TGIF; Thankful Friday #435

TGIF and Happy Thankful Friday! I had a fun week and as always, it flew by. This week I'm thankful for little trips on a big bus! 

On Wednesday, my friend Barbara and I went on a bus trip with our local garden club to Apple Hill. It's just north of Sacramento and I've always wanted to do this. There were three stops, one at an apple market where we tasted and purchased apples and other homegrown/canned goodies.

Stop two was a much larger farm with all sorts of craft vendors and where we had lunch. I bought some early Christmas gifts and of course took lots of photos!

The third and final stop was at a plant nursery and it was a nice stroll. I didn't buy any plants, but I was mesmerized over their seed packets and beautiful natural displays.

Here are some of my favs:

 

Such a beautiful day and a great time. 

What are you thankful for this week? I hope you give yourself a few moments to find multiple things that you are thankful for even if it's as simple as waking up in the morning! There are so many things...the big...the usual...and sometimes, even the bad...that we can be thankful.

What's in Your Purse JJ Spread

Paper receipts, sugar packet, business card, candy wrapper, fortune, sticker and a hand drawn flower AND acrylic paints, paint pen, pencil, and water all make a unique piece of art!

How fun is this? Doesn't it have you asking yourself, what's in your purse?

And more importantly, what can you create with it?

Watch how I put it all together in the YouTube process video:

Rainbow Crush YT Hop; Woodgrain

It's time again for the Rainbow Crush YT Hop hosted by The Paper Snob. All the hop details are below as well as the Playlist.

I decided to create a four pocket page insert since that's how it fit in my scrapbook. This dark woodgrain is so beautiful and worked well with the October/Halloween color scheme.

Watch my video:

Hop details:

Welcome to Rainbow Crush – a Social Media hop where we share projects that feature a color of the rainbow each month! This hop is hosted by Tara on her Facebook Group.  This hop takes place on the  2nd Wednesday of the month!  The color forOctober is to use Woodgrain on your layout or card.  I know that woodgrain isn’t a color.  LOL!!  You are only required to use 75%.  

You can sign for the next month’s hop over on the The Paper Snob Community Facebook group: 

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

INSTAGRAM:

Tina:  https://www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr/

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

Kathy:  https://www.instagram.com/kacarr61 

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

Simera:  www.instagram.com/scrappysimi

Sheri: https://www.instagram.com/sheriluvs2scrap22/ 

Here is the YOUTUBE PLAYLIST for this hop! All the videos in one place!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLqrudGj4p28

TGIF; Thankful Friday #434

Happy Thankful Friday! I had a good week and plenty of things to be thankful for. I'm especially thankful for a spontaneous trip to a casino. 

I don't really care about the casino per say, I'm just thankful that hubby went along with my spur of the moment suggestion. 

What about you? What are you thankful for this week?

New Truck. Who Dis? Layout

When hubby bought a new truck, of course I had to take pictures and create a layout! I used a collection called Hey Mister from My Minds Eye that sorta matched and sorta didn't. 

The color is actually a really dark blue and since the truck is black, I wasn't sure if it was going to clash...it didn't! In fact, you cannot even tell!

I do realize that I love using large circles on layouts. I think it just adds an element of fun without too much effort. What do you think?

I used a sketch from Scrapbooking The Day Away and created a masculine layout that fit the photos perfectly.

I cut the title letters from the Cricut and created the Who dis? embellishment from the Cricut as well. This was a print then cut. All other elements are from the collection. Very simple, just the way I like it!

Check out the process on the video:

Thank You Card; JS

After receiving the Hero Arts Color Layering Thanksgiving stamp set from Jenleee Schoolcraft, of course I needed to make a Thank You card. These stamps use a two step layering process. Bottom layer is a shadow which is great for monochromatic or super colorful (like I did) and then the top layer is the outline.

These outlines are fall themed with leaves, acorns, pinecones, etc. And it comes with lots of words and small images to complete a card.

I grabbed a 6x6 fall themed paper pad called Sugar Hill Pad by Farmhouse Paper Company and selected three pieces of patterned paper for my card. Now to be fair, the piece I stamped on looks like a solid but it does have a canvas type look to it.

I did some inking and roughing to the edges of the papers to give a rustic look to them.

My favorite part is probably the trio of fibers that was adhered to the top of the card.

What do you think? Pretty...right?

Watch how I used my MISTI to line up the stamps and the Ranger Distressed ink spots to add color to each letter. Easy...Peasy!

If you are looking for budget friendly crafty supplies, go check out the Jenlee Schoolcraft webstore. She has lots of new and gently used products for prices that won't break your bank. Use DORLENE as a coupon code for 10% off your order. If you're placing your first order, use code NEW20 for 20% off your first order!

The question is...what are you going to buy?

TGIF; Thankful Friday #433

Hi there and happy Thankful Friday! I've been taking it easy this week since my stomach is a little jacked up, which brings me to what I'm thankful for this week.

This week, I'm thankful for the fact that I can take it easy and it doesn't really affect anything. I relaxed on my recliner, ate sensible foods and drank lots of water without feeling guilty AT ALL!

I know I've said it before, but I am so thankful for retirement. I'm enjoying it to the fullest and not once have I regretted it!

How about you? What are you thankful for this week?