Crafts in the Command Center: 2025

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Graduation Shaker Card; Seguras Crafts

Hey there! I'm part of a new Design Team, Seguras Crafts and very excited about it. When I received my first package of products, I knew I needed to use these rhinestones! They are gorgeous!

I searched graduation images in Design Space and sized them to fit a standard A2 card. The cardstock is also from Seguras Crafts and I used the 100lb paper option and selected the pressure to More. It cut perfectly.

The Echo Park graduation paper was purchased from 12x12 Scrapbook and the shaker cover from Pink & Main.

It was hard to photograph without getting any glare. Even without lighting.

Watch the YouTube process video to see how easy the card is to put together.

Friday, April 11, 2025

TGIF Thankful Friday #361

Happy Friday! It's another week to be thankful! This week I'm thankful for the beautiful spring weather. And the fact that my granddaughters are close by. We got to spend the evening watching granddaughter 2 on the football field! I'm so glad she is enjoying sports and it's so good to see her running around and smiling!

What are you thankful for this week?

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Happy Birthday Pinata Card; PCC

Hi there. I’m sharing a bright and fun card using the Cute Pinata cut file from Printable Cuttable Creatables. I know you can tell just by looking at it, but it is so fun! This little guy has eight layers to it. Because of that, I tried to use lighter weight cardstock when I could so it wouldn’t be too thick but it is perfect for any of your fiesta projects.

I made four of these at the same time because I know I have to make more than one card using this cute pinata cut file!

Each layer just stacks right on top of each other for super easy placement. I added a few white pen highlights on the top layers.

My first thought was to create a spinning card so the pinata would spin as the recipient pulled it out of the envelope. To make it spin, I adhered string at the top of the pinata by sandwiching it between the yellow base shape and a white solid base piece. To make the extra solid base, I just ungrouped the image in Design Space and selected the bottom layer (yellow) and duplicated it. I then changed the color to white but honestly the color really didn’t matter.

I used a circle cutter to cut a circle in the middle of the card base and patterned paper. But as I was putting it all together, I changed my mind.

Instead, I decided to place it in the lower right corner and added a double loop bow to the top of the string coming out of the pinata.

Once that was adhered, I stamped birthday sentiments through the circle opening.

It still needed something so I pulled out some birthday confetti and sprinkled some stars & birthday hats all around.

How fun is this card? The bright colored background really complements the pinata and gives it a fiesta mood!

I would love to receive a bright, festive and fun card with this pinata image. Wouldn’t you?

Be sure to watch the YouTube process video and go to the Printable Cuttable Creatables website for more inspirations and fun files. When you use the discount code 3SONS15, you'll get 15% off your order!

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Rainbow Crush YT Hop; Yellow

Hey there, I'm participating in another Rainbow Crush YT hop and yellow is the color for April. I am using products from 49 & Market and a dog sympathy stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs to create the layout for the final moments of our dog's life.

It's been two years and it was still hard to get through.

Watch the process video on YT and be sure to check out the other participants:

This hop is hosted by Tara on her Facebook Group. Anyone is welcome to play along. This hop takes place on the 2nd Wednesday of the month!

You can sign for the next month’s hop over on the The Paper Snob Community Facebook group:

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

Here is the PLAYLIST for this hop! All the videos in one place!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJooqbdPisMCE9pMek8N5RJHt

Here are the hoppers for Rainbow Crush:

YOUTUBE:

Tara: https://www.youtube.com/@thepapersnob

Mel: https://www.youtube.com/@MelWScrapping

Moira: https://www.youtube.com/@moiraoreilly

Rona: https://www.youtube.com/@ronamallard8547

Dorlene: https://www.youtube.com/@dorlenedurham. That’s me!

Briana: https://www.youtube.com/@lovemylifeonpaper

Kristen: https://www.youtube.com/@scrappingonthefly1217

Shannon K: https://www.youtube.com/@creativechaosintn

Christine: https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden

Hollie: www.youtube.com/Ivycoelcreations

Jody: https://www.youtube.com/c/FloppyEaredFarm

Kathy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2b5YkXgkPelS885jjHv4fA

Amanda: https://www.youtube.com/@aleckiecreates

Lynda: https://www.youtube.com/@thescrapbookingphotographe3607

MK: https://www.youtube.com/@SomeAssemblageRequiredMKGunn

Tracey: https://www.youtube.com/@traceyspages

Shannon B: https://www.youtube.com/@scrappingwithShannon

Annette: https://www.youtube.com/@wayfaringpanda2936

Monday, April 7, 2025

You Are Loved Card: Jenlee Schoolcraft DT

Woo hoo! I'm starting on a new Design Team this month with Jenlee Schoolcraft. I'm super excited because the products on this website are affordable, new and used items. Some are current products but some are discontinued or retired. The inventory changes often so come back regularly! I also have a coupon code, Dorlene, will give you 10% off your order! Check out my bio HERE.

Products I used for this card are the beautiful dies. To make them stand out, I inked three coordinating colors in an ombré fashion to the front of the card

The color inks I used are:

I also added flowers, sequins and some splatter to complete the card.

Watch the YouTube process video for more details:

Check out the website for all your crafty needs. You just never know what is going to show up and don't forget the 10% discount code. Dorlene.

Friday, April 4, 2025

TGIF; Thankful Friday 360

Happy Friday! I have to be honest, I forgot it was Friday today. My cousin said this the other day and it's so perfect for retirees. Our week consists of 6 Saturdays and one Sunday! I've got to create something with that!

But that’s not what I'm thankful for this week. I'm thankful that I get to have conversations with my family. My mom is having health issues and I've talked to several cousins, two aunts and an uncle. I'm so thankful that even though we don't talk often, we still do. I love my family!

What are you thankful for this week?

Here are some pictures of my plants:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Retirement Shirt

I've been using this saying ever since I retired in December so I decided to create a shirt. I mean, it's true, right?

How much do you love this?

Here's a YouTube short:

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Sizzix Sidekick and Dies Challenge; Final Project

It's the last Saturday in March and this is the last project of my Sizzix Sidekick and Dies challenge. Since I'm out of town, I was limited to only a few supplies. I still managed to make a beautiful card for the challenge!

Be sure to watch the final YouTube process video to see how this was done.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Finishing Layouts; Memphis

I needed to finish three double page layouts that I started during a crop.

I made lots of Cricut cuts for titles and some embellishments.

Some stamping and strip journaling.

Print then cut designs!

Watch the process video for more details!

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

PCC; Cute Pies Cards

Oh, it's time to share two cards that I made using Cute Pie SVG from Printable Cuttable Creatables. I changed the pie colors so I had a cherry and blueberry pie.

The shapes on the card fronts were created on Cricut Design Space using Basic Shapes and offset. The patterned paper is from Lawn Fawn.

Vellum circles were cut using a large circle punch.

Both sentiments are pretty basic so these cards can be used for any occasion. Adding some highlights using a white pen finished them.

Be sure to check out the Printable Cuttable Creatables website for cute SVG cut files and use the code 3SONS15 for 15% off your order! For inspiration, scroll through the blog. You will not be disappointed!

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Sizzix Sidekick Challenge Project Four

Project Four of my Sizzix Sidekick and Dies card challenge is this cute bows card. Act, it's two cards!

I used this die set from scrapbook.com. I purchased it I love the bows but figured there are some delicate bows that could be hard to cut with the Cricut.

Watch the YouTube process to see how these cards were made.

Friday, March 21, 2025

TGIF; Thankful Friday #359

Happy Friday and another week to be thankful! This week went by so quickly. I'm thankful for volunteer opportunities. I never had a chance to volunteer when I was working and it's nice to be able to now.

I helped a friend with the Book Fair at her school site. I was exhausted but it was fun!

What are you thankful for this week?

Iron Crafter Challenge; Stamping Embossing

Join a fun group of crafty peeps each month as we take on the Iron Crafter Challenge! Each month Tara from @thepapersnob will select a challenge ingredient to use on a layout. Quarterly, we will do a recipe challenge rather than a single ingredient. This hop goes live on the THIRD FRIDAY of the month. We will have a hop on YouTube and Instagram to show how we used the challenge ingredient(s) for the month.

The mystery challenge for March is a recipe challenge. For March, the challenge is to create a layout using the following items: Stamps, embossing powder, and a cutfile (or a die cut if you don’t have any cutfiles).

Here's my layout: