~1.00 Crafting-Tiny Hands, BIG HEARTS Thanks Michaels!~

Good morning my crafty friends and happy Thursday!

What a week so far, nothing but sick kids, crazy weather and half days.

Yesterday I had not only a 3 hour day at school but 2 kids home and I 

decided since I would also have 2 extra friends around I would go ahead and 

have a craft day. So I hit up the local Michael's store and bought 1.00 supplies

(because yes in fact I am a selfish scrap whore and couldn't stand the thought

of 6.00 bottle pearl pens and 5.00 stickers going on these) LOL

I spent 10.00 and ended up with 50% off foam tote of hearts,

1.00 stamp, 1.00 ink, 1.00 glitter glues, and I bought a Value Pack

of 4X6 cardstock. I cut each piece in half and scored that in half for 

each Valentine card. 

 Of course when they started they decided they needed to "seal"

the cards, so I had the perfect solution...a huge roll of washi tape! :) 

 They literally crafted for 2 hours and it was so cheap!

 I made several examples of cards for them to work off of. 

And of course I brought out my punches I had on hand. 

This was on of Austyn's cards...even the boys crafted. 

I think in scrapbooking it's easy to get lost in having the latest and

greatest and all the nice brand names, but really you can make

 amazing goodness with BIG hearts, tiny hands, and 1.00 products 

from Michaels! :) We did and it was priceless. 

No my tiny Valentine's won't make it into Creating Keepsakes or

Martha Stewart craft magazine...but I love them and the kids 

made them and handed them to each other, that was the most adorable 

thing ever! I even had one handed to me!! :) 

*by a boy* haha

Go have some fun today! :) Craft it on the cheap....

actually forget crafting by yourself, go find a kid who thinks

that 1.00 glitter glue is like magic fairy gold worth

500.00!! Watch their eyes shine!! :) 

~Hunger Games Project & GIVEAWAY!~

Good morning!

Guess who is back and up and almost 100%? LOL ME!

The boys are all on meds and I am actually alive and kicking....

anyways I spent yesterday making these earrings from PAPER

for the premiere of the Hunger Games movie.

I know they are now exactly like the Hunger Games photo but

I love what they represent. I love the Hunger Game series and its funny

because a mom at baseball was knee deep in the series as well.

I guess it's going to be huge!

So anyways I used the Kanban cardstock, 14KT gold embossing powder,

"Flight" Punch from Jenni Bowlin and my Silhouette to make the

circle and arrow for the bird to fit in.

Tomorrow I will share the SVG files but today I wanted to share

a giveaway of the Jenni Bowlin Limited Edition Butterfly punch!

I am sure my Fiskateer friends will love this!!!!!!

All you need to do is leave a comment and SHARE with your friends!

If we have enough comments I just might have another punch to giveaway! :)

Good stuff, also I will have an announcement tomorrow, plus a

special project so stay tuned! :)

Oh and real quick I had to share this sweet photo I snapped

at the ball park last night, sweet little Payton playing in the ball gear,

That's it for me today...OH wait, Hubs bought me 3 Easter eggers,

that means more blue and green eggs! :) WOOT! Excited~

Ok go comment and tell your friends!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

~Once Upon A Time Thursday~

Good morning my amazing friends!
I have been so blessed the last couple of years beginning with
the Fiskateers and the wonderful group that welcomed me in
on to today with so many people who have blessed my life,
from the daily notes, to the amazing friendships I have gained.
I am one lucky girl for sure...
and yesterday was no different, in fact it was EXTRA special
and I wanted to share with y'all right away!

Once upon a time there was a pink haired crafty chick who wished
upon a star for a Cricut, but never expected to have one for herself.
After some good deeds around Christmas, and some amazing people
who took the time to find out who this pink haired chick really was
and loved her despite her faults and quirkiness, one special friend at CHA
went to Cricut and explained the pink haired girl's story to them.
Cricut was so kind and sweet they decided to send the pink haired crafter
a special gift. For weeks this crafter stalked the country road she lived on looking for
a Fed Ex truck, then one day, one rainy dismal day she heard a knock on the door!
So she grabbed her camera (so her crafty friends would share her moment!)
and snapped a picture of the Fed Ex truck as it left, she went outside to find....
A beautiful BOX! with the words CRICUT on the side,
When she tore into the box, it was her surprise!
A Cricut Expression and 2 brand new cartridges to boot!
Then she cried...tears of joy.
It was a very good day in the pink haired crafters house!

I have to tell you, those of you who think those good deeds go unnoticed,
those of you who keep kindness in your heart and keep giving even
though you get hurt all the time and people push you hard.
KEEP THAT KINDNESS, and keep the faith because one day
something big will happen to you and you will be so blown away
by the amount of kindness that is out there.

Thanks to Vennita who arranged for this to happen,
for believing in me, and taking the time to know me personally
and know that I really am a kind person, always standing up for me.
Thanks Cricut for listening to V tell my story and sharing the love!

Thanks to my blog followers who share my life,
who see the good the bad and the ugly,
whom I know will be excited for me and share in my joy today!

Oh it is a sappy blog day I know...but it's a CRICUT!!!!!! hehehe
(Don't forget tomorrow's blog hop for Helmar!!)

~Thanks for stopping by~
~Thank you for sharing in my excitement today!~
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Last reveal for February, it's all about Passion!~

Good morning my lovely friends,
I hope you all aren't too snowed in...
It's cold but no snow here just yet and none forecasted *phew*

This is my last reveal for Scrapbooking From The Inside Out
February Kit (Passion)
This is the FIRST LO I made with it,
I loved the deep rich colors, as you can see I made such different layouts

I could NOT scrap passion and not include my 3 beautiful boys...
for me they completely represent passion in my life.
If you can see it, I used my Fiskars pinking shears on the paper
behind the shaped paper. I think it added some flair.

They give me a passion and zest for life, they keep me going

and they make me a better person.

I love these beautiful stitched flowers in this kit too! Wow so much to
scrap and say and so little time...I know I have scrapped these pictures
a couple times now, BUT I made one page for each boy :)

They may think I am crazy now but later on hopefully they will
appreciate the fact I thought ahead for all of them!

OK off to spend the day with my family...will be seeing you tomorrow! :)
Thank YOU for stopping by to say hey...
~Have a great weekend~
~Pinky~