Card Sketch #29

We are getting close to Friday. And I for one am very happy about that. I need a weekend really bad right about now.

I have a bit of news. I have asked Carol Sheetz to join us here on our Sketches! Card Design Team. Her cards are beautiful. You can check out her blog and see some of them and to get to know her. Her first card is uploaded here today. Welcome Carol!

I want to thank the design team for amazing cards they sent in to go with the sketch. They are really fabulous!

Today's Sketch is another round one. Remember the beauty of a sketch, it is there for inspiration. You don't have to copy the sketch to the last final detail. You can use one or two things from it. Make the card your own. Perhaps you don't like round cards. And that is OK. Check out Holly's card below. You can see she still used the sketch, but did not make the round card. I love it!

I hope everyone has a great day!

{tamara}

Card by Lori Tecler

Card By Shannon Schafer

Card By Carol Sheetz

Card By Dawn Baty

Card By Holly Lane

Card By Trudi Freeberg

Card By Nicola Bray

Announcement: Layout Design Team Members

This Layout Design Team Call was amazing! I had 27 people apply to be on the Layout Design Team. That was far more than I dreamed. And the talent from each and every one of them was incredible. It made it so hard to choose. I thank each and everyone of you who wanted to join me on my little sketch blog. I hope you will continue to check out the sketches and join in the fun.

I am pleased to announce the six new faces that will be joining our Layout Design Team.

• Brenda Becknell
• Dolores Cancel
• Tabitha Jones
• Edleen Maryam
• Deanne Burton
• Pearl Liu

I am very excited to have them joining the other Layout Design Team Members and myself. You can expect to see some great layouts from them every Monday when I upload a new layout sketch.

Congratulations and Welcome to the Sketches! Team!

{tamara}

12 X 12 Layout Sketch #29

Happy Monday!

A quick reminder that today is the last day to apply to become a Sketches! Layout Design Team Member. I have had a huge response. Bigger than I have ever dreamed. Everyone is so talented. The decision is going to be a hard one. I am hoping to have an announcement tomorrow of who the new design team memebers will be.

This weeks sketch is a fun one. A great way to get so many pictures on one layout. Love the layouts the design team has done. Thank You to Beth, Michelle and Shannon for your layouts.

Hope you all have a fabulous week. I will be back tomorrow with an announcement for the new design team members and then again on Thursday for a card sketch.

{tamara}

Layout By Tamara Wheeler

Layout By Beth Martinson

• Papers: Shannon Jackson – Explorers, Jessica Sprague – Festa
• Mini KitFrames:Katie Pertiet – On the Edge
• Flourishes,Robin Carlton – Vintage Snapz III
• Tag: Jen Wilson – May You Always Tags 2
• Font: Impact
  

Layout My Michelle Harrington

Layout By Shannon Schafer

Card Sketch #28

Here is this week's card sketch. I have to say I love the design teams cards. They are all so different and all so beautiful. Thank you so much ladies!

Have a great Thursday!

{tamara}

Card By Dawn Baty

Card By Holly Lane

Card By Lori Tecler

Card By Nicola Bray

Card By Trudi Freeberg

12 X 12 Layout Sketch #28

I am so very excited about this sketch today. Normally, my main focus when making the layout sketches is for multiple photos. There are plenty of sketch sites that are for single photo layouts and I wanted my site to be a little different than everyone else. And I always scrap with multiple photos and had a hard time finding sketches for those layouts.

But this sketch, I stepped out of my norm. Not only did I step out of my norm for a sketch, but also for me to actually scrap with just one photo. Here is my first ever One Photo Sketch! I honestly love how it turned out.

If you decide to use the sketch, I'd love to see it. Just link it up here in the comment section.

Thank You to Beth and Leslie for their layouts.

Have a super week!

{tamara}

Layout By Beth Martinson

• Paper: Anna Aspnes – Stand Up and Scrap: Carmella
• Fonts: Century Gothic, Impact, SloganD
• Journal Block: Michelle Colman – Boho Flourishes
• Frame: Robin Carlton – Snapz III: Frame 5
  

Layout By Tamara Wheeler

Layout By Leslie Herman

Bonus Card Sketch!

I made a card sketch for the wonderful girls over at Scrap Freak and today it is featured on their site. You can see Amy's fabulous card she made with my sketch a long with a card that I made. I hope you will check it out.

Bonus Card Sketch! Click Here!

Card Sketch #27

Are you ready for some inspiration? Check out the design team's cards. They totally ROCKED the sketch! Thank you so much ladies!

Hope everyone has a fabulous Thursday!

{tamara}

Card By Dawn Baty

Card By Holly Lane

Card By Lori Tecler

Card By Mel DeLlanos

Card By Nicola Bray

Card By Trudi Freeberg

12 x 12 Layout Sketch #27

This past week, I learned how to digi scrap. I said I never would, but I did and I am having fun with it. It won't ever replace the traditional paper scrapping for me, but it is fun to learn something new.

Thank you to Michelle and Beth for this week's layouts.

have a great week!

{tamara}

Layout By Beth Martinson

• Papers: Jen Wilson – Merry Days of Christmas – twelfth: flannel pj, candy cane
• Stamps:Shawna Clingerman – A Year of Memories: holiday cheer, Jen Wilson – Merry Days of Christmas – twelfth: corner swirl stamp
• Bottle cap:D.J. Manis – Chain Gang Vintage Christmas
  

Layout By Michelle Harrington

Layout Design Team Call

I know I just did this at the beginning of November, but it is time again already.

I am looking more people to join us here on Sketches! for our Sketches! Layout Design Team. A new layout sketch is uploaded every Monday on the blog. At which time, I will email you a new sketch (on that Monday) and you will have until Sunday to complete it. All Sketches! Design Team Members are required to complete at least three Sketches a Month. There is no compensation for being on The Sketches! Team. But you will get credit for every layout you share plus, you will get your blog linked on the website. And of course, the title of being a Sketches! Design Team Member. :smiles:

For those interested, email me a link to your blog or online gallery where I can see your work. Or, you can send me two completed layouts you have recently scrapped, Please email me at scrapbooksketches@gmail.com . Please put "Layout Design Team" in the subject line.

The position starts February 4th and runs until the end of May.

Paper and Digital Scrappers are welcome!

Deadline is January 28th.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

{tamara}

Layout Sketch #26 Winner

This has been a fun week seeing all of your creations for this sketch. In the end, I put all names in a bowl and then did a drawing. The winner is...................

Linda!

Congratulations! Please email me your full name and address so I can get your Chocolate out to you. Then you will see why German chocolate is so different from America's Chocolate.

Here are all the entries I received during the week.

Thank you for joining me this past week! Check back tomorrow for a brand new layout sketch.

{tamara}

Layout By Linda

Layout By Sue

Card By Maria

Layout By Melissa

Layout By Michelle

Layout By Bickelrcan

Card Sketch #26

Happy Thursday!

Here is our new card sketch. I am very thrilled with the design teams cards and I am sure you will be inspired with what is here.

Thank You to the design team! And thank you to each of you for stopping by.

{tamara}

Card By Lori Tecler

Card By Dawn Baty

Card By Trudi Freeberg

Card By Nicola Bray

Card By Mel DeLlanos

12 X 12 Layout Sketch #26 and German Chocolate

Happy Monday! This is our first layout sketch for 2008 and how fitting that this is also my 100th post since I started the Sketches blog.

With that said, I am offering a prize. All those that play along with my sketch this week and link your layout in the comment section will get your name into a drawing for some German Chocolate. You have until Saturday, January 12th to link your layout as I will announce the winner on Sunday.

Hope you have a fantastic week and I look forward to seeing some great layouts as well!

{tamara}

Card Sketch #25

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday.

I am very happy to have 2008 here upon us. I am so looking forward to all the things that will happen in this year. I am excited for all the new people I will be able to get to know through the internet.

This week's sketch is one that I came up with while walking the streets in Frankfurt, Germany. In November, I was with a Scrap Freak friend who was on a business trip there. We were walking in the city center when I saw a store sign. I immediately thought of a card. I took a picture of the sign and told Jessica (my friend) about my intentions for a sketch with that as my inspiration.

This card sketch was made with a 3 x 3 card in mind. Granted, you don't have to make yours 3 X 3. The great thing about sketches is that they are there to inspire you. Just like that sign I saw. It inspired me. My card sketch isn't exactly like the sign. But because of that sign, I was able to come up with an idea to make it my own.

Thank you to the wonderful design team members who have contributed to this week's card sketch. I appreciate every single one of you!

Have a great week!

{tamara}

Card By Lori Tecler

Card By Dawn Baty

Card By Trudi Freeberg

Card By Nicola Bray

Card By Holly Lane

Card By Shannon Schafer