Saturday, August 31, 2013

There's Still Time to Play With Sketch 101!

There's still time to play along with our sketch!

Click HERE for all the details.

Challenge closes at 12:00 PDT on Monday, September 2, 2013.

So grab those banners and join us in the gallery!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Freshly Made Sketches #101 - A Sketch by Linda C.


Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches!  Each week, one member of our design team creates a sketch for you to try, the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!



Hi Everyone! It is Linda C. here hosting this week!  Last week was a banner week for Freshly Made Sketches as we celebrated our 100th sketch so I thought banners would be a fun addition to my sketch this week!  We hope you join us!


We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:
  1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
  2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
  3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.  If uploading to a public gallery, please use keyword FMS101
  4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
  5. Have fun!
This challenge will end on Monday, Sep. 2nd at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".


Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Winners For Sketch 100 and Prize Giveaway!

Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate our 100th sketch!  The gallery was once again filled with beautiful projects.  We saw old and new friends this week and we hope you'll join us again very soon!  Before the Clean Team chooses their favorite projects this week, we'd like to announce the following lucky stampers who have won a prize!  Please contact Jen Mitchell at jenmitchellATverizonDOTnet with your mailing address and we'll get your goodies out to you!

Just Thinking stamp set and 24 sheets of 6 x 6 DSP - #29 Annette E
Sweet Life stamp set - #98 Michelle Gleeson
Monster Munchies stamp set and 24 sheets of 6 x 6 DSP - #53 Julia Sager
Seasonal Sayings stamp set and 44 sheets of 6 x 6 DSP - #104 Debbie Crowley
Holiday Best stamp set and Hung Up Cute Clips - #77 Debi B
Silent Night stamp set - #33 Chan H
Dictionary stamp set and 24 sheets of 6 x 6 DSP - #106 Shari N

Now, the Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and our hostess Cindy has chosen her Queen!  


The Queen of Clean: Debby from A Scrapjourney



What a great celebration this week and I'm so honored to announce the Queen of Clean for our special milestone.  I fell in love with Debby's card the moment I saw it!  The colors, coordinating papers, images and details just couldn't get any better than this.  I love how Debby created emphasis with her layers and embellishments.  Congratulations, Debby, on being the Queen of Clean for our 100th challenge!  




Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new sketch from Linda Callahan!


Saturday, August 24, 2013

There's Still Time to Play Along With the 100th Sketch Celebration!


There's still time to play along with our 100th sketch and your chance to win a cool PRIZE!

Click HERE for all the details.

Challenge closes at 12:00 PDT on Monday, August 26, 2013.

You don't want to miss this so c'mon and join us in the gallery!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Freshly Made Sketches #100 - A Sketch by Cindy


Welcome to the 100th sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week we've got a special celebration going on!  Cindy is our hostess and since she was the first ever Queen it is only fitting!  We hope you play along with us this week because we've got prizes up for grabs to random winners!


Hi!  Cindy here, and I'm both honored and excited to be hosting our 100th challenge!  Together, we've decided to use the first-ever sketch for Freshly Made Sketches that debuted almost two years ago, on September 7, 2011.  The sketch was designed by the incredibly talented creator of the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog, Lesley Croghan.   CLICK HERE to see that first challenge, with both the Design Team's and participant's entries.  I still remember how thrilled I was to find out that I had been chosen as the very first Queen of Clean!

We hope everyone has a chance to play along this week because we've got prizes to give away!  Look at all the fantastic goodies donated by our very own FMS design team!


Linda Callahan - Just Thinking Stampin' Up! stamp set and 24 6x6 sheets of DSP
Allisa Chilton - Sweet Life Close to My Heart stamp set
Cindy Hall - Monster Munchies Stampin' Up! stamp set and 24 6x6 sheets of DSP
Jen Mitchell - Seasonal Sayings Stampin' Up! stamp set and 44 6x6 sheets of DSP
Amy O'Neill - Holiday Best Stampin' Up! stamp set and Hung Up Cute Clips
Linda Suarez - Silent Night A Muse Studio stamp set
Jennifer Timko - Dictionary Stampin' Up! stamp set and 24 6x6 sheets of DSP

To help us celebrate this milestone we've asked some dear friends, our previous designers, to join us and we're thrilled that they are here!



And, as usual, our design team has some beautiful cards to share with you, including one from our creator Lesley.



We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:
  1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
  2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges, except another sketch challenge.
  3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.  If uploading to a public gallery please use keyword FMS100.
  4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.
  5. Have fun!
This challenge will end on Monday August 26th at Noon (PDT). On Tuesday August 27th, we will be announcing the winners of the prizes as well as the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".


Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Winners For Sketch 99

The Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and Rita has chosen her Queen!


The Queen of Clean: Dawn Easton
What a fantastic week for amazing cards!  It was so fun to see how everyone interpreted the sketch and all the beauty that came from such a simple beginning.  I had a tough time picking a favorite, but after looking and looking, I just had to go with Dawn's card.  I love the images and the sentiment; they look fabulous in pink and kraft!  Congratulations, Dawn, on being the Queen of Clean this week!  




Be sure to come back tomorrow for our spectacular 100th sketch challenge celebration!


Saturday, August 17, 2013

There's Still Time to Play With Sketch 99!

There's still time to play along with our sketch!

Click HERE for all the details.

Challenge closes at 12:00 PDT on Monday, August 19, 2013.

Three's a charm, so join us in the gallery!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Freshly Made Sketches #99 - A Sketch by Rita

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches!  Each week, one member of our design team creates a sketch for you to try, the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh! The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!



You guys are certainly wowing us with all your gorgeous creations.   It gets more and more difficult to pick just one winner as the weeks go on!  It's Rita here this week and I came up with a simple Pinterest-inspired sketch for our 99th challenge.   Are you as addicted to that website as I am?! Goodness can I waste some time over there. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy creating with the triple circles and I look forward to seeing all the amazing creations in the gallery! 
We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:
  1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
  2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges, except another sketch challenge.
  3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
  4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.  If uploading to a public gallery, please use keyword FMS99.
  5. Have fun!
This challenge will end on Monday, Aug. 19th at Noon (PDT). On Tuesday, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Winners for Sketch 98

The Clean Team has chosen the Princesses for you this week and Jen has chosen her Queen!


The Queen of Clean:  Janet Yates

Another fantastic week in the gallery!  Thanks to everyone who participated in our challenge!  With such a diverse gallery I always find it hard to choose a favorite, but this week I kept coming back to Janet's card featuring my favorite beverage!  This card is so fresh and fun.  I love how she used colors, patterned paper and textured buttons to make this card so visually appealing!  Congratulations, Janet, on being the Queen of Clean this week!




Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new challenge from Rita!


Saturday, August 10, 2013

There's Still Time to Play With Sketch 98!

There's still time to play with our sketch!

Click HERE for all the details.

Challenge closes at 12:00 PDT on Monday, August 12, 2013.

So be there and be square!  See you in the gallery!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Freshly Made Sketches #98 - A Sketch by Jen M.


Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches!  Each week, one member of our design team creates a sketch for you to try, the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!The "Clean Team" has come up with some "Freshly Made" designs to get you in the spirit! We are so excited to visit your blog and to see what YOU create with our sketch!



Hello everyone!  Jen Mitchell here with one of my favorite things:  a square card!  But if rectangles or circles are more your thing, don't worry, you can adapt the sketch to suit your taste.  I added a few layers and some fun shapes to this sketch so that you can let your creativity shine!  I hope to see you in the gallery this week!  Here are the beautiful cards from our talented design team:
We have a few simple rules to keep things fun and fair for all of our players:
  1. Please use any crafting product you would like to use.
  2. Feel free to combine our sketch with up to THREE other challenges.
  3. Please add a DIRECT link to your blog when adding your card to the linky below.
  4. Please include our sketch and a link back to Freshly Made Sketches on your post.  If uploading to a public gallery, please use keyword FMS98.
  5. Have fun!
This challenge will end on Monday, Aug 12th at Noon (PST). On Tuesday, we will be announcing the winner of this week's sketch challenge who will known as the "Queen of Clean" and each Design Team Member will choose one "Princess".