Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 226 (TSSC226)

Come one, Come all--here is this week's sketch challenge.  Tell your friends and get them to play along too!  I am running a bit behind today--actually this week, lol.  Busy last week of school and I am on OVERLOAD!  Yippee!!!  So I am sorry to say that I do not have a sample for you YET, but I will hopefully have time to do that very soon, as I really need the stress relief.  I have not stamped all week!  UGGGGGGGG!

Remember you have a full week to play along and if you add the code to your blog while you are in the HTML mode your readers can play along right from your blog!

Here is the sketch for the week..

I have lots of ideas for this one and can't wait to play!  Now it is your turn--don't forget to come back and add you sample to the linky tool below!  Remember it is a blog hop too!

Mary Jo

Top Three Picks for sketch 225!

What great samples last week! I loved each and everyone of them. Thanks so much for playing along each week, it really does give me something to look forward too. I love to see all the different interpretations of the one sketch! Here are my top three picks in no particular order...

as always these are only little snippets of the card--please click on each image to see the whole card-and leave a nice comment for the creator!

Winners feel free to add my badge to you blogs if you so wish.....

Here is the HTML code.

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Be back with the new sketch challenge in a minute!

Mary Jo

VC_Rocks Blog Hop--Theme is Any Size Card

Yea, I just got done watching Nik Wallenda make history and walk across the Niagara Falls on a tight rope!  All I can say is that for those of you who have never seen or experienced the Falls in person--this was incredible.  It did not look as scary on TV as it really is.  I have lived near the Niagara Falls all my life and have been there hundreds of times and I am always in awe of the power and beauty of it.  Amazing that he did it.  I loved that he prayed most of the way across!  

So I know you are probably here to check out my stop on the blog hop!  I love doing these bog hops with the talented VC_Rocks crew.  This month the theme is any size card--so I stuck with the standard size--choose a stamp set I have not used yet and made three cards to share with you.  I hope you enjoy the hop.  If you came from Brenda Hugar's awesome blog  Brenda's Stamping Corner .  then you are moving right along in the right direction!  I am stop number three for this hop.  If you get lost at any time you can just jump back to the VC_Rocks home blog and see where you got off track.  Otherwise, grab a cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy the hop.

My stamp set of choice is the Aviary Stamp set.

  

Such a fun set--I am not sure why I waited so long to get it.  But now I have it and I have three cards to share with you all using this great set!

My first card is showing off some brand new dsp and the new in colors!

This card is also using the new in colors and the same dp pack as the card above.  Don't you think the new colors are so fun?!

And finally I made this last card using my Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 225 for this week! (there is still time to join in the link does not close until Sunday night!) I combined it with my new VC_Rocks room mate's favorite color combo so it can be a card that I will send her!  It is ok if she sees it since it is not the only one I am sending!

I certainly hope you enjoyed my cards.  Have fun on the rest of the hop!
Your next stop is June's Creative Spot.
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ABC challenge on LNS!

ABC Anything but a card--LNS Latenightstamper's Yahoo Group

It is the last few days of school, the count down--being active in the PTO means that this last few days are CRAZY!!!  But fun.  I have not had much time to do any crafting but you know I have to make something for the LNS challenge, after all I am the co-DT coordinator.

So you can probably guess what that means

MDS to the rescue

I know more letters--My Digital Studio!

Made this quick page of my son at his last middle school field days.

If don't have this program you should really consider it.  It is so fun and you can create without making a mess and bring out all your supplies!  NICE!

Hope you week went well and that your weekend if full of all the fun things you like to do.

We will be working the Lawn Fete at the church that sponsors our Scouts--so may not have much crafting time at all---but...

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the second VC-Rocks blog hop!  Lots of fun card ideas!  

See ya then, Mary Jo

Monday Lunchtime sketch challenge 225 (TSSC225)

I am loving this week's sketch.  It is an easy yet fun one!  Hope you will play along.  Here is the sketch.....

I know I will be making a few more cards with this one this week--here is the first sample....

I combined it with a color challenge--Black, Gray, White and a splash of yellow.

Stamps: Nature Walk, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Basic Black
Other: embossing folder, new banner dies, word window punch

Now it is your turn--don't forget to come back and add you sample to the linky tool below!  Remember it is a blog hop too!  So if you add the code to your blog while in HTML mode your readers can play along too--right from your blog!

Happy Stampin
Mary Jo

Top Three picks for sketch 224!

Wow, had a great busy week but a fun one too!  We are so close to finishing off the school year and that always means extra volunteer time.  Only 5 full days and 3 half days left!  This year went really fast--next year my son moves on to Middle School!  Scar--for me anyway, lol!

Anyway on to the top three from last week's sketch....as always these are in no particular order and all of them are only little snippets of the card--please click on each image to see the whole card-and leave a nice comment for the creator!

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Winners feel free to add my badge to you blogs if you so wish.....

Here is the HTML code.

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Be back with the new sketch challenge in a minute!

Mary Jo

LNS-color challenge!

What a fabulous day today was! So nice outside, not too hot but sunny with a slight breeze! Spent the day at my son's school for their field days, his last one as he is moving up to middle school next year.

This week on the Latenightstamper's group we were given a color challenge to work with--Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi. So yes, we are talking bright and cheery colors! Love this. I chose to stick with the Betsy's Blossom stamp set since it is still on my work table. I am after all a very lazy stamper, lol!

 

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Memorable Moments

Paper: Mellon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasibi, Whisper White

Ink: Mellon mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi

Other: circle punch, lg scallop circle punch, Mellon Mambo dotted ribbon, rhinestone

Happy Wednesday!

Mary Jo