Hello Friend ~ STS27

Time for the final sketch over at Seize the Sketch and this week our sketch was created by Cathy.

Another simple sketch which is my favorite kind. 

For my card I used papers by Doodlebug Design from the Take Note collection along with a Heidi Swapp butterfly that was sitting on my desk, a Studio Calico flair from a Project Life kit and stickers by Dear Lizzy.

I hope you will stop by the Seize the Sketch blog and check out what the rest of the design team created. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Enjoy ~ STS26

It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Sketch and I have to admit I love this simple sketch by Katie.

And here is my card.

I used papers from the Indian Summer 6x6 paper pad by WRMK along with my die and stamps from Wet Paint by PTI. I die cut the word out of chipboard and then again out of the papers and glued them together to give it a little bit of dimension with the butterfly.

The butterfly is from a 12x12 sheet of butterflies by SEI.

Make sure you stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Thinking of You ~ STS25

It is once again time for a new sketch over at Seize the Sketch and this weeks sketch is brought to us by Mona.

This was a fun sketch to play along with and I used papers, chipboard and stickers from the Pebbles 'Garden Party' collection.

My card came together really quick using all the premade embellishments.

I hope you will stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

STS24 ~ Meet Flo

It is time once again for a new sketch from one of our creative design team members over at Seize the Sketch.

Sketch 24  is brought to us by Vicki and I must admit I love it.

This sketch was perfect for my new Art Impressions stamp called Flo. She is one of the "Golden Oldies", just like me. (lol)

(copics used: E000, E01, E02, E04, E11, E23, E25,

E29, R20, YG09, YG17, YR18, N0, N1, T2, C5)

Make sure you stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Supplies used:

paper: solar white (neenah), close knit (crate paper)

ink: memento

stamps: flo (art impressions)

misc: enamel dots (my minds eye),

hello friend ~ STS#23

Time for a new sketch challenge over at Seize the Sketch and this weeks sketch was created by Lee Ann.

Meet sketch #23!

This was a great sketch to work with and my card came together rather quickly once I figured out what to use. That is sometimes a process in itself.

I had the butterfly, oval cut and hello sitting on my desk in my diecut bowl so it was a matter of just picking some papers to match the butterfly.

I used some new to me papers by BasicGrey from the Hghline collection. That hello die cut was originally white, but I did some watercoloring with my Persimmon distress marker and then added some pink color using my watermelon gelato.

Make sure you stop over at the Seize the Sketch blog and check out what the design team created with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Boy, n. ~ STS#22

We have a new challenge for you over at Seize the Sketch. 

Sketch #22 was created by Lori T!

This was a fun sketch to play with and my card came together pretty quickly once I knew I was going to use my May Simon Says Stamp card kit.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

retail therapy! STS#21

You still have time to play along with us at Seize the Sketch!

Our current sketch was designed by Lori.

I created this card using one of the Art Impressions Card Keeper sets called Cash Keeper. So easy to color and then cut a slit to place the money. Perfect birthday card for anyone and you don't have to worry about getting the right size or if they will like it.

(copics used: EOOO, E00, R20, R30, EO4, R32, N1 T1, T2, YG05, YG07, YG23, Y11, Y15, Y19)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Hello ~ Need a Crown? STS21

We have a new sketch for you today over at Seize the Sketch.

Our sketch was created by Lori.

For my card I pulled out one of my new favorite stamps by Art Impressions.

Meet Golden Oldie Agnes. She reminds me of how one would dress if they were to attend the Kentucky Derby.

I used the sentiment from the Ai People Crown Set.

Instead of my usual Copic marker coloring I pulled out my set of watercolors and painted her. I definitely need more practice but am happy with my first shot at it.

Make sure you stop over at the Seize the Sketch blog and check out what the rest of the design team created with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello beautiful ~ STS20

Tuesday and time for a new sketch challenge over at Seize the Sketch.

Our sketch was designed by Lesley.

Here is what I came up with using this fabulous sketch.

I used the Styleboard collection by Crate Paper along with my favorite hello die by Simon Says Stamp and that beautiful Delaney butterfly by PoppyStamps.

Don't forget to stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

It's not easy ~ STS19

And we are back with a new sketch!

Meet Seize the Sketch 19 designed for us by Jessi!

This was such a fun sketch to play with and having just received a big shipment of stamps from Art Impressions, of course I had to use one.

Yep, that is exactly how I look when I go up to the cabin with my girlfriends and we spend the day floating on the river!

Don't you just love Sally Swimmer?

Make sure you head over to the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

happiness ~ STS18

Today I am sharing a card with you that I created for Seize the Sketch #18!

This fabulous sketch was designed by Jessica this week.

Here is my take on her sketch. As you can see I did change the oval to a tag. Papers and embellishments are from the Crate Paper 'Styleboard' by Maggie Holmes.

Hope you will play along this week.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello ~ STS17

We have a new sketch for you over at the Seize the Sketch blog.

This was such a fun sketch to play with and I might add my card came together really quick using the Crate Paper 'oh darling' paper and chipboard collection.

I hope you will stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using this sketch.

You have two weeks to play along and I can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello sweet friend ~ STS16

Tuesday and time for a new sketch over at Seize the Sketch!

This week we are working with this sketch. 

Definitely a fun sketch with lots of possiblities. 

I am still loving my 'chickadee' stamp set by Technique Tuesday as well as this new paper collection by Amy Tangerine called Plus One.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

special day ~ STS #15

We have a new sketch challenge for you to try at Seize the Sketch and this weeks sketch was created by Cathy.

Once again I brought out my Crate Paper 'close knit' collection for my card. I am currently obsessed with anything by Crate Paper.

What is your favorite collection right now?

Make sure you stop over and check out what the rest of the design team created this week.

Amy Tsuruta
Cathy Santie
Jen Nelson
Jen Mitchell
Jessica Esch
Jessi Fogan
Lesley Croghan (Creator)
Lori Turner
Lori Tecler
Rose Miller
Sarah Gough
Sherry Eckblad (me)
Stacey Schafer
Tangii Crain
Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

hello you ~ STS #14

We have a super fun sketch this week at Seize the Sketch created by Amy!

I picked up a new paper collection this week and could not wait to play with it. This is 'close knit' by Crate Paper. 

Make sure you check out what the rest of the design team created using this fun sketch!

Amy Tsuruta

Cathy Santie

Jen Nelson

Jen Mitchell

Jessica Esch

Jessi Fogan

Lesley Croghan (Creator)

Lori Turner

Lori Tecler

Rose Miller

Sarah Gough

Sherry Eckblad (me)

Stacey Schafer

Tangii Crain

Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

shall we unwined? ~ STS#13

Time for a new challenge over at Seize the Sketch!

This weeks sketch is based on a card that I created and you can see the original card here.

Make sure and check out what the rest of the design team created this week with my sketch.

Amy Tsuruta
Cathy Santie
Jen Nelson
Jen Mitchell
Jessica Esch
Jessi Fogan
Lesley Croghan (Creator)
Lori Turner
Lori Tecler
Rose Miller
Sarah Gough
Stacey Schafer
Tangii Crain
Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

Be Mine ~ STS#12

We have a fun new sketch for you over at Seize the Sketch created by Stacey!

I love the banner with the big element on top! So many possibilities.

If you follow my blog on a regular basis you will see that I am once again using papers and chipboard by Crate Paper from the love note collection.

Make sure to stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using Stacey's sketch.

We have added a few new sketchers to the team. I am sure they would love to have you drop by and say hi!

Amy

Cathy

Jen N 

Jen M

Jessica

Jessi

Lesley

Lori

Lori T

Rose

Sarah

Sherry (that's me)

Stacey

Tangii

Vicki

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

STS#11 - Wood You?

Seize the Sketch is back after our short holiday break with a new sketch for you try that was created by design team member Jen.

We are being sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and each member of the design team was given a stamp to play with for this challenge.

I used this cute Pinocchio image from the Once Upon A Time 2 set that was just released.

Make sure you stop over at the blog and check out what the rest of the design team created for this sketch challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

STS#10 - Take Two

Just a quick reminder that you still have one week to play along with us at Seize the Sketch.

We are sponsored by

Here is my card using one of the wonderful images provided by our sponsor.

I used Percy Penguin.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

STS#10 - Happy Holidays

This week at Seize the Sketch we have a new sketch created by Cathy.

This week we are sponsored by DRS Designs and

 they are offering a $10 off coupon to our winner.

Here is my card using 'stretch the round button snowman'. Isn't he just adorable? If you didn't know it ...I LOVE snowmen, but hate snow.

Make sure and stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using our newest sketch.

Thank You for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate it.

Supply List:

Stamps: Stretch the Round Button Snowman (DRS designs)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Magical (Studio Calico)

Other: Wink of Stella Clear Pen (Zig), Copic Markers, Sewing Machine, Thread, Pop Dots, Enamel Dots (BoBunny),