Mojo Monday 500-Simply Awesome

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch. This week's sketch is a milestone--the 500th Mojo Monday sketch!  That means that Julee has been providing us with creative inspiration for almost 10 years. And, with that, Mojo Monday will be coming to a close with this week's 500th sketch.  Be sure to stop by the blog to read Julee's message and to share a big thank you with her.

My take on the sketch is a thank you to Julee.  I used Simply Amazing, one of my favorite Verve stamp sets, and the coordinating Amazing Adjective dies to create the sentiment panel.  The text was stamped in gray and the die cut word was cut from blue cardstock and from craft foam to get a dimensional piece.  I placed the panel on a blue card base covered with a scrap of fun patterned paper on the top and a lime green panel on the bottom.  I added a pair of shiny silver cardstock strips, rescued from my scrap pile, to the cardfront to hide the transition between the two panels. A pair of solid cardstock strips positioned vertically on the cardfront breaks up the busy pattern a bit.  The matted sentiment panel was placed on top.  I accented it with a die cut silver star and a trio of silver glitter enamel dots.

Don't forget--since it's the first Monday of the month, it's also contest time.  A stamp set from Verve Stamps is up for grabs from the lucky contest winners, so be sure to play along.  Head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for more inspiration from the design team and to add your own take on this week's sketch!  You can also find all of the Mojo Makers at their blogs here:

• Julee Tilman (Owner)
• Justin Krieger
• Marisa Ritzen
• Sarah Bigelow
• Teresa Kline
• Wanda Cullen

Materials Used:
Simply Amazing stamp set, Amazing Adjectives dies (Verve Stamps); Memento Luxe Gray Flannel ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Steel Grey cardstock (My Favorite Things); Recollections Silver cardstock (Michaels); designer paper (October Afternoon); Stitched Stars dies (Lil' Inker Designs); silver glitter enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet); craft foam; foam tape