Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Happy March, everyone!  Seems like the year is rolling right along!  This month we get to enjoy two wonderful holidays, St Patrick's Day and Easter.

This is Judi hosting you this week from Washington State.  As I am writing this we are having a wonderfully warm spring day...60 degrees and beautiful sunshine.  It feels like spring may be just around the corner for us.

Now I would like to announce that our 

Bugaboo and SSW Grand Prize Winner of Sketch 195 is:

Wendy #1

Congratulations!  

Please email Judi at

sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com

for your gift code

Subject: Bugaboo and SSW February 2013 Winner

Be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar 

and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1.  Sherryn #2

2.  Mina #20

3. Lacarterine #7

Wonderful cards!

 Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar and post it on your blog!

This week we have a special treat for all of you.  Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps is our sponsor!  Mary Ellen is the owner, illustrator and poet at Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.  Yes, I said, poet!   I know you will enjoy looking around her blog and taking in all of her creativity.  Mary Ellen has just recently changed her blog to make things a little easier for you to find an image you would like.  All of her images are Black and White and also Colored.  Take some time to enjoy some of her poetry too...a great addition to go long with your image and card. 

Now the special treat to you is that all of Dearie Dolls images and poetry are free to you.  Go ahead and choose an image but please leave Mary Ellen a sweet comment and let her know you are creating a card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday or that you found out about Dearie Dolls from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Please remember to follow the angel policy of our sponsors!  This is Dearie Dolls Digis Angel Policy:

"Please feel free to use the images that I give away free in your handmade projects only.  Please do not mass produce and sell the black and white images or the colored ones. Giving me credit as Mary Ellen’s Dearie Designs is greatly appreciated. Enjoy and have fun!"

Click on the Dearie Doll Badge to take you to Mary Ellen's blog!

This is the direct link:

http://deariedollsdigis.blog.com

You can also visit Mary Ellen on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/maryellensdeariedolls

Here is a little bio about Mary Ellen and Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps

"I have always been a crafter and a stay at home mom that was able to make enough on handmades to help out and still be there for my kids who are all grown now. I have six grandchildren ranging in age from six months up to ten years. I started to draw digis about a year and a half ago. I like to write poetry and have illustrated some of my children's poems.
My digi blog is a place for card makers and others to download free images. I like to tell a little story with most digis and feel that the innocence of children is full of color, imagination and humor and so most of my artwork is a reflection of that. I truly hope that everyone that visits can find something useful and fun."

Mary Ellen

Several months ago when I was looking around Dearie Dolls I came across this video so I wanted to share it with all of you since most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere are saying good bye to winter and welcoming spring.  Enjoy this lovely combo of Mary Ellen's poetry and images put to music!

Mary Ellen, I think you are amazing!  Thanks so much for sharing your talent with all of us and for sponsoring us this week at SSW!

The Snowman Song by Phil Keaggy

Lyrics and Artwork by Mary Ellen of 

http://deariedollsdigis.blog.com

The prize of this week's challenge will be a little different as everyone will have the opportunity to be a winner and copy free images from Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.  

However, we will still choose the Top 3.  

Prize:  Instant Gratification of freebie Dearie Doll images for everyone!!!  Please be sure to leave Mary Ellen a sweet comment and let her know you found Dearie Dolls from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.


Here's our Sweet Sketch 196 

I know you will love the fabulous lineup of cards created by our Sweet Sketch Wednesday DT using Dearie Doll Images!

Nancy ~ Mulberry Station

Jeannie ~ Dragonfly Journeys

Linda ~ Stamper's Touch

Kathie ~ Kathie'z Kardz

Sharon ~ Inklined to Stamp

Heide ~ Heide D's Paperie

Sally ~ Sally's Window of Scraps

Joanna ~ Sitting on Pens & Needles

Holly ~ Fairy Elephants Craft Creations

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along just for this week:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. We would love to have you use any Dearie Dolls Digi image.  They are all freebies.  Be sure to leave Mary Ellen a sweet comment and let her know you are creating a card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  Feel free to use a colored image if you want!

2.If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #196 as your label or tag. 

3. Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

4. Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW. 

5. Sign in to InLinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.

6. Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.

Note: The challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.

Happy Crafting!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Judi and