Sugar Coated Bunny Canvas Video Tutorial

 

Easter time means "Easter Candy" and we are huge fans of those yummy sugar coated PEEPS! And even better this year they've released new "flavored" peeps...YES! Lemonade, Blueberry, Party Cake and Bumble gum. The popular flavor around the Doodlebug offices is definitely Party Cake. But we also love how Peeps remind us of our yummy Sugar Coating glitter in all the Doodlebug colors.

So we have a treat today, we're featuring the Doodlebug Sugar Coating Glitter and My Craft Channel's Inspired by Pinterest. Today you can choose to read OR WATCH a video on how to create a darling Glitter Bunny Canvas from Lori Allred.

WATCH MY GLITTER BUNNY CANVAS

episode HERE on My Craft Channel

Here's a some the step-by-step images if you'd like to pin them or like the extra visual.

Create silhouette with vinyl or paper.

Coat with acrylic paint.

Add glitter while paint is still wet.

Coat completely with glitter and pour off excess glitter.

Remove your stencil to reveal glitter bunny. Coat with clear
acrylic spray or hair spray to keep glitter from flaking off.

Our bonus project was one Lori created with Doodlebug Sugar Coated glitter and Doodlebug's new Springtime Collection.

Soup Can Treat Containers

Do you love creative ways to give gifts and treats? If so, then you will love Lori Allred's latest Inspired by Pinterest episode where she shares how simple it can be to recycle your pop-top soup cans into creative new treat containers. Then cover them with the darling Doodlebug Design papers and embellishments from the Home for the Holidays Collection, Happy Harvest Collection and the Halloween Parade Collection. Scroll down to see the video.

If you'd like to see what pins inspired this project, be sure to check out Lori's blog.

(POST FILMING NOTE: Originally Lori recommended E6000 to adhere lid to can, but
later learned it makes the candy taste strange and now she suggest using your
hot glue gun instead and NOT the glue mentioned in the episode.)

Shadow Boxes: Happy Harvset + Video Tutorial Bonus

We are wrapping up a week of fun ideas featuring the Doodlebug Shadow Boxes. Tiffany created a fun Happy Harvest Thanksgiving Cornacopia home decor project. Be sure to check out the "Sprinkles" on the veggies...super cute!

And today we have a fun bonus...another video featuring the Shadow Boxes from My Craft Channel. These darling "Half a Pumpkin" projects were the spotlight of the latest Inspired by Pinterest episode from Lori Allred. Scroll down and you can check out how this fun craft technique in the VIDEO BELOW the image.

by Lori Allred

Happy Thanksgiving Shadow Box
by Tiffany Hood

Monday Rocks: Winners Announced, Scrapfest 2013 and Shadow Boxes

We have a lot to talk about today so let's get going...it's a great day here at Doodlebug Design and welcome to our blog.

Winners

First, let's announce who won the Home for the Holidays Collection goodie Boxes. Thank you so much for everyone that shared, shared and shared some more. We appreciate your support of Doodlebug Design.

Christine Ousley 

Heidi Walczak

Anthea Rotter

Jean Marmo

Simply email us your shipping information to doodlebugdesign.blog@gmail.com and put in the subject line "Home for the Holidays Winner" and email us before Thursday, Sept. 26th to claim your prize.

Scrapfest 2013 
Did you see we attended Scrapfest this past weekend? Here are some photo spotlights of our travels to Mall of America. Thank you to everyone that stopped by and visited with us and attended our classes, we truly love this even because of the amazing people.

Shadow Boxes

Now on the blog this week we have a treat for you. We are featuring the Doodlebug Design Shadow Boxes. Did you know that we make them in three different colors (white, black, brown) and two different sizes (8x8 and 12x12). And our design team has created some fun ideas that we'll be featuring here on the blog. We'll also be posting one of those days a fun way to win your own Shadow Box...so don't miss the announcement.

To start off the week, we thought it would be fun to feature our Design Team Coordinator, Lori Allred as she filmed a video on her Inspired by Pinterest show over at My Craft Channel showing some fun projects created by our in-house designers. And she has close-ups of the fun shadow boxes on her blog too, so check it out here.

In fact, Lori has featured the Doodlebug Shadow Boxes in these episodes as well:

Vacation Display Ideas

Crafting with Maps

and she has a fun one schedule this week called 

Half a Pumpkin...you won't want to miss.

12 Days of Christmas at Doodlebug - Day 2 with Lori

Here's a fun idea for taking a DVD that you want to give as a gift for the holidays and wrapping it up Doodlebug style. It's easy....

You need to trim two pieces of paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" and score them both 1/2" from the bottom edge and round the corners on the top. Then adhere both together to create the "wrap" part of this project. I simply punched a hole in the top and put twine through one hole and a darling brad through the other to keep the wrap closed. If you want more detailed instructions my original post walks you through that. This is a quick project that you can put together in under an hour. I'm thinking it's a great idea for a Gift Exchange too!

Now the pocket requires a pattern and you can find the link to my original DVD Movie Night Wrap on my post today. From that original post there is a printable for the pattern. Sorry for making you go on a hunt, but how else will I get you over to my blog (wink).

 

Have fun embellishing the front of your treat pocket with the fun Doodle-pops and
Cute Cut die cuts as shown here. 

Be sure to go to my blog today to check out the "other" version of this fun project.

 

Create-a-Card Mini Album Binding Technique

This week on the blog we've shared mini album binding technique. Monique's from Tuesday was a clean, pretty version of who I created this fun album.

What I love about this album more then anything is that it is made up of both cards and envelopes from the Doodlebug Create-a-Card Collection and a 3x10" strip of white card stock that has been scored and folded in an accordion and glued together. Super simple and super inexpensive.

Download the full-color instruction sheet for this project and some additional bonus projects:

For more inspiring ideas, follow me on Pinterest or visit my blog.
Lori

Day 4: Scor-Pal Inspiration Continues (last day)

We have loved all the combined inspiration the designers here at Doodlebug and Scor-Pal have been sharing this week.

Giveaway Continues.... Sadly today is the last day for you to enter to win. All you need to do is leave a comment about which project we shared her on our blog was your favorite this past week. And we have a bonus Scor-Pal giveaway to share too thanks to My Craft Channel (read on...).

Score-iffic Paper Craft Ideas
Inspired by Pinterest by Lori Allred
Today over at My Craft Channel our own Lori Allred filmed an episode about Score Board ideas and hosted a talented blogger, Tya Smith as they share some fun score paper craft projects. Tya will be hosting a Scor-Pal Giveaway today on her blog, so be sure to check it out!

Month to Month Mini Book
by Stephanie Buice

Be sure to check out Stephanie's blog to find out how she used her Scor-Pal to create this darling mini album.

Supply List: Scor-pal, Doodlebug/Hampton Arts Stamps(Borders),Patterned Paper (Sweet Cakes, Petite Prints, Colorwheel Collection), Doodlebug Inks (Ladybug, Cotton Cand, Cupcake, Lilac, Bubble Blue, Swimming Pool, Limeade, Tangerine), Cardstock Sticker (Candy Shoppe), 6x6 Paper Pad (Hello Spring, Sweet Cakes), Doodle Twine ( Swimming Pool), Fancy Frills Cardstock Stickers (Ladybug, birthday celebration), Doodlepops Cardstock Stickers (Monkey), Icons (Sweet Cakes), Cute Cuts (Snips and Snails) Mini Jewels (lily white).

Happy Bird-day Card
by Sherry Cartwright

Baby Boy Card
by Kathy Martin

Supply List: Snips & Snails collection: Cute Cuts, Icons Stickers; Doodle Twine: Bon Bon, Bumble Bee; Create-A-Card: Slim Filagree Assortment

Tuesday Tutorial: Bag in a Box

Hi everyone, Lori here and I'm excited to fill in for today's Tuesday Tutorial. We're so excited to be featured Scor-Pal this week on the Doodlebug Blog and I'm super excited that you all have a chance to win some Scor-pal and Doodlebug goodies. 

Today I'm showing you how to make this darling Bag in a Box. This is not my design at all, I am a huge fan of a darling blog called The Little Blue Room. She does all sorts of tutorials and darling projects that you'll all go CRAZY over. So be sure to check out here blog and even her tutorial on this Bag in a Box project. 

You'll need to cute the following: 

5" x 11" Black & White Polka Dot Paper

1" x 11" Red Petite Pattern Paper

4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Petite Pattern Paper

Using your Scor-Pal board, score the 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" square 1" on all four sides. Score and cut as shown in image below.

 Assemble your box "base" using strong adhesive. Then you'll take your black and white paper strip and adhere that all the way around the base and adhere down the side to create a sort of cone.

 Using a border punch or scalloped scissors to punch one edge of the red petite print 1" x 11" strip.

Punch out two tab punches if you have this awesome Stampin' Up punch, if not two circle punches glued together would look cute too. 

Then you'll want to embellish the front of your Bag with some yummy 

Doodle-Pops and Doodle Twine. 

Then fill our Bag in a Boxes with some treats or lotion and nail supplies. I'll be surprising a 

couple of friends with these sweet little gifts.  

Be sure to catch me on my Inspired by Pinterest show 

over on My Craft Channel this week (Thursday) 

as I host a friend and feature Scor-Pal, fun scoring ideas and another fun giveaway!! 

Inspired by Pinterest: Kandis's Paper Bow

Our own Lori Allred hosts a weekly show over on My Craft Channel each week. In each episode she searches around Pinterest for inspiring ideas and brings them to life. So she challenged Kandis Smith from our team to find something that inspired her on Pinterest and create from that. So here's what Kandis created. 

Credits: Pinterest Link

Supply List: Limeade chenille cardstock; Cupcake Teensy Type; Cupcake Boutique buttons; Surprise Party; Hampton Arts and Doodlebug Stamps

If you'd like to catch Inspired by Pinterest on My Craft Channel, click here.