News

Hey Everyone,

I'm afraid that I have some news that I am sad to post.

I have done some soul-searching and have concluded that the best thing for me to do right now is to continue my education to get into a field that is a better fit for me.

This does NOT mean that I will be closing MayzyArt.com!  The shop will keep running and I will keep uploading new stamps, though they may be even more sporadic than they have been before.

Because I am still working full time and need to devote pretty much the rest of my free-time to study, I am discontinuing the MayzyArt Challenges until further notice.  I hope to bring them back someday, and I will continue to sponsor other challenges, but for now I just don't have time to maintain them.

When I have time, we'll still do fun games and have other ways to win stamps, I promise, so keep watching!

I hope that you all support me in this.  It was a very scary decision, but it feels right to me.  If you'd like to learn more about my decision and track my progress, check out my personal blog here: http://mayzyrambles.blogspot.com/

Wish me luck!

MayzyArt Challenge #017 Winners!

(Note: I'm not sure what happened to this... I am fairly positive I hit publish, but there it sat today unpublished.  Maybe I just hit save but I don't know how even I could be that dumb.  Anyway, this had been meant to post yesterday.  Sorry for the delay!)

Thank you everyone who participated in the latest MayzyArt Challenge!  We had some really fun and very funny entries!!  I appreciate you all!

The first prize winner is...

Jo!

Way to rock the Spock, Jo!

The grand prize winner is...

Nana Connie!

Beautiful Blues!

Thanks again to all and I hope to see you enter the next challenge!

MayzyArt Challenge #017

Hey Folks!

Time for another MayzyArt Challenge.  As always, the challenge is Anything Goes, but bonus points are awarded for using the special theme.

The theme this week is:

For the Boys

Let's see what the amazing Design Team came up with... It's apparent we've got some soccer- oops, I mean football- fans on the team!

Lizzy

Stacey

Jo

(Ah ha! I'm not the only one!)

Lisa

Erin

Feeling inspired?  Feel the testosterone in the air?

Show us what you've got!

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  Entries can by Anything Goes, but extra points are awarded for using the inspirational theme. All entries MUST include a hand-colored, stamped image, though it does not need to be a MayzyArt image.  Stamped images can be digital, physical or hand-drawn but must be a central focus of the card.

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive an $8 discount code for mayzyart.com.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive a $15 discount code for mayzyart.com!

- Entries must be received by Friday, May 24th.  The winner will be announced on May 25th.

Winners of MayzyArt Challenge #016!

Thank you all for participating in the last challenge!

The First Place winner is

Laura J!

The Grand Prize winner is

Trudie Howard!

Winners will be contacted by email.

Look out tomorrow for the new challenge!

MayzyArt Challenge #016

Hey Folks,

It's time for a new challenge!  We've got a fun theme this time.  It's...

RAINBOW

The challenge, as always, is Anything Goes, but bonus points are awarded for taking the theme into account!

Let's see what awesome creations the Design Team has come up with...

Erin

Lizzy

Jo

Lisa

Jo Ann

And, surprise!  Announcing the newest member of the MayzyArt Design Team.....

Stacey!!

I hope everyone will swing by her blog and show her some love!

Now, look to the sky and show us how the rainbow inspires you!

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  Entries can by Anything Goes, but extra points are awarded for using the inspirational theme. All entries MUST include a hand-colored, stamped image, though it does not need to be a MayzyArt image.  Stamped images can be digital, physical or hand-drawn but must be a central focus of the card.

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive an $8 discount code for mayzyart.com.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive a $15 discount code for mayzyart.com!

- Entries must be received by Friday, May 10th.  The winner will be announced on May 11th.

The Winners!

Hey Folks,

Time to announce the winners of MayzyArt Challenge #015!

In first place we have...

Zoe!

And the grand prize winner is...

Linda Palmer!

Congrats to both of you ladies!  You will receive your prizes soon!

MayzyArt Challenge #015

Hello everyone and welcome to the new challenge!

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY, AS THE CHALLENGE IS CHANGING SLIGHTLY.

I'm making a couple of small changes to the MayzyArt Challenge.  I am hoping that they will not negatively affect anyone in any way, but will make the challenge fairer and more enjoyable!

1. Challenges will be posted Sunday instead of Saturday.  (This is for my convenience more than anything, as I'm generally more busy on Saturday.)  As such, entries will be due the preceding Friday, rather than Thursday.

2. You may still enter as many times as you like (provided entries are new works posted between the start and finish of the current challenge), however entries MUST contain a significant, hand-colored, stamped image.  This doesn't have to be a Mayzy stamp.  It can be digital, physical or self-drawn (ok, that's not really stamped, but still works for me), but it must be a central focus of the card.

3. Previously, the first place winner got 3 MayzyArt stamps and the grand prize winner got 5.  Now the winners will be getting gift codes for the MayzyArt shop in the amounts of $8 and $15 respectively.  You get bigger prizes and the ability to take advantage of special offers in the shop.  Good, right?

If you have any questions about these changes, feel free to comment below or, if you prefer, contact me at mayzyart@gmail.com

Now, on to the show!

The theme is

Grow

As you can see from our Design Team entries, this can be interpreted in many different ways!

Erin

Jo

Jo Ann

Lisa

(And can I just say 'Woo woo woo!')

Lizzy

Now it's your turn!  Have fun!!

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  Entries can by Anything Goes, but extra points are awarded for using the inspirational theme. All entries MUST include a hand-colored, stamped image, though it does not need to be a MayzyArt image.  Stamped images can be digital, physical or hand-drawn but must be a central focus of the card.

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive an $8 discount code for mayzyart.com.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive a $15 discount code for mayzyart.com!

- Entries must be received by Friday, April 26th.  The winner will be announced on April 27th.

So much to do!

Sorry for the big delay on the new challenge!  If you are a member of the Facebook group (and why wouldn't you be??), then you'll know things have been a little crazy for me and then... well, then I needed sleep.  LOL!

So we've got two announcements for this post and then I'll put up the next challenge.

First we have the winners of the MayzyArt Challenge #014!  

First place goes to:

Alexandra!

Grand prize goes to:

Pinky!

And now, the winner of the Facebook Banner Contest, who will receive a custom stamp of whatever they want (almost), is....

Zoe Bennett-Morton!!

Winners, you will be contacted by email!  (Except Zoe, who will be contacted by Facebook message)

Stay tuned for the new challenge, and be sure to read the description as there are a few changes to the rules and prizes!!

MayzyArt Challenge #014

Hey Ladies and Gents,

Today we've got a challenge that is sure to please...

Sparkle!

As with the previous challenge, this is actually anything goes, but bonus points will be awarded for using the theme, which will be taken into account when the Grand Prize winner is selected!

I'm excited to show you what the Design Team's prepared this week!

Erin

Lisa

Jo

Lizzy

Jo Ann

How much fun are these?  I know you're all going to come up with some awesome, sparkly entries to wow us this week!!

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  Entries can by Anything Goes, but extra points are awarded for using the inspirational theme.  It does not have to use a MayzyArt stamp. 

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive 3 MayzyArt stamps of their choice.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive 5 MayzyArt stamps of their choice!

- Entries must be received by Friday, April 12th.  The winner will be announced on April 14th.

MayzyArt Challenge #013 Winner!

Wow, you guys.  Woooow.

I have totally been living a week in the past.

Many thanks to miss Deonna for reminding me that this is a challenge week!  I'm a complete space-case lately!!

First Prize

Judith!

Grand Prize

Lisa Lynn!!

Congratulations, Ladies!

MayzyArt Challenge #013

Hey Everybody!

A day late, but I'm still very excited about the new challenge today!  Our theme is...

Animal Prints!

This time around, we're going to try something new.  The challenge itself will be ANYTHING GOES!  That's right, show us whatever you're working on!  However, bonus points are awarded for using the inspirational theme of the week, which will be taken into account when awarding the GRAND prize.  (First prize will be drawn at random, per usual, so don't hesitate to share non-animally creations!)

Let's check out the Design Team creations!

Erin

Jo

Lizzy

Jo Ann

Lisa

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  Entries can by Anything Goes, but extra points are awarded for using the inspirational theme.  It does not have to use a MayzyArt stamp. 

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive 3 MayzyArt stamps of their choice.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive 5 MayzyArt stamps of their choice!

- Entries must be received by Thursday, March 28th.  The winner will be announced on March 29th.

Four BIG Things!

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I wasn't able to post yesterday.  Something unexpectedly came up at the last minute.  :(

Four big things right now and the new challenge will be up shortly...

First:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

To celebrate we're having a FIFTY PERCENT OFF sale at MayzyArt.com today and tomorrow only!  Just use the discount code STPATS!

(Remember, when using a discount code, it will require you to go through the PayPal steps first and then allow you to enter the code.  You will still get the full discount!)

Second:

Winner of MayzyArt Challenge #011

(FINALLY, oh my gosh guys, I'm so sorry about this.  I'm a complete idiot and... I honestly thought I'd already posted this!!)

First Place:

Debbie M.

Congrats, Debbie!  You won three stamps!!

Grand Prize:

Carla Suto

Congrats Carla!  You've won five stamps!!

Third:

The winners from MayzyArt Challenge #012!  It's a big winnin' sort of day!!

First Prize

Louise M

Congrats Louise M!  You also won three stamps!

Grand Prize:

Sandra Van Blaricum

Congrats Sandra!  You also won five stamps!!

Winners- you will be contacted by email shortly!!

Fourth:

A big new addition to the MayzyArt.com collection!  Three new stamps and a new special offer which, from now until Easter, is being offered at a special discounted price!

My Strength

Three Little Piggies

Easter Xandra

Easter Collection

From now until Easter, this collection is being offered for a dollar off!!

MayzyArt Challenge #012

Hey guys!

So sorry that this is going up late.  I'm hereby dubbing 2013 as 'The Year of Poor Health for Mayzy'.  I swear I've been ill with one thing or another constantly since the year started!

I know I'm behind, but I'll be posting the winners for the last challenge tomorrow when I return home from work.

The theme for this challenge is

STARS

Let's check out the Design Team

Darlene

Erin

Lizzy

Jo Ann

Jo

Rules Reminder:

-The MayzyArt Challenge is open to anyone!  All you have to do is create paper craft project that matches the challenge's theme.  It does not have to use a MayzyArt stamp. 

-You may enter as many times as you would like, but please only enter with new cards created and posted during the contest time frame. 

- In order to enter, post a link to your blog post featuring the project.  Please be sure that you list on that post that you wish to enter the project into the MayzyArt Challenge.

- There will be two winners of the MayzyArt Challenge!  The first winner will be drawn at random from all entrants.  That winner will receive 3 MayzyArt stamps of their choice.  The second winner will be chosen only from those entrants that used a MayzyArt stamp in their project.  It will be selected specifically by Mayzy and will be featured for the following two weeks on this blog.  That winner will also receive 5 MayzyArt stamps of their choice!

- Entries must be received by Thursday, March 14th.  The winner will be announced on March 15st.