Sweet Sketch Wednesday 155 and A Day for Daisies

Hello, and welcome to my blog. 
Memorial Day is just around the corner.  I would like to honor and pay respect to those that have passed on.  Especially, to are our loved ones and those that have fought and defended our great country.  Also to the many service men and women around that world protecting our freedoms.  Thank you and we love you.

Our sponsor this week over at
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY
is
A DAY FOR DAISIES

A DAY FOR DAISIES provides themed categories of over 1000 fun and whimsical digital images, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

Website: www.adayfordaisies.com

Direct Store Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps Join The Club

Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/statement

Subscribe to News Letter Link: http://adayfordaisies.com/subscribe

Blog: http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

Face Book: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Day-For-Daisies/142905905744876?ref=ts

Our Grand Prize Winner will receive: $12 Gift Certificate to ADFD Shop

http://adayfordaisies.com

http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

You will have a fun time creating with this fabulous sketch that Arlana has created for you.

"Flowers For My Mommy"

Supplies:

Papers:  DCWV Stack 7, Stampin Up and Color Mate: Bohemia Back Yard "Sunny Days"

Copics

Recollection Flowers

Image by A Day For Daisies

Nestie Square Scalloped die

Stampin Up Pastels

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 154 and Digi Stamp Boutique

 Hi everyone, It has been beautiful sunny days here in Arizona.  I have sure been enjoying the weather.  We have one of our favorite sponsors this week. 
Sally Ann from
DIGI STAMP BOUTIQUE

Sally Ann is offering OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER over at
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY
SIX (6) free digis of their choice.


 

 http://digistampboutique.co.uk/

Here is Arlana's fabulous sketch. This one was a fun one to work with.  It isn't as hard as it looks. Have fun creating!!

Recipe:

Image: Rose Funtime

Papers: Stampoin Up and Recollections

Sizzix embossing folder

Martha Stewart Flower Border Punch

Handmade flower

Rhinestones

Copics

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 153-96 and Deidre Mosher Designs

Good Morning.
It is Sweet Sketch Wednesday time again. I hope you will stop by and join us for a fun and inspiring week. Our DT has cretaed so amazing cards for you. 
 I would like to intoduce Deidre Mosher.  She is our sponsor this week over at
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY .





http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeidreMosherDesigns

And  here is a bio to tell you a little about her.
Deidre Mosher Bio Wildy Whimsical and Seriously Sassy Art is definitely a trademark of Deidre Mosher.

I have been in the business of art for over 25+ years. Starting out as a fashion illustrator, moving into Art Direction, where I did everything from print to TV...and eventually I found my way back to illustration. My art is just plain fun and my love of color is clearly evident in the designs I create. I'm currently licensed with a variety of companies...my designs are used on craft products, greeting cards/paper products, kitchenware, business products and such.
I am first and foremost an...Illustrator and Designer. I am inspired by seriously sassy & bold colors, but also love the 'wow factor' of classic black and white designs. I'm crazy for stripes and dots, and they are a repeated theme in my work.
As an Illustrator, I work in many mediums and styles, ranging from the line art to pastels...having fun adapting them to the latest project. I am inspired by some my favorite artists ...Matisse's use of bold color, Klimt's knowledge of figures and lavish attention to detail, and Gauguin's wild approach to his subjects. They are all so 'awe inspiring'! I'm happiest when I am in my studio and starting a new project...making a mess, experimenting...and even throwing paint.
Any day in the studio is a great day!
I usually get an idea when I least expect it...so when the 'light bulb' goes off...I sketch and sketch and sketch...(hence the reason I buy tracing paper in bulk). I always begin with a pencil and paper, and it evolves from there. My favorite part of the process?? EVERYTHING...from beginning to end.

Grand Prize Winner will Receive: $10 Gift Certificate
Wow, you won't want to miss out on this one.

Recipe:

Papers;  Stampin Up and Bohemis MME, Bluebird All boy, Dragonfly/ Blue

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Stampin Up Ribbon

Stampin Up Pastels

Copics

Image and Sentiment by Deidre Mosher

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday152 and Stamp Fairy

Good morning everyone. I just got back from visiting my daughter and her little family in New York.  I sure took the bad weather with me....however, it was sunny and warm when I left Arizona.  Go figure....I really thought it was going to be nice weather while I was there.  Well, at least the last few hours were.   I had such a nice visit. Best of all, I got re-aquainted with my grand kids.
They both warmed up really fast which is always nice for grandparents. My heart just melted when I got the leg hugs from my 18 month old grandson.  Not to take away the wonderful hugs from my grand-daughter, mind you...

Our sponsor this week is Gerda from STAMP FAIRY. She has the cutest whimsical images. I am sure you will love them. 

"Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010. Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats. You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters. Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a free image every Friday and Guest Designers each month. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images. We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity."

Our GRAND PRIZE WNNER will receive:  a $10.00 gift certificate.

Here is Arlana's sketch for the week.

Clemintine Spring 3

Supplies:

Papers: Stampin Up, Recollections

Marianns Designs Die cut

flowers

ribbon

Copics

Brads

Nestie Sentiment Die

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 151 and Bugaboo

Good Morning Everyone. I hope you are having a fabulous week. Wednesday has become the start of my week, as it is
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY
time. 
This week our sponsor is BUGABOO STAMPS.

I hope you will stop by and see the DT's creations this week and join us for our challenge.  You will love what you see.

Bugaboo Stamps       
http://www.bugaboostamps.com

Our Grand Prize winner will receive (7) seven digis.

http://bugaboostamps.blogspot.com

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Our links are:

Store : http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Catch the bug Challenge blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Here is Arlana's sketch for the week.

And, here is my creation
Ava-Flower Patch

Supplies:

Stampin Up, Green at Heart-Basic Gray and DCWV paper

Hand Made Flower

Copics

Pearl

Stampin Up Pastels

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SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 150 and DIGI STAMP BOUTIQUE

Hello, Sweet Sketch Wednesday followers.
We have another great week in store for you. I hope you will stop by and join us.

This week
 Digi Stamp Boutique
is our sponsor.
We love Sally Ann's fabulous images and we appreciate her continued support. 

http://digistampboutique.co.uk/

http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/

http://www.digistampboutique.blogspot.com

http://www.lovetodoodle.blogspot.com

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 as much as I enjoy creating.
Grand Prize Winner will receive: 6 free digi images  

I popped the image because I wanted to give it some depth.  It was a little difficult to do this but I managed to get around some of the smaller areas without too much trouble. I hope you emjoy. Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's work.  We have some beautiful cards this week. 

"Mother's Day Set"

Supplies:

Papers: Stampin Up and The Paper Studio

Flower punch

Brad

Nestie: Oval and Oval Scallop Die

Digi Stamp Boutique image: Mother's Day Set

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 149 and Digi Doodle Shop

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  If you are visiting for the first time, I hope you will look around stay awhile.  And if you have a minute please leave me a comment.  I love to hear from my followers. 
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter this past week. It was a beautiful day and I really think spring is here to stay. 

 This week over at

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY
we have a fabulous sponsor.
I hope you will stop by and join us.

Digi Doodle Shop

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabled

Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations. We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.

Sincerely,

Judy and Joy

 

Our GRAND PRIZE WINNER this week will receive: $10 Store Gift Certificate Good for 10 days upon receipt

And, Arlana's fabulous sketch

"Old Water Pump"

The supplies that I used for my card are:  Papers from Stampin Up and DCWV.  I used a border punch from Martha Stewart, Pastels from Stampin Up and a Circle Nestie.  I also used Copic markers. 

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OK, here is my version of the Bunny Cake on Pinterest- Original from BettyCrocker.com

I had a co-worker ask me if I would make a Bunny Cake for her grand children. I had seen the one on Pinterest and loved it. So, I wanted to give it a try. I am making one my grandchildren  too.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! 

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 148-25 and Sassy Cheryl's

Good morning. I hope you have had a wonderful week.  I have had my youngest daughter and her little family here visiting. We have had a great weekend together.  The kids are really growing and it has really been fun to spend some time with them.

We have a wonderful sponsor this week over at

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY

The GRAND WINNER will receive a $5 Gift Certificate

http://sassycheryls.com

Now for a message from Sassy Cheryl:
Hi everyone! Sassy Cheryl here and I’m so happy to be sponsoring the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge this week.

I have been creating graphics and have licensed my work to companies such as Kohl's, Hobby Lobby and Shopko, among others, for over eight years. I started creating digital images about twelve years ago. I absolutely LOVE to draw and always carry a small sketchbook for those times when a bit of inspiration hits. It's been a lifelong dream to become a working artist, and besides deadlines, I LOVE everything about what I do! It really helps that I have a very supportive husband and son (they also can be my biggest critics!)

Through the digis I create, I’ve met so many wonderful, talented ladies. The projects they make using my images makes it all worth it. ‘Can’t wait to see what you will create with my Sassy images.

Thanks for playing along this week… happy coloring

And here is the sketch this week:
I hope you will join us.

Digi Bunny Chitchat

Recipe:

Papers- Recollection, DCWV and Stampin Up.

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Rosette Die by Tim Holtz

Paper Piecing

Sentiment computer generated

Copics

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 147 and Fresh Brewed Designs

Well, as fast as the snow came to Arizona, it left us a few days later.  It was wonderful to get the moisture.  We really needed it.  We are now having 67 to 70 degree weather.  Today was so beautiful.  It was the perfect spring day.  Too bad I had to be inside working all day.

We have a fabulous sponsor this week over at
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY

Fresh Brewed Designs            

by Heather

Heather is offering our GRAND PRIZE WINNER (3) THREE DIGIS  of their choice.

http://freshbreweddesigns.com/

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/

I am Heather Dennis, the artist and owner of Fresh Brewed Designs, but first and foremost I am the wife of one amazing husband, mother of two sweet and talented kids. I homeschool and LOVE coffee, creating and chatting with my friends. Fresh Brewed Designs is an online shop that opened in November 2010. We sell a wide variety of rubber and digital stamps as well as specializes in many coffee themed images.
It started with a dream and turned into something bigger. With the prodding of a very supportive husband, family and friends, with a lot of help and a lot of headaches:) and a lot of lessons and prayers.... Fresh Brewed Designs has become a place to share, create, laugh and build lasting friendships.

Out motto: Fresh Brewed Designs... where creativity is brewed fresh daily.

We always have a pot brewing, so stop by and join us for a cuppa whenever you want!!!

 http://freshbreweddesigns.com

Here is the fabulous sketch this week.

Be sure to stop by and see what our Design Team has created for you. 
Desert Fiesta

Supplies:

Papers:  Scribble Scrabble-Nana's Trunk Collection, Stampin Up and the Paper Company

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

EK Success Punch-Zigzag

Nestie

Jim Holtz Die-Rosette

Brads
Copics

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 146 and Digi Stamp Boutique

Well, winter finally hit Northern Arizona.  We got over 16 inches of snow on Sunday and Monday.  Flagstaff got a couple of feet or more of snow.  My daugther was here and ended up staying an extra day because the roads were so bad.   It was sure fun having her visit.  I hated to see her go home. 

Here are a couple of pictures.  This was taken on Tuesday night. The snow had melted quit a bit by then as the temperatures were up into the 50's today.

On with this weeks sponsor over at
Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Sally Ann from DIGI STAMP BOUTIQUE is our

gracious sponsor this week.  She is offering our

GRAND PRIZE WINNER  

(6) six digis.

Hurry on over to SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY AND JOIN THE FUN THIS WEEK.  YOU WILL LOVE THE DESIGN TEAMS CREATIONS.

 

                    Digi Stamp Boutique               

http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/

http://www.digistampboutique.blogspot.com

http://www.lovetodoodle.blogspot.com

"Fairy Hattie"

"Girl Bunny"

The supplies I have used are: Stampin Up, Bazzell and DCWV paper.  I have used a new die from Tim Holts called "Rosette".  I have added ribbon, and flowers and my favorite Copic markers.

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