POP UP SHADOW BOX CARD | with Barbara

Hi everyone, Barbara here with a super fun card idea for you today. I'm using several Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts to create this pop-up shadow box card.

A simple Google search for "pop-up shadow box card" will yield you tons of tutorials so I'm not going to reinvent the wheel here, just tell you how and what I used for this card. I began by cutting white card stock to 5 1/2" x 6 1/4", scored at 1/2" and " on each short end to end up with an A2 size card when it's folded down. Once I had the back scored and folded, I added some sky using Simply Spring 6 x 6 paper pad. I cut the opening for the front out of an identical sized piece of white card stock with a rectangle die, scored and folded it, and added some grass to the bottom and the bottom of the background with paper from Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 paper pad. 

Next I stamped the images from Flower Girl, Oh, Boy!, and Rainbows & Unicorns Doodle Stamps, cut them out with the coordinating dies, and colored them with Copic markers. Then I arranged the colored elements until I was happy with it and adhered them to the back panel with Foam tape. The clouds were adhered to the back of the front panel for added dimension. Another fun element was added by adhering the bee to a narrow strip of clear acetate card stock then sandwiched that between the front and back panels as they were adhered together. Here's a little video to show the interaction this creates:

How cute is that??? To finish up I heat embossed the sentiment from Oh, Boy! Doodle Stamps on black card stock and popped it up on foam at the bottom of the card front. There are all sorts of ways to use this simple interactive design with your Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts so I hope you'll make one of these super fun cards soon!

That's it from me today! Thanks for stopping by!

Doodlebug Supplies:

Flower Girl Doodle Stamps

Oh, Boy! Doodle Stamps

Rainbows & Unicorns Doodle Stamps

Flower Girl Doodle Cuts

Oh, Boy! Doodle Cuts

Rainbows & Unicorns Doodle Cuts

White card stock

Black card stock

Simply Spring 6 x 6 paper pad

Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 paper pad

Other Supplies:  

Paper cutter

Die-cutting machine

Copic markers

Copic friendly black ink

Stamp positioner

White detail embossing powder

Versamark

Heat tool

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STAMPING AND INTERACTIVE CARDS | with Barbara

Hi everyone, Barbara here with a couple of cards using the 'Far Out Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts. And one card even has a little action going on!



My first card is pretty Clean and Simple with a play on words using an image as part of the sentiment. I started by creating my galaxy background by sponging ink and splattering with some slightly watered-down white craft paint. Then I stamped the moon image, cut it out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts and colored it with Copic markers. I placed it temporarily where I wanted it and then arranged the stamp around it, heat embossing it in three steps — I can’t bear to cut up stamps so I did some creative masking with a stamp positioner :)

Once I had the sentiment done, I adhered the panel to a white card base with foam tape then popped up the moon on foam tape for the finish.

My second card is interactive. The rocket blasts off out of the clouds when one pulls on the pull strip.To create my background, I again splattered some watered-down white craft paint on blue card stock from the Jewel Textured Cardstock Assortment, did some measurements, and cut the slider channel for the rocket. The pull tab mechanism was created and I drew the up arrow on it with a black pen.

Images from Far Out Doodle Stamps were stamped, cut out with coordinating Doodle Cuts and colored with Copic markers. I added some rocket vapor clouds, the two back ones cut from Gingham Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12 x 12 and the front from white card stock with the sentiment stamped on it. The above photo shows the rocket at the lowest point…

…and this photo shows it at it’s highest.

Here’s a little video that shows it in action:

How fun it that??? Once the slider mechanism was done and covered with the white vapor cloud, I popped up the moon and planet on foam tape.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks for stopping by! I hope I’ve given you some ideas for using YOUR Far Out Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts.

Doodlebug Supplies Used:

Far Out Doodle Stamps

Far Out Doodle Cuts

Jewel Textured Cardstock Assortment

Gingham Linen Rainbow Petite Prints 12 x 12

White card stock

Other Supplies Used: 

Cloud dies

Interactive tab die

Copic Opaque White

Small craft brush

Copic markers

Copic friendly black ink

Black Soot Distress Ink

Seedless Preserves Distress Ink

Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink

Mini Ink Blending Tool/sponges

Versamark

White detail embossing powder

Heat tool

Anti Static powder

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GET WELL STAMPED CARDS | with Barbara

Hello, Barbara back today with more cards using the So Much Pun Collection along with Pill Better Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts.

I really do love these punny stamps and had so much fun playing with them! For my first card, I stamped the band-aid image three times and colored them in fun colors then used them to “heal” a paper tear :) Two sentiments were heat embossed on speech bubbles with appropriate emojis stamped on the corresponding bandage. The center one has a heart for some warm fuzzies. I used Dot-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints and  Floral-graph Rainbow Petite Prints for the background.

For my second card I masked a bunch of the pill bottles, added the sentiment, and grounded them all with Copic marker coloring. Once bottle became the highlight and was stamped, cut out with Doodle Cuts, colored with Copic markers, and popped up on foam mounting tape. I added some paper from the So Much Pun 6 x 6 paper pad, Some Ladybug Doodle Twine, and several Sprinkles to dress it up.

My third card is clean and simple with a patterned paper-covered base, an image, and a sentiment. I made it special by paper piecing the tissue box, cutting a slit with my craft knife and inserting a piece of real facial tissue through the slit. I added some grounding with Copic markers and an aqua sponged background.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I’ve provided you with some ideas for your Pill Better Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts and So Much Pun Collection!

Doodlebug Supplies:

So Much Pun 6 x 6 paper pad

Pill Better Doodle Stamps 

Pill Better Doodle Cuts

White Card Stock

Black card stock

Dot-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints

Floral-graph Rainbow Petite Prints

Ladybug Doodle Twine

Limeade, Cupcake, Bumblebee Sprinkles

Other Supplies:

Black Copic Friendly ink

Copic markers

Masking paper

Aqua dye ink

Ink blender

Foam mounting tape

White detail embossing powder

Versamark

Heat tool

Speech bubble die

Tissue paper

Stamp positioner

Scoring tool

PRE-HISTORIC STAMPING | Cards by Barbara

Hello, I’m back on the Doodlebug Design blog again and today I’m using Dino-mite Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts along with the So Much Pun Collection.

For my first card I went clean and simple to highlight the adorable dinosaur. I stamped the image on Copic-friendly white card stock with Copic-friendly black ink, cut out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts, and colored it with Copic markers. The sentiment from the set was stamped and I tied around some Ladybug Doodle Twine.
I adhered it on foam tape to a white card stock base that had been covered with patterned paper from So Much Pun 6 x 6 paper pad and finished off with some Bumblebee, Blue Jean, and Limeade Sprinkles.

For my second card I created a little framed scene. I sponged the background with aqua dye ink, added a strip of Cinnamon Textured card stock and some patterned paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad. Next I added the frame, using black card stock and a strip of Green Grass Washi tape fortified with white card stock, both adhered with foam tape.
The images were stamped on Copic-friendly white card stock with Copic-friendly black ink, cut out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts, and colored it with Copic markers, before being adhered in the scene with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped, cut into individual words, and adhered on the frame. I added a sun and some clouds and finished off with some Ladybug, Swimming Pool, and Limeade Sprinkles.

For my final card I created a scene out in the wide open spaces! Again, I sponged the background with aqua dye ink and built the scene using the palm tree patterned paper from the 6 x 6 So Much Pun paper pad to create a hillside. I added more Cinnamon Textured card stock in the foreground and added some Shape Sprinkles palm trees to add some depth

I added clouds and a sun, some tropical leaves, and the sentiment strip from the So Much Pun Chit Chat Collection. So much pun = so much fun!!!

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope I’ve given you some ideas for using YOUR So Much Pun collection and Dino-mite Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts! See you soon!

Doodlebug Supplies Used:

So Much Pun 6 x 6 Paper Pad

So Much Pun Chit Chat

Dino-mite Shape Sprinkles

Dino-mite Doodle Stamps

Dino-mite Doodle Cuts

Blue Jean Sprinkles

Limeade Sprinkles

Bumblebee Sprinkles

Ladybug Sprinkles

Swimming Pool Sprinkles

Ladybug Doodle Twine

White card stock

Black card stock

Yellow card stock

Cinnamon Textured card stock

Green Grass Washi tape

Other Supplies:

Black Copic-friendly ink

Copic markers

Miscellaneous shape dies

Foam tape

Liquid glue

Tape runner

Stamp positioner

Die-cutting machine

Scoring tool

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SIMPLY SPRING | Box Card with Barbara

Hello everyone! Barbara here with this pop up box card using the Simply Spring Collection including Flower Girl and Oh, Boy Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts. 
 This was so much fun to make! I’m not going to go into dimensions and mechanics very much because there are tons of tutorials available online, including how to make different sizes.

I’m using mostly the Simply Spring 6 x 6 Patterned Paper pad but the grassy design used on the partitions is from the Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 pad. Patterned paper panels were matted with Swimming Pool textured card stock.

Mostly I’ve used Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts on this but I also stuck in a few Mini Icon images to fill in. Images were stamped with Copic friendly black ink, cut out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts, and colored with Copic markers.

Here’s a little video showing how this card folds up for mailing.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I’ve inspired you to think INSIDE the box and create a pop up box card of your own!

Doodlebug Design Supplies:

Simply Spring 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Simply Spring Mini Icons

Flower Girl Doodle Stamps

Flower Girl Doodle Cuts

Oh, Boy! Doodle Stamps

Oh, Boy! Doodle Cuts

Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Swimming Pool Textured card stock

White card stock

Other Supplies:
Copic markers, Copic-friendly black ink, Foam mounting tape,MISTI, Scoring tool, Bone folder

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HOPPY EASTER | Gift Tags & Cards with Barbara

Hi all, Barbara here and I’m back today with more projects using Doodlebug Design Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts. Gosh, I had so much fun making them!

First up, look at this cutie patootie bunny hugging his carrot!! To begin this card I stamped a row of carrots down the side of a white card stock base with Copic-friendly ink and colored them with Copic markers. Next I stamped up the images the same way, cut them out with the coordinating dies, and colored them as well. Then on another panel of white card stock, I sponged the background ink and stamped the sentiment. Then I popped it up on the card base with a strip of Beetle Black Dot-Stripe Petite Prints cardstock. To finish I popped up the colored images and some clouds to finish the scene.

My second card required a bit of masking and I’m so tickled with how it turned out because I LOVE these little jelly beans!! I stamped them, masking as I went, with Copic-friendly ink until I had a pile that I liked along with a few still falling. I colored them with Copics in Doodlebug colors, gave them some grounding, and adhered the panel on foam tape on the card base, which was covered with paper from the Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 paper pad. The sentiment was heat embossed on black card stock and arranged to mimic the falling jelly beans. Fun!

Lastly, I have a couple of tags. Wouldn’t these be awesome on a kid’s Easter basket? I created mini scenes on them using Hoppy Easter Washi tape, 6 x 6 paper pad, and of course images from Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts. The images were all colored with Copic markers and adhered either directly or on foam tape for dimension. Some ribbon and Doodle Twine finish the top off.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you've gotten a few ideas for using YOUR Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts!

Doodlebug Supplies Used: 

Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps

Hoppy Easter Doodle Cuts

Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Hoppy Easter Washi tape

White card stock

Black card stock

Beetle Black Dot-Stripe Petite Print Paper Pad

Tangerine and Swimming Pool Doodle Twine

Other Supplies:
Copic friendly ink, Copic markers,Tape runner, Foam mounting tape, Blue dye ink, Green dye ink, Mini Blending Tool, Stamp positioner, Paper cutter,Die-cutting machine, Liquid glue, Cloud dies , Masking paper, Versamark, Anti-static powder, Heat tool, White detail embossing powder, Ribbon 

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HOPPY EASTER | Easter Cards + Video with Barbara

Hello everyone, time is flying and Easter is just around the corner! I have a couple of cards today using the new Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cut dies.


For my first card, I created a scene with a hopping bunny. Yes, this bunny is "hopping down the bunny trail" hunting Easter eggs. I sponged the sky with ink and added some background greenery cut with a cloud cut file and Citrus Textured Card Stock. Next I added the "trail" made from Bon Bon Textured Card Stock, and the foreground from the Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Print collection with a couple of layers of card stock behind it for strength since it was adhered with foam tape.

I stamped the images from Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps with Copic-friendly ink, cut them out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts dies, and colored them with Copic markers. I created a "swing" mechanism before assembling the card so the bunny "hops" along the trail. Here's a short video showing the action:

How cute is that??? When that was done and working I added some clouds and the sentiment speech bubble from Hoppy Easter Odds & Ends. Once all that was done I adhered the whole thing to a white card stock base for the finish.

My second card shows another sweet scene--these bunnies are adorable! Again, I started with a sponged sky then added a strip of paper from the 6 x 6 Hoppy Easter Paper Pad for the card front.Then, I stamped the bows in a row with Copic-friendly ink, colored them in rainbow colors and adhered it to the bottom of a white card stock base.


Next I stamped, cut, and colored the super sweet images and stamped the sentiment on the card front. I adhered that to the base with foam tape and a narrow strip of Beetle Black Dot-Stripe Petite Prints paper, did the same with the colored images, and added a few clouds to complete the scene.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you've gotten a few ideas for using YOUR Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps and Doodle Cuts!

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Doodlebug Supplies:

Hoppy Easter Doodle Stamps

Hoppy Easter Doodle Cuts

Hoppy Easter 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Hoppy Easter Odds & Ends

White card stock

Citrus Textured card stock

Bon Bon Textured card stock

Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints Paper Pad

Beetle Black Dot-Stripe Petite Print Paper Pad

Other Supplies:
Copic friendly ink
Copi markers
Tape runner
Foam mounting tape
Blue dye ink
Mini Blending Tool
Stamp positioner
Paper cutter
Die-cutting machine
Liquid glue
Clear acetate card stock
Cloud dies
Cloud cut file

SIMPLY SPRING - Stamped Card Trio | with Barbara

Hello again, Barbara here with some cards using the Simply Spring collection and the new polymer stamps Flower Girl and Oh, Boy!

For my first card, I started by sponging a sky and grass background with dye ink. The images--from both sets--were stamped with Copic friendly ink on Doodlebug smooth white card stock, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut out before being adhered with foam tape. The clouds are from the Simply Spring Mini Icon sheet with some card stock behind for strength, then popped up on foam. The sentiment strip is from Simply Spring Chit Chat and also adhered with foam tape.

For my second card I went CAS (clean and simple). To begin, I added a strip of paper from Simply Spring 6 x 6 patterned paper pad, then added a strip of black card stock. Next I stamped up a bunch of the bee image from Oh, Boy! Stamp Set with Copic friendly ink, colored with Copic markers and cut out. I chose the large die cut sentiment from Simply Spring Chit Chat and planned my "layout" around it. I stamped the sentiment, also from Oh, Boy! Stamp Set. then adhered a white panel with foam tape, then adhered the images, again also with foam tape. I finished off with Beetle Black and Bumblebee Sprinkles.

For my third card, I first covered a white card stock card base with paper from Simply Spring 6 x 6 patterned paper in the blue wood grain pattern. Then I cut a white card stock card front, cut it with a circle die, and popped it up on the base with foam tape, then added some strips of patterned paper across the bottom of the circle. Images were stamped with Copic friendly ink, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and arranged in and around the circle. The sentiment was stamped on patterned paper that I cut out after tracing a Chit Chat speech bubble on it. I wanted something besides white for this and it worked out great. To finish off I added some Sprinkles in Lilac, Limeade, and Bubblegum.

And that's it from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you've gotten some inspiration to use YOUR new Oh, Boy! and Flower Girl stamp sets and Simply Spring collection.

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Doodlebug Supplies:

Simply Spring 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad

Flower Girl Stamp set

Oh, Boy! Stamp Set

Sprinkles: Bumblebee, BeetleBlack, Lilac, Limeade, Bubblegum

Simply Spring Chit Chat

Simply Spring Mini Icons

Smooth White Card Stock

Other Supplies:

Copic Friendly Ink

Black Card Stock

Foam Tape

Circle Dies

White gel pen

LOTS O' LUCK - Card Set | with Barbara

Hello, I’m back today with some cards using the Lots o’ Luck Collection from Doodlebug Design. It definitely has a St. Patrick’s Day vibe but there’s so much more that you can do with it. 

For my first card I started by adhering a strip of paper from the Bonnie Lass Double sided paper in the 6 x 6 paper pad across the bottom of a white card stock base with Tuxedo Strip washi tape and then adhered the card front with foam tape. I added more strips of Bonnie Lass paper and several pieces from the Lots o’ Luck Odds & Ends collection to create a little scene. This little leprechaun is adorable, don’t you think? 

Next up a birthday card. First I sponged some aqua ink on my card front and adhered it with foam tape to the card base. At the bottom I used Some Rainbow’s End Double-Sided paper from the 6 x 6 paper pad and a strip of 12 x 12 Gold Sugar Coated card stock. The Happy Birthday elements at the top are from the Lots o’ Luck Odds & Ends collection and the rainbow, clouds, and unicorns at the bottom are from the Icons Sticker sheet. I added some card stock on the back of them and popped everything up on foam for dimension. I added a matching Rainbow Hearts Shape Sprinkle to each of the letters in “Happy” to finish off.

For my third card I started with a white card stock base and covered the entire front with So Charming double-sided paper from the 6 x 6 Lots o’ Luck Paper Pad. Then I again sponged some aqua ink on more white card stock and added some Green Grass Washi Tape across the bottom to ground the scene. Next I built the scene with die cuts from the Odds & Ends Collection and a couple of Icons Mini Stickers, then finished off with some Gold Sprinkles.

And that’s it from me—I hope you got some inspiration for using this collection from my cards today. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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 Doodlebug Design:
Lots o’ Luck 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Lots o’ Luck Odds & Ends
Lots o’ Luck Mini Icon Stickers
Lots o’ Luck Icons Stickers
12 x 12 Gold Sugar Coated card stock
Gold Sprinkles
Tuxedo Strip Washi Tape
Green Grass Washi Tape
Rainbow Hearts Shape Sprinkles
Other:
White card stock
Aqua dye ink
Mini Ink Blending Tool

FRENCH KISS Card Set | with Barbara

Hello, I’m back again with a couple more cards using the French Kiss Collection from Doodlebug Design. One card is definitely a Valentine’s Day card and the second shows how this collection can be used for so many more occasions.

For these cards I used the Icon Stickers—I found that they are perfect in scale for an A2 sized card! For the first card I started with a white card base and added the background using 12 x 12 City of Love card stock and added some “grass” across the bottom using Dot-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints.

Then I chose the Icon Stickers that I wanted to use to build a little scene. These are pretty thick as stickers go but I needed them to be stronger so I could adhere them with foam tape for dimension. To do this I added some scrap pieces of white cardstock on the back of each piece then adhered them with the foam tape. The adorable little boy character is holding a bouquet for his sweetie—for that I used a French Kiss Shape Sprinkle. The bird on the street lamp is another one and I added several Baby Hearts Shape Sprinkles, as well. The sentiment strip is from the French Kiss Chit Chat collection.
Did I mention how excited I was to discover how well Icon Stickers work on cards? I just love them! I used them again for my second card, which is a “thinking of you” sort of card showing this collection’s versatility.

Again, I started with a white card base. Then I added three strips of pattern from the Passion for Plaid double-sided card stock. Next I added a circle frame cut from more white paper with circle dies and popped up on foam tape. Then I created a mini-scene with more icons, also backed with card stock for strength. Also again, the sentiment is from French Kiss Chit Chat and I finished off with some Love Assortment Matte Sprinkles.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you got a little inspiration and will give these stickers and this collection a try! Happy crafting!

Doodlebug Supply List:

French Kiss Passion for Plaid 12 x 12 card stock

City of Love 12 x 12 card stock

French Kiss Icon Stickers

Dot-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints. 

French Kiss Shape Sprinkles

Baby Hearts Shape Sprinkles

French Kiss Chit Chat 

Love Assortment Matte Sprinkles

Other Supplies:

White card stock

Circle dies

Foam Tape

Liquid glue

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