Sketch ~N~ Scrap: April 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

Happy Birthday to us!

We at Sketch N Scrap cannot believe that it has been almost one year since we first started this fun challenge blog! In this year we have seen a lot of changes! To celebrate this awesome milestone we are going to hold a month long Birthday Bash starting in May!

We also have some awesome changes happening here and wanted to take this time to share them with you! Starting May 1st we are going to be saying goodbye to one of our Senior Designers Amy :o( We hate to see her go, but wish her well in her future endeavors and hope she will find tons of time to join us here at Sketch N Scrap! We are also undergoing a management change! Kelly Holifield one of our original designers will be joining me as co-owner of Sketch N Scrap starting May 1st! Kelly has been an integral part of SNS from day one and I couldn't have done it without her! Kelly will also be designing sketches for us as well, she has a natural talent for it and I know you will love being inspired by her sketches as well as her layouts! We are also welcoming two new Senior DT members: Tamika Jefferson and Kerry Bruce! Both these talented ladies have awed us with their love of scrapbooking and creativity the past few months and we know you will want to continue to enjoy their work for a long time to come! Heather Hall will remain with us as Senior Designer- she has been with SNS since day one! Wow! You will be seeing more of these ladies as we branch out a bit with card sketches starting in May. We also have a new Pinterest page as well! Why not come follow us and see what wonderful things inspire us, you never know you might just see your layout featured there! We are also new in the realm of Facebook! Don't forget to LIKE us so that you can keep abreast of all our contests, sketches, prizes as well as tips and techniques that we plan to share with you! You won't want to miss it! I hope you are ready to CELEBRATE!!!!!! You will love what we have in store for you in May, so stay tuned!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Sketch N Scrap #31

Happy tax day! I hope there is a refund not a payment in your future! Well, for those that had to fork out more money to good ol' Uncle Sam how about a sketch to help you scrap those blues away!

Here is our fun sketch by Brenshevia:

And here are the simply stunning and varied samples created by our DT:

Roulien (May Guest Designer)

Kelly:

Crystal:

Don't you feel inspired? I hope so! Now a refresher for you veterans as well as you newbies on how to win our awesome prize from A Flair for Buttons this month:

1. Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap in your blog post when sharing our sketch OR a layout based on our sketch.

2. Link your layout up by clicking on the Froggy link in the sidebar

NOTE: Don't forget to link to the direct post of this weeks challenge on your blog.

Have fun! We can't wait to see what you create! :)

Remember each submission will give you ONE entry into our monthly random draw for a chance to win the April prize!

So get those layouts started! International players are welcome, but they will be asked to pay shipping on their prize should they win.

Link up your layout by April 30th at midnight CST!

We would love for you to GRAB OUR BUTTON!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

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!

Friday, April 5, 2013

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!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

March's winner and Featured Scrapper!

We had another outstanding month in March at Sketch N Scrap thanks to our wonderful participants! I wish I could give everyone a prize, as I was so inspired by everyone's work, however, if you didn't win, just remember that you did win by getting another lovely page done for your album as well as another story preserved for your family's archives!

This month's winner is: #16.........................................Congrats to Rita T!!!!

Here is her lovely entry:

Rita make sure and contact me at sketchnscrap@gmail.com with your email address and I will email you your prizes codes and journaling cards! Congrats and thanks for playing along with us!

Now on the March's Featured Scrapper! This month our DT picked Esther! Here is her lovely entry:

We love Esther's heritage layouts, her color palette works so well with the black and white photos and we also liked how she was able to adapt the sketch to make it flow better by moving the horizontal stripe up a bit to anchor her photos and make room for her journaling! Congrats to Esther! Keep playing along each month for your chance to be picked as our featured scrapper! Don't forget to visit Esther's blog to see more of her awesome work! Thanks again to all who participated!

Monday, April 1, 2013

Sketch N Scrap #30

I hope all our lovely followers will be able to avoid having any pranks pulled on them today, but then again if you are like me you might be pulling a few of your own! Hopefully you will find some prank free time to play with our first sketch of the month:

And no foolin' here is some great inspiration from our awesome DT:

Roulien (April Guest Designer)

(What a beautiful banner! I love how Roulien adapted the sketch to use one 5x7 photo!)

Kerry: ( Don't you love how Kerry turned her layout into a 2 pager! Masterful!)

Amy: (I love the storm cloud for the title and pearls are perfect for the hail!)

Heather: (Don't you love how Heather used a fun subtitle under her adorable photos?)

Kelly: (I love Kelly's ribbon rainbow and her title work!)

Crystal: (Crystal's button framed sun is a striking addition to her layout!)

Mandi: (Don't you love Mandi's title block as well as her color palette?)

Tamika: (Tamika added more photos to her layout, under the pretty fold over in the lower right corner! For more details see her blog. What a great way to add more photos to your one page layout!)

Lynette: (I love how Lynette framed her photos & used fun elements to add to the playful feel of her layout!)

Lisa: (Remember you can always adapt the sketch to fit the number of photos you want to use!)

I am sure after seeing all this inspiration you are just dying to get some time at your scrappy desk! If you care to join us this month we have an awesome prize from our returning sponsor A Flair for Buttons! Up for grabs is a lovely set of Tell Your Story 1 flairs, perfect for your everyday layouts or Project Life!

Now for the fine print:

To be eligible for the monthly prize: