Sweet Sketch Wednesday #173

Sponsor:  Diedre Mosher Designs

Special Theme:  Celebrating Women

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!

I know I speak for the whole Sweet Sketch Wednesday team when I tell you how excited we get with all the amazing creativity you share with us week after week.  There are so many talented crafters that bless us with your online friendship and support.  We are so very thankful for that.  You all are an inspiration to us.

Let’s get started this week by announcing the winners of last week’s challenge…..

The Grand Prize Winner of Sketch #172 is:

Jane Middleton #2

Congratulations!  Please contact Arlana at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com to claim your prize and be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1.  Jovita #23

2.  Colien #11

3. Papersniffer #16

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

This week we have a special theme to go with the sketch - Celebrating Women.  We'd like you to use images about women for this theme with this week’s fabulous Sketch 173…..

It’s another great Arlana sketch this week!  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!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Diedre Mosher at Diedre Mosher Designs!  The Grand Prize winner of this week’s challenge will receive a $10 Gift Certificate from Diedre Mosher Designs – a terrific prize!  Now here’s a little info about the artist behind these terrific images:

Wildly Whimsical and Seriously Sassy Art is definitely a trademark of Deidre Mosher.

I have been in the business of art for over 25+ years. Starting out as a fashion illustrator, moving into Art Direction, where I did everything from print to TV...and eventually I found my way back to illustration. My art is just plain fun and my love of color is clearly evident in the designs I create. I'm currently licensed with a variety of companies...my designs are used on craft products, greeting cards/paper products, kitchenware, business products and such. I am first and foremost an... Illustrator and Designer. I am inspired by seriously sassy & bold colors, but also love the 'wow factor' of classic black and white designs. I'm crazy for stripes and dots, and they are a repeated theme in my work.

Here are the links where you’ll find Diedre Mosher Designs:

Website:  http://www.deidremosher.com/

Direct Store Link:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeidreMosherDesigns

Prize:  $10 Gift Certificate to the Diedre Mosher Designs online store

Thanks Diedre!  We love creating with your sassy digi stamps!

And here’s what the design team created for your inspiration using Diedre Mosher images and with our theme this week - Celebrating Women:

Arlana

Joanna 

 

Sally

Heide

Jeannie

Sharon

Kathie

Nancy

Helen

Linda

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 Deidre Mosher's 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 #173 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 wonderful week and we look forward to your creations!

Have a fantastic week creating!

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

Sharon and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #172 our sponsor this week is DigiStamp Boutique

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY

This is Kathie hosting today for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. 

Today I thought I would share with you a little of my simple pleasures of life, you should know me by now that I live in New Zealand and when you're having summer in the Northern Hemisphere I'm having winter and visa verse.  Which means spring has begun baby lambs are being born and beautiful spring flowers are out in abundance.

Here are some photo's I took on Saturday of a freshly cut vase of spring Tulips which I just adore, it was due to rain and very windy so I didn't want them to get damaged in the garden.

 Isn't that colour wonderful???!!!

Nature is so cleaver with that wonderful center

and Black and Orange stay-mins. 

  

Our Grand Prize Winner has won the choice of  3 digital images from Pattie's Creations  and the winner is:

PATRICIA #6

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please contact Arlana at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Be sure to grab your Grand Prize Banner along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!

Our Top 3 Winners from last week are:

1. MAGS B

2. DEBBY 400

3.  SHARRON SHARRAHUG

Congratulations to you all!!

Please pick up your Top 3 badge along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!!



Now for our sponsor this week. 

It's Sally-Ann Hancock

from

DigiStamp Boutique

A little bit about Sally-Ann Hancock the owner and designer for DigiStamp Boutique.

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 too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

This week our lucky winner will be able to choose

6 Digi Images

From DigiStamp Boutique

The team at Sweet Sketch Wednesday really appreciate Sally-Ann's  generosity being our monthly sponsor since Sweet Sketch Wednesday started and for giving our winner each month 6 Digi Images to choose from her website.   

Every month Sally-Ann has a wonderful selection of new images to work with and there's images there that would suit everyone's taste.  Also if you've never used a digi before she always has a new freebie image each month for you to download and have a play with.

If you haven't visited DigiStamp Boutique before or it's been a while here's where to look for her images.

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

http://www.digistampboutique.blogspot.com/

http://www.lovetodoodle.blogspot.com/

Our Sketch

You will love working with this sketch.  It's really a fun and easy sketch to put together, very quick and looks amazing once finished.

Thanks, Arlana

Sketch #172

Here is what our Design Team Diva's have created just for you this week.

From
 The Sweet Sketch Wednesday Design Team

Helen from Forever Crafty

Using Jasper and Flower
from DigiStamp Boutique

Nancy from Mulberry Station
Using One of the cute Mermaids
from DigiStamp Boutique

Sally from Sally's Window of Paper Crafting
Using Gymnast Molly from 
DigiStamp Boutique

Jeannie from Dragonfly Journeys
Using The Frog from the 
Cute Halloween Collection from
 DigiStamp Boutique

Arlana from Sweetberry Designs
Using Halloween Hattie from 
DigiStamp Boutique

Linda from Stamper's Touch
Using Jim's Hiking Day from
 DigiStamp Boutique

Sharon from Inklined to Stamp

Using an image from Murphy Christmas Collection from

 DigiStamp Boutique

Heide from Heide D's Paperie
Using Woody from
 DigiStamp Boutique

Joanna from Sitting on Pens and Needles
Using Tom from Summer Fun 
from DigiStamp Boutique

Kathie from Kathie'z Kardz
Using Graduation Louie
from DigiStamp Boutique

I do hope you've enjoyed looking at the design teams amazing creations and inspirations. Now we want to see your creations!!!

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge Rules:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have any DigiStamp Boutique 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 #172 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 wonderful week and we look forward to your creations!

Thanks for joining us wishing you all a wonderful week

 crafting and creating 



Hugs

 from

Kathie

and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 171-103 and Pattie's Creations

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY

This is Nancy hosting today for Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  This past week my brother and sister-in-law and I took a train ride up the Verde Valley in Northern Arizona.  I want to share a few pictures of our trip. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time together. 

 

 

Hope you enjoy.
Now for the winners of last weeks challenge.





Our Grand Prize Winner of a $10.00 Gift Certificate from Stamp Fairy is:

 LISA LYNN #9

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please contact Arlana at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Be sure to grab your Grand Prize Banner along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!

Our Top 3 Winners from last week are:

1:  PAT (MSPFD) #4

2:  JANE MIDDLETON #5

3:  SUZE #20

Congratulations to you all!!

Please pick up your Top 3 badge along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!!



Now for our sponsor this week.

Pattie’s Creations     

http://etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations

http://pattiescreations.blogspot.com

Pattie Gomez Bio

I am an Internet Technology Professional and an Artist. I always dreamed of being an artist, but I found out quickly that I needed another field to support my family so I pursued a Degree in Information Technology. I love to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks to enhance my work.

I created a character called Pattieboop and her cat named Allie. I have had so much fun coming up with different images so I also created a site to sell them. You can go to my store to find out more about Pattieboop & Allie. I know you will just love them when you see them.

My store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations

Pattieboop is an 11 year old girl who is very opinionated. She was created by me, Pattie Gomez on September 7, 2009. Pattieboop is an average 11 year old and she loves dressing up. She is very petite in nature but stands tall because her mother always told her that “If you stand tall you will one day become someone important”. Pattieboop always remembers her mother’s words and makes sure she is noticed.
Pattieboop has a favorite pet named Allie. Allie is a slender black cat and loves playing and spending time with Pattieboop. Allie spends most of her days napping and her nights are spent getting in to mischief…

Grand Prize Winner will receive: 3 digis

You will love working with this sketch.  It is really a fun one.
Thanks, Arlana



Look at these amazing cards from our DT

Sally

 

Arlana

Joanna

 

Judi

Sharon

Helen

Kathie

Heide

Erika

Erika is taking a break again for school.  It has really been fun having her create cards with the DT.  Thanks Erika, and good luck for a happy and fun year with your kids.  We will miss you.

Jeannie

Linda



Nancy



Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge Rules:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have any Pattie's Creations 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 #171-103 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 wonderful week and we look forward to your creations!

Thanks for joining us, Nancy

and

Sweet September

 A big hooray for the kids being back to school!!! I hope that gives you more time to stamp, because we have a wonderful sketch and sponsor this week!! But first, let's announce our winner and top 3 from last week.

Our Grand Prize Winner of 3 free digis from Milk 'N Coffee is:

KAREN C

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please contact Arlana at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Be sure to grab your Grand Prize Banner along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!

Our Top 3 Winners from last week are:

1:  PIA #10

2:  OLGA JEWEL #4

3:  CARLA SUTO #2

Congratulations to you as well!!

Please pick up your Top 3 badge along the sidebar to proudly display on your blog!!!

Here is our new sketch for this week, how exciting!!!! Arlana continues to amaze with her creativeness!

I'm always thrilled when Stamp Fairy is our sponsor. Talk about adorable and whimsical images!! I know you will fall in love with them just like I have.

"Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010. Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats. You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters. Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a free image every Friday and Guest Designers each month. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images. We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity."

Gerda is graciously offering our winner a $10 gift certificate to use at Stamp Fairy. Thank you Gerda!!!!

We have two Guests this week, both very talented Stamp Fairy Design Team Members! So put your hands together and go comment on their blogs!!

Celine

Jackie

Last week we announced our new Design Team members. This is their first week to show off their wonderful talents and creativity. I won't hold you in suspense any longer:

Sally

Joanna

Helen

And now for more inspiration:

Kathie

Arlana

Heide

Jeannie 

Nancy

Sharon

Linda

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge Rules:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have any Stamp Fairy 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 #170 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 wonderful week and we look forward to your creations!

Linda &