Hello Pebbles Friends! Today I’m sharing a layout which celebrates friends who are practically family! These guys are some of our absolute favorite people. One of the things we love to do is get together and eat! We have regular barbecue sessions at each other’s homes, with all the kids eating outside picnic style!
I’ve chosen the Girl Squad collection to create this layout because of its fabulous colours and distinctively fun flair! You aren’t limited in the reach of this collection—it is definitely meant for documenting more than just girl moments.
The photo used on this layout is quite busy, and because it has a lot going on in it, I wanted to have a bold background to neutralise the fuss. The black patterned paper grounds the elements in the photo while the white ledger style patterned paper opens up the page almost like a blank canvas.
I then layered patterned paper from the mini paper pad. The colour palette is still fun and coordinates with the colours in the photograph.
To add interest to my layout, I trimmed three sentiment squares from the Hello Friend patterned paper. I also fussy cut matching colour flowers to add to the element cluster triangle on the layout.
The title has been created by using the foam thicker stickers from the Girls Squad collection and have been strategically placed onto the edge of the white patterned paper to prevent it from blending into the background.
When adding some of the elements to the page, try to work in a piece that might enhance your layout. Make it pop by adding foam tape for dimension.
Finally, add some journaling to complete your layout.
I hope you found this layout to be inspirational, helping you to think outside the box when using themed collections.
Thank you for visiting.
supplies:
Girl Squad 6×6 mini paper pad 733714
Girl Squad Thicker Sticker phrases 733716
Girl Squad Puffy Sticker Icons 733718
Girl Squad You Got This Patterned Paper 733702
Girl Squad Go Girl Patterned Paper 733703
Girl Squad Hello Friends Patterned Paper 733713
Bazzill Cardstock White
I started by gathering a few supplies from around the house. Other than the Sunshiny Day collection, all I needed was a few large Popsicle sticks, a tin can, and some craft paint. 
The first step in creating this Summer activity idea jar is to paint the ends of the Popsicle sticks. The washi tape on either end of the popsicle sticks is to keep the paint lines nice and neat. I chose to paint one end yellow and one end pink. 
You don’t have to paint them yellow and pink but they do need to be two different colors. When you use the Summer activity idea jar, you choose an activity and when you complete the activity you flip the stick so the opposite color of the stick is showing at the top of the jar. When the paint was dry, I wrapped each stick with washi tape. 
The jar itself is really easy to make. I used a basic tin can and covered it with patterned paper. The redline sticky tape is to adhere the paper to the tin can. I wanted to make sure that the patterned paper stuck to the can very well. If you’ve ever used redline sticky tape, you know how strong it is. 
To finish the jar, I printed several summer activities on patterned paper, cut them into strips, and adhered them to the painted Popsicle sticks.
How do you keep summer boredom at bay at your house? Grab the Sunshiny Day collection and make your own summer activity idea jar for your house. Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog!
