Flamenco Flamingo

Hi there! It's Wednesday and you know that means a new challenge begins today at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. This week we're featuring images from Fresh Brewed Designs.

Another fun sketch to follow from our own Sally. This one looks good as designed or rotated as I did for my inspiration card this week.

The talented Heather Dennis, owner and illustrator of Fresh Brewed Designs, is our sponsor of the challenge this week. We love creating with your images Heather! The grand prize winner of the challenge will receive three free digis from Fresh Brewed - a wonderful prize.

I chose Flamingo Flamenco Dancer from Fresh Brewed Designs for my card and colored it up with Copic markers.  The papers are digital from MyGraphico.com called DL Fantastic Flamingo - a perfect match to use with this FBD image.

Now stop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday to see the fantastic cards created by the design team using images from Fresh Brewed Designs.

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Olive You

I have another Valentine to show you today for the blast from the past sketch challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. This is a fun one with the play on words and non-typical Valentine image from Fresh Brewed Designs, our sponsor this week.

Here's the sketch to follow. It originally appeared in May 2013 and is still fresh and unusual lending a wonderful finished look.

Heather Dennis at Fresh Brewed Designs is our challenge sponsor this week. There are so many fun images to select from at Fresh Brewed and we love playing with them. The grand prize winner will receive three free digis from Fresh Brewed - a fabulous prize. Thanks for your wonderful sponsorship Heather!

I chose this adorable image, Olive You, from Fresh Brewed Designs for my card. I loved the idea of using this for a Valentine card with the fun sentiment. It was colored with Copic markers and paired with years-old paper scraps from my stash - selected because of the olive color in them. I love how this turned out.

Now stop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and check out the other fun cards the design team created using Fresh Brewed Designs images - you'll love those too!

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Coffee Crazy !

Hi there friends! It's the last Wednesday of the month, so at Sweet Sketch Wednesday we have a fun TWIST to the challenge starting today. Coffee themed cards are the twist - either through image choice, embellishments, papers, etc. Lot's of fun and, in part, our celebration or nod to National Coffee Day here in the U.S. on September 29!

We're also using a blast from the past sketch this week. This sketch is a fun one to follow and looks good with any kind of image.  Here's a link to my card when this sketch originally debuted at Sweet Sketch Wednesday so you can see another interpretation of it.

I can't think of a better sponsor for our coffee related theme this week than Fresh Brewed Designs! Heather Dennis, the owner and artist, is generously providing our grand prize winner with free images from her online shop.  Thanks Heather!

So I chose this Latte Cup image from Fresh Brewed Designs to fit our coffee theme. It was digitally paper pieced and the cup band printed on kraft cardstock and pieced on the image.  The papers used are digital that I found online and also printed them on kraft card stock.

Now hop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday for some more coffee inspiration and a creative view at more Fresh Brewed Designs images.

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Daffodil

Happy Wednesday!  Now that I'm relaxed from a little bit of vacation on the shore of Lake Michigan, I'm ready to jump right back to the next challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!  We have a terrific sketch and a favorite sponsor this week so let's get going...

Isn't this a great sketch? I love how this layout that Sally created turns out in real life. Give it a try and join us this week in challenge.

We're so lucky and happy to have Heather from Fresh Brewed Designs as our sponsor for the challenge this week. Heather has such a fun shop full of wonderful digis for any card or occasion so be sure to check it out. The grand prize winner of the challenge this week will receive three free digis of their choice from Fresh Brewed Designs.  Thanks for your generous sponsorship Heather!

I chose this sweet girl Daffodil from Fresh Brewed Designs and colored her up with Copic markers. Her apron was digitally paper pieced and the card uses digi papers called County Fair designed by Sara Schmutz and purchased through www.designhousedigital.com. I love this digital paper kit!

Now head on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday to check out the other beautiful cards created with Fresh Brewed images using the challenge sketch this week.

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Mushrooms in a Row

Oh happy day! I'm posting this from the warm sunny beaches of Florida while on spring break. A much needed getaway from the Michigan cold. This cute card is my inspiration for you to join us this week in the new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2!

Our sketch this week is another blast from the past designed by Sally.  Poor Sally's computer is on the fritz delaying the intro of new sketches. But this one is one of my favorites from the past and it's great to use it again.

Heather Dennis at Fresh Brewed Designs is sponsoring the challenge this week. We love creating with her fun images and you will too! The grand prize winner of our challenge will receive three free digis from Fresh Brewed.  Thanks so much for your sponsorship Heather!

I thought these "Little Mushrooms in a Row" were so cute from Fresh Brewed. When I saw them I knew what papers and colors I would use to go with it.  It was colored with Copic markers and the papers are My Mind's Eye.

So there you have it - a great sketch, a terrific sponsor and fabulous prize package for this challenge. Create with us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and join in the fun.  Now head on over to SSW2 and take a look at the darling cards the team created for your inspiration.

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Happy Meal

Welcome back friends! I have a fun card for you today to kick off the weekly challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. We have Fresh Brewed Designs as our sponsor this week.

This is a great sketch designed by our own Sally Dube. I really like the along horizontal image panel - there are so many stamps that this design will work for.

We're so happy to have Fresh Brewed Designs back as a sponsor this week. We just love the fun images that Heather Dennis creates there. The grand prize winner of the challenge will receive three free digis from Fresh Brewed. Thanks for your generous sponsorship Heather!

I choose this fun image called So Happy Happy Meal to create my inspiration for you today.  I thought this image was terrific for anniversary or even Valentines Day cards. After all, Valentines cards don't have to be in pink!  I colored the image with Copic markers and used designer papers from My Mind's Eye.

I hope you join us in the challenge this week. The design team has some fantastic cards to inspire you over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 so head on over and take a look!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sick as a Dog

Happy Wednesday folks! It's back to work and school now that the holidays are over. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  It's also a new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wedneday and we're welcoming back a sponsor we haven't showcased in a while - Fresh Brewed Designs by Heather Dennis.

The sketch this week was designed by our own Sally Dube who's filling in for Arlana right now as she is still on the mend with computer restrictions from her doctor.  We miss you Arlana!  This is a terrific sketch and shows how talented our Sally is!  Great sketch Sally!

Fresh Brewed Designs is our sponsor and you'll love the fun images that Heather Dennis creates.  Her motto is: Fresh Brewed Designs - where creativity is fresh brewed daily!  The Grand Prize winner will receive three digi stamps of their choice from Fresh Brewed Designs.  Thanks for the generous sponsorship Heather!

I chose this fun image called "Sick as a Dog" to create with from Fresh Brewed Designs.  I figured I needed to stock up this time of year on get well cards and this was a perfect one.  Colored with Copics, this cute dog would brighten anyone's day.

Now stop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see the wonderful assortment of Fresh Brewed Designs that the design team created with to inspire you today.

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Play Ball!

It's another Sweet Sketch Wednesday! Today I'm celebrating the start of baseball season. My son has played the game since he was just a little guy and now is on the JV baseball team at our high school. The games started last week and he's doing great this season. He's a center fielder and as the coach says nothing gets by him! So I couldn't resist this terrific image from our sponsor this week, Fresh Brewed Designs.

Here's the fun and quick to put together sketch for this week's challenge. Another fab design by our own Arlana.

We welcome back Fresh Brewed Designs as our sponsor this week. It's been a while and we're so glad to have the opportunity to inspire you with Heather's images.  The Grand Prize winner of the sketch this week will receive three digis of their choice from the Fresh Brewed Designs store - a terrific prize!  Thanks Heather for your generosity.

The digi I've used is "Tommy Baseball" from Fresh Brewed Designs and was so much fun to use and embellish with baseball themed papers, balls and the small mitt.  The papers are digital from Jessica Weible Illustrations and the embellies are from Jollies Boutique.

I hope you'll play along with us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Hop on over to the challenge blog and see all the terrific cards the design Divas created for your inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - SSW81

Only a couple more days before Christmas and I'm getting as giddy as kid about now! I love the final days and the hustle and bustle of getting everything ready for Christmas day. And speaking of acting like a kid, this card fondly reminds me of winter's past (way past!) where Christmas vacations were filled with hours and hours of ice skating with my friends.  This adorable image that brings back those memories is from Fresh Brewed Designs, our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

We have another wonderfully creative sketch this week from Arlana. I love the interesting look and the layers that this sketch has - especially with the oval inside the circle. We'd love to have you find a few moments and join the challenge this week. The grand prize winner will receive three free digi stamps from Fresh Brewed Designs - you don't want to miss your chance for that!

The image is called "Ice Skating Angel Cake" and I've used Copics to color her. The papers I've coordinated the image colors with are from Webster's Pages "Sweet Season" collection. I used Nesties to cut out the ovals, circles and the large snowflake which was sparkled up with chunky glitter. A few buttons and some stickles along the oval edges and trim on Angel Cake's jacket and hat are the finishing touch.

Get some more inspiration from my talented team mates at the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog - you'll love what you see there.  Thanks for stopping by!