ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 19

Welcome to Week 19 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  I've got a lot going on this week.  I'm scheduled to work, I've got errands to run, and there's an online Mastering Mixed Media Expo going on.  Don't forget it's Messy May over at Get Messy Art Journal Community!

Will there be any time left for GREEN scrap sewing, Joyful???

SUNDAY - During my Weekly Morning Art Zoom, I worked on the DERIVE prompt for Messy May based on a piece of art that I did back at the end of January of this year:

This afternoon, I watched the All-Star Sampler Platter from The Global Quilt Connection.  In the photo below you see Lyric Kinard introducing Jen Simonek from Loose Ends, an organization of volunteer finishers for those special projects left behind:

Her presentation "How not to leave a mess" was aimed at all kinds of fiber crafters and gave the following tips for managing your work prior to death or disability:

1. Take a hard look at your stash

2. Take a heard look at your WIPs

3. Leave a note in your WIPs

4. Find a Craft Executor

5. Use the resources on our website

6. Let people know about Loose Ends

MONDAY - Day Off 

This morning I attended a virtual watercolor class with @tammykayeart and here is my painting based on her example:

While visiting her website, I saw the supply list for an upcoming class and decided to paint it to include in my MIL's Mother's Day card using some of the techniques learned in the landscape class:

This afternoon was Swap Club at Get Messy.  I signed up for my first ATC Swap.  Color me excited!  The theme was LINE and I got my set of cards made during the hangout:

Once Swap Club was over, I watched one of the three lesson I missed for Alex Kincaid's Spring Florals Watercolor Workshop.  My sample strokes were nothing to look at, though.  Then I did some of catching up on things around and for the house before catching up on the NEW Mastering Mixed Media Expo videos from Tam LaPorte @ Willowing Arts.  Day One either didn't appear in my inbox or I accidentally deleted it.  Either way, I'm only 3 lessons behind now.

TUESDAY - #100Days100Things Decluttered

Day Off

This morning I watch the first of three lessons for today at the Mastering Mixed Media Expo and then did a bit of decluttering.  Bonus Points!!  I emptied another studio box:

I noticed construction efforts on two houses in the new neighborhood next door:

I checked in with Barb at Get Messy's Open Studio after lunch.  My task was to gesso a spread in my DIY Lay Flat Journal.  Sorry!  Nothing photo worthy.

WEDNESDAY - Work

I did a post office run this morning and a quick stop at the grocery store this afternoon, before I went home for my Weekly Zoom Call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color...

Once we finished chatting, I went to get ready for a Celebration Day dinner:

After dinner, I watched the last two videos from Alex Kincaid's Watercolor Workshop.

THURSDAY - Work

First thing this morning was some concrete work in the new neighborhood next door.  Two driveways and two foundations (not pictured) were poured:

Before I left, I did a quick watercolor painting (loosely based on the view out our back door) for today's NATURE prompt for Messy May...

And took a picture of my APERTURE prompt response from the other day:

After work I watched the Mastering Mixed Media Expo lesson from Jackie Schomburg and created the following page using her methods...

And followed that up with a lesson from Jennifer Bonneteau @ rainbowslinger.com

using various techniques, including pen and watercolor:

This afternoon's big news!!  Another family moved in down the street:

FRIDAY - Day Off

I went to Knit Group and then had lunch at the Clubhouse with Beth and her husband.  We missed our other knitting friends:

Thanks so much, Beth!

After lunch I missed my friends at Get Messy's Open Studio with Deandra in favor of doing a favor for Knittingsuek who needed a ride to her post-surgical appointment.  However, my alarm didn't go off and I was late picking her up.  Fortunately, we arrived right on time and hopefully she will eventually forgive me for causing her such distress!!!

Once home, and with dinner out of the way, I attended my Weekly Evening Art Zoom where I worked on the Mastering Mixed Media Expo class from Cindy Gilstrap that I watched this afternoon.  There are still a few more details to add:

  

RSC Quilter friends, do I get bonus points for using

fabric scraps that I painted GREEN???

SATURDAY - Work

It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I hope you will join me in visiting Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.

The answer to the question at the top of the post...

NO.  There was not a single minute for GREEN scrap sewing.  I haven't even set my sewing machine up since I got back from the mountains, but here's what I have available to work with for the month:

Perhaps, next week will be a sewing week.  Only time will tell.

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!