Midnight Madness Sketch #55: Walk the Red Carpet!

**Click HERE to view Tuesday Morning Sketch #47**

Stamps: D'amour Allure 'Laura's Love', Papertrey 'Out on a Limb' sentiment. Cardstock: Vintage paper, K&Co. 'Life's Journey', Always Artichoke, GP 110. Ink: Copics, Palette chocolate hybrid ink. Accessories: ribbon, unknown source, long rectangle Nestabilities.

Greetings, everyone and welcome to the last week of our month long Midnight Madness Blogaversary celebration! This will be the last week to get in on the Huge Potluck Blogaversary Candy Giveaway and our May monthly sponsors prize that is being awarded to 5 people! We have had a blast with you at the dance party and the barbecue and now we have one more surprise for our final festivity. For the last week of our gala event we are rolling out the red carpet and are about to embark on a yearly Blogaversary tradition…..... I would like to share with you what the Midnight Madness DT team has been up to and has put together........

In honor of the person who started the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, the design team unanimously chose to name this very special award the "Priscilla Award". Priscilla has inspired, encouraged, motivated, and stimulated everyone of us in our crafting endeavors. She has been our friend, our mentor, our confident our sister in crafting. She is tireless in her efforts to bring you the best of the best each week and to challenge each and everyone of us to achieve greater heights than we ever thought imaginable. She was humbled by the idea of us coming together to call it the "Priscilla Award", but we as the Design Team thought it was only fitting for the highest honor that someone could achieve on Midnight Madness to be named after our founding individual.

We would like to present to ONE outstanding card/craft person who is represented amongst our GOLD STAR winners of the past year, the coveted "Priscilla Award". Not only that, but it is going to be the "PEOPLES CHOICE". What does that mean....that means that you our friends and weekly players are going to choose the winner this time!!!! Click HERE for the 20 finalist randomly chosen for this honor. You cannot imagine how extremely difficult it was to narrow it down to just these 20 ladies. We have included one of their cards as an example of their work and craftsmanship, but we encourage you to visit their blog before you cast your vote and make your decision to view their outstanding creations. So let the voting begin. Anyone can vote but you will only be able to cast one vote. We will be announcing the PEOPLES CHOICE next week along with our weekly and month end winners.

The voting will last all week, so tell your friends and family to come vote too..

Voting closes Monday May 31st at 8pm PST

PLEASE VOTE FOR ONE

So we hope you will have a glass of Champaign, join in the fun by voting and of course by playing our challenge this week...The design team will be showing off their RED CARPET DESIGNER DRESSES and we invite you to join in. Who are you wearing? I chose to go back a bit to one of the 'classics' of the red carpet dresses, the gorgeous cream creation Kate Hudson wore to the 2003 Oscars. Isn't this incredibly elegant and oh-so-vintage??

Now to this week's Midnight Madness sketch #55...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

Fancy

CAS

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our MMSC54 Gold Star Award goes to...
#45 Bonnie O'Clair

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#6 Christina C
#7 An
#8 Chris Olsen
#9 Karen Wallace
#24 Gini Cagle
#37 Nancy Bush
#56 Gry-Beate
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Random BBQ Comment Door Prize winner is ...
Bobbi
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Our MMSC54 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
37. Nancy Bush
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This Weeks Sneak Peeks (last week) for our Special Blogaversary Celebration!!
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*Our MMSC55 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

D' Amour Allure

Language of Love Text Collection – 24 Stamps

Pretty Little Things – Melissa

D' Amour Allure stamps include vintage styles to character art. Please browse the collections at our exclusive retailer, http://www.mcmahonfivedesign.com/

Thank you again Jeni for your wonderful prize :)

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**Our May Monthly Sponsor is....

PB Stamps

Great news PB Stamps stock most of the old retired stamps that are available nowhere but PB Stamps (an exclusive arrangement between them & Penny Black). You can even view old catalogs on his site: http://www.pbstamps.com/ .

Are you ready for this Months Sponsorship prize? Well, Dick over at PB Stamps has very generously offered up a 15% life time discount to 5 of our players….

YES, you heard me right, 5 (five) winners will
be randomly drawn at the end of the month!! WOW!.

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For my red carpet card, I went with the vintage feel and featured this sweet digi 'Laura's Love': Te Fancy sketch version of lacing reminded me of a Victorian style corset:

Be sure to stop by the other Midnight Madness Design Team's blogs to admire their take on the sketch:
Carol
Carolyn
Charlotte
Chris
Darsie
Denise
Jeni
Linda
Michelle
Phyllis
Priscilla
Tracy

Tuesday Morning Sketch #47: Soda for Two!

Stamps: Meljen's Designs digi 'Soda for Two', Papertrey 'Everyday Button Bits' Sentiment. Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red, SU 'Summer Picnic' and Certainly Celery 'Print Patterns'. Ink: Copics. Accessories: Marvy heart punch, long rectangle Nesties, Martha Stewart scallop border punch, Stardust glitter pen, red brads.

Here's this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #46:


Using this sweet image by Meljen's Designs 'Soda for Two', it was easy to stick very close to the original sketch for inspiration:

Be sure to admire the TMS Design Team's versions of this recipe:

Melissa
Theresa
Gabby

Angela

Hollyanne

Janice

Then link up your creations HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch!

Midnight Madness Sketch #54 and BBQ!

**Click HERE to view this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge#45 **

Stamps: Wags n Whiskers 'Steal a Kiss', Pure Innocence sentiment. Cardstock: Basic Grey 'Sugar Rush', Papertrey white, Almost Amethyst, Grey. Ink: Memento black, Copics. Accessories: circle punches, long rectangle Nestabilities, heart button.

What a fantastic Dance Party we had last week -- it was so much fun! Thank you to all who attended and for all your wonderful links, comments, dance moves and card entries. I would like to take this time to recognize a few of our attendees and hand out some party door prizes.

Holly Moore – “Best Dressed” Disco Party

Beadz – “Best Dance Moves”

Gwen – “Memory Lane” Thanks for sharing.

Lori – Roaring 20’s “Best Dressed” and she made hers too ;)

CrystalBee – Ross Sister Party “Best one liner” OUCH!!

Sassylassy- Funniest Baby Comment

Now let’s get to this weeks Party for our Blogaversary Celebration. As promised we are going to have a BBQ. We would like you to share anything that pertains to a BBQ. By posting a comment below you will be entered in our random BBQ comment contest. It could be your favorite recipe, favorite game, favorite location, a family picture, or just a fun store. We would love to see what you would like to share with us and in return, our DT have all picked out one of their favorite recipes to share with YOU.

For my BBQ recipe, I found this Taste of Home Honey Grilled Shrimp recipe:


Doesn't that look amazing? And so simple, which is just my style. Click HERE for the full recipe details!

So, as you drool over the fantastic creations this week you can also drool over the yummy BBQ dishes. Have fun and I can’t wait to see what you will all post this week.
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Now to this weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Fancy:

CAS:

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our MMSC53 Gold Star Award goes to...
#28 Guro

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#36 Grace
#37 Gry-Beate
#51 Barbara Anders

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Our MMSC53 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
11. Gloria Dojlido

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This Weeks Sneak Peeks for our Special Blogaversary Celebration!!
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*Our MMSC54 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....
Stamp n Create is once again our weekly Bonus Sponsor. Thank you for being a reoccurring Midnight Madness sponsor. We love working with your adorable images.

MMSC54 Weekly Bonus Prize is a $25 Voucher

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**Our May Monthly Sponsor is....

PB Stamps

Great news PB Stamps stock most of the old retired stamps that are available nowhere but PB Stamps (an exclusive arrangement between them & Penny Black). You can even view old catalogs on his site: http://www.pbstamps.com/ .

Are you ready for this Months Sponsorship prize? Well, Dick over at PB Stamps has very generously offered up a 15% life time discount to 5 of our players….

YES, you heard me right, 5 (five) winners will
be randomly drawn at the end of the month!! WOW!.

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For my card, I went with the CAS sketch while dressing it up with fun DPs. The only embellishments used besides the sweet heart button sent to me by my equally sweet friend, Jacque, are circles punched from coordinating DPs:

Be sure to stop by the other Midnight Madness Design Team's blogs to admire their take on the sketch:
Carol
Carolyn
Charlotte
Chris
Darsie
Denise
Jeni
Linda
Michelle
Phyllis
Priscilla
Tracy

Tuesday Morning Sketch #45: Recipe Challenge

Stamps: Busy Beauties Boutique 'Eat Cake' digi, Hero Arts sentiment. Cardstock: DCWV 'Glitter Sweet Matstack', Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, GP110 white. Ink: Copics. Accessories: Chocolate satin ribbon, Martha Stewart scallop border punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

This week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #45 is a recipe challenge:
Favorite Color Combo (must contain at least 2 colors) and Glitter!

My current favorite color combo is Red and Chocolate which is perfect for this yummy 'Eat Cake' image by our sponsor, Busy Beauties Boutique! I added Dazzling Diamonds to the frosting between the layers for an extra bit of sparkle:

Be sure to admire the TMS Design Team's versions of this recipe:

Melissa
Theresa
Gabby

Angela

Hollyanne

Janice

Then link up your creations HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch!

CAS Graduation Time

Stamps: DRS Designs 'Graduation background', Papertrey 'Boards and Beams' sentiment. Cardstock: Night of Navy, Papertrey silver, GP110 white. Ink: Night of Navy. Accessories: Stardust glitter pen, satin navy ribbon.

Here's my confession: I wasn't really planning on making this card, but was guilted into it. Eldest DD is graduating from 8th grade today -- hurray! She's a great student and an all-around great kid, but we really weren't planning on making a big deal out of the occasion. After all, it IS only 8th grade, right? I'm all about recognizing milestones, but if we make a big deal about this graduation, what is expected for high school graduation?

Anyway, a friend gave DD a fun card, so I kinda felt like Mom and Dad should, too. Thank goodness for Fall-To Sketch #90 which was great for some quick inspiration. I used school colors and threw in a bit of sparkle:


And just so you know the lack of enthusiasm isn't just mine, DD is still planning on going back to her school next week to help out with the lower grades and other special events. She really is a good kid and obviously not resting on her laurels of completing 8th grade!

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #53: Wish Big

**Click HERE to see this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge card!**

Stamps: Penny Black 'Quite Dandy' and 'Wish Big'. Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey 'Phoebe', WCP. Ink: Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi. Accessories: white flocking.

This is no ordinary week at the Midnight Madness.

Each day something different will be posted on the blog to keep the party going. To be eligible for the prizes, make sure you come back each day to see the new party theme and post another comment.

It will be an exciting week of activities and we need you to help with our celebration. You may not want to leave the party!!! We will be having door prizes from the comment section in addition to our regular drawings for each of the activities we post. The only requirement is that you have played "ONE" of our challenges in the past year and post your comment. That's it!! You’ll want to log onto the Midnight Madness Blog, grab your crafting supplies, and party with us each day for a chance to win.

If you are new, just join us for MMSC53!

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50's swing is my favorite retro dance -- is it really 'retro' if it's still popular today? Here's my dress for the MMSC dance party:

Now to this weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"
Fancy

CAS

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Our MMSC52 Gold Star Award goes to...
Nancy Brown

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#17 SuperNan
#35 Brenda
#52 Holly Miller

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This Weeks Sneak Peeks for our Special Blogaversary Celebration!!

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*Our MMSC53 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

The Stamping Boutique

Below are a few words from the owner:

Our company, "The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.
Tracey Malnofski

Tracey fromThe Stamping Boutique is offering her entire line of "The Fairy Cynthia" rubber stamps as a prize.

These are all her own designs!! WOW-ZA Thank you Tracey! :)

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**Our May Monthly Sponsor is....

PB Stamps

Great news PB Stamps stock most of the old retired stamps that are available nowhere but PB Stamps (an exclusive arrangement between them & Penny Black). You can even view old catalogs on his site: http://www.pbstamps.com/ Are you ready for this Months Sponsorship prize? Well, Dick over at PB Stamps has very generously offered up a 15% life time discount to 5 of our players….

YES, you heard me right, 5 (five) winners will
be randomly drawn at the end of the month!! WOW!.

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For my card, I went with the pure CAS sketch, using fun DPs to dress up the effect. The image is faux watercoloring with a bit of flocking because all dandelions (even pink ones!) are fuzzy, right?

Be sure to stop by the other Midnight Madness Design Team's blogs to admire their take on the sketch:
Carol
Carolyn
Charlotte
Chris
Darsie
Denise
Jeni
Linda
Michelle
Phyllis
Priscilla
Tracy

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #53: You're Sweet!

Stamps: Flourishes 'Strawberries', Papertrey 'Green Thumb'. Cardstock: Real Red, Always Artichoke, Daisy D's 'Small Floral - Antique Black', Papertrey White. Ink: Memento black, Copics, white gel pen. Accessories: Nestabilities ovals, red brads.

This week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #54 is sponsored by There She Goes Stamps:
I didn't have any TSG stamps, so I used a Flourishes image I've been admiring ever since it came out. Thanks, Leslie, for letting me borrow your stamp! I used the oval of the sketch to highlight the main portion of the image, but popped two of the leaves out of the white for a little extra dimension:

Be sure to admire the TMS Design Team's versions of this recipe:

Melissa
Theresa
Gabby

Angela

Hollyanne

Janice

Then link up your creations HERE so we can admire your take on the sketch!

Birthday Butterflies

Digi images by Aisne's Creations 'Butterflies', 'Floral Mix'. Sentiment: 'Happiness Butterfly Greeting'. Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, SU 'Afternoon Tea', GP 110 white. Ink: Chocolate Chip, Copics. Accessories: Martha Stewart scallop border punch, Stamping Bella gems, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Stardust glitter pen.

Yesterday was eldest DD's 14th birthday. For some reason, coming up with card ideas was especially tough this year. I knew she was a fan of butterflies so I decided to go with these amazing digi graphics by Aisne's Creations. Unfortunately, our printer cartridge is not cooperating (anyone else have issues with refills?) and the colors are coming out, well, strange. No time to go shopping for a new cartridge, so I attempted re-colorizing with Copics. It didn't turn out too bad, so I forged on to alter the flowers on the SU DP to coordinate a little better, too!


The sketch is Taylored Expression Sketch Challenge #111 and the use of a quote was inspired by Order of Opus Gluei challenge 'Can I Quote You?'.

To tie the quote into the birthday theme, I used this PTI sentiment for the inside:


Happy birthday, big girl!