First Saturday of the Month…

May 2, 2009, by {Jen}

Does anyone else get really excited about the first Saturday of the month like I do? I love introducing the new Designer of the Month. All of the past designers have been absolutely incredible and this month’s designer is equally as talented! Please welcome Julie Lacey!!!

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A little about Julie in her own words…
WOW, thank you so much to Jen for inviting me to be the guest designer for the month of May. I’ve been a “stalker” of Jen’s sketches for quite some time now, and am completely honored to be able to work with the rest of her awesome team!
A little about me…I work full time as a Controller for a large grocery distribution company in Northfield, Minnesota. I recently completed my Master’s in Business Administration and spend most of my time and energy working. When I’m not at work, I spend time with my husband Jeff, and our 4 dogs (Lexie, Winnie, Dublin and Henry), and tending to 3 acres of lawn! I’m active in several animal rescue efforts, including Miniature Pinscher Rescue and the local Humane Society.
My love for stamping was rekindled a few years ago through a friend at work. I found Splitcoaststampers shortly thereafter and have been busy stamping ever since. I’m lucky enough to design for There She Goes stamps, Little Paper Shop, and Stamps and Smiles.

Onto the sketch for this week…
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Here is my sample using a Ketto from Stamping Bella
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And, Julie’s FABULOUS sample {I love how she used the Nesties shape for her main panel!!}…
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Want more samples? Check out the SFYTT Sisters…
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Susan Liles
Carole Burrage…she’ll post during the week, as she is off basking in the Southwest sun.
Kelly Lunceford

I hope that you will play along! Since last week’s winner never came out of the woodwork, I have to sweeten the pot. All participants will be entered to win a very sweet blog tart goodie bag filled to the brim with all things paper crafting. Just link your entry{ies}…enter as many times as you wish {each card counts as one entry} here on Mr. Linky and don’t forget to use the keyword “SFYTT” on SCS…

32 Comments have been posted and moderated “First Saturday of the Month…”

  1. 1
    Posted by Kim HOward
    May 2, 2009, 6:45 am



    Great card, I love the Ketto’s!

  2. 2
    Posted by Dawn Easton
    May 2, 2009, 7:32 am



    Congrats Julie! Great looking sketch again this week Jen…your creativity never stops!

    Both cards are wonderful and I hope to make something soon!

  3. 3
    Posted by Susan (susiestampalot)
    May 2, 2009, 8:16 am



    perfection!! i love this card! and julie, yours is amazing, too! so glad to have you!

  4. 4
    Posted by Kelly Lunceford
    May 2, 2009, 8:46 am



    Congrats, Julie! Great job on the sketch! I love the colors and details on your card! Amy, your card is amazing! You seriously rocked the coloring on this! I love this sketch, too! I can see myself using it again and again! Thanks for all you do!

  5. 5
    Posted by JackiePedro
    May 2, 2009, 9:07 am



    Love the cards! Woohoo, Julie!! Great choice, Jen!!

  6. 6
    Posted by Melissa
    May 2, 2009, 9:58 am



    Fantastic!

    Many Blessings,
    M.

  7. 7
    Posted by Amy Sheffer
    May 2, 2009, 10:26 am



    Congrats to Julie! So excited to see what you do with this month’s sketches! Adorable card!!

  8. 8
    Posted by Amanda Winkelman
    May 2, 2009, 11:04 am



    Wow! Both cards are fabulous….and what a fun sketch to try- perhaps I’ll get some stampin’ in today! Byw, Jen, how did you do those flowers on your card? Slice Machine? They are amazingly beautiful!

  9. 9
    Posted by Carolina
    May 2, 2009, 11:16 am



    What a fun sketch and huge congrats Julie…love your work!!! Both card are just delightful.

  10. 10
    Posted by Carla (cmsuto)
    May 2, 2009, 11:25 am



    Great sketch, Jen! Congrats, Julie! Both your samples are adorable! Thanks for the inspiration!

  11. 11
    Posted by ~amy~
    May 2, 2009, 12:34 pm



    woot woot for JULIE!!!!! Yahoo sista!

    FABulous cards!

  12. 12
    Posted by Jessica
    May 2, 2009, 12:39 pm



    Great choice for guest designer Jen! Julie has amazing work and I know that she will do you proud :)

    Hopefully I will get some time to play this weekend!

  13. 13
    Posted by Renée
    May 2, 2009, 4:00 pm



    Love the sketch, love the samples!! Great choice for the designer of the month, she’s so very talented!!

  14. 14
    Posted by Chandra
    May 2, 2009, 4:57 pm



    Great sketch once again! Loved all the samples. I made mine without the second horizontal element — used three dew drops instead. Have a great week!

  15. 15
    Posted by Cathy Y.
    May 2, 2009, 11:05 pm



    Thanks for sharing such a fun sketch. It was alot of fun. I have posted mine to Mr. Linky-I’m #14.

  16. 16
    Posted by Steph
    May 3, 2009, 8:55 am



    This was my first time playing along, thanks for the great sketch!

    I can’t wait to play again:)

  17. 17
    Posted by KathyJ (aka Wattle)
    May 3, 2009, 9:17 pm



    Very cool sketch Jen and Ilove your sample. Huge congrats to Julie!!! Love your work and it’s great to see you as the designer of the month!!! :)

  18. 18
    Posted by Tammy Hershberger
    May 3, 2009, 10:08 pm



    Congratulations, Julie! What a thrill it must be! The samples are all great, and this sketch was really fun!

  19. 19
    Posted by Vicki
    May 4, 2009, 10:28 am



    Super sketch and super samples from the DT!

  20. 20
    Posted by Silke Ledlow
    May 5, 2009, 6:52 am



    Love your card and the samples - you have a fab DT :)!!!

    I’m so happy to see my buddy Julie is your FS for this month - awesome pick - Jen!!!

    The Sketch is awesome and I had to paly along!!! Thank you for inspiring me!!! ~S~

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    Posted by Kimberly O'Rosky
    May 5, 2009, 12:44 pm



    Fabulous sketch and great samples. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration. I’ve tried off and on all day and I can’t see Mr. Linky either so here is my card:
    http://sunshinydayswithkim.blogspot.com/2009/05/crocheted-gojuss-girl.html

  23. 23
    Posted by Kim Stewart
    May 6, 2009, 5:54 am



    Great cards and I really love this sketch.

  24. 24
    Posted by andrea m
    May 6, 2009, 6:10 am



    this is my first time playing along. I modified it a wee bit to fit my image but I really loved this sketch. thanks for getting the creative juices flowing…

  25. 25
    Posted by Jessica Diedrich
    May 6, 2009, 1:25 pm



    Congrats to Julie! I love that girl…she’s a major talent, too! I actually got to play this week!
    http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/2009/05/pretties-wednesday-making-it-newagain.html

  26. 26
    Posted by Andrea Thompson
    May 6, 2009, 5:12 pm



    I loved the sketch so much I did it twice. The first one Mr. Linky was there and I submitted it there. This time Mr. Linky is missing so here is my other attempt:
    http://scrapstampandplay.blogspot.com/2009/05/second-round-with-this-sketch.html
    Fun challenge and great cards ladies.

  27. 27
    Posted by Sandra MacLean
    May 7, 2009, 7:15 am



    I’m so glad I found a moment to play this week! Thanks so much for a really great sketch Jen! And congratulations Julie!!

  28. 28
    Posted by Jess Willison
    May 7, 2009, 8:49 am



    Love your card! Thanks for a great sketch!

  29. 29
    Posted by Lisa Petrella
    May 7, 2009, 4:50 pm



    SUPER sketch and FANTASTIC samples!! Thanks for hosting this challenge each week, Jen!! It’s so much FUN!!!

  30. 30
    Posted by SouthernScraps
    May 7, 2009, 7:45 pm



    Great sketch and cards!

  31. 31
    Posted by Julie E
    May 8, 2009, 4:04 am



    Thanks for another great sketch!

  32. 32
    Posted by Jamie
    May 8, 2009, 8:28 am



    This was a great sketch Jen!! I love your Ketto card, and great choice on a guest designer.

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