Sparks Fly In The Dark

Naughty Or Nice or Anything Goes Challenge at Forever Dark 2




July Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Challenge #35 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Wonderful Wednesday at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Patterned Paper at Mod Squad Challenge
Challenge #159 Anything Goes at Loves Rubber Stamps
Challenge #40 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Anything Goes at Clear It Out Challenge
We're Going Dotty at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Spots and Dots at Incy Wincy Challenge
Favorite Craft Product (Wood Embellishments) at  Creative Inspirations
Challenge #113 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #271 Anything Goes at Robyn's Fetish Challenge
Challenge #8 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts Challenge
Challenge #287 at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Challenge #135 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Challenge #67 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #269 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Stars or Stripes at Crafty Boots Challenge
Challenge #200 Anything Goes at Use Your Stuff
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at  Not Just Cards Challenge
Challenge #131 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #144 Anything Goes at Glitter N Sparkle Challenge
Challenge #228 Hot, Hot, Hot at The Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #46 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delight 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

Have A Merry Unusual Christmas

And the Inside of the card:

Looking for an open mined challenge blog, where you can feel free to express yourself any way you like?!  Well, then Open Minded Crafting Challenge is the challenge blog for you! We welcome and appreciate any expression of creativity, as long as it fits the current challenge theme, so come over and play with us! Our challenges run every fortnight, so you have two weeks to play along with us!


Our theme, just in time for the holidays is..... Unusual Christmas.  Think unusual colors or images that aren't usually used for Christmas projects. Or, maybe just use papers that are different.  Let your creativity run wild and create something fabulous! Whatever you create, or however you interpret the theme, we'd love to see your creations!  Come link up with us at Open Minded Crafting Challenges. We have prizes up for grabs, from these awesome and supportive sponsors:

 A & T Digital Designs

Delicious Doodles

Dilly Beans

Eureka Stamps

Fabulous prizes from fabulous sponsors! Remember, you have to be in it to win it, so hurry over to Open Minded Crafting Challenges and link up your Unusual Christmas creation, for your chance to win!

Oh, wait, don't leave before I get a chance to tell you about my card!  I feel like I truly embraced the Unusual Christmas theme! It's fun, now and then to be different and bring out a little (or a lot) of your darker side.  (We all have one - admit it and show us your dark side creations!) I wanted to color the images in "darker" colors and incorporate skulls, to create a different type of Christmas card.

This is a rarity to me - I actually had so much fun with this card, that I decorated the inside, also - I rarely do that, so this card is definitely special, for a special person! All papers used are from my stash.  (Gotta love that skull paper that I never got the chance to use for Halloween!)  The black white and gold metallic foil snowflake paper seemed to be perfect for this "Darker" Christmas card. My card uses the image Holly and Rosehip Wreath, from Delicious Doodles, colored with Promarkers. My layout uses the sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy. I used skull printed ribbon and a handmade bow, across the bottom.  I used these fun skull shaped buttons to embellish on either side of the bow.  The sentiment is punched with circle and scalloped circle punches.

This card was created for a wonderful friend, for Christmas.  I know my friend will love it and appreciate it!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Non Traditional Christmas Colors at Incy Wincy
TPE279 Photo Inspiration (Christmas Wreath) at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #79 Sketch at Seems A Little Sketchy
CMA#61 Favorite Color Combo (Black, Green, Gold) at Card Mania
Challenge #117 Celebrations at Eureka Stamps
Challenge #7 Anything Goes at Not Just Cards
Challenge #120 Anything Goes at Artistic Inspirations
Anything Goes at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #198 Christmas Spirit at Sweet Stamps
Anything Goes 11/24 - 12/6 at My Craft Creations
Challenge #3 Christmas at Get Creative
Challenge #21 Celebrate The Season at Craft Hoarders Anonymous
Challenge #128 Happy Holidays at Fussy and Fancy Challenge
Challenge #99 Christmas at Let's Craft and Create
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Treasured Times Rubber Stamps
Challenge #240 Anything Goes at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
Challenge #235 Lots of Layers at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #100 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #92 Lots of Layers at Addicted To Stamps Challenge
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Christmas Card Challenges
CHNC December at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra
Celebrate The Holidays at Mema's Crafts
VSC#29 Holiday Theme at V's Sweet Ideas
12 Months of Xmas Card Link Up at Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
December Anything Goes at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Anything goes at Crafty Sentiments
Circles  (Sentiment) and Shine (Foil Snowflakes)  at Clear It Out
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #129 Photo Inspiration (Christmas) at PINspirational
Snowflakes at Just Inspirational Challenges
One For The Boys at Just Inspirational
TTCRD 12/2 - 12/8 at Through The Craftroom Door
Challenge #48 Christmas at Digi Choosday
Christmas at Scrap-Creations
Challenge #129 Christmas at Loves Rubber Stamps
Christmas at PDE Linky Party
Christmas at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Feeling Festive at Divas By Design
Special Celebration at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #206 Favorite Color (Black) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #78 Sparkle or Metallic (Gold Foil Snowflakes) at Lia Stampz
Challenge #57 Anything Goes or Winter at Creative Moments
Anything Christmas at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #58 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
Challenge #36 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Scrapper's Delights
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
Challenge #21 Merry Little Christmas at A Song In Your HeART
Anything Goes at Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday
Favorite Christmas Colors (Black and Gold) at Craft For The Craic
Christmas at A Girl Who Crafts
Challenge #39 Anything Goes at AnMa Creatief
Christmas With Non Traditional Colors at Milk Coffee Challenges
CH#113 Non Traditional Christmas at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #38 Unusual Colored Christmas at Kitty Bee Designs
Challenge #20 Anything Goes at Art By Miran
Challenge #86 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #95 Anything Holiday at Pumpkin Spice Challenge Blog
Challenge #134 Christmas at A Gem of A Challenge
Challenge #177 Christmas Colors at Hiding In My Craft Room
Anything With a Bow at Craft-Dee Bowz