Happy Birthday!

What a delight to create with this A Day for Daisies image this week!  It is called Sir Carl Clown!  I have been wanting to use him for some time now and finally had the opportunity.  He is just so adorable and makes a wonderful birthday card to brighten anyone's face. Of course, A Day for Daisies is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  You may be the lucky winner for the Grand Prize, if you play along.   Wouldn't you love to use a $12 Gift Certificate at their store?

This week you can use any sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 during 2016.  This was my favorite sketch this past year; however, I decided to rotate it upside down.  Have fun creating!

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

Here is the card I created with this sketch...earlier this year.  The image is from Bugaboo Stamps.

Have fun creating your card this week!
Merry Christmas!

My Recipe:

Image:  A Day For Daisies Sir Carl Clown

Papers:  Bo Bunny Pet Shop Stripe and Sweet Potato Gingham, Sea Breeze Dot/Stripe, MME Just Dreamy 2 Dazzling "Summer" Sweet Midori,
SU Lucky Limeade

Ink: Copic

Technique:  Gina Marie Stitched Rectangle Die, SU Banner Punch

Accessories: Blue Twine, Orange Jewels, Wink of Stella

Have a Tee-rific Day!

My husband loves to golf so I thought I would make this card for him.  This image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called AKV Golf Cart.  You can purchase it here.   Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor this week and I personally know you will love her images....This image comes from her "A Kids View" line.  Please take some time to look around her shop.  Play along with us this you and you may be the lucky Grand Prize Winner at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.    

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

Prize:  7 Free Images

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo AKV Golf Cart

Papers:  Bazzill Basics Prickly Pear, Scenic Route Appleton, Chatter Box Inc Scrapbook Walls Tie Plaid, 
SU Night of Navy and Lucky Limeade

Technique:  Spellbinders Classic Squares Large, Classic Squares Small

Accessories:  Baker's Twine, Button, Wink of Stella, Metal Dots

Sail Away!

This week is our 100 sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. We hope you will play along.

This week we have Sally-Ann Hancock from Digi Stamp Boutique sponsoring us.   Did you know that Sally-Ann releases new sets the second week of each month?  This month there are 10 new images.  She also has all her Halloween images on sale for 40% off!

Here is a little info on DSB:

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 

My Recipe:

Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique Funtime Dan set 2

Papers:  SU Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie; Authentique Seaside Waterfront and Captain

Ink:  Copics

Technique: MS Crab Punch, Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Large, LaLa Land Crafts Die Stitiched Circles

Accessories:  Glossy Accents, Twine

Little Cowboy

I've always thought this was the sweetest Little Cowboy created by Tammy at A Day for Daisies.  I love her unique artistic style.  You will too!  A Day for Daisies is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 so I hope you will play along and have a chance to win the $10 gift certificate from ADFD.

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!

My Recipe:

Image: ADFD Little Cowboy

Papers:  Bo Bunny's Back to Basics Sweet Potato Plaid, My MInd's Eye Fine and Dandy; SU Lost Lagoon, KMA Orange

Ink:  Copics

Techniques and Tools:  Spellbinders Wonky Squares, SU Star, SU Round Tab

Accessories:  Making Memories Antique Copper Round 4 Brads, Small  Copper Brads, Twine

Smooth Sailing

Just about anything nautical will soothe my soul.  I suppose that is half of why I love my morning walk as I view the Puget Sound on my walk around Chambers Bay Golf Course.   This time of year you are almost certain to see a few sail boats enjoying the beautiful PNW summer days. I enjoyed creating this card for you and hope you will play along with us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  Try one of Doodle Pantry's images.  They are so vibrant, quick and easy to use.  This image is called "Smooth Sailing."  It comes with this sentiment and some added papers,  I chose to use my own as a have a room full of paper and need to use it up.  I enjoyed creating the porthole for your viewing!  Hope this cards soothes your soul!  Have a great day!

The prize from our sponsor this week will be a

$10 gift coupon for non-EU residents, 

or 3 single priced products for EU residents (not labeled as a “bundle”).

Doodle Pantry takes pride in creating a diverse selection of doodling styles, like realistic or whimsical, and all of which are family and kid friendly illustrations.  We hope you enjoy our wide variety of styles for every family occasion!

Our badge is available on request if you don’t already have it, let me know.

My Recipe:

Image:  Doodle Pantry Smooth Sailing

Papers:  October Afternoon True North/Treasure Map, SU Red Ridinghood

Ink:  Pre-colored

Technique:  SU Modern Label, La-La Land Crafts Stitched Nested Circles

Assessories:  Memory Makers Antique Copper Round 4 Brads, Small Copper Brads, Twine,

Lazy Summer Day

This is an adorable summer image at Bugaboo Stamps. It is called "Summer Dog Pool." I was so happy to be able to use my new Gina Marie Square Stitched Scalloped Die to create my card.  I love how it frames the image!
Such a fun and quick sketch this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  Be sure to play along and have a chance at winning the 7 free digis at Bugaboo.

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 seriously 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

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Stamps Summer Dog Pool

Papers:  SU Pumpkin Pie, Doodlebug Design Sunkissed Beach Party and Hello Sunshine

Ink: Copics

Techniques:  Gina Marie Square Stitched Scalloped Die,

Accessories:  Button, Ribbon

Swingin' Rosie

Hope you love this Fun Time Rosie image from Digi Stamp Boutique as much as I do.  

If you play along this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 you could be the lucky winner of the

 Grand Prize of a 

£10 voucher at 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.

My Recipe:
Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique Fun Time Rosie
Ink:  Copics
Papers:  Basic Grey Celery and  Sultry Dressy, SU Lucky Limeade, Colormates Light Racy Raspberry
Tools:  Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Frame Set, Banner die?
Accessories:  Rick Rack, Bakers Twine, Flower Brads and Pearls 

Cute As A Cupcake!

You can find this adorable image at Bugaboo Stamp.  It is called Birthday Hedgie 02.  I love this sweet image and had fun using my new cross-stitched diecut from Arlana and SU cupcake party punch.

Hope you will play along at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and have a chance to be the Grand Prize Winner and receive 7 free images from Bugaboo Stamps.  Check out all the fun new images at Bugaboo.

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

A New Brood

I found this adorable mother hen and chicken image at A Day for Daisies and am delighted to share my creation with you.  I was raised on a farm so these hens and chicks bring back a lot of childhood memories!  At Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 we are using this sketch below.  Fun and easy to use and always make a card some together so quickly.

 I hope you will play along as A Day for Daisies is our sponsor and is offering a $12 gift certificate to our lucky grand prize winner to use in their store!

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!

 My Recipe:

Image:  A Day for Daisies, New Brood
Ink:  Copics and Tim Holtz Distressed Vintage Photo Ink
Papers:  White Cardstock, The Paper Company Vintage Cardstock, and Stampin Up Real Red Cardstock
Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Cuttlebug Chicken Wire embossing folder, Tim Holtz Rays embossing folder
Accessories:  Teresa Collins Enamel Dot, Twine

Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail!

This cute little Easter Bunny is from Doodle Pantry. I used the pre colored  image.  It was so easy to use.  This is the sketch we are using this week at SSW2.   Of course, Doodle Pantry is our sponsor and is offering a $10 coupon to our lucky Grand Prize Winner!  Hope you will play along and show us some of your creativity!

Doodle Pantry takes pride in creating a diverse selection of doodling styles, like realistic or whimsical, and all of which are family and kid friendly illustrations.  We hope you enjoy our wide variety of styles for every family occasion!

Welcome Little One

I was so delighted to be able to make a card this week!  

I definitely feel craft deprived! 

I'm not sure how I found the time but I'm happy that it happened!  

I adore this sweet giraffe! 

 I seem to have a collection of giraffe digis. 

 He was screaming at me to use him!!!

 He's a bit nontraditional but I thought he made a cute baby boy card!  

What do you think?   

This image can be found at Bugaboo Stamps and 

is called "Giraffe Heart 2." 

This is the sketch for this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I loved using it!

Be sure to play along.

2015 Christmas Cards!

I know I'm a little late posting my Christmas Card Door this year!  But here it is!  I love hanging my cards on my entry door!  I usually keep my cards up through the month of January!  Well, life has been a little busy lately so I am still enjoying them....Thanks to all my dear family and friends!

Old Well

This beautiful Old Well image is from Beccy's Place.  I love the wisteria, wood, rock and shrubbery combo! Hope you do too!  This week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 we are using the sketch below for our creations.  We hope you will join us!

Beccy's Place has some adorable images.  Be sure to check them out. 

Beccy is a new sponsor for us here at SSW2!

Have a sweet week!

Trim the Tree

I enjoy making Christmas cards mostly because of all the sparkle that can be added!  This card is no exception.  The image I used is from Digi Stamp Boutique and is called Christmas Percy Set!  I love this particular image because it reminded me of our family tradition of cutting down a fresh Christmas tree.  I hope you are enjoying the holidays!

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.

This is the sketch we are using this week at SSW2.  Be sure to follow the rules found on SSW2.  If you are the lucky winner you will receive a  £10 voucher to use at the Digi Stamp Boutique Store!

My Recipe:

Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique Percy's Christmas Set

Papers:  Debbie Mumm Harvest and Holiday, The Paper Studio Woodland Wonderland, SU Riding Hood Red

Inks:  Copics

Tools:  Spellbinders Curved Square, MS Himalayan Snowflake, Marvy Snowflake, Recollections Snowflake

Accessories:  Tulip Puffy, Glitter, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Pearls

Little Penguin Winter Skate

This Little Penguin Winter Skate image can be found at Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't he adorable!

Today at Catch the Bug the Theme is Penguin Parade! I hope you will play along and have some fun with us! What better time than Christmas!  Hope you enjoy the fun we have been having at Bugaboo! Be sure to check out all the creations from the DT! You'll be amazed at their creativity!

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Little Penguin Winter - Skate

Papers: DCWV Debbie Mumm Harvest and Holidays, SU Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Copics

Tools; Spellbinders Curved Square 

Accessories:  Ribbon, Tree Brad and Jewels

Let It Snow!

I just adore this AKV Santa - Snow image from Bugaboo Stamps.  
Be sure to stop by and pick him up for your holiday creations!
Well today is our Saturday Weekly Challenge at Catch the Bug.
The Theme today is "Here Comes Santa."
Come play along and show us what you can create!

My  Recipe:

Image:  AKV Santa - Snow

Papers: SU Cherry Cobber, White CS

Ink:  Copics

Tools:  SU Lots of Labels Framelits, Taylored Expressions Snowfall, Marvy Snowflake

Accessories:  Crystal Stickers Glitter Dome, Puffy, Glitter, Jewels

Winter Bear

This sweet little bear is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called 
Mini Set - Winter Bears.  

Thanksgiving Day is now over.  I hope your day was an enjoyable one with friends and family!
Today at Catch the Bug...we are gearing up for the holidays.
We have a color challenge using the color chart below.
I hope you will play along and show us what you can create!

Only four weeks left until Christmas!

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Stamps:  Mini Set - Winter Bears

Papers:  Bo Bunny Altitude Collection, KMA Turqouise, SU Purely Pomegranate

Ink:  Copics

Tools:  SU Deco Label Framelits, Memory Box Snowflake Corner, MS Himalayan Snowflake Punch, Marvy Snowflake Punch

Accessories:  Ribbon, Jewel, Stickles, Puffy Paint, Glitter

Christmas Doodles

Well, it's New Release Day at Bugaboo Stamps!  This is one of Jodie's new images, Christmas Doodles.  It actually comes with two ornaments, a snowflake, 25 and a star!  I have separated and individually used three of  them.  
Be sure to stop by and see the rest of the New Releases.
Also stop by Catch the Bug to get more inspiration from the DT.

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Christmas Doodles

Papers:  Reminisce Santa Stripe, SU Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green

Inks: Copics

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Quickutz Photo Corner

Accessories:  Glitter Dome Stickers. Stickles

Vegetarian?

Well, Thanksgiving is just a few days away! Families are getting ready to enjoy some good food and family time together.  Hope your Thanksgiving Day will be special too!
I love these Thanksgiving images from Bugaboo and thought I would create a fun little scene for you!  I'm certain this little turkey is hoping this hunter is not looking at him! 


Today at Catch the Bug 
we are playing bingo!  
I used:

Turkey/Pilgrim, Texture and Sentiment

I hope you will play along with a chance to win some fabulous images from Bugaboo Stamps!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This card has been entered in
Simply Papercraft Challenge 18

Dragonfly Journey Turkey Time

My Recipe:
Image:  Bugaboo AKV Thanksgiving - Pilgrim, Turkey Turkey, Corn

Papers:  Imaginisce Apple Cider/Changing Leaves, Doodlebug Designs Fall Friends, SU Old Olive, More Mustard, Recollections Blue CS

Ink:  Copics, SU More Mustard

Tools:  Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Accessories:  Jute Ribbon