New York City Junk Journal

I just got back from a quick trip to New York and of course had some great "junk" for a spread in my junk journal.

I wish more places had things I could gather but the map was a great find! 

I added some old, old New York stickers that I'm not even sure why I had them but definitely came in handy!

The glue that I used is from The Paper Source which is a Hobby Lobby brand. It was a great gift to receive a container of glue assortments from my friend.

This video is a little less talking and more cutting, tearing and glueing sounds. It's actually kinda soothing! Watch it here:

Let me know what you think about it! Do you like the audio this way or do you prefer more talking?

Printable Cuttable Creatables Spring Hop

Hey friends! Welcome to the Printable Cuttable Creatables Spring Blog Hop. (Scroll down for all the hop details.)

With graduation ceremonies right around the corner, I decided to add some graduation cards to my stash. There are quite a few cut files available on the PCC website (and some are free) but I decided to use the You Did It file.

Once uploaded into Cricut Design Space, I changed a few areas to customize the tassel, diploma ribbon and one of the offset layers to match school colors.

As always, I stack the pieces before adding adhesive. This helps visualize the project and avoids a gluey mess. With some small cuts, it was great to use my picking tool and fine tip adhesive.

I used both black and white markers to add highlights and don't you just love the red glitter paper to add sparkle!?

Watch the process video on YouTube:

Card Cut Measurements:

Base 5.5x11"; scored at 1.75, 5.5 and 9.75"

Patterned Papers:

Two at 3.5x5.25"

One at 1.5x5.25"

Two at 1x5.25"

Band 1x10"

White cardstock (optional): 4x5.25"

I mentioned above that there is a Spring Blog Hop going on at the PCC Blog. The Hop goodies and offers are active from May 15 through May 22nd.

There is a free file available for everyone who has the secret code (the code will be hidden in one of the participating blog posts) and one lucky hopper will win a Virtual Wallet prize. 

To be eligible for the Virtual Wallet Prize, viewer must leave a comment on the main blog post telling us their favorite blog post of the hop.

There will be discounts and specials too. Be sure you visit the main blog for all the details! You don't want to miss the hoopla!

Blog Hop main link HERE  and here's the other blog posts:

• Paula 
• Dorlene You are here!
• Michi
• Ana

TGIF; Thankful Friday #413

413 divided by 52 = 7.92 which rounds up to EIGHT years of this TGIF; Thankful Friday series! Wow! This is actually really cool. I'm glad I continued this series even when it was extremely hard to find something to be thankful.

This week I'm thankful for surprise texts and/or messages. I love it when someone reaches out just to touch base and say hi. It's so important and means so much. 

What are you thankful for this week? I'd love to hear about it!

Crush the Rainbow YT Hop; Yellow

It's that time again for the Crush the Rainbow YT Hop. The color for May is YELLOW. I had the perfect photos for this challenge and the layout turned out so cute. I mean...how can it not when the photos have these two cuties?

I used a sketch from Scrapbooking with AnnMarie/Scrapbooking the Day Away.

Be sure to check out her website if you're interested in all things scrapbooking including a great community of scrapbookers. There's a free and paid subscription available.

I also used my Cricut and SVG files from Printable Cuttable Createables for the embellishments and title. Can you believe I also did a little mixed media?

Watch the YT process video to see how it was created.

Here are the details of the hop:

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#scrapbooking #scrapbooklayouts #rainbowcrushhop #scrapbookprocessvideo

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 May is yellow!

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/ 

Lauren:  https://www.instagram.com/creative_happy_hour/

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/

Tammy:  https://www.instagram.com/handcrafterhaven/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJookAv22BhuKSmTxlvw2PrLh

Five Products for a Simple Card; Jenlee Schoolcraft

I created a beautiful and simple card using just five items; paper, stamp, embossing powder, enamel dots and a ribbon.

The stamp set used is Documented by Kaiser Craft which is available on the Jenlee Schoolcraft website. I love the sentiments and simple designs in this set so I decided to keep the card simple as well. I think it's perfect for a unique graduation card.

I used the yellow cardstock to mat the beautiful soft floral paper. I think this gray/yellow combination makes this good for both female and male recipients. 

If you're like me, we have lots of embossing powders that sit in a container and hardly used. Because this was going to be a card with few frills, I wanted to put some pizzazz where I could. I think I nailed it! What do you think?

See the process video on YouTube:

Do you like making simple cards? What are your Go To items when cardmaking?

For your budget friendly needs, go to the Jenlee Schoolcraft website for new and slightly used crafty products. The selection is vast but remember this is not a big box store where the quantities are endless. If you see a product you like, your best bet is to get it now because it may not there later. These products range from simple embellishments to stamps to dies to embossing folders and so on...

And...use my name, Dorlene for an extra 10% off your order!

TGIF; Thankful Friday #412

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!

Funny Cards

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!

Cute Print Then Cut Tags

I know Easter had passed but I still wanted to share these simple print then cut tags that I made.

I used Spring Llama SVG from Printable Cuttable Creatables and a tag shape from Basic Shapes in Cricut Design Space.

I explain how to create your design and turn it into a print then cut file. Use a circle shape to cut a hole in the tag by using the attach function.

Watch how easy it is on my YouTube video:

I love the tulle for my ribbon of choice and then tied it with twine.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #411

Friday is here and I'm in New York! Yup, that's what I'm thankful for this week. The ability, time and desire to travel.

I got to see my sister's new house in North Carolina before the two of us flew out to NY. 

I'll post pics on IG later. Right now I'm on the road!

What are you thankful for this week? Please share!

Summerween Layout; LTCCB

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.