Live Laugh Love Card

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a quick, clean and simple card to share with you. I used the New E8-003 Classic Triple Scallop to cut/emboss the beautiful decorative edge along the bottom. Here is a close up of the decorative edge.For the stamped images and sentiment I used Dandelions Dreams stamp set from Skipping Stones Design. I used Ranger Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for the flowers and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for the sentiment. Then I used S5-070 Ornate Artisan Tags & Accents and the Grand Claibur™ from Spellbinders™ to cut/emboss the tag. I also used S4-347 Labels Twenty-Three and layered all of the die cuts using 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™.For a finishing touch I added a seam binding bow and a couple of trinket pins from Maya Road. All of the cardstock is from Discount Cardstock. I used Blue 67# and Simply Smooth White.

Supplies
Paper: Discount Cardstock Blue 67#, Simply Smooth White
Stamps: Skipping Stones Design Dandelions Dreams
Ink: Ranger Tumbled Glass Distress Ink; Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Claibur™, S4-347 Labels Twenty-Three, E8-003 Classic Triple Scallop, S5-070 Ornate Artisan Tags & Accents
Accessories: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Seam Binding; Maya Road Trinket Pins

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Really Reasonable Ribbon Guest Desinger - Ribbon Rose Tutorial

Hello and Good morning! I am so excited to be the GDT for Really Reasonable Ribbon!! Today, I have a wall hanging, two cards and a ribbon rose tutorial to share with you. Here is the wall hanging I designed with the ribbon roses. Before I get started with the tutorial I want to show you the yummy colors of ribbon I was able to work with on my projects. This is the New Dark Satin w/ Grosgrain Edge Assortment. So beautiful--I love these colors!!To get started I cut a 12 inch piece of ribbon. Then I made cuts about 1 inch apart going right up to the edge on the entire piece of ribbon. Next I trimmed the corners.After I trimmed the corners then I carefully heat set the ribbon. I Placed a piece of foil on a cookie sheet and used a stylus to hold down the ribbon. I let the heat tool get really hot and then I heated the ribbon. The edges of the ribbon will start to curl as it heats up. Heat one petal at a time. **Please note the ribbon can heat up really fast and you want to be careful not to scorch it. The next step is to assemble the rose. On the first petal I applied glue in a sideways L shape. Then I start to roll the ribbon. I kept adding glue and rolling the ribbon one petal at a time. As you can see from the photo the rose is starting to take shape. Here is the end result beautiful dimensional ribbon roses. These little roses will make the perfect embellishments for all your paper crafting projects. Here is one more close up of the wall hanging.

Next I have two cards to share with you. For this first card I used three colors of the ribbon from the New Dark Satin w/ Grosgrain Edge Assortment package.Using the ribbon I was able to create a quick and easy background.For the second card I used two colors of ribbon from the New Dark Satin w/ Grosgrain Edge Assortment package. I used the lavender ribbon to create a border and the green ribbon to make leaves for my tissue paper flower.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! I am so thrilled to share my projects with you and I hope you enjoyed the ribbon rose tutorial. A Huge Thank You to Bonnie and True at Really Reasonable Ribbon for asking me to be the GDT!!! Please be sure to check out the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings Blog and the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store for fantastic projects ideas and beautiful ribbon!!

I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!!

Hugs & smiles,
Heidi Blankenship

Vacation - Blog Candy!!! - Classes at VIP Scrapbooks in Rochester

Good morning! Today, I have a fun surprise to share with all of you. On Sunday I returned home after an amazing 10 day vacation in Florida!! We had such a Fabulous time and yes I have pictures to share--LOL! We went to Sea World, Universal, Disney and the Ocean. We also visited some family, went on an air boat ride and to a pirate dinner theater. My oldest son will be graduating this year and this was our big family vacation before graduation. While I was on vacation I was thinking I am having so much fun and my blog readers have no clue what I am up to. Sorry I didn't want to announce to the world that I was on vacation and not home--I'm sure you can understand--LOL!! I thought when I get back home I have to do something fun for all of my wonderful blog readers SO......How about some BLOG CANDY??? I have some wonderful goodies that I would love to send to one lucky winner!! (you can click on each picture to make it larger)6 x 6 My Mind's Eye Paper Pad---Stella and Rose Hazel Collection.Always Here stamp set from Skipping Stones Design.

Assortment of buttons.Assortment of 50 Ivory Prima paper flowers.Still Sew Cute Chipboard Set from Maya Road--includes 8 designs/16 pieces.Crazy Love Clear Stamps from BoBunny.Assortment of Trinket Pins--Leaf, Pink Pearl Flowers & Gems from Maya Road.Assortment of Ribbon, Crochet Trim from Prima and Hug Snug Seam Binding.Spellbinders™ 2011 CHA shirt!!! The only way you can get your hands on one of these sweet T's is at CHA!!! (size XL).

So tell me what do you think?

Oh but wait it gets better!!! Would you like a chance to win MORE??? How about some Spellbinders™ Die Templates??? I have up to three sets of die templates to add the to Blog Candy!!!S5-041 Floral Doily Motifs will be the first die template set that is up for grabs.Next will be S5-030 Fancy Tags Two.And last but not least S5-040 Floral Doily Accents.

Here are the details on how you could Win!!! **PLEASE Read** 1. Sign up as a Follower on my blog and leave a comment on THIS blog post. 2. For another chance to win post a link to THIS blog post on Your Blog and/or Facebook about the Blog Candy and let me know in the comments. If you are already a Follower just leave a comment to let me know and you will be included in the Blog Candy Giveaway! That's all there is to it--easy peasy!! ALSO Please, Please, PLEASE Do Not leave an Anonymous comment!! Leave a link to your blog, your email or some way for me to be able to contact you if you are the winner!!! For every 100 New Followers (up to 300) I will add one of the die templates to the Blog Candy!!! So you will have a chance to win all of the goodies in the top photo for the Blog Candy and up to THREE Spellbinders Die Templates Sets!!!

I will leave this open for One Week (April 8th - April 15th) with the cut off at midnight (CST) April 15th. The Winner will be selected by random generator on Saturday April 16th. The Winner will have 48 hrs to reply. If I don't hear from the winner another winner will be selected.

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VIP Die Cutting Extravaganza

I also wanted to let all of the local blog readers know that I will be at VIP Scrapbook in Rochester April 17th. I will be teaching 2 Classes and doing a Make-n-Take for the VIP Die Cutting Extravaganza.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Good Luck!!!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

PS>>>Scroll down to the next blog post to see some vacation photos.

Skipping Stones Design - SSD#70 - Guest Sketch Artist Week 5

**Edit** Sorry for the delay on the post!! I was gone all yesterday and had this scheduled to post but didn't realize it never posted!

Good morning! Today, is my fifth and final week as Guest Sketch Artist for Skipping Stones Design. I want to say a Huge Thank You!!! I have really enjoyed creating the sketches and the cards and being able to see how the other designers use the sketches to design their cards. I am very excited to share my card and sketch with you today!
Here is the card that I designed for the sketch. I used Birthday Purses stamp set from Skipping Stones Design and paper piecing with My Mind's Eye Paper. Here is the sketch for this week.
Supplies
Stamps: Skipping Stones Design Birthday Purses
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White; My Mind's Eye Hazel
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™, S5-034 Parisian Accents
Accessories: Want2Scrap White Baby Pearls, My Mind's Eye Brads

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful comments over the past few weeks!! I have really enjoyed being a Guest Sketch Artist for Skipping Stones Designs!!! Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Skipping Stones Design - SSD#69 - Guest Sketch Artist Week 4

Good morning! Today, is my fourth week as Guest Sketch Artist for Skipping Stones Design and I am very excited to share my second card and sketch with you.
Here is the card I designed for this weeks sketch. I used the Heartsong stamp set from Skipping Stones Design to design my card. I used the music border to create a background and then I inked and distressed the edges.Here is this week's sketch for Skipping Stones Design. SSD#69

Here is a close up of the sentiment in the upper corner.Here is a close up of the sweet little bird image. I stamped the image of the bird three times, once onto the label, then the oval and also on another piece of paper. I colored the bird with Copic markers and then hand cut the image, added 3D Foam Squares and layered the images.To make the diecuts I used the Grand Calibur™ and S5-027 Labels Twenty-One, S4-110 Classic Ovals Large and S4-328 Foliage die templates from Spellbinders™ to cut/emboss the shapes.I added some Black and Baby Blue Rhinestones from Want2Scrap for corner accents around the label and a Prima Rose.

Supplies
Stamps: Skipping Stones Design Heartsong
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White, Posh Green Crepe 65#, Posh Sky Blue Crepe 65#
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Vintage Photo, Antique Linen Distress Inks; Copic Marker E15, E25, E31, B000, B02, B21
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™, S5-027 Labels Twenty-One, S4-110 Classic Ovals Large, S4-328 Foliage
Accessories: Want2Scrap Black Rhinestones, Baby Blue Rhinestones; Prima Rose; Beacon Adhesives™ 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue™; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Distress Tool

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Terrific Tuesday!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop - Green Birthday - SSD68

Welcome to the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop to celebrate the release of Green Birthday! If you've just happened upon my blog today, make sure to start from the beginning at Skipping Stones Design.

Combined with the blog hop today, it's also Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday which means as a Guest Sketch Artist this month, I have another sketch to share with all of you. We'd love for you to play along with the sketch and link your card at the Skipping Stones Blog. Also, remember to use SSD68 if you post to any on line sites.

Here is our blog hop order:

Heidi

Tammie

Amy

Jingle

Vanessa

Kandi

Wendy

Ann

Lindsey

Barb

Brenda

Gladys

Michelle

Supplies
Stamps: Skipping Stones Design Green Birthday
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White; WorldWin Brown, Fairy Tale Pink, Pink
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink; Copic Markers E31, E15, E25, R81, RV17, B21, Y11
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™ , S4-295 Lacey Squares #3, S4-161 Labels One #3, S4-324 Ribbon Banners, S5-045 Banner Basics Two
Accessories: Prima Brown Flowers; Ranger Diamond Stickles; My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink Bling Fine and Dandy; Beacon Adhesives™ Zip-Dry™ ; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I hope you have a Fabulous Day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Skipping Stones Design - SSD67 - Guest Sketch Artist week 2

Good morning! Today, is my second week as Guest Sketch Artist for Skipping Stones Design and I am very excited to share my second card and sketch with you. Here is the card I designed for this weeks sketch. I used Dandelion Dreams for the cluster of soft pastel flowers and Pumkin Seed Sentiments to create the background at the bottom of the card and add the sentiment. Here is the sketch that I designed. Sketch SSD#67 for Skipping Stones Design.Here is a close up of the floral images. I used Simply Smooth Ivory cardstock, the Grand Calibur™ and S4-319 Lattice Rectangles #3 to cut/emboss the rectangle shape. Then I stamped the floral images using Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks from Ranger. Then I inked the outer edges of the lattice with Spun Sugar Distress Ink, added glitter and very lightly inked the edges with Rich Cocoa ink. I used the Grand Calibur™ and S4-306 Wonky Rectangles #5 and S5-046 Banner Basics Three to create a label and border. Then I distressed the edges of the background and added a few rhinestones.

Supplies
Stamps: Skipping Stones Design Dandelion Dreams, Pumkin Seed Sentiments
Paper: DCS Simply Smooth Ivory; WorldWin Green
Ink: Ranger Distress Inks Spun Sugar, Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass; Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™, S4-319 Lattice Rectangles #3, S4-306 Wonky Rectangles #5, S5-046 Banner Basics Three
Accessories: Kaisercraft Soft Pink Rhinestones; Joann's 2-Way Glue Pen, Pale Pink Glitter; Hand Tinted Seam Binding; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Distress Tool

Please be sure to visit the Skipping Stones Design Blog to see all of the other cards creating using sketch SSD#67. I can't wait to see what the ladies from the Skipping Stones Design DT created and the ladies who are the Guest Designers for March!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a creative day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi