Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Hop(e) For Haiti



Welcome to Skipping Stones Design’s Blog Hop(e) for Haiti. If you just happened upon my blog today, you’ll want to go back to the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. If you came here by way of Laurie Schmidlin, you're in the right place.

Skipping Stones Design wanted to do something to give back to the people of Haiti who have been so devastated by the recent earthquake. To start, each card you see on the blog hop today will be auctioned on E-bay, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Red Cross in support of the Haitian Relief Effort (please check the Skipping Stones Design website for the link to the auction). In addition, $2.00 from every stamp set purchased between February 16 and 22 will be donated to the Red Cross. So check out both the auction and the store and consider joining in this fundraising effort.

In addition to the fabulous eye candy, there will be a few pre-release stamp sets hidden along the blog hop. As you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win! If there is a break somewhere along the hop, refer to the master list at Skipping Stones Design and at Sparkle and Bling.

I decided to make a friendship card using a butterfly image and sentiment from Healing Wings, an absolutely stunning set and definitely one of my favorite SSD sets. I stamped two butterflies, colored them with Copics, added some glitter, and trimmed them out. The layout is last week's fabulous Mojo Monday Sketch #125 (love this one), and the dp is by October Afternoon.

Your next stop is the amazing Jackie Pedro at The Scalloped Edge! Enjoy the hop!





Stamps: Healing Wings (Skipping Stones Design)
Paper: Stampin' Up Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss textured, Papertrey Vintage Cream, October Afternoon "Report Card" dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Up Soft Sky
Accessories: Spellbinders classic and scalloped circle Nestabilities, Fancy Tags and Fancy Scalloped Butterfly Piercabilities, Creative Memories circle cutting system, Kaiser Craft black adhesive pearls, foam adhesive, papertrey ribbon, button, and twine, Copic markers, clear glitter, Quickie glue pen

56 comments:

Jennifer Moore said...

Such a gorgeous card. I love your take of the Mojo sketch.

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Gorgeous card Amy!! I love the colors, dp, butterflies and wonderful take on this Mojo sketch!! What a beauty!!

Cindy Lawrence said...

So beautiful, Amy! Love that fabulous color combo, and I really must try this sketch!

Chris said...

I was just relooking at your blog this morning and am amazed at the variety of layouts/looks you come up with. :) Each one is a work of art - including this! Love the colors.

Cibele Glazer said...

What a breathtaking card! This butterflies are beautiful.

Laurie Marmon said...

I love this healing wings set. So pretty. :) Thanks for sharing.

Nancy said...

Just lovely, thanks.

Marisa said...

LOVE those butterflies!! Fabulous card using Julee's sketch! Love the pops of black and the DP is perfect. Great card for a great cause!!

MoonDust Bath and Body said...

Very nice!

Beautiful Greetings said...

Amy your sense of design never fails to amaze me! I love everything about this card!

Jeanne said...

Absolutely gorgeous card! Wow! Those butterflies are so beautiful. Your color choices are wonderful. And that sentiment...so true. Thanks SO much for sharing!

Jessica Diedrich said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS! I adore those butterflies and the beautiful layout!

mycardz said...

Wow! Gorgeous card. You always amaze me with your awesome creativity.

Amanda D. said...

I love the colors of your card. It turned out stunningly!

Barbara said...

Gorgeous, Amy!! Those butterflies are stunning!

wendyp said...

Gorgeous!!! Love the design and that fabulous color combo!

ChristineCreations said...

Just yummy Amy! The sketch looks great, and I love the papers and the gorgeous bow! Such pretty butterflies too!

Anonymous said...

Love the spring-iness of the colors and the light-ness of the butterflies!

Latisha said...

This is GORGEOUS!!!

Pam said...

Great Work. Love the cards.

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Beautiful! Love the butterflies!!

stampmonkey said...

Stunning...no other word describes your work! You did an awesome job with this set (and I'm now wishing I'd chosen another one -lol). I love what you did with the Mojo sketch and your colors are so happy!

Claireabelle said...

Wow Amy, just gorgeous!
x

Denise Marzec said...

My WORRRRRRD, I love the look of this. Your coloring on the butterflies is gorgeous and I love them up against that October Afternoon paper. When Michelle gets some of this paper in her store, I'm SOOOOO going to scarf some up.

Susan said...

Just love your beautiful cards!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

As always this is gorgeous love the detail you add to your cards!!!

silvia said...

Pretty card!

Linda Carson said...

What a delightful piece of art! Love it!

Kaye said...

Love your card

KOstvig said...

Very pretty card lov ethe colors andthe Butterflies

Lorrie said...

Stunning!

Haidee said...

OUTSTANDIND!!! WOW!!

Barb Turpin said...

Wow! Your colors really pop, how can that be when they are so soft? Love it!

Eva said...

OMG!!!! I am speechless...this is beyond gorgeous!!!

Deebi27 said...

Great color mix, and I really like the simple butterfly! Great card!

rozie640 said...

Your card is stunning and should be framed. I love those butterflies and all the black brads. Background paper is so cute. Excellent.

Allison said...

This is such a beautiful card. Those butterflies look amazing and I love the bow!

Shantaie said...

Amy, this card is so wonderful, I LOVE your take on the mojo sketch!!

Merilee Lane, Where Life is But a Dream said...

What a darling card! I just LOVE your work!

Jana said...

To beautiful for words. I'm so glad I followed this blog hop to your site.

NatQuebec said...

What a gorgeous card !! It's like the butterflies will leave the card !

Kathie said...

Butterflies are my fav. You done it right. <3

Conniecrafter said...

so pretty, love the colors, and use of the brads!

Mama mia said...

I love it!! I love the colors and the card. You always do such a great job. Thankyou and thankyou for the hop(e).

Christiana said...

Gorgeous! I saw your work in Papercrafting magazine today. Congrats on being featured!

ajh1985 said...

so delicate looking, i love how alot of yall are using a butterfly for the cards, i always think of a butterfly as a sign of hope :D

Anonymous said...

Such a gorgeous card, love the butterflies! Thanks for joining us in the hop(e)!

Unknown said...

Lovely card for a great cause. I will have to hop over to your auction.
I wanted to tell you I saw your card in Papercrafts today, congrats, it was lovely you must be so proud!

Tanya said...

Simply divine! I love all of the details!!

Deborah Anton said...

Beautiful! The colors are awesome and I love the polka dot butterflies!

Shelly @Crafty Creative Studio said...

Love the polka dots on those butterflys!

Stephanie Gruss said...

This card is wonderful! (It might be a little dangerous though, now I know why I need more Copics!)

craftymom205 said...

Great card.

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

beautiful!

Unknown said...

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rozie640 said...

Hi Amy: I just received your beautiful csard thst was sold on eBay for the Haiti relief. I cannot tell you how much I love your beautiful creation The way you packaged it is awesome!!! I want you to know that your card is going on display in my stamp room for a very long time to come. It inspires me just looking at it. I thank you, Rose Kerry