Just My Sketches...taking a break

for the summer months!!!!!!

Be back later with more sketches and challenges!!!!!

We have a winner!!!

Hi Everyone!
Just stopping by to announce our Blog Hop Grandprize winner!
Firstly, a HUGE thank you to Cropstop.com and Dawn Olchefske for so generously donating the prizes!
Now, without further ado...
Can I have a drumroll please!
And the winner is:
Shalini!
I used Random.org for the drawing, and since some of the entries were email and some were blog comment I used time stamps to give everyone a number and as you can see Shalini was the 3rd entry.

Congratulations to Shalini, we will contact you via email soon to give you the details of how to claim your prize and for everyone else don't forget that if you entered you are eligible for a 10% off voucher at cropstop.com I have contacted all the entrants with their voucher code, but it's always possible that I missed someone, so if you entered and you haven't received a code leave a comment with your email address and I'll get a code out to you.
Thanks to everyone who entered for making this a success and I also want to give a big thanks to Lynn, without her great organisational skills we wouldn't have got this thing off the ground!

Celebrating Mothers Blog Hop!

At JMS the DT love our mothers and to show our appreciation for everything mothers do we are celebrating mothers in our blog hop this week.

The hop officially kicks off at 9 am (NFLD time zone), and ends at Midnight (NFLD time zone) 14th May.

There are 16 stops along the way, some have blog candy up for grabs (but you'll have to find them for yourselves we don't want to ruin the fun!). Here are some of the beautiful creations you can see along the way:

(Only a handful are shown in the collage so if you want to see the rest you will have to start hopping!)

Because it is what we do best we have used Sketches and songs for the inspiration behind our creations:

A Mother's Prayer by Celine Dion
Mother and Child Reunion by Paul Simon
Baby Mine by Bette Midler
I'll Always Love My Mama by The Intruders
If I Could by Regina Bell
Come On Get Happy by The Partridge Family
 
In your travels don't forget to collect the words to complete the quote about mothers and bring it back here to win the grand prize consisting of:

• $10 gift certificate from http://cropstop.com/ 
• $20 gift certificate from Stampin' Up! demonstrator Dawn Olchefske at http://www.dostamping.typepad.com/ 

Thank you so very much to CropStop & Dawn Olchefske for generously donating these prizes. Please make sure you pop over and check out their sites!
PLUS - Everyone who enters (with the correct quote) will receive a 10% off voucher from Cropstop.com so make sure you leave your email address when you enter so we can email you your voucher code.


The Fine print:

• You don't have to create anything for a chance to win, simply hop around and complete the quote to bring it back here and leave a comment on this post to enter.
• For a 2nd entry post your creation made with one of the sketches and songs in an online gallery or blog and link back here, then come back and leave a comment to tell us where to find your entry
• Entries close 9pm 14 May 2010, prizes will be drawn 15 May and winners will be notified by email as well as on the blog
• The individual prizes and blog candy along the way are the sole responsibility of the owner of that blog, so there may be additional conditions for entry on those blogs.

Now START HOPPING!
ETA - All the links are now up and running! So Hop away! 
Also ETA - In case you have any trouble finding them towards the end of the week here are the direct links to each blog hop post along the way:

1. Deanne
2. Monique
3. Cropstop
4. Lynn
5. Lisa
6. Lesley
7. Ana
8. Spharda
9. Melanie
10. Janice
11. Julie
12. Annmaree
13. Zarna
14. Stephanie
15. Margie
16. Ann

Blog Hop starts Sunday!

Make sure you come back on Sunday for our mothers day blog hop!

May 1st Sketch Reveals and Song Challenge

Wow! May!!! Can you believe it!!!

Here are the songs for this month. Click HERE to read the lyrics.

~LIVE LIKE WE'RE DYING

Kris Allen

~KISS A GIRL

Keith Urban

~FROM A DISTANCE

Bette Midler

~I BELIEVE IN YOU

Tyler Hilton

~DANCIN' ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

This is the card sketch:

CARD TEAM MEMBERS cards
~Spardha Angra

~Janice Coble

~Annmaree K

~Lesley Freiner

~Kristina

~Margie Overman

~Lynn

and mine

Awesome work ladies!!! 

This is the layout sketch.

LAYOUT TEAM MEMBERS
~Melanie Jarocki

~Ann Lenth

~Stephanie Puccini

~Zarna Gould

~Julie Thornton

~Ana White

~Lisa Johnston

Thanks so much ladies!!! Lovely layouts!

To get your name entered, simply create a card or layout using one of the songs as inspiration. Add your name by leaving a link to where we can find it.  (or add your link to the COMMENT section) At the end of MAY a random name will be chosen (using random.org) as a winner.

Challenge details:
~You will have 2 chances to get your name in for the monthly draw! There's a layout sketch and a card sketch you can do.

~Please only NEW projects, don't link back to a card or layout that you have previously done.
~You CAN combine this challenge with other challenges in blogland! That's the fun of challenges, seeing how many challenges you can include with one layout!!! Woohoo!!! Just remember to link back to Just My Sketches.That would be greatly appreciated.
~You have until the END of the MONTH to get your card or layout done for this month's prize.

~~~If YOU would like to sponsor a monthly prize, please EMAIL ME at deanneburton@gmail.com. Thanks! It would be greatly appreciated and I WILL advertise for you all month that you sponsor. I will also keep a permanent link on the sidebar of this blog.~~~ 

APRIL WINNER is...

Irit Shalom's Designs!!!


Congratulations!!! Please EMAIL ME and I'll get a RAK sent out to you ASAP!!!

Thanks to all who participated!!!

Get Ready...

A Blog Hop is coming!

Get ready to hop to it with the JMS & the Blend blog hop coming to a computer near you soon!
With a grand prize worth $30 as well as blog candy along the way, this is one hop you won't want to miss out on!

Sketch challenges are only

once a month now. They will be on the 1st of every month.

APRIL challenge

It's April Fool's Day and I thought I'd fool ya by NOT giving you a sketch this time around!!! Ha! So, you're not tied to a sketch BUT I will give you some songs to play with!!!

Here is the list of songs:
~MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY
Extreme
~ADIA
Sarah McLachlan
~MOMENT LIKE THIS
Kelly Clarkson
~BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Jim Brickman
~BAD DAY
Daniel Powter

Check out the LYRICS for these songs HERE!

Now, for your viewing pleasure, here are the LAYOUT TEAM creations!!
~Monique Fox

 
~Ann Lenth

 
~Stephanie Puccini 

 
~Zarna Gould

 
~Julie Thornton

 
~Melanie Jarocki

 
~Ana White

 
~Lisa Johnston 

~Michele Light --
  
...and CARD TEAM creations!!
~Janice Coble 

 
~Annmaree K

 
~Melisa Waldorf

 
~Lesley Freiner

 
~Kristina

 
~Margie Overman

 
~Lynn

~Sheri Fink --
~Spardha Angra -- 

and mine:

To get your name entered, simply create a card or layout using one of the songs as inspiration. Add your name by leaving a link to where we can find it.  (or add your link to the COMMENT section) At the end of APRIL a random name will be chosen (using random.org) as a winner.

Challenge details:
~You will have 4 chances to get your name in for the monthly draw! There will be 2 layout sketches and 2 card sketches posted each month (the 1st and the 15th)
~Please only NEW projects, don't link back to a card that you have previously done.
~You CAN combine this challenge with other challenges in blogland! That's the fun of challenges, seeing how many challenges you can include with one layout!!! Woohoo!!! Just remember to link back to Just My Sketches.That would be greatly appreciated.
~You have until the END of the MONTH to get your card or layout done for this month's prize.

~~~If YOU would like to sponsor a monthly prize, please EMAIL ME at deanneburton@gmail.com. Thanks! It would be greatly appreciated and I WILL advertise for you all month that you sponsor. I will also keep a permanent link on the sidebar of this blog.~~~

Card Sketch Reveal and Challenge March 15th

Here is the March 15th card sketch and design team reveal!!!

The songs for this time around are:

TIME
Hootie and the Blowfish
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY
Rod Stewart
I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN'
Scissor Sisters
MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU
Jonny Diaz
FIREFLIES
Owl City

Find the lyrics HERE.

CARD TEAM MEMBERS
~Spardha Angra

~Janice Coble

~Melisa Waldorf

~Sheri Fink

~Lesley Freiner

~Kristina

 
~Margie Overman

~Lynn

~and mine

To get your name entered, simply create a card using this sketch and using one of the songs as inspiration. Add your name to the comments and leave a link to where we can find it. At the end of MARCH a random name will be chosen (using random.org) as a winner.

Challenge details:
~You will have 4 chances to get your name in for the monthly draw! There will be 2 layout sketches and 2 card sketches posted each month (the 1st and the 15th)
~Please only NEW projects, don't link back to a card that you have previously done.
~You CAN combine this challenge with other challenges in blogland! That's the fun of challenges, seeing how many challenges you can include with one layout!!! Woohoo!!! Just remember to link back to Just My Sketches.That would be greatly appreciated.
~You have until the END of the MONTH to get your card done for this month's prize.

~~~If YOU would like to sponsor a monthly prize, please EMAIL ME at deanneburton@gmail.com. Thanks! It would be greatly appreciated and I WILL advertise for you all month that you sponsor. I will also keep a permanent link on the sidebar of this blog.~~~

Layout Sketch Reveal and Challenge March 15th

Here is the March 15th layout sketch and design team reveal!!! The songs for this time around are:

TIME
Hootie and the Blowfish
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY
Rod Stewart
I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN'
Scissor Sisters
MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU
Jonny Diaz
FIREFLIES
Owl City

Find the lyrics HERE.

LAYOUT TEAM MEMBERS
~Monique Fox

~Ann Lenth

~Stephanie Puccini

~Julie Thornton

~Ana White

~Lisa Johnston 

~Melanie Jarocki

~and mine

~Zarna Gould will be back next time!!!

To get your name entered, simply create a layout using this sketch and using one of the songs as inspiration. Add your name to the comments and leave a link to where we can find it. At the end of MARCH a random name will be chosen (using random.org) as a winner.

Challenge details:
~You will have 4 chances to get your name in for the monthly draw! There will be 2 layout sketches and 2 card sketches posted each month (the 1st and the 15th)
~Please only NEW projects, don't link back to a layout that you have previously done.
~You CAN combine this challenge with other challenges in blogland! That's the fun of challenges, seeing how many challenges you can include with one layout!!! Woohoo!!! Just remember to link back to Just My Sketches.That would be greatly appreciated.
~You have until the END of the MONTH to get your layout done for this month's prize.

~~~If YOU would like to sponsor a monthly prize, please EMAIL ME at deanneburton@gmail.com. Thanks! It would be greatly appreciated and I WILL advertise for you all month that you sponsor. I will also keep a permanent link on the sidebar of this blog.~~~