Stuck?! Sketches Layout & a Snap Click Supply Sale!

Hi blog friends  - Had some time to play this weekend and wanted to share my layout. I am so ready for fall - it is my favorite season! So I made a layout of the kids a few years back at our favorite pumpkin patch. I love finding new blogs to visit and stumbled across Stuck?! Sketches and decided to give their August 15th Challenge a try :) And over on Snap Click Supply this weekend they are having a 50 % off sale on all of their Fall and Autumn Digital Papers and Elements. Here is the sketch:

 

 And here is what I created:

 I used the adorable Fall is in the Air Mega Collection from Echo Park for my layout.  I had a lot of fun creating this - sketches aren't just for paper scrapbooking! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek. Have a great weekend.

Paper Ball Garland - Kids Crafts

Hi Everyone! I am  here to share with you a cute  Kids Craft . I have older kids so finding the time to craft with them is a little tricky, so I wanted to share a quick and easy craft that is really fun. My 14 year old daughter is crafty like her mama and she loves making things to decorate her room , so when I stumbled on this cute paper ball garland that she had mentioned she wanted to try I knew I had to showcase this project.

 To make this project I used the following:

-Petite Print paper strips 1/2 inch x 12 inches

- Glue dots, or sticky strip

-Boutique Buttons

-Chunky Twine 

Let me walk you through how to make the garland:

Step one-

Trim the paper into (4) 1/2 x 12inch strips

Step 2 -

Gently fold the strips in half. We do this so when glue the strips together we can see where the center of the strips are.

Step 3-

Take 2 of the strips and add adhesive to the centers of both strips .Make a cross.

Step 4-

Take the other 2 strips and criss- cross them on top of the first group of strips Add adhesive to the center of just the bottom strip. You don't need adhesive on the very top strip.

Step 5-

To create the ball , add adhesive to each end of the strips. Start folding all the strips to the center as shown.

Here is what the balls look like when they are all put together-

To complete the garland I made a few of the balls and strung them on a piece of Chunky Twine. To finish them off we added a cute button to the top the ball.

These are so easy to make and honestly a little addicting too! We thought of all the fun ways these could be used - as a room decor, as party decor or a fun ornament on a Christmas tree as well. Lots of endless possibilities! Thanks for joining me today! Happy Crafting!

Digital Inspiration with Tya

Hi there -  I have a Digital Layout to share with you today. I just wanted to share with you a quick tip - I loved using the 3x4 Journaling Spots found in Lori's new I Love Family collection as page elements. Many of the spots have darling icons as well as spaces for journaling.

 As you can see in my layout I used 4 different journaling spots and then one photo. This layout came together rather quickly when using this technique. I love adding little bits and pieces of embellishments to the cards to dress them up.

Products used:

•  I Love Family Mega Collection (Snap Click Supply)
• Brown Basics ( Snap Click Supply)
• Basics Embellishments Set (Snap Click Supply)
• LW Perfect Type Font ( Snap Click Supply)

Thank you for stopping by today and taking a peek!  Have a great week!

Digital Inspiration - First Day of School

Hi Lori Whitlock fans - It's Tya and I am here to share with you a digital layout. It's that time of year again - Back to School! I loved being able to record this fun memory of my son's first day of school using a couple of Lori's school themed products. Here is my layout:

I used the following files for my layout - all found over on Snap Click Supply.
-School Days Collection
-School Rules Collection
-Basics Embellishment Set

I used the LW Dandy Font for my journaling found here in the LW Shop.
Thanks for stopping by today!

Lori Whitlock Creative Team August Blog Hop

 Hi friends - welcome to your last stop on this month's Lori Whitlock Creative Team Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Ashley's blog or you can start at the very beginning at Lori's blog where you can pick up this darling freebie that is available through today so make sure to stop back there!

 I am thrilled to be able to be on the Digital Design Team this time around - I have really had a great time using all of Lori's incredible digital files. They are so much fun to mix and match! Today I am sharing a layout of my kiddos on our amazing trip to Hawaii last year - Take Me Back!!

Lori's Island Paradise Digital Collection had all the perfect elements to create a tropical page. I really enjoyed her color scheme on this collection.

I used the following products found on Snap Click Supply:

• Island Paradise Collection
• LW Basic Border Masks

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Make sure you check out Lori's promotions she has going on with this month's blog hop - she always has such great sales- don't forget to check them out!

  Lori is also giving away a $20 gift card to her SVG shop so don't forget to enter the raffle!  

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