Cowboy Heart Layout

Happy Monday friends...

This layout is a photo I took of my son, he is so gentle and loving 

it always remind me of a "Cowboy Heart" with his love of animals. 

It's from my work in the April issue of Scrap N' Art

and it's from the article "Use Your Stash" so I used

an older paper line I had from October Afternoon.

I miss them! :) 

Happy Monday friends. 

Fun In The Sun- Sounds About Right!

Tired of my layouts yet??

Ok ok neither am I- :) 

I had such fun creating with this August 2013 kit-

This page I created I really wanted to highlight the Clear Scraps acrylic title

So I spray painted the back then alcohol ink'd the front. 

I actually love the seaweed look it has. 

I kind of wished I had alcohol ink'd the starfish too. I might

go back and do that actually. 

They are just fun photos and the Bo Bunny was a fun line to work with too!

 That's it for me today short and sweet- I have this last week

before the kids head back to school- gotta get stuff done! :) 

Happy Hump Day!

Flashback Friday!

Hey there, happy Friday! 

I thought I would throw in a Flashback Friday today because

I was organizing photos and going through old pics and found these

photos- this one from 4 years ago! 

*where has the time gone*

A photo free layout using Jenni Bowling & Cosmo Cricket-

Not gonna lie I love me some JB and CC!

3 years ago in the summer- these homemade DRINK umbrellas- 

these actually ended up on television...I mean seriously how fun.

I didn't think anything of them but everyone loved them. 

And two years ago one my first publications- this fun BEE HAPPY card

which has a super funny story- so the original card I made I had given

away to Andrew's BOSS at work. 

Not kidding 4 days after they asked for it to be published...

I was in a scramble to find all the items and re-create the card. 

I TRIED to talk hubs into asking for it but he just said no LOL

What's a girl gotta do to get pubbed? LOL

Anyways a fun walk down memory lane- love looking into the past.

Happy Friday my friends!

~Hello Sunday, hello sunshine....~

Good morning friends :)

It's Sunday and I am knee deep this week in sewing.
But I took a break to make this layout.This is a 100% Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive LO!~

I hope you can see it, I dug out my tattered angels glimmer mist spray
and used it to coat the chipboard, it's so shimmery and pretty.
Helmar partnered with Scrap-tastic again this month
and this is a LO I created with come of the products she sent over.

Most of the papers are Pink Paislee.
I had considered making it into a door hanger, but
at the last minute I went with the layout instead.

This is why I have been quiet this week,
for those of you who don't know I keep
a full time sewing business running through the year
Spring/summer is my busy time
I have been making sundresses like this one....

AND swimwear like this one.
I love this polka dot swim dress top.
If you know anyone XL-1/2X who might want it, let me know.

It's funny, I wasn't always a scrapbooker,
but I always have been a seamstress.
They go hand in hand, but sometimes time
is not on my side with the sewing AND scrapping! LOL

Hubby is working today and getting us some OT! WOOHOO!
That's going to pay for my trip to CHA!

OH and for anyone interested I will be posting pictures during
CHA this year!!!!!! A fun new edition to the blog.

~Have a beautiful Sunday~
~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~A little birdie told me.....

Good morning!!!!
I am so excited this morning....
I got an email from a little birdie last night
that told me I have a BOX coming from Imaginisce
AND.....*here's the fun part*

It is going to have some GOODIES for me to give
away on my blog!!!!!!!!!!!


From the NEW Birthday Bash Collection!!!!

I don't know what exactly yet...but this is a preview of
the super fun line! I am so excited!!!!!!

Plus what could be better then a GIVEAWAY TOO!!!!!

So stay tuned and head over to the Imaginisce Blog

Because today they are GIVING away the entire collection
*I think* or most of it anyways to some lucky readers!!!

I am so excited because this line looks so fun!
*Hope the mailman comes today!*
So I can take photos and figure out what I
am giving away this week!!!!! WOOHOO!

Thanks Imaginisce!

Oh and here is their blog for their giveaway too!
IMAGINISCE BLOG

~I am off to tend to my pink nose LOL
I had a little sun yesterday.
It's funny, I am a baseball mom and should be fine
but yesterday it caught me anyways.

~Have a great day everyone!~
I hope one of my readers wins!!!!!!!
~Pinky~

~Back from vacation!!!!~

Good morning!!!!!!!

I am SO HAPPY to be home....
what a HUGE surprise it was to go into the GA
mountains, with a promise of fishing, home style cabin and
high speed internet, only to discover that meant...
CRAZAY mountain folk *Wish I had the picture*
(drunk and very PINK curious)

Tiniest fish I ever saw but the BIGGEST snake I ever saw and *big shocker here* high speed internet that
never really worked and I had to hike 1/4 mile onto
the TOP of the mountain to get any cell reception.
Which is all fine and dandy EXCEPT we had
planned on using the laptop for directions etc...LOL
Fun and totally hilarious.

I will get to the stories all week but first the drunk hillbilly.
*DISCLAIMER* Now mind ya, I love the south and I
do not think everyone in GA is a drunk hillbilly, no no...I just found
the classic example is all LOL

On the road we stayed on it was a dead end, so I decided
I would *ALONE* drive to the end to explore, I thought maybe there
was a fishing hole down there.

Well, them GA folk don't care for people driving on "their" road.
I waved as usual and a drunk man jumped out in front of the van
sort of growling....but all hunkered down and scowling at me.
I smiled and waved and went around.

When it got dark, I heard a loud knocking on the cabin
door, my MIL answered and it was Mr. Growly Pants,
he was staggerin' drunk, I mean slurring, staggering drunk.
He said "Ma'am I am the KEEPER OF THIS ROAD...*yes he said he
was the keeper of the dang road LOL* and he came to let us know about
a swimming hole down stream and see if y'all were some Mexicans, cause
we had some"Mexicans" here last week and we had
an "incident".
I nudged my FIL and told him to go help mom,
he said " She can handle it she is a librarian!"
UMM?? Hello?? LOL
So he went over and he stood there and they shooshed
him off. MIL proceeded to barricade doors and lock stuff
then. We watched him about fall down 4 times, and set
his beer on the ground so he would not drop it as
he half fell, then he picked it back up and walked on home.

EVERY DAY we found them in our yard drinking and
fishing and throwing bottles down in the fire.
Not very family friendly *EEK*
We took it all in stride :)

Anyways I better go cook for the famz~

*Giveaway Alert*
A friend of mine in Kentucky
http://t42originals.blogspot.com/

Now for a Helmar Project!
Helmar partnered up with Scrap-tastic this month
And this is one LO I created using their products and Helmar's Glue!
LOVE the glittered alpha and Helmar ZapDots

I have more stuff to share, and my in laws leave
in 2 days so I will be back full force then!
I think it's time to try to hit 600 followers
which means GIVEAWAYS!!!!!!!!
*Stay tuned* More stories and pictures to follow!

~Thanks for popping by~
~Have a great Sunday~
~I am so happy to be home~
~Pinky~

~Happy Sunday~

Good morning my friends!
I am posting packages today so I don't have to wait until
Saturday to mail them, so anyone who has a prize coming
it is on it's way!


I sat down last night and scrapped this page.
I have been in such a flurry with kits, kids, in laws, and working
I felt like I was drowning, so I pulled out some Sass
and my pictures and just played for fun.

There really is nothing I miss about Oregon at all,
except the beaches! And if we were closer to a beach here
then it would not matter! hehe

This was in Virginia Beach a couple years ago and
I do miss the beaches.

Alot of texture and small fun stuff in this.
I was playing with my Helmar liquid Scrapdots *YEA*
It was late and I was just fussin' with it LOL
It's all OLD paper to but I love it anyways!

Today I am out with the in laws and packing up for
the kids. It's been a BUSY week I am ready for June!

~Have a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend y'all~
~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~More reveals, update on TN life~

Good morning my amazing friends.
I went to bed last night with heavy rain, thunder, lightning and
a flooded yard. Safe but a little worried.
I woke up to sunshine and some mist from all the wet.

No sign of our chickens, it's hard to even type about it because
I watched my husband run his car back and forth over
all the surrounding areas for hours and hours yesterday.
He did not give up looking until after 4pm.
We are at a complete loss as to what happened or where they are?
No sign of attack, just a few feathers in the coop but that is normal,
no sign of entry, the gate was locked tight.
I have one last hope they might have gotten blown away or
ran for cover and are coming back?
I will keep y'all updated.
I have no right to be upset, we are VERY blessed, we have
our home and we are dry which is more than I can say for so many
who lost their home, lives, and are still in shelters in TN.

1 day behind on my reveals for Scrapbooking From The Inside Out
and the May kit "Anticipation"
I loved the color scheme for this kit, and
it made me think tropical so of course I had to scrap Hawaii.The Aloha card part I drew with my Cri-Kit pens and then misted it
with my Smooch Spritz (I need to get more I am out!)
Then I added the title and stickled it....I am officially a stickle whore I think LOLThis was a fun kit to work with.

Today I am praying the yard dries out,
the schools have all been closed so I will spend the day with my
beautiful boys and maybe even bake a bit.

~Thank you all for the support yesterday and your genuine kindness
and sweet comments. I really needed/appreciated them~

~Happy Monday~
~Pinky~

~Ready for another video tutorial? Book Print Bows!~

Good morning!!!!!!!!

It is Monday and I am ready to go.
I made a video tutorial this weekend for you all (& Helmar)
So check out the Helmar blog today.

Here are the Book Print Bows I made this weekend and I also made
a step by step video tutorial on how to make them for yourself.So easy and so fun!
Perfect for cards, layouts, any crafty project.
The book print goes with so many scrap papers right now.
Here is the video, it is also posted on Helmar.


I hope you enjoy the video,
I also made this layout with the bow.
I felt so nostalgic after this weekend at the baseball field,
planting sunflower seeds and gardening, and spending time with the family.
I feel Old School and I love it!That's it for me this beautiful Monday,
today I have to work on a class that I will be teaching in Lebanon, TN
in early May! I am so excited to be teaching locally.

~Have a beautiful day~
~Thank you for stopping by to say hi~
~Pinky~

~The Snooky-Poo & Fiska-Peep SHOW!~

Evening my crazy fun crafty friends,

I am chuckling in my room tonight.

I just got back from an amazing weekend with some amazingly
generous and sweet crafters.

Many of you know that I drove to West Virginia this weekend in order to
attend a charity crop for Lupus.
What an amazing cause and what an amazing group of crafters I met
this weekend. I don't think that people who don't scrap really understand
how genuinely heartfelt and generous that the scrapbooking/crafting
community can be. Honestly this crop was a joint effort
of all the girls in West Virginia, and Fiskateers combined, from the home made food
to the handmade, bought, and all donated charity auctions.

I will be sharing through the week but tonight before I headed to bed
I wanted to share the "Great Chicken Run" story and introduce you to

Snooky-Poo and the Fiska-Peeps!Let me share the story behind the name (hehe)
Yesterday the sweetest Fiskateer JEANNIE came up to me
and she said "Pinky, I have something special for you!!" as she brought over
a white cardboard box. Here is sweet Jeannie and the famous Rebecca! :)
Hope you don't mind ladies, but your both my friends and I cannot resist!
And honest to gawd I had no idea what in the world
she had in the box (chicks were the furthest thing from my mind! LOL)
She opens that box and the CUTEST most adorable chicks were inside!!!

I want to introduce you to Fiska-Cheep and Fiska-Chirp
I was overwhelmed and it touched my heart so much, that #1 she knew
I was raising chicks and it was an exciting new venture, and #2 this woman
took the time and went to the trouble to get me chicks, FEED, and a watering
dish too! How sweet is that? I was just blown away!!!
But then it hit me..."what in the world will I do with the chicks tonight?
I am staying in a hotel!" LOL That is when the fun began!

We checked in to the hotel and I kept trying to figure out how
I was going to explain a cheeping box to the check-in chick
(she was so lovely I probably could have told her outright)
But we went REBEL on this trip because that's how PINKY ROLLS! bwhahaha

We checked in and she directs us to our room, and how lucky
are we?? We are by the back door WAAAYYY down the hall
perfect for the "Chicken Run", so I park at the second door
and start unloading and sneak those peepers in
saying "SHHHHH fiska-peeps" the whole time...
which BTW just so you know (in case you wondered) Shhh Shing chicks??
Yea, it does NOT work LOL They cheep louder I think.

I set them up in the bathroom with their food and a lamp.
Later that night we were chatting with Rebecca and looking at the
Fiskateer pictures from the crop and we ran across the picture above
(the chicks and I) I don't know if it was the exhaustion setting in
but we were DYING laughing about sneaking those chicks in and
how my hair looked...I told Rebecca "I look Snooky-fied!"
If you don't know what that means there was a silly reality show
called Jersey Shore and it was a big hit this is Snookie
She always wears her heair in a bufont style and the first picture
I saw of myself it reminded me of that...
so Rebecca said "It's Snooky-POO and her Fiska-Peeps!!" hehehe
and then we named the chicks Fiska-Cheep and Fiska-Chirp.
We were hysterically laughing and it was so much fun!

Silly I know I know...thanks for bearing with me, I really am
exhausted tonight LOL Maybe you won't find it funny,
but you have to admit these chicks are so gosh darn cute, it was
wroth stopping by! LOL
I had a great time!
Maxine from Scrapbook Page in WV was amazing, she brought
tears to all of our eyes as she passionately spoke about Lupus.
They raised over 3400.00 to donate and it was WELL WORTH the drive
over and meeting people I had never met was wonderful!
Maxine and Rebecca

I hope to go back again and visit the girls, what a great group of
crafters, and what a welcoming bunch!
I will see y'all tomorrow, back to your regularly scheduled blogging.
(I might be a little late though)
Have a blessed evening,
~Thanks for sharing in my adventure~
~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~

~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~