Enjoy Your Day
Sweet Sketch 90
Sweet Sketch Wednesday
Sponsor:  Sweet 'n Sassy

This Sweet 'n Sassy image is called "Milton Reading."  Isn't he sweet?
 Sweet 'n Sassy is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  For our Grand Prize Winner this week, they will be offering a sweet $10 Gift Certificate as your prize....so why not play along for a chance to win.  Check out our DT and all the details at
Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is a Christian digi stamp company offering a wide variety of hand drawn digital stamp designs and sentiments for the digital stamper or scrapbooker.  We started out as a clear stamp company back in November 2007 and made the change over to all digital in February 2010.  We have hundreds of fabulous digis to choose from starting at just $.99. Check us out at http://sweetnsassystamps.com.

Arlana's Sweet Sketch 90

My Recipe:

Image:  Sweet 'n Sassy Milton Reading

Papers: K & Company Wild Raspberry, Su Kiwi Kiss and Crushed Curry,
Scenic Route Dot, Color Mates Deep Desert Dune 

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilites Lacy Squares, Classic Squares Large,

Cuttlebug Script Embossing Folder, SU Modern Label,

 Flowers, Ribbon, Brad, Pearls

Never Lose Heart

Sweet Sketch 89

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor:  Digi Stamp Boutique

Digi Stamp Boutique is our sponsor this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  You will want to take a few moments and look around their site as Sally Ann has three pages of new images for February.    I chose this Nurse Grace image as my daughter is an ER Nurse.  She is such a fabulous nurse.   Everyone loves her and she has so much compassion.  Her grandmother was also a nurse so I think she inherited some genes from her.

Anyway, our DT has a wonderful lineup of Digi Stamp Boutique images to show you so stop by SSW and look around.  For our Grand Prize Winner, Digi Stamp Boutique is offering 6 free images of your choice.  I know you will not have any trouble finding 6 images you will like.  The problem will be in narrowing it down to 6 images.

We do hope you will play along this week.  We look forward to seeing what you will create.

Here is Sweet Sketch 89 for you to create with!

Close up of  Nurse Grace

My Recipe:

Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique Nurse Grace, Computer Generated Sentiment

Papers:  American Crafts  LOVE Take a Chance, BoBunny A Gift of Love, SU Real Red

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large,

SU Modern Label and Word Window, Heart Brads, Ribbon

I Love You
Sweet Sketch 88
Sweet Sketch Wednesday
Sponsor:  Whimsie Doodles

This week our sweet sponsor is Whimsie Doodles.  I do hope you will take some time to stop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday to see the sweet cards our DT created with their favorite digi from Whimsie Doodles.    You will love the lineup so much you will want to choose your favorite and stop by Whimsie Doodles as they are offering all of our followers  a 10% discount off your purchase. 

This image is called "Flowers from Leah"

Whimsie Doodles (http://www.whimsiedoodles.com) is so excited to be sponsoring the new challenge! In March of 2009 Melyssa Connolly, artist and owner, began turning her whimsical hand-drawn images into digital files for sale online. Whimsie Doodles' digital stamp line features images that range from cute little boys and girls, to punny stuff, and everything in-between. We enjoy sharing lots of samples on our company blog (http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.com), were we also post weekly challenges and tutorials.

A special offer for Sweet Sketch Wednesday Fans

  use the discount code Sweet10 at the Whimsie Doodles online store and

receive 10% off your next order!

 Code expires 30 days from today.

However if you play along this week at SSW and you are our lucky weekly winner, you will win a

$10 Gift Certificate

from Whimsie Doodles!  Now isn't that a sweet gift?

Arlana's Sweet Sketch 88

Looking forward to seeing what you will create with this sketch!  I'll see you at SSW.

Thanks for your sweet, sweet comments each week!

My Recipe:

Image:  Whimsie Doodles Flowers from Leah

Papers:  BoBunny A Gift of Love Crazy Love Kisses and Back to Basic Dots,

Doodlebug Petite Prints, SU Chocolate Chip

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilities Small Deckled Rectangle, SM Lace Scallop Hearts Border Punch, Ribbons, Colorbok Metal Accents Hearts, Crystal Effects

Bird's Spring Trinkets

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sweet Sketch 87

Sponsor:  Meljen's Designs

Meljen's Design's is  our sponsor at Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week.  We are showcasing four of her images this week at SSW.  I know you will love all of them.  But Melissa has so many more images that you will adore also, so be sure to stop by her shop and check things out.   

Meljen's Designs is offering 4 digis of your choice

if you are the lucky winner this week at SSW so be sure to play along.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the

Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the

WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

My flower and leaves are made from the Cuttlebug Quilling Chrysanthemum Kit. Again I only used two of the three plates to create the flower.  I inked the edges of the leaves to give some dimension along with giving them a twist.  I added stickles to the "I" in SPRING.  But more is not better!  As you can see the "I" isn't really visable. While it was wet I actually move the glitter away from the "I" but it must have migrated back! I also added the tiny butterfly with some added stickles from the SU Butterfly Emboss Plate.   It was the perfect size. 

Oh I almost forgot, I was looking through my stash of treasures that Arlana gave to me...and I couldn't believe that I had two ladybugs in the two colors that matched this card! 

Have you ever seen a pink or teal ladybug?????

Thanks for stopping by!  I love your sweet comments!  Have a great week and try to stay warm!

My Recipe:

Image:  Meljen's Designs, Bird's Spring Trinkets

Papers:  K and Company Super Paper Pad, SU Pink Passion, Textured Agua?

BoBunny A Gift of Love Blush Dot and Tutu Dot, Doodlebug Design Petite Prints

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilitites Standard Circles Large and Petite Scalloped Circles Large,

Cuttlebug Quilled Chrysanthemum Kit, SU Butterfly Emboss Plate,

Ribbon, Stickles, Ladybugs

Golf Nut

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sweet Sketch 86

Sponsor:  Bugaboo Stamps

This is the perfect image for my golfing husband!  Thought I would surprise him with this fun golfing card!  I used the Cuttlebug Mesh Embossing Folder to create the golf balls.  I thought it turned out to be a fairly good replica.  What do you think?

I also thought that MME paper looks like a million golf balls perched on their golf tees!

Well, that's a little stretch of the imagination!

He's a happy golfer anyway!

Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor this week at SSW.  I always love to look around Jodie's shop and choose a fun image to create with.  I love her artist style.  You will too so be sure to stop by  her shop!  If you are the Grand Prize Winner at SSW this week you will receive

7 free digis valued at $21

This is Arlana's sweet sketch for this week's challenge.

Stop by SSW to see what our DT members have created for you!

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo Stamps, Golf Nut

Papers:  My Mind's Eye Little Boy Blue, Recollections Brown Cardstock, SU Sage Shawdow

Ink:  Copics and Promarker

Tools and Embellishments:  Cuttlebug Mesh Embossing Folder, Nestibilites Classic Oval Large and Small,

SU Circle Punches, 1 3/8", 1 1/4", 1", Ribbon

Just Married

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sweet Sketch 85

Sponsor:  Digi Stamp Boutique

Arlana's Sweet Sketch 85!

Only 15 more weeks until 100!

This week at SSW, Digi Stamp Boutique is our wonderful sponsor! 

 We just love Sally Ann's images.  You will too! 

Check out her site and be sure to play along this week. 

You could be the fabulous winner of

6 free digis of your choice

from

Digi Stamp Boutique.

I had to show this flower close up.  I liked Arlana's quilled flower so much a few weeks ago that I purchased three of the Quilled Flower Kits by Cuttlebug!  This is the Daisy.  So fun and easy to make!  I used just two of the die cuts instead of three on this flower.

My Recipe:

Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique, Henry and Zoe Get Wed

Papers:  BoBunny A Gift of Love: Crazy Love Kisses, SU Chocolate Chip,

The Paper Company Red Cardstock, Doodlebug Designs Petite Prints Ladybug Daisy

Ink:  Copics

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

Cuttlebug Quilled Daisy Kit, MS Frond, SU Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Stickles 

Cheese Bread

While I was in Utah last week, Arlana and Randy, made some wonderful Stuffed Philly Sandwiches. 

Yum, yum!

Well, I loved the recipe so much, I will be making it for my family in the coming weeks or days!

For Sunday dinner today, we had Rib Eye Steak so I decided to use the dough from Arlana's recipe and make a braided cheese loaf.  I was making salads so the bread browned a little darker than I like but it was still very soft and oh so yummy inside.

Very easy to make...you don't need a bread mixer...just a large mixing bowl.

Cheese Bread

3 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 pkg yeast

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 T wheat gluten

2 T Mrs. Dash 

(I didn't have Mrs. Dash so I used 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp basil, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1/2 tsps garlic salt)

1/4 cup butter

3/4 cup water

1/4 milk

2 eggs, beaten

In a bowl, mix 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, wheat gluten, and Mrs. Dash together.  Set aside.  Heat butter, water and milk just until the butter is melter.  Remove from heat, cool slightly.  Add eggs and liquid mixture together. 

Add liquid to the flour mixture and stir together.  Add another cup of flour and mix together.  Then add just a little more flour until it is no longer too sticky.  Then sprinkle olive oil on your dough and a little around the bowl. Cover with a light weight dish towel.  Let dough rise double in size in a warm location or in a 100 degree oven or less.  Punch down and roll out into a retangle. Sprinkle grated cheese lengthwise down the middle of the dough.  Cut slits on both sides of the cheese for braiding.

I should have taken pictures of this....sorry!

Bake 375 degree for 17-21 minutes.  Enjoy!

Well, I surprised my men as they are always asking me lately to try new recipes...Well, I not only tried a new recipe but I altered it and made it  my own.  Hopefully, that will keep them satisfied for a few weeks. 



Sweetheart

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sweet Sketch 84

Stamp Fairy

This week I have been visiting Arlana.  I have finally decided I do not need my craft room anymore!  Arlana's is sufficient for me and her and a few others too!  We have missed Nancy this time but hope to get all of us together later this year!

This week we have a new sponsor, Stamp Fairy.  Don't you just love this image..."Betty Perfect Day 2."  I thought she was so precious and would make a darling Valentine card! I do hope you like here! 

Gerda is the owner of Stamp Fairy and is offering

4 free digis of your choice

to our Weekly Winner at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Be sure to take some time to look around her fabulous shop. 

And do stop over at SSW to view our DT creations this week!

My Recipe:

Image:  Stamp Fairy, Betty Perfect Day 2

Papers: Bo Bunny A Gift of Love: Crush Cutie Pie and Crush Flirt,

American Crafts Love - Can't Help Falling, Black Cardstock, SU Red Ridinghood

Ink:  Copics

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilities Lacey Circle, Marvy 3" Circle,

SU 2" Scallop Circle, Su 1 3/4" Circle, Marvy Daisy Punches,

SU Modern Label Punch, SU Word Window,

Red Heart Brads, Stickles, scissors for ragging edge, white gel pen, ribbon.

Happy Birthday Ballerina

Sweet Sketch 83

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor: By LORi Designs

Happy New Year to all of you!  For me it is always refreshing to begin a new year.  The month of January is usually donated to deep house cleaning.  The problem is...with all the caregiving that I do...there isn't enough time to get as deep as I would like! 

But it is a New year and we have a New Sponsor at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

By LORi Designs has some very sweet images that I know you will love...so do take some time to view our DT cards at SSW and to visit By LORi Designs.

For our Weekly Winner at SSW this week, Lori is offering this $10 gift certificate for you to choose your favorite images.  So grab Arlana's sketch and your craft supplies and start your

New Year's Resolution

to play along with us at SSW.

This is Arlana's sketch for this week.

This is a close up of Lollipop Ballerina.

My five year old grand daughter is taking ballet so when I saw this image it reminded me of her when I watched her in her ballet class!  She loves pink and she loves her ballet class!

My Recipe:

Image and stamp:  By LORi Designs Lollipop Ballerina,  SU A Word for You

Papers:  K & Company Super Paper Pad, 
KMA Cardstock Light Terrific Teal, Light Racy Raspberry,
SU Certainly Celery

Ink:  Copics and Promarkers, SU

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilities Classic Retangle Large,  Shapeablilities Ribbon Tags Trio,
MS Frond, Flowers, Brads, Jewels, Stickles, Ribbon



One of my favorite memories from each Christmas is receiving Christmas cards from friends and family.  I have always had the tradition of posting our Christmas cards on the inside of our front door... so I decided that I wanted to take a picture of it for you and also as a memory for me!  My cards are the last to go down.  I usually keep them up for a month after Christmas! Sounds crazy but I just love to enjoy them a little longer!  And sometimes there are a few more cards to add to the collage. The Tin Soldiers and the Mistletoe doll will be put away this week with the rest of the decorations.

Several weeks before Christmas I received this surprise package in the mail.  Inside was this gorgeous Christmas card from Linda, one of our dear DT members at Sweet Sketch Wedneday along with the Cuttlebug Sledding Embossing Folder that I had been wanting to purchase but couldn't find at any craft store.   Instead of the embossing being raised, it is indented.  I love the look it gives!

Thanks you, Linda, for your beautfiul card and your thoughtful gift!

Happy Undecorating!

A Kid's View Summer Rock Climb

Sweet Sketch 82

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor:  Bugaboo Stamps

I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that you are looking forward to a new year and new memories to create.

This week Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Jodie's sweet prize for our lucky Weekly Grand Prize Winner is

7 free digis of your choice valued at $21.

What a prize that is...you will definitely want to have a chance for her incredibly fun images!

So be sure to play along at SSW!

This is Arlana's fabulous sketch for this week's challenge! Be sure to check out all of the inspiring DT cards at SSW.

Now I would like to tell you that I have been wanting to use this image at Bugaboo for over 6 months.  It is called "A Kid's View Summer Rock Climb" and reminds me of my two sons who love to mountain climb.  I had so much fun with the textures on this card!  I found the crinkle paper at JoAnns' and the Jute Netting at Hancocks fabric store.

Here they are on Top of Mt Rainier. 

My Recipe:

Image:  Bugaboo AKVS Rock Climb

Papers:  The Paper Co School Days Stripe, The Paper Co Cardstock Poppy,

The Paper Co Ecorce Autumn, SU Baja Breeze

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers, SU Soft Sky

Tools and Embellishments:  Nestabilities Classic Oval Large, EK Trees Border Punch,

Jute, Button, Jute Netting Verano Tan

Have a Happy New Year!

Snow Buddy

Sweet Sketch 81

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sponsor:  Fresh Brewed Designs

Wow, just a few more days until Christmas!  I do have to say this year has flown by for me.  The years are actually going faster and faster.  I do not think that I am imagining it!

I have tried to simplify a little more this year but I still need to learn, "How to Not Stress!"

This week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday our sponsor is Fresh Brewed Designs!  Oh how I love Heather's images!  Heather use to be on our SSW DT.  She is a fabulous lady who loves the Lord and promotes her products with that in mind!  She has even created some beautiful religous images...some of which I have happily loved using.  We also love her wintery images and for the second year in a row we are again showcasing her winter images...There are many more than our DT has used this week so please look around and enjoy Heather's site.

This is Arlana's new sketch for this week...an oval inside a circle!

This image is called "Snow Buddy." 

When you look at this little guy, you feel like he could actually give you a big hug for the holidays!

For our lucky weekly winner...Heather is offering

3 Free Digis

So relax a bit and create your own wonderful card with Arlana's sketch!

My Recipe:

Image:  Fresh Brewed Designs Snow Buddy

Papers: Three Bugs in a Rug Snow Day/Let It Snow, SU Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze

Inks:  Copics and Promarkers

Tools and Embellishments:   Nestabilities Classic Oval Large and Scallop Standard Circle Large,

 MS Circle Cutter, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot,  MS Glacial Snowflake, Snowflake Brads, Pearls, Ribbon, Stickles

Merry Christmas to all!