Sweet Sketch Wednesday #225 - Eureka Stamps

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another Wednesday, and another sketch challenge.

Fairy Walk

Today our challenge is hosted by me, Holly, and what a sketch we have for you.

After having a glorious summer here in the UK, the weather has definitely turned, and September is turning out to be very cold, wet and windy.  I'm not complaining though, as that means lots of crafting time as I no longer feel the need to sit outside and soak up as much vitamin D as possible.

Archery

However, last weekend I did brave the weather (very wet, very cold and very windy) to go with my nieces, Pops and step-mother to Castle Howard and the Yorkshire Arboretum in North Yorkshire for a Wild About Wood event.  It was a great day, especially for the kids.  There was loads of activities, most of which were quite educational too.

We didn't have time to do every activity, but we did go on a Fairy Walk in the woods with a green woodland fairy. 

Making Paper

My eldest niece, Georgia, also had a go at archery and even hit the bullseye!  I wanted to have a go but my fingers were so frozen I don't think I could have held the bow, and I didn't want showing up by my niece. 

We had a look at some gorgeous birds of prey, dissected owl pellets to see what they eat, made a hotel for a Lacewing and a home for bumble bees.  We also baked bread on an open fire, made whistles and made some paper (a new hobby for me, once I get the kit).

Anyway, enough about me, I could talk forever about such an amazing day, shall we move onto the challenge and last weeks winners.

The winner of last week's challenge is:  ALLISON COPE #15

Please email Sally Ann, owner of Digi Stamp Boutique:

http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/contact_us.php

to receive your 6 free images.

Subject:  DSB and SSW Winner for September 2013

Please include the names of the six images you would like.                       

Be sure to grab your winner's badge from our sidebar and proudly display it on your blog!

Our Top Three are:

1:   Kathy Curry #9

2:   Sherryn #14

3:  Julie Austin

Our Sketch this week is by the amazing Sally:

This week we are sponsored by Eureka Stamps.  Here is a bit about them:

Finally, The Stamps You've been Looking for! Eureka Stamps offers a large variety of images and sentiments in many different categories for all of your stamping needs. Our Paper Sculpting stamps add an extra dimension to your creations. Or, Mix and match our Balloons and Balloon Holders to celebrate every occasion. Our Stamps are available as unmounted, deep etched, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps. If Eureka Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on the sister companies: QKR Stampede, Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

And we have a very generous prize of 5 FREE DIGIS for our Grand Prize winner.

Let's see what our Design Team have come up with this week:

Sally

Joanna

Kathie

Linda

Arlana

Heide

Jeannie

Holly

Nancy

Sharon

Challenge Rules:

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:.

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have any Eureka, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 225 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.

Have a fantastic week creating!

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

Thanks so much for checking our our Challenge - can not wait to see all your creations!!

Holly and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

1. Gail Scott	2. vanessa(nessy)	3. carol dee
4. Claudia	5. Linda Palmer	6. AJ
7. Suze	8. sherryn

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 224 and Digi Stamp Boutique

Happy Wednesday everyone!  It's Joanna, your hostess from soggy Colorado hosting this week. I know that you've probably heard about our crazy weather but I thought that I would share some photos with you

This is Boulder, home of the University of Boulder, the largest University in Colorado.  The heavy rain forced it to close.  Boulder County was one of the hardest hit.

 

This is Broomfield, a town near Denver, our capital.  Roads washed out and homes were flooded.

 This is highway 34 near Estes Park. Weather forecasters are saying that our 11+ inches was half a year's rain, in three days.  Good heavens that's a "lotta" rain.

This is an over-loaded sewer/geyser in Manitou Springs, near where I live.






But enough about our wet weather, let's get started this week by announcing the winners of last week's A Day For Daisies challenge....

our Grand Prize winner is

AJ #2

Congratulations!

Please contact:  Tammy at A Day for Daisies 

to receive your $12 Gift Certificate.

http://adayfordaisies.com/contact-us-2

Subject:  ADFD and SSW September 2013 Winner:

Be sure to grab your winner's badge from our sidebar and proudly display it on your blog!

Our Top Three are:

1:   Carol Dee #8

2:   Heather #9
3: Claudia #7

A big congratulations to all the winners from last week.

If you are new to Sweet Sketch Wednesdays a BIG welcome to you!  For those who are returning, we are thrilled to see you back.  We can't wait to see what you do with this week's sketch.

And speaking of Arlana's sketch, it's a classic rewind from July of 2011.  We'd love for you to take a look to see how the designers of yesteryear handled it.

This week we are sooo happy to be able to welcome back Sally-Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique.  She has been our faithful monthly sponsor for many years and we are always excited to use her images.
    
Click here to visit her Shop: 
or click here to visit the DSB Blog

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.  My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life - often the inspiration for my designs.  Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

Sally-Ann is generously providing a prize of 6 free digi images to the winner. Nice!

If you still need some inspiration, take a look to see what our lovely and VERY talented Design Team did this week.

Arlana

Heide 

 

Holly

Jeannie

Joanna 

 

Kathie

Linda

Nancy

Sally

Sharon

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

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have a Digi Stamp Boutique image, we'd love to see what you can do with it. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.
2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use SSW #224 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.

Have a GREAT week creating and see you back here, next week!

 Joanna
                   and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

1. Kristen	2. vanessa(nessy)	3. Bettina
4. Julie Austin	5. Margaret H	6. Claudia
7. Leeann	8. carol dee	9. Kathy Curry
10. Renate	11. Suze	12. Mei
13. Mei	14. sherryn	15. Allison Cope

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday #223

Welcome Wednesday!!  So glad you have stopped by our Blog!!  We appreciate our faithful Followers so much and LOVE when new friends join in our our FUN!! Each week we bring a new Sketch Challenge to both new friends and old - we LOVE seeing your creations!!  My name Sally and I am your Hostess this week.  I live on the East Coast of the US in Massachusetts.  I recently spent some time on Cape Cod and thought I would share a photo of one of the beautiful end of the Summer Sunsets taken at our Beach Front.

Always sad to see Summer come to a close but with the end of Summer, here in New England comes Fall, my favorite time of year!!

And now, on to our Challenge.  A Day for Daisies is our Sponsor this week.  LOVE the sweet images they have.  ADFD provides themed categories of over 1000 fun and whimsical digital images including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cute kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!  Check out all of their images by clicking... HERE!

Now, for last weeks winner.......drum roll please.......

LISA LYNN #3
Please contact: brokenboxdesigns@yahoo.com

Subject:  Broken Box Designs and SSW September 2013 Winner:

to claim your $5 Gift Certificate and be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.
Our Top Three are:

1.  Kathy Curry #5

2.  Dorothy S #20

3.  Regan #25

This week's Winner will receive a $12 Gift Certificate to the ADFD shop!!  

Now, on to this week's Sketch.  It's a bit different.  For any of you who have visited my Blog, you might know that I LOVE windows, so my love of windows is what inspired this Sketch...  check it out...

Here are the wonderful creations by our Design Team - awesome cards ladies!!

Arlana - Sweet Berry Designs

Heide - Heide D's Paperie

Holly - Fairy Elephants Craft Creations

Jeannie - Dragonfly Journeys

Joanna - Sitting on Pens & Needles

Kathie - Kathie'z Kardz

Linda - The Stamper's Touch

Nancy - Mulberry Station

Sharon - Inklined to Stamp

Sally - Sally's Window of ScRaPs!

Challenge Rules:

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:.

 

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have any A Day For Daisies, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

 

2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 223 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.

Have a fantastic week creating!

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

 Thanks so much for checking our our Challenge - can not wait to see all your creations!!

Blessings to you all!!

Sally and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

1. Yola	2. AJ	3. JanR
4. sherryn	5. Olga	6. vanessa (nessy)
7. Claudia	8. carol dee	9. Heather D.
10. Mei	11. Suze

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sketch 222

Sponsor:  Broken Box Designs

Hi everyone!  It’s Sharon here from Michigan posting this week for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday team.  For those of you who are new to this blog, we welcome you to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch Challenge!  We are so happy to have you join us!  And for those loyal followers of SSW, we welcome you back and thank you for your support! You are all an inspiration to us.

Okay now let’s get started by announcing the winners of last week’s challenge…..

The Grand Prize Winner of Sketch #221 is:

Stephanie S. #1

Congratulations!

Please email Arlana at

sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com

for your gift code.

Subject: Bugaboo and SSW August 2013 Winner

Also be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1.  Carla Suto #6

2.  Sherryn #26

3.  Dee #20

Awesome job!

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

Now here is this week’s fabulous Sketch 222…..

It’s another great sketch this week by our own talented Sally Dube!    

Be sure to check the rules for the challenge at the bottom of this post – we want everyone to be eligible for the Grand Prize!

This week we’re featuring our sponsor, Broken Box Designs! Wendy is the creator of the fun images there and we’ve had a fun time creating with them this week. The Grand Prize winner of this week’s challenge will receive a $5 Gift Certificate from Broken Box – a terrific prize!  Thanks Wendy for your generous support of our challenge!

Now here’s a little bit about Broken Box and their creator Wendy: 

Broken Box Stock is a fun, imaginative and unique clipart shop featuring hand-drawn illustrations and digital stamps by Wendy Sefcik. Crafters, digital stampers, scrapbookers, business owners, teachers, bloggers, website owners, etc. adore the collection of clipart and find endless ways to spruce up their look with Broken Box Stock graphics.

My store is found at:  www.brokenboxstock.com

My blog for Broken Box Stock is here:  http://brokenboxstock.blogspot.com/

Prize: $5 Gift Certificate

And here’s what the Sweet Sketch Wednesday design Divas created for your inspiration using those wonderful images from Broken Box Designs:

Sally

Joanna

Kathie

Linda

Arlana

Heide

Jeannie

Holly

Nancy

Sharon

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

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

1.     Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have Broken Box images, we’d love to see what you can do with them.  However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

2.    If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #222 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.

Have a fantastic week creating!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

1. Gea B	2. AJ	3. Lisa Lynn
4. Julie Austin	5. Kathy Curry	6. sherryn
7. Carla Suto	8. Linda Palmer	9. Karen C -busybusyhoneybee
10. carol dee	11. Helen	12. annemade
13. Leeann	14. Lori Byrns	15. coops
16. Bettina	17. Papersniffer	18. Jenn Borjeson
19. *Vicki*	20. Dorothy S	21. Janette
22. Cyndi	23. Claudia	24. Renate
25. Regan	26. Sandybeaches	27. Suze

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