Mojo Monday 404

Welcome to tall & skinny wek here at the Mojo Monday Blog. Tall & skinny week is a great way to stretch yourself to do something different, it is also a wonderful way to use up scraps. Be sure to check out the mojo makers creations for inspiration. 

Feel free to adapt the sketch to whatever length/width fits your fancy, though.  Below are a couple options for those of you who don't like to do math on a Monday morning!

The first size is 3.5 x 5.5" and fits a regular A2 envelope with a little room left over to let something (like the circle in this sketch) hang off the 3.5" side. You can use either of the following measurements, depending on where you want your fold.

• 3.5 x 11" cut of cardstock, score long side at 5.5"
• 5.5 x 7" cut of cardstock, score long side at 3.5"

For a little more skinny, you can try a 3.5 x 6" card to fit a regular No. 6 3/4 envelope (the ones that are about the size of a personal check).  Use either of the following measurements, depending on where you want your fold.

• 3.5 x 12" cut of cardstock, score long side at 6"
• 6 x 7" cut of cardstock, score long side at 3.5"

To play along, make a project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO404. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but I will close the linking form on Sunday night, July 5 at 8:00pm (Mountain). That way there's no confusion which linky is the current one. 

Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want.  As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

For inspiration using this week's sketch, please visit our design team's blogs, which are the first 8 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

Mojo Monday 403

Welcome back to the Mojo Monday sketch, we have a super awesome sketch this week. Julee has created another keeper for your mojo sketch file. Be sure to check out the design teams blogs for inspiration...hope you have a wonderful week!

To play along, just make a project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery. Then leave a link to your project using the linky widget at the bottom of this post. Please use a direct link to your Mojo post and not just your blog.

If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO403. Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want.  As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but I will close the linking form on Sunday night, June 28 at 8:00pm (Mountain). That way there's no confusion which linky is the current one. 

For inspiration using this week's sketch, please visit our design team's blogs, which are the first 8 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

Mojo Monday 402

Hello friends, join us in welcoming Justin and Lori to the Mojo team....whoop, whoop! We are super excited to have them playing along, be sure to check out their blogs. We also want to thank you all again for the support you have shown us, we look forward to another 400 sketches! Julee has created this blowout of a sketch, let's get started!

To play along, just make a project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery. Then leave a link to your project using the linky widget at the bottom of this post. Please use a direct link to your Mojo post and not just your blog.

If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO402. Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want.  As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but I will close the linking form on Sunday night, June 21 at 8:00pm (Mountain). That way there's no confusion which linky is the current one. 

For inspiration using this week's sketch, please visit our design team's blogs, which are the first 7 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

June Contest Winners and 2 New Designers Announcement

Looking for this week's sketch?
Mojo 401 Challenge Post

It's time to announce the winners for our June Mojo Contest!  

First off, just let me say THANK YOU to all of you who played along for our 400th sketch! Your entries were all wonderfully unique and I so enjoyed reading the sweet things you had to say about Mojo!  Our random winners are posted at the end of this post, but I know many of you are anxious to find out who the new Mojo Makers are, so I'll get to that first.

The choosing of just 2 designers from the pool of fantastic entries was so much harder than I ever imagined.  It takes guts to put yourselves out there, and I applaud the bravery of each person who posted that I Want To Be A Mojo Designer graphic!  Cheers to you all!  That being said, I had to finally narrow my choices down and have selected the following two amazing cardmakers to join our team:

Justin Krieger of jkcards

Justin has been playing along with Mojo Monday since around Mojo 220.  His cards have a sophistication and elegance without pretense that make me stop and stare each time I click one of his links.  I can't wait to see his cards featured here each week!

Lori Tecler of Inking Aloud

I found Mojo entries from Lori from as far back as Mojo 22 when the challenge was still on my personal blog!  Her cards are always soft and dreamy, with a sweet, cute style I'm excited to see represented in our featured cards each week!

Congrats Justin and Lori!  

I'll be emailing you later today with more details!
Welcome to the team!

Okay, now on to our Verve sponsored prize winners announcement.

And the randomly drawn winners of our Mojo 400 contest are:

44. tiffelijah

83. Kylie Bertucci

107. Sandy M.

164. Shelly B.

If you're an June winner, congrats!!!  To claim your prize, please email me at contests@vervestamps.com with your choice of any Verve Stamps set and your shipping address and I'll get your prize in the mail!

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

We'll see you next Monday!

Mojo Monday 401

Happy Monday! What an overwhelming interest we had in the mojo maker positions...WOW! Julee has her work cut out for her, thank you all for entering and be sure to check back Wednesday to see who will be new to our team! Let's get to this weeks sketch, it is a fun little number created by Julee, we can't wait to see what you create!

To play along, just make a project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery. Then leave a link to your project using the linky widget at the bottom of this post. Please use a direct link to your Mojo post and not just your blog.

If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO401. Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want.  As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but I will close the linking form on Sunday night, June 14 at 8:00pm (Mountain). That way there's no confusion which linky is the current one. 

For inspiration using this week's sketch, please visit our design team's blogs, which are the first 6 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

Mojo Monday 400 Contest and Designer Search

It's Julee here, welcoming you to a brand new month and a brand new Mojo Monday sketch! The first Monday of the month is always contest week and this week we have a little something extra in honor of our 400th sketch challenge!

I started Mojo Monday on my personal blog in September 2007, just after I started Verve.  It's been such a blessing in my life, and I've loved seeing how everyone breathes life into these sketches in such beautiful and intriguing ways week after week.  It's been an incredible journey, and I've grown so much, pushing myself to come up with new layouts, personally designing 316 of the 405 sketches we've brought to you over the past almost 8 years. Thanks so much for following along, commenting, posting your creations and blessing me and the blogging world in so many ways.  You are all rock stars!

For this week's challenge, I thought we'd go back to the sketch that started it all... the very first sketch I ever posted, about 6 months prior to starting Mojo Monday. I was so nervous and pretty sure that no one would play along, but I kept putting myself out there. Just a little bit at a time.  And this challenge flourished in ways I never dreamed possible.  I hope you've found that with Mojo Monday... a safe place to challenge yourself and keep practicing and to put your little bit of art out into the world.  

In keeping with the good old days, in addition to our usual first week of the month prizes, I'm making this sketch a contest!  And I'm offering a spot on the Mojo Monday design team for two participants in this week's sketch challenge!  So if you've been watching these lovely and talented ladies working their magic week after week and been dreaming you could join the team, this is your chance! 

How to apply:
1. Play along with the Mojo 400 sketch and link up before 8pm Mountain on 6/7/15
2. Comment on this post saying you're interested in being considered for the DT
3. Add this little "I want to be a Mojo Monday designer" graphic to your blog post

I'll select my two top entries and announce them with our regular winners on June 10!

As usual, we have Verve Stamps sponsored prizes...we'll add one winner for every 50 entries! Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice.  Prize winners are chosen at random from each group of 50 sequential entries.  So you can play as often as you like, so link up early and link up often to increase your chances.

How to play
1. Upload a creation inspired by this week's sketch to your public online blog or gallery.
2. Leave a direct link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post.

If you upload to online galleries or social media please also use keyword MOJO400 or #mojo400.  Our challenge is open to everyone. Verve stamps are NOT required to participate. As always, if you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

Deadline: The linky entry widget will close at 8PM MT {Click here for time conversion} on Sunday, June 7; so all entries need to be in before then to be eligible for our prize drawing. Winners will be announced on Wednesday June 10.

For inspiration using this week's sketch, please visit our design team's blogs, which are the first 6 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

As a special thank you for all your support over the years, I'm offering a 20% discount to Verve this week. Just add offer code 400mojo to the gift code box at checkout and click apply.  Offer valid on in-stock merchandise, while supplies last through June 7, 2015. 

Thanks for everything!  I can't wait to see what you create!