Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch # 180 Sponsor Sassy Cheryl's

Wow did you know that there are only 41 sleeps before Santa arrives? Ho Ho Ho

Good morning everyone well it's another wonderful Wednesday and that means it's

Sweet Sketch Wednesday. 

 Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards great work everyone and it's so encouraging to see more entries this week.

Arlana has this delightful sketch which I was able to make by using up some of my scrap papers.
 It's easy if you follow the sketch properly.

Sketch #180

Image is Sassy Cheryl's:

 Digital Lucy Lou and Her Big Ornament Troubles.

This week our Sponsor is 

Cheryl from Sassy Cheryl's

A little bit about Sassy Cheryl.....

Hi everyone! Sassy Cheryl here and I’m so happy to be sponsoring the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge this week.

I have been creating graphics and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over eight years. I started creating digital images about twelve years ago. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook for those times when a bit of inspiration hits.  It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do!  It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics!)

Through the digis I create, I’ve met so many wonderful, talented ladies. The projects they make using my images makes it all worth it. ‘Can’t wait to see what you will create with my Sassy images.

Thanks for playing along this week… happy coloring!

This week Cheryl is offering our very lucky winner 

from her online shop.

You can view her images here

http://sassycheryls.com/

There are just so many wonderful images to choose from you won't be disappointed.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the design teams cards over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

 they are all so cute and were fun to create.

Challenges I'm Entering:

Digi Darla's Challenge #37 Favourite Die Cuts

Make It Monday Challenge # 115 

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #36 Anything Goes Any Artist

One Stop Craft Challenge Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge #117 Use Your Favourite Christmas Stamp 

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #40 Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge #61 "Pink Christmas"

Incy Wincy Designs Girl Power 

Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #5 Anything Goes

Card Ingredients:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Paper: Pink from Rosie's Studio's, Pink and Mauve Bazzill pieces.

3. Design Papers: All scraps from my scrap bin

4. Image: Lucy Lou and Her Big Ornament Troubles by Sassy Cheryl's.

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Black, White and Silver embossing and gel pens.

You can see Lucy with her back to the Ornament, Lucy doesn't have any Glossy Accents on her but the Glass Ornament has been coated with Glossy Accents for the shine.

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Classic Circle, Lacey Circle, Fancy Framed Tags 2, Glossy Accents, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Tacky Glue.

7. Sentiment: PC generated using Papyrus font and Fancy Framed Tags 2 from Spellbinders and a large hot pink gem from my stash.

I've tried to make Lucy Lou look like she's in a very large Christmas Ornament

8. Embellishments: Silver card, wire and twine for the top of the Christmas Ornament.

Silver organza ribbon and silver braid intertwined through the scalloped edge of the Spellbinders Die cut.

Top of Christmas Ornament

Pop Dots being used under my image lifting it off the card to give it a 3D effect.

9.  Wire Silver ribbon twisted in a circle and this Silver Star paper clip as my Christmas embellishment.  This product looks like a mini version of Christmas tinsel, it looks better and you can do so much with it.  I've even used it on a Vintage card.

Hope you can see the Glossy Accents as Lucy Lou has her back to the Christmas Ornament.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #176 Sponsored By DigiStamp Boutique

Sponsor DigiStamp Boutique

Image: Winter Hattie

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  It's  going to be a long weekend in New Zealand it's  Labour Day on Monday and if the weather stays nice we hope to spend a few days at our beach house which they call a BACH over here.  So keep your fingers crossed for me so that it's warm, fine with sunshine.  Today is Wednesday and that can only mean it's 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

  Congratulations to last weeks winner and our Top 3 cards awesome work ladies and it was nice to see some new people joining us this week, so welcome.

This week Arlana has a easy peasy sketch for you to follow and your card comes together very quickly.

Sketch #176 

Here's my card using Winter Hattie an image I got last year and hadn't used.

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/

The design team have made so many wonderful cards using Sally-Ann's images just for you this week so please don't forget to drop by and show them a little love over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Challenges I'm entering:

Make It Mondays Challenge #111

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #32 Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge #57 Anything Goes 

Paper Crafting Journey Add Some Bling

2 Sisters Challenge #113 Anything Goes

DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Challenge
Digi Darla's Challenge #33 Alphabet ABC W for Winter

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #36 Colour Recipe Magenta, Olive & Teal (I've used the Teal)

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Aqua Kaisercraft Card and White SU

3. Design Papers: Digital Papers Sheryl K Design Christmas Pack #5

4. Image: Winter Hattie from DigiStamp Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Silver Gel Pen, Black Liquid Embossing Pen

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Label #1, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Tacky Glue, Kindy Glitz, Silver Liquid Pearls.

7. Embellishments: White Ribbon from my stash I love this ribbon it stretches as it's pleated and has that concertina effect.  Flower which I made using 2 layers of Tulle and  2 different shades of teal, snowflake from my stash and silver thread. 

8. Layering: You can see here how I've used the pop dots to layer my image from the card and ribbon.

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

Hugs Always

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #166

Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday.  Wednesday seems to come around each week quicker than our Saturday's and Sunday's well that's my theory anyway.  That can only mean one thing that it's 
Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Congratulations to our winner and our Top 3 cards.  Oh where oh where did all our entries go to this week.  I know it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere and your all enjoying those wonderful summers evenings.   I've noticed that our evenings are getting longer 6pm last night and it was still daylight and it's won't be long before we put our clocks forward for daylights saving.  It seems to be getting warmer as our winter hasn't been that cold this year.
  

This week Arlana has another great sketch to work with.  I know you'll just love this one and it looks awesome once finished.

Sketch #166

Here's my card the image is Creative Genius using  our Sponsors Image
 Elisabeth Bell

A Note About Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection

Elisabeth Bells Digital Collection features enchanting, whimsical, Digital stamps for all of your paper-crafting projects!
Although Elisabeth illustrates for several stamp companies, no one except Elisabeth Bell herself has a collection of sweet digital stamps, this is a perfect way to get your instant gratification.

With a growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps, Elisabeth offers a multitude of themes. Such as holidays, special occasions, childrens adorable characters, and just the everyday cuteness that Elisabeth is famous for producing.

These Digi Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, and are great for resizing, and rotating to suite your needs.

Inspiration, by her very own Design Team, is posted, and shared daily, on Elisabeth’s “Digi Bells Blog” using Elisabeth Bell’s digital art.

Here are Elisabeth Bell's watermarked images the
Sweet Sketch Wednesday design team used and our winner this week will get the choice of 2 of these lovely images.

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Creative Genius

Toot Toot

Don't forget to drop by and see for yourself what amazing images you can purchase from the 
Elisabeth Bell collection.

http://www.elisabethbell.com/digital-collection

Digi Bell's Blog
http://digibellsdt.blogspot.com/

Now I have your attention don't forget to drop by the

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday

design team and check out what the ladies have created especially for you this week.

Challenges I'm entering:
Love to Create Challenge # 27 Punches & Dies
Make It Mondays Challenge #101
Bearly-Mine Challenge Sparkle & Shine
Craft Your Passion Challenge #122 Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge #103 Anything Goes

Card Ingredients:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Mediterranean Blue and Peach Bazzill

3. Design Papers: Kaisercarft 6x6 Paper Pad Tea at Elsie's Collection

4. Image: Creative Genius from Elisabeth Bell

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools: Cuttlebug Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Tack Glue, Liquid Pearls.

7. Embellishments: Flower and Ribbon from my stash.

Flower leave are Rose Leaf punch by Martha Stewart, Peach Ribbon

Leafy Flourish from Bosskut which I've never used and had for years
 and Liquid Pearls.  

Take care everyone enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #151

Happy Anniversary
 To A Special Couple

This week's sponsor is Bugaboo

Good morning everyone it's another wonderful Wednesday here today and it's the 25th April which is ANZAC Day in New Zealand where we commemorate all the soldiers that fought in World War I and II, as well as other wars that our soldiers have fought in around the world and still on overseas duties today.  It's a very special day starting with a dawn services.  There are commemorative parades and services held throughout New Zealand.

 Today is Sweet Sketch Wednesday and congratulations to last weeks winner and our top 3 cards awesome work ladies you always surprise me with something new and novel.

Arlana has another wonderful sketch for you to play with this week.

Sketch #151

Stella and Gus One Person to Annoy

Stella and Gus remind me of a couple I know LOL........

This week our wonderful sponsor is

 Bugaboo Digi Stamps

About Bugaboo Stamps

 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 lucky winner this week will win

Of the winner choice......

Bugaboo images are just awesome and Jodie has an image for everyone and she has so many to choose from you'll be absolutely spoilt for choice.

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

She also has a freebie every Friday for you to try before you buy how generous is that???

Now I have your attention don't forget to drop by our wonderful design team at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and check out what the rest of the diva's have created especially just for you using Bugaboo images of their choice.

Card Ingredients:

1. Base: White SU

2. Boards: Black and Red Kaisercraft boards

3. Silver card from Rosie's Studios

4. Image: Stella and Gus One Person to Annoy from Bugaboo

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

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Squares, pop dots, Glue dots, Hot melt glue gun, Glossy Accents for their glasses, Kindy Glitz

 7.Embellishments: Silver ribbon, Red Ribbon Flower, Silver Flower, Red Heart Ribbon and Black Satin Ribbon and gems from my stash and the black petal of the flower are from a cuttlebug  die.

Challenges:

Love to Create Challenge # 12 Anything Goes

Make It Monday #86

Stampin for the Weekend Challenge #8 Sparkle and Shine

2 Sisters Challenge #88 Use a Digital Image

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #160 Loaded with Layers

Digi Darla's Challenges #8 Anything goes Sponsored by Bugaboo

Spring Flowers

 Spring Flowers
Sweetpeas

Hi everyone, just a quick posting today things to do and places to be so I thought I would post this birthday card I made for my Sister In Law for her 50th Birthday.  Isabelle is French and very elegant so I made a card that was fitting for Isabelle.  Sweet Peas are one of my very favourite flowers, as a child growing up my Dad would grow them every year on this same fence line for my mother, all different assorted colours and as you walked through that gateway there was this heavenly perfume and this wonderful colour display was just amazing.  We lived on a farm and this fence line was down one side of our home about 100 metres of Sweet Peas wow what a smell to me that's the smell of Spring Flowers which I'll never forget and our visitors always went home with a bunch of Sweet Peas and there was always a bunch for my teachers.

Card Ingredients:

Base: White SU

Card: Purple Kaiser Craft Card, White SU and Mauve Handmade Paper

Design Papers: Nil

Image: Sweet Peas by Chris Dark Sketching Stamper

Colour Medium: Copics

Sentiment: Computer generated

Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Classic Square, glue dots, glue gun, Divine Swirls embossing folder.

Embellishments: Ribbon and crystals all from my stash

Sweet Peas

coated for Crystal Effect to give a 3 D effect and a glossy finish.

Challenges I'm entering this card:

A  Gem of a Challenge #41 Pastels

2 Sisters Challenge #82 Spring Colours

Allsorts Challenge  Week 145 Say it with flowers

Paper Sundaes Challenge #111 Feminine Flair

Totally Stampalicious A Bouquet of Flowers

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge #47 Spring is Springing

Wishing everyone a wonderful week crafting, it's now Autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hugs