Cathy's Crafting Journey

Welcome to my blog, where I hope you will be inspired and want to share comments and your inspirations and tips too!! I love to create cards, mini albums, gift bags,tags, and boxes and I hope to take you on the papercrafting Journey with me!! Follow along!!

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

SOM and Carmel Apple Goat





Have you seen this months Stamp of the Month?? I love it!!! can you just imaging all the lovely cards you can make with this as well as the accents you can add to your layouts!!! you can purchase it for $5.00 with a purchase of $50.00 or more. that is a savings of $12.95!!!
http://cathyplus5.ctmh.com



I also wanted to share a card I made using the  KaDoodle Bug Designs file ~~ Carmel Apple Goat..isn't he a cute???
you can snag yours here


Have a great day
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 22, 2015

HIMCR challenge 213~ Any Holiday

Happy Saturday crafters and welcome to
 Hiding in My Craft Room's Challenge # 213  Any Holiday


This Challenge' Sponsor is.....



The giveaway is 3 digital images from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps winner's choice!

Now on to ,my project for this challenge.. I chose for this challenge this pretty Dahlia flower.  I used my Crayola colored pencils for this challenge.

the other supplies used were my Cricut to cut the leaves, Close to My Heart papers inks, stamp set, glitter adhesive strip and gold gems.

I hope you like me card, I also hope you will stop and check out the other Design team members; projects.  Now get your craft on and join in this fun challenge.
You have until next Friday:)

Happy Crafting
Cathy



Our Favorite Things Blog Hop!!



Hello, Craftaholics!!
Welcome to the “OUR FAVORITE THINGS HOP”! Brought to you by your friends at KaDoodle Bug Designs & Scrappy Moms Stamps! We would like to invite you to hop along with us today as we share with you the objects that bring us joy and fill our hearts with delight!
Move over brown paper packages tied up with string… we have polymer stamps and svgs!! And, these are a few of “OUR FAVORITE THINGS”… HOP that is!
Rules:
1. Click on each link to go to each participating BLOG.
2. FOLLOW each BLOG & leave a COMMENT on the BLOG HOP post.
3. LIKE KaDoodle Bug Designs & Scrappy Moms Stamps on Facebook.
Prizes:
• 2-Scrappy Moms Stamps set (pick YOUR favorite)
• 2-$20 KaDoodle Bug Design Gift Certificate
Our AWESOME DT Line-up 


Melanie- http://scrappymel.blogspot.com (SMS)
Mitsy- upontippytoes.com (KBD)
Tammy- http://scrappycritters.blogspot.com (SMS)
Jennifer F.- http://wunderscraftyworld.blogspot.com (KBD)
Debby- http://pannelldesigns.blogspot.com (SMS)
Tanya- http://craftingoncaffeine.blogspot.com (KBD)
Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com (SMS)
Stacey- http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com (KBD)
Carri- http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com (SMS)
Sonja- http://sugarbeancards.blogspot.com/ (KBD)
Corri- http://buglvr.blogspot.com (SMS)
Jessi- www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co (KBD)
Mellisa T.- http://scrappychiccreatons.blogspot.com/ (KBD)
JoAnn- http://joboogie.typepad.com (SMS)
Cathy- http://cathyplus5.blogspot.com (KBD) You are here
Julie W.- http://www.readysetstamp.com/2015/08/our-favorite-things-blog-hop-staring.html (SMS)Go Here Next
Sukie- http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com (SMS & KBD)
Julie K.- http://www.simplysilhouette.com (SMS)
Melissa D.- http://kadoodlebugdesigns.blogspot.com (KBD)

Here is what I have to share with you...  I used the Scrappy Mom's Stamp set..Bear Necessities

and KaDoodle Bug designs files.. Beeutiful Friends( Retired) and Cutie KaToodles Building Sandcastle Bears



the bear below is on a center easel card.


Supplies used are Close to my Heart card stock, 3 dimentional flower made from a cut on the CTMH Artiste cricut cartridge,Close to My Heart inks. Scrappy Mom's Stamps, American crafts sequins, pop dots, white gel pen and EK tools border punch.

I hope you like my projects, make sure to check out all the other Design team members projectsYour next stop is at Julie's blog.......




Happy Crafting
Cathy



Saturday, August 15, 2015

HIMCR blogiversary 212D challenge~ die cuts



Welcome to the final challenge for HIMCR Blogiversary. Challenge #212 ~D  / use Die cuts.  We have 2 sponsors... Crafters Companion~ a package of Dies

and Di's Digitals~ $12 Gift certificate.


You will have until 2 am central time on the 22nd of August to enter this challenge

For this challenge I used my cricut explore to create this card using A  retired file from KaDoodle Bug Designs


Other supplies used..CTMH card stock, inks, stamp and black fine pint marker.  Stampnup ribbon, gel pen ans white acrylic paint.
Hope you like my card and that you will give the challenge a go!!  have a great weekend...Cathy

HIMCR Blogiversary 212 C


Welcome to Hiding In My Craft Rooms Blogiversary
 challenge # 212 C  Happy Birthday/ anniversary
and Blogiversary Celebration!!

the Sponsor for this challenge is
Graciellie Design

the giveaway is a Digital stamp set!!

Here is the card I made for this challenge


The rose image I colored with Crayola colored pencils and I used a bunch of my scraps, flowers I received from a friend and CTMH ribbon, stamp set and inks to complete this card. I hope you like my project for today and will take part in this challenge,  make sure to stop over and check out the other design team projects!!

You will have until 2:00 A.m central time,  August 22 to link up you challenge entry..have fun!!
Happy Crafting
Cathy




HIMCR #212 B ~Back To School

#212B..Back to School
Second Challenge of the 
Hiding In My Craft Room
Blogiversary Celebration!!!

Sponoring this challenge is:
Digital Delights!!
Prize is....

Here is my project for this challenge..

 I used crayola colored pencils...a star punch..CTMH stamp, inks and papers.
I hope you like it and will continue on and check out the design team projects. And please paly along with us!!

You have until Saturday, August 22nd at 2AM Central time, to link up your creation to get entered into the giveaway this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR212.

Design team..Cathy