January 15 2016 Sketch Challenge Reveal

Hello there! Can you believe that we are half way through January and that it is time for another new sketch challenge!  Let's chat about the generous sponsors for this challenge, after all they are the reason that we can offer two fabulous prizes!.

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

 Creative Embellishments is a new family owned company that was created by Michael and Nicolle Kramer. We are a husband and wife team who design and manufacture unique, high quality chipboard, wood and rubber stamp products. It is our mission is to offer fun and inspiring products to bring out your inner creativity that you can add to any project. In the near future we will be expanding into other mediums such as rubber/acrylic stamps and acrylic embellishments.

AND thank you to ScrapMatts, who is sponsoring this challenge with 2 large pieces of chipboard for a second lucky participant.

 ScrapMatts is a place to learn, share ideas and view some great design concepts, while offering Australian Made, Laser Cut Chipboard, original shapes and designs, made to compliment your scrapbooking pages or your card making projects

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....

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

Here is Melissa to tell you a bit about herself....

"Hi I'm Melissa and I'm from Queenstown, New Zealand. I love playing along at Stuck?! Sketches and have been a huge fan of Laura's gorgeous sketches for many years. I'm married with three kids (8, 6 and 21 months) and I've been scrapbooking for nearly 8 years. I love capturing our family memories, and of course playing with pretty supplies! Traditional 12x12 layouts are my love, but I also make mini albums. My style is clean and fresh with extra added detail. I love machine and hand stitching, and I have a current obsession with gold colour shine! I'm blessed to be on several design teams. You can find me on my blog (http://yesterday2day4ever.blogspot.co.nz), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/melissajanev/) and YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W-mT33Thho-f2O3WHGCTA). Thank you so much for having me as the Guest Designer for this reveal."

Here is Melissa 's layout based on our sketch.

Thank you for joining us Melissa!

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

Cassie 

Dana

 Devra 

Elisabetta

 Janice

Kerryn

 Kumiko

Mandy

Sandy

Valerie

Laura

Please link up your layouts over in the sidebar by  JANUARY 29TH 2016 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

January 1 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #2

Today's featured layout—based on our first sketch of the new year—celebrates joy and tradition in a beautiful way. But before we show you, we need to recognize our generous sponsors.

A big thank you goes out to Wycinanka for sponsoring this challenge by offering a beautiful prize pack to one participant.

In a small factory at the foot of the Izera Mounains,
with passion and involvement, we create unusual products to handicraft.
In Wycinanka's offer you will find chipboards, stencils, stamps and ... just look at www.wycinanka.net

 

sample prize pack!

AND thank you to ScrapMuch, who is also sponsoring this challenge with 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.

Edvokia is our featured artist today. She flipped the sketch and used a series of similar photos taken over the years to document a holiday tradition. Don't you love how that beautiful banner supports and highlights the photos?

We are so glad you joined us, Edvokia. 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 January 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

January 1 2016 Challenge Featured Layout #1

Today's featured layout—based on our first sketch of the new year—is going to make you want to pop the champagne. But before we show you, please allow us to recognize our generous sponsors.

A big thank you goes out to Wycinanka for sponsoring this challenge by offering a beautiful prize pack to one participant.

In a small factory at the foot of the Izera Mounains,
with passion and involvement, we create unusual products to handicraft.
In Wycinanka's offer you will find chipboards, stencils, stamps and ... just look at www.wycinanka.net

 

sample prize pack!

AND thank you to ScrapMuch, who is also sponsoring this challenge with 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.

Kristina is our featured artist today. With that fun New Year's Eve photo surrounded by balloons, bubbly and bling, who doesn't feel like partying?

We are so glad you joined us, Kristina. 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 January 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

January 1 2016 Challenge

Happy New Year friends! It is so great to be sharing this wonderful day with you and a new sketch challenge, too!  We have two incredible sponsors offering to start your new year off with a bang, you just have to play along for your chance to win!

A big thank you goes out to Wycinanka, for sponsoring this challenge, they are offering a beautiful prize pack to one lucky participant!

In a small factory at the foot of the Izera Mounains,
with passion and involvement, we create unusual products to handicraft.
In Wycinanka's offer you will find chipboards, stencils, stamps and ... just look at www.wycinanka.net

 

sample prize pack!

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 January 1st challenge will guest for our March 1st 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 Julie Evers to Stuck?! Sketches!!

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

"I'm thrilled to have the chance to be a guest designer at Stuck!? Sketches are my favorite source of inspiration when I am having a hard time starting on a project. My name is Julie Evers. I live just southeast of Columbus, Ohio and have been scrapping for at least 16 years. I started with a little box of paper and expanded gradually until the dining room was converted into my scrap room. I have 3 wonderful children (23, 21 and 16) and a sweet husband who bring me joy and remind me of what's important on a daily basis. I started to scrap because I wanted to create albums for my children to share with their families in the future. That's still important to me, but now I scrap because I have learned that I am a happier person if I try to find a few minutes to create each day. I share my work on my blog, "Playing With Paper" http://plywthpper.blogspot.com/"

Here is Julie's fabulous layout based on our sketch.

Thank you for joining us Julie!

Now lets have a look at our gorgeous 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 January 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

December Winners!!

Hello!

It is time to announce our December Winners!! We know December was a super busy month, so we want you all to know that we truly appreciate you spending a little of your time playing along with our December 1st and 15th sketches, as always we have used Random.org to choose our winners. So let's give away some prizes, we are drawing for 4 winners and choosing two Guest Designers today!

For our  December 1st  challenge:

Our first sponsor was May Arts Ribbon , who is offering our winner a  $25.00 gift certificate to their online store..

Our randomly drawn winner is...

... which means 7. Ashley is our winner!

...and...

Our second sponsor was Evalicious, who is offering our winner a  $20.00 gift certificate to the Evalicious online store..

Our randomly drawn winner is...

... which means 18. Creative Love Affair: My Everyday Miracle! is our winner!

For our  December 15th challenge:

Our first sponsor was Lindy's Stamp Gang, who is offering our winner a  $25.00 gift certificate to their online store!

Our randomly drawn winner is...

... which means 18. kamikoppu is our winner!

...and...

Our second sponsor was ScrapMatts, who is offering our winner 2 large pieces of chipboard!

Our randomly drawn winner is...

... which means 31. Julia Moules (Australia) is our winner!

Congratulations to all of our winners!  Grab your winner badge and display it proudly on your blog!

  

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!  

It was so hard to choose our guest for February from our December entries - you scrappers are just so talented.  However, I am really enjoying having regular guests here, so I narrowed it down!  Our chosen scrapbooker from our December1st challenge, who will be guesting for our February 1st challenge is 8. AnnaU ! This is her layout.

Our chosen scrapbooker from our December 15th challenge, who will be guesting for our February 15th challenge is 30. Debbi Tehrani !  This is her layout...

Please contact me at, put STUCK?! WINNER or Stuck?! GDT in the subject line, to claim your prize.  You have 7 days to claim your prize or it will be forfeited.

Thanks for visiting, our new challenge will be posted on the 1st of  January.  We hope you play along with us again!  In the meantime, we hope you have a safe and happy New Year's Eve!

Laura
xoxo

December 15 2015 Challenge Featured Layout #2 & Happy Holidays!

Before we get to today's featured layout, based on the December 15th sketch we would like to take a minute to wish each of you a very Happy Holiday season from all of us at Stuck?! Sketches!

And now, we'd like to recognize our generous sponsors.

A big thank you goes out to  Lindy's Stamp Gang for sponsoring this challenge with a $25.00 gift certificate for 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 ScrapMatts, who is sponsoring this challenge with 2 large pieces of chipboard for a second lucky participant.

 ScrapMatts is a place to learn, share ideas and view some great design concepts, while offering Australian Made, Laser Cut Chipboard, original shapes and designs, made to compliment your scrapbooking pages or your card making projects

And now for our featured entry!

This page was submitted by Vivian, it has such a fun colour combo which all  pop off the black mats! We are so glad you joined us,  Vivian. 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 December 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.

Laura