Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hello, friends! Today Skipping Stones Design is excited to be releasing another BEAUTIFUL stamp set! It is called Beautiful Botanicals and it is a must have!!! And, even better, Skipping Stones has joined up with the fabulous Scor-Pal team for an amazing blog hop! The hop will begins at the Scor-Pal blog and will finish off at the Skipping Stones blog! If you came from Kandi's blog you are already on track! If no, you may want to hop on back to Scor-Pal to join in on ALL the fun!

Don't forget to leave comments! Skipping Stones Design will be giving away one stamp set to a lucky winner and Scor-Pal is giving away a Scor-Buddy, so there is lots to win!

I stamped the leaf image in Versamark and embossed it in white EP. Next I added a wash of green watercolors to the paper, wiping the extra off the embossed image.

To create the rosette, I cut a strip of paper 1 inch wide using the wavy border option on my trimmer. Using the Scor-Buddy I scored it every 1/4 inch all the way down the length of the strip. Fold it in a valley/mountain fold. Glue the ends together. Carefully press the shape together forming a rosette. Adhere to a piece of scrap paper with hot glue.

The Butterfly was colored with copics, covered in wet adhesive and coated with glitter. 

Now it's YOUR turn! Join in the sketch challenge this week by creating a card using the featured sketch and link up to the Skipping Stones site for your chance to win FREE stamps! You don't have to use Skipping Stones Stamps, but we love when you do! Do you have a Scor-Pal or Scor-Buddy? We would love to see you rocking those, too!!! We ask that you don't combine the challenge with more than five total in your post (including SSD) and please link back here! Have fun! Your next stop on the hop is to head on over to the Skipping Stones Design blog!

A HUGE thank you to Scor-Pal for providing Scor-Buddies to the Skipping Stones Design Team! We LOVE THEM!!!!

Here is the complete hop order for you, just in case!

Skipping Stones Design Blog

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz- mothers day

61 comments:

~amy~ said...

super pretty...love the colors!

Jingle said...

Wendy, this is stunning!!!! Wow!

rlovew said...

Love the flower- thanks for sharing how it was done!

Angi Barrs said...

Gorgeous! Love the embossed panels. Fab take on my sketch!

Faye said...

Love green and lavender together. Also love the way you did the background...such a pretty card.

Yvonne said...

Lovely card. I like the roset and butterfly on top. Regards from Holland, Yvonne

silvia said...

Pretty card!! LOVE the butterfly!!

Annette Allen said...

so beautiful...love that butterfly...

genagirl said...

My absolute fave color combo is any shade of purple and green together. This is just great. I love everything about it.

Steph Ackerman said...

this is beautiful Wendy.

Cheryl W. said...

Oh, my gosh - this is b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l! TFS

Amy Martin said...

Oh I love that butterfly. Wow so Beautiful. The colors on your card are wonderful. Very Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

Regina said...

It looks so pretty in the combination of colors you chose.

Jan Garber said...

Pretty, pretty, pretty! Love that butterfly!

Gretchen Wilson said...

I love your card and especially love the layout, cut subject.

Scrapindipity Chick's said...

i love that butterfly soooo pretty!

Miriam Prantner said...

This is so pretty! That butterfly looks amazing, and I love the rosette too!

Sheila said...

Love the card but most of all love the butterfly. Thanks for sharing.

Ravengirl said...

How gorgeous! I love the emboss resist technique! Well done here!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Wow!!! I love the colors. Thanks for sharing.

Ultimate Whirligig said...

Beautiful card. The colours you have used are so pretty

Unknown said...

Very elegant, love your card!!
Cindylu

Susan said...

This is stunning. I love the embossing, the rosette, and the butterfly!

Unknown said...

WOW! Gorgeous...has the x-factor :O)

Marlena M. said...

Beautiful color combo. Exquisite!

Kim said...

Great card:)
~Kim

karennarelle said...

gorgeous butterfly

Unknown said...

Love your butterfly sitting on the rosette.
hugs,
Gini

zehra said...

Super sweet, love the embossed resist panels, beautiful colors on the butterfly

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Great colors on your card!

Anonymous said...

Your card is definitely one of my favorites. Great job!

Debbie Bonczek said...

Really beautiful work. The butterfly is beautiful.
dbonczek@comcast.net

AJ said...

Great twist on the sketch! Love it!!

Wendy Thompson said...

What a clever idea Wendy I love it thanks for sharing

jusaweecatnap said...

Love the rosette. Thanks for the how to.

Amery said...

Love the card!

Anita Braddock said...

Gorgeous card love the color purple
is my color and love the flowers. thanks for sharing,
abbraddock@msn.com

Ujjwal said...

I love the embossed panels and the butterfly is gorgeous!

maria f. said...

Had to tell you how striking your butterfly is!

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Beautiful card. I love that gorgeous butterfly.

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Beautiful card. That butterfly is stunning.

Brooke said...

beautiful. I love the colors, and the butterfly is lovely.

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous card! I love your creative bloom, too!
Thank you so much for a chance to win!!!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Wendy! Absolutely gorgeous! Seriously, one of my all time favorite color combos...lavender and green...yum! The butterfly looks amazing!

Pamela said...

Beautiful card!! I love it! :)

Neha Jain said...

butterfly is lovely

Barb Turpin said...

Wow! Beautiful card...love everything about it, gorgeous butterfly, lovely rosette, awesome emboss resist...

Shannon White said...

OMgoodness is this ever PRetty! 8-) Love your emboss resist panels and your Gorgeous Butterfly! So Lovely!
8-)

Hugs
Shannon

Janice said...

Love the color combo, very nice card!

Linda said...

Wendy, your card is soooo pretty! You used so many techniques with wonderful results!The stamps are so versatile! Would love to have a Scor-Buddy!

EstherT said...

I love the white flowers, and great job using the sketch! Thank you!

Unknown said...

stunning card

Unknown said...

WOW !! stunning .Loved it

Lillian Child said...

Oh my ... but that butterfly is absolutely STUNNING! WOW!

Curly said...

OMGosh thank you so much for joining us at Crafty Catz this week this absolutely adorable creation its so perfect for our Mother's Day or Special Lady Challenge
Good Luck with the challenge,
Hugs Bridget :0) x

Crafty Cat Dt

Cheryl S. said...

Wonderful colors and stamps - awesome card!

Sheila said...

The embossed panels and colors used make this a unique card.

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

Love the rosette!

Deanne :)

Pam Hornschu said...

Beautiful colors, card, and..oh my, that butterfly!

Karen B. said...

Absolutely gorgeous Wendy! The colors are beautiful and the butterfly, wow, just so pretty.

JoAnn V. (http://joboogie.typepad.com) said...

Gorgeous! Love it! :)