Monday, November 29, 2010

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays with Kazan's Sketch 67




Dear Friends,

We would like to wish you all a very happy and wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.  Together with our Design Team, we are taking a little vacation and enjoying this special time with our Family and Friends.  Please enjoy this sketch and design team interpretations for your creative pleasure during this gift giving time.

Angie



Courtney



Julie



Laurie



Mona



Regina



Best Creative Wishes!
See you in the New Year

Love
Kazan & Laura
2 Sketches 4 You

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

I hope everyone in the states had a fabulous Thanksgiving! I love our wonderful little family we have here at 2S4Y. Looking over the gallery everyday is so much fun and so inspiring. You all are very talented. Thank you to our awesome and very generous sponsor JustRite Stamps. This weeks winner of COTW will win 2 cling sets and a storage box=$50 prize!!


Card of the Week

Annie

This cards color combo is scrumptious! I looooove the simplicity of the textured craft, red twine, and beautiful snowflakes. This is such a wonderful holiday card Anni thank you for sharing it with all of us at 2S4Y! You can see more of Anni's stunning work on her blog:


Please email me your mailing details Anni and I will get your goodies out to you! :)


Fab 5


Asia



E.T.

Kristii

Joanne

Stephanie

I hope you all have a fabulous Sunday!
Don't miss a special post from Kazan tomorrow.

Hugs
Laura and your Stunning Design Team!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Laura's Sketch 66 & JustRite Blog Hop



Laura used the Sparky and Friends- Cling

JustRite Blog Hop 

Welcome to the final week of JustRite Stampers’  Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops!  JustRite has been showcasing their entire Christmas Collection of stamps during the hops and ALL of those JustRite Original stamps are currently on sale at 25% off now through November 29, with free shipping within the U.S. on consumer orders over $50!  You can view all of those Holiday Sale stamp sets HERE.

If you would like to go back through all of the hops and see all of the gorgeous Christmas inspiration from the past 11 weeks, you can do so by clicking on the 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops category on the JustRite Inspiration blog.  All of the designers’ projects are hyperlinked directly to their blog posts that have full details of how they created the project, so you won’t have to search for them!

Don’t forget that JustRite also has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets, too -- you can find all of their cling stamp sets HERE.  This week, the designers joining the JustRite design team are the 2 Sketches 4 You designers!  JustRite is sponsoring this week’s 2S4Y #66 sketch challenge.  JustRite isa also sponsoring this weeks Sketch challenge!

Our Design Team have all created beautiful cards based on Laura's Sketch this week and as an extra bonus you can see something new and fun on each of their blogs during the hop - Enjoy!


2 Sketches 4 You 
Design Team Sketch Interpretations

Angie



Courtney

Courtney used Ellie Time- Cling


Julie



Laurie



Mona



Regina





Sponsor of the Week





JustRite Stampers has proudly introduced a wonderful new line of Cling stamps to their already popular collections of original stamps. One of the exciting features of this new range is the sets designed by award winning children's book author/illustrator Elizabeth O. Dulemba. The exclusive line of stamps created for JustRite and designed by Elizabeth include: Quiet Moments, Bee Ride, In the Moonlight, Adorable Dragon and Ellie Time and Just Ducky.

The JustRite Cling stamps have the following features:

Deeply Etched Red Rubber
Mounted on static cling foam
Includes 8.5 x 5.5" storage panel
Easy to store
clings to any acrylic block
Easy Repositioning


Other Cling sets available include: Sparky the Snowman Cling, Sparky and Friends, Simple Blessings, Hangin' Around, A Day in the Country, Garden Fairy Wishes and Garden Fairy Seeds.


**JustRite is hosting a HUGE Blog Hop Wednesday the 24th!
Come back to 2S4Y then for the full line up.**


Card of the Week

will win
2 cling sets and a storage box=$50 prize!!




Contest Entry Details:
  • Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
  • Deadline for all entries: Saturday November 27th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
  • Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like.
  • The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, November 28th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.
  • International Card makers are welcome to enter
Let the creating begin and share with all of us what you are thankful for!
Hugs,
Laura & your

Grateful Design Team

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

My oh my what a crazy wonderful time of year this is.  The weather here in Colorado is so beautiful and mild which enables us to enjoy Fall for just a little longer before Winter hits us with all its glory.  There is something about this time of year that brings out so much creativity in people too.  Our very own gallery was filled to the brim with gorgeousness which always makes it hard to pick a winner but I did find one card that I think you will all agree deserves to carry the honor this week and then there are the Fab 5! which are all varied in style but who will inspire you to get your craft on!!!

The winner who will receive that gorgeous mini kit from CupCards to Go is...

Card of the Week

Melissa


I love this shabby chic style but it is often difficult to get just right.  Look what a wonderful job Melissa did with both her colors, choice of paper and of course execution of the sketch to achieve this look to perfection!  Well Done and thank you for providing us with a powerful dose of pure creativity and inspiration.  Now if you are not a follower on this blog I bet you will be because it is that great!!!


Please email me your deets Melissa and I will get you in touch with our sponsor this week to claim your prize!

Fab 5!












Tomorrow Laura has a HUGE sponsor and surprise of you all - you will want to stop by for sure!!!  Have an awesome Sunday
Hugs
Kazan & your talented Design Team

Monday, November 15, 2010

Kazan's Sketch 66



What a whirlwind week we had and thinking back nothing stood out as being extra eventful.  Is it just me or are we all running around this time of year busy with everything and anything?  I could not believe it when I checked my calendar and saw that it was Thanksgiving weekend the weekend after next.  Wow!  I thought I had at least a few more weeks *lol*  I had better get a menu plan going and get that turkey!

When we are busy and on limited free time schedules Card Kits are the answer for sure!  This week the 2 Sketches 4 You team worked with a fantastic company called Cupcards to Go who assemble the most adorable full and mini kits.  The combination of Kits and Sketches *wink* certainly are super time saving and allow you to whip up a batch of cards for the Holidays and still leave you free time to watch shows from 2 months ago on your DVR!!!

We worked with product from the new soon to be released December Kit.  Here are our sneaks...

Angie


Angie used product from the soon to be released December card kit.

Courtney


Courtney used product from the soon to be released December card kit


Julie


Julie used product from the soon to be released December card kit

Laurie


Laurie used product from the soon to be released December card kit


Mona


Mona used product from the soon to be released December card kit

Regina


Regina used product from the soon to be released December card kit

Sponsor of the Week


CupCards to Go is a card kit company with a simple mission statement: 

Our Mission is all about Giving 

This card kit company encourages you to use the kit supplies to create wonderful cards and gifts for your loved ones and friends.  They offer, for sale, full kits  and mini kits.  Each kit is filled with a menagerie of surprises from paper, brads, embellishments, pre-folded and scored cards, ribbon to stamps and envelopes.  You could quite easily create a variety of cards for each month using the latest products from some of the top manufacturers in the industry.  The themes are appropriate for each months celebrations and the kits are jam packed with product.

Guest Designer Search

CupCards to Go is also looking for the next fab card designer to be featured as their guest designer for a month in 2011.  Previous Guest Designers for them also include 2S4Y Alumni designers like Carla Peicheff, Sarah Martina and Kay Sibley.  To be considered as a Guest Designer simply email Cassonda at info@cupcardstogo.com with a link to your card blog

Card of the Week

CupCards to go is offering their gorgeous Christmas Mini Kit (the November Mini Kit) filled with the most darling papers and goodies to make adorable Christmas Cards to our winner of Card of the Week!  




Contest Entry Details:
  • Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
  • Deadline for all entries: Saturday November 20th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
  • Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like.
  • The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, November 21th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.
  • International Card makers are welcome to enter

We are super excited to see what you create this week!  Have fun with the sketch and we will see you in the gallery
Hugs Kazan & your amazing Design Team




Sunday, November 14, 2010

Card of the Week & Fab 5!

What a fun week we had! I just loved this weeks sponsor, their product is top notch. Thank you Layers of Color! We had a great turn out and I want to thank all of you for your positive feedback and your loyal participation here at 2S4Y.


Card of the Week

Jean

I love the vintage Christmas look and this card displays it wonderfully. The card is magical with delicate splashes of color that makes for a rich lustrous look . I love the ribbon treatment too. Wonderful work Jean!!

You can see more of Jean's awesome talent on her blog


Please email me your details Jean so I can get your yummy Layer's of Color goodies off to you.


Fab 5


Carina

Christina

Jinny

Maureen M.

Maureen P.

Come back for more fun tomorrow with a new sketch from Kazan and another awesome sponsor!

Happy Sunday!
Laura and your Talented Design Team












Monday, November 8, 2010

Laura's Sketch 65


Laura used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Botanical Swirls art stencil


It is harvest season, time to sow our gardens and reap their bountiful fruits, crunch through the fallen leaves and enjoy the cool crisp air. Here in beautiful Colorado we are experiencing a true Indian summer with unseasonably warm weather. I love the jewel tones colors of this season, they are so vibrant and rich. This weeks sponsor Layers of Color has captured the beautiful Fall season with this stamp set "Fruitful Harvest" Here is what our Talented Design Team has created using Layers of Color's stamps and stencils.



Angie
Angie used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Victorian Corner art stencil



Courtney
Courtney used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Vintage Medallion art stencil



Julie
Julie used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Delicious Dots art stencil



Laurie
Laurie used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Botanical Swirls art stencil



Mona
Mona used Victorian Frame cling art stamp




Regina
Regina used Fruitful Harvest stamp set and Botanical Swirls art stencil



Sponsor of the Week

Layers of Color is a Christian family-run art stamp business in Washington state. Owner and artist,Laura Kirste Campbell illustrates all of their art stamps and art stencils by hand, (old fashioned pen and paper style)! They specialize in unique, high quality clear stamp sets, deeply-etched high quality red rubber cling, stamps that coordinate with Spellbinders dies, art stencils and excellent customer service. They are honored to be one of the few Spellbinders Preferred Stamp Companies. Layers of Color online boutique is home to over 1500 stamped projects organized by stamp or stencil set and designer! You’ll discover tutorials, new monthly guest designers from around the world and always fresh new ideas on their blog. Join them on Layers of Color Art Stamps Facebook and Flickr groups and subscribe to their blog! Make your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!



Layers of Colors is having a Blog Hop! Visit their blog to enjoy the FUN!!


Card of the Week Winner

Will win...


Contest Entry Details:
  • Please provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
  • Deadline for all entries: Saturday November 13th at Midnight (US Mountain time)
  • Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like.
  • The winning card will be announced as the Card of the Week on Sunday, November 14th here at 2 Sketches 4 You.
  • International Card makers are welcome to enter
Let the creating begin!!
Laura & your Talented Design Team