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.
I received a fun die set from DoCrafts called Knight and Dragon with my DT package from Jenlee Schoolcraft. I was so excited to use this since it' a challenge to create masculine cards and my nephew's birthday is around the corner so this is for him.
After cutting out the dies using my Sizzix Big Shot, I had to decide how I was going to finish the card. I decided to grab some paper scraps and create a background scene.
Watch the process video to see how it was created.
Didn't this turn out so cute? Ahem...manly? The cloud paper is perfect for the sky and using three different shades of green make the landscape more interesting!
If you are interested in budget friendly, low-cost crafty products, you gotta check out the Jenlee Schoolcraft webstore. There are new and gently used items on the site at excellent prices! If you use the coupon code, Dorlene, you will receive an additional 10% off your total!
Happy Thankful Friday. This week I'm thankful for book recommendations. One of my friends recommended that I reread the classics starting with The Grapes of Wrath. I just completed it on Thursday and I absolutely love it!
I know it's a classic and as an adult (I read it the first time in high school), I completely understand now. It was so good! If you're a reader or even if you're not but want to read a really good book...read this one!
So thanks to friends and family who recommend books!
I stamped and colored these cute Easter images before I even knew what I was going to do with them. They were given to me from a friend who was getting rid of some of her crafty things. Aren't they so cute?!?
I always like to create fun fold cards when I can so I went through my Monthly Card Kit binder and created a step pop up card.
During Covid closures, I started a remote monthly card kit with a live broadcast. It was so fun! In fact, you can see more of the cards by clicking the tab above or HERE.
Measurements:
Watch the process video:
Pretty easy, huh? Will you try to make one yourself?
Who would have guessed that I found the perfect embellishments for a 12x12 layout using pocket page inserts? These colorful inserts helped give a festive feel to my granddaughter's preschool graduation photos. I put together these pocket page inserts years ago I believe for a swap. I only found them because I was looking for something else. The bright colors really stood out and grabbed my attention.
I used a sketch from Scrapbooking the Day Away which made this layout easy to finish. I was sitting in a Zoom call and didn't want to get up so I used the insert cards for the handmade title as well. I wrote the letters and then cut them out. I love how this title turned out.
What do you think?
You can watch the process video on YouTube:
Scrapbooking The Day Away is an all things scrapbooking website that is a great place for community, tips, techniques, sketches and general sharing of ideas. There's a free and paid membership. Go check it out!
TGIF and Happy Thankful Friday! This week had lots of activity but the thing I'm mostly thankful for this week is a massage I booked on Wednesday. I've needed one for a while and I'm so glad I booked it!
Definitely hurt in many places, but getting those knots out was so nice. I don't know when I'll book another, but I'm hoping sooner than later.
My advice to you...if you're thinking about getting a massage...do it!
What are you thankful for this week? Let me know in the comments!
Hi there! Do you like using glitter in your projects? I'm a so-so user. In other words, I can do without it but mostly because of the mess it often time leaves.
I received a bottle of beautiful green glitter from Jenlee Schoolcraft which I was really excited about, and it also prompted me to buy a new tool...a glitter vacuum.
We'll get to that later, but first, the card!
Watch the video for the process, but basically, I used a combination of clear embossing powder and the Nuvo Pure Sheen glitter to create the card background. I heated two layers of the clear embossing powder before adding the glitter. In a sense, I am making my own glitter paper. The embossing powder absorbed the glitter so it has a slick finish to it.
Once that was complete, I colored and die cut these cute parrots for the focal images on the card. As an afterthought, I probably should have made these birds a different color, but the greens are different shades so it's still super cute!
Products Used:
Glitter: Nuvo Pure Sheen Olive Green Glitter (Jenlee Schoolcraft) Stamps/Dies: birds2stamp from The Stamps of Life
Clear Embossing Powder: Stampin Up!
Glitter Vacuum: Recollections from Michaels
Alcohol Markers and Cardstock from my stash
If you are interested in low cost, budget friendly crafting supplies, click over the Jenlee Schoolcraft website. You'll find an assortment of new and slightly used products that vary from stamps, dies, embossing folders, glitter, embellishments and so much more. Use the coupon code, Dorlene, for an additional 10% off your order
Product Review:
Yes, I love it! I made a mess of the embossing powder and glitter but this little vacuum had no trouble picking up all of it! This, my friends, is a great buy! Especially if you're like me and forget to put an under paper on your work area. I got this with a coupon and it was about $11 (normally under $15). Not bad at all!
