Get Sketchy #17

TGIF and welcome to another Get Sketchy challenge! This week's sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs, and our winner will receive 4 free digital images!





The DT were given 2 images to play with, and I chose this fun image called Cocoa Carol. I glitterized her mug and added a touch of bling to the sentiment to spice things up a bit (a.k.a, trying to distract from my lack of coloring skills).

We'd love to have you play along with our sketch this week! Link up your finished creation on the Get Sketchy blog.

Stamps: Cocoa Carol (Sassy Studio Designs), Let's Get Together (There She Goes)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, white, SU dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Designer Label punch (SU), corner rounder punch, circle punch, ribbon (SU), rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Copic markers, Spica glitter pen, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #15

It's Friday! Woohooooooo!!! I have a super fun weekend planned. Do you?

Since it's Friday, that means it's time for Get Sketchy #15! This week's sponsor is Pink Persimmon. They have adorable clear stamps & super fun project kits, too. This week's winner will receive a $25 gift certificate!




I have to admit, I had a rough time with this sketch, so I simplified it a bit. The bonus challenge this week is paper piecing, so I did some on my snowman's scarf. I also glitterized him with some Spica pens, then added a bunch of pearls just for fun. Hope you like it!

I hope you'll join in the fun this week. Link up your finished creation on the Get Sketchy blog.

Stamps: Warm & Cold (Penny Black), Jolly Little Winter (Unity)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie textured, Bazzill white textured, American Crafts dp
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Spica glitter pens, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Kaisercraft pearls, rick rack, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #14

Hello and welcome to Get Sketchy Friday! This week's sponsor is Soft Pencil. They have some really cute digi images available, and this week's winner will receive a $10 gift certificate. The bonus challenge is to use markers, which will be so easy to do with Soft Pencil's cutie pie digis!

The DT received several images to play with, and I chose this adorable little girl and her bunny. At first glance, I thought it was more of a springtime image, but then I realized I could add some liquid applique to her hat and make it a wintry scene. I used a glitter pen on her clothes, the balloon, and the bunny's ears, then added Stickles to the ground to create some snow. As you can see, I flipped the sketch to fit my image.

Ready to play along? Link your finished creation to the Get Sketchy blog. I can't wait to see everyone's creations!

Stamps: Soft Pencil
Paper: Certainly Celery, PTI white, SU dp
Accessories: SU markers & colored pencils, blender pen, Stickles Icicles, liquid applique, Spica glitter pen, SU ribbon, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #13

TGIF!!! It's time once again for a Get Sketchy challenge. Can you believe we're on #13 already?

This week's sponsor is Glue Arts. They offer all kinds of adhesives for cardmakers & scrapbookers, including speciality adhesives for ribbon and vellum. Be sure to stop by the Glue Arts website to check out all their great products! AND if you play along this week, you have the chance to win a tote with glue glider and refills!

The bonus challenge this week is dry embossing, so rather than use patterned paper, I opted to use my Cuttlebug on cardstock instead.

Be sure to play along with us this week! Link up your creation on the Get Sketchy blog. I'm excited to see everyone's creations!

Stamps: Fluttering By (Verve)
Paper: Basic Gray, Melon Berry, white
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Kaisercraft pearls

Get Sketchy #12

It's Friday, so you know what that means--it's Get Sketchy time! This week's sponsor is Stamping Bella, and you could win a $50 gift certificate--woohoo!!!





It seems my mojo has taken a vacation...hope it returns soon! This card just isn't doing it for me. I even spiced it up by spraying the flowers with some Shimmerz Spritz, but I'm still not feeling it. What do you think?

Stamps: Absolutely Fabulous (SU)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, My Mind's Eye dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Prima flowers, Shimmerz Spritz Caribbean Sunset, Kaisercraft pearls, Fiskars upper crest punch, SU ticket corner punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #11

Happy Friday! I've got a very LONG day ahead...parent-teacher conferences from 7:30 a.m. 'til 5:30 p.m., then a two-hour trip to the in-laws...wish me luck, girls!

Since it's Friday, you know what that means--time for a fun Get Sketchy challenge! This week's sponsor is That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams. They have some really cute stamps available, so be sure to check them out!

Sheila from That's Jazzy sent the DT this adorable jack-o-lantern to play with. I colored my happy guy with some glitter pens for some extra fun.

Be sure to play along with us Get Sketchy gals this week. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

Stamps: Jolly Pumpkin (That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams)
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, PTI white, Pink Paislee dp
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Copic marker, Spica glitter pens, RibbonfX ribbon, Kaisercraft pearls, Nestabilities Labels 1, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #10

Hello and TGIF!!! It's been a very hectic week, so I was THRILLED to find time to play with this week's Get Sketchy challenge! Our sponsor is Sakura of America, and their products ROCK! I owned quite a few of their pens already, and they generously sent me two more in my DT package.

I kept this card CAS with a bit of bling. I used a Sakura glitter pen on my snowflakes...although it's hard to tell in the pic, they are super sparkly IRL. Gotta love sparkle, right?

Find the time to play along with us this week--you might win TWO sets of Sakura pens if you do!

Stamps: Winter Family (Stampendous)
Paper: Cool Caribbean, PTI & Bazzill white
Ink: Cool Caribbean
Accessories: Sakura glitter pen, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Nestabilities ovals, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Me & My Big Ideas rhinestones

Get Sketchy #9

TGIF!!! Time for another fun Get Sketchy challenge! We've got a super cool (and famous) guest designer this week...but you'll have to pop over to the Get Sketchy blog to find out who!

This week's sponsor is Squigglefly. You can win some free digital stamps for playing along with the sketch!


The DT were fortunate to receive several digi images to play with. I chose these fun birdies and sentiment. I used my glitter pen and added a black pearl to my pink bird to make it a bit more special.

Wanna play along? Just link up your finished card on the Get Sketchy blog. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

Stamps: Squigglefly digi images
Paper: Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Sweet Blush, SU dp
Accessories: SU ribbon, oval punch, Spica glitter pen, Kaisercraft pearl

Get Sketchy #8

Hello and happy Friday! Time for another fun challenge from Get Sketchy! This week's sponsor is Pebbles Inc. You can get your hands on some FREE Pebbles goodies if you play along with us! Bonus points if you use brads on your creation this week.



The design team got to play with a bunch of Pebbles' ADORABLE products. My hubby can testify that I was literally giddy when I first saw these supplies! I was giggling over this polka dot pattern for sure!

All of the papers except the white cardstock are Pebbles products, along with the ribbon and fun candy dots...that is the actual name of the product--I wasn't sure whether to eat 'em or craft with 'em! TOO fun!

Hope to see you all playing along this week...be sure to link up your card on the Get Sketchy blog.

Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Papers: PTI white, Pebbles Inc. dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Martha Stewart cupcake punch, Nestabilities circles & ovals, Pebbles ribbon, Pebbles candy dots, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #7

TGIF! Welcome to another Get Sketchy challenge. This week's sponsor is none other than My Favorite Things! You can win free MFT stamps this week, but only if you play along...

I had fun playing with the Ghoulish Label Set on my card. It's such a fun set, and it's versatile, too. Although it was designed for decorating all your Halloween treats, you can see it's a perfect set for cards as well. I glitterfied (yes, that is a word) my card by using glittered brads for the spider bodies, then outlining the rest of the spiders, their thread, and the sentiment with glitter pens. I also played along with the bonus challenge to use distressing on your card.

I can't wait to see what everyone creates this week! Be sure to link up your take on the Get Sketchy blog.

Hope you like my card...and while we're on the subject of Halloween, be sure to enter my blog candy giveaway.

Stamps: Ghoulish Label Set (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Naturals Ivory, Pink Paislee dp
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: circle punches, brads (Doodlebug), distressing tool, glitter pens (Spica), rhinestones (Me & My Big Ideas)

Get Sketchy Challenge #6

Happy Friday! Time for another Get Sketchy challenge. This week's sketchy comes with a bonus challenge to use NO patterned paper...think you can handle it?




I took on that bold bonus challenge by creating a CAS masculine card. I embossed the Chocolate Chip panels with my Houndstooth folder, and the leaves are punched out on textured cardstock to give it some interest (and you know how I love my texture). I finished it off with some pearls and a simple sentiment.




This week's Get Sketchy challenge is sponsored by Neatnix Organizing Systems. They have all kinds of organizing solutions for all your crafting (and household) needs!

You can win this fabulous Square Stuff Bucket this week, but you've got to be in it to win it...so get crafting! Link up your finished creation to the Get Sketchy blog. Have fun!

Stamps: Everyday Sayings (Hero Arts)
Paper: Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango textured
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: leaf punch (Marvy Uchida), Cuttlebug Houndstooth, pearls (Kaisercraft), dimensionals

Get Sketchy #5

Happy Friday! Time for another Get Sketchy challenge. This week's sponsor is one of my personal favorites--Paper Blooms! Leah's crocheted and felt embellishments are all handmade and the perfect finishing touch for any project. This week's winner will receive a gorgeous assortment from the Paper Blooms Etsy shop!



For my card, I chose to use 3 crocheted butterflies from Paper Blooms, and I added some pearls as accents. I paired my butterflies with one of my favorite sentiments from Verve. Plus this fun sketch allowed me to shake things up by creating a Gate Fold card.

I'd love to see you play along with us! Create a card that follows the sketch, and as a bonus (just for fun) you can add your own handmade embellies to your card. Then link up your creation on the Get Sketchy blog. I can't wait to see what you create!

Stamps: Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Regal Rose, Aqua Mist, white, BasicGrey dp
Ink: Rose Romance
Accessories: crocheted butterflies (Paper Blooms), pearls (Kaisercraft), Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Nestabilities circles & scalloped circles, dimensionals

Get Sketchy #4

TGIF! It's time for another fabulous Get Sketchy challenge! This week's sponsor is Whimsie Doodles, and the DT got to play with some super cute images of underwater creatures.


I chose this adorable seahorse. Unfortunately, my camera wouldn't pick up all the amazing sparkle I added! The seahorse is highlighted with a glitter pen, and the other elements were all sprayed with Shimmerz Spritz. I added the row of bling under the sentiment to really take the shine over the top!

I hope you'll play along with us this week! The prize is a free digital set from Whimsie Doodles! Just link up your finished creation on the Get Sketchy blog.

Stamps: Whimsie Doodles
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, PTI white, SU dp
Accessories: Copic markers, Spica glitter pen, Kaisercraft rhinestones, scalloped edge punch, Shimmerz Spritz, dimensionals

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TGIF!

Woohoo! It's Friday! Let's kick off the weekend with another awesome sketch from Get Sketchy!

This week's sponsor is Simply Renee--the makers of Clip It Up, and the prize they are offering up is a goody--a 36" ribbon organizer! For a ribbon lover like me, that prize is pretty much the ultimate.

The bonus this week is to use--what else?--ribbon!

I chose to go with a cherry theme on my card, and I'm giving it to a friend along with a little treat bag full of cherry candy--mmm!!!

Come on and play along with us this week. Link up your finished project on the Get Sketchy blog.

Stamps: Cupcake Collection (PTI)
Paper: Old Olive, Aqua Mist, PTI dp, October Afternoon dp
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Nestabilities ovals, ribbon (Dollar Tree), corner rounder punch, rhinestones (Kaisercraft)

Totally Sweet

Happy Friday! That means it's time for another fabulous Get Sketchy sketch. This week's sponsor is The Cutting Cafe, and YOU can win 3 digital stamp sets as this week's prize!

The design team was lucky enough to get to play with some of The Cutting Cafe's fabulous printable images. I chose this yummy ice cream cone and sentiment from the Sweet Stuff set. I colored the image with Copics, then added Cotton Candy Stickles to the ice cream. Some fun patterned papers and rhinestones finish it off.

I'd love to see you play along with us this week. Just link up your creation on the Get Sketchy blog. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Stamps: Sweet Stuff (The Cutting Cafe)
Paper: Kraft, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, PTI white, My Mind's Eye dp
Accessories: Copic markers, Cotton Candy Stickles, Martha Stewart scallop dot punch, rhinestones (Michaels), dimensionals

It's Here!

I'm SO excited! Today kicks off the first challenge at Get Sketchy! Here's the sketch that our wonderful Dora created for us. There's also a bonus challenge this week to use patterned paper.

Our sponsor this week is CropSuey, where you can find the most fabulous card kits. Be sure to hop over to the Get Sketchy blog to see the prizes up for grabs...that's right, not only will the winner of this week's challenge receive Crop Suey's first kit, BUT a random winner will also be chosen to receive a kit. That's two chances to win--how cool is that?

Now for my card. As many of you know, I've got school on the brain since I start back to work on Monday, so I decided to make a teacher card. I wanted to mix up the traditional red apple look, so I went with a green apple and threw in some yummy pink embossed paper I picked up at my LSS. It's very close in color to Melon Mambo and Raspberry Fizz.

This card will go in my stash and be a "pick me up" for someone later in the year.

SO, I know you want to play along; what are you waiting for? Get creating and link your finished card to Get Sketchy. I can't wait to see what you create!

Stamps: Teacher's Apple (PTI)
Paper: PTI white, PTI dp, Bazzill dp
Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive
Accessories: buttons (PTI), pearls (Kaisercraft)

We Have a Winner!

The winner of the Get Sketchy candy is...

Caryl P!

Caryl, please email me your mailing info. so I can get your goodies to you.

Thanks for all the sweet congrats, ladies! Join me on Friday for the Get Sketchy kickoff challenge! We have a great sketch for you to try, gorgeous inspiration, and a surprise or two...*wink*

SWEET News!

I'm SO excited to announce that I've made the design team for Get Sketchy! I'm going to be working with a talented bunch, including my friend Amy! Woohoo!!!! Head over to the Get Sketchy blog to check out the entire team. Our first challenge kicks off next Friday!


Now, I couldn't announce something this exciting without a celebration, could I?

Just leave a comment on this post for your chance to win. Giveaway ends Sunday night at midnight CDT. I'll announce the winner on Monday.

Have a FABULOUS weekend!

This contest is now closed. Thanks to all who entered!