2 Sketches 4 You: March 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Kazan's Sketch 49

Kazan used JustRite's Beautiful Blossoms and Joyful Hearts stamps on her Card

Spring Break is in full swing here at the Clark household. Both girls have the week off and we have so much planned but nothing planned - if you know what I mean. We do want to take a mini trip into the mountains and maybe the zoo. Also a shopping trip and girls lunch - all this in 7 days! Oh yes and I really want to get some serious crafting done too...just need a few more hours tacked onto each day! This weeks sponsor does however, help my need for speed in cardmaking. It seems each stamp set I own from JustRite fits a cardmaking occasion perfectly. Our Design team all created the most gorgeous cards using the sketch and JustRite stamps...

Alice

Alice used JustRite's Plant a Little Love stamps on her card

Kathy

Kathy used JustRite's Just a Note stamps on her card

Kay

Kay used JusRite's Seeds of Kindness stamps on her card

Sarah

Sarah used JustRites Just a Note stamps on her card

Shanna

Shanna used JustRites Beautiful Blossoms stamps on her card

Sponsor of the Week

JustRite Stampers is once again sponsoring our Card of the Week. It has been a busy few days for JustRite as they just celebrated their Mega March Blog Hop which spanned three days. Even though the competition portion of the hop is over you are welcome to view 88 designers all working with the January and February Releases from JustRite Stampers

Day 1 Mega March Blog Hop

Day 2 Mega March Blog Hop

Day 3 Mega March Blog Hop

There are also other fun events happening at JustRite Stampers where you can participate to win some cool prizes. The first is the JustRite Friday Challenge. Every Friday JustRite posts a challenge on their blog. The lucky winner gets to win a grand prize and mini prizes are also given to those card markers receiving Honorable Mentions. Details can be found here:

JustRite Inspiration Blog

Secondly JustRite has a fantastic Flickr gallery where you can upload your JustRite projects. Each week the company selects 3 cardmakers and they too win JustRite products! Here is a link to the details for the Flickr uploads:

JustRite Flickr Gallery information

and finally here at 2 Sketches 4 You one lucky cardmaker will win these fabulous sets from JustRite Stampers and a 3 1/4" Stamper:

Plant a Little Love Borders & Centers

My Garden Borders & Centers

Here's how to enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky

• Deadline for all entries: Saturday April 3rd 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. It is not necessary to make a card for the Bonus Sketch to qualify for Card of the Week.

• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, April 4th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.

• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter

We are excited to see your cards :)

Hugs

Kazan & your uber talented Design Team

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

Spring is trying to rear it's head here in beautiful Colorado. This weekend we had a huge snow storm followed up with temperatures in the 70's all next week. I sure am looking forward to green grass and blossoms on the trees! The gallery this week was spectacular, full of color, sparkle and soooo much talent! Thank you to everyone who played and our fab sponsor InStyle Stamps!

The winner of COTW will win a $20.00 gift certificate to InStyle Stamps! and that winner is...

Card of the Week

Lisa Forsythe

Congratulations Lisa! This card is soft and beautiful and reminds me so much of early Spring! I love the stamping, texture and colors in this stunning card. A perfect birthday card for someone very special! Thank you Lisa for sharing your talent with us.

You can see more of Lisa's work on her blog:

Sending Smiles with Paper and Ink

Please email me Lisa and I will hook you up with your goodies!

Fab 5

Next week is going to FUN! with a BIG sponsor and a super cool sketch by the talented Kazan!

Happy Sunday!!

Laura & your Hoppin' Design Team!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Laura's Sketch 48

Yes, Spring has officially started and I am loving every minute of it! This week is "Spring Break" where school is out for a week for a lot of American children. My daughter is ecstatic and jumping for joy for a week filled of sleeping in, shopping, hanging with friends and lots of golfing. My week will consist of, being my daughters official taxi cab, a little bit of sleeping in, and lots of crafting! Yay, I can't wait!! :D

Our Hoppin' Design Team sprung right into designing some pretty amazing cards using my sketch 48 along with some adorable InStyle digital stamps. Lets ogle over them shall we.

Heather

Kathy

Kay

Sarah

Shanna

Bonus Sketch & Card

Alice Wertz

Our very own talented Alice Wertz is bringing us this weeks awesome bonus sketch. I just want to say... I LOVE Alice! Alice is sooooo sweet and her work packs a powerful punch! Alice's creative talent is jaw dropping, her work is an inspiration to us all! Thank you for the sketch Alice!

You can see more of Alice's talent on her awesome blog

Alice's Little Wonderland

Sponsor of the Week

Today we welcome back InStyle Stamps as our sponsor of the week. This exciting company boasts a variety of product for your crafting needs including Digital Downloads, Digital Papers, and Rubber Stamps!

This weeks winner of Card of the Week will win a $20.00 gift certificate to shop at InStyle Stamps!

Here's how to enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky

• Deadline for all entries: Saturday March 27th at Midnight (US Mountain time)

• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, March 28th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.

• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter

Woohoo!

Let the creativity begin.... I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Hugs,

Laura and your Hoppin' Design Team!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

Happy Birthday
to our very talented
*Kathy Martin*

Yay Spring has officially arrived and for the most part we have seen a few signs of it's beauty in the form of warmer days, budding flowers and longer daylight hours. Some of us have also experienced some Spring Snow storms which, luckily for us, have been fairly mild but still a reminder to not pack away those winter woolies quite yet!

This week the gallery was filled to the brim with Spring inspiration, so even though here in Colorado it is a Winter Wonderland outside all we need to do is to peek into the 2S4Y gallery to find all the beauty and freshness of Springs inspiration.

Thank you so much to Starving Artistamps for their fantastic sponsorship and for the awesome discount which is still available to 2 Sketches 4 You readers until midnight tonight!

The winner of 2 sets of Starving Artistamps goes to:

Card of the Week

Dora

I love clever cards and this one of Dora's is certainly all that and more. Not only is her stamp & coloring work ultra delicious looking but then she added the element of rain! Here is the clever part -the rain is in front of the card while the image is on the inside - which makes for a stunning illusion. Thank you so much for sharing this fun technique with us Dora. For more Dora fabulousness visit her blog at

Life with a Twist

Dora please email me your details so that I can get your prize off to you.

Fab 5!

Tomorrow Laura returns with an amazing sketch and you are not going to believe how gorgeous the DT cards are - seriously they ROCKED the sponsor! I get to play too so see you on the Gallery

Hugs

Kazan & your singing-Spring Design Team

Monday, March 15, 2010

Kazan's Sketch 48

Spring must be in the Air! When Starving Artistamps came out with their gorgeous DoodleFactory Boudoir set we knew we would get some extra special cards from our girls *nudge-nudge-wink-wink*:) I made my card with an Anniversary in mind or even a new bride giving this to her husband to be. No matter what the occasion there was certainly some form of romance or sense of closeness on our minds when creating these cards; which is perfect for Spring don't you think?

So get yourselves all comfy and share in the delight as we peruse the Design Team's interpretations of this weeks sketch using Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory Boudoir and Sentiments Awareness & Boudoir

Alice

Heather

Kathy

Kay

Shanna

Bonus Sketch & Card

Sarah Martina

I am so excited that Sarah has provided us with this uber cute Bonus Sketch and drop dead gorgeous card. I hope to share my card with you later this week using her sketch because right now, as I sit here, I am totally inspired by it to create! Sarah is one talented lady as evident by her work here at 2 Sketches 4 You as well as throughout blogland and in the publication industry. If you have not added Sarah's blog: Designs by Sarah Martina to your blog favorite list I highly recommend you do - it is one fabulous place to hang out :) Thanks for a great sketch Ms. Sarah!

Sponsor of the Week

Starving Artistamps

This week we welcome back one of our favorite Sponsors: Starving Artistamps who have graciously provided the following special for 2 Sketches 4 our readers:

The winner of this weeks Card of the Week will win TWO sets of Stamps from Starving Artistamps

Here's how to enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky

• Deadline for all entries: Saturday March 20th at Midnight (US Mountain time)

• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, March 21st here at 2 Sketches 4 You.

• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter

I hope this sketch is not too challenging for you all - I must admit it did stretch my own creativity :) Have fun with it - we can't wait to see your magnificent creations!

:) Kazan & your Boudoir-licious Design Team

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Card of the Week & The Fab5!

This week was filled with crafty goodness, the gallery was spectacular. I am loving all the brightly colored Spring cards, keep them coming, they make me smile :) Thank you to our awesome sponsor The Cutting Cafe' we love your digital stamps. One lucky card maker will win 3 sets of these awesome stamps. And the winner of this weeks Card of the Week is....

Card of the Week

Gina

Wow, this card is a piece of art! I adore the warm browns, and corals, and the ribbon treatment... swoon! This is a stunning card Gina. Thank you for playing with us at 2S4Y.

You can see more of her talent at her blog:

Tigereye Art

Gina please email me your deets so that I can get your stamps out to you :)

Fab 5

Come back tomorrow for a brand new sketch from the fab Kazan and a awesome sponsor.

Happy Sunday!

Hugs,

Laura and your Lovely Design Team!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Laura's Sketch 47

Is it Spring yet? Boy am I ever ready for it, brightly colored budding flowers, the sound of birds chirping, and actually opening up a few windows throughout the house. The official first day of Spring here in the states is March 20th so we have a little while, and I am counting down the days, yes I have Spring Fever! This week we have an awesome sponsor, The Cutting Cafe'. Our lovely Design Team has created the most beautiful cards using The Cutting Cafe's digital stamps new line Got Coffee? Printable Stamp Set.

Alice

Heather

Kathy

Kay

Sarah

Shanna

Sponsor of the Week

This week we welcome back The Cutting Cafe' as our sponsor for the week. Here is a little info about The Cutting Cafe' for those of you joining us for the first time: 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, Bosskut Gazelle 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 about the Printable Stamps and Cutting Files is that you don't have to worry about finding space in your craft rooms to store them... Simply keep them in a folder on your computer to use over and over again!

The Cutting Cafe' is giving away any 3 sets of their choice

to the winner of

Card of the Week

Here's how to enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday March 13th 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.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, March 14th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter

Let the creativity begin!
Hugs,
Laura and your Lovely Design Team!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

It seems this past week was a great crafty one for everyone as you wowed us with your cards inspired not only by the sketch but also by color inspiration challenges, Tuesday Triggers and Angelina Jolie's fashions. Don't you just love it when we can take a que from just about anything and get crafty. That folks, is the joy of cardmaking!

Thank you so much to DeNami Design for your fabulous sponsorship this week. The lucky cardmaker who wins an amazing set of stamps from DeNami Design is...

Card of the Week

Emma

We love the beautiful colors on Emma's card and of course I too feel hundreds of colorful {hearts} for that sweet *tweet* little chick. The stitching, layout and zippy title make for one simply delightful package from top to bottom. Now for a real treat: Emma's Blog! Take a look for yourself - you won't be disappointed :)

Devotion to the Dream

Emma please email me your deets so that I can get your stamps out to you :)

Fab 5!

Regina

Tomorrow Laura has a beautiful sketch and a fantastic sponsor who we all loooove :) Have a super Sunday.

Hugs Kazan & your Spring Fling DT

Monday, March 1, 2010

Kazan's Sketch 47

Kazan used the Demi Dot Circle Frame , Rosebud Trio Stamp and the Arched Celebrate Script

Welcome to the first week of March! This new month holds the promise of many celebrations including Woman's History Month, International Woman's Day and St. Patrick's Day. We also welcome Spring in March and it is National Craft Month!!! All these wonderful events give us opportunities to not only celebrate with family and friends but also to create cards! Whoo hooo. We hope that you will spend some of those busy days ahead right here with us at 2S4Y and share your inspiration in the gallery.

To kick off this first week of 03/10 the Design Team have created beautiful cards for you based off the sketch and using gorgeous stamps from DeNami Designs:

Alice

Alice used the used the Congratulations Circle Stamp and the Chickie with Heart Balloon Stamp

Heather

Heather used the Tweety Birds with Heart Stamp and the With Love Circle Stamp

Kathy

Kathy used the Congratulations Circle Stamp and the Graduation Owl Stamp

Kay

Kay used the Thank You Circle Stamp and the Brushed Tulip Stamp

Sarah

Sarah used the Cupcake Tower Stamp and the Demi Double Circle Stamp on her Card

Shanna

Shanna used the Medium Dot Frame and the Small Umbrella Stamp

Sponsor of the Week

Established in 1989, DeNami Design as been known for a timeless style featuring simply elegant art. From our extensive line of quality rubber stamps to the newer line of coordinating scrapbook papers, buttons, ribbons and glitters, we specialize in stylish and sophisticated products. These delightful designs are easy to mix and match for a designer look on all your paper crafts!