Sites of the week

Last week I mentioned that there are some changes coming to Sketch For You To Try. I know that you all have been tapping your feet anxiously awaiting, with bated breath, any bit of information I could possibly spill on this subject. Hahahaha! Yea, it’s really not that big of a deal, but there are some switch-a-roos that I want to let you know about…

First, we bid adieu to Jenn Diercks as part of the SFYTT Sisters. Jenn, THANK YOU for all your contributions and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

On that note, I want to welcome Kerry Johnson to the team! I’m sure that you will LOVE what she has in store for all of us to see!

Don’t forget that this is our last SFYTT of 2010. You can pick ANY old sketch to play along with from now until the end of the year. Why are we taking some rest and relaxation? Because we will be kicking off the year with…

———>A MONTHLY SKETCH!<----------

Yep, no more weekly sketches. SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY will be a monthly sketch. You will be able to see the new sketch on the first Saturday of the month, along with the new Designer of the Month {chosen from SFYTT participants}. Don’t think that is the only time you will see the sketch, though! You will see the sketch throughout the month from the SFYTT Sisters, but there will only be ONE sketch per month. More deets coming on NEW YEAR’S DAY!

Why? To that I say, “Why not?” The truth is that there are a TON of sketch sites out there and I almost threw in the towel do to the saturation of these challenges. I love doing these sketches and I’d like to believe that there is a following out there, too I know that time is limited and it is hard to play along with each and every challenge that you like that is out there in the blogosphere. So, by doing this I am taking myself a step back from the saturated “market” and hopefully make it easier for you to play along, as well. I have to admit that there is a bit of relief on my part, too. It’s a lot of work to come up with each sketch and create samples each and every week {etc., etc., etc.} while balancing home life…by that I mean a pre-schooler and almost 1 year old. I know you know what I mean!!

Oh, and by the way…we are working hard on sponsorships, too, and already have SEVERAL lined up! I am sure that you will like what you see come 2011!

Ok, enough of the “this, that and the other thing” coming next year. Let’s get on with the final SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY of 2010! You can choose ANY previous SFYTT to play with. I went back into the vault to December of 2008 {why does that sound so long ago?} and am playing with this one again…

I remember not being totally in love with my original card, so I am glad that this one turned out MUCH MUCH MUCH better! I used the My Favorite Things stamps set, Grow Love Plant a Tree, by Stephanie Fizer paired with the Sheltering Tree and Leaf Trio and Hearts a Plenty Die-Namics {also from MFT}…

Detail and inside shots…

I’m sure that all the SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY Sisters have more inspiration for you to take a peek at, so be sure to check out what they have created…

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks
Kelly Lunceford
Leigh O’Brien
Carole Burrage
joining in on the fun a little early…Kerry Johnson

and Ana and Joanne, too! Thanks girlies!!!

I’m still keeping my eye out for next month’s Designer of the Month from all of this month’s participants. Just link your creation to the link system below and when you upload to any online gallery, please use the keyword SFYTT.

December can be described as the dawn before a new day for Sketch For You to Try. That’s all I will say about that for now ;), but will let you in on a little more next week… which will be our final week for the year.

The first Saturday of the month usually brings in a new Designer of the Month, but this month we are playing things a little differently. As I mentioned before, we will only have sketches this week and next week. Also, there is no official Designer of the Month, but I have a couple of sweet friends playing along with us…Ana and Joanne.

In addition to those changes, there is also no “official” sketch. Take a peek back at some of the sketches from the past and choose your favorite to play with. It will be like this next week, too. So, if you find more than one that you like hold onto it.

Here’s the sketch that I chose {from THIS original post from earlier this year}…

I promised you another card using the new Verve set, Text Objects. Here ya go…

Detail shot…

All the sisters picked out their favorite sketch to play with this week. Check out what they come up with…

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks
Kelly Lunceford
Leigh O’Brien

and Ana and Joanne, too! Thanks girlies!!!

ETA…
Ooops, I forgot to add the linky system! Yes, we still want you to link your project here! And, when you upload to online galleries, please use the keyword SFYTT.

It’s cool and cozy and I am curling up to watch a movie with my honey, so I am going to make this short and sweet!

Here’s this week’s sketch…

Did you know that you can get the sketches early? Just become a Facebook Fan {link over there on the left sidebar} and you can get the sketch on Friday nights!

Here’s my sample, using the newly released set, PC Santa, from The Cat’s Pajamas…

OMG…I love that Divine Twine! My stash is almost in need of a refill! Here’s a little about this set from Alma {TCP owner extraordinaire}…

When I was growing up in the sixties, we were all aware of being green and being healthy. Living in San Francisco, we took recycling and conservation like a duck to water. I guess there is a little hippie in me, because when there was a resurgence in green living and recycling recently, I got excited that more people were getting involved in living healthy, happier lives. And since Anthony’s heart attack it made me really aware of being “Heart Healthy”, too. So when Susan Blanchard did this drawing for me of this Santa, I just had to smile. A green, politically correct Santa, delivering his gifts via wind and Santa power. Good for the environment and good for his heart. Literally. Gotta love it.

A huge THANKS to Stephanie Muzzulin, this month’s Designer of the Month. She created several one of a kind beauties and this one is no exception…

Want more great samples? Check out what the SFYTT Sisters cooked up this Thanksgiving weekend…

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks
Kelly Lunceford
Leigh O’Brien

I hope that you will play along with us! Just link your creation to the inlinkz linking system below and if you upload to online galleries, use the keyword SFYTT, please.

First, I want to give a big THANK YOU to Sparkle Creations for sponsoring us last week! What fun images to play with! The random participant from last week’s sketch that wins 2 Sparkle stamps is…

#14 PIALI

Piali, send me an email {link under my pic to the left} and we will get you all set up with those new stamps!

This week’s sketch is a fun one with lots of possibilities! Tell me what you think of this one…

I took a few creative liberties with this sketch to come up with this card using stamps from The Cat’s Pajamas that will be released Nov. 23 {see previous posts for more deets!}…

There are TONS of TCP elements in this card. If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been able to put down my red Divine Twine. If I’m this addicted at Christmas, I can’t imagine what it’s gonna be like for Valentine’s Day! I attached it to the button, and then again to a small jingle bell to place between her hands. In addition to the red divine twine, I also used some yummy red felt for the heart. This isn’t the cheapo stuff from Mike’s! It cuts smooth to create a professional looking embellishment {if i do say so myself!}. Can you see that I flocked the bottom edge and the cuffs of her coat?…

I also stamped the jingle bells onto the music sheet paper from The Girls’ Paperie…

This snowflake CutUps die will also be available with the new release. I love that you can leave it plain or dress it up in so many ways. I used some flatback pearls to give it a little something here..

Designer of the Month, Stephanie Muzzulin, created this cutie…

Want more great samples of this sketch? Check out with the SFYTT Sisters have done…
Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks
and she’s BAAAAAAACK…
Kelly Lunceford
and she is coming back, too!!…
Leigh O’Brien

You can see more sneak peeks of the upcoming release from The Cat’s Pajamas from Ana and Tracy, too!

InLinkz is down for maintenance right now, so hold onto those cards and I will have something up later today hopefully

ETA: Looks like InLinkz is up and running again. Very sad that they are going to become a pay site soon, tho!

Happy Saturday! What a whirlwind weekend it has been. I’ll get to all the deets on that later in the week, but for now I am going to make this short and sweet…really sweet!

This week’s sketch is sponsored by a fabulous company that I was recently introduced to…SPARKLE CREATIONS! Talk about some super cute images, 2 of them being up for grabs for a lucky SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY {SFYTT} participant! Sparkle is offering both the Holiday Emily and Rin with Snowman images as a prize. THANK YOU, Sparkle!

Here is this week’s sketch…

I have been referring to this card as my “Carole card…” and it’s not even for the large drink image!! It’s actually the bright fun colors that made me think of her. She can pull off bright colors on a card any day of the week. I think I’m still in training on that one! I used the Cocktail Emily image from Sparkle Creations…

Designer of the month, Stephanie Muzzulin, created this beautiful card using this week’s sketch…

Want more great samples, including more from Sparkle Creations?…
Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Jenn Diercks
Carole Burrage

Wanna play with us? Won’t you? Just directly link your project to the link system below. Designer of the Month is chosen from participants, so even if I don’t always comment {I admit, I am terrible at it}, I am looking! Promise! Have fun with this sketch! I can’t wait to see what you come up with! By the way, don’t forget to use the keyword “SFYTT” when uploading to online galleries Thanks and happy stamping!!

One of these lucky participants will win 2 Sparkle Creations stamps…