dream Street Papers called Shockwave, and I love the way the stamped image of the eye fit right into the swirled circle on the paper...now I need to go back to the LSS to see if they have any of that paper left!  It was on clearance at the time, so I'm sure it's all gone!  But since I need to 'shop small' that's all the excuse I need to stop in there to look around.  The inside of the card uses a Tim Holtz stamp and the 'Happy Birthday' comes from the Skipping Stones Design set called Grunge.  I was surprised how well the font matched.

The monthly challenge over at the Stampendous Blog is to use chipboard...this card uses Tim Holtz Grungeboard, but I thought that qualified.

Thanks for stopping by, always love hearing from you!

Skipping Stones Design #91 and a Fond Farewell!

I can't believe this is my last post as a Skipping Stones Design 'Stamp Tramp'!  I have thoroughly enjoyed my two terms, and hope I'll be asked back as a guest DT member some time!  I'm really looking forward to seeing what the new DT members create with these great stamps.

I bought this Graphic 45 paper quite a while ago and hadn't figured out how to use it until I saw this great sketch, the last one from the talented Teri Anderson...I used the fancy slipper from Sassy Shoes and the sweet curved birthday sentiment from Victorian Summer.  I had a lot of fun with this sketch, several ideas came to mind, but I stopped at two...let's see what you guys come up with!

For this one, I used Chick Chat and some cute paper from Cosmo Cricket...oh, and Grunge for the background circles.

It's been so much fun getting to know all of you, and I'll be following!

Skipping Stones Design #85 - Get Well Grunge

Hi there and welcome to Skipping Stones Design Sketch Tuesday #85.  We are using this cute sketch from Kim Kesti:

Kim has had some fun sketches for us this month!  Be sure to play along at Skipping Stones Design and use SSD 85 if you link to any on-line galleries.

I had purchased these clear buttons quite some time ago and had never had the opportunity to use them.  Since they are 1" square, I thought 'perfect'.  So, I stamped some great images from Skipping Stones Design Grunge set on different colored card stock, added some decorative tape my son gave me for Christmas this year, some baker's twine, and voila!  What do you think?

Recipe:
Stamps: SSD-Grunge
CS: Provo Craft, SU
Ink: SU, Tim Holtz Distress
Tape Runner: Ribbon Doilies by Basic Grey
Square Buttons: SU
Baker's Twine: SU

Sketch Tuesday #58 at Skipping Stones Design

Hi there!  It's Tuesday again and time for another Sketch Tuesday at Skipping Stones Design.  I used the great background stamps from Grunge...love the wood grain and I stamped the scallop design onto a round chipboard piece to mimic a golf ball.  

Our Guest Sketch Artist for January is Amy Sheffer, you can read a little about Amy at Skipping Stones Design Meet and Greet Monday.    Here is the great sketch for you to play along this week:

 

SSD048-Take Two

Ok, so I made a card for Sketch Tuesday with this awesome sketch challenge from Karen Giron and I was totally disappointed in the way it turned out (and especially the way it photographed) so I decided to try again.  This is 'Take Two':

I used two of the brand new sets, Grunge and Cancer Schmancer, and the musical score is from a fairly recent favorite Timeless Textures.  You can check out all the sets here.  And don't forget, $4 from every set sold of Cancer Schmancer this month goes to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research.

So check out the fabulous creations of the other Stamp Tramps, visit the store, and be sure to play along with the sketch challenge this week...and tell a friend!  (You can also find Skipping Stones Design on Facebook!)

 Happy Tuesday!

SSD048-Dandelion Grunge

Guess what?  It's Tuesday, and that means another fabulous sketch from Karen Giron.  Head on over to Skipping Stones Design to play along...my take is slightly different from the sketch...going for the window effect. 

I used the woodgrain background stamp, the paint splatters, and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the new set Grunge, and the flowers are from Dandelion Dreams.  (The sentiment was intentionally hung crooked to mimic the kids taking matters into their own hands and hammering nails into the wall!)  The 'curtains' are from an old transparency which doesn't photograph very well.

SSD047-Sketch Tuesday

It's Sketch Tuesday at Skipping Stones Design with another wonderful sketch from Karen Giron.  I used the newly released Grunge set for the woodgrain and the metal look background and the 'TOUGH GUY' part of the sentiment, Tough Guy stamp set for the circle '100% Tough Guy' image, and Bras #2 for the 'Hang in there' part of the sentiment.

We'd love to have you play along and link your card for a chance to win 50% off any Skipping Stones Design stamp set.