Winner Announced & First Saturday of the Month…
Congrats to the SFYTT participant and winner of the $30 Verve Stamps gift certificate…
CHRIS BLASGRAVE!!
Chris, just send me an email {link under my pic} and I will get that code to you 
Happy First Saturday of the Month! I hope everyone is having a fun holiday weekend! We are laying low here, which is just fine with me! I would love to go see some fireworks, but they aren’t even starting until 9:30 and that’s just not do-able with our bed time routines this year.
Given that this is the first Saturday of the month, I get to introduce the new DESIGNER OF THE MONTH…YAY!! Drumroll for the super talented…SANDRA MacLEAN!
Here’s a little bit about Sandra in her own words…
Hi, my name is Sandra MacLean and I’m sooooo excited to be this month’s guest designer!! By day I work for a huge grocery distributor as a CAD technician, and when I get home I’m mum to a spunky 5 year old little girl and wife to my very understanding man. I am a New Zealand born, Australian raised, citizen of the USA! My husband and I actually met in a VW restoration website and we’v'e been married for almost 10 years! Three years ago, I didn’t have any interest in stamping until a friend suggested I check out SCS. That’s when I discovered a whole side of stamping I had never seen before and I was hooked! I have always been able to color, but the card making process is still new to me. Every stamping session is a battle on which paper to choose and what layout will work the best (that’s why I’m always using Jen’s sketches for my cards - it’s one less decision to make!)The day I can make a card in under 3 hours will be a day to celebrate! LOL
Here’s this week’s sketch…
Four years ago today, I was at my neighborhood Albertson’s as pregnant as they come. Some guy in the parking lot walks by and says, “Man, you are HUGE!” Even though he was right, he was so lucky I could not run after him! A few days later, on my dad’s birthday {July 7} I was admitted to Labor & Delivery. Ellie ended up being born the next day, because she wasn’t about to have to share her birthday apparently! I’ll show you her birthday card next week, but for today I am going to share my dad’s birthday card, using MFT’s, Grow Love Plant a Tree set {which is one of my fave paper piecing sets!!}…
My Favorite Things will be releasing a bunch {and I mean whole lot!} of new stamps this Wednesday. Sneak peeks have started and starting on Monday you will be seeing a few peeks from me, too.
Here’s Sandra’s sample {I envy her coloring skills!}…
Want more great sketch samples? Check out what all the SFYTT sisters have come up with…
Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer {taking a break this week}
Leigh O’Brien {taking a break this week}
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford {taking a break this week}
Jenn Diercks {taking a break this week} she’s got a super cute card for you to see!!
Come play with us! Just add your creation to the link below When uploading to online galleries, please use the keyword “SFYTT”
Thanks for playing!
great sketch, great new guest designer and GREAT card-LOVE it! and the nerve of some people! never ceases to amaze me. Your July sounds like my Feb. for birthday’s!
Congratulations Master Colorist! Thank you for the heartwarming story of your daughter’s birth. lovely card (as usual).
~Meredith
Jen-great card, love all the great patterns, your choice of colors and the clean lines.
Sandra- Congratulations! I checked out your blog and your work is fantastic! Enjoy the spotlight for the month, it’s a great place to be! And your card is fabulous also, I can see now why they call you the “Color Master”!
Jen and Sandra, your cards are darling! And, Jen…your new web design is so striking! Happy Saturday!
Beautiful samples and an amazing sketch!!! Thanks for the great inspiration and the sneak peek of the sketch on Facebook.
Thank you so much for changing your blog to this new and easy to use design! The old one threw me off line every time I visited which was kinda frustrating. Now it gives me the pleasure of not only seeing the new sketch but scrolling down to see you beautiful children. Such a spirit lifter seeing their faces!
Thank you again!
A wonderful sketch and such awesome cards. Thansk!
Love your new picture Jen and I also like your revised blog, much easier to get around.
TOTALLY FAB sketch Jen, love this one!
Welcome to Sandra!!!!!!!! I adore her and her coloring skills are FABU!!
Gorgeous samples, and I LOVE Sandra!! Good choice, as always!!
Wooohooo Welcome Sandra!!! Your coloring skills are truly fab! So glad you’re joining us this month!!
AWESOME sketch Jen!!! The card practically made it itself!
Darling samples!!
Fab cards ladies! Love your paper peiced trees Jen!
Hugs
Karen
GORGEOUS sketch Jen! LOVE both your sample and Sandra’s too!
Thanks Ladies for this beautiful sketch! Love all the cards already posted!
Great card that you made, so pretty. I had a great time making my card thanks for the chance to play along.
Great card and fantastic sketch, Jen! Congrats on the gdt gig, Sandra! Beautiful card!