~So Proud & Family's Are Sometimes MADE Not Born!~

 Good morning my friends, 

Oh I see it's been nearly a week since I blogged last? Where

does the time go these days? I had a wonderful party this weekend

for my boys and so much going on, it just slipped my mind!

We did have a great week with family and friends though

so it was totally worth it. :)

Crusher story below project....⇓⇓⇓⇓

But first I created this fun little card, for no DT nothing, just me. :) 

I used a mix of old Scraptastic Club Kits, and SRM Stickers.

I really just went with the paper design. I loved the circles and just hand cut 

some circles and distressed them, then I stitched them on the sewing machine.  

Added Washi Tape from the kits, and a bunch of embellishment stickers. 

Just a fun little card. :) 

This weekend we had a lovely weekend with friends. 

Before I start I should preface this story with the fact that we have been

with the same Crushers team for 3 years now. And our coach Kevin is

a fun time! He genuinely cares about our kids. 

We definitely have a misfit team all over the board- we have wonderful children 

some with disabilities, some without but he plays them all the same.

No one sits on the bench the entire game like some other teams do.

They all play and they all get to shine even if they are not the best, 

he pushes them to try it and go for it! 

He reminds me of my husband when he coached. 

Anyways all the parents respect him and we all donated money

for him to get a team logo tattoo.

So after the party hubs and I took him and his wife to get his new tattoo!

Here is my gal Renee tattoo-ing him. I love her. 

 Here it is all done. 

It's so much more than just a baseball tattoo. Just like my Crusher "C" logo. 

It was a lovely evening, the only missing piece was our favorite couple 

Shauna & David. :) Besides that? Totally perfect!

And of course hubby couldn't be left out so he got a "C" on his

ring finger since he cannot wear a wedding ring. That was sweet. :)

Had another huge special moment happen this weekend that I can't share 

just yet, but I feel a layout coming on about it for sure.

Anyways I am off to see a sweet mamacita do her gymnastics. 

Have a wonderful Tuesday! :) 

~Polaroid Card! You Are The Best~

Good morning and happy hump day my friends! :) 

I had a fun time yesterday making this card. 

Just for fun! :) Not DT work or anything just fun card making time. 

 I used part of the new Scraptastic Club "Noted" kit and part

of the older "Nostalgic Summer" kit to create this card. 

I also used the fun new stamp set from Pink By Design-

Capture Life set. FUN Polaroid frame right? I stamped it-

then I cut it out and stitched it! I love it! :) 

It felt good to sit down and create for fun yesterday.

I had a nice day shopping with my girlfriend for my son's birthday (shhh

I snuck in some mommy shopping too) LOL 

I have a party to plan for these two boys of mine!

Happy Hump Day!

~Online Holiday Card Class By ME!~

 Good morning my crafty friends, 

I wanted to share  my latest NEW class this fall- it is

100% online, and I am currently making videos for each card! 

(I have several done already) it is 8 cards for the Fall & Winter holidays

for only 25.00! :) 

 Of course it is at My Creative Classroom. 

(This is my Christmas money for the boys...I love online classes!)

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=676

Here are two of the 8 cards we will be creating.

Some are Clear Scraps acrylic and some are paper, 

you can adapt them to your own  papers and embellishments. 

I share step by step how to work those clear cards as well as paper!

Also don't forget this All About Halloween Class I am also helping in! :) 

2 projects are mine. 

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=560

If you would be so kind as to pass the word along, I really 

appreciate it! Great for international friends, no shipping, no taxing! :) 

Just fun classes- step by step. I walk you through each card!

~Tutorial- Creating Your Custom SVG File~

Good morning my crafty friends, 

What an amazing weekend at the DEMO DERBY! :) 

Hope your weekend went well. 

Sunday we chilled all day and I sat down to make a card for 

my son's baseball coach and I could not find what I wanted to create, 

so I decided to just make my own SVG file and cut it on my 

awesome Silhouette Cameo machine!

Here is the finished card with our team logo, fun times right?

While I was creating it I thought I would just take photos and share

how to make your own SIMPLE SVG from a simple line drawing file. 

(This is not advanced just a beginners tutorial)

I began with the team logo (for personal use only) and opened it in 

INKSCAPE - a free program. 

I found the JPEG I planned on using (Clogo) and clicked it. 

Once it popped up on the Inkscape screen I clicked it (selected it)

and it created a box around it. 

I then clicked the toolbar "PATH".

Then clicked "TRACE BITMAP". This grabs the simple line image. 

After that I selected "UPDATE" this will actually create your cut lines 

for your SVG. If it is spotty or you have issues you will see it in the update preview. 

If you have too many spots etc...you can play with the OPTIONS and click UPDATE again. 

When you are satisfied drag the image away and you will 

see the BLACK cut file and beneath it is the original file. 

I just delete the original and keep the black one. 

Then click FILE in the toolbar and SAVE AS.

Save as PLAIN SVG then you can use it in your Silhouette software. 

And that's it! :) I cut my card and it's ready to go. 

Easy peasy right?

Ok I am off to create today and catch up from the fun weekend. 

The boys LOVED the Demo Derby and we had ice cream after,

I can't think of a more amazing time! :) 

Happy Monday my friends!

~Stamp Giveaway & NEW Project With Avocado Arts~

Good morning my crafty friends!!!

Not only do I have a project to share today but also a GIVEAWAY! :) 

Avocado Arts has a very FUN random giveaway today...they will

go to each of our blogs and pick random winners from the 

COMMENTS on our blogs! 

You have a chance to win if you comment and even more

chances to win if you comment on every blog! 

These are awesome stamp sets!

http://www.avocadoarts.blogspot.com/

This is my card, I giggled the entire time I created it! LOL

That turkey just cracks me up!

I used the Scraptastic Kit Club papers from the "Noted" kit 

and all the stamps are Avocado Arts of course...with a sneak peek for next month :) 

Now the ENTIRE Pit Crew has their own projects, go check em out!

I have not worked with nicer more talented ladies, you will love them as much as I do.

• THE PIT CREW (DT)
• Teri Anderson
• Emily Branch
• Kelley Eubanks
• Ashley Harris
• Cristal (Pinky) **That's me** Hobbs
• Emily Leiphart
• Julie Masse
• Becky Oehlers
• AJ Otto
• Vera Yates
• Latisha Yoasts
• Avocado Arts Blog

Don't forget to comment on all the blogs!!! 

~Art Canvas: She Understood The Need For Change~

Good morning my crafty friends, 

I was busy creating yesterday and stopped for a bit to make this canvas. 

I don't make many canvases but I was totally inspired by the 

new Clear Scraps Expressions, so I just jumped in and did it. 

I used the Pink Paislee She Art collection and I actually

made a full tutorial which I posted on the Clear Scraps blog

RIGHT HERE 

 Sometimes it's nice to make a canvas to cleanse the heart a little bit. 

I love the words on the die cut package in the She Art package. 

"She understood the need for change" is so true. Life is all about change

and amazing opportunities that change brings. 

You never know what is right around the corner and who might be waiting for you :) 

Now I am off for a BUSY day with Archery, Baseball, work and more!

Happy Thursday my friends!! :) 

Viva Las VegaStamps! DT Tryout

Hey crafty friends! :) 

Yes this is my official entry for the Viva Las VegaStamps DT call.

I am far from new to scrapbooking but am fairly new to stamping and

I love love it! :) 

This stamped acrylic card is in one of my many online classes I teach!

Here is another class I taught locally. 

And a school note project I made last year. :) 

I have tons more projects but nothing with Viva Las VegaStamps....YET! :) 

~Prize + FREE SVG- Samantha Walker Blog Hop Fall Into Fabric~

Good morning my friends, 

it's that time again, time for the Samantha Walker Creative Team Blog Hop!

For my Fall Into Fabric project I decided to make a fabric card using the
Decadence line of Fabric and the Halloween paper from a couple of years ago.

And of course the beautiful Unity Stamp by SW.

I used the pretty Clearsnap ink that matched perfectly, it
was a fun little project.

Here is the FREE SVG they are giving away! :) 

And the Fabric prize! :) 

The blog hop begins on Wednesday 9/12 at 12:01am MDT 

and you need to comment by Sunday, 9/16 at 11:59pm MDT 

in order to be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file 

as well as the prize (Pictures above).

YOU ARE HERE↓↓↓↓

Cristal Hobbs 

Now on to↓↓↓

AJ Otto 

Happy hump day my friends~