More Lovelies That I Love

I always have been drawn to anything with little houses on it. 

Perhaps because it speaks to my domestic side?!?

Today I've got all sorts of  products with my favorite little houses.
I've branched out with more than just paper products- I've got wallpaper, fabric, and even a piece of jewelry to share with you!

  

 

How cute is this fabric? I love the little green houses!

Wouldn't this make a darling pillow or Ottoman cover?

 

This is wallpaper- can you believe it?

I love the hand drawn look of the houses.

You can find it here.

 

I can't even tell you how much I adore these house rings.

Seriously.

They're modeled after small towns in Germany.

Long ago, my hubby and I lived in Germany for several years.

I'm thinking that I might need one of these. . . you know, because of my history there:)

I can't just ignore my first crafty love of scrapbooking, so naturally, I've found a couple of paper products to share.

I totally love this happy looking paper by Bella Blvd.

This Washi tape is stinkin' awesome. I love the nighttime skyline.

 

That's it for tiny houses and cute products today.

 

I'm not affiliated with any of these companies, I'm just a fan of their stuff:)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

 

As for God, His way is perfect;

The word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

2 Samuel 22:31

 

This post is linked to My Girlish Whims, It's Overflowing, and Ivy and Elephants. 

Layout of the Week #82- Using Decorative (Washi) Tape

Today for Layout of the Week, we're going to focus on one of my favorite scrapbooking supplies: Washi tape! (also known as decorative tape)
This is probably one of the easiest layout tutorials yet.

Here's the layout we'll be creating.
All the stripes you see on this layout are all strips of decorative tape.

To make it, you'll need:

one piece of 12"x 12" cardstock

8 different decorative tapes (you could incorporate masking tape, electrical tape, or even duct tape)

letter stickers for the title

7 brads or other small embellishments (not pictured above)
scrap of white cardstock or note card on which to write journaling

3-4 horizontal photos

adhesive

paper trimmer

Start by placing strips of decorative tape about 1" from the top of the paper.

The strips should randomly stop about 1/2"- 1" from the right and left sides of the paper.

Keep adding strips until you get to the bottom 1" of the cardstock.

 You'll end up repeating some of your rolls of tape. If you'd rather, you can use a different style of tape for every strip.

Add your photos, trimming little bits off the tops or bottoms so that they will fit in a column.

I alternated mine so they weren't in a straight line.

This would work using either three or four horizontal photos.

Add your title across the top of the second photo.

Write your journaling on strips and place the strips along the other photos.

My title is actually part of my journaling. It says, "Hold still for a minute; I just want one picture!"

To finish it off, add three brads evenly spaced along the top left edge and bottom left edge of the decorative tape. Place one last brad in the right corner just on the edge of the bottom photo.

I chose orange brads to accent the orange tape in the background.

That's it! One more page done to add to the scrapbook:)
If you enjoyed this tutorial, stop by every other Wednesday for a new Layout of the Week.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

The voice of the Lord is powerful;

the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

Psalm 29:4

This post is linked to Liz Marie, I Heart Naptime, and Tip Junkie.