5.27 sketch challenge

It seems like most of you had fun with the two-page sketch last week.  Back to a standard one-pager this week! 

This week's sponsor is Picnik.com, an online photo editing site.  Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.  Many of the tools are free, although some of the really cool ones do require a subscription. 

So, this week's awesome prize is a 6-month subscription to Picnik.com!!!! 


Personally, I do all my photo editing on Picnik - not just the fun effects but cropping, resizing, touching up, etc.  Every process is super easy and quick...much easier and quicker than my PhotoShop Elements program!  
 
A couple of the DT members had some fun with their layout photos on Picnik to give you a taste of what you can win.
 

Heidi  (cross-process, focal zoom, stickers, color boost, vibrance, vingnette, cloning, touch ups)

Diana

Shannon (duo-tone)

Adora 

Antonia

 

Beverley 

Julie 

Lisa 

Nely 

Meghann (May Guest Design Team)

I want to extend a warm thank you to Meghann for being our May GDT Member!  She did SUCH an awesome job!!!!! 

Head on over to Picnik.com to check out all the useful and fun things you can do to edit your photos.  I guarantee you are going to love it!!!!

You have until 10pm EST next Wednesday June 2 to link up your entry to Mr. Linky in the sidebar.  Have fun!

our latest winner and some faves

Seriously, people.  You don't make this easy for us.  But that's a GOOOOOOOD thing!!!!

Luckily, we don't have to pick a winner of the prize ourselves because that'd be too much pressure.  Thank you random.org!  And the random pick this week is...

Congratulations Erica!!!!

Erica, email me at heidi(at)heidimyers(dot)net with your snail mail addy so we can get your awesome prize from Paper Poppy Kit Co.!!!!

Erica made this wonderful layout:

Thank you again to Paper Poppy Kit Co.!!!!  Be sure to check out their site!!!! 

This weeks faves are below! Amazing stuff from everyone.

Faves and winner, remember to grab the blinkie in the sidebar for your blog!!

Sarah Michelle

Tami White

ZoezMom

Michelle

Titiyan

Kanga

Bronwyn

Tessa

Be sure to stop back by in a couple hours for this week's sketch challenge and prize!!

June Guest Design Team Winner

So, uhhhhhh...it's Wednesday evening, huh?  Oops.  I promised to announce the winner of the June Guest Design Team member on Wednesday, huh?  I was so wrapped up today with my son's Kindergarten Celebration that I totally spaced it.  I'm happy to say I didn't bawl like a baby like I feared...just quietly, joyfully wept.  I don't think too many people noticed.  Waterproof mascara is a beautiful thing.  LOL. 

Well, I guess if you happened to take a gander at the poll still hanging up in the sidebar all day long you probably already figured it out...

Our June Guest Design Team Member is...

TESSA!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back, Tessa!!!!!!!! 

Here's her amazing winning entry:

Tessa, email me at heidi(at)heidimyers(dot)net and we'll get you set up for June.  AND, we'll get your amazing prize pack out to you, compliments of Snobby Walrus!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered our June GDT Challenge and especially Tyggereye, MirjamC, Frances, and Debbie.   Everyone did such an awesome job and we hope to see you all back again.  We are so honored and humbled that you all play along with us every week.  Thank you!!!!

Stay tuned for in just a few hours we'll announce the winner of the 5/20 weekly sketch drawing and reveal the newest weekly sketch!!!

- Heidi

Please Vote: June Guest Design Team Member

WOW!   We had 75 entries for the June Guest Design Team Challenge!!!! 

Thank you sooooo much to everyone for playing along with us.  While we wish we could pick every single one of you for GDT, we just have to narrow it down to make the voting easier.  And let me tell you, our DT had a REALLY HARD TIME narrowing it down to just 5 people.  I have to tell you I don't think we've ever had this much trouble.  Usually there are at least 3 or 4 clear favorites but it was really difficult to narrow this time.  So, if you didn't make it to the voting round this month, please don't be discouraged!!!  Please try again next month!!!!

Here are the lucky 5 this month, in no particular order:

Tyggereye

MirjamC

Tessa

Frances

Debbie

Please place your vote in the poll in the sidebar.  The poll will be up until 11:59pm EST Tuesday, 5/25.  The winner will be announced Wednesday 5/26.

Thank you again to our amazing sponsor of this month's GDT Challenge, Snobby Walrus!!!! 

5.20 sketch challenge

Are you one of our Facebook fans? Were you when I ran the poll asking about double-page sketches? Well, we heard your vote and now here we are—a double-page Sketchy Thursdays! We plan to mix these in every once in awhile, so be prepared to be challenged!

Personally, the hardest part for me was finding two pieces of identical paper for the background and also then taking a picture of the layout.

Before you run away screaming that there is no way you'll be able to do this... WAIT! One, this week's sponsor is super cool, so you'll want to have a chance at that, and two, you do not have to make a double page. Your entry can be a single page that is still representative of the sketch (see GDT Meghann's take on it below).

Let's see what the DT made for this one!

Diana

Heidi

Adora

Beverley

Julie

Lisa

Shannon

May GDT - Meghann

And, as promised, this week's sponsor is super cool! One lucky random winner will receive the April kit from Paper Poppy Kit Co.!

The Paper Poppy Kit Co. is a monthly scrapbooking kit club dedicated to bringing you the latest scrapbook products combined with vintage, handmade, and unique embellishments.

Each kit will contain enough patterned paper, coordinating cardstock, fibers, alphas, journaling spots, and other embellishments for you to create four to six layouts with enough leftovers for a card or two. And to help you give your layouts a fresh look, we'll post tips, techniques, and tutorials for creating original embellishments. Join us and let your creativity bloom!

And here's a list of the prize contents:
Cardstock
Mulberry (Bazzill)
Black (Bazzill)
Lime (Bazzill)

Patterned Paper
Recycle (Basic Grey Green at Heart)
Jungle (Bsic Grey Green at Heart)
Pea (Basic Grey Green at Heart)
Emerald (Basic Grey Green at Heart)
Envy (Basic Grey Green at Heart)
Flower Garden (Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage)
Picket Fence (Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage)
Front Porch (Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage)
Trellis (Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage)
Porch Swing (Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage)
Blue and White Grid (Scenic Route)

Embellishments
2 Sheets Vintage Sheet Music (Etsy)
1 Vintage Music Flash Card (Etsy)
1 Package Chipboard Flowers (Scenic Route)
1 Package Green at Heart Sticker Pops (Basic Grey)
1 Artisan Elements Frame (Pink Paislee)
1 Chipboard Music Key Chain (Maya Road)
3 Journal Tags, Colors Vary (Pink Paislee)
1 Clear Stamps Book Page (Prima)
6 Bella Brads (Pink Paislee)
2 Green at Heart Clips (Basic Grey)
6 Pink Flower Trinket Pins (Maya Road)
1 Package Chipboard Nook and Pantry Alphas (Basic Grey)
1 Pleated Ribbon Strip, Purple or Green (Pink Paislee)
4 Pipe Cleaners (Craft Factory)
18" Black and White Grossgrain Ribbon (May Arts)
16 Green at Heart Buttons (Basic Grey)
1 Square Black/White Houndstooth Fabric (Craft Factory)

OK, now that you see that there is a perfectly good reason to TRY the double-page sketch, get to it!! Link up your entry to the Mr. Linky in the sidebar before 10 p.m. (EST) on Wed., 5/26. Can't wait to see you all try this one out!

our latest winner and the faves

Hello everyone! Such great pages this week! I never get tired of hopping from blog to blog looking at all of your work, so much creativity out there!!

This week's random winner will get the SRM Stickers generous prize pack. And... without making you wait much longer... that lucky winner is Alison! Congrats!!!

Send me your shipping address to dianadesigns [at] rochester [dot] rr [dot] com, and I will pass your info along to the wonderful ladies over at SRM Stickers.

Thanks again to SRM Stickers!! If you haven't shopped their store yet, you must go take a peek! I know you'll have a wish list made before you leave there! :)

Alison

This weeks faves are below! Great work from everyone. Faves, remember to grab the blinkie in the sidebar for your blog!!

Wednesday

TesaB

Takako

Isolde

Lynnda

Jennifer L.

Debbie

Amanda P.


Thanks for stopping by to see who won, and we'll see you back here shortly for the next sketch. And this week is DOUBLE the fun! :) You'll see...