Card sketch #4

Happy Friday everyone!  Sketch N Scrap's last sketch of the month is up- YIKES! it's almost July!- so I wanted to help you start your weekend out right with some scrappy inspiration!  Here is the card sketch by me:

Here is my example using this sketch:

Supplies used: Cardstock- Stampin Up: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky & Chocolate Chip; Patterned

Paper: Stampin Up; punches: Stampin Up; Stamp: Stampin Up; ink: chocolate chip by Stampin Up;

Embossing folder: fan by Stampin Up.

I just love this sentiment stamp!  It is my favorite for birthdays!  I don't even know who I am going to give this card to yet, but it is always nice to have a bunch of birthday cards on hand, as I am terrible about remembering people's birthdays and am always needing a last minute card!   There are still 9 days left to play along with our four monthly sketches at Sketch N Scrap, so hop on over and check out what the DT did with this card sketch and get inspired to get a jump start on stockpiling some cards up for those last minute occasions!  TGIF!

Sketch N Scrap #35 & a winner!

Can you believe we are half way through June already? I can't! Before I know it the summer will be over, I need to get going on my summer bucket list!  Today we have another fun sketch for you over a Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch by Brenshevia:

And here is my layout using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned papers: Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl; alphabets: Paper Trunk(white & green),

Doodlebug (black), Fancy Pants (yellow); Sticker: Basic Grey Bowties line; border punch: Stampin Up.

I have had these pictures of my sweet little nephew sitting on my desk for over a year now waiting for the right inspiration for them...I finally found it in that cute little bug sticker I purchased with the Basic Grey Bowtie line over the weekend at the Great American Scrapbook Convention! Weird thing was I wanted to use up these papers from an old kit I have had since 2007 and the scraps left were perfect for this sketch and the sticker actually matched...LOVE IT when things come together like that! lol!  I am now down to scraps for this kit and hope to make a few cards t finish it up over the weekend. 

Now a moment you have all been waiting for!  Thanks to everyone who participated in my KIT SEQUEL and SKETCH WITH A TWIST birthday bash challenges for Sketch N Scrap's birthday bash!  We had a total of 14 entries!  The randomly selected winner for the Webster's pages washi tape is..........................

LORI S!!!!!! 

Congrats Lori, please email me at sketchnscrap@gmail.com with your address and I will have your washi tape shipped out to you next week.   If you are still looking for more challenges, hop on over to Sketch N Scrap, there is still plenty of time left to play along with our three current sketches!  Plus you won't want to miss all the wonderful inspiration our DT has for you!  Have a scrappy weekend!

Winner of the Kit challenge!

I hope everyone enjoyed the Sketch N Scrap birthday bash!  Some challenges are still going on so make sure and visit the Sketch n Scrap blog for how to play along!  My KIT SEQUEL and SKETCH WITH A TWIST challenges are still going on until June 14th so there is still plenty of time to play along!  Now for the winner of the kit challenge!  Our winner is ............................................................................................................

Amanda Armitage!!! 

Congrats Amanda and thanks to all who participated! I hope that even though you didn't win a prize you ladies feel as if you got some stash cleaned out and organized and some pages created from your lovely kits! I enjoyed seeing each and every one of them!    Amanda please email me at sketchnscrap@gmail.com with your mailing address and I will get your mini kit out to you ASAP.  In the meanwhile if anyone is looking for more challenges please stop by and play along with our newest sketch at Sketch N Scrap!

Sketch N Scrap #34

Happy June everyone!  Are you ready for summer?  We are, the pool is calling our name and we heading out to swim today if the rain holds off!  What are your plans for the summer?  Today is time to share another fun sketch with you from Sketch N Scrap!  I had a lot of fun playing with this one.  Here is my sketch:



Here is the layout I created with it:

Supplies Used: Pattern Papers: Basic Grey (background) & Echo Park (For the Record 2 & This & That);

stickers: Echo Park For the Record 2; wood shapes: Studio Calico (stars) and Michaels (flower);

washi tape: Michaels; punch: Stampin Up (photo corner punch); alphabets: Echo Park For the Record 2

& PaperTrunk Benny; button: Jenni Bowlin; stars: Jillibean Soup & Making Memories (felt); twine- unknown

These pictures are of my nephew learning to ride his new "big boy bike" last month.  He can really fly on that thing!  I am really loving this line from Echo Park, not sure why I have been hoarding it, it is too cute not to use!  I know you will be impressed with what the DT at Sketch N Scrap had done with this layout! Go check it out and play along for a chance to win a set of flairs from A Flair for Buttons! 

Also don't forget to vote for our July's layout Guest Designer at Sketch N Scrap!  Some awesome layouts using our first ever sketch!  And don't forget to play along with my two remaining birthday bash challenges a SKETCH WITH A TWIST

and

KIT CHALLENGE SEQUEL

both close on June 14th...so get your summer started by playing along and getting some layouts completed for your books!  Enjoy!

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Sketch with a Twist challenge!

I hope you are enjoying my kit challenge and the sequel to my kit challenge!  You can find them HERE and HERE....there is still time to play along as the kit challenge ends today at midnight but the sequel has been extended until June 14th!  Today I have a sketch challenge for you.  Here is the sketch:

But there is a TWIST to go along with this challenge!  Besides creating a layout or card based on this sketch you must use ONE or more of the following twists:

1) Use a theme of SUMMER

2) Use two or more alphabets on your layout

3) Use a die cut paper on your layout or card.

Here is my example using the sketch with a twist:

Supplies Used: Patterned paper: Simple Stories Summer Fresh, die cut paper: KI Memories; stickers:

Simple Stories Summer Fresh; alphabets: Doodlebug & American Crafts Thickers

I used all three twists on my layout, summer themed (picture taken on the 4th of July and using Summer Fresh collection by Simple Stories), two alphabets AND a die cut paper for my circle. 

Here are the rules for playing along:

1) Create a layout or card based on the sketch above

2) Use at least ONE TWIST on your layout or card

3) link up your entry using the Inlinkz button below

4) ONE entry per person

5) Deadline to enter is June 14th at midnight CST

6) Layout must be new as of May 31st (no backlinking)

7) Cannot be combined with any other Sketch N Scrap challenge (but combining with other sites is fine)

8) You must include a link back to Sketch N Scrap and My Creative Endeavors in your post

Entries following the above rules will be entered into the drawing for this set of washi tapes:

(International players welcome but will be asked to pay shipping on their prize)

You can earn extra entries into the drawing by doing the following:

1) participating in the kit sequel challenge HERE

2) liking Sketch N Scrap on facebook (HERE) ~ make sure & leave a comment below that you are a new facebook fan.  If you are already a facebook fan then make sure & share your layout for this challenge on our facebook page so we know you are a fan already.

Good luck in the drawing!

 

Birthday Bash Kit Challenge ~ The Sequel!

I know a few of you joined me in our frst Birthday Bash challenge at Sketch N Scrap which was to create a kit out of your stash. I enjoyed seeing everyone's lovely kits & have been inspired to create even more kits from my stash since then, it is getting addictive! If you haven't joined us yet there is still time! You have until May 31st to participate, you can find out all the details HERE  Now how about we stop drooling over these lovely kits & put them to good use? Today's challenge is to create a layout or card using the kit you made from our previous challenge.

Here it the layout I created from my kit:

Supplies Used: PatternPaper: My Mind's Eye Collectable, Boy Crazy, Echo Park About a Boy & Pebbles Seen & Noted; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye;  washi tape: Bella Blvd; Alpha stickers: Basic Grey & Thickers by American Crafts: Sticker: Pebbles Seen & Noted; flower: Little Yellow Bicycle; twine: unknown

Now for the rules:

1) Layout or card must be NEW as of May 7th, 2013

2) Entry cannot be combined with any other Sketch N Scrap challenges (but other site challenges are fine)

3) Entry MUST be created from the create your stash kit (details HERE ~ if you haven't created one do that first)

4) 90% of your project must be from your kit ~ here I used everything from my kit but the Thickers, twine and enamel dots.

5) Link up your entry below~ entries not linking back to my blog will be disqualified.

6) You may enter more then once for more chances to win

7) Deadline to enter is June 14th at 11:59 pm CST

8) I will draw a prize winner on June 6th  EDIT: please note I have extended this challenge to June 14th at 11:59 pm CST!!!  Another change of note: I am also combining entries for this prize draw with my Sketch with a Twist challenge, so for another chance to win an entry into the washi tape drawing please play along with that challenge as well!

I loved the bright colors in this kit plus I also enjoyed playing with the red dotted washi tape by Bella Blvd that I included as an embellishment with my kit...so the prize you are playing for is a set of two lovely rolls of washi tape by Websters pages!  I love the cameras and the bright yellow, yellow is hot this season and I am really diggin' it!

Wouldn't these tapes look great on your pages?!!!!  You can't win if you don't play, so get busy creating and link up below! Remember you can enter as many projects as you like and each entry gets you ONE entry into the prize draw!  Good luck and don't forget to stop by Sketch N Scrap each day in May for a new challenge!  Also don't forget the Guest Designer challenges going on right now! You can find more info on these calls HERE and HERE

Good luck and Happy Scrapping!

Sketch N Scrap Card sketch #2

I am so excited to share Sketch N Scrap's #2 card sketch with everyone today! It is such an exciting day because it is my friend and co-owner Kelly's debut sketch!  Kelly will be sharing layout sketches with us starting in July as well.  Didn't she rock this sketch?  You can visit here blog here to leave her some love!



Here is my card made with the sketch:

Supplies used: Pattern paper: Autumn Leaves & Pink Paislee; cardstock: Stampin Up;

punch: Stampin Up embossing plate: Stampin Up; sticker: SRM stickers; twine: Doodlebug

I am working on using up some older stash and a bag of scraps that just has to get smaller or it is liable to explode one day covering my entire room in a bunch of paper! lol! I had enough scraps to make two of these cards exactly the same just different sentiments, it felt good to use up some of my pretty scraps I couldn't bear to throw out! I hope you will find time to join us at Sketch N Scrap, you have until May 31st at midnight CST to submit your card for a chance at a $25 gift certificate to

 The ScrapRoom!