Top Three for sketch Challenge 258!

What fun creations you guys all shared for last week's sketch! I love them all, if you haven't checked them out please do.  You can view all the samples HERE.  Here are my top three picks for the week in no particular order.  Be sure to click the links below the cards to be taken to the creator's blog and the original post with all the details.

 

4. Sarah T

 

 

5. Michelle H

 

 

7. Kris Sobolik

 

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Be right back with the new challenge! Mary Jo 

Flashback Friday!

I am so happy to be joining my friend Nicole again this week for Flashback Friday.  If you missed my post last week Friday you may not be aware of what this is you can read more about it and see last week's post HERE.  Essentially what it is is using some of those older stamp sets that we still have but never use.  I have almost every set I have ever purchased--that is quite a few, lol!  The one I chose to work with this year has not seen ink in many years.  But I always love it for it's darling images.  I will begin with my card.

Stamps: Happy Healing

Paper: Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, DP

Ink: Basic Black

Other: markers

I kept it simple as it will be one I use for the church ministry and people do not want to pay extra postage.  I always loved this little penguin though!  So fun!  The set is from 1999. Here is what the rest of the set looks like. 

Why not hop over and see what stamp set Nicole used for her Flashback Friday post HERE.

Hope you are gearing up for a fabulous weekend.  I am ready--been a long week.  The kids are getting ready for State exams and it is nothing but stress!  Double homework and crazy anxiety!  I wish we would just boycott them all together.  But that is another story all together. 

Happy Friday!
Mary Jo

More MDS--card for two challenges

One more--can you tell I have not moved from this seat yet!  Geez--I have no desire to do anything that involves moving today, lol.  So why not create right here in my seat!

For my sketch challenge for this week and the LNS color challenge too!

Background
     Card Stock\Old Olive

Stamps
    _Designer Kits\A Little of This\A Little of This - flag, Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    _Designer Kits\A Little of This\A Little of This - flag, Color = 157,36,51
    First Edition\First Edition - blossoms, Color = 0,0,0

Punches
    Basics\Medium Oval Punch, Fill Color = 225,225,224

Photos
    Designer Series Paper\Flirtatious - designer series paper\Flirtatious - 6

Now I really am going to get out of this seat!!!!

Mary Jo
 

MDS--My Journey

Playing around with My Digital Studio today--thought I would mess with a type of Book of Me--digital style.  One page down, lol.

A simple cover page--got to start somewhere!

Background
     Designer Series Paper\Love Letter - designer series paper\Love Letter - pattern 4

Embellishments
    Staple & Stitching\Chocolate - Simple Stitches corner 3 (re-colored)

Stamps
    Daring Adventure\Daring Adventures - feet, Color = 0,0,0
    Daring Adventure\Daring Adventures - feet, Color = 0,0,0
    Daring Adventure\Daring Adventures - feet, Color = 0,0,0
    Daring Adventure\Daring Adventures - feet, Color = 0,0,0
    Daring Adventure\Daring Adventures - or nothing, Color = 0,0,0
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 2, Color = 0,0,0

Photos
    Designer Series Paper\Vintage Overlays - designer series paper\Vintage Overlays - texture 10 

and photo of me

 

Raining ugly day!  Off to work out and see if that makes me feel more energetic--feeling really lazy today.

Mary Jo

Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge 113

You know what Tuesday means--my chance to share the Try Stamping On Tuesdsay challenge with you! I really enjoy being a part of the Design Team on this group so much talent.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the team came up with for this sketch--then why not play along yourself--we would love to have you.

Here is my sample....

 

and here is the sketch...

I have not used this set i quite a bit--it is such an easy set to make masculine cards.  And I just adore Pool Party with Gray and Black.  Can you tell I used the single stamp Just Thinking behind the boat. Works great to add more texture and it fits perfect in the framelits so it cuts out perfectly!

 

Stamps: Open Sea, Just Thinking

Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Gray

Other: bakers twine, framelits, black marker for edging

Hope you have a wonderful day--I need to try to take my CRAZY cat to the vet--it is not an easy task, she is crazy and mean when taken out of the house--she does not like the vet--and honestly I am not too sure they like her either, lol--but I love her. 

Have a great day!