HAPPY HEALING PREVIEW WEEK - DAY 5 | with Tonya

 Today is our final Happy Healing Preview Day!  We have two fabulous shaker cards from our inside designer Tonya.  Both feature the Happy Healing Collection and our Doodlebug Shakers.  Take a peek...

The first card is a sweet get well card.  Tonya created a heart shaped shaker and filled it with some of our Lily White Shaker balls, Pill Better and Get Well Soon Shakers. The stickers are from our Icon Stickers Sheet. It's certain to make someone feel better!

Tonya's next shaker card is a thank you card.  What a fabulous way to let your favorite nurse or doctor know how much you appreciate their help!  The images are from the Happy Healing Icon Sticker Sheet and the shakers are a combination of the Lily White, Pill Better and Get Well Soon Shakers.

We hope you've enjoyed our Happy Healing Preview week!  Be sure to stop by starting Monday for a whole month of Happy Healing inspiration!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Happy Healing Collection
Petite Prints
Pill Better Shakers
Get Well Soon Shakers
Lily White Shakers

SNOW MUCH FUN BIRTHDAY & THANK YOU CARDS | with Karen

It has been absolutely freezing up here in Calgary - you know, the kind of cold that makes you wonder why you don't live somewhere else. But the good news is that this weather is the perfect crafting weather! Absolutely no guilt that I am sitting at the table crafting instead of being out and about.

   

And with Christmas behind us, it's a great time to top up my card stash. I have always loved making seasonal birthday and thank-you cards, so the weather, together with Doodlebug's new Snow Much Fun collection, are the perfect combination for the task.

   

These cards utilize the coordinating Cards & Envelopes together with some patterned paper from the 6x6 patterned paper pack for the bases. I did a bunch of layering of die cut pieces from both the Chit Chat and Odds and Ends packs to create each of the little scenes, using foam adhesive on some to add some pop.

   

Um, can we just take a minute to admire how beautiful that snowflake paper is?!!! Okay, moving on...To finish off, I added some Sprinkles for some more texture and I was all finished.

   

I love how this set turned out! I have a feeling they will not last long in the card stash...in fact, one already found a new home for a January birthday in our family. So, if it is cold where you are, take it as a sign that the universe is giving you permission to craft! Not that we needed permission... :) Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Snow Much Fun collection

Cards & Envelopes

OTHER

Adhesive

HELLO AGAIN FLORAL CARDS | with Karen

Summer is full of beautiful flowers, and I am not talking about the ones that are our in our gardens! I am talking about the ones you can find in the new Hello Again collection from Doodlebug. If you love florals as much as I do, this collection is needs to find it's way to your crafty space. And if not, I have a feeling you will be jumping on the floral train soon!

For my first project, I decided to feature the floral die cuts that you can find in the Bits and Pieces pack as part of this collection. I love these packs because you don't have to have fancy cutting machines to make beautiful crafts. I also love these packs when I craft with kids because there is no fussy cutting. Everything is cut, there are a variety of shapes and sizes to work from, and all the pieces layer and coordinate perfectly! It really makes card making a breeze!

In this particular collection, there are some fun paper tags in the Bits and Pieces pack too. I layered some of the florals on top of those pieces with some foam adhesive for some dimension and interested. And what makes for an even more beautiful layer? A doily, of course. I have loved Doodlebug doilies for crating since I found the company and I am so glad to see them featured in this collection again. They come in all the amazing Doodlebug colours and in two different sizes.

Finally, one of reason this collection packs a punch is because of the gold foil accents. You will find the foil on different elements throughout this collection and it really does add a little "something". My favourite are the Gold Sprinkles - the shine on these is amazing. I wanted to use the whole pack on these cards!

While I do love my garden this time of year, I also love that I can have a craft garden in my craft space too! I know you will love this collection as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hello Again collection

OTHER

adhesive 

FARMERS MARKET BITS AND PIECES CARDS | with Karen

A couple of weeks ago, I created a fun set of birthday cards with the new Farmers Market collection, focusing on the floral die cuts that coordinate with this collection. While I love the way those cards turned out, I don't always have the time to cut and put together all the pieces of the die cuts. So I thought I would see if I could create a similar look - this time with the Farmers Market Bits and Pieces.

Voila! Given that Thanksgiving in the US is around the corner, I decided to create thank-you cards for this set.

Just like with the flowers I cut out on the last set, I worked on layering the pieces and used foam adhesive to add some depth and dimension to the cards. I finished each one off with some Mini Jewels for a bit of sparkle.

I really love the way that these cards turned out as well, and I do have to say that they were significantly faster to complete! So, if time is a bit of crunch, let Doodlebug do some of the work for you and use the Bits and Pieces to get all the fun layers and designs you want on your cards! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Farmers Market collection

Cards and Envelopes

OTHER
Foam adhesive

FAIRY GARDEN ALL OCCASION CARDS | with Wanda

Hey friends! I'm here on the blog today to share a trio of cards made with the Fairy Garden Collection! I used lots of papers, stickers and Doodle Pops to make some happy greetings for all occasions. I like to have cards ready to go if I need one! I made a happy birthday card, a thank you card, and a just because card! All three use the same card layout so they came together quick, fun and easy! The Doodle Pops are the featured element and all the papers are from the 6x6 paper pads to be the right scale for A2 cards. 

One of my go-to design elements is to use twine and a button as an embellishment. It adds a little bit of cheer and texture to a card or scrapbook page.

The sentiments on all three cards are from the 12x12 Sticker Sheet from the Fairy Garden Collection. Big, bold and colorful! And they match the colors of the papers perfectly, which always ties a project together.

I used the Doodlebug Borders and Edges Dies to make that pretty scallop detail on the left side of the cards.

I added a few Sprinkles here and there to add shine to my cards. This card sketch/layout works for all year round - I'm already thinking of Christmas cards!

So happy to see you here on the Doodlebug Blog - I am excited to share the next new collection with you! Until then, stay crafty my friends! 

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 DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES

Fairy Garden Collection
Fairy Garden 6x6 Paper Pad
Dot Grid Daisy 6x6 Paper Pad
12x12 Sticker Sheet Fairy Garden
Borders and Edges Dies
Doodle Pops: Pixie, Green Thumb, Bright Bunch
Twine
Buttons
Textured  12x12 Cardstock

OTHER SUPPLIES

Stitched Rounded Rectangles Dies
Neenah Cardstock
Banners Dies
Adhesives

Vellum: Thank You Card

Hellooooo and good morning! Court from Court's Crafts here with some vellum love inspiration for you!!

I got my inspiration for this card here. It is where the idea for heart shaped clouds came from. 

I needed some more thank you cards and couldn't find a spot for the sentiment that I liked. I gave up on it for the night and slept on it and then remembered the cute cloud with the rainbow drops that I had been wanting to use from the Springtime line. Then Teensy Type came to mind and I thought - why not put the sentiment in the raindrops! I got super excited! :) 

This may be one of my favorite cards that I have made recently! TIP: I cut the vellum and sugar coated cardstock hearts twice - one out of white cardstock and the other from the sugar coated cardstock and vellum. That way they would be thick and I could put foam dimensional tape behind them to pop them off without it showing through the vellum. The white dot vellum is adhered behind the clouds. :)

Of course that little bird has been on my mind to use. Isn't he/she just the cutest!?! 

The background just needed a little something so I thought - more vellum!!! I cut a white cloud with my die cutting machine, added a stitching row to anchor the card and voila!  

recipe:
doodlebug: sprinkles vellum: lily white (4253)
doodlebug: sprinkles vellum: swimming pool (4250)
doodlebug: sprinkles vellum: limeade (4249)
doodlebug: sprinkles vellum: bumblebee (4248)
doodlebug: sprinkles vellum: tangerine (4247)
doodlebug: sugar coated cardstock: swimming pool (1545)
doodlebug: sugar coated cardstock: limeade (1544)
doodlebug: sugar coated cardstock: bumblebee (1543)
doodlebug: sugar coated cardstock: tangerine (1542)
doodlebug: teensy type: ladybug (3428)
doodlebug: teensy type: tangerine (3429)
doodlebug: teensy type: bumblebee (3430)
doodlebug: teensy type: limeade (3431)
doodlebug: teensy type: swimming pool (3432)
doodlebug: teensy type: blue jean (3433)
doodlebug: teensy type: lilac (3434)
doodlebug: teensy type: bubblegum (3427)
doodlebug: icons: springtime (4188)

other:
My Creative Time: Stitched Heart Layering Dies