June Mojo Madness Winners

Hi Mojo friends! What a wonderful two week celebration this final sketch has been! I've loved peeking in at each and every card and reading your memories and the wonderfully sweet words of support you've shared. Thanks so much for 9 years and 10 months of making Mondays fun! It's been an incredible ride. But a look at these incredibly sweet little faces reminds me exactly why I'm making this decision. Watching them learn and grow has turned into the greatest blessing of my life. And as I'm watching them hit each milestone side by side, one day I know I'll wake up and all at once this house will be so very quiet and lonely. I hope I can say at that time that I did all I could to be present when these little souls needed me most.

Photo credit: Heidi Hagman Photography

There have been lots of questions as to whether or not the sketches will remain available. The answer is slightly complicated. The blog will still remain here with sketches as part of the blog posts as long as Blogger continues to offer free blog service.  I will be turning commenting off after the winners have claimed their prizes, so I don't have to continually monitor comments for bots.

The archive files of the monthly pdf's and quick reference sketches are stored on the Mojo Monday server. The domain and hosting package is paid through mid-January 2018, but I won't be renewing, since the out of pocket cost is a couple hundred dollars a year. That means that as of January 2018 those files and images will no longer be available. Our Pinterest board will still be there for an easy look through of all the sketches, though.

Okay, on with the winners! Thanks to everyone who played along. As always, I was inspired by your amazingly unique and creative takes on the sketch. Our randomly picked winners are:

June Mojo Madness Winners:

19.  Marie Halstead

89.  Cynthia O

125.  Mary Marsh

173.  Kathy Schweinfurth

 Winners receive one stamp set of their choosing from our sponsor, Verve Stamps. 

If you're a June winner, congrats! To claim your prize, please send an email to contests@vervestamps.com with your choice of Verve stamp set and your shipping address and we'll get your prize in the mail!

Well, that's a wrap on Mojo Monday! As I say to my boys each night...thank you with all my heart. From the top of my head to the tips of my toes, to infinity and beyond!

Mojo Monday 500 Contest and Farewell

My dear Mojo Monday friends,

It is with bittersweet emotion I type these words to announce that this week will be our final Mojo Monday challenge. I have loved bringing you these 500 weekly inspirational sketches over the last close to 10 years. It's been an incredible ride to see so many amazingly unique cards from the same sketch, to get to know you through your blog posts, to watch your grow as artists, and to see so many cards in publications inspired by these sketches. These things have made my heart swell with joy. Thank you so much for your participation and for letting me do what I've felt called to do... inspire. One of the things I love most about sketches is that they give the freedom to discover your own style and uniqueness without worrying about creating a balanced layout as well. They're the jumping off point for a new creative  journey and I hope you have found joy in creating from them. 

And while I have loved these challenges for so many big and small reasons, the landscape of my life has dramatically shifted over the course of these 9.75 years. As a full-time company owner and Mama to two curious, incredibly intelligent, and busy 5 year olds, I'm finding myself heartsick by the precious little moments that are slipping through my fingers while I spend time prepping for this challenge each week. Echoes of "WHEN will you be done, Mama?" haunt me and I find myself wanting to spend less time stamping, commenting and creating new sketches and more time with my boys. So here's to new adventures, to joyful creating, and to precious times. I'll still be blogging over at Poetic Artistry and running Verve, so come see me there!

Much love,
- Julee

PS. I'd love to read YOUR story of what Mojo has meant to you - feel free to add it to your blog post if you play along or in the comments below.

It's also time for one last contest!  Since this is our final challenge. and it's a busy time of year I thought we'd extend the deadline to two weeks, so everyone can have a chance to play.

How to play: Upload a creation using this week's sketch to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a direct link to your project in the InLinkz widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please tag them with MOJO500. Our challenge is open to everyone, Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

The Prizes: We'll have one winner for every 50 entries! Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice. You can play as often as you like, and the more entries the more winners!

Deadline: The InLinkz entry widget will close at 8PM MT {Click here for time conversion} on Sunday, June 18; so all entries need to be in before then to be eligible for our prize drawing. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 21. 

I'd like to give a ginormous THANK YOU to the incredible Mojo Makers design team! These incredible artists never cease to amaze me with their creations, faithfully providing samples week after week, lately with very little advance notice on the sketch! And the deepest heartfelt thanks to Teresa Kline, who has been typing up many of the blog posts for the past 5+ years since the twins were born. I could not have done it without her. Big puffy heart hugs!

For this last challenge, I thought I'd add each DT member's card to the post, like we did in the past. I hope you will stop by and give a shout out to each of these amazing crafters.

Julee Tilman

Justin Krieger

Lori Tecler

Marisa Ritzen

Sarah Bigelow

Teresa Kline

Wanda Cullen

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 499

Happy Monday and Memorial Day to all our friends in the States! It is the fifth Monday of the month and Julee likes to mix things up a bit with a different shaped sketch. This week we have a square sketch to share with you, can't wait to see what you create!  

To play along, 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 MOJO499. 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 4 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 498

Hi peeps, it is Mojo Monday time and you know what that means? Yep, another fabulous sketch created by Julee.  This is a fun sketch, one I think you will turn to over and over again...have fun!

To play along, 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 MOJO498. 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, May 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 7 thumbnails on this week's linky list:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 497

Hi peeps, it is Monday and we have another fabulous sketch to share with you. This is created by Julee and it is a fun one with a diagonal, as always interrupt it in your own style. We can't wait to see what you create! 

To play along, 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 MOJO497. 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, May 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

May Mojo Madness Winners

Thanks to all who played along in our May Mojo Madness contest!

For those of you just joining us, we have contests with prizes the first Monday of each month. The rest of the weeks we just play for fun and inspiration. Our next contest with prizes will be posted on June 5, 2017.
Looking for this week's sketch and linky widget? Click here for Mojo 496

Winners for May:

49. I Luv Scrapping Too

57. Loralei B

103#. Amie Kiger

 Winners receive one stamp set of their choosing from our sponsor, Verve Stamps. 

If you're a May winner, congrats! To claim your prize, please send an email to contests@vervestamps.com with your choice of Verve stamp set and your shipping address and we'll get your prize in the mail!

Mojo Monday 496

Happy hello and welcome to the mojo Monday blog, we have another super amazing sketch for you this week. Julee has created the sketch and has left lots of room for interpretation! Have fun and stop by the Mojo Makers blogs to see what they have created! 

To play along, 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 MOJO496. 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, May 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 495 Contest

Hello folks, it is the first Monday of May and that means it is contest week. Be sure to upload your creations for your chance at winning a free Verve stamp set. The design team is always inspiring so stop by their blogs to get motivated and play along! 

How to play: Upload a creation using this week's sketch to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a direct link to your project in the InLinkz widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please tag them with MOJO495. Our challenge is open to everyone, Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

The Prizes: We'll have one winner for every 50 entries, up to a max of SEVEN winners!!! Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice. You can play as often as you like, and the more entries the more winners!

Deadline: The InLinkz entry widget will close at 8PM MT {Click here for time conversion} on Sunday, May 7; so all entries need to be in before then to be eligible for our prize drawing. Winners will be announced on Tuesday evening May 9. 

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:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 494

Well hello and welcome to this weeks Mojo Monday sketch challenge. The design team has created some pretty amazing cards with this weeks sketch, be sure to check them out. Julee has designed the sketch for this week, let's get started and create! 

To play along, 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 MOJO494. 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, April 30 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 493

Good morning and welcome to this week's Mojo Monday challenge, were we are sharing another fabulous sketch for you to work with. Julee has designed this week's sketch, stop by the design team blogs to see what they have created this week! 

To play along, 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 MOJO493. 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, April 23 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

April Mojo Madness Winners

Thanks to all who played along in our April Mojo Madness contest!

For those of you just joining us, we have contests with prizes the first Monday of each month. The rest of the weeks we just play for fun and inspiration. Our next contest with prizes will be posted on May 8, 2017
Looking for this week's sketch and linky widget? Click here for Mojo 492

14. Carol G

100. Toni Storie

124. Dorothy S

 Winners receive one stamp set of their choosing from our sponsor, Verve Stamps.  

If you're a April winner, congrats! To claim your prize, please send an email to contests@vervestamps.com with your choice of Verve stamp set and your shipping address and we'll get your prize in the mail!

Mojo Monday 492

Hello friends, Julee has created us another keeper of a sketch. This weeks sketch has clean lines and shapes, but of course you can use what inspires you the most! Be sure to check out how the team used this weeks sketch!

To play along, 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 MOJO492. 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, April 16 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:

An InLinkz Link-up

Mojo Monday 491 Contest

Hello and welcome to the Mojo Monday blog on the first Monday of April! The first Monday of the month is contest week, sure hope you play along with us. Julee has created an adorable tilt sketch, a favorite! For inspiration check out the mojo makers blogs and be sure to link up your card creation.  

How to play: Upload a creation using this week's sketch to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a direct link to your project in the InLinkz widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please tag them with MOJO491. Our challenge is open to everyone, Verve stamps are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape, feel free to substitute.

The Prizes: We'll have one winner for every 50 entries, up to a max of SEVEN winners!!! Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice. You can play as often as you like, and the more entries the more winners!

Deadline: The InLinkz entry widget will close at 8PM MT {Click here for time conversion} on Sunday, April 9; so all entries need to be in before then to be eligible for our prize drawing. Winners will be announced on Tuesday evening April 11. 

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:

An InLinkz Link-up