Sketch 266 and Farewell

It is with much sadness that tonights sketch will be our last.

I have spent the past few months thinking long and hard about the future of Pencil Lines. As some of you may remember I started Pencil Lines with a group of scrapping friends back in October 2006 just for fun. Six years later Pencil Lines receives over 15,000 visits a week, I have published a book and had six wonderful years working with the most amazing and talented deisgn team I could imagine!

My heart is not in scrapbooking and I am neglecting Pencil Lines. My career has taken a different path and I am now a full time photographer. It is unfair of me to try and continue with Pencil Lines when I cannot give you the readers and my design team 110%.

Tonight is our last sketch, the website will remain active, and I will PDF all our sketches for you to purchase at a small cost with a percentage going to a chosen charity.

This weeks sketch is by myself ironically, and I was to be your design team spotlight. I havnt done a layout though, my heart wasnt in it :(

Name: Anna Bowkis  

Birthday: 14th December 1969

Birth place: Brighton, East Sussex

Current Location: Cambridgehsire, UK

Eye colour: Blue

Hair colour: Dark Blonde

Height: 5'5"

Right or Left handed: Right

Your Heritage: Plain and simply British

Shoes you wore today: Black UGG slippers

Your weakness: Cheese, the smellier the better!

Your Fear: Heights

Your Perfect Pizza: Dont like Pizza

Pepsi or Coke?: Diet Coke

Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee

Do you sing: No but it doesnt stop me belting out a few tunes on Rock Band!

Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes

Do you play an instrument: Yes, I play the Flute

In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: Hate them, I'm a shortbread gal!

What do you want to be when you grow up:  Chilled

What country would you like most to visit: Japan

Number of CD's I own: Too many to count

Number of piercings: none, I'm scared of needles!

Number of tattoos: None

 

 

Here are this weeks deisgn team layouts :

Camilla

Carole

Jen

Ria

Solange

 

Don't be a stranger, we will still be here just not providing a new sketch each week.

Thank you for all your support over the years its been so appreciated by myself and the design teams.

Happy Scrapping!

Anna and the Pencil Lines Team xx

Comments

[Zarah]

That is SO sad!! I will miss PL - you've been my go-to-sketch-provider for so long and I love this place and all its inspo.

I wish you all the best in your future endeavours, my friend - and thank you for all you've given.
Love,
Z

[vero the sahm]

wow can't believe it !! I'll miss you and the team and all marvellous sketches who gave me so many inspirations ! THANK YOU !! I wish you the best for your new activity !!

[Sherry Eckblad]

I am absolutely heart broken. First Sketchy Thursday and now YOU!

[shire]

so sad...

[Kelsie]

I will miss this site! Loved your sketches for years. Best of luck to you.

[Ann-Sofi Båvegård]

I am really sad! You are my first and favourite sketch site and you will be really missed:´(

[Amanda Jane]

Sad to hear this as yours was the first sketch site I used, but it sounds like the right decision for you. Good luck and best wishes for the future.

[Emma]

Very sad - but all the best to you x

[Paula - Buenos Aires]

I will miss the weekly dose of inspiration. Best wishes on your new adventures. :)

[Jill S.]

Best of luck to you and the Pencil Lines crew!

[karen shady]

I have been a fan of Pencillines for many years, and it was a dream come true to become a part of the design team last year. Thankyou so much for the wonderful opportunity Anna... I will miss pencillines, and working with all of you greatly

Hugs
Karen xx

[Michele Beck]

oh no ! what a sad sad news !!! :(

[Sandra Scott]

Very sad Anna but our lives do move in different directions from time to time. I hope you are very successful in your photography venture. Will miss the site though.

[Francesca]

c'est bien dommage. Merci pour toute l'inspiration pendant ces années.

Ciao
Francesca

[Fi]

What a sad moment for you, however I am curious as to why these blog spots are not offered to others to take over??? Or did no one want to take it on. Good luck with the photography!!!

[Solfrid]

So sad to hear this.....
Wanted to share my take on the last sketch...
http://aquarell-solfrid.blogspot.com/2012/01/dagbok-25januar-og-pencil-lines-266.html

[Celina]

Very sad! I have loved all the sketches!! I could always come here if I was needing inspiration!! Good luck with the photography. We will miss all the great layouts and sketches but I totally understand!!

[Marilyn]

Thanks for all of the sketches over the year. Best of luck with your photography business.

[Kyoko Matsumura]

I have been a fan of Pencillines for many years.
So I am very sad.
I wanted to share my take on the last sketch.
Thank you for great sketches!!
http://scrap-mini.blogspot.com/2012/01/pencil-lines-sketch-266.html

[Jona Panesa]

so sad that this will be the last sketch. goodluck in your new adventure!!!

[hayley]

Oh no, so sorry your not continuing the blog, I have followed you since I started scrapbooking years ago but I wish you the best of look in your photography

[Cathy H]

So very sad...I have been a fan for years! I will miss you terribly, best of luck to you!

[Chío Navarro]

best wishes in your new projects! Thank you for giving us such inspiring sketches all these years! :) regards from Mexico! Good luck! Buena suerte!

[heart necklace]

Thankyou so much for the wonderful opportunity Anna... I will miss pencillines, and working with all of you greatly.

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