Designing December: My Personal Holiday Journal

Posted on November 18, 2013 by justtyra

Today I’m sharing what I (hopefully) will become my December Journal for this year. My assembly of supplies is based on a recent post over at CraftSwag where I provide guidance on assembling your holiday journal.

Here, I will share my personal plans. My goal is to keep things simple this year as I have a lot going on with family, outside work and crafty work. Here is a sneak peek:

The supplies I’m using this year include:

Simple Stories 6 x 8 binder
Card stock and embellishments from SEI, Allison Kreft.
Stamps from Sweet Stamp Shop, Hero Arts, Paper Smooches, maybe more
Ribbon from Michael’s
Whatever else in the existing stash that are shades of teal, red.
Journaling using 30 Days of Lists.
#Currently Stamp
Oh Life prompts.

I hope to assemble the journal this month. I will get my journaling prompts from 30 Days of Lists, a journaling adventure I joined for the first time this past September that I ACTUALLY COMPLETED! It was easy, fast and that’s probably the reason I stuck with it all the way through. I carried around a stack of project life sized cards and a pen and logged into my phone for the daily prompts. So, yeah, I’m going to do this again. My ‘fourth child,” CraftSwag, is a sponsor this year. My pictures are coming straight from my phone or what ever is given to me by my family.

I will do my best to keep you posted on how this is working for me Depending on how successful I am, I may use a similar documentation style for a project life journal in 2014. We’ll see.

Update:

A link to my foundation pages

Progress (check back 12/21/13)

SEI Inspiration Challenge

Posted on November 16, 2013 by justtyra

Just popping in with a reminder that the Inspiration Challenge over at SEI ends soon. If you have time this weekend, please stop by and play along! There is also a chance to win a prize just in time for crafty holiday shopping. This is the card I created using a grocery bag as my inspiration. Yes, you read that right, a grocery bag. Stop on by and read all about it! xo- Tyra

Sweet Stamp Shop New Release – Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2013 by justtyra

Hi! As promised I’m back with another card to celebrate the Sweet Stamp Shop’s November Release. I created this card using the Monogram Alpha set:

I’m loving the look of the large type, hand drawn font. I found the beautiful gold ribbon at Michael’s. I topped the card off with a few sequins to help dress this CAS card up for the holidays. Today’s the last chance to take advantage of the Release Day Sale! Take 20% off the new release using coupon code: NRN20.

Sweet Stamp Shop New Release

Posted on November 14, 2013 by justtyra

The Sweet Stamp Shop is featuring a beautiful release of stamps for November and offering 20% off all the new release stamps through Friday! Use coupon code: NRN20

Here is a sneak of card I created using the Panda Face set :

Check out the fun inside of this card as well as cards created by the rest of the design team by clicking HERE. Tomorrow I will feature another card created with the new release as well as a several other fun projects I’ve been working on. Take care and thank you for stopping by! xo, Tyra 🙂

A Moxie Fab Thank You

Posted on November 9, 2013 by justtyra

Today, I’m participating in a blog hop to wish Cath Edvalson from the Moxie Fab world all the best!

Cath, thank you for being so inspiring and keeping all of us paper crafters on alert with the latest trends and everyday inspirations. The challenges you created for us were fabulous! Thank you for helping to create a tight-knit paper crafting community. So to you, Cath, I wish you the very best:

And this party continues! Please see the blog hop link list below (I’m #220)!

Thank you, Cath! xo- Tyra

What I’m Designing This November

Posted on November 1, 2013 by justtyra

Hi! I wanted to drop in with a sneak peek of what I have been up to:

Check out my series “Just Add Ink” at The Sweet Stamp Shop where today I create a scene using a little ink and patterned paper.
I got a chance to create a scrapbook page using a sketch from PaperHaus. It was so fun to play on a larger area of paper!
Finally, check out my post over on the SEI Blog where I used an everyday item — a grocery bag — as inspiration. There is a linky open to share your own creative inspiration!

I’ve been a little under the weather this week, so I’m looking forward to using the weekend to rest and recharge. I hope to post the rest of my 30 Days of Lists next week and share more of my creative journey. Take care and have a wonderful weekend! xo- Tyra 😉