Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2: April 2015

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2!!

Hey there Crafty Friends!! Are many of you as shocked as I am that April is almost over?!?!? As I was driving home from work today I was noticing how many tulips are about to open up and show their full beauty!! After the long hard Winter we had here in New England and the cooler than normal April, they are a bit late in showing their color, but it won't be long now!!

This is Sally as your hostess this week. I know I speak for the whole Design Team when I say how Blessed we are by our Followers!! We just love to see your creations, many of you join us each week and we thank you for that!! You give us SO MUCH Inspiration so let me just say Thanks friends and welcome back to another Sketch Challenge here at SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2!!

Before we get on with the Challenge, I want to announce last week's Winner...
So many wonderful entries it is always hard to narrow the entries down to one Winner...
The Grand Prize winner is:

#6 Sam/Whisper!!

Congratulations! Contact me at sallydubessw@gmail.com and I will let you know how to claim your prize =)

Our Top Three are:

#3. Karen
#12. Mama...
#16. Lisa

Now, here is a bit of info about this week's Sponsor... Patties Creations!!

Introducing, Pattie Gomez the Owner of Pattie's Creations...

"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"

Visit her shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations

The DT always enjoy creating with Pattie's images - be sure to stop by her store and check them out!! And remember, if you play along with us this week, be sure to leave a comment to be eligible to be our Grand Prize Winner - you could choose two free images from Pattie's Shop!!

Now, on to this week's Sketch. Being the last Wednesday of the month, we h=are going back in time with a Blast from the Past, Sketch 163 created by Arlana Patten.

Let's see what the Design Team has created this week...

KATHIE -Kathie'z Kardz

LINDA- The Stampers Touch

SHARON - Inklined to Stamp

HEIDE - Heide D's Paperie

Anne - Paper and Ink

JOANNA-Sitting On Pens and Needles

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

Create a card using the sketch of the week. You can get creative with the Sketch, rotate... flip... but the Sketch must be recognizable in your card =)

You may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

If you are new to our Challenge WELCOME!!! Be sure to check out the "Rules" Tab above. Also... check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Have a fantastic week creating!

An InLinkz Link-up

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

SSW2-52 Dilly Beans

I was at an activity for my boys a few days ago. My job is to get them there on time, with all their belongings and then I am done ... left to amuse myself for 2 1/2 hours. I had decided to bring my knitting. I have a scarf that I have been working on for about 3 years. I'm going to let you all in on a little secret ... I am terrible knitter. So jumping to the chase, I was sitting there, struggling to figure out how to pick up my lost stitches when this stranger walked up to me, introduced herself and settled down to help me. And THIS is what I love about crafters, how friendly and willing to help we are as a group.

So thank you for sharing your gorgeous art, fuzzy friend and beautiful baby pictures. I think I can speak for the entire Design Team when I say that we enjoy visiting your blogs. We are so grateful that you join us each week. I think that you will be glad that you stopped by this week. We have a new sketch and the return of a favored sponsor.

Before we get started with our new challenge, I want to announce last week's winner. Yippee, it's YOU ...

#15 AJ!!

Please e-mail Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize!!

And here, in no particular order, is the list of our TOP THREE favorite cards from last week's challenge...

#2 Kuni

#14 Julie

#22 Papersniffer

Well done! Congratulations. You guys should also grab your badge from our sidebar for your blog.

Now, on to this week’s challenge... This week we welcome back the talented Megan Suarez from Dilly Beans Stamps.

Our grand prize winner will receive 3 free digi images from her shop.

I'll bet you're ready to see Sally's new sketch and get started. Well, without further ado, here it is…

Let's take a look at what the fabulous Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Design team has for your creative inspiration this week. Good stuff!!

Anne

Heide

Joanna

Kathie

Linda

Sharon

The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Please remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win.

Also... check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards each week and preview the Sketch every Tuesday...visit us by clicking HERE!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for becoming a Follower!! We are getting awfully close to the 200 Follower mark. As you are no doubt aware, there is another drawing scheduled for candy once we hit that mark.

One last HUGE favor ... could we ask that you turn off comment verification and enable comment moderation instead (Pretty Please?!!) It is easy to do and you do not get spam comments since you can easily reject any comment that you don't want to appear. It makes our job sooo much easier. We WANT to leave comments about your beautiful work without any hassle. THANK YOU so much!

Joanna
and

An InLinkz Link-up

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and Digi Stamp Boutique

You know me, I love to start my Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 posts with a picture and something to say! Today is Titanic Remembrance Day, a day dedicated to the memory of the Titanic, and over 1500 people who died. On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the north Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic was called "unsinkable" and the "safest ship afloat" by her builder and designer. However, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City, the cruise ship Titanic hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. This occurred on April 14, 1912 at 11:40p.m. Two hours later, with a gaping gash in her side, the ship quickly sank in icy waters. 1522 passengers and crew died.

That's your history lesson for today! Don't worry, there won't be a quiz at the end of this post. Be sure to stick around though for another fabulous sketch and design team inspiration.

But first, let's find out who our winner of a $12 gift certificate from A Day for Daisies is...

#9 Katie!!!

Congratulations!!! Be sure to email Sally at- sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize. Don't forget to grab the winner badge and display is proudly on your blog.

Now for those who made Top Three...

#2 Jac

#15 Marianne

#19 Melanie R.

Congratulations to you as well!! There's also a Top Three badge for you to display as well!

Now on to this week's sketch...

And our sponsor this week is the one and only Digi Stamp 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 my images as much as I enjoy creating them."

Prize: £10 voucher

Now let's see what the Design Team has created!!

Heide

Anne

Sharon

Joanna

Kathie

Linda

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week. The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Just remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win. Also... check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!

Linda

An InLinkz Link-up

Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Welcome to SSW2! Sketch 50- A Day For Daisies.

Hi, It is Heide here from Michigan...I think I can safely say Happy Spring! No more cold weather and in my neck of the woods it is starting to warm up, buds are forming on the trees. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday, Ours was very nice. The weather man was wrong again, they said rain and cold weather, well....It was warmish and sunny all weekend. I even sat outside to soak up some vitamin D!

Happy to have you join us this week. Please do not forget to subscribe to this blog, we want to reach 200! Once we get to 200 Sally will have a drawing for some goodies.

Lets get started with the winners from last week.

Grand prize winner of Dee Dee's design...

#2 Cammy!!

Congrats be sure to email Sally at- sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize. Don't forget to grab the winner bar and display is proudly on your blog.

And now for our Top 3 runner ups...

#8 Fatima

#11 Sue

#14 Marlene

Beautiful cards ladies!!

Now lets get on to this week's Sketch!!

A Day for Daisies

A Day For Daisies began as a small token to a constant need to create. Pairing a love of whimsical illustration, with a tidy graphic design background, Tammy S Thompson, produced her first stamp designs, introducing irresistibly sweet stamps to crafters around the globe. Drawing inspiration from the beautiful world around us, she strives to express the happiness and gratitude she feels in each stamp design she creates.

Presently, A Day For Daisies has grown to over 3,000 Digital Stamps with a quickly expanding line of Best Loved Clear Polymer. A Day For Daisies has been published and awarded over the years for innovative and unique designs created to inspire the crafting community. With a whole team behind her now, she remains passionate about illustration, obsessed with quality, and dedicated to her customers. A Day For Daisies thanks you for your ideas, comments, and creativity!

This week our lucky winner will receive:

Prize: $12 Gift Certificate

www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

www.dayfordaisies.blogspot.com/

Thank you Tammy so much for letting us create
with your amazing images!

Now on to see what the Design Team has created!!

Here is the most adorable Giraffe from Judi.

Judi love the image so much she made a 2nd cute card.
Don't you just love her eyelashes!

Heide ( that's me) used a sweet Easter image, Girl with bunny.

Anne used the darling girl called delivery bonnet.

So did Sharon. I love the same image yet such different cards.

Nancy used the little cutie, what great use of ric rac ribbon.

Joanna made this wonderful card, love pop of green.

Linda made this super cute card. I just love the dies that add the stitching.

Kathie just finished in time and she has used Tender Thoughts

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week. The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Just remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win. Also... check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by!

An InLinkz Link-up

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Sketch #49 and Deedee's Digis

Hi everyone! It’s Sharon here as your hostess this week for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 team. For those of you visiting us for the first time, we welcome you to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 sketch challenge! We are so happy to have you join us! And for those loyal followers of our weekly challenge, we welcome you back and thank you for your support!

We get excited with all the amazing creativity you share with us week after week. Remember to subscribe to our blog. There's a drawing for some goodies when we reach 200 followers.

Let’s get started this week by announcing the winners of last week’s challenge…..

The Grand Prize Winner of our challenge with Meljen’s Designs last week is:

#3 Teresa!!

Congratulations! Please email Sally Dube at sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize and be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

#7 Myriam
#10 Wies
#14 Lisbeth

Awesome job! Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar and post it on your blog!

Now, on to this week’s challenge and our fabulous Sketch #49 for you to follow…

Another one of my favorite sketches from Sally! Just create your card using the sketch above, post it on the InLinkz at the bottom of this post and be sure to leave a comment to qualify for the grand prize this week. The challenge rules are posted in the tab above – just be sure to post a picture of the sketch with your card on your blog.

We welcome a new sponsor this week, Deedee’s Digis. Owned by Deedee Anderson, the company offers wholesome digital stamps and papers that will make you smile. We are thrilled to highlight Deedee’s images this week and are grateful for her sponsorship. Now here is a little info about Deedee’s Digis:

Deedee's Digis offers wholesome digital "stamps" and printable digital papers that are the original creations of Deedee Anderson. All of our sets include both outline and pre-colored images, in both JPG and PNG formats. Our products are offered in high 300dpi resolution so that they are fully resizable to meet your crafting needs. We are a Christ-centered company, and you will find that many of our sets include KJV Scripture verses, in addition to encouraging sentiments of all sorts. We feel very blessed to be part of such a talented community of paper crafters, and thank you for allowing us to sponsor your challenges!

Deedee’s Digis Shop

Deedee’s Digis Blog

Deedee’s Digis Challenge

Prize: $15 Gift Certificate

Thanks Deedee! We loved creating with your digi stamps!

And here’s what the design team created for your inspiration using Deedee’s Digis: