Design Team Call...

Alright ladies (and gents?), I need another member to offer examples every week for SketchMania.

(Basically this is a call for help, I need you more than you need me)

I need someone reliable, who can offer an example each.and.every.week. I understand if one week you're sick, or another week on vacation.. but I need (and yes, NEED) someone who is available 98% of the time! I have a great team, but I feel like I wasn't able to offer them enough by way of free goodies (which is what MOST design teams offer) and so their dedication may have wandered a bit (I do not blame them one bit) Not to mention, they are moms, wives, workers and women who have their OWN lives to tend to - and their own crafty endeavors to participate in! I would just like to bulk up the likeliness that we'll have examples to view each week when sketches are posted.

I always offer the sketches in advance by one month (and right now I have a couple months planned out).

I ask to have your examples by Tuesday evening, so that I can post the following Wednesday morning. Feel free to do layouts, cards, ATCs, wall hangings.. whatever you want!

I would really like to hit 100 followers.. so I'll be offering this as "Blog Candy" : Not only will I send you a bunch of handmade goodies from my ETSY store - but @ 100 followers I'll be selecting a Design Team Member..

I'd also like to mention that right now SketchMania doesn't require sponsors to supply DT Members with goods, but as we grow things will change!

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE DESIGN TEAM:

-Shoot me an email (deedee430@gmail.com) with your name, blog, and any design teams you're currently on.
-Tell me why you'd like to help out with SketchMania
-Show me three of your projects.. any and everything is welcome to be submitted, as long as it showcases your style.

SO - invite your scrappy friends to follow UmWowStudio and participate in sketches, send me an email with your info/application, and keep an eyeball out!

Thank you to whoever is willing to help out SketchMania in such an early, unrewarding stage!!
And a huge thank you to the girls who ALREADY help out, they really are a blessing!

SketchMania #29

Good Morn... Afternoon! lol.. pardon my lateness!

And let me apologize for the lack of examples these past few weeks - and apologize for the few examples that will be in the following couple of weeks.. but I want to thank everyone who has continued to play and assure you all that I have no plans of dismantling SketchMania - I just need a bit of hand holding through this newborn time in our lives!


This week's sketch will go into the prize for next month, and you have until the 28th to finish it! As for the past three sketches, you have until the 31st of January to get those in and be eligible for my Valentines Day Embellishment package (pictured above; paper flowers, fabric flowers, matching pins and scalloped hearts)!


here is this week's sketch:


And here is a FANTASTIC example from
Purnima:
(keep in mind we encourage ALL types of paper crafting; layouts, cards, altered arts, wall hangings, frames... get creative!!)





Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 28th of Feb for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

WooHooo! Let the voting commence!

I got picked for top 5 in the guest spot for design team @ SketchyThursdays!!

Be sure to go vote for your favorite, I feel so very honored to just be SEEN up there!!

♥♥♥

SketchMania #28

I had high hopes for this sketch, a gorgeous layout with lots of fun photos... didn't happen lol - lets see what you ladies/gents do with it!!

The sketch:


The examples:

DeeDee:


RachelMay:



Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 31st of Jan for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

Embellishment Pins - ETSY

Here are some embellishment pins for use with your paper crafting, feel free to stick through ribbons and bows, behind flowers and tickets, or to connect other fun embellishments to your page!!!

I can't wait to get to the store and find some super fun beads to use!! - the first 4 match sets of lollipop flowers done already... and the last one is just so super cute n fun!!

New Flowers!!!!

Here are some more glamour shots for new PAPER flowers.. hardest part about doing this Etsy shop? Keeping it full! lol.

Fancy Pants Paper

Fancy Pants Paper


Echo park paper

Echo Park Paper

Yay or Nay? - VDay Lollies!!

Alright ladies (and gents) Tell me what you think of this... I got in some faux stamen to play with.. Can't decide on my own!

White tulle, white satin, red satin, and "white" stamen which look a little pearlized!

SketchMania #27

Man these SM sketches really are getting high in numbers! I can't believe this is the 27th one!

Hope everyone is having a great time this new year - and has set lots of good resolutions.. my number one resolution I think is to enjoy the small things - because it incorporates all the other resolutions I've set.. "Show my husband just how much I love him" "Catch the small things during the day in a photo" "Take a nap in the sun" - Things like that!

The WINNER of our December (And Christmas!!) Prize from A Chocolate Daily is MIWA!!! (girlie I know you frequent CC but if you'd send me your address through email we'll get out your package!)
The prize for JANUARY is a bunch of handmade goodies from my ETSY Shop - I'll gather them up and take a photo later today - A bunch of Valentines related goodies. (That being said I'd like to invite everyone to invite your FRIENDS to follow and play with us!! I will have a SEPARATE prize or "Blog Candy" For when we reach 100 (one hundred) followers!! Part of that prize includes a DESIGN TEAM MEMBER SPOT for SketchMania!)

Here is this week's sketch and as soon as my girls get the examples rolling in I'll put them up! (mine is drying!)




Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 31st of Jan for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

2010 - Bliss

Sketchy Thursdays is doing another Guest Designer call - so here's my submission for their fantastic sketch!

The rules were:
Use a heart somewhere (CHECK)
There's a giant vintage heart on top of the black square

Use red or pink (CHECK)

I actually used quite a bit of red, but I love these rolled up pieces of paper. other red used: the stitching on my vintage heart, one tiny red butterfly, the backing of my photos, and small red gems

Add journaling (CHECK)

I hid my journaling as a folded tag behind the main photo.

Products used: Paper by EP and other random companies, Cosmo Cricket rubon, distress ink, distress powder, tag, Art Blanche chipboard, old book, lost and found charms, thread, hot glue, diamond glaze, blending tool, sewing machine, metal ruler, KnCO black gem, raffia and recycled crimped cardboard.

VDay ATC #1

Paula from CC was kind enough to offer to put together an ATC swap for this upcoming Valentine's Day.. I opted to do 2 considering how I've felt lately.. and I think this one turned out really well:

Check out that butterfly!!! It's punched from a shiny pink gum wrapper.. one of my favorite things is saving wrappers and packaging to use at later dates.

I made the flower (Which I've started selling on Etsy!)


I'm not sure how 3D ATCs are supposed to be, but this one has gorgeous depth!

Products used: Be Mine collection by Echo Park Papers, Distress Ink by TH, Black rhinestone by KnCo, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, black cardstock, a pink gum wrapper, Dymo label maker, black beads, tulle and satin.

New Etsy Item - Shabby Chic Fabric Lollies

I've been wanting to make some of these for quite some time now.. check out these glamour shots:

now we're talking price... lemme know what you would pay for these. what you would REALLY be WILLING to purchase them for. It helps me. really.

SketchMania #26!!

Goood morning ladies!

Thank you all for your submissions in last month's contest! I'll get with AJ from Chocolate Daily to see just how she wants to pick the winner and we'll be sure to announce it ASAP! Thank you for being patient and allowing me a week of rest/catch up from the holidays and acting as an incubator! I promise we'll have regularly scheduled SMs up for the next FOUR months!

I'd also like to say as a general feeling (maybe it's the hormones):Here's to love, life, laughter, creativity, growing relationships and growing hearts. Stay safe my friends.

The month of love is coming up and nothing makes that better than being able to share it with someone you care a lot for, and in my case soon to be 2 people... and our three dogs lol.

Ok enough sappyness - Onto the SKETCH!

DeeDee:


Purnima:


RachelMay:

Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 31st of Jan for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (CropChocolate, facebook, flikr, photobucket are ok too!) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

I Am Fully Occupied

Valentines day is just around the corner now... and I love vintage graphics.. this gal has some AMAZING ones that she shares with everyone.. be sure to check her out : The Graphics Fairy.

I used the VDay graphic found here to make this card:


Other products used: White tulle, random pieces of black and red paper, black distress ink, a silver bead, satin ribbon, black wire, and a silver key charm.

I love how 3D this card is: