DOGGONE CUTE STAMPED CARDS | with Karen

It is stampin' time! The only thing I love more than stamping is my pooch Watson (okay, there may be a few other people/things as well), so you can imagine my excitement this morning as I sat down to create some new cards with Doodlebug's Doggone Cute collection.

   

This time around, I wanted to feature the adorable stamp set that coordinates with this collection. Doggone Cute, the stamp set, is filled with adorable pup images that you can mix and match. I teamed them up with some of the coordinating Cards & Envelopes and the 6x6 patterned paper simply because the scale on the patterns is perfect for card making.

   

I did some simple masking to add a few stamps together here - just a puppy, bunch of grass and little ball.

   

But you can create something more complex too. Here I masked the pup that is in a doghouse with a tree, bone and blade of grass for a slightly bigger scene that worked better on a larger card base.

   

Embellish it all up with some Doodle twine and some mini paper clips and these cards do the collection name justice - they are just doggone cute! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Doggone Cute Collection
Doggone Cute Doodle Stamps

Doggone Cute coordinating Cards & Envelopes
Mini Paper Clips
Doodle Twine

OTHER

Adhesive

SEASIDE SUMMER STAMPED CARDS | with Karen

As a born and raised Calgarian, I live about as far away from an ocean as you can get so I cannot tell you how excited I was when Doodlebug introduced their new collection - Seaside Summer. While I may not be able to get off to the ocean easily, at least I can now enjoy all the fun aspects of being at the beach right here on my crafty kitchen table! It's like a vacation right here in my home! And I don't even need to worry about shark bites and jelly fish stings (Doodlebug characters would NEVER)!

If you have followed my projects here with Doodlebug at all, you will know that my heart lies with the stamps, so I had to feature the "Sea Life" set for this first round of projects. I love this set because you can use these stamps for just about any kind of card you can imagine!

And as always, Doodlebug has created coordinating dies to make stamping and cutting out as easy as it can get. There is even a bonus die cut shown above in the picture that you will not find in the stamps.

It's a perfect addition to your little scenes - adding a bit more texture and depth to your work.

For the bases of the cards, I decided to team up the Cards & Envelopes with the Labels & Tags for the background of these cards. Together you get easy shapes that coordinate perfectly and add interest and texture to the base of your cards.

So ocean or not, this collection will have you o-fish-ially crafting the summer days away (sorry - couldn't help myself)! I know I can't wait to get onto my next project!  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Seaside Summer collection
Cards & Envelopes
Labels & Tags

OTHER

Adhesive

SIMPLY SPRING - Stamped Card Trio | with Barbara

Hello again, Barbara here with some cards using the Simply Spring collection and the new polymer stamps Flower Girl and Oh, Boy!

For my first card, I started by sponging a sky and grass background with dye ink. The images--from both sets--were stamped with Copic friendly ink on Doodlebug smooth white card stock, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut out before being adhered with foam tape. The clouds are from the Simply Spring Mini Icon sheet with some card stock behind for strength, then popped up on foam. The sentiment strip is from Simply Spring Chit Chat and also adhered with foam tape.

For my second card I went CAS (clean and simple). To begin, I added a strip of paper from Simply Spring 6 x 6 patterned paper pad, then added a strip of black card stock. Next I stamped up a bunch of the bee image from Oh, Boy! Stamp Set with Copic friendly ink, colored with Copic markers and cut out. I chose the large die cut sentiment from Simply Spring Chit Chat and planned my "layout" around it. I stamped the sentiment, also from Oh, Boy! Stamp Set. then adhered a white panel with foam tape, then adhered the images, again also with foam tape. I finished off with Beetle Black and Bumblebee Sprinkles.

For my third card, I first covered a white card stock card base with paper from Simply Spring 6 x 6 patterned paper in the blue wood grain pattern. Then I cut a white card stock card front, cut it with a circle die, and popped it up on the base with foam tape, then added some strips of patterned paper across the bottom of the circle. Images were stamped with Copic friendly ink, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and arranged in and around the circle. The sentiment was stamped on patterned paper that I cut out after tracing a Chit Chat speech bubble on it. I wanted something besides white for this and it worked out great. To finish off I added some Sprinkles in Lilac, Limeade, and Bubblegum.

And that's it from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you've gotten some inspiration to use YOUR new Oh, Boy! and Flower Girl stamp sets and Simply Spring collection.

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Doodlebug Supplies:

Simply Spring 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad

Flower Girl Stamp set

Oh, Boy! Stamp Set

Sprinkles: Bumblebee, BeetleBlack, Lilac, Limeade, Bubblegum

Simply Spring Chit Chat

Simply Spring Mini Icons

Smooth White Card Stock

Other Supplies:

Copic Friendly Ink

Black Card Stock

Foam Tape

Circle Dies

White gel pen

LOTS O' LUCK - Stamping | with Kay

Hi there! I cannot tell you how excited I was when I found out that Doodlebug Designs was coming out with stamps and dies! To have their adorable designs in stamps that I can color over and over is a dream come true! I am thrilled to be sharing my first cards with their new stamps set Rainbows & Unicorns!

These stamps do have coordinating dies, but at the time I made these cards, they had not shipped yet, so I fussy cut all of the images you see here.

So for my first card, I watercolored a background, and cut it out with a stitched circle die. I mounted that to my card front. The cute images were colored with Copic markers, cut out by hand, and added to the card with foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment underneath, and I added some stickies glitter to the clouds and the unicorn's horn.

For my second card, I blended some Distress ink onto my card front, then speckled with the same color mixed with a little water.  After this dried I stamped the sentiment with black ink. All of the images were colored with Copic markers, cut out by hand, and added to the card with foam tape. 

I hope you have enjoyed my cards today! I am so looking forward to sharing more cards made with all the new Doodlebug Designs stamps and dies! They are so fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Doodlebug Designs Supplies used:
Rainbows & Unicorns stamp Set
Shape Sprinkles Rainbow Hearts