Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 203-44 - Bugaboo Stamps


Welcome Wednesday!!  Hey there friends, I hope you are all ready for a new Sketch Challenge here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  It's Sally posting from Massachusetts, sandwiched between Boston and Cape Cod!!  We have had quite a week with all of the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing.  The support that has been felt from not only around the US, but also from around the World has been amazing!!  We live in a world where we are faced with so many trials, and I am so thankful to see how people rally together to help those who are hurting and to support one another from both near and far.  So from my little corner of Boston, Thank you to all for your thoughts and prayers!!  Boston Strong!!

I am so glad you have stopped by to check out our Challenge!!  

First off, I want to announce the winner of last week's Challenge...

 


Please email Sally Ann, owner of Digi Stamp Boutique:
to receive your 6 free images.
Subject:  DSB and SSW Winner for April 2013
Please include the names of the six images you would like.


And our Top Three...
 
1. NESSY #2
 
2. JULIE AUSTIN #1
 
3. RENATE #10
 


Congratulations ladies!!  Be sure to grab both your Winner's Badge, and your Top Three Badge from the sidebar to display on your blog!


On to our Challenge...  This week we are revisiting a wonderful Sketch by Arlana...


And, we are Sponsored by the wonderful Jodie of Bugaboo Stamps!!  Let me share with you... 


Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!
If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug

Our Links are:

Blog:  http://bugaboostamps.blogspot.com/
Catch the bug Challenge blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

This week's Prize: 7 digi stamps

On to our Design Team cards...
 
Sharon
 


 


 


 

 


 

 
 


 
 

 

I hope you will join us this week!!  I look forward to seeing your creations!!



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

 
 
1.       Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have Bugaboo  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 #203-44 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.




Happy Crafting!!

Sally and

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013


Sweet Sketch Wednesday
Sketch 202
Sponsor:  Digi Stamp Boutique

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 all are an inspiration to us.

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

The Grand Prize Winner of Sketch #201 is:


Congratulations!  Please contact Judi at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com to claim your $10 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.  SAM WHISPER #14

2.  EMILY L #9

3.  LISA LYNN #16

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 202….. 


It’s another great sketch this week by our own talented Sally Dube!  We’re so lucky to have Sally creating these wonderful sketches.  Sally has been a real blessing to Arlana as she recovers from her surgeries.  Let’s give a Get Well shout out to Arlana – we miss her terribly here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!  We’re thinking of you every week Arlana and hope your recovery is progressing! 

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 monthly sponsor, Digi StampBoutique! Sally Ann at Digi Stamp Boutique has been a monthly sponsor of Sweet Sketch Wednesday for, well, 202 weeks!  That is from the very beginning of the sketches here.  We all love creating with digi stamps from DSB. The Grand Prize winner of this week’s challenge will receive six free digi images from Digi Stamp Boutique – a terrific prize!  Thanks Sally Ann for your generous support of our challenges every month!

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

 Joanna
 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 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 #202 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!

Sharon and

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

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #201

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful Sweet Sketch Wednesday.
It's Kathie here from Auckland New Zealand posting this week.  Well our clocks turned back on Sunday morning for the end of Day Light Savings which meant an extra hours sleep in.  Our days are still very warm for this time of year but wouldn't you know it the clocks turned back and the evening temperatures have changed dramatically and really cooled down now to one digit at night and early mornings. I know that my friends in the Northern Hemisphere will be smiling soon and so looking forward to a warm Spring and Summer.
I do love the look of our Autumn trees.

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The trees at Cornwall Park have just started to change colour.


Cornwall Park on a warm autumn afternoon

The trees at Cornwall Park late on a Summers evening.
This park was donated to the city of Auckland by 
Sir John Logan Campbell
and is situated in the heart of Auckland for everyone to use.
Cornwall Park is a landscape park designed for the recreation and enjoyment of all the people of New Zealand. The park is renowned for its landscape design and its wide variety of mature trees. Cornwall Park consists of 125 hectors of land some being used as an urban farm in the city. 

Welcome to our weekly creations here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and if your 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 can do with this weeks sketch.

Now it's time to make the announcements of our winner and top three cards.
There was an amazing line up of cards this week 43 entries which is wonderful with so many entries from new and older followers.

Our grand prize winner from last week is...

Drum-roll Please

TESA B #32

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


Please contact Jenn at The Doodle Garden
Include your 5 single image selections
(Sets not included)
Subject:  The Doodle Garden and SSW April 2013 Winner 

 Our Top 3 Cards are:

1.  HELEN #24

2.  DORTE #42

3.  EEMELI #3

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

Here is our Sketch for this Week, designed by Sally Dube.
Isn't this a great sketch?

Sketch #201



This week our sponsor is
Gerda Burghardt
Artist and Owner of 
Stamp Fairy Shop

 
Bio about Stamp Fairy Shop.

"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 in every new set published weekly on Fridays. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images. We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity."

Our lucky winner will receive 


$10.00 Gift Certificate for the use at the 
Stampfiariy.com shop online.

Don't forget to check out what images Stampfairy Shop has to wet your appetite and there are always new images being added to the store to help your creativity.

And now for a little inspiration from our very talented Design Team but first two of Stamp Fairy's designers have created inspirations just for you this week.

Stampfairy Designers:

This is Mimi Dog and you can find this image here:


Martina used Barry Soccer and you can find this image here:



From our very own Design Team





















Don't you just love these images used.  They are all just so cute.

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 Stampfairy 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 # 201 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 being creative and enjoy creating your cards.


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



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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 200 and the Doodle Garden

Wow, we have hit a milestone this week with our #200 sketch.  It seems only yesterday that Arlana started
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY
A lot has happened over the past few years and we would like to express our gratitude to our fabulous Design Team and Sponsors.
We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for each one of you.
 And a special thanks to all the wonderful inspiration we receive each week from our players. 
 Thank You So Much !
 Our
Fabulous Sponsor this week is
The Doodle Garden


Jennifer Nilsson


Here is Jenn's BIO

HI all!
Thanks for taking the time to get to know a little bit about the gal behind The Doodle Garden digis!

I'm Jennifer L Nilsson (but please, call me Jenn or Jenna!). And I am blessed to be able to work full-time from home as a licensed artist.

I enjoy creating bright whimsical pieces for manufacturers, but also wanted to be able to offer something to those who like to craft. So I have begun my journey with digistamp designs with my Etsy shop: The Doodle Garden.

It's fairly new, but is growing pretty fast and I am SOOO enjoying creating these little whimsies for YOU!

Our Grand Prize Winner will receive: 5 single digis (sets not included) of winner’s choice
Now it's time to make the announcements of a winner and top three from last week's sponsor:


Our grand prize winner from last week is...
Congratulations! Be sure to grab your winner's badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Please email Arlana at sweetberrydesigns@hotmail.com
Subject:  Paper Addictions and SSW April 2013 Winner
Include the names of the 5 digi images you would like from
http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperaddictions


Our top three are...
1:  NESSY #5
2:  RENEE #16
3:  REBECCA EDNIE #21

And, Here is our wonderful sketch from Sally


KATHIE -Kathie'z Kardz



HOLLY Fairy Elephants Craft Creations





SHARON Inlinedtostamp

LINDA-The Stampers Touch





Jeannie-Dragonfly Journeys



SALLY-Sally's Window of Paper Crafting



Nancy-Mulberrystation

 

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 Doodle Garden 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 # 200 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.

Nancy and
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