Christmas Town Card Trio | with Tya

 Christmas cards are some of my FAVORITE cards to create! How about you? Do you make your own? I like to add little handmade touches to my gifts I give. The Christmas Town collection has some really fun elements and I am sharing with you a few cards that I whipped up.

Here are a few close ups of the cards I made. I used lots of the Odds and Ends on my cards. They are a  card makers dream! So many fun options to choose from!

This first card was made using one of the 3x4 cards on the Christmas Jammies paper. I love the effect that the cards have and this one was really fun to decorate.  I added some Sprinkles and twine and few stickers from the This and That Stickers as well.

This next card is a 5x5 sized card. I like using doilies as backgrounds to the Odds and Ends die cuts. The added texture is a nice touch to this simple card. I love the birdie! I added some Sprinkles to the Christmas tree for some added shine as well. The Xmas is from the Chit Chat die cuts

The last card was super fun to make. I chose a few of my favorite critters and made a little grouping  of them. Foam tape was added behind a couple of them for some varitey. The banner title from the Chit Chat die cuts were the perfect sentiment for this card.  I added a few heart stickers, die cuts, and a sprinkle for good measure!

With the enourmous amount of die cuts that come in the Odds and Ends and the Chit Chat , I could have easily kept making more and more cards! The options are endless! So I hope I  have  encouraged you to pick up a few of  these darling  products and make a  whole sleigh full of your own handmade Christmas cards! Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Crafting! 

Supplies:

Christmas Town Odds and Ends

Christmas Town Chit Chat

Christmas Town This and That Stickers

Christmas Town 6x6 Paper Pad

Christmas Town Jammie Time paper

Christmas Assortment Sprinkles

Doodletwine Christmas

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Happy World Card Making Day! | Pumpkin Party Cards by Tya

 Hey there everyone! Did you know that today is World Card Making Day? What better way to celebrate than to make a whole bunch of cards featuring the darling Pumpkin Party line! I LOVE this line so much so it was truly such a joy to make this batch of cards and I can't wait to give these out for Halloween!

One of my favorite items that Doodlebug has are these card and envelope kits that come with coordinating cards and envelopes in colors  that match the lines. They make it easy to just build and  play with all the embellishments and make some really fun cards.

I used lots of Odds and Ends, Chit Chat, Stickers, Doodlepops, Sprinkles and Bakers Twine to make my cards. Here are a some close ups of all 6 of the cards I made:

I hope I have inspired you to make a few cards of your own with this cute collection to celebrate World Card Making Day! Doodlebug makes card making so easy with all of the cute products that match perfectly. Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Pumpkin Party Products

-6x6 Paper Pad

-Cards and Envelopes

-This and That Stickers

-Halloween Night Matte Sprinkles

-X-Ray Doodlepop

-Eye See You Shape Sprinkles

-So Corny Shape Sprinkles

-Odds and Ends

-Chit Chat

-This and That Stickers

-Pumpkin Party Paper

-Spook Alley Paper

-Party Pinwheels Paper

-Spooky Sweets Paper

-Beetle Black Doodle Twine

-Halloween Doodle Twine

-Dot Stripe Petite Prints 6x6 paper pad

Embellishing Focus: Sprinkle Cards with Kathy

I have to admit, I have a hoarding issue when it comes to Doodlebug Sprinkles.  Original, Glitter, Shaped... I absolutely love them all and I make sure that every project I use them on is "sprinkle worthy."  So when the Design Team was challenged to feature Sprinkles and other embellishments I set out to come up with some very "worthy" projects... take a peek...

I love using sprinkles with Doodlebug's Cut Files, they are the perfect way to "dress" them up.  I started with the new Sweet Summer Strawberry Margarita SVG file from the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop for my first card. I used papers from the Gingham Linen Petite Prints, Down on the Farm and So Punny 6x6 Pads.  I added some Ladybug Glitter Sprinkles to the "dots" on the strawberries, some Cupcake and Bubblegum Glitter Sprinkles for the cheeks and some Beetle Black Sprinkles for the eyes. To finish it off I added a "sugared rim" to my margarita using some Lily White Chunky Glitter.

For my next card, I started with this SVG file for the card base.  I added a porthole circle to the front with some sprinkles "rivets" from the Black and White Assortment Glitter Sprinkles Pack.  I wanted it to look like my fish were floating so I cut the inserts for the card from transparency material.  For my under sea scene I used the Sea Weed SVG from the Under the Sea cut files, one of the Minnows Mini Doodle-pops and some Anchor's Aweigh and Under the Sea Shaped Sprinkles.

For my last card, I started with the Jar of Hearts SVG file from the Flea Market Collection to create a shaker card.  I added a few of this flower from the Easter Express collection. To embellish the flowers, I added the smallest sprinkles around the centers (Limeade Glitter Sprinkles, Bumblebee Glitter Sprinkles, Tangerine Glitter Sprinkles and Lily White Sprinkles.   I added some larger glitter sprinkles to my Jar for the "marbles" and finished it off with a Ladybug Shaped Sprinkle!  The sweet sentiment is a speech bubble from the So Punny This and That Sheet.  I cut off the tail, and punched a hole so I could tie it on with twine.

Be sure to stop by the blog over the next couple of weeks for more Embellishing ideas from the Design Team!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Mix and Match Challenge: Monochromatic Card Set by Tya

Hi Doodlebug friends - It's Tya  and I am here up on the blog today wrapping up the Mix and Match Challenge. We have seen so many fun project ideas over the last couple of weeks and I don't know about you - but I have loved seeing just how versatile Doodlebug collections truly are! It was so fun for me to be able to mix some newer collections with some older collections - and I will echo what all my other design team friends have said - I love that the color palate ALWAYS stays the same whether the collections are from 2006 or 2016 - the colors always match and work together!

I decided to do a set of monochromatic cards for the challenge and it was so fun to pull out all of my products by color and mix and match them to make some fun cards. Here they are:

Here are some close ups of the cards-

For my cards I mixed and match various papers from 6x6 pads, Icon , Fancy Frill and This and That stickers and Shaped Sprinkles and Matte Sprinkles from Under the Sea, Anchor's Aweigh, Spring Garden ,  Kraft in Color and Swiss Dot Petite Print Collections. I then added Sweet Roll stickers,  bakers twine, mini paper clips, buttons,  mini jewels and a doily from my stash of embellishments.
Thanks for stopping by the blog today and taking a peek. I loved being able to use to many of my adorable Doodlebug collections to make these cards - they pulled items from so many collections- yet still remained cohesive and I loved that! Happy crafting!

Under the Sea Collection - Penny Slider Cards with Tya

Hello everyone- It's Tya and I up on the blog today wrapping up our Under the Sea product focus. I just adore this line- the mermaids are the absolute cutest and the little sea creatures are so fun!

 For my project I decided to do these really fun Penny Slider cards that I made using my Silhouette Cameo. I have always wanted to try these and they were really easy to put together! If you haven't seen these before, they use 2 pennies as a sliding mechanism that makes whatever icon you put on the mechanism slide and turn. It's really a fun technique that I thought would be fun with the sea creatures to make it look like they are swimming :)

 The files I used can be found here:
A2 Lori Whitlock Penny Slider Card
Lori Whitlock Circle Penny Slider Card
And here is a YouTube Tutorial on how to put them together:
Slider Cards

A couple of tips on putting these together -
I used small round mounting circles to hold the pennies together. If you use square ones the shapes wont be able to spin.

Because I used stickers from the Icon Sticker sheet, I don't want them to stay sticky, otherwise they may stick to the card and not slide and spin well. So first I add my pop dot - Leave the back paper on the pop dot. Then I sprinkle a little baby powder on the back of the sticker and brush the excess off with a small paintbrush.You can then take the adhesive off the pop dot and add it to the card.

Here are the cards:

The first one features this darling mermaid swimming along the ocean floor. The sentiment is from the This and That sticker sheet and I tied some Lilac Chunky Twine to the top of the card to finish it off.

To make the ocean floor, I fussy cut some light tan cardstock and layered them along the bottom adding some pop dots in between for dimension. I then added some stickers from the Icon Sticker Sheet, some Sweet Seashells Mini Doodlepops, and some Under the Sea Shape Sprinkles to make the scene. 

Next up is the Circle card. I just loved the cute little turtle so much! She takes center stage on this card. I used the same products as above to make this card.

Aren't these so fun? I can see these as a birthday card or baby shower card. Kids will just love the interactive feature of these cards. Hopefully I have inspired you to try a couple out! Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Crafting!

Swiss Dot Challenge: Sweet and Simple Card Set with Tya

 Hello Doodlebug fans - it's Tya and it's my turn to showcase the adorable Swiss Dot pattern papers. These papers are some of my absolute favorites and I have loved all the different ways my Design Team friends have used the papers. I decided to do up a simple card set in some of my favorite colors to show you just how perfect the swiss dot papers are for a basic staple to keep in your scrapbook stash.

I did up 4 cards using some cardstock, and 4 colors of the swiss dot paper. I also added some other Doodlebug staples that I use on all my projects like bakers twine, buttons, Sprinkles and mini doilies. I had a lot of fun playing with all the fun designs and the swiss dot papers add that perfect touch of not being too busy, but adding some interest with the dot pattern. Here are the cards close up:

 As you can see in the card below - the papers are a solid color and a white dot on one side, and then white with a colored dot on the other side. So versatile and fun!

 That's all there is to them! Sometimes simple really is best, and I love that the adorable Doodlebug products were able to take center stage on these cards. Hopefully I have inspired you to whip up a batch of your own and use your favorite colors! Happy Crafting!!

Fun Fold Cards with Doodlbug Design Happy Go Lucky Collection

Hi there! Top o' the Mornin' to ya! It's Tya here - and this post has got me feeling all Irish and so ready for St. Patty's Day! Many of you know that I absolutely love fun fold cards. I love creating them and even better giving them! There is something so fun about making a card with a fun pop up feature, or a fun design element that makes opening a fun fold card - well - So Much Fun! Today I want to show you the 3 cards that I did featuring Doodlebug's first ever St. Patrick's Day line - Happy Go Lucky and Doodlebug's textured cardstock. Come check out what I did!

I used my Silhouette machine for each of these cards. Have I told you how awesome the Doodlebug Textured cardstock cuts in my Silhouette? I love it! If you have an electronic die cutting machine - try the cardstock - it's the best!  I have included the link to the exact files I used from the Silhouette Shop in my post.
My first card is this fun one is called a  Circles Flip Swing Card . How fun are the little happy, smiling shamrocks peeking out from the swing out portion of the card.?

This next card is called a Center Easel Card. I loved adding the darling little freckled Leprechaun boy to this card. Isn't he cute? This card lays down flat but then using a sticker and a pop dot, you can make it so the easel portion pops up!

And finally we have this adorable card called a Scallop Center Step Card.  When I designed this card I really wanted to use the shamrock from the 4x4 cut out sheet , so I deleted the scallop portion of the cut file and added the shamrock circle. I did trim the 4x4 square down just a bit to fit the card base, but I love how I was still able to use most of the square.

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a peek. If you feel "lucky" to have that special someone in your life, whip up one of these fun and festive cards for them. I know with the combination of the cute Happy Go Lucky Products and the fun folds that are on these cards, your recipient will totally know how you feel. Have a wonderful day!

Love Notes Valentines Cards by Courtney

Courtney from Court's Crafts here - I have never had so much fun with a Valentine's line! I have SO many more ideas for Sweethearts. I cannot wait to get back in my craft room and play with it some more! I saw these adorable Love Notes and was immediately in love. I thought about hoarding them for days and then I thought I should showcase them and send them to my girls. :) #LoveNoteIssues

Every year I send my bridesmaids valentines.  I am sure they will love these ones! Seven are for my bridesmaids and two are for Emmaline to give to her grandmas.

The background papers are all from the 6x6 paper pad. Aren't the designs scrumptious!?!

Here are some close-ups of the valentines.

This one has a washi tape background! :) 

And here they are - my little army of valentines ready to be bring joy to some very special ladies!

I know if you saw the little love notes in person you would fall in love too! 

Best part!?! You don't have to wait any longer! It is already shipping now! :)

Have a beautiful day!