Trunk and Treat; Peanuts Halloween

I was so excited to work on this layout because of the Peanuts theme. I purchased some Halloween SVGs two years ago and used those images to create the scene at the top of this layout using my Cricut and the Print/Cut function.

At the Expo this year, my daughter and I both purchased a Peanuts paper collection and this Charlie Brown shirt patterned paper is ideal for this layout. I love it so much!

I am going over how I created the scene in the YouTube process video so check it out!

Blingy Wooden Ornament; JS

When I saw these wooden ornaments sent to me from Jenlee Schoolcraft, I knew exactly how I was going to decorate it. About a year ago, a friend of mine gifted me a lot of gems. Honestly, I didn't know what I was going to do with them, but I also knew I'd find something...some day.

Well, today is the day! I'm not normally a blingy person, but how amazing did this ornament turn out?!

Welp...I did it again. I filmed the process (or at least I thought I did) but in actuality, I didn't. I did post a YouTube video of me talking about how it was created. I still think it's worth watching:

Steps:

Paint the ornament with white acrylic paint.

Use a strong adhesive to adhere a variety of gems, pearls and sequins.

Add jingle bells & ribbon to finish!

Easy!

All projects can be considered easy when you have the right supplies!

If you're interested in budget friendly crafty supplies, go take a look at the Jenlee Schoolcraft website. There are a lots of new and gently used items for sale and you'll surely find some great deals! If you use my first name, Dorlene as a coupon code, you'll receive a 10% discount on your entire order.

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: