DOODLE POPS & PUFFY STICKERS PERPETUAL CALENDAR | with Kathy

I will admit, I am a Doodle Pop hoarder.  I have hundreds.  I love them, and I'm afraid to use them all in one!  So when the design team was challenged to use Doodle Pops and Puffy Stickers for a project... I decided to go big!  By big, I mean I used a dozen Doodle Pops!  (I might have needed oxygen after this craft project...)  I created  a fun perpetual calendar for my craft area using them all!  Take a peek...

To create the base for my calendar, I started with a brochure/photo holder cut file from Lori Whitlock which I resized to make a bit larger.  I added a piece of chipboard to the back of the box for stability, and covered the whole box with some buffalo-woodgrain petite prints.  I then used my Cinch disc puncher to cut the top and add some rings.  This allowed me to create number flips for the days of the month.  For the number pieces, I cut 14 pieces of swimming pool dot-stripe petite prints, measuring 1.75' x 2.5'.  I added some skinny alpha numbers to the center, and punched them with my disc cinch.  The left side numbers are 0-3, the right numbers are 0-9.

The front panel of the box measured slightly larger than 3" x 4", so I cut 12 rectangles using a die from my stash and various papers, and proceeded to decorate each using Doodle Pops and the Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers.  Each month, I can swap out the front panel, which is attached with a mini clothespin.  The extra months are stored in the front pocket.

The back of the box has an easel to help it stand up.

Here is a look at all the fun months!  Those Doodle Pops are just too cute, and the Alphabet Soup Puffy stickers were the perfect size to list the months!

The best part of this project... although I used all the Doodle Pops, I still have them to look at any time I wish!  It's a win-win, lol.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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 DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Doodle Pops:  crystal, love letter, happy go lucky, hop hop & away,
green thumb, bug babies, beehive, teensy treasures, sand-tastic,
sunflowers, pumpkin patch, tommy turkey, here comes santa claus

Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers:  cupcake, bubblegum, ladybug,
tangerine, coral, bumblebee, limeade, swimming pool, bon bon, lily white

Petite Prints:  dot-stripe, buffalo check-woodgrain, gingham-linen

Skinny Cardstock Alpha

Lots of Love 6x6

Winter Wonderland 6x6

Over the Rainbow 6x6

Pumpkin Spice 6x6

Seaside Summer 6x6

Simply Spring 6x6

Fairy Garden 6x6

]Land that I Love 6x6

Farmers Market 6x6

Candy Cane Lane 6x6

Mini clothespin

OTHER

Brochure Holder File
Silhouette Cameo
Multi Cinch
Bunding Discs
Sizzix Big Shot
rectangle dies
grass dies

stitched border die
chipboard
white cardstock

MADE WITH LOVE NUTCRACKER PERPETUAL CALENDAR | with Jennifer

 I know! I know! Nutcrackers are traditionally reserved for Christmas, but when I saw all the fun cookies and baking supplies in the Made With Love collection I knew I wanted to make a Nutcracker calendar that could serve up treats all year long. 

 I tried to make him more whimsical than "Christmasy" with cotton candy hair and fun cakes for his hat. The pastel palette from the collection helped too. 

I borrowed a few treats from previous collections as well, like the cute macaroon and gingerbread man. I even tried to tone down his cheesy smile, for those of you who are afraid of Nutcrackers. lol

Since the Nutcracker and cubes I had on hand were made of wood, I made a wood base in a kitchen counter shape to go along with my project. (You could buy a simple wood perpetual calendar online or at your local craft store, if you prefer.) Each side of the counter was embellished with cute smiley faced stickers from the collection.

Here are a few tips and tricks on how I put this Nutcracker together.

1. The Nutcrackers arms and legs were removed from the body, making it easier to apply the patterned paper.  Next I painted the face, hands, and cuffs. 
2. Since the body is curved, when applying your paper cut slits along the edge of the paper as shown in picture 1 and 2. This will help the paper lay nicely as you're gluing it down.  I usually use mod podge to apply and seal projects like these.
3. I created the white collar and bottom section of his shirt on my Silhouette and glued them in place. For his belt I used a strip of brown cardstock and then layered a white Doodle Cut border on top. The arms were covered with matching paper. 
4. A wood wheel was painted and used to create a layer cake. Using my silhouette a chipboard circle and border were cut out to fit the wheel and create the look of frosting. I cut off the original crown from the Nutcracker, but kept the dome shaped piece to use for my cupcake. The tray was made from some wood ovals that I had, but thick chipboard or foam board would work just as well. I cut a chipboard border to fit the oval to and give it a slight lip.
5. The cupcake was painted and then Doodle-cut sprinkles were added. I made a cupcake wrapper out of chipboard painted it and covered it with an accordion folded strip.
6. After the cakes were finished they were glued (I used wood glue) onto the head. Some faux fur was hot glued on his head and chin, then trimmed. Details like the teeth and eyebrows were cut from vinyl. For his buttons and eyes I used sprinkles. To help attach the tray to the Nutcracker's hand a hole was drilled underneath then it was glued a small dowel that was attached to the Nutcracker's hand.
   

Thanks for joining me today and happy crafting! :)

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DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES;

Made with Love Collection

Petite Prints

Twine

Textured Cardstock

Abigail Cardstock Stickers

Doodle Cuts - You Bake Me Happy and Borders and Edges

OTHER:
chipboard
paint
faux fur

wood to make base

 blocks

wood ovals

wood wheel

 Nutcracker

Silhouette Cutting Machine

SCHOOL DAYS DESK CALENDAR | with Kathy

Well school has finally started here in Massachusetts.  I have so many friends that are teachers, they  are all back full swing, meeting their new students and waking up so early!! I was thinking of them when I created this cute little perpetual calendar.  I though it would be fun to put on their desks, and change up each day.  Take a peek...

The calendar base is actually a side step card I modified to look like a chalkboard.  You can download the card base with easel Silhouette file from my blog here.   I added a bunch of the icons from the Odds & Ends and the School Supplies Shaped Sprinkles to the right "steps", and then went to work on the calendar.

For the months I cut 1/2" strips of the graph side of the Spelling Bee Paper and added Teensy Type Letters in various colors.  They attach to the card base using 3/8" Velcro circles.   For the dates I cut 3/4" x 1 1/2" pieces of the loose leaf paper side of the School Days Paper and added Skinny Type letters in Blue Jean.  They clip to the calendar using a mini clothespin which I glued on using glossy accents for extra strength.

To hold all of the month and number pieces I added a little pocket to the back of the card base.  I thought this would be a great way to brighten a teacher's day!  Have you created anything using the School Days Collection?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook & Instagram, we would love to see your creations!

That's all for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

School Days - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - School Days

School Days - 6 x 6 Paper Pad

School Days - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Spelling Bee

School Days - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Arithmetic

School Days - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Playground Plaid

School Days - Odds & Ends

School Days - Sprinkles - School Supplies

Petite Prints Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad - Gingham and Linen

ladybug mini clothespins

lily white mini paperclips

blue jean skinny CS stickers

bumblebee teensy type CS stickers

limeade teensy type CS stickers

swimming pool teensy type CS stickers

ladybug teensy type CS stickers

bon bon teensy type CS stickers

blue jean teensy type CS stickers

tangerine teensy type CS stickers