~Sewing On Layouts~

Good morning crafty friends, 

Boy it's been a sick week in our house, the cold/cough has

passed like fire form person to person. I am slow to post this week. 

Anyways, had a lovely anniversary on Saturday, spent the day with 

the boys then Sunday with friends. 

Wanted to share one of my very last projects from Scraptastic Club with you.

A layout of hubs and I. I really went crazy with stitching on this one. 

It really never gets old, sewing with my machine on layouts! 

Happy Wednesday my friends, 

hope to see you tomorrow! :) 

~Happy Monday + Acrylic Album WINNER + Scrappy Goodness~

♥Good morning from beautiful and chilly Tennessee!♥

I have some FUN news I ALMOST forgot to share!!
Today I will be the featured artist on Scrapbook News & Review!!
Guess what? I made a VIDEO tutorial for it!!!! *WOOT*

Also I have a project that will be featured on Mod Podge Rocks!
So check them out if you have a chance ♥

I was in my scrap room this weekend, playing

with the Pyrus Kit from Scraptastic Club and I was completely inspired.

In the last few weeks I have seen the news how

cyber bullying is affecting teens and even adults...it

got me to thinking how it is so sad when someone takes

their life from being bullied or cyber bullied.

It touched me and I decided to make a layout about it

because of course I have been bullied online by women

who are insecure and feel the need to email or send me messages

letting me know how they hate me.

It always surprises me when adult women send emails like that.

But it also makes me realize that it's not only teens and children

that are affected, it is VERY relevant to everyone in today's society.

I am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing friends and support

but I think of all the people who are not, and even movie stars who

get butchered in the press by bullying.

So in true PINKY fashion I scrapped it!!!!!! :)

Yes, I still scrap it all, no matter what.

Because my scrapbooking is my life diary.

Maybe my children will look back on my pages and see what

happened in my life and how I saw it, and it will

give them peace and hope.

Ok on to GIVEAWAY FUN!!!!!!!!!

Clear Scraps Christmas MIXABLE album WINNER!

Becky said...

I am so in love with that mini album!!! The ideas are flowing. And what a beautiful shade of pink :)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Be sure to email me your addy so I can get it to Clear Scraps

and if you use Clear Scraps and want to be published on their blog

be sure to send your projects in!

That's it for me today! ♥
Happy Monday, I hope it is amazing!

~THANK YOU for stopping by, without YOU I would
be nothing, you make it possible for me to share and care~
~Pinky~

~Hello Crafty Monday!~

Good morning my crafty friends!!

Can you believe it is practically the middle of October?

The boys are officially back to school so mommy can create!

As many of you know my scrapbooking has always

been tied deeply into emotion. I am not one of those

"Only the happy moment" scrappers, my scrapbook is a diary

of my life including the bumps and bruises.

Music also inspires me greatly.

I rarely sit down and scrap just for me anymore, but I was

so inspired by Anderson Coopers interview with Eminem last night

I sat down immediately and began scrapbooking a page for my book.

Journaling: I thought you were my friend but you now I see

you take and take more and watch me burn. You never cared about me.

Love the way you lie

Hidden Journaling: I can stand here in the fire and take the pain, I am strong

so keep on watching me, it won't take me down.

I used mostly Ruby Rock It papers and embellishments,

with a sheet of Hambly and also some Maya Road.

The photo, I altered using Photoshop and I layered in flames.

I am pretty happy with the LO I have to admit.

It was fun to scrap just for me :)

I know we have all had those so called friends, this (as always)

was very therapeutic for me.

Now back to my AWESOME FUN Halloween project!

I am covered in Glitter!!!! I hope I get it all done today!

See ya tomorrow.

~Have a beautiful Monday~

~Thank you for stopping by~

~Pinky~

~How to make a rock collecting bag?!~

Good morning!!

I know right?? You have ALWAYS wanted to make

a rock collecting bag!! LOL

I know it may seem like an odd idea and very simple

but here is my special rock collecting bag using

Imaginisce Dino Roar goodies.

Did you know you can buy canvas bags (small ones) in a 3 pack

at Hobby Lobby for like 3.00? With your coupon it's like nothing.

You remember this bag right?

Since I made this bag my son has been asking me to make

him a rock collecting bag, and a bag for his Hot Wheels.

Well here is my dilemma....he will break it.

Let's just face it, do I want to put a bunch of lace and paper and glue

on a bag he will break and everything will be ripped off?

Not really...

when Imaginisce sent me the Dino Roar line and I saw

the fabric stickers, I got to thinking

Why not make him a scaled down safer version

of mommy's pretty bag!

So I grabbed my sewing machine and my Aleene's Fabric Fusion

*which I have to say does NOT string up at all when using! Loves it!*

And I went to town.

Now this is not heavily embellished or super fancy,

but it is all glued down and stitched so it will last.

I took one bag and CUT off the front, I used No Fray from Dritz,

and frayed the edges a little by hand, then put the No Fray on.

Then I went to work on the Dino Roar canvas layout

(because basically that is what it was after I had it ready)

After finishing the stitching on the Dino, and the border pieces and

chipboard. I glued down the canvas piece to another bag

I had misted using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

I am telling you, I am seriously considering making these

for all my nieces and nephews on the coast for their shell collecting!

It was easy, fun, and inexpensive!

I think that 1 of each pack of embellishments

should make at least 5 bags if not 8.

WOOT! :) OK it's not my fancy scrapping but I had a ball

and my boy is the happiest rock collector in all of TN right now!

~Thanks for popping by and sayin' hey to this silly crafter~

~Have a fantastic day today!~

~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~