HIMCR Challenge #58 Super Scrap Saturday

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope everyone is enjoying another weekend. Since we

have arrived on another saturday it means we begin a

new challenge at HIMCR. Challenge #58 is Super Scrap

Saturday. In my header picture is a card that I came up

with. All the papers that I used are scraps left from from

other project I have made so I'm not really sure of the

makers name......LOL... The stamp though is a Stampin

Up stamp. It always amzes me what some people can

create with just their scraps so we would really love to

see what you have created. Let us see what you have

created with your scraps by linking it up at HIMCR. The

link is below.

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/

If you need a little inspiration make sure to visit the rest

of the design team.

AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

Craftin' and Stampin'

Jenscrapstoo

Angela's Crafty Spot

Now remember you have until Friday, August 17th to

link up your creation to get entered into the monthly

drawing this week. When uploading to online galleries

please use code HIMCR58.

Hope to see what you have created linked up.

Until my next post Have a Splendid Day!!!!

Sold Sold Sold

Hello Everyone,

Hope you all have had a good thursday. It's been pretty

good for me. The temperature wasn't as hot here as it

has been the past few days. We are no longer in the

hundred degree range or the upper nineties for that

matter. With the weather on the cooler side today I had

the chance to visit with my cousins wife. We got to

talking about what we do all day since neither her or

I have a job outside the home. When I told her that I

spent my days crafting she wanted to take a look at what

I make. I noticed she was seperating the cards into

two seperate piles. After she got done looking at all of

my projects she asked me if I sold them. I went into my

story about selling them on Etsy and doing bazaars, as

she is going through her like pile. She picked four cards

that she really wanted. All the pictures on this post are

the cards that she bought.

and this one

and this one

She also asked that I give her a chance to look at any of the

new ones I make before I go putting them on Etsy. Then

the day got better she later told someone who told someone

else who then called me an asked if we could set up a meeting

she would like to take a look at my cards and anything else

I make she would if all possible like to put these in her store.

The bad luck streak I believe has broken now.

Thank You Lord!!!!

Don't forget the challenge over at HIMCR you have until friday

to join in. Link is below

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/08/himcr-57-color-challenge.html

Also the challenge over at NMWC. This one is a monthly

challenge. Follow the link below.

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/08/himcr-57-color-challenge.html

Until my next post Have a Splendid Evening!!!!!

On fire

Hello Everyone,

Hope you have made to hump day. I got here stumbling.

In my header picture is  an applique that comes from

Littlebearsandladybugs Etsy shop. She has some really

cute appliques,  She is also having a sale at this time. What

a great way to add some umph to a plain shirt and right

on time before school starts.Here is the link to her shop.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LilBearsandLadybugs?ref=seller_info

So now to the reason that I decided to post a picture

of fire. If you have been reading my blog lately

you have read that  we have been on a bad luck

streak. Well the hits keep coming. Yesterday my

husband burned his left hand and almost burned his

face. His beard caught on fire and he had a butane

canister in his pocket that he did not realize had a

leak and that started on fire. Luckily fast thinking he

managed to get rid of it before it had a chance to

explode. My poor husband has stitches on his right

hand, a nasty burn on his left hand.

I think it's time for a vacation. Time away for him to

relax. Or maybe it's time up the life insurance policy.

 I really think it's time for a vacation.

If any of you have an extra good luck charm could

you please send it my way.....LOL.....

On the bright side of things I am working on getting

pictures of all my projects that I have completed and

I will be posting them soon. I also having been

 getting some of these things on my Etsy shop.

Hopefully my next posts will be of my creations and

not more of the crazy life I lead.

Until my next post Have a Splendid Afternoon!!!!

Bird in Cage

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope to find you all rested from the weekend and ready

for a new week.In my header picture is a card that I made

about a week ago.  I was playing around with a technique

that uses gesso and mesh from fruit bags. You really can't

see it in the pictures, but what is done is that I layed the

mesh on the white cardstock and dabbed gesso on it. It will

then need to sit and dry. Once it is dry distress inks are

then used to give it a dimensional effect. I like how the

background came out to bad you really can't see it in the

picture.

The bird cage and the vines are cricut cutouts and the corners

were done with a corner punch.

Ok on to my dilma.

The picture below is of a card that I posted the other day. The

reason I am posting it again is that when I first started playing

with digi's when I would save them I made the mistake of not

jotting down who had created it. Since then I have learned that

when saving digi's to make sure to title the digi with the creators

name. So many of you have commented on the digi and I just

have no idea who created her. If any of you know who it is

please let me know so that I can give credit where credit is due.

If any of you could help me out I would be greatly appreciative.

Reminder:

HIMCR has it's color challenge going on until friday.

NMWC has their monthly challenge going until the

end of the month. We would love for you to join us.

Until my next post Have a Splendid Day!!!!!!!

My Dog Ate My Project

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope to find everyone doing well and staying healthy.

I'm going to start today with do you remember your

school days when you tried to use every excuse in the

book as to why your homework wasn't completed?

Well sometimes those things really happen. In my

header picture is my boxer Shelby looking so sweet

and innocent with her binky. Cough Cough, she isn't

so sweet and innocent. Take a look at the pictures below.

Lately it has been crazy around my house as many of you

have read in other posts funerals, emergency room visits

anaphylactic shock, bug bites etc. etc. I think that Shelby

is getting even for us being gone so much lately. Mind

you I don't think she actually pulled my craft projects down

from my work area I really think that our 110 LB dog knocked

it off with his tail and she just took care of it. I thought I better

take pictures and show you. This is not all of it some of my

rubber stamps were also destroyed as well as a couple of my

projects but I cry looking at those pictures that I didn't want to

post them and make some of you cry. For a couple of weeks I

have been barely getting my projects in for the design teams

that I'm on. Not because they weren't done. They were done but

destroyed. The dog ate my projects!!!! I have felt like killing the

dog but I can't hurt my husbands princess. I have felt real bad

because lately I have had one excuse or another. For this

reason I have decided that once my term is up I will step down

from the design team that holds weekly challenges even though

I have been asked to stay. I just feel that I am becoming a

burden to my leader and I do not want there to be any bad

feelings. I think that this is what is best for all. This month will

be my last month with HIMCR I really enjoyed working with

all gals Laurie, AJ, Jessica, Jennie, and Angela. These gals are

like sisters very loving, kind and supporting. I wish you all

the best. Thank you design team sisters.

Until my next post have a Splendid Day!!!!!!

HIMCR Challenge # 57

Hello Everyone,

Hope your saturday was wonderful. We have begun a

new challenge over at HIMCR. This weeks challenge

is a color challenge  CTMH: Sunset, Olive, &

Crystal Blue,  But you can use any brand of similar

colors.  The Stampin Up colors are Tangerine Tango,

Tempting Tourquoise, Old Olive. In my header

picture is what I came up with. Now remember

you have until Friday, August 10th to link up your

creation to get entered into the August monthly

drawing.  When uploading to online galleries please

use code HIMCR57. 
 

Card Recipe:

Tangerine, tourquoise, and white cardstock

patterned paper from K&Company

Stamp: Crafters Companion ( Marigold)

& Inkadinkadoo

Tim Holtz distress inks: Peeled Paint,Spiced

Marmalade and Tea Dye

Shear ribbon.

Hope you like my card. Now don't forget to stop

in and chaeck out what the rest of the design team

created. Links to them below.

AJ Scrapbooking & Cards

Craftin' and Stampin'

Jenscrapstoo

Angela's Crafty Spot

To join in the challenge follow the link below

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/08/himcr-57-color-challenge.html

I almost forgot to tell you that Jessica from

Craftin' and Stamping is the host for this

challenge. Thank you Jessica.

Until my next post have a Great Evening!!!!!!

No Matter Which Challenge and Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their weekend.

Today we start our very first challenge and blog hop at

No Matter Which Challenge Blog

Theme

Anything Goes and Blog Hop.

If you are here by chance make sure to start at the beginning

for all the rules and prize details. If you have come here by

way of Marions blog then you are in the right place.

 In my header picture is the card that I made to help inspire you

 to join our challenge. There are some great prizes up for grabs by

our sponsors.

Challenge Sponsor

SweetStamps.com manufactures artistic rubber stamps

on cling cushion for use with acrylic blocks. We carry

a variety of stamping and paper carfting goodies like our

own Shades dye inks, metal embossing plates, embossing

folders, cutting and embossing dies (Cherry Lynn, Marriane,

Joy!, and Nellies) fine detailing embossing powders, specialty

cardstock and vellum, along with supplies for parchment

crafting.

Blog Hop Sponsor

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Your next stop is Claire

http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com/

 We would love for you to join us. Make sure to

stop in and leave a comment on each blog for a

chance to win. Below is the Blog Hop Order just in

case you got lost on the way.

No Matter Which Challenge Blog

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

Tammy

http://creationsladiva.blogspot.com/

Marion

http://marions-scrapkaarten.blogspot.com/

Velma

http://snowflakedreams1.blogspot.com/  

Claire

http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Suzanne

http://justlovestamping.blogspot.com/

No Matter Which Challenge

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

Until my next post Have a Splendid Day!!!!!!

A Ten Minute Card

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing well. I'm just trying to hang in

there. In my header picture is a card that I made in ten

minutes. Graphic 45 was having a contest wanting to get

crafters/ card makers to see what they could come up with.

There is a very nice prize. As you can see this is what I came

up with. A very simple looking card. Below is a close up.

For this card  I used black cardstock and a beige piece of scrap.

The scalloped trim is actually the left over after punching some

cardstock with a decorative edge for another project I made. Most

crafters would throw this part away well not me. I save them and

use them every now and then. The image is from the Graphic 45

The Magic Of  Oz Collection.  I added red glitter to the lions red

bows. Added some black pearls and three punched flowers. I also

put some black pearls in the center of each flower. So there is my

ten minute card.

Don't forget that the new challenge blog No Matter Which Challenge

starts their first challenge in a couple of days follow the link below

 for the details.

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

also

there is still time to join in at HIMCR for their challenge. Follow

the link below for all the details.

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.com/

Until my next post Have A Splendid Day!!!!!!