Wow... was this race close!  We have a grand prize winner by a super slim margin, so kudos to all of the sketch finalists because obviously each of your pages are brilliant.  Special congratulations to Laura Drahozal for her Saturdays Page.  We are awarding Laura, the grand prize winner, a $50 prize pack and the two runner ups, Ellen and Wendy, a $25 prize pack.   Please email your mailing address to lizq@cthruruler.com and we will get those prizes out soon.

Saturdays Page by Laura Drahozal

Grand Prize Winner

Winter Twig Page by Ellen Gegetskas

Runner Up

Paradise Page by Wendy Crowe

Runner Up

Please look for more challenges in the near future.  We will post another sketch challenge soon and there are some other challenge options on the horizon.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Liz

We have three finalists from our February/March Sketch Challenge. Please take a good look at each project and then vote for your favorite.

Saturdays Page by Laura Drahozal

Paradise Page by Wendy Crowe

Winter Twig Page by Ellen Gegetskas

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Now we just need to decide who gets the $50 prize pack and who goes home with the two $25 prize packs.  BUT, that is up to the fans to decide, so go to our FB page and vote by liking the page you think should win the big prize or leave a comment here on our blog naming the person whose page you think is the best version of the sketch.  All of the finalists go home with some goodies, but the person with the most votes gets the BIG prize.

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We will let the voting go through the weekend and then announce the big winner on Monday, April 9th.

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Thank you for your support!

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Liz

Our Facebook Page was hopping this weekend.  Below are just a few of the amazing projects shared with us from our Peloton and then we had a great week of voting on our sketch finlalists with our big winner announced.

Satrudays Page by Aphra Bolyer

Paradise Page by Lisa Swift

Paradise Page by Michelle from Scrappy Boutique

Paradise Card by Julie Ranae Murray

Paradise Page by Beth Hallgren

We also would like to announce our big winner for our January/February Sketch Challenge

Baby Saurus Page by Lynn Shokoples

Lynn Shokoples takes our $50 prize pack by votes from our fans, but Meg Goehring-Giroux and Melissa Rehberg each receive a $25 prize pack too.  Please email me your address information at lizq@cthruruler.com and we will get those prizes out to you soon.

Happy Monday!

Liz

Ready for another sketch challenge?  We can't rightly wrap up that last challenge without starting a new one.  We mentioned that Little Yellow Bicycle had some exciting things in store for 2012 and one of the things we are committed to is some kind of challenge to keep our fans busy each month.  We know a lot of people like to use sketches, but it would be awesome if you could tell us if there are other challenges you would like to participate in?  Just leave us a quick comment with some ideas and we will start thinking about how to make it happen. 

With many of our collections, we include Tear Out Ticket journaling cards, which is one of the focal elements on this sketch, but we also love to see how our fans use our paper flower kits.  Each of our examples include some of those elements with a few special twists on Little Yellow Bicycle products.

I love how the Saturdays collection can easily be used for either gender, but I keep channeling masculine pages. I just love the pops of red in this collection and how it is grounded in blues and browns, which I think are perfect for stuff that guys like to do.  This is my husband and our son hiking, and then a smaller picture of our campsite. I also happen to be enthralled with velvet embroidery floss, because the texture is so rich and soft.  Please come check out my blog for more detailed photos of this page - My Little Sketch Blook.

But wait...look at how Cycling Team Member Robbie Herring interpreted the sketch with a very feminine page using our Saturdays collection.  She combined both our paper flower kit with our felt flowers for a really beautiful and eye catching page!  Love how Robbie dressed up her banners with a bit of baker's twine.  Please visit her blog Just the Scrap for more details.

Cycling Team Member Kristine Berc really pushed the boundaries of the sketch using our Paradise collection.  Instead of the stitched border, she incorporated a "homemade" die cut paper and then concentrated the paper flowers in one area on her layout.  She also added one of the smaller Tear Out Tickets on her page. Please visit Kristine's blog A Stash of Pretty Paper for more details.

Cycling Team Member Heather Leopard also used our Paradise collection to make her version of the sketch. She incorporated a number of the Tear Out Tickets on her page and then used our paper flowers to make her own prize ribbon.  What a clever idea!  Please visit Heather's blog The Spotted Leopard for more details.

We cannot wait to see what you do with the sketch this month.

Here's the rules:

1.  You may use the sketch any way you please (turn it upside down, on its side, or use it as is).

2.  You must use at least 75% Little Yellow Bicycle product, from ANY of our collections (We like to see the new stuff, but we have so many great collections, that we basically just like to see our stuff).

3.  Your work must be your own! ;)

Here's how to enter:

1. You may enter by posting your layout to LYB's Facebook Page - please post it in the Album titled "February/March Sketch Challenge". 

2. If you're not a Facebook user, you still may enter, by emailing a photo of your entry to lizq@cthruruler.com. Please include your mailing address - so we have it in case you win!

3.  All entries must be received by midnight EST on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

Here's the fun part ... the prizes!

1.  We will select THREE finalists. All of the finalists will win a prize.

2.  We will post the finalists to our Facebook Page and Blog for you to VOTE on your favorites.

3.  You'll have a week to vote (one vote per person).

4.  The grand prize winner will win $50 in LYB product. The runners up will each receive $25 in LYB product!

**Due to shipping costs, prizes may vary depending on where you are in the world.

Cannot wait to see what you all create.  We will be back tomorrow with another project from our Saturdays Guest Designer Corrie Jones - stay tuned!

Liz

We have three finalists from our January/February Sketch Challenge.  Please take a good look at each project and then vote for your favorite.

Baby Saurus Page by Lynn Shokoples

Winter Twig Page by Meg Goehring-Giroux

Saturdays Page by Melissa Rehberg

Now we just need to decide who gets the $50 prize pack and who goes home with the two $25 prize packs.  BUT, that is up to the fans to decide, so go to our FB page and vote by liking the page you think should win the big prize or leave a comment here on our blog naming the person whose page you think is the best version of the sketch.  All of the finalists go home with some goodies, but the person with the most votes gets the BIG prize.

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We will let the voting go through the weekend and then announce the big winner on Monday, February 27th.

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Thank you for your support!

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Liz

We know you have been waiting AND we know we have been delayed, but here are the three finalists in our Fall/Winter Sketch Challenge...

Winter Twig Page by Victoria Freze

Winter Twig Page by Michelle Gallant

Hello Fall! Page by Ashley Horton

Now we just need to decide who gets the $50 prize pack and who goes home with the two $25 prize packs.  BUT, that is up to the fans to decide, so go to our FB page and vote by liking the page you think should win the big prize or leave a comment here on our blog naming the person whose page you think is the best version of the sketch.  All of the finalists go home with some goodies, but the person with the most votes gets the BIG prize.

Below is the sketch just to remind you what the finalists used for their inspiration.

We will let the voting go through the weekend and then announce the big winner on Monday, January 23rd.

Thank you so much for your support!

Liz

We have a new sketch for you to work with this month.  I think when I made this sketch, I had paper flower kits on my brain and I was thinking it would be fun to add more photos along with some fun elements like clear cut or chipboard shapes.  Hope you will play along this month! Please see the details and contest rules at the bottom of this post.

Below is my version of the sketch, which I followed pretty closely.

This is the BRAND NEW Paradise collection that is being shipped to stores as I type.  In fact I think a few Local Scrapbook stores already have it on their shelves!  This is such a fun collection with a great color palette and embellishment choices.  For this page I tried to keep it simple with three patterned papers, Tear Out Ticket Book, Favorite Pieces, Fresh Verse Stickers, Paper Flower Kit and Jewel Stickers.

Take a look at what some of our Cycling Team Members did with the sketch!  Be sure to visit their blogs for more details and close ups about their projects.

Wonder & Wishes Page by Audrey Yeager

Wonder & Wishes Page by Renee Zwirek

Winter Twig Page by Marcia Dehn-Nix

Winter Twig Page by Katrina Hunt

Winter Twig Page by Andrea Friebus

Winter Twig Page by Laura Evangeline O'Donnell

Winter Twig Page by Mary Ann Jenkins

Here's the rules:

1.  You may use the sketch any way you please (turn it upside down or on its side, or use it as is).

2.  You must use at least 75% Little Yellow Bicycle product, from ANY of our collections (We like to see the new stuff, but we have so many great collections, that we basically just like to see our stuff).

3.  Your work must be your own! ;)

Here's how to enter:

1. You may enter by posting your layout to LYB's Facebook Page - please post it in the Album titled "January/February Sketch Challenge". 

2. If you're not a Facebook user, you still may enter, by emailing a photo of your entry to lizq@cthruruler.com. Please include your mailing address - so we have it in case you win!

3.  All entries must be received by midnight EST on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

Here's the fun part ... the prizes!

1.  We will select THREE finalists. All of the finalists will win a prize.

2.  We will post the finalists to our Facebook Page and Blog for you to VOTE on your favorites.

3.  You'll have a week to vote (one vote per person).

4.  The grand prize winner will win $50 in LYB product. The runners up will each receive $25 in LYB product!

**Due to shipping costs, prizes may vary depending on where you are in the world.

We will post the finalists from our last sketch challenge later today - thank you for your patience.  Thank you for stopping by today and hope you find some inspiration.

Liz

Hi everyone! Are you ready for another Sketch Challenge from Liz Qualman? I hope so! This challenge starts NOW, and will run through the end of December - to give you plenty of time to work on it during the busy holidays!

Liz used the perfectly sporty Get Your Game On collection for her sketch - but you can use ANY of our Fall and Winter collections:  Head of the Class, Get Your Game On, Hello Fall!, Wonder & Wishes, or Winter Twig!

Here's Liz to tell you all about it ... and be sure to read to the bottom for details on how to enter!

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I love how the Get Your Game On collection provides four different sports to capture your memories.  Even though my son is not old enough to play sports competitively, he still likes to get outside and kick the ball around.  It was great to use the soccer papers and embellishments to capture this moment of my son and husband playing together.

I especially like the idea of how you can use the Get Your Game On collection for any sports related memories.  Wouldn't it be fun to use the papers and embellishments for a memory about tailgating with the "MVP" being the last person standing (if you know what I mean)?  The stars are the limit with this super fun collection.  Can't wait to see what some of you create with my sketch!

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Here's the sketch:

Here's the rules:

1.  You may use the sketch any way you please (turn it upside down or on its side, or use it as is).

2.  You must use at least 75% Little Yellow Bicycle product, from any of our current Fall or Winter collections [Head of the Class, Get Your Game On, Hello Fall!, Wonder & Wishes, and Winter Twig].

3.  Your work must be your own! ;)

Here's how to enter:

1. You may enter by posting your layout to LYB's Facebook Page - please post it in the Album titled "Fall/Winter Collection Sketch Challenge". 

2. If you're not a Facebook user, you still may enter, by emailing a photo of your entry to peg@cthruruler.com. Please include your mailing address - so we have it in case you win!

3.  All entries must be received by midnight EST on Saturday, December 31, 2011.

Here's the fun part ... the prizes!

1.  Liz will select THREE finalists. All of the finalists will win a prize.

2.  We will post the finalists to our Facebook Page and Blog for you to VOTE on your favorites.

3.  You'll have a week to vote (one vote per person). Voting will end at midnight on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

4.  The grand prize winner will win $50 in LYB product. The runners up will each receive $25 in LYB product!

Sound good? OK everyone! Get creating!  

-Peg

[P.S. if you love sketches, be sure to follow the link to Liz's blog - she has tons of 'em!]

Hello Friends!

It's that time of year again ... Back-to-School! And you're going to love the new Head of the Class collection from LYB! Packed with primary colors, cool geometric patterns and a teeny bit of grunge - Head of the Class easily accommodates school-themed layouts and projects for students of all ages. (Follow the links above to preview the entire collection ... which you should begin to see at your LSS later next week!)

So...ask pretty much any kid what's their favorite subject, and odds are, they'll quickly reply "RECESS!" ... which is why this fun layout from Biker Chick Liz Qualman will make you AND the kids happy - and be a perfect back-to-school addition to your scrapbook!

You can put together this awesome layout by following Liz's Training Reel right here:

But wait! There's more! Full instructions, a few close-ups ... and a sketch! 

Just to get a closer look at the details. Liz mounted the "Recess" sticker and inked the edges with black. What a nice way to coordinate it with the "Best" banner!

Chipboard and a little bit of bling!

Want to make it your own? Liz added a sketch! Have fun! (And send us your creations!)

We hope you have fun with this layout and sketch! Click below to download the full instructions!

Download Best Recess Layout Instructions _2_

If you just can't get enough of Biker Chick Liz Qualman and her super sketches ... follow this link to her blog for more!

Be sure to come back next week for another Training Reel from Little Yellow Bicycle ... and good luck to all the kiddos with their new school adventures!

-Peg