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Sketch #11

I can't believe this is Sketch #11 already, and what a success the website has become. As a celebration of week 11 every layout submitted will be entered into a drawing for a RAK (Random Act of Kindness). All you have to do is send in your completed layout to kelli11181984@mac.com! One layout will randomly be chosen, and that artist will get a lovely small gift courtesy of Pink Sketches!!! To be eligible for the contest please submit all layouts by November 1st at 8 pm EST. Good luck!!!

Here is Sketch #11

 

A huge welcome to this weeks Guest Designer Stacy Koo from Singapore! Stacy is currently working as a Regional Service Engineer in Olympus Singapore, and in her free time loves to play around with different coloured papers and scrap! If she's not scrapping she's clicking away, on her camera. Her love for scrapbooking started sometime back last year, but she was mainly doing 6x6 LOs themed in the diary form. As she got aquainted with scrapping, she was encouraged by Sophia to start the 12x12 LOs, and so it started together with Pink Sketches! 

How does Stacy describe her scrapping style? 

"My style revolves around the theme and the mood actually. I'll try to have no fixed style, since I always loved a variety in my LOs. But I guess I work well with subtle styles, and more than often, it's simple and straightforward. I'm still new to SB, so I'll explore more to find out which style really suits me! :) But my best friend in SB is really the cutterbee scissors...."

You can see more of Stacy's work here. Stacy actually completed 2 layouts for this weeks sketch!! Here's her take on Sketch #11

Title ? Pig

Description: I'm in the midst of compiling my pictures under the theme Just Me. The pictures are taken during a recent haircut. I was asking my boyfriend to use a word to describe me.. The title tells you his answer...

Journaling: One word to describe me...

He said: PIG!

Supplies: American Craft Thickers Puffy Shape Stickers, Jennibowlin Brown Large Dot, Serendipity Owl Pals, Hambly Screen Prints Pink Circles & Decor Notes, Scribble Scrabble Butterflies & houndstooth, Teresacollinsdesign Journal-It, SEI Poppy diecuts, Ink Essentials Glossy Accents, Diamond Stickles, Crate Paper MIA Collection, the rest from my stash collection.

Title: Hapi B'Day 08

Description: In the midst of all the workload and anniversary, I actually forgotten about my best friend's birthday. As such, I decided to make up for the mistake by making her a LO... Inspired by the sketch, I made some division in the single photo into 3 parts and fliped the bottom title part up. It's a mini version of the sketch.  

Journaling: The best kind of friend is the friend who kept cool despite the fact that I forgot it was her bdae and dragged her to shop with me for my anniversary present... SORI.

Supplies: Heidiswapp world traveller compass, Creative Imaginations Hollyberry Dot & Art Warehouse, Thickers Chipboard stickers, Prima Marketing Deco Fun Chipboards, Diecutart Sticker paper, LUXE Concentric Calculator & Transparently yours, Maya Road Sheers, Hambly Screen Prints Vintage Circle Frames, the rest from my stash collection.

 

Penny Smith

Title: Everyday

Supplies: PP, flower, transparenies, playing card: Heidi Swapp; Letters: Making Memories, AC; Calendar: Maya Road; Ribbon: Various

Sarah de Guzman

Title: Snow Play
Description: I totally loved this sketch, and I wanted to do a snow themed layout since winter is approaching. This was a snowWOMAN me and best friend made together in college! We thought she was so cute, so we had to take a picture of her! 

Supplies: Paper: Die Cuts With A View, Making Memories; Other: Creative Imaginations - Stickers, Stickles (Candy Cane), Pressed Petals - Chipboard, ColorBox Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye - Ink, American Crafts - Thickers, Heidi Swapp - Photo Corners 

Kelli Fisher

Title: Yummy Yum Cookie

Supplies: Patterned Paper and Embellishments: Crate Paper Lemongrass Collection; Cardstock: Bazzill; Ribbon: May Arts; Journaling Card: My Mind's Eye

April Mensik

Supplies: KIMemories and CreativeImaginations

Journaling: Tucked behind the big picture, all about our little travel tradition...finding HardRockCafe's. We've been to 9 around the world now.

Sophia Soh

Title: About a Boy

Description: All the photos taken of my boy during a family photo-shoot were well taken. So to bring focus to one of the photos, I printed the rest of them out in antique mode, leaving only the portrait shot in color. I made a play with my stash of buttons to form a bracket and doodled around them. Inspired by Ali Edward's love for monograms, I used one for my boy's name and played with the journalling that for each line which coincides with the letter 'D', it will start with a word beginning with 'D'. I've also doodled,cut out and inked the clouds from scraps of pattern paper.

Journalling: Daren dares to be different, doing what he loves most & not afraid to do it differently in the way he plays or even thinks! What a lil DUDE!! Love Mummy.

Supplies: Fancy Pants Designs About a Boy paper line, Fancy Pants Designs Sweet Spring paper line and Autumn Leaves Cuteworld Boy paper line. Basic Grey's Milk Chocolate Chip Alpha, Autumn Leaves Cuteworld Boy Felt Aeroplane, buttons from my own personal stash.

Jana Patterson

Have a wonderful week everyone and please do not forget to email your layouts in so you can be in the drawing for that lovely RAK!

Pink Sketch #10

Pink Sketches is so excited to introduce it's first guest designer Cabbie Lopez from Manila, Philippines. Cabbie is a stay at home mom to 4 active boys ages 10,6,5,4. She is married to Romeo, her husband of 10 years, also a physician. Cabbie is a physician by profession but opted to be with her kids for the meantime. Aside from scrapbooking, she also loves to read books and collect journals.  Cabbie was also named the Philippines' first Scrappinmoms' Idol held last year ( 2007).

So how does Cabbie describe her scrapbooking style? "I usually do shabby chic layouts but i can be flexible too. I love to incorporate techniques and details and am open to exploration of new ones. The subject of my layouts are basically my kids. I also love to alter stuffs and do minibooks. Inks are my best companions!"

For more info on Cabbie and her great work you can visit her blog at http://cabbiejanescrapper.blogspot.com

And here is Sketch #10 make sure to email all your layouts to kelli11181984@mac.com to be put in the Pink Gallery.

Cabbie Lopez

Title: Brave Boy

Description: Took me quite some time to find a good picture to match the beautiful sketch. I decided to use journal tags as accents because they go well with the multi-pics. Not only do they come linear but the focal point is justified using the sketch. My two colored title uses contrast as a way to focus and to add substance. Black felt flowers were placed on the left side for balance. Overall, the shabby look of the paper unified the whole layout with focal elements emphasized. 
Journaling: " At first, Aedan was quite afraid to get near those plants but after awhile he went on his own and began to explore those colorful flowers. What a brave boy!"
Supplies: Fancy Pants About a Boy Expression paper & Titles and Tags; Fancy Pants Papa Card set;  Hambly Screenprints; Prima Times Chipboard alphabets; Heidi Swapp ghost wings; Prima Elysee ribbons; American Craft thickers; Autumn Leaves buttons

Sarah de Guzman

Title: Uh oh! It's a Scrap Splurge
Description: This layout is about me going to the scrapbook convention and spending money on a bunch of scrapping goodies! Boy, was that a fun day! I haven't quite finished the journaling on my layout because I am looking for my actual ticket stub to put there. The title is compiled of a bunch of different fonts and colors because I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of my stash.
Supplies: Paper American Crafts (Bookshelf), We R Memory Keepers (Urban Window Collection), Bazzill Black Cardstock Supplies Queen and Co. (felt), Making Memories (journal notebook), American Crafts (Thickers), Doodlebug (stickers), American Crafts (stickers - Remarks), Paper Salon (stickers)

April Mensik

Supplies: Paper: AmericanCrafts, Bazzill Stickers: Doodlebug, MakingMemories and TwoGirlzStuff on etsy.com

Sophia Soh

Title: Mini Me

Description: In view that I was scrapping my childhood photos and thinking up of the title "Mini Me", I thought it would be fun to "shrink" the sketch and place if off-centre on my 12 x 12 page, to show the mini version of the sketch!

Journalling: This is me when I was a little girl. Mini Me! I was born on 10th July 1980 & these photos were taken in the early 80s. I'm thankful that babywear then were free from the outrageous 80s outfits & hairdo! LOL! I just love these baby shots of myself that I just gotta scrap about it as part of my memories!!

Supplies: Playing with Scarlet Lime August Kit [American Crafts Moda Bella line papers, LUXE Capris line papers, American Crafts Ver Accents Thickers, Chatterbox Happy Days Dimensional Stickers, buttons], Heidi Swapp Ghost Clocks, Making Memories Jumbo Blossom, American Crafts Thickers (alphas), Bazzil Kraft Cardstock.

 Penny Smith

Title:{Fragile Handle with Care on this Journey to You}

Supplies: PP:Making Memories, October Afternoon, Prima; Flowers: October Afternoon, KI Memories, Prima; Letters: Thickers (AC), Making Memories

 

It's hard for me sometimes to journal on a layout... is it "neat" enough? Am I saying just want I want to say?? But I encourage it! Even if you hide it, tell the story!!

 

I also just the "Fragile Handle With Care" on the paper, as part of the title... Though we traveled to get our daughter, that phrase means more than just shipping a package! :)

Jana Patterson

Name: {Outlast}
Description:
I did this page for two reasons: 1/ I LOVE these pictures of my daughter! They really show her personality. 2/ The kid can really wear us out. I don't know where she gets all the energy... At the end of the day, I am trying to stay awake sitting on the couch and she's bouncing off the walls! She's just got so much life inside that little body trying to get out.  So, this page is to document 2/ while using 1/... 
I used the central theme of the sketch: using rows of blocks to display my pictures. Then, instead of the little mini blocks, I used paper strips to show my journaling. I guess I stayed pretty true to the sketch, eh?
Supplies: Black Market Paper Society and Bazzill paper, Thickers chipboard frames, Scenic Route sticker letters, uniball pen, and Kokuyo & pop dots adhesive. 

Kelli Fisher

Title: Diva

Description: Lately I have been inspired by all things simple. So it is a simple layout of my pooch.

Suppies: Patterned Paper: Offbeat Collection by Basic Grey; Cardstock: Archiver's; Ribbon: American Crafts; Adore Bingo Card by Jenni Bowlin; Flower: Petaloo; Chipboard Letters: Pressed Petals

We  would also like to send well wishes to Deb she had to resign from Pink Sketches due to a busy family life. We wish her and her family all the best!!! Thanks for all your hard work Deb!

 

Pink Sketch #9

Thanks so much to everyone who entered our guest designer contest. All of your layouts were amazing!!! We have chosen our 5 top winners!!! Each person will get the chance to be a guest designer for Pink Sketches! And the winners are.......

1. Cabbie Lopez

Inspired by Sketch #5

 

2. Stacy Koo

Inspired by Sketch #6

3. Michelle Dobbyn

Inspired by Sketch #1

4. Melita Chow

Inspired by Sketch #3

5. Sophie Sim-Lawrence 

Inspired by Sketch #6

That's 5 great weeks of guest designers!!!! Check your emails later today ladies for further details! 

And now it's time for another great sketch!!!! Make sure you email your incredible creations to kelli11181984@mac.com to be put into the Pink Gallery. 

This sketch is simple and plain. It leaves a lot of room for imagination and of course embellishments!!!

Sophia Soh

Title: iMBK shopping

Description: It's a memorable shopping experience for me in Bangkok, Thailand. We just had to visit the infamous or rather, famous MBK shopping centre where tonnes of tourists are for the shopping. I just had to get my husband to take a photo of me with MBK behind me to mark this "history" visit of mine, though I didn't do much shopping there! LOL!

Journaling: It's my 1st time to the infamous shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, where I heard you get to bargain for your goods. Apparently, the Thai shop owners must have wised up to all that. But it was an experience! I could do it again.

Supplies: From Scarlet Lime's August Kit (Tinkering Ink Beau Jardin papers, LUXE Capris papers, American Craft Moda Bella papers, American Crafts Thickers and Remarks alphas, buttons and lace ribbon), Making Memories 5th Avenue journaling book paper.

Sarah de Guzman

Title: Dog Gone Cute

Description: That picture of Maui was taken at the park after playing fetch. That's why she's got her tongue hanging out. I wanted to scrap this one because I thought her floppy ears looked really cute here.

Supplies: Paper American Crafts - A La Mode; We R Memory Keepers - Urban Window Collection; Bazzill - Cardstock and Scalloped Circle Other Making Memories - Spiral Journal Book; American Crafts - Stickers (Remarks); American Crafts - Thickers (Giftbox);7Gypsies - Stamp; Queen and Co. - Felt; KI Memories - Stickers

Jana Patterson

Title: Made with Love
Description: I did this page to show off my Mom's handiwork at knitting. She's always making really cool sweaters for my daughter. So, for this page, I took some close ups of Annde in one of her sweaters.
I took the sketch and changed the large horizontal block into pictures. I then tucked a transparency that was rectangular behind the pictures. I had to move the title and journaling up. Add some fun edges and doodling and the page is complete.
Supplies: Paper (Bazzill), Transparencies (Fancy Pants), Ink (Zig, Uniball), Adhesive (Kokuyo), brads (Oriental Trading), gel blossoms (Heidi Swapp), and letters by Doodlebug. 

Deb Harter

Title: Fly
Supplies: Patterned paper: SEI; Cardstock: SEI; Journaling spot: Making Memories; Paint: Making Memories; Ink: Tim Holtz and Stampin' Up; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers; Tim Holtz Grungeboard; Embroidery floss
Journaling: Grandpa and Grandma bought this swing for you for your third birthday.  Daddy hung it in the tree in the front yard down by the old well. The higher you go, the happier you are.  You always say, "Swing me way up high, Mommy!"

 

Kelli Fisher

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Scenic Route Sonoma - Rosalie Street, Verano Ave, Oak Lane; Scarecrow: Recollections from Michael's

Description: I have been inspired by simplicity lately. So I kept true to the sketch and let the picture be the inspiration.

Journaling: James loved the pumpkin patch. He even decided to take a bite out of a couple of them. I don't think they were quite as good as the stuff in the jar. 

April Mensik

Supplies: Paper: KIMemories, CreativeCafe, OctoberAfternoon. Embellishments: OctoberAfternoon. Stickers: MakingMemories

Journaling: As much as I hate to admit it, Samuel C is really starting to show his age. We met a woman at the dog park whose fur-boy had just turned 15. We can certainly hope and pray for 4 more healthy and happy years.

Penny Smith

Title: "Reach High"

 Supplies: Patterned Paper: The Paper Element; Ribbon: Unknown; Foam Letters: American Crafts

 

Guest Designer Winner

The winner of the Guest Designer spot will be announced on Sunday October 12th with the launch of Sketch #9!!!

Sketch #8

Thanks to everyone who sent in their Guest Designer Applications. The design team will be taking a look at them in the next few days and we will have a decision by the end of the week. 

Have a wonderful week and make sure to send all of your layouts to kelli11181984@mac.com to be put into the Pink Gallery.

Here is Sketch #8

And here are the design teams beautiful creations.

Kelli Fisher

Title: Fall Fun

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy Collection; Cardstock: Bazzil; Chipboard Owl: Maya Road; Stickers: Target; Cardstock Letters: Scrapworks

Jana Patterson

Title: Play

Description: I took these fun pictures establishing a new going to school tradition: we buy school supplied and then go do mini-golf & go carts. We had a ton of fun, even if Annde put her ball in the pond on Hole 2 and they barely fit in the race car...

I took the sketch and rotated it onto it's side. I then combined 2 of the blocks into one to be able to use more pictures. I still popped up 2 of my favorites. Then I traded the smaller side block for the journaling tags. Add some doodling and embellishments and it's complete.

Supplies: Paper by American Crafts & October Afternoon (including parenthesis journaling tags), thread by Close to my Heart, misc buttons, Bazzill scallop strips and paper flowers, Ribbon by American Crafts, Uniball & Slickwriter pens, popdots and Kokuyo adhesive, and Thickers.

Sarah de Guzman

Title: Then and Now

Description: I found some old pictures of my parents lying around while I was unpacking, so I wanted to put them to good use. The older pictures are from back when they just started dating, and the more recent picture is one of them a couple of years back. I wanted to show the growth they've made together as a couple.

Supplies: Paper: Making Memories - 5th Avenue Collection; Other: Scrap Within Reach - Chipboard Alpha; American Crafts - Thickers (Champagne); Bazzill - Brads; Scenic Route - Chipboard Elements

Sophia Soh

Title: Laughter Does Good Like a Medicine

 

Journaling: Then our mouth was filled with laughter & our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations,"The Lord has done great things for them" Psalms 126: 2

 

Supplies: Fancy Pants Pattern Papers (Free Spirit, Clair de Lune and Dapper), American Crafts Vinyl Thickers, Basic Grey Dark Choc Chic alphas, Prima Flowers amd Say it in Crystals, Ranger Stickles in Fruit Punch and Icicle.

Deb Harter

Title: Bucket Head

Supplies:  Patterned Paper: SEI Dill Blossom; Cardstock: Bazzill; Flowers: Prima; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers; Brads: Making Memories; Ink: Ranger and Stampin' Up.
Journaling: You love to walk around with a bucket on your head.  You look quite silly, but you inherited this trait from your Aunt Ashley.

April Mensik

Supplies: Paper: KIMemories, Autumn Leaves, Bazzill and Making Memories. Alphabet stickers: MakingMemories. Labels: Paper-source.com

Journaling blurred for privacy. 

*journaling blurred for personal sentiment*

Penny Smith

Supplies: Flowers: My Mind's Eye, Prima; Journaling Card, Title: My Mind's Eye; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Making Memories; Crochet ribbon: My Mind's Eye

 

Description: I am just not afraid to use flowers with my boys... if you tend to hesitate, try these lollipop flowers by Prima... I changed the color combinations from two different packages to make a match. Boys can appreciate the beauty of flowers too! You can make your own, too, out of denim, or Prima has some denim and red and white combination flowers that might be nice to try with boys too!

I hope you all enjoy this weeks Sketch. Make sure you leave us a comment and lets us know how you are enjoying Pink Sketches.