Rainbow Crush Hop; Turquoise

Welcome to Rainbow Crush – a Social Media hop where we share projects that feature a color of the rainbow each month! 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!  The color for January is turquoise!

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 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST for this hop! All the videos in one place!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJooH1bniRB1m2x6tF3iTg9kP

Here's my layout:

And my video:

All the embellishments are cut using paper scraps and the Cricut! What do you think? Did I get enough turquoise on here?

Nat'l Clean Your Desk Day

Is this really a thing? We'll, we're doing an Instagram hop on this very subject.

If you're like me, you've got lots of goodies all over your desktop. I have a small container with images that should have made it on a card. I decided to go through that for this hop.

Here's what my desktop looks like before:

And here's the after:

Look, there's still stuff all around but I did make an effort to tidy up.

Here's my finished card:

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Playing in the Junk Journal

It's so fun to just play in my junk journal without any specific goal in mind and that's what I did.

I dumped a bunch of painty paper scraps and mixed media scraps and just started tearing and gluing to a page. 

Once I was done with that, I added some paint and random marks and splatter to complete it.

Watch the process YouTube video:

This is the backside with a little something peeking through the window.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #396

Happy Friday and happy for another week to be thankful.  This week I'm thankful for a last minute girl's trip with me and my daughter. We went to the Charles Schulz Museum and then went to breakfast in the Art District in Santa Rosa.

I got a cool coffee with foam design and it was everything and more!

What are you thankful for this week? Please share in the comments.

Creating Clusters; December Layout

I'm still finishing up 2023 December Daily photos but for this process video I'm focusing on creating embellishment clusters.

Is this something you struggle with? I like to decide where I'm putting the largest cluster and use a base to start building. Once that's created, the next two clusters are easier because you want to build them using the same colors, etc.

The remaining two should be medium sized and then a smaller one. Watch the YouTube video for more information on creating a balanced page.

Thanks for watching and please let me know if you have any questions.

Using Stencils on Cards

I'm using a mini stencil to create some interest on the background of this card. The Weave It Alone mini stencil is from Jenlee Schoolcraft which is one of many available on the website.

After stamping the image onto white cardstock, I stamped it a second time on a post-it note to create a mask. While the ink was drying, I colored the image using chalk pencils. 

With some light blue ink and a paddle brush, I added some color and interest to the background using the stencil. So fun!

Next comes the card! Watch the process YouTube video for a visual of these instructions.

Cutting Measurements:

5 1/2 x 10" scored at 4 1/4 and 8 1/2

3 x 7" scored at 3 1/2"

Patterned Paper 4 x 5 1/4 and 1 1/4 x 5 1/4

(I had to adjust mine a little to fit the image.)

Bird stamp is a really old one from Stampin Up!

Sentiment from 

I used the same stencil to add some color here and there in the card.

So fun!

Jenlee Schoolcraft has new and gently used items for sale. You can find lots of your crafty needs here at budget friendly prices. If you use the discount code, Dorlene, you can get an additional 10% off your order. 

Nat'l Bird Day; Hummingbird Card

Today is National Bird Day so I'm making a card. There’s a hop on Instagram if you're interested in seeing more.

We have a couple hummingbird feeders in our backyard and we are obsessed with the beauty of these birds. When I saw this die set at the Expo I knew I had to have it. But, like most things, I didn't use it right away. I am using it for the first time now.

I decided it would look cool using my mixed media papers and just a little bit of cardstock. I think I was right. What do you think?

This is called a wreath card. It starts with a 5 1/4" square that is folded in half and a circle cut out of the middle. Watch the process video to see how to create it.

Isn't it so fun and easy!