HIMCR #91 - Freestyle!

Happy Saturday!! And it is a very happy one for me and my family as my husband came home from a deployment yesterday! You might not hear much from me this week! ;)

It is a fifth challenge week so you know what that means: FREESTYLE! Anything goes! I love this week! We get to see your diversity and get soooooo much inspiration!

You have until Friday, April 5th to link up your creation to get entered into the monthly drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR91.

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

And as a special treat a new DT member joined us a week early!

Go Nana!

An'Jenic from AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo
 

 

Amber from Momma Scraps

Melissa from My Watermelon Moon

Robin from Create-a-latte

Kim from Stamping with Kim

Nana from My Crafting Challenge

You can see the HIMCR schedule of challenges and guidelines HERE! Please be sure and follow the few easy guidelines so your creation will get entered into the monthly weekly!!!

Just a few guidelines:

1. The current weekly challenge linky will be up until at least Friday night at midnight PDT. Be sure and link your creation back to your actual post and not just your blog home page. If we can't find your entry then we can't leave you some love!

2. When posting your creation on your blog or online gallery please mention the HIMCR challenge and link it back to this challenge post. This helps us to spread the word and the FUN!

3. Please create something new for the current challenge and NOT use something you've made previously. No back linking! However, you can combine a HIMCR challenge with other challenges. It is always fun to complete more than one challenge at a time!

4. NEW GUIDELINE! Please limit your entries to a maximum of 3 entries each week. I'm sorry but more than that will be deleted.

5. The giveaway winner will be chosen using random.org and posted on the 8th of the following month. Be on the lookout for special weekly prizes! Weekly winners will be posted on the following Monday!

6. It is recommended that you follow the HIMCR blog. You don't want to miss anything!

7. Have FUN!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

HIMCR #89 Winner!

The winner of last week's challenge HIMCR #89 is ........

Kathi from My Creative Therapy!

Congrats Kathi! Please use the 'Contact Me' button to send me your email address.

Thanks for all the great entries and Thank You Template Dreams for sponsoring our challenge!

The challenge this week is Anniversary! I was hoping to post my Anniversary card for my husband this week after I gave it to him but unfortunately he has been delayed. I will still post it. It will just be after the challenge has ended. I'm enjoying seeing all of yours! Keep them coming!

 

HIMCR #90 - Happy Anniversary!

Happy Saturday!!

The challenge this week, the 3rd week of the month, is to make something Anniversary themed! Today is my wedding anniversary and since my husband isn't here and is still overseas I thought it would be a fun challenge. Kind of a way for me to celebrate with all of you what I can't celebrate with my husband. Plus, if you're like me you don't have a lot of anniversary cards lying around.

You have until Friday, March 29th to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR90.

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

An'Jenic from AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Amber from Momma Scraps

Melissa from My Watermelon Moon

Robin from Create-a-latte

Kim from Stamping with Kim

You can see the HIMCR schedule of challenges and guidelines HERE! Please be sure and follow the few easy guidelines so your creation will get entered into the monthly weekly!!!

Just a few guidelines:

1. The current weekly challenge linky will be up until at least Friday night at midnight PDT. Be sure and link your creation back to your actual post and not just your blog home page. If we can't find your entry then we can't leave you some love!

2. When posting your creation on your blog or online gallery please mention the HIMCR challenge and link it back to this challenge post. This helps us to spread the word and the FUN!

3. Please create something new for the current challenge and NOT use something you've made previously. No back linking! However, you can combine a HIMCR challenge with other challenges. It is always fun to complete more than one challenge at a time!

4. NEW GUIDELINE! Please limit your entries to a maximum of 3 entries each week. I'm sorry but more than that will be deleted.

5. The giveaway winner will be chosen using random.org and posted on the 8th of the following month. Be on the lookout for special weekly prizes! Weekly winners will be posted on the following Monday!

6. It is recommended that you follow the HIMCR blog. You don't want to miss anything!

7. Have FUN!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

HIMCR #88 - Winner!

I've been so busy looking through all the Design Team submissions and contacting the new team members that I am late getting this winner post! I can't wait to reveal the new team! But for today .......

The HIMCR #88 winner is:

Vickie Bryan from Vickie's Scrappings

 

Congrats Vickie! Please use the 'Contact Me' button to safely send me your email address.

Thanks to everyone for all the gorgeous entries!

And THANKS to Pumpkin Spice for sponsoring our challenge!

 

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Here's the Leprechaun trap my kindergartener and I made!

We used several Cricut Catridges.

The Pot of Gold is from Simply Charmed cartridge and the Sign is from Walk in My Garden with the words from Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

And the lucky Leprachaun we caught is from Simply Charmed cartridge!

I've been pouring over all the Design Team applications and have the difficult desicison of narrowing them down. I will be making the final selections and emailing the new team tomorrow or Tuesday! Thanks so much for all the submissions! It's an honor that so many of you want to on the HIMCR team!

 

HIMCR #89 - Designer Paper X 3

Happy Saturday!!

Get out your designer papers or in our case a digital kit! The challenge this week, the 3rd week of the month, is Use three different designer papers! Fun! Fun! Fun! The giveaway this week is a $5 gift certificate from Template Dreams!

Trish has some gorgeous digital kits! Be sure and check out her site and also what the HIMCR Design Team has created using her kits!

You have until Friday, March 22nd to link up your creation to get entered into the monthly drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR89.

 

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

An'Jenic from AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Amber from Momma Scraps

Jenn from Scrap Happens Embellish It

Robin from Create-a-latte

Kim from Stamping with Kim

You can see the HIMCR schedule of challenges and guidelines HERE! Please be sure and follow the few easy guidelines so your creation will get entered into the weekly giveaway!!

Just a few guidelines:

1. The current weekly challenge linky will be up until at least Friday night at midnight PDT. Be sure and link your creation back to your actual post and not just your blog home page. If we can't find your entry then we can't leave you some love!

2. When posting your creation on your blog or online gallery please mention the HIMCR challenge and link it back to this challenge post. This helps us to spread the word and the FUN!

3. Please create something new for the current challenge and NOT use something you've made previously. No back linking! However, you can combine a HIMCR challenge with other challenges. It is always fun to complete more than one challenge at a time!

4. NEW GUIDELINE! Please limit your entries to a maximum of 3 entries each week. I'm sorry but more than that will be deleted.

5. The giveaway winner will be chosen using random.org and posted on the 8th of the following month. Be on the lookout for special weekly prizes! Weekly winners will be posted on the following Monday!

6. It is recommended that you follow the HIMCR blog. You don't want to miss anything!

7. Have FUN!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

 

HIMCR #87 Winner!

I've been busy this week doing something I've never done before: Helping a child build a Leprechaun Trap! How in the world after six kids had I not only never made a Leprechaun Trap but I've never even heard of it! I'll try to post pictures soon!

Now for the winner!

The winner of HIMCR #87 - Greens! is ........

Berni C from Chasing the Dream

 

Congrats Berni! Please use the 'Contact Me' button to safely send me your shipping info!

Thanks so much for all the gorgeous entries!

There's still time left to get yours linked and entered into this week's challenge and giveaway from Pumpin Spice!

You can see all the details here: Super Scraps!

Also, if your interested in being on the HIMCR Design Team and having a lot of fun and making some great friends, you can see all the details here: Design Team Call!

HIMCR #88 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Happy Saturday!!

Well, it comes around every month at this time! It's Super Scraps Saturday! Time to get out those scrap bins and make something! I always get such a sense of satisfaction from using my scraps! I hope you do too!

You have until Friday, March 15th to link up your creation to get entered into the monthly drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR88.

And we have another fabulous giveaway this week that you don't want to miss from ........

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

 

 

 

An'Jenic from AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Melissa from My Watermelon Moon

Kim from Stamping with Kim

You can see the HIMCR schedule of challenges and guidelines HERE! Please be sure and follow the few easy guidelines so your creation will get entered into the monthly giveaway!!!

Just a few guidelines:

1. The current weekly challenge linky will be up until at least Friday night at midnight PDT. Be sure and link your creation back to your actual post and not just your blog home page. If we can't find your entry then we can't leave you some love!

2. When posting your creation on your blog or online gallery please mention the HIMCR challenge and link it back to this challenge post. This helps us to spread the word and the FUN!

3. Please create something new for the current challenge and NOT use something you've made previously. No back linking! However, you can combine a HIMCR challenge with other challenges. It is always fun to complete more than one challenge at a time!

4. NEW GUIDELINE! Please limit your entries to a maximum of 3 entries each week. I'm sorry but more than that will be deleted.

5. The winner of the monthly giveaway will be chosen by random and posted on the 8th of the following month! Be on the lookout for special weekly prizes! Weekly winners will posted on Monday.

6. It is recommended that you follow the HIMCR blog. You don't want to miss anything!

7. Have FUN!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

 

I love Greens!

I have so busy this week I almost forgot to post my Greens! Project for this week's challenge!

Here's what I came up with:

Butterfly was cut at 4" from the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

Recipe:

Card Base: SU Glorious Green 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)

Card front: Green Galore 4 1/8" X 5 3/8", SU Green 4" X 5 1/4"

Other Cardstock / Paper: DCWV packs, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Pink by Desing - Go Green!

Accessories: Cricut & Create a Critter cartridge, Cuttlebug & D'Vine Swirl and Square Lattice embossing folder, SU rhinestones, EK Success label punch

Thanks so much for visiting me while I am

Hiding in My Craft Room!

 

There's still time left to get yours linked and entered into this week's challenge and giveaway!

You can see all the details here: Go Greens!

Also, if your interested in being on the HIMCR Design Team and having a lot of fun and making some great friends, you can see all the details here: Design Team Call!

Design Team Call!

I can't believe it's already time to put out another Design Team call!  The past 6 months has gone by super fast! 

Hiding in My Craft Room is looking for a handful of creative artists to make samples of our weekly challenges. 

The challenge schedule is:

1st week: A Color Challenge
2nd week: Super Scraps Saturday - time to use up some of those SCRAPS!
3rd week: Try a Technique Week
4th week: Mix it Up! This challenge will be different month to month! 
5th week: Freestyle! This week you can enter with ANY creation!!


Here's how to apply:

Send an email to hidinginmycraftroom@gmail.com with the following information...  

Name:
Email Address:
Location:
Blog and/or Online Gallery Link:

Please let me know a little bit about you, such as:

Are you currently on any other design teams? If so, which ones?
How long have you been paper crafting?
What is your favorite stamping company/companies?
Are you comfortable with "out of the box" challenges?

Attach at least 3 of your creations showing your talent and diversity, you can include cards, scrapbook pages, altered items, 3d items, any paper creation! 

Deadline for submissions is March 15th!


Design Team Member REQUIREMENTS

As a Hiding in My Craft Room design team member, you must submit one project per week using the specified challenge for that week. You will receive one month worth of challenges at a time, at least two weeks before the challenge is posted. Your submission for the week's challenge need to be emailed to me by MIDNIGHT on Thursday of each week.

You must keep up with your blog and have the current week's Hiding in My Craft Room challenge posted each Saturday linking it back to the challenge post. It is also asked that you leave comments on some of the entries submitted by participants of the HIMCR challenges. 

You must also display the Hiding in My Craft Room button on your blog.

Sometimes we will have sponsors that sell digital products.  You might be given images or kits to work with!

It is also expected that the HIMCR sponsor be mentioned within your post. 

Design Team term is for the months of April - September 2013.  On the first Saturday in May HIMCR celebrates National Scrapbooking Day with a day full of challenges and prizes.  This is a lot of fun!  You will not be required to complete all the challenges.

If you have any questions please feel free to send them to me using the 'Contact Me' button at the top of the page.

Thank you so much!

I look forward to seeing your submissions!

HIMCR #86 Winner!

HEY!  It's still Monday night and look who's announcing the winner! 


The winner of last week's challenge HIMCR #86 - Use a Kit! is ........

Diana L. from DL.ART!

Congratulations Diana!  Please use the 'Contact Me' button at the top of the page safely send me your shipping information.

Thanks so much for all the great entries!  You can click on the link above to see them all!

HIMCR #87 - Greens!

Happy Saturday!!

I thought with St. Patrick's day right around the corner a fun color challenge would be Greens! Plus, it's my 16 year old son's favorite color! Your creation doesn't have to be St. Patrick's day themed just Green! Have fun!

You have until Friday, March 8th to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR87.

Now some Green inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Amber from Momma Scraps

Jenn from Scrap Happens Embellish It

Robin from Create-a-latte

Kim from Stamping with Kim

You can see the HIMCR schedule of challenges and guidelines HERE! Please be sure and follow the few easy guidelines so your creation will get entered into the monthly giveaway!!!

Just a few guidelines:

1. The current weekly challenge linky will be up until at least Friday night at midnight PDT. Be sure and link your creation back to your actual post and not just your blog home page. If we can't find your entry then we can't leave you some love!

2. When posting your creation on your blog or online gallery please mention the HIMCR challenge and link it back to this challenge post. This helps us to spread the word and the FUN!

3. Please create something new for the current challenge and NOT use something you've made previously. No back linking! However, you can combine a HIMCR challenge with other challenges. It is always fun to complete more than one challenge at a time!

4. NEW GUIDELINE! Please limit your entries to a maximum of 3entries each week. I'm sorry but more than that will be deleted.

5. The winner of the monthly giveaway will be chosen by random and posted on the 8th of the following month! Be on the lookout for special weekly prizes!

6. It is recommended that you follow the HIMCR blog. You don't want to miss anything!

7. Have FUN!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!