Spray Paint On Layouts!

Hello friends and happy Monday! :)

Spray painting on a layout...have you tried it?

It's amazeballs. 

This is a layout I created using Clear Scraps Mascils/stencils and krylon

spray paints. See the hearts? All stenciling!

That RELAX is canvas I stamped on, this was featured in Scrap N' Art 

magazine a while ago. 

Have a great one friends! :)

Two Layouts Family And Farm Life

Hey there friends, it's so close to Friday I can feel it! :) 

I have two layouts today....

Yes they are digital layouts. 

They were for Scrap N' Art some of my last projects for them. 

Have a great day guys! MUAH

Sweet Face Of Autism Layout

This is my beautiful boy, I always scrap real life which

includes Autism on a daily basis. 

I hope to spread awareness and show others there is no shame in Autism.

I still do love making layouts and I created

this one for the April issue of Scrap N' Art online magazine. 

Do you know anyone with Autism? Do you have questions?

Ask away! :)

Love Layout- Soft Rosie Fun!

Good morning and happy hump day friends, 

For all my digital scrapbooking friends- I have a treat for you.

Today at Jessica Sprague- Samantha Walker has her entire Rosie Mega

Kit collection at just 1.00!!!

I sat down and created this layout using that kit- I love it!

Also do you remember the box I created a few days back?

That was created using the Floraliscious dies and it is also 50% off!

Happy to be back on the Creative Team with Samantha Walker.

I love being able to dip my toe in everything from paper and traditional

scrapbooking to digital and die cut! SO versatile!

Have a great day friends, I will be back tomorrow with another project

so stay tuned!! :) 

Blog Feature- Mary Ann Jenkins~

Happy Saturday!!!

I thought it would be fun to start a new thing on my blog- to

find blogs I like and feature them one day- I think twice a month I will

do this. I know there are so many talented artists out there. 

This is Mary Ann's blog I randomly came across her and 

just ADORE her work!

http://www.maryannjenkins.com/

How adorable is this card??

And this gorgeous layout!

Mary Ann's soft subtle sense of style left me smiling. 

I couldn't wait to email her to ask to feature her work. 

I don't blog hop much but I am going to make an effort now!

Thanks Mary Ann- fantastic work girl!

Be sure to check out her blog

http://www.maryannjenkins.com/

~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~

~Friday!! finally....lets have some fun RAK!~

Good morning lovelies

Happy Friday!
This has been such a long week I am thankful it is Friday,
so let's have some fun!
Nothing warms my heart more than giving away some scrappy fun.
I have a set of Rusty Pickle Panama Jack paper and die cuts for ya!
So leave a comment today and I will randomly
choose a winner on SUNDAY!


This is my last layout for Scrapbooking From The Inside Out
March Kit "Nostalgia"

Love this kit!
It's always a struggle to scrap my childhood pictures,
BUT you know me I just put it all out there for the world to see
I think I need to do a page that says
"She wears her heart on paper" instead of on her sleeve LOL
I never feel angry or sad making these pages, just reflective
and feel like I am expressing my emotions that normally
you do not get to say.

Now back to my boys and a weekend of cleaning out this flu
bug we had all week...have a beautiful weekend!
~Thank you for stopping by~
~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~

~It's the 1st! Time for some fun~

Good morning my lovely amazing friends!
You know I wait for the first like a kid in a candy store!

I cannot wait for the first and all the yumminess from
Scrapbooking From The Inside Out & Imaginisce!March!
IMAGINISCE,
I got a big box yesterday and I am dying to dig into it.
In the meantime this is my interpretation of the sketch for March!
You know they have a sketch every month now and
you can play along to win, so please check their blog out and get to scrapping!
If you play along I would love to see your version!

The March Kit theme from SFTIO is NOSTALGIA love that,
it really made me dig DEEP! Let me tell ya.
I have so few pictures from my childhood so scrapping them
is difficult and I don't attempt it often, but I wanted to go all out
after all SFTIO is all about scrapping emotion
and this is MY emotion.
Honestly I don't even know if this picture is me, but
it is one of just a few I have so I scrapped about it.
It's very sad, but it is also just my past so why not remember it and embrace it.
Love the colors of this kit, so expressive!
Stay tuned I have a few more to share!(close up of the kits here)

Back to the scrap table, I am working on another Helmar Project! :)

Have an amazing Monday!
~Thank you for stopping by I love ya for it!~
~Pinky~

~FRIDAY!!!!! Time for some FUN~

Good morning all you lovely crafters!

Today is the Sassy Lil' Sketches, Dirty Scraps, ScrapFit Blog Hop!
So get to hopping! There is a GREAT challenge and
fun prizes as well!

Here is what I created for the Blog Hop,
you can also find it on Dirty Scraps
a long lost friend found me and sent me a picture
of myself many moons ago...Don't you love Sassafras Lass?! I know I do!
I always struggle with sketches, so I decided to just go with the flow
and if it was not perfectly matched to the sketch it was ok! :)
Of course I am in LOVE with my Helmar adhesive, I used the Scrap Dots
on this one for dimension and they rock! They do take a little bit
to dry, so I have found putting the dimension on last is best,
but they hold really well so it is worth the time.

OK I am off to get ready for this weekend!
~Have a great Friday~
~Thanks for popping by to say hey~
~Pinky~

~Thursday is here and another great challenge~

Good morning!

This morning Dirty Scraps is looking at their 4th challenge!

This is my layout for the challenge,
I scrapped about the way my husband sees me.
It always amazes me how he sees me with such
beautiful eyes, no judgment, nothing but love and trust.
I guess I am just more skeptical,
I mean I really respect him and love him but still
it comes so easily for him. I am very lucky...
I wanted to keep it light and bright and fun
because he is so light and bright in my life.
So you can clearly see that Dirty Scraps is not all negative
and sad, it is uplifting as well, it is whatever YOU need it to be :)

Don't forget tomorrow is the Sassy, Dirty, Fit Blog hop so be sure to
stop by the blogs to check it out!

~Have a great day~
~Thank you for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Happy Hump Day!~

Good morning,
I am sitting here at the time I usually take my kids to school!
Hubby is taking them, then we are meeting for lunch today,
so it should be a great day!

I finally sat down and did Challenge #3 for Dirty Scraps,
better late than never right??!

I used a NEW paper company (well pretty new)
Kiki Art, they are so fun and funky, I love it!
All the hearts and chipboard they have make it fun to play.
Thanks Sarah for the great RAK of Kiki Art paper!
If you want to read my journaling it will be posted on Dirty Scraps
OK I am off to do a quick sweep of the house and get ready for my date!
Have a beautiful Wednesday~!

~Thanks for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~Super Croppin' Saturday!~

Good morning lovelies!

You know what I am doing this morning?
That's right getting ready to Cyber Crop at SFTIO!

I did get time to sit down and scrap last night during the Olympics
Ceremony, while I was preparing challenges and such for the crop.

This is a Graphic 45 Layout that
is a 2 pager. When I am done I will have 4
matching pages of all the boys
I was so happy to see my local scrapbook shop carried new Prima!
It is my weakness, I try to resist but I always end up sneaking 3 or 4.00
out and buying one goody for the next 2 weeks, then I hoard it
in my scrap room, so I finally broke down and used it!
Also I broke out the sewing machine again, I have been
sewing on 90% of my layouts lately....
Seems to add those tiny details that maybe no one else will
notice but I will look back and see the stitching.

I have some FUN NEW news!
Guess who is now carrying Purple Cows??
Not only Joann's but ARCHIVERS! I just heard it through the grapevine!
I am so excited, now I don't have one right here, but I think up
in KY there is one, I will have to check on it :)

Also a toot for my fellow DT member Michelle
She was filmed at CHA by Creativity Knocks
Here is her video if you want to take a sneak peek!
Creativity Knocks

I am off to host a crop and have company today!
My son is so excited it is his FIRST time having a friend over.
Woohoo the joys of being a mom, I will be baking
cookies and making corndogs hehehe Every kids dream!

~Have a beautiful Saturday~
~Thank you for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~The weekend is almost here!~

Good morning! I am headed off for a fun day with my boys
at school for Valentine's parties!
I sat down and cut 40 cards last night and
found all my punches to take into school for some crafty fun.

How is your Friday looking? Ready for the weekend? I know I am!
I made this Layout last night with Graphic 45 paper.
I broke out the sewing machine and it must be time to change the needle
because it nearly tore the paper clean through.

This is the ONLY picture I have of "great" Grandpa holding
Justice before he passed a few years ago, he was so
happy to meet my son, the picture brings me to tears I think
I could scrap it 100 times over.

I love using the scallop stitch and generally I place a piece of fabric
behind the paper to ensure a more even stitch with the
fancier stitches, but I forgot last night, I thought the paper
was goign to be thick enough with 2 sheets, I was totally wrong.
So a tip for anyone wanting to use fancy stitching, a piece of backing
or scrap fabric goes a long ways when sewing on a layout.

Wish me luck today, I still have a cold but I feel tons better!
Hopefully next week I will be back into full PINK again!

~Thank you for stopping by, I am trying to be better about
responding to comments, many I respond to on Facebook~
~Have a beautiful friday!~
For those of you snowed in, I hope it melts soon :)
~Pinky~

~Passion 4 Paper, what are you passionate about?~

Good morning all you crafty crafters!

Today I reflect on my passion 4 paper...
I realize I alienate some people with my honest and real
pages, but no one can deny I have passion! TRUE passion for paper!
Since I scrap pretty much everything, I decided to scrap my passion
for scrapbooking and I printed up 6 of my most passionate
layouts and used them on my newest creation.
I always keep my pages in the appropriate forum.
I never place a layout with a swear word on a faith forum, or gallery
I always keep the real and dirty layouts in the appropriate places.
I try to be considerate of others...but even if it costs me a little
I cant stop scrapping my life the way it is and the way I see it :)
This is my passion and passion has a cost I suppose.

~Have a beautiful Thursday~
~Thank you for stopping by~
~Pinky~

Oh and if you wanted a laminator but have not been able to find one...
guess what?? I found this ad on Purple Cows Blog!

The Cow Has Gone to Joanns!!!

Ring the cowbells and round all of your friends up, because everyone is going to want to hear this udderly fantastic news!
Purple Cows has partnered up with Joann’s to give you the best new tool at the best price EVER! Sometime in the next week to ten days, your local Joann’s Fabric and Craft Store will be THE exclusive location to purchase our brand new #3025 Hot/Kool Laminator –and it is only $59.95!


So make sure you get into your local Joann and get your hands on the “hottest” crafting tool out there. With this 13” wide format laminator you will be able to laminate items you never dreamed possible! 3 mil, 5 mil laminating pouches are available, and speaking of pouches, we have a huge 100 assorted size Hot Pocket pack for only $29.95, to go with this “Kool” new tool!

Go to your local Joanns and get yours before they stampede off of the shelves! They will be in stock ANYTIME between now and the end of Febuary!

~Fantastic news to share...1 Reveal 1 RAK and 1 Anniversary (8 yrs) :)~

I have to take a minute to wish my hubby a happy anniversary
he has been an amazing support for me for many years now,
I am a blessed and lucky woman.
I firmly believe God has given me a gift to cherish and keep me strong.
8 years of marriage and 11 yeas together, still going strong :)


OK!!! I have been DYING to share some fantastic scrappy news!

Please do check it out
RIGHT HERE!
You know how much I love my Helmar glue
they do not pay me to tell you I love them, if I find a product that works
I share with all of you because that is what I do...I love to share anything
in scrapbooking that makes it fun or easier!
Helmar approached me and asked me to be on their Design Team!
I am beyond THRILLED! BEYOND EXCITED!
I am so excited to share this with my blog friends, since you all
have stood right beside me as I travel this scrappy path :)

And on to other fun scrappy goodness...
My next reveal for Scrapbooking From The Inside Out!
This is my next LO
She's Has FIRE!

When they said PASSION was the word not to sound

narcissistic but I thought about myself.
Everything I do has PASSION and when I believe in something I
believe in it 100%! Some people hate me for it, some love me for it, but I
cannot help it, I get excited and I have FIRE!
I am enjoying the new perspective from scrapping pages with these kits!
Anyways, hope you enjoy!

SO I said I would have a great prize when I had 300 followers and
I did not lie I have a GREAT prize!
I have a fun giveaway this week....it is open until Friday...
All you need to do is tell me why you love crafting...

I thought about doing a challenge but then it hit me...
I have always given away RAKS for free on my blog...
as a gesture of goodwill to fellow crafters...it works so I will keep it that way :)

I went to RITZ Camera shop and bought this...
(maybe I should have called in favors form my PC buddies LOL)
Just to giveaway on my blog!
It is a FREESTYLE MOUSE cutting system! It cuts everything from acrylic to
fabric and it's my favorite freestyle cutter :)
Make sure to share the news with your friends...crafting is all about
heart and sharing, thank you for sharing and caring right along side me.

Thank you for popping by!
~Have a BEAUTIFUL Tuesday~
~Pinky~

~It's the 25th Dirty Scraps time!!~

Good morning all you amazing crafters!

Guess what?? This weekend we hit 300 followers!
Which means I have a special party planned!!!!!!
So be sure to stay tuned...

Guess what today is? the 25th! Which means a NEW Dirty Scraps challenge is up!

I can honestly say this is one of the hardest layouts I have ever
completed and it drained me last night.
But I am glad to have done it, no regrets.
You have to check out challenge #2 for Dirty Scraps!
The journaling is on the Dirty Scraps blog
for anyone interested.
I love this picture, I took it from my front door.

I am so excited and grateful for everyone who has followed
and for those who have been there from the beginning!
What an amazing journey scrapbooking has been in my life.

I started scrapping 2 years ago and I really feel like scrapbooking has
helped me to find my voice and a confidence and LOVE I never
would have known without it.
Of course there have been a few bumps int he road but all in all
I have met the most amazing people, and made some the the best friends.
Plus it has given me a reason to get out of the house and meet
people from all over the world. I mean how cool is that?!
Overall scrapbooking has been 99% positive and I am thankful for everyone who
have shared my journey and sticks with me through the good and the bad...
and basically REAL LIFE!

~Have a great Monday, I hope you find some craft happiness today!
~Pinky~

~Scrap it all Thursday~

Good afternoon! I am late today...
It has been thundering and lightning all night & day!
I did have a rush of inspiration today and created this layout.
I made this for the Dirty Scraps Challenge Blog
Challenge #1

I am sure every single person out there has been used, this is
my way of releasing it all...I hope anyways! :)

Today I have been checking out sneak peeks from all
the retailers for CHA and OMG fun new stuff!
So much competition!
I am going to be in paper heaven when everything comes out!
I cannot believe we are almost to 300 followers!!!!
Time for a party...I am just waiting for that magic number!

OK off to do my motherly duties...
Hope you all have a beautiful day
~Pinky~