Open-Minded Crafting Fun Winners Announced and Midway for Challenge #13.

Good morning everyone! Happy Weekend!! :)  Today is Saturday and that means Open-Minded Crafting Fun Day!!!  And today is our post of winners and DT picks this morning and then at noon our Midway post for Challenge #13 which has a theme of Patriotic Colors. So, be sure to hop over today!!  Here is my card for our midway post:







For this card I used Jewel from A & T Digital Designs. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and Copic Markers. I added a bit of glitter on her wings to add a bit of sparkle. I added stars, rosettes, ribbon and pearls. I used two oval dies from Spellbinders. I did a little bit of doodle stitching  and I used a stamp for the "thinking of you" sentiment. I did a little bit of decoupage on this... I popped her out and I popped the hearts at different levels.

Our sponsors for this Challenge #13 at Open-Minded Crafting Fun are:



Thank you to our amazing sponsors!!

Copic:

• Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13

Challenges:

• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Challenge #64: Fairy Day @ Creative Card Crew.
• Things With Wings @ Incy Wincy Designs Challenge.
• Challenge #146: Thinking of You @ The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog.
• Week #217: Red, White and Blue @ City Crafter Challenge Blog.
• June: Anything Goes w/a Handmade Bow @ Craft-Dee BowZ.
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday Hip To Be Square.
• Anything Goes @ Just Inspirational Challenges.
• IIC #165: Anything Goes @ Inky Impressions Challenges.
• June: A Panel and A Pennant Sketch @ Kathy's Waffle Sketch File.
• PWC316: Red, White and Blue @ Paper Pretties.
• Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ The Stamping Chef.
• Challenge #138: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• 4 CC #200: Stripes @ 4 Crafty Chicks*
• Challenge #95: Stitching (Faux) and Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Challenge #237: Anything Goes @ Crafty Catz.
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge.
• Challenge #63: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Challenge #21: Always Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• 2TC79: Red, White and Blue with Stars @ Twisted Tuesday Challenge.
• Challenge #266: Things With Wings @ Crafty Creations Challenge.
• Challenge #21: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenges.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #3: Anything Goes @ Crafting At The Weekend.
• Challenge #26: Anything Goes @ Paper Creators Crafts.
• Challenge #77: Red, White and Blue @ Pumpkin Spice.

Friendship with Whiff of Joy.

Good morning everyone!!  Today I wanted to share my second Whiff of Joy project for June! Can you believe that June is almost over!!  Crazy! Alright... here is my creation with a Friendship theme :)







For this card I used Friendship Ride - Maya which you can find at the Whiff of Joy store! I colored these two adorable friends with my Copic Markers. The True Friends Are Priceless is a stamp that I have. I used a couple of different die cuts. The flowers in the background is the Floral Fusion CU Die-namic and the circle is from the Stitched Circle STAX Die-namic. These are both from My Favorite Things. I splatted different colored paints onto the circle... a little blue, green, yellow and bright pink.

Copic:

• Blue Jeans: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99
• Boys Helmet: BG000, BG45, BG05, BG07
• Star: Y00, Y11, Y15, YR24
• Flowers: Y00, Y11, Y15
• Girl Helmet: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y18
• Girl Pants: E50, E53, E55
• Basket: E31, E34, E35, E39
• Boy Shirt: YR65, YR68, YR16
• Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11
• Girl Shirt: V12, V15, B17
• Bike: R35, R46, R59, C00, C1, C3
• Flower Bag: B12, B14, B16
• Tires: C3, C5, C7, C9
• Leaves: YG21, YG23, YG25
• Boy Hair: E49, E39
• Girl Hair: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Challenges:

• June Bingo Challenge (Use Hot Pink, Teal or Yellow; Starts with R (Red); Starts with B (Bicycle) @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.
• FFC #55: Summer Fun @ Jo's Scrap Shack.
• Challenge #90:Use Some Yellow @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.
• PIO #25: Kawaii / Cute @ Pile It On!.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• June: Summer @ Just Inspirational Challenges.
• Challenge #24: Summer Fun @ V's Sweet Ideas.
• Summer Is Here @ WhoopsiDaisy Challenge.
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday Hip To Be Square.
• Anything Goes @ Just Inspirational Challenges.
• Challenge #67: Summer Fun @ Liastampz.
• Challenge #56: Friends @ Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• Here Comes Summer @ Crafting By Designs.
• Summer or Summer Colors @ Crafty Sentiments Designs.
• IIC #165: Anything Goes @ Inky Impressions Challenges.
• Challenge #138: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Summer Fun @ MilkCoffee Challenge.
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge.
• Challenge #21: Always Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• Challenge #202: Color Me Happy @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #21: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ The Outlawz Twisted Thursday.

June DT Day at Meljen's Designs.

Good morning everyone!! Today is my Design Team Day at Meljen's Designs :)  And I get to share a card with you. I have made a Thanks card and here it is:








I used scratch paper from last fall. I added the stitching around the edge. I added sequins and gems top of the sequins on those little embossed circles that I cut from the Kraft paper. I colored this little Thanksgiving Corn Mouse cutie with my Copic Markers. I added a little bit of paint dots and added Diamond Glaze on the butter to give it a bit of a shine. The top of the image I cut with a corner punch I had. Thanks is a Paper Smooches Stamp. And last but not least ... I inked the edges of the kraft paper with black ink.

Copic:

• Corn: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y19
• Husk: Y00, Y21, Y23
• Butter: Y00, Y11
• Fork: C00, C1, C3, C5
• Headband Feathers: E11, E15, E5, E17, C3, C5, C9

Challenges:

• June: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #9: Anything Goes @ Sketch N' Dies.
• June: Thank You @ Stamp and Create.
• June: Layers @ Bunny Zoes Crafts.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #137: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #236: Stitching @ Crafty Catz.
• Challenge #40: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #62: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #90: Include Some Yellow @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.
• PIO #25: Kawaii / Cute @ Pile It On*
• Challenge #21: Always Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• Challenge #202: Color Me Happy @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Thank You @ Crafty Boots Challenges.
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge.
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Hip To Be Square.
• Anything Goes @ Just Inspirational Challenges.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• Challenge #243: Animal Antics @ Little Red Wagon.
• Challenge #103: Summer @ MFP SpeedyTV Simple Salutations.
• Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.

Fantastic Friday!!!.

Yes!! Finally Friday! It has been a LONG week LOL  A LONG couple of weeks and I'm glad its coming to an end! Time to enjoy a nice weekend ... although they really go by quickly don't they!!  So, on to our challenge today.. Today is Challenge #93 at Delicious Doodles and our theme this week is Make A Scene (use a scenery image). Trying to work on Christmas cards again, I came up with this:






For this one I used A Robin's Christmas which you can find in the Delicious Doodles Store. I colored the image with Copic Markers. I printed them out in the different sizes and then layered them on top of each other. The papers are all scraps from making cards last year. I added the ribbon and the two snowflake stickers. The "Peace On Earth" is a Paper Smooches stamp. The label it is stamped on is cut with a Spellbinders die. I dry embossed the white background with my snowflake folder. And I added the clearish white almost icy looking Robin's Nest Dew Drops. On the inside I layered the paper and cut the bottom edge with one of my punches. I used the same embossing folder for the inside white paper on the back.

Copic:

• Sky: BG90, BG93, BG96, BG99
• Snow: B0000, B000, B00
• Trees: G20, G24, G29
• Red: R14, R46, R59
• Black: C1, C3, C5, C7
• Bird: E97, E08, E09, N1, N3, N5, N7, N9
• Star: Y11, Y15, Y19

Challenge:

• HIMCR #153: Super Scraps @ Hiding In My Craft Room.
• Challenge #29: Patterned Papers @ Weekly Christmas Card Challenges.
• Challenge #84: Outdoors @ Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Paper Smooches.
• Challenge #218: 3 Or More Embellishments @ Craft Your Passion Challenges.
• Challenge #23: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Challenge #120: Anything Goes @ Love To Create Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp & Show.
• Anything Goes @ Clear It Out Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• June: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• June: Anything Goes w/a Handmade Bow @ Craft-Dee BowZ.
• June Monthly Christmas Challenge @ DigiStamps4Joy.
• Challenge #9: Anything Goes @ Sketch n' Dies.
• Challenge #72: Tic Tac Toe (ribbon, die cuts, pearls) @ Whimsy Stamps Challenge.
• June: Layers @ Bunny Zoes Crafts.
• Favorite Holidays @ Crafting By Designs.
• 3 Or More Layers @ Divas By Design.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #137: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• June Challenge: Sketch @ Great Impressions.
• Challenge #40: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #62: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.

Happy Thursday with Meljen's Designs!.

Good morning everyone and Happy Thursday!! It seems like all I've been doing is working! But now it is time for the new challenge at Meljen's Designs. We are on Challenge #215 with a theme of Texture (create texture on your project).  Here are my two creations:







This is using Steampunk Boy. I decoupaged the little sprocket on him and then his head is bobbled. I dry embossed the brown paper with my gears folder. I distressed the edges and inked. I colored this image with my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I colored their hair and skin with Copic Markers. The gears are a memory Box die cut that I embossed with both Pearl Ultra Thick Embossing Enamal and Stampendous Frantage Aged Bronze Embossing Enamal. The sentiment is hand written and then the edge on that same black paper is doodled. I also doodled on the inside brown paper with the same sort of line. I added the little gear on the bottom right. That is 7 Gypsies. I added a little stitching on the brown directly behind the black strip with the sentiment. The Steampunk Goth Girl is the same card, just with the girl image instead.







Copic:

•  Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13
•  Girl Hair: E02, E08, E18, E19
•  Boy Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9

Challenges:

• Junk In The Trunk (Metals) @ The Outlawz Paper Ala Mode*
• Challenge #201: Crop It or Cut It @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #218: 3 or More Embellishments @ Craft Your Passion Challenges.
• Challenge #23: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Challenge #120: Anything Goes @ Love To Create Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #43: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp & Show.
• Challenge #145: Stitching @ The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Clear It Out Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• Challenge #67: Black and White and 1 Color (Brown) @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge.
• June: anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenges.
• Anything Goes @ Paper Crafting Journey.
• Challenge #72: Use Something Metal @ The Squirrel and The Fox.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #9: Anything Goes @ Sketch 'n Dies.
• June: Layers @ Bunny Zoes Crafts.
• 3 Or More Layers @ Divas By Designs.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #68: Distress It @ The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ The Stamping Chef.
• Challenge #137: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• R180: Sketc @ Crafts 4 Eternity.

Challenge #9 at The East Wind.

Good morning everyone!! Today is the 15th, which means we are starting a new challenge at The East Wind. Wow!!!  I LOVED everyone's creations for our Embossing Challenge!!!  Keep them coming!! Our theme for Challenge #9 is Bling!  Here is what I've done:







For this card I used Christmas Tree with Sexy Girl from The East Wind. I wanted to do another Christmas card. I colored her with my Copic Markers. I decoupaged her in front of the gifts. I added glitter for the tinsel around the tree, a little bit of glitter for the lights on the tree the flower on her headband, and a little bit of yellow glitter on the star. I used quite a few different dies on this card. Some swirls from Cheery Lynn and the rest are Spellbinders. I added inking around the edges of all of the papers and then the stitching, gems for the berries and the white dew drops. The sentiments on the front and inside are from Paper Smooches. The papers are all Echo Park This & That.

Copic:

• Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13
• Red: R14, R24, R46
• Tree: G40, G43, G46
• Xmas Balls: B00, B02, B04
• Blue Gift: B21, B24, B29
• Dark Purple Gift: BV00, BV04, BV08
• Wine Bottle: R69, R89, RV99
• Aqua Gift & Ribbon: BG02, BG05, BG07
• Dress, Star and Yellow Ribbon: Y11, Y15, Y19
• Light Green Gift: YG01, YG05, YG09
• Pig: R20, R22

Challenge:

• Challenge #66: Anything Goes @ Crimbo Crackers.
• June: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• June: Anything Goes w/Loose Glitter @ Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative.
• Challenge #23: Use Yellow @ The Cupboard Trilogy.
• June: Monthly Christmas Challenge @ Digistamps4Joy.
• June: Bingo Board (die cuts, image, patterned paper) @ The Crafty Bloggers Network.
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes @ Scribbles & Scrap Blog and Challenge.
• Challenge #43: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #12: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Whoopsidaisy Challenge.
• Challenge #38: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday Hip To Be Square.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• L for Little Gifts @ ABC Christmas Challenge.
• Challenge #181: Anything Goes @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #136: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #263: Christmas @ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Paper Crafting Journey.
• Challenge #39: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #92: Anything Goes @ QKR Stampede.
• Challenge #61: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #9: Anything Goes @ Sketch n' Dies.
• Challenge #29: Patterned Paper @ Weekly Christmas Card Challenges.

Challenge #11 Winners and Challenge #12 Something With Wings Midway!!.

Good morning everyone!! Be sure to visit Open-Minded Crafting Fun this morning to see our random winners and the DT Favorites from Challenge #11. And then at noon you can see the midway inspiration for our Challenge #12: Something With Wings.

Here is my creation for our midway post:







For this card I used an Aurora Wings image - Owl Masquerade. She is beautiful isn't she. I colored her with Copic Markers. I decoupaged the owl and the mask. I did some embossing on the black paper, added some random pearls and a few flowers. The feathers... well... I knew I wanted feathers for this card, but it was 8 pm on Saturday evening. So, I went out to Michaels with the husband so I could get them LOL!!! I picked up that awesome little wooden bird cage while i was there as well. I added a bit of brown ribbon and stamped the "thanks" and used a die cut on it and the half circle. The little tag die cut at the top I fastened with a couple of white brads.

Copic:

• Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13
• Owl: E50, E51, E53, E23
• Feathers: W9, E49, E47, E44, E42
• Neck Piece and Mask: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9
• Hair: E95, E11, YR14, E08
• Lips: R20, R22, R24

Challenges:

• Favourite Embossing Technique and Why @ As You Like It Challenge.
• Challenge #70: Use Dies @ It's All About The Vintage*
• June: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• June: Anything Goes w/a Handmade Bow @ Craft-Dee BowZ.
• June: Bingo Board (die cuts, ribbon, pearls) @ The Crafty Bloggers Network.
• June: Animal Antics @ Stamping Sensations.
• June: Thank You @ Stamp and Create Dot Com.
• Challenge #72: Tic Tac Toe (pearls, die cut, ribbon) @ Whimsy Stamps Challenges.
• Challenge #94: Anything Goes @ CMC Copic Challenge.
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes @ Scribbles & Scrap Blog and Challenge.
• Challenge #210: Anything Goes @ Sentimental Sundays.
• Challenge #201: Crop It or Cut It @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Challenge #43: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog*
• Challenge #12: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Whoopsidaisy Challenge.
• Week #215: It's For The Birds @ City Crafter Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #38: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• Challenge #169: Black Plus One Other Color (brown) @ Die Cuttin' Divas Weekly Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #181: Anything Goes @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ The Stamping Chef.
• Challenge #136: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday*
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenge.
• Challenge #93: Anything Goes with Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Paper Crafting Journey.
• Challenge #67: Black and White + 1 Colors (Brown) @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges.
• Challenge #67: Use Flowers and/or Lace @ Craftitude.
• Challenge #235: Use Two Different Dies (Circle and Tag) @ Crafty Catz.
• Challenge #39: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog*
• Challenge #116: Things With Wings @ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.
• Challenge #92: Anything Goes @ QKR Stampede.
• Challenge #61: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.