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New Talents

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:08:00 +0000

Happy Monday!!

Short post for today. Here's our talented Super Six for week 41.....

Georgia
(Grams Place)

Ellen R
(Scraps & More)

Ria
(Ria's Scrap Cards)

Riky Janssen
(Riky's Scrap Site)

Laura Lee
(Laura's Passion 4 Paper)

And the card that won our hearts is.....

Laura Lee
(Laura's Passion 4 Paper)

Big Congratulations to your Laura! We'll e-mail you shortly with regards to Sketch 43. Otherwise, you can also send us an e-mail HERE.

Our Gina K winner (your stamp choice worth $24.95 or less) is..........

Karla Kroese
(Life is Good)

Congratulations Carla! Please send us your mailing address and your stamp set choice of $24.95 or less so you can get your goodies!

Thanks for checking back!
Card Patterns Team

Sketch 42

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:00 +0000

We're always looking forward to see what you ladies have created! Last week was no exception and never cease to amaze us all. Many times, you leave a comment thanking us for inspiring you but we are the one who should thank you for the inspiration and the time you ladies take to join us.

Brand new week, brand new sketch.

A tip for this sketch. Cut out 2 circles of same size, divide the other one into half and use the other circle to be in the center. Easy peasy!

We're fortunately sponsored again by Sherrod Studio. Images are drawn by talented Kim Sherrod. From today until Nov 27, we will compile all the particpants and draw them to a

FREE STAMP OF THEIR CHOICE worth $15.00 or less.
Isn't that great or what?!

This week, we're here to introduce you to another talent.

Faith Skrdla
(Delightful Insipiration)

Here's a little info about Faith.

Hello, my name is Faith and I live near Lake Superior in Michigan's upper peninsula. I started making cards in the fall of 2006 when I borrowed some stamps and ink to make handmade Thanksgiving cards. I purchased my own stamps to use in scrapbook pages, but I ended up making many more cards instead. I have three amazing children (8, almost 5, and 2) and a wonderful husband. Together we love to take advantage of all the U.P.'s beautiful outdoors offer--fishing, hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, snowshoeing, camping, boating. I love all kinds of art, and I'm just as passionate about photography as I am about cards. I am so honored to be selected to appear next to the fabulous designers of Card Patterns! Thank you!!

Head on over to Faith's blog by clicking on her photo or her name above to be further inspired!

And hoping once again to inspire you on how to work on our sketch this week.

Faith Skrdla

Laurel Seabrook

Fiona Yeoh

Renee Van Stralen

Michelle Bertuzzi

Carla Peicheff

Tracy Schultz

Nina Brackett

Kris Swain

You too could win a Guest Designer spot or stamp set of your choice from Sherrod Studio.

It's easy peasy to join:

1. Type in the direct link of your card to Mr. Linky box provided below this post.

2. Deadline for submitting your entries is Nov. 27 (Friday) 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

Have a fun filled weekend!

Card Patterns Team

MI-40

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:21:00 +0000

What's up with MI-40? That's Mission Impossible Sketch 40! Ha!

With all the GORGEOUS 117 cards we had last week, it was almost impossible to narrow it down to 6! Great thing, our agent MI-40 spent countless time to keep on looking back at the participants' blogs to compare, compare, compare.

To make our mission short, here's our Super Six for Sketch 40.

Deanne
Just Wasting Time

Faith
Delightful Inspiration

Finja
Bastelschwester

Gwen
My Craft Days Off

Sylvia
Sylvia's Stamping Place

Wendi
Scrappy Day In Paradise

Drum roll for our winner!

Faith

Delightful Inspiration

Congratulations Faith! Please send us an e-mail to discuss Sketch 41. And our lucky winner of a yummy stamp set from Chris Franco (Angel Company) is.....

Agustina Yornet
Made With Love

We actually discovered that Agustina is our youngest participant! She just turned 15 years old but is one creative teen!

Agustina, please send us an e-mail with your mailing address so you can get your free stamp set.

Have a great great week ahead of you ladies!

Card Patterns Team

WOW!

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Work of wonders! We were soooo inspired with all your work from our recent sketch (#40)! You don't realize how many talents there are not until you look at each and every creation. Everything is unique and special and no matter how simple it is, there's always that extra little touch of detail that mirror the soul's creator to it. Thank you!

Guess who's our sponsor for this week?

GinaK Designs is known for its elegant, classic and versatile stamp sets, which are made from deeply etched red rubber mounted on cling foam. Answering to customers' requests for higher quality paper than what was then available in the market, it introduced the Pure Luxury Cardstock collection with coordinating inks, buttons and ribbons.

With its wide selection of stamp designs, topnotch GinaK Designs exclusive coordinating assortments of papers and embellishments, and other must-have supplies, it is a one-stop shop for all your paper crafting needs.

Earlier this year, GinaK Designs began the fast growing StampTV site, where Gina shows weekly video tutorials of different stamping techniques. This forum now boasts almost 8,000 members and 20,000 uploaded projects in its short life. It also recently launched the new StampTV Idea Center that features all the GinaK Designs stamps in one place that is easy to navigate. Visit the GinaK Designs store, StampTV and Idea Center and prepare to be inspired!!!

And guess what will one of our lucky participants will receive!

All you have to do is join us for this week's sketch to be entitled to win and have a chance to be our Guest Designer for Sketch 43 as well!

Here's another easy peasy sketch that you can use up your leftover scraps. Cut up a perfect square or use some die cuts too if you wish. Hope you'll join us!

But before we show you the team's interpretation of this sketch, we'd love to introduce you to our Guest Designer. Please welcome

Carly Robertson

A little something about Carly:

Hello, my name is Carly Robertson and I am a mother to beautiful 2 ½ year old twin girls, wife to a very supportive husband and passionate about all things paper. I live in Canada near the Rocky Mountains and when I am not spending time with my family and friends, I am crafting and being inspired by other amazing crafters in this wonderful blogging world. I am so excited and honored to be part of the Card Patterns DT this week. Thank you for the incredible opportunity!

Please don't forget to visit Carly's blog for further inspiration. Click on her name or her photo to get directed to her blog.

Here's hoping to give you an idea of what you can work around with the sketch.

Carly Robertson

Nina Brackett

Tracy Schultz

Laurel Seabrook

Fiona Yeoh

Michelle Bertuzzi

Renee Van Stralen

We are very much looking forward to yet, another week of fun fun times discovering new talents and getting inspired by all your creations!

To join:
Type the direct link of your card to Mr. Linky box provided below by Friday, Nov 20 by 11:59PM EST.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Make it a Lovely Monday!

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Most of you probably dread Mondays, starting another week of work or school. How about we try and make a better start of your Monday?

Here's our Super Six for Sketch 39

Trish D
Tah Dah

Lisa Foster
Stampin for Sanity

Virginia Lu
Yes, Virginia

Heidi
(Verslaafdaanscrappen)

Carly Robertson
Paper Bloom

Amy Duff
Papertrails by a Paper Lover

Please congratulate our Guest Designer winner for Sketch 41......

Carly Robertson
Paper Bloom

Congratulations Carly! We're looking forward to working with you!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Sherrod Studio 2 week sponsorship. We've added Sketch 38 and will continuously count from there to Sketch 39. That's be a total of 134 participants. And our random winner of her FREE Stamp Choice of Sherrod Studio (worth $15.00) is.......

A happy dance congratulations to....

Chris Wooten
Turned Gypsy

Chris, please send us an e-mail with your choice of stamp set from Sherrod Studio. You can view your choices HERE.

Thanks for checking back on us!

Expanding Horizons

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Hope your day is as beautiful as you ladies are!

Card Patterns is now on ever growing Facebook!
If you have an account, feel free to join us! Have a fun idea or just wanna chat? Start up a discussion or upload your Card Patterns card! Maybe we'll even have a sneak peek for you once in a while!

We all love our sponsors and they're not just sponsors, they've become a part of our family. This week, we're spoiled once again by Chris Franco who is also giving away a wonderful stamp set prize below to 1 lucky random winner! Yes, all you have to do is participate!

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!*

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.

We're glad that many of you liked our sketch last week. Hope you'll like this week as well! How about something simpler and something you can use your scraps with? Make it as busy looking as you want by adding additional embellishments!

One thing we like doing aside from creating sketches of course is featuring talented new artists week after week, getting to know them a little better and even seeing those lovely faces behind the artsy crafty cards they create! This week is no exception of course. Many of you have known her as Chupa in the blogging world. Today, we'd like to welcome....

Iwona Palamountain
(a.k.a. Chupa)

(Random Acts of Creativity)

Getting to know Chupa a little better!

Hello from Down Under!! My name is Iwona, but they call me Chupa. I'm a wife to the most wonderful man, and a mum to a six weeks old cutie called Zuzia. I've been cardmaking since July this year, and from the very beginning I could call myself an addict - if only I had unlimited time and money to spend on supplies :) I'm overjoyed and honoured to join the super talented team for this week, I wish you all fun with this lovely sketch!

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, wish you all a great week!

Click on Chupa's photo or name to go to her blog and be more inspired.

And together with Chupa, here's the team's wonderful minds & creative hearts interpreting the sketch.

Iwona Palamountain

Michelle Bertuzzi

Carla Peicheff

Laurel Seabrook

Fiona Yeoh

Renee Van Stralen

Kris Swain

Nina Brackett

Tracy Schultz

We hope you'll come join us again this week! Always excited to see what's brewing on your heads and the outcome of that crafty mind!

Deadline to link your cards using Mr. Linky Box provided below this post: Friday, Nov 13 at 11:59PM EST.

Have a lovely lovely weekend!

Is it really November already?!

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Wow! The year just flew by! Do you agree?

Anyways.... You ladies never fail to impress us week after week! Welcome to the new participants. We hope to see more of you!

Here's our Super Six for Sketch 38.

Debbie
(Live, Life, Loud)

Juhi
(Juhi's Handmade Cards)

Chupa
(Chupa's Random Acts of Creativity)

Peggy
(Handmade by Momme)

Floortje
(La Extranjera Creativa)

Jane
(Plain Jane)

How about congratulating these ladies? Click on their names to go to their blog.
And our Guest Designer for Sketch 40 is....

Chupa
(Chupa's Random Acts of Creativity)

Don't forget, we will draw the winner for Sherrod Studio FREE STAMP SET (worth $15.00) on November 9 (Monday). If you joined us last Sketch 38, you'll be entered twice as we will add participants for Sketch 39 as well.

Thanks for checking back on us.
Have a wonderful week ahead of you all!

Boo!

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:49:00 +0000

Happy Halloween to you all! Either you're attending a party, having one or going out with your kids for trick and treating, we hope you will have a fabulous time to celebrate Halloween!

So..... for some of you who may want a bit of twist on the sketch, we've cooked up something for you that we hope you will all like. You can turn it as simple as you wish for those whose love is simplicity....

We're excited to introduce you to

Piali Biswas
(Touch of Creation)

as our Guest Designer for this week.
Getting to know Piali.

Hello!!! I'm Piali and I'm super excited to be the guest designer here at Card Patterns!! I live in New Jersey with my wonderful husband, two adorable daughters and a little furry one. They keep my life busy. I've been paper crafting for just more than a year... blogging for 5 months and loving every moment of it. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of the team this week. I can't wait to see all your creations!

Click on Piali's picture or name above to go to her blog and be more inspired!

We hope we've created versatile examples as to how you can make it grand and as simple as you wish. Lookie!

Piali Biswas

Renee Van Stralen

Tracy Schultz

Nina Brackett

Michelle Bertuzzi

Kris Swain

Fiona Yeoh

Laurel Seabrook

Did you know that the team used Sherrod's Studio images?
Aren't they a cutie?! One lucky winner will receive.....

***********
FREE Clear Stamp Set
of your choice
$15.00 worth of less
from Sherrod Studio

***********

Come join us! It's easy peasy!

1. Create your take from the sketch above.
2. Post it in your blog and copy the direct URL link of it to Mr. Linky Box provided below.
3. Deadline for posting your submission is Friday, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:59PM EST.
Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. You guys are AWESOME!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Guess who?

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:30:00 +0000

... made it to Card Patterns Super Six this week!
It was a super fun week indeed and thank you to all who participated.
A big congratulations to............

Piali
(Touch of Creation)

Kathy
(The Daily Marker)

Maureen
(My Case Studies)

Ana Brises
(Brises Koloruje)

Christine
(Creative Journey)

SmilynStef
(Ingeniousinkling)

We're so proud to introduce you to our Guest Designer for next week. Please join us congratulating:

Piali
(Touch of Creation)

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And on to our lucky winner of Nina's awesome goodies! Our winner is...........

Nicky Hsu
(Brigitte Liu's Crafty Corner)

Congratulations Nicky! Please e-mail us with your mailing address so we can mail the yummy goodies to you!

We hope all of you have a happy Monday!

Amazing!!

noreply@blogger.com (Card Patterns) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:24:00 +0000

WOW!
You truly amazed us with all your entries last week! Never in our wild imagination we expected a simple sketch could turn into something that produced so much possibilities and different ways to show your creativity. You impressed us once again!

Our sponsor for this week spoiled us with some amazing images drawn by talented Kim Sherrod from...

Kim is offering....

*************************

FREE
1 Stamp Set of Your Choice ($15.00 worth)
(random prize winner will be drawn & announced on Nov 2)

*************************

and

FREE SHIPPING
from today until Nov 1.

*************************

We're proud to feature you our Guest Designer this week. Please welcome.

Dawne Ivey

(A Day In My Blog)

Here's a little info about Dawne

Hello from sunny Florida!! I've been scrapbooking since 1996 & cardmaking since 2006. I'm a mother of two beautiful girls & wife to a wonderful supportive husband. This hobby is a true passion for me & I enjoy each moment I get to create. Thank you to Card Patterns for the wonderful opportunity to be the guest designer this week!!

Please click on Dawne's name above her photo to go to her blog for further inspiration.
On to our very simple sketch for you this week. Do whatever your heart desires!

Hope these examples from the team can give you inspiration to participate with us. Don't forget to visit the DT's blog too when you get a chance.

Dawne Ivey

Fiona Yeoh

Laurel Seabrook

Kris Swain

Renee Van Stralen

Tracy Schultz

Carla Peicheff

Michelle Bertuzzi

Nina Brackett

It's easy peasy to join us!
1. Create your take from the sketch above.
2. Post it in your blog and copy the direct URL link of it to Mr. Linky Box provided below.
3. Deadline for posting your submission is Friday, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:59PM EST.

Thank you so much for stopping by! We sure do appreciate all your sweet comments, your time and most of all, sharing your talent with us!

Magnificent Monday

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:15:00 +0000

Hope you're having a happy Monday!
We're excited to share our Super Six today. Let's get started!

Dawne
(A Day In My Blog)

Katie
(Raspberry Kate)

Karen P
(Karen Pedersen)

Anja
(Scrappietoo)

Jo Ann V
(Jo Boogie)

Elise
(Mama Cow Creations)

And our Guest Designer for Sketch 38 is.............

Dawne
(A Day In My Blog)

Congratulations Dawne! Please send us an e-mail with regards to Sketch 38.

Thank you once again to Regina for sponsoring us last week. And our Cutting Cafe winner is.........

SMK
(SK Studios)

Congratulations SMK! Kindy e-mail us 3 digital stamp set of your choice from Cutting Cafe website.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to join us last week! We appreciate your time, effort and your support.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Sketch 37

noreply@blogger.com (Card Patterns) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +0000

Good day to all of you!

We have a yummy giveaway to you this week courtesy of our very own Nina Brackett who happens to be celebrating her birthday this Monday! Please join us wishing her the greatest birthday!

Happy Birthday Nina!!!

These are the goodies that Nina is generously going to giveaway.

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

We're so excited to feature you one of Card Patterns' regular participants. Please welcome.....

Yvonne Yam
(Do More with Less)

Here's a little info about Yvonne.
Greetings from sunny Singapore! I started card making in March this year in an effort to be a little "green" and use up my scraps and other found objects. I love the community over here at Card Patterns - everyone is not only immensely talented but encouraging and sweet...I'm inspired week after week. Thank you.

Click on Yvonne's name above or her photo to go to her blog and leave some love!

We're hoping you'll like the sketch we've cooked up for you and the team's different interpretation of the it. How simple and how detail you would want it to be is up to you. You can click on our teams' photo on the left sidebar to go to their blogs for further inspiration.

Yvonne Yam

Nina Brackett

Fiona Yeoh

Carla Peicheff

Tracy Schultz

Laurel Seabrook

Michelle Bertuzzi

Renee Van Stralen

Kris Swain

It's so easy to participate! (Get a chance to be our Guest Designer or win our yummy giveaway for this week).

1. Provide your take on the sketch above.
2. Link it with Mr. Linky Box provided below this post. CLICK HERE for a short step by step tutorial on how to link your cards with Mr. Linky.
3. Deadline for submitting your entries is Friday, Oct 23 at 11:59PM (Eastern Standard Time).

Don't forget...... have fun!
Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

We are doing a little poll on what inspires you to join Card Patterns. All the votes are confidential. We won't know who voted, just the results of the vote. You can only vote once.
Please do when you have a chance!

Thank you for stopping by and do have an enjoyable weekend and happy creating!

Thankful For.....

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:11:00 +0000

.... Another day, another great week.

So who's up to see our Super Six from Sketch 35?

Drumroll please!!! A big thumbs up to these ladies!

Yvonne Yam
(Do More with Less)

Romy
(Scrap Stuff and More)

Heather P.
(Gallery on Flickr)

Christine P.
(Creative Journey)

Lisette G.
(Blank Canvas)

Karla K
(Life is Good)

They're all pretty cards and the card that captured the simplicity in all our hearts.
Please join us in congratulating.

Yvonne Yam
(Do More with Less)

Yvonne, please e-mail us so we can discuss Sketch 37 with you.
And our winner for the $15.00 gift certificate from Chris Franco (Angel Company) website is.....

Debbie Standard

(Live, Life, Loud)

Congratulations Debbie! Please e-mail us so Chris Franco can contact you with details on how to claim your gift certificate!

Thank you ladies for checking back on us!
Your time, participation and comments are always much appreciated!

Wishing You....

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:32:00 +0000

The weather has been crazy in many parts of the world and we at Card Patterns hope for all of you to have a brighter, better weather. And we also want to wish Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends!

We're so excited to introduce our Guest Designer for this week. We all knew her as Mirabeel.
Actually.... her real name is Agnieszka! Please join us in welcoming....

Agnieszka Piskorz
(a.k.a. Mirabeel)

Getting to know Mirabeel/Agnieszka.

"My name is Agnieszka Piskorz and I live in Poland. I am a mom of 2 wonderful kids and they are 6 and 4 years old. Card making and scrapbooking are two of my passions. I have been making cards for over 3 years. I love challenge blogs, they really inspire me to create. I am honored and so excited to be chosen as this week's Guest Designer for Card Patterns. Thank You!"

Please click on Agnieszka's name or her photo to go to her blog for further inspiration!

Hope you'll find our sketch something simple & easy with a bit of a twist! Depending on how you look at it, you can interpret it different ways or change a shape here & there like what the team did.

Let's start with our Guest Designer.

Agnieszka Piskorz

Laurel Seabrook

Kris Swain

Renee Van Stralen

Fiona Yeoh

Carla Peicheff

Tracy Schultz

Nina Brackett

Michelle Bertuzzi

Did ya all know that the team used Cutting Cafe's digital stamps/printable template this week? Yes! We're so spoiled by Regina! Thank you! And she is going to spoil you too!

One lucky winner will receive
3 digital stamp sets of her choice
from Cutting Cafe.

So hope you'll come join us! Submit your take on the sketch by Friday, Oct 16 latest at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time. Type in your name and the direct link of your card to Mr. Linky Box provided below.

Have a happy weekend and thank you for stopping by!!!

Another day

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:14:00 +0000

..... another week for our new Super Six and Guest Designer!!!

Let's head on to it!

Martha
(Creating is Fun)

Karin
(Scrapblog Karin)

Dora
(Scrappersfun)

Mirabeel
(Studio Scrapbooking)

Simone
(Paper Passion)

Yvonne
(Do More with Less ...)

And our voted Guest Designer for Sketch 36 is.............

Mirabeel
(Studio Scrapbooking)

Congratulations Mirabeel! Please send us an e-mail so we can talk to you about Sketch 36.

On to our lucky random winner of our goodies giveaway! A big congratulations to.....

Regan D Agostino
Stampy McStamperson

Congratulations Regan! Please e-mail us your mailing address so we can have these goodies mailed to you.

Don't forget! our current week's sketch is still open for submission until Friday, Oct 9, 2009 and ends at 11:59PM EST.

Have a wonderful start of the week ladies!

Special Day To All of You

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:10:00 +0000

Yes it certainly is a special day to all the card makers in the world. Happy World Card Making Day everyone! World Card Making Day is founded by Paper Crafts in 2006 to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making.

(image courtesy of moxiefabworld.com)

Let's all get together and join Paper Crafts in celebrating this card making holiday! We look forward to your creation based on our sketch this week.

And celebrating with us is our previous sponsor Chris Franco.

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.

In time of the World Card Making Day, Chris will be giving away....

$15 Gift Certificate

to 1 lucky winner! (Excludes shipping). And that's not all!

Be sure to join Chris over on her blog (BLESSINGS INK) this weekend and you'll have another chance to:

Win Great Prize Package
Customer Specials All Weekend

WOW!!!! What a great way to start the weekend!

We're so excited to feature our Guest Designer for this week. Please welcome....

Sherry Wright

A little about Sherry:

Hi, I'm Sherry and I live in northern Michigan with my son (6) & DH of 16 years. I work full-time doing home care during the week & enjoy creating in my off time. I just love sketches and am excited to be guest designer here at Card Patterns!

Be sure to visit Sherry's BLOG to be further inspired! She has a giveaway too!

Here's Sherry's beautiful take on the sketch.

Here's hoping to inspire you on the team's different take on the sketch.

Tracy Schultz

Carla Peicheff

Kris Swain

Nina Brackett

Michelle Bertuzzi

Laurel Seabrook

Fiona Yeoh

Renee Van Stralen

Everyone's invited to join!
Please type your name and the direct link to your card post from your blog or photo gallery to the Mr. Linky box provided below this post by October 9, Friday 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time the latest to be eligible to win our wonderful prize from Chris Franco and a chance to be our Guest Designer for Sketch 37!

Looking forward to all your wonderful creations!
Have a lovely Card Making Day weekend!!!

Grateful

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:11:00 +0000

.... to all of you. Indeed we are! For all of you who supports us in every single different way. Thank you! Thank You!

On to our Super Six for this week.

Sherry Wright
(Seasons of Change)

Jimmy Mayo
(Stamping Shopper)

Jo Ann V
(Jo Boogie Stamping)

Cathleen
(Crooked Card Creations)

Cassie T
(A Day in the Life of a Home Schooling Mom)

Kim Y
(Kimbee's Creations)

And our Guest Designer for next week is...
Drumroll please...................

Sherry Wright
(Seasons of Change)

Sherry kindly e-mail us re Sketch 35.

Another drum roll for our prize winner from our generous team member Nina B.

Deanne
(Just Wasting Time)

Kindly send us an e-mail with your snail mail address so we could mail you your prize.

Thank you for stopping by and wishing a great week ahead to all!

Bringing you Sketch 34

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:00 +0000

Thank You so much to all who participated in our Sketch 33 - what an awesome experience that was - seeing new talents, new faces and breathtaking creations! A big thank you to Tracy too who took over while I am away from the computer last week.

We have another simple sketch with a bit of few layers for all you layer lovers! :)
This sketch could be interpreted in different ways. Hope you'll enjoy what we did.

Our Guest Designer this week may be a familiar face to many of you as it wasn't too long ago when we featured her as our Guest Designer for Sketch 30.

Just a wee bit information for those of you who are new to our family, once a week, 1 of our team picks her Super 6 and everyone vote for our fave cards. Whoever has the most vote wins. . As you can see, each of our team have our own style, therefore, different type of cards or style are being picked as well.

Oh well... let's get on to our Guest Designer....

Amy Heller
(Paush Design)

A little info about Amy

I've been happily married for nearly 10 years and have two wonderful kids
that are 6 and 3 years old. I have been a SAHM for the better part of 6
years and I am super excited to start "working" again. I have been a graphic
designer for 15 years and started my own business when my daughter was first
born almost 7 years ago. In 2004 we moved 3000 miles from our family and
friends for my husband's work had another child - long story short - the
business was put on the backburner. BUT during that time, I discovered
scrapbooking, and I've been hooked ever since! Now my youngest is off to
preschool - so it's time for me and I'm diving into blogging
and scrapping full force!! :)
(Click on Amy's name or photo above to visit her blog for further inspiration)

How about these goodies as our giveaway this week? One (1) random winner will be chosen to receive the following: (we will ship internationally!)

(48 sheets) 8x8 Designer Paper pack by Dovercraft
(1 pack) Jenni Bowlin Studio Felt Shape Butterflies
(1 sheet) Tinkering Ink Cardstock Sticker
(1 pack) KI Memories Gel Candy Alphabet
(1 package) KI Memories Chipboard Accents
(1) My Mind's Eye Clear Stamp
(1) Creative Cafe Pigment Ink
(1 package) KI Memories Softies Butterfly Clips
(1 package) KI Memories Softies Square Buttons
(2 packages) Doodlebug Tokens
(4 spools) American Crafts - 4ft each spool
(3 packages) Doodlebug Flower I-Lets
(1 pad) K & Co Journal Pad - 24 tags
(2 packages) Doodlebug Stitched Grossgrain Ribbons - 2yd/pack

And here are our interpretations of the sketch.
Thank you all for taking the time to check on us. We are looking forward to another amazing week brimmed with all your talents!

Amy Heller
(Guest Designer)

Renee Van Stralen

Laurel Seabrook

Tracy Schultz

Fiona Yeoh

Carla Peicheff

Kris Swain

Nina Bracket

Michelle Bertuzzi

Thank you all for taking the time to check on us. We are looking forward to another amazing week brimmed with all your talents!

Enjoy this wonderful weekend!

Sketch 32 Super 6

noreply@blogger.com (whoistracy) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Happy Monday everyone! We're so glad you stopped in to check with us again today. Hope you're working on your cards for sketch 33 to get a chance at those great prizes Nina donated! {wink}

Without further adieu, here are sketch 32's Super Six:

Aren't their cards fabulous?!?! Click on their names below to visit their blogs and leave them a little love!

Amy
Erin
Frida
Kathy
Piali
Sylvia

The card our design team couldn't resist picking to be our guest designer for sketch 34 is:

Amy!

Congratulations! Please email us to get the sketch to work on!

And now, the random winner of THREE FREE SETS from The Cutting Cafe is:

#36 Lilia U. Yap

Please email us to claim your prize!

Thanks again to everyone for playing along! We really enjoy seeing all of your creations each week. Hope you'll stop back on Saturday to check out the next sketch!

Sketch 33!

noreply@blogger.com (whoistracy) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Happy Saturday! We are so glad that you stopped in to see us again.

It's Tracy here, filling in for Michelle while she takes a little time off. I hope I can fill her shoes! {wink}

This week we're lucky to have some wonderful prizes donated by our very own Nina Brackett! Take a peek at what she's offering up:

Prize Package:

Stamps and Smiles Cuppyland clear stamp set
3 ribbon bundles (brown/pink
grossgrain, pink/yellow/orange, and celery grossgrain)
SEI Bridgeport cardstock stickers
SEI Bridgeport alphabet stickers
SEI Bridgeport frames & tags
SEI Bridgeport epoxy stickers
SEI Bridgeport rub-on designs
SEI Bridgeport ribbon

Now, let me show you this week's sketch!

And let me introduce you to this week's guest designer, the lovely

Elise Durenberger

"My name is Elise, and I live on a smallish ranch in gorgeous Sonoma County, California. I spend my days wrangling two little kids {who aren't all that little anymore}, one over-sized kid {that'd be my husband}, 5 horses, 4 dogs, 2 cats, and one happy- but dusty- little home. I'm a rabid paper crafter who dreams in hues of ink, glitter, card stock, and the like! I've been completely transformed by the power and creative shared experience of the blog-o-sphere! I cherish the friends I've made here and the ones to come! I'm delighted and honored to be sharing this week's DT duties with the amazing talents of the Card Patterns crew. THANK YOU!"

Isn't Elise's card adorable? I just love that snowman!

And now, in no particular order, here are the DT's cards for this sketch, starting with:

KRIS SWAIN

NINA BRACKET

LAUREL SEABROOK

FIONA YEOH

CARLA PEICHEFF

TRACY SCHULTZ

RENEE VAN STRALEN

We can't wait to see what you make with this sketch!

To be entered in the giveaway and for a chance to be a guest designer for sketch 34, simply type your name and direct link to your card for this sketch in the Mr. Linky box provided below this post by Sept 25 (Friday) at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

As always, thanks so much for checking in with us!

Another Week....

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Another week of featuring our talented participants! Thank you to everyone who joined us last week. We had a few number of first timers & we welcome you to Card Patterns family. We hope it won't be your last!

Here's our Super Six!

Elise
(Mama Cow Creations)

Marielle
(Debrassies)

Toni Armstrong
(toners100 at SCS)

Georgia Macdonald
(Georgia Macdonald)

Nicole Vetjens
(Love to Scrap)

Miranda
(Remember Those Moments)

Drumroll please.............................
Our voted Guest Designer for next week is...................

Elise
(Mama Cow Creations)

This is Elise's wonderful take on the sketch. Elise, kindly e-mail us re Sketch 33.

And our lucky winner of Chris Franco's Stamping Kit is............................

Rush
(Rush's Art and Other Curiosities)

Rush, kindly send us an e-mail so we could snail mail the prize for you.

Thanks for checking back today! Sorry a bit of late post.
See you ladies on Saturday!!!

Sketch 32

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:26:00 +0000

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Saturday weather!

Cutting Cafe is back to sponsor us this week - again, spoiling the team with Regina's wonderful printable stamps matched with a very simple sketch for you to try that'll work however you want to spin it - horizontal or vertical!

Cutting Cafe offers a wide variety of printable stamps, cutting templates, invitations, shaped cards and much more at a very affordable price. Regina is so generous that she is going to give away not 1, not 2 but......

WIN!!!
3 FREE sets of your choice
from Cutting Cafe!

Many of you may know our Guest Designer and we're so proud to have her with us this week.
Please welcome

Amy Tsuruta

A little about Amy:
Hi, my name is Amy Tsuruta and I live in the gorgeous state of Washington! I work full time and have 2 beautiful kids. I'm thrilled to be the Guest Designer this week as I'm always sooo inspired by everyone at Card Patterns!

Click on Amy's photo or HERE to visit Amy's blog for further inspiration.

And Amy's creative take on the sketch.

Hoping to inspire you with our team's creations on how some of us flipped the sketch and worked our way around it.

LAUREL SEABROOK

RENEE VAN STRALEN

TRACY SHULTZ

FIONA YEOH

NINA BRACKET

KRIS SWAIN

CARLA PEICHEFF

MICHELLE BERTUZZI

We're so looking forward what you talented ladies all come up with!
Don't forget to type in your name and direct link to your card for this sketch at Mr. Linky box provided below this post by Sept 18 (Friday) at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

Let's get those crafty minds & hands creating!

Thank you so much for checking on us! Can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Link to Angel Company, Chris Franco

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:17:00 +0000

Just to inform you that the link to Chris Franco's/Angel Company website (who is our current sponsor for this week) is currently working with the correct site link.

You can visit her site HERE.

We apologize to Chris for this error.

Thank you!

Yipee!

jiroken@shaw.ca (Michelle Bertuzzi) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Happy Monday to you all!
Thank you once again to everyone who participated with us last week.
It's always awesome to visit your blogs and be treated with such great eye candy.

Here's our Super Six for Sketch 30.

Amy Duff
(Paper Trails By a Paper Lover)

Carly Robertson
(Paper in Bloom)

Kimberly
(Piggy and Minnie Mouse)

Amy Tsuruta
(Tsuruta Designs)

Queenie
(Queen of Nostalgia)

AmyLynn
(Amy's Scrap Space)

Amazing creations! And the card that won the heart of the CP family is.....

Amy Tsuruta
(Tsuruta Designs)

Congratulations Amy! Please e-mail us re Sketch 32.
And a big congratulations too for our winner of 1 clear stamp set from Sherrod Studio.

Annika S.
(Annika S Kreativa Sida)

Annika, please send us an e-mail with a stamp set worth $15.00 or less from Sherrod Studio and your mailing address so it could be snail mailed to you.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Welcome September!

noreply@blogger.com (Card Patterns) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:31:00 +0000

Hope you're all enjoying the cooler weather now that we've started few days of September!
We have a brand new sponsor this week. Chris was so generous to let the whole team played with the stamp sets. Thanks Chris!

And 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!

Chris is offering this wonderful prize package to 1 lucky random winner!

We have a very simple, symmetrical sketch for you all! We hope you get to play along. Take advantage to use your scraps!

Our guest designer for you this week has been joining us since we've started and we're so excited to feature her today. Please join us in welcoming

Jolanda Meurs

Getting to know Jolan:

Hello! My name is Jolanda Meurs from the Netherlands.

I have a wonderful hubby and I am a mom of two naughty boys of 7 and 14 years old!

I was so excited that I had been chosen by CardPatterns. I love making Cards and small Gifts. I also make Mini albums and Layouts. Using pictures of my boys or of my Horses. (my other addiction).

You can find my work in two Dutch Magazines. Cards Only and Scrapbook magazine.

I've been crafting for as long as I can remember. I work in a Dutch Scrapbook store so "woohoo" I always have the newest scrapbook papers to work with.

Thanks so much for choosing my design.

Jolan

Click on Jolan's photo or name to go to her blog.

Jolan again made 2 projects based on the sketch.

And here are from the Card Patterns family!

Nina Brackett

Tracy Shultz

Renee Van Stralen

Kris Swain

Laurel Seabrook

Fiona Yeoh

Carla Peicheff

Michelle Bertuzzi

Looking forward to another week of your fabulous creations!
It's easy to join:

Provide your name and a direct link to your card post from this sketch using Mr. Linky box provided below by Friday, Sept 11, 2009 latest 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled with bliss!