Party Elephant

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  It's Wednesday which means it's another

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  Congratulations to our winner and top 3 cards great work everyone I loved looking at all your creativity and how you worked our sketch.

We have a new sketch this fortnight by Sally.

Sketch #92

Here's a look at my card, this was one of the quickest cards I've ever made I think and it's a rather cute image.

This week our sponsor is Mary Ellen the owner and artist of Dearie Dolls Digi images.

Dearie Dolls 

Bio:  

Mary Ellen's Dearie Digis are inspired by the wooden dolls she and her husband Kip made together for 25 years. She likes to tell a little story with each illustration. Some of her favorite subjects are snowmen and children.

Don't forget to check out Mary Ellen's website for her wonderful free images.

http://freedeariedollwsdigistamps.blogspot.com/

Most of Mary Ellen's images are free to use.  They are so delightful and you could spend hours looking through the images that she has on her blog.  She has colored and uncolored images to choose from.

Mary Ellen also has a Etsy shop- Dearie Dolls by me where she has some very cute images for sale be sure to stop and take a peek.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created over at 
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 with Dearie Dolls images.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Lemon Shortbread Challenge # 18 Anything Goes *
2. One Stitch At A Time Challenge # 264 Anything Goes Layer It Up *
3. Crafty Friends Challenge #34 Inspired by a song *
Elephant Ears by Jimmy Wayne 
4. Creative Moments Challenge # 96 Anything Goes Summer *
 5. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #310 Baby Boys Birthday Card *
6. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #283 Anything Goes
7. Ruby's Rainbow Challenge #132 Hip To Be Square *
8. Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge #193 Anything Goes *
9. Dream Valley Challenge #134 Summer Colours *
10. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 15 Week As Candy *


Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: 

3. Design Paper: Very old paper from Rosies Studios

4. Image: Party Elephant with Balloon by Dearie Dolls

5. Colour Medium: Copics plus a black and white embossing pens and a silver gel pen.

6. Sentiment: From Cuddly Buddly

7. Tools used.

8. Glossy Accents for the Elephants Balloon.

9. Dies that I used.

10. Embellishments

11. This inside and back of the card.

Take care wishing you a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Dearie Kip and M.E Carrolers

Good morning and welcome to my blog, today is Wednesday which means it's another wonderful Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.
Congratulations to last weeks winner Louise great card.

This week we have another great sketch to work with which shows off our amazing design papers.

Sketch #74 

Here's another view of my card and a quick preview of the inside as well.

This week our sponsor is Mary Ellen the owner and artist of Dearie Dolls Digi images.

 Dearie Dolls 

Bio:  

Mary Ellen's Dearie Digis are inspired by the wooden dolls she and her husband Kip made together for 25 years. She likes to tell a little story with each illustration. Some of her favorite subjects are snowmen and children.

Don't forget to check out Mary Ellen's website for her wonderful free images.

http://freedeariedollsdigistamps.blogspot.com/

Most of Mary Ellen's images are free to use.  They are so delightful and you could spend hours looking through the images that she has on her blog.  She has colored and uncolored images to choose from.

Mary Ellen also has a Etsy shop- Dearie Dolls by me where she has some very cute images for sale be sure to stop and take a peek.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 with Dearie Dolls images.

Challenge I'm Entering:

1. ABC Challenge U is for Unlimited or Anything Goes

2. ABC Christmas Challenge W - Wild Things Mice

3. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Winter Activities

4. Digi Choosday Crafting Xmas With Sparkles

5. Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge Ribbon and Pearls

6. Inky Chicks Challenge Silent Night

7. Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Use Some Red

8. Christmas Card Challenge Anything Goes 

9. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #124 Anything Goes

10. Lacy Sunshine Challenge Tic-Tac-Toe 3 in a Row

Hand Colored Image, Die Cute, Use A Digi

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Kraft Card
2. Coloured Card: Cream and Red Bazzill
3. Design Paper: Kaisercraft design paper Music from Timeless Collection and Red and Cream from Kaisercraft Christmas Collection.

4. Image: Dearie Kip and M.E Carrolers by Dearie Dolls Stamps.

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

6. Tools Used.

7. Dies Used.

8. Embellishments: Flower with gold button center, Burlap bow, Burlap and gold braid, red Candy Cane and Red flat backed Pearls all from my stash.

9. Inside and the back of my card.

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

Mousies Decorating For Christmas

Good morning and Merry Christmas

everyone tomorrow is the big day and all those excited children around the world even my two and 15 and 13 they both love Christmas.

Congratulations to last weeks winner and to our top 3 cards.  I can't believe the 2014 is nearly over already time does fly by as we all get older.

This weeks sketch by Sally

Sketch #39

This week I've used Mousie's Decorating For Christmas which I totally love and think is so cute.

This weeks sponsor is MARY ELLEN the owner and illustrator of Dearie Dolls Designs Mary Ellen is one very talented lady and all her images are free which you can find on her blog and download.

Dearie Dolls 

Bio:  

Mary Ellen's Dearie Digis are inspired by the wooden dolls she and her husband Kip made together for 25 years. She likes to tell a little story with each illustration. Some of her favorite subjects are snowmen and children.

http://freedeariedollsdigistamps.blogspot.com/

There is no prize this week as all of Mary Ellen's images are free and you can help yourself to her amazing images, it's just that everyone is getting a Christmas present.

Check out what the design team have created this week using Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU
2. Coloured Card: Dark Red and Cream Kaisercraft Card
3. Design Paper: Christmas #2 Book by Kaisercraft
4. Colour Medium: Copics, Glossy Accents, Black Glaze Pen.

5. Tools: Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Embosing folder, Petite Ovals, Fancy oval, Pop Dots, Glue Dots
6. Embellishments: Dry embossing and Red Gems
7. Gold glitter twine.

8. Green Christmas bobble with it's own gold twine.

9. Inside my card.

10. This is the back of my card.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 

New Year for 2015

Singing Mousies

Good morning and welcome to my blog, I really can't  believe that it's the 2 July already, this year has really flown by.

Today is Wednesday which means it's another wonderful
 Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

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

This week Sally has another new sketch for all you crafter to have fun with.  It's rather easy and looks great finished.

Sketch #019

This week our sponsor is Dearie Dolls, because Dearie Dolls has so many free images on her site there's no excuse not to use one of her images if you want as there are some real cuties.

Dearie Dolls 

Bio:  

Mary Ellen's Dearie Digis are inspired by the wooden dolls she and her husband Kip made together for 25 years. She likes to tell a little story with each illustration. Some of her favorite subjects are snowmen and children.

Because these images are free there is no prize this week as everyone is a winner able to download these images for nothing.

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the design team and check out what they created over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 using Dearie Dolls images and leave them a little love.

Challenges I'm entering:

Jingle Bells Challenge A Christmas Story
The Story of Silent Night, Holy Night A Christmas Carol
There have been many stories of the origins of the Christmas carol “Silent ... In some versions of the story it is told that mice had eaten the bellows of the organ.
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #13 Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #42 Anything Goes
Digi Design Challenge Lots of Layers
Incy Wincy Design Challenge Make Us Laugh
Love to Create Challenge #122 3 or more design papers
Crafty Catz Challenge #237 Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge Challenge #82 Stamping Stamped or Digital
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #222 'Christmas we're half way there'

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Scarlet Red and  Moss Green Kaisercraft Card

3. Design Paper: Timeless Classics  and Deck The Halls all by Kasiercraft 

4. Image: By Dearie Dolls

5. Colour Medium: Copic Markers, Black Pen, Gold Gel Pen

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Circles, Large and Small set, pop dots, glue dots, star die.

7. Embellishments: Silver Stars and star die and Stickles for the snow.

8. Inside my card.

Take care and thank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting.  Wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.