Christmas Town Step Cards | with Karen

Okay, can I tell you a secret? I am a last minute Christmas card sender! It's true - even though I have a number of cards that I send over to Europe, I am usually hitting the post office at the last minute! But this year, Doodlebug's new Christmas Town collection has me crafting months in advance- it's like my very own Christmas miracle. But I mean, come on...I am not one to break with tradition, but with this cute collection sitting on my crafty kitchen table, how could I help myself?! This little step card collection was made using a simple formula - Petite Prints and 12x12 patterned paper for the background and adorable Odds and Ends die cuts for embellishment! All three of these cards follow the same formula, but change up the papers, colours and characters and you have completely unique cards! Oh, and because I like to add a gift card to some of my cards, I decided to hide a little pocket on the back. I ran some Deck the Halls washi tape up the gift card so it became an added embellishment on the front, and also so that it would be easy to pull out of the little pocket.
All the different Odds and Ends die cuts fill up the steps on the cards beautifully. I almost exclusively work at the A2 size for my cards, and these were no exception. I find that the Odds and Ends are the perfect size to feature on the main section of the card, but also to create the little scenes on the side! You get all the "wow" of dimensional cards without all the bulk that will cost you a fortune to send to someone you love. And if you break open the amazing Chit Chat pack instead of hoarding it like I usually do, you will find some perfect banner pieces to run across the bottom for sentiments...
...or to use to give your characters a voice of their own! Oh, and can we talk about these Baby Heart Shaped Sprinkles?!
I mean - COME ON!!! I need to get a hundred packs of these because they are the cutest Sprinkles ever! Christmas really is my favourite time of the year, and I so excited to have had a bit of an early start this year to my crafty projects! I hope these little step cards have inspired you to to get on top of your Christmas crafting too!

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Pumpkin Party Step Cards | with Karen

I have a confession to make...I have not always been a person who has loved crafting for Halloween. The creepy, crawly part of Halloween is just not my thing. But when I discovered Doodlebug's Halloween collections, I was hooked. And with collections like the new Pumpkin Party, I actually craft as much for Halloween as I do for Christmas! This collection of step cards was inspired by the amazing shapes in the Odds and Ends pack! I love that there are as many background shapes as there are cute characters! They make setting up cute step cards as a little scene a breeze! And while I love the background pieces, like the amazing spooky tree that is as spooky as he is cute, and the fantastic acetate fence, who can deny that this little zombie isn't as sweet as can be as well! The Odds and Ends packs are a card maker's dream! For the background papers I torn into my 6x6 paper pack and teamed it up with some Floral-Grid Petite Prints.
 I happen to love the scale of the prints on the patterned paper in the 6x6. It's all the cuteness of the 12x12, but in a mini version. The papers pack a lot of punch and some interest that can really add to a card.
 
The 6x6 paper pad also has two different sheets with darling little greetings, each sheet in a different size and with different greetings. For this particular card, I cut one out that simply says "Tick or Treat". And while the Chit Chat packs are perfect for sentiments on cards, like I did with both the zombie and ghost cards, I like that Doodlebug always gives me choices across products so that I can just keep crafting and crafting and crafting!
Oh, and I know I have mentioned this in almost every single post I have have done for Doodlebug, but as a card maker, I just love the mini paper clips. I go through these little guys like I go through my kids Halloween candy (but don't tell them that). I love that they add just that little bit of dimension that makes my card look layered without all the bulk! It's a doodlebug product I just don't want to live without! So there you have it - until about 6 years ago, I never would have thought to make or hand out a Halloween card. But with Doodlebug product around, I just can't help myself. I know you will love this new collection as much as I do!

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