~My first BIG mini album~

Good morning!!!!!
I am so excited this morning!!!!!!
I BOOKED MY FLIGHT TO CHICAGO!!!
It is going to be a blast!

I am also super excited this morning about
new goodies from Clear Scraps & Imaginisce!

Of course you know I love the new Birthday Bash line
*which you still have time to win HERE*But I also love the new CHA mid season releases
from Clear Scraps...
Hello SASSY!!!!!

I was preparing projects for CHA lastnight
and I broke down to play with this mixable album.

Half is chipboard and half is acrylic

I am pretty happy with how it turned out,
I wanted it to be fancier but then I kept
saying to myself
"Keep it simple, keep it simple"

I do want the pictures to be highlighted after all! LOL

People always ask me what glue I use and I always
say Helmar of course, but truly and honestly
this entire project was Helmar 450 Quick Dry.
Because it goes from paper to acrylic, to chipboard without
changing glue. I love that stuff.
I swear it is my best glue friend LOL

I sound like a commercial today I know, I know!
But I am so blessed to be able to get my hands on new products
and so very blessed to be able to share my excitement with you.
It's so fun to play with the new stuff!

GCD Studios is giving away a FULL Scrapbooking
From The Inside Out KIT today!
You might want to check it out!!!!
http://gcdstudios.blogspot.com/2010/07/kit-give-away.html

Ok I am off to check out my sunflowers...
Remember that sunflower patch we planted??
The one to hide the chicken coop??

Well guess what??!
My neighbor came over at 7am and told me
they are blooming!!!!!!! Then shortly after my hubby
called and said "Hey hunny go outside the sunflowers are blooming"
SOOOOOOO I need to get some pictures and
show the boys before we hit the pool today!!!

It's a great day to be alive...*so the song says* LOL

~Have a great day~
~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Sew Crazy Tuesday~

Good morning all my crafty friend out there!

This morning I was looking at the Cosmo Cricket Line
"Material Girl" and I discovered I had missed a GEM
of a paper pack that had to have been made JUST FOR ME!!!!

OMG I love this line!
I am making a mini album, a layout
and another layout with it.

"Sew" be prepared! hahaha
As you know I sew every single day, and when I
miss a day or a week, I miss it so much.
I just had to do a layout about how much
I love sewing.

It's funny because when I meet people and they
find out I sew they always saw "Oh....You sew" hehe
like it is some strange and wonderful mystery.

But I would not trade it for all the money in the world.
It is strange, out of all the years of abuse from my
parents, this was the one thing that was
good that my "mom" taught me. I guess even in the midst
of a really bad life/events, you can find something
worthwhile in the end.

OHHH and of course the ENTIRE Layout was done with
my handy dandy Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive!
You know every layout I make is done with Helmar.

Also I made this fun funky dress this weekend.

It's a size S/M it will fit up to a 38" bust.It's a t-shirt knit and for sale! If you know anyone who
might want it, send them my way.
I don't usually sell on my blog but I have a few dresses
I am making for my CHA trip! LOL
I think I will just make myself 4 and wear them the entire time.
No muss no fuss this year!

I am off to SEW some more!
Have a perfectly lovely day.

~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Happy Independence Day!~

Good morning my friends,

I wanted to take a moment and just say
Happy Independence Day America and
everyone who celebrates the holiday!

I spent yesterday baking and preparing for today.

We are looking forward to friends coming over
and having a wonderful day as a family.

With plenty of food and plenty of fun!

I wanted to also share MY personal favorite part
of our new home. The beautiful Mimosa Tree that shades
the front porch. My hubby affectionately calls it
his "Pink Hair" tree....it's so nice to have the shade.

We also have some lilies and roses coming
up around my Black Cherry Trees.
I am so thankful today for our freedom and our
lives. It's a beautiful way to celebrate today.

Happy 4th my friends!
I hope you have a beautiful day with alot of love.
~Pinky~

~WOW Happy Saturday! *Big Prize & BIG News!~

Good morning!!!!

Happy Independence Day Weekend y'all!
I won't be blogging tomorrow, because we have guests
coming for a good old fashioned BBQ.
It will be wonderful and fun....
I wanted to share a few things this morning...
#1. I have some news...in early August I am going to be
on television for a 7-9 minute spot all about CRAFTING!!!
WOOHOO, sorry I could not wait to share.
It will be on ABC and I will update you later on details.

#2. Imaginisce is running a contest!!!!!!

How would you like to win a bunch of Imaginisce products? Try out the sketch for yourself and you could win $75.00 worth of product (tools and/or paper). Create a card or layout using 75% IMAGINSCE PRODUCTS and Tammy's July Sketch for inspiration before July 25th. So run to Imaginisce and check it out! ENTER!!!!!!!!!
What do you have to lose???


#3 is my Scrapbooking From The Inside Out Reveal for today!
The amazing kit for July...wow I love it!Do you remember this picture from Memorial Day?
I thought it would be perfect for Independence Day
and frame I could bring out every year.
I love how inspired SFTIO makes me.

Ok that is all from me today.
HAPPY 4th for anyone who is still around!
~Thanks for popping by my friends!~
~PINKY~

~Hello Friday, I have missed you....*more reveals*~

Good morning, happy Friday!
Can you believe how fast June flew by?

I have another reveal today from the COURAGE kit
at Scrapbooking From The Inside Out.
Oh I have loved the Courage Emotion this month!
It totally pushed me to think ad appreciate life
and the people I have around me, I am very blessed.

This is all about what people say to me,
and how I process it in my head.
It's funny, they say I have courage but I don't feel that way.

I just see life....it ain't pretty it's just reality.

I guess I don't have much to say about it,
it's just a page through my eyes.
I know it won't be int he next Creating Keepsakes LOL
or Scrapbooks Etc...but it will proudly lay in my album
and my boys will read it when I am gone
and hopefully they will say...I remember her and
she loved me, no matter how life was, she loved me.

Happy Friday y'all.
I hope you have courage today I know you
have it inside you~
~Pinky~

~Courageous Reveal & HUGE GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!!~

Good morning!!! It is officially July 1st which means
the official Scrapbooking From The Inside Out reveal begins!

This month's kit was AWESOME and the emotion
it represented was COURAGE!

Oh I loved this one so much...
Here is my first reveal,when I think of courage I instantly think of my husband.
*now y'all might be tired of hearing about it
and he is no angle BUT he is mine LOL*

I think it is because he holds me up and has given me
an amazing new lease on life.

It takes alot of courage to stand strong and
help others with no bias. It takes alot of courage
to see someone with only love.
That was something I never saw growing up,
I never understood what it meant.

I wish I had those eyes.
I am very blessed.
So that is my first COURAGE layout...
Thanks to SFTIO for letting me feel courageous this month!


ok on to the WINNER of this RAK!
Remember this RAK a while ago??

Out of 246 entries,*including Facebook entries*
I posted all the names one by one into
random.org and the name that came into #1 was

sandyh50 said...

Oh I love this book and your layout is so cute. Those t-shirts are wonderful too. I will post about your giveaway on Fiskateers too! Thanks for the chance!I am a follower of course!

Please email me your addy!
OMG I wish I had 10 or 20 RAKS to giveaway,
I always feel bad when someone does not win.
But I am so thankful for all the incredible support I receive,
it truly is on a daily basis, to all my online friends,
Thank YOU! :)

That is all for me today.
I am excited to share all the courage work this month.
Have a beautiful day,
I am off to the library this morning
with the boys and friends.
~Thanks for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~It's a Part-ay! GIVEAWAY and more!~

Good morning!
I am so VERY excited to be the Guest Blogger on Imaginisce
today!!! It's a PARTY over there, go check it out!
http://www.imaginisceblog.com/2010/06/its-party-time-at-imaginisce-birthday.html

Go now GO NOW!
There is a giveaway straight from Imaginisce,
it is amazing!

Here are a couple snippets of what I posted over there.

I won't share the entire post because that would
ruin the surprise! But trust me, you don't want to miss it!
Share with your friends....

What a great day!

Happy Hump Day my friends,
~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Big surprise and fun coming up!!!!!~

Good morning!!!!!
I was too busy to scrap yesterday *after 7am anyways*
so I thought I would share a fun surprise with y'all this morning!!

Remember I was telling you about a special
Birthday Bash GIVEAWAY??

See the awesome Imaginisce Birthday Bash goodies

	002428 Make a Wish Paper Candles	002350 It's a Party - 12x12 Paper (25 pk.)	002351 Hip Hip Hooray - 12x12 paper (25 pk)
002352 Birthday Banners - 12x12 paper (25 pk)	002353 Wish Big! - 12x12 paper (25 pk)	002354 Confetti - 12x12 paper (25 pk)	002355 Surprise - 12x12 paper (25 pk)
002376 Birthday Bash Paper Pack	002369 Birthday Streamers Ribbon	002370 Let's Celebrate Paper Ribbons

Well....guess what??
TOMORROW I will be GUEST BLOGGING for them
and yes they will be giving away a set of Birthday Bash goodies!

Be sure to go to the Imaginisce Blog tomorrow

HERE

I will have some projects up and they will be
giving away a package!
I love giveaways and I love guest blogging!!

~Have a great Tuesday~
~Thanks for sharing in the fun~
~Pinky~

~Monday...really? Time to scrap!~

Morning! :)

Is it really Monday?
Man it seems like the weekend just flew by.
Hubby worked all weekend, and I stayed by
the sewing machine and scrap paper!

This morning I woke up and made some Snickerdoodles,
then decided to scrap a page for fun.
These are the pictures hubby said...
"Those are keepers honey, save them for his
dating years!" hahaha

You know, no pressure, no commitments
just fun! For me and the boys.
While I was in Kentucky teaching, the Little Yellow Bicycle
teacher came over and gave me some papers in a kit.
We traded! And I loved it!
So I decided to finally use those papers.

This is some of the first LYB paper I have had and
I LOVE THEM!!!!! OMG the texture and the colors make
me swoon. I am SOOOOO getting more!
I hope they are at CHA in Chicago next month, so I
cane see them in person!

Back to baking I go.
I hope you have a great Monday,
thanks for popping by to say hi.
~Pinky~

~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~

~Friday is here and are my *special* Dirty Scraps!~

Good morning!!!!! I have a special treat today

*shhhhh* don't tell the bosses! LOL

Dirty Scraps has their new challenge up and it's all about
"If I had Known"
I love it and it went hand in hand with my layout
for Scrapbooking From The Inside Out and their kit this month
"COURAGE"

I knew exactly what I wanted to do right away, so
I asked permission to share this early on Dirty Scraps
because the kit was so perfect for this challenge!

I love that SFTIO "gets" my scrapbooking.
I love that people are so excited about Dirty Scraps,
it has been an amazing adventure so far!

This is muy layout, it's about leaving my "family"behind
and how I was so much stronger than I thought.
I wish I had known years ago that
I did not need to take that abuse and did not
have to be with and please all those abusive family
members, I could have left sooner and I would have been OK.

It would not be my personal blog if
I did not give a shout out to my AMAZING HUBBY!
Who is 35 today and has a birthday!!
The man who is not afraid to stand strong
who works hard, who is a loving father and a kind man.
The man who sees past all my BS and somehow sees a
beautiful woman with a kind heart.
The man who looks at me every day and says
"You are so beautiful, I love you"
The man who tells each boy every night, "I love you"
as he tucks them in no matter what day it is.

Love ya honey, you make me who I am today!
I have tremendous respect for my husband and
I hope I am half the man he is when I grow up! :)

~Happy Friday y'all~
~Have a great day~
~Pinky~