CAS(E) this Sketch!

2021-02-08T09:12:00.000-05:00

CTS #405 Winners and Final Farewell!

2021-02-06T10:00:00.010-05:00

Thank you so much for joining us for our final CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. It was a joy to visit your blogs, see your cards, and share in the fun of one last challenge. Like every challenge here, you guys didn't disappoint. There are some absolutely amazing creations which made it SO hard to pick for this final week. So, we'll start with the easiest part. Here are the two randomly selected winners of the $25 scrapbook.com giftcards. I used a random number generator to select two entries between 1-56 and our winners are:

Congrats! I will be contacting you through your blogs, if you have an email link. If you don't, please contact me using the Contact Us link in the top right corner of the blog, I will get the info I need to send you your gift cards! Thanks for playing along with us and I hope you have some fun shopping!

Now it is time for our final challenge winners!

CTS #405 Winners

55. Shawna

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! It has been a great ride and I'm so happy to have been able to share it with all of you! I'll see you all out there in blog land and hopefully get to play along on some other fun challenges! Don't forget, you can always view our past sketches and winners using the links above to the CTS Pinterest boards. See you around!!!

Thanks Again!

2021-02-04T09:18:00.000-05:00

Thanks so much for joining us the last two weeks for our final sketch challenge. We hope you had a blast with it and don't forget to check back in on Saturday to see our final wrap up.

CTS #404 Winners!

2021-01-23T10:00:00.062-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with this sketch. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #405. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #404 Winners

21. Amy

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Final CAS(E) this Sketch #405

2021-01-21T10:00:00.003-05:00

Well, it is that time. Today we are starting our final CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. It has been a wonderful time and I know I'm going to miss it. I decided to go way back for this last challenge to honor the creator of this challenge, Jackie Rockwell. So, our retro sketch/final sketch/two-week challenge sketch is CTS #25. Since this is our final challenge, I will be giving away two prizes this week to two randomly drawn winners from the entries. Each winner will receive a $25 giftcard to Scrapbook.com. So, make sure you link up your creations! Also, make sure you check out the design team members blogs. You never know what they may have up their sleeves and you'll get some amazing inspiration regardless.

Thank you all for making this such an amazing challenge and I'm going to miss you all SO much. Have fun with this final sketch and remember that you can find all our previous sketches by following the link in the tab above if you ever need a little extra push. Thanks again and have fun with this!

-Chrissy

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this final challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

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The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 4th. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 6th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #405.

Again, thanks so much for joining us all these years! Have fun with this last challenge.

CTS #403 Winners!

2021-01-16T10:00:00.065-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with this sketch. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #404. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #403 Winners

7. Narelle

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CAS(E) this Sketch #404

2021-01-14T10:00:00.039-05:00

Good morning, you guys! I hope you are all having an amazing week and got a chance to play along with our challenge last week. Let me tell you, I have been really inspired and impressed with the gorgeous creations I have seen so far. Thanks so much for all your amazing and supportive comments about CTS coming to a close. It made me realize why I struggled with the decision so much. You guys are all amazing! I hope you are ready for our next sketch and will have as much fun with it as we did. Here's the sketch:

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

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The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 21st. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 23rd. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #404. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #402 Winners!

2021-01-09T10:00:00.087-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with this sketch. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #403. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #402 Winners

40. Swapna

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #403 going on now!

CTS #403 and News

2021-01-07T10:00:00.097-05:00

Good morning and happy 2021! Our very first CAS(E) this Sketch challenge was in October of 2012 and we have loved every minute of it. I started my time with CTS as a design team member, started doing the posts and such in 2013, and eventually CTS became mine when Jacki decided to step down. It has been so much fun and I have made so many new friends, been inspired time and time again, and even made things a family affair when me mom started helping me here and there. It has been a joy. My three boys were only 8, 5, and almost 2 when I started this journey. I remember promising myself that CTS was a hobby and fun and if it ever stopped being that, I would consider stopping. I've told the design team from the beginning of all of their terms that this challenge is for fun and, as such, I don't expect them to join us on week's when it doesn't work for them. I want them to enjoy it and not stress about having to make a card when they might be busy or uninspired. It has been wonderful having a creative space that was laid back and fun. While it is a ton of work to run a challenge blog, having a relaxed attitude about it has made it more of a stress relief than a stressor.

However, children grow and somehow that makes life busier. For the past year, I have gone back and forth with myself as to how much I could handle. I tried changing many things to find a better balance but as the year progressed, I found that it is time to let CAS(E) this Sketch go. As much as I have hung on, my oldest will be a senior next school year and the others will follow closely behind him. I know that I want to enjoy this stage in their life and focus my time and energy into the time I have left with them at home. That being said, this will be the final month of CTS sketches.

We will finish out the month with a two-week challenge starting on January 21st. I will be so sad to let CAS(E) this Sketch go but I also know that it is the best thing for my family and I. We've had a great and long run and I hope you will enjoy our final month. I can't wait to see what you all create and I hope to get to play along with you at some of the other amazing card challenges out there. It will be fun to have a little time to do that! Speaking of challenges, here's our sketch for this week:

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 14th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 16th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #403. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #401 Winners!

2020-12-19T10:00:00.010-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #397. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #402. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #401 Winners

3. Marieke

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #402 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #402

2020-12-17T10:00:00.021-05:00

Are you ready for an extra long sketch challenge? Well, we think we have the perfect sketch for you to enjoy all season long. This challenge will go through January 7th so you have a bunch of time to create for this sketch. We hope you enjoy your holidays and have a little time to join us also! Here's your sketch to enjoy.

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

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We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 7th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 9th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #402. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #400 Winners!

2020-12-12T10:00:00.073-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #397. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #401. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #400 Winners

40. Kim

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #401 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #401

2020-12-10T10:00:00.010-05:00

Welcome to another fun week of sketch fun! We are super excited to share with you another awesome sketch and inspiration from our team. It's always super fun and we hope you'll be inspired and join in. This one is another blast from the past and you can check out the original post here: CTS #147. Here's our sketch:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 17th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 19th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #401. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #399 Winners!

2020-12-05T10:00:00.007-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #397. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #400. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #399 Winners

22. Nicole

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #400 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #400

2020-12-03T10:00:00.012-05:00

400 sketches!!! Can you even believe it? Thank you guys so much for playing along and making this challenge blog so much fun to be apart of and take part in. We love seeing what you create and visiting your blogs and we hope you keep playing along for even more fun sketches. Speaking of fun sketches...this week's is awesome. Check it out:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 10th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 12th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #400. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #398 Winners!

2020-11-21T10:00:00.074-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #397. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #399. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #398 Winners

15. Dana

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #399 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #399

2020-11-19T10:00:00.023-05:00

Happy Thursday! We are super excited to share with you another awesome sketch and inspiration from our team. Thanksgiving is coming up next week so this fun sketch will be a two-week challenge! I hope you'll have some fun with it and maybe even use it a couple of times for different cards. I know I plan to come back to it as I have some time in the next two weeks! Here's our sketch:

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 3rd. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 5th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #399. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #397 Winners!

2020-11-14T10:00:00.055-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #397. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #398. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #397 Winners

19. Joanne

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #398 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #398

2020-11-12T10:00:00.001-05:00

Good morning and welcome to a new week and a new sketch. We are thrilled that you decided to join us this week and can hardly wait to see what you create. Our sketch this week is full of fun and you are just going to love what our team has done with it. Let's get to it!

Here's what the team created:

Brian King

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 19th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, November 21th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #398. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #396 Winners!

2020-11-07T10:00:00.062-05:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #395. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #397. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #396 Winners

47. Lori

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #397 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #397

2020-11-05T10:00:00.036-05:00

Thursday, Thursday, Thursday!! Ha ha! I hope you are ready for another awesome week of fun with this week's sketch. I'm sure you'll come up with some amazing creations and I can't wait to see them all. Here's the retro sketch and a bunch of inspiration from our amazing CTS team! You can see the original go around here: CTS #184.

Here's what the team has created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 12th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, November 14th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #397. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #395 Winners!

2020-10-31T10:00:00.085-04:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #395. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #396. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #395 Winner

34. Amanda

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16. Tristan

24. PJ

29. Maria

45. JoAnn

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #396 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #396

2020-10-29T10:00:00.013-04:00

Happy Halloween week! We hope that you guys are having another amazing week and are excited to play along with our new sketch. This one is super fun and our team really created a stunning cards that you won't want to miss. Have fun with it and we can't wait to see what you create!

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 5th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, November 7th. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #396. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.

CTS #394 Winners!

2020-10-24T10:00:00.080-04:00

We are continually amazed by the cards you guys create with our sketches. It really motivates us to keep pushing ourselves as well. You guys did amazing things with Sketch #394. We are super excited to share the winner with you this week. We hope you will have a chance to play along with Sketch #395. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners:

CTS #394 Winner

32. Angie

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4. Michal

12. PJ

14. Ma-Mi

33. Amy

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Thanks so much to everyone that played along! We've enjoyed seeing your creations!! We hope you'll play along with Sketch #395 going on now!

CAS(E) this Sketch #395

2020-10-22T10:00:00.020-04:00

Here's what the team created:

Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from our last challenge!

Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page.

We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, October 29th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, October 31st. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below.

If for some reason the Inlinkz button is not appearing for you, you can access the link up by following this link as well: CTS #395. I'm trying to figure out why some people are seeing the link and others aren't. Thanks for your patience.