Rainbow Crush YT Hop; Blue

It's time again for another Rainbow Crush YT Hop. Each month, Tara selects a color and we create a layout with at least 70% of that color. This month, the color is blue.

 Here's my layout:

The collection I used is a 6x6 pad by Authentique called Felicity. I focused on the butterflies for this fun layout.

Since I only used items from this paper pad, I'm calling it a Paper Pad Party. 

The strips on the bottom are 2x6" each and the horizontal strip is 1". Watch my video and then continue watching all the other participants!

Check out all the hop details below: ********************************************************************************************************

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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.  This hop takes place on the  2nd Wednesday of the month!  The color for June is BLUE!

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

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

INSTAGRAM:

Tina:  https://www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr/

Laurie:  https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/

Sheri: https://www.instagram.com/sheriluvs2scrap22/ 

Kathy:  https://www.instagram.com/kacarr61 

DawnLyn:  https://www.instagram.com/dawnlynsdesigns/

Brandi:  https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/

Simera:  https://www.instagram.com/scrappysimi/

Karin:  https://www.instagram.com/kadas_scrapbooking 

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJor1MJ0vkdz4XFWS51-j9r9f

Minnie & Marmalade Card; Jenlee Schoolcraft

I received the cutest stamp sets from Jenlee Schoolcraft called Minnie & Marmalade from Tonic Studios. For my first June project, I created a beautiful card using the paper piecing technique using Minnie and a purse accessory. 

Minnie's dress was pieced by stamping and fussy cutting the dress with paper scraps from Echo Park Our Story Matters 6x6 pad. The technique is pretty simple since this was a simple design. I used alcohol markers for her skin, hair and shoes. Colored those in before adhering the pieced dress.

To finish off the card, I used more paper scraps from the same 6x6 pad, a white arch and an enamel bow from Eyelet Outlet.

How sweet!

Watch how it's put together on my YouTube video:

(I had an ink oops on the bag label, but watch the video as I just color right over it!)

If you're not already a subscriber, I'd love for you to subscribe. I have many different playlists so go ahead and check them out!

If you are interested in budget friendly new and/or slightly used crafty supplies, look no further than Jenlee Schoolcraft website. There are so many different supplies that you'll need to add to your stash. And if you use my first name, Dorlene as a coupon code, you'll receiving 10% off your total order.

 

TGIF; Thankful Friday #416

 

Happy Friday and it's another week to be thankful! This week I'm thankful for books. 

My daughter and I have been challenging ourselves to read as many books as possible during the summer months. We're in our 26th year. It started on May 29th and will end the day before the first day of school.

So far I have read three books! Once I complete the books, I write a book review. If you're interested in reading those reviews, follow me on IG @retir_edmd.

What are you thankful for this week?

Mixed Media Junk Journal

I love playing in my junk journal because it has many functions and styles that fit my mood. This time I really dug into my art supplies to make this spread.

Sometimes it looks like a hot mess but I always trust the process!

I pulled out a bunch of mark makers and supplies to create a colorful background. And then added a simple statement using black acrylic paint.

Questions on what or how? Be sure to watch the process video!

Pretty in Ink Layout

When I couldn't find anything to embellish my layout, I created my own. Cricut Design Space has thousands of images, I knew I'd be able to create something!

I searched tattoo and ink for these images. I used Basic Shapes hexagon as the base for the images because the sketch I used had them. I think they gave them an edgier look too!

Added an offset to the hexagons and then flattened them to create print then cut images. I also cut hexagons in cardstock for a variety.

Here's the sketch by Scrapbooking With AnnMarie:

Watch the process video on my YouTube channel. If you're not already a subscriber, I'd love for you to subscribe. I post two videos a week. One is always scrapbooking and the other is whatever else I'm creating in the Command Center which you know is my craft room.

Scrapbooking With AnnMarie or Scrapbooking The Day Away is a great site if you love scrapbooking. It's an all things scrapbooking community! There are two memberships available, one is free and the other is a small monthly fee. AnnMarie is a wonderful person and she provides tutorials, challenges, sketches, chat area, etc. It's worth checking out!

Another Fiesta Prize Ribbon

We have an annual event in our town called the Apricot Fiesta. It's a ton of fun and the whole town gets together for a lot of local entertainment, food, games, parade, fireworks, booths, rides, drinking, an arts and crafts show and so much more!

I've entered the show multiple times and have been fortunate to win a ribbon on all my entries. Well this year didn't disappoint.

Second Place:

Honorable Mention:

I love this picture I took while in Morro Bay. I was a little disappointed that I didn't place but when I saw the ones that did, I was ok with it. LOL

If you live in CA, have you been to Morro Bay? It's crazy, you drive into town and all of a sudden this huge rock is in your face. We're a ways away from the rock, but you can see how it's sorta magical. Wow, it's worth it if you can get there.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #415

TGIF and happy thankful Friday. This week was a weird one since Monday was a holiday. We didn't do anything different except my daughter was home from work.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to submit two entries for our Apricot Fiesta Arts and Crafts contest and Photography contest.

Hopefully I'll have a post celebrating a new ribbon to hang!

What are you thankful for this week? Let me know in the comments.