Wednesday 26 March 2014

Twist Challenge - Mermaids and Fairies

Hi everyone!  It’s Sharon here from Michigan posting 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…..

The Grand Prize Winner of Sketch #SSW2-10 a
£10 voucher to go shopping at Digi Stamp Boutique. is:

#12  Anne!!

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. #8  HeatherM
2. #11 Archie's Mum
3. #18 cardmakingisfun

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

Now this week is the last challenge of the month and that means it’s a “Challenge with a Twist”. So you get to pick which sketch to use – any sketch from 2014 – and the TWIST is to use a MERMAID or FAIRY theme this week to qualify for the prize drawing. You can find all the previous sketches from 2014 in the tab at the top.

And also this week we have a new sponsor – and we’re sure excited about it too.  We’re proud that Megan Suarez, the artist owner of Dilly Beans Stamps, is providing the challenge winner three free images of their choice from the Dilly Beans online shop.

Dilly Beans offers some wonderfully whimsical digi stamps in a lot of different themes. To see more of Megan Suarez’s beautiful illustrations, visit her InspirationsBlog, Dilly Beans Challenge Blog and the Dilly Beans Facebook Page.

Thanks for your generous sponsorship Megan!  We loved creating with your beautiful mermaid and fairy digi stamps this week!

And here’s what the design team created for your inspiration using Dilly Beans images:










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!


Sharon and Sally
 

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Sweet Spring

Can you believe spring arrives tomorrow here in the northern hemisphere...at least that's what the calendar says! It's been a terribly long winter so any thought of warmer weather brings a smile to my face.

Welcome to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. We are always so thrilled to see you! Keep those beautiful creations coming, and remember to subscribe to our blog. There's a drawing for some goodies when we reach 200 followers.

Time to announce our winner and top three from last week. 

First up, the winner of a $10 coupon from Doodle Pantry to go shopping is...

#14  Carol Dee!!

Congratulations! Now go and grab your winner's badge from our sidebar and display it proudly on your blog. Please send an email to Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com for instructions on claiming your prize. 
And our top three, in no particular order...

#6   Nessy
#19  Jan R
#24  Mynn
A big HOORAY goes out to you three as well!! You can pick up your "Top Three" badge along the sidebar to show off on your blog as well. 

Here's our sketch for this week. Don't you just love it?!!! Another fun one, that's for sure. 

Our sponsor this week is Sally Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique. Here's a little bio about Sally Ann:

 "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."

The prize this week is a £10 voucher to go shopping at Digi Stamp Boutique.

Now for some fun fabulousness from our Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Design Team:






Now let's get stamping!! We can't wait to see what you create. Our challenge rules are listed in a tab at the top of the page. And don't forget to like us on Facebook. 

Linda and 


Wednesday 12 March 2014

SSW2-09 Doodle Pantry

Happy March everyone!  It's Joanna from Colorado as your hostess this week. 

I love this month.  Not only do two of my favorite boys have birthdays this month but it is nearly Spring, St. Patrick's Day AND Easter (and don't even get me started about the start of March Madness!!!  Eeep!)

But enough about me .... it's time for our big announcement.  Drum roll please ...

Our grand prize winner from last week is...

#13 - Leona!!

A big congratulations to you! Don't forget to grab your winner's badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.  Send an e-mail to Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com for instructions on claiming your $12 Gift Certificate from A Day for Daisies!!

Our top three, in no particular order are...

#3 Bastelarena
#6 Linda Palmer
#15 Kate T.

You should also grab your badge from our sidebar for your blog.  As always, we had some really nice work shared!  We are soo grateful that you stop by our humble blog and share your gorgeous creations every week.

And now, the moment that we've all been waiting for ... here is Sally's sketch for this week.  I don't know about you guys but I am DIGGING all those fish-tails!









This week we have a wonderful sponsor, Laurie, from Doodle PantryHere are a few words to re-introduce you to Laurie

"Hello, my name is Laurie.   I'm just a regular Joe crafter. While trying to find digital images that met my own crafting needs, I decided to draw some of my own, as I had so many unique (weird!) ideas that I just couldn't locate elsewhere. I sincerely hope something I've done inspires you to go create something to bring a smile to someone else and hope you enjoy creating to your hearts content with some of my doodles."

~Laurie
 
Our winner will receive a $10 coupon to use in the Doodle Pantry store.  How about we take a look at what the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 design team has on tap for you this week:



 

 

 
 

 
I DO hope you will play along with us 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 each week and preview the Sketch very Tuesday...

Visit us by clicking HERE!!  Thanks so much for stopping by and for becoming a Follower!! As you are no doubt aware, there is a drawing scheduled for some more candy once we hit 200 Followers!!

Joanna
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Wednesday 5 March 2014

Sweet Sketch Wednesday2 and A Day For Daisies

Welcome everyone to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. We are happy you stopped by to join us this week.   This is Nancy from Sunny Arizona....I shouldn't say that too loud as I know many of you still have tons of snow.  Actually, we would have loved to have a winter this year.  But, It didn't happen.  So, if you want to send some of your snow this way, we would gladly take it. 

 Before we get started, let's check out last weeks winner.
Our Grand prize winner of (Three images) at last week's challenge (Heather Ellis) is:

****** #7 Nessy!! ******
Congratulations
Contact Sally at sallydubessw@gmail.com for info on claiming your prize.

And our top three are:

#2 Elephant Fairies
#5 Jessica G.
#16 Claudia

 Be sure to grab your badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our sponsor this week is
A Day for Daisies

A Day For Daisies began as a small token to a constant need to create. Pairing a love of whimsical illustration, with a tidy graphic design background, Tammy S Thompson, produced her first stamp designs, introducing irresistibly sweet stamps to crafters around the globe. Drawing inspiration from the beautiful world around us, she strives to express the happiness and gratitude she feels in each stamp design she creates.

Presently, A Day For Daisies has grown to over 3,000 Digital Stamps with a quickly expanding line of Best Loved Clear Polymer. A Day For Daisies has been published and awarded over the years for innovative and unique designs created to inspire the crafting community. With a whole team behind her now, she remains passionate about illustration, obsessed with quality, and dedicated to her customers. A Day For Daisies thanks you for your ideas, comments, and creativity!

Prize: $12 Gift Certificate




Sally

 

Holly

 

Sharon
  



 
Heide

 



 It is so nice to have Judi join us this week.

We are excited to see your creations this week!! AND if you are on Facebook, stop by and check out the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 page, you just might be surprised with what you see there =)
If you are new to our Challenge, be sure to check out our Rules page and leave a Comment on this Post to be eligible to Win!!

Blessings to you all!!
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