Sketchy Thursdays {kindergarten}

Happy Thursday! Here is my latest page for Sketchy Thursdays. The sketch I made is up and ready to go for you to play along with us.

This week we are sponsored by the cute-as-a-button Etsy shop,
Bananafishstudio. Make sure to stop by to see all of the details about the sketch and the prize for the week.

I made this page using the Harvest Festival November kit from Scrapbook Circle. Such a fabulous Fall kit. I love the colors and all of the patterns are amazing! Just when I think scrapbook paper couldn't get any better—wham!—it does!

I finally had the chance to scrap the last of the pictures from the first day of Kindergarten. These are from the Parents' Day. It's hard to believe that he is already so self-sufficient when it comes to getting to and from school all by himself. 

He's already so attached to his a.m. bus driver, too. She was on vacation for a few days, and he thought the whole school was closed. (LOL!) When she came back, he was so happy that when he got on the bus he screamed her name with a huge grin on his face. Makes me feel good that he's having such a great experience so far.

Thanks for stopping by to see my layout. I hope you'll have a chance to play along with us at Sketchy Thursdays!

what a great turn out for sketchy thursdays!

Thanks for playing along with this week's challenge. Below are all of the entries for the previous sketch.
Thanks to Jennifer from Half Full Martini for donating some great prizes!


And now, to announce a winner. For those who are new to SKETCHY THURSDAYS, I can't just pick someone because I think all of the pages are beautiful. So, I chicken out and use the random number generator.

We're here for fun, so I keep it random.

The winner this week is: Brittney. Visit her blog here to see more of her work. Thanks for playing along! I love how bright your page is, and the stitching on the cloud is adorable!

Brittney, e-mail me your shipping address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com

submitted by MissBliss

submitted by Mo

submitted by Heidi

submitted by Brittney

submitted by Brenda

I will get back online later today and post the next sketch. It looks like everyone had so much fun with this one!

AND... I have another fantastic Etsy seller, Pink Owl Paperie donating some fabulous prizes for the next sketch winner! Until then, visit her store and do some shopping!

meet Jennifer!

Jennifer runs the Half Full Martini blog and makes wonderful journaling spots and tags that she sells at her shop on Etsy.

I asked Jennifer a few questions and here's her story:
I am from Memphis, TN. and started paper crafting when I was a kid. I have always loved creating, especially with paper. I could spend hours on my computer designing new paper goodies.

I really got serious about selling my items about two years ago. I was creating pieces for friends and friends of friends, so I decided to expand my horizons and open up my Etsy shop.

I was working full time then so I didn't get to spend a huge amount of time on it, plus the birth of our second child left little time to create. I quit my job of 14 years last year to be a stay at home mom.

I also have a monogramming business that keeps me busy as well. I like combining both monogramming, sewing and my paper crafting to see what I can come up with.


Thanks, Jennifer, for sharing! Everyone, check out her shops. Here are some of the items in her store that I think are just darling.



Jennifer has graciously donated a cute prize pack of her scrappy goodness for the winner of this week's sketchy challenge. So get your entries in! The sketch is on the right sidebar. E-mail your page or card to me at dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com or post a link to your creation in the comments section today.

Thanks all, and thanks again, Jennifer!

my page for sketchy thursdays

Here's my layout for this week's SKETCHY THURSDAYS. Tomorrow I will post a special guest Etsy seller who has been gracious enough to donate some wonderful prizes to this week's winner. So get your pages ready!

On the right sidebar I've added the sample sketch for the week. Click on that to get my e-mail address and send me your LO if you aren't sure where to post the link. I'll make sure you are entered into the sketch challenge for the chance to win.

Check back tomorrow to meet Jennifer and see her scrappy goodness!



Supplies: Cosmo Cricket (pp, chipboard), American Crafts Thickers, Basic Grey (sticker letters), Daisy D's ribbon, hemp twine

sketchy thursday and a winner

We have a SKETCHY THURSDAY winner!

This week's winner is Heidi (notbusyenuf). Her winning layout is posted below, and you can check out her blog HERE.

Thanks for playing along, Heidi! I love your interpretation of the sketch, the paper is so bright and cheery, perfect for tea time. E-mail me your shipping address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and I will send you some scrappy goodies.

Thanks for playing along with the sketch! I love seeing what you came up with.


Below is the new sketch. Link your layout to this comments section by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 24. I will post a winner on Thursday morning and release a new sketch.

Want to spice it up? Add stitching (by hand or machine) to your page this week. You don't have to, but some people like a bit more direction or criteria for their challenges.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone who is playing along! As always, send me your ideas if there is a page that you really want to finish and are stuck on.

all aboard!

Hello! Today I am posting my layout for SKETCHY THURSDAYS this week using the below sketch. Remember to attach your LO to last Thursday's comments section (or this one, I'll find it either way) to be eligible to win this week. The winner gets sent some scrappy blog candy (I know Mo liked getting hers last week, thanks for the post on your blog, Mo!)

Supplies: Bo Bunny pp, Tim Holtz tickets, AC Remarks letter stickers (brown), Pink Paislee letter stickers (white), Kaiser Craft rub ons, Colorbok chipboard, twine

Hope to see more people participating as well as those of you who have been playing. I love seeing what you come up with!


Thanks for reading, and I hope you all are having a great Monday.

sketchy thursday and a winner

We have a SKETCHY THURSDAY winner!

This week's winner is Brenda's Joy (Brenda Smith). Her winning layout is posted below, and you can check out her blog HERE.

Thanks for playing along, Brenda! I love your interpretation of the sketch from last week, and those pics of your furbaby, too cute! E-mail me your shipping address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and I will send you some scrappy goodies.

Thanks for playing along with the sketches, ladies! I love seeing what you come up with.

submitted by Brenda's Joy

submitted by Brittney

submitted by Mo Mo Stamper

Here is the sketch for this next week:

Post your layout that goes with this sketch by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 17. I will post a winner on Thursday morning and release a new sketch. As always, send me your ideas if there is a page that you really want to finish and are stuck on.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone who is playing along!

my sketchy thursday layout

Hi all! Above is my layout to go with this week's Sketchy Thursday sketch shown below. I loved making this page. I made the sketch knowing that I wanted to experiment with swirls and fun embellies, but had no idea how it was going to turn out. I am actually quite pleased with it, and it was a challenge for me.

Supplies: Jillibean patterned paper, Basic Grey paper, Fancy Pants journaling spot, Colorbok rub ons, Cosmo Cricket chipboard, twine, EK Success binding edge border punch



So far we have one entry for this week's Sketchy Thursday challenge. (Thanks, Brittney!) Your odds of winning some blog candy are pretty good! Post your page that goes with this week's sketch HERE by 11:59 p.m. EST tonight. I'll announce the winner and a post a new sketch tomorrow morning.

sketchy thursday and a winner

We have a winner from last week's Sketchy Thursday contest. With the participants placed in the order they submitted their layouts, the winner is:

Stamping with Mo (Maureen Kao)! Mo, send me your mailing address to dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com so I can send you some crafty goodness!

You can view her blog here and the winning layout here, as well as see the other pages submitted.

Thanks to everyone who participated! This was really fun and I am so glad that I have decided to run this contest every week. So.... without further delay .... here is your Sketchy Thursday layout for this week.


Layouts that go along with this sketch are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wed., June 10. Leave a comment on this post with a link to your layout and then check back Thurs., June 11 to see if you won some blog candy and to see the next sketch.

I hope everyone is having fun, I know I am! Remember to send me your suggestions if there is a sketch idea you need.

Congrats again, Mo! I love the page about your mom, it is so beautiful.

reminder for sketchy thursdays

Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share with you three layouts that have been submitted so far for this past week's Sketchy Thursdays challenge.

submitted by Stamping with Mo

submitted by Brenda's Joy

submitted by KarenSue

Check in tomorrow when I will announce a blog candy winner from last week and also post a new Sketchy Thursdays sketch. It's not too late to enter! Get your submission in by 11:59 p.m. EST tonight. Post the link to your layout HERE.

Enjoy the day!

my layout for sketchy thursday

On Thursday I blogged about Sketchy Thursdays. Here is the layout I did to go with the sketch for this week. Remember to post the link to your layout HERE (Thursday's blog) for a chance to win blog candy. There is already one layout posted so take a look (thanks KarenSue!) and keep them coming.

Leave me a comment if there is something you'd like to see on Sketchy Thursday (single photo, using circles, using grids, etc) and I'll see if I can come up with a fun sketch.

Thanks as always for stopping by!

sketchy thursdays

When I started this blog I wanted to share ideas and projects with others who love scrapping. So, today I start the first of SKETCHY THURSDAYS.

I like to make sketches of layouts and cards, and now I can share them with you! Here is the first one.

If you do a layout using this sketch, post a comment here with a link to that project. Next Thursday when I post the newest sketch, I will announce a winner from this sketch and send them a prize. If you read yesterday's post you know I have some stash to giveaway.

Thanks for reading my scrappy blog, and don't forget you have until 11:59 p.m. EST to comment HERE for a chance to win an American Crafts giveaway pack.