Best Mate ~ Sweet Pea

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Wow!! the spring cards for last week's Dare challenge was AWESOME!! endless creativeness from the players... well, it's Tuesday once again and it's time for the 1st challenge of the new month.... sooooo.... you know what that means right?!? hope so! Whimisical Wednesday - the Diedrich Dare #34... may i tell you that this month will be exciting as ever... so please be sure to follow along on the Dare blog for all the deets, because you don't want to miss a thing... Randi is taking over the Dare blog this week for some special deets... please visit her there... and now it's time to announce....

we have an awesomely SWEET sponsor for the month of May... you all have heard of SWEET PEA STAMPS right?! yes, Lynette, owner of the company has graciously sponsored the Dare... she even surprised the DT with some rubber for the month... woohooo!! THANK YOU so very much Lynette!! for your sponsorship and kindness of allowing us to try your products... and another THANK YOU to Daredevil Randi, for putting this sponsorship together!!! Big hugs to you both!! "Sweet Pea Stamps range anywhere from whimsical to artistic. They are made of hiqh quality, unmounted red rubber. They have an amazing collection of images from three talented fantasy artists: Ching-Chou Kuik, Elaine Cox, and Lisa Victoria. If you would like to see more samples, please check out the Sweet Pea Stamps blog."

how do i win is the next question right?? well, you must use the sketch below for your creation and leave a direct link to your project with Mr. Linky on the Dare blog... make sure you've linked up before Tuesday night at 8 pm CST to qualify for the prize... PRIZE!! one lucky winner will win a $20 gift certificate to the SWEET PEA STAMPS Store... aint' that fabulous...

here's the sketch for DDSC#34... created by Kaitlyn, Andrea's darling daughter... (told you it will be an exciting month)....
my card features "Unregrettable Pirate Life by Ching-Chou Kiuk"... gosh, isn't this mermaid pretty?! i had the best papers to use with her and then after putting it together, i thought it'd be a nice Father's day card for my DH... now i kinda wish i used the "best mate" sentiment... this is my first time ever inking up one of these beauties... i've had my eyes set on a few and never got a chance to get some... now i do and i'm loving it... need to work on coloring these though... don't look too closely or you might see my flaws... =D
please please PLEASE go and check out my Daredevilin' team members... here's the players this week...

Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~Kim Ross
Kris Palakiko (me)~Krista Vantol~Randi Wall
Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

like every week, i just know they will inspire you to play along with us... so get going... this is one challenge that you'll want to get a splash on... have a FINTASTIC day!!!