Happy Day! Today we are going to announce our DT Favorites from Monthly Challenge #11 -- Christmas/Hanukkah. Everyone's projects were fantastic!! You all are amazingly talented and we just LOVE seeing what you all create. You always make it so hard for us to choose favorites. Thank you so much for playing along!! It is always great to see the festive creations! And you have them ready for the holiday! :D Can you believe it is almost Christmas! We all want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah or whatever else you may celebrate! And a Happy New Year too! We want you all to have a safe and happy holiday season! And thank you for always playing along with us. We hope to see you in the New Year!
We would like to extend a HUGE Thank you to our wonderful and generous sponsors for our November 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!!
I also wanted to share one last image from Ike's Art. This one wasn't finished when the challenge went live, so I wanted to make sure that everyone was able to enjoy this one last image from Ike's. This is an Artist Trading Card using Christmas Pixie which you can find in the Ike's Art Shop! She was colored with Copic Markers, the background was done using Distress Ink. Thanks for looking!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR: We are looking for one or two new additions to our Design Team. If you are interested in joining our team or want some more information, please send an email to openmindedcrafting at gmail dot com. If you are wanting to join our team, please send us a little bit about yourself, a link to your blog and a favorite project or two. Thank you so much!
HERE ARE YOUR RANDOM DRAWN WINNERS:
Prize: 3 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
Prize: $15 Shop Voucher
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
Prize: 3 Images
And Our Random.Org Winner is:
Prize: $12 Gift Certificate
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NOW FOR OUR DT FAVORITES FOR MONTHLY CHALLENGE #11 {CHRISTMAS/HANUKKAH}:
Bernie's Pick:
No. 43 - Petra M.
Bernie's Thoughts: Sweet image and fabulous composition. Great use of DP and dies. Love it!!
Joanna's Pick:
No. 97 - Katrina Bufton
Joanna's Thoughts: Very elegant card. I love kraft paper and beautiful image.
Kraftykoolkat's Pick:
No. 77 - Louise
Kraftykoolkat's Thoughts: Very Cute - Gorgeous Layout - Made me smile.
Lynnpenguin's Pick:
No. 32 - MaxiBelle Studio
Lynnpenguin's Thoughts: I love the cute images (kind of ugly sweater feel to them - no offense intended); these two cards of a boy and girl just make me smile.
Rebecca's Pick:
No. 66 - Lucy Patrick
Rebecca's Thoughts: I love her awesome coloring and the color combination on her card. By looking at her card, it did tell me that- Christmas is coming! Love it!
Sandy's Pick:
No. 82 - Crafty
Sandy's Thoughts: Love the traditional image in muted tones and the bright pop of colour, Gives the sentiment that much more meaning.
Shirley-Anne's Pick:
No. 103 - Suze
Shirley-Anne's Thoughts: Simply a lovely card. Loved the back ground paper as it really did coordinate well with the image.
Traceymo's Pick:
No. 100 - Zora
Traceymo's Thoughts: What a pretty card & stunning colouring.
Susan's Pick:
No. 17 - Wire Wrapture
Susan's Thoughts: It was such a hard choice as always, but I have chosen #17 - Wire Wrapture. I love the pink and white - The different colors always stand out to me. And the simplicity of this card is just gorgeous. I love it! And I love that it says "Christ The Savior Is Born". That stamp is fantastic and I love cards that reference the true meaning of Christmas! Absolutely wonderful card! Brilliant Heather! Thank you so much for playing along with us this month and sharing this gorgeous creation!
