TGIF; Thankful Friday #420

Happy Friday! And happy thankful Friday. This week I'm thankful for another successful painting event.

We painted frogs and they turned out so cute!

I'm thankful that people have confidence in my painting and teaching capabilities. I have so much fun and so do they. BONUS: two of my granddaughters and my daughter-in-law were there!

What are you thankful for this week?

LTCCB 80th Layout

It's been six weeks and it's time for another Love To Craft Challenge Blog challenge (LTCCB). The cool thing about this challenge is that you can share any crafty project. So if you're a sewer or painter or anything else, be sure to link your project before the deadline.

This time I decided to submit a layout. I used the little bit of materials from one collection and then found a coordinating paper pad that I had in my stash to supplement it.

It matches perfectly!

Be sure to watch the process video on my YouTube channel. If you're not already, hit that subscribe button. I'd appreciate it!

Close up of the cluster on the left side:

Be sure to go to the LTCCB site so you can check out the other DT projects and to link your own before the August 15th deadline!

Fruit Bowl Junk Journal Spread

When removing a label on an apple, I really looked at it and thought I'd like to keep it for my junk journal. Well pretty soon I started looking (and saving) more and more until I started adding them to a page. 

Once that was full, I cut and adhered fruit from a grocery store ad on the opposite page.

And that led to me to ask, what now?  Well you can probably guess that I decided to play with acrylic paints to create my fruit bowl.

I've seen paintings where the artist creates their backgrounds this way...a little muddy because of the layers of colors and I decided to try it. I like how it turned out but in the future I think this is something I'd like to do with my fingers and not a paintbrush. I didn’t like the hard edges that the brush made. And the white covered too much of the teal so I used a wet wipe to remove some of it. I'll need to practice more with this technique!

What do you think?

The YouTube video doesn't show when I added the labels, but I did add Mod Podge to seal them to the pages.

*Don't ask me why I put two avocados. I had green out and my mind just went there!

TGIF; Thankful Friday #419

Is it Friday already? This week went by so fast. On Tuesday I took my two youngest granddaughters for a little road trip and sleepover. We visited my uncle and aunt but also lots of cousins and two of my sisters. 

I'm thankful this week for that mini reunion and also thankful that the girls had a great time as well. 

We're definitely going to go back soon since they got along so well with their little cousins!

What are you thankful for this week? Please share!

Designer Deep Dive YouTube Hop

This month's designer is Basic Grey. When I saw that, I knew exactly what paper collection I was going to use. I've had this Sweetpea Alyssa collection for years!

I've never used it and I honestly don't know why not. 

My layout:

My video:

Some close ups of the clusters:

Here's all the hop information:

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#designerdeepdive  #scrapbooklayouts #scrapbooking #useyourstash

Join a fun group of creators each month as we take on the Designer Deep Dive Hop! Each month Tara from @thepapersnob will select a designer or manufacturer to use on a layout. There will be some alternatives for some of the designers just in case you don’t have this designer or manufacturer in your stash.   You are not required to use 100% of this designer!  This hop goes live on the FOURTH THURSDAY of the month. We will have a hop on YouTube and Instagram to show how we each used the designer for the month. 

The designer/manufacturer of the month is: Basic Grey

Instagram:

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

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

Kathy:  https:www.instagram.com/kacarr61

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=PLCfSqErOPJop4EgvR0iWjeFlifzjZWdW5

If you want to play along, come over to the Paper Snob Community Facebook group:

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

Baby Girl Card; Jenlee Schoolcraft

I realized that I needed to add baby cards to my stash and seeing this big cuddly bear was a no brainer!  This stamp set by Tonic from Jenlee Schoolcraft has the cutest bear and accessories.

This A2 card was folded in half and then in half again to give this a little fun fold.

Alcohol markers were used to color the bear and the Sissix Sidekick cut out the hearts. (See how I cut three hearts and stacked them for just a little dimension?)

This YouTube video will show the process. Check it out!

Jenlee Schoolcraft is the place to shop for budget friendly crafty items. There are new and gently used items. Take a look and before you Check Out, use my first name, Dorlene to get 10% off your order.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #418

Hmmm. I think I missed a week but that doesn't mean I wasn't thankful, it just means I was busy (and out of town).

Which is what I'm thankful for this Friday. Thankful for being home! And getting a new addition to our family!

My nephew and niece just had their first baby on Wednesday. She had an intense labor but both mama and baby boy are fine. I am thankful for that but mostly because they gave his middle name after my son, his cousin.  

This makes me so happy and thankful because I know how special Tony is to his cousin. And it's such a heartfelt tribute to him.