Monday, May 30, 2011

Sketch 116 Super 6

Okay, who's ready to see our Super 6 last week?!



(Scrap Album)

(Stamp with Sass)

 Jennifer
(I Said I'd Never Have a Blog)
 
(Paperie Designs Studio)

Erin
(Life in My Nest)

Zhanylik
(My Hobby 


And the card that swept us off our feet is..........

(I Said I'd Never Have a Blog) 




Congratulations Jennifer! Please email us with "Super 6 Sketch 116 winner" in the subject line of your email for information on being our guest designer for sketch #119.

And the winner of Penny Black giveaway is................



Nothing Better

Thank you to everyone who participated - we always appreciate your time and your talent. You still have until this Friday, June 3, 11:59 PM EST to upload your cards for Sketch 117 to get a chance to win a gift certificate from DRS Designs and to win a Guest Designer spot!

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Sketch 117

We hope you're having a lovely weekend!
Look at this sketch that is filled with possibilities. We hope you'll like it as much as we did!






We're so happy to be sponsored once again by DRS Designs.


DRS Designs - is a family owned company since 1950 boasts hundreds of original rubber stamp designs. All images are available fully mounted, completely unmounted or mounted on cling cushion and are proudly hand crafted in the USA. Our rubber stamp collection includes a wide assortment of images including tons of sentiments, easy background designs and fun technique stamps such as our stained glass and plaid designs.

The DRS Designs website features a huge card sample gallery, online demos and tips, a secure shopping area and information on our free club, Rubber Mania Monthly. Be sure to visit our daily blog with posts from our fantastic design team for inspiration and ideas.

DRS Designs will giveaway $20 gift certificate from their store to 1 randomly picked participant.




You can never have too many Guest Designer! Last week, we had a tie and we're so excited to introduce you to our 2 Guest Designers this week.
Empty Nester Crafter



My name is Cathy Weber.  I got started with scrapbooking and cardmaking about two years ago when I decided to make a wedding scrapbook for my daughter-in-law.  It was while I was making this book for her that I discovered how much fun it was to use clear stamps, and from then on I was hooked.  I’ve since learned how much fun it is to give someone a handmade card with all the thought and meaning behind it.  I have been married to my husband, Warren for 31 years and have three children.   I live in southern CA with my husband and college-age daughter.  My two sons are all grown up and living on their own, thus the name for my blog, The Empty Nest Crafter.  I love that I have something interesting and creative that I can do with my time now that my “nest” is almost empty. 

I was so excited and honored to have my card chosen as one of the winners for CPS #114.  My cardmaking style is CAS and I turn to CPS sketches often for inspiration.  I hope that you enjoy my take on Sketch #117.

Cathy's beautiful take on the sketch:


Keepsakes By Melissa

Hi! My name is Melissa Bove. I am a SAHM and live in Southern New Jersey, with my husband Robert and our 2 children, Antonio, 5 and Santino, 9 months. When I'm not being mommy, wifey or housekeeper, (LOL) I enjoy going up to my little piece of heaven, my craft studio. I love to make handmade cards and gifts for friends and family. I also love to scrapbook but cardmaking and handmade gifts are my real passion.
I was totally honored to have been chosen as 1 of the winning cards, along with the super talented Cathy, and to be guest designing along side her this week! I love to participate in the Card Patterns awesome sketch challenges. Thank you so much again for having me! I had a blast! Happy Creating everyone!!  Hugs... Melissa
And this is Melissa's beautiful take on the sketch. 

Want to see how this team rocked the sketch & used DRS Design stamps?






 


We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your creation using the inlinkz box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. To be eligible for the prize and for chance at being a guest designer, please link up your new creation by
Friday, June 3rd at 11:59pm EST
Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!


Monday, May 23, 2011

Sketch 115 Super 6

A big thank you to everyone who participated with us last week. It was indeed a pleasure to see all of your beautiful work - which you can tell that each handmade card comes from the heart.We do appreciate your time and you, sharing your talent with us.

Without further adieu, here's our Super 6!



Stampin' Scrapper 
Stamparadise
Handmejki Aluni 
Lea's Cupcakes and Sunshine 
Countless Joy
Afternoon's Delight 

And the card that swept us off our feet is.........



Stampin' Scrapper

Congratulations Jean!
Please email us with "Super 6 Sketch 115 winner" in the subject line of your email for information on being our guest designer for sketch #118.

And for the random winner of the prize giveaway from our sponsor - The Craft's Meow is...



Inky Mema 

Congratulations Lagene! Please e-mail us with your full name and mailing address so we can have the prize mailed to you.

Thank you for coming by to visit us again today.
We wish you all the best of the week!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Sketch 116


Happy Saturday 'ya all!
Has it been raining at your end of the world, sunny, or has it been summer already? Whatever weather you are in, we hope it's a good one!

We have another beautiful sketch brought by our talented Nina Brackett.





We are so excited to be sponsored this week by Penny Black Stamps. They have generously sent the team some great stamping supplies to showcase to you today.


Explore the creative world of Penny Black and see for yourself why our stamps, stickers, and coordinated cardstock for scrapbooking and card making are everyone’s favorites.  Our stamps include our popular Mimi collection, gorgeous florals, playful hedgehogs, fashion girls, and more...  Visit our blog for brand new stamped projects by our Designers every Monday - Friday.  You'll find instructional videos, card challenges, contests, and more.

Guess what's in store for you from Penny Black this week....






We are tickled pink to be joined by our Guest Designer this week. Please join us in welcoming

(Just Scrapping My World) 



My name is Nadia Cannizzo, and I live in Sydney Australia, although I am of Greek heritage. I am 32 years old, a mummy to 2 much loved and much wanted little girls and I have been married to my husband for the last 12 years. I am a Primary School teacher and at the moment work 2 days a week. I have been scrapping  for just under 2 years now but I believe my real scrapping took off mid 2010.
 
2011 is going to be a busy year for me as I will be on the Design Team for Color Combos Galore, My Scrapbook Nook, Kraft It Up , Bird Is the Word, Pretty Petals , The Studio Challenges and Let's Capture These Sketches. In March of 2011 I also started my own sketch challenge blog called Once Upon A..Sketch.  I am honoured to have been chosen as a winner here and asked to be Guest Designer. have thoroughly enjoyed working on this sketch! I hope I have inspired you in some way and cannot wait to see what you come up with. Love, Nadia. 

This is Nadia's interpretation of the sketch. Don't forget to visit & leave her some love (click on her name to go to her blog).





Here are our lovely team whom I personally think rocked this sketch! :)



 





We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your creation using the inlinkz box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. To be eligible for the prize and for chance at being a guest designer, please link up your new creation by
Friday, May 27th at 11:59pm EST
Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!


Monday, May 16, 2011

Super Six Sketch 114

Thank you all for participating in our Sketch 114 challenge. Here are the top six cards from that post:
Please visit the winners' blogs for a more detailed look of these beautiful cards:

Cathy Weber
Cathy (Papier Girl)
Eli
Marga
Melissa
Melody


And we have a tie for the Guest DT spot:

Cathy Weber
and
Melissa

Beautifully done, ladies and big congratulations! Please email us with "Super 6 Sketch 114 winner" in the subject line of your email for information on being our guest designer for sketch #117.

Now, the random winner of the prize giveaway from our sponsor
is #5 Smilyn Stef

Congratulations, Stef! Please email us with "Sketch 114 Super 6 Prize Winner" in your subject line along with your full mailing address to claim your prize.

Don't forget you still have until 11:59pm Friday to link up your creation using this week's sketch!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Sketch 115

Happy Saturday, CP friends. Are you ready for a new sketch to jump start your weekend crafting? I have a round card sketch for you today that includes those trendy banners. As you can see from the DT's samples, you're not limited to round cards using this sketch.

My name is Lisa Hjulberg and I'm the owner of the brand new store, The Craft's Meow. Opening this store is a dream come true for me... I'm following Henry David Thoreau's advice to Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. I've imagined this for a very long time! We offer an array of stamps and paper crafting kits with coordinating bits and bobs that will make your paper crafting easier and more fun! We will also offer from time to time limited edition grab bags where everything old becomes new again!

You can follow us on The Craft's Meow's blog for inspiration and upcoming events. Become a fan on our The Craft's Meow Facebook page. Join us tomorrow on The Craft's Meow's blog for the release hop featuring the new Little Frieda stamps.

For our Card Patterns participants, The Craft's Meow is giving away two brand new stamp sets to one randomly picked winner! What's up for grabs (photos will be posted on Sunday when these stamps will be officially released)

I live in a small village in the south-west of Ireland with my partner Niall and our beautiful three year old daughter Isabelle. I've always been creative in some form or another, I have a passion for painting and I've tried lots of different crafts over the years. I studied graphic design at art college. I only discovered stamping after the birth of my daughter when I had little time for any painting but longed to be creative. Card making was the perfect answer for me as it satisfied all my creative needs. I love that I'm creating something different all the time. I design regularly for Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine in the UK. My other passion in life is gardening, I love flowers (you might have guessed it from my cards!) and we're lucky to have a large garden that I can fill with flowers and a few veggies too! A big thank you to Card Patterns for having me as a Guest Designer, it's a real honor!

Check out Clare's blog for more beautiful inspirations. Here is her card for Sketch 115. It just speaks to my heart with the doilies, ribbons and buttons. It's just pure loveliness!
Two The Craft's Meow's DT members are joining us this week. We all used the new Little Frieda stamps:



We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your creation using the inlinkz box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. To be eligible for the prize and for chance at being a guest designer, please link up your new creation by
Friday, May 21st at 11:59pm EST
Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!