Bring On Spring

After doing a photoshoot in nearly 70 degrees yesterday and

reflecting on the ice photos I took, I decided to scrapbook a

page about how I feel about ice in March! hahaha

Honestly the bad weather doesn't bother me 

but it really felt amazing to put on shorts again!

Happy Monday friends :) 

This is a digital page FYI in case you wondered or it wasn't obvious. 

Loves~

Photography And Scrapbooking

Happy Monday friends, 

I have been so busy this year starting my photography business and

also maintaining my crafters status. Not easy juggling life changes and

crafting but it's definitely therapeutic. 

One thing that always goes hand in hand is photography and scrapbooking!

I don't usually use my photos for pages, but these fall shoot was so fun

I couldn't resist one digital scrapbook page using the SW Fall Harvest digi line.

 And sharing a couple photos from this shoot on their farm. 

I really need to get out with MY boys and take a Christmas shoot! I think

I will next week sometime. 

 In the meantime, enjoy these precious faces! MY goodness.

Check out my photography page:

https://www.facebook.com/Pinkyspaparazzi

First Days...

Well hey there Thursday! Man this week has been crazy

from rain and flooding and getting stuck in the mud to fun trivia nights!

I still manages to get crafty ad create this page, 

Yes you guessed it, it's digital, I always go back and forth from digi to paper.

I love being able to play with both, and also do the altered crafts. 

Just reminiscing about school days...is winter break here yet? LOL

Giveaways With The Samantha Walker Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Monthly Creative Team Blog Hop!

This month's theme is HALLOWEEN and while I was 

getting ready to create my project last week I ran across these photos

of Justice and Gage from one of their first Trick Or Treat nights, and

I couldn't help but just scrapbook them!

How adorable are their little faces? I just love it so much!

I actually used the Harvest Moon Mega Kit from Samantha Walker- 

such an amazing digital kit- precious!

It reminds me of days in the past when I scrapbooked pages all the time.

Anyways, there are so many great projects happening in this blog hop- and 

YOU COULD WIN! So keep on hopping my friends!

The blog hop will begin on Wednesday 10/08 at 12:01am MDT and you will have to comment by Sunday, 10/12 at 11:59pm MDT in order to be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file as well as the prize...which will be the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Expandable Patterns Die Fancy Lattice

This is the very cool FREE SVG file SW is giving away....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

And you can enter for this wonderful prize!

Now head to Diana's blog for her fabby creation too!

http://designbydiana.blogspot.com

My Kids And Making Shaped Cards With Any Machine! :)

Hey there friends, Happy Monday!

I have a couple of projects to share today- first of all

I have a full step by step tutorial for making shaped cards on

the CutCardStock blog- 

Shaped Card Tutorial

And of course this card would not be possible without

the Xyron Creative Station- I love this machine! All those cuts make

card making so much easier. :) 

I would love for you to go check it out and let them know what you think. 

And in case you can't tell it is a Samantha Walker Cut File!

Which reminds me of project #2- I have

a TUTORIAL on making Punched Shapes in your digital scrapbook pages!

http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com/2014/02/punching-digital-paper-with-pinky.html

So check them out! We had a HUGE weekend 

at the Mossy Oak Archery Tournament and my son shot a 275!!!!

They asked me to be the photographer and what a treat that was!!

It was very sweet- and I felt so accomplished. 

 I can't wait for the next one. 

Well off to work today and hope to be creative!!

Happy Monday friends! :) Don't forget to check out the links. 

Love Layout- Soft Rosie Fun!

Good morning and happy hump day friends, 

For all my digital scrapbooking friends- I have a treat for you.

Today at Jessica Sprague- Samantha Walker has her entire Rosie Mega

Kit collection at just 1.00!!!

I sat down and created this layout using that kit- I love it!

Also do you remember the box I created a few days back?

That was created using the Floraliscious dies and it is also 50% off!

Happy to be back on the Creative Team with Samantha Walker.

I love being able to dip my toe in everything from paper and traditional

scrapbooking to digital and die cut! SO versatile!

Have a great day friends, I will be back tomorrow with another project

so stay tuned!! :) 

~View From Home Layout~

Good morning my amazing crafty friends, 

Today I have a layout to share, I have been playing with my new camera

and took this photo last week across the street with the fog. 

For this digital layout I used the new Rosie Collection from SW,

it's so fun and vintage I just love it. Here are the 3 collections. 

Beautiful aren't they?

I have not digital scrapped in a little while, felt good to play again! :) 

Ok I am off to cook today, I am baking homemade bread and

some chili for a friend. So blessed with beautiful and kind people in my life, 

it's always good to return the kindness. 

Going to be an amazing day! ♡♡♡♡♡

~Recipe For Disaster! Oh Boy!!~

Good morning my crafty friends, 

We had such a fun night last night at the ball field just watching friends games.

Was nice not to play but just watch.  

Ok, you know I scrap the good, bad, and the ugly...so here goes.

While I love my tattoos, going through a tattoo experience with my 

very indecisive husband...well it was a true nightmare. LOL

When the NDSIB's challenge was to create a recipe I knew exactly

what I wanted to do. Part pretty and fun, part crazy~

I love my hubby but so help me, he gets any other tattoos on his own. 

I had my girl Renee fix his, I will stick to my girl and he can do whatever he needs LOL

This is the picture of him having it fixed, and also him having it done the first time. 

The man just had no luck...LOL

I used the Cuckoo 4U Digital Kits from the Samantha Walker lines

to create this layout, and I am so happy she has such fun lines to work with. 

~Sports Card & Layout Using Song By A Friend~

 Good morning my crafty friends, 

Couple of projects today....first of all this card I made

using the Trinity Paper Arts Making The Team papers,

it was on the Trinity Arts blog with INSTRUCTIONS!~ :) 

Don't forget to check it out! :) 

Then a digital layout I made for a contest....at NDISB.

This layout is special because a friend sent me this song she wrote

because she knew I was struggling.

Not only was it amazing but I asked her if I could use

it in my scrapbooking. For her therapy is music, for me it is crafting.

Because I don't really want to point faces out (I don't really roll like that)

I used duct tape and paint to cover the photo. I really just wanted it

for my scrapbook to remind me that I have true amazing friends who

stand there even if it is silently, they are there and know how I feel

and are amazingly supportive when I need it. 

Lesson learned for sure...not just a lesson learned about people

I should not trust but HUGE lessons on people I should trust~

The ones that step forward quietly and offer a gentle hand of kindred-ship. 

For the layout I used the Oh La La digital kit from Samantha Walker. 

I really love it, I am going to print it off and give up BOTH a copy! :) 

Happy Tuesday my friends....off to have breakfast with a birthday girlfriend,

then a BIG game tonight...I don't have high hopes but hopefully the kids have fun!

~Digi-Spankers...So I Entered A Contest!~

Good morning my crafty friends,

Digi-Spankers...thats right people! LOL

A few weeks ago an old friend Kelly shouted out she wanted

to enter a digital scrapbooking contest on Natural Designs In Scrapbooking

but she needed a partner....so I volunteered, not really expecting her

to take me up on it! LOL But I am happy she did. 

We decided to name our team DIGI-SPANKERS...

hey it fits right??? LOL

Here is the first challenge layout, the challenge was

to use a photo you were not totally happy with.

I took this picture in a booth at Toots and it was ORANGE

so I changed it to B&W and used it. 

Here is a link to the layout

http://www.ndisb.com/forums/index.php?/gallery/image/13457-girls-on-the-go-team-37-digispankers/

I used the new digital kit from Samantha Walker called "Road Trip".

I think it will be fun to play in the digi world a little. 

I am always working with paper and love it but this is fun too. 

Happy Tuesday my friends...♡♡♡♡♡

~Baseball Mom & 2 Digital Layouts~

Good morning my friends, 

Wow the weekend just flew by didn't it?

We spent our days on the ball field and fixing the chicken coop. 

Our first game was a loss but we really are coaching this year

so the kids who usually sit on the bench have a chance to shine

and play, win or lose, so it's all good. It truly is all about the kids.

The second game we won and it was a fun game, the coach and

kids laughing. We are very lucky. 

This is my oldest so watching the game. 

Anyways, here are 2 digital layouts I have been working on. 

This ones is sweet Bella at the ball field using the Samantha Walker

digital kits (of course).

 And this one is also using the Samantha Walker digital kits

with our dog Daffodil and our Cockatiel Allie.

I LOVE my paper crafting but I also love digital work as well. 

It's been fun exploring both worlds this year. 

Delving back into digital work after 2 years. 

I have a giveaway planned this week, just need to find time to 

set it all up. I am off to scrap before the kiddies wake up for school.

Just 3 more weeks left then home sweet home! :) 

Happy Monday my friends!!!

~Samantha Walker Creative Team Blog Hop!~

Good morning my friends, are you ready for 3 projects today?? LOL

Plus many more on the blog hop?

This month's theme is Mix & Match so I used several paper

lines from Samantha Walker, plus acrylic, vintage lace, & staples.

I also used my Silhouette to make all the words!

I made this plaque to hang in my scrapbook room.

I saw the quote yesterday and love it!!!

I am sure many of you can relate to it. I thought

it would be a great reminder to myself.

I wanted to make it very funky and fun.

The paper lines I used were

Christmas In The Kitchen

Orchard Harvest

& Blossom

I also have 2 digital layouts to share because each of these

kits are 50% off today only, and I know my digi friends love

a good deal! The first layout is from the Ohh La La Paper Kit.

I know it's not romantic and sweet like the paper but I like it :)

This second one is made from the

Cuckoo For You Mega Pack

I am ready for spring~

Here is what you could win on this hop~

This month, we will be giving away a $10 gift certificate to my digital store! Don't miss out! The fun starts as early as Midnight on March 14th...and goes through Sunday, March 18th. You will have a chance to enter between the 14th and the 18th, and a winner will be announced on Monday! Stop by any time during those days, to learn how you can enter.

Now on to the next blog the beautiful AJ Otto

http://thewillowgarden.blogspot.com/

~Cut Card- My First! & Digi Layout~

Good morning my friends!! I am excited today!

I tried my Silhouette yesterday and this is what I made!

I used the new SW 3-D butterfly card I cut it, then I flipped it and

cut just the butterflies out. I love the versatility.

I ran them through my Xyron sticker maker and adhered them.

Then added the stamped (Pink By Design) flags.

Super fun right? I love the mat, it stayed in place and it was so intricate.

This was so much fun, I cannot wait to try more.

I had 2 sick boys home so I only had about 30 minutes to play,

but when I have more time I am all over it.

Oh and I wanted to share a digi layout for my digi girls,

another Samantha Walker Honey Golden Pack today ONLY it is

50% off, very good deal~

I really love the soft colors in the paper pack.

I must be feeling very butterfly-ee this week LOL

Ok off to lunch with the girls today, hopefully no one wakes up

sick this morning. Yesterday was a surprise and I hope

it does not spread *eek*.

Have a great day! I appreciate your time~