Saturday, May 16, 2009

Card of the Week & The Fab 5!



Thank you one and all for all your lovely compliments and for taking part in this weeks challenge.  This week has been filled with inspiration from each one of you and the gallery is filled to the brim with evidence of that too.  Thank you to Regina from The Cutting Cafe for providing us with the most beautiful images to work with and also for generously sponsoring the amazing prize to our winner..

Card of the Week
Lauren



We love this gorgeous card made by uber talented Lauren from All the Good Blog Names Were Taken the simple lines with the stunning bird and the clever sentiment make this a fabulous card for our Card of the Week.  Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us - send me your email addy Lauren so that I can get your Cutting Cafe files to you.


Fab 5!







What Caught our Eye This Week....

Laura is new to posting at 2S4Y so I had a little peak around her blog, It's All Rosie,  this week and I was blown away.  Oh  my goodness people do yourself a favor and check out pages and pages of inspiration on all sorts of crafty ideas like this adorable Mothers Day Flower Banner...welcome to our challenge blog Laura - we hope to see more of your fabby work next week.

So tomorrow is a BIG day...with a BIG surprise...I sooo badly want to tell you more but I can't...(Laura swore me to secrecy for one more day)....so I guess you all will have to just tune in tomorrow to see what our lovely Ms. Laura has up her sleeves...oh yes and also a cute new sketch and of course divine samples from our DT AND the return of a fantastic sponsor!

Hugs to you all
Kazan & Your Great Design Team
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Kazan's Sketch 26





I hope that you all managed to celebrate Mothers day in a special unique way that is most deserving to the Mothers we are and the Mothers we have.  I for one had a lovely day filled with many surprises but probably the most treasured was receiving handmade cards from Kevin and the girls.  They were hurriedly made at breakfast on scratchpad with ballpoint ink pens and a few highlighters I have in the kitchen drawer.  These gifts from the heart kicked off a Mothers Day to remember.

This Monday is extra special for all of us at 2 Sketches 4 You as we introduce to you our Summer Design Teams first interpretation of this weeks sketch.  They were all very fortunate to work with these gorgeous images from The Cutting Cafe: Frame Journaling Set, Sweet Stuff, All About Mom and the Monogram Set and this is what they produced:

Angela



Anja




Clouds


Kim


Latisha



Bonus Sketch and Card


Our first Bonus Sketch and Card for this season is brought to you by the very talented Lori Roop.  We have been long time admirers of Lori's cards and her blog,  The Paper Yard  and we know you are going to love playing along with her super cute sketch this week.

Sponsor of the Week
Regina Easter

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! 

* The Cutting Cafe' is having a 2 for 1 special for a limited time.  Purchase one set of stamps and you get a second set of equal or lesser value free!  Hurry offer ends midnight Monday*


Regina
Is generously offering to the
Winner of Card of the Week

Frame Journaling Set
Sweet Stuff Set
All about Mom Set
Monogram Set
& 
3 Additional Printables of the Winners choice

How to Enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday May 16th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme.
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, May 17th at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.

We are excited to see  your designs this week.  Have fun & Happy Monday
Hugs Kazan & A shining new Summer Design Team.

Gallery
Your Cards for Kazan's Sketch 26


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Card of the Week & Fab 5!

Mothers Day

A Mother loves right from the start.
She holds her baby close to her heart.
The bond that grows will never falter.
Her love is so strong it will never alter.

A Mother gives never ending Love.
She never feels that she has given enough.
For you she will always do her best.
Constantly working, there's no time to rest.

A Mother is there when things go wrong.
A hug and a kiss to help us along.
Always there when we need her near.
Gently wipes our eyes when we shed a tear.

So on this day shower your Mother with Love.
Gifts and presents are nice but that is not enough.
Give your Mother a day to have some peace of mind.
Be gentle, be good, be helpful, be kind.

Happy Mothers Day

~Carol Matthews


Happy Mother's Day everyone! Kazan and I hope your day is filled with relaxation and fun! I myself will spend the day with my husband and daughter shopping and eating my three favorite things, he he ! :) 

This week was an exciting one, thank you for all your warm welcomes to our new summer design team, and thank you to our awesome sponsor Sakura of America your donations are truly appreciated!


The gallery was stunning this week, everyone did a fantastic job, thank you all 
who participated! 

Now with out further ado the winner of Card of The Week...


Amy

This is such a perfect card for today's festivities!
The colors are soft and comforting with the perfect amount of texture!
Thank you Amy for making such a beautiful card. 

You can see more of Amy's talent on her blog... (so fitting) 


Please email me your address so I can get your goodies off to you!


Fab 5

 

You won't want to miss out on tomorrows post as our new DT makes their first debut! Kazan has an awesome sketch with one of our favorite sponsors! 

Happy Mother's Day!

Hugs,
Laura & your New Summer Design Team!

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Laura's Sketch 25





It brings Kazan and I great pleasure to introduce to you today our new Summer Design Team! Kazan has designed a beautiful new Summer header that looks amazing! Thanks Kazan ;) Thank you to all who applied for a spot our team! Challenging definitely describes the job of just picking just 6 designers, Kazan and I did manage to narrow it down, and here they are...


Please give a Warm Summer Welcome 
to the new 

2 Sketches 4 You 

Summer Design Team 


Angela Robledo

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch


Card using Laura's DT Sketch



Anja Curvers

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch

Card using Laura's DT Sketch



Claudia (Clouds) Shadler 

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch

Card using Laura's DT Sketch




Kim Sonksen

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch


Card using Laura's DT Sketch



Latisha Yoast

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch

Card using Laura's DT Sketch




Lori Roop

Card using Kazan's DT Sketch

Card using Laura's DT Sketch


Welcome Summer Design Team! 
We are all excited to see your outstanding work over the next 3 months! 



Sakura of America

Sakura of America offers the utmost of quality when it comes to their products. The product line is vast giving crafters many options to choose from. 
Their pens write and draw smoothly, keeping you coming back for more.

You can learn more about Sakura products on the Sakura of America website.

 
This weeks prize pack provided by Sakura of America consists of 
Micron 3 Pen Fine Lines Set  (archival acid free) and Souffle and Glaze Sticklers and will be awarded to the winner of Card Of The Week.





How to Enter:

• Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday May 16th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme
• The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, May 17th at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter.


Let the creativity begin!

Laura & Your Brand Spankin New Summer Design Team



Gallery
Your Cards for Laura's Sketch

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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

Tommorrow is a big day here at 2 Sketches 4 You because we are announcing the Summer Design Team. I know you are all very eager to meet the new team and believe me when I tell you that you will not be disappointed - they are the Fantastic 6! - who will lead and inspire you over the next 3 months. We loved working with our Spring Design Team and we are pleased to call each one of them a friend. Thank you so much guys you are all amazing...

Speaking of amazing - how awesome was the gallery this week!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to play and to create such gorgeous cards (even if the sketch was a tad challenging for some *wink*). It is always wonderful to work with our sponsor Norsk Stempelblad as. Aashild and Annie are two fantastic & very talented artists and we look forward to embarking on any adventures they choose to tag us along on...

The lucky winner of a set of custom Norwegian Stamps is...

Card of the Week
Monica

This card immediately caught my eye! It is very cute and playful and photographed perfectly. Monica did find the sketch a challenge which makes the card even more enduring. Her blog is a fab source of inspiration too. When you have a moment stop on by at Me-Bear Creations and let her know 2S4Y sent you. Monica send me an email so I can get your Norwegian goodies off to you.

Fab 5!

Lisa
Helen
Martha
Shirley
Sylvia

What Caught our Eye This Week...

Our very own Katie Anderson from the 2 Sketches 4 You Winter Design Team celebrated a Birthday this week. Katie we love you and miss you dearly. We hope you had a fantastic birthday and that you celebrated in style with those you love and care about most!
Warm Birthday Hugs to you from all of us here at 2S4Y!

Alrighty then - I hope your Sunday is good & peaceful. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow - it is going to be exciting!

Hugs
Kazan & your truly amazing Spring Design Team
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