Bonus Open Challenge for February

Hello and happy Thursday! Since we have an extra Thursday this month, we're bringing you one last challenge for the month. We're bringing back the Open Challenge for this bonus challenge, you can use any sketch as your inspiration. Something you found from another favorite sketch site, a sketch of your own design, or even a Sketches in Thyme classic sketch! Check out the sketches our DT was working with:

Joni Parker

Joni used this sketch from SKETCH SAVVY

Wendi Robinson

Wendi Robinson used a sketch from October Afternoon

Rene' Sharp

Rene' used a sketch from Scrap Africa

Erin Reed

Used a sketch from Scraps with V Kit Club

Jinny

Jinny used PageMaps' Webster's Pages Sketch Contest sketch for her layout.

Valerie
Valerie used this sketch from Let's capture these sketches

Sally Cranney

Sally used this sketch from Creative Scrappers

Deb P
This sketch is courtesy of Scrapville, and was designed by the very talented Anita Bownds

Wow- how's that for some fabulous inspiration? Go grab a sketch, get scrapping and share your takes on our sidebar by February 29th! Can't wait to see what you come up with! =) Tiffany

Thursday Takes #70- a 2 pager!!

Hello, it's Sketches in Thyme Maven Tiffany with our 3rd sketch for February. All challenges will run for the entire month, so you'll have PLENTY of time to put our sketches to good use!

Now...on to today's challenge, it's a 2-pager!! You can use this sketch as a starting point to create, rotate, flip, whatever works to get you inspired! Here's the sketch and some fabulous takes from some of our Mavens:

Wendi Robinson

Joni Parker

Erin Reed

Rene' Sharp

Jinny Newlin

Valerie

Sally Cranney

Stacia

(February Guest Maven)

Tiffany

Oh I just love a good 2-page layout, don't you? I hope the sketch and all the fabulous takes from the Design Team will get you scrapping! Now it’s your turn to create something wonderful. Link up your take on any (or all) of our February challenges in the sidebar by February 29th for your chance to be named one of our Top 3, or our winner for the month. This month's winner will receive a great prize from this month's sponsor, The Cutting Cafe. =) Maven Tiffany

Thursday Takes #69

Hello, it's Sketches in Thyme Maven Tiffany with our 2nd challenge for February. This month we'll have 3 challenges featuring our very own Sketches in Thyme ORIGINAL sketches, and our bonus 4th challenge of the month will be an oldie-but-goodie, the Open Challenge! And speaking of our SiT sketches, have you visited our sketch page here on the blog? We hope is that you can use this blog as a reference and come back to it anytime for great sketchy inspiration. All challenges will run for the entire month, so you'll have PLENTY of time to put our sketches to good use!

Now...on to today's challenge. You can use this sketch as a starting point to create, rotate, flip, whatever works to get you inspired! Here's the sketch and some fabulous takes from some of our Mavens:

Wendi Robinson

Rene' Sharp

Joni Parker

Erin Reed

I rotated the sketch to account for a horizontal picture

Sally Cranney

Stacia

(February Guest Maven)

Eleftheria

(February Guest Maven)

Such a great variety of inspiration!! I hope the sketch and all the fabulous takes from the Design Team will get you scrapping! Now it’s your turn to create something wonderful. Link up your take on any (or all) of our February challenges in the sidebar by February 29th for your chance to be named one of our Top 3, or our winner for the month. This month's winner will receive a great prize from this month's sponsor, The Cutting Cafe. =) Maven Tiffany

Thursday Takes #68

Hello and Happy February! It's Sketches in Thyme Maven Tiffany with our first of 4 challenges for February. This month we'll have 3 challenges featuring our very own Sketches in Thyme ORIGINAL sketches, and our bonus 4th challenge of the month will be an oldie-but-goodie, the Open Challenge! And speaking of our SiT sketches, have you visited our sketch page here on the blog? We hope is that you can use this blog as a reference and come back to it anytime for great sketchy inspiration. All challenges will run for the entire month, so you'll have PLENTY of time to put our sketches to good use!

Now...on to today's challenge. You can use this sketch as a starting point to create, rotate, flip, whatever works to get you inspired! Here's the sketch- this one might be a bit of a struggle to work with, it's definitely an "out of the box" kind of sketch, but that's what a challenge is all about, right? We have a some great takes from some of our wonderful Mavens:

Joni Parker

Jinny

Valérie

Vanessa

Stacia

(February Guest Maven)

Eleftheria

(February Guest Maven)

How's that for inspiration? I hope the sketch and all the fabulous takes from the Design Team will get you scrapping! Now it’s your turn to create something wonderful. Link up your take on any (or all) of our February challenges in the sidebar by February 29th for your chance to be named one of our Top 3, or our winner for the month. This month's winner will receive a great prize from this month's sponsor, The Cutting Cafe. =) Maven Tiffany

Introducing our February Guest Mavens!

Let's give a warm welcome to our 2 Guest Mavens for February...

First up, we have Stacia, you can visit her blog here:

Hi!! My name is Stacia and I live in Manheim, Pennsylvania.  My home consists of my fiancé, Keith (we will be married this Spring), my 9 year old daughter, Alyson and our rambunctious Pit Bull, Roxy.  I’ve recently graduated from Penn State with my BS in Business!  While awaiting a new job opportunity, I am currently an administrative assistant at a hospital. I began scrapbooking in 2002 while pregnant with my daughter and I have been addicted ever since!  I would consider my style to be very clean and graphic. I think it is extremely important to have my photographs take the center stage rather than the “decorations”.  I have recently been invited to be a member of a design team and consider that to be a big accomplishment for me. I work better with deadlines and it gives me motivation when I don’t have a whole lot.  I am excited to share my work with you this month as a Guest Maven at Sketches In Thyme!

And next we have Eleftheria, you can visit her blog here:

Hello everyone!!! My name is Eleftheria Dramitinou, 35 years old, and I live in a small island in Greece, called Samos. I work full time as a civil servant. I am happily married to a very supportive man for 8 years now, and we have a 6,5 years old girl and a 4 years old boy, that are mainly the source of my creativity.  I was always trying to find ways to express myself and I think that scrapbooking is the best way to do so. Back in 2009 I was looking through internet for ideas for my sons baptism and I tried to make his guest book alone... I really enjoyed the whole process. My first layout was completed later that year that's it. I am obsessed!!!!! I love colours, flowers, handmade embelishements and i try to fill every tiny space with something... colour, sticker, mists anything and I enjoy learning new techniques and getting my hands dirty. This is my first time as a Guest Designer and it is a great hounour for me to be along such talented ladies!!! Enjoy!

Thanks for joining us this month Stacia and Eleftheria, we can't wait to see your creations!