Another Year Of Sketches Begin.

 Hello and welcome to our first challenge of 2026

We hope that all who celebrate had a joyous festive season and would like to wish you all the very best for the coming year.

We have two new sketches for you this month, along with a retro sketch.

You can enter up to three projects per month, so why not try out all three of our sketches? We would love to see your entries.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our December Challenge during what, for many, is a very busy time.  We visited so many lovely cards on your sites, and now we'll be choosing our winners. On January 14th, we'll be back with another post announcing our winner and the Top 3 cards for the December challenge, along with some additional inspiration.

So without further ado, here are the sketches for January.

Sketch #318

Sketch #319

and a retro sketch.

To start 2026, I have chosen sketch 226, which was first published in April 2022

Remember, these sketches can be flipped and or turned; it's entirely up to you as long as we can see the original sketch in your card. 

Now onto some inspiration.

First up is our Guest Designer, Urska, with this card using

Sketch #318

Thank you, Urska, for designing with us this month

Now it's on to the lineup of cards our lovely design team have made.

 Anne from Paper and Ink 

Sketch # 319

Kleido from Kleido's BastelStüble

Sketch #318

Kathie from Kathie'z Kardz

Sketch #319

And here is Kathie's creation with the retro sketch from 2022.

Kelly from Crafting Creatively 

Sketch #318

And here is Kelly's creation with the retro sketch.

Don't forget you can check us out on

 Facebook 

And for one of our participants, there is a little surprise and a chance to win a place as a guest designer. So it's worth playing along with us!!!

This challenge is open until 23.55 UK time on the 3rd of February.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck

Anne and the SSW2 Design Team

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

November winners and More December inspiration

 Welcome to our winner's post for the November Challenge.  Please scroll down to find more inspiration for our current challenge.

The winner for the November challenge is

#7 Nancy Soetaert

With this card

Congratulations!

Please email anne_ssw2@aol.co.uk to claim your prize 

and arrange a GDT spot.  Alternatively, if you are in our Facebook group, it's easier to send a message using Messenger.

Congratulations, please collect your badge from the sidebar.

Our Top 3 are in order of entry

#9 Annie

#12 Urska

#13 Silke

Please collect your badge from the sidebar

Now, here is some more inspiration for our current challenge.

From our guest designer, Carol, using 

Sketch #316

Kathie with Sketch #317

Kelly with Sketch #317

Kleido with Sketch #316

Kleido with Sketch #317

Anne with sketch #316

 

You will find all the sketches and the link-up for December in our previous post.

We will be back with the next challenge on 

Wednesday the 6th of January. 

We look forward to visiting you.

Happy sketching and creating.

Anne and the SSW2 DT

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 December 2025 Challenge

 It's that time of the year!  Or it's getting to be anyway!  Kelly here from Southern Alberta, Canada and we are under a blanket of fresh snow!

Here's a photo from my front window.   

 

Although it was -22 C this morning, it is beautiful!  The mountains are so lovely this time of year so if you have a chance to visit Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise and area during the winter, I highly recommend.

 

 Let's get on to some crafty fun!  We have 2 fabulous sketches available this month as always provided by Kathie and a throwback as well.  So there are 3 amazing sketches for you to give a go this month!

 Let's see what our amazing Guest Designer and DT have in store for you.

Sketch # 316

 

 

Sketch #317 

 

 and a throwback from December 2023 Sketch #243

 

 and here is my card (I just rotated the sketch)

 

Our Guest Designer 

Carol from Crafty-stamper

has created a fabulous card using Sketch 317

Now let's get on to some amazing regular DT creations.

Kathie

 DT from

Kathiekardz

 

Sketch # 316

 

 

 

Kelly

 DT from

Crafting Creatively 

 Sketch #316

  

Anne

DT from 

Paper and Ink 

 

Sketch #317 

 

Kleido (Doris)

DT from 

Kleido's Craft Room

Sketch #316

Sketch #317

 

We'll be back on December 17th with November's winner and top 3, as well as more inspiration from the design team. 

Remember to add the sketch and a link back to our

Challenge Blog to your post.  It's as simple as that.

Don't forget you can check us out over on 

Facebook

For our lucky winner, there is a little surprise and a place as a guest designer to win.

So it's worth playing along with us!

This challenge is open until 23.55 UK time on Tuesday,

6th January 2026.

Happy Holidays and crafting, everyone!

 

Big Hugs

Kelly and the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Design Team

Anne, Kathie and Kleido 

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

October Winners and November Inspiration

  Welcome to our winner's post for the October Challenge.  Please scroll down to find more inspiration for our current challenge.

The winner for the October challenge is

#14 - Alma

With this card

Congratulations!

Please email anne_ssw2@aol.co.uk to claim your prize 

and arrange a GDT spot.  Alternatively, if you are in our Facebook group, it's easier to send a message using Messenger.

Congratulations, please collect your badge from the sidebar.

Our Top 3 are in order of entry

#4 Chris

#7 GerJanne

#19 Trijntje

Please collect your badge from the sidebar

Now, here is some more inspiration for our current challenge.

From our guest designer, Colien, using 

Sketch #314

Kathie with Sketch #315

Anne with Sketch #315

Kelly with Sketch #314

 

You will find all the sketches and the link-up for November in our previous post.

We will be back with the next challenge on 

Wednesday the 3rd of December. 

We look forward to visiting you.

Happy sketching and creating.

Anne and the SSW2 DT

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2025 CHALLENGE

      Seasonal Greetings and Preparations

Good morning, my crafty friends. This is Kathie from New Zealand, and I am delighted to connect with you this month.  As the holiday season approaches, many of you are busy preparing for Christmas. This exciting time of year is filled with creative energy as you work on making cards, shopping for gifts, crafting your own presents, and planning your menus for the days leading up to Christmas, as well as for the big celebration itself. There is a palpable sense of anticipation as everyone gets ready to make the holiday special for their loved ones. 

A Glimpse Into Our Property

Today, I am delighted to share a couple of photos taken on our very own property, a place where we are truly fortunate to live. One of the highlights of our home is the large pond that I can see from my kitchen window. This pond is surrounded by beautiful trees and shrubs and has a variety of wildlife, creating a picturesque and peaceful view all year-round. We have a bridge that crosses the pond covered with Wisteria, which is in full bloom.  I just wish that it flowered all year.  The Water Lilies will be out soon.  One end of the pond is creamy pink, and the other end is red.  Believe it or not, we only live 1km from the high street shopping centre.

We'll be back on the 19th of November with October's winner and top 3, as well as inspiration from the design team.

Now onto business, we have two new November sketches for you.

 These sketches can also rotate and/or flip, but we should still be able to recognise them.

If you still need more inspiration, we have a sketch from our archives, too.

It's time to see what our design team and our guest designer have created this month for a little inspiration for you.

Sketch #314

Sketch #315

This month, our guest designer is

 Colien from

Crea-Spul Van Colien 

Sketch # 315

Kathie

 DT from

Kathiekardz

Sketch #314

Kelly

 DT from

Crafting Creatively 

Sketch #315

Anne

DT from 

Paper and Ink 

Sketch #314

Kleido (Doris)

DT from 

Kleido's Craft Room

Sketch #314

Sketch #315

Thanks, team, awesome work as always.

Our throwback sketch for this month is

 Sketch # 148 on 24th October 2018

Here's my card using this sketch.

We really hope you have the time to play along with us this month.  There are three fab sketch options for you to choose from, and if you're feeling crafty, you could always try them all. 

Remember to add the sketch and a link back to our

Challenge Blog to your post.  It's as simple as that.

Don't forget you can check us out over on 

Facebook

For our lucky winner, there is a little surprise and a place as a guest designer to win.

So it's worth playing along with us!

This challenge is open until 23.55 UK time on Tuesday,

2nd December 2025.

Happy crafting everyone 

Big Hugs

Kathie and the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Design Team

Anne, Kelly and Kleido 

xox

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

September Winner and Some More Inspiration

 Welcome to our winner's post for the September Challenge.  Please scroll down to find more inspiration for our current challenge.

The winner for the September challenge is

#7 - Urska

With this card

Congratulations!

Please email anne_ssw2@aol.co.uk to claim your prize 

and arrange a GDT spot.  Alternatively, if you are in our Facebook group, it's easier to send a message using Messenger.

Congratulations, please collect your badge from the sidebar.

 There's no top 3 this time, as we didn't have enough entries

Now, here is some more inspiration for our current challenge.

From our guest designer, Wilma, using 

Sketch #313

Kathie with Sketch #312

Anne with Sketch #313

 

Kelly with Sketch #312

 

You will find all the sketches and the link-up for October in our previous post.

We will be back with the next challenge on 

Wednesday the 5th of November. 

We look forward to visiting you.

Happy sketching and creating.

Anne and the SSW2 DT