Sketch 88

October is almost over! It sure flew by fast!

Here's what's in store for you for our sketch this week. Not our typical symmetrical style but hope you'll like it!

We're so fortunate to be sponsored once again by:

DRS Designs - is a family owned company since 1950 boasts hundreds of original rubber stamp designs. All images are available fully mounted, completely unmounted or mounted on cling cushion and are proudly hand crafted in the USA. Our rubber stamp collection includes a wide assortment of images including tons of sentiments, easy background designs and fun technique stamps such as our stained glass and plaid designs.

The DRS Designs website features a huge card sample gallery, online demos and tips, a secure shopping area and information on our free club, Rubber Mania Monthly. Be sure to visit our daily blog with posts from our
fantastic design team for inspiration and ideas.

This week, DRS is giving away $10 gift certificate to 1 lucky randomly drawn winner.

This week, we're privileged to be joined by our Guest Designer,

Maureen

(Buttons and Bling)

Getting to know Maureen:

I'm a St. Patrick's Day baby, living in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada.  I teach Grade 2 full time, am a new wife to Tony and a proud mom to Jake, who graduates this year from Civil Engineering. I started making cards in the 90's (back when heat embossing was the only fancy thing one did on cards), was introduced to Stampin' Up! in 2004, and had my first card blog sighting in 2008.  Then I was really hooked again.  I started my blog in July 2009 so I could participate in Verve Stamps 2nd Anniversary and have never looked back!!  I love the creative outlet card making gives me as well as the community of fabulous cardmakers.   It is an honour to be Guest Designer this week for the Card Patterns sketch.  

You can click Maureen's name above to visit her blog and get inspired by her creativity.


 And here's what the team came up with our sketch. 

Maureen

Tracy

Agata

Nina 

Heather

Anthea

Michelle

We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. [Click here for a tutorial on how to link using the Mr. Linky box.] You have until Friday, November 5th at 11:59pm EST to link up your creation to win a gift certificate from DRS Design and for chance at being a guest designer.

Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!

Have a wonderful Halloween!  

Sketch 86 Super 6

A big thank you to everyone to participated with us last week. We were ecstatic to see your creations!

Without further ado, here are the top 6 from our last week's challenge.

Maureen

(Buttons and Bling)

José

(Scrap 4 Ever) 

Berdien

(Scrap From Bemmel)

Elisa K

(Perpetual Stew)

Smitha

(Smiling Colors) 

Tulipanka

(Tulipanka Czyli ArtsyCznadusza) 

(Click on photo to enlarge)

And the card that won us over is......

Maureen

(Buttons and Bling)

Congratulations! Please send us an e-mail with subject "Sketch 86 Super Six Winner" so we could talk to you about Sketch 88.

And our lucky winner using random.org for our $25 Gift Certificate from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is......

#131

Erin 

(Paper Gold) 

Congratulations Erin! Please send us an e-mail with subject "Sketch 86 Prize Winner" so we could relay to you on how to claim your prize!

Thank you for checking back today. You still have a chance to win 10 yards of ribbon from Simple Treasures, our current sponsor and a chance to be our Guest Designer for Sketch 89.

Have a wonderful week ahead of you!

Card Patterns Sketch 87

We have a very simple sketch for you this week. Leave it as is or add more elements to it. Flip it or turn it upside down, most importantly, have fun!

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We have a new sponsor this week. Ribbon lovers, this is your chance!
Debbie from Simple Treasures is our generous sponsor and the team even got to play with her awesome ribbons.

Simple Treasures Info:

The Shabby Vintage Seam Binding is all hand tea stained and shabbied!  It is a 48 hour process to get the right amount of staining and to allow to dry.  My Etsy Shop has been open one year this month, and I currently offer 15 different shades of Shabby Seam Binding!

You can go visit her Etsy shop HERE.  

One lucky random participant will receive 10 yards of Shabby Vintage Seams from her Etsy Shop. Yay! 

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Today we are also joined by our Guest Designer, Tina all the way from Australia! 

Tina Gillespie

(Scissors, Paper Card)

Getting to know Tina: 
Hi from Australia!  My name is Tina and I am very excited to have been invited to be a Guest Designer at Card Patterns.  I have been paper crafting for almost 2 years, but I have always been interested in all kinds of crafts.  I also enjoy knitting, cross stitch and sewing.  I just wish I had more time to do all the crafts I love!  I am a stay at home mum with 3 young children, but before that I was a school teacher.

I taught music, business studies, accounting and legal studies to secondary students.  I keep very busy during the day as my youngest child has mulitple disabilities, and so I spend my evenings papercrafting.  I have found it to be a very theraputic way of winding down and releasing the stress of my days. I tend to have a clean and simple style in my papercrafting, but every now and then I like to go all out and force myself to use up some of the pretty things that I hoard because they are too pretty to use.

To visit Tina's blog, simply click on her name above. 

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And here are the team's interpretation of the sketch. See how some of us flipped/rotated the sketch. We can't wait to see your take in it!

Tina Gillespie

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Tracy Schultz

Heather Jensen

Agata Pfister

Michelle Bertuzzi

Anthea McConachy

Nina Brackett

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Simply link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below to participate. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. [Click here for a tutorial on how to link using the Mr. Linky box.] You have until Friday, October 29th at 11:59pm EST to link up your creation for a chance at the prize and to be a guest designer.

Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!

Don't forget to come back on Monday and we will reveal our Super Six, Guest Designer winner and Prickley Pear's $25 gift certificate winner. 

Sketch 85 Super Six

So sorry for the late post!

Let's get right on to our fabulous Super Six from last week's sketch.

11. Tina

(Scissor, Paper, Card)

12. MelissaMade

(Melissa Made)

27. Erica

(Pink Buckaroo Designs)

33. Stargroves (Anne)

(Star Groves)

38. Banu H

(Stamping with Passion)

61. Kathy

(Will Stamp for Wine)

And the card that took our breath away is.....

Tina 

(Scissor, Paper, Card)

Look at that handmade wreath. Beautiful contrast and combination of colors.
Congratulations Tina! Please send us an e-mail with "Super Six Winner" in your subject so we can discuss Sketch 87 with you.


And our winner for Turkey Day stamp from Creative Clear Stamp is....

Gena

(G&G Premade)

Congratulations Gena! Please e-mail us your snail mail address with "Sketch 85 Prize Winner" in the subject so we can have the stamp set mailed to you.

Thanks all for checking back on us!

Sketch 86

Good day!

Here's our 86th sketch we cooked up for you. A little on the symmetrical style, balanced and whether or not you add a bit of elements here & there, it will be pleasing to the eye. Hope you like it!

Look who's back to sponsor us this week? The team's been generously given the wonderful rubber stamps to play with by Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps - a two woman company comprised by Nicole La Cour, Founder and Creative Director and Mary Boesel, COO. Established in 2002, PPRS boasts hundreds of original red rubber stamp designs and has just recently started to manufacture clear stamps and coordinating dies. Our stamp collection includes a wide variety of sentiments, collage and background images and beautiful, whimsy stamps. 

Be sure to visit the PPRS blog which features weekly projects, techniques and tutorials blog hops and more!

PPRS' generosity is not just for our team, but it extends to our Card Patterns participants. One (1) lucky randomly picked participant will receive:

Wow, that's a great way to start your PPRS collection! You won't be dissapointed.

We're happy to introduced you to our talented Gust Designer. Please welcome...

Fiona

(Made in a Muddle) 

Here's a little info about Fiona:

My name is Fiona, I have been making cards now for over 10 years, although some of my earliest efforts left a lot to be desired!  I got hooked when I discovered a craft shop near my home and saw some of the fantastic creations that could be made with paper and stamps.  My craft stash has grown over the years and with it, my creative ability and confidence.  Although I prefer to mainly stamp and make cards, I have made the odd altered item too.  I started my blog 'Made in a Muddle' a year ago, aptly named as my craft room usually looks like a bomb has gone off, I am not a tidy crafter!

I work full-time as a Flight Despatcher at one of the London airports which can be very demanding and stressful at times, so crafting is a great way to unwind on my days off.

I am so pleased to have been invited as a guest designer. " Thank you Card Patterns"

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And here are our team's interpretation of the sketch. We are also joined by PPRS Designer Michelle Pearson and Amy Ely.

Fiona

Michelle Pearson

Amy Ely

Anthea McConachy

Agata Pfister

Nina Brackett

Tracy Schultz 

Heather Jensen

Michelle Bertuzzi

Thank you so much for visiting us today. To participate:

Simply link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. [Click here for a tutorial on how to link using the Mr. Linky box.] You have until Friday, October 22nd at 11:59pm EST to link up your creation for a chance at the prize and to be a guest designer.

Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!

Super 6 Sketch 84

Good morning everyone! It's Tracy here again, bringing you the Super 6 for Sketch 84. Let me tell you, picking the Super 6 is never an easy task, and this week was no exception. There were so many wonderful cards made- thank you to everyone who played along with us!

So, without further adieu, here are the Super 6 for last week's entries:

Fiona
Jane
Janr
Ki
Peppermintpatty
Marcia

And the card that stole our hearts with her clean and simple take on the sketch was...

Fiona: Made in a Muddle

Congratulations! Please email us with "Super 6 Sketch 84 Winner" in the title so we can get details to you on how to be a guest designer for the October 16th sketch.


Next up is the winner of the wonderful Thoughts from the Past {ippity} set that Taylor Made by JenMarie offered up.

Random.org selected...

63. Wendi R

Congratulations Wendi! Please email us with "Sketch 84 Prize Winner" as the subject and include your contact information so we can pass it along to JenMarie.

Thanks again to everyone who played along! If you didn't have a chance to play last week, there's plenty of time left to play along this week. You have until 11:59pm Friday October 15th to get in on that yummy prize from Creative Clear Stamps.

Have a great week!

Sketch 85

Good morning and happy Saturday to all of you! So glad you could stop by again and visit us. We're always happy when you do. Let's get right down to business so you can get to the fun, ok?

The Sponsor:
We're delighted this week to be sponsored again by Creative Clear Stamps. Here's a bit more about them.

Hi everyone! Laura Bastian here, owner and designer for Creative Vision and the Creative Clear Stamps Store. I am very excited to be sponsoring Sketch #85! I love this Sketch so much, even I am playing along this week! I invite you all to visit my blog for inspiration, and my store to browse through my original line of cute, silly, and sassy stamps. I just launched a brand new MyRewards Program, be sure to check it out. I look forward to seeing what everyone creates with this Sketch, and good luck!

The Prize:
One lucky, random participant this week will win the Turkey Day set from Creative Clear Stamps.


The Sketch:

Michelle has drawn up another gorgeous sketch for you this week. Feel free to flip it any way you choose, but be sure to have fun with it!

Design Team Inspiration:
Last but certainly not least, we'd like to leave you with our design team's take on this week's sketch, using Creative Clear Stamps. We hope it inspires you!

Laura Bastian- CCS Owner

Michelle Bertuzzi

Anthea McConachy

Heather Jensen

Agata Pfister

Nina Brackett

Tracy Schultz

Also, just a note to our dear readers...We want to visit your blogs to see your gorgeous takes on the sketches. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider turning off (disabling) word verification on your blog to help ensure we leave a comment for you! Thank you!

Don't forget, to participate simply link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. [Click here for a tutorial on how to link using the Mr. Linky box.] You have until Friday, October 15th at 11:59pm EST to link up your creation for a chance at the prize and to be a guest designer.