Jump 4 Joy Junk Journal Spread

What a fun junk journal spread that didn't start that way. A little background on this piece...in July, I led a painting event with our local CSEA Chapter that was for both adults and kids. Of course, my DIL and two older granddaughters attended. After that, my 6-year-old granddaughter was so excited about watching me lead the class that she wanted to paint another frog when we were home.

I've been recycling our brown paper grocery bags and packing materials as paint canvases when we paint at home so that's where they started. Once my pink frog was complete, I thought what am I going to do with this now?

Easy answer...my junk journal! So this video shows how I added it to the journal and how I added more marks and a title to it. I talk about how to paint the frog so watch to the end for that quick tutorial. I love how it covers two pages that have to be opened to reveal the entire frog. It just JUMPS out at you!

I hope you enjoy it! As always, thanks for watching. 

Oh, and a question??? What do you do with your clogged ink sprays? I'm thinking I can soak the nozzle in hot water. What do you think? Have you tried this before?

LTCCB; First Birthday Baseball Card

It's time again for another six week challenge at Love To Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB). This is a great challenge for all things crafty! You can link your project for the challenge by going to the LTCCB website.

My project for the current challenge is this super cute first birthday baseball card. I found this project on Cricut Design Space and followed the design exactly except I added an inside layer.

If you want to make one too, here's my DS link.

Don't forget to link your crafty project, any crafty project, to the LTCCB website before the end of the six weeks. We'd love to see your project!

Strut Year V Title Page; SID Challenge

There are no pictures on this layout. Whoa. Have you ever created a layout without a picture? Since this is a title page for year five of my family's annual virtual marathon, I've actually made a few.

I used a sketch from Stick It Down for it. I loved the hexagons and thought it would be great to add more interest to it. Stick It Down drops three sketches a month - one page, two page layout sketches and a card sketch. You can find them on Facebook HERE.

Watch the video for the process.

I used a variety of pink, black and white papers and my Cricut for the hexagons. I also used my Cricut to make my own embellishment stickers. I'll be posting a video soon showing how I did this.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #428

 

Happy Thankful Friday! We had a little different week this week. DS3 and DIL took a quick trip out of state and we had the girls for a couple of night/days. And that is what I'm thankful for this week. 

It was a lot, I'm not going to lie, but I'm thankful that we are able to do this for them. The fact that we are not only close in distance but in relationship too. Not many people have this type of relationship with their grown children and we are so blessed that we do.

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

Stamping in Scrapbooking? Yes, Please

I'm so glad I kept this Covid scrapbook collection from CTMH because the backsides are fabulous. I love themed collections because this is usually the case when papers are double sided.

I wasn't looking for a specific color scheme since the book jackets are all sorts of colors so this colorful collection also worked for that reason!

I also had a blast stamping all the embellishments for this layout for my daughter and my Summer Reading Marathon photos & memories.

Close up of the main embellishment cluster:

Check out the process video I just posted on YouTube. 

Sketch is from Scrapbooking the Day Away which is an all things scrapbooking website. There's two types of memberships. One is free and the other is paid. Go check it out if you're looking for a scrapbooking community, challenges, inspiration, tutorials, tips and tricks!

Travel Treasures Haul; Junk Journal Goodies

I just got back from a trip to Portland and gathered so many goodies for my junk journal. 

My latest YouTube video goes through my haul and a little bit of Portland trip details. Sure, I'm rambling but that’s what I do! Hahaha 😆 

Be sure to watch because there are lots of goodies and I have some tips when gathering your trip junk journal treasures!

School Layout; Echo Park Stickers

This is page two of a back-to-school double spread that I made earlier. It is very similar which is perfect for a coordinated look.

When Echo Park had a warehouse sale, I really stocked up on their sticker sheets. I figured I have plenty of paper in my stash that would coordinate without buying complete kits/collections. Guess what?  I do!!

I love how this layout and the coordinating one turned out. You can watch the process video for the left side HERE .

Now check out the process YouTube video for the layout above (and the left side of this two page spread)!