TINSEL TIME CHRISTMAS BOARD GAME | with Niella

The days are long but the years are definitely short when it comes to December and Christmas! Hi crafty crew, so happy to see you here today! Welcome, I have a fun treat today with the new Tinsel Time collection ! I also made one last year with the Gingerbread Kisses collection! And a quick video at the end to give you an inspiration station of ideas! Let's take a fun-tastic look at my project: a Tinsel Time tiny board game! It's so fun & cutie-ful!

Look at the cutest details a board game has ever had to show! In the middle is the Christmas Cottage Doodle-Pop that I've dressed with faux snow using my hot glue gun and some faux snow, it turned out so whimsical and magic! Knock on the door and a wee little elf will welcome you in :-)

To start, I used the 6x6 paper pad and cut the Berry Merry patterned paper landscape so that I have four rows of six squares in numeral order. Then I laid down a sheet of white cardstock from the coordinating cardstock pack, which I love because all the matching colors are included. After I adhered the rows of squares down, I cut out the middle part so I was left with a frame. Then I adhered the frame onto the tone on tone patterned paper Tinsel Time.

I mounted that onto another sheet of white cardstock to create a sturdy foundation,  Super neat! Once all this was in place, I started to decorate my board with icon stickers and sprinkles galore! You could use any bits and pieces you have, here, I used Doodlebug Shaker Balls and Snowflakes, candy from the Happy Holidays Shakers and Sprinkles and mini icon stickers! 

I cut random melted ice puddles out of cardstock and laid them down before decorating. Each puddle adds a sweet detail to the board! And how cute are those mini icon reindeer stickers ? They're planning something special to help Santa and Mrs. Claus with this festive season! I also made super cute player counters from the Puffy Stickers! They are each mounted on a piece of folded clear acetate so look like they're each standing. Darling!

Roll the extra cute pie pink dice and move to your space! Land on a square with a Doodlebug logo and pick a card! Players can win whatever you've written on the back - how about a candy cane, a pack of stickers, chocolate or a hot cocoa as a prize! Endless ideas!

Last of all, I added a tiny pink (of course!) Christmas Tree to give my board that last magical touch! This board game also doubles as a cute decorative piece for your home or it could be a gift!  I'm sure this will be next on your crafty to-do list! As an extra sweet treat, here is my video showcase!

Thank you again for popping by crafty crew! I hope you've found inspiration today! Please remember to tag us in our your Socials when you create with Doodlebug so we can all admire your creativity! We love seeing your creations. Thanks for stopping by y'all, until next time doodle doo!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Tinsel Time collection
Tinsel Time Coordinating Textured Cardstock

Doodlebug Shakers

OTHER

Hot glue gun

Faux snow

GINGERBREAD KISSES BOARD GAME | with Niella

Hi crafty crew! We've officially begun the exciting countdown to Christmas day! We're all on the hunt for last minutes gifts and treats for our friends and family but I know there's always room for one more right! How about a homemade gift; one that can be shared with the whole family, is super cute AND involves the adorable Gingerbread Kisses collection. How about a mini handcrafted game board with darling charming pieces :-)

This gameboard was so fun to create, I've even named it Gingerbread Dash! I was inspired by the advent calendar page in the 6x6 GBK paper pad with the numbers and icons so I cut each row of pieces out and back with white cardstock and trimmed back to leave a slight edge; this helps the numbered strips to pop out visually.

Next; I lined up the edges to form a square and then mounted this onto the Baking Spirits Bright patterned paper and then onto white cardstock from the GBK Solid cardstock pack leaving another slight white edge to pop the patterned paper. Came out super yummy!

Now the extra sweet part of adding what ever you'd like - this part I loved! I've gone through the collection and added Sprinkles, mini icon stickers, pom poms, and in the middle I've used the Candy Cottage Doodle Pop - as soon as I placed it in it's place I knew it was meant to be! So cute and darling!

For the extra dazzle I've made a counter piece where the Gingerbread pieces sit before the game starts. The gingerbread player pieces are made using the Doodle cuts Gingerbread Lane die set. I loved giving them personality but adding a bow to each! To stand them I've used some extra thick acetate bent in half. This gives the clear illusion and looks like they're standing.

Love this birds eye view! As you go around the board as you shake the dice in turns and if you land on a Doodlebug Design logo you get to pick a card! Each card has something special written on the back. I've got candy cane, quote and extra turn on my card set. You can write anything you'd like.

Thank you so much for popping by today, I hope I've inspired you and don't forget to tag us in our Doodlebug Designs projects on your Socials; we ADORE seeing what you've created. Until next time crafty crew - doodle doo!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Gingerbread Kisses collection

OTHER

acetate

mini pink dice

mini pink Christmas tree