It's Day Three...

....... and we have another wonderful sponsor today in the form of The Stamping Boutique,

 I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor 2 Sketches 4 You. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

Today's host is Michelle, so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

The winner from Day 1 winning  a S10 voucher from Di's Digi Downloads is #1 Penny.  Congratulations Penny, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

The winner from Day 2 winning a $10 voucher from Meljens is Rose.  Congratulations Rose, drop me an email at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details onto the sponsor.

It's Day Two ...

... and we have another wonderful sponsor today in the form of Meljen's Designs,

Meljen's Designs (http://meljensdesigns.com) is a digital stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical, fun digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and it is steadily growing. The new store offers instant downloads, organized categories, and a search feature. We have new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Mondays and a monthly Guest Designer at the Meljen's Designs Blog (http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/). Please visit the store to find more of Melissa's wonderful images!

Today's host is Shirley, so pop over, leave her some Christmas Cheer and you may be the lucky winner.

Winners and Top 3 (challenges 21 - 24)

So I'm back with a round up of winners and top 3 for Challenges 21 through to 24.

Challenge 21
The winner of the 4 digis from Kenny K is #40 - Nikki.  Congratulations, Nikki, take a look at Kenny K's site and let me know what your choice is on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#6 - Marrianne MW

#26 - Lorraine A

#48 - Trish Munro

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 22
The winner of the Letraset Flexmarkers is #15 - Lindyloo.  Congratulations, Lindyloo, email your address over to cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll post your prize out.

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#2 - Petra

#6 - Kimbo

#7 - coops

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 23
The winner of the £10 voucher from My Mum's Craft Shop is # 54 - Anne H. Congratlations, Anne, please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your details on to the sponsor.

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#5 - Marrianne H

#18 - Mirre

#101 - Debbie S

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 24
The winner of 3 digis from Scribbled Kidz is #32 - Tracey Boley.  Congratulations, Tracey,  take a look at Scribbled Kidz blog and let me know what your choice is on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The Top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#5 - Sheila

#16 - Trollkatta

#29 - Brook

Congratulations to you all, grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

So there we are, all caught up.  Don't forget that we have our special Christmas Event going on.  From now until 14 December we will have a prize a day to give away.  Check here each day to find out which team member is hosting the giveaway.

It's Christmas ...

...or very nearly.  Some of you may know that we traditionally take a break from our challenges at this time of year and celebrate our Anniversary.  This year we are three years old and it's nice to see that there are still a number of original Design Team members still here.  We must eb doing something right, eh?

I'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all our followers, challenge participants and sponsors.  Without either element our efforts would be futile.  And speaking of effort, I'm hugely thankful for the efforts of all members of the design team.  They truly work as a team supporting each other in difficult times, welcoming new members and making sure I keep on my toes.  Thanks guys.

So what do we have planned?  Well, each day (from now until 14th Dec) a different team member will post a quick and easy Christmas Card or Project.  You'll need to check here to see who's turn it is.  Each day has a different sponsor and a prize up for grabs.  Visit the correct blog, leave a comment and check back in a couple of days to see if you're a winner.  Easy peasy.

Today's prize is sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads and if you pop over to Patricia's blog you'll see a fab card and prize.

I have been drawing since a child and studied graphics at College many years ago, I now work as a Medical photographer part time but my love was always drawing. I started cardmaking about 4yrs ago when I bought my daughter a cardmaking kit which we did together, but I’m afraid I got the bug! My daughter preferred scrapbooking. I then started looking online at other blogs and this then became my passion and I loved sharing my cards with likeminded people.

I love stamping and loved finding images, but sometimes I could not find what I wanted so I started to draw myself.

This then has become my second addiction and I have never looked back, I love thinking of new images, and its just fabulous to see others take them and make them into beautiful works of art. Long may it continue!

So pop over to Pat's blog right now and leave her some Christmas Cheer, remember you have to be in it to win it!

Challenge 24 - Merry Christmas

Well, here we are with our last challenge of the year.  We traditionally do something different in December because it's our Anniversary (3 yrs this year!) but more about that later.....

Our challenge this time has a theme of 'Merry Christmas' and is sponsored by Scribbled Kidz who are providing a prize of 3 digi images:

 

Scribbled Kidz is all about fun images largely inspired by my family and what they might get up to. They are all hand drawn originals scanned in at 300dpi and saved as jpegs.   If you have any suggestions or special requests please let us know.Please pop along and see what we have to offer.

The design team have been hard at work and here's what they have for you:

Shirley

CAZ 

Lisa

Patricia

 Michelle

Donna

 

 

So there you are, all ready and raring to go, I hope.  Here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.
2. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3. Your post must mention Cards forMen and contain a link back to the challenge.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (GMT) on 2 December 2012.  Leave a link to your post (Not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 23 - Anything Goes

At this time of year it's nice to break away from the Christmas Cards (or not) and just make a card for the sake of it.  So our theme for this challenge is 'Anythng Goes', make a card or project in any style or theme you want.  Just remember it must be for a man or a boy to qualify.

So our sponsor this challenge is My Mum's Craft Shop which is run by one of our old teammates, Kitty.

My Mums Craft Shop is a bricks & mortar and online store. We stock many of the leading brands and specialise in rubber stamping. We have brands including Some Odd Girl, Stamping Bella, My Favorite Things, CC Designs and many more. We also stock a large selection of Dienamics, Memory Box, Sizzix, CC Designs Marianne Dies. We constantly have new deliveries arriving, check out our website for more products - www.mymumscraftshop.co.uk

Our design team have been busy making some wonderful cards for your inspiration:

Lisa



Patricia

 

Shirley

Sandra

Michelle

CAZ

Donna



So there you have it, hopefully you've got some thoughts on the way to go.  All you need now is the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man or a boy.
2. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge post.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (GMT) on 18 November 2012.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 22 - A sketch for you

So here we are again for another challenge.  This time we have a sketch which has been designed by our very own Shirley (aka Nannieflash) and a great prize from Letraset.

 

The prize we have is a set of 6 flexmarkers from Letraset.

 

 

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Avilable in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking

Here's what the team have come up with to inspire you:

 

Shirley

 

Sandra

 

Michelle

 

 

Donna

 

Caz

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

Patricia

 

 

Hopefully, you're all fired up for a challenge now.  Here are the rules:

 

1. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.

2. Your card must be for a man or a boy.

3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge post.

 

The challenge will run from now until midnight GMT on 4 November 2012.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.