Hello all you wonderful ladies!

First things first....
Just to clarify... Since we are not requesting any new cards to be made for the DT call, we have moved the deadline from Dec. 23 to Dec. 19 to give us more time to pick the new set of designers to add to our family.

So don't forget..... deadline for the DT call is December 19, 2009 (Saturday). It's just an e-mail away and it wouldn't really hurt to try!

Going on to our Super Six this week.... another set of amazing talents, wonderful work!

Lisa Forsythe
Sending Smiles with Paper and Ink

Teresa Kline
Enjoy the VA Sunshine

Anthea
Live Life Beautifully

Nichole Anderson
Anderson Arts Online

Ingrid Danvers
Scrapbook Mania and More

And our Guest Designer for Sketch 46 is......

Teresa Kline
Enjoy the VA Sunshine

Congratulations Teresa! We will be contacting you re Sketch 46.
Teresa will be joining us on January 9, 2010 for our first sketch for year 2010. Click on the image below to enlarge. We have some important announcement!



A big thank you to Chris Franco who has been such a great sponsor!
Our lucky winner of her stamp set is.....

Georgia Mac
Grams Place

Georgia, please send us an e-mail with your mailing address so we can mail them to you.

Thanks soooo much for dropping by!
Wishing you all wonderful holidays!

Card Patterns Team

Sketch 45

A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Sketch 44 and shared their amazing cards. Don't forget that we are having a DT Call. Deadline for submitting your application is by Dec 19, 2009 (Sat). You can check all the details HERE.

It is a real pleasure to be sponsored by Regina of Cutting Cafe and we all enjoyed working on her images.



The Cutting Cafe offers affordable Printable Stamps and Cutting Files....No more waiting on the mailman and no more trying to organize a section in your scrap area for rubber/clear stamps.

Check out Cutting Cafe's store and be inspired how her talented designers use her digital stamps.

And just for Card Patterns participants.....

1 Random winner will win....

3 stamp sets of your choice

from Cutting Cafe

We're excited to introduce you to our Guest Designer for this week.

Please welcome......

Bronwyn Eastley

Getting to know Bronwyn a bit better!

It is such a wonderful opportunity to work as a Guest Designer for Card Patterns. I live in beautiful, Legana, Tasmania, Australia with my wonderful husband of 25 years and my two 'children', Ryan 19 and Laura 16. I am a primary school teacher as well as Head of the Junior Campus where I teach. I went to my first Stampin' Up! workshop last year and quickly became addicted to the world of stamping and papercraft. I joined SU in August 2008 and absolutely love this new-found hobby. I entered my first challenge on-line 3 months ago and just recently came across Card Patterns through Renee's blog. Hope you like my take on the sketch. Happy Christmas!

You can click on Bronwyn's name above or her photo to go to her blog.



Would you agree that a sketch is simple or hard depends on how you look at it? From the looks of it, this may seem to be a challenging sketch but look what our team did with it!

Bronwyn Eastley

Kris Swain


Nina Brackett


Tracy Schultz


Renee Van Stralen


Fiona Yeoh


Carla Peicheff


Laurel Seabrook

We look forward to be inspired again by you all!
To participate on this sketch, please provide a direct link to your card to Mr. Linky box below this post by Dec. 18, 2009 (Fri) at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

Have a wonderful wonderful weekend!

Card Patterns Team

Card Patterns DT Call

It’s time once again to search and welcome new talents. We are in search for 6 Design Team who is willing to inspire and be inspired.

DT Requirements:

1. Meet deadlines & provide their take on the sketch weekly (provided in advance so you can work on your other projects)!

2. Must be able to work on digital images and supplies/images from sponsors.

3. Must be able to work on rotation for picking Super Six (once every 2 months).

4. Must have a blog.

5. This position is good for 6 months from January 2, 2010 – June 26, 2010.

6. Previous Design Team experience is NOT required.

Compensation:

1. There is NO financial compensation for this position however, from time to time, you may be able to work on products from our sponsors.

2. Your photo and a link of your personal site will be featured in our blog.

How to Apply:

E-mail 3 photos of your best cards to cardpatterns@yahoo.com.

(2 cards are from any Card Patterns’ sketch)

(1 card showing your best style)

Put on your e-mail subject: DT Call 2010.

Don’t forget to include:

- your full name

- other companies/sketch blog you are a DT member of & your term.

- blog address

- physical address (All information provided will be strictly confidential and will not be lent nor sold to any third parties for any purpose).

Deadline:

Dec 19, 2009 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

· This DT call is OPEN to all international applicants.

We are sooooo looking forward to your entries!

Card Patterns Team

Sketch 43 Super Six and a Winner!

Time sure fly by fast! Sorry for the late post, got the Christmas rush early. :P

We have some wonderful picks today for our Super Six from Sketch 43.
Please visit their blogs when you get a chance and leave them some love.

Maggie H
(Stamps in Hallways)

Ashley Nguyen Newell
(Heart Hugs Designs)

Bronwyn Eastley
(AddINKtive Designs)

Riky Janssen
(Riky's Scrap Site)

Beverly Gotthardt
(Gott Heart Art)

Lisa
(Wishcraft)

And our voted Guest Designer for Sketch 45 is.....

Bronwyn Eastley
(AddINKtive Designs)

How cute is this card?! Congratulations Bronwyn. We will send you an e-mail shortly to discuss about Sketch 45.

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As mentioned in our previous Sketch 41 and 42 that we'll add up all our participants from those 2 sketch week to draw the winner for a $15.00 worth stamp of her choice from Sherrod Studio.

And our lucky winner is.....

Lucille K
(White Points)

Congratulations! Please e-mail us your stamp choice with your mailing address so we could send the goodies to you.

Don't forget to check with us every Monday. Who knows, you could be our Guest Designer or just a lucky random winner!

Take Care!
Card Patterns Team

Sketch 44

Happy December!
'Tis is the season!!!!
Bring out your holiday spirits and join us for another week of fun!

Another simple sketch to use up all those scraps you have sitting at your craft tables collecting dust! You can even use the same papers if you wish. If you still need a card or more to mail out for Christmas, this is a good time to make them.



We're excited to introduce you to a lovely lady as our Guest Designer for this week.
Please join us in welcoming

Julia Moss
(ScrapHappy)

Getting to know Julia a bit better!
"I live in New Jersey with my darling, wonderful husband. I am a SAHW. I started card making a few months ago so I am fairly new at it. But it has become my passion. So, you can just imagine how thrilled I am to be chosen as the Guest Designer at Card Patterns. Thank you so much for this opportunity."

Click on Julia's name above to visit her blog.

Here are the team's cards hoping to warm your hearts and get that holiday spirit going. :P

Julia Moss


Carla Peicheff


Fiona Yeoh


Laurel Seabrook


Tracy Shultz


Renee Van Stralen


Michelle Bertuzzi


Nina Brackett


Kris Swain

Did you know that the team used stamps from Chris Franco of Angel Company? Chris has generously spoiled the team with Angel Company's lovely stamp sets.




Chris Franco is an Independent Demonstrator with The Angel Company (TAC). TAC offers rubber stamps in a variety of styles, unique papers, fantastic tools and accessories. The Angel Company’s Creative Cling™ stamping system combined with their deeply etched vulcanized stamps make these the most affordable and versatile rubber stamps available on the market today. Chris is happy to ship anywhere around the world so browse her online catalog and then send her an email if you would like to place an order. Be sure to check back each month because there are surprise sales and specials stamp offering.

And be sure to stop by her website where you can be further inspired. . .and SHOP!

And while you're shopping .. . Chris would like to offer a “tax free” special to anyone who places an order. Email her your order and mention Card Patterns to take advantage of this sweet deal!*


But just for you ladies..... Chris will give away this beautiful stamp set from Angel Company.




You won’t want to miss Chris’ take on this week’s sketch...see all of that and more of her creations on her blog, Blessings Ink. But not just that! Chris is so generous she's having a blog candy you don't want to miss from her blog too!

Looking forward to everyone's creations!
Submit your take on the sketch by Friday, Dec 11 to get a chance to win the stamp set and a Guest Designer spot. We do look & admire at each and everyone's creations. Just type the direct link to your card to Mr. Linky box provided below this post.

We're excited to let you know that we will do our DT call soon. Watch out for it!

Sending love your way!
Card Patterns Team