Sketches! Guest Designer: Jennie Thompson

I am so excited to announce this weeks Sketches! Guest Designer is:

JENNIE THOMPSON

Hi, I'm Jennie Thompson, mom of two little ones in Ohio, where we are all very tired of Winter and ready for Spring! I'm married to a really great guy whose job moves us around a lot, but I can't complain since it allows me to be a SAHM and scrapbooker :)

I've been scrapping for nearly eight years after beginning at a Creative Memories workshop, and I can honestly say that I never would have believed I would end up designing for them as I had the pleasure to do for more than a year! I love this hobby and the people that join in it. I've made wonderful friends and been blessed with publications in various magazines.

I am so honored to be a Guest Designer at Sketches! {by tamara} this week. The sketches here are great inspiration - it was very difficult to pick just one to work with! Thank you for having me, and I hope you are inspired by my version of the sketch :)

I asked Jennie to choose a Layout Sketch to work with, and she chose Sketch #50!

And here is her layout using the sketch.

Friday Inspiration

Finally Friday!

Today I am featuring cards and layouts that were uploaded using Card and Layout Sketches #79 and also Recipe Challenge #32.

Next Friday I will be featuring cards and layouts using Card & Layout Sketches #80 and Recipe Challenge #33. Please have your work linked by Wednesday February 4th.

Fink

Julia

Claire
Joanie


Debby

Dawn

Marie

Southern Scraps

Sarah

Captain Scrappy

Card Sketch #80

Happy Thursday!

Here is this weeks Card Sketch. Make sure you look at the fabulous cards that the Design Team made using this sketch.

If you decide to use the sketch, we would love to take a peek. Just put a link to your card in the comment section. Your card could be featured here on the Sketches! Blog for our Friday Inspiration next week.

{tamara}

Alexandra




Becky

Carol

Deborah

Jackie

Krista

Olena

Riley

Stacy

Sketches! Design Team Spotlight: Carol Houghton

I am excited to announce that this weeks Sketches! Design Team Spotlight is:

Carol Houghton

Hi, my name is Carol Houghton and i live in the U.K. I love being on Tamara's Card Sketch DT and i am enjoying my time so much!

I have been married to Andy, my childhood sweetheart for the last 27 years and we have three fantastic grown up children and one gorgeous Granddaughter.

I have been making cards for several years, but have been much more 'addicted' since starting my blog just over a year ago! Rubber Stamping is my favourite thing to do, but i will have a try at most things and really want to get into 'Scrapping' as i have hundreds of photo's that need a good home.

I work full time as an Administrator in a Sales office, but i much prefer being at home playing with paper and stamps :)

Carol's favorite card sketch since being on the team is Sketch #64.

Here's is the sketch...

Here is Carol's card.

Recipe Challenge #33

These challenges can be used on cards or layouts.

I will give a list of three items that must be used on a card or layout. You are not limited to only the three items listed. You can use as many items on your layout or cards as you wish. But the minimum on it must be what is listed in the recipe.

This weeks Recipe came from Suzy, one of the Recipe Design Team Members.

Create a card or layout using the following items:

• Die Cut
• Ribbon
• Buttons

Check out what the Design Team did with this recipe.

As usual, if you would like to share your take on this challenge, link it up in the comment section. Your layout or card could be featured here on the Sketches! Blog for our Friday Inspiration next week.

Have a great day Everyone!

{tamara}

Carol

Dolores

Edleen

Kathleen

Kristin

Lori





Maria

Suzy

Tracy

Trudi

Layout Sketch #80

Happy Monday!

I am so excited to bring you this 2 page sketch with so many pictures. Check out what the design team did with this sketch.

If you decide to use this sketch, we would love to see your layout. Just put a link in the comment section for us to take a peak. Your layout could be featured here on the Sketches! Blog next Friday for our Friday Inspiration.

Have a super week!

{tamara}

Alecia

Mimi

Sandie

Wendi

Sketches! Layout Design Team Call

There are a few openings on the Sketches! Layout Design Team.

Here are the requirements and terms for the Sketches! Layout Design Team Members. Sketches! Layout Design Team Term will be for four months. Beginning Febraury 1 – May 31.

Design Team Members are required to turn in at least 3 layouts per month. If you miss turning in a layout three weeks in a row, you will automatically be dropped from the Sketches! Layout Design Team without notice. Also, if your participation is sporadic, meaning you are turning in a Layout every other week for a few weeks, you will also be dropped. I am really looking for people who I can count on and rely upon.

Layout Sketches are uploaded every Monday on the blog. You are given a new Sketch each week and will have 7 days to complete it.

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! Layout 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. If you don't have a blog or online gallery, you can send me two completed layouts you have recently made. Please email me at scrapbooksketches@gmail.com . Please put "Sketches! Layout Design Team" in the subject line.

Deadline is January 31st.

New Design Team Members will be announced on the blog on February 1st and your first Layout being posted on the blog will be February 9th.

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

{tamara}

Sketches! Guest Designer: Janna Hull

I am so excited to announce this weeks Sketches! Guest Designer is:

JANNA HULL

My name is Janna Hull and I am a stay at home mother to a beautiful little girl named Isabella who will be 2 in April and a wife to a very supportive husband since 2002. I used to be an elementary school teacher and my favorite thing about teaching was making up my bulletin boards, which is probably why I like creating things so much. I have been a crafter all my life, dabbling in this and that, but have always loved coloring and working with colors. I started scrapbooking the summer after my daughter was born and got into stamping in May of 2008. I went to one Stampin' Up workshop and I was hooked!!! I am so excited to be chosen as a Guest Designer for Sketches by Tamara!!! She always has the most creative layouts that really challenge your imagination!! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! Thank you so much for this incredible honor!! I was glancing back though your blog at previous guest designers and was truly amazed to be asked to be apart of them!!

Thank you!

Smiles, Janna

I asked Janna to choose a Card Sketch to work with, and she chose Sketch #13!

And here is the card she made using that sketch.

Friday Inspiration

Happy Friday Everyone : )

Today I am featuring cards and layouts that were uploaded using Card and Layout Sketches #78 and also Recipe Challenge #31.

On January 30th I will be featuring cards and layouts using Card & Layout Sketches #79 and Recipe Challenge #32.

Thanks for playing along with us!

Desire

Cr8ive Me



Nick

Tenia

Yasu

Carla

Christine

Betty



Amy

Alecia