Challenge - 160 - Sketch

 Paper Makeup Stamps is our month long April sponsor, please check out their store, like their facebook page and look for inspiration on their blog.  You will not be disappointed by their stamps - and make sure you check out their "Word Art" - they have some incredible sayings!

 

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of  I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by 

Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.  

   

Please check out their blog and shop website.

Another fabulous sketch from our sketch artist Colleen Spangler.

Dewi Lestari

Katelyn Sanders

Sandye Curry

Challenge - 159 - Washi Tape/Fabric Tape/Paper Tape

First up - I'd like everyone to look up at the top of this page and notice that we have set up a brand new "Winners" page.  Make sure you look there to see if your name in on there and contact Jenn if you are a winner!!!  Congratulations!!

We welcome Paper Makeup Stamps to their second week as one of our new sponsors.  Please check out their store, like their facebook page and look for inspiration on their blog.   You really do need to check them out!

We are once again lucky to have another new sponsor.  Guylou's Inimitability has fun images for everyone. Please check out their blog, store and make sure you like their facebook page.

 

This week we are challenging you to use Washi Tape/Fabric Tape/Paper Tape - if you don't have any of these then use ribbon - but NOT for a bow. 

Look how our design team did with this challenge.

Moira Coward

 Teresa

Rachelle Green

Jo Howarth

Coming Soon 

Challenge 158 - Colour Inspiration

We here at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog hope you had a wonderful Easter.  

We have had absolutely stunning weather in my world (British Columbia, Canada) and today our skies were as blue as blue can be... the sun shining and we hit a record high 19 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit)....  considering it is usually around 10 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit)..  I'd say all in all it was a great long weekend!

Now it is a new month, which means we change our sponsors!!  It also means we will be posting our winners - stay tuned for a post later this week!!

First up we have returning sponsor CDee Designs.  They have adorable images that are just waiting to be coloured!!  Please check out their blog, facebook group, and Etsy shop!

 This month we are welcoming a new sponsor.  Please check out their store, like their facebook page and look for inspiration on their blog.  You will not be disappointed by their stamps - and make sure you check out their "Word Art" - they have some incredible sayings!

 

 Okay..  on to this week's challenge...  we headed over to Design-Seeds.comhttp://design-seeds.com/ again this week and found this INCREDIBLE image.. now I'm not a high heel type of girl, but I found those shoes incredibly inviting!  Make sure you check out Design-Seeds.com if you every need to be inspired - not only are the colours amazing - the photography is stunning!!

 

Here is what our fabulous design team came up with!

Sandye Curry

Dewi Lestari

 

Katelyn Sanders

Challenge 157 - Sketch

Please use the following sketch for your creation this week!

This week's sketch challenge is brought to you by the  following three sponsors - please make sure you support our sponsors! 

 Spectacular Printable - Make sure you pop by their Etsy shop,blog and facebook.  They have amazing images and some beautiful digital papers that are sure to please!

 

   

Paper Nest - please check out their shop, facebook, and their blog!  Super adorable images that I know you won't be able to resist!!

SKDigis is a new digi company that I think you are going to fall in love with. They have some super cute, fun images that are top of the line in quality.

Please check out their blog, facebook page, and shop website.

On to our fabulous design teams creations with this week's very versatile sketch.

 Rachelle Green

Meet Rachelle... 

Rachelle has only been paper crafting for 3 1/2 years.  She got started because she wanted to scrapbook her wedding photos. Soon after she discovered card making.  She says her wedding album is still not finished but she's made hundreds of cards!  She sells her cards to family and friends and also to a local boutique. Besides paper crafting, Rachelle enjoys sewing, golf, bowling, playing violin and riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle.

 

Moira Coward

Introducing Moira... 

Moira lives in Canada with her hubby Butch,  two adopted sons, Brayden (16) & Carsyn (14) and crazy dog Molly (2.5).  She started scrapbooking five years ago, the year after her boys arrived.  While she occasionally makes cards and has just entered the world of Tim Holtz inspired tags, scrapbooking is her main focus.  Moira is also a teacher, both in the school system and at her local scrapbook store.

 Teresa

A little bit about Teresa...   

Teresa lives in Surrey, England with her hubby, four year old twins and a daft mutt! She caught the card making bug about 5 years ago and never looked back. Teresa finds it rewarding to make things for other people.  She is also a teacher and  loves to find any opportunity to help others which usually means she will learn something new as well. 

 

Jo Howarth 

Meet Jo... 

Jo is 24 years old and lives in West Yorkshire, England. She loves anything crafty, but in particular card making and knitting.  Jo studied psychology at university but now work in a craft shop, doing what she loves.

Challenge 156 - Monochromatic Green

Please don't forget to stop by our fabulous sponsors - they generously provide great prizes for you to win!

   

Paper Nest - please check out their shop, facebook, and their blog!  Super adorable images that I know you won't be able to resist!!

  Spectacular Printable.  Make sure you pop by their Etsy shop, blog and facebook.  They have amazing images and some beautiful digital papers that are sure to please!

For this week's challenge, we have this wonderful image from Design-Seeds.com to help you in our - Monochromatic Green Challenge.  If you haven't been over to Design-Seeds.com you must go - they have the most amazing photos, broken down into colours which will give you great inspiration for any creation

Katelyn Sanders

Introducing Katelyn ....

Katelyn lives in Canada. She can remember making cards with her grandmother as a child and ever since she has loved making them. She also likes reading, hiking with her dog and painting.

Sandye Curry

Meet Sandye...

Sandye is a retired high school teacher who took up card making when she retired--twelve years ago. She also enjoys reading, knitting, and needlepoint.

Dewi Lestari 

A little about Dewi...   

Dewi is a housewife who is mom to two lovely boys. She lives Indonesia.  She loves to craft, especially card making.  She also love to decorate the food in her boys' lunchboxes!

Challenge 155 - Twine!

Welcome back to another fun challenge.  This week we are challenging you to use twine somewhere on your creation.  There are all sorts of fun colours and textures out there - so let us see how you use TWINE!

Please don't forget to stop by our fabulous sponsors - they generously provide great prizes for you to win!

  Spectacular Printable.  Make sure you pop by their Etsy shop, blog and facebook.  They have amazing images and some beautiful digital papers that are sure to please!

   

Paper Nest - please check out their shop, facebook, and their blog!  Super adorable images that I know you won't be able to resist!!

This week we will introduce to you our "Group Two Girls".

 Teresa

 New Design Team Member

Jo Howarth 

New Design Team Member

 

 Rachelle Green

New Design Team Member

 

Moira Coward

Returning Critter Sketch Challenge Designer

 

Challenge 154 - Sketch

NEW Month, NEW Week, NEW Sponsor, and a NEW Design Team!!  Wow - that is a whole lot of NEW going on!!

First...  here are our NEW sponsors!

First up we have Paper Nest - please check out their shop, facebook, and their blog!  Super adorable images that I know you won't be able to resist!!

Next up we have Spectacular Printable.  Make sure you pop by their Etsy shop, blog and facebook.  They have amazing images and some beautiful digital papers that are sure to please!

Our first challenge with our new design team is our ever popular sketch.  Don't you just love the creativity that comes from a great sketch.  I don't use sketches all the time - but I do use them, especially when my "mojo" has taken a vacation.  Here is what Colleen gave us to play with this week!

On to our new Design Team - we once again will have two groups who will post bi-weekly - so that is 9 fabulous ladies that you will get amazing inspiration from....  so without further ado - here is the fabulous "Group One Girls".

Dewi Lestari 

New Design Team Member

Katlyn Sanders 

New Design Team Member

Sandye Curry 

Returning Critter Sketch Challenge Designer

 Yasmina Tin Sang 

Returning Critter Sketch Challenge Designer

So, there you have it...  all of our NEW exciting things for March.  Please support our sponsors and without them we wouldn't have wonderful prizes for you.  

Thanks for playing along with us and hope to see you back next week when we introduce our "Group Two Girls".