Finally my sample for Sketch Challenge 58!

Sorry for the delay on this one guys. I just could not get myself to re-color this image last night, lol. So anyway this is my sample for this week's sketch that can be found HERE If you play along be sure to leave a link on the original post in the Mister Linky at the end.


Stamps: One of a Kind, A Kind Word, Sweet Little Sentiments (hostess)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, SAB dp
Ink: Basic Black, Pretty In Pink
Other: markers, pretties kit, three flower punch, word window punch, So Saffron brads, Pretty in Pink ribbon

Thanks for stopping by.

Mary Jo

16 Cards-0 Stamps-0 Inkpads-1/2 a Simply Scrappin Kit

So quite a while ago I bought the Best Ever Simply Scrappin Kit wanting to create a class making cards from it. I actually forgot all about it, so you can imaging my relief when it was still in this new catalog. So before it retires I thought I should design the class so here it is. I made 16 cards using only the following.

1/2 of the Kits papers and Stickers with lots left over

Some of the following papers for the base of the cards
Kiwi Kiss, Sahara Sand, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze

Black, Old Olive and Ruby Red Brads

Kiwi Kiss ribbon

circle punches, scallop circle punch, oval punch

White Gel pen and a few markers for details.


I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Not sure which is my favorite though. What do you think-which is YOUR favorite?

Here is a group shot followed by individual pictures.

All supplies are 100% current Stampin Up!

Thanks for stopping by today--don't forget to stop back for next week's sketch challenge later tonight or early in the morning. See ya then!

Mary Jo

Blogger's Challenge 87-Inspriration Challenge

Thanks God it's Friday because that means it's time for another Blogger's Challenge. This we were were given a picture and were supposed to make a card using it for inspiration. You can see the picture below my card. I had fun with this one. Got to use a new toy I just got-the tags die. Love it! The background is stamped with a stamp from the Friends 24-7 set and then spritzed with Rose Red ink. This will be number 27 in the Your Hired Series.




Here is the inspiration piece in case you would like to play along! We would love to have you.


The details

Stamps: Friends 24-7, Really Retro, Fifth Avenue Floral
Paper: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Shimmery White
Ink: Rose Red
Other: markers, labels die, large oval circle punch, brads, ribbon, white gel pen

Mary Jo

A brand new Challenge and I am on the DT!

I am so excited to announce that my dear friend Kerry Donovan-Casey of Three Clovers Designs is starting a new Thursday Challenge. It is called the 3 Clover Thursday Challenge. She will changing up the challenge each week. Which is so fun. The team is actually broke up into two groups so that we don't have to post each we - but of course I WANT TO! So even though this is not my week, I could not miss week 1! This week is a sketch challenge. You can see the sketch on Kerry's Blog. Hope you play along. Here is my card. You can not really tell from the photo but the Not Quite Navy piece has been embossed with the new Sizzix embossing plates from SU. This will be number 26 in the Your Hired Series.



Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Urban Oasis
Ink: Note Quite Navy
Other: Gel pen, markers, wide baja ribbon, texture plate (on navy)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Mary Jo

Two more with this week's sketch!

Both of these cards are created for today's color challenge on SCS-More Mustard, Rose Red and Kiwi Kiss. The also both use the same layout which is this week's Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 57 and they both use 100% current Stampin Up! therefore they are card #24 and #25 in the Your Hired Series.

Stamps: Cheap Talk, Really Retro, Friendly Words, Jumbo wheel

Paper: Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard, Whisper White, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss dp, Rasberry Tart dp

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: brads, circle scissors plus

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Yummy

Paper: More Mustard, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Rasberry Tart dp, Kiwi Kiss dp

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: kiwi/white satin ribbon, heart punch, photo corner punch, circle scissors plus

Thanks for stopping by today--please leave a comment so I know you were here, lol! Thanks

Mary Jo

Latenight Stamper's Challenge 7

The challenge is to use at least one punch and at least one Big Shot die or texture plate. This first card is using the large and small oval punch and the a new texture plate.



Stamps: Trendy Trees and Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss dp
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point
Other: Wide Chocolate Chip ribbon, large and small oval punch, embossing plate

This is card number 22 in the Your Hired series

The next one uses the button sizzix die, an embossing plate and circle punch

Stamps: Cheap Talk
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Other: mat pack, paper piercer, ribbon, embossing plate, button sizzlet, circle punch

This is also card number 23 in the Your Hired Series

And finally this birthday card--I used the circle and scallop circle punches, Top note die, embossing plate. This is also a revisit to my sketch #8 which is shown below the card.


Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch #8



Stamps: Darling Dots (hostess)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Green Galore, Whisper White and Basic Black, Rainbow Sherbet dp
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Green Galore
Other: scallop square punch, circle punches, top note die, embossing plate, white gel pen.

This is card number 24 in the Your Hired Series.


Phew, that was way to much to type for one post, lol

Hope you have a great day.
Mary Jo

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #57

It seems like just a couple day's ago that I posted sketch 56--boy oh boy does time go fast. Here is this week's sketch for you...
And here is my card. I am loving the new circle scissors from Stampin Up! it is really easy to use and creates circles from 1-6 inches and almost anywhere in between. This card will also be card number 21 in the Your Hired Series-100% current Stampin Up.




Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue, Whisper White, Bella Birds dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue
Other: Circle scissors, markers, wide Chocolate Chip ribbon, sizzix button die, pretty in pink ribbon, chocolate chip marker.

Hope you will play along--I will be making at least one more for this challenge tomorrow such an easy sketch. If you play please use the keyword TSSC57 when uploading. And be sure to come back and add your link below to Mister Linky!

Mary Jo


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Let's Hear it for the Boys.

Here are a couple more cards for the Your Hired Series. Both are male birthday cards. And both use the Top Note Sizzix die that is exclusive to Stampin Up!


This first card is number 19 in the series. Again this is a series of cards that use 100% current Stampin Up! products.

Stamps: Friends 24-7 and Upsy Daisy
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue, So Saffron, Whisper White and Bella Birds dp
Ink: chocolate Chip
Other: markers, white gel pen, wide chocolate chip ribbon, top note die, circle scissors.


This next card is number 20 in the series. It was also made for the Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS. Lots and Lots of great card to be found in her gallery. This is the one I chose

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...;ppuser=114705

I changed the stamps, colors, sentiment treatment and added brads

Stamps: Backwoods, Upsy Daisy

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Whisper White and To the Nines speciality dp

Ink: basic black, chocolate chip

Accessories: ribbon brads, horizontal slot punch, top note die, markers, paper piercier, mat pack I'll be right back with this weeks sketch challenge.

Step It Up Weekend Challenge

It has been a long time since I playing with a step it up challenge. I was browsing around blog hopping this morning and seen the Beate was back with a weekend sketch challenge. So I thought I would play along. So I made a quick and simple card with the sketch and then stepped it up a bit with some more embellishments. I used to love to do this but it has been a LONG time. So anyway here is the original sketch from Beate's blog. And of course my first simple card....



Next I added some brads, a button, ribbon and an additional sentiment on a flag type strip.




What do you think? Which do you like better? By the way this is card 18 in the Your Hired- 100% current Stampin Up series.


Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Friendly words jumbo wheel
Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, So Saffron dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Other: markers to edge some layers and add dots.

Step it up additions:
Sweet Little Sentiments stamps set, brads, button, ribbon, more edging with marker.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you had a great Valentine's Day!

I love you this much! Blogger's challenge 86

Today's Blogger's challenge was to create a Valentine. I am pretty sick of Valentines already but because I love our list mom (Lisa) I still had to play along. Of course I used 100% current SU again since I am still working on the Your Hired series. This is card number 17 for the series, I have some more done too but will post later.

Stamps: Under the Stars
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red
Ink: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Other: embossing plate, square scallop punch, tag corner punch, black brads, white gel pen, red and carmel marker, computer for sentiment, ribbon

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Mary Jo

Do it right!

Today color challenge on SCS. Love these colors together. Wish I could have gotten a better picture, I may have to make one of those boxes for taking pictures. But it really is beautiful in real life. So soft and simple. Love it. This is the 16th card in the Your Hired Series.

CC205: Pink Pirouette (pretty in pink) Perfect Plum Kiwi Kiss (old olive)

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Bella Birds dp

Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: satin ribbon, eyelet border punch Mary Jo

Two in one. For You.

This is for both the TLC207 challenge, cut it out, and the Late Night Stampers Challenge to use a tool that you have not used in a while. I have not used my crimper in who knows how long. I have also had this scallop oval frame die for years and never really used it but now that SU sells it I am using it again. I kind of cheated on the cut it out by using the new sizzlet embossing folders--they cut too, saving me time. Hope it still counts. It is also another 100% Stampin Up! card for the Your Hired series card number 15 - the sketch challenge for today was number 14.

Stamps: All Holidays

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, pretty in pink, real red, cameo coral, whisper white and rasberry tart dp

Ink: cameo coral

Accessories: flower burst die, scallop oval frame die, large oval punch, pretties kit, crimper Mary Jo

Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 56

What a fun weekend we had, we celebrated my son's 9th birthday and mine and my hubby's 12th wedding anniversary. Hope you had a great weekend too! But now we are getting ready for a new week and that always means a new sketch here on Technostamper. Hope you will play along this week. Here is the sketch.....

And then of course--here is my card sample...



Isn't this new set too fun. I love it. All supplies are Stampin Up! It is the next card in the Your Hired series. Hmm, lost track of the number--I will figure it out and post the numbers again on the next post.

Stamps: Animal Crackers and Sweet Little Sentiments (hostess)
Paper: More Mustard, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Basic black
Other: Stampin Up exclusive embossing plate, wide Baja Breeze ribbon, Baja Breeze Button, Half pearl from Pretties kit, word window punch, star punch, markers, black brads, white gel pen.



Please consider playing along with us this week. I would love to see what YOU can come up with. There are really no rules other than to be inspired by the sketch. After you create your card,come on back and leave a DIRECT link to your post in Mr. Linky below, so we can all see it. Use the keywords TSSC56 when posting online.

Mary Jo

Blogger's Challenge 85--a sketch

Got to use some new stuff on this card--which is card number 13 in the Your Hired Series (100% Stampin Up!). The background is done with the new exclusive texture plates, the new border punch and the circle is cut from the new Circle Scissors Plus. Love this cutter, so easy to use. (

Here is my card for today's challenge....


and the sketch....



Hope you enjoy your day! It is my 12 year anniversary and tomorrow my son turns 9 where or where does the time go?



Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Real Red, Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink and Raspberry Tart dp
Ink: Basic Black
Other: markers, circle scissors plus, large scallop circle die, eyelet border punch, embossing plate, ribbon,


See ya later!
Mary Jo

More Your Hired and sketch challenge review--all Stampin Up!

I have three more in the series for you today!

The first one is using sketch number 5 and the new set A Kind Word.



Here is the sketch...

Stamps: A Kind Word
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Blue, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Bella Rose dp
Ink: lots of re-inkers, Red Riding Hood and basic black
Other: pretties kit, photo corner punch, ribbon, blener pen, water pen, brad



Next is the new Just Buzzin By set and sketch number 6



Again here is the original sketch..

Stamps: Just Buzzin By

Paper: More Mustard, So Saffron, Basic Black, So Saffron DP

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: markers, glitter gel pen

And finally sketch number 7 and the new Flower Burst sizzix embosslet!



The original sketch..

Stamps: Petal Pizzazz (leaf)

Paper: Rasberry Tart, Old olive, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: old olive marker, red ribbon, button, old olive brads, flower burst SU sizzlet die

Thanks for stopping by today! See ya soon.

Lot's to share today!

Grab you cup of java or whatever your preference is and settle in for a long post with lots of cards to share. Of course today is the Blogger's Challenge and the theme was birthday cards. I have two cards for that. Plus all five of the cards below are 100% Stampin Up and part of my Your Hired series ( sponsored by Sherrill Graff). Number 7 is also for the Limited Supply Challenge on SCS--clean and simple cards. I have also decided that I will combine my Your Hired series with a revisit of my first year of sketch challenges. So let's get started.....

The first card is a Valentine using the new scallop oval frame die! The elephant is popped up for dimension. This is card number 4 in the Your Hired Series.


Stamps: Happy Hearts Day
Paper: Real Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White and Rasberry Tart dp
Ink: Basic Black
Other: markers, scallop oval frame die, tag punch, two sided satin ribbon, red brad.

Next is card number 5 in the Your Hired series. It is also using my first ever sketch challenge which is shown right below the card.




I love these new papers, beautiful colors. Here is the sketch...

Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White card stock along with the Rasberry Tart dp
Ink: Basic Black
Other: markers, square scallop punch, ribbon

This next card is my Technostamper sketch number 2 -- card number 6 in the Your Hired series and Card number 1 for the Blogger's challenge.



Here is the sketch, minus the bottom layer??? Weird, lol.Stamp: Pun Fun (sentiment)
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Cameo Coral and Rasberry Tart dp
Ink: Basic Black
Other: hand held circle punch, five petal flower punch, ticket corner punch, sm circle punch, 1 1/2 circle punch, scallop circle punch, white gel pen, build a brad.

This next card is my Technostamper sketch number 3 -- card number 7 in the Your Hired series and Card number 2 for the Blogger's challenge.



Again here is the original sketch...
Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, Pun Fun (sentiment)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, So Saffron dp, Bella Rose dp
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Basic Black
Other: circle punches, scallop border punch, photo corner punch, black brads, ribbon

And finally this card is for the Limited Supply Challenge on SCS today -- Clean and Simple Cards and it is also card number 8 in the Your Hired Series and was done using Technostamper Sketch challenge number 4.




here is the original sketch..

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Paper: Basic Black, So Safron and So Saffron DP
Ink: Basic Black
Other: white gel pen, so saffron brads

Yikes! That was a long long post--hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you think--I love comments.

See ya soon--now I got to go make more cards since I just showed you ALL the new ones, lol!

Remember you can see the other Blogger's Challenge and Your Hired players by clicking the links on my sidebar!

Mary Jo