Wednesday, September 5, 2012

1st Wednesday Card Sketch ~ with Special Guest Designer!

Well, Happy September, people! It's hard to believe that another Summer is behind us and Fall is rapidly approaching! But here we are with the first Card Challenge of the month! 

Are you ready for a new card sketch? We sure are! This one was prepared  by co-leader Sandi Clarkson.  Lots of room for wide interpretation! Can't wait to see what you do with this one! 




Next, we are super, over-the-moon excited about our very special Guest Designer this month. It is none other than our scrappy friend, Frank Garcia! Take a bow, Frank! This man is on fire with great ideas and has so much talent! Here is a bit about Frank in his own words.



My name is Frank Garcia and I have been scrapbooking for almost 5 years now. I was introduced into this craft about 4 years ago when me and my best friend first went into a craft store to pick up our first supplies. Since then, my love for this craft has grown to never ending levels and continues to grow each and every day. I love preserving memories, I am an avid photo taker, and take pictures almost on a daily basis. I love creating and sharing my creativity with others and truthfully scrapbooking has become a part of my everyday life. I always tend to create in new and creative ways and love to be inspired and love to inspire as well. I will have to say that my style is an ever-changing art form. I don't think I have a particular style as I am always inspired by everyday events and moments.

-- 
Frank Garcia
PaperHaus Magazine
Editor-In-Chief 
HAUS OF W
Basically Bare Creative Team Member
Jodie Lee Designs Creative Team Member
Paper Issues Creative Team Member

And here is the card that Frank created for us! Swoon! 











Is that gor-g-eous or what? Thanks for joining us this month, Frank!
Card makers, be sure and come back on the 19th to see Frank's next card creation for SOUS! Also, please visit him at Haus of W to see more of his work! 
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Alrighty then! It's time to see what the rest of the DT has created this time! Here we go!


Thank You 
Sandi Clarkson
Happy Birthday To You

Have a Wonderful Day
Tracey

See The Flowers Smiling
Nancie

Treasure Forever
Jane Stirling
 Happy "Belated" Birthday
Vivian Lake
viviansdesk.blogspot.com

Thank You
Alissa Wells

Thanks
Becky Litz
Scrap Circus

Thankful
Erica Oritz

Sprightly Snowman
Lesley Foley

We can't sign off without posting our Top 3 from the last months First Wednesday sketch.



Ladies, please leave a comment with your email addy so that we can send you your Top 3 badge! 

Now the fun begins! You have until midnight September 18  to post your card creations based on today's sketch. We can't wait to see them, so be sure you link not just to your blog but to the specific post where your card appears! And please feel free to do more than one! 

Have a great rest of the week! We'll see you back Friday for our new Die Cut Challenge. 




Friday, August 31, 2012

August 31 Sketch Challenge

Hey there friends! We are so happy that you've come by today
and hope that our newest sketch challenge is just what
you've been looking for to get your creative juices flowing!
We know this time of year is busy with establishing schedules
as many of our children are back to school by now.
Certainly hope that will provide just a bit more time
to craft for some of us as well!
We appreciate you coming by since we all know how life can
get ahead of us and there's always so much to do. 

Are you still thinking Summer projects? Sunny days, watermelon, bbq's,
days at the pool and little vacations! Or are you thoughts turning just a bit more chilly?
Or are cool Autumn days, pumpkin patches and Fall decorations taking up your
thoughts? Either way, there is still so much inspiration for us to use, wether you
are scrapping your Summer vacation photos from this year or
doing last year's Halloween festivities. There is still so much to be inspired by! 

We hope that you love the sketch and love the projects we have to share with you today...



Oh My Gawrsh!


Just Married
Nanné Harry


Style
Sandi Clarkson


angelic


'Twas the Night
Tracey Gregory


Little Engineer
Charlotte Brochu


Remembering Yesterday
Sandi Smith


"See My Turkey Feather"
Fern Riley


Squirrel!
Jane Stirling


Angelic
Bonnie Friesen
pretty little somethings


ADORABLE
Annette Gearside

Amazing where a sketch can take you! Our next stop...seeing what you did!
But before we do that...
Thanks all for joining our challenges here at SOUS! And to show how much we
love visiting your blogs, let us share with you our Top 3 from the August 10 Die
Cut Challenge, School Is Cool.




Awesome projects as always! And thanks for sharing so many projects
that week!

Have a wonderful, crafty week all!

Friday, August 24, 2012

August 23 Hot August Nights (vehicle) Die Cut Challenge


Hello friends! Today is another reveal day for us at this time around
we are getting to our Die Cut Challenge
and our theme...


Our theme was inspired by all the awesome car and motorcycle
shows that are all around the States during the Summer. As a matter of fact
this very weekend in the  San Francisco Bay Area in my neck of the woods
we're having a car show! All the old hot rods are so cool! Yay baby! 
But as you can see from our Design Team, we weren't just
thinking cars...any vehicle or something you can ride on would be great!
Remember, die cuts please that are related to this theme! Thanks!

And onto our Design Team projects...

Speed Demon
Cricut-Indie Art, Going Places, Boys Will Be Boys, Country Life

Scenic Route
Nanné Harry
Cricut-Paperdoll Dress Up, Boys Will Be Boys, Create a Critter

Hot Summer Cool Cars
Wanda Boardley
Cricut- Nifty Fifties/ Don Juan

Forever Friends
Tracey
Cricut-Cars


NASCAR
'Cars'

"Fire Station Open House"
Melisa Alzammar
Melisas Crafty Creations
Online Silhouette Store

I Wheelie Like You
Lisa Norris
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Back2School Cutting Files


You're 55 (And You've Still Got It!)
Tammy E. (NCScrapAddict)
 (Paper Pastimes of a Scrapbooking Mimi)
Cricut-Going Places; Martha Stewart Birthday Cake Art and All Wrapped Up

Don't you just adore all these projects!
So many great themes and ideas and very, very fun to see
us some more boy projects as well! Always something
we could use inspiration for!

Now let's get to our Top 3 from our August 3rd sketch
In no particular order we have...

Shelley

Paula Bee


Kimberly

Whoa! So many crazy great projects with that sketch!
Thank you all so very much for having joined us!
Ladies, please leave a comment below with contact info so that
we can get your badge to you! Thanks all!




Friday, August 17, 2012

August 17 Sketch Challenge


Happy Friday all!
A happy Friday for us means another Sketch Challenge
reveal and hopefully that means happy for you all as well!
We have really been enjoying all the participation
this Summer in our challenges and want to thank you 
all for the support to our site!
Thanks for joining in as always!

Our sketch this time is something a little more simple,
a rest from the last more challenging sketch. This can be kept
in the CAS style or embellished to your hearts content...

It is always exciting to see what the Design Team has made and really
shows you how differently you can interpret a sketch.
The base is always there but the details is what makes it yours!

Here is what our team created...


Paradise

Plane Cute
Nanné Harry


Play With You


We Saw The Queen!
Jane Stirling


Shower
Charlotte Brochu
Barcelona Marketplace
Tracey Gregory
Lifetime of Pages


"Evayleen"
Fern Riley


' TOGETHER'
Annette Gearside 


 
 Life
Erica Ortiz


Me
Sandi Smith


Happy girls
Bonnie Friesen



We are so very excited to show you the Top 3 projects
from our July 27 Summer BBQ challenge. However, we only had one participant .. Melissa, thanks for playing!


Alrighty, time to get crafty~
 Let's see what you all can do with this great sketch! See you next time!