Skipping Stones Design Sketch 44 & a Giveaway!

September 28, 2010

Happy Tuesday everyone!!  A common theme this September...I have my card to share with your for my guest design position at Skipping Stones Design today!  Here is my card for this week:
"Wise Men Still Seek Him" supplies: 
Cardstock: The Paper Company
Paper: GCD Studios
Stamps: Skipping Stones Designs (Timeless Textures & Wise Men
Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: dune, chestnut, merlot & Chalk: creamy brown) 
Ribbon: Renaissance by Design 
Twine: Darice Inc. 
Button: Basic Grey
Pins: Making Memories
Pearls: Kaiser Craft

Instructions:  Stamp the sheet music background to a cream cardstock block and ink the edges.  Stamp the image to the front, and adhere a strip of striped paper to the left side.  Stamp the sentiment above the image, and accent with three pearls.  Tie ribbon around the top, and adhere a button to the bow using twine.  Add two stick pins through the ribbon.  Adhere the entire block to the front of a kraft card base using dimensional adhesive. 

Once again, we had a lovely sketch from Ashley Cannon Newell.  Here is the sketch:
Be sure to participate this week!  It is a fun sketch!  


And now...to the giveaway!  I am going to giveaway one of the newest Skipping Stones Design stamp sets to one lucky winner.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post about my card and what you think of the"Wise Men" set.  At the end of the week on Friday, I will choose one comment to win this lovely Christmas themed stamp set!  And who doesn't need to win a Christmas themed stamp set when Christmas is right around the corner!!  So, get to commenting!!  One comment per person, please! 
I hope that you have a wonderful Tuesday! ♥♥♥ 

Until later,
~Lea L.

14 comments

  1. This is so pretty, Lea! I love how you stamped over the music background!

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  2. I love this set! Perfect for Christmas cards. I also love the little stars pins you used, such a perfect touch!

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  3. your card is adorable! i love the colors you used, and the star pins are great (wise men followed the star to Jesus!)
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  4. Your card is lovely. Very simple. I also love this set! A simple reminder of the reason is good! Thanks for a chance to win it.

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  5. Well, your card is lovely, as usual. I love the ribbon treatment! The stamp is really nice as it shows what Christmas is really supposed to be celebrating! Thanks for a chance to win it!

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  6. What an awesome holiday card!! I love the look of that stamp set....it looks so rustic and worn....I can see using it on so many different styles of cards. Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  7. The card is beautiful!... I loove the pins!
    The new stamp set is soo amazing!.. I am soo inspired by the DT creations! :)
    hugs!

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  8. I love this, Lea! It's such a pretty Christmas design.

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  9. Gorgeous - love the little star stick pins!

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  10. Your card is simply fabulous! Such a pretty stamped sentiment and I love the rhinestones, that are so familiar for your work.

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  11. This is beautiful! Your stamped image really "sings" (no pun intended) on the music background. Those stamps are beautiful, and Hmmm, I don't have anything like them!

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  12. Beautiful Lea! Love those little star stickpins!

    (-: Heidi

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  13. Your card is great as usual! :) Love those stickpins! I love that set! I would love to have that set! Pick me... Pick me.. hee hee

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  14. Beautiful, Lea! I could look at your cards all day, every day! This stamp set is wonderful. I especially love the meaning. I gotta me some of those stick pins, too! :)
    ♥♥ Kay

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