~Happy Scrappy Thursday!~

Good morning!!!!!

It feels like the last few days have been a blur but a good one ♥

I have to laugh about this layout because I had intended it to be

an 8.5X11 layout but somehow I cut it wrong so

it became a 12x12 layout LOL

I used that amazing Scraptastic Club Kit that Jessica sent me

and I am still in love with it! I can't help it!

I think it is the colors and the soft snowy feel.

Jessica always encouraged me to scrap my own way, I love

that kind of attitude because I am all about scrapping real life.

My Christmas was amazing this year but I also reflect on

my past as the New Year comes and mistakes in judgement I make.

This year my resolve is to be more aware of people who use

me and try to have more meaningful female relationships.

Treat them like I would a "love" relationship.

Expect the same respect anyways. So I hope LOL

Journaling: I definitely live with no regrets but that doesn't

mean I don't make mistakes. When I have a friendship

I give it everything I have and sometimes that is a big mistake.

I definitely have a great eye for finding "friends" who use

me to get ahead while I sit there thinking I need to give a little more.

I just have to grow and learn and trust my husband who

warns me every single time!

Now no one tell my husband I said that OK??? LOL

It's all just a part of life and this year my hopes are for
a more peaceful personal life. Not allow as many people in
but allow the ones of quality in ♥

I want to THANK Jessica from Scraptastic Club once again
for sending me this kit....I am so grateful!
You will see one of her kits at CHA this year! :) In the Clear Scraps
booth on a tri-fold frame. I will share later this week!

Ok I am off to get things done...
♥Happy Thursday everyone♥
Thanks for stopping by!
~Pinky~

~Double BLOG HOP!!! Clear Scraps CHA Reveal Blog Hop & Samantha Walker Blog Hop!!~

Good morning!!!!! Today I have a double blog hop on my blog

it just so happens that the Clear Scraps & the Samantha Walker Blog Hops

fell on the same day, so you get a double whammy from me!♥

We will start with the Samantha Walker Blog Hop

and right below you can find the Clear Scraps!!!!

First the Samantha Walker Designs BLOG HOP!!!

Samantha Walker is an amazing designer and when she sent me these

fabric samples I knew right away what I was going to make!!

A little adorable SKIRT!

This fabric is so fun and perfect for quilts or even aprons. That might be

my next endeavor...and apron! :)

I am actually planning on measuring this skirt and giving it away

to a lucky blog viewer :) So stay tuned this week.

Oh and you can find the fabric here

http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/shop/category/riley-blake-designs/available-now/enchanted-garden-1/

Now on to the next Samantha Walker Designer!!!!

http://justjingle.blogspot.com/

I know Samantha has some amazing prizes planned

for all the hoppers who hop along!

Now on to the Clear Scraps CHA

Sneak Peek Reveal HOP!

You know the Clear Scraps Blog Hop is the CHA reveal hop,

and I have a REVEAL for you!

The brand new cast acrylic Scrapbook Album! This is a 12X12 completely

clear acrylic album for you scrapbook pages!!!!!

I LOVE IT so much! There are going to be 3 designs and this is just one.

Now I used lace on the edges but they have amazing beautiful clear hinges.

On this album I used the Pink Paislee papers and you should definitely look

for it at the Clear Scraps Booth for CHA Los Angeles!! Tell them Pinky says HI.

This is the back of the album and I just adore these albums, personally I think

they will be the HIT of CHA! A CLEAR as glass album you can decorate!

It will hold 10 pages at first but you can extend it like a scrapbook album.

Ok the next person for the Clear Scraps Blog Hop is...

Cathy http://allofme-sofar.blogspot.com/

be sure to hop to all the blogs, and comment because you can win some

of the new acrylic products, you will love it!!!!

Here is the first post from Clear Scraps

Hope t's not overload today! You could win some amazing prizes!

I will see you tomorrow...♥

On the 14th I have a special Imaginisce...

10 things you don't know about Pinky blog post .

So stay tuned.

~Thank you for stopping by~

~Pinky~

~Big News Today!~

Good morning my scrap-a-rific friends !!

I have some incredible new today...

A few weeks ago I was approached about a new venture.

A site/store/forum I had been a member on for a while now

and in fact went to meet the girls last July for a weekend getaway...

well they asked me if I would like to take over.

The owners we changing and they wanted me to represent Tally Scrapper

becoming the President and face of Tally, taking care of the site

and creating new fresh kits and running the day to day operations.

I had done this before for my own private forum but nothing with a store.

I think this will be a wonderful adventure and great opportunity to

really bring my own personal touch to an already amazing community!!

This is the silly video I made for the introduction :)

I have already created a February Kit -Love In Paris

it is on order and on it's way to my house to kit up.

Things are going to go slow at first but as we get everything changed over

it is going to be an amazing site just like it used to be with a little

extra PINK in it *wink*.

Come check it out if you want,

thanks for being patient with the announcement LOL

http://www.tallyscrapper.com/

Don't forget...TOMORROW a DOUBLE BLOG HOP

Clear Scraps & Samantha Walker

DOUBLE the chances to win and DOUBLE the fun!

Be sure to check back!!!!!!!

I am snowed in with the boys so back to making them happy

~Happy Tuesday~

~Pinky~

~WOW Super Awesome Sneak Peek For CHA!~

Good morning my friends♥

I don't know about you but I am ready to see the brand new

crafty releases from CHA!

I thought that you might like to see a sneak peek of just one

of the fun new products from Clear Scraps for Winter CHA 2011!

If you stop by the booth you just might see this in person too *wink*

This is they NEW Cast Acrylic Tri Fold Frame.

Cast acrylic you ask? Well let me tell you what it is.

It is hard as glass acrylic, and beautifully clear too. You are going to love it!

I am so excited to share this with you and I will be doing a class

BEFORE CHA in Mt Juliet, TN using a tri-fold frame very similar to this one.

Not with hearts...but with another shape and premiering the new D-stress

tool from Imaginisce while we learn how to use cast acrylic.

FUN stuff going on this week so stay tuned...

I should be able to make the HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow!!

I made a video of it and it will be out there for all to see shortly.

Ok I am off to check out the snow reports!

~Happy Monday everyone!~

Come back tomorrow and say hello...

~Remember the double whammy blog hop on Wednesday~

~Pinky~

Products used:

Pink Paislee papers and embellishments

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro and Extreme Glue

Clear Scraps Cast Acrylic Tri-fold Frames

American Crafts Thickers

~Huge News Coming & A New Layout~

Good morning!!!! Happy Sunday!!!!

I have some HUGE NEWS coming soon, I am waiting on

a loose end before I can announce it but it's going to be some FUN!

Also on the 12th there will be a Clear Scraps BLOG HOP with

sneak peeks to the brand new CHA releases! WOOT!~

Oh and Wednesday is a Samantha Walker Blog Hop!!!! YEA!

I cannot wait to share my project♥

But for today....I made this layout.

I know some people think I am weird for scrapping pictures of food

or no pictures at all, but I have so much fun looking back on my pages.

I made this Peach Cobbler and loved the look so I photographed it.

I knew when I saw the Holy Mittens Santa kit from Scraptastic Club

that I was going to scrap these pictures with it! :)

I also used my Imaginisce i-top (love that thing) and my

Glue Arts Glue Gider Pro...I think that was it! :)

Oh and my Fiskars border punch.

I really just had fun with it, it was a good relaxing day and I wanted

to scrap a night and light layout. Thanks Jessica from Scraptastic Club

who gifted me this kit! I am so thankful, you are so KIND! :)

I will see you all tomorrow and let's hope against all hope

that I can finally make my announcement! LOL

~Happy Sunday~

~Thanks for stopping by~

~Pinky~

~Time For A Change!~

Good morning!

Last night I was getting my boys ready for school and thought it was time

for a change! A blog banner change that is!! hehe

Can you believe every single child of mine is actually in school today?

No more sickies in my house!!!!!! *Yea*

So, I love the banner but am still debating on the photograph.

I used Clear Scraps as a base, October Afternoon as base paper, Martha Stewart

punch, Fiskars punch, my Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse to cut the acrylic,

Cosmo Cricket letters, American Crafts Thickers, Imaginisce i-bond and Roly Poly

Posies, Jenni Bowlin butterflies and banner, Bazzill buttons....

my i-rock gems and i-rock, kaiser craft paint...LOL

I think I brought my entire studio out.

I am really happy about the end result...now someone come over and

take pictures for me! LOL

Oh and on a side note...if you are in TN I will be teaching

a class very soon in Mt. Juliet, TN! :)

I will add more details next week, it will be late January♥

Ok I am off to enjoy the peace and quiet

~Happy Friday everyone~

~Pinky~

~Favorite 2010 Altered Projects + Fun News & New Class~

Good morning my scrappy-rific friends ♥

I decided to post my top 4 favorite altered projects from 2010.

I realized I REALLY altered alot LOL 2-3 items a month!

Now I had a few more BUT they are in the Cricut Circle Magazine so I

cannot share them with you! :(

So here are the ones I chose...

And my favorite altered projects...not including publications...

My very original idea of and altered rolling pin kitchen sign :) Love this~

I had this idea back in January and hunted all over online to find

one and I never found even one, so it was a fun project!!

My Basic Grey Curio/Clear Scraps mini albums

The recycled book print bows :) Loves♥

My fun and functional Imaginisce Cocktail ring!

I really had fun looking through old projects♥

Did you go through yours and make a trip down memory lane??

Couple of fun things today...first of all I am going to be teaching an

online class in February I believe...*I will double check* It will have FULL

video tutorials and you can use all your own stash or purchase the kit.

Guess how much it is?? ONLY 5.00 a month plus they have contests

so you can WIN the subscription too!

The host is Stash To Treasure, go check it out♥

...secondly the new Cricut Stampede~

You know I design for the Cricut Circle, if you are a member you see my work

in the magazine every single month. Anyways they are hosting a STAMPEDE!

I think that is all for me today, sorry but my children went

back to school yesterday for the first time in over 14 days and guess

what? My youngest was sick LOL I am running behind with the

kiddos at home and being sick so much! Mom needs a quiet day♥

~Happy Thursday~

~Pinky~

♥~The Box~♥

Good morning my blog friends...

I have a special blog today that has nothing to do with scrapbooking.

Today I wanted to share my special holiday story.

♥The story behind this very special box♥

Many who know me even online know I am a survivor of

extreme childhood and adult abuse.

I am a strong advocate for children who have been abused

and often share my stories and struggles as an adult who successfully survived.

So it is no shock that I have very few good childhood memories.

In fact I really believe that every bad experience I had as a child probably

little by little erased any good ones, so I feel very blessed to have some

wonderful memories at my grandmother's house.

I remember going to her home and everything that was bad in my life

would slip away for a few short hours and I became a princess who was loved

and adored and respected, if only for the day.

My grandma "Ginger" would take me in her room and let me sit on

her water bed and put her hair in rollers and brush it as much as I wanted.

She let me look in her jewelry drawers and try on her earrings, she told

me how pretty I was and what a good girl I was, how much she loved me.

I never heard that at home, I never thought I was a good girl.

I always thought I was a horrible ugly little girl who was bad in her heart.

It was an experience I will never forget going to her home and spending

time carefree like a child should be.

She taught me to can green beans, cook oatmeal and gave me my first

bowl of Trix cereal. All such small things but left a lasting impression on me.

Anyways..before I moved away from Oregon I spoke with my Grandpa's new

wife and told her "If you ever find a pair of clip on earrings from my grandma

please let me know, just one pair would be so nice" And I told her my story

of sitting in her room. 5 years later this week I received a big box

in the mail. I had no clue what it was it just said "Oregon" and

was from my grandpa. I cut the box open and immediately began crying

I could not stop the tears from flowing at that point.

In fact I cannot stop crying while I type this out!

I saw the wood and I knew exactly what it was.

It was the jewelry box my grandmother let me dig through

and pick out those earrings to try on. I pulled it out and I could

smell the wood in my living room. At 35 years old I did not think a box

would ever bring me to tears. I opened it up and inside was a note...

"I did not find a pair of clip-ons but I thought you would like this,

your Grandpa made this for Ginger and it is dated on the back".

I don't think my boys understood why mom sat in the living room on

her knees crying for a half hour. I don't think that Dennise (who sent the box)

will ever truly understand what this meant to my broken heart.

The moments with my grandma were some of the only pain free

safe moments of my entire first 16 years in life. Those moments I hang on to

for dear life. I had nothing tangible to touch or hold from those days.

What an amazing way to end the year of 2010.

I had to share with my friends online...and for anyone

who is a survivor...It DOES get better and you do find those

good memories after time and healing.

Oh and one more note at the INSISTENCE of my friend Molly...here is what she wrote yesterday in my comments ♥

Molly said...

I'd like to take a moment of everyone's time to ask you to nominate Cristal/Pinkie for her blog in this year's Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards: The 2011 Bloggies! http://2011.bloggi.es She surely belongs as a nominee in the category of Best Art, Craft, or Design Weblog"!!!! Let's show our girl some love and take the time to fill out a ballot. You only need to come up with two other blogs in some category to win. Join me in nominating Cristal/Pinkie, won't you??? She won't pimp herself, but I will!!! <3

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Molly you are so amazing...LOL You crack me up woman!~

~Thanks for sharing my life with me~

~Have a wonderful day~

~Pinky~

~I-Top Blog Hop!! Fun gift ideas~

Good morning my HOPPY FRIENDS! :)

You know the Imaginisce i-top Blog Hop is running this week!!!!

I have a fun little gift projects today to share on this hop.

I love to make big wonderful elaborate gifts as much as the next person,

but let's face it...I have 3 kids, 10 chickens, a dog and a husband.

They inhibit my non-stop craftiness sometimes LOL

So I came up with this sweet and inexpensive gift for the acquaintance

or maybe a neighbor on your list.

Maybe even one of the hundred teachers

you have in your children's school.

A sweet handy ~COUTURE MAGNET SET~

That's right it's COUTURE ...Pinky Couture in fact!*wink* hehe

I used my awesome handy dandy i-top of course. And the magnet daddies,

plus the awesome Samantha Walker flannel fabric

(I love the hand made touch fabric gives these),

and the Garden Party embellishments for the holders.

These were fun, easy, and functional too~

You know you can win a brand new i-top prize plus a big prize

on Friday if you check in every day this week! :)

So go check out the next blog...

The next stop on this blog hop is...the amazing Melinda!

http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com/

~Happy Tuesday and thank for hopping by~

~Pinky~

~New Year Scrapping Already!~

Good morning my crafty-licious friends♥

Are you scrapbooking your New Year yet?

I wasn't going to but I needed to get away from the kids and hubs yesterday

so I hid in my scrap room and made this page.

I had a wonderful surprise 3 days after Christmas on my front porch.

You know Jessica from the Scraptastic Club?

I just met her recently and she is so sweet and so kind...

even though I am not designing for her she decided to send me

one of my all time favorite kits! So I dug it out and scrapped using

the Holy Mittens Santa! Kit! Isn't it fun??! Oh I love it!

For New Years we spent the evening with a HUGE bonfire on our property and

the neighbors came over about 5 minutes into the bonfire. I was thinking

"Oh no already?!" then they said "Hey can we use your bonfire for our burn

pile too?" LOL I was like Heck yes!!!!!

They stayed a visited about 2 hours and my good friends

Adrienne and Aron came over, it really was a FUN NIGHT!

The kids LOVED it, full of manly bonding and marshmallow roasting.

I loved it, full of girl chats and White Russians *hehe*

It was one of the best New Years we have had in a long time.

Since I had so many pictures (Thanks Adrienne) and I wanted to group them

I decided to print them all in 2X2 size.

And don't you LOVE the embossed stickers in this kit?? I love them so much

the greys, blues, and wintery mix makes me smile.

I used my Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge to make the tiny frames.

You know what I tried on this page? The Glue Arts Raise N's I really

like how easy they were to use, I think I will be using them again.

I had not tried them before today and I really like them!

You know Glue Arts does not compensate me at all *just in case you wondered*

I just LOVE their glue so when I use it I try to let everyone know

what I used. I do get many emails asking me what products I use.

That's it for me today, I am TRYING to get my kids back

into a normal schedule. They don't go back to school until the 5th

so I will be pretty busy until then.

Now on Tuesday....I think Tuesday LOL *tomorrow*

I am going to be in another smaller BLOG HOP

for Imaginisce with AWESOME prizes, so come back!

~See y'all tomorrow!~
~Thanks for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Happy New Year w/ A BANG & prizes!~

Good morning and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It is officially 2011 and I feel fresh and anew already.

Today is the new sketch challenge at Imaginisce but guess what?

It's NOT a sketch challenge, it's an ALTERED CHALLENGE!

Guess what else?? I am the lucky girl who gets to bring in the

New Year and the new challenge!!!!!! WOOHOO! I love Imaginisce.

The challenge is to "Find" something to alter, not buy something new.

It's all about recycle and re-use.

So I found this clock I have had for many years....and if you want to see

the original clock and details...guess what? You have to hop on to

the Imaginisce blog to see it all....

You will want to hop over anyways because they are giving away

a HUGE prize package just for hopping today...

including on my blog!!!!!!

So get over there and you could win BIG!!!!!

http://www.imaginisceblog.com/

Once again I want to thank each and every one of you for being a huge

support in 2010. My life changed so much last year and it

was all for the better and honestly, all of you made it happen for me.

Without all your love and support I would not be where I am today.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

♥ Happy New Year from the Pink One ♥

~Mitten Weather Altered Fun~

♥Good morning and Happy New Year to all my friends in blog land!♥

Are you ready for the New Year's Eve celebrations tonight?

We have company coming and it will be a casual fun night.

I did sit down yesterday and scrapped a little.

I bought this unusual door hanger from Old Time Pottery

in December with the intention of scrapping it before Christmas

but obviously I got a little busy.

This was painted an ugly checkered green with crazy odd trees

all over the mitten. *I wish I had taken before pics!*

I decided I wanted to use it for the winter on my bedroom door.

I wanted it to be soft and pretty so I could use it all winter not just Christmas.

I used the Imaginisce Enchanted Line, the Roly Poly Posies, my ibond,

the letters are Basic Grey, and also I used the Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive.

I also coated the Mitten Weather in Stickles, then covered them

in the Glossy Accents from Ranger.

Overall I have to say I am pretty happy with it BUT I think I will keep

it in my scrap room instead LOL

Oh and on the sides I used that Smooch Ink...LOVE that stuff.

Ok I am off to go cook!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come back tomorrow for HUGE PRIZES!

~Thanks for popping by~

~Pinky~

~After Christmas Crafting Begins ♥~

Good morning my amazingly talented crafty friends!

Between crafting for CHA, the new catalogs and other commitments

I nearly forgot to make thank you cards from Christmas this year

so I sat down yesterday and started the process.

I love sitting down and scrapping for the ones I love, the ones I know

will appreciate my card, it makes it so much fun!

Really I just used scraps for the entire card, and

the new Couture Core'dinations cardstock, it's that pre-glittered yellow.

I don't have alot today because I have a tutorial on Clear Scraps today,

a Blog Hop and FUN project on Imaginisce Saturday...

fun new reveals for Clear Scraps this month

*trust me when I say you will be blown away*

Another Blog Hop on the 4th of January with awesome prizes and

a blog hop for Samantha Walker on the second Wednesday of January.

So please stay tuned and come back this week!

I have my wonderful family home today so I better get back to being

a mom and cook and maid LOL

~Happy Thursday~

~Pinky~

~New Video Tutorial W/ New Tool *D-Stress*~

Good morning my friends!

Yesterday was a FANTASTIC DAY, I finally got my hands on the

newest tool from Imaginisce, the d-stress tool.

As soon as I heard about it, I knew I would love it.

**Coming soon to stores near you**

I am not even playing, it totally makes me so happy

so of course I made a video with the new tool and how it works.

Check it out ♥

*sorry it is dark, you know I usually wait but I had to get it done*

If you make mini albums or alter chipboard/acrylic in any way

you are going to love this tool for filing. I am throwing away my old files.

Ok I am off to plan for my New Years Eve Party and get the

boys to the Dr. today....

Happy Hump Day everyone!

~Thank YOU for stopping by., I am missing my blog friends~

~Pinky~

~Country Girl~

Good morning my crafty friends!

I am BACK!!!!

I had to take a couple days off for Christmas and to heal,

my poor kids and hubby well all of us have been sick for a while now.

Thanks goodness we are all on the mend *smile*.

I did get time to sit down and scrap over Christmas.

I am determined that before 2011 ends I will have my 8.5X11 scrap book

filled if it kills me! So you might see some pages that size this year♥

This page is from the Samantha Walker Cowgirl Line....isn't is adorable?

I was so excited when she sent it to me, I knew right away I was

going to scrapbook my country lifestyle.

You know it is unusual to find a beautiful country style line

that is not all cutesy and child like, so this line is perfect for me.

It is very country and I can imagine many pages with my chickens LOL

The only thing I added was twine, vintage lace, Thickers, and a little bit of stickles.

I even used the cardstock stickers for my journaling.

Oh and of course my handy dandy Glue Arts Glue Glider pro LOL

I know I do not have the "country" look but really all I ever wanted

was to have a little farm with animals.

If we could have afforded it we would have 10-20 acres

with cows, chickens, honeybees, and a garden. Heck I'd even like to have

a Christmas Tree Farm if I could! But the 2 acres and chickens will have to do.

Now if I could just find the perfect PINK cowgirl hat LOL

Stay tuned for my January 1st post on Imaginisce with

HUGE prize packages!!!!!

Now back to keeping these boys entertained and preparing

for the New years Party we are hosting this weekend!

Happy Tuesday, thanks for stopping by♥♥

~Pinky~