Monday, March 10, 2008

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #8

Wow! Can you believe it has been eight weeks already! Time flies when you are having fun and I am having fun with these. It has been wonderful to see everyone's creations and as usual I thank you for participating. Hope you have fun with this one.


I made two cards for todays sketch and kept them both quite simple actually. This one uses the new set in the Occasions mini catalog called For Father. Is that dog not the most precious thing you ever seen? The inside of this card says ALREADY, because I am giving it to someone who is moving away. Other supplies used are: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Carmel and Whisper White card stock. Outlaw paper (retired), black brads, small and large oval punches, colored pencils and blender pen. Basic Black and Chocolate Chip ink.




This next card is of course my favorite set -- Pun Fun!. This is just such a useful set. I have made quite a few cards with it and have not even come close to running out of ideas. The base of this card is Basic Black followed by Whisper White, Basic Grey and then some dark Grey paper from Scrap in a Snap (yikes, that is a blast from the past). The "stink" is from the Bronc Buster set! I think it is so cute. I went over it with a clear gel pen to make it stand out more. The little flowers in the corner are pearly sequins with red brads in the middle. Other items used: Real Red card stock, small and large oval punches, word window punch, square scallop punch, ric rack ribbon, half pearl and Prima flower.





And now on to the other participants for this weeks sketch. These guys rock! You will want to check out each and every one of their blogs to see what they have in store for you this week.


Claudia at Stamping in Columbus, GA


Kerry at Three Clovers Designs


Lisa at Splendiferous Creations



Bev on Splitcoaststampers


Adair on Splitcoaststampers


Pat on the Technique Trail


As always I encourage you to play along. You can post it anywhere you want, you don't have to have a blog to play. If you post on Splitcoaststampers please use the keyword TSSC8. Don't forget to leave me a comment with the link so I can post it on here too. Can't wait to see what you come up with. And most importantly have fun.




20 nice people left a comment:

Claudia Perry said...

Both cards are GREAT - but I just love how you've used the word window punch with the ovals on the 2nd card!

Anonymous said...

Great cards MJ~ I can't decide which one I like better.

Anonymous said...

I really like both of these, Mary Jo! Great use of embellies!

Kerry D-C said...

These are both darling! Love the stank coming from the skunk! heeheheeheeheheeee

Lori said...

Great samples for your sketch! I really like this one--it's perfect for smaller images. Here's my version: http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/2008/03/elzybells-hello.html

Valerie Byrnes said...

Thanks for keeping the sketches coming! I love both your cards but I'm partial to the first one cuz I want to bring that doggie home, aw he so sweet.

Here's my card for this week:
http://pastperfected.blogspot.com/2008/03/sketch-challenge-and-hybrid-card.html

rozie640 said...

Both cards are adorable, that puppy card is so sweet!!! Great sketch.

Pat Huntoon said...

OMG I just noticed the stink bomb the skunk left behind -- too funny! You are so creative!

Lisa Somerville said...

Great sketch this week - love the simplicity! Cute cards!

Hetty said...

Hello Mary Jo!
I am having so much fun with my new stamp sets!! So here is my contribution for the sketch #8
http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2008/03/tss-challenge-7.html

BTW I do love your rocket!!
Happy crafting,
Hetty

stampqueen said...

I got time to play the last couple days - here's mine for this week - 2 accually :)
www.stampqueen.blogspot.com/2008/03/playing-dress-up.html

Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair said...

Love this sketch! Fabulous samples too - I was inspired! Here's one from me - I hope to make at least one more using this one (I'll be saving it for future use!):

http://glitterinmyhair.blogspot.com/2008/03/triple-threat-challenge-card.html

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Great sketch this week MaryJo
Your cards are wonderful. I especially love the Pun Fun! I'm playing again this week. Here's a link to my card on SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/845819?limit=last1. Thanks for the challenge!

Amber Porter said...

Here is my sketch!! Thanks!
http://sassystamper.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/i-stink-youre-s.html

Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair said...

Have I mentioned that I LOVE this sketch?! It will definitely be getting future use around here. Here's another from me:

http://glitterinmyhair.blogspot.com/2008/03/tssc8-afss8-naughty-fluffles.html

Heather said...

This was a fun sketch and just what I was looking for to use with the stitching that I did. http://stampdetails.blogspot.com/2008/03/double-challenge-card.html

Stampin_Melissa said...

Whew! I didn't know if I would get this on my blog this week! Here is my take on your sketch. Thanks so much Mary Jo for the weekly inspiration!

http://stampinmelissa.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-class-projects.html

Anita said...

I really enjoyed making the card for this challenge. Thanks for the sketch!

http://stampinwithanita.com/?p=122

Terri said...

Here's mine, http://terrbear38.blogspot.com/2008/03/mary-jos-lunchtime-sketch-week-8.html late as usual. You should probably just expect mine about this time from now on. :) Nice job on your samples. Thanks for another great sketch. I hope you are feeling better.

Kelly said...

Thanks for the inspiration. Here's my card: http://kelleast.blogspot.com/2008/03/cards-for-heroes.html