~Happy Surprise- Upcoming Blog Hop~

Good morning once again!!

I had a nice surprise in the mail this weekend, the brand new

October Issue of the Cricut Magazine.

And if you look on page 90.....

You might just see my face! :)

I have had cards published but it was very exciting to have my

first layout published. To be honest I don't submit very often

so this is very exciting! :)

This is a glimpse of the layout.

It is me and my girl Adrienne, I love these "facebook" picture shots LOL

So if you get to a Joann's or a store that carries the magazine

look me up! :) WOOHOOOOOOO!

Oh and tomorrow it is the Samantha Walker Blog Hop, so

be sure to come back! She is giving away a couple goodies,

plus all my digital scrap-booking friends, there is a special surprise

for you...you are going to LOVE IT!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

~Upcoming Videos & Big Oops!~

Good morning my friends!

Last night we went to the ballfield and right before we left

I ran outside and took snapshots of my project for today....

then promptly FORMATTED my card right before the game! LOL

So it looks like I will be re-shooting today...hahaha

I used this...

And THIS! :) So stay tuned....

Also I have been asked by MANY people to make video tutorials

for the hand made flowers I have been making.

I have even designed a few myself, I have 3 new flowers I designed

I will be sharing videos in the next week.

And I have the regular flowers I will share how to's as well.

This is a Thistle I created, I will share step by step how to.

And another version I designed myself. No worries, I am working on it!

Have a wonderful Thursday and see you tomorrow with my new project.

~Chicken Trails & Frame For Class On Sunday!~

Good morning my friends,

I wanted to share a little bit of chicken story this morning,

as I had been planning to but got busy.

As some of you know we expanded our chicken coop field

drastically in spring, we basically quadrupled the size, so they would

always have fresh grass to run around in and a bush.

Well something very fun and cute happened (well cute to me)

they created "Chicken Trails" LOL

Little trails through the grass to get to their bush for shade

and their little holes to keep cool.
Can you see the trails? There are about 15 of them and they all use them

They are all over the fenced areas.

Remember this little guys??? He has grown and he is a HANDSOME

Feller!! hehehe My husband loves him.

You know he is not mean either, he stands away from me

and stays away with not a speck of anger or meanness.

Good thing too or he would be our dinner! LOL

Anyways I just wanted to share the cute chicken trails with y'all,

I just love them and find them fascinating.

On to craftiness......

I had not had time to post this but this is the frame with sunflowers

we will be making on Sunday (this Sunday) at the Scrap Room!

The Scrap Room is the most amazing store, I have to tell you,

they totally appreciate every person who walks in the door.

They are so kind to their teachers and so personal!

If you have not been, our classes are always so fun and easy going.

Every time I teach a class it is a STRESS FREE fun experience!

Come by and say hello, I think there is room for ONE MORE! :)

The class is only 15.00! You will love it.

141 Adams LnMt Juliet, TN 37122(615) 758-9596

Happy Thursday my friends! :)

~Momenta Card-stock & McGill Punches!~

Good morning!!!!

I am in a mess today because the boys all head back to school

full time, but before I get in a tizzy I wanted to post this card

I made this weekend using Momenta Card Stock and McGill Punches.

I will be the first to admit I had never tried Momenta Card Stock but

can I just say it ROCKS!!!! I love it.

I used it to make the sunflowers, along with the

McGill Paper Blossoms Punches. You might notice I changed

the original design...well I did because I like the green petals

behind the sunflower, to me it looks more realistic.

It was more work but totally worth it (in my humble opinion).

Ok I am off to create some new flower designs, and get these boys

off to school!! Have a wonderful Monday!

~Fun With Acrylic & Sunflowers~

Good morning my friends!!

I had fun yesterday in this heat wave, I just sat down in my AC house

and played with my Clear Scraps acrylic and punches.

My gf grows flowers for the local fair contests, and I made this magnetic frame for

her fridge. Now she can showcase her flower photos when she wins! :)

I used the McGill punches to create the sunflower and the Momenta Paper

for the frame, Core'dinations paper for the flower

then the Clear Scraps acrylic for the clear insert.

I hope she likes it, I had so much fun making it!

I am off to pack orders for Tally Scrapper, we had several that ordered the

August kit yesterday but I had baseball so I did not get them all packed up.

It's going to be a long day in the house, I don't dare venture out in this heat!

~Happy Tuesday y'all, stay cool and have a great day~

~Friday Card Making~

Good morning!!

I was able to sit down and craft yesterday, it felt so good!

Today I have a bunch of girlfriends coming over to help me with

an extra large project, I am making projects for every Archivers store.

It's going to be a great day! :)

This card I made using the McGill punches to create the Hydrangea,

and I also used Pink By Design Stamps!

Pink By Design was so cool to send me a few samples to try out

and you know I have been TRYING to stamp more, so I asked them

for this chicken wire stamps because quite frankly...I LOVE IT! haha

I wanted it to look like the flowers were hanging onto the wire background.

I also used their Hang In There sentiment stamp. I love her sentiment stamps,

they pretty much cover everything! :) I will have to see about doing a

Pink By Design Stamp Giveaway~~ What do you think?? :)

I guess that's it, if I am going to make more cards I better start stamping too!

Have a wonderful friday, Hugs from me to you!

~Time For A Change!~

Good morning!

Last night I was getting my boys ready for school and thought it was time

for a change! A blog banner change that is!! hehe

Can you believe every single child of mine is actually in school today?

No more sickies in my house!!!!!! *Yea*

So, I love the banner but am still debating on the photograph.

I used Clear Scraps as a base, October Afternoon as base paper, Martha Stewart

punch, Fiskars punch, my Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse to cut the acrylic,

Cosmo Cricket letters, American Crafts Thickers, Imaginisce i-bond and Roly Poly

Posies, Jenni Bowlin butterflies and banner, Bazzill buttons....

my i-rock gems and i-rock, kaiser craft paint...LOL

I think I brought my entire studio out.

I am really happy about the end result...now someone come over and

take pictures for me! LOL

Oh and on a side note...if you are in TN I will be teaching

a class very soon in Mt. Juliet, TN! :)

I will add more details next week, it will be late January♥

Ok I am off to enjoy the peace and quiet

~Happy Friday everyone~

~Pinky~