Join Us for NSD 2010

Join us on Saturday May 1st
for National Scrapbooking Day!

We will be celebrating by sharing brand new Sketches and Challenges.
You can expect to see:

*Layout Sketch
*Recipe Challenge
*Journaling Challenge

So join us through out the day for some Fabulous Inspiration!

Challenge #117 -- Journaling Challenge

First Off, I would like to apologize that this is late being posted. Normally I post on Tuesdays, and as we know, it is now Thursday. I was in Ireland and just returned this afternoon. And on my flight home, I thought about all the things I had to do, when the Sketches! Blog popped into my mind. I was a bit frantic once I realized I did not upload the Journaling Challenge to the blog before I left. It was such a last minute decision to go. We bought our plane tickets in January. But with the Volcano and the flights in Europe being grounded for some time, we had almost decided not to go. We booked a hotel room one night, and the next night, we were staying in that Hotel. I had such a great time. One of the best trips I have ever taken. I am so glad we decided to go.

This is the last upload for this current Design Team. Next week, the new Design Team will start sharing their layouts and cards with you. So I really want to give a huge shout out to each of them for their time and their talents that they have shared over the last four months. Thank You so much!

This week is a Journaling Challenge. It comes from Joan, one of the Design Team Members. Your challenge is to make a layout about the 5 Material Things you can not live without. For example, it could be Coffee, Laptop, Hairspray, low-riding jeans, Mascara, ect.

If you decide to do this Challenge, we would love to take a peek. Just leave a link in the comment section where we can find yours.

Below, you can see the fabulous Layouts from the Design Team Members, using this weeks Journaling Challenge, as well as our Guest Designer for this week.

This weeks Guest Designer is Anita Autore. And you can get to know Anita and see her Layout she made below.

Have a great day!

{tamara}

Alecia

Anita

Janine

Jena

Jessica

Joan

Karen

Melissa

Rachel

Guest Designer: Anita Autore

I have been a scrapbooker for 8 years. I love being able to save precious memories for my family.

My Blog: http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.

Challenge #116 -- Card Sketch

This week we have a Card Sketch to share with you.

If you decide to use this Sketch, we would love to take a peek. Just leave a link in the comment section where we can find yours.

Below, you can see the fabulous Cards from the Design Team Members, using this weeks Card Sketch, as well as our Guest Designer for this week.

This weeks Guest Designer is Lisa Cook. And you can get to know Lisa and see her wonderful Card she made below.

Have a fabulous week!

{tamara}

Alecia

Anita

Janine

Jena

Jessica

Joan

Karen

Marcia

Melissa

Rachel

Guest Designer: Lisa Cook

I am blessed to be the stay at home mom of two teenagers, a son 16 and daughter 14. My dear hubby is very supportive of my stamping and even enjoys sharing my work! I am lucky that I am able to spend lots of time creating and sharing my work with other stampers. Most of my work involves coloring my images with Copic markers. I love beautiful embellishments-pretty flowers, ribbons, baubles and bling always catch my eye!

My Blog address is www.bylisac.blogspot.com

May Guest Design Team Challenge

Would you like to be a Guest Designer here on Sketches! {by tamara} during the month of May? If so, use the Journaling Challenge below and submit your layout.

Make sure you upload your layout on the Sketches! {by tamara} Facebook Fan Page OR post a link in the comment section on the blog. I will be choosing one Guest Designer for each week in May.

This Journaling Challenge comes from Marcia, one of our Design Team Members here at Sketches! {by tamara}.

*Create a Layout that includes Journaling about a hobby or talent you have outside of Scrapbooking or Cardmaking.

Deadline is Sunday, April 25th.

{tamara}

Challenge #115 -- Recipe Challenge

This week, we are featuring a Recipe Challenge. This weeks Recipe Challenge came from Janine, one of the Design Team Members here at Sketches! {by tamara}. Please use at least these three items on your layouts or cards:

• Brads
• Buttons
• The Color Blue
  

If you decide to do the challenge, we would love to take a peek. Just leave a link in the comment section where we can find yours.

Below, you can see the fabulous layouts and Cards from the Design Team Members, using this weeks Recipe Challenge, as well as our Guest Designer for this week.

This weeks Guest Designer is Sherri Simmons. And you can get to know Sherri and see her Adorable Layout below.

Hope you all have a great week!

{tamara}

Alecia

Anita

Janine

Jena

Jessica

Joan

Karen

Marcia

Melissa

Rachel

Guest Designer: Sherri Simmons

My name is Sherri Simmons, and I live in Virginia. I am married to my high school sweetheart and have two teens, Craig and Kati. My scrapbooking projects are usually about them or my wonderful nieces and nephews. I started scrappin' about 2 years ago, and my scrapbooking style is bright and whimsical - I love to make my pages fun! My favorite crafting tool is my Cricut- hardly ever craft without it.

I am currently on the design team for Practical Scrappers and Chirper Challenge. I have been Highlighted in the Cricut Chirp 4 times and have won scrapbooking awards from Polka Doodles Challenge, Practical Scrappers, Frosted Designs, Just Buggin', Fantabulous Cricut, and Cupcake Craft Challenge. I'm thrilled to be a guest designer at Sketches by Tamara.....so many lovely ideas here that make scrappin' easy and fun!

My Blog is: http://scrap4thememories.blogspot.com

Challenge #114 -- Layout Sketch

Can you believe we are into April already? I really can not. Although, I am as happy as can be about it. I am counting down the days until the kids are out of school. And I have a long way to go. They don't get out of school here in Germany until July 15th. Being on Spring Break right now, makes me crave Summer all the more. I love no schedules. I love sleeping in. I love the care-free life to go and do what we want together when we want.

I guess for now, I will be enjoying the Springtime. We finally have nice weather today. I will be spending time with the kids outdoors. There is yard work to be done. I am excited to get my Garden Furniture out and do some grilling. Lots of picture taking opportunities during these things.

This week, we have a layout sketch. I love seeing what the Design Team does with each challenge and sketch. Make sure you check out their work below. And go ahead and go to their blogs and leave them some praise. They deserve it.

If you decide to do the Sketch, we would love to take a peek. Just leave a link in the comment section where we can find yours.


This weeks Guest Designer is Melissa Priest. And you can get to know Melissa and see her Fabulous layout she made below.

Have a wonderful week!

{tamara}

Alecia

Janine

Jena

Jessica

Joan

Karen

Marcia

Melissa

Rachel

Guest Designer: Melissa Priest

Hi there! My name is Melissa Priest. I live in Amarillo, Texas with my husband Alex and our two boys. I am an Interior Designer, but have now chosen to stay at home with my boys.

I have always been creative. I remember growing up I always drawings and various craft projects that I would work on. I have been scrapbooking for just over five years now, and I admit it. I am addicted. I originally began scrapbooking as a way to record my boys growing up....but now, I scrap for me. I love having a creative outlet that allows me to create something so personal and theraputic.

Besides scrapbooking, I love to read and hang out with our two mini daushounds - AJ and Annie.

My blog: www.melissapriest.typepad.com

Announcing Sketches! New Design Team

Thank you to all those who applied to be on the Sketches! Design Team. It was really a hard decision. There were so many people who applied. I am just in shock. If you applied and did not make the team, I encourage you to apply again next time. With that said, here is the new Design Team here at Sketches! {by tamara}.

* Donna Norris
* Julia Short
* Wendi Robinson
* Robin Novak
* Asun Housset
* Yvonne Balmer
* Lan Amphone
* Alecia Castro
* Joan Umano
* Karen Clauson

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


Congratulations everyone!

{tamara}