Sketch 172- Our Final Sketch

Thank you all for your kind comments on our post last week. We hadn't thought of "passing the torch" onto a new set of crafters, but this is something we are now considering and working on.

So- the only thing I can say is I hope you'll check back for news now & then in case we do!

 

I can't believe it's come down to this- our final sketch! Thank you all for sticking with us these past several years. You mean the world to us!

Broni Holcombe: Splashes of Watercolor

I’m a mother to 2 beautiful daughters, and a Nana to 3 young grandsons and an adorable granddaughter.  I live in beautiful South Carolina where I’m an accountant by day for a major beverage distributor.  I spend as much of my non-working time as possible in the paper-crafting world…either creating or sharing and learning online.

I started stamping in 2005 and was honored with being chosen as a member of the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen design team a short 2 years later.  Coloring is my passion, and Copic markers are my “weapon” of choice.

When I’m not crafting (or online!), you can find me playing with the grandchildren, kayaking, swimming or planning my next trip to the beach!

And here is Broni's gorgeous take on our final sketch:

I'd like to take a minute just to thank, not only our current design team, but all of our past design team members. These ladies (and 1 man if you can remember that far back!) have provided inspiration for you week after week and that is part of what made this blog such a success. Thank you for your commitment and sacrifice and endless creativity!!

And now, let's focus on our design team one last time:

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Lenet Mos

There is no link tool this week- play along with us just for fun. You can link your card in the comments section if you wish.

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!

Sketch 170 Prize Winner

Just a quick post to thank you all for playing along with us on sketch #170! We enjoyed seeing your creations, as always.

The random winner of the Tomorrow's Dream stamp set from AnnaBelle Stamps is...

#52: Dawn

Congratulations!! Please email us with "Sketch 170 Prize Winner" in the subject line of your email along with your full mailing address to claim your prize.

Sketch 171 & Announcement

It is with great sadness that I make this announcement. After much thought & discussion, Michelle and I have decided to close the Card Patterns blog at the end of June.

As you may or may not know, Michelle just gave birth a few weeks ago to a beautiful baby girl, her third child. We are both busier than ever with our families, work commitments, crafty goodness, etc. and cannot dedicate the time to Card Patterns that it deserves.

This blog has been going steadily now since 2008. We have had an amazing group of design team members, guest designers, and sponsors that have helped this blog to grow into what it is today. It really has become part of our lives and it will be missed by Michelle & I when it's gone. But, as the story goes- all good things must come to an end. We feel that CP has run its course and it is time for the both of us to let it go.

There are many other wonderful sketch blogs out there- some old, and some new. You can always visit here and use our Sketch Database (found in the sidebar) to see our old sketches if you want to.

Thank you, again, to our wonderful readers, followers, players, guest designers, design team members, and sponsors- this has been an amazing ride and NONE of this would have been possible without YOU.

Love & hugs,
Michelle & Tracy

Despite today's announcement, we still have a great sketch for you. Please note that there will no longer be any Super 6's picked from these sketches. Play along with us just for fun.

Meredith MacRitchie: A Delightful Waste of Time

Hi! My name is Meredith, and I live in the Vancouver area of beautiful British Columbia in Canada. I am married to my best friend, and I am a stay at home mum to my two little girls. I first discovered paper crafts when I created my own wedding invitations in 2006, and quickly started building my collection. I started out making cards, but once my first daughter was born, I started scrapbooking as well. Now, paper crafting is a complete obsession! Thank you so much to Card Patterns for having me this week, I've really enjoyed being your guest!

And here is Meredith's lovely take on the sketch:

Lenet Mos

Clare Buswell

Christina MacLaren

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Tracy Schultz

We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your card in the comments section of this post. There is no deadline for entry as there will be no Super 6 picked. Play along with us just for the fun of it.

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!

Sketch 169 Super 6

Summer is right around the corner, which means the end of school here in the US, family vacations, and hot weather. We have a big announcement coming up here at the end of the month and I hope you'll all check back with us to read about it.

Here is our Super 6 for sketch #169:

Broni

Grace

Jenn

Michelle

Nancy

 

Stacy

And the winner, who will be our guest designer for sketch #172 is...

Broni: Splashes of Watercolor

Congratulations! Please email us with "Sketch #169 Super 6 Winner" in the subject line of your email for details on being our guest designer for sketch #172.

And the winner of the $15 gift certificate to AnnaBelle Stamps is...

#63: Melissa M

Congratulations! Please email us with "Sketch #169 Prize Winner" in the subject line of your email along with your full mailing address to claim your prize.

Sketch 170

Before Michelle had her baby last week, she managed to cook up a few more sketches for you all. This week we have a fun one, perfect for using up decorative paper or adding a lot of stamping.

AnnaBelle Stamps is an Australian based online store selling an exclusive range of quality photopolymer stamps and embellishments.  We have a blog with weekly challenges and prizes, and a ning community (Stamp, Embellish, Create) with weekly tutorials, discussions and fun sharing of projects and ideas! Come for a visit today :)
Hugs,
Andrea

One lucky random participant this week will win the brand new Tomorrow's Dream stamp set from AnnaBelle Stamps!!

Kim Price: Inkognito

Hi. My name is Kim Price, and I am married with 2 grown up teenage girls living on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.  My husband and I found ourselves with an empty nest this year when our eldest started her 2nd year at university and our youngest decided to move out to discover the world. This gives me a LOT of free time to do what I love – papercrafting. I discovered scrapbooking in 2001 and have been getting my hands messy with all kinds of creative fun ever since.  I love to use mixed media in my creations – particularly art mediums such as paints, markers, crayons and inks as well as more traditional cardmaking supplies like patterned papers and cardstocks. And I am really happy to have been invited as a guest designer for Cardpatterns!

And here is Kim's lovely take on the sketch this week:

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Lenet Mos

Tracy Schultz

We would love to see you participate! Simply link up your creation using the inlinkz box below. Please post a direct link only. Non-direct links may be deleted. To be eligible for the prize and for chance at being a guest designer, please link up your new creation by

Friday, June 22nd at 11:59pm EST

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!

Sketch 168 Super 6

Before we get started, I'd like to send out a heartfelt congratulations to my very dear friend and fellow Card Patterns administrator Michelle, who just gave birth to her third child (and first daughter!) over the weekend. Congratulations Michelle!!

I know everyone here is with me in wishing you much love and happiness for you and your new daughter.

Ok, now onto the business of our Super 6 for sketch #168:

Betty Wright

Brises (Anna Zaprzelska)

Julie Elak

Kristi S

Lotte Chew

Meredith MacRitchie

And our guest designer for sketch #171 is...

Meredith MacRitchie: A Delightful Waste of Time

Congratulations!! Please email us with "Sketch #168 Super 6 Winner" in the subject for details on being our guest designer for sketch #171.

And the winner of the $15 gift certificate from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is...
  
#9: Jennifer

Congratulations!! Please email us with "Sketch #168 Prize Winner" in the subject line of your email along with your full name and address to claim your prize.