AN APPLE ... {DS4J is sponsoring Open Minded}

{Digi Stamps 4 Joy DS4J: Guest Design Team Project for OPEN MINDED}

DS4J's is sponsoring OPEN MINDED CRAFTING CHALLENGES and I have the honour of being a guest designer for their current challenge. Their theme is SUMMER FOOD, BARBEQUE, PICNIC, etc. 

I have used the following image from DigiStamps4Joy:

1. MINI MISTERI WITH APPLE BASKET

Apples is such a lovely fruit to have at an open air picnic and for me smacks of summer. Then of course the humble apple has so many health benefits and I thought it fit to use this saying on the card.  I have designed the sentiment in PhotoShop and provide it at the end of this post as a freebie.

The folded embellishments have been created with circle punches and here is a tutorial elsewhere on my blog for them.  The bling and design papers are from my stash.

Hop on over to OPEN MINDED CRAFTING and link up your summer food creations there to stand a chance to win some lovely prizes. 

Just right click on the sentiment and save it to your computer.

Once again I would love to try my hand at the following challenges with this creation:

· Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG

· 613 Avenue Create -  ATG and/or Optional Twist - Use a Sentiment
- Crafting from the Heart - ATG (2/3)
- Through the Craft Room Door - ATG (2/2)
- Just Keep on Creating - ATG
- Crafting at the Weekend - ATG (2/3)
- Scrappy Hands - Paper Punch (used circle punches for the folded embellishments)
- The Crafters Cafe - Use a Digi
- Divas by Design - ATG
- The Paper Shelter - ATG
- Penny's Paper Crafty - ATG
- Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-cuts and/or Punches (used circle punches for the folded embellishments)
- Bearly Mine - ATG
- 4 Crafty Chicks - ATG
- Crafty Girls - ATG (2/3)
- Delightful Challenges - Bling it On
- A girl Who Crafts - ATG
- Country View - Word Play
- Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
- Mema's Crafts - ATG
- The Sisters of Craft - ATG
- Craft for the Craic - Craft Item not used besore (the green design paper)
- Fussy and Fancy - Words
- Quick Quotes - Repeat Yourself (repeated the folded circle embellishments)
- The Stamping Boutique - Fancy Folds (the folded circle embellishments)
- Crafty Calendar - ATG (1/1)
- My Sheri Crafts - Shaped Card (centre step design)

A big welcome to my new Followers, hope you will enjoy your visits here.  Also thank you to my loyal and faithful followers who always leave such wonderful inspiration here for me to feast on.  Leaving you with some photos I took of my niece Heidi's eldest, Alisha celebrating her 10th Birthday.

I would like to thank all my new and current Followers for all your support in helping me reach 900+ Followers.  Yes this wonderful milestone happened for me on 3 July 2014.  And you know what this means - my 900 Follower Celebration Give Away has gone live.  So hop over here and make sure you stand a chance to win some wonderful prizes from my awesome sponsors i.e. ART BY MIRAN, DIGISTAMPS4JOY, CREATE WITH TLC and FRESH BREWED DESIGNS.

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