Monday, December 7, 2009

Announcing Sketches! New Design Team

Thank you to all those who applied to be on the Sketches! Design Team.

Here is the new Design Team for the Sketches! Blog.

  • Alecia Castro
  • Joan Umano
  • Karen Clauson
  • Janine Rachau
  • Marcia Pringle
  • Jessica Theodore
  • Melissa Sackman
  • Rachel Witthaus
  • Jena DeVries
  • Anita Hovey

You will be able to see their work here on the Sketches Blog in January!


Also, Bethany Stouvenel is our Sketches! Guest Designer Coordinator, along with our Friday Inspiration Coordinator.

Congratulations everyone!

{tamara}

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Design Team

Just want you to know that I will not be announcing the new Design Team today. I am so very sorry, as I know there are several of you waiting to hear.

I have been gone all day. Most of you know I live in Germany, and I was in the Netherlands today. And then an hour after getting home from there, I went to a German Christmas Market with my husband. It is almost midnight and I just got back.

With that, I am going to hold off. I can't promise I will get to it tomorrow (Sunday), as I know we have plans to be gone most of the day. But, at the latest, it will be Monday that it will be posted.

Once again, I apologize and hope you understand.

Thanks,
{tamara}

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Reminder: Design Team Call

Just a reminder that Friday is the last day to apply to be on the Design Team.

I will be announcing the new Design Team on Saturday!

Have a super day!

{tamara}

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Sketches! Design Team Call

Sketches! {by tamara} is back! And I am looking for 10 People to Join the Sketches! Design Team. Those who have been on the Sketches! Design Team in the past are able to re-apply.

I am doing things a bit different than usual. In years past, I have had mulitiple Design Teams for different Sketches and Challenges. This time, however, I am only having one Design Team.


The Design Team Members need to be able to scrap both Layouts and Cards. I will upload a new Sketch or Challenge each Tuesday. We will rotate between Sketches and Challenges as follows:


Week 1: Layout Sketch
Week 2: Recipe Challenge
Week 3: Card Sketch
Week 4: Journaling Challenge


After week 4, we will start the rotation again. And that is why it is important that the Design Team be able to scrap both Layouts and Cards.


Design Team Members will be given a months worth of Sketches and Challenges at a time to work on. For example, all new Design Team Members will be given four Sketches and Challenges on December 5th and will be expected to return their items to me no later than December 31st. Each Month will be similar.


Each Design Team Member is responsible for turning in one Recipe Challenge and one Journaling Challenge to me at the beginning of their Design Team Term. Those Challenges will be used during the Design Team Term as I see fit. Design Team Members will get credit on the blog for all Challenges they create.

Sketches! Design Team Term will be for four months. January 1 – April 30.

Design Team members are to promote the Sketches! {by tamara} blog on their personal blogs and Message Boards.

Design Team members are required to have a Sketches! {by tamara} Blinkie, along with a link to the Sketches! {by tamara} blog on their personal blogs.

Being on the Sketches! Design Team is something that is done without pay. I do the sketches blog for fun and make no money on it. Therefore, I can not pay someone for their part in helping out with the Sketches! Blog. Basically, we all do it for the love we have of for scrapping.

For those interested, email me a link to your blog preferably, or online gallery where I can see your work. Please make sure you have both cards and layouts on your blog or in your online gallery for me to see. If you don't have a blog or online gallery, you can send me two completed layouts AND cards you have recently made. Please email me at scrapbooksketches@gmail.com . Please put "Sketches! Design Team" in the subject line.

Deadline is December 4th.

New Design Team Members will be announced on the blog on December 5th and your first Layout or Card being posted on the blog on January 5th, 2010.


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


{tamara}

Thursday, November 19, 2009

I Am Coming Back!

Yes, Sketches! {by tamara} will be returning. I have had so many inquiries of when and if I am coming back. I just needed time. But I have missed my weekly updates here on the Sketches! Blog.

I am going to mix things up a bit when I actually do come back. You can look for a design team call in the next few days.

Just wanted to share my news that I am indeed returning.

Have a great week!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Taking The Summer Off

I just wanted to let everyone know that as of right now, the Sketches! {by tamara} blog is taking the summer off. Time for me and also all the design team members to spend time with their families, and take some vacations as well.

You can look forward to Design Team Calls the beginning of August, with the first new sketch being posted the beginning of September.

I want to thank each design team member for their time and their creativity. You girls totally rock!

Have a super Summer!

{tamara}

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Card Sketch #100

Here is this weeks card sketch. We are at #100. How crazy is that?

Check out what the design team did with this sketch. They all rocked it!

Have a super day!

{tamara}







Barbara


Jo



Marley



Olena




Suzanne




Sylvia







Tricia

Monday, June 15, 2009

Layout Sketch #100

Good Monday Morning!

We are at our 100th Sketch this week. I can not believe we have made it this far. So to celebrate, our Layout Design Team Coordinator, Bethany, has offered to do a drawing for a RAK. All you have to do to enter is use this sketch and put a link in the comment section so we can see your layout. Make sure you have it uploaded no later than Sunday, June 28th. The winner will be announced here on the sketches blog Monday June 29th.

Thank you to the Design Team members for the rockin' layouts this week.

Have a super week!

{tamara}











Bethany





Joan






Wendi

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Card Sketch #99

Happy Thursday!

Here is this weeks Card Sketch. I love what the Design Team did with it. Thank you to each of them for their fabulous cards!

Hope you all have a great day!

{tamara}







Barbara





Carol





Jo





Marley




Olena





Riley






Suzanne





Sylvia





Tricia

Monday, June 8, 2009

Layout Sketch #99

Happy Monday!

Here is this weeks sketch. I love what the Design Team did with it.

Hope you have a super week!

{tamara}









Abbie





Alecia





Carolyn





Jennifer



Joan





Wendi

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Card Sketch #98

OK, I can't believe I almost forgot to upload this weeks card sketch.

Take a look at the fabulous Design Team's Cards. AWESOME stuff.

If you decide to use the sketch, we would love to see. Just leave a link in the comment section so we can check it out. Your card could be featured here on the Sketches! Blog next week for our Friday Inspiration!

Have a great week!

{tamara}








Barbara





Carol





Jo





Marley





Olena





Riley






Sylvia





Tricia

Monday, June 1, 2009

Layout Sketch #98

Happy Monday!

Here is this weeks sketch. I love what the design team did with it.

If you decide to use the sketch, we would love to see your layout. Just give us the link in the comment section of where we can find your layout. Your layout could be featured here on the Sketches! Blog next Friday for our Friday Inspiration.

Have a great week!

{tamara}





Abbie


Alecia


Carolyn



Jennie




Jennifer





Joan






Julia







Sandie






Wendi

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Card Sketch #97

Happy Thursday.

Here is the newest card sketch. Love what the design team did with it.

If you decide to use the sketch, we'd love to see your card. Just upload a link in the comment section to where your card is. Your card could be featured here next week on the Sketches! Blog for our Friday Inspiration.

Have a great day!

{tamara}









Barbara





Becky





Carol






Marley




Olena





Riley






Suzanne







Sylvia





Tricia