SWEET & SPOOKY MEMORYDEX CARDS | with Conny

Hi crafting friends! It's always great to be with you crafters who share a passion for creativity, DIY projects, and spooky season! Today I’m back with the Sweet and Spooky collection! Whether you're into scrapbooking, happy mail, card making, or any other craft, it's wonderful to have a community of like-minded individuals to share ideas and inspiration with. So, what are you currently working on? I'd love to hear about your latest crafting endeavors! Today I am sharing some memorydex cards and some embellishments I created using the Treat Yourself Doodle Cuts.

Let's start with the memorydex Cards!  You can create memorydex cards with a metal die, cut file or if you don't have these,  simply cut card-stock or patterned paper into 4 x 3-inch rectangles and round the corners. You will need two per card.  To turn the cards into pockets, you want to also cut a 3" X 1" piece of paper and score it at 1/2", then attach it to both sides of the card with adhesive and use a memory desk punch.

If you don't have a memorydex punch, you can  use a hole punch and punch two holes at the bottom center of the card leaving a 1 3/4" gap, and with scissors cut a little slim tunnel in the middle of the hole you made.

Now the fun part!  To decorate you can add embellishments from the chit chat, cardstock stickers, sprinkles to the front of the card, and punch a hole in the top center. Slide the card into the memorydex holder for safekeeping. Memorydex cards can be used for various purposes such as recipe cards, journaling prompts, or even as a fun way to organize your to-do list. For the cards I made I already had metal die!

For my fun candy jar embellishments, I used the Treat Yourself Doodle Cuts to create two little shaker jars. I used the 6x6 paper pad and added some icon cardstock stickers. To give them a little extra sparkle, I included a sequin mix and tulle. They turned out really cute and I'm excited to use them in my next project! Thank you so much for stopping by! We can’t wait to see your Memorydex cards and Jars!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Sweet and Spooky Collection

Heavy Weight Acetate

Little Charmers

Doodle Cuts - Treat Yourself

OTHER

Tulle

Mirror Cardstock paper
memorydex die

CANDY CANE LANE MEMORYDEX BOX & CARDS | with Erica

Hello friends! Erica here with you today sharing a super cute memorydex box and cards using the Candy Cane Lane collection from Doodlebug Design.

I used metal dies, a punch and a cut file to create my cards and the box to hold them. I pulled out 12x12 papers and papers from the 6x6 Candy Cane Lane paper pad.

Once all my cards were cut out I started to layer up the Candy Cane Lane bits & pieces, chit chats and odds & ends. I added lots of foam adhesives to give them dimension.

I pulled out some different packs of shape sprinkles and puffy stickers to add to all of the cards too!

I just love how they all turned out and the box looks super cute full of these colorful holiday cards. You can check out my YouTube video to see how I put some of the cards together and a look at each one of the cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Candy Cane Lane Collection

OTHER

Paige Evans Memorydex Box & Cards Cut File
Memorydex 2-Slot Hole Punch
Heidi Swapp Memorydex Dies

NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS DECEMBER MEMORYDEX CARDS | with Stephanie

Hello friends, today I'm sharing some Memorydex cards using a whole lot of Doodlebug Night Before Christmas cuteness! I'm pretty new to the Memorydex system (even though it's been around a while). I thought Doodlebug and December would be the perfect place to start. I'm always up for playing around with new ways to make something fun with pretty paper, stickers, die cuts etc.  I usually do a December memories album, but this might just take the place of that project this year.   

 

 

Here's a look at the nine cards I have created so far.  I plan to use the cards to write down short memories and attach 2x3 photos to the back of the cards.  

 

I cut each card base with different shaped memorydex card dies and several pattern papers. The fun part is all the lovely layering!  

 

 

I used Shaped Sprinkles, Mini Jewels, Doodle Pops, Icon Stickers, Odds and Ends and Chit Chat die cuts as well as sentiments from the This & That sticker sheet. I got a lot of practice with paper piecing and layering lots of elements together. The more dimension the better! 

 

Each card gives me a prompt for memories I want to capture on the back, for example one of our family traditions is wearing new PJ's on Christmas Eve. And even though my kids are older, we still leave cookies and milk out for Santa.  

 

  

 

Ok, I think I'm hooked onto the Memorydex concept!  What a fun way to document stories, hold photos, write quick memories, store Holiday recipes and display the wonderful art of papercrafting!  Thanks for joining me today.  Happy crafting, friends! 

  

 

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 Doodlebug Products Used:

Night Before Christmas Collection

12x12 & 6x6 Paper Pack

Doodle Pops

Odds and Ends & Chit Chat Die Cuts

This and That Sticker Sheet  & Icon Stickers

Shape Sprinkles 

Mini Jewels 

  

 Other Products Used: 

Memorydex Holder & Dies

Foam & Liquid Adhesive

PUMPKIN SPICE GRATITUDE FILE BOX | with Shellye

Gratitude and reflection of your blessings can be perfectly captured in the project that I'm sharing today:

PUMPKIN SPICE FILE BOX

I've constructed this sweet file box and cards from the ground-up...let's see how it all came together!

Let's start with the box construction, shall we?  I wanted this project to be something that you could easily create with just a few basic supplies and the "PUMPKIN SPICE" Collection, of course!

I started with an 8.5X11 sheet of heavy chipboard and cut:

5X5.5 (1-for the bottom)

3X5.5 (2-for the sides)

3X5 (2-for the front and back).  

Place the pieces onto a sheet of patterned paper, leaving an 1/8" gap between each piece (as shown above). Trim away four square sections at each corner.  Fold the tabs around the TOPS of the chipboard pieces and glue NOTE: leave the side tabs unglued as they will be the hinges to hold the sides together.  

Fold all of the sides in.  Again, use the side tabs and glue each one to the opposite side.  

Next, I cut strips of paper and lined the inside of the box (this is a nice contrast and also hides the hinge tabs!).  For the "guides", I glued in two paper straws that were held in place by mini wooden spools.  There are many ways that you could attach the straws if you don't have spools!  

For the file cards: I used sheets of 6X6 papers (from the paper pad) and trimmed to 5X6.  I wanted the cards to be square (optional), so I fold the extra inch at the bottom where I would make the two holes (this adds extra sturdiness too!).  I measured the distance between the two straw guides and made a template to figure out where to punch the holes.  After punching the holes, I cut through the remaining paper (at the bottom of each hole) so that the cards could sit onto the straws and slide.  

Now for the really fun part...decorating and embellishing!  

I used all sorts of fun treats from the collection, as well as Doodlebug basics to make each card unique!  The sheet of journal cards was cut apart and the longer strips cut in half to fit the cards. 

Giving as a gift? Tuck in some extra PUMPKIN SPICE supplies too!  I hope that you'll give it a try...Happy Pumpkin Spice season :)

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Doodlebug Design Product:

Pumpkin Spice Collection Kit

Pumpkin Spice 6X6 Paper Pad

Pumpkin Spice Odds & Ends Die Cuts

Pumpkin Spice Chit Chat Die Cuts

Pumpkin Spice Mini Icon Stickers

Pumpkin Spice Cardstock Stickers

Doodle Pops

Cute Clips

Sprinkles

Shaped Sprinkles

Washi Tape

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