Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 304 (TSSC304)

Time for a brand new sketch.  Hope you had a great week and that you are ready to play along with a brand new sketch challenge this week!  I think it is a really fun one and the team has come up with some fabulous ideas for you!  Let's start with the sketch, shall we?.........

and then my sample....

This for the birds set is one of my favorites and when I started matching up papers for the background the colors made me think of this image and I thought it would be fun to match the two up.  I have so many brand new sets but I adore this one and had to play with it with these colors.  I love how it turned out.  The doily is a great backdrop for the image!

Stamps: For the Birds, Sweet Essentials
Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White and dp from the Fresh Prints stack
Ink: Basic Black
Other: markers, floral embelishment, doily, nestabilities
And now for the rest of the team's samples....

Mary Brown

Carolyn Bennett

Jonia Smith 

Robbie

Tanya

Eileen LeFevre

Nicole Tugrul 

Sue Root

 

Amazing right?  These girls really are a talented bunch!
Now it is your turn to play along.
If you do create something with this sketch please remember to come on back and add your direct link to the linky tool below.
Here are a few rules of play....

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!
   
   Thanks, Mary Jo

Try Stamping On Tuesday!

Here we go again...here is my card for this week's sketch...

I love all the white in he background, I don't do that too often but when I do I love it!  So clean looking.   I was not sure I liked this sketch when I first saw it but I do like the card so I am glad I played along--you will be glad too if you play along!

Here is the sketch--you can view all the samples for it HERE.

Card details:
Stamps: For the Birds
Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Other: markers, candy dots, washi tape(gingham garden)

Hope you week is off to a great start!
Mary Jo

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 257 (TSSC257)

Here we go again!  Love Mondays and the beginning of the new sketch challenge and the new Latenightstamper's challenge too!  Let's get started with the sketch challenge for this week shall we?

Here are a few quick 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!

And now the sketch.....

And my sample....

I combined my sample with the new Latenightstamper's challenge for the week to be inspired by candy bars.  I was inspired by the colors in the Almond Joy bar...

Stamps: For the Birds and the Paper Pumpkin Starter Kit stamp

Paper: Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist and Whisper White, DP

Ink: Early Espresso

Other: framelits, markers

And now for the rest of the team!  You know they ALWAYS have great samples.  Be sure to click on the links to see the original post and all the details.

Tanya

Robbie

Carolyn Bennett 

 Mary Brown

Jonia Smith

Eileen

 Nicole Tugrul 

Sue Root

 I know that those have your creative ideas running wild--so go on and get stamping!

See ya back here when you sample is done!

Mary Jo

Sudsol Challenges!

It has been a while since I have played along with the challenge on Sudsol--such a great group I need to give back to them more often.  If you are not a member you can get a free two week membership to check it out on my sidebar.

I participated in the sketch challenge and the Stampin Success CASE challenge.

Here is the sketch challenge--as you can see I flipped the sketch to make it work....

ETA:   You can learn how to use your dies to cut around images like above HERE.




And the CASE challenge.....

Both samples are using the For the Birds stamp set.  They both also use the same colors--real red, pool party and whisper white.  Fun challenges.

This is such a fun stamp set....

If you have any specific questions please ask in the comments section and leave your e-mail since blogger does not show them to me.

Happy today!
Mary Jo

So many challenges...so little time!

I have two challenge cards to share with you today.  One is for the 411 sketch challenge and one for Create with Connie and Mary sketch.  Both sketches were really fun this week.  Different and I like that!

The first is the 411 sketch..which by the way I thought I still had time to post since the linky tool is still open--but I see they picked their top three already--sad face, lol. Lesson learned see when the challenge ends and not when the linky closes--I just assumed they were the same--and we all know the saying about what happens when we assume.

My mom asked for some anniversary cards so I am sure you will see a few in the next few days.  This is the first.  Love these colors and this darling stamp set!  Details will be at bottom of post.

Next up is the Create with Connie and Mary sketch another fun one.  I flipped it on its side though and made this super fun birthday card using it.

I love the colors they are just so fun.  What a cute stamp set this one is too!  Here are the details for each card.

Card one.
Stamps: For the Birds, Teeny Tiny Wishes, and an old retired stamps set for the Love Birds sentiment.
Paper: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White and Twitterpated dp
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red
Other: pinking hearts border punch, markers

Card two:
Stamps: Animal Talk
Paper: Daffodil Delight,  Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Floral District DP
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze
Other: markers, end of pencil eraser for dots.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend.  I am so looking forward to mine.
Mary Jo

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 228 (TSSC228)

Yea, here we go again.  It is a beautiful day today and I am posting really quick as I am on my way to have a few moles removed at the surgical center.  I do have my sample ready but no time to edit it, will add it when I get back in a few hours.  Hope you have time to play along this week.  Only three players last week--sad face here.  But I know I am crazy busy so I am sure you are too.  Here is this week's sketch challenge....

And my sample

Stamps:For the Birds
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Twitterpated DP
Ink: Basic Black
Other: rhinestones, markers


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