Sketch 64: Layouts & New Designers!

Welcome back to another week at TTS! I hope you had fun playing with our previous sketches last week while we took some time off! Though we were off, we were busy lining up two new designers for TTS! I am SO excited to be able to introduce them to you this week. They are Jen and Rebekah! Rebekah loves to work with fabric, and she makes beautiful blankets and all sorts of goodies. And her papercrafting skills are gorgeous! You can see Rebekah's blog here. Jen is another fabulous papercrafter and has a photography business and wonderful etsy site. You can find Jen's blog here! You should start to see their work appearing in mid-August. Until then, be sure to keep up with their wonderful blogs. Welcome girls! We are SO excited to have you both on board!

Now onto our sketch for today, Sketch 64! This week's sketch leaves lots of room for tiny pictures, scrap paper, embellies, whatever you come up with to fill the space!
Look at what the design team did with the sketch! Wow! They used photos in space of the small squares, circles, strips of patterned paper, etc. And many of them turned the sketch too. So very unique, fun, stunning, and creative!

12x12 Layout by Chelsea
Paper: Fancy Pants On A Whimsy, Sassafras Bungle Jungle
Alphas: American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories Tiny Alphas
Embellishments: Fancy Pants On A Whimsy notebook journal page
Other: Colorbox Chesnut Roan Chalk ink, pop up glue dots
Notes: I made the 3-D flower by tracing Sassafras paper posies onto the Bungle Jungle paper and hand cutting them out. 12x12 Layout by Danielle H.
Papers: Bazzill
Embellishments: American Crafts letter stickers, Making Memories chipboard, craft supply embroidery floss, machine sewing 12x12 Layout by Elizabeth
Papers: Bazzill, Bo Bunny Alissa
Tools: Creative Memories corner maker, Cricut machine
Embellishments: Teresa Collins Journal It Girl Pink Tags, Paper Trunk Carson Alphabet, Bo Bunny Alissa Twirls Rub-ons 12x12 Layout by Gloria
Papers: Bazzill, My Mind's Eye, Flair Designs, Die Cuts With a View, Bo Bunny
Tools: SU scallop circle punch
Stamp Ink: Colorbox Chalk
Embellishments: Sharpie, Wal-Mart beads 12x12 Layout by Marcee
Papers: Bazzill kraft
Tools: Cricut Accent Essentials Cartridge
Embellishments: Fancy Pants Delight Overlay, Jenni Bowlin button, Pink Paislee captivating rub-ons, MLS mini alpha, Pink Paislee alpha 12x12 Layout by Susan
Papers: Teresa Collins, Bo Bunny
Embellishments: Jillibean Soup journalling sprouts, Basic Grey bling and half pearls, Thickers, Pink Paislee chipboard letters Weren't those amazing? :) And be sure to stop back tomorrow for cards and an altered canvas! Plus we have a fun announcement concerning next week, July 17th. You won't want to miss it! See you then!

Sketch 45: Layouts

Happy Friday everyone! I have exciting news to share with everyone today! First, Danielle W. and Tanis (our new designers) are sharing their work for the first time using Sketch 45. You will see Tanis' card tomorrow, and Danielle W.'s amazing layout is below!

Then, I have brought on three more designers. I am SO excited to welcome Alisa, Gloria, and KellyJean! You will see their work starting in mid-March or so. Be sure to visit their blogs in the mean time and check out their amazing work. We are SO glad to have each of them! Welcome girls!

And our wonderful designer, Traci, has had to step down. You haven't seen her work in a while as she has had to put family first. Well, now they are going to be making a move to another state, so she had to step down from TTS. We are truly going to miss her, and we were blessed with the creations she was able to share with us! We will miss you Traci!

Now let's look at Sketch 45. It has a bit of layering and then space for a couple of photos. But be sure you look at what the designers did--some have flipped the sketch, and Elizabeth used three photos! Fun, fun!12x12 Layout by Chelsea
Papers: Bazzill, October Afternoon Weathervane
Tools: Sewing machine with brown thread, Making Memories Edger, Fiskars Threading Water Punch
Stamp Ink: Colorbox Chesnut Roan Chalk ink
Embellishments: "Home Sweet Home" sticker October Afternoon Weathervane, American Crafts Brown Slick Writer pen, foam circles to add dimension.
Journaling reads: "I am so grateful to be able to say home with you. I couldn't imagine life any different. We would be missing out on so much. I love you. Love, Mama. I love our walks together. Our memories 1-14-90". 12x12 Layout by Danielle W.
Papers: Pink Paislee, Doodlebug
Alphas: American Crafts
Embellishments: American Crafts ribbons, Fancy Pants ribbons, flower trim from craft store, DMC embroidery floss, Basic Grey brad 12x12 Layout by Elizabeth
Papers: Bazzill, Bo Bunny Press Winter Whisper
Tools: Creative Memories corner maker
Alphas: American Craft Thickers Playroom felt letter stickers, Computer font Century Gothic
Embellishments: Bo Bunny Press Frost Days cardstock stickers, Polymark puffy paint, ColorBox inks, Offray ribbons 12x12 Layout by Ember
Papers: Making Memories, October Afternoon, American Crafts, K&Co Amy Butler
Alphas: American Crafts, Adorn-it
Embellishments: Creative Cafe tag, American Crafts stickers and heart, Paper Valise tickets, Maya Road frame, misc. butterflies 12x12 Layout by Marcee
Papers: Fancy Pants Splendid, Doodlebug
Embellishments: Doodlebug trims, Making Memories stickers, Little Yellow Bicycle alphas Well, enjoy your Friday, and join us tomorrow for some amazing card fun!

A Big Announcement along with our RAK Winners!!

First, I wanted to share some exicting news with you! On Wednesday, April 2nd, at about 1:30 p.m., our DT member Shanna had a precious baby boy, Brody! Brody was 9 lbs. 4 oz. and 22 inches long at 8 days early. We are so excited for Shanna and her family! Congrats! If you want to read more or see upcoming pictures, be sure to visit her blog!

And for our other exciting news, at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 3rd, we had our 700th person subscribe to our blog! I am in awe! I cannot believe that we have already gotten 700 subscribers since our opening day on March 13!!! Wow! Thank you all for being so excited along with us. Our 700th subscriber was joellejello!!! Just because you were No. 700, I have decided to give you a RAK too!

Now onto our three other winners. Using a random number generator, we found our winners by subscriber number as you subscribed through Feedblitz. Here are our winners and what you will be receiving:

Winner No. 1 is ralarue

Winner No. 2 is msagr24

Winner No. 3 is jayandsarahjane

Winner No. 4 (our 700th subscriber) joellejello

Congratulations to the four of you! And sorry that I don't have a picture for the 4th winner. It caught me by surprise to reach 700. I will get something fun together for you though! :) Please e-mail your name and addresses to me so I can get your boxes off to you! Thank you all, and this will not be your last chance for a RAK! We will be having fun things along the way so stay tuned! Congrats again!

Meet Marcee, Shanna, Traci, and Patter

I am so excited to introduce our last three DT members to you: Marcee, Shanna, and Traci. I will also share a bit about myself. :) These girls are so amazing as is the rest of the team. I know you will love getting to know them and looking at their galleries and blogs. I am blessed to have them, and I hope you will enjoy the entire team's work! I can tell you from what I have seen, you will not be disappointed! :) Without further chatter, here are Marcee, Shanna, Traci, and myself!

Marcee Rodgers

The ‘loves’ of my life are: Jesus Christ, my husband of 8 years, my two amazing childrenm and our puppy Gus.
My favorite color is: Right now it is yellow. There are very few colors I don’t like.
My favorite products and embellishments are: Love Elsie, Scenic Route, Making Memories, SEI, Amercian Crafts, Jenni Bowlin, Stamps, Glimmer Mist, Rub-ons and tons more!
My favorite scrappy tool is: Fiskars Stamp Press
My favorite time to scrap is: Anytime! But late at night when it’s quiet is the best.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? Definitely a night owl.
Your blog/gallery link: This Life in Words

Shanna Vineyard
The ‘loves’ of my life are: IS it bad to list Dr. Pepper first? HA! My family, my God, and my Country. No, I’ve never applied to the armed forces. :)
My favorite color is: Seriously…..and truly….I don’t have just ONE! I love them all!!! Especially bright colors that make me smile just by looking at them!
My favorite products and embellishments are: I am a HUGE Making Memories, Heidi Swapp, and Bo Bunny fan! I HAVE to use rub-ons on just about EVERY project I create, and I LOVE using my sewing machine to add those (in the words of Shrek) “homey touches."
My favorite scrappy tool is: I can’t live without my paper piercer, my Tombow Mono Adhesive, and my scrappy glue!
My favorite time to scrap is: After the kids and hubby are off to school and work! Then it’s time to PLAY!!!
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? I used to be a total night owl but not so much anymore. I am pretty worthless after about 11 p.m. Never thought I would say this but looks like I’m a morning bird!
Your blog/gallery link: My Next Thirty Years

Traci Wishart
The ‘loves’ of my life are: My God, my family, my children Brandy and Riley, and my soon to be husband, Roger. The people in my life inspire me and make me laugh everyday!
My favorite color is: Burnt orange and pink!!!
My favorite products and embellishments are: Basic Grey, ribbon, chipboard, and I am really into glitter right now!
My favorite scrappy tool is: My nail file...I love to distress!
My favorite time to scrap is: In the evening while catching up on my TIVO!
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? HOOT HOOT! I am a night owl!
Your blog/gallery link: Wishart a New Book

Patter Cross
The 'loves' of my life are: Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, Michael my husband of 19 years, and our precious identical triplet girls! We also have 3 wonderful dogs: Dusty, our 7 year old Keeshond; Tanner, our 1 year old Papillon; and Scout, our 1 year old Papillon. Of course, my parents and extended family mean the world to me too. I just wish we didn't all live so far apart! That is SO hard!
My favorite color is: Baby pink, baby pink, baby pink!!! Did I mention baby pink? :)
My favorite products and embellishments are: Quickutz, Glue Dots, Making Memories, Creative Cafe, felt, buttons, flowers, and so many more! I am an embellishment and product junkie!
My favorite scrappy tool is: My Quickutz Revolution, my brayer, and my Crop-a-Dile!
My favorite time to scrap is: Anytime I am not tackling Mt. Washmore (my laundry pile)!
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? Definitely a morning bird. I get up between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. seven days a week. Love the quiet house to myself.
Your blog/gallery link: Triple the Scraps

Meet Danni, Ember, Carrie, and Julie!

First, let me say thank you to all of our new subscribers! We have been overwhelmed to see the excitement and number of subscribers that have joined us! Thank you, thank you! And because we have had such a tremendous outpouring of interest, we will be drawing for three RAKs instead of just one! Remember, I like to do things in three's so it is only appropriate! :) The drawing will be held on April 4th, and everyone that is a subscriber to our blog will be eligible win! So, if you haven't subscribed yet, be sure and do that! Now onto four more design team introductions. This week, I am very excited for you to meet Danni, Ember, Carrie, and Julie. Be sure to check out their amazing work on their blogs or in their galleries.

Danni Reid

The ‘loves’ of my life are: Jesus Christ, my husband Jason, my 4 kids, my Mom and Dad, and my Momma & Papa.
My favorite color is: I love red, white, and shades of green (you said favorite palette right?) YEP, LOVE Christmas!!!
My favorite products and embellishments are: Paper, oh yum, sigh...., buttons, completely love them, felt, (yep love that too), and my embroidery thread.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My scallop scissors, hole punch, and needle (did you say just one? insert giggle).
My favorite time to scrap is: Late, late at night or early, early in the morning (quiet time).
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? Definitely a morning bird.
My blog link: Dannisdoodles

Ember Sherman

The ‘loves’ of my life are: Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, my husband of almost 10 years, Derek; our two awesome boys, Corbin-9 and Bryson-2; and the only other girl in the house, Remi who is 3 (she's our Jack Russell).
My favorite color is: Orange or Lime Green.
My favorite products and embellishments are: Anything I can stick on my layouts.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My Stampin' Up spiral punch and my Crop-a-Dile.
My favorite time to scrap is: In the evening, when my children are sleeping.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? I am definitely a night owl!!
My blog link: Never a Dull Moment

Carrie Ferrier

The ‘loves’ of my life are: My God who is my strength and guide, my high school sweetheart husband, my 2 sons, my sweet Corgi dog, and plain M&M’s of course.
My favorite color is: Today it’s green; I tend to change favorite colors. :)
My favorite products and embellishments are: I am loving scallop-edged anything – buttons – brads – and missing pattern papers.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My Tweezer Bees. I can’t scrap without them.
My favorite time to scrap is: In the evening and into the wee morning hours sometimes.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? Total night owl. I never go to bed before midnight.
My gallery link: Carrie's CMK Gallery

Julie Overby

The ‘loves’ of my life are: My first love is and always will be Jesus who continues to love me back unconditionally. My second is my dear husband of 13 years, Arte. Three lil’ other loves in my life are my sweet kiddos who are 3, 6, and 8.
My favorite color is: Coral
My favorite products and embellishments are: Pattern paper, Thickers, stamps, chalk ink, Glimmer Mist, Glue Dots, and bling just to name a few.
My favorite scrappy tool is: Fiskars stamp press and squeeze punches.
My favorite time to scrap is: Early afternoon when the sun is shining into my closet, I mean, craft room! LOL!
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? I would say night owl although I’m trying not stay up so late these days!
My blog link: Mini Moments

Be sure to join us next week when we will introduce our last three designers: Traci, Shanna, and Marcee! Have a great week, and grab the Triple the Sketch blinkie if you haven't gotten it yet!

Meet Hope, Renee, and Elizabeth!

I am so pleased to introduce three of our amazing design team members to you: Hope, Renee, and Elizabeth! I am so excited to have them on board, and here is just a little about each of them.

Hope Huddleston

The ‘loves’ of my life are: Jesus Christ, Jason my best friend and husband, my 3 boys Cole, Connor, & Caleb.
My favorite color is: Green
My favorite products and embellishments are: Gosh, this is a hard one. I love any American Crafts Thicker, Scenic Route & Sassafrass Lass patterned paper (though I'm pretty much addicted to all patterned paper), and chipboard in all shapes and sizes.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My Making Memories Trimmer.
My favorite time to scrap is: Pretty much anytime I can squeeze it in, but usually at night after the boys are in bed.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? Depends on the day ;)
My blog link: 4 Boys and a Girl

Renee Lamb

The loves of my life are: The Lord my Savior, my husband, Tom, and his 4 amazing girls, Gracie (my dog), my two nieces, my mom and grandparents. Without the influence of these amazing people, I may not be who I am today. I am blessed and thank the Lord each day to have such a wonderful close and loving family.
My favorite color is: Yellow but orange, red, and lime green are VERY close behind.
My favorite products and embellishments are: Well, anything! Making Memories, Basic Grey, QuicKutz, Cuttlebug, K&Co, Scenic Route. I am drawn to any product that has bright colors, stripes, flowers, or polka dots. I love ribbon. I have tons and tons of ribbon. It's a sickness really and who can resist bling?! I have to admit I am drooling over the Pink Paislee and Glitz lines right now too.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My Cuttlebug and exacto knife. I like to draw my own embellies and use that exacto a LOT.
My favorite time to scrap is: Anytime I can! I usually get the most done on the weekends though since I work full time during the week.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? I am definitely a morning person. I do not like to sleep my day away, and I like to be in bed no later than 11 or 11:30. I think the latest I can function is 1:00 am. After that the brain shuts down! But I am still up no later than 7:00 a.m. (and that's late for me).
My blog link: Crazy Thing Called Life

Elizabeth Carney

The ‘loves’ of my life are: Jesus, Dayv, Alyssa, my dogs, and my family.
My favorite color is: Canary yellow and also red.
My favorite products and embellishments are: Bazzill cardstock, ribbon, buttons, and flowers.
My favorite scrappy tool is: My tape runner.
My favorite time to scrap is: When creativity strikes.
Am I a morning bird or a night owl? I am a morning person.
My blog link: It's My Thingy

Be sure to check back next Friday when you can learn more about our other amazing design team members! Have a joyous week!