HIMCR #177 - Christmas Colors

Hi, all my crafty friends and family!!!

Here it is the first Saturday of the month
and you know what that means, don't you???

That's right . . . not only is it time for a new challenge over at Hiding In My Craft Room, but it's time for a "color" challenge.  This week the challenge is to use Christmas colors . . . this can be whatever colors you like to use at Christmastime.

The sponsor is Papertemptress.com

The giveaway is a pack of Christmas papers from Papertemptress.com!

For this week's challenge I did a few CAS cards using some papers that PaperTemptress sent all of us along with some YUMMY ribbone - red/green ladder ribbon!!!  That's right!  PaperTemptress also has ribbon in addition to all the AMAZING papers.  Here's two (2) of the cards I did this week (I will post more throughout the week):

For this first card, I used Opal Mica/Metallic paper along with some
printed paper (on Lime Mica/Metallic paper) and some red-green ladder ribbon.

For the second card, I used White Sparkle Tinsel/Glitter on Candido Incandescent paper from PaperTemptress to give it even more texture . . . the Candido Incandescent gives it a great shimmer under the tinsel/glitter.  Put that together with the Red Pepper Thick Column paper and I had a GREAT child's CAS card.

Remember,  you have one week to get your "Christmas Colors" projects in at Hiding In My Craft Room in order to be eligible for the Christmas Paper Package from PaperTemptress . . . believe me, you don't want to miss out!!!

But if you can't wait and get some paper now, PaperTemptress has a Christmas Paper Package on sale for 25% along with all the Kraft paper and Mica/Metallic papers. And Patricia hasn't stopped there . . . all ribbon is 50% off and Cryogen White paper is 30% this month.   Basically, all you would need to finish up your Christmas cards.

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - CAS cards

Alphabet Challenge - "V" for Variety (3 embellies or 3 papers)

Craft for Craic - Favorite Christmas Colors

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas

Crafting by Designs - All Things Christmas

Crimbo Crackers - Buttons, but also must be Christmas or Festive

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - 12 Days of Christmas Cards Link-up

D.L.Art - December Linky

D.L.Art - Thankful Thursday #145 "Any Winter Holiday"

Dragon's Lair - Christmas Time

Inspiration Destination #10 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft and Create #99 - Christmas

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Pile It On #48 - Sprinkle It (I used tinsel/glitter on 2nd card)

The Pink Elephant - Photo challenge 

(reminded me of Christmas and I used the cream & red)

Sister Act - Christmas

Sparkle n Sparkle -Anything Goes using glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking)

Stamp and Create - Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge - Circles

Does anyone know what time it is?

That's right . . .

It's CHALLENGE time!!!

Time to put away the Christmas wrapping paper (still have a few weeks to wrap presents), turn of the daytime dramas & crank up the radio (who am I kidding? I don't watch any daytime dramas anymore . . . have too many FUN things to do, plus with my new "music" program for my Cochlear Implant, I am now able to have some upbeat rhythms when I craft...even when I'm cleaning. Oops, sorry for the "dirty" word again. - lol) . . . and get out your paper, scissors, and glue because it's time for a new challenge at Clear It Out Challenge. And Laura, our fearless leader, has come up with another GREAT challenge for us this week . . . so easy, peasy . . .

Are you ready???   

I didn't hear you . . .

Are you ready???

It's CHALLENGE time!!!

Theme: Circles

Stash:  Glitter or something sparkly

You have one week (December 8th) to get your projects posted.

Our sponsor this week is:

This week I used a digi stamp called "Winter Circle Sentiments - Warm Wishes" from Bugaboo Stamps. and decided to make some ornaments with it. So using my Cryogen White paper, skittles and Stickles, I went to work.  Here's how it turned out:

Supplies:

"Winter Circle Sentiments - Warm Wishes" from Bugaboo Stamps.

Cryogen White paper from PaperTemptress

Red Skittle from DoubleClick - AKA A Busy Bee

Distress Markers

Wink of Stella Brush Markers (gold clear) - my "something sparkly"

"Frosty Lace" Stickles - my "glitter"

misc. red ribbon

misc. eyelet

3" Scalloped Circle paper punch

I was so happy with the way this turned out that I decided to make over a dozen . . . not only with I use them on my Christmas Tree, but I will but putting names on the back of them for when we do gift exchange this year . . . not going to say more than that since some of my family members follow my blog and I don't want to ruin the surprise. 

Remember, you have one week (till December 8th) to get your "circle" projects in so you will be eligible for the weekly prize.  Can't wait to be surrounded in circles!!!

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - Holiday

Aud Sentiments Challenge -Holiday Bingo (punch, digi, bling)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - anything but square or rectangle

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas

D.L.Art - Any winter holiday

Dragon's Lair - Anything Goes
Docerela / DoubleClick AKA A Busy Bee - Anything Goes

Sparkle n Sparkle -Anything Goes using glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking)

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

HIMCR #176 - "Freestyle"

Hi, all my crafty friends and family!!!

I hope everyone had a VERY Happy (and safe) Thanksgiving (for those who live in the U.S.) and was able to spend time with their families.  I know I did . . . my whole family (parents, siblings, spouses and kids) were here, well except for my brother's boys, who ended up spending Thanksgiving with their mom since my brother gets them for Christmas.  But all-in-all, it was a GREAT day of food, family and FUN!!!

Well, here it is the last Saturday of the month

and you know what that means, right???

That's right . . . not only is it time for a new challenge over at 

Hiding In My Craft Room, but it's time for a "Freestyle" challenge.  

The sponsor this week is Die Cuts with a View!

The giveaway is $100 in DCWV goodies!!!

And there will be 3 winners! YEAH!!!  
(That makes me wish I could be eligible.)

Triple the winners, triple the FUN!!!

You can check out the latest DCWV products HERE.

For this week's challenge, I did a card DCWV's Corrugate Mat Stack and Cork Solids Mat Stack along with a new stamp set I got from Verve called "Pink Power", .  I made this card so I can send it to a friend who is dealing with breast cancer.  Here's how it turned out:

Supplies:

Corrugate Mat Stack (kraft paper) from DCWV 

Cork Solid Mat Stack (dark pink) from DCWV 

Cryogen White paper from PaperTemptress

Black Glossy paper from PaperTemptress

"Pink Power" stamp set from Verve Stamps

flowers from Prima

misc. black washi tape

sequins from Doodlebug

Raindrops from PaperTrey Ink

Black Momento ink

When I went thru chemo, I had a shirt made with the saying "With a head like this, who needs hair" along with the silhouette of a bald head.  Simple, fun, and!!

Remember you have one week (till Saturday December 6th at 2am PST) to get your "Freestyle" projects posted to Hiding In My Craft Room in order to be eligible for the DCWV prizes.  Can't what to see what you come up with this week!!!

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

(will add later today)

Clear It Out Challenge - Winter Wishes

Does anyone know what time it is?

That's right . . .

It's CHALLENGE time!!!

Once again, time for a new challenge over at Clear It Out Challenge. 

It is time to put away the duster
 (don't need those dust "bunnies" since there'll be turkey in 2 days on Thanksgiving - lol),
turn off the phone (it's only telemarketers, right?, 

and time to get your crafty on!!! And, as usual, our fearless 

leader, Laura, has come up with another AMAZING challenge 

for us.   So easy, peasy, lemon squeesy . . .

 Are you ready???

I didn't hear you . . . 

Are you ready???

Okay, it's challenge time!!!

Theme:  Winter Wishes

Stash: snowflakes (embellishments or paper)

And you have one (1) week to play (till December 1st)

This week our sponsor is:

For this week's challenge, I chose a cute little image called "Snowy Days with Rory" from Lacy Sunshine. I chose her . . . well, mainly because the Rory images are so darn cute!!!  I just love Lacy Sunshine's digi images. And since the theme this week is "Winter Wishes", I thought "Snowy Days" Rory would be perfect.  So combining it with a new snowflake border die and some of my favorite PaperTemptress papers, I went to work.  Here's how it turned out: 

Supplies:

"Snowy Days with Rory" digi image from Lacy Sunshine

Jupiter Red mica/metallic paper from PaperTemptress

Cryogen Iridescent paper from PaperTemptress

"Frostyville Frame" die (#98718) by Memory Box, Inc.

paper flowers from Bazzil Paper Basics

Frosty Lace Stickles

Copics

 One thing I was disappointed about was the die . . . I had to run it thru twice to get all the cuts.  And then have to be really careful taking it out . . . the little designs get "stuck" while getting it loose from the paper.  But all-in-all, I am really happy with the way it turned out . . . and I love learning something new or a new trick.  With this one, I now know with such an intricate designed die, to run it thru twice, use an extra shim if necessary and to go slow when taking it out. 

Remember, you have one week till December 1st to get your "Winter Wishes" projects in to Clear It Out Challenge in order to be eligible for the weekly prize.  What will your "Winter Wishes" be?

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - Make your mark (using my favorite PT papers, again)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - No patterned paper

Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes

Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - 12 Days of Christmas Cards Link-up

D.L.Art - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

HIMCR #175 - Any Holiday

Hi,  all my crafty friends and family!!!

Here it is Saturday once again
and you know what that means, don't you?

That's right . . . not only is it time for a new challenge over at Hiding In My Craft Room, but it is time for an "Any Holiday" theme.  It can be ANY holiday, as long as it's a holiday.  So take time to get caught up on past holidays or get to working on your Christmas cards!!!

The sponsor is Serri Baldy's My Besties!

The giveaway is all 4 Digital images used by our HICMR Design Team!!

For this week's challenge, I chose the girl with an ornament form Sherri Baldy's My Besties . . . I think it's 029?  Since I still had out my gold embossing powder, some of my all-time favorite paper from PaperTemptress and other craftin' supplies, I decided to try something different on the ornament.  I used a glue pen to adhere the embossing powder and then heat embossed it.  Here's how it turned out:

Supplies:

My Besties digi's image from Sherri Baldy

White Crepe (ruche) paper from PaperTemptress

White Leather paper from PaperTemptress

Red Small Column paper from PaperTemptress

"Festive" 6x6 paper pad by Authentique (red/cream stripe)

Metallic Gold Sparkle Embossing Powder

"Frosty Lace" Stickles

flowers from BBP (BazzillBasicsPaper)

misc. gems

Squeeze & Roll glue pen by Zig

Copics

When I was doing the ornament, I practiced a few times to see if it would work and what worked best.  Here's a few things I leaned and preferred.  One was using a glue pen (actually looks like a ball point pen and is called "Quickie Glue") so I could get those curves of the "snow" just right . . . and while it did do a good job with the curves, I found the glue dried too quick to do the whole ornament at once.  So I got a bigger glue pen - Zig's "Squeeze & Roll".  This pen is a bit bigger and the more you squeeze it, the more glue comes out . . . so by the time I got done putting glue on the whole ornament, the part around the curves was just starting to dry, but not that much because my embossing powder still held.  After figuring what glue pen worked best for me, I then heat embossed it . . . and it left a wonderful texture, just like glittered ornaments at the store.  I then used "Frosty Lace" Stickles for the "snow" . . . and due to the embossing, it was easy to put the Stickles in the curves.  So all-in-all, I was happy with my little "experiment". :)

Remember, you have one week to get your project in to Hiding In My Craft Room in order to be eligible for the weekly prize.  I wonder what holiday you will be working on?  I can't wait to see!!!!

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - #122 Make Your Mark
(I tried something different as I usually do - 
used glue instead of ink & embossing powder instead of glitter)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - No patterned paper

Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes with a Twist

Crafty Sentiments - 2 or more papers

Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

Crafting by Designs - Get ready for Chrisitmas

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - 12 Days of Christmas Cards Link-up

D.L.Art - Anything Christmas

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Sparkle n Sparkle -Anything Goes using glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking)

STAMPlorations - Stamps & Layers

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Clear It Out - Anything Goes

Does anyone know what time it is?

That's right!

It's CHALLENGE Time!

And over at Clear It Out Challenge, it's time for a new challenge.  And, as usual, our fearless leader, Laura, has come up with another GREAT challenge for us.  So get out your paper, scissors, and glue . . .

Are ;you ready?

I didn't hear you . . .

Are you ready?

IT'S CHALLENGE TIME!!!

Theme:  Anything Goes

Stash:  Anything Goes

You have one week (till Nov. 24th) to get your projects in.

This week's sponsor is:

and the 3 Stitchy Bear's artists Clear It Out Challenge
is showcasing this week are:

For this week's challenge, I picked a digi image called "New Baby" by Ike's Art for Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.  When I first saw this image, I knew it would be PERFECT for Christmas card . . . to show the "real reason for the season" (Jesus' birthday).  So wanting to keep it simple but meaningful, I got out my vellum paper from PaperTemptress and Metallic Gold Sparkle WOW! Embossing Powder and went to work . . . okay, I went to play.  Here's how my card turned out:

Supplies:

"New Baby" by Ike's Art for Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

Heavy Vellum from PaperTemptress

Heavenly White 120# paper from PaperTemptress

Cryogen White paper from PaperTemptress

White Crepe (ruche) paper from PaperTemptress

"Metallic Vintage Gold Sparkle" WOW! Embossing Powder

Vintage Gold Glitter

Raindrops from PaperTrey Ink

misc. gold ribbon

gold glitter

sealer (for the glitter on mat)

sentiment from Close To My Heart

For this digi, I did what is called "digital" embossing.  This is where you print your image on a slick paper, a paper that the ink doesn't dry instantly, so you can put embossing powder on it RIGHT after it gets done printing and then use a heat embossing gun to emboss it.  Since I was using vellum and I always have a hard time with my vellum curling as I use my heat gun, I decided to try something a bit different . . . I attached my image to my Heavenly White 120# paper from PaperTemptress before heat embossing instead of waiting to do so afterwards. And guess what?  It worked!!!  NO curls! YAY! 

Since I didn't have any glitter paper, I took some Cryogen paper from Paper Temptress, trimmed down to the size I needed and put glitter on outer 1/4" of the paper . . . then used a sealer so I didn't get glitter everywhere. After adding the ribbon and a few Raindrops, I put all my layers together . . . VOILA!  I was done . . . and I am VERY happy with the way it turned out.  So simple, but elegant!

Here's some closeups to show how "sparkly" the embossing powder is:

 

Here's a closeup of the sentiment:

 "For unto you is born this day

in the city of David a Saviour

which is Christ the Lord."

LUKE 2:11

Remember, you have one week (till Nov. 24th) to get your projects in over at Clear It Out Challenge in order to be eligible for the weekly prize.  We can't wait to see what you come up with next . . . and can't wait to be inspired as usual!!!

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - "T" for Traditional Christmas

Becca's Place - A Month of Holiday Cards

Christmas Cards All Year Round - NO patterned paper

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long (#37) - Anything Goes

Craft for Craic - Birthday (Christmas is Jesus' birthday)

Crafty Sentiments - 2 or more papers

Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Favorite Technique (digital embossing)

Crimbo Crackers - Clean and Simple

D.L.Art #144 - Anything Christmas

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - 12 Days of Christmas Cards Link-up

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends - Add a sentiment

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Designs - BLESSINGS Word Challenge (use at least 4 letters)

(B - Bling; E - Embossing powder; I - Ink; G - Gold Sparkle 

embossing powder & Glitter; S - Stamp/Sentiment) 

Pile It On - Vintage (my embossing powder is vintage gold)

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Sparkle n Sparkle -Anything Goes using glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking)

Stamp and Create - Ribbons or bows

STAMPlorations - Stamps & Layers

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

An Ombre Christmas

Hi, all my crafty friends and family!!!

A few days ago, I posted a CAS Merry Christmas card and mentioned that I had wanted to do in in an "ombre" tone or technique.  Well, I played around with my stamps (that matched my dies) and decided to do something a little different.  Instead of stamping each layer of my tree in a different shade of green ink, I inked a separate sheet of Heavenly White 120# paper from PaperTemptress in different inks, THEN cut out with my dies.  Here's how it turned out:

Supplies:

Heavenly White 120# paper from PaperTemptress

White Leather paper from PaperTemptress

White Crepe (ruche) paper from PaperTemptress

die from PaperTrey Ink

Ripe Avocado dye ink by PaperTrey Ink

Simply Chartreuse dye ink by PaperTrey Ink

Limeade Ice dye ink by PaperTrey ink

Raindrops from PaperTrey ink

Mega Messages stamp set from PaperTrey Ink

All in all, I am really happy with the way this one turned out.  Now it's time to go play around with another project I have in mind . . .and if I am at least somewhat happy with it, I'll share it with you. lol  I know, I am MY own worse critic . . . but aren't we all???

Till the next time I'm up in the night.

Challenge(s) I would like to enter:

Make It on Monday - Stamping Ombre