Author: Dorlene Durham

Hi there! I’m a mother of four young adults, two granddaughters and a dog, Gracie. We are an active family that love to create memories which gives me more things to scrapbook! It's win - win! You can see more of my creations on my blog Crafts in the Command Center, IG @3sons_and_astar or YouTube Channel Dorlene Durham.
Floral Gift Card Holder

Floral Gift Card Holder

Why just give a plain gift card when you can create something colorful and beautiful as this floral gift card holder? This gift card holder used 12 different colored cardstocks and is perfect for using scraps. Check the bottom of the post for a list of all the colors! After cutting all the pieces, I…

Easy Card Background

Easy Card Background

Looking for an easy card background technique? Look no further. Add a fun focal image and embellishments and no one will know how easy this card is to put together. You’ll first need to select four colored papers and cut two of each color into 2.5″x3.75″ rectangles. Once you do that, cut the first set…

Pencil Treat Boxes

Pencil Treat Boxes

It’s Back to School time and I’ve made some super cute pencil treat boxes to celebrate! There are many SVG files you can find for pencil boxes so take your pick. I found mine from Bearly Art and it was free! For these boxes, pull out your typical No. 2 pencil colors or be adventurous…

Christmas In July

Christmas In July

The weather outside is in the triple digits but I felt the need to create a winter scene card. Hopefully by thinking about cooler weather, it will make it cooler. Smile After uploading the file into Cricut Design Space, I pulled all the different colored cardstock I needed to create this fun box card. Colors…

Whale Shadow Box

Whale Shadow Box

Have you wanted to try these 3D shadow box projects that are so popular right now? I’m so glad I leaped in with this easy whale shadow box project. This one was pretty simple but also SO PRETTY! There were only three colors of cardstock used to complete it. The three colors are Patriot Blue,…

Bunny Banner

Bunny Banner

Spring is here which means Easter is right around the corner! Do you decorate for Easter? That’s a silly question. If you’re a crafter, of course you decorate for Easter! This bunny banner is so adorable and so easy to create. Cricut Design Space has lots of images that are perfect for a fun banner….

Baseball Birthday

Baseball Birthday

Spring is here and that means lots of baseball or at least it does in my household. I needed a birthday card for a LA Dodgers fan so I decided to create this fun shaker card using three colored cardstocks – Cougar Smooth White, Blast Off Blue and Red. The team logo and baseball stitches…