1.12 sketch {and an announcement}

Hello! Here is your sketch for 1.12. Let's see what the DT made for your inspiration.

Diana 

Heidi

Julie

Amanda

Antonia

Audrey

Az

Corrie

Heather

 Kyoko

Lisa

Mariko 

Melissa 

Tomomi

Our sponsor this week is ARTchix Studio.

Hi! I'm Helga, the owner and happy artist behind ARTchix Studio. Thank you for having me as a sponsor on your incredible site again. The creativity that I see here is just amazing and so inspiring! 

I'm pleased to announce that ARTchix Studio recently celebrated 10 years of business! Hooray! We've stuck around because of our commitment to boosting creativity by finding and designing new, unique fabulous products. And by providing exceptional customer service. Plus, we always include fun, fabulous gifts with every order that our customers rave about. 

For the prize this week, I decided to put together a festive, cheerful Valentine Gift Pack (valued at $30) for one lucky winner. It features our Sweetheart Paper Dolls which would look awesome on your scrapbook pages or on their own. I've seen some artists add faces of their loved ones to our paper dolls  and they look so cool! 

In addition, this package includes our Tell Me a Love Story collage sheet which is filled with romantic words that were originally hand-cut from vintage books. You'll find a variety of unique and thoughtful words and sayings to add to your pages and valentines this year. Some of my favorites include "a promise of hope," "fill the little crannies of my heart,"and "all the world loves a lover."

 

I've also tucked in some of our Watercolor Hearts — the perfect base for valentines. Along with an assortment of fabulous embellishments: Red Metal Roses, Mini Pink Metal Roses and Eco Chunky Hearts (made from recycled wood fibers).

And to top it all off, I've added some of our tiny Wood Tags that say "handmade." They're made from sustainable birch wood. They're perfect for adding onto your valentines and pages to let everyone know that they're indeed handmade. 

Thanks again for having me here! Pop on over and see me at ARTchix Studio anytime…mention Sketchy Thursdays with your purchase and I'll include a bonus Valentine-y gift. Wishing you a wonderful, art-filled week!

Thank you so much, Helga! That prize is amazing!! You have until 10 p.m. (EST) on Wed., Jan. 18th to link your entry to Mr. Linky in the sidebar for your chance to win this week's prize.

And here is the huge news…

I am nervous, sad and anxious to announce to you all that Heidi, Julie and I have decided that the 1/12/12 challenge will be the last challenge for the Sketchy Thursdays blog challenge.

Finding sponsors, keeping up this pace for two and a half years, and overwhelming lives for all three of us has found us with a decision we needed to make.

I plan to keep the Facebook page live, active and post sketches as I am driven to. I may even come across some random prizes or opportunities that I will post there as well. 

I have already been asked to continue making sketches for other sites and companies. Heidi will also be continuing her sketch work with Scrapbook News and Review.

I promise there is no secret agenda—just three very tired, overwhelmed ladies that feel we have hit a threshold for this part of our adventures.

Thank you so much for being a part of this journey with us, and I hope to see you playing along with this, our last, challenge. Much love to all of you that have supported the site for the past few years. I have a special place in my heart for everyone who played, sponsored and stopped on by.