World Card Making Day 2019 & announcing our Guest Designers!

Good morning!  The month is drawing to a close & as October draws near we wanted to remind you of our yearly tradition here at Sketch N Scrap of celebrating World Card Making Day all month long!  The party kicks off on Saturday October 5th at 9 am CST with our first EXCLUSIVE card sketch and then every Saturday thereafter in October we will be announcing another EXCLUSIVE card sketch to celebrate World Card Making Day!! 

This year we are excited to be bringing on FOUR Guest Designers to help inspire us all with their talented card making skills!!  Please join us in welcoming the following ladies as Guest Designers for the month of October!!

Barbara Greenburg:

Hi everyone, my name is Barbara and I live in Sunrise Beach, MO, which is on the Lake of the Ozarks.  We moved to our lake front home just over 2 years ago from Kansas City and I have to say we love the slow pace of lake life.   I have my scrap room set up in a spare bedroom with a full view of the lake and I love being in here.   Which is good because it is a rare day that I'm not in here scrapping.  I do mostly layouts for all my family members but also like to do card making.   It's been years since I bought a store bought card.   I started scrapping about 12 years ago when my daughter gave me a tote full of scrapbooking supplies and I haven't stopped since.   I was addicted immediately with my first layout.    I also like to do Project Life and this is my 6th full year of doing that.  I'm married to Arthur and between us we have 4 kids and 8 grandkids.    So that gives me plenty of subject matter to work with.    Plus I also love making albums of any trips I have ever been on.  But I would have to say I love best all my Christmas albums I have made.   I am keeping them in chronological order and I started back in 1951, the year I was born and to date I have seven 3D ring

albums full.    As I said I'm addicted to this awesome hobby.

Joyce Ann Ireland:

It started with coloring books and paper dolls. I developed my photo taking fondness in elementary school. All these years since I have been making albums. Playing with paper changed for me in 2006 when I discovered rubber stamps and card making. My current loves are pretty papers, especially flowers and birds, trying to get better at watercolor technique. Most of my time is spent between scrapbook pages and greeting cards, with the occasional disappearing into my sewing room.

Lu Loy:

Hello from Northwest North Carolina! I'm Lu and I've been married to my husband Mike for 40 years. We have a daughter who lives right outside of Chicago.  I can't really remember when I started using sketches...best guess would be 5-6 years ago. I can tell you, however, that my scrapping style totally changed and it continues to evolve. Almost every single layout I do begins with a sketch. When I discovered Sketch N Scrap I really got into card making. The card sketches I find here are simple, not fussy, and that complements my scrapping style. When I'm not scrapping, I like to sew, cross stitch and read. I'm happy to be one of the Guest Designers for World Card Making Day!

Sandi Pressley:

Hi, I am Sandi Pressley from Palm Coast, Florida which is on the east coast of the state between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. I am recently retired from selling roofing and building materials and am enjoying my retirement so far more than I even imagined. I have been a paper crafter for nearly 13 years now. I love all size canvases from cards and travelers notebooks to 12x12 traditional layouts. I was born and raised in Chicago. When Dave and I were married in 2003 we moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where we lived for 4 years until moving to Florida. I have two sons that still live in the Chicago area and they have given me 4 grandchildren ranging in age from 18 to 8...... Jake, Cole, Abby and Izzy. Their pictures and activities fill the scrapbooks on my shelves.  Besides crafting, I like to read, go out to lunch with friends, go to the gym and research future home improvements to keep my husband busy on the weekends. We are soon to become dog parents to a French Bulldog puppy. We are really excited!

I know these lovely, talented and creative ladies will inspire you with all of their amazing cards using our FOUR exclusive card sketches!  Make sure and follow us here on the blog or on Facebook or Instagram to be notified when our sketches go live! We hope you enjoy celebrate our month long celebration of World Card Making Day!! 

October's Guest Designer

We are restarting an older trend that we used to do a few years back, we have decided to bring back a Guest Designer every month here at Sketch N Scrap!  This is a great way for those who can't commit to a longer term to jump in and share their creativity for one short month!  Today I pleased to welcome back a familiar face and long time friend of Sketch N Scrap ......Amy Pitts!!!   Amy was one of the original DT members at Sketch N Scrap!

Please join me in welcoming Amy this month as she inspires us with her amazing creativity during BOTH our Fall Fun Crop AND here on the blog!!!   Here is a little more about Amy:

My name is Amy from DeKalb IL, my husband Kenny and I are the modern day Brady Bunch he had 2 sons and 1 daughter and I have 3 daughters so now we have 6 kids among us. Only my youngest lives with us all the rest of them are adults. Our two oldest children both have families of their own so we also have 5 grandchildren. Lots of great memories to scrapbook and lots of reasons to send out cards on a regular basis.  I have been artsy my whole life but in 1995 I discovered scrapbooking and soon after stamping. This year I also ventured into Pocket Scrapbooking, I have tried it several times in the past and didn't get very far but so far so good this time. It has been nice to scrapbook the every day in pockets and then add in some pages for my really special moments on a 12 x 12 or a mini album. It is fun to blend stamping, and scrapbooking together and I enjoy making ABC items (anything but a card),home decor items, and planners. Basically I just love papercrafts!!

To see more of Amy's beautiful projects stop by her blog: Paisley's Playhouse! 

Starting later this month we will be starting back our tradition of having a special sketch for our Guest Designer competition!  We will post our first sketch in our Fall Fun Crop soon and those who would like to possibly be chosen for our November Guest Designer spot will be able to complete their card or layout based on the sketch for a chance to win a spot as Guest Designer!! Look for more information soon on our Facebook page!  

Flashback Friday #2

We hope you enjoyed our Flasback Friday sketch last week and were able to play along!  No worries if you weren't because there is still plenty of time to join in!  Today we have our second Flashback Friday sketch for you.  This one was is by sketch artist Mandy:

Today's Flashback Guest Designer is Susan Renshaw!!!

Susan was part of our design team for 2014-2015. Here is a bit more about Susan:
I have been a ‘crafty lady’ all my life, enjoying all sorts of handicrafts - but my current passion is paper crafting. I am fortunate enough to have a room set aside for crafting - and I love to play! Give me a new technique and I am in my element! Most of my creations are cards, ATCs or tags…and I love a challenge! I am originally from the UK but have been an expat for the last 16 years, living in Australia, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and India. I am a mother of 4 and grandmother of 3 and all but my daughter live in Australia.   For more of Susan's work check out her blog: Calling all Crafters

And here is Susan's take on the sketch:

Here is what our DT came up with:

Leah:

Mandy:

Angela:

Alicia:

Heather:

Surama:

Brandy:

Karen:

Lori: 

This month we have a wonderful prize up for grabs, courtesy of Sketch N Scrap!  One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all entries to win a fun package of Jillibean Soup wood veneers!!!

You will receive one entry for each card or layout you submit based on one of our sketches.  For full rules on how to enter see the guidelines tab at the top of our blog.

But remember you can't win if you don't play!

Here are the details of how 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!

Link up your projects by October 31st at 9:55 pm CST

Flashback Friday- celebrating World Card Making day all month long!

We had so much fun celebrating World Card Making Day this past Saturday that we decided to celebrate all month long!  Every Friday in October we will be bringing back an older card sketch as an added bonus for our readers!  In addition to the flashback sketch we will also flashback to a past DT member as our guest designer for that week!!!  So let's kick off this Flashback Friday starting with our VERY FIRST card sketch by Lisa from May 2013:

Today's flashback DT member is Lydia Jimenez!!!!

 Lydia was part of our DT from July 2014 until July 2015.  Here is a bit about Lydia: My name is Lydia, I am a married Mom of 2 busy kids.  I have been paper crafting since 1998. I enjoy both the solitude and social aspect of scrapbooking and card making.  Like most of you I am an avid collector of papercrafting supplies.  Colorful supplies, designs and pretty things inspire me. Check out Lydia's blog, Stampin' with Lydia, to see more of her work!

 Here is Lydia's amazing card inspired by the sketch: 

And here is our current team's take on the sketch:

Angela:

 Leah:

Alicia:

Brandy:

 Heather:

Surama:

Lori:

This month we have a wonderful prize up for grabs, courtesy of Sketch N Scrap!  One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all entries to win a fun package of Jillibean Soup wood veneers!!!

You will receive one entry for each card or layout you submit based on one of our sketches.  For full rules on how to enter see the guidelines tab at the top of our blog.

But remember you can't win if you don't play!

Here are the details of how 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!

Link up your projects by October 31st at 9:55 pm CST

December Layout Guest Designer

Here is our last Guest Designer for the year. Please welcome Darlene!

My name is Darlene Whalley, I am 48 years old, and I started scrapbooking about 15 years ago. I began because I think it's a beautiful way to display photos and it's the perfect creative outlet for me - there are so many different techniques, styles and yummy supplies to play with! Plus I can pass the scrapbooks down to my children when they are older. I live in a small town of almost 15,000 in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I have lived here all my life. I am a full-time nurse, working permanent 12 hour night shifts on a surgical unit. This is my 25th year being a nurse. I have two wonderful children, a boy and a girl. My girl is the youngest, just turned 17, so before I know it I will be an empty-nester. I am married to my best friend, who puts up with my scrapbook addiction. :) I am VERY excited to be the Sketch n Scrap guest designer this month!!! 

Darlene's layout is great with such adorable photos! I love the snowflakes and doily! Thanks for sharing with us Darlene.

November Card Guest Designer

Today I have for you our November Card Guest Designer Jean.

 HI, my name is Jean and I am so excited to be Guest Designing here at SketchNScrap. I live in Michigan and am mom to two adult children! One was married in September and the other will be married next June. I continue to scrap their lives as much as possible. Over the past few years I have also started making more cards – thank you cards especially. I often never know where to start and that is why sketches are so important. These allow me to head to my stash, grab some paper and get to work.  Thank you so much for allowing me this opportunity to work with these sketches!

Jean's card is absolutely beautiful, I especially love the added hearts and the inking. Thanks for inspiring us with a wonderful card Jean!

November Layout Guest Designer

Meet our November Guest Designer Leah Burgett:

Hello everyone! My name is Leah and I live in a small town east of Birmingham, Alabama.  I am excited to be November’s Guest Designer for Sketch-N-Scrap.  I am married to the sweetest man who spoils me rotten with lots of scrapbooking supplies!  We have an eight year old son who is the subject of 99% of my layouts! 
    I started scrapbooking after my mom gave me a kit one year for Christmas.  That was seven years ago and I am totally addicted! Scrapbooking lets me be creative in my own way!
    Sketch-N-Scrap’s November sketch was perfect for the pictures I took on a surprise weekend trip that my lovely husband surprised us with last month.  As you can tell from the pictures we went to the beach and the Okaloosa Pier is a favorite spot of ours to visit.  I kept my layout very close to the sketch.  The only thing I did different was I turned one of the pictures.  If you would like to see close ups of this layout or any other layouts please visit my blog: www.leahbslayouts.blogspot.com.  Thanks again SNS for another great challenge!

Leah put together a wonderful layout for us. The papers work so well with the photos. Love that "boardwalk" paper! Thanks Leah!

October Card Guest Designer

Today we have our October Card Guest Designer Elena

Hello all!! I am Elena, I am 38 years old. Live in the city of Kamensk-Uralsky, I am a happy wife and mother of two adorable kids) Obajau all that is called manual work, sew, knit, embroider, cook....One of the last of my Hobbies is scrapbooking. Happy new interesting acquaintances!

 Elena has put together this beautiful card for us! The muted colors are gorgeous together and the small circle doilies are perfect. Thanks for sharing with us Elena!

October Layout Guest Designer

Join me in welcoming our October layout Guest Designer Danie!

Hello there!!  - from Huntsville, Ontario.  My name is Danie (Scrap-a-holic) Ramirez-Diakun.  I am thrilled  to be Guest Designer with Sketch-N-Scrap, for the month of October.  I am happily married to the love of my life and Mummy to the apple-of-my-eye, my (now) 6 year old son.  My boys are very supportive of my paper crafting addiction!!   I started my scrapbooking journey, almost four years ago, at a fall weekend retreat - and have never looked back. 

-I am ADDICTED!!   I love pretty papers, stitching, the DIY embellies and all things crafting /creating.  Scrapbooking has brought my /our memories to life but the greatest gift is the friendship I have embraced.

I have had these photos waiting for this fabulous Sketch. These are my little guys very first pair of Converse - High Tops.   He loved them because they had flames on them...we couldn't get over how BIG his feet were /are!?  (we'll have to start saving NOW LOL)   I love how this Sketch ties all my photos together.  I can't wait to see what you do with this sketch.

Please visit my Blog for more details and close ups.  I would love for you to let me know you were there and become a follower...

http://scrappydanie.blogspot.ca/

Thank you 

Danie

xo

Seriously how awesome is Danie's layout? I love the color choices and the flames. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful layout with us!

 

Supplies used in layout:

Bazzil cardstock, FP; MEology + stickers, BoBunny Dots, Silhouette cut files, Alphabet metal ribbon charms, Studio Calico wooden stars (natural + altered), film strip washi tape, Bistro chalk marker (white and black), twine, metal star clip (altered)

September Card Guest Designer

Today I have our guest card designer for September, Alicia!

 Hi, My name is Alicia O'Bryant and I am so excited to be a guest designer this month for Sketch N Scrap! I am a mom and stepmom to two teenage boys.  I feel blessed to have married my wonderful husband just last fall.  We celebrated twice with a ceremony in Georgia where I am from and a reception in Cincinnati, OH where we live.  I have been paper crafting in various forms for over twenty years.  I enjoy card making and scrapbooking and have been making more and more mixed media projects.  I love to give my handmade items as gifts for my friends to enjoy.  I always have several projects going and love to participate in swaps and blog.  You can find me and my projects at http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/.  Thanks so much!

And check out Alicia's awesome card. I love the duct tape banners, and that chain is a great embellishment! Thanks for sharing with us!

September Layout Guest Designer

Join me in welcoming our September Guest Designer Padni.

 My name is Padni Tantryanti Johan. I am living in Jakarta, Indonesia, with my husband YJ and my charming baby boy Timothy. I falling in love with scrapbooking in 2010 and blogging mostly about it in www.paperflavour.com. 

 And here is Padni's layout. I love all of the layered embellishments! And the title is wonderful, thanks for sharing this beautiful layout with us Padni.

August Card Guest Designer

Today we have our August Guest Designer Stacy Harper-Watson!

I am Stacy Harper-Watson and I live in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada .  I am a stay at home mom to 5 fun and crazy kids.  They range in age from 6 to 14.  I am lucky to have been married to my best friend for the last 20 years.  And I am luckier still to have found my passion….and that passion is scrapping.  I have always been a crafter but it was only 6 years ago that I found what I really loved to do!  Scrapping lets me record our family history for this and future generations, it lets me make cards and homemade paper crafts to share with friends and family and it gives me a chance to be a little creative each day.  I just love it so much!!  And I am excited to be able to share some of my creativity with you here at Sketch-n-Scrap.  I would love to have you visit me on my personal blog at http://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com.   

Isn't Stacy's card adorable! Love that owl. Also inking the edges of the paper in black really makes the layers stand out.

 

Thanks for sharing your wonderful card with us!

August Layout Guest Designer

Please join me in welcoming our August Guest Designer Hee Sun Kim.

My name is Hee Sun Kim.

I live in Seoul, Korea with my father, mother and an older brother.

I found such a beautiful handmade card on the Internet while searching for collage techniques and images I could use to decorate my personal planner. I was very much surprised to find out that there were so many people in the world making cards. I am enjoying this craft to this day! I am seeking a unique and vintage mixed media. To express the feeling, I have used many materials and made various attempts. I am continuously seeking inspiration, making an effort to share it, teaching students every day and making works.

Above all, I found a joy of my life through this crafts so that I am happy to share it.

Hee Sun Kim's layout is absolutely beautiful! I love the subtle colors and the rich colors in the photos. The embellishments are wonderful as well, I especially love the title piece.