Cathy's Crafting Journey

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Showing posts with label HIMCR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIMCR. Show all posts

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Mr. and Mrs. "C"

Happy Saturday everyone, I hope today finds happy, content and thanksgiving day full bellied.  I know I am, I had 2 big Turkey day meals and loved every minute of it, 

Today I wanted to share some specially ordered purse gift card holders,  My customer wanted something to hang on the Christmas tree and loved the mr and Mrs. Clause I got from Cuddley Cute Designs



I got the purse gift card holder from Cricut Design Space ..
the Card stock came from Close to My Heart and the patterned paper is from my stash and the ink is Holiday red CTMH :retired"
and stamp from SU


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I hope you like today's project.
I am entering it in this weeks Challenge at


Pause Dream and enjoy Ch.148! Anything but a card

Cardz TV! Anything goes Designers challenge 5

thanks for peeking in
Cathy

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Hiding in my Craft Room Challenge #227 any Holiday



Welcome to challenge #227~~ Any Holiday sponsored by:

The giveaway is 2 digital images from 2 Cute Ink!

Here is my project for the challenge

I used a whole lot of different scraps from my box and spectrum noir markers, twine from Close to My Heart , a border punch from Martha Stewart and glitter glue.
Nw it is your turn to give the challenge a try..post your entry here
Have a great weekend, 
Cathy

Saturday, November 14, 2015

HIMCR #225~ Super scraps Saturday!!

Welcome friends to # 225 challenge at Hiding in My Craft Room~ Super Scraps Saturday.
Today's sponsor is Pickled Potpourri.



The prize is a $7 gift Certificate!

For this weeks challenge I pulled a bunch of scraps from last Christmas. I made two cards using 2 images from Pickled Potpourri


I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color the Santa and thedeer.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and bling from Close to My Heart. Thanks for looking in, please head to the HIMCR blog and check out the other DT projects, and make sure to get out your scraps and link your project up for the challenge

Happy Crafting~ Cathy. 


Saturday, October 24, 2015

HIMCR challenge #222 Any Holiday!!!

Happy Saturday everyone, here we are againwith a new challenge at Hiding in My Craft Room.  This is challenge 222 and today it is all about holidays.
The sposor s MY Besties!!


The giveaway is all 5 images used by the HIMCR Design Team!
This is going to be a quick post this week, my hubby is in the hospital again and I have sooo much going on, but I wanted to make sure to post. I have 2 cards for you, one representing Christmas and the other Halloween,..


I used my crayola colored pencils agin to colr them.  I hope you like my projects this week and will take part in the challenge.. make sure to check out the other Design team member projects and leave us some blogger love.  til next time...have a great weekend, Cathy



Saturday, September 12, 2015

HIMCR Challenge # 216 Super Scraps Saturday!!

Hello everyone, I have been MIA for a while, my hubby is still going through a rough time and needed my attention more. This is what it is like with someone with Multiple Sclerosis..ups and downs.  We roll with it and get through it together.
I am happy to be here today posting for Hiding In My Craft Room for the Super Scrap Saturday challenge #216.
The sponsor for this challenge is Stamp and Create



The giveaway is a $20 Gift Certificate to Stamp and Create!

For my project today, I had to make a card for a good friend and my scrap box just keeps getting bigger and I had a lot of choices for papers.  So I went through and grabbed some bright colors that went well together, and I found some of the new Close To My Heart papers amongst the bunch~ Kaliedoscope.  love this set, so pretty. and purple is my new favorite color.
Other items used in completing the card was, Cricut Desig space for the circle Happy Birthday, CTMH Cricut cartridge Artiste for the 3D pink daisy and its' center, the yellow flower border was from design space, bling from CTMH, cardstock and purple glitter trim from CTMH and the leaves and cardstock from CTMH as well, actully most of my CS scraps are CTMH.  The green trim Is Recollections from Michael's.
I hope you like my card and will come back as well as take part in the HIMCR Super Scraps challenge.

Have a great weekend!!
Cathy

Saturday, August 15, 2015

HIMCR Blogiversary challenge # 212a


Welcome to Hiding In My Craft Room's
Blogiversary celebration challenge #212A...6 year Blog anniversary!!   A big Congratulations!! We will be doing 4 challenges today!!!  This one is 
using scrapbook pages.  I used papers from DCWV and a svg file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs..Turtle warriors.

Hiding In my Craft Room will be the sponsor for this chllenge. You wil have until 2 am (Central time) the 22nd of August to link your project.
I used DCWV paper pack..Floral fair stack, 
as well as card stock from CTMH.








I hope you like my layouts, and it inspires you to join our fun blogiversary challenge, make sure to stop by and check out what the other girls have created for you!

Happy Crafting..Cathy

Saturday, August 8, 2015

HIMCR Super Scraps Saturday challenge 211

Super Scraps Saturday!!
Happy Saturday everyone, today is Super Scraps Saturday Challenge # 211 at Hiding In MY Craft Room .

This weeks Sponsor is Hiding In MY Craft Room

There will be 2 winners!!
The prize is a Robot Party Cricut cartridge or A Space Party Cricut cartridge ( Winners Choice)
 For this weeks challenge, I had a wedding card to make for a customer. and she wanted Purple in it..so I grabbed my scrap box..which just keeps getting bigger and bigger...and found some purple papers.

I even had some scrap ribbon  (Really Reasonable Ribbon) ..just enough to make the double bow!!!  I used an embossong folder and some greenery from a bouguet of fake flowers I had..  
I hope you like it ..the customer did.  I hope I inspired you to join the challenge.. Heado over to HIMCR to link your project and check out the other Design Team girls posts.  Have a great weekend!!

Cathy


Saturday, July 11, 2015

HIMCR #207 - Super Scraps Saturday (July 11th)


Good morning all, are you ready for another challenge?  this week we are using images from My Besties and they are all adorable. I hope you will join in on thechallenge, cause if you win you will get all the images that the design team used this week.  Fun Fun Fun!



This weeks sponsor is  My Besties




The giveaway is all 5 My Besties images used by HIMCR DT!

This week I colred my little lady in with Crayola colred pencils and I used one of my favorite color combos...purple and green....

I decorated the card with an assortment of flowers I have in my stash..and some bling I got at Hobby Lobby.   I used some purple lacey seam binding and SU ribbon  as an accent and Voila ...my card is done.  
I hope you like it and thanks for peeking in.
Hope you will stop by and check out the other DT projects.
make sure to link up your project here

Till next time...Keep crafting
Cathy

Saturday, July 4, 2015

HIMCR #206 - Red, White, & Blue with a Twist! (July 4th)


Hiding In My Craft Room
RED, White and Blue with a Twist  challenge
#206

Make it Christmas in July!!
How fun is that?
 Hello crafty peeps and welcome to another Challenge here at HIMCR.  This weeks challenge is sponsored By


The giveaway is 3 images from Scrapper's Delights

I chose this adorable image with the little cutie holding a stuffed bunny ( I love bunnies). I used my crayola colored pencils to color her up.  I recently  ordered the Spectrum Noir blending pencils and can not wait to try them on my next project, although I will always like my crayolas :)

I think she turned out OK.  Thanks for looking in and please come back again, I love hearing what you think.  Have a great Fourth of July.  Please stop over to Hiding In My Craft Room and see what the other Design Team members have put together and be sure to enter our challenge ..
 Cathy





Saturday, June 20, 2015

HIMCR #204 - LOVE is in the Air! (June 20th)

Good Morning crafty friends, today I am Posting for Hiding In MY Craft Room for this weeks challenge..."Love is in the air".  This weeks Sponsor is The Paper Shelter.




The giveaway is a $15 gift certificate to The Paper Shelter
The digital Image I used is from The Paper Shelter,  I used my crayola colored pencils to color it in...and the papers are from my scrap box.  the ribbon is SU I believe and twine from Close To My Heart.  

I am pleased with how it turned out.  I hope you will give our challenge this week a try.  I took a quick tour of "The Paper Shelter"  and the digital stamps there are just so stinking adorable!!!
Head on over to Hiding In My Craft Room, check out the other designers creations and link up a project...Have funand theanks for stopping in, leave a little love before you go.. Cathy










Saturday, June 6, 2015

HIMCR # 202 Summer Colors

Hiding In My Craft Room
Challenge #202
Summer Colors



Sponsor: Sami Stamps

The giveaway is a $12 Gift Certificate to Sami Stamps

For today's challenge I used an image from Sami Stamps to creat a card with what I like for summer colors..
  

I just love the little bird image, he is just a cutie:)  I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color him, and did not remember to write all the colors down that I used.  Sorry.  The paper I believe is a scrap form SU. and Card stock is from Close To My Heart.  The red ribbbon was from a friend and do not know where she got it from but I thought it was pretty and wanted to bring out the red in the heart.  
  The "Hello" sentiment and ink are from CTMH and the sequins are from Doodlebug.
I hope you like my project and I have inspired you to join our challenge.  You have until the end of the week to get your project in, before the next Challenge on Saturday. Good luck and thanks for stopping by.  The link below will take you over to HIMCR blog so you can see the other Design Team member projects!! :)
Happy Crafting
Cathy






Saturday, May 23, 2015

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #200-Any Holiday

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge #200-Any Holiday
Good morning crafters, today I am posting as Design team member for Hiding in My Craft Room, and this weeks challenge is Sponsored by Shop Pumpkin Spice



The Giveaway is Something Special from SHOP PUMPKIN SPICE!!!
For my projects, I used a stamp from Shop Pumpkin Spice..
 I made 2 cards with the stamp Set ~ 

"Popcorn The Bear Someone Special Stamp Set" By Crafter's Companion.


I made 2 different cards using 2 coloring techniques,
Card one...easter card..I used the Spectrum Noir markers and their fur coloring tips here
And the second card, I used Spectrum Noir Markers also and used the coloring technique here

The papers are all scraps from my huge stash.  I hope you like my cards and will leave some crafty love.  Also would love for you to take part in out challenge " Any Holiday" and remember you have until the 29th, to link up your project here  and check out what the other DT members have to share with you too.  I can not wait to see what you come up with :)

Happy Crafting!!
Cathy




Saturday, May 2, 2015

Hiding in My Craft Room NSD challenge#4




Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!
welcome back for challenge #4 today with" Hiding In My Craft Room"
" HIMCR04NSD"

For this challenge, we are doing a color challenge: Old daffodil petals ( Old Olive, daffodil delight, and Primrose Petals)  these are stampin Up colors but you can use other company colors that match up.

Our sponsor is Sweet n'  Sassy stamps


Giveaway~~ 3 Sweet n Sassy images!!

Here is my project for theis afternoon:

I do not own any Stampin Up products, so this I what I came up with for color match.I used one of Sweet n' Sassy digital stamps for the challenge,  now it is your turn to get your craft on and enter the challenge  here.. Happy Crafting
Cathy