Thursday, July 30, 2026

Splatter D Canvas


Last month I took my niece and nephew to a splatter room and we made really cool canvases with our initial.

We'll, I decided to dress mine up a little. Honestly, I'm not sure if it was an improvement but it was fun doing some doodles and I enjoyed the process. 

I filmed a little different video today. Just a peek into my set up prior to actually filming. I hope you enjoy it and remember...if you don't like it, change it!

Because this is how it ended up!




Monday, July 27, 2026

Eek Layout


When I first saw this sketch I just wasn’t feeling it. Didn’t know what I was going to do. Then instead of circles, I thought...pumpkins! Then it just came into play and worked out great!


I struggled a little with the mitered corners but was able to cover up a thick seam with sticker embellishments. I used an Echo Park collection called Ghouls and Ghosts. So cute!



The sketch is from Scrapbooking the Day Away. If you love to scrapbook, you've got to check out this site. There's a free and paid membership. See which one works best for you.

Be sure to watch my YouTube process video:



Friday, July 24, 2026

TGIF; Thankful Friday #423

TGIF and welcome to another week to be thankful! This week I'm thankful for our local library. Not only is it a place to borrow books, they are always hosting events. 

This week we enjoyed Diggery Diggers and learned about dinosaurs. 





What are you thankful for this week?

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Family Layout; Stick It Down Sketch


You know I love working with sketches and Stick It Down always have good ones. The sketch:


This one is also pretty simple so I added a larger cluster above and below the focal photo. I'm really trying to use my older supplies and thought outside the box with the embellishments. I'm really happy with the layout.


If you like sketches like I do, check out Stick It Down. They post a new sketch for two page layouts, one page and a card every month.

Watch the YouTube process video to see how this came together:






Tuesday, July 21, 2026

AIW Themed Layout; Jenlee Schoolcraft


I love the challenge of working with different items and this Alice in Wonderland Stamperia paper pad from Jenlee Schoolcraft was definitely a challenge for me. 

I decided to create a layout using photos of my youngest granddaughter trying pickles for the first time. I know, I know. This has nothing to do with Alice in Wonderland but I was thinking along the lines of an unbirthday. 

She loves pickles so this ended up being quite a unbirthday treat! See... it works!


I call this a Paper Pad Party since the majority of the layout came together by using all elements from the same paper pad.

Watch the YouTube process video to watch this layout come together. 


If you are interested in budget friendly low cost crafty items, be sure to check out the Jenlee Schoolcraft store. Use DORLENE as a coupon code to get an additonal 10% off!




Friday, July 17, 2026

TGIF; Thankful Friday #422

Happy Friday and another week to be grateful. This week I'm grateful for yoga. My youngest granddaughter turned three on Wednesday and I just happened to see a post advertising for a yoga session that morning. It specifically stated that it was tailored for toddlers.

How fun! So, we went to check it out and participate. It was a good time and the instructor was fabulous.


What are you thankful for this week? Let me know!

Iron Crafter YT Hop; Rub Ons


It's time for another Iron Crafter Challenge on YouTube from The Paper Snob Facebook group. This month the item to use is Rub Ons. I was pretty excited to see this because I bought this Simple Stories Disney rub ons a while ago with no plan for using them. Technically, this is not a Disney layout but I think it still works! What do you think?

My layout:




And my video:


More of the hop below:

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#ironcrafterchallenge  #embellishments #scrapbooking #useyourstash

Join a fun group of crafty people each month as we take on the Iron Crafter Challenge! Each month Tara from @thepapersnob will select a challenge ingredient to use on a layout.  This hop goes live on the THIRD FRIDAY of the month. We will have a hop on YouTube and Instagram to show how we used the challenge ingredient(s) for the month. 

The mystery challenge for July is to use rubons on your layout (or cards).

Instagram:

Tina www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr

Laurie:  https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits…

Simera:  https://www.instagram.com/scrappysimi/

Kathy:  https:www.instagram.com/kacarr61

Tammy: https://www.instagram.com/handcrafterhaven 

Brandi:  https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/

Lauren:  https://www.instagram.com/creative_happy_hour

Karin:  https://www.instagram.com/kadas_scrapbooking

Here is a playlist with ALL the videos of the YouTube creators:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayepSsGRJpk

If you want to learn about the mystery item and play along, come over to the Paper Snob Community Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepapersnobcommunity/