~Thursday means we are closer to the weekend!~

Since I cannot show what have been working on the last 2 days,

I will just share a sneak peek!
This is all from Kit #1 at Treasured Scrapbooking.
I love this kit! Super fun embellishments and papers!
I also did a tutorial/article in the newsletter this month
from Treasured Scrapbooking. So if you have not signed up yet...

Plus I found a real cute way to preserve some of my boys notes
I save over the years. I am going to send the cute little
book to Grandma and Grandpa.

I am feeling the vibes of spring after that crazy snow storm!
It is supposed to be 75 here this weekend.
Time to start thinking of planting my garden.
Just thinking!

~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~RAK the day away

So this is the Heidi Grace prize and the Random
Number Generator said comment #29
so the 29th comment was
CEE!!!!!

I have been busy working/sewing,
but I will have a regular blog again tomorrow.
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Totally Rockin' Tuesday & Heidi Grace RAK

I am proud to announce I will be joining a new challenge blog called...
Punk Rock Scrappers!!!!!!!
I am excited to see where this leads. I really wanted to do this, because it definitely pushes you our of your comfort zone and let's you go hog wild.
Crazy Scrap pages are not just for your BOM anymore! Share them with the world!!!
http://punkrockscrappers.blogspot.com/

So please check them out and add them to your blog roll!

Now I have some Heidi Grace goodies here from the KY crop....
I know that someone out there could use them...
You know the drill...
leave a comment here...
send a friend to say "Hi!"
Tomorrow I will draw a RANDOM winner!
Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Pretty Good Monday

So, I had a nice surprise yesterday.
Karin on my Just Scrappin' board posted this....

And sure as sh*t there was my Rape LO.
Pretty cool. Oh and did I mention I have a 4 page article about my work and my goals?
This is a quote from the article.
Retelling her life story through her art
means depicting the good and the bad
for Pinky. Her unfortunate personal history
of abuse is often featured in her
layouts. Pinky admits, she “touch(es) on
taboo subjects quite often” and is not
afraid to scrap the tragedy and the treasures
of her life. Her amazing ability to
openly discuss a topic which many would
rather ignore is also manifest in her personal
scrapbooking goals. Pinky shared
with me that she has one big dream; “to
use my scrapbook pages about abuse
to write a book about how to survive as
an adult and turn something ugly and
bad into something creative and beautiful.”
Her example has inspired me to
be more open and transparent in my art,
letting the real me come out, to hopefully
inspire and touch someone else, like
she has touched me.

I was thrilled with how Scrap'N'Art portrayed me.
I was worried but I feel like they captured what I am about.
So PLEASE go download the newest issue and read the article and
there is also a tutorial!


Oh and yesterday was the first....so I downloaded my Treasured Scrapbooking
DT REVEALS! I had Kit #1 it was so awesome!

So that was my weekend in a nutshell.
Good days and sad day (Ellie's LO)
Typical life of the Pink Haired Mom! hehe
~Have a beautiful Monday~
Let me know how your weekend went?
~Pinky~

~Quick Post For Ellie~

I wanted to thank you all for donating your money to Ellie and the Willaert's.
We raised 165.00. The check and framed LO was mailed off today!
It is going out Priority so it should be 3 days tops.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

~Hardest LO I have even done~

I am known for doing the tough Lo's.

The heartfelt, the nitty gritty, the deep thought LO's.
But I can truly say this is the most difficult LO I have ever done.
I went to bed 2 nights now crying and begging God to please let me keep my children,
telling Him I could not bear what this family has endured and please give them strength.
I did not feel a release when I was done, I only felt sorrow and heartbreak.
I pray I did Ellie and their family justice.
I so admire Niki and her strength.

On another note, this is what I woke up to this morning.
This is my step down porch, the kids are thrilled

Have a beautiful, peaceful, strong Sunday
~Pinky~

~RAK Winner Friday, Sheer madness..personal thoughts...

Last day to donate to Ellie's Family.
we have 165.00!! WOOHOO!!!! And I know one check is coming today to!
http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/2009/02/for-willaerts.html
Thanks for all you donated, I am sending a check/cash tomorrow morning!


Yea, I know your like...
"What?? Another LO about that bitch? Does it ever end??!!" hehehe
Just kidding, I know I am sick of scrapping me too.
But I was feeling a little pissed off about some of the comments I get about my hair or my crazy hat. So I scrapped it. I think people figure if they make a snide comment to me, or at me, then they look better than me. But in reality they just look like a snit...well to me anyways.
I mean who am I hurting with my pink hair and kitty hat?

I am feeling nostalgic this week so I will let you in on my secret.
Now most people who ask me, I just shrug it off.
But today I thought I would share.
The reason Pinky has Pink hair.
Since I grew up being molested and abused for 15 years.
When I hit 17 I ran out and got married
to the first man who had money and showed me attention.
Well he was a very bad man.
he tried to hit me with his truck and ended up leaving me
in the hospital with a broken back and 3 months of therapy.
I left him, and met my husband now.
He is so supportive and we got pregnant, I was terrified to have children,
afraid I would beat them like my parents did.
So with his help, I decided to write my story of abuse and rape out.
He made 100 copies and I sent it to every person I knew.
I would finally be FREE of all the secrets and shame of abuse because
it was NOT my fault and now everyone would know,
I am a SURVIVOR.
When that happened the healing began, and I wanted to stand strong
especially for other women who were abused and
did not feel safe speaking out.

Pink always makes me smile and happy.
So I dyed my hair PINK so when I woke up in the morning, not only
would I smile, but it would be my way of being a brand new person
inside and out! FREE from secrets and abuse.
It reminds me every day, I am now happy and strong.
The old scared, shy, abused girl is gone.
Now stands a strong, bright, thankful survivor!
It might not be your way to deal with issues, but it is mine.
And I am good with that!
Besides that it has been an amazing tool to share my story with others
and brighten people's days!

Ok long rant over!!

Fingertip craft knife winners....
JOCELYN

and TRACEY!!!

Send me your addy's girls, they will go out this weekend!!!!!!
Have a beautiful day
~Pinky~

~Friendships and Scrapbooking~ Don't forget yesterday RAK~!

I thought I would post today about how much Scrapbooking has blessed my life.

Before I scrapped, I had friends, don't get me wrong.
But Scrapbooking has made finding new friends and making relationships
so easy. We already have something in common....crafting...but also
love of family/friends/pets and self exploration.This is one of the amazing people I have met through Fiskateers.
*disclaimer* I had knocked back a few drinks and de-iced my van.

It has also been a tremendous way to share my story of
abuse/survival with other survivors.
When I first opened up about being abused the response was overwhelmingly
negative. Many would ask me to be quiet, or lie about it.
They would tell me it made them uncomfortable.
Which made me feel even MORE ashamed than I already had my entire childhood.
But for some reason when I open up to other crafters,
they have always welcomed me with loving open arms.
Ok, not all but 95%
And that just tells me, crafters and scrappers have huge hearts.
Now those are the kind of friends I want in my life!

After the chat in Fiskateers with Erin Manning,
she challenged us to use some of her techniques and grab a picture.
This is mine. Overall I am pleased with the result.
5 yr olds do not cooperate LOL

And yes, I am scrapping. This is a sneak peek of my DT work for the 1st!

Have a beautiful day.
Don't forget about yesterday's RAK!
~Pinky~

~Sweetest Bug Tuesday~**RAK**

Good morning to you all.

Just to show, the entire crop was not work and goofing around.
I will share the cards I did make.
Now I am NOT acard maker I say again and again.
I do not follow directions well at all! LOL
But they had pre-printed instructions and I just changed it up and made it my own.
I did enjoy using the border punches.
Notice the BRAND NEW Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug papers?
Yeah, that's right we all were given a few sheets!
SO cute, I need to go get some more for cards!
I notice while photographing them,
I placed most of my stuff upside down....typical...is all I have to say! hahaha
Can't take it too seriously.
I also dropped the ink on my WHITE card,
hence the funny inked flourish Bwhahaha

Oh and are you here to see if you won the RAK????

Bethy (#34) and Connie(#39)

Your are the winners of Sunday's RAK!

And a special set of lips sent off to Shelly

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

34 39

Timestamp: 2009-02-24 01:48:15 UTC

So Bethy and Connie (I do not know which Connie it is so I hope you come back!)Please contact me with your information. I will mail these out right away! Most of the boards I am on are on my sidebar. ~Have a beautiful day~

~Pinky~

OHHHH did I mention this? I have ANOTHER Fiskars Fingertip craft knife to RAK away today! SO if you want one, leave a comment and if you send a friend, I have not one but TWO and if you do not send a friend then I just have one and will RAK another later this week!

I just found this picture of Stephenie and I at the crop.
This was after a VERY long day! hehehe
But I had to share! I met a scrappy superstar! How fun!

~A Couple Crop Pictures~

The always energetic and fun pair.

Rebecca Peck (Lead Fiskateer) on the Left
and Stephenie Purl Hamen (Legend----wait for it----Dary Fiskateer)
And the infamous socks!

And here is Mindy...the trooper. Who helped all day long.
Thanks Mindy you rock girl!
I had a ball girl. Cannot wait for the next crop with ya!

Packed house!!!!
I swear there was not one seat left.
It was packed. 4 classes going on at once all day.

And one last picture I hate LOL Of Mindy and I.
Why do I always get those double chin angles?
I never have that in my mirror dammit!

Good times, good friends, good fun.
Have a great Monday
~Pinky~

~Back from Cropping! ~Great RAK day~

I'm baaaaacck~!
Back from a great crop/Fiskars Fun Day in Kentucky.
What a blast we had!!!
Rebecca and Stephenie and all the Fiskars people are just amazing.
Plus I got to finally meet the wonderful Mindy.
We had lunch together and played all day, she was awesome!
It was a day filled with learning, scrapping and friends.
This Sunday morning, I drove 2 hours home int he snow and beautiful sun,
and I could not help but think of how blessed I am.
How much crafting and sharing has opened up my life.
How blessed I am to meet so many people from all different walks of life!

So in the spirit of love and giving! Let's RAK!!!!!!!!

I have enough for 2 people here!~
2 packaged of Heidi Grace rub-ons And either a Fingertip craft knife
or micro topped Fiskars scissors to go with the 2 packs.
In the spirit of love and giving, if you already have these just pass them along!
Share your crafty LOVE with others.
It only takes a small token or a smile to make someone's week!

So leave a comment here to be entered and be sure to send a friend
over here as well to share in the crafty love.
There is enough room for everyone!
I might have some special extra goodies in my bag to share!
I will randomly choose winners on Tuesday!

Have a beautiful Sunday
~Pinky~

~For the Willaerts

Anyone in Just Scrappin' or who has been following Angel Ellie's story...
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/elliewillaert

you might know at Christmas we all donated pages and made her a scrap album of her journey.
And a few weeks ago many donated and we bought her a book of sign language for easier communication.

Well Ellie passed on last night and she is now in heaven.
It has been an honor to follow Ellie's story and pray with the family as they traveled this lonely path.

Just Scrappin' has decided to send handmade cards and a monetary donation directly too the family. I will be collecting donations through Friday the 27th. And sending a box of cards and a check (100% of the donations) to the family.
With a framed poem .
With paypal you will have a reciept.
my paypal is
plussizedesigns@hotmail.com

I will be covering ALL paypal FEES so 100% of anything donated will go directly to the family and immediately as well.
The address to send cards or donations is..

Pinky
448 Drexel CT
Murfreesboro TN
37128

like I said 100% will go straight to Ellie's family.
I considered donating to Caring Bridge but none of that goes to the Willaert's it just goes to the Caring Bridge site.

Even if you only donate 1.00 it will add up.
I have a hard time soliciting money, I never have before EVER.
But this is an exceptional cause. I know the family can use it.
Pat had to stop working to help care for his terminal daughter.
She was just 5.

So if you would like to donate let me know.
I will be mailing off a check with donations and my own donation next week.

And most of all please...just pray for the family to find the strength they need to go on.
This touches my soul to the core, I have a 5 yr old son and I cannot even imagine what pain they must be in right now.
I wish we could do more.

~Pinky~

~Sadness~

I have no words today, I awoke to a message.
Our sweet Ellie passed away last night at 9:30pm.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/elliewillaert
This is the end of a long journey, where we have followed with sadness,
strength and perseverance.
Pray for Nikki and Pat please. They need it today.

~Ready to Crop Friday~

Well, I am spending the day baking a few extra goodies for the boys,

because I will be heading out about 5am tomorrow morning!

I did this LO for Tally Scrappers
They are having a Survivor Contest.
I am on Team Dwight (The Office characters)
And my team lost by almost 4000 points this week! EEK!

The challenge this week was to do a LO about Competition
and to use predominantly green and brown colors.
I had a hell of a time getting the pictures to come out right!
I am happy though. I wanted it to be a soft pretty LO
but to also show that I have real competitive streak in me.

The journaling says...
I Swear I was born with a set of balls.
When it comes to gaming and competition second best is a HUGE blow to my ego!
I find every way I can to master any game I play. Not so pretty sometimes.

So no blog tomorrow!
I will be in Kentucky at an all day CROP!
WOOHOO! I will be meeting Mindy, and Stephenie (Fiskateer Legend)
and my buddy Rebecca. I am so excited!
So Have a great weekend y'all!
I will definitely take pictures.
~Pinky~

~Creative Thursday~

I was excited to have won by 1 point with my Game box today.

My team still lost but I was proud of my little box.
Now you may be wondering....What in the world is she putting a
picture of this MESS on her blog for?

Well there are a couple reasons
#1 Fiskateers is having a sewing room makeover contest!
You can win a beautiful Desk for your sewing room.
#2 I tried to take the cleanest best picture possible. Because I thought it was only to post a picture of your sewing table LOL
#3 To remind you, we are all human and as my friend Roxann says..."Don't stress the mess!"
I have to take a step back and remind myself...it is OK to have a messy room! LOL

So have a great creative day!!!
~Pinky~