Kazan's Sketch 34

Kazan was inspired by this Living Rooms Direct Damask & Hounds Tooth Fabric

One of my favorite passions today is to page through a magazine's glossy pages. I love the fashions, decor and recipes from just about any magazine I can lay my hands on. These days the World Wide Web offers us an even broader scope of information and we here at 2 Sketches 4 You had a ball gaining experience from a large online retail company. Living Rooms Direct offer a wide variety of products for your home including living room furniture and the Design Team had a ton of fun searching through hundreds of images to bring you added inspiration for this weeks sketch:

Angela

Angela was inspired by this gorgeous orange & cream chair from Living Rooms Direct

Anja

Anja drew inspiration from this Living Rooms Direct Children's Room

Cheryl

Cheryl loved this Living Rooms Direct Piggy

Kim

Kim found inspiration from this Living Rooms Direct Rug

Latisha

Latisha's cards is almost an exact match for this Living Rooms Direct chair

Lori

Lori's card was inspired by this Living Rooms Direct girls furniture

Sankari

Sankari loved the colors in this Living Rooms Direct rug.

Sponsor of the Week

Living Rooms Direct

for Living Room Furniture

Living Rooms Direct is awarding a $40.00 Gift Voucher to the winner of Card of the Week.

How to Enter:
• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday September 5th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like and only need to do a card based on Laura's sketch to qualify for the prize.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, September 6th at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.

We are excited to see your projects this week, oh yes and feel free to share images of your inspiration too. It is always fun to see how a card idea was born.

Hugs

Kazan & your talented Design Team

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

Thank you to everyone single one of you for the super sweet birthday wishes, they made my day extra special! I had a great birthday filled with fun, friends and enough scrapbooking goodies fit for a queen.

Once again the gallery with amazing talent. Thank you to our awesome sponsor E.A.D Designs. Your product was a ton of fun to play with! The lucky winner of COTW this week will win a yummy $50.00 gift certificate. And the winner is...

Maria

This card is rich with detail and full of personality! The sentiment is adorable, all around this is such a cute card and beautifully photographed. Thank you Maria! Please email me Maria and I will see that you get your gift certificate. :)

You can see more of Maria's talent on her blog:

Scraps by M

Fab 5

Anabelle

Karen

Kelly

Daniela

Lori

Tomorrow brings a fantastic brand new sponsor and sketch! We are all excited about this one. The design team has really out done themselves with this challenge! You will not want to miss tomorrow. :)

Hugs,

Laura & Your Outstanding Design Team!

Laura's Sketch 33

*BlogJack*

Excuse me for blogjacking this post because I have an important announcement to make:

Please Join me in wishing our very own Laura a Happy Birthday. We hope your day is fantastic & filled with all the goodies that will make you feel like a Princess - including love & friendship.

Hugs

Kazan & All your friends here @ 2S4Y

Laura used Tree 7

Happy Monday morning to you all! I hope your weekend was relaxing and fun. Mine was quiet and laid back. I think we were all a little tired after finishing the first week of school. Although Kazan and I did manage to visit the Stamping and Scrapbooking Expo in Colorado Springs! We had tons of fun and both spent way too much money. :)

This weeks sponsor EAD Designs is a special one, the product is genius and easy to work with. I had a lot of fun working with these adorable scrapbooking vinyl rub - ons and I know our design team did as well. Here is their outstanding work.

Angela

Angela used the Owl on Branch 3

Anja

Anja used the Flourishes 2 Vinyl Rub - Ons

Cheryl

Cheryl used the Love Tree Vinyl Rub - Ons

Kim

Kim used the Baroque Frames Vinyl Rub-Ons

Latisha

Latisha used the Cottage Vinyl Run-Ons

Lori

Lori used the Cottage Vinyl Rub- Ons

Sankari

Sankari used the Cottage Vinyl Rub- Ons

Sponsor of the Week

E.A.D. Designs

Vinyl Lettering and Wall Art is one of the Hottest Trends.

E.A.D DESIGNS allows you to change the look of any room in just a few minutes. Our Products can be used on more than just walls and on many surfaces. Our customers are always coming up with new and fun ideas to use our products.

Our Story:

E.A.D DESIGNS is a family owned and operated business. Emily Nelson (owner) started E.A.D DESIGNS in 2002 and in a few short years has grown into one of the largest retailers/wholesalers for Vinyl Lettering and Wall Art. Our website launched in 2004. We started out with vinyl sayings and then offered our customers Wall Art in 2004. Our Design Center was added in 2005 and is one of our greatest website features, allowing you to create and design your custom quotes online. We recently launched a new scrapbooking rub-on line in 2009.With our passion for Crafts & Design we have been able to stay up on the newest and hottest trends. Selling directly online helps us keep our prices down so that everyone can afford our beautiful designs.

Our Designers:

Besides Emily,(Owner and Designer) we have handpicked two of the most talented designers to join us in creating the best innovative designs. Each of our designers has a unique style and this shows in their designs. They are always researching the market and staying on top of the latest trends and styles. They also work very hard on creating custom designs for customers who are looking for something unique. We have recently added a Creative Team of very talented ladies to inspire our customers with creative new ways of using our products.

Our Products:

All our products are made with high quality vinyl and made in the USA. We take pride in offering the newest and original designs on the market. All of our products come packaged for retail display with easy to use application instructions and are available in 42 colors.

The winner of Card of the Week will win a $50.00 gift certificate from E.A.D. Designs.

E.A.D. is also offering a 25% discount to all of our readers from the 24th to 31st of August!

The coupon code is

"SKETCHES"

How to Enter:
• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday August 29th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like and only need to do a card based on Laura's sketch to qualify for the prize.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, Aug 30th at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.

Here is to happy card making!

Hugs,

Laura & Your Outstanding Design Team

Card of the Week, Fab 5! & our new Guest Designer

WhoooHooo Cardmakers are making creations that are more gorgeous than ever.  What a gallery to behold.  I found so much inspiration that it is almost impossible to do anything constructive...It does take quite a bit of willpower to do chores when confronted with card after card of pure amazing 'fabaliciousness'.

Thank you to Clear & Simple Stamps for sponsoring this week.  We enjoyed working with your stylish stamps and can't wait to see more cards out there featuring Simple Darlings.  The lucky Cardmaker that wins a gift certificate to Clear & Simple Stamps AND a Guest Design Team position at 2 Sketches 4 You is...

Card of the Week

Sarah

We love this card Sarah.  The colors you used are perfect together and the ribbon frame is simply gorgeous.  Sarah's blog, Designs by Sarah Martina, is filled with uber amazing projects - You are one talented lady Sarah and we cannot wait for you to join us so email us with your details ASAP!  Hugs :)

Fab 5!

Winter

Char

Mariana

Anna

Chris

What Caught our Eye this Week...

Kathie did a fantastic job on this card by paper piecing her pumpkin.  For details on this project take a look at Kathie's post on her blog: Just an Inkling

Summer vacation is over for our household - school officially starts tomorrow!  Which is a good thing because I am hoping to get some crafting time in because Laura has a gorgeous sketch and wait until you see the sponsor we have for you tomorrow - mm.mm Good!

Hugs Kazan & your Fabalicious Design Team

Kazan's Sketch 33 & Guest Designer Search

Kazan used DIY Darling

It is always great to work with a product that does what its name says.  This week the entire Design Team all worked with darling stamps from Clear & Simple.  What we loved about their product is that they are indeed Clear and Simple.  Any stamper, both beginner to advanced, will find pleasure in their wide selection of stamps that appeal to any occasion.  For your viewing pleasure our Design Team has created the following cards with their Clear and Simple Stamps.

Angela

Angela used Game On

Anja

Anja used Glam Girl

Cheryl

Cheryl used Gossip Darling

Kim

Kim used Wine Tasting

Latisha

Latisha used Believe in Words III

Lori

Lori used Little One

Sankari

Sankari used Gourmet Darling

Sponsor of the Week

Clear & Simple Stamps

Clear and Simple Stamps, a clear polymer stamp company, are based out of Maryland.  This Mother-Daughter duo hand illustrate each of their signature stamp sets and oversee the design process from beginning to end.  Each owner is a fashion and graphic designer by trade, and both have an equal passion for the art of stamping.

Their signature line are their Simple Darlings™ and Simple Gents™.  They have a growing collection of fun stamps that they hope you will find unique and inspiring to work with.  They design all their stamps in-house and like us, they cannot wait to see your fabulous creations or as they like to call your "divalicious style" shine through when creating with Clear and Simple Stamps!

Card of the Week

Clear and Simple Stamps are offering $15 gift certificate to the winner of Card of the Week

2S4Y Special Discount

15% Discount offered to 2S4Y Shoppers

Guest Designer

2 Sketches 4 You is excited to offer the winner of Card of the Week a Guest Designer opportunity.    

Wow!  Not only do you stand the opportunity to win some super cute stamps but you also stand a chance to rub shoulders with our Design Team when you are featured as our Guest Designer for a week!

How to Enter:
• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday August 22nd at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like and only need to do a card based on Laura's sketch to qualify for the prize.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, Aug 23rd at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.

We are really excited to see what this week reveals. Have fun & good luck!

Hugs Kazan & your Red Carpet Design Team

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

What an awesome week this was! If anyone ever lacks inspiration all they need to do is come leaf through our gallery, it is jaw dropping! Thank you to everyone who participates week after week!

Also thank you to The Cutting Cafe' your cutting files are so much fun to work with we all adore them! One lucky winner will win three sets of cutting files!

Card of the Week

Kimberly Crawford

This masterpiece is absolutely delicious! The colors are warm, fresh and very inviting. The minute I saw this card I immediately was in awe.

Thank you Kimberly for making such a stunning card.

Please email me Kimberly and I will get your files off to you! :)

You can see more of Kimberly's talent on her blog:

For the Love of Paper

Fab 5

Shemaine

Bethany

Gwen

Linda

Amy

What Caught Our Eye This Week

Our Awesome Designers

They just keep shinning brighter and brighter!

A huge shout out to...

Lori, Julie & Heidi

Lori and Julie won last weeks challenge at Moxie Fab World

Heidi got an honorable mention!

Congratulations ladies!

Tomorrow brings a new sketch with a new sponsor!

You won't want to miss this one.

Hugs,

Laura & Your A+ Design Team

Laura's Sketch 32

Laura used the Apple Shape

Summer is winding down and the crispness of fall is just beginning peek into the air. School is starting and there are a lot of happy mommies jumping for joy! I know I am. :) This weeks sponsor is one of those moms. Regina Easter has a full plate of being a wife and mommy to four beautiful children. Regina also runs a challenge site that is dedicated to the Cricut as well as running the wonderful Cutting Cafe' business. Thank you Regina and The Cutting Cafe' for sponsoring 2S4Y this week.

Regina's new set of designs are dedicated to Teachers, School, and end of Summer fun. Our A+ Design Team went all out when designing these adorable Back to School cards. Have a look...

Angela

Angela used School Days

Cheryl

Cheryl used School Days

Kim

Kim used the Apple Shape & School Days

Latisha

Latisha used the House Shape

Lori

Lori used the School Days

Sankari Wegman

Sankari's Sunshine Corner

Sankari used the School Days

2S4Y would like to welcome the beautiful and very talented Sankari Wegman. As you all know Sankari was our 1st annual winner of the Ultimate Card Showdown! Sankari's talent is unmeasurable and has been so loyal to us here at 2S4Y with her weekly participation. Kazan and I are thrilled to have her talent on our team! Sankari your inspiration and kindheartedness is a warm welcome!

Sponsor of the Week

The Cutting Cafe'

The Cutting Cafe' offers affordable Printable Stamps and cutting files to crafters, scrapbookers, and cardmakers. The cutting files are templates that you print out (using your home printer)
cut, assemble and then embellish! The format of the cutting files can be used on Die-Cut machines like Pazzles Inspiration and Cricut (with Scal software) and are very easy to use, versatile and fun too.

The printable stamps are just that, images that are sent to you through email that you print out using your home printer. After the images are printed out you can color them in or paper piece them like you would any other stamped image!

One of the best things we love about the Printable Stamps and Cutting Files is that we don't have to worry about finding space in our craft rooms to store them... Simply keep them in a folder on your computer to use over and over again! What a great idea Regina!

Here is a list of the new sets from the Cutting Cafe' used by our A+ Design Team

The winner of Card of the Week this week will get to choose 3 of these sets !

Apple Shaped Card

House Shaped Card

Watermelon Shaped Card

School Days

How to Enter:
• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday August 15th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like and only need to do a card based on Laura's sketch to qualify for the prize.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, Aug, 16th at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.

Let the creativity begin!

Hugs,

Laura & Your A+ Design Team