Sweet Sketch #199

Spring has sprung...at least according to the calendar it has. However, the ground is covered with snow here in Pittsburgh. I try so hard not to complain, but I am so tired of the cold and snow!!!!!

Welcome to Sweet Sketch Wednesday. If you are new to our challenge blog, a BIG welcome... we are looking forward to seeing your creations. To our faithful followers, we are always happy to see you here and love to see what you do with the sketch.

Now it's time to make the announcements of a winner and top three:

Our grand prize winner from last week is...

MAGS B #2

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 March 2013

Please include the names of the six images you would like

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

Our top three are...
 

1. COOPS #10

 

2. GALE #8

 

3. TRACEY BOLEY #16

Be sure and grab your badge from our sidebar for your blog.

Here is our sketch for this week. Isn't it grand?!! 

This week we have a wonderful sponsor, Paper Addictions. Jackie Mathews is owner and designer; here is a little bit about her:

 My name is Jacqueline Mathews and I am a crafter and designer.  I love paper, pens, doodling, stamping and above all designing.  I have a degree in fine arts with an emphasis in graphic design.  I worked in the graphic design industry for many years and quit 15 years ago to become a stay at home mom for my 3 kids.  Now that the kids are older and don’t need me as much, I am reinventing myself and have decided that I wanted to create my own line of digital stamps.  I have dabbled in rubber stamping and became a “Stampin’ up!” demonstrator and had a blast, but thought it would be more fun to create my own stamps.  I decided digital was the way to go.  It is affordable for the customer and for the designer.  I now have a digital stamp shop on Etsy called “PaperAddictions”.  I would love to create my own line of rubber stamps someday, but for now I am testing my designs out in my shop to see if anyone likes them.  I am pleasantly surprised that I have gotten a good response to the images I have designed so far.  This positive response has motivated me to create more images in the future.

Our winner will receive a prize of any 5 items from the Paper Addictions etsy shop. 

And now for a little inspiration from our talented Design Team:

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 any Paper Addictions 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 # 199 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.

Linda and

Sweet Sketch Wednesdays #198

Hi Friends and  Welcome to Sweet Sketch Wednesdays.  It is Heide here from cold and snowy Michigan. We have just a few more day until Spring and I am seeing signs of Spring and warmer weather,  the Robins are arriving and I have some plant close to the house popping up and even the Forsythia bushes are changing. I do not know about you other Northerners but, I am so ready for sunshine and warmth!  It has been a very long Winter. 
 I am your hostess this week here at SSW. We are happy to have you join us this week. Our Wonderful friend and  sponsor for this week  is Sally Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique. She is generous enough to give this weeks winner 6 free digi images.

If you are new to Sweet Sketch Wednesdays a BIG welcome to you and we are looking forward to see your creations and for those that are returning we are always happy to see you here at Sweet Sketch Wednesdays and love to see what you do with the sketch.

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

the Grand Prize winner is:   STACY D #21

Please contact:  Tammy at A Day for Daisies 

to receive your $12 Gift Certificate.

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

Subject:  ADFD and SSW March 2013 Winner:

 Stacy, Congratulations! Be sure to grab your winner's badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:  1.  Dena #12

                                 2.  Nicola #18

                                 3.  Isabelle #16

Here is the sketch this week .

Another great sketch this week by our own 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!

Here is a little something about Sally Ann and Digi StampBoutique.

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.

                          

                                       

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

                                         

            Sharon


                                                   Joanna

                                  
                                   Linda

                                       Jeannie


                                         Heide 


                                               Nancy


                                            Sally


                                              Holly

Kathie

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

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have Digi Stamp 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 # 198 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.

Heide and

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 197-67

Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday 197-67!!

 The sponsor this week is A DAY FOR DAISIES who provides themed categories of over 1000 fun and whimsical digital images, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

Here are all of the places to find these adorable images and inspiration:

Website: www.adayfordaisies.com

Direct Store Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps Join The Club Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/statement

Subscribe to News Letter Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/subscribe

Blog: http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

Face Book: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Day-For-Daisies/142905905744876?ref=ts

The Grand Prize:  $12 Gift Certificate to ADFD Shop

 The SSW Grand Prize Winner of Sketch 196 is Everyone. 

Be sure to stop by Dearie Dolls.  Mary Ellen has tons of free images.
And, be sure to tell her you heard about her blog from SSW.

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Congratulations!  

Our Top Three are:

1.  Dorothy S

2.  Sherryn

3. *Sarah Fewings

Wonderful cards!

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

Next is the creative inspiration from our Design Team using A Day for Daisies Images:

 Nancy ~ Mulberry Station

 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 

 Jeannie ~ Dragonfly Journeys

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

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have an A Day for Daisies 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 #197-67 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, March 19, 7:00 pm MST.

Good luck, we can't wait to see what you create! 

Peace and Luv,

Jeannie for the SSW DT

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