BEE HAPPY WITH DAISIES

Good morning and welcome to my blog today. Thank you for visiting; it's always nice to have visitors. 

Today I'm sharing another card for 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. 

Last year, when creating this sketch, I had completely different ideas about what I was going to create with it.  How your ideas and thoughts change in a year.

Here is sketch #333

This is the perfect sketch to use up scrap design papers or use some of those beautiful papers we keep and don't want to use.

Here's a quick look inside the card.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what our team members have created this month.  There are two new sketches, or you could pick a sketch from the past that includes #8.  There's a lot to choose from, but don't forget to tell us which sketch you've used and always whichever sketch you use, place it in your post.  This helps promote SSW2, as someone who sees your work might be interested in that sketch.  Remember, we are all here to help each other.

Crafty Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes
3. A Place To Start Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes
4. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #19 Anything Goes
5. Unicorn Challenge #123 Layer It Up
6. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #283 Anything Goes
7. Just Us Girls Challenge #835 Die Week
8. Creative Inspirations Challenge August 2026 Anything Goes

9. Creative Aunts Challenge #116 Anything Goes

10. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #192 Feminine

11. Creative Fingers Challenge #327 Anything Goes

12. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #150 Anything Goes

13. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 245 Anything Goes

14. Sweet Stampin Challenge Stripes or Chevrons

My Crafting Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft Chedder

3. Design Papers: Rosie's Studio Essential Basics

and Echo Park Bee Happy.

4. Image: By Deedee's Digi's Daisy & Bee

5. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao Markers and a black gel pen.

6. Dies Used: Tim Holtz Moulded Circles

Cherry Lynne Daisies

7. Embellishments: Cherry Lynne Daisies with Card Candi centres, black gems from my stash and black & white gingham ribbon.

8. Tools Used:

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care, enjoy your crafting and have a wonderful week.

ASTERS

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.

Today I have another of my Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 

design and team cards.

Yes, I'm the one behind all the monthly sketches for

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.   I've been designing these sketches for about 7 -8 years now and really enjoy it.  My best thoughts are usually in the shower.

This sketch I'm using today is

Sketch # 331

This is another great sketch for using up some of those scrap pieces of design paper we all love and just can't throw out, as we love it so much.  My problem is cutting up a new sheet of 12 x 12, as I don't want to part with it.

This card is totally made from scraps out of my scrap folders.   It's also an easy sketch; it just looks harder with all those layers.

Here's a quick look inside the card.

Don't forget to drop by 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out

what Anne & Kelly have created.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 07-2026 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Creative Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes *

3. A Place To Start Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes *

4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge July 2026 Anything Goes *

5. Crafty Catz Challenge #717 Anything Goes *

6. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 244 Anything Goes *

7. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #18 Anything Goes *

8. We Love Stamping July 2026 Summertime*

9. Moving Along With The Time Challenge #191 Using A Colour Medium *

10. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge July Anything Goes *

11. Mix It Up Challenge Anything Goes *

12.  Make My Monday Challenge #291 Blend 2 - 3 Colours *

13. Just Us Girls Challenge #830 Die Week*

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French linen card stock.

2. Coloured card: American Craft Taffy (hot pink) and

Key Lime (green)

3. Design Papers: Crafters Choice Garden

Recollections Spring Posies

Polkadoodles digital paper.

4. Image: Asters by Fred She Said

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals, Large & Small

8. Embellishments:

9. Inside and the back of the card:

Wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Dahila Bloom

 

Good morning, everyone.  It's a beautiful winter morning here in New Zealand, and the sun is shining without a cloud in the sky.

With my love of Dahila's.  My Dad grew the most amazing Dahlias,  some of their flowers were the size of a dinner plate.  I think he used a little bit of cow manure and would empty the cold teapot of tea around the soil and roots every day.  Three or four times a day, a different Dahila would be watered with the cold tea.  He was a farmer and would come inside for a cuppa during the day.

The reason I love Dahlias so much is the amazing array of colours, sizes and varieties, and here in New Zealand they are so easy to grow.

Today, for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, I'm using

Sketch # 329 

It's an easy sketch, and I'm happy with the result.

Don't forget to check out what the design team over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 have designed using this sketch.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge 06- 2026 Anything Goes *

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge June 2026 Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD

3. A Place To Start Challenge June 2026 Anything Goes 

I AM A RISING STAR AWARD 

4. We Love Stamping Challenge June Anything Goes *

5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #148 Anything Goes *

6. Crafty Catz Challenge #715 Anything Goes *

7. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #279 Anything Goes *

8. Pattie's Craftions Designs Challenge #243 Anything Goes *

9. As You Like It Challenge Favourite Sentiment *

THINKING OF YOU. 

 This sentiment can be used for a Birthday, Get Well, Sympathy, or you're just Thinking Of Someone.

 I use this a lot as it can be used for numerous occasions.

10. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #17 Anything Goes *

Paper and card are used, and scissors for the smaller jobs.

11. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #22 Anything Goes *

12. Unicorn Challenge #121 Flowers *

13. Tripe B Challenge June 2026 Blooms *

14. Krafty Chicks Challenge #823 Birthday *

15. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #190 *

 Used A Favourite Stamp

16. Allsorts Challenge #851 Anything from the garden *

17. Mix It Up Challenge #83 Anything Goes *

18. The Neglected Stuff Challenge June 2026 *

Very old design paper from Kaisercraft, which I haven't used for ages.

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen

2. Coloured Card: Bazzil Peach & Kaisercraft Navy

3. Design Papers:  Kaisercraft 6 x 6 Tea at Ellises Collection and Tiny Flowers from Polkadoodles digi download paper.

4. Image: Dahila Silicone Rubber Stamp

5. Colour Medium: Copic Ciao

6. Sentiment: Thinking of You by Polkadoodles

7. Tools Used: 

8. Dies Used:  Spellbinders Classic Squares Large & Small and My Favourite Things Fish Tail Dies, and Miscellaneous Tag Dies

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9. Embellishments:

Navy Blue ribbon and Gold Gems, all from my stash.

10. Inside and the back of the card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.