Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Morning!
Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday!!
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.
I had the best time with family & friends.

Here is this weeks sketch..


and our wonderful sponsor...


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This weeks
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I had the pleasure of using this sweet little image called
'A lap full of kittens'


Grab a cuppa & hop on over to  
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 
where you will find a beautiful line up of cards from my 
Lovely DT friends.
It's Jacki Randolps last week on the team, 
Jacki will be truly missed,
her creations are outstanding. 
Best wishes for the future Jacki :)


So, I will see you all in the New Year
enjoy the celebrations, whatever you
are doing this New Years eve :)




Wednesday, December 21, 2011




Woo Hoo!
Only 3 more sleeps until Santa arrives......
Do you think you will have time
for one more card before Christmas?

Here's this weeks sketch.....


Our sponsor this week is 


Sally Ann sponsors 
&
we really look forward to using her fab images.

This weeks winner will recieve
6 Digi images!!!!!!

For my card this week I used
Louie & Cupcake


I fancied a break from making Christmas cards, 
 I really enjoyed working with this wee image.

My lovely DT friends have a beautiful line up 
of cards to share with you.
Check them out here.

I'd like to wish you all a
Very Merry Christmas
a Happy New Year


Wednesday, December 14, 2011



 I'm late......
This cute little image is called
'Baby Christmas'

Our sponsor this week is...
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That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, 
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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 stamps at Totally Stampalicious
And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

This week's winner will receive this great prize...
 
It will be hard to choose from 
Jodi's fab images.

You will need a sketch to follow 
& it's time to re-visit one of Arlana's 
past sketches.....

Be sure to check out the DT's card's, they have created some stunning cards
with their Bugaboo Images.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes last week,
I had a lovely day & i'm now the proud owner
of a Kindle :)




Wednesday, December 7, 2011


 Good Morning!
Can you believe we are in December already?!!!
It's my Birthday tomorrow, 
my last year in my thirties :(

So, are you ready for a fab new sketch?


Our sponsor this week is....


The lovely Cheryl from Sassy Cheryl's 
is offering this week's 
Grand Prize Winner
a $5 Gift Certificate!!!!
Sassy Cheryl's images are very sweet, 
you can check them out
For my card, I had the pleasure of using
Jumping Jack Santa


Yes, I know Santa normally wears a red suit 
but my red Pro-marker has run out
& I think he looks good in green :)

Can't wait to see what you 
create this week. 
Details of how to play along are on the 
The other DT ladies have a gorgeous line up of
Christmas cards to share with you, stop by & say 'Hi"

Thanks for looking :)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011



We have a new sketch......


and our sponsor this week is.....


Diane is offering this week's
Grand Prize Winner
A Gift Voucher valued at $10.  
Winner can choose more than the dollar amount and pay the difference.

For my card this week I used the is called
'Snuggle up Christmas'


  Fancy playing along???
You can find all the details of how to join us at the 
While you are there, you can check out the 
eye candy from the lovely DT ladies, you are in for a treat :)

The girls & I are off school & work today because of a Public sector strike. So, we are going to put up our Christmas tree :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Once a month we re-visit one of Arlana's past sketches
here it is.....

 Our Fab sponsor this week is



Whimsie Doodles 
 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
where we also post challenges and tutorials.

Special Offer:

A special offer for Sweet Sketch Wednesday fans - use the discount code SwtWed10 at the Whimsie Doodles online store 
and receive 10% off your next order! 
Code expires 30 days from today.

Melyssa is offering this week's 
Grand Prize Winner 
 a $10 Gift Certificate to 
Whimsie Doodles online store


Below is my card for this week's sketch, 
I couldn't resist this image. 
It's called Snowfolk Picnic

I hope you will play along with us this week & 
if you need some inspiration the 
SSW DT ladies
have a beautiful line up of cards to share with you. 
Check them out HERE.

PS:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011



Our sponsor this week is
Sally Ann sponsors Sweet Sketch Wednesday every month.
we really  look forward to creating with her gorgeous images.
Sally Ann is offering this week's
Grand prize winner 
6 FREE Digi Stamps!!!!


This week I choose to use this cute wee santa & when I received my image I got a lovely surprise, a complete set of Santa images for a special price - 4 images in total - in both black and white and part coloured in black and red (8 files) for £2.65!!!!
I did make four cards but wasn't happy with one of them so I have three to share with you today.




I can't tell you how much I enjoyed making these cards, 
it's been quite a while since I took a few hours to myself to craft.

My lovely DT friends have a beautiful line up of cards 
to share with you.
Pop on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday & say 'HI' 
It would be lovely to have you join us :)


Wednesday, November 9, 2011



The lovely Gerda from Stamp Fairy is sponsoring SSW this week & is offering our 
Grand Prize Winner 
4 FREE Digi's of your choice!!

For my card this week I got to choose the very sweet 
Panda Paul & Pauline.

It's our Wedding Anniversary today! 
15 years ago today Brian & I got married in The Blacksmiths Cottage 
in a  gorgeous wee place in Scotland called Gretna Green. 
and here we are LOL!

HERE is link to the history of 
Gretna Green weddings....
Ps we didn't run away we took our families with us ;)
I thought I'd make an Anniversary card following Arlana's sketch. 
I was trying to keep this card as masculine as possible.
( I struggle with guy cards )

Be sure to pop over to the 
My lovely DT friends have a beautiful line up of cards to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011



Our sponsor this week is


If you are lucky enough to be this weeks
Grand Prize Winner
You could win a $12 Gift Certificate to spend at the
ADFD shop!

This little image is called
Holly Berry Fairy
I adore ADFD images they are so serene.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog & check out the beautiful creations from the other DT ladies.
We would love for you to play along with us this week. 

Hope you all had a lovely Halloween, we had a fab time, decorating the house, carving pumpkins, dressing up etc.....
I thought I'd share a few pics
Lara as a zombie bride

Becky as a little vampiress


 Brian was Frankenstein & I was a skeleton bride
1st time in years I've had cheekbones & a full set of teeth :)

Our Pumpkins


Thanks for stopping by :)

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Good Morning!


Our sponsor this week is the lovely
Jodi from

Jodi is offering this weeks 
Grand Prize Winner...

Such a great Prize
you will have a hard time choosing from the fabulous collection at 

For my card this week I had the pleasure of using
Bobblehead Reindeer 
Isn't she cute?!

You are in for a real treat when you see what the 
SSW DT have created this week.
Have a look HERE :)

Thanks for stopping by.



Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Morning,
Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday 124
Our sponsor this week is the lovely 
Sally Ann from
This weeks Grand Prize winner will receive 
6 FREE DIGIS  WOOHOO!!
It would be great to have you play along with us this week & if you need some inspiration hope on over to the 
Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog & check out the SSW DT's fab creations :)
This week I used the very cute


I thoughjt i'd share a few photo's with you of Lara & Becky at The Pumkin Fest we visit each year. We having been taking the girls from they were wee nippers, it's a great family day out.





Thanks for stopping by :)