Monthly Challenge #11 -- Christmas / Hanukkah

Good morning fellow crafters!! And welcome to the Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog and our next challenge!

Monthly Challenge #11 is all about Christmas/Hanukkah!! You can create anything that focuses on this theme. It is time to get festive and ready for the Holidays! And having the challenge now ensures that your creations are finished just in time for the Holidays! So, get busy and show us what you've got! We can't wait to see!

Please click on the Rules Tab at the Top to read up on the rules!
Deadline: The deadline for this challenge will be midnight on Friday, December 9th, 2015. Please make sure to link up before then.

Prize and DT Favorite Information: We will randomly draw the winner for each of the sponsors. These winners will be posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2015. We will also post the DT Favorites at the same time.




Drawn With Character
Prize: 3 Images
I'm not sure where to begin! I found Krista's shop on Etsy and it was instant love! Every one of her whimsical, fun little creations are magnificent! Her first love has always been drawing and you can sure tell by what she puts out with her imagination. She worked as an animator for over 15 years. 10 of those years was with Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida until the studio closed in 2004. It is amazing to see her creations not only on paper, but when I first reached out to her they were used for cookies! AMAZING COOKIES! She has now taken those amazing digital stamps that she shares with us in the crafting world and has added rubber stamping as well. It has been so exciting to see her grow in the crafting realm and her images are amazing to work with. They are a joy to color and you can find some amazing creations out there with her line of stamps!! Be sure to visit her shop.


Lynda using Reindeer


Monica using Polar Bear with Ornament


Sandy using Little Girl Elf


Traceymo using Reindeer





Eekers / Knitty Kitties
Prize: 3 Images
Eekers is from Englad and brings us some amazing digital images just full of cats! The Knitty Kitty Digi Shop is full of fun images with lots of kitties in all kinds of designs! Some of the images are more simple and some are much more detailed scenes. All of the stamps are hand drawn and high resolution. They print out beautifully. We hope you will jump over and visit Knitty Kitty Digis!


Lynnpenguin using Pulling Down The Christmas Tree


Rebecca using Christmas Cat Flap


Susan using Pulling Down The Christmas Tree





Ike's Art
Prize: $15 Shop Voucher
Ike's Art has a great variety of images to choose from. This is one of the best places to find images for your sexy or even dark side. We love being able to find those unique images when the mood arises! Be sure to drop by and take a look at the fantastic images!


Hanne using Xmas Poinsettia


Kraftykoolkat using Poinsettia Cluster





Sami Stamps
Prize: $12 Gift Certificate
Sami is the little sister of Tammy from A Day For Daisies. She grew up watching Tammy paint all the time in a little storage shed in the back yard. This is where she held her first paint brush and her sister passed on that passion for art. She has an amazing array of whimsical stamps that she creates. Be sure to take a look around and find something that you like! We know you will!


Berni using Curious Snowflake with Whiskers


Joanna using Christmas Sweater Bear


Shirley-Anne using Plain and Polka Dot Ornament

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Winners and DT Favorites -- Monthly Challenge #9 {Halloween/Dress Up}

Happy Day! Today we are going to announce our DT Favorites from Monthly Challenge #9 -- Halloween/Dress Up. Everyone's projects were fantastic!!  Thank you so much for playing along!! It was amazing to see all of the different creations! You all never cease to amaze us all!

We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to our wonderful and generous sponsors for our September 2016 Challenge. You really help to make the Challenges that much better by providing prizes to give to our winners. Please help us thank our wonderful sponsors by dropping by their shops!!








HERE ARE YOUR RANDOM DRAWN WINNERS:



Aliciabel
Prize: 3 Images And Our Random.Org Winner is:

No. 33 - Tammy A


Kitty Bee Designs
Prize: 1 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:

No. 32 - Chris


The East Wind
Prize: 3 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:

No. 28 - Katrina Bufton




NOW FOR OUR DT FAVORITES FOR MONTHLY CHALLENGE #9 {HALLOWEEN/DRESS UP}:

Berni's and Kraftykoolkat's Pick:

No. 6 - VaNNessa
Berni's Thoughts: This is a fabulous design and awesome coloring. Just love this image, it is full of attitude.

Kraftykoolkat's Thoughts: Awesome colouring, fantastic background and detail.


Hanne's and Monica's Pick:

No. 26 - A Little Bit 'O Paper
Hanne's Thoughts: I love Deanne's fairly simple design - the ribbon, the image and the sentiment really gets the full attention with the black background. The image is super cute and the colours in the card scream Halloween. :)

Monica's Thoughts: Love the sweet dog image with the glitter accents and the simplicity of the card!


Joanna's Pick:

No. 32 - Chris
Joanna's Thoughts: Clean and simple, fantastic design paper, cute image. I like it so much.


Lynda's Pick:

No. 4 - Billie A.
Lynda's Thoughts: When I looked at your card it made me smile, it’s so adorable. I love the embossing and the inked background you created. The sentiment is perfect for the image too xx


Lynnpenguin's Pick:

No. 2 - MaxiBelle Studio
Lynnpenguin's Thoughts: Love the image and the pink/green colour combo. The flowers and background are fantastic with this image too.


Rebecca's Pick:

No. 10 - Graphix and Designs
Rebecca's Thoughts: Love the Pocket letter idea and I truly inspired by Nikki for her Halloween projects. Love how she share her beautiful images by layering them in the pocket letter. Love it.


Sandy's Pick:

No. 30 - Lorraine A.
Sandy's Thoughts: Love the more muted colours and the use of one of Tim Holtz’s crazy dog images, the spooky tree gives it a nice Halloween feel as does the slight touch of red on the dog’s lips and bone. I really like the little spider charm as well. Not too scary, lol.


Shirley-Anne's Pick:

No. 33 - Tammy A.
Shirley-Anne's Thoughts: A striking, simple creation in which I loved the bright cheery colour combination . They really did work well together on the first of her shared cards and I also loved the design of her second card.


Traceymo's Pick:

No. 40 - Red Obsession cArds
Traceymo's Thoughts: Just a stunning card great image & colour with a fab layout.


Susan's Pick:

No. 36 - Francesca
Susan's Thoughts: I really love this journal! Love all the mixed media. Love the Halloween feel to it. The colors are fabulous. Just wonderful! Really makes me want to get that journal out of the cabinet and begin working on. Great inspiration for everyone who is working on a journal! I am so glad you shared it with us! Thank you!! And Awesome work!!

Monthly Challenge #10 -- Thanks / Thanksgiving

Good morning fellow crafters!! And welcome to the Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog and our next challenge! Can you believe it is October already!

Monthly Challenge #10 is all about Thanks/Thanksgiving/Thank You!! You can create anything that focuses on that theme. We are looking forward to seeing all of the wonderful creations of Thanks, Thank You or Thanksgiving.

Please click on the Rules Tab at the Top to read up on the rules!
Deadline: The deadline for this challenge will be midnight on Wednesday, November 9th, 2015. Please make sure to link up before then.

Prize and DT Favorite Information: We will randomly draw the winner for each of the sponsors. These winners will be posted on Sunday, November 20th, 2015. We will also post the DT Favorites at the same time.




Enchanted Designs by Concetta Kilmer
Prize: 3 Images
Concetta is a multi-talented freelance artist, illustrator and designer with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design. Her family is a great source of inspiration and encouragement. You can see a distinct style and unique flair in all of her work. It is that uniqueness that we love so much! Her images are amazing to color and create with. Whatever image you pick, you are sure to create something wondrous with her amazing images as the centerpiece! Thank you so much for sponsoring with us this year Concetta.


Joanna using Sparrow


Kraftykoolkat using The Guardian Owl


Lynda using The Guardian Owl


Traceymo using Valentine's Owl





Kylie Johnston's Arting
Prize: 3 Images
Holly grew up an army brat, which allowed her to experience different cultures from across the United States and overseas. She is a married, stay at home mom of three. She enjoys drawing, learning to sew, photography, reading and learning to cook allergy friendly recipes. Kylie is autistic and thinks that helps her see the world in a unique and creative way that feeds her art. At the age of 13 Kylie saw and her mother bought her first comic book. That was when she fell in love with the industry. She started out by redrawing every panel of her X-Men #22 and Uncanny X-Men #302 comic books. At the age of 15, Kylie was published by AC Comics in Femforce Pin-up Portfolio 5. You should visit the KJ Arting page to learn more about Kylie - http://www.kjarting.com/. She has a very interesting and fun history and I have enjoyed learning about her. And to top that off, she is an amazing artist and we are very lucky to have her sponsor with us this month. Thank you Kylie!


Hanne using The Letter K


Lynnpenguin using Bouquet


Sandy using Sheriff The Frog


Shirley-Anne using Birds





The Stamping Boutique
Prize: 2 Images (3 Images if you won with a Stamping Boutique Image)
Tracey is the owner/artist behind The Stamping Boutique. She offers original digital images and artwork. There is such a great selection of images to choose from, we know you will love them! Be sure to hop over to the shop to see to your needs! Thank you so much for sponsoring with us this year!


Berni using Autumn Frog


Monica using Pumpkin Pie


Rebecca using Cornucopia


Susan using Owl Bet It's Fall

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