February 15 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #2

We have a sweet layout based on the February 15th sketch challenge to share with you today. But before we get to that, we want to say thank you to our sponsors.

We are grateful for Lindy's Stamp Gang for joining us again as a sponsor. They're giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant in our challenge.

Lindy's luscious luster is all uniquely two-toned! With vibrant shimmery sprays, flat sprays, vintage sprays, embossing powder and lots more! Lindy’s Stamp Gang is the creative” baby” of Lindy Plakinger. She passed away in 2008 after bravely battling illness. She was a self-made cartoonist, loved drawing, crafting, designing new products, and creating her funny cartoon characters! One of her greatest joys was traveling to stamping and scrapbooking conventions across the US, demo-ing to her heart’s content with her sister, and giggle partner, Vicki! Lindy’s Stamp Gang will continue, as was her hope, and dream. Her husband and daughter have taken over the company keeping her creativity alive. Tracey, (her daughter), has always been a “jar filler” in the background of Lindy’s Stamp Gang, but is now trying to fill some incredible shoes! 

For more Lindy’s Stamp Gang please visit: 

Website: http://www.lindystampgang.com 

Blog: http://blog.lindystampgang.com 

 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lindysgang 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lindysgang 

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lindysgang 

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindystampgang 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lindystampgang

Thank you also to ScrapMuch, who is offering a $20.00 gift certificate toward project kits (shipping not included) to a second lucky winner.

ScrapMuch? is an online and mobile store, that specializes in event sales, retreats, crops and classes.  We offer great products at competitive prices, including a very economical kit club that is an exciting and affordable way to add to your scrapbook stash and inspire you to create.

Miki is our featured artist today. I just love how there are tons of fun little details sprinkled and tucked around the page, but they all lead the eye back to that darling photo.

We are so glad you joined us, Miki. Please grab our "featured" button below and wear it on your blog.

Here's another look at the sketch:

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th to be in the running for one of our prizes. All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr (though we may not be able to comment in all forums).

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge. We would also love for you to share the sketch!

Thank you for visiting us today. If you haven't yet tried your hand at creating with this sketch, please do and then let us see what you've made. We really love to see your work.

Janice :-D

DT Call Reminder

Hi there!  Just a reminder that our DT call is nearing the end.  You have just over one week to get those applications in before the March 3, 2016 deadline!  Here is a run down of the requirements:

DESIGN TEAM  CALL

I am super excited to announce that Stuck?! Sketches is having a design team call!  We are looking for an undetermined number of team members. If you are a loyal and committed scrapper that loves using sketches as a jumping off point for your layouts, read on.....

Design Team Requirements:

• create 2 layouts per month, using the sketches provided
• submit good quality and closely croped photos of your pages on time
• post our badge on your blog with a link  to our blog
• become a member of our private Facebook group (this is how we communicate as a team)
• post the Stuck?! Sketches sketch and your layout, along with a link to the Stuck?! Sketches blog on your blog  on the day of our reveal (the 1st and 15th of each month) at 7 am EST
• share your blog posts on your Facebook and any other social media forums you would like to
  
• comment on entries according to our team schedule - this is very important, if you are not willing or able to do your share of commenting please do not apply
• you do not need to be exclusive to Stuck?!, you can belong to one other sketch DT or unlimited other DT's, however you must be loyal and committed to promoting Stuck?! and our sponsors

This call is open to scrappers around the world, you do not need to have Design Team experience to apply, all applications will be considered.  The term will run for 6 months, from April 1st, 2016 - October 31, 2016 - with a possibility of continuing on. No compensation is provided.

To apply, create a layout using any of our sketches (current or archived), send a high quality photo of your layout along with the following information to Laura via email at stucksketches@gmail.com, before March 3, 2016.  Please put Stuck?! Sketches DT Call in the subject line.

Include:

• one layout base on any of our sketches (please include the sketch that inspired you as well)
• 2 of your favourite layouts, we would love to see what you think best represents your style!!
• past or present DT experience (although none is necessary)
• a link to your blog
• your full name and address

Selected entrants will be notified via email, by March 10, 2016 and will be announced on March 17, 2016 on our blog.  New team members will be expected to participate in the April 1st  reveal.

Good Luck!
Laura
xo

February 15 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #1

Happy Friday!

We have seen some lovely layouts coming in so far based on the February 15th sketch challenge. But before we show you today's featured page, we want to say thank you to our sponsors.

We are grateful for Lindy's Stamp Gang for joining us again as a sponsor. They're giving awa a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant in our challenge.

Lindy's luscious luster is all uniquely two-toned! With vibrant shimmery sprays, flat sprays, vintage sprays, embossing powder and lots more! Lindy’s Stamp Gang is the creative” baby” of Lindy Plakinger. She passed away in 2008 after bravely battling illness. She was a self-made cartoonist, loved drawing, crafting, designing new products, and creating her funny cartoon characters! One of her greatest joys was traveling to stamping and scrapbooking conventions across the US, demo-ing to her heart’s content with her sister, and giggle partner, Vicki! Lindy’s Stamp Gang will continue, as was her hope, and dream. Her husband and daughter have taken over the company keeping her creativity alive. Tracey, (her daughter), has always been a “jar filler” in the background of Lindy’s Stamp Gang, but is now trying to fill some incredible shoes! 

For more Lindy’s Stamp Gang please visit: 

Website: http://www.lindystampgang.com 

Blog: http://blog.lindystampgang.com 

 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lindysgang 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lindysgang 

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lindysgang 

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindystampgang 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lindystampgang

Thank you also to ScrapMuch, who is offering a $20.00 gift certificate toward project kits (shipping not included) to a second lucky winner.

ScrapMuch? is an online and mobile store, that specializes in event sales, retreats, crops and classes.  We offer great products at competitive prices, including a very economical kit club that is an exciting and affordable way to add to your scrapbook stash and inspire you to create.

Melinda is our featured artist today. This page highlights her daughter's fascination with cars and uses just the right blend of patterns and neutral colors with that pop of bright green to make the photo shine. Take a look at her blog to see how she added a second, hidden photo and journaling.

We are so glad you joined us, Melinda. Please grab our "featured" button below and wear it on your blog.

Here's another look at the sketch:

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th to be in the running for one of our prizes. All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr (though we may not be able to comment in all forums).

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge. We would also love for you to share the sketch!

Thank you for visiting us today. If you haven't yet tried your hand at creating with this sketch, please do and then let us see what you've made. We really love to see your work.

Janice :-D

February 15 2016 Challenge and Reveal

Hello there!

Wow, can you believe it is mid month already?  I am super glad that our winter here in my neck of the woods seems to be flying by! So, mid month means it is time for a new sketch challenge so let me tell you who our sponsors are for this challenge.

We are grateful for  Lindy's Stamp Gang, for being back with us and sponsoring this challenge, they are offering a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant!

Lindy's luscious luster is all uniquely two-toned! With vibrant shimmery sprays, flat sprays, vintage sprays, embossing powder and lots more! Lindy’s Stamp Gang is the creative” baby” of Lindy Plakinger. She passed away in 2008 after bravely battling illness. She was a self-made cartoonist, loved drawing, crafting, designing new products, and creating her funny cartoon characters! One of her greatest joys was traveling to stamping and scrapbooking conventions across the US, demo-ing to her heart’s content with her sister, and giggle partner, Vicki! Lindy’s Stamp Gang will continue, as was her hope, and dream. Her husband and daughter have taken over the company keeping her creativity alive. Tracey, (her daughter), has always been a “jar filler” in the background of Lindy’s Stamp Gang, but is now trying to fill some incredible shoes! 

For more Lindy’s Stamp Gang please visit: 

Website: http://www.lindystampgang.com 

Blog: http://blog.lindystampgang.com 

 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lindysgang 

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lindysgang 

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lindysgang 

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindystampgang 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lindystampgang

AND thank you to ScrapMuch, who are also sponsoring this challenge, offering a $20.00 gift certificate towards project kits (shipping not inclusive) to a second lucky winner!

ScrapMuch? is an online and mobile store, that specializes in event sales, retreats, crops and classes.  We offer great products at competitive prices, including a very economical kit club that is an exciting and affordable way to add to your scrapbook stash and inspire you to create.

ALSO, We want to show you how much we appreciate that you play along with us and share your designs and talent with us so we will be choosing one scrapbooker from each challenge to guest with us at a later date!  For example, our chosen scrapbooker from our February 15th challenge will guest for our April 15th challenge!

Now let's get started with the challenge, here is your sketch....

This week we have another guest designer joining us. Please join me in welcoming Debbi!!

I will let Debbi tell you a bit about herself....

"Hi, I'm Debbi Tehrani. I live in Frederick, Maryland, with Farzad, my husband of 35 years. We have no children, but we have two cats and two bearded dragons. One of the beardies accompanies me to school, where I teach fourth grade. 

I've been scrapping since 2000. I scrap 8 x 8, and I love telling stories on my pages and using elements that will help to tell my stories. For me, scrapbooking is a creative outlet and a way to capture and celebrate all the random little things that make my life special and meaningful. Recently, I have been creating pages for friends who have lost loved ones. 

I love a scrapbooking challenge, and I've been on a bunch challenge design teams over the years, including Creative Scrappers, How Much Is Too Much, Sketchabilities, Creative Prompts for You, Color Combos Galore, and Sketchbook365. I also designed for Work in Progress kits and was a designer and writer for Scrapbook News & Review. My pages have been published in Scrapbook Trends, Scrapbooks, Etc., Simple Scrapbooks, and Scrap365, as well as several online publications. I'm currently on the 2Crafty Chipboard design team. I founded and create for CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration, a color challenge website. 

The internet has transformed my hobby from a solitary passion to one that I can share with online friends I have made all over the world. I met one of my best friends this way--she lives in England, and we scrap together every weekend via Skype, and she's even come to visit me twice! I love Stuck?! Sketches, and I'm so happy to have been invited as a guest designer! If you'd like to see more of my work, I'd love for you to come visit my blog, Little Scraps of Magic"

Here is Debbi's gorgeous layout based on our sketch.

Thank you for joining us Debbi!

Now lets have a look at our incredible DT reveals (in alphabetical order!)....

Cassie 

Dana

 Devra 

Elisabetta

 Janice

Kerryn

 Kumiko

Mandy

Sandy

Sarah

Valerie

Laura

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th 2016 at midnight EST to be in the running for one of our prizes!   All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr. (Though we may not be able to comment in all forums.)

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge.  We would also love for you to share the sketch, too!

Thank you for visiting, we cannot wait to see what you create!
Laura
xoxo

DESIGN TEAM CALL

Hi there!

DESIGN TEAM  CALL

I am super excited to announce that Stuck?! Sketches is having a design team call!  We are looking for an undetermined number of team members. If you are a loyal and committed scrapper that loves using sketches as a jumping off point for your layouts, read on.....

Design Team Requirements:

• create 2 layouts per month, using the sketches provided
• submit good quality and closely croped photos of your pages on time 
• post our badge on your blog with a link  to our blog
• become a member of our private Facebook group (this is how we communicate as a team)
• post the Stuck?! Sketches sketch and your layout, along with a link to the Stuck?! Sketches blog on your blog  on the day of our reveal (the 1st and 15th of each month) at 7 am EST
• share your blog posts on your Facebook and any other social media forums you would like to
  
• comment on entries according to our team schedule - this is very important, if you are not willing or able to do your share of commenting please do not apply
• you do not need to be exclusive to Stuck?!, you can belong to one other sketch DT or unlimited other DT's, however you must be loyal and committed to promoting Stuck?! and our sponsors

This call is open to scrappers around the world, you do not need to have Design Team experience to apply, all applications will be considered.  The term will run for 6 months, from April 1st, 2016 - October 31, 2016 - with a possibility of continuing on. No compensation is provided.

To apply, create a layout using any of our sketches (current or archived), send a high quality photo of your layout along with the following information to Laura via email at stucksketches@gmail.com, before March 3, 2016.  Please put Stuck?! Sketches DT Call in the subject line.

Include:

• one layout base on any of our sketches (please include the sketch that inspired you as well)
• 2 of your favourite layouts, we would love to see what you think best represents your style!!
• past or present DT experience (although none is necessary)
• a link to your blog
• your full name and address

Selected entrants will be notified via email, by March 10, 2016 and will be announced on March 17, 2016 on our blog.  New team members will be expected to participate in the April 1st  reveal.

Good Luck!
Laura
xo

February 1 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #2

Today's featured page based on our February 1st sketch is so yummy. But before we show it off, we want to first recognize our generous sponsors.

A big thank you to Heartfelt Creations for sponsoring our challenge by offering a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Heartfelt Creations is a family owned company started in 1997. We exist to dynamically inspire, uplift, and add value to each person that comes in contact with our creative inspiration and crafts. We do this with a unique line of coordinating artistic stamps, detailed dies and designer papers. Our products create timeless and elegant handmade cards, scrapbook layouts and altered art projects. We invite you to join our mission.

And thank you to A2Z Scraplets, who are also sponsoring this challenge. They're offering a themed chipboard pack with a $25.00 value (including shipping) to a second lucky participant.

A2Z Scraplets and Scrapbooking Supplies stocks a growing range of products as well as manufacturing Chipboard Laser Cut products You can paint them, ink them, emboss them, glitter them - the possibilities are endless! You'll find a selection of budget priced papers and embellishments on our website ... Head over www.a2zscraplets.com.au to see our great range of products.

Allison is our featured artist today. The bright colors and food-related embellishments she used do such a great job of helping to tell the story behind her cute photos.

We are so glad you joined us, Allison. Please grab our "featured" button below and wear it on your blog.

Now here's another look at the sketch:

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th to be in the running for one of our prizes. All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr (though we may not be able to comment in all forums).

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge. We would also love for you to share the sketch!

Thank you for visiting us today. If you haven't yet tried your hand at creating with this sketch, please do and then let us see what you've made. We really love to see your work.

Janice :-D

February 1 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #1

Today's featured page based on our February 1st sketch is the perfect combination of vintage and digital. But before we show it off, we want to first recognize our generous sponsors.

A big thank you to Heartfelt Creations for sponsoring our challenge by offering a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Heartfelt Creations is a family owned company started in 1997. We exist to dynamically inspire, uplift, and add value to each person that comes in contact with our creative inspiration and crafts. We do this with a unique line of coordinating artistic stamps, detailed dies and designer papers. Our products create timeless and elegant handmade cards, scrapbook layouts and altered art projects. We invite you to join our mission.

And thank you to A2Z Scraplets, who are also sponsoring this challenge. They're offering a themed chipboard pack with a $25.00 value (including shipping) to a second lucky participant.

A2Z Scraplets and Scrapbooking Supplies stocks a growing range of products as well as manufacturing Chipboard Laser Cut products You can paint them, ink them, emboss them, glitter them - the possibilities are endless! You'll find a selection of budget priced papers and embellishments on our website ... Head over www.a2zscraplets.com.au to see our great range of products.

Beatrice is our featured artist today. Aren't her papers and embellishments just perfect for her 1964 family vacation photos at the New York World's Fair?

We are so glad you joined us, Beatrice. Please grab our "featured" button below and wear it on your blog.

Now here's another look at the sketch:

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th to be in the running for one of our prizes. All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr (though we may not be able to comment in all forums).

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge. We would also love for you to share the sketch!

Thank you for visiting us today. If you haven't yet tried your hand at creating with this sketch, please do and then let us see what you've made. We really love to see your work.

Janice :-D

February 1 2016 Challenge!

Hello we are launching a new sketch challenge today and we have two fabulous sponsors offering prizes for you to enter to win!

A big thank you goes out to Heartfelt Creations, for sponsoring our this challenge, they are offering a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky participant!

Heartfelt Creations is a family owned company started in 1997. We exist to dynamically inspire, uplift, and add value to each person that comes in contact with our creative inspiration and crafts. We do this with a unique line of coordinating artistic stamps, detailed dies and designer papers. Our products create timeless and elegant handmade cards, scrapbook layouts and altered art projects. We invite you to join our mission.

AND thank you to A2Z Scraplets, who are also sponsoring this challenge, offering a themed chipboard pack with a $25.00 value including shipping to a second lucky participant!

A2Z Scraplets and Scrapbooking Supplies stocks a growing range of products as well as manufacturing Chipboard Laser Cut products You can paint them, ink them, emboss them, glitter them - the possibilities are endless! You'll find a selection of budget priced papers and embellishments on our website ... Head over www.a2zscraplets.com.au to see our great range of products.

ALSO, We want to show you how much we appreciate that you play along with us and share your designs and talent with us so we will be choosing one scrapbooker from each challenge to guest with us at a later date!  For example, our chosen scrapbooker from our September 1st challenge will guest for our November 1st challenge!

Now let's get started with the challenge, here is your sketch....

Our guest designer for this challenge is Anna Uhras, please join me in welcoming her to Stuck?! Sketches !!

I will let Anna tell you a bit about herself....
 

"Hi I'm Anna and I'm from a little village in the middle of Sweden. My family of seven, hubby, five kids (20 - 2 ) and me are living at our farm, where my hubby works, and I work halftime as a hairdresser. I have to admit I'm addicted to Scrapbooking and all the pretty papers and supplies around our awesome hobby. As often as I can I love playing along at Stuck?! Sketches, therefore I'm so happy and honored that Laura asked me to guest this month. Laura have teached me  A LOT, by her amazing sketches, how to build a balanced layout.( Thank you Laura) I´m also a member of two design teams, which is so fun and very devoloping. My first contact with this hobby was about 2007, mostly cardmaking. But I think my "real" start was about Fall 2012 when I discovered Scrapbooking with layouts. I mostly do traditional 12x12 but also letter size sometimes. My style is hard to define for me, it depends of what has inspired me at that moment. But I love rich colors, layers, white space, thread and even mashine stiching is often to find on my layouts.  You are more than welcome to visit me at my blog, http://urascrap.blogspot.se/"

Here is Anna's layout based on our sketch.

Thank you for joining us Anna!

Now let's have a look at our gorgeous DT reveals....

Cassie 

Dana

 Devra 

Elisabetta

 Janice

Kerryn

 Kumiko

Mandy

Sandy

Sarah

Valerie

Laura

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by February 29th to be in the running for one of our prizes!   All prizes will be drawn randomly using Random.org to pick a number.

When linking your layouts, please make sure it is linked to the specific post your layout is in, not your blog as a whole as it can be hard for our team to find your layout, especially if you blog often. You can also link from any gallery including Facebook and Flickr. (Though we may not be able to comment in all forums.)

Feel free to combine this sketch challenge with other non-sketch challenges, such as colour challenges.

Please post a link back to Stuck?! Sketches on your blog entry for our challenge.  We would also love for you to share the sketch, too!

Thank you for visiting, we cannot wait to see what you create!
Laura
xoxo