Skipping Stones Design Sketch 65 + Giveaway!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!  I hope the start of your week has been a fabulous one!  I cleaned like crazy yesterday...our bathroom and our room.  While our bathroom just needed a normal cleaning, our room was a completely different story.  There was so much dust, it is almost embarrassing!!  But now, it is clean from top to bottom and looks fabulous!!

Today I have my card for this week's Skipping Stones Design sketch 65, which I happened to also design. :)  It is kind-of fun to design a sketch and then create a card based on your own idea...  I also used one of the latest Spellbinders label die sets...I won them during their big blog hop week showcasing all the new releases before CHA.  I was so excited when they landed on my doorstep, and I finally got a chance to use them!!  Without further ado, here is what I came up with!

"Together We Can..." supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (vintage cream) 

Paper: Bo Bunny (Crazy Love 6x6 pad) 

Stamps: Skipping Stones Design (Cancer Schmancer set)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: pink, dune) 

Lace Ruffle: Bo Bunny

Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Pearls: Kaiser Craft (pink) & Zva Creative (off white)

Corner Rounder: EK Success 

Diecut/Embossing Machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft

Steel Die: Spellbinders (Labels Twenty-One set) 

Sandpaper 

Instructions:  Fold cream cardstock in half to make card base, and round the bottom corners.  Cut a pink paper block a bit smaller than the card front, round the bottom corners and sand the edges.  Cut and emboss the label from cream cardstock, adhere to the card and stamp the sentiment to the bottom of it.  Stamp the butterfly on cream cardstock, cut out and adhere to the top of the label.  Accent the butterfly with three pearls.  Adhere the ruffle below the label accent, and then tie ribbon around its seam.  Accent the lower right corner with three pearls, and stamp the second sentiment to the left of them to finish. 

I don't have any first hand experience with cancer in my life, and for that I am extremely grateful.  But I watched a great example in my grandma Penny, as she was there for a friend dealing with the disease.  She took her friend to appointments, loved on her and was basically just there for her.  I thought of this as I was looking through my SSD stamps and came upon this set, and my card just completely came together.  And while I hope that I don't ever have anyone to give this card to...I do have it just in case.  And I hope that I will follow in my grandma's example if I ever find myself in the same situation.  

Here is the sketch that that this card is based on- 

And as the Skipping Stones Design sketch designer this month, I get to giveaway two stamp sets!!  So, one lucky winner is going to win the stamp set released this month, "Pumpkin Seed Sentiments", and the set I showcased today, "Cancer Schmancer".  Please leave one comment on this post telling me what you like best about my card, or my post in general!  You have until 11:59pm MST on Sunday, February 27th to leave a comment, and I will post the winner on Monday!  Good luck...I can't wait to hear your responses!  Here are the images of the stamp sets so you know what you are winning! 

 I hope that the rest of your day is fabulous...I have an awesome post tomorrow, one that I am very excited about!!  Come back on over tomorrow to find out what it is!! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.