Simply Joys

Hi Friends! Today I'll be showing you how I freshened up one of my older projects using the canvas pieces from Linnie Blooms .

This is how it looked before...

This is a mini canvas I made around 7 years ago...I liked it then but I wanted to freshen it up a bit and give it a new look. I have a short video that shows you the project up close along with the Linnie Blooms products I used...

I used one of the tree canvas pieces as one of my background elements. I gave it some texture by using a script background stamp and used the Green Tea Gelato....

We were at a local amusement park called The Enchanted Forest, so I thought adding the canvas tree would be fun & fitting.

To have the photo "pop" off the canvas I used one of the Mixed Stitch Canvas pieces as my background for the photo. To add some color, I used more of my Gelatos in Lemon and Bubble Gum.

I think it turned out pretty cute : )

Using the Linnie Bloom Mixed Stitch and canvas pieces is a great way to update one of your older projects or to just simply mix it up a bit. 

Thanks for stopping by the Linnie Blooms blog today and for checking out another ScrappinAbby project. 

Happy Crafting : )

My Create*Craft*Share You Tube Hop Project & Video

Hi Friends! Yesterday we had the Create*Craft*Share You Tube hop and I wanted to share some photos of my project along with the videos I made. I hope you all joined in on the hop but if you didn't, you can start at the beginning HERE and see all of the FAB projects from all the participants.

For my project I made a mixed media canvas that is going on the wall in my living room....

Here's the YT Hop video....

 And here's the process/tutorial video....

Our theme for this months project was to create something showcasing our word of the year or a word/phrase that means something to us. I did a video earlier this year explaining why I chose the word "Gratitude" but I also want to use the word Blessed. You can see the video HERE which explains the story behind my word(s) for this year.  

I asked for family photos for Mother's Day this year so I was really excited to use some of those photos for this project...

I had a ton of fun using different sprays on the banana leaf paper (I mention/show this in the video) and I love how it looks like aged thin wood on the canvas. 

I am truly blessed to be the mom of these two amazing kids and wife to my hubby. I so proud to call them my own : )

Leave me a comment if you have any questions on how I created this project or if you liked it. 

Thanks for stopping by and for checking out another scrappy post. 

Happy Crafting : )

 

Create*Craft*Share YouTube Hop Is Here!!!!

Hi Friends! Woo Hoo....I am SO excited for today. It's the Create*Craft*Share YouTube Hop and boy howdy are you crafters in for some AMAZING projects by the 11 crafters taking part in the hop. 

Before I get to all the details I want to give another HUGE shout out to Miss ScrappinMadge for coming up with and hosting this FAB hop!!!

Here are all the fabulous sponsors who are giving up some amazing goodies for the hoppers...

 Here is the color story we used to create our projects....

I instantly knew what I wanted to create when I saw this color story....a summer themed project. So I came up with a super fun mixed media canvas for the hop.....

 I'll have more photos below but first let me give you the lineup for the YT hop so you can see all of the projects and enter for your chance to win the goodies up for grabs....
 Scrappin Madge- https://www.youtube.com/user/Scrappinmadge

Crazy About Cricut - https://www.youtube.com/user/CrazyAboutCricut
DJ's Sundries - https://www.youtube.com/user/CParish73
https://www.youtube.com/user/ScrappinAbby   That's me : )
 Angela Holt Designs-https://www.youtube.com/user/angelaholtdesigns
Jody Spiegelhoff- http://m.youtube.com/user/SpiegelMomScraps
Flowersandmoreby Rhonda- https://www.youtube.com/user/rrandrr94
Tammy Smith - https://www.youtube.com/user/Fishingsmith
CraftinandStampin- www.youtube.com/craftinandstampin
An'Jenic Gibson- https://www.youtube.com/ScrapbookingAJCards

All you have to do is become a subbie for ALL crafters in the hop and leave a comment on ALL of the videos. Pretty easy right???

Now for some additional photos of my canvas.....

This was such a fun canvas to design and put together. The color story was very inspiring to create such a fun summer themed project. 

I know this post was long with lots of info so thanks for sticking in there : )

Be sure to get going and join in on the hop. You'll want to start with ScrappinMadge's channel first so you won't miss all of the info on how you can win some of the goodies. 

Thanks again for stopping by and for checking out another ScrappinAbby project. 

Here's a list of all the FAB sponsors for this YT Hop:

Linnie Blooms- http://linnieblooms.com/
Madge's Scrappin Lounge- www.thescrappinlounge.com
Scrap it Girl- https://www.facebook.com/scrapitgirl
Cuttin' and Stampin': http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com/
Craftin' and Stampin' : craftinandstampin.ctmh.com
3 Girl JAM: http://www.3girljam.com/
Toxic Treasures: http://www.toxictreasures.com/
Bella Creationz : https://www.etsy.com/shop/bellacreationz4u?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav
Spiegel Mom Scraps: www.spiegelmomscraps.com
Special thanks to our Color Pallet: http://www.design-seeds.com/