Happy Friday Five!! Family and a Freebie

Well, I do not have 5 things to share today, but I do want to share something pretty special!! My brother, Cory, has been writing and playing music for about 25 years now, but now his son, my nephew, Levi, has acquired the same passion and is raising money for their album. I am not presenting this as any sort of fundraiser and I will not even ask you to donate; however, I will ask you to take a few minutes and listen to my nephew and his friend as they spread a powerful message through music!! I will not be sad if you did want to help them raise money for their album..haha

They have an incredible story, an amazing amount of talent and a love and understanding of God that most kids their age do not have!! I am so impressed!!! 

Meet, 1 Star Satellite!!

My nephew is the one on the right with the brown, curly hair...

I try my hardest to get a Friday Five out every week and include a feature of someone who has posted a resource on my collaborative blog. The board features resources using my graphics & any one creating resources or crafts with my graphics may joi in on the fun!! Just leave your Pinterest link below in one of the comments. You can check out the board by clicking the button below & if you already contribute to the board, please feel free to grab this button to display on your blog to spread the word..
This week's Friday feature is a fun math resource using my Canadian Coins clip art!!! Actually, if you look closely, I think she used several clip art sets in this resource!! What a gal..haha
Please welcome, V from

She has a little over 40 resources in her store and an academic background fairly close to my own!! I think we both love school!! hahaha Please click on the image below to check out her Money resource on TpT!!

I won't let you go this Friday without a Freebie...

I created a heart to go with my Autism set, but never ended up adding it. I thought that this week would be an appropriate time to spread some love. Enjoy these hearts and please read my TOU before using my graphic for personal/commercial use.

To grab a free heart, I thought it would be fun to spread the love. You can grab another (more stylish) free heart by clicking the Pay with a Tweet button...

 

Have a great weekend everyone!!! Thank you for visiting!!

Friday Five!!! Funny, Find, Frazzle, Feature & a Freebie!!

Friday Funny!!!

This one speaks for itself (as well as the other two below I included)-Oh how I love Pinterest!!!

I hope one makes you giggle. If not one of them makes you giggle, then you might need more therapy than I do...hahaha

If you are in need of some belly giggles, then I highly suggest that you visit this Pinterest board - Thank you Heather AKA HOJO!!!

Friday Find!!!

Well, I have been planning to put together some AWESOME video tutorials and I had my hopes set on getting Adobe Presenter, but I can't wait until the next TpT payday to get the program... so I have been researching and trying to find something that will give me a professional video with good resolution...
This is Adobe Presenter, which is still on my Adobe "have-to-have" wish list... If you must, just take a quick glance to the right of the image below and you might see why I have put this one on my wish list. After buying the Cintiq, I have had to hide my wallet from myself...

After some research and tons and tons of reading, I found one that I just purchased and will try. I hope I will be able to create some videos this next coming week!!! I can't wait!!! I will be playing with this over the weekend and I will let you know how it works.

Friday Frazzle!!!
I have a ton of plans for new ventures and I am working my Tail-Feather OFF!! I finished another custom blog design and I will be adding more blog add-on services that you will be able to purchase. I would love to do some more custom threaded comment designs for your blogs & I can get them finished in about one to two hours now!!!  You can click on the link in the previous line and order your very own custom  CSS code to personalize the commenting area of your blog... the most important part for your followers!! Having something pretty is like putting out a welcoming mat at your front door - it makes people smile!!!  

Friday Feature!!!

Every Friday I feature one or two products or crafts from my collaborative Pinterest board. I love that I can see what all of you create using my graphics in one place and I hope that the board brings some traffic to your sites!!! If you are on the board, please make sure to grab this button code on my sidebar and place it on your blog. We have almost 3,000 followers on this board and it continues to grow! This is all thanks to the resources, crafts and freebies you create using my graphics!! I would love to see the board grow even bigger, so you are more than welcome to join and pass along the info. Just leave your Pinterest link in the comments below and I will happily add you to the board... I am creating a page on the blog to showcase all of the blogs and products I have featured on Fridays!! You never know, you might be next!! 

I have two things to feature this week. I chose two because I was the one to pin this first one..hahaha  I happened to come across this preview image, which stopped me in my browsing tracks!! This is so completely cute and I am even more excited because Pamela is a fellow Arizonan!!! Meet Pamela, from 

Pamela used clip art from my animal Pudgy set, which I absolutely love!! I expecially love how she made them look even cuter in her resource!! Thank you Pamela for using my graphics to create great products!! I was able to snatch these lovely image preview from her blog and all of them link back to the post where I found them.

Here is the PINTERST link where I pinned this resource full of cuteness!!!

The next feature is yet ANOTHER cute product made using some of my newest Spring graphics!! I was able to grab great previews from Teresa's blog as well!!! This one is a cute telling time resource & I think any student would love the graphics...tehehehe Check out Teresa from.....
I linked the images to the blog post where I snatched them up from and I would love for you to check her out. She created a 1st grade and a 2nd grade version!!! This would be perfect for those of you who have a variety of levels in your classroom to accommodate. The first image is linked to the Pinterest Pin that Teresa published this week!! Thank you Teresa for using my graphics!!! 







Check out the graphic sets from the featured resources this week. Click the link to purchase these on TpT. 

Friday Freebie!!!
This week's FREEBIE is a fun set of Spring frames that you can download from my TpT shop. Please make sure to follow my shop!!

If you get yourself into a pickle this week, just think to yourself, 

"What would George do??? hahaha

Have a great Friday everyone!! Thank you for stopping by my blog!!

Friday Five is Here!!! Grab a FREEBIE!!

Hi everyone! So many of you ask me about my art, when I draw, how I draw, why I draw and how I come up with my ideas... so today, I am going to share a little piece of me, my heart, and what makes me draw. Consider this to be my

Here are a couple of images of my most recent sketch this week. Sometimes, I feel like I am being swallowed alive by the the pain I carry and the people in my life who are so easily able to find satisfaction in breaking me down. My sketch symbolizes my innermost weakness as well as what makes me strong. I call it, "Swallowed". The reason I chose to leave out my clothes is to express  how stripped my spirit can feel at times. My hidden face symbolizes how my pain can often feel like invisibility when I carry the weight of it on my own. The wings are my saving grace and gift from God, who patiently waits for me to use them. My children are my little loves and my son is the one reaching for my hand. My daughter is so beautifully innocent with her smile and my son's intuitive heart and discernment can often bring me back. I try to hide my feelings on the days I am really struggling, but my son will often pick up that something is off and he will draw with me or just slip me a flower, which brings me back to all of the things I have to be thankful for. Their smiles and giggles are more precious than gold. 

 I hope this does not make you feel sad in any way. My art is my my music of self-expression and it is what helps me to stay grounded by releasing the swirling chaos of emotions that I would not want to dump on anyone. We all battle our own struggles (some more difficult than others), but it is our human emotions that allow us to understand and connect with one another. Empathy and discernment are the greatest gifts a friend can have. 

Just today, I got an uplifting text message from a fellow blogger that I have become very close with. It was just a quick note to let me know that I was in her thoughts and I don't think she will ever know how perfect her timing was. If you feel an urge to send someone you love a thoughtful note - please follow through- because the person on your heart may need a little encouragement at the moment you first had the thought.

I would love to know how you channel your emotions!!

PEACE! HAHA!!

Actually, I found some new tricks in Google Chrome (not new) and I am LOVING them!!! I had some problems with my browser this week due to some add-on and I had to delete my default browser settings...ugh!

In doing so, I lost the little app buttons (links) that show up on the Google Chrome home page.. you know what I am talking about....the little square links that take us straight to the places we visit most often...

Well, I had to figure out how to get them back because even a few extra seconds typing in the omnibox for the website I need to get to is too many seconds!! 

By visiting the Google Chrome App Store, you can add apps to your home page to make finding the sites you visit most often more easily. The only reason I did not know this was because I never had a dire need for them. You can add whatever you like or even create your own... I will have to create a fun tutorial to show you all how... it is really fun!! Below are a few examples of what I added to mine.. 

Tip# Thing to make life easier that I never knew I needed....hahaha

Just something hilarious for the ladies this week!! In certain angles she looks a little bit like 

Zooey Deschanel....

This week's feature was in fact my own pin of a craft that a fellow blogger made from my Safari Animal Giraffe!!! I couldn't resist the urge to share this with all of you!!!

Meet Mr. Kindergarten Smorgasbord.... Not to mention the fact that he got Debbie Clement to visit his school!!! I LOVE her!!!

If you haven't already had the pleasure of visiting Greg's blog, then I suggest you do so!! He is funny and FULL of creative ideas!!!

Thank you for using my graphics Mr. Kindergarten!!!

If you use my graphics and would like a place to pin the creative things you make or sell, please leave your Pinterest link below and I will add you to the board!! I can't thank everyone enough for using my graphics to create such fun and useful resources for education! It is my way of getting into the classroom while I am not teaching..haha!!

Here is the set that was used... There are more graphics in the set than are shown in the images below. You can check them out by clicking the first image...

 And last, but certainly not least.....

Grab a FREE Chocolate Easter Bunny Image by mwah!!!

Click the image above to download the set from TpT OR click the download button below to download the set directly from my blog!!

Before I let you go, let me introduce my newest and brightest sets - HOT off the press this week!!!

#1: Under the Sea

My newest set with over 50 colorful sea animals!! I know the walrus does not quite fit in there, but he was funny in my mind and I had to draw him..haha

#2 & 3 Kites, Clouds, Kids and more Kites!!!

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Feel FREE to link up below with your own Friday Five or Friday Freebie!!!