Final Winners and DT Favorites - Monthly Challenge #19 - Airy In August {weather related}

Happy 20th of September everyone! Today we are going to announce our final winners and DT Favorites from Monthly Challenge #19 -- Airy In August (weather related). And your creations were fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing! Thank you for sharing such beautiful and heartfelt creations with us! This was our very last challenge and we have enjoyed all of your creations over the time we have spent together. And I'm sure we will all see you around blog land.

We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to our wonderful and generous sponsor for our August 2017 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 sponsor by dropping by their shop!!






HERE IS YOUR RANDOM DRAWN WINNER:



Bugaboo Stamps
Prize: 5 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
No. 11 - Heather Mills




NOW FOR OUR DT FAVORITES FOR MONTHLY CHALLENGE #19: {Airy In August (weather related)}:

Hanne's and Traceymo's Pick:

No. 8 - Lucy Patrick
Hanne's Thoughts: I love the bright colours and the landscape Lucy has created with various dies! And the image is super cute! Perfect card for a 4-year old and with the clouds and the sun this is also perfect for our Airy in August challenge!

Traceymo's Thoughts: Love the bright colours with the cloud background. A very sweet card.


Karen's Pick:

No. 12 - Carol Gill
Karen's Thoughts: You can never go wrong with a Mo image and I love her children images...doing what children do! Your card is beautiful and I love how you used different paper to give texture and color. Your coloring is great! This is exactly what I would be doing in the heat of August! Thanks for joining our challenge!


Susan's Pick:

No. 3 - Irena's Art
Susan's Thoughts: The image is fantastic... she is one of my favorite artists to use. I love how you have colored her too. Absolutely gorgeous. I love that front balloon popped. Beautiful creation!

Winners and DT Favorites - Monthly Challenge #18 - Just About Time June/July {time pieces, time, clock faces, etc.)

Happy 20th of August everyone! Today we are going to announce the winner and DT Favorites from Monthly Challenge #18 -- Just About Time June/July (time, time pieces, clock faces, etc). And your creations were fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing! Thank you for sharing such beautiful and heartfelt creations with us! It is fantastic! Our current challenge, Challenge #19 - Airy In August will end on September 9th. This is our very last challenge. The winners for Challenge #19 will be announced on September 20th.

We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to our wonderful and generous sponsor for our June/July 2017 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 sponsor by dropping by their shop!!






HERE IS YOUR RANDOM DRAWN WINNER:



Star Stampz
Prize: 3 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
No. 2 - Red Obsession Cards




NOW FOR OUR DT FAVORITES FOR MONTHLY CHALLENGE #18: {About Time In August (time, time pieces, clock faces, etc.)}:

Berni's and Karen's Pick:

No. 3 - Pippa
Berni's Thoughts: The composition and background of this beauty is simply amazing and fabulous. The coloring brings this beauty to life. One of my faves.

Karen's Thoughts: Your coloring is beautiful--boy you have those pleats perfected! I love the composition and you stayed true to the challenge theme of Just About Time. Awesome job!


Hanne's Pick:

No. 8 - Carol Gill
Hanne's Thoughts: Carol's canvas has great colours and I love the little bit chaotic look and feel in her project. That's what it often feels like with time. :) The sentiment is also soooo true and it really spoke to me. This was just a perfect project for our time challenge.


Susan's Pick:

No. 13 - Creative Journey
Susan's Thoughts: I love that this is something different! It is a beautifully altered jar! I love the time piece that has been added to it. Yellow is not my favorite color, but I think this is a great color on this jar! Absolutely beautifully done!!

Monthly Challenge #19 - Airy in August {weather related} And Our Last Challenge

Good morning to all of you! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Just About Time June/July themed challenge. We always enjoy seeing everyone's amazing creations!! If you were not able to join us in June and July, we hope you will join us for our final challenge in August!

Monthly Challenge #19 is Airy In August!! Today we are beginning our final Challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun and the theme for our final challenge is Airy In August - All About Weather. We want to see anything with any kind of weather. Let's see what you come up with. Please join us for our final challenge for a fantastic send off!

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 Saturday, September 9th, 2017. Please make sure to link up before then.

Prize and DT Favorite Information: We will randomly draw the winner for our sponsor. The winner will be posted on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 when we will also post the DT Favorites.




Bugaboo Stamps
Prize: 3 Images
Jodie is the artist/owner of Bugaboo Digi Stamps. She is from Canada and has been designing digital stamps for quite some time. She brings us an amazing array of images from the cutest of cute to the grumpiest of grumpy Stella, Gus, Margaret and the Gals. They are certainly a favorite around the crafting community and Bugaboo is always such a generous sponsor. Be sure to stop by the shop as we know you will find whatever you are looking for!


Berni using Ladybug Flower Row


Hanne using Spring Boot


Joanna using Ladybug Flower Row



Karen using Ladybug Flower Row


Lynnpenguin using Ladybug Flower Row


Rebecca using A Kids View Butterflies


Sandy using Spring Elephant I


Traceymo using Spring Elephant I

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August Delayed

August Challenge will be delayed a couple of days. Please stay tuned.

Winners and DT Favorites - Monthly Challenge #17 - Mighty Men in May {boys, men, manly, masculine}

Happy 20th of June everyone! Today we are going to announce the winner and DT Favorites from Monthly Challenge #17 -- Mighty Men of May (boys, men, manly, masculine). And your creations were fantastic as usual! Thank you so much for sharing! Thank you for sharing such beautiful and heartfelt creations with us! Our current challenge, Challenge #18 - Just About Time June will be running for two months, June and July, ending on July 9th. The winners for Challenge #18 will be announced on July 20th.

We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to our wonderful and generous sponsor for our May 2017 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 sponsor by dropping by their shop!!






HERE IS YOUR RANDOM DRAWN WINNER:



KennyK Stamps
Prize: 3 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
No. 64 - Darlene Pavlick




NOW FOR OUR DT FAVORITES FOR MONTHLY CHALLENGE #17: {Mighty Men In May (boys, men, manly, masculine)}:

Berni's Pick:

No. 20 - AJ
Berni's Thoughts: The background and coloring of this beauty is superb. Fabulous image and composition. Love everything about this beauty. Nicely done.


Hanne's Pick:

No. 18 - tmd
Hanne's Thoughts: This card is just fabulous! The image is perfect for a male card and I love the colouring. The background papers go perfectly with this image. And I love the finishing touch inside the card!


Joanna's's Pick:

No. 3 - Katrina Bufton
Joanna's Thoughts: All her cards are perfect but my choice is #3. Super male inspiration for students. Great coloring and fabulous background.


Karen's Pick:

No. 59 - Jodie H.
Karen's Thoughts: I love your card. The simple layout brings your focus to the adorable image. The coloring is great. I always have difficulty with masculine cards but you have a winner. Great job!


Kerri's Pick:

No. 40 - Forgotten Scraps
Kerri's Thoughts: I found it so hard to pick a favourite for this challenge as there were so many amazing entries. I have chosen #40 forgotten scraps - I love everything about this card! The layout is great, the choices of paper used are soft but manly and don't overpower the digi used. The colouring on the digi is also superb! A very beautifully put together card. Well done!!


Rebecca's Pick:

No. 2 - Margaret A.
Rebecca's Thoughts: Love the Music theme for the card and the total layout for her card. Although she is using the pre-colored image, but her card just fabulous for our theme this month.


Sandy's Pick:

No. 21 - CarolG
Sandy's Thoughts: Love the fact that you’ve used a partial image. It looks great and shows that you don’t need to have the whole image to make your card pop! Love the use of the star diecuts and the staples on your sentiment. A wonderful “male” card!


Traceymo's Pick:

No. 14 - Janice
Traceymo's Thoughts: A very cool tie card! Great CAS card.


Susan's Pick:

No. 66 - Lovely Linda
Susan's Thoughts: I had such a hard time picking from all of these fantastic creations. I finally decided on Linda's fantastic creation. I love the texture and the coloring. I love that image and how you detailed it. This is so perfect, funny and I just LOVE it!!

Monthly Challenge #18 - Just About Time In June {time, time pieces, clock faces, etc.}

Good morning to all of you! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Mighty Men In May themed challenge. We always enjoy seeing everyone's amazing creations!! If you were not able to join us in May, we hope you will join us for June/July in our new challenge.

Monthly Challenge #18 is Just About Time In June and July!! Today we are beginning our June/July Challenge and the theme this next two months is Just About Time. We want to see anything with time, clock faces, etc. Let's see what you come up with. It's the perfect time to be ready for Father's Day again! So, it would be great to see some masculine Father's Day creations with any kind of timepiece. We are combining June and July, so you will have two months to complete this challenge.

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, August 9th, 2017. Please make sure to link up before then.

Prize and DT Favorite Information: We will randomly draw the winner for our sponsor. The winner will be posted on Sunday, August 20th, 2017 when we will also post the DT Favorites.




Star Stampz
Prize: 3 Images
Sarah is the artist and owner behind Star Stampz. Art has been a huge influence in her life and in who she is. She discovered Japanese Anime. It is this style that has renewed her vigor to draw and you can reap the benefits of this with her amazing art! I fell in love with her digital stamps the first time I set eyes on them. And now to see her grow and expand is truly magnificent! Be sure to go by and share the love at her Etsy shop!


Berni using Mad Hatter Chibi


Hanne using Mad Hatter Chibi


Joanna using Fairy Throne


Karen using Fairy Throne


Lynnpenguin using Mad Hatter Chibi


Rebecca using Mad Hatter Chibi


Sandy using Mad Hatter Chibi


Traceymo using Mad Hatter Chibi

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