Monday, June 30, 2014

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 321 (TSSC321)

Can you believe it is already the last day of June!  Wow time just goes faster and faster as I get older.  Do you feel that way too?  Crazy!

But let's slow it down a bit and do a little crafting..time to enjoy the things that make us feel good along with eventually making other feel good by sharing.  Love this paper crafting thing!  Hope you find a bit of time to play along this week.  Here is the new sketch....

Should be an easy one!  Here is my sample.  I am so obsessed with the new in colors!  I used the Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey for my card today.

I teamed the colors with the vivid vases single stamp for a pretty card for a friend.  The purples actually match better in real life--couldn't get a good picture no matter how many I took.  So just trust me it does match in real life--at least better than in this picture, lol.

Now for the rest of the design team's samples--they are wonderful as always....










Sue Root
So Fun!  We can not wait to see what you design using this sketch--come on back and leave your link below when you are finished with your sample.Here are some basic rules for the challenge....
  1. You have a full week to play along!
  2. Create a new card using the sketch as your inspiration.
  3. Use any products you choose.
  4. Add your card to your blog or other on-line spot and link back to this challenge.
  5. Come back here and add a direct link to your sample for the challenge and NOT you home page of your blog--people will not look for your challenge card--trust me.
  6. And this one is not really a rule but a request--get rid of that word verification!  It makes it hard for us to comment on your samples.  It is easier for you to delete the spam then for us to jump through tons of hoops to comment.  If your put your comments on moderation you do not have to worry about spam--you will have the option to delete it BEFORE it ever goes on your blog so you will ALWAYS be safe!
  7. Have fun and tell you friends to play too! 
    Add your sample below
    Thanks for playing along!
    Mary Jo


Top Three for sketch 320!

So we have four again this week,  for some reason there were only four entries so there is no way I can choose three favorites especially when they were all fabulous.  I am posting a bit early but too tired to wait tonight.  So if anyone joins in the next hour I will edit to add.  Thanks so much for playing along!

Remember you can click on the links below the thumbnail pictures to be taken to the creator's blog and leave a comment or see the details!  Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!
Hope you have time to play along again this week!  
If you are a winner please feel free to add my winner button to your blog!
  
 You can grab the code for the button on the upper left hand side of my blog.
 I will be right back with the new sketch!
Mary Jo

Monday, June 23, 2014

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 330 (TSSC330)

Monday again already!  Time flies when the weather is nice!  Hope  you are enjoying your days around you too -- good or bad weather -- life is good!  Hope you find time to play along with the challenge this week--I know it is going to be a good week--with lots of fabulous samples!  Here is the sketch.....


 

I really thing it is going to be a great one.  My card is pretty easy as I just got home from a weekend away for a rugby championship with my son.  Great fun!  But didn't quite leave me with much time to create tonight, so I went directly to my butterflies as I don't think you can EVER go wrong with them!  Mixed in a few new in colors and I am loving it.

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Love and Sympathy, A Dozen Thoughts
Paper: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White and Sahara Sand,Moonlight Paper Pack
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand
Other: butterfly punches, rhinestones,

Now for the AMAZING design team samples....





Carolyn Bennett


Those are just so fun and all so different!  Love that! Now it is your turn to play along.
But be sure to come on back after and link up your card to the linky tool below.  Here are some basic rules for the challenge....
  1. You have a full week to play along!
  2. Create a new card using the sketch as your inspiration.
  3. Use any products you choose.
  4. Add your card to your blog or other on-line spot and link back to this challenge.
  5. Come back here and add a direct link to your sample for the challenge and NOT you home page of your blog--people will not look for your challenge card--trust me.
  6. And this one is not really a rule but a request--get rid of that word verification!  It makes it hard for us to comment on your samples.  It is easier for you to delete the spam then for us to jump through tons of hoops to comment.  If your put your comments on moderation you do not have to worry about spam--you will have the option to delete it BEFORE it ever goes on your blog so you will ALWAYS be safe!
  7. Have fun and tell you friends to play too! 
    Add your sample below
    Thanks for playing along!
    Mary Jo
     

Top Three for sketch 319!

I have no idea where the week goes each and every week lately--seems I post the challenge and never make it back to post again until the next challenge is due--I have been stamping and even have a tutorial almost ready but have not spent too much time inside the house.  But the good news is some of you have and have made some amazing samples for last week's sketch.  Here are my top three picks in no particular order....


 
 

Remember you can click on the links below the thumbnail pictures to be taken to the creator's blog and leave a comment or see the details!  Thanks so much to everyone for playing along!
Hope you have time to play along again this week!  
If you are a winner please feel free to add my winner button to your blog!
  
 You can grab the code for the button on the upper left hand side of my blog.
 I will be right back with the new sketch!
Mary Jo

Monday, June 16, 2014

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 319 (TSSC319)

Here we go again!  Love Monday's---even when my whole house is sick!  What a pain in the butt that is!  This is not the time of year we are supposed to get sick--it really seems worse because my son has all his final exams and he is either missing days or going and taking finals not feeling well--both are bad.  Oh well, that is how it goes sometimes.  Let's just focus on this week's sketch--hope you can find time to play along....

What do you think? I think it looks fun and I can not wait to play with it a bit more--due to being sick my card was done on MDS and not too creative--sorry.   Although I do need some of these grad cards.

now for the design teams samples
they ALWAYS rock the sketches...









And now it is your turn. But be sure to come on back after and link up your card to the linky tool below.  Here are some basic rules for the challenge....
  1. You have a full week to play along!
  2. Create a new card using the sketch as your inspiration.
  3. Use any products you choose.
  4. Add your card to your blog or other on-line spot and link back to this challenge.
  5. Come back here and add a direct link to your sample for the challenge and NOT you home page of your blog--people will not look for your challenge card--trust me.
  6. And this one is not really a rule but a request--get rid of that word verification!  It makes it hard for us to comment on your samples.  It is easier for you to delete the spam then for us to jump through tons of hoops to comment.  If your put your comments on moderation you do not have to worry about spam--you will have the option to delete it BEFORE it ever goes on your blog so you will ALWAYS be safe!
  7. Have fun and tell you friends to play too! 
    Add your sample below
    Thanks for playing along!
    Mary Jo

Top Three for sketch 318.

I really enjoyed the great samples you guys shared last week--had to pick three favorites.  But after some consideration here are my top three picks in no particular order--as always you can click the link below the image to be taken to the creator's blog and see all the details.


 

 

Aren't those awesome--all of the samples this week were wonderful--if you have not seen them be sure to check them out. 
Hope you have time to play along again this week!  
If you are a winner please feel free to add my winner button to your blog!
  
 You can grab the code for the button on the upper left hand side of my blog.
 I will be right back with the new sketch!
Mary Jo
  

Monday, June 9, 2014

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 318 (TSSC318)

Happy Monday to you all!  So glad you stopped by to see the new sketch for the week-it is a good one.  Remember you have all week to play along!  Here is the sketch.....

And believe it or not I actually have a sample for this week and on time too!  (if you did not know I was very late last week).  Here is my card for the week....

I had some fun with some brand new stuff from Stampin Up! 


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Stamps: In This Together
Paper: Moonlight Designer Stack, Lost Lagoon, Hello Hone, Whisper White
Ink: Momento Black
Other: Blendabilities Markers, Oval Framelits, retired border punch

Now for the rest of the amazing team's samples--they rocked it as usual!


Nicole Tugrul






Jonia Smith


Eileen LeFevre



Amazing--that has to have you wanting to go and create yourself.  So be on your way!  But be sure to come on back after and link up your card to the linky tool below.  Here are some basic rules for the challenge....
  1. You have a full week to play along!
  2. Create a new card using the sketch as your inspiration.
  3. Use any products you choose.
  4. Add your card to your blog or other on-line spot and link back to this challenge.
  5. Come back here and add a direct link to your sample for the challenge and NOT you home page of your blog--people will not look for your challenge card--trust me.
  6. And this one is not really a rule but a request--get rid of that word verification!  It makes it hard for us to comment on your samples.  It is easier for you to delete the spam then for us to jump through tons of hoops to comment.  If your put your comments on moderation you do not have to worry about spam--you will have the option to delete it BEFORE it ever goes on your blog so you will ALWAYS be safe!
  7. Have fun and tell you friends to play too! 
    Add your sample below
    Thanks for playing along!
    Mary Jo

Top Three for Sketch 317!

Wow, made it through the week!  Crazy long one--mom had eye surgery, I had an emergency root canal, and son has prep for final exams--can't wait till the school year is over!  We still have two weeks left--mostly half days--those drive me crazy~  Anyway let's move on to the top three of the week......remember they are in no particular order and you can view the details by clicking the links below the thumbnail.


 

 

Aren't those awesome--all of the samples this week were wonderful--if you have not seen them be sure to check them out. 
Hope you have time to play along again this week!  
If you are a winner please feel free to add my winner button to your blog!
  
 You can grab the code for the button on the upper left hand side of my blog.
 I will be right back with the new sketch!
Mary Jo