~Felt Flowers Tutorial ~

I hope that you subscribed to the

Treasured Scrapbooking Newsletter this month!
And if you did not, here is just one item you missed, from ME!!!

Fun Felt Flowers by Pinky By: Cristal Hobbs

I love felt and am always looking for creative ways to use incorporate it into my scrapbooking,these fun felt flowers are not only easy but save you time and money. Plus they are cute to boot!
You can make about 10 for 1.00 maybe even 15.

Step #1 cut graduating sizes out of felt (squares OR circles) 4 or more work best.Step #2 layer cut pieces largest to smallest (I like to turn each square piece for more depth and affect)
Step #3 Sew a few stitches preferably in a fun different color by machine or hand making criss crosses (the more wonky the better!)
Step #4 add a pearl (I bought my pink pearl from Treasured Scrapbooking) or any bling, or punch a small hole and add a brad.
Now go on and sign up for the TS Newsletter!
All the DT have fun tips and ideas every single month!
Just go here
http://www.treasuredscrapbooking.com/
scroll down and enter your email!

If you want the complete newsletter from this month,
which includes photography editing tips from Abbie Torrel,
product Reviews, Gallery Standouts, and Sketch challenges
then email me your email and I will forward this month's Newsletter to you!
Now go make some fun Felt flowers!

~Have a beautiful Sunday~
~Pinky~

~Super fun Saturday RAK WINNER!~

Oh I have not forgotten you all today! I was just so busy sewing,

and playing with my boys that I neglected my blog this morning!
One of the girls from Fiskars contacted me about making her a dress...
and i have to admit I was so leary when she sent me Orange Polka dotted fabric!
LOL But guess what? I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
So I whipped it up and mailed it off Priority!
I hope some of my Fisk-a-friends get to see her in her dress soon!

Also I have fallen in love with a little girl whom I have never met!
LOL
My friend's daughter, she is so sweet and cute, I made her a dress
a while back and every time I call she is looking for it or wearing it,
Now how could I resist making her another one!?
I love making little girl dresses because they just take remnants of fabric!
Less waste and gets rid of my stash.

Now i had to ask who the Pink girl was because I have no girls lOL
Her mommy had to tell me it was Sleeping Beauty!

Ok and on for the RAK winner!

Erin Glee said...

I'll bet you could have taught the altered wood workshop... well at least you have a positive outlook and something cool to hang up on your wall!
Love those printed Primas!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

OK chick, I love your comment but you were a completely random winner!
So email me your addy ok?

And icecheeks I will be mailing off your goody this week,
I am still settling in from Texas,
I tell you what, God has been giving me a blessing for not cussing
about the sizzling weather in Texas and He has given me
a nice cool week in TN! I mean we have had record lows of 60 at night!
Heck ya babay! I needed to cool off LOL

OK off to bed my friends
~Thanks for always checking in with me~
I love you all~
~Pinky~

~Round Robin Friday~

If you have not played "Scrap0booking Round Robin"
Let me tell you...YOU MUST!!!
hehehe, it was so much fun.
I did NOT scrap this Layout, I started with a picture (which I hate) LOL
and a piece of paper, and I passed it around to
the next person at my table who had ONLY 2 MINUTES
to scrap the page, then they passed it on to the next... and so on.
When it came back to me, it was DONE!

Now how fun is that???!
I thought it was so sweet they put Sugar on it,
it was so nice because they were all friends of mine.
You should have seen all the cool pages that got done!

You have to check this out!
Treasured Scrapbooking is having a HUGE contest!
The prize is 250.00 in scrap supplies and a 50.00 gift card!


It's here - our biggest contest of the year - The Treasured Hunt!
This will be a six week contest. To enter, upload your very best layout into the Treasured Hunt gallery-Eligibility Entries category by 9pm (EST) Friday July 31st. The Design Team will vote and the top 25 entries will move on to compete in the contest. Following is the timeline of the contest:

Eligibility Round - deadline Friday, July 31th - 9pm (EST)
Sun Aug 2 - 25 contestants announced

1st round
Tues Aug 4- 1st challenge announced
Mon Aug 10 - deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

2nd round
Tue Aug 11 - announcement of 20 contestants moving on/2nd challenge posted
Mon Aug 17 - deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

3rd round
Tue Aug 18 - announcement of 15 contestants moving on/3rd challenge posted
Mon Aug 24 - deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

4th round
Tue Aug 25 - announcement of 10 contestants moving on/4th challenge posted
Mon Aug 31 - deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

5th round
Tue Sep 1 - announcement of 5 contestants moving on/5th challenge posted
Mon Sep 7- deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

6th round
Tue Sep 8 - announcement of 3 contestants moving on/6th and final challenge posted
Mon Sep 14- deadline to upload entries (9pm EST)

WINNER ANNOUNCED - on or before September 17
Last time I promise! LOL

So, don't forget to check it out!
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Out of my Creative Box & RAK today!~

Good morning fellow bloggers (or readers)
I hopped on out of my regular scrappy box this last weekend
and took an altered canvas class
Now it turned out NOT to be an altered canvas but instead
a sheet of wood, so I still need to work on actual canvas, but
this is what I came up with.
I pretty much just let my imagination flow, and mine
looked NOTHING like the teacher or the other
students, but then again that is exactly what I wanted.
I wanted it to be mine and from my head.
I will probably do more, I was already using paint and oil pastels,
so I did not learn anything new, but it was fun seeing someone
else's view on altering items.
I will definitely hang it in my scrap room.

I did this page at the Rally in like 20 minutes about the Texas Trip.
I had alot of fun, I definitely and so happy to have made some lifelong friendships.
It was so nice meeting people I had spoken to for so long on the phone.
And meet a few new good friends too. I hope to hook back up
with some of them again!

Now I have a FUN little RAK today!
A package of BRAND NEW PRIMA Flowers!!
So leave a comment here and I will randomly choose someone on Saturday!



OHHH and a quick advertisement!
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It is the BIGGEST contest of the year...
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SOO PLEASE JOIN TODAY and please tell them PINKY sent ya!
PLEASE! LOL

Also they are having a promotion for us DT
IF I get someone to subscribe to their Kits, I earn a prize.
SOOOO if by chance you subscribe to a kit please refer me when you do.
Honestly their kits are fun and easy to work with plus
she makes sure each kits has some new yummy goodness in it.

~Ok I am done advertising~
The contest is FREE
~Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pass the RAK word along~
~Pinky~

~Wow it is Wednesday!~

Already?? Can you believe how fast this week is flying by?

It is already the 15th which means today
is my DT Reveal day for Treasured Scrapbooking!

These are items using July Kit #2
Such a fun kit...I know, I know, you are saying...It's fun because you are
the DT! LOL ...no I do not lie...it is a great kit! You can
tell, it is very diverse!!
This is a picture of the whole family on the Pickwick Belle in TN
How fun that trip was!
And here are a couple cards I made from the kit.
I did not alter anything this month because I did that tutorial
with the felt flowers for the TS Newsletter!
Don't forget that...it comes out today or tomorrow!
Thank you for stopping by!
I will have some fresh work tomorrow!
~Have a beautiful week~
~Pinky~

~Corn Cob Road Texas!~

Now I know y'all wanna know what Corn Cob Road is...

so for those of you who are offended by language, you betta just
close this page right now! LOL But you will be missing the story!

Friday 4 of us sista's decided to take a little trip to Wally World
to help out with drinks, picking up water, pop etc....
So we head on out and stop at Micheal's first like every good
and true scrapbooker does!! I mean DUH hehehe

We get done at Micheal's and ask for directions inside and
I cannot explain to you how FUNNY the check out lady was...
she would lean in to you over the counter and very quietly and
calmly try to explain where to go in a very monotone voice..
"now you just head south on this road and when you come to the light
you turn left then you turn right"
And not a one of us could actually HEAR HER! LOL
So we head out on our merry way and find ourselves at least 10
miles out in the middle of bumfuck Texas,
with nothing around for miles but straw looking corn and dust devils!
So when we see a gas station, of course we decide to stop
and I say to Dolores...
"want me to go in and ask for directions?"
She said "Yea send the PINK haired girl in maybe
they will like what they see and give us the right directions"
So I pop on in with my swirly dress and fat dark sunglasses
(yea i k now hot right?) LOL

I get inside and there are 2 old men, I mean like 98 yrs old
in booths smoking up a storm and I go to the counter and sure as shit
Mr. Hinduwithnoteethandacharoftabaccothe size of Texas!
is standing right there
looking like a rattlesnake walked in fresh off the cement pond!
I asked him where the nearest WalMart is and he says..
"BOY y'all are LOST its way on beck dere'"
He proceeds to tell me we need to go on back where we come from
to the flashing lights
Now this man does not say Flashing lights and let it go
NOOOO this man picks up both his hands and start flashing then in the air!
Because this pink haired girl does not know what flashing lights are
without hand signals! LOL
then he says go left or something...then I will come to
ONE flashing light!
Key word ONE, then he proceeds to flash ONLY ONE HAND! LOL
I tell you what, just watching him, I did not hear a damn thing after
I saw the hands start flashing! LOL
I went out to the car a laughing in my PINK Panties!

And no...that was not all!
Right across the road was a little shop (in the middle of nowhere!)
Called Cowboys and Cowgirls Barn furniture.
Now I am telling you right now...if you
see this place on Corn Cob Road...Keep on DRIVING! LOL
We thought (naturally as scrappers)
How fun and unique lets go look and take pictures!
OH HELL NO~
We started looking and taking shots of the building and
damned if a man did not come out...
face all messed up, covered with Tattoos...yea you know
there was tobacco in that mouth to! I mean it is Texas!
Some scary shit there! LOL
He comes out and says something like
"What are y'all doin' I don't let no people take pictures of my shop"
not nice either , I thought the man was gonna take out a shotgun right dere'! LOL
We kept snapping and said "well we are from out of town and
just admired your store so much"
Oh now...that man was not happy!
He even looked at the rental car license plate to take note
of where we were from, he said "Arizona huh?"
It was sooo funny!!!!
So we jump in the car already laughing...
and giggling about how he had something up his ass...
and I said "I just turned around and saw a CORN COB fall right out his ass!"
We laughed so hard we almost had to pull over...
now moments like that are PRICELESS! and that is
how we named it Corn Cob Road! LOL
I love meeting unique crazy individuals in other places.

Super fun! LOL

~Ok off to my boys!~
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Monday morning calm~

Good morning fellow bloggers,

I woke up in my own bed this morning and in a quiet house!
My boys slept in...now they are playing quietly.
It is always fun to go out and play but nice to come home
and feel comfortable and with family.

I promised more Lo's from this weekend and here are a couple
more I did of Dolores's lovely children!
I never get to scrap girls, so I had a FUN time scrapping these dolls!
Isn't she adorable?? Oh my! She is so cute!
This paper I got on clearance at Micheal's, it is the Forest Friendly line.

Now keep in mind both of these Lo's I only had about 20 minutes to do them!
But I had a bal working so fast and with so many creative girls!

I arrived on Thursday night and my flights were delayed so it was
late, one of the sweet girls offered to take my bags upstairs so I did
not have to lug them up the stairs which was so sweet!
I got to hang out for a couple hours then go to bed
I was in the room with the sweetest girls!
I made some NEW friends...
I made some closer old friends (some I had spoken to alot on the phone)
and I found out some people are not as they seem!~
Some are nicer then they seem and some I would avoid but overall
I let it all slide...
and had a great time and I think 95% were amazing and super creative people!
You know some of the small drama might have stressed me out years ago
but now I was really at peace and felt happy,
beautiful and really good the whole time
OH and guess who I met??
The incredible and amazing Staci Compher aka ctflattop!
She has been published everywhere and she was
such a doll~!

Ok more stories tomorrow...
I have a "lost on Corn Cob Road" story to share tomorrow LOL!~
Now time to spend time with my sweet children!

~Have a beautiful Day~
~Pinky~

~Back home in Sweet Tea Tennessee~

Oh it is GOOD to be home!~

I have so many stories to share
but to be honest, it is late!
And I am pooped so just one quick picture of me in the never ending corn of Texas!I had a great time and it was so much fun meeting the creative people.
I taught my first class and it went very well.
But...you know me, of course something went wrong LOL
I FORGOT ALL of my pictures!

So, guess what I did all weekend? Scrapped
other people's pictures! hahaha
This is one I of my gf's daughter...how adorable is she?
She makes scrapping EASY!

Ok off to rest and I will be sharing so many more in the next couple days.
I only scrapped 8 or 9 pages, but I had lots of fun!
Learned alot about others and myself.
I always enjoy observing and meeting new and unique people
~Have a great day!~
~Thank you for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~Leaving on a Jet Plane Thursday~

It is official, I leave on a plane today for Texas!

Let's hope the flight is safe and smooth.


I love flying but I hate the germs, have you seen those new
handy dandy germX sprays? LOVE EM!
I will so be using one on the flight!
I checked and it is supposed to be 103 today! EEK!

Have a great weekend y'all,
I will try to check in from Austin Texas
and post some pictures!
~Thanks for stopping by to say Hi~
~Happy Thursday~
~Pinky~

~New Crafty Hobby?~

Good morning my fellow bloggers/viewers!

For the last few weeks I have been hunting out
a cute owl necklace.
I have been all over Etsy and they usually want like 40.00 on up (to like 150.00!)
for a handmade necklace, well...I was in Hancock Fabrics one day and
the girl working there had the CUTEST owl pendant on a chain.
I complimented her and she explained she bought it at
Michael's! And it was like 4.00!!!!!

HECK YA!
So off to Michael's I go.
Guess what they have? Pendants and chains
that you mix and match for WAYYYY under 40.00!
More like 6 or 7 for both.
And they were so easy to put together as well...
I think I might have a new hobby....
This is my first necklace, I made it for myself...
I know I know..you are thinking...Owl?? That is not an owl??
LOL....well I got distracted with my other LOVE
Dragonflies!

I promise anyone can do these!
Go check it out!

~I am off tomorrow to Texas! So excited!
I also patted down a class I will be teaching at Scrapbook Village in Glasgow KY
August First....so if you live near there, or wanna drive on in and say hey...
Let me know, I will post more details in the next few days!

~Have a great hump day~
~Thank YOU for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~Tempting Tuesday begins~

Good morning to all, and to all a happy day!

See these fun little beauties?
Want to know how to make them?
Well...I just happen to have a FULL tutorial coming up
in the Treasured Scrapbooking newsletter this month!!


I know you wanna sign up now LOL
I am kidding...but you can sign up for the monthly newsletter right here
http://www.treasuredscrapbooking.com/
Scroll to the bottom and you will see a safe
sign up box, just add your email!
OR right here!
SIGN ME UP!

OK now, back to packing for this Pink girl!

I will leave yesterday's RAK open until I leave on Thursday~

21 comments so far! Only 19 to go! WOOHOO!

~You al have a great day!~

~Pinky~

~Let's Brighten up Monday with a winner! & another RAK day!~

NEW RAK right here!

Good Monday morning!

Hope your 4th weekend was safe and happy.
I have a few last minute things to do before I leave Thursday.
I probably will be scarce until I return on Sunday.
I am sharing some of my dresses/swimtops today because
I put everything on CLEARANCE
before my trip! I am trying to get everything sold before I leave!
So if you know any plus sized Divas please pass the word along.

IF everything sells before I leave I will be giving away 2 FREE custom made
dresses to 2 friends who refer me! Made in your size!
So make sure they let me know you sent them!
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/achobbs28_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ


Swim top ONLY 34.00 reg 42.00
Maxi dress ONLY 30.00 Usually 38.00
Swim Top 35.00 normally 42.00
Red gauze coverup 24.99!
Please pass the word along if you can!
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/achobbs28_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ

I thought Monday would be a good day to pick a winner for the RAK
And the winner is....

Lisa's Scrap Site said...I'M TRYING THIS AGAIN,ALWAYS BEEN
FOLLOWER AND IT'S ON MY BOG,THANKS FOR THE CHANCE
You have won the RAK Please email me your addy

and....
Ice Cheeks please email me your addy as well. I have a goody for you too! I thought I would brighten up Monday this week with some FUN Random Acts of Crafting!

Now on to the FUN stuff!
I have a new FUN RAK today!
This one is a FRIENDS board book
FULL set of OWL Stamps
and some Heidi Swapp BLING Frames!
Check it out on top!!

A value of 40.00!
But there is a catch this time! I have to have at least
40 comments in order to give this one away
So spread the word! Leave a comment and refer a friend!

Oh and one more fun scrap news item!
Have you seen the new Glimmer Mist labeling? TOO cute! I love Glimmer mist, I
just used them on like 35 ATC cards LOL
Check it out!
http://www.mytatteredangels.com/
Glimmer Mist is the same great product with a Fabulous NEW Look!

Ok off to pack some more!
Thanks for following my Crafty ramblings! LOL
~Pinky~

~Happy Sunday~

Hope you all had a great 4th of July.
We celebrated at home with the boys,
and on the 3rd we went to the park and had a picnic
spending all day having "family time"
We opted out of driving into Nashville this year for the big fireworks showbecause my back went out and I spent 90% of the day in bed.
Right before my trip to Texas too!
GRRR sometimes I really hate my ex and what he did to my body!
But we did stay home and the boys LOVED
shooting off their own fireworks!
It is so fun they are old enough now to enjoy it!

Here is a sneak peek to what I am scrapping for my Treasured Scrapbooking
DT work (15th) reveal! I am all done now
just have to edit the pictures and send them in....
and leave for Texas! YEEHAW!

Thanks for stopping by,
Wishing you a great week ahead
~Pinky~

~Tutorial Thursday~

Yes, it is that time again LOL
Time for another quick Photoshop tip from me...Pink-ee
I did not use my tri-pod because it is packed for Texas,
so fair warning, it is WOBBLY! LOL


This one is how to make your digital embellishment
or shape POP OUT like you would with a pop dot on your Layouts!


I am going to wait another day before choosing a winner on my
Blog post RAK yesterday, so keep
on sharing my blog!

Remember I told you about those pillowcases?
Here are just a few I have made and plan on dropping off this weekend.
If you are not a Fiskateer this is a great time to get
involved and make something special happen!
http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2009/06/25/if-he-can-do-it-sew-can-you/

~Have a great Thursday~
~The weekend is almost here!!~
~Pinky~

~Beautiful Wednesday & Reveal Day RAK too~

Good morning fellow Bloggers, or blog hoppers!

Today is my reveal day for DT work at Treasured Scrapbooking.
I was assigned to kit #2 this month
of course I love it as always!
This picture just cracked me up and I had to scrap it right away!

And here is my sketch to match!

I also scrapped my Front Page for my autograph book.
When I head to Texas for the Tally Rally,
we are all going to have an autograph book (6X6)
and this is the front page for it.
I totally had fun with it, I guess I am in a good mood this week.
I am ready to sew today too, I plan on making a dress for myself! WOOHOO!
So have a great Hump Day~
Oh and one more thing!
A RAK perhaps?
How does this grab ya?
Everything you need to embellish a page including alphas!

What do you need to do to qualify for the RAK?
TELL people about my blog! Send them my way!
If you send more than one I will put your name in each time
and add more goodies!



Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it!
~Pinky~