Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch # 211-122

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Life without a computer or Internet.  How our lives have changed so much in the past 20 years.  Truthfully I'm totally lost without both of them.  Sunday evening around 5.15pm it was dark and the heavens opened up there was flooding on our roads, it was windy and stormy with thunder and lightning.

Yes I was out in it, dropping the boys off as they were getting a lift back to boarding school.  Darling hubby went to use the laptop around 7pm and my desktop and both computers were useless as far as he was concerned because neither of them were working.  My words were why aren't they working and it's not the computer but the operator which didn't go down well.  

Because of the storm we had loss Internet access something to do with the line and the wiring.  It wasn't until late Tuesday afternoon I got my darling computer with Internet back up and running after having intermittent access whilst the telecommunications technician was fixing the line problem.  Once fixed this crafting girl had a smile on her face again.

I have to thank Judi from Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week for doing my posting for me because I didn't have a computer.  All I can say is thank goodness for I-phones with email access so that I could contact Judi and I didn't want to leave my team up the stream without a paddle.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards awesome work ladies and there were some lovely cards.

Sketch #211-122

This weeks sketch is a blast from the past and here's my card I made for Sketch #122 on 5th October 2011.

I love china and I adore Blue and White China and as soon as I saw this image I just knew it was perfect for paper piecing.

This week our sponsor is the wonderful talented

Sally-Ann Hancock 

the owner and designer for

DigiStamp Boutique

Sally-Ann's Bio

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.

She has been sponsoring Sweet Sketch Wednesday once a month since we started which is totally amazing and Sally-Ann is very generous with her prizes.

Our lucky winner will receive

6 Digi Images

 of the winner choice from Sally-Ann's online store.

Wow Sally-Ann is just so generous and all of us here at

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 

really appreciate Sally-Ann's generosity which is very much appreciated by all of us especially when we select our images to use.

Don't forget to drop by DigiStamp Boutique and see what's new over there.  Every month Sally-Ann is updating here vast array of amazing images and always has a monthly freebie for you to try before you buy.

You can check it out here:

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

http://www.digistampboutique.blogspot.com/

http://www.lovetodoodle.blogspot.com/

Grab a drink and sit and have a little time to yourself and drop by our wonderful team over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and check out what they've designed using DigiStamp Boutique images especially just for you.

Challenges I'm entering:

DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Challenge for June

Cupcake Craft Challenge #247 Let's Get Sentimental 

Love to Create Challenge #70 Paper Piecing

Make It Monday Challenge #145 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Week 211 - Time for Tea

Challenge 4 Everybody #22 Anything Goes

Lady Anne's Challenge 

There She Goes 212 Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Challenge Something Sweet (Hot Tea or Coffee)
Eureka Stamp Challenge #44 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Navy Blue Bazzill

3. Design Papers: Digi Download from Isabelle Marie

4. Image: Teatime Set the Teacups from DigiStamp Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Grey Copic C01 for shadowing. 

6. Sentiment: Computer generated using Park Avenue Font

7. Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Rectangle, Pop Dots, Glue Dots.

8. Embellishments: Pink ribbon with white stitching, flowers, brad all from my stash.

Flat back pink pearls from my stash.

Take care everyone, wishing you all a

wonderful week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #210 Sponsor Stamp-N-doodle

Welcome friends and followers to another wonderful 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  

This year is totally flying by, in three weeks time my boys are on a school break again and it only feels like yesterday that they started a new term.  

Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards this week, beautiful work ladies and I see that this sketch was a little challenging for some of you.

This week we have another another wonderful sketch from our own Sally Dube's over here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday it's 

Sketch #210

This sketch is relatively easy but I know I've made a couple of mistakes this week as I didn't print the sketch off in colour and that was my own fault, I won't point them out but you might be able to find them. 

This week we have a new Sponsor it's

Stamp-N-doodle

Stamp-n-doodle Bio

I started Stamp-n-doodle with rubber images about 6 years ago and have expanded into Clipart, Digital images, and scrapbooking. I am am also an exclusive designer for cards, etc. on Craftsuprint. Stamp-n-doodle is an online only digital/rubber stamp, scrapbooking, & clipart web store along with our challenge Blog (Blog-a-doodle). Whether you only want to create on your computer or combine your creations with traditional items, Stamp-n-doodle has it all.

Lynne is offering our lucky winner this weeks 

Prize:  2 images of Winner’s Choice

This week I used the image Sweet Thoughts which you can find

 here at Lynne's online store.

http://www.stamp-n-doodle.com

http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.ca/

http://www.craftsuprint.com/lynne-crosskill/

Don't forget to drop by the rest of our wonderful design team and check out what they've created using Lynne's images from Stamp-n-doodle over here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Challenges:

Love to Create Challenge #69 Always a Diva Vintage or Shabby

Make It Mondays Challenge #144

Bearly-Mine Challenge #90 Anything Goes
The ABC Challenge O for Open Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #22
Stampin' for the Weekend Cute
The Crazy Challenge #147 Teens Card

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Burgundy Kaisercraft Card

3. Paper: Kraft Paper

4. Design Paper: Kaisercraft collection Magnolia Grove and Music Paper is Kaisercraft Timeless

5. Image: Sweet Thoughts from Stamp-n-doodle

6. Colour Medium: Copics

7. Tools: Cuttlebug Nestabilities Square, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Real Tacky Glue, Glossy Accents and the chair was paper pieced using a paper from Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove.

8. Embellishments: Roses from my stash and the one red rose to represent the rose that the little girl is holding. Leaves from Cheery Lynne Design.  

9. Embellishments: Dark red Velvet ribbon from my stash which I've never used bought a roll of it for $2 and the roll holds 5 metres.  Cream lace from my stash.

10. Embellishments: Kaisercraft cream flat back pearls to tone in with the cream roses.

Take care everyone be safe and enjoy your week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #209 Sponsor Meljen's Designs

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful 
Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  This past week has rolled around so quickly and we're in another new month June already.  Where has this year gone?

Congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards.  Lovely work ladies is so nice to see what you do with our sketches and how creative you are.  I'm so looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week using this weeks sketch.   For our first Challenge for June we have another lovely sketch for Sally Dube and this week our sponsor is Meljen's Designs.

Sketch #209

Here is my card using Sleepy Moon Bear from Meljen's Designs
This sketch is easy base card, three pieces and your image and it looks amazing.

This week the design team have been lucky enough to work with  Meljen's Designs and Sleep Moon Bear is what I choose for this lovely sketch.  I knew that this image would be perfect for a little baby boys or girls card.

Meljen's Designs Bio

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store HERE to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too! Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on Facebook HERE to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!

This week Melissa is offering our very lucky winner 

4 Digital Images

 of the winners choice from her online store and you can check out all of Melissa's images here at

http://meljensdesigns.com/

Don't forget to drop by the rest of our wonderful design team and check out what they've created using Melissa's images from Meljen's Designs over here at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Challenges I'm entering:

Digi Darla's Challenge #65 Make It Masculine

Incy Wincy Design  Bring on Spring (Spring Baby)

Love to Create Challenge #68 Father's Day or Special Guy In Your Life

Songbird Challenge #21 All Creatures Great and Small

Thammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #65 Theme Anything Goes Add Extra Texture

Make It Monday Challenge # 143 Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge #89 Dies and or Punches

Paper Crafting Journey Masculine Cards

Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Stampin for the Weekend Monochrome

Lacy Sunshine Challenge #9 Anything Goes Must Included A Hand Coloured Image

Brown Sugar Challenge # 44 Masculine Birthday Card

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Navy Blue Kaisercraft Card

3. Design Papers: Pavalova Papers (Blue Gingham) and Kaisercrafty (Double sided blue and white polka dot and stripes.

4. Image: Sleepy Moon Bear by Meljen's Designs (this image is so cute)

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Silver gel pen and Black embossing pen

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Circle, Picot Circle, glue stick, pop dots, tacky glue.

7. Embellishments: I just love this ribbon lace I had in my stash just perfect for a babies card so fine and elegant.  Pearl embellishments also from my stash.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Cricket Lovers Masculine Card

This week I have a masculine card to show you.  My son needed a birthday card for his mate at boarding school, who shares the same cubicle as him and are also in the same Cricket team.  Both boys adore their sport especially their love of Cricket.

Happy 13th Birthday Brad

Challenges I'm entering:

Brown Sugar Masculine Challenge #44 Masculine Birthday

Digi Darla's Challenges # 65 Make It Masculine

Melonheadz Friends Father's Day or Male Inspired Creations

Love to Create Challenge #68 Father's Day or Special Guy In Your Life

PapercraftingJourney Masculine Cards

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Red and Green Bazzill

3. Design Papers: Both are Kaisercraft papers

4. Image: Alfie Cricket from DigiStamp Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Sentiment: PC generated using Papyrus font

7. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Deckled rectangle, Tags, Pop Dots, Glossy Accents for the ball, Glue Dots, Brads for the corners and label.

 8. Embellishments: Red Satin Ribbon, Brads and a cricket sticker for the Gift Card Pocket I had.

9. We gave him a Gift Card so inside the card I made this Gift Card pocket

10. Wording inside the card.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week.

Hugs
Kathie

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #208 New Sponsor Make It Crafty

Good morning and welcome to another 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday and today is a very cold Wednesday.  The temperatures are falling and both the North and South Islands they've had their first snowfall for winter over night.   

Congratulations to our winner and top 3 cards.  Lovely work ladies and it was so nice to see how creative you all got using this recycled sketch.

This week we have another great sketch from our very own Sally Dube.

Sketch #208

This sketch is very easy just you usual image and mounting with  two circle behind and an embellishment of your choice.

This week we have a new sponsor which is 

Make It Crafty

Make it Crafty is an online store operating out of Brisbane Australia.

Our range of stamps and chipboard are unique to us and we try to bring you new designs on a regular basis.

We sell direct to the public online and via our resellers around the world. 

It's so nice for this Kiwi girl to have a digital store so close to her in my part of the world.  Some of these images really put a smile on my face and the humour behind these image are very Australian. 

Make It Crafty have an amazing array of images you'll be totally spoilt for choice so if you haven't seen them before and would like to purchase some you can check out there site here.

http://www.makeitcrafty.com

They have Rubber Stamps and Digital Stamp, Chipboard Embellishments, 3D Chipboard Kits, Purchase Colouring Tutorials online and Blending card.

This week our very lucky winner will receive

$15.00 Gift Voucher

 to spend on some of there amazing images or something else in their store.

Don't forget to drop by our wonderful design team over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

and check out what they have created this week using 

Make It Crafty images.

Challenges I'm entering:

Make It Monday Challenge # 142 Anything Goes

Digi Darla's Challenge #64 Father's Day  A Gift  for Dad

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #21 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge # 43 Father's Day
Creative Card Crew Challenge #37 Punches/Dies
Melonheadz Friends Fathers Day For You Dad
Lacy Sunshine Challenge #9 Anything Goes Must Include a Handcoloured Image

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Blue, Green and Yellow Bazzill

3. Design Paper: Pavlova Papers Sophie Paisley

4. Image: Lizzie With Gift Digital Stamp from Make It Crafty

5. Colour Medium: Lizzie was coloured with Copic Ciao's 

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Circles, Large and Small, Lacey Circle, Pop Dots, Glue Dots and real Tacky Glue.

7. Embellishments: All embellishments are from my stash, flowers, yellow brad and electric blue and gold gems. 

Take care everyone wishing you all a safe week and happy crafting.

Hugs

Kathie

xox

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #207-60 Sponsor Elisabeth Bell Designs

Good morning everyone and welcome to another wonderful

Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I'm sorry that I'm late posting my card but it was Mother Nature calling.  We had a storm with very heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail.  At the time my darling hubby was coming back from overseas and about to land at Auckland Airport.  He said that flying through that the passengers went very quiet and the turbulence wasn't the best.  Because of this storm I haven't had Internet access since Tuesday afternoon and I have just got it back now Thursday lunchtime. 

Congratulations to our winner Janice and to our Top 3 cards awesome work ladies.

I had an accident yesterday and I wonder how many of you have done this or was it just me.  I was refilling one of my Copic Ciao's  you know with the large needle, I had trouble getting it into my copic and missed with a little force I managed to ram it down through the top of my thumb to my knuckle oh did it hurt and I then had to pull it out.  I think I might take myself off to the doctor as it's very sore and swollen.

  So please don't do what I did........ I was using the Copic Booster to fill my pens.....

   

This week we have a blast from the past sketch and using Elisabeth Bell Designs.

Sketch #207-60 

Here is this weeks card using Miss You Love You.

Here's my blast from the past using this same sketch on

 28th July 2010.

A little bit about Elisabeth Bell Designs

Elisabeth Bells Digital Collection features enchanting, whimsical, Digital stamps for all of your paper-crafting projects!
Although Elisabeth illustrates for several stamp companies, no one except Elisabeth Bell herself has a collection of sweet digital stamps, this is a perfect way to get your instant gratification.

With a growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps, Elisabeth offers a multitude of themes. Such as holidays, special occasions, children's adorable characters, and just the everyday cuteness that Elisabeth is famous for producing.

These Digi Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, and are great for resizing, and rotating to suite your needs.

Inspiration, by her very own Design Team, is posted, and shared daily, on Elisabeth’s “Digi Bells Blog” using Elisabeth Bell’s digital art.

The Grand Prize this week:

 2 digis from the three that we here at the

Design Team have chosen to use!

Little Miss Mouse

Merry Weather

 Miss You Love You

You can check out Elisabeth Bell's amazing images here

http://www.elisabethbell.com/digital-collection

Digi Bells Blog

http://digibellsdt.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to drop by our wonderful design team over at 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

and check out what they have created this week using Elisabeth Bell's images.

Challenges I'm Entering:

Make It Monday Challenge #141 Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge #144 1-2-3 1= Image 2= Design Papers 3= Flowers

Inky Chicks Challenge #4 Blue and Brown

Divas by Design Friendship

Elphine House Challenge #44 Die Cuts and Layers

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #172 Ribbon and/or Lace

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #128 Circles

One Stop Craft Challenge #229 Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #20 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: Aqua Blue Kaisercraft Card

2. Coloured Card: Cocoa, Bon Bon Bazzill, and Aqua BlueKaisercraft Card

Design Papers: PrairieLane and Timeless Collections.

4. Image: Miss You Love You by Elisabeth Bell Designs.

5. Colour Medium: Copics and silver gel pen.

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Squares, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Tacky Glue.and leafy die from Cherry Lynn Designs

7. Embellishments: Crochet flower and flowers from my stash using my leaves from a Cherry Lynn Designs.  

8. Embellishments: Cream lace and Aqua Blue ribbon all from my stash.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Hugs