Thursday, May 29, 2008

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!!







WAHOOO - here is the big surprise I was telling you about!!!

IT'S BLOG CANDY TIME AGAIN!!!

I can't believe I'm over 80,ooo hits already....

I'm so happy to see that you all love my cards and my blog!!!

Hope you like what I have picked this time...here is what you will win:

1 Retired SU *Best Bar Codes* Stamp Set - I have mounted it and never ever used it!!!
1 Sheet of *Sweet Nothings* Accents&Elements
1 Sheet of Clear Gemstones
3 Cards and Envelopes from the *new* Fresh Cut Notes (not avail. for customers until June)
2 Pre-cut Papertrey Berry Sorbet Cards 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and some matching 5/8" Berry Sorbet Swiss Dots Satin Ribbon and also the 3/8" Berry Sorbet Topnotch Twill Tape Ribbon.

Of course you have to work for it a little bit...he,he, he!!! This is what you have to do to qualify for the entry:

What is your favorite Sketch??? You have to add a link with your comment!!! I will pick a couple of the Sketches and make cards with it!!! If I have picked your Sketch of course I will add your name and gallery/blog if you have one.....

The Stamp Set's will be up to me....so I can make the Sketch work!!!

JUST TO CLARIFY - I'M LOOKING FOR THE *ACTUAL* SKETCH ONLY!!! DON'T FORGET TO ADD A LINK!!! FOR EXAMPLE MOJO#39 THANK YOU!!!

IF YOU HAVE POSTED YOUR COMMENT ALREADY DON'T WORRY, BUT FROM NOW ON I'M ONLY LOOKING FOR THE *NAKED/PLAIN* SKETCH - LOL!!! I SHOULD HAVE POINTED THAT OUT - SORRY!!!

All US, Canadian, APO and AE addresses may play!!! I will pick a WINNER next Wednesday, June 4th!!! That way you have time to browse and look at Sketches - LOL!!!

Hope you will play and I'm so looking forward to your favorite Sketches!!!!

70 comments:

Kris said...

My favorite so far is from SCS, sketch SS175.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346067

The reason is because I was really happy with the card I created using this sketch.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/908002?cat=500&ppuser=140436

Thanks!
Kris (Kween Bee Kreations)
http://kweenbee.typepad.com/

sandyh50 said...

I have just started doing sketches to improve my cardmaking skills. Thank goodness for them. Here is a weekend sketch from Beate that I liked the layout. It is pretty typical of what I usually do.
http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/01/18/weekend-sketch-challenge-31/ Now that summer vacation is here I hope to do more sketches!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on all your hits. One of my favorite sketches is one of Taylor's cupcake sketches. I have it posted here along with a card I made using her sketch.

Anonymous said...

Love your blog! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Here is a sketch I created a while ago.
http://scrappedsilly.typepad.com/photos/my_layouts/card-sketch.html

Krisstee said...

My favorite of all time has already been mentioned. SC175.......I just love the flow of the half circles and have seen many great cards using that sketch. It would work well on a page I be thinkin'.

Krisstee said...

awwwwwwwwww poop! I forgot the link.........LOL
http://splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93994&d=1210134529

Nancy Riley said...

Silke, Congrats on the 80,000 hits! Very exciting, and you're celebrating generously, my friend!

I skimmed through my sketch book, and there are so many fantastic sketches out there! I guess the sketches I favor have multiple layers, and helps in creating a natural-looking layout, instead of looking like the card was created to fit the sketch ... kwim?

One of my favorites is Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday #25 ... http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/2008/02/mojo-monday-week-25.html ... it offers a great natural balance!

Denise Marzec said...

Wow, Silke...GREAT blog candy! I'm sure a lot of people will be signing up for this (once they research their sketch, of course). I knew right away what sketch to give you....the one I always go back to: MOJO#12

Here's the link: http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/2007/11/mojo-monday-week-12.html

Hugs, D~

Elaine said...

Hi Silke,
congrats on 80k!! WOW!
Here's one of my fave sketches from sCS:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=349543

Anonymous said...

I like the first sketch from Emma's Paperie:

http://emmaspaperie.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-card-sketch.html

SueB said...

LOVE your blog. Thanx for the regular source of inspiration AND chance at the t'riffic blog candy.
I can't wait 'til June rolls around and I can order that SU stamp set and note cards!

I love doing sketches and always LOVE Amy's - here's an example that I'd participated in ... http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/2008/04/friday-sketch-2.html
and the card I made using the sketch ... http://sueblondin.blogspot.com/2008/05/whooo-loves-ya.html

michelle in mi said...

Wow-congrats on the top hits! Here's a link to a sketch that I've used many times.
http://mmichael4.homestead.com/misc.html

Amy said...

Congrats on all those hits and thanks for sharing the amazing blog candy! Wow!

Here's one of Kristina's cards that I think would make a fabulous sketch. It is at the top of my list of sketches to try, anyway...

http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/2008/05/macm-youre-simply-the-best.html

If you are looking for one of the greyscale, officially numbered sketches, this one of Beate's was one of my favorites ...

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/02/01/weekend-sketch-challenge-33/

Angie Tieman said...

Congrats on the mucho hits!! Thanks for offering the great candy! Here's a sketch I did awhile back and loved:
http://janellerichmond.typepad.com/photos/sketchthis_card_sketches/sketchthiscards44.html

Donelda said...

I love doing sketches. I really like this sketch from SCS

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237896&highlight=sc118

and made this card using it

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/521087?cat=500&ppuser=90421&perpage=96

Crossing my fingers, love that PTI ribbon!! Congrats on the blog hits!!!

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Stampin_Melissa said...

I honestly can't say that I have a favorite. Innovative Stamp Creations has recently started having challenges on their blog and I enjoy playing along with them. Their recent one is here:
ISCC3

Here is my take on their challenge:
Mosaic Friend

Congrats on the hits! Your blog is awesome!

Julia Aston said...

Hi this looks like a fun sketch
From Friday Sketchers - hope the link is correct!
http://bp1.blogger.com/_KiUG5BqKQ8Y/SD084sKscEI/AAAAAAAAARM/8Pvaryn-Ry4/s1600-h/3c25.jpg

super blog candy Silke! congrats on all your hits - not a surprise - you are such a terrific card artist!

Tara Kieninger said...

My favorite sketch is one of from the Dec 2007 CardMaps on PageMaps.com that I just did for Blogger's Challenge #49. You can see the sketch and my card here on my blog:
http://firefliesandflutterbyes.blogspot.com/2008/05/bloggers-challenge-49-animals.html

Anonymous said...

I really like this one: http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/01/04/weekend-sketch-challenge-29/

Thanks for the chance to win FABULOUS blog candy! Congrats on so many hits!

Anonymous said...

Hi Silke -- Congrats on over 80,000 hits! It's amazing how quickly you've reached that. There are so many sketches I love. One of my favorites that I would love to see you use is from SCS #105. Here's the link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42028&d=1167800886

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the hits!!! It's difficult to pick just one but I love Beate's weekend sketches. This is the first one of her's that I did:
http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/01/04/weekend-sketch-challenge-29/

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to win something!
Have a great day!

Anonymous said...

I have just started trying sketches, this is one I have yet to try, but every card I have seen following this sketch looks awsome. Thanks for the chance at the candy, and I know why you got so many hits, you are a fantastic stamper!
http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2008/05/fall-to-layout-1.html

JenniferL. said...

I love sketches, I have several that I really like but here is one from Beate's blog -- http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/01/18/weekend-sketch-challenge-31/ -- It was my first sketch challenge to participate in so that makes me like it even more. Plus I was actually really pleased with the card I made with it.
Here is my card with that sketch:
http://createdbyjen.blogspot.com/2008/01/weekend-sketch-challenge.html

Great job on your blog!

Unknown said...

I know it's bad, but I don't really participate in the challenges. I've noticed I keeping adding cards to My Favorites from Jen del Muro's sketches. My current favorite is from May 17 "SFYTT"

http://iheart2stamp.com/2008/05/17/iheart2-what/

Alyssa S said...

Wow! Congrats on 80K hits although it comes as no surprise!

Easy peasy! My favorite sketches come from Jen del Muro's Sketch for You To Try on Saturdays at http://iheart2stamp.com Here is the link to my favorite:
http://iheart2stamp.com/2008/01/12/a-new-sketch-with-new-su/
You can see a few cards that I have used this sketch for here:
http://critterlyss.blogspot.com/2008/01/jens-sfytt.html

Thanks for the opportunity at some really fun stuff! :o)

Cula said...

My favorite sketch is last weeks BIC Challenge from Beate found here:

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/05/23/weekend-sketch-challenge-49/

here is my entry to Beate's challenge from last weekend.

http://culaparker.blogspot.com/2008/05/weekend-sketch-challlenge-49.html

Clara said...

Wow awesome blog candy!

Okay one of my favorite sketches is SC95:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193713

I love the clean simple lines and colorblocked look.

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Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your Hits, what an awesome accomplishment.

A Sketch I like is MFTSC20:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329421&highlight=card+sketch

Thanks for the chance to win.. Heather

Ravengirl said...

Silke -

I think that Beate's WSC47 is my favorite sketch right know. I was very pleased with how my Mother's Day card turned out. Here is the link to the "naked" sketch: http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/05/09/weekend-sketch-challenge-47/

Toni

Anonymous said...

WOW, congrats on the hits and thanks for a chance to win this awesome blog candy. I can't wait until June to order that stamp set.
Here is a link to sketch on CPS that I like. It has lots of layers and a place for an image and sentiment. http://picasaweb.google.com/TamiMayberry/CPSSketches/photo#5134354461653260898

JoAnn B. scrappingnana4@yahoo.com

Heather D. said...

I really like this sketch from Splitcoast Stampers: (SC95)
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193713

Because it's an opportunity to use different patterns of paper!

Anonymous said...

Here is the link to my favorite sketch design:

http://messagesfrommandy.blogspot.com/2008/05/t-his-is-one-of-my-favorite-sketches.html

I hope you like it!
Thanks - Mandy

Ladybug Landing said...

I made a nice shaker card using this sketch. SC110

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=44813&d=1170827464

Hope you like it. And thanks for the opportunity for blog candy! I love those lazer cut cards!

Amy

Anonymous said...

thanks for this opportunity! the blog candy is super cute! i love your blog and get a lot of inspiration from you!
i have a ton of favorite sketches that i turn to when making cards. as of recently, i've been digging this easy one:http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/650379?cat=500&ppuser=458
i love beate's work!
-lindsay

Dani Dziama said...

WOW!!! Congrats on all the hits! I can see why you have had so many. My favorite sketch is also SC175 http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=93994&d=1210134529

I love it because it's such a great design. Many many many different color/dsp combos work well with it. I think I'm addicted to it LOL.

Janette said...

I really love the mojo Monday sketches by Julee Tillman. This one is a favorite of mine:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_AAnIwNqdF7I/SB6GuyZCOSI/AAAAAAAACNI/cIdxkQnRoxY/s1600-h/mojomonday36.gif

Monika/Buzsy said...

Yummy candy! I really liked this sketch from Taylor... so versitale...
http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/2008/05/taylored-expressions-cupcake-challenge.html
TFS!

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the hits!!! I subscribe to your blog and LOVE seeing what you have created. My favorite sketch is SC171 from the SCS site, because it's a little different. Thanks for the chance to win!
Ilene B>

Giovana said...

Congratulation Silke!!! Your blog is awesome.
I really like Taylor's Cupcake Sketch Challenge #17.

Thanks for the chance to win!!!!

God bless you
Giovana

Anonymous said...

Here's my fav:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/91575?cat=4133

I like a simple layout that can showcase any lovely image. It also gives me an opportunity to use my beloved DP.

Congrats on so many hits. I LOVE your blog.

-Melissa

Debbie said...

Thanks for the great Candy you're offering Silke.
This is an interesting sketch. It was a challenge for me, but I've come up with some pretty cards.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79021.

Unknown said...

wow! Congrats! Love the blog candy!

Unknown said...

Wow! This is some great blog candy! Thanks so much Silke! You are amazing girl! One of my favorite sketches is this one from Taylor. Here is the link to her sketch. It's TECC7. Her blog is http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/

Here is the sketch: http://bp1.blogger.com/_v5PSbVeSQHw/R9qmRK5hAKI/AAAAAAAABEM/AmgtYPyN9RI/s1600-h/TECC7.jpg

Anonymous said...

If you'd have asked me last week, it would have been mojo#25, but here's my new favortite:

http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/2008/05/mojo-monday-week-39.html

Thanks for your inspiration.

Alison said...

I have a hard time deciding on just one sketch; my favorites are by Becky Fleck, particularly her scrapbook page maps. She has some great card sketches too:

http://www.pagemaps.com/june08cardmaps.htm

Anonymous said...

http://pagemaps.com/june08cardmaps.htm

I love this site for inspiration. The first on on this page is awesome.

Congrats on the hits.

Regina Cornelius regcorn@zoominternet.net said...

congrats on your milestone!!!!

i have always loved this sketch....
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322082

i was very happy with the first card i made with it:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/803502?cat=500&ppuser=104623

thanks for having such a wonderful blog candy!!!
regina

Ilina Crouse said...

This is one of my favorite sketches, as soon it was posted I had to make a card
http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/03/28/weekend-sketch-challenge-41/
Thanks for having awesome blog candy!

LeAnne said...

oh, candy, candy, candy, I just love candy!!! I never win, but it is exciting to see others win!!! My favorite sketch right now is from a new blog called Clean & Simple. Here it is:
http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2008/05/fall-to-layout-1.html
Since you are the queen of clean, I thought you would like this one!
Smiles,
LeAnne

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

My favorite sketch is one from Julia S. a while back. I loved the lines of it and was able to make some great cards with it. Here's Julia's sketch.

Kirsten said...

Wow, what wonderful sketches people are offering up. Thanks for the wonderful blog this is exactly what I needed for a little extra inspiration tonight to plan some cards for a class. This is the sketch I have been using most often and came looking for more ideas becuase I have used it too much this past week.

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/05/23/weekend-sketch-challenge-49/

Pegg S said...

Great idea to list favorite sketches. I love Jen's sketches on her blog, but this one was so different and could use some smaller stamps. http://iheart2stamp.com/2008/03/22/oldies-but-goodies-on-my-sketch-for-you-to-try/

Congrats on all of your hits and sharing your great work!

Anonymous said...

Hi Silke!

Here is my favourite go to sketch for all those long skinny images: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290600&highlight=144 from splitcoast!

Have a great day!

Anonymous said...

One of my favorite sketches is one from Beate. I loved the simplicity of this cards. Here's Beate's sketch:

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/03/28/weekend-sketch-challenge-41/

thanks,
-GraceB

Carol said...

Hi Lori!

My fav is SCS sketch challenge #126.

Thanks for letting me play!

Carol
St-Lazare

Allison Rankin said...

Here is a fav sketch of mine: http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-ascrapping.html

Cheers!

Pat S. said...

I like the sketch challenges on Splitcoaststampers. A fun one is Michelle Wooderson's tent card...sketch #134.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58954&d=1185335990

Thanks for a chance at the great candy!

Kerry Johnson said...

This one's an oldie but a goodie! It's one of Julee's mojo sketches.
http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com/2007/09/mojo-monday-week-2.html
Thanks for the chance to win!

Brenda said...

Wow 80k hits!!congrats. I haven't been doing sketches very long but have found that I love to do them. My favorites ones are from splitcoast stampers and Beate. My favorite so far is WSC 37. I really like how my card came out.
Here is the link
http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/files/2008/06/wsc-_37.jpg

Thanks for the chance to win.

Anonymous said...

Ok. I have two. I love these two from the same person, Lauren Meador. So... first This one http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/files/2008/05/sketch-49.JPG

And then this one: It is a pop out image! http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/files/2008/05/sketch-50-pop-out.JPG.
I am working on how to make a hyperlink on my MAC... Sorry! .

Annapurna said...

This is the one that challenged me and I like that in sketches. Hope you like it.
http://ismaki.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/ismaki-14-kianel/

You are making some beautiful cards with the sketches so far.

Angel said...

Here's one that I'd made up and posted on my blog a while back. http://angelsworld94.blogspot.com It was posted on February 29, 2008. Hope the link works, I'm having issues with it!! Great candy and thanks!!

Angel said...

ok, here's the link: http://angelsworld94.blogspot.com/

i got it now!!! again, look for the post on February 29, 2008!

Anonymous said...

I really like this one:

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/05/09/weekend-sketch-challenge-47/

Thanks for a chance at some great blog candy!

Renae

Anonymous said...

I really liked this one of Beate's:

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/05/30/weekend-sketch-challenge-50/

I especially liked what Lauraly at Just Give Me Stamps did with it:

http://justgivemestamps.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Love your blog!
Donelle

Anonymous said...

Hello!

I found your page because of Beate, so here's one of my favourite sketches of hers: WSC47
http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/weekend-sketch-challenge/

and the card I made for it:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/911111?cat=500&ppuser=108835

congrats on a great site!!

Jan said...

I love this sketch by Renee Morris Dezember. It's a simple sketch but the results can and are just beautiful.
here's the link:
http://dragonflytime.typepad.com/photos/page_plans_card_sketches/renee_5.html

Beth R. said...

So many cute ideas here, thank you for sharing your work with us.
I look forward to seeing what I can try next.

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