Hiding In My Craft Room #131: Color Challenge

It's time for another Color Challenge over at HIMCR!  This month our colors to work with are: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Basic Gray!  These colors are so much fun today!  I think you are just going to love them!

Our sponsor this month is The Scrapbook Stamp Society.  They gave our Design Team some fun images to work with.  I chose the Mer Bestie.  You can see this and other images over at their website.  Enter your card for our color challenge this week and you could win 3 free images!!!

Leave a comment on my blog today and you could win this card!!  I will draw the winner and announce on Tuesday!!

Make sure you stop by the HIMCR main blog to see what the other Design Team Members came up with for today's challenge!  Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you have a great weekend!!

Hiding In My Craft Room #130: Anything but Christmas

This week over at HIMCR, our challenge is to create anything but a holiday card or project!

I don't know about you but I'm done making Christmas cards.  I haven't mailed mine yet, but I'm done making them!  :)

Here is my card for today.  Super simple but oh so CUTE!

Make sure you head on over to the HIMCR main blog to check out the other amazing creations from the Design Team today!

Hiding In My Craft Room #129: CASE Yourself

Today at HIMCR we are CASEing ourselves!  CASE means, Copy And Steal Everything!  While we don't want you to "steal" everything, we want you to be inspired by a past project that you created!  

For my project today I went way back...to 2008!  You can see what my crafting looked like 5 years ago here.  

And now check out the cute card I created with Stampin' Up!'s December My Paper Pumpkin Kit...

The kit is actually supposed to be a little scrapbook but I don't really enjoy having mini albums around...12x12 scrapbooks are where it's at!  SO...I am going to use all of my supplies to create cards!

Today just happens to be my cousin's wedding and this is the wedding card I'm going to give the happy couple!  Along with about 100 Thank You cards that she can send to her friends and family for helping with the wedding or for the gifts that they receive!  I just started on them last night so wish me luck that I'm actually done by 6pm today!  :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you stop by the HIMCR main blog to see what the other Design Team members created today and to enter to win a fun stamp set!!!

Hiding In My Craft Room #128: Super Scraps Saturday

It's time for another Super Scraps Saturday over at HIMCR!  This week we are sponsored by Sweet n' Sassy Stamps and the random winner will get to choose ANY 3 images they want to be their very own.  So don't delay...get your scraps out and get to work!!

I got to work with an image of a cute little mouse and a Christmas tree: Cocoa's Christmas Tree!  Here is my card...

I just love this image SO much!!  Adding jewels to the ornament circles seemed like just the perfect thing to do and I love how it turned out.  Don't you?!

Be sure you stop by the HIMCR main blog today to see what the other Design Team Members have come up with!  You won't want to miss seeing what they did with their scraps and images from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps!

Hiding In My Craft Room #127: Holiday Colors!

Sorry I'm late posting today!  But it's time for another Color Challenge over at HIMCR!  We are on Challenge #127: Holiday Colors!  So you can chose what you want!  

I went with a Red, Green, White and Grey combination today...

I love this little snowman!  SO CUTE!  And a perfect easy card!

Don't forget to head on over to HIMCR to see what the other Design Team Members created for today's Color Challenge!

Hiding In My Craft Room #126: Freestyle!

Happy Saturday Everyone!  It's Freestyle Week over at HIMCR for Challenge #126!!

 

Freestyle week is one of my favorites because you can make whatever you want!!

 

 

This week I decided to show off a very cute scrapbook page! 

 

 

This is my little girl's very first school picture!  Isn't she just adorable?!?!

 

I hope you all enjoy playing along this week in our Freestyle Challenge!  Can't wait to see what you make!  AND...don't forget to check out the HIMCR blog to see what all of the other Design Team Members have created for today!  Their projects are SO CUTE!

Hiding In My Craft Room #125: Thankful

Today over at HIMCR we are celebrating Thanksgiving or being Thankful!

 

I created a card on My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up!'s digital crafting program.

 

 

This card is 6" x 6" in size.  I just love the colors for fall!

 

Be sure to stop by HIMCR today to see what the other Design Team Members have created! 

Hiding In My Craft Room #124: Use Die Cuts!

Today over at HIMCR we are on Challenge #124: Use Die Cuts!  You can use a machine like a Cricut or a Big Shot to create die cuts or use die cuts that you purchased. 

 

Here are my cards today...

 

 

I chose to use Stampin' Up!'s new Everyday Occasions Card Kit!  Have you seen this card Kit?

 

This Kit comes with a stamp set, ink spots, a clear block and enough supplies to make 20 cards!  It's awesome!  Today I made the 4 little 3x3 cards.  All of the pieces are die cut for you and you just follow their tips with the picture and stamp then glue together.  It's so EASY! 

 

 

Here are some close up pictures of my four cards for you today...

 

If you have any questions about this kit or any other Stampin' Up! products, please let me know!

 

And don't forget to head on over to the HIMCR blog to see all of the other die cut creations today!  You won't want to miss them!

Hiding In My Craft Room #123: Super Scraps Saturday

Hello There!  Welcome to another Super Scraps Saturday with HIMCR!  We are on challenge #123 and this week we are sponsored by Scrapbook Stamp Society. 

 

Play along with us this week and link up on the HIMCR blog and you could win 3 digital images of your choice!  Go check their images out.  They are SO CUTE!

 

 

My Pool Party and Strawberry Slush cardstock came from my scrap box.  You have got to love big scraps!

 

I had so much fun coloring my little girl with her reindeer!  I added in a few stamped snowflakes with pearls in the center to finish off the card. 

 

I hope you enjoy my card today.  Dont' forget to head on over to the HIMCR blog to see what the other Design Team Members came up with this week and stop by the Scrapbook Stamp Society's page to check out their other digital images!

Hiding In My Craft Room #122: Fall Colors

Happy November!  This week over at HIMCR we are doing a Color Challenge.  But this month we get to pick our own colors!  They just have to be fall themed! 

 

We are sponsored by Template Dreams!  Link you Fall Colors card up at HIMCR and you could win a $5 gift certificate to her digital store!  I got 2 downloads and still have money to spare for my creation today!

 

 

For my card today I used the following Kits:

Hey There

August Fun Days

August Fun Paper

**NOTE: All are on SALE now too!!**

 

I love Template Designs' Digital Kits!  You better get to creating so that you can get some for free!

 

Don't forget to stop by the HIMCR blog to see what the other Design Team Members did with their kits!  We all have a little something different!!



Hiding In My Craft Room #121: Use a Critter

This week over at HIMCR we are using Critters!  All you have to include on your card or scrapbook page is a cute little animal! 

 

I went with the elephant from Stampin' Up!' Zoo Babies Stamp Set.

 

 

 

I just love him!  One of my favorite things to do is to stamp him on scrap paper, cut out his ear and then pop it up!

 

Wouldn't you just love receiving this card in the mail after you had a cute little baby boy?!

 

Make sure you stop by the HIMCR blog today to see what other little critters the Design Team Members are using!  And don't forget to play along!  Link up your creation to the main blog and you could win a fun Cricut Cartridge!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight Core'dinations

Stamp Sets: Zoo Babies, Chevron Background

Inks: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate

Big Shot: Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Alphabet Press Embossing Folder

Tools: Paper Snips, Sanding Block

Embellishments: Jewels (non-SU)

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

 

Order these supplies at my Stampin' Up! store.

Hiding In My Craft Room #120: Color It!

Time to get out those markers, Copics, color pencils, chalks, crayons...whatever you use to color!  This week at HIMCR we are COLORING IT!

 

The giveaway this week is a Set of 3 Copic Markers - Fusions set!  Just enter your card at the HIMCR blog and you could be the winner!!!

 

 

Here is my card for the week...

 

 

 

 

I love the Santa's List stamp set!  It's a fun one to color! 

 

I used my Cherry Cobbler ink pad and Aqua Painter to get his suit nice and red!

 

Don't forget to stop by the HIMCR blog this week to see what the other Design Team Members have created!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

DSP: Season of Style

Other Paper: Watercolor Paper

Stamp Set: Santa's List

Ink: Stazon Black, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride

Big Shot: Circles Collection Framelits Dies

Tools: Paper Snips

Embellishments: Candy Dots - Brights, Neutrals

Washi Tape - Season of Style

 

Order these supplies at my Stampin' Up! store.

 

 

P.S. The winner of my Freckled Fawn giveaway from last week is...

 

Jennifer C. - Comment #3!!

 

Please contact me at demokimsu@yahoo.com to claim your prize!!

 

Hiding In My Craft Room #119: SSS w/ Freckled Fawn

It's another Super Scraps Saturday with the HIMCR Team!  AND...we have a GREAT Sponsor today!

 

Freckled Fawn!!!

 

If you have a never been to their store, you need to go.  I just placed another order before typing up this blog post!  AND...if you play along with us this week, you could win a $20 Gift Certificate to do a little shopping of your own!

 

Freckled Fawn was nice enough to send me a few goodies to play with and I ended up creating this fun layout...

 

 

You will see 3 of their products on this layout.  Here are some close-ups!

 

 

Fun jewels in turquoise (pictured), yellow (pictured) and red with a bronze-ish trim.

 

 

Awesome metal flowers in white (pictured), yellow and light blue.  Also, fun fabric covered brads, 3 different designs.  I used two of the designs on this layout: black striped and yellow YAY!

 

I hope you enjoyed my layout today and I hope you will stop by and give Freckled Fawn your love!  They have a store and a blog!  And if you spend $30, you get a free roll of washi tape!  AWESOME!

 

 

And now...my very first giveaway, EVER on my blog!  EVER!  Freckled Fawn was nice enough to send me free goodies to work with this week and I have a ton left over.  So I'm keeping some for myself but I just had to give some away to one of my awesome readers!!

 

 

You could win everything pictured here!  All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post and tell me which product they send me is your favorite and what you plan on using it for!

 

You have until 10pm CST Friday, October 18th to enter.  I will then pick a random number to select the winner!  Winner will be announced next Saturday in my HIMCR post!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you visit the HIMCR blog to see what the other Design Team Members were up to this week!

Hiding In My Craft Room #118: Halloween Colors

Today starts a new month at HIMCR!  We have NEW Designers for you and a NEW Color Challenge that you have some freedom with...

 

HIMCR #118: Halloween Colors

 

I went with the traditional Orange and Black with a little added Gray for my card today.

 

 

 

I used a little bit of old Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! and everyting else is current!  I just love this Witches Brew Washi Tape!

 

And my favorite new stack of punches is shown here on this card too:

2-1/2" Circle (Basic Black)

2-3/8" Scallop Circle (Pumpkin Pie)

1-3/4" Circle (Basic Gray)

Label Bracket (Whisper White with image)

 

It seems to work well on a lot of cards...Halloween, Christmas...try it, I think you will love it!

 

Don't forget to stop by the HIMCR blog today to see what colors the other Designers are using on their cards!  There are some cute projects you won't want to miss!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

DSP: Old SU

Stamp Set: Tags 4 You

Ink: Basic Black

Punches: 2-1/2" Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, Label Bracket

Embellishments: Witches Brew Washi Tape

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

 

Purchase these SU products HERE!

Hiding In My Craft Room #117: Women's Birthday

Over at HIMCR today we are showcasing Birthday Cards for the women in our lives.

 

This was a pretty easy theme for me.  I have a ton of My Mind's Eye embellishments that I love!  So I picked out the ones that had pink in them and used some on this card... 

 

 

 

Make sure you visit the HIMCR main blog today to see all of our birthday cards, even a few from the new design team members!!   You won't want to miss them!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Melon Mambo (SU), Smokey Slate (SU), Whisper White (SU)

DSP: Brights Stack (SU)

Stamp Sets: Remembering Your Birthday (SU), Valentine Defined (SU), Chevron Background (SU)

Inks: Melon Mambo (SU), Basic Gray (SU), Regal Rose (SU), Smokey Slate (SU)

Big Shot: Deco Label Collection Framelits Dies (SU)

Embellishments: Brads (MME)

Adhesives: Snail (SU), Dimensionals (SU)

 

Purchase these SU products HERE!

Hiding In My Craft Room #116: LOL (Lots Of Layers)

This week at HIMCR our theme is LOL.  No, not Laughing Out Loud but...Lots Of Layers!

 

The first thing I thought of when I thought of layers was Stampin' Up!'s new Festive Flurry Bundle.  It comes with the Festive Flurry Stamp Set (includes 4 snowflake designs and sizes) with matching Framelits Dies!  When you purchase these two items together you save 15%!!!

 

And here is the card that I made for today...

 

 

 

My first layer is a large circle of Pacific Point cardstock.  The second layer is a circle of Silver Glimmer Paper.  The third layer is the largest snowflake in the set, stamped with Pacific Point ink on Whisper White cardstock.  The fourth layter is one of the middle sized dies used to cut DSP from the Winter Frost DSP pack.  The next layer is the smallest snowflake, stamped with Coastal Cabana ink on Whisper White cardstock.  And the last layer of the card is a Pacific Point Candy Dot on a Candy Dots Brad Base!  Whew!  I think that qualifies as Lots of Layers!

 

Make sure you stop by the HIMCR blog to see what all of the other Design Team Members are up to this week!  I wonder if they can beat 6 layers?!  

 

And play along this week, link up and you could win a $25 gift certificate to ScrapbookPal.com.

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Whisper White

DSP: Winter Frost

Other Paper: Glimmer Paper - Silver

Stamp Set: Festive Flurry

Ink: Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana

Big Shot: Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, Circles Collection Framelits Dies

Embellishments: Candy Dots - Brights, Candy Dots Brad Bases

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

 

Purchase these SU products HERE!

Hiding In My Craft Room #115: Super Scraps Saturday

It's Super Scraps Saturday over at Hiding In My Craft Room!  I love this week in our monthly line-up! 

 

 

Here is my card...

 

 

 

The notebook paper and black arrow circle were already on my craft table.  I just picked them up, put them together and went with it! 

 

I am loving Stampin' Up!'s new Tags 4 You Stamp Set and Label Bracket Punch.  The stamps cover 4 different holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day!  And if you purchase them together in a bundle, you get 15% off the regular price! 

 

You have to love that!!

 

Please be sure to stop by the HIMCR blog today to see what the other Design Team Members were up to this week!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Basic Gray (SU), Tangerine Tango (SU)

DSP: Neutrals Stack (SU), Notebook (The Paper Studio)

Stamp Set: Tags 4 You (SU)

Ink: Basic Black (SU)

Punch: Label Bracket Punch (SU)

Tools: Sponge (SU)

Embellishments: Witches' Brew Washi Tape (SU), Jewels (Target Dollar Spot)

Adhesives: Snail (SU), Dimensionals (SU)

 

Purchase these SU products HERE!

Hiding In My Craft Room #114: Color Challenge

It's Color Challenge Week at HIMCR!  The Color Challenge this month is: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry.  This color combination just screams FALL!

 

So I pulled out my Wonderfall stamp set to creat a little card for you!

 

 

 

One of my favorite products for fall is Stampin' Up!'s Core'dinations cardstock.  For this card, I used the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and then used my sanding block over top of the embossing!

 

Our sponsor for this week is Scrapbookpal.com with a $25 gift certificate! Also, everyone who orders from them in the month of September and mentions HIMCR will receive a free small gift!  You don't want to miss out of this deal!!!

 

Hope you enjoy my card today and please be sure to make your way over to the HIMCR blog to see what the other Design Team members came up with this week!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Early Espresso Core'dinations

Stamp Set: Wonderfall

Inks: Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze

Big Shot: Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Tools: Sanding Block

Embellishments: Linen Thread

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

 

Purchase these products HERE!

Hiding In My Craft Room: Crafty Spaces Blog Hop

Welcome to the HIMCR Crafty Spaces Blog Hop!  Did you have a fun time seeing Laurie's space?  I know I did!  Thanks for hopping along to my blog to see my craft room that I hide in.  Well sometimes I get to hide, but not often as you will see in the pictures I took last night!

 

I recently moved my craft room to the basement.  I am going to try holding my monthly crop in my basement and decided that it would be better to have EVERYTHING at my finger tips when I have that event than to have to carry it down from the attic bedroom. 

 

Besides that...the attic bedroom is H-O-T in the summer months!  So the basement is just the right temperature to craft the nights away!

 

SO...I don't have everything moved or organized yet.  And I decided to show you all what my room really looks like, rather than clean it up...I'm being real here!

 

Here is my little craft corner.  I have a 5ft. table for myself. Inks close by as well as a Diet Dr. Pepper!  You will get to see all of the things behind my desk up close.  So here we go!

In my new craft space, Brooke (my 4.5 year old daughter) can have her own space to create what she wants.  And usually she holds on tight to my washi tape collection!  I let her use it...when am I EVER going to use it ALL!

This group of shelves behind my chair is home to some embellishments, some cardstock, some designer papers, adhesives and some tools...basically things I use often but don't want to have them cluttering my desk!

Here is a close up of my messy table!  You know it's a good craft session when you have a little mess to share with the world!

Next you get to peek inside that cabinet that is behind me.  This is where all of my stamps are kept!  You will also see my tote that I use for all of my tools at crops and Stampin' Up! events.  On the middle shelf you will find my retired stamp sets that I just can't part with!

 

And the top shelf is all of the current Stampin' Up! stamp sets!  Can you believe I have so many...YIKES!!!  But I do earn a lot of them for free, being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!

Over to my left you will find my scrap drawers.  I really try to use them up!  AND you will see my NEW envelope punch board on that shelf underneath my scraps!  I love that thing!

If you were to sit in my chair, this is what you would see.  It's not a pretty space...it's an un-finished basement that is also a storage facility, laundry room, gym and playroom!  But it works for me!

One of the best things about my new set up is that I can craft while my two year old plays just a few feet away!  I LOVE IT!

 

I hope that you will continue on our hop and click here to see Jennie's Crafty Space!  So glad that you all stopped by!  Come back Saturday to see more HIMCR goodness!

Blog Hop Order:

Laurie from Hiding in My Craft Room

Kim from Stamping with Kim 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Diana - My Creativity Exploded!

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

Hiding In My Craft Room #112: Masculine Birthday Cards

This week at HIMCR we are focusing on Masculine Birthday Cards.  This is always a tough topic for so many crafters.  But this week we werwe sponsored by Template Dreams and I have to tell you that I fell in love with a paper pack that she has for sale...

 

 

Summer Fun Paper Pack is adorable and it's only $1.80!!  I would pay $1.80 for this turquoise starburst pattern alone!  It's SO CUTE!!!

 

The other elements used on my card are from Stampin' Up!'s digital software, My Digital Studio.  If you want to learn more about that, let me know!  You can get a free 30 day trial here!

 

Make sure you stop by the HIMCR blog today to see all of the masculine birthday cards!  You are gonna love them!