Indian Harvest Girl

Happy Wednesday friends! I hope all my U.S. friends have their Thanksgiving feast shopping done and are ready for your gatherings of friends and families. I love the long Thanksgiving weekend and am looking forward to the feast and relaxation. Here's wishing all of you a happy Thanksgiving too!

Today's card is perfect for this holiday and it kicks off the new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday today with Eureka Stamps as our sponsor.

Here's the sketch to follow for the challenge. It's a nice one and shows off coordinating papers and embellishments - you always have to have a place for those embellies!  I hope you'll give it a try and join us this week.

For this challenge, Eureka Stamps is our sponsor and we had such a great time using the variety of digital stamps available there.  The grand prize winner of the challenge this week will receive 5 digital images of their choice from Eureka Stamps.  A fantastic prize and we're very thankful for the generous sponsorship of Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I chose this adorable Indian girl from Eureka Stamps called Indian Harvest Girl. She was colored with Copic markers, paired with designer papers from the All Spice collection from MME. The corn embellishments are buttons - I just cut the shanks off of them to mount them flush to the card. I distressed the edges of the image panel - really smudged one area and decided I like the effect so repeated it all around the edge of the oval.

Now pop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see the wonderful samples the design team created using Eureka Stamps to inspire you. You'll love their creativity and selection of images.

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Bailey Reindeer

Welcome friends and followers! Today we have a new challenge starting at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and our sponsor is Digi Stamp Boutique.

Here's the sketch to follow designed by our own Arlana. It goes together quick without a lot of fussy cutting or diecuts. I hope you'll give it a try and join us this week.

Digi Stamp Boutique is our loyal monthly sponsor and is providing the prize package this week to the Grand Prize winner of the challenge.  The prize is a  £10 gift certificate to the Digi Stamp Boutique online store.  Thanks Sally Anne for your generous sponsorship month after month!

I chose this adorable reindeer image from Digi Stamp Boutique to create with. He's called Bailey and comes in a set of three different scenes - a fabulous value and the set is on sale right now at their shop. I colored it up with Copic markers, added some crystal lacquer for his nose and the stars, used some stickles around the edge of the focal panel and embellished it with a punched star and some glittery snowflakes.

Now head on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see the fabulous card creations the design team has made to inspire you.

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Vintage Beauty

Boy this week is flying by - it's Wednesday already and time for a new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. We have one my favorite sponsors this week - A Day For Daisies. I am especially proud of this creation today - a vintage feel to it with the lace paper, beautiful rose embellishments and antique brad. And of course, all inspired by the vintage image.  More about that later.

First let's look at this wonderful sketch for this week's challenge created by our own Arlana. It even looks vintage to me. I love this for those bigger print papers and some spectacular embellishments. I hope it inspires you to create with it and join us in the challenge!

We are always so happy to have A Day For Daisies as our sponsor. There are so many gorgeous images illustrated by Tammy, it's usually a hard choice to pick one. The grand prize winner of this week's challenge will get to pick more than one! The prize package is a $12 gift certificate to A Day For Daisies! A very generous prize and we thank Tammy for her wonderful sponsorship of Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

This beautiful vintage woman was fun and challenging to color with Copic markers. I love the detail of the bow on her bonnet.  The image is called Lady Hat Bow and I think she's stunning.  The papers are from LilyBee Design called Head Over Heels. I thought they also had a vintage feel to them.

Now stop on by Sweet Sketch Wednesday to see more beautiful cards with A Day For Daisies images. You'll be glad you did!

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Stocking Puppy

Welcome back my friends and followers! Hard to believe it November now - the days are just flying by and pretty soon Christmas will be here. So I've created a Christmas card to inspire you to play along in the new sketch challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Here's the sketch for this week.  It's a blast from the past sketch - one of our favorites being repurposed from Week 101 when it originally appeared back in May 2011.  I like the main image panel off-kilter - it adds more interest that way.

 

Our sponsor this week is Melissa Jenkins, the owner and illustrator at Meljen's Designs. We love the sweet, whimsical images that Melissa creates. The grand prize winner of the challenge will receive four non-colored digis of their choice from Meljen's Designs. A fantastic prize package - thanks Melissa for your generous sponsorship!

I chose this darling little dog image from Meljen's Designs called "Stocking Puppy" to create my Christmas card. He is such a happy thing! He was brought to life with Copic markers, and the image was enhanced with stickles to make it sparkly and a dab of crystal lacquer to his nose. The papers are from My Mind's Eye "Merry Little Christmas" collection. The sparkly and silver brads are Stampin' Up.

Now join us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and see all the adorable cards made with images from Meljen's Designs - all created to inspire you to play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Pumpkin Teddy Bear

Happy Wednesday friends! Here's the last of my Halloween cards this years featuring this adorable teddy bear dressed up like pumpkin. The image is from StampFairy, the sponsor this week of the new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Here the sketch to follow for the challenge this week. I love the look of this and it goes together quickly. This is quite versatile - can look very vintage with a lacy diecut or more contemporary depending how you mat the oval panel. The same with the strips running horizontally - lace, ribbon or paper (as I used) changes the look of the layout - so many different effects to create with this one sketch! Great job with it Sally!

We're thrilled to have StampFairy again as our sponsor this week. Gerda does such a fantastic job with the adorable images she creates - they are all irresistibly cute, whimsical and loved by all of us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday! 

The grand prize winner of the sketch challenge this week will receive a $10 gift certificate to the StampFairy shop.  Thanks for your generous sponsorship Gerda!

I chose this "Barry Halloween" image to create my card. Barry is my favorite teddy bear at StampFairy and he is so darn cute in his pumpkin costume for Halloween. He was brought to life with copic markers and the papers are from Cosmo Cricket. I found this sketch to be perfect for the larger print DP since it shows a great deal of it. The frilly edge of the orange oval panel (as in the sketch) was created with a larger oval diecut and snipping it all the way around the oval image.

Now pop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday and take a look at the darling cards the design team created with StampFairy images. You will love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Boo To You

Well, my apologies to all that may have been looking for my Sweet Sketch Wednesday card yesterday. A couple computer issues that couldn't get resolved in time interrupted my week - those nasty gremlins! But we're back on track now with my inspiration to all of you for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge going on this week.

Arlana is back and created this sketch for all of you. I like the larger open spaces of this layout where the design papers show more. There's still enough details for embellishments and goodies though. I hope you're inspired to join us with this sketch in the challenge this week.

Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor this week and we always have fun creating with Jodi's images.  The grand prize winner of the challenge will receive seven free digi stamps at a total value of $21. Thanks for your generous sponsorship Jodi!

With Halloween coming up soon, I chose this fun image "Boo To You" from Bugaboo's Make It Snappy line of images that have their own frame and sentiment areas for quick card making. I love this little ghost's goofy face!  It was colored with Copic markers and the papers are Cosmo Cricket.

Now stop on by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and check out the rest of the design team cards using Bugaboo digi stamps - there are some really fun and creative ones this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Joy Ride

Happy Wednesday friends! I'm posting this from sunny San Francisco, California - yep another business trip getting in the way of my crafting fun. At least it's warm here and cold at home!  Today's the start of another challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday so come join us this week and have some fun!

We have a great sketch this week drawn up by our own Sally. I love how this turns out in real life with all the embellishments and the interesting "X" behind the image. Give it a try - you'll like how it turns out :-)

This time it's our monthly sponsor, Digi Stamp Boutique, providing the prize package for one lucky winner. We appreciate very much the regular sponsorship of Sally Ann at DSB and the adorable images she has in her shop.  The Grand Prize Winner of the challenge this week will receive a £10 voucher for images at Digi Stamp Boutique.  You don't want to miss that!

I choose this fun DSB image called Sports Car Alf. I'm trying to stock up on guy cards - never seem to have enough of these when you need them.  I colored Alf and his sport car with Copic markers and paired it with Joy Ride collection papers from Cosmo Cricket. The buttons embellishing the card are from my stash.

Now pop on by the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge blog to see the other creations from the design team. Lots of fun cards to see this week and all will inspire you to try the sketch and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Patience Secret

Hi there friends! I have a perky card today for the start of the new challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Our sponsor this week is Sassy Cheryl's and the images are so darn cute we've enjoyed created with them for your inspiration.

Isn't this a fun sketch? I think it turns out great and makes for an interesting card. Here's hoping you think so too and join us in the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge this week.

We are just thrilled to have Sassy Cheryl's sponsor our challenge this week. The images that Cheryl creates there capture the essence of childhood so well and are just so fun to create with. The grand prize winner of our challenge this week will receive a $5 gift certificate at Sassy Cheryl's - a terrific prize! Thanks Cheryl for your wonderful sponsorship this week.

I chose this darling image called Patience Secret - named from this saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson.  "Adopt the pace of nature for her secret is patience."  This image was brought to life with Copic markers and the papers are from Reminisce. The ladybug embellishments are different types of buttons and stickers from the local craft store.

Now you just have to see the outstanding creations the rest of the design team is showing with this sketch and Sassy Cheryl's images. Such a creative bunch, and their cards will inspire you to join us this week! Pop on over to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog to take a look!

Thanks for stopping by!

Princess Harvest

We're kicking off this week's challenge today over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and have Saturated Canary as our sponsor. What a fun time we have showcasing the fabulous SC images that Krista Smith creates - you'll have to look at the wonderful card samples our team created using this week's sketch.

I love the simplicity of this sketch drawn up by our own Sally. It's perfect for those larger images and goes together quickly. I hope you'll give it a try and join us this week.

Krista at Saturated Canary is generously sponsoring our challenge. We all love her images and you will too. They are fantastic to color with Copic markers and have such personality.  The Grand Prize winner of our challenge will receive two free digi stamps from the Saturated Canary store.

I chose this wonderful fall image from Saturated Canary called Princess Harvest. I love her fabulous hair blowing in the wind and it was fun bringing it to life with Copic markers. The papers are My Mind's Eye Unforgettable collection.

Now for more inspiration take a look at our team's cards at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and then get out your supplies and give the sketch a try this week.

Thanks for stopping by!