Designer paper challenge

Happy Saturday!

A quick post today as I am off to work, as you are reading this.

A new challenge over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog.

HIMCR #267 - Designer Paper X3

And the sponsor:

DCWV!

The giveaway is $100 products from DCWV!

woohoo!

Isn't it ironic, for me anyways, 

that I recently did a huge overhaul in

my craft room, and donated so many

of my old craft suplies?

One being DCWV papers.

oye.

But oh well.

I used Jillibean Soup papers.

Loving that fox!!

lol.

That is it for me for now.

Told you it would be a short post!

Until next time, friends.

Be safe. get crafty!

Let's get dolled up

Happy Day to you all....

Thanks for stopping by.

A new challenge is starting over on

the Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

HIMCR #266 - Super Scraps Saturday!

And the sponsor is:

MHK Designs!

The giveaway is 3 products from mhk designs!

We, as the design team, were given

the opportunity to choose our

images for this challenge.

I finally decided to choose 

this set, called Beautiful Bottles.

It is a beautiful set..

and I have always been intrigued with 

perfume bottles, especially the 

vintage ones.

The styles, the colors.

I am not one for perfume, 

but I do like how they are presented

in their glass bottles.

Here is what I created:

I used my Prismacolored pencils...

I really wanted to keep the vintage look, 

and as I really look at it now, 

I should have used different papers

for the background..

The papers are from Glitz Designs...

My picture is not the greatest...ugh..

I used a bit of Distress Paint, white picket fence, 

on the background to mute the colors a bit.

There you have it, folks.

Be sure to link up your projects

for a chance to win some 

beautiful images...they are

gorgeous!!

Challenge ends next Saturday 

at 2AM CST! So get yours entered today!

Fall Colors

Happy Saturday!

Thanks for stopping by---!

Me thinks Fall is here--

the temperatures have dropped quite a bit over night--

it is very cool in the morning.

Definitely sweater weather.

But I love it!

AND....Fall brings on

Pumpkin and Apple season!!!

YAY!!

My boss has started bringing 

pumpkin supplies for pies !

(I work in a bakery)

loving it!

Ok.

Enough of that!

A new challenge is happening over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

HIMCR #265 - Fall Colors!

And the sponsor:

 Pickled Potpourri!

The giveaway is $7 gift certificate 

from Pickled Potpourri!

Here is what I created. 

I made 3 projects for this week's challenge.

Project #1

Using Simple Stories papers and sentiments from

their Pumpkin Spice line.

Flowers are colored with Prismacolor 

colored pencils.

Project #2:

Using again Simple Stories Pumpkin Spice collection 

and the pumpkin is colored with Prismacolor colored 

pencils.

Project #3

Papers are from Recollections Halloween stack.

Sentiment and accents are from Echo Park.

Mummy is colored with Prismacolor pencils.

And there you have it, folks!

Have  great day/weekend!!

Until next time.

Be safe. Get crafty!

Wishing you.....

Happy Saturday!

How was your week?

Mine was a whirlwind of activity--

working, trying to get

everything ready for Little Miss'

return to school.

She starts this coming Wednesday.

Grade 1---wow---goes fast.

My other son started his second year of Cegep

this past week, too. Again, goes so fast.

Anyhow, on to what today is.

A new challenge!!

HIMCR #264 - Any Holiday!

And the sponsor??

The sponsor is Hiding in My Craft Room!

The giveaway is TBA.

So, with the challenge in mind, 

I set out to created a card

for an upcoming holiday that I always seem

to run out of cards for--Christmas.

I used a grid design, the squares

were cut down to 1.5 inches. I used

some of my scraps from an AC Christmas collection.

I ran one through my my Cuttlebug with

a snowflake embossing folder.

The sentiment stamp, from Inkadinkadoo,  is stamped with

Ranger Archival black ink.

Very simple design, but I personally love it. :)

That is it for me for now.

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get Crafty.

HIMCR#263--Chocolate Understands

Happy Saturday!

A new challenge is starting over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

HIMCR #263 - YUMMY!

And the sponsor:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

The giveaway is 

3 Sweet 'n Sassy Digital Stamps!

The Design Team were given

some images to use for this week's post.

I chose Chocoholic..

(I love chocolate, so this one was 

a no-brainer for me!)

I used my Tombow markers (still getting used to them)

and the sentiment is from

CTMH, stamp of the month.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye.

Very simple, yet effective, I think.

That is it for me for now.

Be safe. Get crafty!

HIMCR Celebration continues!

HEY!

Welcome back!

In case you are wondering, 

this is the third blog post for 

Hiding My Craft Room today.

It is their blog anniversary, 

and we are celebrating!!

The third challenge (and final!)

HIMCR #16HIMCR03--Buttons and/or Bows!!

The sponsor is My Besties!

The giveaway is the My Besties images

 used by the HIMCR DT!

Here is what I created:

I used Momento markers to color this cutie.
Papers are from DCWV; sentiment is from Jillibean Soup.
buttons, and bow are from my stash.

And that is it for me.

Thank you for joining us in

celebrating--

hope you all enjoyed it!

Be sure to link up!

if you don't, you don't have a chance of winning!

:) :)

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Back to school with HIMCR!

Hey, welcome back!

This is the second post to celebrate

Hiding In My Craft Room's

blog anniversary--

in other words, it is birthday time!!!

lol

This second challenge is:

HIMCR #16HIMCR02 - Back to School!

Many of the kiddies have gone back or

 are going to school in a very few short weeks, 

like my little gal. :)

The sponsor for this challenge

is:

2 Cute Ink!

The giveaway is 2 images from 

2 Cute Ink, winner's choice!

{{squeal!!!}}}

The DT were given some images

to work with.

Here is what I came up with:

Papers are from DCWV, and stickers are
from Simple Stories.
Turtle is colored with Prismacolors.

That is it for now.

Be sure to stop by later on 

for the last challenge of

our celebration.

Until then.

Be safe. Get crafty!

Happy Birthday HIMCR!!

Hey you!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's a very special weekend for us, 

well, for Hiding In My Craft Room

It is their birthday--yay!!!

(They say it's birthday---de den--ok

so I have no rhythm...lol)

So, we are celebrating!

With 3 posts today--woot!!

The first post, challenge, 

is:

HIMCR #16HIMCR01 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Break out the scraps, people!!

The sponsor is:

Di's Digital!

The giveaway is a $12 Gift Certificate to Di's !

Be sure to link up!

Here is what I created:

I used Jillibean Soup's clear stamp, Celebrate.

Inks are from Momento, Studio G,

and the cupcake card is from Simple Stories.

And that is it for now. 

Be sure to come back in a bit, 

and check out the next challenge!

Until then.

Be safe. Get crafty!

Hello!

Happy Saturday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Can you believe that it is August??

I can't--

and another thing I am having trouble digesting is

that tomorrow, August 7th, my twin sons will be turning 

the big 18!!

ACK!

I can't believe it.

Well, I can, it is

just hard to see them as 'adults'

now, and not the sweet faced little rascals they once were.

Onwards.

A new challenge is starting over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

This week, it is

HIMCR #262 - Pastels! 

(woohoo--a color challenge!)

And the sponsor for this week's

week challenge is:

Graciellie Design!

The giveaway is a Graciellie Design Stamp Set!

Here is what I created:

I used Distress Ink pads, with a paint brush.

I tried to maintain a very pale effect, but alas, 

not as pale as I wished.

But it is not bright. At least not too bright. 

The Hello sentiment is from Heidi Swapp

September Skies stamp set.

The colored papers are from my scrap files.

Gotta love using your scraps.

So that is it for me for now.

Be sure to link up.

Until next time, mes amies, 

Be safe. Get crafty.

Merry Christmas

Happy Saturday!

I hope you are all well, and enjoying your summer.

I cannot believe that July is practically over, 

and that school will be starting for the kiddies so soon.

I have been busy, as I have a new job.

I need to get a routine established--because, oh my!--this is rough.

LOL

But I like my job--I am working in a bakery again.

I had worked in a bakery many years ago, 

when my boys were toddlers, when we lived in 

Montreal. Best job I ever had --besides

being a mom, of course! :)

I still need to establish a balance, 

but it will come. 

A new challenge is starting over

on the Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

HIMCR #261 - Freestyle with a Twist!

Anything goes except it must be Christmas in 

keeping with our Christmas in July theme!

The sponsor is A Day for Daisies!

The giveaway is $12 gift certificate to A Day for Daisies!

How awesome is that??!

The design team were given the option

to choose an image from A Day for Daisies.

It was a tad difficult--so many 

awesome choices!

But I choose the Candy Elf C--

and here is what I created:

I used papers from My Mind's Eye--older collections.
The elf was colored with Distress Ink markers.
The sentiment is from a printable I had collected
from my attempt at December Daily (yeah, did not go so well...lol)
The enamel dots are from my stash; Michael's, I believe.

That is all for me for now.

Busy day, as it is my only day off, and

I have so much to get done--

but not that much, as my clan has been

helping me so much!

 I am a lucky gal.

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Christmas In July

Happy Saturday!

Thank you for stopping by!

Today's new challenge over on 

the Hiding In My Craft Room blog is:

HIMCR #260 - Christmas in July!!

That's right--we are sticking with the

Christmas in July theme!

And the sponsor this week is:

The sponsor is DCWV!

The giveaway is $100 in DCWV products!!

How awesome is that??

Here is what I created:

I used papers from their Winter Magic stack--

such lovely papers!

And the sentiment is from Inkadinadoo--

stamped with Distress Ink, and outlined with silver pen.

That is it for me for today!

Be sure to link up!

Have a great one!

Be safe. Get crafty!

A new Fold

Happy Saturday!

Had a good week??

It has been a whirlwind of a week for me...

I am starting a new job this coming Monday (eek!!)

and am scrambling to get everything

in place..lol

But it's all good!

Anyhow.

A new challenge starts over on 

the Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

The challenge this week is:

 HIMCR #259 - New Fold!

The sponsor is MHK Designs!

The giveaway is 3 products, 

Winner's choice, from MHK Designs!

Here is what I created:

I made a tri-fold card.

I have always been intrigued by those!

I used papers from Donna Salazar 'Weathered Winter' collection,

 the element stickers are from Simple Stories,  

Ranger Stickles (goldenrod), 

Gold paper is from DCWV.

That is it for me.

Have a great day!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Let It Snow

Hey, how are you doing??

Thank you for stopping by!

A new challenge has started over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

This one is:

HIMCR #258 - Super Scraps with a twist!

The twist?? make it Christmas!!!

yeppers, 

we are keeping it with the Christmas In July theme!

And the sponsor this week is:

 Digital Delights!

The giveaway is

 $5 gift certificate to Digital Delights!

woohooo!!!!

Here is what I created:

I used scraps from my Christmas/winter folder

(what? You don't do that??lol)

These papers, if I recall, correctly are from 

DCWV Winter Magic mat stack.

My little guys are colored with a mix

of Pitt pastel pencils, and Pebbles

chalks. 

The snowflake die cuts are from stash.

And there you have it, folks!!

Be sure to check out the other creations from

the Design Team---they don't disappoint!

And....

be sure to link up!

Have a great day!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Merry Everything

Happy Saturday!!

WoW!

What a week!

I am so mixed up with the days--

let me say, it is rough with the kiddo out of school.

I thought yesterday was Wednesday, and

when I did realize it was Friday, 

I had to scramble to get my project done

for Hiding In My Craft Room.

Good grief!

And I knew time would be short for me to 

do my blog post, so, 

unfortunately I had to take a picture

of my project with it still being wet.

OYE!

LOL

This week, on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog, 

the challenge is:

HIMCR #257 - Christmas Colors!

The sponsor is Robyn's Fetish!

The giveaway is 3 images from

 Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!

There are some pretty cute images !!

Here is my project:

My bear is colored with

Prismacolor pencil crayons, 

and I used glitter glue on my bear's

hat and boots.

His bow is accented with puffy paint.

I also added a couple of puffy

stickers, just because. :)

I used papers from American Crafts, 

and the sentiment is from

Me And My Big Ideas.

And there you have it, folks!

be sure to link up!

You would have a blast--

this challenge is also a great starting

point to get a head start on those

holiday cards. :)

Until next time, folks!

Be safe. Get crafty!

HIMCR #256-Any Holiday

Happy Saturday!

How is you??

School is out, and the summer vacation 

has started for my little Miss!

Let me say it will 

be a challenge to keep her busy this summer.

LOL

A new challenge has started over 

on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog today.

HIMCR #256 - Any Holiday!

The sponsor is Sami Stamps!

The giveaway is $12 Gift Certificate 

to Sami Stamps!

With the theme in mind, the

Design Team were to choose an image.

Let me say, very difficult

to choose just one...lol

So many options.

Then I saw one that I knew I 

would use for other ideas, too.

(I love that about digital stamps--

so versatile!)

And here she is:

I colored her with Prismacolors

colored pencils.

The papers are a variety--

DCWV, Jillibean Soup, 

Graphic 45.

The wood veneer, from Jillibean

Soup, are colored with orange Sharpie.

The sentiment is from Me And My Big Ideas

(liquidation at Michael's--love that!)

And there you have it, folks!

You have until Saturday, July 2nd 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 HIMCR255.

#1 Dad

Happy Saturday!

A quick post today--
very busy day planned for us today.

A new challenge has
started over on the
Hiding In My Craft Room 
blog today.

HIMCR #255 - Masculine! 

The sponsor this week is:
Pickled Potpourri!

The giveaway is 

$7 gift certificate to Pickled Potpourri!

Woot Woot!!

Father's Day is right around the corner

and with the image I chose, 

I knew I was going to make

something for my hubby!

My bulldog is colored with Prima watercolor pencils, 

and TH Distress Inks. (It was really fun to

color this guy!)

I used papers from Authentique Genuine collection, 

letter stickers from October Afternoon

The flair button is from Simple Stories.

I knew I wanted to give

this guy a vintage feel.

I think I succeeded!

What do you think?

That is all for me for today!

be sure to link up!

You have until next Saturday 

to link up.

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get crafty!