Inspiration Celebration with Cards by Stephanie Buice

Hi everyone! Stephanie here today to share my Sizzix project with you.

When we were offered the opportunity to receive some of the Doodlebug dies I was so happy!

here are some of the cards that I made for this assignment:

I love that the die sets come with the matching stamps, all you have to do is cut it out using the die and then stamp the image. So easy right!?

On this Hello Sunshine card I decided to add in some extra flowers cut and stamped onto cardstock, and some of the leaves from the Spring Flowers Die Cut pack. I added in some of white enamels in some of the flower centers to finish this one off.

For these cards I decided that I wanted to color in the image. I started out by using some colored pencils but then decided that it would be more fun to water color some of them. So mine are are mix of both.

My last card is a clean and simple one, I loved these little banner type tags and wanted to use a few colors of them on my card. As I was cutting some white ones, I realized that the cardstock I was cutting them from was just as cute. I decided to use it as the base of my card and fill it in with some of the colored ones I had already cut. I added my sentiment, enamels and a paper bow. You could easily remake this card in 10 minutes! 

I hope you like the cards I've shared with you today, mine are already stamped and sent out to bring some sunshine to a few friends. Have a great day everyone!

Stephanie.

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Washi Tape Challenge: Customizing Your Layouts

Hi everyone, Stephanie here today with my Washi Tape layout.

I love finding new ways to incorporate it into my craft projects and layouts are no exception, hope you like the one I have for you today.

Have you ever made a layout, gotten all the way to the title then hit a wall? Perhaps because you don't like any of the stickers or fonts you have, or they simply just don't match?? Well then this wash tape trick is for you!

True Friends Forever:

I had the design for this layout in mind and got right to work cutting everything and sizing things up. This layout came together quickly and I was in such a zone that I didn't really think it through too much and just went with it. Not that flying by the seat of my pants is really different for me anyways, it's just how I scrap.

It came time for me to add my title and then it hit me that I was stuck. I had used the Chipppers for the main part of my title but they just didn't look right underneath of it and nothing else I had really matched. Then it hit me...washi tape!

This trick was pretty easy, I just covered the part of my paper I was going to be cutting with matching tapes and then ran it through my silhouette. Done!

I had my finish touch of a matching word! So next time you are stuck on the fly and need that perfect piece break out your washi stash and put it to work for you!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stephanie

Happy-go-Lucky: I'm the Lucky One Layout

Hi everyone! Stephanie here today to share my latest Doodlebug layout with you using the new Happy-Go-Lucky collection.

Since St. Patrick's Day isn't really a holiday we celebrate in our family, I decide that it was the perfect collection for me to use to share how lucky I am to have our little family.

I'm The Lucky One: 

For this layout I started with my background. I used my Silhouette to cut out this shamrock cluster with the St. Paddy Plaid paper. I liked it but felt that it needed other shades of green so I cut it again using the Leprechaun Polka paper and layered some of them on top of the existing ones.

My title was also a cut from my Silhouette, after I got it all put together I layered on the "Lucky" sticker from the Icons Cardstock Sticker Sheet. I liked how it introduced some yellow gold into the layout and I added the two little boy and girl leprechauns on each side of my page to balance it out.

To finish off my page I used some of the Doodlebug washi tape around my page as a border then sewed around it. 

This is such a fun collection and I can't wait to see how everyone uses it!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stephanie.

Gift Card Holder + Holiday Treat Set

Gift Card Holder
by Tya Smith

A big Ho-Ho-Hello to You! Tya here and I am going to show to you today a nifty little gift card holder that would be perfect for a special teacher, co-worker, or neighbor. Gift card holders are somewhat impersonal and not so cute. I decided to use my stash from the Home for the Holidays line to jazz the gift card up. I  used this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers as well. I adore fun fold cards. They add such a wow factor to giving a card!

Diagonal Double Pocket Card 

Along with the gift card ,I added one of our cute pixies and then slipped a little treat in the top fold as well. I love that this also doubles as a greeting card on the inside so that you can add a personal sentiment wishing the recipient a Happy Holiday!
Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to pick up some Home for the Holidays so you can make your own holders!

Treat Mix with Card

by Stephanie Buice

Hello everyone, Stephanie here to share with you a gift that I made for my hubby to give to one of his co-workers/friends. She's always been so helpful and giving to us so I thought I'd take my turn and return the favor. My motto is that giving is always better than receiving and this time of year is my favorite to do just that, to give.

For this project I baked up some of my hubby's favorites and put them in a canister that she could reuse for other goodies on her desk at work.This came together rather quickly which is perfect for me in all the crazy that's happening right now. 

Mostly everything I used is from the home for the holidays collection, I adhered a 4x6 simply put card to the front of it with some Doodlebug washi tape and decorated the top of the container with some patterned paper and a mini bow. I then filled that baby up and called it quits, done, fini, haha.

Here's a close up of the goodies and 4x6 card:

To finish off this gift I made a card to match, the mini doodlepops also made this a quick part of the project. 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did making it. So go pull out some Doodlebug goodness and spread some Christmas cheer, giving really is better I promise.

Give Thanks Project: Layout by Stephanie

Hi everyone, It's Stephanie here with a layout to share with you.  November is a Month of Thanks so I found our Doodlebug assignments very fitting and perfect for this time of year.

I chose to do my layout on one of the things I am most thankful for in life, our family. Even though this picture was taken a while ago before the babies were born it's the only one I had of all of us together.

The Happy Harvest Collection is full of Fall and one of my favorites of the new releases, all the leaves and autumn colored flowers screamed to be clustered, they lend perfectly to the fall feeling.

I really like that white was used in this line rather than cream color, I feel like it
keeps it clean and crisp.



Here are some close-ups of the embellishment clusters:

Fall is my favorite time of year for so many reasons, the cooler temps, the colors of nature and the sense and feeling of family closeness. I'm not sure how they managed to capture all those things in a paper collection but they did and they did it well. 

What are you most thankful for?

Inspired by Pinterest: Happy Together Layout by Stephanie

Hey! It's Stephanie here with my Inspired By Pinterest layout. For this assignment we were asked to design a project inspired by a pin on one of the Doodlebug boards. I chose to do Wendy Sue's Lovebirds grid layout.

Here is the link to her project:

 

I was inspired by the squares in her layout and how each of them held little scenes of cuteness. It was fun getting to use many of the different patterns found in the Day to Day Collection.

In her layout I liked how even though there was lots going on with papers and different embellishments the pictures still stood out. I tried to do this by using pictures with predominantly a bold red, I found it helped draw your eyes to the pictures first and then the fun bits and pieces here and there. 

Here is one more close up so you can see the details of my layout better:

This was my second time getting to use a picture for layout inspiration and it was so much fun. Like a sketch it takes so much of the guess work out and made the process so much enjoyable instead of stressing to make your own unique design. If you haven't used a picture as inspiration for a layout or card, you should totally give it a try.



If you aren't already, you should be
following Doodlebug on Pinterest.

Prep Your Halloween Mini Album in Advance

Hi everyone, it's Stephanie here with a little mini album to share with you today.

This is the time of year that is becomes hectic and with the holidays around the corner I always seem to be running short on time.  So this year I decided to make a quick mini album ahead of time so all I have to do is finish it off with our pictures.

The Halloween Parade Collection is filled with so much cuteness it really was easy to put this together. And I adore all the embellishments especially the Pixies.

This mini came together easily with all the stickers, I just layered away:

Here are the pages from the inside of the album: Because I didn't have my pictures yet I just made little Polaroid frames for where they will eventually fit in.

When making this album I found that the Simply Put 4x6 album inserts made the perfect pages! Because Doodlebug makes them to match each collection I found they were great journaling prompts and also saved me SO much time. Not only did they cut out guess work they will also help with taking pictures, now I know exactly which ones I need to get to make my mini complete. 

Hop on over to my blog for more inspiring ideas.  

Stephanie

Shadow Boxes: Home Decor Inspiration

What a treat we have for you today! Imagine our delight when we have our design team our Doodlebug Shadow Boxes, they delighted us with what they were able to create. So we  have three adorable Home Decor projects perfect for a variety of spaces in your home.

Little Boy's Room Plaque
by Stephanie Buice

Home Decor for the Kitchen
by Sherry Cartwright

Home Decor Plaque
by Shellye McDaniel

Home for the Holidays: Layouts Inspiration Day 1

We wanted to start off the day with some fun layouts...because layouts always inspire me to get going on my holiday crafty. Because I haven't found time to scrapbook my holiday photos yet...from LAST YEAR!! We hope that you enjoy these layouts featuring the Home for the Holidays Collection from two of our amazing Design Team members.

We're challenging you again to SHARE, share, and share some more. We pick our winners from those of you that share.

Be Jolly Layout
by Stephanie Buice

Christmas Photo Booth
by Sherry Cartwright

Day to Day: Card Inspiration

Are you excited to see what inspiring ideas our design team comes up with this week? We are starting off with these darling card creations. Remember to share these ideas if you like them...jump over to Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or shout it from the roof tops!


Happy Birthday Card + Gift Sack Set
by Kathy Martin 

 

Your Future is Bright

by Amanda Coleman

 

 
You are My Joy Card
by Stephanie Buice

 

Oh Snap!

by Amanda Coleman