Card Sketch #284

  Happy April!!! We hope your month is off to a great start! Today we have our first card sketch of the month for you!  

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

Here is the fun sketch she created for us: 

We have decided that while many liked the associated "twists" to go along with our sketches, many did not so we decided to leave off twists moving forward on our sketches for the 1st, 5th, 15th and 20th and use twists only with our crop challenge sketches, so participants can experience the best of both worlds! Thank you for all your feedback on our twists!  

Inspiration from our amazing DT:

Jan:

Deanna:

Chris:

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 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

March's Featured artists

 Happy April! 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 March!!  What creative projects everyone shared!

It's time to announce our featured artists for March!  First up is our featured scrapper!  It was a hard choice again this month but the DT selected this amazing layout created by Marilyn using throwback sketch #229 for our March 15th sketch challenge!

The DT loved the soft color palette of Marilyn's layout with all the gorgeous flowers and lovely details!   Congratulations Marilyn!! 

Next up is our featured card maker. Congratulations goes to Willa Jean!  Willa Jean used the March 5th card sketch to create her card. 

The DT loved Willa Jean's card with the lovely butterfly, she really rocked the sketch!

Congratulations Willa Jean!!

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!!!!    

Sketch N Scrap #315

 Happy April!!! March 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!  We are kicking April off with a fun 4-photo sketch for you to try. 

 Today's sketch was created by sketch artist Lisa.

Here is the fun sketch:

We have decided that while many liked the associated "twists" to go along with our sketches, many did not so we decided to leave off twists moving forward on our sketches for the 1st, 5th, 15th and 20th and use twists only with our crop challenge sketches, so participants can experience the best of both worlds! Thank you for all your feedback on our twists!  

Now for some inspiration from our amazing DT:

Deanna:

Chris:

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 April 30th at 9:55 pm CST

March 20th 2025 throwback card sketch challenge

  Happy Thursday! The month is flying by and it's time for our last sketch of the month challenge!  As you know this year we are changing things up a bit and we kicked off 2025 with a new format!  We are now offering a new sketch just twice a month on the 1st and 5th, then on the 15th and 20th we are challenging you to create a layout or card using a throwback sketch!  We are also adding a "TWIST" challenge to all our sketches this year!  Each month we will have a "THEME" and each sketch will feature a "TWIST" based on that theme.

 This month's theme is: OVER THE RAINBOW

We have four fun throwback card sketches for you to choose from for today's challenge.  

Here are the sketches:

To participate in this challenge select one of the sketches and combine it with our TWIST which is to create a card using 3 colors of the rainbow and a touch of gold!

Here is inspiration from our amazing DT:

Jan:

For her card Jan used throwback sketch #52 and the colors green, indigo and red.  Her pops of gold are found in her ink splts and enamel dots!

Stephanie:

Stephanie used throwback card sketch #106 and the colors: green, indigo and blue on her card.  Her butterflies are her added touch of gold! 

Tina:

For her card Tina also used throwback card sketch #106 and the colors red, green and yellow on her card.  Tina's beautiful ribbon is her touch of gold! 

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 March 31st at 9:55 pm CST

March 15th sketch challenge

 Happy Saturday! The month is flying by and it's time for our mid-month sketch challenge!  As you know this year we are changing things up a bit and we kicked off 2025 with a new format!  We are now offering a new sketch just twice a month on the 1st and 5th, then on the 15th and 20th we are challenging you to create a layout or card using a throwback sketch!  We are also adding a "TWIST" challenge to our sketches this year!  Each month we will have a "THEME" and each sketch will feature a "TWIST" based on that theme.

 This month's theme is: OVER THE RAINBOW

We have four fun throwback sketches for you to choose from for today's challenge.  

Here are the sketches:

Our twist for this challenge is to add a rainbow to your layout, it can be an embellishment, rainbow paper, a rainbow in your photo(s) etc. 

Here is inspiration from our amazing DT:

Tina:

Tina used throwback sketch #169 and added rainbow embellishments to her layout for our twist! 

Lori:

Lori used throwback sketch #229 to create her layout and used rainbow striped paper! 

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 March 31st at 9:55 pm CST

Card Sketch #283

 Happy March!!! We hope your month is off to a great start! Today we have our first card sketch of the month for you!  

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

Here is the fun sketch she created for us: 

Our theme for March is OVER THE RAINBOW! 

Now for the fun color board twist to go along with this sketch challenge:

To play along with this challenge create a card using the sketch that follows the color scheme using this color board for inspiration! 

Inspiration from our amazing DT:

Deanna:

Jan:

Chris:

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 March 31st at 9:55 pm CST

February's featured artists

  Happy March! 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 February!!  What creative projects everyone shared!

It's time to announce our featured artists for February!  First up is our featured scrapper!  It was a hard choice again this month but the DT selected this amazing layout created by Cynthia using throwback sketch #236 for our February 15th sketch challenge!

The DT loved Cynthia's take on the sketch and how she used this large shield as the focal point of this beautifully embellished layout!  

Congratulations Cynthia!!!

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

The DT loved the vintage feel of this card as well as the fun mix of patterns that Marilyn used on it!  

Congratulations Marilyn!!!

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!!!!    

Sketch N Scrap #314

 Happy March! We are kicking off a new month and a fun new theme here at Sketch N Scrap!!  This year we are changing things up a bit, we are offering a new sketch twice a month on the 1st and 5th, then on the 15th and 20th we will be challenging you to create a layout or card using a throwback sketch!  We are also adding a "TWIST" challenge to our sketches this year!  Each month we will have a "THEME" and each sketch will feature a "TWIST" based on that theme.

 This month's theme is: OVER THE RAINBOW

Since it's a new month that means it's time for another fun sketch!  We are kicking March off with a fun 2-photo sketch for you to try.  Today's sketch was created by sketch artist Lisa.

Here is the sketch:

OUR TWIST FOR THIS SKETCH IS A RECIPE CHALLENGE- using the sketch create a layout that follows the recipe below: 

Now for inspiration from our amazing DT:

Chris:

Chris used the sketch, green paper, a rainbow, polka dot paper, a tag and a butterfly as her recipe items.

Deanna:

Deanna used the sketch, a green tag, a sun & airplane, polka dot paper, a gold tag and flowers for her recipe items.

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 March 31st at 9:55 pm CST

January 20th 2025 card sketch challenge

 Happy Thursday! The month is flying by and it's time for our last sketch of the month challenge!  As you know this year we are changing things up a bit and we kicked off 2025 with a new format!  We are now offering a new sketch just twice a month on the 1st and 5th, then on the 15th and 20th we are challenging you to create a layout or card using a throwback sketch!  We are also adding a "TWIST" challenge to all our sketches this year!  Each month we will have a "THEME" and each sketch will feature a "TWIST" based on that theme.

 This month's theme is: QUEEN OF HEARTS

We have four fun throwback card sketches for you to choose from for today's challenge.  

Here are the sketches:

To participate in this challenge select one of the sketches and combine it with our TWIST which is to create a card using black and white and one other color.

Here is inspiration from our amazing DT:

Jan:

For her card Jan used throwback card sketch #92 and black, white and red.

Tina:

For her card Tina used throwback card sketch #86 and black, white and blue

.

Stephanie:

For her card Stephanie used throwback card sketch #92 and black, white and pink.

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 February 28th at 9:55 pm CST

February 15th 2025 sketch challenge

  Happy Saturday! The month is flying by and it's time for our mid-month sketch challenge!  As you know this year we are changing things up a bit and we kicked off 2025 with a new format!  We are now offering a new sketch just twice a month on the 1st and 5th, then on the 15th and 20th we are challenging you to create a layout or card using a throwback sketch!  We are also adding a "TWIST" challenge to all our sketches this year!  Each month we will have a "THEME" and each sketch will feature a "TWIST" based on that theme.

 This month's theme is: QUEEN OF HEARTS

We have four fun throwback sketches for you to choose from for today's challenge.  

Here are the sketches:

Our twist for this challenge is a HEART acrostic challenge: select one of the four sketches from the collage and use a scrappy item, technique, or theme for each letter in the word HEART.   Examples: H= heart or hexagon, E= edge distressing or embossing; A= anniversary, American Crafts, or aqua; R= red, rub ons or roller skating; T= tags, travel or turquoise.  You may use other things as well but at least one thing for each letter on your layout!

Here is inspiration from our amazing DT:

Tina:

Tina used sketch #236 and the following items to spell out the word heart:  H - hearts, E - enamel dots, A - arrows, R - ribbon, T - Tan

Lori:

For her layout Lori used sketch #260 and the following items to spell out the word heart:  H - hearts, E - enamel dots, A - acrylic pieces, R - red paper, T - Tags

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 February 28th at 9:55 pm CST

Card Sketch #282

 Happy February!!! We hope your month is off to a great start! Today we have our first card sketch of the month for you!  

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

Here is the fun sketch she created for us: 

To keep with our fun theme of QUEEN OF HEARTS this month we have a fun twist to go along with this sketch challenge!!

TWIST FOR THIS CHALLENGE:  create a card based on this sketch and the following mood board:

Now for inspiration from our amazing DT:

Deanna:

Deanna was inspired by the hearts and the color scheme when creating her card.

Chris:

Chris was inspired by the color scheme as well as the hearts and XOXO in the mood board.

Jan:

Jan was also inspired by the color scheme, hearts and XOXO in the mood board.

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 February 28th at 9:55 pm CST