Hard to Find Embellishments

I needed to complete these layouts from our trip to Columbia State Park and I knew I wouldn't be able to find embellishments for them. These layouts were a little bit of a struggle to complete until I realized I have a vast supply of scrapbooking things within Cricut Design Space. 

I searched print then cut images that fit the theme and then printed a bunch of them to play with. Here they are after I resized them:

It was so much fun and so eye opening. I don't need to buy all the things. I have a great tool in the Cricut!

Watch the process video as I complete them. I'm telling you, if you're not using your Cricut for scrapbooking, what are you waiting for?

Whimsical Portrait

Last year I purchased a class by Yvette St. Amant. I sorta forgot about it after going through two courses. The other day I was flipping through the Junk Journal and saw one of the portraits and it reminded me of the courses. 

It's a great way to get your creative juices flowing. And these portrait sessions are a great way to start. At the end there are clearly different outcomes but getting started is the hard part! I like to experiment in my Junk Journal and she fits right in!

I love how she turned out. What do you think?

I did post a video but really talked more about my process versus what I learned in the session. It's a paid class so I'm sure there are rules about sharing too much.

If you're interested, these classes are through Let's Get Artsy.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #410

Hi there. Happy Friday and another week to be thankful. This week I'm thankful for my new business cards. I finally got some!

I created the cards via Canva and had our local print shop print them on a heavy weight cardstock.

What about you? What are you thankful for this week?

Designer Deep Dive; Simple Stories YT Hop

I'm participating in a YouTube Hop called Designer Deep Dive and this month we're featuring Simple Stories.

I'm using the Boho Sunshine collection. It is so fun and worked great with my photos.

Here's my layout:

And my video:

All the details:

#designerdeepdive  #scrapbooklayouts #scrapbooking #useyourstash

Join a fun group of creators each month as we take on the Designer Deep Dive Hop! Each month Tara from @thepapersnob will select a designer or manufacturer to use on a layout. There will be some alternatives for some of the designers just in case you don’t have this designer or manufacturer in your stash.   You are not required to use 100% of this designer!  This hop goes live on the FOURTH THURSDAY of the month. We will have a hop on YouTube and Instagram to show how we each used the designer for the month. 

The designer/manufacturer of the month is: Simple Stories!

Instagram:

Tina www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr

Brandi www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/

Simera:  www.instagram.com/scrappysimi

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

Here is a playlist with ALL the videos of the YouTube creators:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJoq_QrjwY7ajklejpLdCp5qK

If you want to play along, come over to the Paper Snob Community Facebook group:

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

Masculine Card Using an Embossing Folder; Jenlee Schoolcraft

Oh, I have a fun masculine card for you today. I am using Crafter's Companion Time Piece embossing folder from Jenlee Schoolcraft for half of the card front. The other half are strips of scrap paper.

You can watch the process YouTube video but this card is pretty simple. 

Jenlee Schoolcraft website is your Go To for budget friendly new and gently used crafty projects. You'll find a great assortment of items at excellent prices AND if you use my name, Dorlene as the coupon code, you'll receive 10% off your total. Can't beat that!

I used a stamp Sophisticated Animal for the focal image on the card front and two different circles. One cardstock and one in vellum. I love the way this turned out. It's so unique and perfect for a birthday celebration!

Spring Arch Fun Fold Card

Hi there, it’s Dorlene and I’m excited to announce that I’m guest designing this month on the Printable Cuttable Creatables Blog. It’s Spring and a perfect time of the year for butterflies, flowers, sunshine and even rain. 

I decided to create a different kind of card to feature the Spring Butterflies SVG cut file. I’m calling it a flip out arch card. I don’t know the official name, but this one pretty much describes what it is.

After uploading the Spring Butterflies file into Cricut Design Space, I also uploaded the Spring Borders SVG cut file set. You don’t necessarily have to use this file, but it sure does add more Spring fun! The card base was also created in Cricut Design Space using their free shapes & score line.

You can watch the YouTube process video to help visualize how it was made:

After everything was cut out with the Cricut, as always, I put the small pieces together to create the images.

The butterfly is so pretty with three different shades of yellow to create more dimension and interest. I love it!

As shown in the video, layer and adhere the different Spring Borders to the inside and also the open arch shape that is the card front.

I used foam adhesive to place the butterfly within the arch; added sequins; and stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment to finish the card.

I love, love, love how this turned out! Making the base was so easy on Cricut Design Space!

Be sure to go to the Printable Cuttable Creatables website for so many cute SVG cut files. Their blog has so many cool projects as well. It's a great place to be inspired!

TGIF; Thankful Friday #409

Can you believe another Friday is here?!? This week I'm thankful for another sweet cantaloupe. Sometimes you think you picked a good one but it's just not. 

The last three melons purchased were all perfect and for that I am thankful!

What about you? What are you thankful for this week?