Friday, March 30, 2012

ISSC09 with Emily Keaton

WOW!!! March is quickly coming to a close.  Spring has sprung and we love seeing our Sketch blog grow!! We're so excited to see so many people coming back every week to play along with us.

This week, our sketch features Emily Keaton (ekeaton @ SCS) and is based on this card.


Isn't it fantastic??


We can't wait to see what you come up with!!! In the mean time, check out what the Special Agents have created for you.





Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.
  • Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC09), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
  • A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12:01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.
  • You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
  • We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
  • Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
  • Have fun and we look forward to "spying" your creations!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Top 2 Winners!

Wow! Can I just say that I'm thrilled with the participation and the eye candy that you guys provided us with this past week for the ISSC08 challenge? Holy smokes peeps! We had a VERY hard time narrowing it down to just two winners! Your entries were phenomenal this week!

We love the clean lines and contemporary colour combo of this beauty! I don't know what it is but this card just makes us happy and it's in true "Biggan" style :)


Nina blew us away with her never ending texture and mostly monochromatic colour scheme! Just beautiful!

Congratulations ladies! Please feel free to grab your badge by right clicking and saving them to your computer :)  If you would like to play along with the ISSC09 challenge then please come back and visit us tomorrow :) It's a good one and I don't think that you all will be disappointed!

Thank you so much once again for playing along with us. It makes our hearts happy to see the challenge blog grow week by week and that you all creations are so inspiring!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Tuesday Teaser - ISSC09


Tuesday is a great day for a sneak peek Teaser post don't you think? Today, we have a little peek of inspiration card for the upcoming ISSC09 sketch and as always, it's by the original artist :D

iSpy with my little eye, card made by _____________ :)

So who's excited to play along with for this upcoming challenge? I know that I already have my stamps picked out and I have seen some of the Special Agent's creations and boy are you guys in for a treat! I can't wait for you all to see this sketch :)

 While you are peeking at this Teaser, if you would like to play along with the current challenge then please join us over at this post :)

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Top 2 Saturday?



Hi everyone! I'm so sorry for the late post of the Top 2 winners for the ISSC07 challenge! I was away camping all week and although we have internet up there and I brought my computer along to write up the posts, we had wind storms with stubborn internet service to due to the weather conditions.

Ok, so let's get down to business shall we? This week's Top 2 Winners for ISSC07 are...



For her fabulous use of button details! We love all of the wonderful spring colours and would you just look at the details on the Easter eggs? They just make us down right happy :D




We love Chupa's card for her great take on the corner panel buy using the design of the patterned paper to mimic the panel! Some of us may have drooled a little over her fantastic colouring skillz too ;)

Great cards this week everyone and thank you so much for playing along with us! We love to peruse through all of your gorgeous creations because you also provide us with inspiration for our future cards! 

Congratulations ladies! Please feel free to grab your badge by right clicking and saving them to your computer :)  If you would like to play along with our current challenge ISSC08 then please visit the challenge post and we can't wait to see what you have in store for us this week!


Friday, March 23, 2012

ISSC08 with Brigit Edblom

Wow!!! What another fantastic week with amazing entries!!! We love seeing your take on the sketches. You never know when we'll be "spying" on you!!!

 This week, we are featuring Brigit Edblom aka Biggan at SCS.  She created this clean and simple card  on January 9, 2012 that we loved for its' simplicity in design. 


This sketch lends itself to the CAS look or you can fancy it up a bit (I have a feeling that's what a lot of the DT did).  And you can tell Spring is in the air with all the "springy" creations of the DT.  You would have thought we talked about it but we didn't... we must all be on the same wavelength.  Uh oh.....  LOL.


Now let's take a peek at our super talented Special Agents gorgeous creations and see their take on this week's sketch...  What do you think?  Have we completed our mission??

Here's how to play:
  • Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.
  • Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC08), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
  • A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12.01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.
  • You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
  • We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
  • Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
  • Have fun and we look forward to "spying" your creations!


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tuesday Teaser - ISSC08


Happy Tuesday Teaser Day! Today, we have a little peek of inspiration card for the ISSC08 sketch and as always, it's by the original artist :D

iSpy with my little eye, card made by _____________ :)

So who's going to play along with us and take a guess at who made this beauty? If you would like to play along with the current challenge then please join us over at this post :)

Care to venture a guess as to whom this card belongs to? :D

Friday, March 16, 2012

ISSC07 with Holly McMillan

Welcome back to iSpy Sketches! This week we are featuring this beauty of a card by the talented Holly McMillan (Toy at SCS) that was posted in her SCS Gallery on January 21th, 2012. We love that you can switch out the corner flourish with any number of ideas like ribbons, papers or a series of die cuts and that the main panel can be any sort of shape :)


If you haven't had a chance, please pop Holly's gallery or her blog to congratulate her on her feature and to check out the rest of her fabulous creations.  A big heartfelt thank you to you Miss Holly for being our inspiration this week!



Now let's take a peek at our super talented Special Agent's gorgeous creations and see their take on this week's sketch...









 Here's how to play:
  • Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.
  • Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC07), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
  • A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12.01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.
  • You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
  • We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
  • Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
  • Have fun and we look forward to "spying" your creations!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Look who's in the top 2 for ISSC06!


Hi everyone! Welcome to this week's edition of the Top 2 Thursday Winners! These winners have been chosen from the ISSC06 challenge.

Here's how it works: because the Secret Agents have a heck of a time choosing just one winner weekly, we decided to have 2 people per week take home this blog badge! And now let's see who our winners are...




For her birthday bonanza card! What person wouldn't like to receive this fun card with it's cheerful balloons an banner? Well done Sarah!




For her wonderful patterned wave of stars and brads. The distressed looking paper is the perfect touch and the sentiment is inspiring! Awesome card Lisa :D


Congratulations ladies! Please feel free to grab your badge by right clicking and saving them to your computer :) Thank you to everyone who played along with us this week! Stay tuned for the next challenge later in the week on Friday, March 16th! Think corner panels ;)