Wednesday, July 4, 2012

My Furry Friend

Happy July 4th to all of you - especially those in the U.S. celebrating our nation's birthday today.  What a fun way to start off the holiday - a new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday with one of our favorite sponsors.

To start us off, here's the sketch to follow this week. I just love this sketch - plenty of layers for me and I love the unusual square behind the oval. It adds such interest and frames that oval just perfectly, making the image even more of a focal point.

We're so happy to have StampFairy back again this week as our challenge sponsor!  We all love those adorable teddy bears, kids and critters that Gerda creates - everyone of them instantly bring a smile to the face! The lucky Grand Prize winner of the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to StampFairy - yahoo! Thanks Gerda for your generosity!

I chose this newly released and utterly irresistable pup called "Hugo".  To me its a she and her name is Matilda Mae - that's the name of our West Highland Terrier that looks just like this adorable dog.  I colored this wonderful image with Copics and the papers are a combination from three different companies.  There are several "Westie" images in the StampFairy Hugo collection and you'll love them all.

Here's our little sweetie Matilda Mae - see the resemblance?!!


Now, time to check out the terrific samples my fellow Divas created for your inspiration at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  And then I hope you'll give this week's sketch a try and play along with us.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

8 comments:

Heide said...

Sharon,
The images are super cute! Not as cute a Tillie. Love the beautiful papers. Have a Happy 4th.
Hugs, Heide

mulberry station said...

Happy 4th of July!! Your image looks just like your dog. Super cute card. Love the bow.
Hugs, Nancy

Glenda Atkins said...

How super cute is this image and the real doggy looks adorable, they sure do resemble each other! Sweet card Sharon!

Linda Anderson said...

Hello from the beach! What a sweet card Sharon. Your Matilda Mae is the cutest pup ever!!! Fur white as snow and such a precious face! Have yourself a wonderful week.

Linda

Jeannie said...

Hugo is so sweet, but certainly not as sweet as your little Matilda Mae...what a cutie! Love the pretty papers and gorgeous sheer ribbon bow!

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Kathie said...

Hi Sharon I can see why you chose Hugo when you have your sweet little Matilda Mae my friend has a little Black Matilda Mae and her name is India and just so cute. I love your card and your cute design papers. Hope you had a lovely 4th July Celebration. Wishing you a great week.
Hugs
Kathie
xox

Simple and Sweet said...

What a cute little pup image, and yes, definitely a perfect match to your own! Love the soft colors! So cute!
Erika

Arlana 11426 said...

Super cute doggie. I love your sweet papers. You always have the cutest. I hope you doing better now. I as I have gone through and commented I noticed you have not been around for two week. I am hoping you power wasn't out that long . No fun at all. Have a sweet day!!! HUGS Arlana