HIMCR #113 - Freestyle!

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone has had a great week! We have a lot going on right now here at Hiding in My Craft Room!

There's still time to get in on the Crafty Spaces Blog Hop!

The design team call is open until September 10th! We've already received so many great submissions! I know we are going to have a great team! You can see all the details HERE!

And it's time for a new challenge! It's the fifth Saturday for it is .......

HIMCR #113 - Freestyle! Anything Goes!

Woohoo! I love this week! Plus, we have another fantastic sponsor this week! Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps! I just love this company! They have all kinds of fun stuff! Digital, clear stamps, coordinating dies, and Spiritual sentiment stamps! I just can't stop ordering from them!

My most recently received order!

 

Be sure and check them out! I just ordered again! Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps still have some great summer clearance for sale! The winner will receive 3 free digital images!

You have until Saturday, September 7th, at 2AM to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR113.

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

I love using digital images as coloring pages for Brooke! She thought this owl was SO CUTE!!

Kim from Stamping with Kim

 

 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

 

 

Adrienne - PaperDivaScraps

 

 

Diana - My Creativity Exploded!

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

 

 

 

 

 

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

 

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 giveaway!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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

Crafty Spaces Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Crafty Spaces Blog Hop!

 

We are very excited to share our spaces with you, whether they be an entire room, a corner of a room, or a box that is dragged to the kitchen table when it's time to craft! We hope you find some ideas you might want to emulate in your own spaces or maybe you'll find some things you don't ever want to do! Either way I think you'll enjoy our hop! Also, at the bottom of this post you'll find a linky to share your crafty space! This is one time when you can link back to a previous post. Just please be sure and use the actual link to your post about your crafty space and not your blog home. We can't wait to see where you create!

 

One more thing before we begin! We're going to have a couple of giveaways! One, just for joining our Crafty Spaces Blog Hop and leaving a comment on each of the blogs listed below! And two, for sharing your space you will entered into a drawing as well! Now on with the hop!

 

 

Here's the order of the hop:

 

Laurie - Hiding in My Craft Room - you're already here!

Kim - Stamping with Kim

Jennie - Jenscrapstoo

Diana - My Creativity Exploded!

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

Laurie - Hiding in My Craft Room - Come back here when your done and leave a comment to be entered into the giveaway!

 

 

Here's some pictures of my craft room! Where I do my 'Hiding'! I will have a video up soon, I hope! :P

This is my main working area!

 

My Cricut Station!

It's just right behind my main working area!

I can just spin my chair around and be here!

On the other side of that table is where my kiddos craft!

See the bright pink tote!

 

 

My paper area!

Above the paper is my unmounted Stampin' Up sets

and some of my clear stamps including some CTMH sets.

 

My Accucut station!

Also, on the bookshelf is all my catalogs and other reference books.

In front of that is a black cart that holds 12X12 solid cardstock.

 

 

Here is a glimpse inside the closet!

So many stamps and not enough time to play!

 

HIMCR #112 - Masculine Birthday!

I hope everyone is having a great August so far! Four out of six of my kids still living at home are back in school and we are still trying to get our groove back. I hope to share some pictures soon! I've just got to download them! The list just goes on and on and on!

Anyway, on to the new challenge! This week it is HIMCR #112 - Masculine Birthday!

This can be a card or a Scrapbooking page or a gift, whatever. It just needs to be manly! Lol! Remember, have fun!

You have until Saturday, August 31st, 2AM (my time) to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR112.

The giveaway is from another one of HIMCR's great sponsors: Template Dreams! A $5 gift certificte to the Template Dreams store! Trish's design kits have opened my mind to the possibilities of digitals. I love her coordinating papers! And I love that I can print as much or as little as I need. Be sure and check out her line, HERE! And the affordable prices!

How about some 'manly' inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

Kim from Stamping with Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

 

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

 

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 giveaway!!

 

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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

 

My HIMCR #111!

The challenge this week is HIMCR #111 - Thread / Stitching!

I hope everyone is having fun playing this week with us! I did!

Today is the last day to get entered into the challenge and get a chance to win July's CTMH stamp of the month, donated by Carrie! My wonderful CTMH lady!

Here's what I came up with:

The Sentiment tag was cut from Artiste and stamped using Close To My Heart coordinating stamp set, Holiday Tags!

A must have and one of my new favorites!

You can get yours HERE!

The Fish was cut at 2 3/4" from the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge.

I used dimensionals in between each layer.

Recipe:

Card Base: Rose Red 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)

Card front: Marina Mist 4" X 5 1/4", DCWV The Glitter Stake 3 3/4" X 5

Other Cardstock / Paper: light blue scrap, black

Ink: Marina Mist, Rose Red

Stamps: CTMH Holidays Tags - Already one of my new Favorites!

Accessories: Cricut & Create A Critter and Artiste cartridge, Cuttlebug & Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, piercing tool, template, needle, and string.

Thanks so much for visiting me while I am

Hiding in My Craft Room!

 

HIMCR #110 Winner!

First of all, a great big thanks to Scrapbook Stamp Society for sponsoring last weeks challenge! It was great to have SSS sponsor our SSS ( Super Scraps Saturday) challenge! Lol!

The winner of HIMCR #110 is ......

Deanne from A Little Bit O' Paper

 

 

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

Thanks so much for all the wonderful entries everyone!

Be sure and check out this weeks challenge and giveaway!

 

Shopping Spree!

So you know I just recently visited family in Utah and one of my traditions is to go shopping with my sister-in-law, Ellen. This tradition started about 6 years ago when we moved to Tucson and at that time scrapbook shopping there was scarce. Of course, a Hobby Lobby when in right after we moved from there! Here in California finding a place to shop is not the problem. It's finding the time!

So here's what I bought this time:

I haven't bought new Embossing Folders in a loooooong while!

So I stocked up!

Aren't you glad so you won't see my few favorites that I use ALL the time!

Joann's has them on sale at 40% off!

Woohoo!

The spellbinders dies were on clearance for about $5

I always, well almost always, ok, never really,

but I try to limit myself to 5 new paper stacks when I go on a shopping spree.

Paper stacks on sale at 50% off, which is the ONLY time I by them!

And Here's the sixth!

It is just so sparkly and shiny that I just HAD to have it too!

Heeheehee!

And look what was on clearance at Hobby Lobby!

So what if I've never even used my Cricut Imagine! :)

I also bought with a coupon at Hobby Lobby a Copic Coloring Guide book!

It doesn't look like over 5 hours of shopping, does it?

But it is! Well, we did go out for lunch too!

 

HIMCR #111 - Thread / Stitching!

Happy Saturday!! Sorry I'm late getting this up. Did you notice? Did you miss me? :)

We were traveling home from Salt Lake City where we were visiting my husband's family. I'll be sharing more about that in a few days! We had a good time but it's soooooo good to be home and to sleep in my own bed last night.

The challenge this week, the 3rd week of the month, is ......

HIMCR #111 - Thread / Stitching!

This just means to use some kind of thread or stitching in a paper craft. I'll even accept faux stitching! :) We want as many to be able to participate as possible. Keep the focus on Fun!

You have until Saturday, August 24th, at 4AM ( a little extra time since I'm getting this posted late) to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR111.

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 giveaway!!

Now some inspiration from the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim from Stamping with Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

 

 

 

Adrienne - PaperDivaScraps

 

 

 

The sponsor this week is Carrie, my Close to My Heart lady! She has donated the July Stamp of the Month set! For a chance to win, especially if you missed it last month, all you have to do is play along with us this week! You can check out her store HERE!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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

My HIMCR #110 - SSS

I'm finally getting a chance to share my HIMCR #110 - Super Scraps Saturday! You still have a little time left to get yours done too. Our sponsor this week is SSS, Scrapbook Stamp Society!

Here's what I came up with:

I'll have to add the recipe later as I forgot my paper with it! Ooops!

Recipe:
Card Base: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)
Other Cardstock / Paper: Scraps!

Copics:
Ink:
Stamps: digital image from Scrapbook Stamp Society!
Accessories: SU pumpkin pie satin ribbon,

Thanks so much for visiting me while I am

Hiding in My Craft Room!

 

 

HIMCR #109 WINNER!

Sorry I'm posting this a day late, but I've been out of town. I was hoping I wouldn't miss a beat, not sure why I always think I can keep up with everything! But I, every single time, convince myself I'm prepared enough in advance and can do it all!

On with the winner! The winner of HIMCR #109 is ......

Jennifer from Just Coffee Please .... & Stamps, & Ribbon, & Paper

 

 

Congratulations! Please use the 'Contact Me' button to send me your shipping information and please uncle the challenge number in your message. Also, remember winners have one week to claim their prize.

Thanks so much for all the participants!

Don't forget to check out this weeks challenge! Our sponsor is Scrapbook Stamp Society!

Also, it's time to assign some new members to the HIMCR Design Team! You can see all those details HERE!

 

HIMCR #110 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Happy Saturday!!

It's the second Saturday of the month and you know what that means! It's Super Scraps Saturday! Time to get our those scraps and put them to good use! Then show us what you come up with!

 

You have until Friday, August 16th to link up your creation to get entered into the weekly drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries please use code HIMCR110.

 

The sponsor this week is Scrapbook Stamp Society! Be sure and check our their cute designs! If you're the winner you might want picked out! ;)

 

 

Let's see what the

Hiding in My Craft Room Design Team

did with their scraps!

Adrienne - PaperDivaScraps

Diana - My Creativity Exploded!

Kelli - Scraps & photoGRAFFS

 

 

 

 

Melanie - Afternoon Scrapper

 

 

 

 

Kim from Stamping with Kim

 

 

 

 

 

Jennie from Jenscrapstoo

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 giveaway!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

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