Friday, April 30, 2010

Sketch 62

Well good morning and happy Saturday! So glad you could join us for another sketch here on Card Patterns. Let's cut right to the chase and get down to business.

The Sponsor:
Can you believe we're being sponsored again by the wonderful and oh-so-generous Hero Arts again this week??!!?

Hero Arts is a premium design company that has manufactured and produced stamps and stamping supplies for the cardmaking, scrapbooking and craft industries for 37 years. All of our stamps are original and exclusive, and made with only the best craftsmanship and care. All Hero Arts stamps are made in the US by hand, our woodblocks come from sustainability managed forests, and our facility is solar powered and family owned. Maybe most of all, Hero Arts is dedicated to our customers, passionate about our community, and grateful to be a part of the wonderful and thriving craft of stamping.You can join in the discussion by visiting http://www.heroarts.com/ and commenting on our daily blog, viewing our complete line of stamps and stamping supplies, learning through our techniques and video library, getting inspired with daily ideas, taking part in our monthly contests, and participating in the vibrant Hero Arts stamping community. Come and find creative inspiration everyday!

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The Prize:

One random participant this week will win this fantastic assortment of clings from Hero Arts. That's a $30 retail value! How amazing is that!?

The Sketch:
Here is this week's wonderful sketch for you to play with. Remember, feel free to move the pieces around, rotate the sketch, etc. Just be sure to have fun with it!

The Guest Designer:
We're lucky to have the wonderful Anna (Mlada) joining us this week. Here's a bit more about her:

"My name is Anna. I live in Siberia in the city of Tomsk. I'm an economist by education. But now I''m engaged in raising a child. I found out about scrapbooking a half year ago and fell in love with it."

And here is Anna's take on this week's sketch. Gorgeous Anna!


Design Team Inspiration:
And now, here's what our very own design team has cooked up for you using this week's sketch.










We hope you enjoy using this week's sketch! Be sure to come back here and post a direct link to your project using the Mr. Linky box below. You have until Friday, May 7th at 11:59pm to post your link to qualify for this week's prize and a chance to be a guest designer.

Have a wonderful weekend!

40 comments:

  1. gorgeous works of the design team!! and i love Mlada's work too~!! :) Thanks for a wonderful round sketch!

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  2. Oh Boy this Sketch looks so Fun! off to try it Now. 8~)

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  3. I am new to this blog and sketch challenge, love the inspirational samples! Thanks for the challenge, now I have to challenge myself to get my projects done! So much to do in so little time! Scrapbooking and card making has taken over my life! Uploaded the wrong pic! Wanted to look at this pic and it uploaded, oops, My Daughter had just found her wedding dress!

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  4. Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [02 May 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

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  5. This was a really fun sketch! Would LOVE to win those Hero Arts clings!!

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  6. Another fun sketch! Thanks for the chance to win some Hero Arts goodies.

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  7. That sketch kick started my creative spirit which has been hiding lately! Didn't realize Lin had used the same hydrangea stamp until I had made my card!! Love what you did, Lin!!

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  8. I adore Hero Arts - so I had to play - hope I didn't tweak the sketch too much...

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  9. This sketch really inspired me! My first circular card and it was so much fun!

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  10. Thanks for the encouragement to make a round card, I normally shy away from round sketches, and you have broken my mould, I had fun with this!

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  12. Fabulous sketch and wonderful cards from the DT!!

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  13. I love this sketch so much I am going to start working on a completely different looking card from the one I just made. It is giving me lots of ideas :) :) :)

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  14. wonderful sketch & love all the fabulous cards, thanks for the inspirations :)

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  15. Love the sketch and the inspiration! Fab!

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  16. I love this sketch and you really made me step out of my comfort zone with the round card. I love those hero images and would love to win them.

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  17. I just had to play along this week...I'm such a fan of Hero Arts! I was inspired by the sketch too!

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  18. I'm ecstatic about possibly winning anything from Hero Arts! They are by far my favorite stamp company and I love making this card because it was a challenge, especially using the circle.

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  19. What a great sketch and terrific inspiration. Your design team rocks!

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  20. Thanks for the great sketch!! All of your samples are gorgeous. :-)

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  21. I had so much fun with this sketch. I decided the three flowers and the leaves look like an owl's face and wings. So I used flowers as part of the owl. Thanks for hosting such an inspiring event!

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  22. This sketch is absolutely wonderful!So inspiring!Thankyou for the sketch!

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  23. Love this sketch! Can I enter twice? :P

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  24. This was a great sketch! loved it!
    Thou I am still learning portions, etc for cards! Hope you like,
    Ashley <3

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  25. Ooh, what a yummy prize! Fab sketch too! Loved using it and will be using it over and over again I think!

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  26. A wonderful sketch and thanks for all the great inspiration ladies!

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  27. Just love the sketch this week and had a lot of fun playing with it. Thanks.

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  28. Lovely sketch and fabulous Sponsor this week!
    I finally used my new Hero Arts Cling Stamps for this challenge ;-)))
    Ellen

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  29. I love all of the different interpretations of this sketch by the design team. It really gives me lots of inspiration.

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  30. Lovely sketch and DT cards!
    Cardarian

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  31. Loved this sketch! thanks the inspiration.

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  32. Gorgeous cards! This is my first time doing this challenge. I am glad I found it. Loved the sketch!

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  33. Hay, I love this sketch. I had several ideas, but managed to realize only one.

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  34. Wow, this does look like fun! Thanks for another great sketch to work with...and thanks to Hero Arts for sponsoring!

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  35. HI! Thank you for a challenge - I hope my results next time are better!
    I tried to find out the time zone for your challenge deadline - it would be so nice to know that. I am in the Pacific time zone, and lots of times the bloggers are east of us, or even across the ocean. Thanks.

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  36. Great sketch - love the DT samples!

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  37. Just added my card - great sketch

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  38. Awesome sketch!!! I had lots of fun ;) Have linked my take

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