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Thanks to Janine who has offered a RAK to the winner of sketch 67. Another hard choice for the DT but here she is:
Sketch 67 - Veronica Milan
Heres what Veronica had to say;
"REALLY!!?? OH my goodness!!! You made my day!!!
YES! *jumping up and down*"
Veronica your RAK is on it's way!
See you Sunday for a brand new sketch
The Pencil Lines Team xx
This week we are pleased to welcome to Pencil Lines, Suzanne Powell . Suzy also provided this weeks sketch for us. Why not try using this double sketch as 2 single layouts, like some of the design team have.
Here's what Suzy had to say;
Hi! My name is Suzanne, but most of my online friends know me as "scrapsuzy." I've been scrapping since 1998. I love to use sketches, and earlier this year decided to start designing my own.
While I am mostly a paper scrapper, I've dabbled in digital. I'm no longer on any design teams, because I don't do well scrapping on a deadline, and since I work full-time as a 911 operator/dispatcher, I'm under enough stress as it is. :)
I live in beautiful Peachtree City, Georgia, which is a southern suburb of Atlanta. I have 4 kids, ages 13-20, and will soon be welcoming a daughter-in-law. She is already well-versed in the "we take lots of pictures in this family" thing, and has won major brownie points by always wanting to see my scrapbooks.
My least favorite thing to hear from others about scrapbooking is "I just don't have the time." I don't either! I make the time! I only scrap once a week, but spend that whole day scrapping at a friend's house (which is also where my scrap stuff lives). Every other month I go away to a lake house with that friend and another, and spend a few days and nights scrapping. So, yes, I make the time to scrap. Not to go to the gym or do laundry (my kids do that!) or whatever else, but I do make the time to scrap. It makes me happy, and as we all know, it is good therapy! :)
Thanks, Pencil Lines, for inviting me to be a part of your wonderful blog. I'd love to have everyone visit me over on my blog Sketches by Suzy. And as we say here in the South, "Y'all come back now, ya hear!"
Here is this weeks layouts;
Suzy
Ania
Anna
Annie
Janine
Jolene
Sue
Tracie
Yuko
We look forward to receiving your interpretations for the readers gallery
Happy Scrapping
The Pencil Lines team
xx
We are so pleased to have one of our very talented readers join us this week as guest designer. We have all been such admirers of Sasha's beautiful work. Please give a warm Pencil Lines welcome to the very talented Sasha Farina. Sasha also provided this weeks sketch for us.
Here's what Sasha had to say:
Singapore
Hi! I'm Sasha Farina. I'm currently located in
When I started scrapbooking in September 2006, it was a conscious decision. I didn't fall into scrapbooking not knowing what I got myself into LOL!! I know I tend to be "swallowed" in whole in whatever thing I dabble :) So yes, I'm so glad I made that choice. Right now, Scrapbooking is not only a lifesaver, its a lifestyle for me.
Being a guest here at Pencil Lines, wow, I don't know where to begin. I've been a fan ever since the early days of Pencil Lines, and when I got the invitation. . . all I can think is I'm so blessed. So thank
you Pencil Lines, for this invitation, this opportunity and the Inspirations you girls have provided all these while. I hope you will enjoy creating based on my sketch.
You can see more of sasha's beautiful work on her blog
Here is this weeks artwork
Sasha
Ania
Anna
Annie
Janine
Jolene
Sue
Tracie
Yuko
We hope you enjoy this weeks sketch and look forward to receiving your layouts for the readers gallery
The Pencil Lines Team xx
adIts been along time since we last announced the winners of our readers gallery, our apologizes, but the layouts we receive are making the choice for the design team harder each month!
November Winners
Thanks to Bad Girls Kits for sponsoring Novembers RAK
Larissa Crescini Albernaz Brazil
Morag Cutts UK
Heres what Morag had to say:
"Thank you so much! I feel very honoured as I know there are dozens of beautiful layouts. Thanks for all the lovely sketches and inspiring layouts you guys do"
December Winner
Thank you to the CupCake ScrapShop for sponsoring our December favorite
Leena Loh Singapore
Heres what Leena had to say;
"OMG!! I can't believe this!!! This has got to be my lucky day!! Waaaahoooooo!!!! I'm so thrilled that Pencil Lines has picked my layout to be the favourite for December's readers gallery!!! Thank you thank you thank you to you and Pencil Lines!!! Pencil Lines has given me so much inspiration with all great sketches and all the work done by the team are just awesome!!"
You too could win some amazing RAKs from our sponsors. All you have to do is email your layouts to us
Happy Scrapping
The Pencil Lines team xx
Please give a huge Pencil Lines welcome to this weeks guest designer Pam Thornburn. This weeks sketch was provided by our very own Janine Langer, and we have given you a 12" x 12" and a 6" x 12" version to play with.
The design team had the great pleasure of using kits provided by Fresh Pages this week.
Here is what Pam had to say;
Hi , I am an expat Australian, living in Edinburgh with my scottish husband and two teenage kids. I have lived in Scotland for 19 years now and I absolutely love it here. I also love going home to Australia too, and it was on one of these visits in July 2005 that I was introduced to Scrapbooking. I have been hooked ever since! I love to experiment with lots of different technigues and materials when I scrap so I don't think I have a recognisable style. I love lots of layering and texture though. You can see more f my work on my blog
In 2006 I was runner up in Scrapbooker of the Year- a UK competition run by The Scrapbook Magazine, and also in the same year was one of the winners of the new talent section of Best of British, run by another UK magazine- Scrapbook Inspirations. I have also been fortunate to design for a number of retailers during this time.
I work as an Autism support teacher- working in the preschool sector, in nurseries and with families at home. It is a fantastic job. We are an outdoors family so we spend a lot of time walking in the beautiful scottish countryside.
I am very pleased to have been given the opportunity to guest design for Pencil Lines. It is such an inspirational site!
Here are this weeks layouts;
Pam
Ania
Anna
Annie
Jolene
Janine
Tracie
Sue
Yuko
We love receiving your layouts into the readers gallery so please keep sending them in to us. This weeks favourite sketch will receive a RAK by Janine, so please get you entries into us by next sunday 12pm for a chance to win.
This months RAK has been sponsored by A Million Memories
Happy Scrapping
The Pencil Lines team xx
First sketch of a the New Year, please give a huge Pencil Lines welcome our 1st guest designer for 2008, the one and only BIG Picture hereslf, Stacey Julian. Stacey provide this weeks sketch also.
Stacy Julian is founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks magazine and a well-traveled teacher/lecturer who delights in spreading the scrapbooking lifestyle. Her most recent book, titled The Big Picture, Scrapbooking Your Life and a Whole Lot More shares her liberating approach to capturing and sharing memories and was the impetus behind the launch of Big Picture Scrapbooking, the first website dedicated to online education in scrapbooking. Stacy and her husband Geoff live in Spokan, Washington where they are celebrating the recent addition of a daughter, after four boys!
Here is this weeks layouts
Stacey
Ania
Anna
Annie
Janine
Jolene
Sue
Tracie
Yuko
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Pencil Lines is back to normal as of the 7th January, when we will be uploading the readers gallery with all your wonderful layouts from the passed few weeks.
We are looking forward to another successful year full of inspiration.
Happing Scrapping
Love
The Pencil Lines Team xx
