FRENCH KISS Pop Up Cards | with Kathy

Doodlebug Valentine/Love themed collections are always a favorite for me.  So when I received my big box of French Kiss Goodies, I set out to find a fun, new way to feature the adorable icons and gorgeous papers from the collection.  I came up with pop-up "wiper" cards... take a peek...

When the cards are open as shown above, they have a little pop up feature... the perfect way to showcase the adorable Odds & Ends pieces!  Closed, they fit in a regular envelope.  I love how the collection can be used for everyday cards as well as Valentines!

They are better in action, so I dusted off my Photoshop skills and made a little video....

I just love the little pop-ups!  It's like a game of peek-a-boo!  Here are some close-ups of the cards while opened... I think my favorite is that adorable little Frenchie!!

Have you created any projects using French Kiss?  Make sure to tag @doodlebugdesign on social media so we can see!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Products Used

baby hearts shape sprinkles 

heart throb shape sprinkles

french kiss shape sprinkles

french kiss odds & ends

french kiss chit chat 

french kiss icons sticker

french kiss 6x6 paper pad 

city of love double-sided cardstock

les fleurs double-sided cardstock

petite fleur double-sided cardstock 

just rosey double-sided cardstock 

passion for plaid double-sided cardstock

Cream & Sugar | Cards with Kathy

Hi Everyone!  It's Kathy today with some fun cards I created using the fabulous Cream & Sugar Collection!  I have to say that this is one of my all time favorite collections.  The little coffee cups, the sugar cubes, the sweet treats... all just too cute!  Take a peek...

For my first card, I used the coffee cups from the Odds & Ends Package and the cute "punny" sentiment from the Cake Sprinkles Double Sided Cardstock .  The card base is from this cut file that I altered to fit my needs.  I like this card because it can be used for Valentine's Day or you could send it "just because."

My next card is a shaker card.  I just love shaker cards!!!  I started by cutting a heart shape in my base, then filling the shaker with some Doodlebug sequins and some X's and O's I cut out using my Silhouette.  The sweet candy hugs and kisses from the Odds & Ends pack and the Hugs & Kisses sentiment from the Cake Sprinkles Double Sided Cardstock topped it all off!

My last card I think is my favorite.  I love puns.  I use them liberally.  It makes my daughter roll here eyes.  So when this idea popped into my head, I couldn't resist.  I used the donut and the coffee cup from the Odds & Ends, and added some speech bubbles I made using the Booville Bubble Sayings cut file, and finished it with the Happy Valentine's Day sticker from the This & That Sticker Sheet.  The easel card base was made using this cut file.

I can't wait to send these out!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Supplies used:

I've Bean Thinking About You

5484 cream & sugar odds & ends

5497 donut shoppe double-sided cardstock

5493 cake sprinkles double-sided cardstock

5502 X's & O's double-sided cardstock

5752 candy hearts matte sprinkles

5437 swimming pool gingham-linen petite prints CS

Hugs & Kisses
5484 cream & sugar odds & ends
5492 cream & sugar double-sided cardstock
5500 sugar doodles double-sided cardstock

5493 cake sprinkles double-sided cardstock
5437 swimming pool gingham-linen petite prints CS
5424 bubblegum gingham-linen petite prints CS

4257 bubblegum sequins asst
4262 swimming pool sequins asst

You're Hot, You're Sweet
5484 cream & sugar odds & ends
5500 sugar doodles double-sided cardstock
5499 bitsy bouquet double-sided cardstock
5490 cream & sugar this & that sticker
5437 swimming pool gingham-linen petite prints CS
5424 bubblegum gingham-linen petite prints CS
1461 Pastel Asst. Sugar Coated Brads

Lovebugs Mini Album with Valentine Box

Hi Doodlebug friends!

It's Traci here, and I'm so excited to be sharing my first design team project with you!   For those of you who follow my blog, you know my favorite projects are mini albums.  They are such sweet treasures for holding our memories ... and they are so fun to create! For this Lovebugs project, I was inspired by Valentine candy boxes.  I decided to create my own heart shaped box using a cutting file designed by Lori Whitlock, some Silhouette brand chipboard, and lots of goodies from the Lovebugs collection.

For the box, I used my CAMEO to cut all the pieces out of chipboard and then pattern paper.  (I enlarged all pieces before cutting so that a 5.5" album would fit inside).  I assembled everything together with a strong liquid adhesive and then had fun creating the top of the box.  I used ladybug chippers for my title, along with with stickers, buttons, twine, and a few heart-shaped sprinkles.   I also used cupcake twine around the edge of the box to cover up the chipboard.

For the mini album, I cut 6 hearts out of white textured card stock, and then added layers of paper from the 6x6 Lovebugs paper pad.  I love that the prints are smaller, and the cut-apart cards are miniature -- they fit perfectly throughout my little album.

If you would like to see all of the pages of my Lovebugs mini, please hop over to my blog and say hello!  You can find me at www.artsyalbums.com. Thanks so much for letting me share with you today!! Traci www.artsyalbums.com

Doodlebug Fabric: Sweetcakes Table Runner

Did you know that  Doodlebug's darling designs that you fell in love with on paper are also available on FABRIC? 

Our own Amy Chappell got her hands on the darling Sweetcakes fabric collection and went to work designing this darling table runner.

We loved the embroidered arrow in the
center of the table runner.

Be sure to check out Amy's blog too.

Quick & Simple: Treat Bag Toppers and Bookmarks

If you're like most of us, then you've put off creating simple Valentine treats or gifts for OR with your kids, then we have two great projects for you. Be sure to scroll down and check out Tamara's bookmarks and we adore these yummy treat bags.

Treat Bag Toppers
by Amanda Coleman

Crafty Bookmarks
by Tamara Tripodi

Create one of a kind bookmarks for someone who LOVES reading! Doodlebug has so many fun embellishments to work with to make all sorts of fun bookmark designs.