Monday, January 28, 2013

A Farewell


Today is my very last post for Skipping Stones Design, a team that I have been a part of for well over a year. The team, past and present, are holding a little hop today to thank the owner of Skipping Stones Design, Heather, for a great experience of showcasing her amazing designs. I wish you the best Heather, with your family and career!

I used  Breathtaking Butterflies, Dandelion Dreams, and Garden Kiss to create my custom background.

*I used old Stampin' Up! pigment ink for the blue, coral, navy and saffron. I used Antique Linen distress ink for the dots and small butterflies.

I enjoyed making my own background paper for this card, random stamping is fun!...thanks to Moxie Fab World's 75 Creative Card Challenges Week: Make your Own Background Paper Challenge for the inspiration! 

You should have arrived from Wendy's Blog. If you want to start at the beginning, please stop by the Skipping Stones Design Blog. There are a few prizes up for grabs in the form of great Skipping Stones Design Stamps, so please be sure to leave a comment on the stops today. Winners will be announced Monday, February 4th on the Skipping Stones Design Blog. Your next stop is Stephanie Mino!

67 comments:

Jen W. said...

Love the gorgeous layered stamping, Karen. I'll miss your SSD cards!

Lynn said...

Beautiful and a perfect sentiment for Heather...I'm sure she'll appreciate this beautiful design.

Brandi said...

Stunning! The colors and stamps you used to create the patterned paper is fabulous!

Tammy said...

Stunning indeed! I'm speechless!

Sandra said...

lovely !
Sandra ltb

~amy~ said...

color...I love all the color!!!!!!!

Taheerah (*LittleMissT*) said...

Beautiful card Karen - love the mix of colours and it really feels like all the butterflies and birds and in motion!

Christy Q @ SchnauzerCrafts Creations said...

What a gorgeous background - love the colors!

Stephanie said...

So gorgeous, Karen.....as always! Love your layered butterflies! It was nice working with you.

Jaclyn Miller said...

Absolutely stunning. Beautiful colors!

Katie Gehring said...

Karen, this is gorgeous! Love how you combined the bugs and birds to create your background. Love the colors you selected too!

Sherry Eckblad said...

beautiful mix of colors!

Emily Keaton said...

This is really beautiful, Karen!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Love the card and butterflies!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Love the card and butterflies!

Annette said...

wow Karen your stamping is fabulous... this is gorgeous..

Brenda said...

This is stunning. You have a talent for creating amazing backgrounds.

Jingle said...

This is absolutely gorgeous! Wow! I love it!

maria f. said...

This is lovely too. I just got Breathtaking Butterflies - thanks for the inspiration.

Laura B. said...

Love this beautiful background!

Lisa said...

Such depth Karen. At first glance it looks like your design is in a yellow frame. Fabulous ;)

JJ Bolton said...

Just remarkable! Absolutely stunning!

Kelly said...

GORGEOUS! going out with a serious BANG! love the colors and the big images that look so effortless! just beautiful!

Basement Stamper said...

Gorgeous colors on this card!

Sue D said...

Love all the colors and butterflies and birds.

Glenda J said...

This is absolutely fantastic! Love the colours.

Rochelle Sodipo Washington said...

Beautiful Karen! I'm so grateful I got to be on a DT with you! I'm always inspired by your creations!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Beautiful stamping.

Angie Tieman said...

What a beautiful card! Love the overstamping!

Mary-Anne V said...

Very pretty card...love the multiple stamping technique and the feeling of dimension you created with the muted tones under the main bright images.

Miriam Prantner said...

This is really gorgeous, the layers of stamping and the colors are fantastic!

Barb said...

love this! great colors.

Ginny said...

Lovely. Love the dandelion dreams.

lenny said...

Wow...just one word pops in my head...GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pat said...

LOVE the card--so pretty and colorful!

Jean Bullock said...

Love how you used the label in this piece and the stamps are fab!

Barb King said...

I love the layers and the color combo!

BabyBokChoy said...

such a well done card, gorgeous!

Sam said...

Beauitful card, love the colors, the sentiment is really nice.

Kristie Goulet said...

Beautiful cards, love the colors on both!!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

So pretty! Love how you used a mix of stamps!
SSD was lucky to have you!

~Tammy~ said...

Beautiful colors! Makes me long for spring!

jengd said...

Lovely collage of images!

craftymom205 said...

Love the card.

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Indy said...

Fabulous layering and colors!

lynda said...

Another cool card! What kind of ink did you use? You can see through the yellow & blue images but not the red.

donna mikasa said...

Gasp! This is gorgeous! What a stunning color combo, too!

Barb Turpin said...

It's been so fun following all your posts with SSD...I'll have to stalk your blog!

jen said...

What a pretty combo- sad this is the last ssd post! Hope it's a short break!

Beatrice Lawson said...

Such a soft water-colour card, and perfect Moxie entry!

lostinpaper said...

Oh My! Love love love this... it is soooo pinned!

Lyndal said...

LOVE, LOVE your stamping Karen, beautiful card :)

Deirdre said...

Gorgeous Karen - love what you created.

skippy stamps said...

I think this is one of my favorite cards ever!!!! I am always awed by your talent and creativity!! Thankyou so much for being such a big part of SSD! HUgs,
Heather

marylouh said...

Love the card. The layering is so pretty. txmlhl@yahoo.com

Cheryl said...

Oh gosh! This is just gorgeous!

TesaB said...

It's absolutely wonderful!!!! LOVE this card!!!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

wow! Love the colors on this and how you made your paper by layering up the stamped images! Gorgeous!

Rose said...

totally beautiful :)

Riti said...

WOW WOW WOW !
Love the background u did........
gotta case it Girl...

Love this one Totally !

TFS
Hugs,
Riti

Kailash said...

Such a beautiful background you created, love the color palette!!!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

fantastic project!

Heather said...

This is so gorgeous!!! You created such stunning paper, I would never have guessed that it is stamped. Love the colors you used, too.

Alice Wertz said...

wow! gorgeous stamping on the background. love the layered look and the colors are beautiful. beautiful card!

Wida said...

I like your pp, it's vey balanced and I like the way it looks like it has such depth. Got to try that!

Cath said...

Hey Karen! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

Christina said...

What a gorgeous stamped background! Filing away this color combo for future use. I love the simple yellow frame--brilliant!