Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday to everyone!  This is Judi hosting you this week from University Place, Washington, where we have had some incredible summer weather long before its normal time.  The past two weekends have been unseasonably warm. It was perfect weather for two weekend birthday parties of my grandchildren. Summer usually doesn't arrive in the Pacific Northwest until after July 4. Now the rain has returned and we are back to our normal low to mid 60 degree temps.  
   
Here are a few photos of the Pacific Northwest for you to see the beauty we enjoy.

 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

 Puget Sound 

Puget Sound at Chambers Bay

Well, it's always a delight to see what our followers will create each week and then to see who our Grand Prize Winner and Top 3 will be.  So I won't delay the suspense!

Our  Grand Prize Winner from last week is...

CAROL DEE # 12

Please contact:  Tammy at A Day for Daisies 

to receive your $12 Gift Certificate.

http://adayfordaisies.com/contact-us-2

Subject:  ADFD and SSW May 2013 Winner:

 A big congratulations to you!

Be sure to grab your winner's badge 

from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.

Our Top 3 are....

1. YOLA #11

2.  KATIE STRINGER #1

3.  ARDILLA #19

Be sure and grab your badge from our sidebar for your blog.

Here is the sketch for this week,

hand-crafted by our one and only, Sally!

This week our devoted sponsor, Sally Ann of Digi Stamp Boutique, will be here to delight you.  It's been nearly 4 years since Arlana started Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Digi Stamp Boutique has been with us on the third week of every month since then.  

Here is Sally Ann's Bio:


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 as much as I enjoy creating.


Our winner will receive the prize of 6 free digi images from Digi Stamp Boutique.

Now let's see what the talented DT 

from SSW has created for you this week!   

Nancy

Jeannie

Linda

Kathie

Sharon

Heide

Sally

Joanna

Holly

We hope you will play along with us this week!

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have a Digi Stamp Boutique image, we'd love to see what you can do with it.  However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

2.  If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 206 as your label or tag.

3.  Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

4.  Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.

5.  Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.

6.  Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.

Have a fantastic week creating!

Note:  The challenge closes on Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm MST.

Hugs from Judi and 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #205 - A Day For Daisies

So, another Wednesday is upon us, which means it is time for a new challenge here on Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  Is it just me, or do these Wednesdays seem to be going by very fast?

Anyway, welcome from an unusually sunny UK.  It would seem that Summer has finally decided to make a bit of an appearance in Yorkshire, and just in time for last weekend's bank holiday weekend.  It is most unusual for a bank holiday weekend to produce nice weather here, you can usually guarantee rain and cold, but for once we had some sunshine, which finally gave me the to put to use one of my creations from my other crafting passion - Sewing.

I was taught by my grandma last year to sew and I have spent the last few weeks making myself a new summer wardrobe in the hope that the weather may take the hint.  This was the dress that finally did it:

I had planned to spend last weekend making some more, but the weather was too lovely to miss out on.  I'm sure the weather won't last, so I can hold myself up on my craft room once again and get sewing and cardmaking.

But as usual, I am rambling and we should maybe get onto this week's challenge:

First of all, the winner of last week's Challenge  is...

Kathleen Barrett #23

Congratulations, Dena!

Please contact:  Tina at QKR Stampede to receive your 5 digital images

http://www.qkrstampede.com/contact-rubber-stamp-store.php

Include this subject line in your email. 

Subject:  QKR Stampede and SSW May 2013 Winner

Also Include the names of the five digis you would like.

And our Top Three...

1. Emily #20

2. Colien #26

3. Lee Ann #17



Congratulations ladies!!  Be sure to grab both your Winner's Badge, and your Top Three Badge from the sidebar to display on your blog!

On to our Challenge...  This week we have a brand new sketch by Sally:

And, we are Sponsored by regular sponsor: the wonderful A Day For Daisies!!  Let me share with you... 

A DAY FOR DAISIES provides themed categories of over 1000 fun and whimsical digital images, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

They can be found here:

http://adayfordaisies.com

 http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

This week's Prize: $12 Gift Certificate

On to our Design Team cards...

Sharon

Kathie

Linda

Nancy

Joanna

Heide

Jeannie

Holly

Sally

I hope you will join us this week!!  I look forward to seeing your creations!!

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:

1.       Create a card using the sketch of the week.  If you have A Day For Daisies images, we’d love to see what you can do with them.  However, you may use any stamp or element you have 

to create your card.

2.      If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday #205 as your label or tag.

3.      Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

4.     Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.

5.     Sign in to InLinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.

6.    Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.

Happy Crafting!!

Holly and