Raggedy Boo

Welcome to my blog I do hope everyone has had a great week.

Well my boys are currently on a school break with another two weeks to go.  Both of them had assignments to do and study for their exams and both trying to put it off until the following day.

It's Wednesday today which means it's the middle of the week, it's Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and we have a new winner and top 3 congratulations ladies.

It's the end of the month which means we're recycling at sketch from the past, Sketch #176 which was design by Arlana Patten and was featured on 17th October 2012.

Sketch #176

I've rotated the sketch 90 degrees to fit my image in.

A brief preview of the card.

Here's my card which was made for Sketch #176 and featured on

17 October 2012.

  This week we're lucky enough to be working with

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Bio:

Heather Valentin  is  creative ,  award winning,  modern-day  fantasy and  whimsical  artist who has displayed a dynamic and vibrant energy while painting professionally for over 18 years. 

  

She  began to express herself creatively through movement at a very young age. 

For many years she studied dance, being drawn to forms that allowed creative self expression, all the while feeling this constant urge to create with her hands. The canvas is now her dance floor where color, beauty and drama are expressed through her every pencil sketch and  brush stroke. Her  subjects vary from fairies, fantasy, mermaids, vampires, dragons, wildlife, abstract and more. She is one who is inspired in a single moment. Her  dreams, moods and the the unfolding beauty of the world around her is what charts her dance for the day. She is most alive when sketching and painting, creating timeless pieces that reflect her heart and soul. Drawing breathes life into her soul- it enables her to reach out and touch lives. This gives her a place in the world one character and painting at a time.

Heather's  artist portfolio  has  expanded to include such  clients  as   Pepsi, Outback Steakhouse, Nabisco, Zephryhils  and can now be found  at Laguna Art, Third Stone Art Gallery and Sausalito Art Galleries, along with commercial and private collections across 

the globe. 

Her latest foray is to immortalize her popular drawn characters Eleanor and Pickles in a children's book of their own.

http://lacysunshine.weebly.com

Our lucky winner will receive 

Prize:  3 images 

of the winners choice from

Lacy Sunshine on line store.

Don't forget to check our the rest of the design teams creations created especially for you over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Eureka Stamps Challenge # 160 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge #143 Anything Goes and or use the Bingocolour Sapphire 

3.Dream Valley Challenge #116 Recipe

Pearls or Gems, Lace / Ribbon, Die-Cuts

4. Use Your Stuff Challenge #193 Markers/Inks

Markers used for colouring my image and Ink was used to colour my white ribbon blue.

5. Southern Girls Challenge Whimsical Cute and or Fun

6. Simply Papercraft Challenge #14 Anything Goes

7. All Dress Up Challenge #41 Anything Goes

8. Digi Choosday Crafting Wk 39 Choose Something New 

9. Crafty Friends Challenge #15 Pick A Tune

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons "Rag Doll" 1964

10. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #121 Bingo Dies, Flowers, Lace

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Denim and Khaki  

3. Design Papers: Upstairs Downstairs called Mistress and Magnolia Grove Kaisercraft.

4. Image: Raggedy Boo by Lacy Sunshine Stamps.

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Embellishments:

Handmade lace flower, flat back pearls, navy and cream brad and lace from my stash.

7. Tools:

8. Inside and the back of my card.

Take care and have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Poinsettia Umbrella

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Here it is Wednesday already, I have one son on a 3 week holiday break studying for exams and my other is away at Rowing camp for a week.  I know it's meant to be Spring here in New Zealand but the temperature really dropped on Sunday from 14c to 8c so I really hope Ryan doesn't fall out of the boat this week as it will be pretty cold and they don't wear wet-suits for rowing or Life Jackets for that matter.

Congratulations to our winner this week and our top 3 cards great work everyone and it was great to see that there were more entries this week.

This week we have another lovely sketch by Sally, it's very easy and really shows off your beautiful design papers.

Sketch #69 

Here's a quick look at my cards inside and out.

I'm so happy to announce to you that our sponsor this week is Samantha Siemers Ratliff  the owner of Sami Stamps.

Sami Stamps

Bio:   Hello! I’m so happy to be here as a Sponsor for Sweet Sketch Wednesday! Sami Stamps provides a variety of high quality Digital Stamps in both JPEG and PNG formats.  I hope you enjoy crafting with Sami Stamps as much as I enjoy illustrating them!

If you’re having fun here, please feel free to come check us out!

Click on a link to Visit our...   

BLOG ,  BLOG SHOP , CURRENT CHALLENGE  and our ETSY SHOP

This week our lucky winner will receive

Prize:

  $12.00 Gift Certificate

 to Sami Stamps Shop

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the design team over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what the rest of the girls created using Sami's images.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Crafting from the Heart Challenge #78 Anything Goes

2. Glitter n Sparkle Challenge # 155 Use a Punch or a Die Cut
3. Fan-Tastic Tuesday Anything Goes Twist Colour Me Autumn
4. Ooh La La Creations Challenge #189 Feminine 

5. Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge #116 Anything Goes / Girly Girl Card

6. Mod Squad Challenge Flowers As The Focal Image

7. QKR Stampede Challenge #157 Three's A Crowd 
3 Pearls
8. 613 Avenue Create Challenge #142 Anything Goes
9. Dream Valley Challenge #115 Autumn Colours

10. ABC Challenge R is for Recipe

Ribbon, Die's and or Punches, Blue around the outer edge

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Desert Sun by Bazzill Basics

3. Design Papers: Rosie's Studio Sweet Delight

4. Image: Poinsettia Umbrella by Sami Stamps

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Embellishments: Here is a close up of the flower arrangement in the left hand bottom corner of my card all the flowers are from my stash.

7. Embellishments:

Cream Ribbon, Mother of Pearl Dragonfly and leaf, Flat backed Pearls and the assortment of flowers all from my stash,

8. Tools used.

9. Punch used Martha Stewart Rose Left.

10. Dies used for this card.

11. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care wishing you a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Edwin and Hetty

Good morning and welcome to my blog and to another wonderful 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I can't believe that it's 16th September already, this year has flown by so quickly.  It was Christmas Day last year that we decided that this Christmas we would go to England for Christmas and travel around Europe and now it's less than 3 months away or should I say 85 days away.  

My boys start 3 weeks school holidays on Friday, wow this term has gone so quickly, Liam will be studying for his NCEA exams in November and Ryan is off to Rowing Camp on Sunday for a week.

Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards great work everyone.

This week we have another great sketch by Sally it not only shows off those wonderful design papers but also your image.  It's easy peasy so I hope to see heaps of entries.

                   Sketch #68                   

Here's a look at my card using using Edwin and Hetty Set I've now used all the images from this set and they are just so cute.

Here's a sneak preview

of the inside of my card.

This week our sponsor is Sally-Ann Hancock the owner of 

DigiStamp Boutique. Don't forget to pop over to her shop and see what's new and interesting to purchase you won't be disappointed. 

Digi Stamp Boutique

Bio:

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 my images as much as I enjoy creating them.

Sally-Ann is offering our lucky winner 
Prize:   £10 voucher

to purchase images from her online store.

  You'll be spoilt for choice as there are so many to choose from and new images being added every month.

Check out her online store

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

And her Challenge Blog

http://digistampboutique.blogspot.co.uk/

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the girls over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what they've created with Sally-Ann's images. 

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. DigiStamp Boutique September Challenge

2. Crafty Boots Challenge Monochrome

3. Incy Wincy Designs Digi Stamps Only

4. Through The Craft Room Door

5. Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Add Embellishments

6. Glitter n Sparkle Challenge # 154 

Use something beginning with G = Gems, Grass, Gold Glitter Pen

7. Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Anything Goes

8. 613 Avenue Create Challenge #141 Anything Goes/Optional twist Love Me Do

9. Southern Girls Challenge Layer It Up

10. Sweet Stampin Challenge Make A Scene

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card and Paper: Bazzill Truffle and Handmade Cream Paper

3. Design Paper: Bella Wedding double sided.

4. Image: Edwin and Hetty

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Black and White Embossing Pens

6. Tools Used

7. Spellbinders Used

8. Embellishments:

                           a.                                   b.                                 c.

a. Sentiment by Cuddly Buddly which I've coloured

b. Cream Heart from Wild Orchid Crafts

c. Flowers from my stash purchased from Wild Orchid Crafts

9. Finishing Touches here's the Inside my card and the back of the card.

Take care everyone wishing you a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Apples In Basket

Welcome to my blog, here it is again another wonderful

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards, great work everyone. 

Here's this weeks sketch.

Sketch # 67

Here's a quick look at the inside of my card.

This week our sponsor is Pattie from Pattie's Creations Digital Images.

 

Pattie's Creations

Bio:  Pattie Gomez

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.

I have added many other images to my store in the past few years. I know have a large selection of images to fit everyone’s needs

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

Prize:  Two Free Images

Don't forget to check out what our design team have created using Pattie's images this week over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Challenge I'm Entering:

1. Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Day Friday Challenge #104 Anything Goes
2. Love to Scrap Challenge # 61 Do A Double Take
3. Cuttlebug Mania Anything Goes
4. Eureka Stamps Challenge #157 Back To School
 Apples for the Teachers
5. Inspiration Destination Challenge #50 Anything Goes
6. Allsorts Challenge #327 Lot Of Layers
7. Dream Valley Challenge #114 Back To School 
Apples for the Teachers
8. Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Add Embellishments
9. Pattie's Creations Challenge #114 Back to School
Apples for the Teachers
10. Scrap Creations Anything Goes

Card Recipe

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Red American Craft Card

3. Design Papers: Digital Red Gingham paper, and American Craft design paper.

4. Image: Apples In Basket by Pattie's Creations Digital Images

5. Colour Medium: Copics and Glossy Accents.

6. Tools used.

7. Dies Used.

8. Embellishments Used all from my stash.

9. Inside my card and the back of my card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.