Quick Mother's Day Gift Magnet

 Shellye McDaniel altered a round metal lid to create this fridge magnet for
her mom for Mother's Day!  

She used the Flower Box Collection and we love how she upcycled a common household item to create a one-of-a-kind gift for her mom. If you're in need of a quick gift idea then we hope this inspires you to create a gift that means a lot to your mom!

Simply Put: St. George & Us 8x8 Album by Wendy

You saw our take on "project life" last week, but this week we are taking things a step further and showing you how simple it can be to take our beautiful Storybook Albums, divided sheet protectors and our Simply Put 4x6 Album Inserts to create amazing themed albums, projects and layouts. We're kicking off the week with Wendy's St. George & Us vacation album.
  St. George & Us 8x8 Album
by Wendy Sue Anderson

This project features the 8x8 Storybook album and our Flower Box Collection.

Flower Box Winners Announced

We are so excited to annouce the winners of the Flower Box Collection Preview Party Week. Drumroll please....

Mendi Yoshikawa - Full Collection Winner

Lindsey Bailey - Sample Assortment of Collection

Rachel Lewis - Sample Assortment of Collection

Please email us with your shipping information and we'll get your boxes shipped out to you right away!! Please contact us by March 22, 2013.

Flower Box Bunny + Triple Giveaway

We have loved sharing our introduction to the new Flower Box Collection this past week. And we had one last amazing project that took Melinda all week to finish up. But we'd like to give a few of you the chance to WIN this collection before you BUY it. We're going to give away one "Full Collection" prize and two "Sample Collection Assortments". 

How to Enter to Win:
Visit any or all of our blog posts from this past week that featured the Flower Box Collection and repin the projects you like to Pinterest. Then simply hashtag them #DoodlebugFlowerBox. The more projects you hashtag the more chances you'll have to win. You'll have until Friday, Mar. 15th at 11:59pm MST. We'll announce the winners on Saturday, Mar. 16th.

Now here's a great project to PIN to Pinterest.....

Decoupage Money Box Rabbit Tutorial
By Melinda Spinks

It has been a while since I had a hair-brained scheme so I was quite excited when I purchased this paper mache rabbit recently because I had 'big plans'. You see my daughter had been asking for a money box because she was tired of her Milo tin and it wasn't very pretty. So, as soon as I saw this little guy I knew he was destined to be her 'money bunny' and the Flower Box collection was the perfect choice for his technicolor coat. Who knew it would take me all week to finish?

Now let me just start by saying, this little guy is covered in the entire 6x6 Flower Box paper pad plus a couple of 12 x 12 sheets for good measure. I began with a production line of punched flowers.

This project is definitely not for someone who doesn't like to get 'messy'. I applied each punched flower using Mod Podge and a paint brush, however some of the curved surfaces like the ears, face and feet required a more hands-on approach to get the paper into every nook and cranny.

Once you have finished a section then completely cover it in Mod Podge with a wide flat brush to seal all the pieces.

What money bunny is complete without the coin slot. I simply used my craft blade to cut a small rectangular slot into the head of the bunny. I promise he didn't feel a thing.

Lastly I created a 'money bunny' tag to hang around his neck and finished off with a pretty yellow bow.

Storage Box Organization for Spring

My craft room is always in need of improved storage and organization.  When I saw these bright and colorful prints from Doodlebug's new Flower Box collection, I knew they would make perfect storage boxes.  

I used this 3D box file  from Silhouette to die cut my boxes.  I increased the size of the boxes just a bit so they would accommodate my pearl and jewel packs.  Because I increased the size of the boxes, each box required two 12"x12" pieces of paper.  I used the coordinating B sides for the corners and label holder.  Did you notice how I attached each label holder with the appropriate embellishment?  

Each box measures approximately 4.5"x5.5"x3.25"--small enough to be cute, but big enough to be functional.  I totally plan on making more of these for my craft room.

Each box has coordinating woodgrain corners.  I LOVE the multi-colored woodgrain prints in Doodlebug's Flower Box collection.    There's a pink woodgrain print, too.

What would you make storage boxes for? 

Think Spring with the new Flower Box Collection!!

Spring Embroidery Hoop
by Tamara Tripodi

I love altering embroidery hoops! I picked up this little 6" hoop and just knew the Flower Box collection would make this into a CUTE decor piece! I layered several flowers, added some butterflies on wires, ribbon, buttons, a rosette sun and of course, the adorable raindrops! I love the way it came together!

Welcome Spring Wall Hanging
by Tya Smith

Happy Spring Card
by Stephanie Buice

Fantastic Frames with Flower Box Collection

Welcome Spring Frame
by Shellye McDaniel

 

For the wooden frame, I used a brown chalk-style ink pad to distress the wood. I found it best to use a sheet of vellum to create a template for the inset of the frame; trace onto desired patterned paper and cut out. For added dimension and interest, I trimmed out the inner edge with a strip of patterned paper followed by a border of Bumblebee Doodle Twine (I use a Fine-Tip Glue Pen for this). I added a row of washi tape and strip of paper to the bottom to mimic a ground full of Spring flowers. For the focal point, I layered two different sizes of doily die-cuts and then embellished with several of the Doodle Pops and cardstock stickers from the Flower Box Collection! A ribbon hanger to the top and it's ready for hanging.

 

My Favorite Weather
by Sherry Cartwright

Flower Box Collection Card Inspiration + Giveaway

We love cards at Doodlebug Design and of course nothing is more fun then pulling out our Create-a-Card bases, envelopes and a new collection like the Flower Box Collection and  creating new cards. And the one color that seems to get set aside in our assortment sets is the Bon Bon Brown color and we have the perfect combination for you.

Flower Box Card Set + Giveaway
by Wendy Sue Anderson

I am so excited to feature this darling Card and Envelope set from Wendy. And bonus for us, she has graciously offered to do a GIVEAWAY on her blog and you could be the lucky winner of these (I know I would love to be). So jump over to Wendy's blog today and check out close-ups of these fun cards and enter to win!!

Card & Composition Notebook Set
by Kathy Martin

And we couldn't help but feature this darling set with you as well today, but you'll have to purchase the new Flower Box Collection products and recreate Kathy's darling project yourself (because she's not giving it away).

 This darling mini composition book is the sweetest

Flower Box Collection Preview Party Week

We are excited to feature the beautiful new Flower Box Collection. This is Doodlebug's featured collection for Spring and with the additions of a lot of Bon Bon Brown you will love this woodsy, yet cute collection.

Join us throughout this week to see what our Design Team created for our Preview Party. Be sure to comment when you see something you like because at the end of the week we will be announcing some winners of a sample box of the new Flower Box Collection.

We hope these beautiful layouts inspire you to create with the new Flower Box Collection.

Together Layout 
by Monique Liedtke

  

Spring Layout 
by Jodi Wilton

 

Spring Layout 
by Tiffany Hood