Xyron And Doodlebug Tutorial And Blog HOP!

Hey there, is that toilet paper I spy on my blog today?? 

WHY yes...yes it is! LOL 

Welcome to the Xyron & Doodlebug Blog Hop friends! 

I have a fun Toilet Paper Roll tutorial for you today!

• Trim toilet paper rolls (ok ok you can use paper towel rolls if you want, I am just super gross! LOL)- to 1 1/2".
• Trim Doodlebug Halloween Parade paper to 2 3/4" or 3" X 6".

• Run patterned paper through Xyron 3" Sticker Maker.

• Score lengthwise leaving 1.5" un-scored strips n the middle. 
• Using scissors- trim edges as shown in photo. 

• Wrap around toilet paper roll and fold in trimmed edges. 
• Press firmly to ensure adhesion. 

• Place Doodlebug Halloween Parade Stickers onto patterned paper. 
• Trim out using scissors. 

• Use border stickers to place around napkin ring. 
• Using Xyron 3/16 High Tack Adhesive Dots to place stickers. 

• Use same Xyron adhesive to assemble MINI Card with the Doodlebug scraps.
• Apply gemstones. 

• Insert napkins! 

These would be adorable at a fun daytime Halloween party, or even a kids party. 

The perfect accent to a fun holiday!

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http://www.xyron.com
http://www.doodlebugblog.com/
I hope you enjoyed my project today- until next time...

HOP ON and win big! 

Altered Birdhouse Fun Just Because~

 Morning friends, 

It's Thursday and we are this close to Friday! 

I pretty much just made this bird house last night for fun. 

No DT work, no reason, just because. 

Sometimes I need to craft just for fun to get away from the kids and

have some peace and quite. 

I have had this birdhouse for 2 years now and finally decided to

break into my Crate Paper and Hydrangea Hippo Stash to make it happen!

Anyways hope you enjoyed- not alot to saw about it. 

I love it, it's staying in my craft room for me to look at LOL 

I did use Chalk Inks on the bottom instead of paint- and I love the look. 

Have a wonderful day friends!

Back From Vacation With Tons Of Memories And New Projects!

Good morning friends!!! I am BACK!

Ok I know I am BEHIND but vacation snuck up on me quick and

basically I wasn't able to get my blog posts ready before I left so now

I am going to spend the week playing catch up! :) 

So remember that amazing trip to Louisville I took with my favorite gal pals?

Well I wanted to make a mini album for my gf because it was her birthday

trip so I created a MINI - Mini Album because she LOVES all things mini

and I had this fabby kit from Creating Made Easy to use with a MINI in it. 

Now I promise to share photos of vacation this week but 

right now I wanted to share this project. 

 I printed all the photos in like 1.5"X1.5".

 Everything in the mini is from the kit. 

 Here is a photo of the actual kit too. :) 

It's just gorgeous!

 Perfect for this mini.

I love printing mini photos too. I'm not going to lie it's a pretty FUN TIME!

I love making these tiny albums just for shit and giggles. 

People love them and they are great for the purse as well. 

Ok I am off to take my poor little man to the Dr.

He had a nasty injury and 15 stitches this weekend. 

About 2 hours after we got home from the beach he fell and 

bam in the ER- I mean seriously- poor kid. 

Have a wonderful Monday my friends! SEE YOU TOMORROW!

~March 1st Bring On Stamping!!~

Hey there crafty friends!!

I have a fun project to share today (and stay tuned for tomorrow's post)
it is the new Spring Medley stamp set from Avocado Arts and of course I
grabbed my Silhouette Cameo and used the cut files that coordinate with the
stamps. I had to cut a few flowers and just play. I was totally
inspired by Ashley's TAG yesterday! :) 

 How fun are these stamps and coordinating cut files?
I love my Silhouette!

I also love this Echo Park paper pack! WOOT!
Now let's hope this card brings on some spring because
right ow it feels like DECEMBER!

Now head over to these blogs and see what the girls have done, 

they have amazing talent you do NOT want to miss it! :) 

Teri Anderson

Vera Yates

Connie Mercer

Ashley Harris

Don't forget the AA blog!

http://www.avocadoarts.blogspot.com/

Oh and stay tuned because tomorrow I have a wonderfully

delicious project using the new Creating Made Easy March 2013 Kit! 

~Merry Monday, the last reveal, shaped paper SVG's!~

Happy Monday everyone!

We had an incredibly busy weekend this weekend,
hubsters got me a new toy....it is a Craftsman Riding Lawn Mower!
With a buggy for the back LOL

We also got the fence up for the chickens, hopefully today I will
be able to get some pictures, I was too busy mowing to take them yesterday LOL
Spring is definitely in the air and that makes me happy!My favorite flower the Daffodil, Oh I was so excited we have some on our property!
These beautiful pink flowers, they attract the most amazing bees!

Here is my very last reveal for the month of April &
Scrapbooking From The Inside Out.
I had an amazing time playing with the Femininity kit.This page is kind of funny to me, I did not think saying I liked attention
would be anything really, because I meant that I love attention from my husband
and how he dotes on me. BUT I was not thinking that everyone would not
think I meant it that way LOL
Oh well, I do love my husband and the attention he gives me, it's
how our relationship has lasted for so long...I love being a girl!

OK now I have some shaped paper SVG's totally inspired but this LO!

The first one is a scalloped paper with STARS! Hello how fun!
Just click on the image to download.

This one is just a scalloped paper but not the huge scallops

Scalloped Frame

Retro Die Cut paper

OK that is all for me today!
I will pick a winner for the giveaway tomorrow.
We had a scare with my son yesterday and thought he broke his wrist.
Boys will be boys in our house LOL
Have a GREAT Monday!!!
Thanks for stopping by to say hi

~Pinky~

~1 more sleep until I head out the door!~

Good morning my amazing friends...
I am so excited this morning....just one more day until I head out...

I made my FIRST big Cricut project yesterday! I am tickled pink
Now I was not totally happy with it, but once again
not every project is a home run.
It will be published shortly on the Purple Cows Blog.

This is a little sneaky peek!
I used the amazing Clearscraps Acrylic, I am having so much fun with it!Let me tell you I found a new love for Helmar V2 Vellum adhesive,
I don't use Vellum much but I do use acrylic and man....I use the GLITTER!
If you spritz the V2 on anything and glitter it WOOHOO it is glitter heaven!!!!!
LOVE IT so much! I never have used spray adhesive before and to me
it was so much cleaner then other adhesive for glittering.

Not sure I will be posting the next couple days,
y'all know I try to post every day, but man
with sick kids, Spring Break, and this trip I need to start packing!
I never did figure out what to pack for my trip LOL
I think lots of smiles and Dr Pepper :O

Just go to have some fun!
~Thanks for stopping by, I so enjoy chatting with you all!~
~Have a beautiful Thursday~
~Pinky~

~Super Sunday has arrived....~

Good morning my lovely crafty friends.....
Happy Sunday!
If you are still on the Helmar blog hop the post is right here
http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/2010/03/helmar-blog-hop-and-giveaway.html

In the meantime, I have a new project up on Clearscraps!
My FIRST Clearscraps blog post so please check it out! :)
http://clearscraps.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/spring-has-sprung.html
This is what I made and on the blog, I give a product list and
instructions, so you can make your own.

Of course you know I used my Helmar Glue, the ZAPDOTS
and the 450 quick dry, works great on acrylic BTW
which is key for me, love my acrylic!

We had a great Saturday with the kids.
Don't forget the giveaway yesterday AND the RAK from me the day before.
I will be choosing winners tomorrow morning!!!!!
So get those comments in.

Thanks for checking out the Clearscraps and always coming by
to say hello, I love hearing from you all.
I do individually read every single comment and it keeps me smiling.

~Have a great Sunday~
~Pinky~

~Hump Day crafting....

Good morning!

The new Dirty Scraps Challenge is up Challenge #5
Here is my layout for it,
The challenge is all about dreams, and what dreams
you might have had that were shattered or
just your dreams for life...it was a fun challenge!

I am totally digging these ZapDots lately.
I used to scrap with them all the time and hand cut everything
It was fun to do it again.

Yesterday I made 3 dresses and cut 2 more
looks like my sewing is back into full swing!
I love summer and I love getting my hands into the sewing machine
and creating again, I miss it when it's packed away.

Well, that's it for me today, busy day ahead, I am going
to the school to work today.
They asked me to start coming 2 days a week instead of 1.
Now let's hope it's sunny! :)

~Thank YOU for stopping by~
~Have a beautiful Wednesday~
~Pinky~

~The bigger picture~

Good morning my friends.

Amidst tending to sick babies this week
I had some lovely news.
Have you heard of ConKerr Cancer?
It is an AMAZING charity that distributes pillowcases to hospitals
for children all over the US.

“ConKerr Cancer: A Case for Smiles” was started when Ryan Kerr was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer at the age of twelve. Despite his illness - and many, many trips to the hospital - Ryan lived a full life of school, sports and friends. To make his hospital room cheerier, his mom Cindy began making fun, whimsical pillowcases to brighten up his day and put a smile on his face. Ryan liked them so much that Cindy started making pillowcases for the other children in the Oncology Unit. In a short time, the pillowcase project grew in amazing ways and has provided more than 160,000 pillowcases to sick children. Thousands of volunteers from across North America and South Africa have joined in so that ConKerr has more than 100 chapters serving over 150 hospitals.

This wonderful charity was introduced to me and the other
Fiskateers by the amazing Rebecca Peck, and she
really put a fire in me and the other Fiskateers to join in and help.
I was making pillowcases and found out they did not have a coordinator for
the Nashville area, after speaking with Cindy, I will be getting my
coordinator package sometime next week!
I am so looking forward to this journey, even hubby is excited to help.
You can go to the website and find a place to drop off pillowcases
you can donate fabric, you can just cut them if you want to!

So please do check it out, and you WILL be hearing more from
this Middle TN gal very soon!
http://www.conkerrcancer.org/

One more layout from my emotional DT work at
Scrapbooking From The Inside Out
I am almost afraid to share this one...it touches so deep
and I worry it will detour people and my craft work....but this is me
and my life 100% :) so I go on...
I get so many of those comments
"wow interesting" but you know me
it is not an angry layout it is just reality.

I never understood how having 6 children did not help my mother
to stand strong and stop abusing, because for me the love of my children
would never allow me to continue that abuse.
I guess her pain ran a little too deep. I don't think
I am capable of understanding it completely.
I do feel an enormous amount of sorrow for her but also
there is always some sadness in my heart that I cannot explain to
someone who has always had a mother since I never did.

Anyways, that's me today...just wondering and reflecting.
This has been the MOST intense series of layouts I have ever done.
I wish I could say all this to my parents, but since they are not
available to listen I guess My scrapbook is a great place to put it all.

That's it for me today...I hope you look into ConKerr
I know all you crafty people can make a huge difference!
Off to my sick boys, wish me luck! hehe

~Have a great day~
~Thank you for stopping by and being so kind~
~Pinky~

~Happy Tuesday~

Good morning my lovelies!

I received an email from Bad Girls yesterday
and they are featuring me as the Artist if the Month!
I think that is so cool, never would have thought they would have picked me!
http://www.badgirlskits.com/mb/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=9635

I was on a RARE card making kick this weekend
I do not usually like my cards let alone make them
but this LIVE LOUD collections from Imaginisce really got me
scrapping! I sat down and made a layout and 2 cards like it was nothing :)

This flower I used the Punches for the i-top

Aren't these fun colors??! Love em!

I also love the music and robots, so it could be for a boy or girl!

The other projects I have been working on...
the Nostalgia kit (March Kit) from Scrapbooking From The Inside Out
LOVED digging so deep and looking back.
This layout is about my ex husband

Not in an angry perspective but sort of in wonder?
I mean he was so terribly violent and broke my back in two places
he damaged my body beyond repair, leaving me unconscious more
than one time, so I had to ask myself...Who Haunts Him?

I just wonder...not angry anymore, just wonder.....

Nothing like a great emotional kit to release your
inner thoughts to the world right?! :) hehehe

I feel cleansed.

OK off to do my motherly duties, making sure
my house is tidied and my dinner is cooking.
Have a GREAT Tuesday, I mean it!

~Thanks for stopping by~
~Pinky~