Got Sketch 101 Peek!

Our private community is a-buzz to say the least!!!

Here's a small glimpse of the Got Sketch 101 home.

Janna and I feel so fortunate to have all of your support. Everyone is so excited and counting the days until June 9th.

We are addicted to the site! LOL.

We have lots of awesome layouts uploaded for our current pre-class sketch challenge. I am amazed at the entries!

By the way, tonight is the our first chat. Hope to see you there!

Come and join us.

SKETCH 63

Lisa Warren

Anna-Marie Mondro

Kimberly Garofolo

Allison Cope

Sara Redman

Linda Langes

Valerie Salmon

Got Sketch 101 Update

Got Sketch 101: Pre-Class Activities

With 16 more days before class starts on June 9, we are making the wait seem a little shorter.
Besides all the chit-chat and sharing that is going on in there, we have some pre-class activities already going on!

A SKETCH CHALLENGE:
A prize drawing is involved to those who complete and share their layouts by May 30. This should get us warmed up to get started for class.

Janna and I also have something lined up for the members in the next 2 weeks that can't be missed! So please make sure you check the community regularly.

CHATS:
We have set up some times for Chats. That is always fun! We will be around for a live chat weekly.
See you in there!
It's great to get to know scrappers from not only the U.S., but also from around the world.
For information & registration, see the Got Sketch 101 Class Info page.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have registered and gone through Paypal and missed the "Welcome Page," please email us right away. It should have redirected you automatically. We can just as easily email you an invitation to the group.

International scrappers are more than welcome! We already have lots of members from several countries in our private homey community.

Got Sketch 101 Class!

UPDATE 5/23/08: The Got Sketch 101 class community has Janna and I busy!
Our little community is hoppin' and I can't seem to pull myself outta there. It's getting addicting! LOL.
Thanks so much for everyone's support. Janna and I are so thrilled.
Membership is growing each day. And, as a treat to those who have pre-registered and have joined the community, we are releasing some creative surprises each week before class kicks off on June 9.

If you have completed the registration process, make sure you join the private community from the "Welcome Page" (which you will be redirected to once you complete the Paypal registration). If you happen to have skipped that, email us & we will send you an invitation.

So you already know about this blog, right? Some of you may have even been here from a year ago and subscribe to the weekly sketches. (Thank you!!)

I have teamed up with my good friend, the super-talented Janna Wilson to start an online class that is going to be packed (did I say packed?) with goodies. We have a private community that we've made homey just for this 3-week workshop.
This is going to be so much fun!
I'm so thrilled to finally tell you about it!

Find out about the Got Sketch 101 Class & how to register.

Registration begins now.
Class starts June 9.
There will be a prize drawing for those who register by June 8.

Got Sketch 101 is a three-week online class designed and taught by Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson. The class kicks off June 9th and will feature the most creative sketches yet: TEN exclusive, never-before-seen sketches for 12x12 one-page layouts, 12x12 two-page layouts, cards and altered items! As an added bonus, we are also providing the layout sketches in 8 1/2 x 11 format. Sketches & projects will be added 2-3 times weekly during the three-week workshop. With the introduction of each new sketch, examples of actual projects will be shown alongside it to give you ideas on their interpretations. You will get complete instructions on putting those sketch-based projects together. Cool, isn't it? And of course, Janna and I will be there to guide you along.
At the end of the course, you will have a downloadable pdf of all the sketches, too!
Class fee: $21.00

Between projects, we'll share our favorite creative tips, tricks, and printable "sketches2go." In addition, each Friday there will be a fabulous prize drawing from some of our favorite manufacturers! Members will be a part of an exclusive online community and will have the option of sharing, discussing and interacting with fellow classmates. The class community will be available for an extended length of time, so if summer plans have you busy, you'll still be able to participate in this class at YOUR convenience.
See you there!

Visit the Got Sketch 101 Class information page to read about it and register.

FYI: Because this 3-week workshop will take up most of my time, I will not be providing sketches for the Got Sketch blog during the class duration (June 9-30).

Sketch Extravaganza

Head on over to Scrapbooker's Clubhouse.
They have been celebrating a 10-day Celebrity Sketch Extravaganza, featuring a different sketch artist each day. Members have the opportunity to interpret sketches by creating their own pages or cards. And they have been sharing up a storm!
You are welcome to join in on the fun!

SKETCH 62 (card)

Becky Heisler

Cookie Aguilar

Heidi Downey

Jen Roach

Marjolein Flick

Jen Roach

Margot De Boks

Robyn Weatherspoon

Daniela Dobson

Valerie Salmon

SKETCH 61 (8.5 x 11)

Celeste Mores

Kathy Murray

Margot De Boks

Janet Perafan-Babar

Sonda Tadlock

Conny Moody

SKETCH 60

Liz Weber

Kerry Zerff

Cara Vincens

Donna Bryant Durand

Juliana Michaels

Cheryl Lane

Valerie Salmon

SKETCH 59

Amy Gaskins

Kim Garofolo

Allison Cope

Lisa Warren

Nonie Wooley

Valerie Salmon (with another 'oldie')

SKETCH 58

Ronda Simpson

Kim Collee

Emilie Ahern

Becky Heisler

Wendy Sommers

Rozella Meijer

As an 8.5 x 11 layout:
Janet Perafan-Babar

'Just spent some time looking through some new designer submissions. Great stuff! I do take the time to really look at your galleries & blogs. I hope to invite several more of you in the coming weeks. Thanks for your interest and patience. :-)

Details to submit to be a contributor is on the right sidebar.

SKETCH 57

Lori Mancini

Catherine Bodine

Sara Robison

Amy Gallegos

Sonda Tadlock

Valerie Salmon
{Another oldie. :) }

SKETCH 56

This sketch is based on a layout I did 3 years ago, which I stumbled upon in a 2005 issue of ST as I was going through my old magazines. {'Been in a purging mood lately and making good progress.} I am including the layout at the very bottom of the group of examples. It's an oldie but still a goodie. LOL. Thanks again!


AnnaMarie Mondro

Molly Peckham

Kimberly Garofolo

Nenette Madero

Wendy McKee

Heidi Downey

Valerie Salmon
By the way, to those who have emailed with an interest in being a contributor to a future sketch, I just want to say that I have received your submissions. I am unable to reply to each one though. I appreciate your patience as it does take me quite some time to go through the emails and review the links provided. Thanks again.

I recently moved my main blog. It houses all of the Got Sketch? sketches (minus the layout examples). Click here to see the sketches photo album. Once again, the Got Sketch Terms of Use apply to these images as well.
© Valerie Salmon. My sketches are for personal use only. I am glad to share them, but please do not use them as reference for any publication submissions, contest entries, design team projects, class projects, and design templates. Permission is required before taking any images from my Got Sketch? blog to post elsewhere. Do not reproduce or distribute. Proper credit for their use in galleries, forums, & blogs is appreciated.

SKETCH 55

Jodi Beckwith

Lisa Warren

Julie Gagnon

Allison Cope

And an 8.5x11 layout based on this sketch:
Celeste Mores


Just added a Labels feature to the sidebar to access sketches by category.
8.5x11 Sketches
2-page 12x12 Sketches
1-Photo Sketches
2-Photo Sketches
3-Photo Sketches
4-Photo Sketches
6-Photo Sketches
6+ Photo Sketches
Card Sketches
Sketches with 4x6 Photos
Sketches with 5x7 Photos

SKETCH 54

Debbie Gaydos

Juliana Michaels

Cookie Aguilar

Kathy Murray

Mia Caniza

Patti Hutchinson

SKETCH 53

Thanks for visiting the blog.
The contributing designers do such a great job interpreting the sketches to provide layout examples week after week.
'Couldn't do this without them.
So, don't be shy. Give them some praise. :D


Lori Mancini

Cheryl Lane

Kim Collee

Amy Gaskins

Becky Heisler

Catherine Bodine

And below is an 8.5x11 layout based on this 12x12 sketch.
Nice job, Janet!
Janet Perafan-Babar

SKETCH 52 (2-pager)

I know, many of you must be saying, "It's about time she did another double-pager!!"
And I'm thinking, "Does this mean I can take a break and skip a sketch next week?" (since a 2-pager is like 2 individual sketches) ..... Yeah right! LOL. I think I know the answer to that one. ;-)
{Thanks to the designers below for tackling the ever-so-rare double-page spread. Didn't they do a great job?}


Lisa Warren

Molly Peckham

Ronda Simpson

Cara Vincens

Sara Robison

Sharyn Tormanen

Anyone going to the Mega Meet event in Novi, Michigan?
Come see me if you are. :D
I'll be there teaching 2 projects. See my blog for details.

SKETCH 51 (8.5 x 11)

Jodi Beckwith

Janet Perafan-Babar

Margot De Boks

Celeste Mores

Conny Moody

The layout below shows how an 8.5x11 sketch can be adapted to create a 12x12 layout. Thanks, Lyn, for your submission.
Lynmarie Hilt

Valerie Salmon
Proudly featuring my daughter, Lauren
{as seen on the BHG Scrapbooks etc. January '08 Cover}

SKETCH 50

Julie Gagnon

Donna Bryant Durand

Emilie Ahern

Sara Robison

Allison Cope

Thanks so much for sympathizing with my computer troubles. Gosh, isn't it crazy how much we rely on our computers? Fortunately, because I routinely back up my photos, I did not lose any of them {breathing a sigh of relief there}. I still lost a great deal of information though. So, this week I am solely using my trusted laptop while my big daddy iMac is getting fixed.

Designers: I am getting your submissions! Thanks for resending me emails of your continued interest. Although I cannot reply to each one, you can be certain that I will review each and every one.

Mac Trouble & Interested Contributors

Attn: All Interested Contributors/Designers

I had a mishap with my main computer and lost a large majority of items stored in my email system, including email addresses, messages, and your emailed submissions. (Hopefully, I will be able to retrieve them. Crossing fingers.) 'Sorry about this and thanks for your patience with me. Please email me of your interest again, with a link to your online gallery. Have the word "Designer" in the subject line, along with the size format you scrapbook (12x12 or 8 1/2 x 11). Any past contributors who would like to continue contributing, just let me know of your interest as well.
............................
Julie G: I also need to have sketch #50 designers contact me with their current submission again. I've lost all email addresses stored after to my last backup. :(
............................
Thanks.

SKETCH 49

Amy Gaskins

Catherine Bodine

Ronda Simpson

Wendy McKee

Allison Cope

Valerie
{Feb/Mar '08 issue of BHG Scrapbooks etc.}

SKETCH 48

Sharyn Tormanen

Kim Collee

Cookie Aguilar

Becky Heisler

Allison Cope

Cara Vincens

Zarah S.

SKETCH 47

Emilie Ahern

Ronda Simpson

Kerry Zerff

Nicole Drewniak

Nonie Wooley

Wendy McKee

Fiskars Sketch #4

Here's my latest sketch at Fiskars.

SKETCH 46 (Card)

In celebration of Valentine's Day, my sketch this week is a card.
I had requested that the samples be in a Valentine-theme.
Check out these cards by some of my fellow
'07 Paper Crafts Gallery Idol finalists.
I'm sure you'll agree that they are all fantastic.
Now, get working on those V-day cards!


Jen Roach

Rae Barthel

Danielle Flanders

Robyn Weatherspoon

Valerie Salmon
(Cloud 9 products)

Thanks to all who have emailed me to share their work. I'm thrilled you are making great use of the sketches! Keep 'em coming!