~Nothing Fun Just Sad~

Good morning my friends!

I have nothing fun to share today, I apologize but my family

life has taken over for the day. I will be making videos and such today

but for right now it's just my REAL LIFE seeping into my blog.

You know I have to throw in the nuggets of life every once in a while!

We spent the weekend full of baseball and all the usual family stuff,

BUT Sunday night my son removed his shirt and this is what I saw

My son who is VERY GENTILE, I mean VERY. He is a gentle giant

and would not hurt a fly. Someone had been bruising him since the

first day of school. Needless to say I was shocked and very upset,

I drove to the baseball field where hubby was practicing and I began

bawling in hysterics showing him his arms that were covered in bruises.

I went home and calmed down, and first thing yesterday morning

I was at the school at 7:15am speaking with the principal.

They immediately took action. Asking my son when, where etc...

He had been poked all 5 days of school by a schoolmate who was

sitting beside him, he poked him so hard with a pencil and so many times

that both arms were covered in deep dark bruises.

It went on for 5 full days.

After the meeting my son was so shaken I had to take him home.

The principal asked him if he did anything in retaliation and my son

said "No I just asked him to stop and he kept doing it"

So he took it for 5 days before I saw the bruises. I felt awful.

I still feel awful. My son did not want to get in trouble, or

get his "friend" in trouble.

Come to find out this boy was not being mean but he KNEW it was

totally wrong and he knew he was hurting Justice but he was just "playing".

I don't believe it was malicious, but it was 100% wrong and mean

nonetheless, I mean the proof is on my son's arms.

It really took me back to my ex husband who used to "play" and

laugh by throwing ice cubes at my head and leaving bruises all

over my face/neck and kept telling me he was just "playing".

I have to say I struggled to keep composed.

After I got home the school called and told me she was shocked

that this happened because the student was a good kid.

They took care of it and his parents were very apologetic.

I spent the day with my son, he slept alot and stayed pretty quiet.

In the evening we went to the school orientation and the parents

(separated) came to apologize, the dad said

"I am sorry but boys will be boys, he didn't mean nothing by it".

But the mom came over separately and was very kind and

apologized again and again. They had their child go to my son and

tell him he would never do it again. The teacher also moved

him across the room so they won't be sitting together again.

We chatted with his teacher and she said my son is very quiet and

a very good boy and she was proud he did not lose his temper.

I explained it was a good lesson for all of us, that he now knows

to tell the teacher before it gets this bad.

I am very proud of my son for being so gentle, and frankly I am proud

of myself for not losing control and being able to deal with this in an

appropriate manner. Given my history of abuse I really feel like

I have come so far and this is a sign of being well and healed.

Enjoy your Tuesday, I know I will....Much love to ya,

~Summer ice Cream Fun~

Good morning my friends,

I did get a small window to create this weekend,

and what I played with was McGill punches and Momenta paper!

I made this cute little ice cream cone card.

I wanted to sit down and play more but got busy with the fam~

Well worth it though!! :) Now today I will have a chance to play

while the kids are at school.

I used the Let's Party Pyramid Pad from Momenta for the card/cones,

and McGill Punch for the Cones, then I used Beacon Fabri-Tac for the

assembly and Glue Arts Raise'Ns for the dimension!

Don't forget about the CRICUT MACHINE GIVEAWAY I have going

on in August for my blog friends!!

Happy Monday!!!

~Making "See Through" Cards~

Good morning from TN!

I have had some fun lately making "See Through" cards,

using Clear Scraps and Momenta!

For this card I took a frame from the Momenta Simply Perfect Page Kit

and a piece of Clear Scraps acrylic.

I glued the frame to the acrylic, then added embellishments.

After that I took a sheet of polka dot paper from the kit, white card stock

I trimmed both down to the size of the frame, then I glued them together.

I scored the polka dot paper 1" down, then adhering it to the frame.

Easy right? And too cute for summer!!

I think I might have a video coming up for this too!

~Pool Days & What Surveys Getcha~

Good morning,

Happy Saturday!

I had a fun day with my gf Adrienne yesterday, we had

lunch and chilled in the pool. Actually we laughed in the pool

because all year we had these great blow up chairs...

BUT the boys kept popping them repeatedly, sooooo hubby decided

to get me a "special" more expensive chair and he bought 2 one for me and one

for Adrienne....but the problem is...we could NOT stay on them LOL

It was a falling into the pool fest, and you know I hate getting my hair wet!

So...these chair SUCK LOL Neither A or I are coordinated enough

to stay afloat on them and I need to go find my cheap floaty

chair and hide them from the kids! LOL

anyways....on to fun mail time....

I will be the first to admit when I see a survey, I usually just

drone through it and don't give it a second thought...

MONTHS ago...maybe even a year ago I took a survey

and look what happened?? LOL

To be honest I don't even remember doing it but it was

a fun surprise in the mail yesterday!

I know many Fiskateers get these but it was fun to get one of my own.

Happy Saturday everyone! Thanks for popping by and sharing a slice

of my life...I love ya~

~CROP TIME! Win A Tally Kit!~

Good morning!!! Today is the first day of the crop on Tally!

Challenges and game galore PLUS you could win the grand prize...

a BRAND NEW KIT!

If you already bought the August kit then

you will receive the September Kit.

The more you participate, the more chances to win!

I have been bust creating this week but it's all for magazine work,

so I cant share until next week! :/

Go to Tally and join the crop!!!!

http://www.tallyscrapper.com/

Happy Friday, see y'all tomorrow!

~More Cricut Fun~

Morning!

I wanted to share just one of the many projects

I make for the Cricut Cirle, for this one I used my Imagine cartridge

and the Nursery Tails Imagine cart.

IT was in the May Magazine, and I love how they staged it with twine

and seed packets! So much fun.

I don't get to share everything I make these days but I thought

it would be fun to share this one straight from the mag.

http://www.cricut.com/circle

Happy Thursday, I am off to work with the Imagine again today.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check out the CRICUT GIVEAWAY

on my blog 2 days ago and the blog hop from yesterday!

~Celebrating Fabric Cowgirl Style~

Good morning!

Today is the monthly Samantha Walker Creative Team BLOG HOP!

This month we are celebrating fabric, all the amazing fabrics from SW~

I decided to make a very girly girl dress for a friend of mine.

Her daughter is a beautiful 1 yr old.

This fun cowboy fabric was perfect for the adorable dress.

Great for summertime, don't you wish you had some red cowboy boots?! :)

At the end of the hop Samantha will be giving away a bundle of fabric,

so hop on to the end!

Next stop is this blog

http://justjingle.blogspot.com/

Have fun & good luck!

~A Cricut Giveaway For My Friends~

Good morning my blog-land friends!!!

School has begun, it's crazy hot, and I think it's time for some fun!

I had been wanting to do this for a while now but had to budget it in.

Finally I was able to buy the Original Cricut to GIVEAWAY on my blog!

It's perfect for someone who has never tried the Cricut, or

a second Cricut for someone who has the machine, or even a CROP Cricut!

Basically I got it because you all have been so amazing for a long time

and I think this will be alot of FUN!

To enter to win all you have to do is FOLLOW my blog,

COMMENT on this blog post,

SHARE the POST on Facebook, Twitter or your blog.

The more you share the more chances to WIN! But let me know so when

I put the entries in I have the correct amount! :)

At this time I cannot ship internationally unless the

recipient is willing to pay for shipping,

I am sorry but I just cannot afford it.

Happy Tuesday!!!!

**WINNER will be announced September 3rd**

Winner will have 7 days to contact me via email/facebook etc...before a new name is drawn.

~Momenta Card-stock & McGill Punches!~

Good morning!!!!

I am in a mess today because the boys all head back to school

full time, but before I get in a tizzy I wanted to post this card

I made this weekend using Momenta Card Stock and McGill Punches.

I will be the first to admit I had never tried Momenta Card Stock but

can I just say it ROCKS!!!! I love it.

I used it to make the sunflowers, along with the

McGill Paper Blossoms Punches. You might notice I changed

the original design...well I did because I like the green petals

behind the sunflower, to me it looks more realistic.

It was more work but totally worth it (in my humble opinion).

Ok I am off to create some new flower designs, and get these boys

off to school!! Have a wonderful Monday!

~Stealing Friend's Babies For Scrapbooking!~ haha

Good morning!!!

I am so happy because yesterday it stormed almost all day!!!

It really cooled it down for a second which was perfectly lovely...

I went crazy sewing some dress orders

and a project for Wednesday's Blog Hop.

When I saw this paper from Momenta I fell in love...I know I wanted to

scrap a girly layout but I was sick of scrapbooking myself this week,

so I stole some snapshots at the ball park last week and told my friend

Hayley I was going to use her lovely daughter on my work this week.

Thankfully no one really minds and it was ok :)

EVERYTHING on this page is Momenta, even the title,

I just used Viva Decor Pens to change the color and add pearls.

I wanted to keep it very girly and light, perfect for those big blue eyes.

Now I have bad photos (because it was late at night when I finished)

But here are a couple outfits I made yesterday...

(please don't mind the horrible shots)

I have not sewn for business in a while and it was fun doing it again,

I am much more relaxed about it this time, just buying fabric I find

and only making from that. Before I would hunt and shop for

customers and it was so stressful with a wheelchair. Very nice now

to post the fabric and ask who wants it and just make it! :)

Ok I am off to a shindig today....very excited about a B-day party!

Have a great weekend!

~Guest DT Video Tutorial~

Good morning my friends,

I am always crafting something and this week is no different.

This month I made a guest design spot for Frosted Designs

and this acrylic pin is what I made.

I used Clear Scraps acrylic & Stazon Ink, along with the

Imaginisce Badge/pin Combo.

I had fun and love how it turned out.

That Fuschia Pink Stazon is the best purchase I have

made in a long time!!!

Hope you enjoy!

I am off to photograph a special Christmas project

I just made with my Cricut Imagine....wish me luck!

~Just One More Layout & Project Coming Soon!~

Good morning my friends!!!

I woke up yesterday morning to the email that the special prize

(a Cricut) I ordered to giveaway on my blog has shipped!

Very excited about that!!

I have one last layout to share from the Becky Fleck Pagemaps for August.

Can you find my error?? hehehe

I have to laugh because I took this so seriously and was so careful about it

and after I sent the photos in I saw a stud fell off...one lonely stud.

I really just had to laugh at that point and hope no one noticed until

I BLOGGED ABOUT IT! hahahaha

I love the candid photo of the boys working on the new tiller

and I had been dying to scrap it.

Thanks Imaginisce & Becky Fleck for giving me this fun opportunity!!

This is an upcoming video tutorial and project I made, stay tuned. :)

That's it for me today, I have the boys all set for school and today

I am going to stay inside and relax a little! :)

Happy Thursday everyone.

~Special Fruity Day~

Good morning!!!

I am probably headed to take my boys to the first day of school this morning,

but before I leave I wanted to share this fun project.

It is a SPECIAL project too!

You might have just spied this layout on PAGEMAPS!

Becky Fleck is featuring the Imaginisce girls this month on Pagemaps and

I was one of the lucky ducks who got to participate.

I wanted to share the details of this layout because I NEVER use sketches but

I can honestly say I just relaxed and did it. It was fun~

Of course I used the "Berrylicious" line from Imaginisce, and it

went perfectly with my "New Do".

Also I wanted to let you all know I ordered a special prize I will be giving away

sometime in August...a Brand NEW Cricut! :) So stay tuned!!~

OK wish me luck and have a great Hump Day!!!

~Fun With Acrylic & Sunflowers~

Good morning my friends!!

I had fun yesterday in this heat wave, I just sat down in my AC house

and played with my Clear Scraps acrylic and punches.

My gf grows flowers for the local fair contests, and I made this magnetic frame for

her fridge. Now she can showcase her flower photos when she wins! :)

I used the McGill punches to create the sunflower and the Momenta Paper

for the frame, Core'dinations paper for the flower

then the Clear Scraps acrylic for the clear insert.

I hope she likes it, I had so much fun making it!

I am off to pack orders for Tally Scrapper, we had several that ordered the

August kit yesterday but I had baseball so I did not get them all packed up.

It's going to be a long day in the house, I don't dare venture out in this heat!

~Happy Tuesday y'all, stay cool and have a great day~

~Happy Monday!~

Good morning!!!! Can you believe it is the 1st already???!!

Today the Tally Scrapper August Kit I designed comes out!!

It's called Beautiful Soul.

Also there is a fun contest/challenge on Tally called Project Tally Runway

which is why I created this layout....

The challenges are all based on the Project Runway challenges.

How fun is that??! Oh I love it!

I had to create an entire layout using white paper, just like the Project Runway

people had to use a white sheet.

So I spritzed, and played with my Viva Decor Pearl Pens from Tally.

All those silver pearls are made with the Viva Decor pens.

All the flowers I created with my Cricut Imagine I printed them

on white card stock. It is simple, sleek and fun. I just wanted to play

and not get to serious :).

Yesterday we began baseball Fall Ball for the kids...

so I will be back in the trenches. Wednesday we begin school again.

I swear it has been a crazy summer!

Happy Monday everyone!

Send your friends to check out the kit I designed please!!

http://www.tallyscrapper.com