TINSEL TIME GIFT BOX | with Jen

This time of year we always need a simple gift for a neighbor or friend. Today I have for you a fun gift box using the new Tinsel Time collection!

The finished box measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is 6" tall. Once you learn how to make this it's very easy to resize for almost any gift!

Around the base I used the swag pieces from the Tinsel Time Bits and Pieces. I matted everything with papers from the 6x6 paper pad.

On the top I used the Merry and Bright Doodle Cuts Die to make the little snow globe into a shaker. Rather than cut out the Santa that comes with the die set I used Mini Icons to build my scene. They're the perfect size for the inside of the snow globe!

Want to make your own gift box? A full tutorial is available on my YouTube channel and is also below.

Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Tinsel Time Collection
Merry and Bright Doodle Cuts
Happy Holidays Shakers
Tinsel Time Heavyweight Acetate

OTHER

Lightweight Chipboard
White Cardstock
Foam Tape

HEY PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN WHIMSY CARDS | with Guest Designer Jenn Shurkus

Hey Everyone I’m back! Jenn Shurkus here from Creative Chick Co.  and a self-proclaimed Doodlebug Addict. I love everything they release and was so excited to be invited to guest design. I have another two cards to share with you where I had a lot of fun mixing a bunch of products from the new Hey Pumpkin release! 

I started by stamping out the cat in a pumpkin tote image and the ghost from the Hey Pumpkin Doodle Stamps and coloring them in with Copic markers which are alcohol-based markers (sharing below the specific markers I used). I die-cut it out with the coordinating Doodle Cuts.

For the first card, I started by water coloring a purple background using Distress Watercolor Pencils, and Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I dried this background, and then trimmed this it down to 4” x 5.25”.  I matted it onto a piece of patterned paper from the Hey Pumpkin 6x6 paper pad. 

For the sentiments, I chose a few speech bubble die-cuts from the Hey Pumpkin Chit Chat Ephemera Pack. I also white embossed “Happy” from the Hey Pumpkin stamp set onto black cardstock. Whenever I do ANY embossing, I prep the surface using the Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool. I also like to use a white pigment ink when I am embossing with white embossing powder. 

Next, I die-cut the “Halloween” word included in the Hey Pumpkin coordinating Doodle Cuts several times out of black cardstock, and once out of black sparkle cardstock. I adhered them stacked together with wet glue. 

I added some Prisma Glitter to the highlights of the pumpkin with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. I also added some Sakura Black Glaze Pen to the eyes of the cat, and the eyes and mouth to the pumpkin. 

I added the sentiments, pumpkin and speech bubbles to the card with black foam squares. I then sprinkled a few stars I cut out with the Hey Pumpkin Doodle Cuts out of black sparkle cardstock. Lastly, I added a puffy bat from the Puffy Icons Sticker sheet.

 

For the second card I trimmed down the Homespun 12x12 Acetate sheet to 4.25” x 5.5”. I also die-cut a stitched frame out of black sparkle cardstock. I used wet adhesive to adhere the frame to the front of the acetate panel. 

I then ink blended a background onto a piece of Distress White Heavystock with the following Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Festive Berries, Wilted Violet. Next, I splattered some “stars” with Gansai Tambi Starry Colors palette. 

I flipped the framed acetate panel over, and added 2 layers of foam strips around all four sides. I then sprinkled some Hey Pumpkin Halloween Night Shakers into the space. I also added some iridescent sequins. I then peeled the backer paper off the foam strips and adhered the ink blended background to them creating a shaker front. 

I added some Prisma Glitter to the highlights on the ghost, and “BOO” banner with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen. I added some Sakura Black Glaze Pen to the heart and star in the speech bubbles. 

I chose a sentiment banner and some speech bubbles out of the Hey Pumpkin Chit Chat Ephemera Pack. 

I added the sentiment banner to the card front with wet glue. I added the ghost and speech bubbles with black foam squares. 

I sprinkled some candy stickers from the Puffy Icons Sticker sheet, and some stars from the October Sky Shape Sprinkles. Lastly I added some glossy accents to the glasses on the ghost. 

I am sharing the swatches of the Copic colors I used to color the images above so you can easily recreate them with the coloring medium you choose.  If you would like to learn more about coloring with Copic markers or alcohol-based markers, be sure to check out my Copic 101 online class, which includes a workbook! 

If these cards have inspired you to create with your Doodlebug Halloween stash I would love to see what you create! Be sure to tag me on social media!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection

Hey Pumpkin Doodle Stamps & Doodle Cuts

Homespun 12x12 Acetate sheet

 OTHER

Copic Markers

Black Ink Pad (alcohol marker friendly)

Distress White Heavystock

Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Distress Inks ( mustard seed, festive berries, wilted violet)

Distress Watercolor Pencils

Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Palette

Glossy Accents

Black Sparkle Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Stitched Rectangle Frame dies

Prisma Glitter

Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

Sakura Black Glaze Pen

Black foam squares

Blender Brushes

Trimmer

Dot Runner

Glue Tube

Misti

Small Acrylic Block

Paint brush

HOMETOWN USA POP UP CARDS | with Kathy

I love making 3D Cards.  They are so fun, and look great on display!!  As soon as I saw the Hometown USA collection and coordinating Festive Floral Doodle Cuts, I knew what I would make!  Take a peek...

For my first card, I started with the new Festive Florals Doodle Cuts.  I created a clear jar shaker using the dies, heavyweight acetate and the new Land that I Love Shakers.  The jar pieces and flowers were cut from the coordinating Textured Cardstock pack. I also added some sprinkles and America the Beautiful shaped sprinkles to the centers.  I used the Plaid to be American paper for my base and finished it off using a Chit Chat sentiment, a heart from the Land that I Love Shaped Sprinkles and that sweet little birdie from the Bluebirds Doodle Pops!

I love the acetate fireworks in the Bits & Pieces pack and decided to use them as the focus for my next card.

I started with some clouds that I die cut from some Lily White Cardstock.  I added the acetate fireworks around them, as well as some acetate and shaped sprinkle stars which I attached to some acetate strips to make them look like they're floating.  The base of my card was created using the Summer Celebration paper.

I finished the card with some Star Spangled Shaped Sprinkles and a sentiment from the Chit Chat Pack.

Have you created any projects using the Hometown USA collection?  Make sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Socials so we can see your fun projects!  That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hometown USA Collection
Hometown USA Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Festive Florals Doodle Cuts
Land that I Love Shakers
Heavyweight Acetate

OTHER

Platform Pop Up Card Dies
Platform Pop Up Cloud Inserts
Platform Pop Up Cloud Wrap Around

Sizzix Big Shot

HOMETOWN USA PREVIEW WEEK - DAY 3 | with Tonya

We are back with another sneak peek of our new Hometown USA collection!  Today's project features the new Pocket Full O'Pride Doodle Cuts.  Tonya created a darling card using the new dies, take a peek...

A denim pocket full of cute flowers, yes please!  Tonya used the Hometown USA Coordinating Textured Cardstock and Petite Prints along with some sprinkles to create this fun card.  It would make a fabulous 4th of July card!

Make sure to stop by tomorrow and Friday for more Hometown USA Sneak Peeks!  Have a great day.

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hometown USA Collection
Hometown USA Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Hometown USA Coordinating Petite Prints
Lily White Sprinkles

Pocket Full O'Pride Doodle Cuts

HOMETOWN USA PREVIEW WEEK - DAY 2 | with Tonya

We are back with another sneak peek of our new Hometown USA collection!  Today's project features the new Festive Floral Doodle Cuts.  Tonya created a couple of darling cards using the new dies, take a peek...

The first card uses papers and coordinating cardstock from the Hometown USA Collection.  The Dies are designed so that you can also make a shaker. and Tonya added some of the new Land that I Love and Lily White Shakers to her jar. The Land that I Love Shakers are so fun, they are a mix of stars, flags and hearts!

To show the versatility of the dies, Tonya also created this bright and cheery card featuring papers, textured cardstock and Spring Flowers Shakers from the Bunny Hop Collection.  There are so many ways to use these Doodle Cuts!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow as we continue our fun Hometown USA preview week!

DOODLEBUG PRODCUTS USED

Hometown USA Collection
Hometown USA Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Festive Floral Doodle Cuts
Heavyweight Acetate
Land that I Love Shakers
Lily White Shakers
Bunny Hop Collection
Bunny Hop Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Spring Flowers Shakers
Doodle Twine

HAPPY HEALING KEYCHAIN | with Miguel

Working with Doodlebug products is something that I really enjoy, and even more so if they are with Doodle Cuts since they allow you to create endless projects.  I love the Pill Better Doodle Cuts that are part of the Happy Healing Collection, so cute!

I created this keychain  it is something very fun and very attractive so as not to misplace the keys!  I used the Pill Better Soon Doodle Cuts, Textured Cardstock and Doodle Shakers to put it together.

I also created a little gift box, decorated with the Odds & Ends.  Below are the Shaker Colors that I used in this fun project!

Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Happy Healing Collection

Pill Better Doodle Cuts

Pill Better Shakers

Doodlebug Shakers

iNSD 2024 - Card Sketch Challenge

  

Are you ready for another challenge?  We didn't want to leave our card makers out of the fun, so we created a sketch for them as well!

All you have to do is use the sketch as your inspiration and use at least 50% of Doodlebug products.

Upload your cards to either Facebook or Instagram or both and use the hashtag #DoodlebugiNSD2024 so we can find your entry. We'll select a winner to receive a surprise package of Doodlebug goodies!

Need a little inspiration?  Check out these fabulous cards from our design team!

We are in love with the little Doodle Twine nests on Niella's card! Such a fabulous spring card!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bunny Hop collection

Cards & Envelopes Collection - Sweet & Spooky 

Jen's just because card is simply "purr-fection!" 

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Pretty Kitty Collection

Kathy's "o-fish-al" version of the sketch is just "fin-tastic!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Seaside Summer Collection
Petite Prints
Sprinkles
Textured Cardstock
Lily White Shakers

Tya was very busy with this sketch!  She gave us three different versions, each cuter than the next!!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bunny Hop collection

Swimming Pool Doily

Nesting Scallop Doodle Cuts

Tangerine,  Bumblebee, and Mint Shaker Balls

We can't wait to see what you create!

HAPPY HEALING PREVIEW WEEK - DAY 2 | with Tonya

We have another fun project from our in-house designer Tonya featuring the new Happy Healing Collection.  Check out her super cute get well card.  You know this is sure to put a smile on the recipient's face!

Tonya started with the new Pill Better Doodle Cuts. The dies in this set can make a flat image, and you can also make it into a shaker to make your cards interactive.  Tonya filled her pill bottle with some Lily White Shakers along with the new Pill Better Shakers.  Absolutely adorable.

Topped off with a speech bubble from the Chit Chat Pack, it makes the sweetest get well card! That's it for today, Be sure to check back tomorrow for more sneak peeks of the Happy Healing collection!

DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES USED

Happy Healing Collection
Pill Better Doodle Cuts
Pill Better Shakers
Lily White Shakers

Acetate

BUNNY HOP SHAKER EASTER TAGS | with Conny

Hey there, crafty friends! You're in for a treat today as I show you how to make these lovely shaker tags using the Bunny Hop Collection and the Bunnies and Chicks Shakers!

I started by cutting out four tags measuring 3"X5" each from the 6"X6" paper pad and also cut out some acetate. After that, I used my sewing machine to stitch them together, but left the top open so that I could add the Bunnies & Chicks and Spring Flowers Shakers inside. It was such a fun and creative way to add a little extra charm! Once the tags were filled, I stitched them closed.

At the bottom of the tags, I added a cute pom pom trim and ribbon to give them a little extra flair. These tags are perfect for adding a little bit of something extra to your springtime crafts, such as handmade cards, journals, or even gift tags.

I used the lovely bunnies from the Bunny & Friends Doodlecutsfor my project. I decorated two bunnies with Mini Icons, Doodle Pops, and Mini Jewels. I also added flowers, eggs, and chickies behind the bunnies to create a cluster and used foam adhesive for dimension. To finish them off, I added a bow at the top with tulle. I'm excited to see your tags using the sprinkles and the Bunny Hop Collection."

XO, Conny!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bunny Hop Collection

Easter Dots Acetate

OTHER

Ribbon

Tulle

Sewing Machine

BUNNY HOP HELLO EASTER FLIP BOOK | with Jen

Today I have a simple flip book for you. I used the adorable Easter Dots Heavy Acetate for the covers on my book.

On the front I used the Bunny Basket Doodle Cuts stand alone die set to make the little Easter basket and make it into a shaker. I filled it with the new Bunnies and Chicks Shakers. I also used the Colored Eggs Shape Sprinkles in my basket.

The book has a mix of flat pages and pocket pages. I used a mix of the coordinating solid cardstock and coordinating Petite Prints for my page bases. I matted them with white photo mats and a mix of the 12x12 and 6x6 Bunny Hop papers.

The pages in the book are 5" x 7" inches. There are three dividers cut from the Easter Dots Acetate and I added tabs from the Bits and Pieces pack.

On some of the pages I used the tag sheet from the collection to make pockets. I added Chit Chat, Icon stickers, and stickers from the This and That sticker sheet to decorate the pages.

Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bunny Basket Doodle Cuts
Bunnies and Chicks Shakers
Bunny Hop Collection
Bunny Hop Coordinating Cardstock Pack
Bunny Hop Coordinating Petite Prints
Easter Dots Heavy Weight Acetate
Dot Stripe 6x6 Petite Prints

OTHER

Binder rings