Dec 30 Die Cut Challenge, Snowflakes. lots and lots of snowflakes

Yikes! December 30th, really ??? Just blink your eyes and 2012 will be here!! We here at Stuck on U Sketches want to pause and wish you a wonderful New Year!! The great part about a New Year is that it is in so many ways a fresh start .. whatever that may be in your life right now.  We hope that it is wonderful or that there will blessings to get you through if it is not. Thanks again for being a part of SOUS!!

So, our thoughts turn toward Winter and for those of us in the Northern Hemispshere, that may mean snow!! Some more than others! In honor of the white stuff, our Die Cut Challenge this time is:

SNOWFLAKES!

Remember that your project must be new as of December 30 and you must use your Die Cut machine .. any brand is fine. Hopefully, some of you found a new one under the Christmas tree and this is your chance to get it out of the box and start using it!

We are excited to show you what our Die Cut Team came up with this time around. (And a special thank you to these ladies for contributing during such a busy month!) 

Snowflake Mask Cards

Leah Schaeffer

Beeing Creative and Feeling Cherry

Gift Bag

Sandi Clarkson

Soft Side of Sandi

Let it Snow

Nanné Harry

Nanne's Creations

Joy & Peace

Annette Gearside

Moment In Time

Winter Memories
Beatriz Guzman
Amazing Grace

Jolly

Rechelle Pace

The Football Mom

Aprilsnarr? (april fools)
Stine Ursin
My Hobby Blog

Christmas Blessings
Tammy Edwards
Paper Pastimes of a Scrapbooking Mimi






Snowflake Greetings
 Faith Abigail
Faith Abigail Designs



Snow flake card
Wanda BoardleyMy Happy Place

Wow, so many great ideas! Can't wait to see what kind of projects you make with your Snowflakes! Remember you have 2 weeks to upload your project! Have a safe and Happy New Year!

Dec 23 Original Sketch

Hello to all of our friends out there who have helped to make Stuck on U Sketches so successful! Our hearts our full and gratitude runs over. We want to take just a moment to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! We hope that amid the rush you are enjoying some quiet moments to ponder what this season means to you and your loved ones!

We also hope that you will be finding some time to scrap! So many ladies are off around the holidays and take advantage of the hubby being home to do some scrapping! Hopefully, today's sketch will get you started! This one calls for 3 photos but interpret it however suits your needs!

Okay, time to see unwrap and see what the team has come up with this time! You're going to love it!

Emma and Grant

Leah Schaeffer

Beeing Creative and Feeling Cherry

Family Fun

Sandi Clarkson

Soft Side of Sandi

Family
Nanné Harry
Nanne's Creations

Future Heartthrob 

Isay

Creative Genius

Annette Gearside
Be Crazy
A Moment In Time

Love is All You Need
Shona Kheen
What a Wonderful Mess

Christmas Card
Stine Ursin
My Hobby Blog

Winter Wonderland
Andrea Amu
I'm Living On Scraps

Okay, your  turn! Remember you will have 2 weeks to upload your project to our site. We love seeing how our sketches inspire you! Have a wonderful weekend .. and once again, Merry Christmas from all of us at Stuck on U.

Dec 16 Die Cut Challenge ~ What are you "baking" for the Holidays?

Hello, crafters! We are so glad that you stopped by during this busy time of year because we have another great Die Cut challenge for you this week! Time to get those machines a-humming! This time around our Die Cut is food-related .. always a great topic, huh? So, we would like to see Die Cuts showing us

What you are baking for the Holidays?!

Whatever that may mean for you .. fudge, candy. cookies, gingerbread houses,  you name it! This is very open to interpretation! You can do a layout, card, tag or altered item. We simply ask that your project be new and that you use a die cut machine or die cut tool of some kind.

Okay, then! Are you ready for some Design Team inspiration? I know I am! Here we go!

Card (Mom's special chocolate cake)

Sandi Clarkson

Soft Side of Sandi

Baking Up Some Sweet Memories With You

Leah Schaeffer

Beeing Creative and Feeling Cherry

Holiday Baking Recipe Mini

Nanné Harry

Nannés Creations

Season's Greetings

Annette Gearside

Moment in Time

Breaking The Gingerbread House
Stine Ursin
My Hobby Blog

With Sugar On Top

Theresa Kelly

Binky Blossoms

Wanda Boardley

Christmas Cookies

My Happy Place

Bite Me

Faith Abigail

Faith Abigail Designs

Holiday Book Marker

Rechelle Pace 

The Football Mom

What a great job the DT did with this challenge! Alrighty, now we are ready to see your projects! Remember that you will have 2 weeks to upload your project. Surely some of you are still working on your last minute holiday cards! Throw in a little baked goods and post them here!

See you back next week! Thanks for coming by!

Dec 9 ~ Original Sketch ~ and new DT member!

Happy Friday, everyone! Wow, it's already the second Friday of December! The holidays will be here before we know it! So, let's try and get some scrapping in, shall we? Layouts are always a great gift idea for those hard-to-buy for parents and grandparents!  

We are very excited this week to present another original SOUS sketch. This one was done by myself (Sandi) and I was so pleased with the way it turned out. This was actually my very first digitally-designed sketch and 'm happy to report that they have become very addicting. I have already designed 4 more! There will be another one later this month plus, I have March's all done as well! So, enough about that!

This week we are very proud to anounce a new addition to our sketch team. We are sure that many of you already know her! Please welcome our friend and now colleague, Andrea Amu!  Here's a little bio from Andrea herself:

"Hello! My name is Andrea Amu and I am born and raised in Pennsylvania where I live with my fun-loving hubby of 11 years. Scrapbooking has been one of my biggest obsessions since 1997 and now it seems as though I've caught the card making fever too! When I’m not busy being crafty, I can also be found working part-time as a substitute Preschool teacher. I find enjoyment in shopping at craft and antique/junque shops, and collecting Old World stoneware and unique pieces of silver and gemstone jewelry. Currently, I am a designer for Core'dinations Cardstock and I’ve been fortunate to have had my designs published in Memory Makers publications, Northridge Publishing Media’s CARDS, CREATE, Simply Handmade and Cricut magazines, Paper Crafts, Pinecone Press, and Blue Media and Quarry books. I am really glad to now be a part of the Stuck On U Sketches Design Team and I look forward to much inspiration along the way."

Here is Andrea's take on our sketch:

Welcome, Andrea! Now, let's see some what the DT did with the sketch this time, shall we?

Precious Memories

Sandi Clarkson

Soft Side of Sandi


Season's Greetings
Leah Schaeffer
Beeing Creative and Feeling Cherry

Friends
Nanné Harry
Nannés Creations

SMILE

Isay

Creative Genius

Love and Joy
Shona Kheen
Such A Wonderful Mess

The 25th of December
Annette Gearside
A Moment in Time

This Dress
Bonnie Friesen
Pretty Little Somethings

Wedding Card
Stine Ursin
My Hobby Blog

Wow! That was some crazy-good inspiration, right?! Remember you will have 2 weeks to upload your project. We can't wait to see what you do with this sketch ... and we are hoping you find the time to scrap. It is a busy but joyful time of year! See you next week!

Dec 2nd Die Cut challenge "O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree"

Wow, December .. already?!! This year has flown by! 

Here at Stuck on U Sketches' Die Cut Challenge we want to usher in this fabulous 

 season with a holiday-related "cut."  For this challenge, we would like to see some die cut

 Christmas trees!  

Your tree can be done on a card, layout or altered item ..any format really.

Our original thought was of the evergreen decorated variety. But if it is an outdoorsy tree

covered with snow, that is okay too. Let your imagination be your guide. We do ask

 that your projects be New as of 12-02-2011 and that you use a die or die cutter.

Remember the idea of these challenge is to use our machines more.

So, are you ready for some design team inspiration? Here we go:

Tree

Leah Schaeffer

Beeing Creative and Feeling Cherry

Christmas tree (card)

Sandi Clarkson

Soft Side of Sandi

Believe

my happy place

Wanda Boardley

O Christmas Tree

Annette Gearside

Moment In Time

Folded christmas card
Stine Ursin
My Hobby Blog

Funky Yarn Christmas Tree 

Tammy Edwards

Paper Pastimes of a Scrapbooking Mimi

Theresa

We want to thank everyone for stopping by today. Hopefully within the holiday rush,
 you will have some crafting time allotted. Remember that you will have 2 weeks to upload
 your projects. We can't wait to see your Christmas trees!!