DS82

Hi there all and Happy Thursday to you all.

Today we reveal our very last Deconstructed Sketch for 2012! This week's sketch runs for 2 weeks over the Christmas break with a brand new sketch for you after we welcome in the new year.

Now onto this week's sketch.....

As I have just written, addressed and posted over 50 Christmas cards, I wasn't really keen on making a card this week! So I decided to make a calendar page, for December 2013.......

I used a gorgeous Saturated Canary image, and colored her up to go on a 6X6"  calendar from 

SRM Press.

Now all I need to do is decorate the other 11 months!

Make sure you check out our DT inspiration, with a special shout out to our Guest Designer          JONI WILSON

Here are the DT links

• Amber Hight
• Amy Sheffer
• Arielle Gordon
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

and our guest  JONI WILSON

Don't forget to link up your entries at Jen's blog  HERE

I hope you have time to join us this week.

Tracey.

IT'S TAG TIME

Hi there and happy Deconstructed Sketch Thursday to you all.

If you've visited my blog during the week you will know that I have finally got into the Christmas spirit and started making gift tags. You could imagine how excited I was to see jen's sketch this week in the shape of.... you guessed it.... a gift tag!

So here's Jen's awesome as always sketch....

And my project using this week's sketch....

I absolutely LOVED this week's sketch. It came together so quickly for me. That's what I love about sketches.

I paper pieced the little MFT girl, so there was very little copic coloring in to do. My papers were odds and ends from October Afternoon, Echo Park, and My Mind's Eye.

Make sure you check out our DT inspiration, with a special shout out to our Guest Designer          JONI WILSON

Here are the DT links

• Amber Hight(taking a break)
• Amy Sheffer
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff, Guest Designer
• Donna Wardle (sitting out this week)
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

and our guest  JONI WILSON

Don't forget to link up your entries at Jen's blog  HERE

Have a happy week and I'll see you next week for our last challenge for 2012.

Thanks for stopping by.

CHRISTMAS TAGS

Hi there.

I finally had time this week to play with some new product just for fun.

Some new stamps arrived at the store this week from DARCIES, and I couldn't wait to try them out. I was just going to stamp them in red and leave them uncolored for a quick tag, but you know me and copics. I just couldn't help myself........

I was so annoyed when I turned rudolph over with a wet mane of stickles and a blob of red made it's way down his face. Oh, well. We'll just call it a freckle.

I've left the back blank for a personalised Christmas message.

Only 14 sleeps to go!

Thanks for stopping by.

A CHRISTMASSY DS80

Hi there all and happy Thursday. It's deconstructed sketch time!

Jen's sketch is awesome as always, and I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas tree decoration since the sketch this week is round!

You will probably notice that my tree is totally bare. That's this weekend's number one job. I really like this decoration and think I may now have to make one for every family member. They are very simple and quick. A great idea for last minute gifts for special relatives.

Pop in to see all the DT creations here.

• Amber Hight(taking a break)
• Amy Sheffer
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff, Guest Designer
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

And then be sure to visit THE DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH BLOG to play along.

Have a great week and weekend.

Tracey.

DS 79

Hi there all and happy Thursday. It's been a hot one here today where I live. High thirties it reached, and into the forties in other parts of Victoria.

Good crafting weather though, keeping cool in front of the air conditioner.

This week's Deconstructed sketch was designed by the awesome Jen Shults. It  didn't take me long at all to put this one together. I'm pretty sure I followed her sketch to the letter too.

For my card I used The Greeting Farm's Latte Anya, and scraps of patterned paper. I stamped Anya onto watercolor paper and colored her using Tim Holtz distress markers. I think my watercoloring skills are slowly improving.

My very dear friend has just moved to a town 1000s of kilometres away, and I sent this to her for her Birthday. I miss her so much. She does read my blog but she has already received the card  so all is good.

There's lots of inspiration on the Design team's blogs, so make sure you check out their samples.....

• Amber Hight(taking a break)
• Amy Sheffer
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff, Guest Designer
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Then don't forget to link up your entry on  THE DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH BLOG

It is our guest designer Cresta's last week with us this week, and we are looking for a new guest designer.......

It’s time for YOU to throw your hat into the ring to be our next guest designer. If you’d like to be considered all you need to do is make a project with this week’s sketch, post it on your blog and add a link to InLinks on Jen's blog for DS79. That’s it! The deadline to enter is next Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 10 pm CST. The guest designer will be announced next Friday, December 7, 2012 and will design with us for DS81 and DS82 before we break for the Christmas holiday!!

We can't wait to see what you create. Will you be our next guest designer?

Thanks for stopping by,

Tracey.

SPECIAL MUM

Today I have both a card and a cake to share.

It was my lovely Mum's birthday and I made a quick card for her with no coloring. It was super quick in fact, as I based it on a card by my dear friend Julie who is an awesome cardmaker.

I used a MME paper pad which has lots of gorgeous coordinating papers.

We also celebrated our daughter's 15th birthday last weekend with a high tea at home for her friends.

This is the cake I made for her. Although the ruffles were a little time consuming, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to do. The beautiful roses on top are fresh from my Dad's garden!

That's all for today.  

I'll see you tomorrow with this week's Deconstructed Sketch.

Tracey.

A SMASHING DS78

Hi there and Happy Thursday to all.

It's Deconstructed Sketch time and I am super-excited as I have another Smash page to share with you today.

It's my second Smash page ever, and I think I will just fill the album with all of my favorite colored images.

So here goes.

I'm hoping that with time I will become more laid back and casual and worry less about where everything goes on my page. I'm kind of happy with my first 2 attempts though.

I used one of Krista's newer Saturated Canary stamps, which I love, and of course used this week's Deconstructed Sketch.

I know the DT's cards are particularly awesome this week, so make sure you check them out.

• Amber Hight(taking a break)
• Amy Sheffer(out this week)
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff, Guest Designer
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Don't forget to visit JEN'S DECONSTRUCTED SKETCH BLOG There's no time limit to play along with this week's sketch. Make sure you link up your card too for us all to see.

I'll see you all again in two weeks for our next sketch after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Bye for now,

Tracey.