A Tribute to My Dad

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

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Sponsor:  Digi Doodle Shop

When I saw this image, In The Garden, at Digi Doodle Shop, it reminded me so much of my father.  He raised a garden every summer until he was 90 years old....just three years before his passing.  He taught all of his children so many things about life using analogies from the garden.  What a man!  Thanks, Dad, for your wonderful words of wisdom!

I made this card while I was visiting Arlana in March...and created this little lettuce or cabbage head using the matching paper and Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die.  It took lots of scrunching from me and Arlana but I think we finally got the look I wanted.  Then I used the MS Fence border punch to fence in the garden.  I masked off the image and sponged the soil and sky.
What a fun and easy sketch!  Thanks, Arlana!

Digi Doodle Shop is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. You will love the images that Judy and Joy create!    Below are a few of my past cards made with Digi Doodle Shop images!

Play along with us at SSW this week using the sketch below and you will have a chance to win a

$10 Store Gift Certificate Good for 10 days upon receipt

Grab the sketch and play along!  We'd love to see what you can do with Digi Doodle Shop images!

Check out all the rules at SSW!

   

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabled

Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations. We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

  Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.

Sincerely,

Judy and Joy

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your week!

Judi

Old Water Pump

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Sponsor:  Digi Doodle Shop

This week I created my card with The Old Water Pump image from Digi Doodle Shop.  I chose this image because my grandmother did not have inhouse plumbing when I was young but she had an old water pump in her back yard!  I remember being so intriqued by it.  However, today I am thankful for instant running water that does not have to be heated on a coal stove.   Not sure how my grandmother made it through life!

This is my Grandmother's home in the midwest! 
The water pump was in the back yard!

This week our sponsor at Sweet Sketch Wednesday is Digi Doodle Shop.  I love looking around their shop as they have so many fun and interesting images.  Go ahead take a look.  And while you are at it take a look at our DT inspiration for you with some of these fabulous images.  Digi Doodle Shop is offering a sweet sweet prize, a $10 Gift Certificate for you to spend if you are our Grand Prize Winner at SSW this week.

This is Arlana's Sweet Sketch 92 that you will use for your creation this week!

A close up of the Old Water Pump



My Recipe:

Image: Digi Doodle Shop Old Water Pump

Papers:  SU Baja Breeze, Scenic Route Grover Street & Joy Street, American Crafts City Park

Ink:  Copics and Promarker

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestibilities Classic Scalloped Squares Large, Classic Squares Large, 

Ribbon, Sponge Dauber

Thanks for stopping by! You make my day!

Boo!

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Sponsor: Digi Doodle

Happy Halloween weekend! I just had to make a final Halloween card! It is one of my favorite holidays to decorate. When I saw this image at Digi Doodle I just knew that I had to create a card with it! Hope you like it! You can find this image, of course, at Digi Doodle! It is called Mummy Mouse. Digi Doodle is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and as you can see Arlana has another fabulous sketch for you to create with. Digi Doodle is offering a very sweet prize for our lucky winner. Just think you could win a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store! So why don't you go ahead and just look around and choose your favorite images!

Arlana's Sweet Sketch 73

A close up of Mummy Mouse!

My Recipe:

Image: Digi Doodle Mummy Mouse

Papers: My Mind's Eye Boo! To You!, Basic Grey Ambrosia Citrus, SU Black and Old Olive

Ink: Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Classic Square Large, Hot Off the Press Pumpkin Brads, Sheer Black Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments!

Have a spooky Halloween week!

My Dad
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Sponsor: Digi Doodle Shop


These are two pictures of my Dad on the farm when he was 10 and 12 years of age. The first picture is Dad standing in front of the rootbeer stand. The second picture is of him sitting on a pile of watermelons. The acres of farm land no longer exists....it is now fancy condos and houses.




So when I saw this Farm Boy image on the Digi Doodle Shop site, I knew I had to use it to create a card for my dad for Father's Day! Doesn't it remind you of him? There were plenty of apples, peaches and cherries on the farm too! I could go on and on but I won't!


Well, I did mail this card to my Dad and he really seemed to enjoy it. Nancy and Arlana also made a card for him. I think we all touched a spot that brought back childhood memories for him.

Our sponsor this week is Digi Doodle Shop and this image is called "Farm Boy and Apples." Digi Doodle Shop has such a fabulous prize this week. They are offering a $10 gift certificate to our weekly winner at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Now wouldn't you love to go pick out a few of your favorite images!

Here is the sketch you will use this week to play along for a chance

to win the $10 Gift Certificate!

This is a closer view of my Dad!
Supplies:


Image: Digi Doodle Shop: Farm Boy and Apples
Papers: Crate Paper Stop Light, Cosmo Cricket Want S'more, Crate Paper Traffic, Fast,
SU Red Riding Hood
Ink: Copics and SU Close to Cocoa
Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Classic Large Square, Ribbon, Brads, Stitching,

I want to say Goodbye to Heather. This is her last week on the SSW DT. She will be greatly missed....a very talented lady with her own digi store. The good thing is we can always visit her and also look forward to having her sponsor us at SSW!
Best Wishes to you, Heather!

This Old House
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Sponsor: Digi Doodle Shop Hope all of you are gearing up for next week! It will be Sweet Sketch Wednesday's One Year Anniversary Blog Hop. There will be so many prizes, it is hard for me to keep track. Digi Stamp Boutique will be our main sponsor and many of our past sponsors are also joining us to celebrate in this event. You will be the lucky recipients of their generous offerings. So be sure to stop by next week and play along.

Digi Doodle is finally up and running!

This image reminded me of my tole painting days....so when I saw this image I really wanted to create with it. This image is called "This Old House." Digi Doodle Shop is our sponsor this week. I hope you will take some time to view their shop as the images are exquisite. I love all the all the detail in their images. And what a variety of images to please everyone! Digi Doodle Shop is offering a sweet prize of three free images. Trust me...you will have a hard time choosing.

So take a moment and play along with Arlana's Sweet Sketch 52.

A closer view of "This Old House."

Supplies:

Image: Digi Doodle Shop This Old House, SU Warm Words

Paper: Best Creations Inc California, BoBunny Sunflower Double Dot, SU Melon Mambo, Green Galor, So Saffron

Ink: Copics, SU Melon Mambo

Tools and Embellishments: Nestabilities Classic Large Circle and Scallop, SU Modern Label & Large Oval, EK Flower Punch, Marvy Flower Punch, MS Greenry Punch, Ribbon, Rhinestones