Hi there! My name is Tya Smith and I am absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of the Doodlebug Design Team once again this year. I had such an amazing experience being on the team last year and am honored to be able to be back for another term!

Just a little about me- I am a wife of 18 years to my hottie husband Brad,and a Mom to 3 wonderful, crazy busy kids : Ashlyn (16), Ethan (13) and Maddie (11). I live in Syracuse, UT which is about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City (and the Doodlebug Design Home Office!) When I am not working on paper crafts, I love to travel, cook and read. I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan and love 80's music! I have worked at my local scrapbook store The Heartland Paper Co. for 15 years.

I love being creative and love color so Doodlebug was THE perfect fit for me! Thanks Doodlebug for letting me "play" for another year!

A Gift for Someone Special featuring Doodlebug Design

A big Ho-Ho-Hello to You! Tya here and I am going to show to you today a nifty little gift card holder that would be perfect for a special teacher, co-worker, or neighbor. Gift card holders are somewhat impersonal and not so cute. I decided to use my stash from the Home for the Holidays line to jazz the gift card up. I  used this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers as well. I adore fun fold cards. They add such a wow factor to giving a card!

Diagonal Double Pocket Card 

Along with the gift card ,I added one of our cute pixies and then slipped a little treat in the top fold as well. I love that this also doubles as a greeting card on the inside so that you can add a personal sentiment wishing the recipient a Happy Holiday!
Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to pick up some Home for the Holidays so you can make your own holders!

Traditions Layout featuring Doodlebug Design

 

Hi there - it's Tya here today on the blog and I am so happy to share with you my layout based on "Traditions". Traditions are what make the holidays special and we do have a few that we have adopted over the years, but the one that we have done since the kids were tiny is Christmas Eve Pajamas. On Christmas Eve, Santa's Elves make a special trip all their own and drop off a special gift of PJ's and slippers to the Smith kids at Grandma's House so when we get home from our Christmas Eve party, they will be all ready to hit the sheets in their new pajamas!  I know a lot of families also do this so hopefully my layout will inspire you to make a page of your own! Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Got some GREAT news today! I am staying on Doodlebug's Design Team for another year! I have loved every second of my time on the team and am so looking forward to working with the new gals! Stay tuned to the Doodlebug Design blog for all the latest and greatest from this awesome company!

Congratulations... 
We beyond thrilled to announce the new 2014 Doodlebug Design Team. 

We are super excited to work with this group of ladies and hope you have the chance to check out their blogs!! We'll be introducing them to you after Christmas, so be sure to come by often to check out the amount of talent this group of ladies offer.

Aimee Kidd   North Carolina

Blog: http://aimeekidd.blogspot.com/

Amanda Coleman  Idaho

Blog: http://popperandmimi.blogspot.com 

Candace Zentner   Canada

Blog: www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

 

Courtney Lee California

Blog: http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com

Kathy Skou  MA

Blog: http://kathyskou.blogspot.com/

Jodi Wilton  Canada

Blog: http://luvalotland.blogspot.ca/

Melinda Spinks  Australia    
Blog: http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com

Mendi Yoshikawa   Washington

Blog: http://www.snippets-of-mendi.blogspot.com/ 

Sharm Nidyanandan  Malaysia

Blog: http://craftyliciousme.blogspot.com/

Shellye McDaniel  Texas

Blog: http://www.paperedcottage.blogspot.com

Tya Smith Utah

Blog: http://simply-tya.blogspot.com

Wendy Sue Anderson  Utah

Blog: http://wendysueanderson.blogspot.com

Thankful Layout with Doodlebug Design

Hi there! I was so excited when we got this assignment because this is my favorite time of year. I love to look back and reflect on the things in my life that I am most thankful for. There were a lot of things that I could have made my layout about - the magical places I get to go to when I read my beloved Harry Potter, my somewhat obsessive love of Clorox Wipes (aren't they the BEST) , my Ipad, with which I get to stay connected to people around the world, I could go on and on. But when it came right down to it, all of these "things" are just that - "things". What I am most thankful for are my relationships. The kind that no money can buy. I took this photo a few weeks back and just looking at that photo  made me reflect on what I am sincerely thankful for. My kids :) I simply ADORE being a mom to these amazing little people. They are the reason I am the person that I am today. They are the reason that I want to be a good person, and make their world a better place to live in, and let's face it - they are the reason that I scrapbook. I can't wait for them to look back on the pages and things that I have written and know without a doubt that they are what I am most thankful for. Sorry Harry :)

So here is my layout - and a small little tutorial on how to make the fun dimensional leaf shapes in the corner.

Here is how to make the leaves:  Don't worry about having things be exactly symmetrical, I don't really focus on all the lines lining up equally - I think it makes for a more realistic looking leaf :)

 

Step 1 - Cut a square, the ones I used in the layout are 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches for the small ones and 3x3 inches for the larger ones. You can make them as big or as small as you'd like- just make sure that you have a square.

 Step 2- Fold the square in half.

 Step 3- Fold the tips of the square down as shown.

 Step 4- Open the square back up and glue the tips down to the back of the square as shown.

 Step 5- Take the bottom tip of the square and add a bit of adhesive. Fold this edge over and that's it! So easy, but so cute if you'd like the leaf to really pop off your project.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving!

Scor-pal and Graphic 45

Hi there! Tya here with a fun project that shows off how amazing a pairing up of Graphic 45 and my handy Scor-pal can be! I loved the beautiful, rich papers that we were given to work with, so thanks Graphic 45! I was inspired by this project from songofmyheartstampers, but I used some fortune cookies instead of the coffee cups to go along with the theme of the papers. This would be a great gift to show that special friend, spouse or teacher just how "fortunate" you are to have them in your life :)
Here's my project:

Fortune Cookie Box

Supplies:

Scor-pal

Scor-tape

Birdsong papers from Graphic 45 (tag and 8 1/4x 8 1/4 inches)

Cardstock (2) 2x 5 1/4 inches

ribbon

cellophane

buttons

black ink

fortune cookies

Step 1- take a 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 square of pattern paper. Score on one side at 2 and 6 1/4.

 Step 2- Rotate paper and score again at 2 and 6 1/4.

 Step 3- Snip the edges as shown.

 Step 4 - Take the 2 x 5 1/4 inch cardstock and score each piece at 1/2 inch and 4 3/4 inches

Step 5- Make a mark at the 2 5/8 inch mark. 

 Find a groove and score a line about half way down.

 Trim the 2 score lines you just made about half way down.

 Fold on the scored lines and line up the half way snipped up lines and fit them together as shown.

 Step 6- Add adhesive to the sides of the box.

Adhere sides together to form the box.

 Step 7- Add adhesive to the flaps on the box as shown.

 Glue this divided section to the inside of the box as shown.

 Step 8 - Add fortune cookies.

 Step 9 - Make the tag by using a cut out from the pattern papers. Add cellophane to the outside of the box. Punch a hole and add the ribbon to the tag. tie the tag to the cellophane. Add buttons and ink the edges of the tag with black ink if desired.

Thanks for joining me and thank you to Graphic 45! Happy Scoring!

Doodlebug Halloween Parade Photo Tray

 Hi there! Tya here to show you today a fun and festive home decor item that will add that perfect "spooky" touch to your home! I just love Halloween! I love all the colors (black is my favorite color), the candy and of course the costumes. I love adding pictures of my kiddos to my home decor and photo trays are some of my favorite home decor items. So today I thought I'd share with you my "Halloween Parade" photo tray.

 My Photo Tray has 6 spaces that fit a 4x6 photo perfectly. This size of space is PERFECT for the darling cards that come in the Simply Put 4x6 Album Inserts pack. I love these packs and as you can see, they are not just for your scrapbook albums! They were so easy to just place in the spaces and decorate with all sorts of matching embellishments and stickers. Add some matching ribbon, your photos and you have a wonderful personalized home decor item that your family will be able to enjoy the whole season! Thanks for stopping by the blog today and hop on your broomsticks and grab some Halloween Parade goodies of your own!