Rock-A-Bye Baby Sketch…
I have had a lot of people ask me how I come up with my sketches. Sometimes it’s something I draw on paper and other times I just get to making the sketch on the computer and I’ll see how it comes out. This sketch falls into the latter category. I was actually pretty nervous about creating a card with it, but it turned out to be a pretty fun sketch to work with. I hope that you will feel the same!
I’m writing this post on Friday night and I have to admit that I am going to keep it short and sweet for this simple reason…Tony brought home Season 2 of Dexter on DVD. Is anyone else totally intrigued with this show? We don’t have Showtime, so I haven’t seen any of these episodes yet. If you recall, my DVR died in the middle of Season 1’s finale. I did end up seeing it in full and now I am “dying” to see the next season! Yes, it’s a bit morbid, but I like it. At one point I really wanted to go into forensics and work with all of that icky stuff that I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole these days. I decided against it because I can be an emotional person and I would have to turn that completely off at work, and I was afraid that I would bring the “off” me home. Does that even make sense?
Oh yea, short and sweet…
Be sure to check out the samples from Amy R. {who is the inspiration for my card…I love how she uses the SU! set}, Amy S., Carole, Shannan and Susan {who we hope survived Six Flags with a four year old in 95 degree heat on Friday}.
So, here’s the sketch…
My sample with a boat that I made myself {I didn’t like how the stamp was stamping…LOL!}…
I {heart} the Guest Designer this month…Bonnie Sharp! Isn’t this gorgeous!!??!!
I hope that you will play along!! When uploading to SCS, please use the keyword SFYTT. The stars are meant to represent an embellishment of choice. Have fun with it!
August 23, 2008, 7:34 am
Ah, Jen…I’m so honored to be your inspiration for your sweet, sweet card! Love the stitching, your 3 bellies and of course, that sweet lil’ rock-a-bye boat!
Bonnie, love your pp and the sentiment on the main panel!
Bravo, girls!
August 23, 2008, 8:25 am
Oh Jen, your little sailboat card is utter perfection! I love the bugged yellow panel, the moon accent and the crazy stitching! I {heart} Bonnie’s sample too - so colorful and elegant! Love the bejeweled butterflies!
August 23, 2008, 8:41 am
The Rock a bye Baby card is ADORABLE!!! And I love your layout…so great, for so many cards!!!
Thanks for sharing the tube source too, those are precious!
Have a fantastic weekend!!!
August 23, 2008, 9:09 am
Your card is adorable and I love Bonnie’s card!! I hope I can play sometime this weekend! Awesome sketch!!
August 23, 2008, 10:20 am
Both cards are totally fabulous!! Love yours Jen!!
August 23, 2008, 10:39 am
Both of these cards are absolutely beautiful! Love your cut out sailboat, can’t wait to try this sketch for myself!
August 23, 2008, 2:28 pm
Jen I adore your card! The stars and moon are such a cute accent!! I have been so inspired these last few weeks working with you and the girls! I am so sad there is only one week left…..*sniff*
August 23, 2008, 3:04 pm
Another great sketch, thanks for doing these! Here is my card:
http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/2008/08/merry-christmas-elf.html
August 23, 2008, 3:36 pm
Oh that sweet baby card…it’s just precious!
August 23, 2008, 4:29 pm
Love your card!!
And uh, I love Dexter. Definitely one of my favorite shows. Enjoy S2!
August 23, 2008, 4:31 pm
I love the butterflies! Pretty paper…and the sketch is great! I am a Dexter fan as well..Anything morbid or scary I am so there!
August 23, 2008, 5:52 pm
LOVE your card — simply stunning!
August 23, 2008, 7:19 pm
Very cute!!!!
August 23, 2008, 8:09 pm
Here is mine Jen, AWESOME sketch!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1028285?nocache=1
August 23, 2008, 8:10 pm
I’ve got a funny story about today’s SFYTT. Go read it at http://inkyrubber.typepad.com. I was “seeing stars”!
Here is the link to the card I made for this challenge. Thanks, Jen, for another great sketch!
http://inkyrubber.typepad.com/inkyrubber/2008/08/celebrate-sfytt.html
August 23, 2008, 9:55 pm
Thanks for the sketch! Here’s mine:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1028464?cat=14531
August 23, 2008, 10:49 pm
I would like you to know that I have awarded you the “I love your blog” award. The “award” can be found on my blog: Afterhoursstamper.blogspot.com
August 23, 2008, 10:53 pm
This was a fun card to try
Thanks for the sketch….
http://www.amberscards.com/?p=148
August 23, 2008, 11:40 pm
I LOVE that SEI paper - I just bought it!
All of your cards are wonderful - thanks for sharing!!
August 24, 2008, 10:03 am
I like all the cards posted and made one of my own. Thanks for the inspiration. Hope you like my version.
http://memryscrpr.blogspot.com/
August 24, 2008, 1:37 pm
A really neat sketch, love your card. Now, to find time to play!
August 24, 2008, 3:15 pm
What a fun sketch and all the cards are beautiful! Thanks again for another great sketch Jen and here’s my take on it:
http://creativepad.typepad.com/creative_pad/2008/08/a-sketch-share-and-color-combo.html
Cheers!
August 24, 2008, 7:56 pm
Totally adorable!!!!!
Hey Jen - I nominated your blog for an award over on my blog… check it out!!! http://crazycatstamper.blogspot.com/
August 24, 2008, 8:44 pm
Awesome cards, and I love the sketch! Thanks!! My card is here:
http://kathiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2008/08/one-more-sketch-challenge.html
August 25, 2008, 6:08 am
Adorable cards and the love the sketch. My card is on my blog
August 25, 2008, 7:45 am
FANTASTIC sketch Jen! Both samples are fabulous too! Great job making your own boat!
August 25, 2008, 10:48 am
Your cards are adorable!!! What a great sketch … just had to give it a try. Thanks for the fun!! Here is my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1030572
August 25, 2008, 1:09 pm
Here is my take on this faboo sketch:
http://woodedviews.blogspot.com/2008/08/little-lady-sfytt.html
Your sample is lovely; love all the texture.
Tina
August 25, 2008, 2:29 pm
YOur card is darling!
Love this weeks sketch -here is mine:
http://ilovethemmoreeveryday.blogspot.com/
August 26, 2008, 6:16 am
Fab cards, mine’s here.
August 26, 2008, 9:55 am
I changed mine a little bit - here ya go-
http://stilwater.typepad.com/stilwaters_uncensored/2008/08/tcp-tuesday—s.html
August 26, 2008, 10:12 am
I loved this sketch and I finally got to play with it! Thanks! http://tanyastampsnthings.blogspot.com/2008/08/one-amazing-case.html
August 26, 2008, 1:27 pm
Oooo, I love the little sail boat!!! Great examples of the sketch. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Here’s my card:
More Blooms
Blessings, Maria
August 26, 2008, 3:50 pm
Finally got a chance to play, check it out here: http://embellishedpaper.blogspot.com/2008/08/sfytt-thank-eastern-blooms.html
What a great sketch and I love the boat!
August 26, 2008, 9:06 pm
That was a great sketch! Thanks!
Here is my card:
http://jennifersalgat.blogspot.com/2008/08/coulda-shoulda-didnt.html
August 26, 2008, 9:38 pm
Hi Jen,
Love your card, that boat is so stinkin’ cute! I got a chance to play your sketch this week…
http://wishyouwerehere-laura.blogspot.com/2008/08/baby-animal-train.html
Have a great night!
Laura
August 27, 2008, 12:13 pm
Here’s my humble [URL=http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1032497?cat=500&ppuser=183264][COLOR=blue]attempt[/color][/url]…
August 27, 2008, 12:15 pm
Correction -
Here’s my humble attempt…
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1032497?cat=500&ppuser=183264
and I humbly apologize for the double comment.
August 27, 2008, 12:18 pm
I love the sketch this week! I already have an image colored and ready to be put on a card and I think this is perfect! Although I will have to change the oval to a square…
I love Dexter too! It is morbid but it has a sense of intrigue to it that draws me in! I don’t have Showtime either so I may have to look into getting Season 2 on dvd also. I hope you liked it. And I hope your weekend was wonderful!
August 27, 2008, 1:09 pm
I’m a little late with this, and the card isn’t 100% like the sketch, but I had a lot of fun with it. Thanks!
It’s the second card that I posted.
http://themadstamper.blogspot.com/2008/08/weekend-projects.html
Amy
August 28, 2008, 9:12 am
Loved this sketch Jen. With a few minor changes it worked perfect for this card!!
http://scrapsbym.blogspot.com/2008/08/inspired-by-nature-literally.html
August 28, 2008, 1:12 pm
Hey Jen - here’s my card! Thanks for another great sketch!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1034417?cat=500&ppuser=152746
August 29, 2008, 9:36 am
Better late than never! This was such a fun sketch - although I played around with the embellishments a little. Thanks, Jen! I love your sample baby card too.
http://divastamper.blogspot.com/2008/08/something-old-something-new.html
August 29, 2008, 10:30 am
SFYTT
Très joli sketch ! Voici ma carte : http://cart-isa.blogspot.com/2008/08/challenge-i-heart-2-stamp-rock-bye-baby.html
Very cute sketch ! Here is my card : http://cart-isa.blogspot.com/2008/08/challenge-i-heart-2-stamp-rock-bye-baby.html
August 29, 2008, 1:36 pm
Super cute sketch! I’m a little late on this one! I turned it 90 degrees, hope that’s ok!
http://create-everyday.blogspot.com/2008/08/tgif.html
August 29, 2008, 4:10 pm
hey I finally got my picture taken, I did the card on Monday, but had dead batteries..
http://cindystamps.blogspot.com/2008/08/sfytt.html
August 29, 2008, 9:46 pm
Last but not least…. here is my card: http://desiree-at-play.blogspot.com/2008/08/whew-i-barely-made-it.html
Jen, I love your sketches and look at the first thing every Saturday morning!
~Desiree
August 30, 2008, 1:26 pm
I love this sketch. You can see my try at it here: http://cardcavecreations.blogspot.com/2008/08/today-i-decided-to-look-at-sketches-i.html