Lisa's Sketch with a Twist challenge!

Didn't you just love what Mandi did with the twine on her page yesterday?  If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today's challenge is brought to you by co-owner Lisa.  Lisa's challenge is to use one of her sketches but with a twist.  Here the sketch for her challenge:

To find out what the TWIST is and to enter for a chance to win a cool set of washi tapes visit Lisa's blog

MY CREATIVE ENDEAVORS
This concludes our birthday bash challenges.  I hope you enjoyed them.  We would love your feedback on what you liked or even didn't like about our birthday bash.  Don't worry though we are still going to be bringing you FOUR sketches each month and great prizes!  Tune in tomorrow for the reveal of Sketch #34.  *HINT*  It is another multi photo sketch!  Thanks to all who joined in our challenges this month.  While many end tonight at midnight some of our challenges will go on into June, so you still have time to play along. All challenges can be found in the sidebar, plus don't forget about our DT call going on until June 4th.  More details on that can be found HERE

Many of you know that one of our birthday bash challenges was for a chance to be our July Layout Guest Designer.  Thanks to all who participated! Our readers are picking our winner, so please vote for your FAVORITE artist below!  One vote per person please.  Our winner will be announced on June 3rd, poll closes at 10 pm CST on June 2nd, so don't delay vote today!
Here are the entries:

 Leah:                                                              Ashley:

Libby:                                                        Jennifer

Christine:                                                  Stacia:

Rita:                                                    Rainy:

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Birthday Bash Twine Challenge by Mandi!

Are you as excited as I am about Lisa's Get Organized challenge she posted yesterday? I may actually get something in order now! :)

Today our Design Team member, Mandi, is challenging us to get out our stash of twine and put it to good use! Here is a creative sneak of her challenge:

Come along and check out the challenge on her blog, Kraze of MJ. You will surely be inspired to grab your twine and go to work!

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget our very last day of Birthday Bash challenges tomorrow when Lisa brings us a real twist on one of her fun sketches!!!

Don't forget that all of our Birthday Bash challenges are on the right side of our blog and many of them have different due dates. Please be sure to check each challenge for the specific rules and end dates! 

Thanks so much for playing along in our Birthday Bash this month and have a great day!

Lisa's get organized challenge !

I hope you enjoyed Inna's super creative challenge inspiring us to use our embossing folders!  If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today it's Lisa here bringing you some fun and fast ways to organize your hoard stash.  Let's admit it, we would all like to be more organized in all aspects of our lives, but especially in when it comes to our hoard   I mean, stash of scrapbook supplies!  I am always looking for a great tip to organize my supplies.  Here is a sneak of just SOME of my favorite ways to organize my supplies:

HANG IT UP

I have kits I have bought in the past and ones I have made out of my stash hung on pants hangers to allow me easy access to supplies and keep them from getting crushed in bins. My stamps and other supplies store UNDER the kits so there is really little wasted space.

USE BASKETS 

 My mini albums are neatly stored in a basket in my entryway so that guests can easily flip through the books & enjoy them while visiting.  My niece & nephews love to look at them when they stop by!

USE JARS

 Large glass jars make great storage for foam stamps and chipboard pieces, freeing them up so you can easily view and locate them when needed. I found when my chipboard was not punched out and hidden in a drawer I would not use it as it was out of sight and out of mind!

PUT A SPIN ON IT

Add a lazy Susan under your cropping bag, this allows you to easily spin it around and access supplies from all sides!  These can be purchased at any store for a reasonable price.  I got mine for under $3.  It is not only great when you are away at a crop but also when cropping at home!  I keep all my most used tools and adhesives etc in my crop bag, just in case I get invited to a crop at the last minute, no need to spend extra time packing and then forgetting basic supplies!

I hope these little tips will inspire you to organize your supplies to allow you more time to scrap!  For more GREAT ideas on organizing your scrapbook supplies visit our Pinterest board on getting organized!  You can find it HERE .  We would love to hear your tips on how you organize your scrappy stuff as well!  For today's challenge we are entering all participants who share their favorite organization tip in the comment section into the drawing for our 30 spools of American Crafts ribbon!!!!

  Here are the rules:
1) Share your favorite organizing tip in the comment section on this post (one tip comment per person max)
2) For an extra entry into the drawing follow us on Pinterest HERE 
If you are already a follower then leave that in the comments to let us know.
3) Deadline to enter is June 5th at midnight CST
4) We will draw a winner for the American Crafts 30 spools of ribbon from all entries into this challenge and our Birthday Bash Blog Treasure Hunt challenge.  You have until May 31st at midnight CST to play along with the Treasure Hunt challenge for more ways to win!!!
5) Random drawing for the ribbon will take place on June 6th

Have fun and come back tomorrow to see what  Designer Mandi  has up her sleeve with her fun and creative twine challenge!

Birthday Bash Embossing Challenge by Inna!

What a beautiful two page layout challenge by designer Lynette yesterday! If you missed out on her fun challenge, click HERE.  Today we are bringing you a superb challenge by Design Team member Inna! 

To see more about her fun challenge, check out her blog, Scrap-Kotyawka. I am sure you will be very inspired!! :)  Don't forget to check our sidebar to the right for all of our Birthday Bash challenges this month and each Design Team member's blogs for the individual challenge rules and due dates for all the PRIZES being offered!! We hope you are enjoying our first big birthday party! :) 

I don't know about you, but I find myself always needing to organize or reorganize! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow when Lisa has a creative challenge to help us all get organized!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous Tuesday! 

Double Page Layout Challenge by Lynette!

So did you get a chance to use up some of those buttons in your stash yesterday with Kelly's fun challenge?  If you missed it you can find it HERE or in our sidebar where we have ALL our birthday bash challenges listed.   Today's challenge is brought to us by Design Team Member Lynette who is challenging us to create a double page layout.  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

To learn more about Lynette's challenge stop by her blog:
A WORK IN PROGRESS
Even though May is winding down there is still plenty of time to play along with us!  Many challenges end on May 31st, but some that were posted recently end in June.  Stop back tomorrow for a fun challenge by DT member Inna!   We hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day!  Thank you to all who have served or are serving this great nation in our Armed Forces!

Birthday Bash Button Challenge by Kelly!

Wasn't that an awesome ink challenge by Senior Design Team member Heather yesterday? If you missed it, be sure to click HERE to check it out or you can find all of our Birthday Bash challenges on the right side of our main page. Today it's my turn (Kelly) to bring you a challenge to use up those buttons in your stash! Here's a peek at the challenge:

Come on over to my blog, Creating with Paper and More and play along with the Birthday Bash Button Challenge! I have a PRIZE posted that I will draw at the end of the challenge to one random winner so head over now and use up some of those buttons! :)

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another awesome challenge by our Design Team member Lynette! 

Also, please note that several of the games and challenges we have posted during our birthday month may continue on into the month of June. Check each Design Team members rules for their challenges posted on their blogs and our regular May layout sketches and May card sketches will be due by May 31st.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! :)

Ink and Stains challenge with Senior Designer Heather!

I know everyone was inspired by Hillary's photo inspiration challenge yesterday! If you missed it you can find it HERE.  Today one of our Senior Designers, Heather is bringing you a messy but fun challenge to use your inks and stains!  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

I know you have mists and inks that are sitting neglected on your shelf, why not join in the fun at Heather's blog for a chance to win a fun prize?  You can find all the details on her blog:

THE OLDE SALTBOX

There is still plenty of fun left in the month, join us tomorrow for another fun challenge by co-owner Kelly who is challenging us to reduce our button stash!  Remember you can find all our challenges for the month in our sidebar, we hope you will find some time to join in the fun!

Birthday Bash Photo Inspiration Challenge by Hillary

Wasn't that a super cool sequel to Lisa's kit challenge posted at the beginning of the month? If you missed out, click the link HERE to see her Use Your Kit Challenge! Yesterday's Sequel Challenge is an awesome way to use up that fun kit and win a chance at Lisa's fun PRIZE!  And now for today's brand new Photo Inspiration Challenge brought to us by Design Team member Hillary! 

This is just one part to a super fun Photo Inspiration challenge. 

Head over to Hillary's blog, Ink and Paper Cards, to see the full challenge and the PRIZE she is offering up by Verve Stamps!!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today for our exciting celebration and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for Senior Design Team member Heather's challenge! :)

Have a great day!!

Birthday Bash kit challenge~ the sequel!

I hope everyone was challenged by Tamika's fun name that manufacturer challenge yesterday! Today we have another challenge from co-owner Lisa!  Since it is becoming more common to see  sequels 2, 3 and even 4 to popular movies Lisa is bringing you a sequel  to her Create a Kit challenge! If you missed her first challenge you can find it HERE
 Here is a sneak of today's challenge:

To find out the details of the challenge and play along visit Lisa's blog:

MY CREATIVE ENDEAVORS

Join us for a fun photo inspiration challenge tomorrow from DT member Hillary! Don't forget about our Guest Designer challenges, you can learn more about them HERE and HERE.
  We hope you will find time to play along!

Birthday Bash Name That Manufacturer Game by Tamika

Another super fun day here at Sketch-N-Scrap while we celebrate our First ever Birthday with daily challenges, prizes and games! Yesterday we had an awesome technique challenge by our Design Team member Brandi. If you missed it, click on this LINK to check it out. Today Senior Design Team member Tamika brings us a "Name That Manufacturer" game that offers a fantastic PRIZE of My Minds Eye Miss Caroline!

WOW!!! Another exciting day here at Sketch-N-Scrap during our Birthday Bash month! Head over to Tamika's blog Making Today Better Than Yesterday and play along in her fun game to win a chance at this awesome PRIZE!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to come back tomorrow for a fun sequel to Lisa's Kit Challenge! :)

Technique challenge with DT member Brandi!

Hope everyone enjoyed our second card sketch of the month yesterday! It was co-owner Kelly's debut sketch and wasn't it super cute?! What great inspiration from the design team as well.  If you missed it there is still plenty of time to play along, find the details HERE.  Today card designer Brandi is bringing you a technique challenge.  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

To find out what technique Brandi is having you "piece" together *hint* visit her blog

LUCKY FLUTTERBY CREATIONS

Stay tuned everyday for more challenges, prizes and inspiration as we celebrate our first birthday ALL month long in May!!!!  In case you are just finding us, you still have plenty of time to play along, the challenges are not due until May 31st at midnight CST, you can find a master list in our sidebar! We hope you find time to join us at least once this month!  Stop by tomorrow for another awesome challenge brought to you by our Senior Design Team member Tamika!

Card Sketch #2

We hope you are enjoying our big Party this month and now we'd like to bring you our 2nd Card Sketch for the month! This time Kelly has created her first card sketch to share with you and we hope it inspires you to play along with us!!! Hurry, cards and layouts are due in by May 31st for your chance at the awesome prize by The ScrapRoom! :)

Check out these GORGEOUS reveals from our talented Design Team!!!

Ria

  

Hillary

Stephanie

Inna

Brandi

Kelly


Lisa

So are you excited about our card sketches?  We are excited to see what you create!  For any new participants out there, you will get one entry into our random drawing at the end of the month for EACH layout or card you created off of our sketches, so the more you play along the more chances you have to win!  This month's prize is a $25 gift certificate to the awesome kit club The ScrapRoom, the only online “Coffee House” that specializes in monthly Scrapbooking Layout Kits!Treat yourself to a steaming hot helping of fresh scrapbooking supplies, delivered straight to your door every month.

At The ScrapRoom, our goal is to help you “get more pages done,” and our “Flavors of the Month” Kit is designed with that goal in mind. Each month you will receive a box containing four individually packaged and unique layout kits, giving you a sampling of the latest and greatest in scrapbooking products. Your monthly kit contains enough paper and embellishments to complete at least eight 12x12 scrapbook pages.

 Now here are a few more details in order to play along with us:

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.

2. Link your layout or card 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 May prize!

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

Link up your layout by May 31st at midnight CST!

We would love for you to GRAB OUR BUTTON!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Card Guest Designer Challenge!

I know you will agree that we have had some awesome Guest Designers here at Sketch N Scrap! Since we have branched out from only layout sketches and added card sketches, it is only fitting we add CARD guest designers!  Would you like a chance to be either our July, August or September Card Guest Designer? We will be picking our top three card creators to be one of our upcoming Guest Card Designers. To win a spot on our Guest Design Team create a birthday card in honor of our first birthday!
  Here is my example:

Here are the details to be eligible for the Card Guest Designer spots:

1) Link up your birthday card

(make sure & link up directly to that specific blog posting - DO NOT LINK UP IN THE SIDEBAR JUST DIRECTLY IN THIS POST)
2) Cards MUST BE NEW as of May 19th and cannot be combined with any other SNS challenges.

3) Please note if chosen you will be committing to creating 2 cards based on our monthly sketches. 

4) Winners will be announced on June 2nd.  

5) Winners will be chosen by our Design Team

6) Deadline to enter is 7 pm CST on May 30th

Have fun and GOOD LUCK!  We can't wait to see your gorgeous birthday cards! 

Please email us at sketchnscrap@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Birthday Bash Recipe Challenge by DT Monica

We hope you really enjoyed our DT member, Crystal's fun color palette challenge yesterday and if you missed out on the fun, go HERE to check it out! :)

Today we have another great Recipe Challenge for you from Design Team member Monica. Her challenge is posted over on her blog, Document Moore Memories.

Of course you can't win if you don't play, so hurry on over to Monica's blog to check out the fun Birthday Bash Recipe Challenge! And don't forget to stop back by tomorrow for another exciting challenge posted by one of our co-owners Lisa! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope you are enjoying our BIRTHDAY BASH this month! :)

Color Palette challenge with DT member Crystal!

I hope you will get a chance to create a layout based on our FIRST ever sketch for a chance to win a spot as our July layout Guest Designer!  If you missed all the info you can find it HERE.  Today's challenge will have you seeing COLORS, lots of fun colors!  Crystal is challenging us to use a fun, summery color palette today!  Here is a sneak of her challenge:

Doesn't it make you think of summer? To find out the specifics and compete in Crystal's challenge please visit her blog:

CRYSTAL'S GARDEN

Join us tomorrow for a another fun challenge brought to us by our DT member Monica!

Layout Guest Designer Challenge!

We hope you enjoyed yesterday's sketch challenge, if you missed it you can find it HERE. Today we continue with our Birthday Bash challenges. How would you like to win a chance to be our July Guest Designer?   We LOVE all the talent our creative readers share with us on a monthly basis & we would like to give everyone a chance at sharing their talent as July's layout Guest Designer!  

Here are the details to participate for a chance to win a spot as July's layout Guest Designer:

1) Create a layout based on this sketch : 

This was our very FIRST SKETCH over a year ago!

2) Link up your layout based on the sketch (make sure & link up directly to that specific blog posting) DO NOT LINK UP IN THE SIDEBAR JUST DIRECTLY IN THIS POST
3) Layout MUST BE NEW as of May 17th and cannot be combined with any other SNS challenges.

4) Please note if chosen you will be committing to creating 2 layouts based on our July sketches. 

5) Winner will be announced on June 2nd.  Sketches will be provided to the winner at that time

6) Winner will be chosen by a poll here on the blog starting on May 31st.

7) Deadline to enter is 7 pm CST on May 30th

Have fun and GOOD LUCK!  We can't wait to see your inspiring layouts created using our VERY FIRST sketch!  It's an oldie but a goodie don't ya think?!!!!

Please email us at sketchnscrap@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Sketch N Scrap #33

Today we return to our "regular" programming to bring you our second layout sketch of the month.  This sketch is brought to you by Brenshevia and features a fun trendy banner!

Here is what our talented DT created with it:

Barbara: (May's Guest Designer)

Heather:

Crystal: 

Kerry:

Mandi:

Kelly:

Lynette:

 

Tamika:

Monica:

Lisa:

We hope you are enjoying our Birthday Bash! We are featuring fun challenges each day for the rest of the month for lots of opportunities to win prizes, get some layouts created and inspire you to step outside of your comfort zone!  So have fun and take this opportunity to create another awesome page for your memory book! Don't miss your chance to be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to  The ScrapRoom!
Now here are a few more details in order to play along with us:

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.

2. Link your layout or card 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 May prize!

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

Link up your layout by May 31st at midnight CST!

We would love for you to GRAB OUR BUTTON!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Birthday Bash Blog Treasure Hunt!

Hello there and Happy Tuesday! We hope you enjoyed stopping over at our Card Designer, Stephanie's Blog, yesterday for her fun challenge! Today's Birthday Bash excitement is going to be a Blog Treasure Hunt! I will post some questions or photos below along with a number and you will send us your answers via EMAIL @ SKETCHNSCRAP1@gmail.com. (Please do NOT post the answers in the comment section below.) And while you are visiting our Designer blogs, check out some of their latest work and become a follower if you haven't already. You are sure to be inspired! Each entry with correct answers will be added into a random draw for the awesome PRIZE we have below! It is WELL worth your time to play!! :) Ok time to get ready and have fun on the Birthday Bash Blog Treasure Hunt! :)

BIRTHDAY BASH BLOG TREASURE HUNT

1.  Which one of our Designers ends her posts with a  LUCKY day?

2.  Which Designer created this layout?

 

3.  Which Designer likes to scrap 24/7?

4.  Which one of our Designers live in Africa?

5. Which one of our Designers has recently acquired an orange kitty?

6.  Which Designer created this card?

7. Which designer helped start up Sketch-N-Scrap?

8. Which Sketch Designer is the mother of 2 and grandmother of 3?

9. Which one of our Designers is Making Today Better Than Yesterday?

10. Which one of our designers created this layout?

11. Which one of our Designers lives in Vancouver, Canada?

12.  Which one of our Designers posts on a Kraze blog?

13. Which Designer created this card?

14. Which one of our Designers currently resides in Doha, Qatar?

15.  Which one of our Designers has recently started her own photography business?

Have fun and email your answers to SKETCHNSCRAP1@gmail.com by May 31st for a chance at this fantastic PRIZE donated by Lisa!!!:

30 spools of American Crafts Ribbon!!!

So HURRY!!! You have until midnight, May 31st, CST to get your answers in for the chance to win!!!

Come back tomorrow for another fantastc Layout Sketch Reveal by our talented Design Team! :)

Happy Birthday Sketch-N-Scrap!!!