Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge!

My week again on the Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge Team.  And this week we have a fun inspiration photo for you to play along with.  I personally love inspiration photos because it can be whatever you want it to be.  You can use the feel, the colors, the layout, anything that YOU feel when looking at the photo!  Here is this week's photo.....

I chose the bright fun summery colors to inspire my card.....

I actually made this card in a muted colors too......

 Which one do you like better?  Are you a brights type of person or a cool calm colors type?

I think I am actually both--if that is possible.  The one makes me feel calm and cozy and the other makes me feel happy and full of energy.  Weird how colors can change the entire feel of something. 

Hope you choose to play along with us this week--check out the rest of the teams samples HERE.

Stamps:   Blooming with Kindness
Paper: Melon Mambo Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango
or:  Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding.
Ink: Melon Mambo or Early Espresso
Other: Butterfly thinlit, rhinestones, corner rounder markers

Happy Tuesday!
Mary Jo

1st and 3rd Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 363

This sketch is a really back to basic one--which leaves room for you own special touches--love that!  So welcome to the new 1st and 3rd Monday challenge.  For those of you who may be new to my sketch challenge I just recently stopped posted every week and changed it to the 1st and 3rd Mondays.  I hope that you will play along with us.  Here is our new sketch--you have until May31st to participate--lots of time--you can even play along more than once with all that time!


Here is the new sketch.....

 

And my back to basic sample.....

Stamps: Sheltering Tree and Round Array

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White and Flower Pot

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Garden Green

Other: burlap, scallop circle and regular circle dies, scallop circle and regular circle punches

Now let me share with you what the rest of the team created with this sketch....

Tanya

 Mary Brown

Nicole Tugrul

Sue Root

Jonia Smith

Robbie

What a great variety of  designs!  They are really the BEST team out there--I bet you already knew that though!  Be sure to take a moment to visit their blogs and read all the detail--oh and maybe even leave a little love in the form of a comment--by clicking on their names under each design.

Remember you have extra time to play along with this sketch--

all samples are due by 5/31/

Here are some basic rules for the challenge....

1. You have until May 3rd at midnight 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

 

Top Three for Sketch 362!

Another great challenge comes to a close and I have my top three picks to share with you today!  Immediately following this post will be the new sketch challenge so don't go too far.

Thanks so much to everyone who played along with sketch #362--great samples!  My top three picks are below in no particular order..

Karen Page

 

Celebrate Today

Hillary H.

Thanks ladies for playing along. 

Congratulations to the winners!  You are all welcome to add my badge to your blog if you so wish! You can find the code on my sidebar. I hope you find time to play along with the new sketch too. Thanks again!  I will be right back with the new sketch! 

Mary Jo

Happy Mother's Day!

This tulip set is one of the easiest to work with, I love the sweet cards you can make with it.  The sentiment is pretty cool and I am using it for my Mother's Day card this year because my mom is the kindest person I know!  I am so blessed to still have her in my life--she is my best friend.  Happy Mother's day to all of you who are moms.  I think it is the most important roll we play in this life! 

Stamps: Love is Kindness

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White Painted Blooms DP

Ink: Black

Other: ribbon and happy hearts embossing folder

Enjoy your day!

Mary Jo

Try Stamping on Tuesday.

My week again.  I am still working with the Stacked with Love paper pack and creating Mother's day cards.  This sketch had me a bit confused at the beginning but it worked out in the end.  I used a heart doily that I have had for a few years!  And some older non-SU stamps.  Here is my card.....

Stamps:  And Many More, and a stamp from the old SUInk stamp line.

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Stacked with Love

Ink: Memento Black

Other: heart doily, heart framelit, rhinestones

Here is the sketch for you to try....

Check out the rest of the team samples and add your own HERE.

Thanks for checking in today--have a great day.

Mary Jo

1st and 3rd Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 362 (TSSC362)

Don't know where the time is going but this is one time that I am not really complaining--it is May already--but that brings nicer weather and I love to be outside when the sun is out.  It is amazing how the sunshine can make me so happy.  Love it!

So welcome to the new 1st and 3rd Monday challenge.  For those of you who may be new to my sketch challenge I just recently stopped posted every week and changed it to the 1st and 3rd Mondays.  I hope that you will play along with us.  Here is our new sketch--you have until May 17th to participate--lots of time--you can even play along more than once with all that time!

Since the weather is nice I am way behind on inside things--which counts my crafting! So I am working on some Mother's day cards.  Thought this would be a fun sketch to work with for that.  I wanted a sort of fun/whimsy card so I searched though my papers and realized that little hearts and X's and O's could make a fun Mother's day card--after all I do love my mom!  So that is where I started and the rest just fell into place.

I have to say I love that cute "best mother ever" sentiment from And Many More.  So sweet!  I didn't even notice it before today??!  Weird how that can happen.

Stamps: Painted Petals, And Many More--non-SU sentiment no longer available

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White and Stacked with Love pack

Ink: Real Red, Memento Black, Old Olive

Other: rhinestones colored black, dimensionals

Here are some more samples from the Design Team....

please click the link below the images to be taken to their blogs and leave them a little love
they are amazing and I love their creativity!

Mary Brown

Nicole Tugrul

Jonia Smith

Sue Root

Remember you have two weeks to play along with this sketch--

all samples are due by 5/17.

Here are some basic rules for the challenge....

1. You have until May 3rd at midnight 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

Top Three for Sketch 361.

So it seems that many of you enjoy having the extra time to work on the challenges.  What do you think?  It the first and third Monday a good choice or is every week better?  I would love to hear your thoughts.

Here are my top three picks for this sketch, as always they are in no particular order.....

Sheri L

Colien

teresa kline

Thanks ladies for playing along. 

Congratulations to the winners!  You are all welcome to add my badge to your blog if you so wish! You can find the code on my sidebar. I hope you find time to play along with the new sketch too. Thanks again!  I will be right back with the new sketch! 

Mary Jo