Challenge #46–May 7, 2011

Greetings!  Welcome to the Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge blog. We’re here each Saturday to bring you inspiration and enthusiasm for Waltzingmouse Stamps. We are so happy that you have joined us today.

This note has accompanies the sketch challenge for several weeks now, and we hope that everyone has had a chance to read it. We have recently instituted a small change regarding the requirements for the weekly sketch challenge.  Previously, we had no restrictions about the images you could use for the weekly Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge.  But since we all love Waltzingmouse Stamps, going forward we ask that you use at lease one WMS image on your submission. We reserve the right to remove entries that do not comply with the guidelines as it is not fair to the players who do. Including WMS images on your project adds to the creative inspiration we gain each week from your wonderful creations.

Onward to this week’s challenge, but first, we are happy to announce the Top Mouse awards from last week’s Sketch Challenge.

This week’s Top Mouse awards go to:

Andrea Ewen

Chupa

Ros Crawford

These are ALL terrific, ladies! Please send me an e-mail at  lynn.mercurio@gmail.com and I will whisk your very own HTML code for your Top Mouse Blinkie to you right away.  You can show all of your blog readers how much we love your projects.

Each week we randomly select a winner from all the participants to receive a complimentary  Waltzingmouse Stamps set of choice. This week the lucky randomly chosen winner is:

Nicky Hsu

Congratulations Nicky.  Please e-mail Claire atClaire.brennan1@ntlworld.com. Provide her with your contact information and set choice, so she can get your selected set on its way to you.

And now, if you’re ready – get set - let’s go!  Here is the sketch for this week?

To get you sufficiently motivated, check out what the Mischief Makers have for you today:

Beate Johns

Clare Buswell

Edna Morrisedie

Jean Martin

Jen Cuthbertson

Kelly Schirmer

Lenet Mos

....and projects from a few of our WMS Design Team members:

Bonnie Sharp

Julia Aston

Mona Pendleton

Tosha Leyendekker

I hope these samples have lit a fire under your creativity and you are raring to get started.  Just create a card, tag, scrapbook layout or any paper project - just remember to include the basic sketch in your design and don’t forget that Waltzingmouse Stamps image.

Remember to post your projects using Inlinkz no later than 12:00 noon Central time on Friday, May 13, 2011. We will announce the winner of the challenge and the new Top Mouse Award winners when the new sketch challenge is posted on Saturday, May 14th. Please use a direct link to your project. Enter as many times as you like!

You don’t have to have a blog to play along with the sketch challenge. If you upload your project to any on-line galleries or forums, please use the keyword of WMSC46.

Get your chat on about the sketch challenge in this forum.   CLICKING HERE.  Have questions? Have comments?  Have suggestions?  We’d love to chat about it. Drop by and say hello!

One last thing - we would love it if you wanted to grab the blinkie HTML code that may be found on the sidebar.  Displaying it on your blog helps us spread the Waltzingmouse Challenge word.

Have a wonderfully creative week and Happy Mother’s Day!