New Pixie Cottage Challenge and challenge news!

Welcome to the New and Improved Pixie Cottage Challenge.

We will be holding our challenges EVERY week starting today!
In addition to more chances to win great prizes from Michelles Scrapbooking and More, we have made it even easier to participate. Each week we will have a sketch and/or a theme. It is your choice to use the theme of the week or the sketch or both!
This week we have a sketch and a theme.


The theme is Wet or Dry embossing.

My card this week features one of Lisa Schmidts GIRLS OF THE WORLD line. Lisa started out with a Dutch girl Janneke, a Scottish girl Maggie, and, the image I used, a sweet little girl from Ireland, Cassidy. I am really hoping that Lisa sketches many more of these little cuties!
I wet embossed my image and then paper pieced and watercolored. My background is sponged with Distress inks.

Card Recipe:
Paper - K&Company, Bazzil swiss dots CS, Strathmore 140lb WC paper.
Ink - TH Distress, Versafine
Accessories - Spellbinders dies, Ribbon, Brads, Flowers from Wild Orchids Crafts, Madeira Thread.

Challenges:
For Fun Challenge - Flowers/rain showers/spring
Flourishes - Use what you bought! (my new pack of K&Company paper!)
Prairie Fairy - Texture
Crafty Creations - Paper Piecing
Just add Ink - Just add.....ink
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Anything Goes
S2G - Anything Goes

Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday and Sneak Peek!

Wow, spring break is over and boy did it go by fast! Welcome to the first Sketch Tuesday in April. This month we have an amazingly talented sketch artist, Kimberly Crawford. Kimberly has created some beautiful sketches to play with this month. Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge.

Also joining us this month are two incredibly talented guest DT members, Bev Rousch and Ashley Newell!
This week I am providing a sneak peek at a fabulous new stamp set called Whispering Wings. This gorgeous set will be available next week in the Skipping Stones Store. I will also have candy next week to celebrate the new releases so make sure to keep checking back!

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Card Recipe:
Paper: K&Company and Bazzil
Ink: Versafine and TH Distress inks
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
accessories: Ribbon, Martha Stewart punches, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis, squares and labels dies and Madeira Thread.

Challenges:
SSDS - Wings
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a time - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Ribbons and Bows