SKETCHtober Fest

SKETCHtober Fest is still in full swing! Join us on the message board for some fun sketches for both cards and layouts. You have until midnight on Oct 31 to upload your creations and be eligible for prizes. We love what everyone has made so far. How about a highlight of some great board member creations.
The sketch:

The cards:

by vero the sahm

by Jules

by michprice

SKETCHtober Fest Round 7!

The party is winding down.  Our tummy's are full, the music is slowing and the taps are nearly empty. 

Here's Chris' card sketch:

 

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to this thread by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

SKETCHtober Fest round 6!

Hope you ladies are having fun! Here's another sketch from Michelle P. for you to play with.

The Sketch:

The Layout:

Remember you can adjust this sketch to make a card for a second entry and feel free to flip it in any direction you'd like.

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to the forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes

SKETCHtober Fest round 5!

Jules is seeing spots with this little number!

The card sketch:

Her card, all dressed up in pretty little buttons:

And her layout:

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to the forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

SKETCHtober Fest round 4!

We're halfway through the party.  Here is Chris' sketch and layout:

Don't forget: you can use each sketch for a card and a layout, then flip or rotate it to use it again!  Lot's of fun rolled into one!!

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to the forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

SKETCHtober Fest Round 3!

Are you inspired yet?  Ready for round three?

This one is from me:

One of my favorite ways to accent a card or page is to stitch it. This sketch has some stitching, but you could just as easily doodle, or create a mat for the space.

The Sketch: (you're using the blue one for this project, but there's a little sneaky of the LO sketch coming up tomorrow)


The Card:


And since card sketches are not just for cards, here's a layout using the same sketch:


All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to the forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

SKETCHtober Fest round 2!

Read for round 2?  Here's a sweet tag sketch from Jules:

And here is her layout.

 Loving those tags!

And a card she created by flipping the sketch:

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

SKETCHtober Fest round 1!

Let's get this party started!

We're gonna kick it all of with this fabulously cute sketch from our GDT Michelle:

The sketch:

The Card:

How cute is that little wrapped mummy?!

Remember-you can use this sketch to create a layout for a second entry and feel free to rotate it. Happy Creating!

All projects based on this sketch must be uploaded to the forum by midnight on October 31st to be eligible for prizes.

Sketchtoberfest

Scrapbook Heaven is hosting a SKETCHtober Fest on October 21-23. We can't promise any steins of beer or grilled bratwurst, but we can give you loads of sketches and heaps of inspiration. Join us beginning Friday, October 21st through October 23 rd for our SKETCHtober Fest sketch crop. We hope you will tap into the inspiration and whip up some cards and layouts.

Join us in the forums to play along:(http://www.scrapbookheavenga.com/boards/)

"Love, Love Me Do" Sketch Crop

In the TRUE spirit of VALENTINE'S, we are having a LOVE-themed sketch crop. We know you HEART sketches and we ADORE seeing your new creations. We TRULY hope you will be INSPIRED by our challenges and will FLIP OVER our sketches

Join us on the forum on February 18th, at 7:00pm EST for one full evening of sketch challenges, games and ENJOYMENT!  All layouts due Thursday, February 24th by 6:00pm EST to be eligible for the prize.

See you there!

p.s.  Up for grabs: $50 in Basic Grey product!!

All About January Sketch Crop: Day 1

Hello and welcome to our January crop event.  This month we are taking a look at some of the fun and quirky holidays of this first month of the new year.  So get ready for some fabulously fun inspiration.  And don't forget to post your creations in the forum and gallery.  Or link it up here in the comments and we'll be sure it gets in the right spot.  For every challenge you complete by the 27th at 6:00 PM EST, you'll be entered to win some fabulous prizes.  Stop by the forum to join in on some fun games that will get you even more chances to win!

Let's get started tonight with some of the sketches.

GDT Chris' Challenge: Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

On January 3rd we get to celebrate Chocolate Covered Cherry Day!!!!

Yummy chocolately-gooey Chocolate Covered Cherries!!!! Your challenge for today is to create a layout using Choclate Covered Cherry Colors-browns, reds, pinks, and creams.
Here is my sketch..

and my layout


Carla's Challenge: Penguin Awareness Day

January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day. Why not spend a little time getting to know more about these wonderful, flightless birds.

Did you know? Penguins are found in Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, the Falkland Islands, and the Galapagos Islands. Elsewhere, they are only found in zoos.

Here's a card challenge for you. Use the sketch and create a card that is black/white ONLY!

Here's my sample. I used rubons from the January Elite kit.

Carla's Challenge: Betsy Ross' Birthday

Betsy Ross's was born on January 1st, 1752. She made the first American flag, at the request of George Washington -- or did she?
Check out info about Betsy Ross HERE

For this challenge, create a layout using RED, WHITE and BLUE ---- and, of course, include at least one STAR!

Here's my sketch:

and my sample:

Michelle's Challenge: National Hobby Month

January is National Hobby Month. So my challenge to you is to create a layout about hobbies. You can do a page about your favorite hobbies, or the hobbies of your loved ones.

And here's a sketch for you. You can include any number of photos in any sizes you choose.

 Jule's Challenge: Chocolate Cake Day

Yummmm....January 27 is Chocolate Cake Day! (any day is a good day for cake!)

Create a card using brown and blue (why blue....ummmm....cuz I like brown and blue! HA!)

Carla's Challenge: A.A. Milne's Birthday

Here's an easy challenge in honor of A.A. Milne's birthday - January 18th, 1882. I just love his poems, and my children do also. We've memorized many of them.

Create a card with a NUMBER on the front. That's it

THE END

When I was one,
I had just begun.

When I was Two,
I was nearly new.

When I was three,
I was hardly me.

When I was four,
I was not much more.

When I was five,
I was just alive.

Here's my sketch:

and my sample card:

You may flip/rotate/turn these sketches if desired -- make it your own! If you'd like to complete a second project, the sketch must be flipped or rotated for the second one.

Please upload your projects to the forum by January 27th 6:00pm EST to be eligible for prizes.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more sketches and inspiration!

Michelle's Challenges

One of our traditions every year is to give the boys holiday jammies on Christmas Eve. We take photos of them in front of the tree that night, and then again on Christmas morning at the top of the stairs before they come down to see what Santa brought.



One of my favorite ways to create pages right now is to go through my stash searching for embellishments in the color scheme I am using, and keep laying them onto my page until it looks done. For this challenge, I want you to embellish. Layer it on thick; the more embellies, the better!


And here's a hint for adhering: once you get an arrangement that you like, keep everything in place and lift only one item at a time and stick it down. Curl back photos and larger papers and run a strip of adhesive. Use glue dots and adhesive squares to tack down items carefully without disturbing the rest of your layout. I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy New Year! I love the sound of those three words, the promise they bring and the chance at new beginnings. New Year's is filled with many traditions: the toasting of champagne, lists of resolutions, parties, confetti, hats and horns, and for us, New Year's always means Chinese Food! This LO is of my oldest experiencing his very first fortune cookie.

And the sketch to go with it:

So many of the holidays we celebrate center around food. So my challenge to you is an easy one: use at least one photo of food on your LO.

Layouts due Oct. 22nd at 9:00 PM est, with a winner announced on our LIVE show on Oct. 24th. Please make sure your project is linked here! REMEMBER! You can get a second entry for the prize drawing by using the same theme that I used.

Lee's Challenges

If you're like me than you probably have a ton of photo's of your family playing outside in the winter. So I made sure to include lots of photo's in this sketch, so you can get them scrapped.

Here is my example:



Here is the sketch:


This sketch can be flipped or rotated, have fun with it.

Challenge: As you can see I used many different techniques on this LO. I did some needle piercing, glimmer misting, inking, overlay misting, I used rub-ons and I glued sparkles to the snowflakes and distressed the main photo. Your challenge will be to incorporate at least three of the above mentioned techniques into one LO.


Pretty soon we'll all be making a card or two for the holidays coming up, so we thought we'd give you a head start. Here is one sketch that can be used in many ways.

My example using product from the Oct. Elite Kit.





The Challenge - Your card must have two layers and some bling. Any holiday card you wish to make is fine. This is just an example.

Layouts due Oct. 22nd at 9:00 PM est, with a winner announced on our LIVE show on Oct. 24th. Please make sure your project is linked here! REMEMBER! You can get a second entry for the prize drawing by using the same theme that I used.

Karen's Challenges

I am really loving the change of seasons over from summer to fall lately so I went with a Thanksgiving card in warm autumn colors. I added fiber , rather than ribbon, because the wooly texture reminds me of sweaters! Here is my sketch. You can replace the flowers with anything...circles, chipboard shapes, leaves, etc. The challenge is to use either fiber, twine or raffia rather than ribbon. Let's see something more homey and rustic!









 

I have really been attracted to circles lately so my sketch includes several of them. In addition to the sketch, my challenge is to use at least 3 different patterns or colored cardstock in your layout, along with at least 6 eyelets, buttons, or brads!
Here is my sketch and my example:





Layouts due Oct. 22nd at 9:00 PM est, with a winner announced on our LIVE show on Oct. 24th. Please make sure your project is linked here! REMEMBER! You can get a second entry for the prize drawing by using the same theme that I used.

Jules' Challenges

As I type this my hubby has the Military Channel on and is watching some show about WWII! About the bomb on Hiroshima....very interesting....anyway...it is in his blood! It is in our family's blood! We love those who served or who are currently serving!

Remembrance Day for our Canadian friends and Veterans Day for us in the US is all about that! HONORING those who served!

Here is the sketch I came up with:



And the layout is one honoring Vince's father during his 'piping over' ceremony. (Retirement) He served 20 years on submarines!



I decided to keep the pictures original...I thought of scanning and reprinting but I decided I wanted the full feel for this layout!

Now...a little challenge....I love black and white pictures....so my challenge will be simple for you...use at LEAST one black and white picture on your layout! IF you can't come up with a black and white picture THEN you can use a color one but you can ONLY USE black and white pp!!! Your choice...black and white picture, or black and white paper!


One of my favorite holidays of the year is Thanksgiving! A time to GIVE THANKS and a time to be with family....two of the best things we can do! Count our blessings and be with those blessings!

Here is the sketch I came up with:



And here is the layout....a pic of my wonderful hubby several years ago cutting the bird!



Now...for a little added challenge I think this being a holiday with lots of food that we should have a RECIPE challenge with it!

So...here is what you need to add:

At least 3 different pp's
Buttons
Chipboard
And some STRING! (no ribbon here...find some thinner string like you'd tie the bird up with!)

Have fun!

Layouts due Oct. 22nd at 9:00 PM est, with a winner announced on our LIVE show on Oct. 24th. Please make sure your project is linked here! REMEMBER! You can get a second entry for the prize drawing by using the same theme that I used.