Merry Christmas

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog!

Last week I had a Halloween card to show you showcasing some of the awesome products from the Pinque Peacock shop and today I thought I would do another Holiday card and go with a Christmas theme. (You can never have enough Christmas cards lol )

With this card I decided to show you some of the beautiful pins that Jessica can make for you. She has so many wonderful colors that you can get just about any kind you are looking for to match your project that you are working on! 

I absolutely love these pins and they are one of my most favorite things in the shop :)

I also used one of the  Petaloo flowers from a pack that I bought from the shop to top off my 3 Girl Jam Ribbon. 

If you want to see more of the items she has available just hop on over to the shop and check it out for yourself. You won't be disappointed :)

Have a great day!!

Robin

Creative Blog Tour

Hello everyone and welcome!

I am excited to be a part of the Creative Blog Tour :)  I was invited to take part in it by Janet from  http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/ She is a super talented lady that I have had the pleasure of being on a Design Team together.  

I have gotten to know many people through blogging and Design Teams. I love being able to visit everyone's blog and see what they are up to at the moment! Everyone is so creative and inspirational with all of the things that they do :)

1. What am I working on?  
I have been working on Design Team Projects, gifts for my nieces for the concert they were going to and projects for my business that I just recently started Southern Created.

This is the card I made for my DT post.

I used some Halloween  papers " Chillington Manor "  added some black soot TH ink to the sides of the cardstock and then added a Pleated Petal from the Pinque Peacock shop.

I also made these shirts for my nieces going to their most favorite band's concert!

Actually I think my niece is obsessed with them LOL.. aahhh to be a teen again and have a crush on your favorite band LOL

These are a few of the projects I have been working on for my business page :)

 A personalized key holder...

A personalized tall skinny acrylic cup.

 

and some football shirts for the little league mom's :) 

and I am also working on some Frozen themed ornaments and other Christmas ornaments. 

2. How does my work differ from others of it's genera ? 

I guess you could say my work is clean and somewhat simplistic. I'm not a messy crafter ( well unless you count the craftroom LOL)  I don't use a lot of pastes or glitters on my projects. 

3. Why do I write/create what I do?

I have always been exposed to crafting. My mother has made a wide range of things ever since I was a little girl. I guess that is where I got my crafting bug from. I love to do everything from cards and scrapbooking to personalized growth charts and wedding tiles :)  

4. How does your writing/creating process work?

I usually just play around with things I have until I get the look I am going for. 

I have a couple more creative bloggers that will be sharing with you next Monday the 29th. 

My sister just got into blogging and loves sharing her new ventures with everyone and you can find her blog here at Happy Homesteading. She has some awesome things going on over there so check it out next Monday :)

I also have a wonderful friend who I am currently on a DT with to share some awesome projects with you Rhonda at Flowers and More by Rhonda. She always has something beautiful to share. 

Thanks for joining me on this Blog Tour :)  Have a great day !

Potions and Magical Spells

Bwaaahahahahaha it's almost Halloween and I have a card to share with you today using one of Pinque Peacocks awesome products!



It's the Pleated Petals using the awesome 3 Girl Jam ribbon! They have so many beautiful colors that Jessica can make you just about any color to match that project you are working on and give it that final touch that makes it amazing!

See I just threw some cardstock pieces on and added that final touch to it that gives it that extra pizazz your looking for :) 

So head on over to Pinque Peacock and check out the amazing thins she can make for you to add a personal touch to your projects !

Have a great day !!

Robin

Back to School Blog Hop from Pinque Peacock

~~~~ Click HERE for the 300 Blog Follower Giveaway ~~~~

Hello to all of our Pretty Little Peacocks

Welcome to....

This hop will showcase projects that have been created using some of the

wonderful Handmade products and crafting supplies that are always available at Pinque Peacock.

Feel free to browse the newly updated shop for amazing deals on tons of craft supplies and great handmade embellishments to use in all of your projects!


Our Monthly Hops are a great way to see the Pinque Peacock Products in action and to get your creative imaginations in FULL GEAR!

We hope you will enjoy your time as you hop and that you feel inspired to create after visiting the Talented Pinquettes' Blogs!

We are thrilled to have you joining us this month!

Our AUGUST Release will focus on the theme of:

**BACK 2 SCHOOL**

******

All these Products can be found at the SHOP

for you to Purchase and start creating your very own

Masterpieces!!! Always keep in mind, that CUSTOM ORDERS ARE WELCOMED, TOO!!!

BE SURE TO WATCH

THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR SOME PRODUCT SHOWCASES, TOO

Are you Ready to See these products IN ACTION?

After hopping, we would LOVE for you to visit the

Pinque Peacock Shop and Fan Page on FB to stay connected!

My card is a super simple print and cut card.

I found this cute little girl with a crayon and the back to school image in the silhouette store and they were both print and cut ...so that made my job a lot easier lol.  I just printed those babies out and cut them with my sil and on the card they went :)  I decided to use my layered garden beauty as my base and layer my little school girl on top. 

I also cut 2 of each of my images, so that I could layer them on my card to give it a more dimensional look.

!!!!Now, let's talk about the

BLOG HOP PRIZE!!!!

One winner, who has hopped and visited all of the PINQUETTES BLOGS of our Pinque Peacock AUGUST Product Release and followed the RULES BELOW will win



A $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE SHOP

Here is How*:

1 – Hop to ALL of the stops in the Blog Hop and comment at each Pinquette Blog.

(Lineup is below)

2 – Follow the Pinque Peacock Blog and Facebook Page/Shop

3 – Follow EACH of the Pinquettes’ Personal Blogs who are participating as Hop Stops.



4 - COMMENT at the Facebook Page telling us what you liked most about the Hop

*You MUST do ALL of the steps above

to be included in the random drawing for the prize.

We would hate for you to lose out on winning just because you didn't follow these easy rules :(

The Hop will remain open until Wednesday, AUGUST 13th, at 8:00 a.m. EST.

The random drawing will be held sometime during the week that follows and announced by Wednesday, AUGUST 20th.

Now, if you find yourself Hopping off the Path , you can use this

Lineup to get back on the Right Track . . .

Your next stop is the wonderfully talented Hillary 

COMPLETE LINE-UP::

Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com

Jessie ~ http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com

Laura ~ http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Lisa ~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

Marji ~ http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

Miranda ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com

Robin ~ http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/

Hillary ~ http://hillarypassionforfashion.blogspot.com/

"Have a sun-sational day "

 Hi everyone!! So glad you dropped by :)

 We are having a challenge over at the Pinque Peacock Challenge blog and we would love for you to check it out and enter one of your wonderful creations!

The theme for the challenge this go around is "Summer" Super easy and simple :)

I absolutely love summer. I am not a winter girl by any means lol. I like it nice and warm, I can never seem to get warm enough when it's winter out. So, this challenge was right up my alley.

I  love Mickey and all things Disney. I decided to do a card with Mickey and add one of the awesome embellishments Jessica has at the Pinque Peacock Store. 


Now this is my kind of "Summer" sitting around at the beach with your sunglasses on and not a care in the world hehe.

While making this card I decided to make it a folded card ( now I can't quite remember what this kind of card is called...I'm sure I will remember it after my post goes live lol ) I kind of winged it on this and just cut my card stock to the size I wanted it and then scored the front flap in half, taped the bottom half of my image down. So that it would fold in half and my image would stand upright.

On the inside of the card I added some waves to act as the card holder. So that the top would have something to rest against in order for it not to fall down.

  The cute little "sun" that is on there is actually a burlap flower that I got from Jessica in my DT goodies. It started out as a light beige color, but since the sun is yellow. I decided to change it up a bit.  I used my Spectrum Noir markers. Which you can get at the store also :)



Have a great day and don't forget to enter your Summer themed project. You could have a chance to win a Gift Certificate to get some of your own goodies from the shop!

(:(: Smiles :):)

Robin

Silhouette Challenges Glass etching

"Special Challenge - Glass Etching" over at

"Special Challenge Glass Etching"

Begins: Saturday July 5

Ends: Sunday, July 20

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

This is in addition to our regular monthly challenge.

DT members were not required to participate.

We have 8 participating.

Sponsor is:

My Crafting Channel

Winner will receive:

Silhouette Cameo Replacement Cutting Mat


Winners for any challenge is announced on the Winners page on the 3rd day of the following month after a challenge ends.

If you have never used the Silhouette for glass etching here is a how to video.

For my project I made some champagne glasses for a wedding

I couldn't get a good picture so here is a close up for you :)

What are you waiting on? Step outside your comfort zone and join in the fun.

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

Link up your projects below.

An InLinkz Link-up

Celebrate Puppy

Hi everyone. Robin here to share with you a card using a cute little embellishment from Pinque Peacock.

                                       I found this cute image in the Silhouette store.

Isn't that puppy just the cutest?!   I decided to add the 3 Girl Jam ribbon and that cute little felt popper to add to the top of the bow.

You can get awesome embellishments from the store here. Lots to choose from and Jesssica will work with you to get you exactly what you want :)

Have a great day!

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

Celebrate

Hi everyone and welcome!! 

                       It's my turn over at Pinque Peacock , and I wanted  to share with you today a cute little pillow treat box that I made  :D

I got this cut file at the Silhouette store and then added an awesome layered garden beauty to it. I just love that burlap on the flower! I can't wait to stick some sweet goodies in it and give it to someone :)


You can find this beautiful flower and many other awesome embellishments at Pinque Peacock. So hurry on over and get something to make your projects awesome!!

Have a great day!!

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

Pinque Peacock Starts and Stripes Blog Hop

~~~~ Click HERE for the 300 Blog Follower Giveaway ~~~~

Hello to all of our Pretty Little Peacocks

Welcome to Pinque Peacock’s

**JUNE BLOG HOP**

******

This hop will showcase projects that have been created using some of the

wonderful Handmade Patriotic products that are always available at Pinque Peacock.

Feel free to browse the newly updated shop for amazing deals on tons of craft supplies and great handmade embellishments to use in all of your projects!


Our Monthly Hops are a great way to see the Pinque Peacock Products in action and to get your creative imaginations in FULL GEAR!

We hope you will enjoy your time as you hop and that you feel inspired to create after visiting the Talented Pinquettes' Blogs!

We are thrilled to have you joining us this month!

Our JUNE Release will focus on the theme of:

**PATRIOTIC: Red, White & Blue**

******

All New Products will be added to the SHOP

for you to Purchase and start creating your very own

Masterpieces!!! Always keep in mind, that CUSTOM ORDERS ARE WELCOMED, TOO!!!

BE SURE TO WATCH

THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR SOME PRODUCT SHOWCASES, TOO



Are you Ready to See these products IN ACTION?

For my project today, I used some of the fabulous stuff in the mail from Jessica!! 

Just look at all of this cute stuff :)  (One of the buttons is on my project and as you can see I used some of the cute little metallic mesh in my project too!)

And here is my completed card :)

This is a close up of the mesh that I used... as you can see I not only used it on my card...I also used it for my background :)  I just put it on the white cardstock and used some TH distress inks (barn door) to make my red starred background! 

And another close up for you of that cutie patootie button!!

The ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam (Holly Berry, Navy Blue and Dress White)

Love that stuff hehe!!

After hopping, we would LOVE for you to visit the

Pinque Peacock Shop and Fan Page on FB to stay connected!

!!!!Now, let's talk about the

BLOG HOP PRIZE!!!!

One winner, who has hopped and visited all of the PINQUETTES BLOGS of our Pinque Peacock MAY Product Release and followed the RULES BELOW will win



A $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE SHOP

Here is How*:

1 – Hop to ALL of the stops in the Blog Hop and comment at each Pinquette Blog.

(Lineup is below)

2 – Follow the Pinque Peacock Blog and Facebook Page/Shop

3 – Follow EACH of the Pinquettes’ Personal Blogs who are participating as Hop Stops.



4 - COMMENT at the Facebook Page telling us what you liked most about the Hop

*You MUST do ALL of the steps above

to be included in the random drawing for the prize.

We would hate for you to lose out on winning just because you didn't follow these easy rules :(

The Hop will remain open until Wednesday, JUNE 18th, at 8:00 a.m. EST.

The random drawing will be held sometime during the week that follows and announced by Wednesday, JUNE 25.

Well, that's it for me folks! Your next stop will be the ever talented  Susie :D

Now, if you find yourself Hopping off the Path , you can use this

Lineup to get back on the Right Track . . .



COMPLETE LINE-UP::

Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com

Hillary ~ http://hillarypassionforfashion.blogspot.com/

Jessie ~ http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com

Laura ~ http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Lisa ~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

Marji ~ http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/

Miranda ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com

Robin ~ http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/

Susie ~ http://scrappyrandomness.blogspot.com/

Dad

It's the time for more inspiration for the current  challenge over at

Ch# 14 Create your own Shaped Card 

(No pre designed shaped card files)

Begins: Sunday, June 1

Ends: Monday, June 30

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Sponsor this month is:

My Crafting Channel

(3) Silhouette Replacement Blades

For my shaped card , I decided to make one in a word shape for my dad since it was his birthday.
I typed out the letters  and made an offset of the word.  Using the offset I mirrored it above  and then just slid them together and welded it for my card base :)  I made an extra offset of the letters for a little dimension , cut them all out,  put them together and all done!  I also added some TH distress inks to kind of grunge it up a little. Since it was for a guy lol .

Thanks for sopping by and make sure to head in over to see what the DT has created for you inspiration and link up today.

Click HERE



(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

Thank you card

Hi everyone ! Hope you are having a wonderful day :)  It's kinda rainy and dreary here today, but no worries I have a cute little thank you card to brighten the day up hehe.

It's my turn to show off some of the fabulous stuff you can get at Pinque Peacock and I decided to dress up a card with one of my faves from the shop!

Isn't that pin just awesome!! I love the variety you can get with them , and they add that special touch to anything you have ;)

The shop has these in a wonderful array of colors and styles you can choice from. So hop on over there and check it out. Jessica will work with you to make sure you get exactly what you want!

Have a great day my bloggy friends

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

It's the time for more inspiration from our design team for the nchallenge over at

Ch# 13 Gift Bag (No Boxes)

Begins: Thursday, May 1

Ends: Saturday, May 31

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Sponsor this month is:

My Crafting Channel

Vinyl Ease 30 Sheets of Permanent Adhesive Backed Vinyl for Craft Cutters, 

6 by 12-Inch, Assorted

For my project I found a cut scalloped gift bag in the silhouette store and thought I would try using some of my mountains of paper that I have stashed and never use lol.
Here is a picture of it all put together...

I think all in all it turned out pretty cute and I have a cute way of giving a small gift to someone with a personal touch added in :)

and here it is all finished and ready to give to someone.

I got the cute little felt flower and button from the Pinque Peacock shop  here and I absoulutely love her buttons and  pins.Among all of her other fabulous items these are some of my favorite things :)

Head on over to see what the DT has created for your inspiration and link up today.

Click HERE


Have a great day!

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

Blossom Hop Day 1

Bring

So Silhouette Challenges is celebrating .

We are on Day 1!

There are only a few stops on this hop each day, and you are going to love the projects you see.



I am the eleventh stop.

To start at the beginning Click HERE



For my project I found this cute card in the Silhouette shop and had to try it
its called

I cut the card out of purple cardstock the birthday paper is a background paper that I also purchased from the Silhouette online store. The remaining strips I cut out of white cardstock and put stickles on to give them a little bit of dimension and that icing effect :) Last but not least I added some pearls and purple gems to the center of the flowers.

Now your next stop on the hop is the talented Kate.

and if you get lost along the way...
Here is the entire list of stops for day 1

Nana @ My Crafting Channel

Pam @ Scrap N Sew Granny

Kim @ Kim's Card Corner

Theresa @ Scrappers Anonymous

Julie @ Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers

Jessi @ My Life in Arts N Crafts

Robin @ The Cricut Scrapper

Kate @ Kate's Paper Creations

Becky @ Becky's Craft Place

LeeAnn @ Snappy Scraps

Becky @ My Paper Craze



Some of the Design Team has Candy.

Please note the ones that have candy set their own requirements for a chance at winning their candy.

Winners will be be announced by each offering candy on

May the 6th at NOON EST

On their blogs.


Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin

"To everything there is a season"

Hello :)  It's me again....(did anyone else start singing a Lionel Richie song??)


Yep ladies and gents I am back to show you one more CAS card. This time I did add just a little tiny bit extra onto the card. (Sorry, couldn't help myself )

 I wanted to bring out some of the pretty colors in the center petal of my "oh so cute" felt and fabric flower. So, I grabbed one of my spectrum noir markers and colored in the dots on this cute embossed image :)

                                 I thought I would give you a little close up of this cute flower!!

Did you know that you can get embossing folders and spectrum noir pens over at Pinque Peacock??

She has great prices on them too!! so head on over there and get your supplies to make your cards, scrapbook pages, and altered projects beautiful :)

 

 

Have a great day!!

(:(:Smiles:):)

 

Robin

"The Perky Peacock"