Open-Minded Crafting Fun May Challenge #5

Good morning everyone!! Happy Tuesday and Happy 10th of the Month! Today is a new challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun and this month we are celebrating the theme "Use Your Favorite Technique"! This is a fun one for me! I love seeing what everyone is else is doing and new techniques! It gives me a ton of new ideas to make note of! I love this.. I can't wait to see what everyone does!!

Our wonderful sponsors for May are:


Thank you so much for your amazing sponsorship's this year!!  We can't express how appreciative we are to all of you!! And here is my card creation for this challenge:








For this one I have used The Little Dragonfly from Julia Spiri Stamps. I have no idea where I picked up this awesome flower scene. It is just loaded with tulips. When I saw it I thought it would be perfect to put her flying above them. I colored everything with my Copic markers. I have used a couple of die cuts and everything is done with scraps. I also added the ribbon, the small pearls on the butterfly and the small star gems that I purchased from Etsy. I have done a bit of image layering on this and there is my favorite technique... well one of them! I love decoupage, layering my images. I also love coloring with Copics, die cuts and creating backgrounds with Distress Ink. I have also used some Copic Opaque White on her hair.

Copic Markers Used:

• Yellow Flowers: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y18
• Pink Flowers: RV10, RV13, RV14
• Red Flowers: R22, R24, R46
• Purple Flowers: V12, V15, V17
• Eyes: B00, B16
• Wings: BG10, BG13, BG15
• Leaves and Stems: YG01, YG05, YG09, YG67
• Dress: R20, R22, R24
• Hair: YR20, YR12, E97, E99
• Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Challenges:

• Challenge #84: Anything Goes (4) @ Inspiration Destination
• April Showers Bring May Flowers (1) @ Mod Squad Challenge Blog
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes / Use Ribbon (1/3) @ The Crafty Addicts
• Challenge #228-229: Anything Goes (4/5) @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge #247: Flowers (1) @ Hanna And Friends Challenge Blog
• Challenge #18: Add A Sentiment (2/3) @ Jade's Sparkling Butterflies
• Challenge #17: Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of For A Child (2/3) @ Julia Spiri Digital Stamps Challenge Blog
• FFC #137: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Jo's Scrap Shack
• Challenge #342: Word Week (Butterfly) (1) @ Just Us Girls Challenge
• Challenge #9: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Morgan's ArtWorld
• Challenge #64: Fantasy (1/4) @ Scrapping4Fun Challenges
• Fantasy (1/3) @ Spellbinding Stamps by Nikki Burnette
• Anything Goes (2/3) @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog
• May Flowers (1/2) @ Sweet Stampin' 
• Challenge #19: Anything Goes (4) @ A Bit More Time To Craft
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Paradise Of Stamps
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Petal Lu Challenge Blog
• PIO #107: Garden Creatures (1) @ Pile It On!
• April/May Challenge #79: Thinking Of You (1/3) @ Sparkles Monthly Challenges
• Anything Goes w/Ribbon (1) @ The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog
• Challenge #112: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Creative Card Crew
• Challenge #128: Flowers Everywhere (1) @ Deep Ocean Challenge Blog
• Retarte #76: Anything Goes (4) @ Stamp Art Papel Retarte
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Crafting With Friends
• Week #18: Things With Wings (1/2) @ Polkadoodles
• Challenge #28: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Simply Paper Craft Challenges
• Flowers Everywhere (1/3) @ Digi Designs Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #63: Things With Wings (1/1) @ Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company
• May Challenge #7: Flower Garden, Anything With Lots Of Flowers (1/3) @ Crafty Enjoyments
• May: Things With Wings (1/3) @ Crafty Calendar Challenge
• May Showcase #10: Anything Goes (4) @ 2 Creative Chicks
• May Challenge #80: Flowers (1/3) @ Card Mania Challenges
• May Challenge #02: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog
• May: Anything w/a Handmade Bow (1) @ Craft-Dee BowZ
• May Challenge #15: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Crafting With An Attitude
• May: Anything Goes w/Patterned Paper (3) @ Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
• May Challenge #124: Anything Goes w/Twist of Add Ribbon (1/3) @ DigiStamps4Joy
• May Challenge #5: Anything Goes (4) @ Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #5: Flowers (1/3) @ My Crafting Stories Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #5: April Showers Bring Quirky May Flowers (1/3) @ Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog
• Fairy Dreams (1/2) @ Whoopsidaisy Challenge
• May: Die Cuts and Flowers (1) @ Inky Impressions Challenges
• Challenge #31: In The Garden (1/3) @ Crafty Friends Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #5: Spring (1/3) @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog
• Challenge #156: Anything Goes w/Twist of Use A Die Cut (1/3) @ Artistic Inspirations
• Challenge #311: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Craft Your Passion Challenges
• Challenge #192: April Showers Bring May Flowers (1/3) @ Eureka Stamps
• Challenge #204: Mythical (1) @ Ooh La La Creations Challenge
• Challenge #99: Escape To The Country (1/3) @ The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog
• May Flowers (1/3) @ Cuttlebug Mania
• Challenge #15: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog
• May 10th-16th: Anything Goes (1/2) @ Through The Craft Room Door
• Challenge #293: Thinking Of You (1/3) @ Tuesday Throwdown

Winners and Rolling Out The Red Midway Post at Open-Minded Crafting Fun!.

Good morning!And a very happy Saturday!! The kids are in Atlanta with my sister. They went to stay with her yesterday for Midtown Atlanta. It's a big music festival in Atlanta. They are very excited! It started on Friday and goes through Saturday. This morning I am up at the crack of dawn to head to Atlanta to grab Bailey though. She has her first Lacrosse game today and it is an hour away! That is the furthest game though and the majority of them are at the high school here or close by. So, that will be my day; getting her to her game and then getting her back to my sisters! It is gorgeous in the mornings though so it will be a great ride!! Other than that... Thursday the boys both had eye appointments... and on Friday it was the girl's turn. I did go with Kevin and Michael on Thursday and then Bailey and I headed back Friday morning. Now it is the weekend.. time to relax and create!!  Have a great weekend everyone!!

This morning you will find the Winners and DT Picks at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. Then at noon you will find the midway post with additional inspiration from the team!! Our sponsors for Challenge #19: Roll Out The Red are:



We are so blessed with amazing sponsors! And I can't thank them enough!!  Be sure to visit them to show your support!  Where would be without our amazing artists who create amazing images so we can in turn create our crafts!!

Okay.. on to my creation for our Roll Out The Red Midway:








For this one I created a little gift card holder box using my Cameo!  Have I told you how much fun I'm having with it? LOL!!!  For the top I used a Stitchy Bears image - Apple Pie and I colored it my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I did a little bit of decoupage on it. I cute the apple with the Cameo and used all scrap papers from my fall papers from last year. The die cut used to cut the image is a Spellbinders die. I added some red chalk around the edge of that die. I used two different stamps to stamp inside the apple and I stitched around the edge of that top paper. I added the patterned papers around the edge and you can see the inside holds a card.

Challenges:

• Challenge #50: Any Digi Goes @ Doodle Pantry LLC Challenge Blog.
• September: Anything Goes @ Ladybug Crafts.
• Fall or Flowers @ Sketches For All / Cheryl's Challenge Group.
• September: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #29: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #51: Anything Goes / Fall Colours @ Creative Moments.
• Challenge #205: From The Kitchen @ Hanna And Friends Challenge Blog.
• Colors of Autumn @ MilkCoffee Challenge.
• Challenge #220: Fall Colours @ Stampavie and More.
• Challenge #70: Fall / Autumn @ Simply Create Too.
• Challenge #208: Autumn / Fall @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #231: It's Harvest Time @ Craft Your Passion Challenges.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Boots Challenge.
• Challenge #10: Fall Festival @ Dies R Us Challenge Blog.
• Rock The Techniques (stitching) @ Simon Says Stamp and Show.
• Challenge #78: Cute with Shades of Autumn @ The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #19: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges.
• Colours of Autumn @ Whoopsi Daisy Challenge.
• Challenge #125: Autumn Colours @ Lexi's Creations.
• Autumn Colors @ Melonheadz Friends.
• Autumn Colours @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.
• Autumn (my oldies: those papers and stamps!) @ Oldie But A Goodie Challenge.
• Challenge #86: Colours of Autumn @ Crafting For All Seasons.
• Challenge #35: Gift Card Holder @ Crafting With Dragonflies*
• Anything But A Card @ Divas By Design.
• Challenge #88: Anything Goes @ Ruby's Rainbow Challenges.
• Challenge #150: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• 4CCC #212: Fall @ 4 Crafty Chicks.
• Challenge #27: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenge.
• Challenge #339: Awesome Autumn @ Cute Card Thursday.
• All Fall Down @ Delightful Challenges.
• The First Day of Dall @ The Outlawz / Twisted Thursday*
• R #194: My Style (decoupage) @ Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge.
• Challenge #49: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #123: Main Colour Red @ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.
• Challenge #105: Fall Colors @ QKR Stampede.

Open-Minded Crafting Fun is Rolling Out The Red!.

Good morning!

So, today we are starting Challenge #19 over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. Our challenge theme for this fortnight is going to be Roll Out The Red. We want to see lots of red! It doesn't matter what kind of theme.. autumn, fall, birthday, Christmas.. that is entirely up to you.. We just want to see it all dressed up in Red!! :)  Our wonderful sponsors for Challenge #19 are:




Here is what I have come up with:







As you can see I decided to go the Christmas route on this one. And I made a little bag! The image I used is Holiday Truck from the wonderful Scribbles Designs. I cut the bag with my We R Memory Keepers Punch Board. I had the most fun decoupaging this beauty!! I wanted it all layered.. with the different layers of gifts all stepped.. I love it!! I tried to take some photos to show it, but it doesn't really show you that well. I added the sparkle fiber to it. The papers are all scraps from last years Christmas papers. I added the little charm to top it off and the ribbon as the handle for the bag. The image was colored up with my Copic Markers and the ornaments on the tree were colored with my glittery Spicas.

Copic Markers Used:

• Truck Red: R37, R39, RV99
• Christmas Bag and Ribbons: R14, R35, R46, R59
• Truck Green and Gifts: YG03, YG05, YG07, G19
• Tree: G12, G14, G17
• Tires: C1, C3, C5, C7
• Wheel Hubs and Springs: C1, C3, C5
• Undercarriage, Seat, Steering Wheel: C3, C5, C7
• Blue Gifts: BG01, BG04, BG07
• Purple Gifts: V12, V15, V17
• Pink Gifts: R20, R22, R24
• Yellow Gifts, Star and Truck Light: Y11, Y13, Y18

Challenges:

• September: Anything Goes @ Ladybug Crafts.
• Challenge #49: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #94: Anything Goes @ The Cheerful Stamp.
• September: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #26: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenges.
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes @ ArtbyMiran.
• Challenge #122: More Than One Fold @ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.
• Challenge #29: Early Christmas @ Paper Creators Crafts.
• The Motor Car @ So Artful Challenges.
• September: The Holidays Are Coming @ Sweet Pea Stamps One Sweet Challenge.
• Challenge #102: Anything Goes and/or Make It Go Round and Round @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Challenge #149: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #276: Christmas @ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ A Creative Romance.
• Anything Goes @ Crafting Station Challenge*
• Challenge #29: Anything Goes @ Completely Christmas.
• Challenge #111: Celebrations @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog*

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Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge #14 Midway Post and Challenge #13 Winners.

Good morning everyone! Happy Weekend :)  This morning is the winner post for Challenge #13 at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. Be sure to stop by and see the winners and the DT Favorites! And at noon will be our Midway post  for Challenge #14: Water Water Everywhere. where you will find more fantastic creations! Be sure to stop by and grab some additional inspiration :)  Be sure to check out the awesome sponsors that we have for Challenge #14 as well!

Our sponsors for Challenge #14 are:



Here is my water creation for the midway post:









I had fun creating this card. The image is Brrr-ubbles from Scribbles Designs and I absolutely love him! I did a bit of decoupage on him. I popped the mask, his beak and bow tie, the snorkel, his feet and the tube. Then for a second layer I popped the mask, the top of his beak, the face on the tube and the snorkel. I used a My Favorite Things die cut to cut the background dots layer. I also dry embossed the blue paper with swirls... although you can't really see that one very well LOL and the yellow with the bubbles. I used Sizzix dies for the splats and the bubbles. I chalked the embossed swirls that you can't see and I also chalked the bubbles and splats to get some dimension added to it. I then to my clear UTEE and covered all of the bubbles and splats. There are some random drops around the card as well. I filled up the mask with Diamond Glaze to add that nice clear shine to make it really look like a mask. The image is colored with my Copic Markers. The inside was cut with another My Favorite Things die and embossed with the bubbles. You can see the added chalk around that one. And then I added the extra bubbles and splat covered in UTEE to the inside. The bubbles and splats are popped as well. And to finish it off I added the yellow ribbon. That's it! I have no idea where the patterned papers are from.. they have been in my stash for a long long time LOL And the cardstock is all from my scraps. Be sure to check out the rest of the team.. They are all so talented!

Copic:

• Black: C3, C5, C7, C9
• Tie: R14, R35, R46, R59
• Feet and Beak: YR02, YR07, YR09
• Green: YG01, YG05, YG09
• Yellow: Y11, Y15, Y19

Challenges:

• Challenge #219: Animals @ Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #57: At The Beach / Summer Fun @ Sparkles Monthly Challenge.
• July: Summer @ The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #26: Anything Goes @ Crafting From The Heart.
• Summertime Activities @ Incy Wincy Designs Challenge.
• Challenge #148: Anything Goes @ Paper Makeup Stamps.
• Sketch #257 @ Tuesday Morning Sketches.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Sentiments Designs.
• Challenge #43: Anything Goes @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday Hip To Be Square.
• Water @ Scrap Creations*
• TTCRD July 8-14 Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.
• Use Dies @ Crafting By Designs.
• Things With Wings @ Divas By Design.
• IIC #167: Summer Fun @ Inky Impressions Challenge*
• Challenge #185: Anything Goes @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• DCC72: Fur or Winged Things @ The House That Stamps Built.
• Challenge #140: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #97: Sunny Yellow with Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Fun In The Sun @ The Outlawz Twisted Thursday.
• Challenge #9: Fun In The Sun @ Time Out Challenges.
• Water @ Creative Corner Challenges.
• Challenge #65: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Challenge #133: Anything Goes @ Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps.
• Challenge #123: Animals @ A Gem Of A Challenge.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Scrapbook Blessings Club.
• Challenge #73: Use A Cute Digi @ The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.
• Week #27: Punches / Die Cuts @ Digi Choosday Challenge.
• Challenge #223: Feels Like Summer @ Fab 'n' Funky Challenges.
• Challenge #69: For The Birds @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges.
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes @ Crafty Girls Challenges.
• Challenge #43: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge.
• Challenge #21: Anything Goes @ Scrapping4fun Challenges.
• July: Anything Goes @ Sparkle N Sprinkle*
• Challenge #22: Summertime @ Natalie and Amy.
• Challenge #62: Anything Goes with Chalk @ Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe.
• July: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow @ Craft-Dee BowZ.
• Summertime Fun @ Crafty Calender Challenge.
• July: Animal Friends @ Great Impressions.
• July: Anything Goes Yellow @ Sketches For All / Rochelle's Challenge.
• July: Summer Fun @ Crafty Little Fairies.
• Challenge #72: Summertime @ Whimsy Stamps Challenges.
• Week #267: Splish Splash Splosh @ Allsorts.
• Challenge #37: Anything Goes @ Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #78: Anything Goes @ Pumpkin Spice.

Open-Minded Sponsor and a Crafting Vicky CASE!.

Today we are spotlighting Scribbles Designs over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges!! Boy do we have some amazing sponsors next year. I'm so excited!  For today, Scribbles Designs has been kind enough to offer up a freebie!! So, please head on over to Open-Minded Crafting Fun to grab the freebie. Be sure you shout out a HUGE thank you to Scribbles Designs for the generosity!!

And we were so excited that Scribbles Designs was SO generous, that Vicky and I decided that we would make a couple of cards using Scribbles Designs images and our challenge would be to CASE each others cards!!

Well, let me just start by saying... WHAT!!!??!!!  You want me to CHOOSE one of those awesome cards to CASE!!! LOL!!!!!!!!  That was SO not Easy!!!  I finally settled on this one after forever trying to choose!! LOL

Fantastic card, isn't it!!! I just love it! Love the distressing, the inking... the elements are perfect!! Just awesome!

So, for this challenge I used the freebie - #606 Birdhouse #1. And here is my CASE of Vicky's card:

I colored it all up with my Copic. I inked the edges of the image and the sentiment. I added the little flowers and the pearls and I distressed the edges of the paper. This was a lot of fun :)  I'd copy Vicky any day!! LOL!!

Challenges:

• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.
• DSC #63: Anything Goes @ Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges*
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Anything Goes w/Twist of use a Digital Image @ Come and Get It Challenges.
• Challenge #17: Color (Red, Brown, Sage Green, Golden Yellow) @ V's Sweet Ideas*
• Inspired By: Anything Goes @ Creative Inspirations Paint.
• MIM #168: Anything Goes @ Make It Monday.
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Challenge #100: Anything Goes @ Friends of Speedy TV Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ The Outlawz Greeting Cards.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Challenge #82: Anything Goes @ Color Me Creative Classroom.
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Scribbles & Scrap Blog and Challenge.
• Challenge #68: Anything Goes (hoarded supplies - you see that paper.. LOL about 10 years old!) @ Use It Tuesday.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime.