...Talk About Recycling !

I have a fun birthday card to show you today for the start of the new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday! This week our sponsor is Bugaboo and I thought this hysterical image would be appreciated by one of my co-workers that runs our recycling and waste reduction efforts!  But first let's show the fantastic sketch for the challenge this week.

Isn't this sketch drawn by our Sally just terrific? I love the look of it when using a variety of papers and patterns. Lots can be done with the embellishments too as our design team is showing this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Who doesn't love the fun images that Jodi creates for Bugaboo Stamps? I have to admit that her Stella character cracks me up and with her sentiments, I can totally relate to each one of them!  If you love them as much as we do at Sweet Sketch Wednesday you'll have to play along this week because the Grand Prize Winner will receive seven free digis totaling $21 as the prize.  Thanks for your generous sponsorship Jodi!

This fun stamp from Bugaboo is called Stella Birthday-29 Again and it makes for a chuckle or two on a birthday card, especially for us middle-age folks! Here it was colored with Copic markers and the bright papers used are from My Mind's Eye Happy Day collection. The flowers were made with a variety of SU punches and flower brads from my stash.

Now, as I mentioned, the design team creations this week with this sketch are just outstanding and very creative - sure to inspire you to join us in the challenge.  Pop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and take a look.

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Snoozing !

Welcome back for another challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday! We're featuring our monthly sponsor, Digi Stamp Boutique, this week and hoping you'll join in the challenge fun.

It's a blast from the past sketch week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. This one originally appeared in week 122 and is a terrific sketch that's quick to put together but has great appeal.

Sally Ann at Digi Stamp Boutique is the sponsor for this week's challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. You'll find hundreds of fun images at DSB for any occasion. We just love creating with DSB digis!  The Grand Prize winner of challenge will receive six free digis of their choice from Digi Stamp Boutique - a fantastic prize!  You have to be in it to win it so start creating those card with the sketch provided!

This is such a perfect image for the Father's Day card I created for my husband.  It's called "Snoozing Stan" from Digi Stamp Boutique but you could easily call it Snoozing Jim for my household. The kids thought this was a great card for their dad - very typically of a weekend morning in our house and because of the sentiment, since he always says I'm just going to relax for minute and then this is the result!

Now head on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see the rest of the fun cards created for your inspiration using Digi Stamp Boutique images.

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Contemplating....

Happy Wednesday friends! It's time for another new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and we have a terrific sketch and new sponsor this week.  Let's get started...

Our team mate, Sally, created this fabulous sketch for the challenge this week. I love the woven look of the strips and ribbon on the left - it adds such great interest to this layout.

Stamp-n-Doodle is a new sponsor here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and we're delighted to spotlight the wonderful digis offered there by Lynne, the owner.  Lots of realistic child images and animals can be found at Stamp-n-Doodle.  The Grand Prize winner of this week's challenge will receive 2 free digi images of their choice from Stamp-n-Doodle.  Thanks for joining our sponsorship rolls Lynne and your generous prize offering!

I chose this sweet girl called "Feeling Down" for my card sample this week. It looks more like she is contemplating something than being sad or down and this image intrigued me. She was colored with Copics and the papers used are from Stampin Up.

The design team created such wonderful cards this week showcasing Stamp-n-Doodle images. Stop on by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and take a look at the inspiration there.

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Too Sweet Kitty

Happy Wednesday friends! It's been quite a week in my neck of the woods. My son is off at the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar - a special week for prospective admission candidates - and he's getting quite the submersion in the rigors of a Navy career. Our correspondence has been very brief throughout the week which just keeps thoughts of him in my mind every day wondering how things are going.  And we're in the midst of prep for high school finals on top of that. I'm looking forward to their summer break with a more relaxed pace the next few months.

Today's new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday features Meljen's Designs - some of the card-making world's most favored digi stamps. It's been a little while here since we've had the opportunity to create with Melissa's whimical images and it was fun to use them again.

Here's the sketch for the challenge this week created by our own Sally from the design team. I love Sally's sketches and this one was fun to create with and suits just about any image you would have.

We welcome back Meljen's Designs as the sponsor of this week's challenge.  The Grand Prize winner of the challenge will receive 4 adorable digis of their choice from Meljen's Designs - a very generous prize package. Thanks Melissa!

Here's a little more about Meljen's Designs:
Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins.  She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family.  Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs blog.  Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at her store to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs!  You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps too.  And join Meljen's Designs on Facebook to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her Facebook fans.

For the challenge this week, I created my card using Meljen's Designs "Too Sweet Kitty" digi and this cat is definitely sweet! It's perfect for all occasions and celebrations too. I brought it to life with Copic markers and used papers from MME Tangerine collection.

To see more of Melissa's fabulous digis, visit Sweet Sketch Wednesday where you'll get lots of inspiration from the design team's creations this week.  I hope you'll join us in the challenge too!

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Look At That Hair !

Welcome back friends! The long holiday weekend here has my schedule all warped and off kilter - yikes a bit behind on this post announcing the new sketch challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. We really have some wonderful creations to show off using digi stamps from our new sponsor this week, Make It Crafty.

First let's show this unusual but lovely sketch that our Sally created for the challenge. I love those cascading circles! A terrific layout for any occasion - hope you'll give it a try and join in the challenge fun this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

For those of you who love your Copic markers, Make It Crafty digi images are right up your alley. Make It Crafty is a new sponsor debuting this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and we're thrilled to have them and  loved creating with the images that Zoe has in the shop there. What's really cool are the coloring tutorials that Zoe provides here. Take a look, you'll learn a lot!  The Grand Prize Winner of the challenge will receive a $15 gift certificate to Make It Crafty - a super generous prize!  Thanks Zoe for your amazing sponsorship!

I chose this gorgeous image from Make It Crafty called "Aleisha" and loved the challenge of coloring those incredible locks of hair with my Copic markers. Isn't she wonderful?  The pretty papers are DCWV Violet Leaf and I like the color combination of them.

The Sweet Sketch Wednesday design divas have some amazing cards made with Make It Crafty digi stamps this week to inspire you. Hop on over to the site and take a look at the wonderful creations and then join in the challenge this week!

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Little Miss Mouse

Hi there friends and followers! What a great selection of cards we are showing off today at Sweet Sketch Wednesday as we kick off another challenge this week.  We're featuring the beautifully detailed images from Elisabeth Bell who is the sponsor of the challenge and you'll be so inspired by what we're showing today. Let's get started...

Here's the fun sketch - a blast from the past layout first appearing in Week 60 of the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenges.  The circles in the background provide such a nice backdrop to the main image panel.

Elisabeth Bell Designs is our sponsor this week and we all love the sweet digis Elisabeth creates.  The Grand Prize winner of the challenge will receive two of the following images as the prize:

Little Miss Mouse

Merry Weather

Miss You Love You

I created my card with the lovely "Little Miss Mouse" image and I just love the dreamy look of this dear, sweet image.  It was colored with Copics and I glittered the fairy's wings.  Gold half rounds add more sparkle on the flower centers, on the butterfly embellishment and along the diecut frame. The papers are my all time favorites from October Afternoon.

The Sweet Sketch Wednesday design team has created such gorgeous cards this week to inspire you - all of them using the feature images from Elisabeth Bell.  Stop on by SSW and check them out and then play along with the challenge this week - we'd love to see what you create!

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Wise Winston

Oh my goodness! What happened with blogger while I was traveling last week? Totally missed my post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday and what a shock that was when I logged in  this morning! Well here it finally is and I hope it inspires you to join us in the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge this week.

We have another terrific sketch from Sally this week. I like the added flair of the rounded corners and the ribbon treatment overlapping the image on this one.

Digi Stamp Boutique is our sponsor this week. Sally Ann is always so generous in providing prizes for our winners each month.  The Grand Prize winner of the challenge will receive 6 free digi images of their choice from Digi Stamp Boutique - a fabulous prize for all the fans of Sally Ann's images! Thanks Sally Ann!

I love the character Winston the owl at Digi Stamp Boutique and this one is perfect for all the graduation cards I'm needing this year. This image is aptly called "Winston Graduation" and he's so cute. He was colored with Copics and paired with papers from MME "Fiddlesticks" collection.

So there you have it - better late than never!  Now stop on by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see the other fun creations with Digi Stamp Boutique images and then join us in the fun challenge!

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Buddy

Hi there Sweet Sketch Wednesday fans! We have a new sketch challenge starting today with our all time favorite A Day For Daisies as our sponsor.

Here's the sketch for this week - another fab one from Sally on our team. I love the oval placement here.

A Day For Daisies is our sponsor this week and I just love the images that Tammi creates there.  Our Grand Prize winner will receive a $12 gift certificate from A Day For Daisies - a terrific prize! You have to play to win so join us this week in the fun!

To create my card this week I choose the image "Buddy" from A Day For Daisies. I love this image that shows the companionship of a boy with his dog. It was brought to life with Copic markers and the papers are from MME's Gnome Sweet Gnome line.

The Sweet Sketch Wednesday design team has some amazing creations this week using A Day For Daisies images. You'll love the inspiration they've created for you so stop on by and play along with us this week.

Thanks for visiting today!