A big Sketch N Scrap welcome!!!

We have a fun announcement to make today!  Most of you recognize our Senior Designer Heather who has been with us since Sketch N Scrap started over 3 years ago, and our newest Senior Designer Mandy who stepped in to take the place of another long time member Kerry when she had to step down earlier in the year.  Well, we are SUPER EXCITED to announce that these talented and creative ladies who bring us inspiration each and every month will start bringing us sketches every other month starting in October!!  We are super excited to debut Heather and Mandy's sketches starting October 1st...so tune in you won't want to miss them, I have seen them first hand and they are AMAZING!  In fact, I have been trying to find more time in my busy days to play along with them, they are sure to inspire you as much as they have me!  As always we will bring you FIVE amazing sketches each month! Also in October make sure and join us October 3rd for World Card Making Day, Mandy will be sharing an awesome sketch with us to inspire us to make more cards next month!  

Card sketch #58

Are you ready for Fall?  I know I am!  Most of the kids are back to school and this little owl just screams back to school to me, but there are so many different occasions you can use this fun sketch by Lisa for!

And here are a variety of interpretations from our awesome DT:

Heather:

Karen:

Mandy:

Surama:

Alicia:

Lori:

Lisa:

And there you have some amazing creativity to inspire you to get creative! Be sure to upload your card based on our sketch for a chance at our prize!

This month we are giving away a set of Pebbles Inc toothpick flags to one randomly chosen person!!!  You will receive one entry for each layout/card you enter!!!

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 September 30th at 7 pm CST

An InLinkz Link-up

Sketch N Scrap #89

Hello scrappers and welcome to our mid-month sketch by Kelly:

And now for some awesome reveals by our design team:

Leah

Angela

Mandy

Brandy

Katty

Karen

Heather

Kelly

So many amazing takes on the sketch! We can't wait to see what you all come up with! 

This month we are giving away a set of Pebbles Inc toothpick flags to one randomly chosen person!!!  You will receive one entry for each layout/card you enter!!!

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 September 30th at 7 pm CST

Twistback Sketch #9

Howdy fellow scrappers!!  Lisa here to share this month's Twistback sketch and our TWIST of the month!  Let's get to it!  Here is the sketch from from October of 2014 by Kelly:

 In addition to creating a layout based on the sketch for this challenge we are adding an extra TWIST!  The Twist for this challenge is to use items on your layout that begin with the first letter of  each letter in the word: APPLE!!!  You can use other items as well but you must use at least one item that starts with an "A", two that start with a "P", one that starts with an "L" and one that starts with an "E".   And here is what our lovely DT created based on the sketch:

Karen:

A- alphabet stickers, P-purple marker, P- Pink Paislee stamp, L- label maker lyrics, E- embroidery floss

Angela:

A-arrows, P-Patterned Paper, P- Punches, L- letter stickers, E- enamel dots & Echo Park ephemera pack

Heather:

A- Argyle paper, P- Pointing Finger card, P- Punch board (banner), L- layered stickers, E-embellishment (chipboard)

Alicia:

 A- alpha stickers, P-patterned paper, P- pumpkin & polka dots, L-lace, E-enhanced eyes (skulls)

Surama:

A- arrows, P- patterned paper, P- paint, L- lace cardstock, E-epoxy sticker (picture perfect)

Lori:

A-apple sticker,  P- punch (tabs),  P-pencil sticker, L-label stamp for journaling box, E- enamel dots

Lisa:

A- Authentique (stripe paper), P- Pumpkin die cut, P- Punch (star), L- Letter stickers/line paper, E- enamel dots

And there you have some amazing creativity to inspire you to scrap! Be sure to upload your layout for a chance at our prize!  And don't forget to use our APPLE twist in conjunction with the sketch!

This month we are giving away a set of Pebbles Inc toothpick flags to one randomly chosen person!!!  You will receive one entry for each layout/card you enter!!!

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 September 30th at 7 pm CST

Card Sketch #57

Hello scrappers and welcome to our first card sketch of the month brought to you by Kelly:

And here are the fantastic cards created by our design team:

Heather


Angela

Brandy

Katty

Mandy

Leah

Kelly

Such a fun variety of cards! Now it is your turn to upload yours for a chance at this super fun prize this month! Pebbles Inc toothpick flags will be drawn for one randomly chosen person!  You will receive one entry for each layout/card you enter!

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 September 30th at 7 pm CST

August Winner & Featured Scrappers!

Welcome to an exciting day of the month where we announce our winners for August!!!

First up is our randomly picked winner of these super fun Heidi Swapp Circle Stickers:

And the lucky winner of this prize is 

#12 Donna Broussard!!!

 Here is her awesome layout!!!

Donna, send your address to sketchnscrap@gmail.com to claim your prize!!!

Next up our featured friends for August.  Another amazing turnout this month for us so it wasn't an easy pick!!  Our featured layout chosen by our design team is....Ashley!!!

Here is Ashley's awesome layout.

Our DT loved the title and journaling on the star die cut as well as the beautiful elements created on an 8x11 scale vs. the 12x12 form we usually see. Gorgeous job Ashley!

Next up our featured card maker for August, for this special spot this month our design team selected Sara M.!!!

Here is her creative card!!!

Sara M.'s adorable ice cream cones really won over the hearts of our design team! Adorable card and great idea to compliment the sentiment!

Ladies, don't forget to grab a button from our blog to feature on your own blog for your recognition of awesome creativity! :)

Thanks to all our readers for sharing your lovely work with us and inspiring us and others with your creativity!!  Keep crafting and we hope you find lots of time to play along again this month!!!!

Sketch N Scrap #88

Fall still seems a distant dream here in Texas, where it is blazing hot!  I hope you are fairing better in your part of the country!  Today we are kicking off the month with a new sketch by Lisa:

And here are some amazing samples from our DT:

Karen:

Surama:

Heather:

Alicia:

Lori:

Lisa:

And there you have some amazing creativity to inspire you to scrap! Be sure to upload your layout for a chance at our prize!

This month we are giving away a set of Pebbles Inc toothpick flags to one randomly chosen person!!!  You will receive one entry for each layout/card you enter!!!

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 September 30th at 7 pm CST