SHADOWBOX INSERT KITS CUTE & CRAFTY | with Wanda

Hello Doodlebug Friends and Fans! Wanda here today to share a super fun project with you! I am so excited to share my Cute and Crafty Shadowbox project today. Have you seen the awesome shadow boxes and inserts? What a cool concept! I knew right away I wanted to make one for my craft room. So of course I chose the Cute and Crafty Insert!! This came together so quickly and easily and it looks cute on the shelf in my room. I also think this would make an excellent gift. There are so many inserts - for a baby shower gift, or a Christmas gift, or for someone who loves Halloween! I also really think this could be a fun group project. Be sure to check out all of them!

I chose the brown frame for my project. I splattered on some white paint for a bit of an artistic look. You could also easily paint your frame any color - and I may paint mine - but I'll decide later! The frames come in white, black and brown. The insert pack comes with everything you need to put it together.

 I added some cute flowers and a sentiment from the Cute & Crafty Collection to the bottom corner of my frame! 

 These are all the items that come in your insert kit.

 The kit comes with a sheet of vellum and you place the pattern behind it and attach all the goodies!! I swapped out some of the stickers with glossy hearts and glossy flowers from other Sprinkles packs.

Once it's finished, replace the glass and put your choice of paper behind the design... it comes with a piece of white cardstock, but I chose pretty yellow 12x12 gingham! SO cheerful!

 

 How much fun is this??? SO FUN!!

Thanks for spending a bit of time here with me on the Doodlebug Blog! Wishing you oodles of creativity and happiness. I'll see you soon! 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Cute & Crafty Shadowbox Insert Kit
Doodlebug 8x8 Shadowbox Frame Brown
Cute & Crafty Bits & Pieces & Chit Chat Pieces
Gingham Linen Petite Prints 

 

CUTE & CRAFTY 3D SEWING MACHINE | with Jennifer

Hello Doodlebug friends. It's so good to be back and sharing this fun piece I created using the Cute and Crafty collection. My project is centered around this little cutie.

Here she is all dressed up and looking "sew" cute in her Doodlebug patterned papers and embellies.

Here's how the machine looked when I got started. You can see I omitted some of the cutting file design and just kept the basic shape. It was cut from 9 layers of foam board, which is almost 2 inches thick. So to cut this out I used my table saw. After cutting out the machine I decided, to cut two more additional layers. One for the back and one for the front. This time I left a half inch off the bottom as indicated in the pics below. Using chipboard I covered the entire machine with chipboard

Here's my draft of the machine, with all the wood and chipboard pieces I used. The pieces were covered with patterned paper or paint.

The spools in the file were so adorable, so I tried to recreate them. I added a little paper and embroidery floss for the body and tiny sprinkles for his eyes.  The label adds a little color and of course a cute pun.

I always love to add a title to my pieces and here you can see I used buttons, die-cuts and and stickers to the front of the machine. A little stitching and a measuring tape, fit with the theme and were added as well.

Thanks for joining us today. Happy Crafting!! :)

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DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES

Cute and Crafty Collection
Chunky Twine
Sewing Machine Cutting File
Boutique Buttons
12x12 Petite Prints - woodgrain/ buffalo, linen/gingham

OTHER
wood spools and other small wood pieces
chipboard
paint
foam board
tape measure