SSW2-54 and Sami Stamps

Hi everyone!  It’s Sharon here as your hostess this week for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 team.  For those of you visiting us for the first time, we welcome you to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 sketch challenge!  We are so happy to have you join us!  And for those loyal followers of our weekly challenge, we welcome you back and thank you for your support!

We get excited with all the amazing creativity you share with us week after week.  Remember to subscribe to our blog. There's a drawing for some goodies when we reach 200 followers.

Let’s get started this week by announcing the winners of last week’s challenge featuring Bugaboo Stamps…..

The Grand Prize Winner of Sketch #SSW2-53 is:

#4  Leeann!!

Congratulations!  Please contact Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize and be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top Three are:

1.  #6  Kuni

2.  #10  Claudia

3.  #13  Suze

Awesome job!  Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar and post it on your blog!

Now, on to this week’s challenge and our fabulous sketch for you to follow…

  

This week the sketch is fantastic!  Create your card using this sketch. You can rotate it or flip it – it just has to maintain the essence of the sketch when you create your card.

The challenge rules are posted in the tab above – just be sure to post a picture of the sketch (SSW2-54) with your card on your blog. And don’t forget to leave a comment on this post to qualify for the grand prize! 

  

We are so happy to welcome back Sami Stamps as our sponsor this week. Samantha Siemers Ratliff is the owner and illustrator of the wonderful images offered at Sami Stamps. You might know Sami as the younger sister of Tammy at A Day For Daisies where she grew up fascinated with art and watching her sister paint all day in her art studio. Sami got her start through her sister’s store and now has an ever expanding selection of her own digi images at Sami Stamps. Sami’s inspiration comes from those things around her that make her happy in hope that it might brighten your day.

Click on a link to visit Sami Stamps...   

BLOG, BLOG SHOP, CURRENT CHALLENGE  and their ETSY SHOP

The grand prize winner of the challenge will receive a $12 gift certificate from Sami Stamps! Thanks Sami!  We enjoyed creating with your lovely digi stamps this week!

And here’s what the design team created for your inspiration using Sami Stamps:

Kathie

Anne

Joanna

Heide

Linda

Sharon

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week. The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Just remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win.  Also...  check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 with Sketch # 53 and Bugaboo Digital Stamps

Welcome everyone to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  It’s Kathie here as your hostess this week from New Zealand.  I can't believe that it's the beginning of May already and here we are in the Southern Hemisphere half way through Autumn (Fall) already and still very warm for this time of year.

I know that this time of year is very special to a lot of people in different way, the change of colours in the trees, trees and plants loosing their leaves but for us Kiwi's here in NZ it also means it's Feijoa season.

From a very very large Feijoa to a very small Feijoa both very juicy and sweet. 

 Feijoa tastes like a mixture of several other fruits, usually described as pineapple, guava, and strawberry and banana. They have an unique flavour either you love them or hate them.  We make smoothies, muffins, cakes and crumbles or just eaten fresh and their smell is amazing. From a Feijoa lover.

   For those of you visiting us for the first time, we welcome you to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 sketch challenge!  We are so happy to have you join us!  And for those loyal followers of our weekly challenge, we welcome you back and thank you for your support!

We get excited with all the amazing creativity you share with us week after week.  Remember to subscribe to our blog. There's a drawing for some goodies when we reach 200 followers.

Let’s get started this week by announcing the winners of last week’s challenge…..

The Grand Prize Winner of our challenge with Pattie's Creations last week is:

*****  #11  Sue  ******

Congratulations!  Please email Sally Dube at sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize and be sure to grab your winner’s badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog. 

Our Top Three are:

#2  Julie

#6  Marsha

#12  Lisbeth

Awesome job!  Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar and post it proudly on your blogs!

Now, on to this week’s challenge and another fabulous sketch for you to follow here is 

Sketch #53

This is another sketch from Sally!  Just create your card using the sketch above, post it on the InLinkz at the bottom of this post and be sure to leave a comment to qualify for the grand prize this week. The challenge rules are posted in the tab above – just be sure to post a picture of the sketch with your card on your blog. 

This week our wonderful talented 

Jodie Mackrell 

the owner of Bugaboo Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

Bio:

Everything that you ever wanted to know about Bugaboo Stamps:  As if raising 5 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 work of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. Bugaboo Stamps has become one of the leading companies in digital images. From seiously snarky to sugar 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 at Totally Stampilicious.  And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for the weekly Challenges at Catch the Bug.

Store www.bugaboostamps.com

Challenge Blog:  http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com

Don't forget to check out Jodie's Friday Freebies, New Release Tuesdays and Weekly Sales

This week Jodie is offering our very lucky winner

YES

  7 Free Images

from her online store.

        

Now it's time to check out what over very talented design team have created especially for you this week using Bugaboo images.

Design Teams Creations:


Linda

 from The Stamper Touch

using Dandelion Butterflies

Guest Designer Judi

 from Sweet Bloomin Scraps

using AKVtoo Fireman-Firetruck

Joanna

 from Sitting on Pins & Needles

using Birthday Elephant

Sharon

 from Inklined to Stamp

using Flower Bird

Sally

from Sally's Window of Scraps
using Spring Elephant 2 

Heide

 from Heide D's Paperie

using Flower Bird

Anne

 from Paper and Ink
using For EWE 

Kathie

 from Kathie'z Kardz

using Flower Teapot

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week. The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Just remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win.  Also...  check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by wishing you all a

 wonderful week and happy crafting.

and

An InLinkz Link-up

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2!!

Hey there Crafty Friends!!  Are many of you as shocked as I am that April is almost over?!?!?  As I was driving home from work today I was noticing how many tulips are about to open up and show their full beauty!!  After the long hard Winter we had here in New England and the cooler than normal April, they are a bit late in showing their color, but it won't be long now!!  

This is Sally as your hostess this week.  I know I speak for the whole Design Team when I say how Blessed we are by our Followers!!  We just love to see your creations, many of  you join us each week and we thank you for that!!  You give us SO MUCH Inspiration so let me just say Thanks friends and welcome back to another Sketch Challenge here at SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY 2!!  

Before we get on with the Challenge, I want to announce last week's Winner...
  So many wonderful entries it is always hard to narrow the entries down to one Winner...
The Grand Prize winner is:

#6  Sam/Whisper!!

 Congratulations!  Contact me at sallydubessw@gmail.com and I will let you know how to claim your prize =)

 Our Top Three are:

#3. Karen
#12.  Mama...
#16.  Lisa

Now, here is a bit of info about this week's Sponsor...  Patties Creations!!

Introducing, Pattie Gomez the Owner of Pattie's Creations...

"I am an Internet Technology Professional and an Artist. I always dreamed of being an artist, but I found out quickly that I needed another field to support my family so I pursued a Degree in Information Technology. I love to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks to enhance my work. 

I created a character called Pattieboop and her cat named Allie. I have had so much fun coming up with different images so I also created a site to sell them. You can go to my store to find out more about Pattieboop & Allie. I know you will just love them when you see them.

I have added many other images to my store in the past few years. I know have a large selection of images to fit everyone’s needs"

Visit her shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations

The DT always enjoy creating with Pattie's images - be sure to stop by her store and check them out!!  And remember, if you play along with us this week, be sure to leave a comment to be eligible to be our Grand Prize Winner - you could choose two free images from Pattie's Shop!!

Now, on to this week's Sketch.  Being the last Wednesday of the month, we h=are going back in time with a Blast from the Past, Sketch 163 created by Arlana Patten.

Let's see what the Design Team has created this week...

KATHIE -Kathie'z Kardz


LINDA- The Stampers Touch

SHARON - Inklined to Stamp

 

HEIDE - Heide D's Paperie

Anne - Paper and Ink

 

JOANNA-Sitting On Pens and Needles

 

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

    Create a card using the sketch of the week.  You can get creative with the Sketch, rotate... flip... but the Sketch must be recognizable in your card =)

  You may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

    

    If you are new to our Challenge WELCOME!!!  Be sure to check out the "Rules" Tab above.  Also...  check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Have a fantastic week creating!

An InLinkz Link-up

SSW2-52 Dilly Beans

I was at an activity for my boys a few days ago.  My job is to get them there on time, with all their belongings and then I am done ... left to amuse myself for 2 1/2 hours.  I had decided to bring my knitting.  I have a scarf that I have been working on for about 3 years.  I'm going to let you all in on a little secret ... I am terrible knitter.  So jumping to the chase, I was sitting there, struggling to figure out how to pick up my lost stitches when this stranger walked up to me, introduced herself and settled down to help me.  And THIS is what I love about crafters, how friendly and willing to help we are as a group.

So thank you for sharing your gorgeous art, fuzzy friend and beautiful baby pictures.  I think I can speak for the entire Design Team when I say that we enjoy visiting your blogs.  We are so grateful that you join us each week. I think that you will be glad that you stopped by this week.  We have a new sketch and the return of a favored sponsor.

Before we get started with our new challenge, I want to announce last week's winner.  Yippee, it's YOU ...

#15  AJ!!

Please e-mail Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize!!

And here, in no particular order, is the list of our TOP THREE favorite cards from last week's challenge...

#2  Kuni

#14  Julie

#22  Papersniffer

Well done!  Congratulations.  You guys should also grab your badge from our sidebar for your blog. 

Now, on to this week’s challenge... This week we welcome back the talented Megan Suarez from Dilly Beans Stamps.

Our grand prize winner will receive 3 free digi images from her shop.

I'll bet you're ready to see Sally's new sketch and get started.  Well, without further ado, here it is… 

 

Let's take a look at what the fabulous Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Design team has for your creative inspiration this week. Good stuff!!

 

Anne

Heide

Joanna

Kathie

Linda

Sharon

The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Please remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win.

Also...  check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards each week and preview the Sketch every Tuesday...visit us by clicking HERE!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for becoming a Follower!! We are getting awfully close to the 200 Follower mark.  As you are no doubt aware, there is another drawing scheduled for candy once we hit that mark.

One last HUGE favor ... could we ask that you turn off comment verification and enable comment moderation instead (Pretty Please?!!)  It is easy to do and you do not get spam comments since you can easily reject any comment that you don't want to appear.  It makes our job sooo much easier.  We WANT to leave comments about your beautiful work without any hassle.  THANK YOU so much!
 

Joanna
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Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and Digi Stamp Boutique

You know me, I love to start my Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 posts with a picture and something to say! Today is Titanic Remembrance Day, a day dedicated to the memory of the Titanic, and over 1500 people who died. On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the north Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic was called "unsinkable" and the "safest ship afloat" by her builder and designer. However, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City, the cruise ship Titanic hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. This occurred on April 14, 1912 at 11:40p.m.  Two hours later, with a gaping gash in her side, the ship quickly sank in icy waters. 1522 passengers and crew died.

That's your history lesson for today! Don't worry, there won't be a quiz at the end of this post. Be sure to stick around though for another fabulous sketch and design team inspiration.

But first, let's find out who our winner of a $12 gift certificate from A Day for Daisies is...

#9  Katie!!!

Congratulations!!! Be sure to email Sally at- sallydubessw@gmail.com to claim your prize. Don't forget to grab the winner badge and display is proudly on your blog.

Now for those who made Top Three...

#2  Jac

#15  Marianne

#19  Melanie R.

Congratulations to you as well!! There's also a Top Three badge for you to display as well!

Now on to this week's sketch...

And our sponsor this week is the one and only Digi Stamp Boutique.

 

"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 my images as much as I enjoy creating them."

Prize:   £10 voucher


Now let's see what the Design Team has created!!

Heide

Anne

Sharon

 Joanna

Kathie

Linda

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week. The rules for playing along can be found by clicking the CHALLENGE RULES tab at the top of the page.

Just remember to comment on this post to be eligible to win.  Also...  check us out on Facebook, we feature a few cards from our challenge participants each week and preview the new sketch every Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!

Linda

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