Thursday, May 15, 2025

May 15th sketch challenge

 Happy Thursday! The month is flying by and it's time for our mid-month sketch challenge!  Our challenge for you today is a throwback sketch challenge!  We have four amazing throwback sketches for you to choose from when creating your layout!  If you feel inspired by more than one you are welcome to create a layout or two or even FOUR using these throwback sketches! Here are the sketches:

Now for inspiration from our amazing DT:

Tina:

Tina used throwback sketch #282 to create her layout! 

Lori used throwback sketch #106 to create her layout! 

We hope these layouts have inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! 
To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is May 31st at 9:55 pm CST





Saturday, May 10, 2025

13th Birthday Bash sketch #1

 Happy weekend!! May is a great month here at Sketch N Scrap!  May is our birthday month, so we are celebrating 13 years of sharing inspiring sketches with you!  Each and every Saturday in May we will be sharing an exclusive birthday bash sketch with you! And what is a celebration without a prize?  We will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky randomly selected participant!!   The winner will be able to select the online craft store of their choice for the gift certificate!! You will get one entry for each project you upload here on the blog OR in our Facebook challenge group!  No double dipping allowed- one entry per sketch anyone uploading their projects to both the blog and Facebook will be disqualified and their entry will not count.  Our first13th Birthday Bash sketch was created by sketch artist Lisa.

Here is the fun sketch she created for us:


Inspiration from our amazing DT:
Lori:

We hope this layout  has inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! 
To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is May 31st at 9:55 pm CST


Monday, May 5, 2025

Card Sketch #285

 Happy Monday!!! We hope your month is off to a great start! Today we have our first card sketch of the month for you!  It's a busy month here at Sketch N Scrap as we celebrate 13 years of sharing inspiring sketches with you as well as National Scrapbook Day! As part of the celebration we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky randomly selected participant!!   The winner will be able to select the online craft store of their choice for the gift certificate!! You will get one entry for each project you upload here on the blog OR in our Facebook challenge group!  No double dipping allowed- one entry per sketch anyone uploading their projects to both the blog and Facebook will be disqualified and their entry will not count. 

Today's sketch is brought to us by sketch artist Lisa.

Here is the fun sketch she created for us: 


Inspiration from our amazing DT:


Jan:

We hope these cards have inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! 
To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is May 31st at 9:55 pm CST






Saturday, May 3, 2025

Happy National Scrapbooking Day 2025!!

  Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!! It's a busy month here at Sketch N Scrap as we celebrate 13 years of sharing inspiring sketches with you as well as National Scrapbook Day! As part of the celebration we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky randomly selected participant!!   The winner will be able to select the online craft store of their choice for the gift certificate!! You will get one entry for each project you upload here on the blog OR in our Facebook challenge group!  No double dipping allowed- one entry per sketch anyone uploading their projects to both the blog and Facebook will be disqualified and their entry will not count.  Now without further adieu, here is the fun sketch that Lisa created for us for National Scrapbooking Day 2025!! 


Inspiration from our amazing DT:


We hope this layout  has inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! 
To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is May 31st at 9:55 pm CST



Friday, May 2, 2025

April's featured artists

 Happy May! Thank you to everyone who joined us last month!  I think we can say it was an awesome month!!!  The DT was inspired by all the amazing entries shared both on the blog and in our Facebook group in April!!  What creative projects everyone shared!

It's time to announce our featured artists for April!  First up is our featured scrapper!  It was a hard choice again this month but the DT selected this amazing layout created by Neyla using the April 1st sketch!


The DT loved the fun bold and bright color palette of Neyla's layout and her lovely hearts!   Congratulations Neyla!! 


Next up is our featured card maker. Congratulations goes to Jackie!  Jackie used the April 5th card sketch to create her card.

The DT loved the adorable fair and shabby chic feel of Jackie's amazing card!
Congratulations Jackie!!

Ladies make sure and grab your badge on the right sidebar and display it proudly on your blogs or social media profiles! Thanks to all our readers for sharing your lovely work with us and inspiring us and others with your creativity!!   Make sure and check out our Facebook challenge group for much more inspiration and to join in our monthly virtual crop!! We hope you will play along again this month!!!!    


Thursday, May 1, 2025

Sketch N Scrap #316

 Happy May!!! April was a great month here at Sketch N Scrap!  The DT was blown away by all the creativity everyone shared with us!  It's a new month,which means it's time for another fun sketch!  May is our birthday month, so we are celebrating 13 years of sharing inspiring sketches with you!  And of course, we will also be celebrating National Scrapbook Day on May 3rd!  And what is a celebration without a prize?  We will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky randomly selected participant!!   The winner will be able to select the online craft store of their choice for the gift certificate!! You will get one entry for each project you upload here on the blog OR in our Facebook challenge group!  No double dipping allowed- one entry per sketch anyone uploading their projects to both the blog and Facebook will be disqualified and their entry will not count. 

  We are kicking May off with a fun 2-photo sketch for you to try. 

 Today's sketch was created by sketch artist Lisa.

Here is the fun sketch:


Inspiration from our amazing DT:

Deanna:


We hope these layouts have inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! 
To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is May 31st at 9:55 pm CST






Sunday, April 20, 2025

April 20th card sketch challenge

   Happy Sunday and Happy Easter! The month is flying by and it's time for our last sketch of the month!!  Our challenge for you today is a throwback card sketch challenge!  We have four amazing throwback card sketches for you to choose from today!!  If you feel inspired by more than one you are welcome to create a card or two or even FOUR using these throwback card sketches! Here are the sketches:

Inspiration from our amazing DT:
Jan:


We hope these cards have inspired you to play along with us this month! 

We can't wait to see what you create! To play along:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch or a layout or card based on our sketch.
  (DO NOT USE THE DIRECT LINK, use http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com)
2. Link your layout or card up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar.  Make sure and link up a DIRECT link to your blog post to allow us to easily locate your entry on your blog.
  Have fun, we can't wait to see what you create!

Deadline to link up is April 30th at 9:55 pm CST









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