Snowflake Ornament

Hey friends, hello Monday....

I was included in an ornament exchange this weekend and I decided

to make mine, thankfully I had a friend who wanted it! hahaha

 It's similar to a style I created last year using a snowflake SVG from SW

with some heavy duty Cutcardstock and a crystal angel at the bottom

from Connie Crystal. 

 I also spritzed it with glitter...I mean DUH hahaha

It was a fun ornament to make. 

Snow Falling Ornament Plus Instructions

Hey there friends, 

How crafty do you feel around the holidays? 

It's like asking if a polar bear is white right? LOL 

I created this handmade ornament using a Samantha Walker SVG

file and  CutCardStock paired with Clear Scraps acrylic. 

1. Using heavy duty card stock and SW SVG Oval Frame file- cut 2 in 2 colors. 

2. Trim out Clear Scraps acrylic to fit in between (trim 2 CS acrylic pieces). 

3. Adhere glitter to oner side of the acrylic piece.
4. After glue dries, adhere acrylic sheets together creating sealed glitter snow.
5. Adhere oval frame together alternating frame colors.

6. Adhere two frames together with acrylic in between.
7. Punch hole into top.

8. Add snowflakes and gemstones.
9. Thread ribbon through.

It's actually a heavy duty ornament! :) 

Fall Theme Luminaries Instructions Included!

 Happy Monday friends, 

Most of you know my son has Autism, this weekend was so cool because he competed
in an archery tournament. You know he quit baseball because the coaches
were s intense with him, he had nightmares and was picked on by
the "cool" kids...so archery has been a BLESSING in so many ways.
A sport that he not only seems to be starting well at but also
no one bullies him or YELLS at him to do better or HIT THE BALL!
I love that the sport is coached by officers who care so much.

Anyways he won the "Spirit Award" this weekend. great weekend for him.

Anyways he is so scared of the dark, and lately we have had power outages 

in our area, so I decided to make him these little luminary bags to set

on his dresser when the power goes out. 

Inside they contain a battery operated flameless candle, completely 

safe and perfect to keep him feeling comforted. 

If you go to the Samantha Walker Blog you will find a set of step

by step instructions to make your own using Krylon paint paired with SW cut files!

These would also make wonderful holiday table decor, or even

on your TV stand etc....they are so easy to make and pretty to boot!

http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com

Food Scrapbooking? Is That Legal??

Hey friends, 

You know i never realized just how much food I made, 

until last night I was looking for food photos to make

a layout with the SW Christmas In The Kitchen line...and holy moly!

I think I do nothing but cook! hahahaha

Anyways I found some photos of muffins, and cinnamon rolls, you know I 

bake like a madmen around November through Feb. 

Do they have a support group for over bakers???

Maybe it's just called Weight Watchers haha! I am totally kidding

as a plus sized gal who barely eats her baking I really am kidding. :) 

Happy Thursday friends, I am off to help with ARCHERY and help

a friend with a wedding. WOOT!

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

Spooky Halloween Mobile!

Hey there, So I kept looking at the new Samantha Walker cuts and

it just kept popping out at me...I need to do something different with it. 

I ended up taking an old tape roll, painting it and making

the SPOOKY cut file into a Halloween Mobile with crystals so

technically it's a sun catcher too!

You can check out the full instructions on the Samantha Walker blog today

http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com

Spiderwebs, Krylon, And Clear Scraps!

Hello Monday! You dirty day...LOL 

Just going back to school from fall break and momma's tired...

Can you tell lately I am obsessed with spray painting acrylic? Well I totally am!

 Creating that digital layout last week completely inspired me to create

a real one using Clear Scraps XL Dazed Acrylic shape, Clear Scraps Spiderwebs 

Mascil and Krylon spray paint. 

I also used a Samantha Walker Cut File for the title. 

It felt good to create a page- I was feeling my crafty roots!

I have another Halloween project coming up tomorrow...so stay tuned. 

Classroom Popcorn Treat Boxes For Halloween!

Hey there crafty friends, I am up on the Samantha Walker Blog today

with this new project, they are Popcorn Treat Boxes for the classroom and

a card for the teach of course!!

Such fun projects you have to head over and say hello!

These were so easy and fun to make. 

My kids begged me to make them some, so that's today's project!
http://samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com

In Case You Missed It

Hello friends and hello Monday, 

I was going over my blog the last year and came across a few projects

it reminded me how much I love crafting so I thought

maybe you all would kind of like to reminisce with me today...

everything from Clear Scraps to Samantha Walker and MORE!

Like this hat I created for CHA. 

 This card for SW....

 This box I created for HSN Television...

 More Samantha Walker cuts!

 A mix of Clear Scraps and SW...Canvas that hangs in my room. 

 Another Anna Griffin project...

 Album for a friend....

 Just a favorite couple cards.... 

Avocado Art earrings....

You know the last few months have been so difficult and I am 

finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel....I am excited to get

back to being  creative again...and to feel my joy again. 

Happy Monday friends. 

Wedding Favor Box Idea

Good morning and happy Friday friends,

You saw the box I created the other day but I wanted to share just one more

because they would make fantastic Wedding Favor Boxes.

Check out my step by step tutorial on CutCardStock

http://www.cutcardstock.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-favor-box-by-pinky.html

 Where I share step by step how I created this box-wouldn't it be

fabulous with the bubbles or almonds that weddings have?

Easy to make and totally affordable too!

http://www.cutcardstock.blogspot.com/2014/07/wedding-favor-box-by-pinky.html