Pinterest Inspired Challenge: Pocket Mini Album by Traci Penrod

Hi Doodlebug Friends!  It's Traci and I'm back to share my project for our Pinterest Inspired Challenge.  I came across this fun little folding mini album on Pinterest and thought it would make a cute little birthday surprise.

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For my version, gift cards replace the photos for a fun Birthday Gift Card Folder.

The gingham treat bags are perfect for tucking in gift cards or cash, and the cute clips are not only adorable, but help hold the flaps down and the cash in!

All you need to make this cute project is one sheet of 12x12 card stock, some pattern paper, and some embellishments. 

1. Start by scoring the 12x12 card stock at 3.5", 4", 8", and 8.5".
2. Rotate the paper 90 degrees to the left.
3. Score again at 3" and 7.5".
4. Trim out the areas shown in black on the Pinterest diagram above.

I can't wait to give this sweet little gift to someone.  The birthday girl could even add photos in the folder for a cute little keepsake later :) Here is a list of products I used for my project: 1 sheet of white 12x12 card stock Fairy Tales pattern paper  Fairy Tales Odds & Ends Fairy Tales This & That Sticker Sheet Fairy Tales Cute Clips Treat Bags Unicorn Doodle Pop Fairy Tales Mini Icon Sticker Thanks so much for checking out my Pinterest inspired project!  Happy crafting! 

Pinterest Inspired Challenge: Hexagon Shelves to Layout by Virginia Nebel

Hello friends, hope you are enjoying all the amazing Pinterest inspired projects by the team!  I saw this honeycomb shelf on Pinterest and I love it's fun shape and the way each honeycomb draws your attention to the item on display.  Inspired by these shelves, I thought it would be a great design foundation to show off all those cute Doodlebug embellishments on a scrapbook page!

I chose a white page base (like a blank white wall) , cut out hexagon frames in various sizes and clustered some embellishments in each frame.  I didn't embellish too much outside the frames as I wanted the page to be clean and simple with the focus on the honeycomb frames.  Thanks for stopping by the blog today and have a wonderful crafty day!

Pinterest Inspired Challenge: Father's Day Gifts by Jomelle Gomez

Have you ever tried creating a project inspired by something you saw from Pinterest? Well, this is my first time. I wanted to make something special for my hubby for Father's Day. Every year, I tried to make something unique that involve my kids to give to my husband on Father's Day.

This year I was inspired to create this tie. Pinterest had free printable to make this.

Here is the tie I made. I decided to use the Dragon Tails Collection since the colors are perfect for Father's Day. I added the blue twine so my husband can actually wear this tie if he wants to. That'll be super fun to see.

I cut the 12x12 cardstock into 8x11 to fit into my printer. I  used the free printable to print the ties on the cardstock and I just cut them out. I added another design of cardstock into the back of the tie. I also used a solid color cardstock and added behind the questionnaires to add a border.

I had my 8 year old son fill out the questions. I think it's more special when my husband see that our son wrote these.

I added the Viking and the cloud odds & ends to make the tie more unique. I also used the sprinkles to add dimensions to the tie.

Next I wanted to make this toolbox.

Here's my take on the toolbox. Instead of the red toolbox, I decided to use printed cardstock and I decorated it to make it more fun. Again, I used the Dragon Tails Collection. Instead of the coupon book, I decided to use this tool box as a card. 

As you can see here, I used the blue chalk ink for the edges of the cloud, handle and the box.

Here's the inside of the toolbox. This is where I involve my kids. I asked my 2 boys to write something special for their dad. But since boys will be boys, they only wrote "Happy Father's Day" and both of them told me "I don't know what to write mommy" 

Then I used the blue chalk ink and apply on my daughter's left hand and she left her hand print since she is unable to write.

Of course, I wrote a little something special for my husband to read.

My daughter's Hand Print is one of the special part of this project. My husband will treasure this gift as long as he can remember. I cannot wait for my kids to give this to my husband on Father's Day. (here's to hoping he will not read this blog post first)

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you were inspired by my project to also make something special for Father's Day. Have a great day!

Pinterest Inspired Challenge: From Wall Decor to Layout by Caroli

Hello there! How's everything? Today I want to share a new project made with colorful Doodlebug goodness :)

This month, the design team were challenged to create a project using Pinterest as inspiration. In my case, it was super hard to decide because I'm such a big Pinterest enthusiast! I keep on pinning stuff here and there all the time, so I had a lot to choose from.

Finally, I used these two images as inspiration for my layout:

And here sis my project, of course a layout!

Of course the turquoise background on the image caught my eye inmediately, I love turquoise color to bits, so I chose a cardstock in that color as my base.

I love grid design and I got inspired by all those pretty frames on the wall to create some kind of grid on my layout.

I used beautiful patterned papers and embellies from Spring Things collection, love the colors and happy feeling of this collection.

I used a mix of different alphas on my title to make it funnier and more interesting, silver alpha is one of my faves these days!

I took the pic I used last summer while we were on vacation, my kids fell asleep early after so much pool fun and I took that opportunity to have some rest myself as well, but first I snapped a quick shot.

It is unbelievable how time flies, one day you have a baby and next day it's all grown up and knows how to write and use a computer... I'm kinda nostalgic these days, trying to treasure all this little kids moments while they last, and certainly this layout documents this feeling.

I put my layout in a special corner of my scraproom, I love how it looks there!

I hope you like this idea and inspiration behind this layout, I certainly love the meaning it has, one more treasure for my scrapbooks!

Have an awesome day, big hugs!

Pinterest Inspired Challenge: Zoo Birthday Centerpiece by Jennifer Beason

Hello, Doodlebug friends! Jennifer here and today It's my turn to share my Pinterest inspiration project with you. This fun illustration by Steve Asbell was the starting point for my birthday centerpiece.

I decided the At The Zoo collection would be the perfect fit for this project along with an old wooden truck and some coordinating cut files. Here's what I came up with. As you can see, I kept most of the elements from the inspiration. My centerpiece, however, is a two piece set that can be displayed together or separately.

The wooden truck (purchased from Hobby Lobby years ago) was altered with fun patterned paper prints from the collection.

Coordinating Petite Linen Prints and textured cardstock was also used on the truck adding more pops of color. To protect the paper matte Mod Podge was applied. The larger zoo animals were made using the Panda, Elephant and Giraffe cutting files, which were cut and then mounted to 1/2" thick foam core. The piece is double sided, so I cut everything for them twice, the second set in mirror image.

The smaller animals are Doodle Pop stickers and Odds and Ends die cuts, that were mounted to chipboard. Since these are "party animals" little party hats were added. Matte sprinkles and a mini garland were glued to the front of the truck.  While Chunky Brads were used for the for the lights and on the wheels. Here's a closer look at the layered animals. A toy wheel was used for the spare tire, and a sticker used to create a wheel cover. Thanks for joining me today. More Pinterest inspiration will be on the blog tomorrow, so be sure to visit. :)  Jennifer

Pinterest Inspired Challenge: Paper Crafted Stein by Brigit

Hello Doodlebug Fans, it's Brigit here today sharing a project inspired from a dragon stein I seen on Pinterest.  Of coarse I thought of the dragon tails collection right away.  This would make a cute gift box for a birthday or even father's day, through a couple of baseball tickets in there!

I used the french coffee pot file from SVGCuts, changing the handle with the middle piece of the Doodlebug water dragon cut file from the Silhouette Design Store.  You can also get this file from Lori Whitlock shop here.

The large label is from the this and that sticker page and the viking and dragon are from the icon stickers sheet.

The three designer paper sheets used are the dragon tails, dragon den and cobblestones.  I also used a couple of birthday boy sprinkles and some swimming pool chunky twine.  On the top of the lid I used a swimming pool colored jewel to finish it up.  Below is the stein that inspired this project.

I hope you've enjoyed this projects, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!