Card #1 Sketch!

                          S:CY Card Sketch #1

 Created by S:CY Senior Designer Ann Seleshanko

 Ann's awesome Card Sketch today features rounded corner elements!

What do you think of that? I LOVED it!

What can YOU create  with this card sketch? Can't wait to see leave us a link to YOUR creation in "Comments", below, and we'll visit and leave you some love.

Here's what our talented Design Team Members came up with using Ann's Card Sketch...

"Hi" Card created by S:CY Design Team Member
 Helen Hollinger

"Thanks! Card created by S:CY Design Team Member
 Amy Manis

"Thinking of You" card created by S:CY Design Team Member
Heather Getson

"Sweet 16" card created by S:CY Design Team Member
Sylvia Tomala

"Birthday Boy!" card created by S:CY Design Team Member
Patchi Moussatche



Floral greeting card created by S:CY Design Team Member
Jackie Plank 

"Sending Warm Wishes" card created by
S:CY Design Team Member Renee Hagler

"Happy Day" card created by S:CY Team Leader
 Ali MacDonald
(Credit: Bird Image from the Graphics Fairy)



"For You" card created by S:CY Senior Designer
Ann Seleshanko


Thanks to Ann for this awesome card sketch. It is going to be very useful in my collection of card ideas!

I used the card I made for my parents' 47th Anniversary early this month! Ann definitely made it as "easy" card for me to create with that sketch as my guide. :o) 


Remember to do smoething creative every day! We here at S:CY guarantee that if you use this sketch, you'll LOVE the result!


What will YOU create? Be sure to leave us a link- you know where to post it- below this post in the "Comments" section. We'll be by to visit.  

Have a wonderful weekend!


~ Ali and Ann

FEATURED S:CY DESIGNER!

FEATURED S:CY DESIGN TEAM MEMBER
 Heather Bridges Topich

S:CY Featured Design Team Member Heather Bridges Topich

Heather Bridges Topich  was one of the first gals to apply to the most recent S:CY DT Call. When I saw her work, I knew she was a perfect fit for S:CY!

 Heather is currently on the Design Team at Journaling Junkie. She's a past Design Team member for My Scrapbooking Supplies, Sew Many Layouts, and SunnyGrls Fun Shoppe. She's also had nine layouts published in two recent issues of Scrapbook News and Review magazine.

You can find Heather participating in the Message Boards at both Dixie Pieces and Scrapdango. You'll know her there as hokieez.

Heather is Mom to 3 kiddos. She describes them as her "subject source" because "they will say or do something that I just KNOW has to be documented in their books."

Favouring layered embellishments and a shabby-chic style, Heather scrapbooks throughout her day "in little bits of time," as she decides how she wants a layout to come together. A long list of blogs make up Heather's "creative source." She has a system, and devotes some time every day to bookmarking layouts that "speak" to her.

Heather has been scrapbooking for about 15 years and has been very active in the craft for the past four. She's had time to develop some "fave" scrapbooking products! She tells me that she especially loves punches- BORDER punches... and in noting their expense, she jokingly adds that "40% off coupons help!"

Currently, white cardstock is her colour of choice, something she admits suprises her now. But, she says she loves "the look of white with a pop of colour!" 3-Ring style binders are her friend. At the moment, Heather says they are her preferred type of album... enthusiastically noting "I can't imagine my life without them!"

On the topic of purging and sorting, Heather's a fan of giving away items she can no longer use. She has a "donate pile" for those items and told me "Knowing that they will go to someone that can really use them makes it easy to clear them out of my stash!"

Heather is one very organized gal. She let me peek into some of her ways of doing things for this feature. Her cardstock is stored in a clear plastic bin, generally sorted by color. As far as patterned papers go, she stores them in a hard-sided expandable file, by type (e.g., spring, stripes, girly, vintage).
In talking about the finished product, Heather told me that each member of her family has their own set of albums, kept in chronological order. She also has a set of "family" albums... one pre-kids and one up to 2008. Then, in 2009, Heather did "Project 365/Life"... so 2009, 10 and 11 each have their own album. In those albums, she stores "not only the daily pics but also layouts about events in each of those years."

I asked Heather about how she feels about the idea/concept of being 'caught-up' with scrapping photos. She replied that she "used to be worried about getting caught-up, but I generally pick which stories are most important to me at the moment. As long as I get each of those told, I don't worry about getting them ALL told (at least not then!)"


Scrapbooking for Heather would be even more fun if she had an extended family member join her. She mentions that her 18 mos younger sister would be "AMAZING" at scrapbooking and hopes that she will join her one day! OK: Whaddaya say, sis?


Here are some of Heather's favourite projects~

"Firstborn" by S:CY Designer  Heather Bridges Topich

Heather says... "I love this layout because I was able to get a lot of my (not great quality) childhood pics scrapped in one fell swoop!"


"Paci Love" by S:CY Designer Heather Bridges Topich

 The word from Heather~ "This layout is one of my favorites because I used the Indie Girl line, my favorite ever from Sassafras! I also love that I did a page with only two pics. I tend to use way more than that. Simple is good, no?"


"Purpose" created by S:CY Designer Heather Bridges Topich 


What Heather had to say~ "This post by Becky Higgins inspired me. I've been pondering over the words and what they mean for my role as a mother. I love having it hanging where I can be reminded of the bigger picture that it points to."

Thanks Heather for allowing us a little peek into your life and work as a Mommy and a scrapbooker. Looking forward to the next 6 months as we get to know you better here at S:CY!

Hope you all enjoyed this Spotlight article, featuring S:CY Design Team Member Heather Bridges Topich.

 Have a wonderful day everyone!

:o) ~ Ali

Sketch 02-11 Reveal

Hi everyone! Great to see you today! Here is a brand new sketch for you to try!!

This one features space for patterned papers, and gives the opportunity for the addition of a little extra texture to "frame" the photos. Can you see the possibilities for pictures you have in your scrappy stash? 

                                   SKETCH 02-11

Sketch created by S:CY Team Leader Ali MacDonald



Our Design Team here at S:CY has done us proud yet again!

Here are their "takes" on the new sketch...

"Cutie" by S:CY Design Team Member Jackie Plank

"Mother & Daughter" by S:CY Design Team Member
 Maggi Harding

"Rilla's Little Hands & Feet" by S:CY Design Team Member Tammy Pyette
(Credits: Shabby Princess "Vintage florals" & "Porcelain" font in Photoshop)

"Zachery: July 2002" by S:CY Design Team Member
 Tammy Pyette
 (Credits: Background and embellishments from Shabby Princess "Promise" collection. Font: "Luv Country Art" from http://www.freefonts.com/ )

"All Smiles" by S:CY Design Team Member Sylvia Galindo



 "Happy Birthday Gracie!" by S:CY Design Team Member Lindy Rabenstine



 "Sleepy Girls" by S:CY Design Team Member
 Michelle Sheehan

"Kailyn" by S:CY Design Team Member
Amy Manis

"Paci Love" by S:CY Designer Heather Bridges Topich

"Friends" by S:CY Design Team Member Helen Hollinger



 "Grow" by S:CY Design Team Member  Mandy Harrell

 

"Tangled" by S:CY Design Team Member  Cheryl Casas

"Be Cheerful" by S:CY Design Team Member
 Patchi Moussatche



"The Acropolis" by S:CY Senior Design Team Member
Ann Seleshanko



"Cool out Time" by S:CY Design Team Leader Ali MacDonald

What fantastic work from our Design Team! We have digi, hybrid, and traditional scrappy LOs. We have shabby-chic, colour-blocked and feminine LOs. We have floral trimmed, flourished and linear LOs...  Fussy-cut, distressed and banner-sporting LOs... WOW!

Yep-- A little bit of everything makes S:CY what it is: a Blog where ALL styles and experience levels are welcome, a place to share and have fun while doing it.  I look forward to seeing what YOU'LL create with Sketch 02-11!

Hey everyone, I am going to have some fun today!!!

Be sure to make use of the new sketch (Sketch 02-11) and include a link to your LO, altered item, ANY hand-crafted item or card in our "Comments" section, below.

We will visit and leave you some "loves," PLUS, I will number each person as 1, 2, etc... as you post your link(s). Your name (changed to a number) will then go into the "hat" via Random.org to win a Ribbon PAK! (PAK= Playful Act of Kindness.)

YES! You can enter this part of the PAK fun more than once!! Each creation using Sketch 02-11 as inspiration nets you ONE ballot. 

Hmmmm.... OK: Let's make it a bit MORE fun! Wanna earn another ballot toward winning this ribbon PAK?

YES? FIRST: Be sure you've created a LO or any other crafty item using our Sketch as inspiration. Leave us a link.

THAT gets you one ballot for every item you create using the sketch.

THEN: Earn another ballot by doing all of the following things:

A) Post on your Facebook page about the S:CY Blog. SHARE our link: http://creativelyyourssketches.blogspot.com/

B) Then "LIKE" the S:CY FB page HERE ( just tell me if you already have done so, I know u will be honest.)  

C) Become a "Follower" here at S:CY. (Look on the right in the sidebar.)

D) Post here in "Comments" letting us know you did these things.

I will draw a name, (ie- a number,) using Random.org on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at about 1 PM Atlantic Time.


The PAK winner will receive a ribbon-treat in the mail. Wanna play? You're very welcome to join in. (S:CY DT Members are not eligible for this contest.)

A big warm "Thank You" to the talented S:CY DT Members who played with Sketch 02-11 this week.

What a great job- I am so thrilled to see all the beautiful creations: You make me feel very proud!!

Thanks for playing along- hope to see lots of creations with the above sketch as your inspiraton! Tell everyone you know to pop on by and get a BIG dose of free scrappiness!

Stay tuned on April 14th when we announce the PAK winner!

Fantastic Guest Designer News!

A warm S:CY Welcome to STEFANIE SEMPLE, from Journaling Junkie!!

Stefanie is our April Guest Designer and will be contributing her very own interpretations to two of our sketches thru the month!

She also has a cool surprise for us, which I'll be telling you about when we reveal the S:CY Sketch for April 22!

S:CY April 2011 Guest Designer~ Stefanie Semple

Stefanie was kind enough to send us a little info about herself in the form of a Bio.
Stefanie's Bio~

Hello there, my name is Stefanie and I am a scrapbooking addict. I started scrapbooking about 9 years ago and haven’t looked back. My hubby of 23 years, three children and three cats give me all the excuses I need to take photos and document our lives. We live in Cape Town, South Africa and this is a wonderful place to call home.
I am passionate about journaling and host a journaling challenge blog.  It's located HERE at Journaling Junkie. I want to be able to remember and record all about the day that my photo was taken, the sights, the smells, who was there and what we did. I usually write as though talking to my children.
I converted to digi in July last year and love that it is so quick and less messy.
However I still teach paper scrapbooking from home. My website is HERE. 
I have learnt so much from Jessica Sprague’s video classes and can now even create my own templates from sketches and when scraplifting others’.
I currently serve on 2 design teams: Elsie’s Pieces ~ the digichick and Design by Tina ~ Enchanted Studio Scraps.

Here are 4 of my favourite LOs to share with you...

"All Dressed up"- a LO by April Guest Designer, Stefanie Semple

Credits: "All dressed up"  -Design by Tina- Cherye Leah kit and alpha

"Focus"- a LO by April Guest Designer, Stefanie Semple

Credits: "Focus"- template from Scrapping with Liz, all else from Elise’s Pieces-  studio 365

"Knit one, Drop one"- a LO by April Guest Designer, Stefanie Semple

Credits: "Knit one" - Elise’s Pieces kit a Stitch in time

"Aruba"- a LO by April Guest Designer, Stefanie Semple

Credits: "Aruba" – template inspired by Janet Phillips and all else from Elise’s Pieces – flight of fancy

Thanks Stefanie for your contribution/ sharing of your fave LOs today as we reopen S:CY after a 6 month hiatus!! They're gorgeous!

I know the Design Team and our readers will get lots of inspiration from having you with us this month! Looking forward to it! Again, WELCOME to S:CY!

~

Reveal: Sketch 01-11 DT Interpretations!

Welcome to our FIRST DT Reveal as a brand new Team at S:CY! Thanks for joining us today. So happy you're here! Please remember to become a "Follower" of the S:CY Blog if you haven't yet had the chance to do so. That way, you'll always KNOW when we have a new Sketch, a contest, or new interpretations posted!

Our Design Team have created some beautiful LOs with varying styles in their interpretation of Sketch 01-11. 

Hope you like what you see and will be inspired to try the sketch yourself! If you do, be sure to place a link in the "Comments" section (below) for us so members of our Team can visit your Blog, see your creation & leave a comment!

ABOUT THE SKETCH~ S:CY Sketch 01-11, created for a 12x12" LO, features an "arched" element as well as some paper layering. The Sketch shows a title and subtitle in two sizes.

Sketch 01-11 created by S:CY Team Leader Ali MacDonald 

Now, let's  have a peek at what the "Sketches: Creatively Yours" Design Team came up with, basing their work on the inspiration that the sketch provided!


1. "Easter 2010"

 Created by S:CY Design Team Member
Heather Bridges Topich

2. "Scrap Pink"

Created by S:CY Design team Member Renee Hagler

3. "A Sister's Bond"

Created by S:CY DesignTeam Member Amy Manis

4. "Remembering" 

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Cheryl Casas


 5. "C. B. A."

 Created by S:CY Design Team Member Lindy Rabenstine

6.  "Best Buddies" 

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Heather Getson


7. "Grandma's Joy"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Jackie Plank

8. "Xander turns 3" 

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Tammy Pyette

 Digi Supply Info from Tammy: "Photoshopped" creation using only my images, a font called "charr bb" by Blambot from fonts4free and a set of flame brushes by SugarBreezy on DeviantArt  HERE.

9. "Zac with his 'Miss Riss' "

 Created by S:CY Design Team Member Tammy Pyette

Digi Supply Info from Tammy: papers and embellishments from packages found  at Shabby Princess  except for the paw prints which were created using Photoshop brushes. Some of the papers and embellishments are as you see them on the Shabby Princess site, others have been altered.

10. "Totally in Love"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Michelle Sheehan

11. "It's All About Me!" 

 Created by S:CY Design Team Member Helen Hollinger

12. "In Fashion: Simply Fabulous"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Sylvia Tomala

13. "Frost Heaves"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Maggi Harding

14. "My First Snowflakes" 

Created by S:CY Design Team Member "Patchi" Moussatche


15. "Beautiful Dancer"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Sylvia Galindo

16. "Baby"

Created by S:CY Design Team Member Mandy Harrell

17. "Winter Walk Around the Ridge"

Created by S:CY Senior Design Team Member Ann Seleshanko

18. "Go to Zoo?" 

 Created by S:CY Team Leader Ali MacDonald

"Thank You" to all the S:CY Design Team Members for their "takes" on  Sketch 01-11.

Be sure to leave us a link in the "Comments" section if you try this easy-goin' sketch so we can come see what you created and leave you some luv! :o) 

See you with another Sketch and new DT interpretations next Friday, April 8!

Have a super weekend everyone!! ~ Ali and Ann