Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 329 (TSSC329)

Happy Monday!  Time for a new sketch--hope you have time this week to play along--it is a really fun one and the team has some great samples to share with you.  But let's start with the sketch.....

And my card--I think it turned out so sweet!  Love the little flags on the side of this sketch!  I used part of the designer paper for the focal image.  Can't be much easier than that!  And it is cute too.

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White and Maritime Designer Paper
Ink: Real Red
Other: ribbon, nestabilities,

Now for the rest of the team's samples....

Jonia Smith

Nicole Tugrul

 Mary Brown

Robbie

Sue Root

Carolyn Bennett

I told you they were great!  I love each one--so many different looks with one simple sketch! Love that about these challenges.  Can't wait to see what you do with the new sketch this week. Be sure to add you sample to Mr. Linky 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 328!

What fun cards this week--another amazing group of samples.  Thanks so much for playing along.  Here are my top three picks -- in no particular order.  Remember that you can click the link below the thumbnail image to be taken to the creator's blog post and find more details about the card.

G Calkins

 

Judy Leigh 

 

Elegant Butterflies 

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

Try Stamping on Tuesday!

Yep, it is Tuesday and it is my week to post on for the Design Team.  This week's sketch was a fun one and I mixed an older stamp set with some new ones to come up with this darling card for a young girl at my church....

I think she will love it!  I know the colors are so fun that that make me smile.  The Smile Jesus Loves you is from the retired set Little Lambs. 

Here are the rest of the supplies used for the card....

Stamps: Little Lambs, And Many More, Kinda Eclectic

Paper: Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White and Flowerpot DP

Ink: Night of Navy and Crushed Curry

Other: Rhinestones, circle framelits

Here is the sketch for the week be sure to check out what the rest of the team did with it

CLICK HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today--see you again soon.

Mary Jo

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 328 (TSSC328)

 So it happened again--I did not get back on to add any more posts since last week's challenge.  Every time I think I am caught up with stuff --  I am NOT!  Oh well at least I get this done each week--that is something--and I have a card for tomorrow too as it is my week to post for the Try Stamping on Tuesday challenge so it will be at least two days in a row!  Anyway--the important things is the sketch, right?!  So here is this week's sketch....

It is another simple one this week so I hope to see a lot of samples!  Here is mine to get us started.

 

I am pretty dissapointed that I can not get the colors to look right on this-- maybe you can see them if you make it bigger.  I used a color combo from Create With Connie and Mary. 

The soft sky looks almost white.  But it is not believe me--you can tell because the butterflies are stamped on white and the little bit around them is not the same as the background.  My son used my camera to take a photography merit badge at camp and I am struggling to get it back where I had it!  Ugg--I might have to take a silly class, lol.  Here are the supplies used for the card....

Stamps: Kind of Eclectic and A Dozen Thoughts

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive

Other: rhinestones, butterfly punches

Now for the best part of the post---- THE DESIGN TEAM'S SAMPLES!!!

Nicole Tugrul

 Mary Brown

Carolyn Bennett

Jonia Smith

Tanya

Robbie

Sue Root

They always do a great job--I love them all--really I do--the girls and the cards!  Thanks so much ladies.  You guys rock!

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Be sure to add you sample to Mr. Linky 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 327!

Yikes this week was the toughest week in a long time to pick three favorites!  So many wonderful designs.  I am really struggling with getting it down to only three but because I need to I am going to just go for it!  Here are my top three picks for the week ......

Marilyn SanClemente

 

Kathya Hidalgo

Kris McIntosh

As always you can view the creator's blog and all the details by clicking the links below the images.  Thanks so much to all the players -- each card was better than the last--hard time picking just three.

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 Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 327 (TSSC327)

Well I think all the craziness of Summer vacation is now behind me.  Camping is done--Vacation Bible School is done--both of my mom's surgeries are done and now we can just enjoy the last few week's of summer at home--maybe--unless something else comes up.  Hope you are enjoying your summer!  I have a really easy sketch for you to try this week!  Here is the sketch....

And of my sample....

I am really loving some of the new color combos that Stampin Up has put out with this catalog.  This is one I may not of done by myself.  Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry and Whisper White along with the Flowerpot DP.  Really fun together. 
Stamps:  Flower Patch with matching dies
Paper: Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry and Whisper White and Flowerpot DP.
Ink: Crushed Curry, Night of Navy and Tangerine Tango
Other: Flower Fair Framelits, rhinestone colored with blendability markers, white gel pen, marker, dimensionals

And now for the amazing design teams samples.....

Mary Brown

Jonia Smith

Robbie

 Nicole

Tanya

Sue

Carolyn Bennett

They NEVER disappoint!  What fabulous samples.  I bet you can not wait to go play around with this sketch--right?!   Be sure to add you sample to Mr. Linky 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 326!

So I never did get a card created for last week's sketch, between my mom having surgery and Vacation Bible School at church there just was not enough time--of course there was time to fish and hang with my son--summer is too short to miss out on things like that, don't you agree!  There were however many beautiful samples for the sketch and here are my top three picks. 

Tami Black

LeAnne

 

Deb

Some really great cards--it was touch choosing.  As always they are in no particular order and you can view the creator's blog and more details by clicking the links below the images! Thanks so much to everyone for playing along this week!

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 Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 326 (TSSC326)

Just in case you did not read the last post--I am posting really fast and don't have a personal sample for this week--yet!  I hope to do it later today if all goes well with my mom's surgery or maybe tomorrow but as always the design team has some fabulous sample to inspire you.  Let's start with the sketch....

And the fabulous design team samples......

Mary Brown

Sue Root

Tanya

Carolyn Bennett

Jonia Smith

Robbie 

I hope that those samples inspired you to want to play along!   -be sure to add you sample to Mr. Linky 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 325!

 A really quick post for tonight since I am just getting home from camping and I am really tired--I need to be up early to take my mom in for surgery in the morning so as I said it is going to be short and sweet.

Here are my top three picks for last week's sketch--as always in no particular order....

 

Emily Shroom

 

Emily

 

Marti {Peezadoodle}

You can view all the details and the original post by clicking the link below the image. 

Each of these were so fun, great job ladies!  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