Seize the Sketch #20 {Some Changes}

Hello and welcome to Seize the Sketch. Lesley here! Before I get to this week's challenge we are saying farewell to a few crafty friends who have been on this team for a while. 

First of all, a special thank you to Tangii Crain who stepped up and took over managing the blog for me while I was unwell in the winter. I could not have managed it without her and I appreciate how fun she is to work with and her killer organizational skills. She will be missed. Thank you, girl!

Amy Tsuruta, Jessica Esch and Sarah Gough are also stepping down from the team, to pursue other stamping opportunities! Amy and Jessica are both taking a temporary leave and congrats to Sarah on becoming the Creative Coordinator at Sugar Pea Designs! We are so proud of her! We will miss all three of these lovely ladies.

We do have some happy hellos! We are thrilled to welcome 4 new designers to our team! 

Please welcome Sandy Mathis, Colleen Dietrich, Mona Pendleton & Marybeth Lopez. To learn more about these ladies...please visit our Sketchers page by clicking HERE.

  

  

This week we have a sketch by me, Lesley! The team has created such awesome samples to get you in the crafting mood! Come on and play along with my sketch this week! Remember ALL product is welcome!

To learn more about our guidelines, please click HERE.

Amy Tsuruta

Cathy Santie

Colleen Dietrich
(starting with us on the next challenge)

Jen Mitchell

Jessi Fogan

Katie Melhus 

Lee Ann Barrett 

Lesley Croghan

Lori Turner 

Lori Tecler 

Marybeth Lopez

Mona Pendleton

Rose Miller

Sandy Mathis

Sherry Eckblad

Vicki Dutcher

Here is how to play along with us:

1. Create a card based on the sketch provided.

2. Link up your card to the linky...make sure you link up your post with the card in it and not your whole blog.

3. Comment on the other cards in the gallery...at least 5!

4. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like...EXCEPT other sketches...because that wouldn't work! LOL!!!

5. Have fun!

Meet some new Design Team Members and a small Announcement!

Hello everyone! Wow, thank you so much for joining us for our past challenge and thank you again for Kraftin' Kimmies for being an amazing sponsor. We will be announcing the winner tomorrow one hour before the next sketch goes live!!!

I am happy to announce that we have added some designers to our team and we have made the decision to go sponsor free from this challenge onward.

I would like introduce you to our brand new designers/sketchers! Of course our "old" team will be staying on with us too except that Jen Nelson and I (Lesley) are taking a wee break. 

Lori Turner

Hello everyone! My name is Lori and I live in central Alberta, CANADA with my hubby and 2 teenage kiddos, Calvin and Kimberly. I started my paper crafting journey with SU! about 13 years ago and was a DEMO up until a couple years ago, when I decided I wanted to broaden my crafty-goodness horizons! I am also an avid crocheter and love to color! I'm so excited to be here at Seize the Sketch working with such amazingly talented ladies! 

Jessica Esch

Hi my name is Jessica and I am from Buffalo, NY. I am married to a wonderful and very supportive husband and a stay at home mom to two very active boys, ages 12 and 10 . Between football for my oldest son and travel baseball with my youngest, I needed an activity for myself and I found a love of stamping and card making. You can always find me sharing projects on my blog~Chick-n-Scrap and I look forward to designing for Seize the Sketch and working with such a talented bunch of ladies!

Vicki Dutcher 

Hi, I am Vicki.  I have been stamping for about 20 years and got started like a lot of other stampers; a SU party.  I kind of played around for a few years, but when I found SCS I really became addicted. Now, I stamp during most of my free time -- and I have even hired a housekeeper!  (Who has time to clean? Not me) I just adore this hobby!  I am looking forward to being on the Seize the Sketch Team and want to thank Lesley for the opportunity.

Tangii Crain

Hey!  I'm Tangii and I'm just giddy to be on this team!!  I have 3 amazing kiddo's plus my favorite, our blonde Lab and a fabulous Hubby that works really hard at being just as 'excited' about this creation as the last one, lol.    I LOVE crafting in general... and it's WAY cheaper than therapy ;) (shhhhhhhhh).  I am looking forward crafting with these UBER talented ladies!!!!

Jen Mitchell

Hi all!  I'm Jen and I am super excited to be joining all these talented ladies on the Seize the Sketch design team.  I live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and have been making cards for many, many years!  By day I work in a bank so at night I love to unwind and let my creative side loose in my stamp room!  I'm so thankful for Lesley for giving me this opportunity and I can't wait to see where this new creative journey leads me!

Lori Tecler

Hi, I'm Lori Tecler. I live in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with my adorable goldendoodle, Chloe the cutie puppy. She keeps me on my toes with her non-stop antics! During the day, I work in the early childhood office of a large school system, but at night, you can usually find me crafting away with the TV on in the background. I'm thrilled to be joining the fabulous team at Seize the Sketch. 

Jessi Fogan

Hi, I'm Jessi Fogan - I live in Nova Scotia, Canada in an itty-bitty house crammed full with my husband, teenage sons, three cats, and a dog. Both boys have autism, so although I'm a stay at home mom, I'm also a psychologist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, teacher, and raving lunatic. I am so excited to be a part of this wonderfully talented group of artists! 

We will see you tomorrow at 5am (PST) with a brand new sketch and lots of inspiration!

Welcome back and meet our Challenge Manager!

Wow, the holiday season zoomed by and we are all excited to be back tomorrow with a brand new sketch challenge for you!

Before tomorrow, we have a lot of exciting news to share!

1. We now have a Challenge Manager for Seize the Sketch and I am so excited to introduce you to her!
2. After our first challenge of the New Year, we will be going sponsor free. 
3. We have a whole bunch of new teammates joining us for our 2nd challenge of the New Year on January 21st!!

So without further ado, let me welcome Tangii; our Challenge Manager!!

Tangii Crain

Hey!  I'm Tangii and I'm just giddy to be on this team!!  I have 3 amazing kiddo's plus my favorite, our blonde Lab and a fabulous Hubby that works really hard at being just as 'excited' about this creation as the last one, lol.    I LOVE crafting in general... and it's WAY cheaper than therapy ;) (shhhhhhhhh). I am looking forward crafting with these UBER talented ladies!!!!

We will be back tomorrow at 5am (PST)! See you then!

Meet Jen Nelson!

Today we are getting to know Jen Nelson!  

Jen is the "sketch tech" for our team.

Everyone has sent her their sketch ideas and she has made them into graphics for us! I can't tell you how thankful I am that she took on this role! She has made the sketches look amazing!!!

Thank you, Jen!

Jen Nelson

What is the name of your blog? 

The Tiny Blue Butterfly

When did you begin paper crafting?

I had always been quite arty, but when I was about 14 mum took me to a local craft shop and bought me my first rubber stamp.... I still have it 20 years later. I've been hooked into some form of crafting ever since. I started blogging in Feb 2011 as a way to showcase what i had made... Since then I am more hooked than ever!

What are some of your favourite stamps?

I love stamps from the super cute Lili Of The Valley to more quirky stamps.  Some of my favourite brands are Clearly Besotted, Stampin Up, Uniko Studio and Magnum By Ladybyg Crafts Ink

What inks do you use and like the most?

Depending on what I am doing I cannot live without my Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine in Onyx and my Stampin Up markers and my distress inks.  I also love to use promarkers.

What kind of challenges do you enjoy the most for card making?

My favourite have to be sketch and clean and simple challenges although I am getting into colours challenges too!

Do you design for other teams or companies?

I also design for Lili of The Valley, Less Is More and I am the Sketcher over at Sketch Saturday

The sketches begin on Tuesday, August 6th!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meet Stacey Schafer!

Today we are getting to know, Stacey Schafer!!!

Here is what she shared!

Stacey Schafer

What is the name of your blog?  

Stacey's Stamping Stage

When did you begin paper crafting? 

I've always loved paper-crafting...as a kid, I spent a great deal of time playing and journaling with paper and stickers.  It wasn't until 2000, when my first baby was born, though, that I discovered the love of scrapbooking!  Shortly after, I went to my first stamping party and was instantly hooked on the magic that happens when ink meets the paper!

What are some of your favourite stamps?

I have SO many favorite stamps, it is too difficult to name them:)  

What inks do you use and like the most?

I use the heck out of Memento Tuxedo Black and Stampin' Up! inks, but love trying new brands!

What kind of challenges do you enjoy the most for card making?

If it weren't for challenges, I'm not sure I'd ever get a card made!  LOL!  I love playing sketch, color, and theme/inspiration challenges of all kinds!

Do you design for other teams or companies?

I am fortunate enough to design for Uniko Studio, The Alley Way Stamps, By LORi Designs, Colorbök/Making Memories, i {heart} papers, Seize the Birthday, Fusion, The Pink Elephant and recently started up my own challenge, Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The sketches begin on Tuesday, August 6th!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meet Cathy Sante

Today we are getting to know, Cathy Santie! 

This is what she had to say!

Cathy Santie

What is the name of your blog?  

PapierGirl

When did you begin paper crafting?  

I started back in 2005 making paperbag scrapbook albums.  It didn't take me very long before I realized, I needed to change course and create something with instant gratification - cards!

What are some of your favourite stamps?  

Papertrey Ink, There She Goes and My Favorite Things

What inks do you use and like the most?  

PTI

What kind of challenges do you enjoy the most for card making?  

Sketches - it's a great recipe!

Do you design for other teams or companies?  

Seize the Birthday and Whimsy and Stars Studios

Thank you so much Cathy for sharing a bit about yourself!!! 

The sketches begin on Tuesday, August 6th!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meet Amy Tsuruta

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and left a comment on Rose's introduction!! 

We are thrilled to be going to an all sketch challenge! 

The next designer I would like to introduce you to is Amy Tsuruta.

Amy Tsuruta

What is the name of your blog? 

Tsuruta Designs

When did you begin paper crafting?

It seems like I've always been creating but I'm guessing it officially started when I volunteered to be my son's co-op preschool scrapbook coordinator in 2001...um yeah, I had never scrapbooked at that point in time:)

What are some of your favourite stamps? 

Neat & Tangled, Avocado Arts, Fresh Squeezed Stamps and Jane's Doodles ;)

What inks do you use and like the most? 

My go to black is Memento Tuxedo!  

My go to brown is Memento Rich cocoa and all my other colors are Fresh Inks by Impress!

What kind of challenges do you enjoy the most for card making?  

I'm totally a sketch girl:)

Do you design for other teams or companies?  

Little Tangles

Avocado Arts

Fusion

Timeless Twine
Paper Made Bakery

Thank you so much Amy for sharing a bit about yourself!!! 

The sketches begin on Tuesday, August 6th!

Thanks for stopping by!

Meet Rose Miller

I thought it might be fun to get to know our design team by asking them some "crafty" questions! I asked each design team member the same set of questions and for the next couple of weeks, I will be introducing the team-one by one!

First up, let me introduce Rose Miller!

Rose Miller

What is the name of your blog? 

My Happy Place

When did you begin paper crafting?

I started paper crafting in 2007 as I wanted to scrapbook our month long honeymoon. Then I found card making challenges on line and have been making cards since and very few scrapbook pages.

What are some of your favourite stamps?

I don't really have a favorite. But I find I can't resist Christmas or Cat stamps! 

What inks do you use and like the most?

Memento brand is what I use the most.

What kind of challenges do you enjoy the most for card making?

Sketch Challenges as they give me a good starting point.

Do you design for other teams or companies?

365 Cards,

Inspired by Stamping,

The Cutting Cafe.

Thanks for sharing with us, Rose!!! 

We hope you will return on Monday when we introduce another design team member!

The sketches begin on Tuesday, August 6th!

Thanks for stopping by!