Gratitude Journal - Frogs

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I usually share only my cards, but lately I have shared a gratitude journal and today I'm sharing another one!  I made it as a gift for my Dad; he has always had a fondness for frogs.  He loves the journal and uses it every day - I knew he would!  If you missed the hummingbird gratitude journal I made for my Mom, you can see it here.  

I love mixing vintage images with modern and that's what I've done here.  Since this is a journal meant for writing, I added a lot of blank pages (which I haven't shared here).  Each blank lined page was stamped with either a frog or gratitude sentiment.  I also made a coordinating gift envelope, shown towards the bottom of this post.  There are a lot of photos in this blog post.  Feel free to click on the photos to enlarge and scroll through.

The first photo below shows the cover. The patterned paper used on the cover and throughout the journal is from K and Company.  The frog image is from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop.  The cattails and dragonflies are Impression Obsession, and I used some word dies and stitched ovals from my stash.

On the inside front cover I created a pocket to hold gratitude prompts, a 2019 calendar, and a personalized frog bookmark (closer look below).  The image on the pocket is from Frog Fun Printable Vintage Junk Journal from TlcCreatesVintage.  The sentiment on the pocket is from Naz Beheshi.  On the right-hand page, I used another cute frog from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop, and the sentiment is from TLC Creations.

Below are the gratitude prompts, bookmark, and calendar. The gratitude prompts came from MayMay Made It but I changed a few to make them my own. I also stamped a frog from Colorbok Friendly Forest (received in happy mail from Lisa Lynn, thank you!).  I found the calendar and personalized frog bookmark image through a Google search.  The digital sentiment added to the frog bookmark is from TLC Creations and was a freebie at one time.

On the page below, and throughout the journal, I used a printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage.  I also added a strip of washi tape.  On the lined page, I stamped a sentiment from Pink and Main - Fall Bouquets.

The frog image below is a freebie from Graphics Fairy, which I adhered to a die-cut scalloped oval (Gina Marie Designs). The digital sentiment under the frog is from Imagine That Digistamp Pumpkin Kitties, and I did some inking around the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.  The tiny dragonfly that has captured this frog's attention is from Cheery Lynn Tiny Things with Wings die set.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage.

Below, the funny musical frog is from Sweetly Scrapped, and the digital sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage.  

On the right-hand page below, I used another cute frog from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop.  The scripture word art is from Fred She Said - Sunflowers and Thankfulness Pre-coloured Set, and the dragonfly is from Impression Obsession.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage.  I used baker's twine to bind the journal.

The funny frog below is another one from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop, and the sentiment is from TLC Creations.  The circle sentiment is from Digital Delights, and I coloured the leaves with markers. The dragonfly is from Cheery Lynn Tiny Things with Wings die set.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage.  The frog stamped at the bottom is from Colorbok Friendly Forest, and the sentiment stamp on the blank page is Clearly Besotted Butterfly Wishes.

Below I used a fun frog image from Little Scraps of Heaven, and the sentiment is from TLC Creations. Both were freebies at one point.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage, and I stamped a frog from Colorbok Friendly Forest at the bottom.

The frog image below is from Doodle Pantry; sadly this company is no longer in business.  I added a dragonfly die-cut from Impression Obsession, and the word art was found in a Google search.

Below is another page from the printable journal kit called Frog Fun from TlcCreatesVintage, and I stamped a frog from Colorbok Friendly Forest at the bottom. 

Below is the inside back cover, and I made a pocket on the right-hand side.  The frog on the pocket is from TLC Creations (a freebie at one time) and I doodled around the edges and added a scalloped border (Spellbinders).  Inside the pocket are some altered paper clips and more personalized frog bookmarks like I shared above, but with different gratitude sentiments.  The sentiment on the left-hand page was found in a Google search and die-cut with a stitched circle.

The frog images on the altered paper clips are from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop. I used a 1" circle punch to cut the images and placed epoxy circle stickers over them. Then I adhered them to paper clips with wet glue, adding a punched circle on the back to hide the glue. To hold the paper clips, I used a My Creative Time tag die and stamped a sentiment.

I mentioned at the start of my blog post that I made a coordinating gift envelope for the journal. Below are two photos. On the front I used a frog and sentiment from Beccy's Place - Frog Hop, along with some doilies from my stash and more of the Impression Obsession Dragonflies.  On the back of the envelope, I added a frog sticker and stamped my custom stamp from Joy Clair.

Below is a photo showing the gift envelope and journal together as a set.

I would like to support the following challenges: A Gem of a Challenge AG 3/3; Beccy's Place March UE; Crafty Creations AG 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper March UE; DL.ART March Linky UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Always Thankful 1/2 wk3; Get Creative AG Optional Anything But a Card 2/3; Incy Wincy For the Men and Boys 1/5; Mini Album Makers Challenge March 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Spring Greens 2/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my journal!  Wishing you a joyful day!