TINSEL TIME CHRISTMAS CARDS | with Guest Designer Mary-Ann Maldonado

Hey everyone! I am here with my second guest spot for Doodlebug, and I am super excited to share my creations today. I made four super easy, colorful, and fun cards. I am titling this post, Pete and Repeat! I remember that game as a kid in the 70's and 80's! If you are not as old as me, it is a game where you pester those around you. Anything they say or do, you repeat it. It was quite fun and annoying at the same time! Today, I am sticking with the repeat theme. A little less annoying than the actual game!

Can you tell why I titled this Repeat? Each of these cards has a repetitive pattern. With the Tinsel Town Collection, you get many fun pieces in the Odds & Ends Pack. I separated the package into like items and then decided which cards to make. If I hadn't stopped myself, I could have created about 20 more cards, just as easily!

I like dimension, so I use a lot of foam tape and foam squares. All of these cards can be created without using foam. They would be flatter and easier to mail. But I am addicted! This Doodle Pop screamed at me! I had to use it. I used the puffy candy canes to make a repeat pattern in the back. Then, placed the Doodle Pop on top of the sticker that was the same thing! Easy-peasy! The next card was pretty much the same process but with the silver stars.

Take a look at the bottle brush ephemera pieces. I lined them up like a forest and had another quick card. Once I added the mini jewels to the existing ornaments, it was done!

For my last card, I used the Tinsel Town Acetate as my card base. It really is spectacular! For this one, I grabbed out all the tree and ornament boxes. Layered them around the center of the card and used foam for a bit of dimension. I used almost all of the Odds & Ends pieces that decorate a tree! Again, repeating a pattern to produce lots of easy, beautiful cards.

So, you have a choice to make! Play the Pete and Repeat game with your kids (which may backfire), or play it when creating your next batch of cards! I bet I know what you choose. Thank you so much for hanging out with me these last two weeks. I have really had a great time designing with such a fun collection.

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TINSEL TIME NEVER TOO OLD LAYOUT | with Guest Designer Mary-Ann Maldonado

Good morning! I am excited to be here, sharing a Christmas layout with the new Tinsel Time Collection. I am here to prove to you that there are house rules regarding Santa! Our house, our rules! We have a great kid willing to abide by our traditions. We are hoping that he will carry these traditions along to his family in the future.

I have to admit, I am a Doodle Pop collector. It is hard for me to use them and I really just want to collect them! So, Santa had to go front and center. I used two 3 x 4 blocks to create frames for my photos. A little foam tape helps with matching the dimension of the Doodle Pop.

My photos had a lot of browns and yellows, so when picking my background paper, I had to go with the adorable Dashing Deer paper. I created a scene with the deer and the house. To add character and detail, I added Mini Jewels and Puffy Sticker Icons to the deer, house, and ornaments.

I used a T-ruler and a grey pen to draw lines to my ornaments. I used the red and white striped paper as the 'ceiling' and then drew lines to each ornament. Adding a jewel to each ornament brings in a little bling!

I want to thank you all for checking out my page today. I am grateful to be here! Merry Christmas!

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