Sketch For You To Try and a New Designer of the Month…
So, did you survive Halloween on a Friday night? We shut things down fairly early so that we wouldn’t have barking dogs and a sleeping toddler. Ellie actually had a pretty sad Halloween. It started with her waking up at 5 am needing a breathing treatment. By 9 am we were in the doctor’s office getting oral steroids and further breathing treatments. We finally {it’s been months} got an official diagnosis of asthma. Poor thing!! She started coming around by trick or treating time, so she was able to go out to a few houses. So cute! She dressed up as a bumble bee and said “buzz buzz buzz” all night. Here she is just before we went out…
Well it’s the first Saturday of the month so I have a new SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY and a new DESIGNER OF THE MONTH…Becca Feeken of Amazing Paper Grace.
Here is a little about Becca, in her own words…
When Jen first wrote me to ask me to be a Designer of the Month, my husband had to hold my typing fingers so that I didn’t write back to ask her…Me? Really? Seriously, I’m honored that she asked! I’m a long time reader and fan of a Sketch for You To Try.
I’ve been stamping for more than 10 years – or rather I should say “collecting”. I left my job 2 years ago to devote time to my family’s needs. It allowed me to refocus and set aside some of my free time to this addicting hobby. I’m finally diving into my huge collection and inking the “un-inked”. My blog and the people who visit give me a reason to make the next card and the next post.
They say that one often meets his destiny in the road he takes to avoid it. So true! Over a year ago I began reading blogs but was convinced it would never appeal to me, I was content to be a wallflower. My blog Amazing Paper Grace and my SCS identity, Becca Stamps, have opened the door to countless friendships in addition to relationships with the incredibly supportive companies who have allowed me to work on their teams: Friends of Flourishes Blog Team and Design Team for Our Daily Bread Designs. I look forward to working with Jen for the next month as well as seeing the fabulous creations everyone posts of her fantastic sketches.
Here’s the sketch for this week…
My sample, using My Favorite Things stamps that will be released this Wednesday, November 5…
Becca’s gorgeous sample…
Check out the samples from a few of my stampin’ friends, Amy R., Amy S., Carole, Shannan and Susan!
Wanna play? Here’s what you should know…
1. ANYONE can play.
2. Have fun with this!
3. When uploading to SCS, use the keyword SFYTT.
4. Post a link to your blog or gallery on this post.
November 1, 2008, 5:48 am
What stunning cards these are, i love the snow flakes and snowman one especially. Lovely colour blue hun. Hugs Lindax
November 1, 2008, 8:47 am
Can’t wait to try the sketch, Jen! Love both samples!!
I’m sorry Ellie didn’t have the best day, but she looks so cute!!
November 1, 2008, 8:56 am
Jen, I love your cuppycake. Hugs to Ellie…that stinks! She is an adorable bee! I hope she had fun.
Becca…welcome! Your card is fabulous!
November 1, 2008, 9:54 am
Becca, your sample is down-right gorgeous! The dangling silver cord and your banner with the snowflake punched out of the corner are my favorite parts!
Jen, what a sweet sample from you! Love the pieced cupcake liner! So sorry to hear about Ellie…what a little trooper! Hopeful that the asthma diagnosis will make things easier to treat in the future! Hugs to you all!
November 1, 2008, 10:20 am
Jen, you certainly know how to draw a terrific sketch! I’m headed out of town today but hope to play later in the week.
Becca, CONGRATS on being Jen’s November Guest Designer! I LOVE your work …. so much talent!
Becca & Jen, your samples are FANTASTIC!!!!
November 1, 2008, 12:55 pm
Wow! You have done it again! Great sketch, great card! You both did a great job! Congrats, Becca, on being the guest designer! Hugs, Kelly
November 1, 2008, 2:09 pm
Sorry to hear about Ellie’s rough day, but hopefully now that you have a diagnosis you’ll be better able to treat her symptoms. Great sketch, as usual, and I love your yummy sample. Beautiful card by Becca, too!
November 1, 2008, 2:15 pm
Awesome sketch Jen, and fab samples by you and Becca! Great choice again for your Featured stamper. Love Becca’s impeccable and detailed designs! So sad about Ellie, although knowing is better than wondering. Glad she got to do a bit of trick or treating!
November 1, 2008, 5:17 pm
Ellie is a most adorable little bee!! Hope she’s feeling much better. Love the sketch and the two samples too. What a fun-looking cupcake! Love that ribbon, too! Welcome, Becca!! Beautiful card - love that snowflake accent!
November 1, 2008, 8:20 pm
What a fun sketch and beautiful samples from both of you!!! I’m so happy to see Becca as your guest designer this month - everything she does is pure art.
Ellie is so cute as a bee!! Sorry to hear of the asthma, but at least with an official diagnosis you can treat it and hopefully prevent some of it. big hugs to Ellie!
Hugs, Jami
November 1, 2008, 9:49 pm
Beautiful card and precious little bee!
November 2, 2008, 12:13 am
Jen, you really know how to pick them! Becca is one person that I follow DAILY!!!! Her designs are so AMAZING - I just wish I had half her talent - I guess I’m hoping some of it will rub off on me. So far no such luck. LOL. Her snowman card is Gorgeous as usual. What can I say? I like your cupcake too - always did enjoy paper-piecing!
Ellie is an awfully cute bee - sorry she had such a rotten day. Hopefully, now with the diagnosis you will be able to treat it better.
Hugs and blessings,
Linda
November 2, 2008, 1:34 am
Oh no, sorry to hear about Ellie’s day. Been there, I’ve been living with asthma for about 14 years and so not fun. Good thing is that when it’s diagnosed when you’re a child there’s a good chance to outgrow it as adults…here’s hoping for her!
Love the sketch and both samples! Huge congrats to Becca - so excited she’s your featured stamper…looking forward to seeing her creations!
November 2, 2008, 4:57 am
Congratulations Becca! You deserve it! I love the cupcake card. So cute! Really love the Snowman card! The detail is amazing! Love the CB EF, the punched border, all the layers, the colors, the snowflake embellies and how you did the sentiment with the little punch! So cute! Amazing Work!
November 2, 2008, 6:24 am
So sorry to read about your daughter, it is so hard to see our children sick.
Well, I have had your blog saved in my favorites for a long time but I have’t been here in a while, too busy I guess. But I just happened along this morning and came across this week’s sketch, here’s my card, thanks for giving me the challenge I was looking for!!
November 2, 2008, 7:52 am
Ellie is an adorable little bee! I’m sorry she had a rough Halloween — hope she’s feeling better!
Congrats to Becca! Wow, what amazing talent! Love your sketch — both samples are fantastic!
November 2, 2008, 8:42 am
I hope she Ellie gets A ok!
November 2, 2008, 8:51 am
Ooops, I forgot to leave the link to the card!!
Here it is: http://lisakavanaugh.blogspot.com/2008/11/bbrrrrrr.html
November 2, 2008, 10:12 am
Sorry to hear about your daughter but glad she was able to do some trick or treating. She looks so cute dressed up. Great sketch, I love it!!
My card can bee seen here: http://chrissyscreativespot.blogspot.com/2008/11/merry-little-christmas.html
Chrissy
November 2, 2008, 10:14 am
Here’s mine!
http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/2008/11/sfytt-cinderella.html
November 2, 2008, 1:42 pm
Oh Ellie was adorable for Halloween…sorry to hear she had the sniffles though! Hope she is better now!
Love the new cupcake card from MFT…yum!
Becca’s card is wonderful…love snowmen!
I had a chance to play today…thanks!
http://treasureoilerdesignz.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-all-about-men-today.html
November 2, 2008, 2:09 pm
Sorry to hear about Ellie. My daughter has asthma, and it can be hard in Texas. She does better in the winter months. Glad she got to dress up a little…she is adorable.
Great card..Hope to work on your sketch tonight.. Have a nice afternoon
November 2, 2008, 2:33 pm
thanks for the sketch, I look forward to them every week,
Jen
http://jennifersalgat.blogspot.com/2008/11/please-dont-let-it-snow.html
November 2, 2008, 3:42 pm
Ellie is so cute! Love her bee costume…
Hope she is feeling better. I adore your card sketch this week. Both cards rock! I popped in to check Becca blog and he has super cute cards… Smiles!! 
November 2, 2008, 3:46 pm
Oops I forgot my -S- to read… She has super cute cards! Smile…
PS: I’m sure there are great guys out there stamping too!
November 2, 2008, 4:22 pm
Hi Jen, I did my Weekend Sketch Set again. If you have a minute, you’ll find it here: http://www.scrapnextras.com/scrapnextras/2008/11/season-of-joy-a-traditional-weekend-sketch-set.html
Thanks for the awesome sketches every week. I love working with them!
November 2, 2008, 5:06 pm
Great sketch, Jen! Thanks!
http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/2008/11/sfytt-cinderella.html
November 2, 2008, 5:08 pm
Here’s mine…great sketch, Jen!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1113832?cat=500&ppuser=114705
November 2, 2008, 5:30 pm
Congratulations Becca! I love your artwork. Thank you Jen for another great sketch. Your kiddos are adorable!
Here is my attempt
http://olivascreativequest.blogspot.com/2008/11/swell.html
Oliva
November 2, 2008, 5:52 pm
Congratulations Becca!
Thank you Jen for another great sketch. Your kiddos are just adorable!
Here is my card
http://olivascreativequest.blogspot.com/2008/11/swell.html
Oliva
November 2, 2008, 7:24 pm
Great sketch this week, so easy to work with. Here’s my card:
http://inkantations-and-inkarnations.blogspot.com/2008/11/horsey-wishes.html
November 2, 2008, 7:31 pm
What a great guest designer!! Gorgeous stuff!
Thanks for another fabulous sketch.
Here is mine: http://zanynotcrazy.blogspot.com/2008/11/fancy-pants-sketches.html
November 2, 2008, 7:42 pm
Your daugher is adorable! She has the same costume as my daugher, although it was quite an ordeal for us to get her to wear it! I loved the sketch this week. It was so much fun!
Here is mine on my blog:
http://stampspaperglitterohmy.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-beginning-to-look-lot-like_02.html
And here it is on SCS:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1114857?cat=500&ppuser=192797
Thanks again!
Janna
November 2, 2008, 7:56 pm
Sorry Ellie had a rough day but hope she had fun trick-or-treating!
Thanks for the nice sketch, here is my quickie card:
http://weeinklings.blogspot.com/2008/11/couple-challenges.html
(first post)
LeAnne
November 2, 2008, 8:00 pm
Thanks for the great sketch! Here’s mine:
http://stampedinhisimage.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-stamp-of-month.html
November 2, 2008, 8:31 pm
Congrats Becca, your card is gorgeous!
Jen , hope your daughter is feeling better soon,
Thank you for another wonderful sketch.
Here is my card…
Do You Believe
November 2, 2008, 8:46 pm
My little fair complected strawberry blond has trouble with asthma also. She had her first asthma attack at about two and a half years. Before that she had had no symptoms. She had bad exema as a baby. The allergy Dr. said sometimes fair complected kids with exema will develop asthma as they get older. I thought this was crazy! What does skin have to do with breathing?? But sure enough, she developed it. One of her worst nights was a Halloween when she was about 5. Asthma can be very scary! My advice is to always be prepared! We don’t leave the house without a puffer. And I love her breathing machine! It has saved us many hospital stays. She is now 11.5 and pretty much manages her asthma herself. This time of year is bad though, and we also have trouble in January if the weather is dry.
Now on to the sketch. I loved both cards & the sketch. I am trying to make Thanksgiving cards. Hopefully if I make a few every few days, I will have enough to give to my family. We’ll see!?!?
You can see my cards at
soonerscrampin.blogspot.com
or
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=102118
Johna
November 3, 2008, 6:17 am
Yowsers, both are just lovely samples of this fabulous sketch. Here is my card:
http://woodedviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/winter-wishes.html
November 3, 2008, 7:23 am
Poor Ellie and Poor YOU! I’m so glad they have a diagnosis so that at least you know what you’re dealing with.
I’ve had my sample done for SFYTT, but it was a preview, so had to wait till today to post it!
Thanks for a fun sketch!
http://stampedbyhand.blogspot.com/2008/11/want-little-flopsey.html
November 3, 2008, 8:53 am
Yeah! i got to play last night, and uploaded it. I flipped to sketched!I realized the panel is in front, but I put it behind..Hope that is okay
Crackled Thanksgiving
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1115325?cat=500&ppuser=20956
November 3, 2008, 9:14 am
Ellie makes an adorable bee! Sorry to hear about the asthma, but hope you are able to manage it ok. It’s not fun for anyone, but especially scary when the little ones have it. My DH has had it since a young child, but he is actually ok now that we live in the desert.
Loved your sketch and love that new MFT cupcake! Here’s my play:
http://handkraftedbystephanie.blogspot.com/2008/11/merry-bright-sfytt-110108.html
November 3, 2008, 11:14 am
What a great sketch and sample cards! Finally I had a chance to make a card using your sketch: http://stampnmad.typepad.com/mad_stamper/2008/11/autumn-vine.html
November 3, 2008, 1:54 pm
Love both the cards. Here is mine using the sketch
Melody
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1115410?cat=500&ppuser=156321
November 3, 2008, 1:56 pm
Great sketch, fun for using my felt snowflakes: http://stampmom.blogspot.com/
November 3, 2008, 3:19 pm
Thanks for this sketch! Mine came together quickly. http://tanyastampsnthings.blogspot.com/2008/11/busy-weekend.html
November 3, 2008, 8:50 pm
Great sketch. Wonderful samples. Thanks, Jen! Here’s my card:
http://kathiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2008/11/lotsa-links.html
November 4, 2008, 1:49 am
Hi! I tried your sketch for the first time. Thanks for the inspiration!
http://stampwithkarengp.blogspot.com/2008/11/another-sketch-card.html
November 4, 2008, 11:42 am
What a great sketch, Jen! Your cards are all fantastic! Here is a card I made with the sketch:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1116506?cat=500&ppuser=143903
Thanks for all the inspiration!
Carla
November 4, 2008, 5:14 pm
Had tons of fun with this sketch - thanks Jen!!! Here’s my card:
Kiss the Cook
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1116901?cat=500&ppuser=50802
November 4, 2008, 8:11 pm
Becca is awesome…I LOVE her work! Great choice!
Here is my card for SFYTT! TFL!
http://inkandinspirations.blogspot.com/2008/11/sfytt-hope-you-feel-better.html
November 5, 2008, 7:06 am
I {heart} this sketch
http://inksomia.blogspot.com/2008/11/thinking-of-you-and-happy-for-you.html
November 5, 2008, 7:41 am
Love the sketch! Here is my card:
http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-birthday-to-you.html
November 5, 2008, 12:56 pm
That snowman card is just breathtaking. Love the snowflake. Here is the link to my card. You will have to scroll down a bit since I posted several cards in one post:
http://nikkistamps.blogspot.com/2008/11/work-it-girl-wednesday.html
November 5, 2008, 5:06 pm
What a gorgeous card! I love that stamp…I’m gonna have to get it!
My card is here.
November 5, 2008, 5:28 pm
Woo Hoo…here is my sketch! I love this sketch and it was so much fun to work with.
http://just4fun2-pat.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-holidays.html
November 6, 2008, 9:17 am
Rockin’ sketch and I haven’t participated in too long! Here’s the ink to my card (2nd card in the post):
http://scrappychick.typepad.com/scrappy_chick/2008/11/a-little-pink-cat-told-me.html
November 6, 2008, 3:25 pm
Love your cards and sketches. I decided to give it a try, mine is here
http://scrapallday.blogspot.com/2008/11/merry-christmas-poinsettia-card.html
November 6, 2008, 6:27 pm
Too cute! Love your blog and your guest designers! Here’s my take on the sketch!
http://sewstampscrapbook.blogspot.com/2008/11/im-back.html
November 6, 2008, 7:54 pm
Your card is absolutely adorable Jen! I just love that cupcake!
Anyway, I got my card posted but I am not too happy with the picture. I couldn’t get the lighting on it right but I am tired of fighting with it!
Here it is: http://stephsstampinstuff.blogspot.com/2008/11/snowy-tree.html
November 7, 2008, 9:24 am
Your card is adorable and this sketch is definitely one I will use again…thank you! My card is ….
http://live-love-laugh-create.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-got-snow.html