Hello and Happy Thursday morning to you! Thursday means a new Sketch Challenge at Inspiration in Action, so here you go!
This sketch gives you opportunity to use lots of different elements in your creations. I hope you have fun and hope you decide to play along. Once you've posted your creation to your blog or other public forum, come back to this post and, using the Mister Linky widget below, give us location where we can find your project. I'll be checking throughout the challenge period, leaving comments on your blog and will feature some of my favorites next week on Inspiration in Action. Be sure and put the keyword, "IA102" on your creation if you're posting to a public forum.
Please share this challenge with everyone you know -- invite your friends to play along with you. If we get at least 50 entries this week, I have a fabulous BLOG CANDY package ready to send out to one lucky winner -- a FREE (retired) stamp set and a Card Kit with everything you need (including instructions) to make 10 FABULOUS cards with the stamp set. It's a great prize, but will only be offered IF we get to FIFTY entries this week. Can we do it?
Okay, I made three samples for you today! I hope you enjoy them!
Stamp Set: Pumpkin Patch
Colors: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Dusty Durango
DSP: Cast-A-Spell
Accessories: 1/4" Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, Stampin' dimensionals, Big Shot and Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plates
Stamp Sets: Wandering Words, Teeny Tiny Messages
Colors: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard
DSP: Autumn Traditions
Accessories: Natural Hemp Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals!, Markers, Modern Label Punch and Die, Brads, Big Shot and Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plates (Swirly)
Stamp Sets: Snow Buddies, Grateful Greetings
Colors: Garden Green, Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
DSP: Merry Moments
Accessories: Snowflake Punch, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin' Dimensionals!, large and small tag punches, Crop-a-Dile, 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, markers, Big Shot and Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plates (Swirly), Rhinestone Brad, sponges
Remember, there's a great Blog Candy Offer on the line if we can get 50 entries this week! If you're playing along with the Sketch Challenge this week, please leave your direct link in the line on the widget below, along with your name and other information, and then leave me a comment. I can't wait to see your creations this week. Deadline for submitting is midnight on Sunday, September 20th!
It's too late to enter but I hope you'll come back each Thursday for a new Weekend Sketch Challenge. I want to thank everyone who played along this week. Here are just some of my favorites from this week!
What a totally "happy" card with the pumpkins. Those are too cute. Love the rest of your proejcts too!
Posted by: Teri | September 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM
All three of your cards today are so inspiring and make me wish I was at home stamping rather than at work! I love the color combos and the variety of texture. Thanks for feeding my stamping addiction!
Posted by: redstampinsam | September 17, 2009 at 02:54 PM
Gretchen--you totally blow me away, with your creations! I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite; LOVE them all
Posted by: SUE~ | September 17, 2009 at 04:43 PM
Your projects always bring a smile to my face! You are awesome for sharing your love of crafting with others so that they can continue to be inspired!
Posted by: Maripat | September 18, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Good sketch Gretchen. This is fun. I hope you like it.
Posted by: Cam | September 19, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Loved this sketch! So many ideas have popped into my mind to use it. Especially in making Christmas cards. And those Halloween Baskets you posted this morning are the cutest ever!
Posted by: Carol R | September 20, 2009 at 12:35 PM
I really enjoyed this sketch! I am so happy to have found your blog with these challenges, and can't wait for next weekend! Thanks!
Posted by: Nikki Smith | September 20, 2009 at 06:29 PM