
Yipppeeee! It’s the first Saturday of the month, so that means it’s time for another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY! So, here it is {just be sure to check all the deets, INCLUDING HOW TO BE ENTERED TO WIN $200+ IN STAMPING GOODIES, below!}…

A huge thank you to our previous SFYTT sponsors: The Cat’s Pajamas {January}, Anita Be Stampin {February}.
The winner of February’s $25 gift certificate to the Anita Be Stampin store is…
#51 VICKI LYNCH
{Please email me, Vicki. Link under my pic over there on the left}
Of course, we have another fabulous sponsor this month! March’s sketch is sponsored by…

Here’s a little about AmberInk…
AmberInk was started by a mother and daughter team. Amber lives in the East, Pam lives in the West. Amber is an Emmy nominated children’s animator and illustrator, who creates from her Brooklyn, New York studio. Although they do carry some clear stamps, the company runs by the premise that their customers are more brilliant than patient. If you’ve been a diehard clear or rubberstamper, they can even help you with the transition to digital. And don’t worry about asking a silly question, because as a retired public high school teacher, Pam has already seen it all. Check out the ever-increasing tutorial links, which you can find on the homepage. Hailing from the Hawaiian Islands, the Aloha Spirit is alive and well at AmberInk.com.
AmberInk has generously donated a $15 gift certificate to one lucky March SFYTT participant that uses one the adorable {or NAKED!} AI images. Good luck!
So about my card…
I made my card on Thursday so that it would be done, photo’d, edited and posted on time. Now, I already mentioned that it wasn’t my favorite card of all time yesterday and that was for several reasons. First, it took me FOREVER to color. The image isn’t that complex, but I was {apparently} having some issues! Then, I tried to cut out the blank space of the image and totally messed that up…royally. Since it took me so long to color, I didn’t want to toss it and have all that time wasted, so I did a little CPR on it to getting it looking at least good enough to put on the card. Next, I my sewing machine did a little “over sewing.” I tried doing a zig-zag stitch and the paper didn’t want to move through smoothly so…well, it just wasn’t pretty like I wanted it. Now, we have all created cards that aren’t our favorite and that’s ok. BUT… last night I went to post the sketch on Facebook and realized…I DID THE WRONG SKETCH!!! Seriously people, I did the WRONG sketch!! I had spent a good portion of the day hammering out details for April’s sketch and, well, that’s the sketch I did. When that was realized I had to remake the card. I still didn’t want to have to re-make the ENTIRE thing over again, so I salvaged the main image panel and worked in the rest of the details. Of course, there wasn’t any natural light to be had so that I could get a decent picture, therefore, I am waiting to take the pic this morning, edit it and put it
right here.

Luckily, I have another GREAT Designer of the Month who did do the right sketch. Please welcome…
Shelley Dupont

A little about Shelley in her own words…
Hi! I’m so honored to be this month’s SFYTT guest designer!! My name is Shelley Dupont, and I live just outside Calgary, Alberta. I am a hairstylist, and have owned my salon for 12 years. I have 2 daughters aged 9 and 5 1/2. After my youngest was born, I sold my salon and my husband built me a salon in my home, and have been loving that ever since! I have been known to even craft a little in between clients! LOL! I started stamping 6 years ago, and love to craft a little everyday. I love paper piecing, buttons and my copic markers!
Shelley’s card…


1. The SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY {SFYTT} will be posted on the first Saturday of each month on www.iheart2stamp.com at 8am EST and will stay open to participants until the last day of the month, unless otherwise noted.
2. This is for fun! Interpret the sketch as you wish and embellish as desired. There are no vendor restrictions, but we would love to see you use the sponsor’s stamps!
3. Each month we will have a Designer of the Month that will be chosen from past month’s participants.
4. Come and play with us on each and every sketch! On Christmas Day 2011 a prize package worth over $200 will be given away to one very lucky and loyal SFYTT stamper that participates in EVERY sketch for the year.
5. To be eligible for the prize package, you must complete ALL of the sketches by each of the deadlines AND link your creation to the link system on that month’s sketch post (the first Saturday of the month). Everyone except for SFYTT Sisters are eligible for the prize package, including Designer of the Month and international players.
6. When posting your sketch creation on your blog, please post the sketch and link back to the sketch post on www.iheart2stamp.com. When posting to online galleries, please use the keyword “SFYTT.”
7. Check out the SFYTT Sister’s links just below to see more creations using this month’s sketch and sponsor’s stamps.
Amber Hight
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Carole Burrage
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford
Kerry Johnson
Leigh O’Brien
Megan Lock
Sony Christoph
Susan Liles
Ok, now it’s your turn!