Reminder for the Guest Designer Call

I hope everyone is having fun with our month long Birthday Bash. There are so many different contests going on, inspiration and chances to win everywhere you look! Just a little reminder though, you have until the 30th of May to submit for a spot as a Guest Designer here at Sketch-N-Scrap. Come have some fun with us!

Design Team call!

Sketch N Scrap is excited to announce we are having another design team call! We are looking for both layout design team members and card design team members!  If you love creating with our sketches then please consider applying.  No experience is necessary and international members are welcome to apply!  When applying please specify whether you are applying for a card or layout design team member position (please pick only one).

 DESIGN TEAM CALL:

How to apply:

Email the following info to sketchnscrap@gmail.com

• your name and city/country
• link to your blog (Must have a blog to apply)
• list of your DT experience if any (none is required)
• tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be on the Sketch N Scrap team
• 3 layouts (if applying for layout DT)  or cards (if applying for card DT)  that you have recently created
• deadline for submissions is June 4th at 5 pm CST

 DESIGNER DUTIES:

• Designers will create 2 layouts (layout DT members) OR cards (card DT members)  a month based on sketches provided.
• Are required to comment on ALL participant's entries
• Must join our Design Team Facebook page (so a Facebook account is needed)
• Must agree to commit to the term of July 1st through December 31st 2014
• Maintain an active blog and post your DT reveal within two days of SNS reveal
• Must promote Sketch N Scrap on social media and on your blog
• Participate in special events, such as blog hops etc  (no more then 2 per term)
• Submit your layouts by required deadline

Design Team will be announced on June 16, 2014.  We hope you will consider applying, we'd love to have you on our team!  

Welcome to our new Card Designers!

I know you were all inspired by our wonderful card examples yesterday.  Today we would like to welcome our new card design team for the first term of 2014!  These designers will be inspiring us all from January until June of 2013.  Please welcome:

Isbaha:

Hello, I am Isbaha, a 35 year old stay-at-home mother to three little kids.  I discovered papercrating five years ago: how exciting even grown-ups can play with papers!  I love everything with paper and crafts, especially embellishments.  I'm thrilled to be on this creative team: sketches can be a wonderful jump start for creativity!  For more of Isbaha's work make sure and stop by her BLOG

Ro:

Hi, my name is Ro, and I'm a craftaholic!  I have been crafting for as many years as I can remember.  I don't think I've ever met a craft (or crafter) I didn't  like.  But my favorite, by far, is working with paper!  And I am SO happy to be a part of Sketch N Scrap!  I am sort of an empty nester in that all three of my kids have all moved out (two of them bought houses in my neighborhood, which is awesome!). But this past May, my handicapped mom moved in.  We also have six dogs.  So I guess empty-nester doesn't really apply after all.  My hubby of 26 years and I enjoy traveling, camping, golfing, and hanging with the grandkids. But I am the most centered when I am crafting.  In addition to paper crafting, I also create jewelry and home dec projects, and I do a little sewing and crocheting. I am also learning to paint with watercolor. And I'm hoping to find some time to get back to scrapbooking all the wonderful photos of my grandkids.  I look forward to sharing all my projects with you at SNS and hope I can inspire others to create along with me!  For more of Ro's work check out her blog: Toodle Noodle Creative!

And welcome back returning members:

Stephanie Ho

 Brandi:

Rachelle:

Hillary:

Make sure and visit these ladies' blogs for TONS of inspiration and to leave them a little bit of love! Tune in tomorrow when we announce some fun upcoming challenges at Sketch N Scrap!  We hope to continue to inspire you throughout the holidays and into the new year! 

Welcome to our newest DT members!

We are so excited to announce our new layout design team for the January-June 2014 term!  It was so nice to see how many of you applied and the level of creativity was just outstanding! And while we wish we could pick everyone, we had only a limited number of spots available, so if you did not make it this time around make sure and apply on our next call.  A big Sketch N Scrap welcome to our new layout design team for the first term of 2014:

Surama :

My name is Surama and I live in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with my mom, my sister and two cute cats. I'm single, no children.  I work in publicity at my own company: an agency of events and promotional marketing.  I've been scrapping since 2006 and never stopped. I love colorful papers, inks, stamps and now I'm really enjoying my Silhouette machine. For me, scrapbooking is fun, it is my pleasure and my joy. Good memories and special moments of my life with my family and friends are the main theme of my layouts. In addition to scrapbooking, I love listening to music, making cookies and candies, watching movies and going out with friends. I'm so excited to be a part of the Sketch ~N~ Scrap design team!  For more of Surama's work visit her blog.

Lissa:

Hello! My name is Lissa Mitchell, and I'm so excited to be a member of the Sketch 'N Scrap design team! I'm a work-at-home mom of twin boys, age 10. My husband and I are kept very busy by these boys' sports and activities galore. We love getting outdoors to hike, ski, and explore Colorado, being recent transplants here from Kansas City. I'm an avid scrapbooker and sketch addict, and I've been scrapbooking for more than 16 years. Scrapbooking is a big part of my daily life - whether I'm taking photos of our adventures or creating pages that I'm proud to showcase in our family scrapbook albums. I love to create - scrapbooking is my relaxation outlet. I can't wait to get to know all of you better!  View more of Lissa's work on her blog MIGHTY CRAFTY.

Monique:

Hi my name is Monique scrapbooker of layouts that are cute and unique.  I am a 44 y/o mother of a son named Christian and a cat named Angel who are both so sweet.  I love Facebook and Pinterest but I don't tweet.  I love sketches, shopping, going to the movies, weekend getaways, and concerts. These things make my life so neat.  I love God, family and friends. They make my life complete.  Lastly I am thankful for being selected for the SNS DT.  I am sure it will be a real treat. To see more of Monique's work visit her blog. 

Darcy:

My name is Darcy and I have been scrapping for 6.5 years. I started out not really knowing anything, and not that I know much more now, but I enjoy learning and trying new things! I discovered sketches about a year ago and that changed my scrappy life. I am a very clean and simple scrapper and the focus of my pages is almost always my girls and their adventures. For more of Darcy's work visit her blog,  OUR HOUSE OF E

Evie:

Hello, my name is Evie (pronounced Eve-e).  I am a wife an mother to one son and one kooky dog.  I am an artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing.  I finished out my schooling by working in collage and mixed-media, which I continued.  I discovered scrapbooking in 2002 shortly after my son was born.  I took the time to learn the basics of scrapbooking, slowly infusing my sensibilites towards collage and mixed-media.  Now I think of myself as a mixed-media scrapbooker letting all my creativity come through this wonderful artform.  I love sharing my layouts and other scrappy projects on my blog Artful Scrapbooking.

We will also have one returning member on our 2014 term one team, please welcome Jennifer Haggerty back! 

 We are happy to have Jennifer return for another term with us to share her creativity!   You can view more of Jennifer's work on her blog LIVE THE MOMENT

Join us tomorrow for another awesome card sketch!  We will be announcing our new card design team on December 6th and then on December 7th we will be sharing some fun new and exciting upcoming events for this month and the new year, so stay tuned!   There is always something fun here at Sketch N Scrap!

Design Team Call!

Sketch N Scrap is excited to announce we are having another design team call! We are looking for both layout design team members and card design team members!  If you love creating with our sketches then please consider applying.  No experience is necessary and international members are welcome to apply!  When applying please specify whether you are applying for a card or layout design team member position (please pick only one).

 DESIGN TEAM CALL:

How to apply:

Email the following info to sketchnscrap@gmail.com

• your name and city/country
• link to your blog (Must have a blog to apply)
• list of your DT experience if any (none is required)
• tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be on the Sketch N Scrap team
• 3 layouts (if applying for layout DT)  or cards (if applying for card DT)  that you have recently created
• deadline for submissions is November 21st at 5 pm CST

 DESIGNER DUTIES:

• Designers will create 2 layouts (layout DT members) OR cards (card DT members)  a month based on sketches provided.
• Are required to comment on ALL participant's entries
• Must join our Design Team Facebook page (so a Facebook account is needed)
• Must agree to commit to the term of January 1st through June 30th, 2014
• Maintain an active blog and post your DT reveal within two days of SNS reveal
• Must promote Sketch N Scrap on online sites as allowed and on your blog
• Participate in special events, such as blog hops etc  (no more then 2 per term)
• Submit your layouts by required deadline

  
  

  Design Team will be announced on November 30th, 2013.  We hope you will consider applying, we'd love to have you on our team!  

Welcome!

Today we would like to introduce you to our newest design team members so you can get to know them a little better.  I am please to introduce you to:

Jennifer:

Hello, I'm Jennifer Haggerty! I'm so excited to be a part of the Sketch N Scrap design team! I am a stay at home mom to two beautiful children.  My husband owns his own company and we've been married for 10 years.  I started scrapbooking in 1999 and pretty much haven't stopped. I work as a designer and teacher at my local scrapbook store and love working with the latest trends. For more of Jennifer's work visit her blog  LIVE THE MOMENT

Brenda:

Hello!  My name is Brenda, & I'm thrilled to be a part of the Sketch N Scrap Design Team!  Our son is 24, &  I started scrapping when he was just a year old.  Things have really changed over time in the scrapbooking world, but one thing remains the same.  People love to tell their story, and to me that's what scrapbooking is all about.  I work full-time as paper crafting teacher, & I love every single minute of what I do!  We are empty nesters, so when I'm not paper crafting, my wonderfully supportive husband & I are usually spending time together.  We spend a lot of time outdoors, enjoying nature as much as we can. I am excited to start creating layouts for you, &I am even more excited to be inspired by everyone that plays along with the challenges!  To see more of Brenda's work please visit her blog:  ROSE BLOSSOM LEGACIES.

 Debbie:

 Hi, I'm Debbie Piercey & I am so excited to be joining the team at Sketch-N-Scrap! I live in Peoria, Arizona with my hubby of 35 years, our son & his four children. Needless to say we are a very busy household. I am a bit of a scrapaholic & have been since around 1999. I love playing with paper & glue, & I love taking photos. Scrapbooking for me is a form of therapy & it keeps me sane. My style is all over the place and it depends on my mood & what I am scrapping. I love layers & being a bit messy, but I also like clean & simple layouts. My style is constantly evolving. I can't wait to get started and look forward to sharing this scrappy adventure with you all!  To see more of Debbie's work visit her blog: TELLING OUR STORY

 Stephanie:

My name is Stephanie Eaken & I am a 40 year-old stay-at-home mom. I have two kids who keep me busy, entertained & scrapping! My daughter is 10 & my son is 6. We live in Richmond, VA with my husband of 14 years & our two dogs.  I love all things related to scrapbooking! I started scrapping about 9 years ago when my oldest was a baby & have not stopped!! I intended to make a scrapbook of her first year only-well, once I started, I was hooked! I look forward to my scrappy time in my space in our basement.  I would describe my style as eclectic. I love trying new and different things and tecniques. I also tend to like the hot, new trends. I am always evolving. I scrapbook 12x12 pages, mini albums, and occassionally make cards & OTPs.   I love working with kits, sketches and online challenges!! Paper and glue have been longtime friends of mine!  I am so excited to be joining the Sketch N Scrap team & hope to inspire some of you along the way!!  To learn more about Stephanie visit her blog:   Bits & Pieces & Scraps

Theresa:

I live in Southern Texas along the beautiful gulf coast with my hubby of 23 years and our grandson.  I have been scrapping for just 6 years, and my style ranges from very simple to eclectic shabby chic. I love the feel of paper between my fingers and manipulating it to make it fit my needs. I have always been artistic, dabbling in sketching, painting, crocheting, and sewing. However, once I became addicted to scrap booking, that‘s the craft of choice.  To see more of Theresa's work please visit her blog: Scrappy Art Crafters

These ladies will join us on July 1st for our reveal!  Welcome aboard ladies!

Winners and welcome to our new DT!

Our design team is still marveling at all the inspiring projects our reader's shared with us during our Birthday Bash!  While a few challenges remain open (see sidebar) most are now closed and awaiting a winner.  Today we are drawing a winner for our 30 spools of American Crafts ribbon...those who participated in Kelly's Treasure Hunt and Lisa's Get organized challenges here on the Sketch N Scrap blog were all entered into a random drawing for the ribbon!  Isn't it lovely?

Thanks to all who participated in these challenges!   Now for the winner.....................................................................CONGRATS to 

LIBBY!

Libby please email me your address at sketchnscrap@gmail.com to claim your prize. Make sure & check our Design team members blogs to see if you are a winner on another challenge! Now for some more exciting news: We have picked a new design team whose terms will start July 1st. While we are sad to see our current team go, we are excited to meet new faces & be inspired by them. We want to wish our departing design team members well & good luck in their future endeavors!  Thanks gals! Thank you as well to all who applied, we were overwhelmed by the number of applicants & the lovely work submitted, it was definitely a hard choice! If you did not make it this round please consider trying again on our next call.

Please join me in welcoming our new DT:

Jennifer Haggerty

Debbie Piercey

Brenda Rose

Theresa Neubaum

Stephanie Eaken

CONGRATS & WELCOME LADIES!!!  

Tune in tomorrow as we get to know these ladies a bit better, I know they will inspire you!

Design Team Call

 The last six months have flown by and it is time for us to pick another layout design team.  We are looking for 4-6 designers to join our team for the next six months which will begin on July 1st, 2013. All layout artists, experienced or novice are welcome to apply, no prior design team experience is necessary. This call is also open to everyone, international crafters are welcome to apply!  Now on to the details of this call:

LAYOUT DESIGN TEAM CALL:

How to apply:

Email the following info to sketchnscrap@gmail.com

• your name and city/country
• link to your blog (Must have a blog to apply)
• list of your DT experience if any (none is required)
• tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be on the Sketch N Scrap team
• 3 layouts that you have recently created
• deadline for submissions is June 4th at 5 pm CST

LAYOUT DESIGNER DUTIES:

• Designers will create 2 layouts a month based on sketches provided.
• Are required to comment on ALL participant's entries
• Must join our Design Team Facebook page (so a Facebook account is needed)
• Must agree to committ to the term of July 1st through December 31, 2013
• Maintain an active blog and post your DT reveal within two days of SNS reveal
• Must promote Sketch N Scrap on online sites as allowed and on your blog
• Participate in special events, such as blog hops etc  (no more then 2 per term)
• Submit your layouts by required deadline

We look forward to your submissions! 

Welcome to our new card designers!

I know you are excited to meet our other three card designers.  They are already hard at work making some lovely cards to showcase for you on our May 5th reveal, so make sure and check back on May 5th to see our first ever card sketch and card reveal!  Without further ado, please join me in welcoming:

Rachelle:

My name is Rachelle. I am a mother to 2 grown sons; 20 and 35 and grandmother to 2 beautiful grandchildren.  I was a 6th grade teacher for 7 years.  I am so honored and excited to become apart of this team.   A big thanks for selecting me.  I am wheelchair bound all day and keeping busy was my goal.  I started scrapbooking in 2008 when I viewed a friends work. My passion quickly turned into addiction for this type of artistry and I never looked back.  I am very passionate of this hobby. It's not just about creating albums but it is a work of art. I love taking pictures to use to document life. Thus, here I am today enjoying my passion as therapy and inspiration to others. Now that I am wheelchair bound, each day is filled with being inspired, creating, providing inspiration through my work and treasuring the memories. I am so addicted to the art of paper crafting.  My obsession has expanded since 2009 for creating cards, altered art, and canvas artwork. I love using elegant and fun elements.Yes, I do send out a few cards. My style has been described as detailed, beautiful, and multifaceted. My greatest strength is attention to detail. I pay close attention to my design and elements I select for each project. I'm big into journaling. I like to take the viewer on a visual journey of my designs.

Inna:

Hi! My name is Inna, I'm 25 y.o. I'm married for 3 years and live with my darling husband, cat and syberian husky in Odessa, Ukraine =) I'm cardmaker since 2011. In our country scrapbooking is new wave last for 5 or 10 years and I didn't know about it when i was a little girl, but now this isn't only my hobby, scrap it's part of my life, cause I scrapping everytime when I have a free time (at night too)....=)

I love paper and stamps and their smells...my husband says that I'm a "stampopaper addict" =))) Today, I can't say what style I prefer, but everytime I try to do and use something new (technique, items etc)...I'm so happy that I'll create with all these amazing girls in SNS DT and I hope you'll like my cards and my blog http://kotyawka.blogspot.com/.

Brandi:

Hello!!! My name is Brandi Matos, and yes, as you have guessed I am just another obsessed crafter with a bad habit for paper crafts!!!! I am lucky enough to stay home with my two beautiful girls and am blessed to be married to the world’s most AMAZING husband (no really... he is!!!).  I live here in the sunshine state where I’ve lived nearly my entire life.  I’ve been scrapbooking for a little over a year but have found that this is my true passion!!! Please feel free to visit more of my work on my blog: Lucky Flutterby Creations 

Stay tuned for lots of inspiration from our six new designers!  I know you will be inspired! 

Welcome to our New Card Designers!

A HUGE thank you to all the talented ladies that applied for our Card Designer spots! We wish we could find a spot for everyone, you were all so talented and made it a very hard decision! If you didn't get picked this round, please consider trying out on our next call.  Please give a BIG Sketch N Scrap welcome to three of our six new card designers:

HILLARY:

 Hi I’m Hillary, I live in Oklahoma with my husband and two dogs. I have always loved papercrafting. I learned how to scrapbook from my mother and her sisters and put together many scrapbooks in my junior high and high school years. A few years ago I ventured into making cards and I haven’t looked back since! I’m very blessed to have a husband who is so supportive of my hobby. He let me take over half of the office and always has nice things to say when I show him my creations. You can check out my personal blog over at   inkandpapercards.blogspot.com

STEPHANIE:

My name is Stephanie and I live in beautiful Vancouver, Canada with my amazing husband. I've been scrapbooking and making cards for 10+ years and love preserving my memories in such a creative way. My husband and I are newlyweds and our everyday life together as Mr. & Mrs. is definitely my favorite thing to scrapbook! As for cards, I'm a "just because" kinda girl and love coming up with cards that can be used for any occasion. I'm absolutely addicted to stamps, both clear/acrylic and rubber wood-mounted, and they almost always find their way onto my projects. When I'm not busy getting ink all over my hands and glitter in my hair, some of my favorite things to do are reading good books in nearby coffee shops, going on spontaneous road trips and spending quality time with the people I love. You can view more of Stephanie's work on her blog, SKYLINE PAPERIE

RIA:

Hello everyone. I'm so thrilled to be part of the Sketch N Scrap Design Team! I’m Ria Montefalcon, a mom to KC and aunt to Abiel and Aidan. Philippines is my home country but I currently live in a small city yet my home for a couple of years now, Doha, Qatar. I’m a marketing professional by day and a happy crafter by night. I have loved arts and craft ever since I was a little girl, from a handmade card for grandma, stamping with coloring, to even sewing dresses for my little dolls.

My style is clean and simple. I love to play with patterned papers, stamps and  try techniques I haven’t done before. I also love sewing so you will see some of my sewn crafts and needleworks at my blog. So happy to share my works with you all.

You can visit me at www.heartforhandmade.com

 Please welcome these talented ladies to Sketch N Scrap!  Check back tomorrow to learn more about our last 3 card designers!

Our Senior Team and Sketch Artists

We wanted to give a big shout out to our new sketch artist Brenshevia Baker!   Brenshevia will join Lisa in bringing you monthly inspiration in the form of sketches.  We hope that the two different styles will get you  creating outside of your comfort zone and bring you endless inspiration as you preserve your memories.

Brenshevia

Here's a little background about Brenshevia:

I have be scrapbooking for about 5 years now.  I started back in 2007 when I went home for my 20th class reunion.  My godsister started telling me about how she scrapped and how fun it was. I became so interested that I came home and tried my hand at it and loved it!  The rest as they say is history. I don’t really have a style, I pretty much scrap the moment so my page could be clean and simple or elegant and elaborate.  I am the mother of two and grandmother of three.  As you will see, my grand babies are the
 primary subject of my pages, I LOVE scrapping those faces! Please allow me to share my life's journey in pictures with you.    For more inspiration and sketchy goodness from Brenshevia please visit her blog:

Paper Memories by Brenshevia.

While we have added a new sketch artist and six new DT members our founding team is still an integral part of Sketch N Scrap.  Site owner and founder Jewels Price and Sketch artist and site co-owner Lisa Hidy are excited at all the growth Sketch N Scrap has seen since we started with our first sketch just this past May.  We are happy that our original three DT members have decided to stay on as Senior DT members.  Kelly Holifield, Amy Edwards, and Heather Hall will continue to offer us monthly inspiration.  Kelly is also going to be assisting us as blog coordinator as well, so be looking for upcoming blog posts from her.  We hope you will join us on the 1st and 15th of each month when our sketches are revealed.  We have a little "bonus" holiday surprise planned for you in December and lots of other fun little "projects" are in the works to bring you even more scrappy inspiration and sketchy goodness, so please sign up to follow our blog so you won't miss out on the fun things in store in the upcoming month as well as new year!   There is still time to play along with our sketches for November...it's easy, just use our sketch as inspiration for your layout and link up in the sidebar by November 30th for a chance to win our November prize from A Flair for Buttons!

Design Team Intros - Part two

I am so excited to share with our followers the rest of our new design team members!  Please welcome:



Crystal

Hi! My name is Crystal. I live in central Pennsylvania. I am a mom to one boy, a wife, and a full time counselor/advocate. I love to create and have always crafted in some form or another throughout my entire life. I have been scrapbooking in the form we think of it today since about 2002. I do a mix of paper, hybrid, and digital scrapping with a little bit of art journal influence thrown in sometimes. I love to use sketches as my starting points—although sometimes I go off in my very own direction and my final result has little in common with the sketch inspiration. I am an online scrap class junkie. I’m always on the lookout for new techniques to try, ways to approach scrapping, or just new forms of inspiration.

For more of Crystal's work please visit her blog, Crystal's Garden.

Mandi

My name is Mandi. I am twenty-three years old and live in Michigan with my parents, brother and a spoiled dog. I have been crafting for as long as I can remember but really got into it when I was teen.That is when my dad was getting me more into paper crafting. I am sure he didn't realize what a large stash accumulating over the years. I was thirteen when I put together my first scrapbook together and the subject was a tiny, little, fur ball, name Buster. I love to make scrapbook pages, cards and altered items. Besides crafting, I love to spend time cooking and spending time with my family.

Please visit Mandi's blog, The Kraze of MJ, for loads of inspiration.

Lynette

Hello, my name is Lynette Jacobs. I live in Port Elizabeth on the east coast of South Africa.  I have been married to Kobus for the past 33 years and we have three grown children.  We have been blessed with six beautiful grandchildren who are also the subject of most of my scrapping. My husband and I founded a non-profit organization that provides for the needs of nearly 600 homeless and poor people whom we house at the Mission.  This work is very stressful and emotional and scrapbooking provides me with much needed stress-relief.  I started scrapbooking in 2005 and was instantly hooked.  I love that my hobby can give me so much pleasure and at the same time create a legacy for my children and grandchildren. Until recently I preferred doing only layouts that can be slipped into my albums.  I have now developed a love for mini albums as gifts to my love ones and also love making handmade cards.  To see more of Lynette's work visit her blog, A Work in Progress.

DT intros - Part one

Now that things are slowing down a bit after our big holiday week last week we would like to take the opportunity to introduce more formally our new DT members!  We are thrilled to welcome

Monica

My name is Monica Moore and I'm from the midwest state of Indiana.  I'm recently married so you will find that a lot of my pages are of my husband and I (new and old).  I also have two little kittens that my husband and I added to our little family over the summer.  I've always been a crafty and artistic person and scrapbooking has been a fun way for me to be crafty without having to over think things.  I've been scrapbooking since I was in middle school, but I've really gotten into it in the past two years.  I had the opportunity to work at a scrapbook store for a year, which really helped my stash GROW! My stash has gotten a little out of hand, but who's isn't?!?!?!  I love to scrapbook anything that happens in my life, the big things and small things.  My favorite scrapbook brands are October Afternoon, Simple Stoires and My Mind's Eye just to name a few.  You'll find in my pages that I'm not afraid to mix and match brands, I just use what I think looks good together.  Monica recently started her own blog, called Document Moore Memories so be sure to check it out if you would like to see more of Monica's lovely work.

Kerry

I am a wife and mother to 3 girls and we live in a very small village in Essex, United Kingdom. I have been scrapbooking for about 7 years and I run a local scrapbooking club. I have tried my hand at several crafts but I think scrapbooking is my ultimate favourite by far, I just love the diversity in the industry where no matter what your style or skill there is always a product to enhance or help in your creativity. My favourite product has to be paper (can you have too much paper?) and my favourite tool is my Bigshot.

My other hobbies include reading, gardening (including growing my own veg) and I have just learnt how to switch from auto to manual on my DSLR!  I love nothing better than doing scrappy challenges sas it makes
 me think out side my little square box and I enjoy blogging to get inspiration and new ideas (there is just so much out there).  Please visit Kerry's blog, Scrapbooking for the love of paper, for more inspiration!

Tamika

Hi my name is Tamika and just like Will Smith I am Philadelphia born and raised. My husband and I have two sons, two daughters and two dogs between the two of us. My daughters are growing up so quickly but I am far enough behind in my scrapping that they will stay young forever in my heart, lol. I have been a crafter all of my life in some shape or form. It started with drawings, then home-made paper dolls, sewing, cooking, fabric painting, latch-hooking, jewelry making, nail art & designs, crocheting and finally my true love scrapbooking. I started scrapbooking after receiving a mail order kit and my passion for this art form has grown over the years. Besides layouts I enjoy creating hand made gift items, cards, notepads, etc. and I teach crafting classes at an Assisted Living Facility twice a month. I find creating pages therapeutic and my own private escape from life's hustles and bustles. I love using sketches and I look forward to sharing and learning from you. You can find more of Tamika's work on her blog, Phillyscraps.

I hope you will join me in welcoming these lovely ladies to our team!  We have three more DT members, one sketch artist and THREE senior DT members to introduce in the next few days, so join me again tomorrow for more introductions! 

Lisa

Announcing our newest DT members!

First off I would like to thank everyone who applied to be part of our DT!  We were so impressed with everyone who applied.  We would have loved to pick each and everyone of you, you are all so talented and inspiring and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing your work with us.  We will be having another DT call in June and hope everyone who didn't get a chance this round will give it another go round in June.  Without further ado I would like to welcome these ladies to team Sketch N Scrap!   We are so glad you are joining us !

Sketch Artist

Brenshevia Baker

DT members:

Lynette Jacobs

Kerry Bruce

Monica Moore

Tamika Jefferson

Crystal Snook Fishbein

Mandi Holmes

Don't forget there is still time left to play along with this month's sketches!  You have until November 30th at midnight PST to link up your layouts in the sidebar for a chance to win our awesome November prize from A Flair for Buttons!  Good luck and happy scrapping!

Design Team Call!

Sketch N Scrap is pleased to announce we are having a design team call!  We are looking for 4-6 new layout design team members and one sketch artist.  If you are interested in applying for either position now is your chance!  The Design team call will be open until November 17th at midnight CST.  To apply for a layout designer position please complete a layout based on this sketch and link up below.  Secondly, send us an email at sketchnscrap@gmail.com with the following information:  Full name, city & state you are from (or country if an international applicant), previous if any DT experience, a link to your blog, and why you would like to be on our DT, also attach one to two recent samples of your work.  To apply for the Sketch Artist position you do not need to create a layout based on the sketch, just send us an email with the following information: Full name, city & state (or country), previous sketch artist experience (if any), link to your blog,why you would like to be our sketch artist and attach two sketches you have made.

Design Team members term will run from December 1st until June 30th 2013.  DT members will be responsible for creating two layouts per month base on the sketches which will be provided at least 2 weeks ahead of time to you.   Sketch Artist will be responsible for one to two sketches per month.  Sketch Artists are welcome to play along with the sketches if they so choose each month but this is not mandatory.  Please email us with any questions!  We can't wait to see your work as we are looking for all styles and  skill levels of scrappers, so please apply even if you haven't been on a team before!

Welcome Amy!

Howdy everyone!  Lisa here to jump in with a special announcement here at Sketch N Scrap.  We are super pleased to announce the addition of a new Design Team member.   Amy will be joining our team effective today and we are super excited to have her on board!  I know you will enjoy seeing her work each week!  Jewels our fearless leader and site developer has had to take a leave of absence for awhile as she deals with some exciting changes in her family.  She will rejoin us when she is able to as her life gets back to normal after welcoming a new addition to her beautiful family.  But no worries!  We will continue life as normal here at Sketch N Scrap.  I will take over in Jewels' absence to run things behind the scenes and our wonderful DT members with Amy as our newest addition will continue to inspire you each week.  We have a lot fun things planned for you the rest of this year and in the upcoming year, so please continue to support us by playing along each week when you can!  We are inspired by you and LOVE seeing your amazing work!  Don't forget to hop on over to Amy's blog to welcome her to our team!  Tune in bright and early tomorrow morning for another sketch and don't forget there are still a few hours left to get your layouts in for this week's sketch! 
Lisa

Sketch N Scrap Design Team

Hi everyone! We hope all is going well! We wanted to announce our Design Team for Sketch N Scrap! We are so very excited to have these talented ladies to join us for this fun adventure! These ladies will be joining our team for the next 6 months to bring you fresh and inspiring ideas for Scrapping! I hope you take the time to check out their blogs, and also come back and join us for some Sketch N Scrap fun!

Lisa: Sketch designer, Scrap Designer, and Contributor

Lisa started scrapbooking in 1997 shortly after the birth of her son.  She joined her first online group in 2007 and after receiving inspiration and encouragement from her online scrapping friends she started her own blog :  MY CREATIVE ENDEAVORS http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com.  Lisa loves using sketches as a starting point for almost all her layouts. When she isn't putting pictures to paper she is sketching out plans for upcoming layouts.  She began creating her own sketches in 2010 hoping to inpsire other busy moms who have limited scrapping time and need to multitask while scrapbooking!  Lisa loves seeing how her sketches inspire others and receives a great amount of satisfaction seeing her basic sketch turned into a work of art!

Kelly Scrap Designer

My name is Kelly and I live in Texas with my hubby of 14 years who is very supportive of my crafting habit. We have 2 boys ages 13 and 12 as well as a 2 year old puppy who is our baby. After my boys were born, I stayed at home and started a small home daycare. I’ve always had a love for art and paper since I was young, doodling on all my notebooks and cross stitching. I started collecting memorabilia back in high school to put in a scrapbook my Mom had created by painting on the pages. The last several years have been such fun creating with all the products in the market now. I enjoy mixing different paper lines, painting, distressing along with creating in clean lines. I am a big fan of using sketches for inspiration and love going to the GASC every year to check out the latest & greatest as well as taking classes to learn more. I also love making cards and occasionally altering items when time allows. Other hobbies I enjoy are reading, gardening, fishing, watching my boys play sports, and quilting. You can find more of my work athttp://www.creatingwithpaperandmore.blogspot.com/

Heather Scrap Designer

My name is Heather Hall. I live in Nebraska with my husband Jeremy and 3 children, Rylan, Brett & Briliegh. I've been arting in some form my whole life. I started drawing in school and moved on to painting, stained glass and everything else that was available. In college I focused more on computers graduating with an Bachelors Degree in Visual Communications & Design. In 2002 I started working at a gift shop and the world of crafting opened up to me. I bought a saw and started with wood crafts, later I added a sewing machine to my arsenal and designed crafts for every season. I still work in both mediums, adding things to my website (www.theoldesaltbox.com) as I make them. In 2009 I gave birth to my triplets and the world of Scrap Booking opened it's doors to me. I enjoy working in the paper arts most these days. With 3 children there is always something to scrap about!

Jewels: Scrap Designer and Site Owner      

 

Hi! My name is Jewels! My love for Art and creating has been instilled in me as long as I can remember...given to me  by God! Throughout my life I have had a growing interest in a variety of art and crafty endevors.  My love for scrapbooking started when my Mommy showed me a scrapbook she made for her high school sweet heart, my Dad, when I was about 13.  After that I became hooked! I would collect odds and ends from places we would go and add them with pictures to scrapbooks. I mostly doodled for my embellishments and added stickers at the time. :) I did that for a few years and didn't really know the extent of how addicting this art could be until I had my first baby and was introduced to a whole new world of scrapbooking. The last five years I have developed a real passion and love for scrapping and enjoy growing in my craft. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be a designer and have had some of my work published. For that I am very thankful and blessed!  I absolutely love the creative outlet and opportunity to preserve memories and leave a legacy for my children and their children. I am excited, blessed, proud, and honored to be part of the scrappy world! I simply love Scrapbooking! You can click here for post about Scrapbooking or you can veiw my Scrapbooking Gallery and  Resume. Thanks for coming by!