By Samantha Taylor.

Are you ready for another card sketch?

I love how universal this sketch is.  If you have trouble mixing and matching patterned papers, this is the card sketch for you. You can use stamped images, tags, flowers, it is truly the chameleon of card sketches. Here it is:

And here’s what I did with it:

The papers are all from February’s kit. It’s an awesome kit, that I just can’t seem to stop playing with. The ribbon and silk flower are February Kit add-ons. The middle flower was stamped on the packaging for the K & Co. lace frames (included in the kit), and then cut out. The stamp is also included in the kit. The very top flower is a Doodle Bug brad that can be found in the Scraptiv!ty store here.

As always, make sure to add your creations to the S! gallery or link them up here in the comments. I love to see your take on the sketch!

Created by Samantha Taylor.

I can’t believe it time for another sketch already. Thanks to everyone who participated last month! It was lots of fun seeing what you came up with. Here’s this month’s sketch.

Here’s my take on the sketch. It uses a lot of products from the November 2009 kit.

Here are the measurements:
A = 4″ x 5 1/4″
B = 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
C = 7/8″ x 7/8″

I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Remember to post your sketch in the Scraptiv!ty Gallery. Happy scrapping!

By Samantha Taylor.

I’m so excited to introduce a new blog feature to you today. On the 20th of every month, head here for a card sketch and example from the sketch. I have to admit, I love card sketches. They’re especially handy if you get in a creative rut, and they can challenge you to try something new.

If you’ve never used a card sketch before, the rules are pretty simple:
1. Have Fun!!!
2. Create a card (or 2 or 3) using the sketch for inspiration. You may use any paper, embellishments, stamps, etc. that you want. Feel free to flip the sketch (for example this sketch is posted as a horizontal sketch, but flips to a vertical sketch really well).
3. Show off your work. We’d love to see what you make with the sketch. Post it in the S! gallery, and also feel free to leave a comment on this post letting us know you played along. If you post a sketch inspired card on your blog or on-line gallery feel free to link it up in the comments too.
4. Give credit where credit is due. If you want to post this sketch on your blog or anywhere else, feel free to do so, just mention that you got it here at the S! blog.

So (drum roll please), here’s the very first S! card sketch. I can’t wait to see what you super creative S! fans do with it:

Here’s my take on the sketch (and yes, all those delicious papers and embellishments are from the S! December kit):