A place to showcase my crafts and talk about it...what's better than that? I hope to inspire and encourage others to create things for themselves, friends and family.
Happy Thankful Friday! This week I'm thankful for the first baseball game of the season. Last night was my granddaughter's first coach pitch game and it's so exciting to be out at the field, listening to the crack of the bat, smelling the fresh cut grass, enjoying sunflower seeds and the bright sun.
My son is coaching the team this year and it's a bonus to see him on the field again. This is my favorite picture taken of the game:
Remember even if it's a little thing, there is always something to be thankful for! What are you thankful for this week?
I wasn't sure if I was going to participate in the Rainbow Crush hop this month but luckily I found mint green in my stash! Here's my layout and my video:
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 March is mint green!
You can sign for the next month’s hop over on the The Paper Snob Community Facebook group:
I went through all my wooden/brown embellishments to find something that sorta went with the theme. This was a hard one! I did find some mintish enamel dots that coordinated but luckily those triangles gave this layout all the love it needed!
Be sure to watch the playlist and leave a comment on the hop videos. There are some great scrapbookers participating!
If you're interested in a fun, informative and easy going Scrapbooking's community, check out Scrapbooking the Day Away. You'll find a free and paid membership available. Click HERE to get there!
When I received the recent Design Team packet from Jenlee Schoolcraft, I wasn't sure how I would use the Santoro A4 Decoupage Pack. Boy, was I surprised when I opened the folder and found some beautiful 3D images. Well, what I should say, is the fixin's for 3D images.
These are beautiful and I couldn't wait to use them! I decided to use the little girl in the green dress since it is March and St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. I opted to create a fun fold card as well.
Measurements for the card is as follows:
White cardstock: 5 1/4 x 11 scored at 1 3/4 and 3 1/2; turn to the other side and score at the same measurements and another piece cut at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
Color Cardstock: (2) 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and one piece at 1 1/2 x 5 (I used green)
Coordinating Cardstock for mats: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 and 1 1/4 x 4 3/4 (I used Metallic Gold from CutCardStock)
Patterned Paper: 4 x 5 1/4 and 1 x 4 1/2 (very old Stampin Up paper)
Watch the video for a better understanding on how to put the card together.
Isn't it so cute? I wish you could really see the 3D effect on the girl image. It's a WOW factor for this card!
The white cardstock Z fold mechanism is adhered only in the center area to the flat 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 base. It leaves plenty of room for a greeting/message.
If you are interested in cost effective craft supplies, look no further than the Jenlee Schoolcraft website. There are new and slightly used products available for purchase at great prices! Use my first name, Dorlene for an additional 10% off your total order. What a deal!
Hi there and happy thankful Friday! This week flew by and I'm not sure why. This week I'm thankful for unexpected holidays.
Did you know on March 3rd it was National Pancake Day? Me either! We took our granddaughter to her dental appointment and stopped at IHOP afterwards. Lo and behold they were offering FREE pancakes for the holiday!
I tried to get the girls to take a posed picture but they didn't want to stop eating! Ha ha ha it's all good!
What are you thankful for this week? Let me know in the comments.
I had so much fun putting together this Month in Review two page spread. All the items with the exception of the cardstock bases are from the Freebie Pile at a retreat that I attended.
I love the Freebie Table for two reasons, the first is obvious...free stuff and second, I like to contribute to get rid of my goods too. Win-Win
Each paper strip is 2x12 and I adhered them across the two bases. Most are crooked but there are a few straight ones. I don't know why someone got rid of these papers, they are so fun!
Once I added the strips and the photos, I created clusters to embellish. I used the Cricut to cut the FEB for the title on the left side.
Watch the YouTube process video to see how it was done!
Hi there. It's the first of March and time for another six week challenge at the Love To Craft Challenge Blog. This fun blog is for all kinds of crafters. You can submit any project as long as its a crafty one!
For this month's project, I decided to share the watercolored flower I created on a store receipt for my Junk Journal.
I love making something out of nothing or in this case, something out of something that would have been trashed.
Here's the piece:
And here's the video showing how it was done:
Isn't it fun! I even made use of the painters tape that was used to adhere it on the page. The majority of this tag was created by using watercolor paints. I also used a black ball point pen, some white acrylic paint to create splatter and white, purple and green paint pens for outlines and the words.
Now it's your turn. Create something...anything and link it to LTCCB. But before you do that, take a peek at the DT creations for some inspiration!
Happy National Strawberry Day. I swear there's a national holiday for just about anything but hey, it gives me excused to make theme specific cards!
I created this card by adding red watercolor paint on a thick piece of white cardstock. Then, I created my own patterned paper by stamping two different strawberry stamps and some paint splatter around it.
Once that was dried, I heat embossed a sentiment on patterned vellum and adhered this panel to the patterned paper using four white brads.
Hello! This card has so much going on. Watercoloring, embossing, stamping, vellum and brads.
Check out the process video on my YouTube channel and follow the Instagram Hop starting on my IG account, @3sons_and_astar
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