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Today is Skipping Stones Design on my blog!

It is Sketch Challenge Day and we're having a Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from the wonderful Ann's blog:

Stamp with Me

We'll be featuring the latest Skipping Stones Design release, Cancer Schmancer:

Isn't it w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l-?!!!

There's also a fabbie new set called Grunge...you're going to LOVE it...I'll have a card next week featuring it:)

Check out the new Sketch by Karen Giron:

Here's my take on the sketch:

I definitely gravitate towards lotsa patterns and colors...that's why I love to buy the paper pads or crafting kits...all the patterned paper is Echo Park, Life is Good.  I wanted to make a really girlie card...there is a ton of stitching on this one...

The butterfly is so delicate but makes a lovely impact on the card...I stamped the image on the grid paper and then stamped it on ivory cardstock and then did some fussy cutting...I'm giving this to my mom so that she can send it to her friend that is going through Chemo for Breast Cancer..

Did you hear that for every Cancer Schmancer set that is sold in the month of October, Skipping Stones Design will be donating $4 to the Susan G Komen Foundation...what are you waiting for...it's an awesome set...buy yours today...

BTW, have you had your mammo this year?  This was taken from the Susan G. Komen Foundation site:

About 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer will occur among women in the United States during 2010. And an estimated 39,840 women will die from breast cancer this year. Also, about 1,970 men will be diagnosed and 390 men will die of breast cancer during 2010 in the United States. In addition to invasive breast cancer, an estimated 54,010 new cases of in situ breast cancer will occur among women in 2010.

PLEASE if you haven't already...make your appointment today...I had mine last friday...definitely not fun for a petite modest girl like myself {ugh} but it is just one of those things that 'we gotta do'...

I'm the end of the blog hop...I hope that you enjoyed it...please play with us in the sketch challenge...We would love to see how you are inspired!

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Just a reminder that you have until 11:59 pm PDT TONIGHT to link up for Flashback Friday 3.0!  Whaddya got to lose?  There's a fabbie sponsor, EAD Designs with a whole lotta Stickerz goodness!  I'll post the random winner of FBF 3.0 Saturday morning...they will be the lucky ducks that get to pick out the theme for Flashback Friday 4.0 that will be announced on Friday, October 22nd!  They will also be my Guest DT for 4.0!!!

I wanted to do a ginormous shout out for all of you that have managed to vote for me in the Cosmo Cricket Honorary Design Team Member Contest...there are a TON of talented and big named peeps going for this one spot...there are literally pages and pages of comments...it's c-r-a-z-y!  Looks like voting is open UNTIL TODAY 5 PM Mountain time so thanks so much my friends!!!