~Friday of Firsts~

I am off this morning to take Gage to his first half day of Kindergarten,

then off to have breakfast with a neighbor friend.
I am nervous that he will be upset.
When I explained he would be alone at school he
begged me to stay home yesterday.
Hopefully today will go smoothly.
First for MOM and first for BABY too!Another first for me is this LO
I have never used the Border/Corner Punch on a LO before.
But I like it!
This is my Father in Law in Nashville by the giant guitars.
One of the many tours we took them on while they visited.
FIL and I have always shared a love of music and artists,
so it was so much fun to share our city (adopted city of course)with him.

BTW I love the old DENIM Thickers on this LO!
It added the perfect vintage manly touch.
OK wish me luck!
Off to take the baby to school!
~Thank you for checking in and saying hi~
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Using your Border Corner Punches~

Good morning!
I woke up and it was beautiful outside...
but I came back in after the bus stop and my allergies have gone HAYWIRE!
so I probably will stay in today!

OK a gf asked me about using the Border Corner punches...
so I of course made a youtube video
I hope someone finds it useful!
This punch is really fun



Anyways...back to my boy, he is home until his
half day tomorrow, then he heads to Kindergarten full time
next Friday.
I don't know what I will do with myself!

~Thank YOU for stopping by~
~Please let your friends know about my blog & videos
you never know who might find them useful~
~Have a great Thursday~
~Pinky~

~Fresh and Happy Hump Day!~

Good morning!
I have been meaning to change my blog banner for a long
time now, but never had the chance!
Well....I finally did it yesterday!
What do ya think?
I think I like it!
It was fun to make, I mixed
Sassafras Lass, Jenni Bowlin, K&Comapany,
Cosmo Cricket, just a bit of everything!

I have the RAK WINNER!
Crystal please email me your addy!

Crystal said...

girl you crack me up! i love this layout! it is awesome and you are right that the colors suit it perfectly! and that rak is super cute too! you are so sweet! how was your weekend? are you finished with the school shopping yet? ugh, i haven't even started and I only have 9 & 1/3 days left. yes, i am countin' down! hehehe! hugs!

~Have a great Hump Day~

~Thank you for stopping by~

~Pinky~

~Crazy Busy Tuesday!~

Wow it has been one busy day!
I had a fun day babysitting the neighbor's children
a little girl and a little boy!
Now the little boy was enthralled by my boys and they
of course stayed busy 100% every second he was here!
It was a madhouse LOL
But the girl I felt bad for so I showed her how to scrapbook,
and she made a card, a layout (I printed pictures from an email her mommy sent me)
and a sign for her daddy when he gets back from a work trip.

Sorry, I did not photograph her, even though I wanted to
I wanted to respect her privacy.
But I will just say she was sweet and it was cute!

And here are my 3 monkeys! LOL
Yesterday right before SCHOOL!
Tomorrow the older 2 start FULL days!
And the youngest begins next Friday...
so I will be a busy momma until then...
I am excited...I know everyone says I am going to be
sad and lonely, but I am happy.
We sacrificed alot for me to stay home with the kids until now
and now it comes full circle and I am so happy and proud!

Now I did scrap a bit today but it was too dark to photograph...
I feel a new blog header coming on!!
~Have a beautiful day~
~Thanks for stopping by to peek in on my life~
~Pinky~

~ARGH...Monday be here! Let's RAK!~

In celebration of the X-MARKS THE CROP
at Treasured Scrapbooking this week
(beginning today)
I will be GIVING AWAY a small scrap RAK! ARRRGH! hehe
I would LOVE for you to join us and play along!
At the very least it will get your scrap mojo going!
If you do join please tell them I sent ya!


OK this is the RAK!. I know it's small but fun right?!
Leave a comment here and I will randomly choose a winner on
WEDNESDAY!!!!
This is a LO I did, to sort of match the summer LO I did.
This was one of our stops on that vacation with the Grandparents.
Not my usual style but I like it anyways LOL
It's bright and cheery just like that day with the Dinosaurs.

~Alrighty then...I be off to set up my challenge for the crop~!
~Hope you have a beautiful Monday~
~Tell your friends to stop on by!!~
~Pinky~

~Sunday's Rak WINNER & Purple Cows Video~

I made this video the other day for a friend,
who had asked me how to use the angle bar
on the Purple Cows Smart Trimmer
(Model 1060)
which I am fortunate enough to work with every day!~
It is their portable trimmer and the only trimmer
I know of that does the angle cut.
So here is a quick demo of the angle blade.



First of all, thank YOU all for stopping by to comment....

I had 54 comments this morning for the RAK and SandyH sent 2 people over
so I put her name in 3 times...and of course the last name came up which was...

sandyh50 said...

Hi Pinky, I read your blog yesterday so I knew you were having a giveaway today! I would love to win some journaling stamps! Thanks for the chance!

But guess what? I have another little RAK for the next random winner...

The Stone Family said...

hey sandyh50 said for me to mention that she told me about your give away. thanks for the chance to win!

Please email me your addy.

I hope you stop by again...
I hope you find some inspiration or a technique you can use on my blog
The entire reason I blog is to share found techniques and pages
because when I started scrapbooking, I met some
terribly mean people who did not share and were
so mean about my work.
I decided then that I woudl always share the LOVE of crafting!
And keep it beautiful and fun for everyone I meet!
So keep on crafting...
Keep on sharing...
~Have a beautiful Sunday~
~Pinky~

~Scrappin' Saturday~

I was able to sit down and scrap for a bit yesterday,
I have an upcoming crop and wanted to try something totally
new for me, which happens to be
#1 8.5X11 (I never do)
#2 Lots of White Space and one tiny photo!
WOW it was so hard for me.
I kept wanting to add and put it on a 12X12 sheet LOL

I was totally inspired by Staci Compher, I love her style
and pages but am never brave enough to try them
I did not copy her but she did inspire me to make the page
way out of my comfort zone! LOL

Last night we decided to join the madmen and go school shopping,
since it is a tax free weekend and TN has a 9.75% TAX!
(Which BTW is insane after coming from Oregon with NO sales tax)
OMG I will never venture out on tax free weekend again! LOL
I think today we will stay home or hit the library and park.
But it is exciting to see the boys all excited about their new school
gear and shoes...they are just so happy today!

~Have a great weekend!~
Don't forget about yesterdays RAK (HERE)
& I have one more coming up on Monday.
~Thank you for popping by~
~Pinky~

~Happy Friday....Stamping RAK day...~*Edited w/Picture*

Boy it has been a BUSY week...
I know I could use some joy and FUN in my life today...
so how about a fun RAK...
some Basic Grey Journaling stamps!
(they run about 15.00 or so)
And one of my favorite flourish stamps.
Just leave a comment here, and be sure to check back in by Sunday!

Sounds liked a FUN weekend...winning a cute prize!
And guess what?
You send people over...you get an extra chance...
and MONDAY I have another RAK specially for people who follow my blog.
I am in a great mood,
I had a heck of a week and I am thankful it is Friday!

*edit*
The reason I am so happy today?
a VERY Special Fiskateer, knew I could not go to Florida for the Big
Party, so she sent me a little after party care package!
Thanks so much M! I love ya girl!
This is why I LOVE My Fiskateers!
*end of edit*

Yesterday I got to chat it up with a couple neighbors.
It's nice to know someone has your back.
I hope you enjoy your weekend as much as I do...
I want to thank you for stopping by and
if you feel inspired or my blog makes you happy,
please do pass the word along.
~Have a great weekend~
~Pinky~

~Thursday....I see it running by! RAK tomorrow~

I think I saw Wednesday and Thursday sneak past my house

this week! Of course it was just a quick glimpse so who knows?? haha!
This week has just flown by,
I stopped this morning to scrapbook
because my sweet hubby took the boys in for their immunizations
so I had time in the house alone and quiet.
Just imagine in another week every day will be
like that, and my last baby will be in Kindergarten!

Since people always ask me about my hair, I decided
to scrap a page about it, of course I need a 12X12 sheet alone
for the journaling, but I managed to sum it up on one
piece of paper! LOL

It's the question I get all the time, WHY?

Well, it's not what you think, it's not about attention or craziness.
It's about survival and truth.
After a childhood of pain, abuse, and neglect I stood at 28.
Lost and in dire need of change
I needed to ensure I would be a good mother and grow.
So I did it, I faced my past, my abusers, my parents.
I faced it all.
I worked hard & I wanted a big change in my appearance to match tmy refreshed spirit.
The truth is...it's my badge of honor, it is my own way to wake up every day and say "You did it!! It did not beat you or kill you so you WIN"
It's my way to tell the world I am open and I understand because I am different just like you.
It is a way for people to approach me and it opens the door to speak about surviving and staying strong.

I will be sharing a RAK tomorrow,
so tell your friends because it is coming!
~Have a great Thursday~
~Thank you for stopping by~
~Pinky~

~Ahoy, me hearties!....X Marks the CROP!~

What makes Scrapbooking more fun then to
play and have themed CROPS!
I am having a ball making everyone's avatar (Treasured Scrapbooking)
PIRATE Themed for our upcoming crop
X Marks The CROP!
Some days it is fun to be silly and goofy and just throw caution to the wind.
Here is my Avatar for the crop...

If you want to play along, let me know
and I can assist you with LOOTING your avatar! hehehe

Yesterday I spent the entire day on the phone with
every rude people from the Health Department to
Dr.s Offices, I was so upset I was in tears...
finally the 3rd office I called was actually kind and sweet.
I do not know what is going on with Health Care these days
but being polite and kind is a thing of the past, and it is not
only sad but stressful for the patient...ie...ME
Who knew trying to get my boys immunized would involve 7 phone calls
and being yelled at by the Rutherford County (TN) Health Dept
I am happy yesterday is over!

So enough of my boring life LOL
Back to fun scrapbooking right?
~Thanks for stopping by~
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Another Scrap-happy Monday~

I managed to finally finish this page...

Took me a few days for some reason, I still feel "off" about it.
This page I did for the DREAMGIRLS Challenge Blog
if you have not been there...it is a HOOT!
They have an amazing DT!

The challenge this week was to use
WINGS
Glitter
and
Paint!
So I used glitter paint markers as accent,
and gold paint on the sides, the wings are in the
vintage butterfly fabric I stitched on the LO.

When my MIL and i saw this couple painting at the lake,
we both yelled...STOP!
We need a PICTURE! LOL

Ok back to making calls and registering kids for school.
It is going to be a busy 2 weeks but productive!
~Have a beautiful Day~
~Pinky~

~What a weekend! & Rak winner of course!~

Ohhhh, I am late blogging today,

this weekend was so busy!

Friday night I had my Purple Cows Demo at the local Scrapbook Store (Sassy Scrapper)
and Saturday I hosted 2 classes at a Scrapbook Store in Kentucky(Scrapbook Village)
I had a BALL!!!!! But it was exhausting as the same time.

I think I have found my calling in life,
I LOVE LOVE demoing and teaching, I must say
It was a hoot, and everyone was sweet as cherry pie!
I have also been sewing this weekend as well...
Plus the kids are going back to school next week
so we have been running getting them set.
I wanted to share this picture from Thursday though.
My boys have been stuck inside for about a week now
due to rain and bad weather,
but Thursday it was quite warm and it started to rain really hard
they were just watching with that bored sad face,
so I said "Just go...run in the rain"
OHHHH the joy!!!!!
It was absolutely precious! they ran and ran!!
It was definitely a MOM moment! :)
OK...OK I know you are saying...
Pinky...shut the heck up and give the RAK away!!! LOL
So here is the WINNER!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

4
31
11
1
30
18
35
20
3
41
36
and the 4th comment was...

Karee Sue  said...

Such a pretty LO, thanks for sharing the RAK looks great,

Friday, July 31, 2009

KAREE SUE
Please send me your addy!

I wish I had 51 to give away,

I try to be very fair and always use the random.org site to pick a winner

Thanks for always coming by to visit even though I don't get to all of you
*love*

~Have a beautiful Sunday~

~Pinky~

~Saturday, the 1st! Reveal day!

Yep, you guessed it! It's the 1st again!

My favorite day!
Time for my Treasured Scrapbooking Reveals!
This month I worked with August Kit #1
I knwo I showed you this one yesterday but
I really wanted to share how versatile this kit is!

Look at how different these Lo's are
and all with the same kit!

I always love the kits from TS but this one made me really happy!

And of course the sketch to go with it.
When you order one of these kits, the sketch and LO's
come printed with it for inspiration!
I love that too!

My Purple Cows Demo went great lastnight!
I was so happy to get my first one done!
And a very special thing happened....
Bettye a Fiskateer, she showed up just for moral support!
It was a surprise and I almost cried because it was so darn sweet!
You know she is a wonderful Fiskateer and that is what I love
about Fiskateers....so supportive no matter what I am doing!

And this is what I made yesterday...another
top and a few other dresses for the store in town MESH!
I am so excited to have my stuff in a real store.
Online I only sell to plus sized but in the store I get to expand more
to the Medium to 2X crowd!
OK off to Kentucky I go for my classes at Scrapbook Village!
~Thank you for bearing with my LONG post today!~
~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~

~Freakishly busy Friday! RAK DAY...again hehe~

Ok, just a quick update today...

sorry, just too busy preparing for my classes/demos
today and tomorrow!

If you are in TN! I will be at Sassy Scrappers tonight doing my Purple Cows Demo!
Yea so excited!

IF you live in Kentucky!!!
COME to Scrapbook Village
@ 10:00 AM
or 1:00PM
I will be hosting 2 classes and they are FREE!!!
Just come on by!
If you need more information just let me know...
I would LOVE to meet you!

Now this LO....
Tomorrow is REVEAL DAY on Treasured Scrapbooking
this is my month for Kit #1! And it was so fun!
This is just one of 4 Lo's and an altered project and a card
I made! LOL I was in love with this kit!!
If you have not checked out the new CHALLENGE BLOG
http://www.scrapfit.blogspot.com/
ScrapFit, you should!
I am using this LO as an entry,
the challenge this week s WATER and INK!

Ok off to the kids and get everyone set for tonight!
You know I love you all and thank you for stopping by!

Oh...oh...wait....Hmmm.....I think I have a RAK today!!!!!!!!
I am in such a great mood...here it is!
Please send your friends over!This RAK is a word book, BLING and a set of stamps.
It is worth over 30.00.

You know my motto is all about SHARING THE CRAFTY LOVE!
I totally live by that!
I share my techniques, my ideas, my supplies...it's all about
doing it from the heart.
It's a great RAK I love my readers!
I will pick a winner on Sunday!

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

~Thirsty Thursday is here at last!~

I got my scrap on yesterday and today.
I cannot share all of my work but I can share this one...
This is...a SCRAPLIFT!
I cannot share who or why yet (but I will next week)
I can tell you it is for a special challenge
for a crop at Treasured Scrapbooking that is coming up!

I hope you join me and play along if you have time.
It will be beginning on the 10th of August.

I am SUPER excited about my purple Cows Demo tomorrow
at Sassy Scrappers in Murfreesboro! YEA!
I am raring to go!
I don't have alot to share today, it's Thursday and I am
trying to spend the day with the boys.
I am thankful today for....
good friends who put up with me!
great family who support me....
a lovely place to live that hubby works for...
opportunities to teach and demo and meet new people who
share my passion and love of crafting!

~Have a beautiful day~
~Pinky~