Send In The Clowns

Well today is the day - Challenge day at Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenges. This fortnight, we want to to see your doodling! That's right get out those craft supplies and show off your doodle! Doodle Doodle Doo - Then come link up your doodling project up with us at Open Minded Crafting! You have two weeks to get your doodle on with us, for your chance to win a prize from one of this fortnight's sponsors:

Lizzy Love Oddball Art

Scribbles Designs

Crafty Sentiments

Gerda Steiner Designs

My card for this challenge uses the image, Casey The Clown, by Lizzy Love Oddball Art, colored with Copics. My card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. All papers are from my stash. I love the mix of patterns - Chevrons and Polka Dots! I heart shaped die cuts, matted with black, to embellish.  I then attached the hearts with foam tape, for dimension, and added black and white bakers twine, to make them into heart shaped balloons.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Challenge #303 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Challenge #126 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #71 Focus On Coloring at Pile It On Challenge
Challenge #225 Anything Goes at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #132 Die Cuts at Artistic Inspirations
Girls, Girls, Girls at Cards in Envy
Challenge #62 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #264 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Favorite Color Combo (Green, Purple, Orange, Black) at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #39 Lyrics (Send In The Clowns) at Ike's World Challenge Blog
Anything Goes (Stash: Papers) at Clear It Out
Challenge #154 Anything Goes at Loves Rubber Stamps
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
TTCRD 6/2 - 6/8 at Through The Craftroom Door
It's All About The Hair at Top Tip Tuesday
Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #36 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #230 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Art By Miran
Anything Goes - June Challenge - at Oddball Art Facebook Group
Challenge #155 Seeing Spots at Wags N Whiskers Challenge
Challenge #109 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Use Die Cuts at Di's Digi Designs Challenge
Challenge #33 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
R#229 Birthday at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #119 Children's Birthday  at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #81 For The Girls at Left Of Center Challenge
Challenge #6 Anything Goes at Simply Papercraft Challenges
For The Girls at Send A Smile For Kids Challenge
Something Old (Papers) and Something New (Image) at Sweet Stampin
June Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Girls, Girls, Girls at Crafty Time Challenges

An Easel Note Pad and Pen Holder For Mom

Good Morning! It's ABC Monday at Catch The Bug - That's right! Anything But A Card? Are you ready to see a fabulous group of projects - Anything But A Card? I hope so, because you will love what we have to show you today! Stop over at Catch The Bug and check them out! You're sure to be inspired!

I made this cute Note Pad and Pen Holder, as a Mother's Day Gift. I love that it is made totally from Carsdstock and patterned paper! So cute! The note pad holder is actually an easel that stands up, much like an easel card. You can see the easel fold in the side view pic, below.

This note pad and pen holder is now one of my favorite fancy fold projects!

I am Using the image, Spring Boot, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with  both Promarkers and Copics. All patterned papers are from my stash (Thanks to the Hot Buys at Michael's)! On the front of the Note Pad Pocket, I've used a scalloped oval border punch, to punch a border in black and white patterned paper, placed across the center.  I then trimmed the top of the scalloped paper with a strip of sheer red and white polka dot ribbon.  I actually made a handmade bow, too, but accidentally threw it away when I cleaned up my paper scraps - And the bow was made with my LAST piece of that ribbon! Don't you hate it when that happens! Grr!

I am entering this Mother's Day Gift project in the following challenges:

TTCRD Anything Goes 4/28-5/4 at Through The Craftroom Door
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Girlz Challenge
Chalenge #130 Anything Goes With Twist of Ribbon at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #86 Fancy Folds at Creative Card Crew
Mother's Day (Gift) at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #294 Easel Does It at Passion For Promarkers
May Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
May Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #288 Photo Inspiration (Layers of Squares and Rectangles) at Crafty Creations
For Mom (Gift) at Doubleclick Connections
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #244 Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge
Challenge #118 Anything Goes Wit Ribbon at Crafty Ribbons
DTBST#279 Do What Makes you Happy at Sassy Studio Designs
Fancy Folds at Di's Digi Designs Challenge
Challenge #31 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Challenge #90 Spring Has Sprung at Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge
R#224 Nature Inspired at Crafts4Eternity Challenge
For Mom at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #138 Lots Of Flowers at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
Challenge #76 Hearts and Flowers at Left of Center Challenges
Challenge #137 Mother's Day at QKR Stampede
Challenge #3 Lots of Layers at Simply Papercraft
Anything Goes at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts Challenge
May Flowers at Stamp and Create Challenge
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #82 Color An Image Whimsy Inspirations Challenge
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore
Challenge #3 Anything Goes at Crafting With Attitude Challenge
May Flowers at Karleigh Sue Challenge

Enticing Black WIdow

Welcome to a new challenge! Whoo Hoo!  For this round we have a new theme -Recycle Something! That's right, we want to see you recycle something and use it on a project! Awesome challenge isn't it?  Be sure you start recycling those items onto your projects, then come link up in our Recycle  Challenge at Open Minded Crafting Challenges. You have two weeks to play along, so plenty of time to create! You could be one our DT picks or even a winner of one of the prizes from these great sponsors:

Andrea's Lil Pixels

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

Smeared Ink Stamps

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

While you are here, allow me to tell you all about my project for this challenge. My card uses the image, Black Widow, from Smeared Ink, colored with Copics. All papers are scraps from my stash. My card layout uses the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I recycled the metal skull and crossbones that cam off another project that just didn't turn out the way I liked. The spider/bug is a creepy and most interesting die cut.  Don't you just love the extra touch it adds to this card?! I used a punch by Martha Stewart to make the fence.


Oh, oh, and this card is just perfect for my first try at the Smudgy Antics Challenge, too!

Challenges:

Left of Center
Macabre Monday Going Green at Haunted Design House
Challenge #295 Sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches
Anything Goes at Smudgy Antics Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Stamp and Create
Anything at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #13 Anything Goes at Aurora Wings
Challenge #19 Use A Die (Bug) at Create and Inspire
Challenge #2 Anything Goes at Creative Ladybirds Creations
Clean and Simple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #256 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Furry Friends (Spiders! Eeek!) at Digi Sketch Challenge
4/1 - 4/28 Anything Goes at My Craft Creations
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards Challenge Blog
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
A is for (Afraid -  Of The Dark) at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
Anything Goes at Clear It Out
TTCRD 4/7 - 4/13 at Through The Craftroom Door
Challenge #80 Use A Punch at Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge
Challenge #14 Use a Die (Spider/Bug) at Digi Choosday
Challenge #146 Anything Goes at Loves Rubberstamps
Anything Goes at Sisters of Craft
Challenge #286 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
Challenge #222 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #99 Animal Magic (Spiders! Eek!) at Crafting For All Seasons
April Anything Goes at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #28 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #14 Any Holiday (Halloween) at Crafty Gals Corner Challenge
Challenge #63 Die Cuts or Punches at Pile It On
Out of Your Comfort Zone (Copics/Dark) at Eclectic Ellapu
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
R#221 Texture at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #131 Anything Goes at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog
Add A Sentiment at Crafty Calender
April Challenge Use A Die Or Punch at Mema's Crafts
Challenge #31 Frame It at Natalie and Amy's Challenge Blog
Make A Card at Crafts Galore Encore
Challenge #2 Freestyle/Fantasy at Crafting With An Attitude
Layers at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Challenge #81 Use A Diecut at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #241 Diecuts at 4 Crafty Chicks

Get Eggcited For Easter

Good Morning! Can you beleive I have FINALLY found the time to do a non-DT project! My first one, in awhile!  I decided to make an Easter card for a great friend, who always appreciates a handmade card.  Do you think this card is masculine enough?!

I did the entire card with Copic Markers - A rarity for me! I have several that I have been collecting  (more like hoarding!) over the last year, but I rarely use them and I'm, quite honestly, afraid of them! LOL! I'm so used to using the Promarkers and I find the Copics quite intimidating. A friend showed me how to do skin with Copics last summer, but I must admit - I havent tried it since then - An you can certainly tell I havent had any practice in ages.  Guess I'm going to have to go see her, again, this summer, and do more coloring so I can finally master it - Or at least semi-master it, once and for all! Being This is only a second attempt and this first attempt was months ago, I suppose this isn't too bad.

Oh, and what I am even more afraid of than skin, is doing hair with Copcis! Hair is so out of my comfort zone that is scares me to death! I thought, well, since skin and especially hair, are both way out of my comfort zone, this is the perfect time to do a project for the "Out Of Your Comfort Zone" challenge in the Simply Betty Stamps Fans Facebook Group! So, I  certainly plan to enter this card in that challenge! Oh sure, I know I have a snowball chance in you know where of winning - But it's worth a shot and it's fun to come out of your comfort zone now and then, isn't it?!

My card uses the image and sentiment set, Excited Corrine, from Simply Betty Stamps. For my card layout, I used the sketch at Friday Sketch Challenge.  All papers are from my stash. I used pieces of the patterned paper, to do the parts that overlap onto the sides of the image.

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Challenge #91 Sketch at Friday Sketch Challenge
Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge at Simply B Stamps Fan Group on Facebook
Challenge #12 Lots of Layers at Digi Choosday
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #128 Anything Goes With a Sentiment at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #219 Boys and Girls at Penny's Paper Crafty
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Easter at Double Click Connections
Challenge #273 Easter at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
4CC #239 Humor at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #218 Easter at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #366 Easter at Cute Card Thursday
Spring Has Sprung at Creative Corner Challenges
R#219 Easter at Crafts4Eternity
Challenge #44 Easter at Aloha Friday Challenges
Challenge #82 Anything Goes at Simply Create Too
Challenge #99 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #132 Add A Sentiment at QKR Stampede
Challenge #153 Easter Wishes at My Sheri Crafts
Spring Is Here at Di's Digi Designs Challenge
Easter at Sweet Stampin Challenge
HIMCR #193 Any Holiday at Hiding In My Craft Room
Challenge #62 Easter/Spring at Pile It On
Challenge #221 Hop Into Spring at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #257 Easter Cards at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Challenge #130 Easter at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge 
Challenge #117 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Easter/Spring at That Craft Place
TPE292 Anything Goes at The Pink Elephant
Easter at Crafty Boots Challenge
Challenge #25 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #134 More Spring at Eureka Stamps
Spring at Melonheadz Friends Challenge
Add A Sentiment at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Not Just For Cards Challenge
Challenge #215 Hippity Hop at Sweetstamps Challenge Blog
Spring Is In The Air at Cards In Envy
Is It Spring Yet at Stamp and Create
Two + Things You Are Hoarding (Copics, Patterned Paper) at Clear It Out
Challenge #137 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at PINspirational Challenges
TTCRD 3/31 - 4/6 at Through The Craftroom Door
Easter at Scrap Creations
Challenge #114 Many Colors at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #221 Hop Into Spring at Corrosive Challenge