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 Friday and another week to be thankful. This week I am thankful to be home. For two days, I didn't do much and then the next two I hung out with my girlfriends.
Having friends as adults is so important and I'm thankful to be home to spend time with them.
This Sunday is Mother's Day and it may feel a little different for me and my sisters but it's the first of many.
Enjoy your weekend and remember, there is always something to be thankful for!
I participate in as many challenges I can with card making and scrapbooking. It really helps me with trying new things and pushing myself.
With these three cards, I did just that. I used three funny stamps from Rubbernecker that I've had for years; three different Snoopy stickers (stolen from my granddaughters' sticker bin) and a window die. Oh, I almost forgot. I used background paper using Cricut Design Space print/cut feature.
These are pretty simple and I love them so much!
I also created a YouTube video and you can find it:
If you are interested in following me on Instagram, go to @3sons_and_astar for this particular hop or any of my other projects!
It's time for another six week challenge on the Love To Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB). This blog welcomes all kinds of crafty projects as long as you link it up before the deadline.
For my project, I decided to create a scrapbook layout using SVG cuts from Printable Cuttable Creatables and my Cricut to make these cuts into Print then Cut items.
Have you heard of Summerween? It's definitely a new event and a lot of fun. This was our first year participating and we will definitely be continuing this summer event!
Now it's your turn. Link your project to the LTCCB website before the June 15th deadline.
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?
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.
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