Friday, January 13, 2012

Saturday Sketch Challenge 238

Good Evening Friends!

It's my favorite time of the week! Sketch challenge time! :D

This week's sketch is another clean and simple one. (and frankly that just makes me happy!) The possibilities are endless. Make a clean and simple card, or make one over the top heart-stopper, it's all up to you!

This week, I was reminded of why it is we do what we do. It's not JUST stamping. For some of us, it's an escape or therapy. For others, it's just a reason to get together with the girls and have a glass of wine and laughs together. Remember, it takes a special person to want to sit and MAKE a work of he{art} for someone. So, let's do it together! A wise woman once said, if you're not having fun, you're not doing it right! With that in mind, please have some fun with this one and share what you come up with here!

Here are some potential measurements for you to try out this week.
Base Layer: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"
Layer 2: 5 x 3 3/4"
Layer 3: 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
layer 4: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2"

Let's see what artwork the team has to share this week:








Are you ready to play along? We sure hope so! Never played with us before?? Well, it's easy! Sky's the limit!
  1. Make a card using your Stampin' Up Supplies!
  2. Post it online somewhere to your blog or other online forum
  3. Post a link to the free linky tool below (please point the link to your post and NOT just your blog).
  4. Have some fun and leave comments for each other (and for the operators if you like their work). ~ Everyone loves comments!
  5. Please note, we reserve the right to remove links with non-Stampin' Up! product, "sales pitches", links to online stores, or requests to join your team. We're here to have fun, learn from one another and share.
We hope you join us this week and play along with this sketch! But don't delay our links will close at 8AM on Thursday morning Eastern Standard Time.

Rubbah hugs,
Selene Kempton

Stamper's Showcase #237


Wow! The holidays are over and we were thrilled to see so many of you back and participating! There were some amazing cards entered into the challenge this past week and here are your Operator Picks for Sketch Challenge #237. Thanks for playing and we hope you'll be back for another great sketch this weekend!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Saturday Sketch Challenge #237

Happy New Year everyone! This is our first Saturday Sketch Challenge for 2012. The operators are ready to keep inspiring you to stamp and create throughout this new year. We have sketch challenges, color challenges, tutorials, techniques and so much more planned for you!!!

This week, the sketch is staying on trend with a banner element. Have you noticed how banners are just everywhere in the papercrafting world?




Banners edges can be cut by hand with a scissor (they do not have to be perfect), using a paper trimmer or by using a punch to help notch out that edge.

Let's talk about this week's sketch in more detail:

Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"
Layer #2: 2" x 4 1/2", cut with a banner edge
Layer #3: 3" x 3"
Layer #4: 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"

These are only approximate measurements. If you would like more specific information on an operator's card, just click on their name below the photo of their card to get more information.













Gretchen Barron



Tiffany Bauer



Selene Kempton


Are you ready to play along? We sure hope so! Never played with us before?? Well, it's easy! Sky's the limit!
  1. Make a card using your Stampin' Up Supplies!
  2. Post it online somewhere to your blog or other online forum
  3. Post a link to the free linky tool below (please point the link to your post and NOT just your blog).
  4. Have some fun and leave comments for each other (and for the operators if you like their work). ~ Everyone loves comments!
  5. Please note, we reserve the right to remove links with non-Stampin' Up! product, "sales pitches", links to online stores, or requests to join your team. We're here to have fun, learn from one another and share.
We hope you join us this week and play along with this sketch! But don't delay our links will close at 8AM on Thursday morning Eastern Standard Time.