Sketch 227 Challenge

Hi everyone!  I've been a little absent lately because the stuff I am working on is not stuff I can share with you yet.  ;)

Well it's time for another sketch challenge.  Yeah!  I LOVE that you guys are playing along with me.  :)

If you are new to my sketches, here's how it works:

I essentially create three versions of one sketch each time. There will be one 12x12 scrapbook sketch, one double page sketch (12x24), and one card sketch (A4). This makes it easier for all types of crafters to participate. :)

Of course, there will be prizes.

So for today's sketches:

Sketch 227a (12 x 12 layout)

Sketch 227b (2 page layout)

Sketch 227c (card--A4)

And now for the prize up for grabs...

This contains:
* 48 sheets of patterned paper!  2 of 12 different designs from the My Family collection from Fancy Pants Designs.
* 1 package of 6 flowers from Prima Marketing.
* 1 package of 4 flowers from Maya Road.
* 1 package of Ledger Transparencies from Maya Road.  (4 designs, 12 pieces)
* People chipboard from Maya Road (6 pieces)
* Chipboard brackets and shapes (42 styles, 84 pieces) comes in metal tin, from Maya Road.

Nice, huh?

THE RULES:

*  Your project must be newly made for this challenge, and then linked below.

*  You can use the sketches for any type of project, not just scrapbook pages or cards.

*  Please post which sketch you used with your project.

*  Feel free to combine with other challenges.  :)

*  You can enter as many times as you like.  

AND FOR BONUS ENTRIES:

*  Check out my sketchbook here.  Pick a favorite sketch and use it for an additional project.  You can do this as many times as you'd like.  These must be newly made for this challenge too.  

DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, NOV 30TH.  

I hope you play along!!  :)  

And who wants to know who won the last challenge?  I'm quick this time.  ;)

The winner is...

Congratulations Heaney!!!  Send me your address to pamelacy@msn.com and I will get your goodies mailed out to you!  :)

And thanks again to everyone who played along!  

And one last cool thing I wanted to share with you.  I've designed a few stamps for Unity Stamp Company.  I have some in this set and this set that I designed.  I'm having fun with it and hope to do a lot more.  :)  Unity has a fantastic sale going on now, so it's be the perfect time to get the stamps sets that have some I designed in them!  :)

Ok, well I hope you have a fantastic day!!!

LINK UP HERE!!!

Surprise!

So remember last week when I told you that my term on the design team with Fancy Pants was up?  Well that very same day I got an email from Jodi asking me to stay on the team for another year!  Yeah!!!!!!  I couldn't edit my post or say anything though until they announced it.  :)  But I am very thankful and excited about being a part of the 2012 design team!  There are some new faces (as well as familiar) to the team.  Check out the announcement here.

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Cards and a DT CALL :)

Hi everyone!  Thanks for stopping in today!  This week over at The ScrapCake's blog, we are featuring cards.  I have three to share with you today.  :)  All of them use papers from The ScrapCake, and then I combined them with stamps from Skipping Stones Design and chipboard from Imaginarium Designs.

And this last one is my favorite....

And then I just had to pass along some fun information for you.  You know I design for The ScrapCake and I LOVE it!  Their papers are amazing, the people are wonderful and the assignments are fun!  If you like their papers...I got some fun news you may want to hear...

Yep, that's right!  The ScrapCake has a design team call out right now!  You can check out all the details here.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!!

News + Sneak + Winner

Hi everyone! I've got a layout up on the Fancy Pants blog today and would love for you to check it out! :) Here's a sneak:

The post has some fantastic ideas on using filters, so you won't want to miss it. :)

And I got some fun news! :)

I received an email from Nadia last week asking me to be a part of the Once Upon A Sketch design team! I checked out the site and it's fantastic!!! It has sketches and then along with the sketch there is a journaling challenge. I LOVE that...that it includes a journaling challenge. And not only are the design team members amazing but the participants are awesome too! I feel real honored to be a part of the team! Here's the post announcing new design team members. I hope to inspire you all and get you to play along with their challenges! :)

And then finally, I owe you a winner....

First, thanks for all the comments on my cards!!!

And the winner is....

Congratulations! Please send me an email (pamelacy@msn.com) with your address and I will get this sent out to you! :)

Hope you all are having a fantastic day!!!

Feeling Grey!

But it's the GOOD kind of Grey!

Did you see??? I seriously am thrilled for this opportunity! I am now on the BasicGrey design team!!!!

Excuse me while I do the happy dance.

Ok...I'm back, but can't guarantee I won't break out in a dance again. ;)

Congrats to the whole FANTASTIC team:

TRADITIONAL DESIGN TEAM

1. Megan Klauer | Illinois
2. Larissa Albernaz | Brazil
3. Keisha Campbell | Virginia
4. Jessy Christopher | Malaysia
5. Iris Babao Uy | Phillipines
6. Els Brige | Belgium
7. Georgia Keays | Australia
8. Layle Koncar | Utah
9. Leeann Pearce | Australia
10. Nicole Samuels | Virginia
11. Nancy Burke | Idaho
12. Amy Parker | California
13. Lady Grace Belarmino | Phillipines
14. Marinette Lesne | France
15. Kim Jeffress | Australia
16. Rae Bartel | Alabama
17. Heidi Sonboul | California
18. Lynn Ghahary | New Jersey
19. Yohko Takiguchi | Japan
20. Pamela Young | Colorado

DIGITAL DESIGN TEAM

1. Tiffany Tillman | Virginia
2. Kathleen Summers | California
3. Ann Costen | Canada
4. Mary Rogers | Michigan
5. Katherine Bley | Indiana

ALTERED ARTS DESIGN TEAM

1. Jennifer Beason | Florida
2. Erikia Ghumm | Colorado
3. Tammy Tutterow | Illinois

Check out the announcement on their blog here.

I totally didn't expect this! I didn't really think I had a chance. Feeling very grateful and lucky. If you went for the team and didn't make it...DON'T GIVE UP! I have heard a million no's in this industry...well really, you usually don't hear much of anything huh but you know what I mean.

Thanks for sharing in my happiness! :)

Fun News!!!

I have some fun and exciting news to share with you today...you are looking at one of the newest Design Team Specialists for Authentique!

I have seen their papers both online and in real life and I think they are just gorgeous! I can't wait to play with them.

They have created two teams. I have already been asked this, so I will do my best to explain it AS I UNDERSTAND IT. Their design team will be used for specific projects and retailer support. The design team specialists just get to play and post and don't have specific requirements. This is new, and I really don't know how it all works quite yet, but hey...I'm just thrilled to be on the team! :)

You can read the announcement here.

A HUGE congrats to all the other ladies who made the teams:

Design Team

Heather Conklin

Tifany DeGough (DT Coordinator)

Natalie Dever

Emily Lanham

Amy Parker

Cristine Redmond

Janeen Shember

Brenda Smith

Virginia Tillery (returning DT Member)

Misty Buck (recently announced)

Jeannie DeGruccio (recently announced)

Jill Cornell (recently announced)

Design Team Specialists

Keri Babbitt
Gini Cagle
Sarah DeGuzman
Nancy Doren
Gina Lideros
Christine Meyer
Charissa Miller
Lisa Patterson
Michelle Philippi
Elizabeth Wiederspohn
Tricia Wilson
Pamela Young

So I can't wait to share my first Authentique projects with you! :) Oh and check out Authentique on Facebook too.

Have a wonderful day!

More Exciting News!

Sorry I didn't post much last week. I AM working on some stuff. I should have stuff to post this week. But first, I wanted to share something with you. :)

Soooo.....

I am thinking I found the perfect DT for me....

Of course, you know them for their tools...but they also have some awesome paper collections!

This line is already out and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! It's called Travel Light:

Did you see this one????

That paper is SO me and my family! We LOVE Monopoly. :)

And then here is a brand NEW collection called Autumn Splendor:

There are also a couple other NEW collections...you'll have to check them out here.

AND here is what I am MOST excited about:

Yep...make your own 12 x 12 die cut paper! :) Check this one out:

This layout is NOT from me (it came straight from their site) but isn't it awesome! It shows what you can do with the Lucky 8 Punches.

And you KNOW how much I LOVE to add stitching to my projects, so I am excited to check out their Sew Easy tools.

Oh...and they have stamps too...and you know I love that! :)

Did you catch who they are????

It's We R Memory Keepers!!!!!

And I am SO thrilled to announce that they have asked me to join their design team!!!

I am so excited about it!

I can't wait to share projects with you using their awesome products and paper lines! :)

Hang with me...I will be sharing projects soon...I just wanted to get this up on the blog first.

Have an AWESOME day!!!!!

The ScrapCake!!!!!

It wasn't long ago that I came across a newer manufacturer called The ScrapCake. It's a Polish company! I do believe I first saw about it on Gerry's blog. The papers are designed by the amazing Karola Witczak (You may know her from Webster's Pages, Prima, Pink Paislee, or The Color Room) and Kinga Spiczko (who is an artist for sure!). I love it, because each of those designers have very different styles, so you get a wide variety of collections.

Here are some of those products:

Wait, you say? If this company is in Poland, how do you get their papers? WELL...there IS a store in the US that carries them! You can find them here.

Anyways...

It wasn't long ago that I saw them post on 2 Peas about a design team call. I immediately applied! I knew I loved their papers!

So guess who is one of the newest team members at The ScrapCake....

Yep....me!!! I am SO thrilled for this opportunity! They announced it on their blog this morning, check it out here.

Funny thing is...lately I have been thinking that I need more assignments. :) So I hope you check them out, and look for projects using these awesome collections soon!!!

Here is The ScrapCake on facebook...why don't you head on over and like them! :)

Have an AWESOME day! Mine has started off well. :)

My Valentine (and DT call!)

So Austin was sick for a week, then Eryn got sick, followed by myself. Yep...I'm sick. :( And I have no doubt that it won't be long before Hayden gets it too. :( No matter how hard I try to sanitize or keep the sickies isolated...we all seem to get sick...every time.

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day layout with you all, but it is slightly different then a typical Valentine's layout. And it doesn't include a picture of me and my valentine, I didn't have any of us together on that day, it is just a picture of my Valentine this year.

I played along with Prima's February BAP challenge. Here's the BAP sketch they had for February:

And here is the layout I made for it:

I was lucky enough to get my hands on some new Prima goodies and I was excited to be able to play with them. :)

Here are some close up's of my layout:

I used Helmar adhesives to put it all together, I just used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for everything. It works great for flowers.

And did you see this????

My Little Shoebox 2011 Design Team Call

My Little Shoebox is looking for talented, motivated, responsible designers who have time

to commit to design layouts and projects each month with our products and promote our

products online and at their local stores. We haven't set a specific number of designers for our

team. We welcome international submissions.

We are looking for:

1. Enthusiastic, creative people that love My Little Shoebox and are able to do monthly

assignments such as layouts, projects, and cards with our products.

2. You must post your work on 2 different galleries plus the MLS galleries

3. You must be able to commit to a 12 months term, which will be from

April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012.

4. You must be at least 18 years of age.

5. You agree to release the rights of your designs to My Little Shoebox for display on the

company website, blog, and in company publications.

6. If needed, your designs may also be needed for display at trade shows.

7. In addition, as a design team member, you will be contributing twice per term to our

company newsletter and be required quarterly to make a photo or video highlighting a

technique for the blog.

8. You may be required to contribute to the company’s blog during your term.

9. International submissions welcome.

In return you will receive:

1. Packages filled with plenty of MLS products to design with.

2. Your picture and bio on the My Little Shoebox website

3. Your own personal gallery on the My Little Shoebox website.

To apply please send the following to dtcall@mylittleshoebox.com (please use your full name

as the subject):

1. Full name, address, phone number and email address

2. 2 layouts, 1 card and 1 project representing your best never before seen work using MLS

products (jpeg files no larger than 500 kb)

3. A link to your personal blog and to the online galleries or message boards that you post on.

4. Design teams that you currently are on.

5. Write a paragraph about yourself telling us why you think you'll be a good fit for the MLS

team.

6. If you've been published.

7. If you teach classes.

Submission deadline is March 10, 2011

Our design team members will be announced on March 31, 2011.

YOU should GO FOR IT! :) I absolutely LOVE being on this team! I've been on it for two years, and I just think there's no better team to be on.

Ok, well I hope you have a fantastic day!

Sketch 236

Thanks for all the comments this weekend ladies! I will be back to announce winners in a bit.

Today I share a new sketch with you...but first, I am a guest designer for Really Reasonable Ribbon this month. I posted projects on their blog yesterday. You can check it out here.

And now...on to the new sketch:

And here are some wonderful samples from the SC girls...

Ana--

Carmen--

Chanell--

Janine--

Jolanda--

She made two...a layout AND a card:

Jowilna--

Marilyn--

Natalie--

Sabrina--

She made a card. :)

Shannon--

Sookie--

Yara--

And this one comes from our Guest Designer this month, Tracy Weinzapfel:

And Alicia Barry, from the Helmar DT, is also joining us as our guest this week:

And for those of you who prefer two pagers...

Amanda--

And now it's your turn to try. Share the link with us here OR for a chance to win the monthly sponsorship prize--upload it to the Scrapbook Challenges gallery.
Can't wait to see what you all do!

Have a wonderful day!