Jeanette's DT week at Sketch Saturday

Good morning everybody,

So I woke up this morning and I realized... I haven't done my post yet for Sketch Saturday!! My husband has bought himself an iPhone and last night I was playing games on it (I WANT ONE TOO :) ) so it completely slipped my mind. I did do the card very early in the week though because Dyanne had her tonsills removed last wednesday and I didn't know what the rest of the week was going to bring. The surgery was horrible (I'll spare you the details... I already layed all those on Janna (sorry sweetie)) but she is doing very well now. She is eating lots of ice cream and is starting to talk back again so that's a good sign (I think :S).

Anyway... on to this weeks challenge at Sketch Saturday!! It's my lovely design team friend Jeanette's time to shine. Most of you will probably know Jeanette's blog already but if you don't you should really give her a visit. She is amazingly talented and makes the most gorgeous creations... and she is a very lovely person to top that. She made this gorgeous sketch for all of you to play with:

I love it. The sketch really lets your image jump of the card. I decided on a little cutie by All That Scraps:

It's the Winter Bear from C.C. Designs. I made this card into a Christmas Card and in doing so I wanted to tell you about Christmas Stampin All Year Long a group on Paper Craft Planet which was started by my Pink Cat Studio design team friend Maria Bell for those of us who didn't have enough christmas cards to send last December :). She is offering sketches and swaps all year long to motivate us to start (real) early with our christmas cards this year.

So here is close up of the cute bear... lovely stickles, al stiches are by hand, some glitter snow on the snow and of course my Derwents and Copics:

A picture of the inside, except for the Holiday wishes the stamps are all from the same set as the bear:

And a picture of the back:
The papers are all Doodlebug, the dotted papers are thin but the other papers are rich and thick and velvet or velvet printed. One thing is for sure... it's going to take some extra stamps sending this one :). That's why I decided to use no papers on the inside of the card.

Well.. hope you like. Be sure to join in on the fun on Sketch Saturday. Jeanette's friend Denise of Whimsy Stamps is generously sponsoring us this week and here's a look at the wonderful stamps from the February release that she will send the lucky winner!

OK... I know I've lost you now to the Sketch Saturday blog for further details.... love these litte cuties!! Have a lovely week everybody!!!

xxx
Mariska