HELLO AGAIN SHAKER TAGS | with Conny

Hi crafty friends, It's Conny here to share my second project using the Hello Again collection.  For this project I decided to create gorgeous shaker tags with enormous bows!

Tags have always been one of my favorite things to make as embellishments, they are perfect to add to many projects, like cards, albums, custom gifts, or happy mail. That's just a few things I can think about as I'm writing this. What would you add to these tags too?

Here is an example of a tag added to a card!

They are easy to make, you will need paper and acetate. The papers I chose have beautiful patterns, flowers, and stripes. For the acetate, I used clear acetate and the Gold Dot acetate from the collection. Next, I stitched the acetate to the tag with my sewing machine and left the top open- to add sequins! The sequins are from the Doodlebug Design -Rainbow Pack Sequins! Once I added the sequins, I stitched the top closed with my sewing machine. If you don't have a sewing machine- you can use double-sided tape or hand stitch.

After adding the shakers, I had fun embellishing! I used all Bits & Pieces, Icon Stickers, Shaped Sprinkles, Jewels, and of course the ribbon for the large bows! I can't wait to see what you create using the collection. Give the tags a try, give it to a special someone! Love Conny!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hello Again Collection

Rainbow Pack Sequins
Gold Dot Acetate

OTHER

Tag Die

Sewing Machine
Ribbon
Acetate

HELLO AGAIN EVERYDAY LIFE LAYOUT | with Brianna

Hey friends! Brianna Lepper here today with another layout using the super gorgeous Hello Again collection. I'm so in love with this collection and I'm so inspired by all of the beautiful elements in it. Here's my page:

When I received the collection, I was so excited to see the Gold Dots Heavy Weight Acetate and knew that I wanted to create some sequin shakers with it. I took the circle die cut pieces from the Bits & Pieces pack and punched holes in the centers of each one. I cut and adhered the acetate to the backs of them to create windows for the shakers. I then adhered foam tape around the perimeter and filled each one with sequins in coordinating colors.

Here's a closer look at the sequin shakers. I LOVE how they turned out and that acetate is beautiful!! Sequin shakers are so fun to make and they can be made out of almost anything.

For this layout, I decided to use a larger photo than I normally use and adhered it right in the center of my page. I arranged my shakers on a diagonal and used a phrase from the Chit Chat pack for my title. I adhered it at the top of my photo and ended up really liking how everything was placed.

I used a piece of white cardstock as my base and to add even more color from this gorgeous collection, I trimmed down two strips of The Bright Side 12x12 paper and placed them on the top and bottom of my page. I also chose a few phrase banner pieces from the Chit Chat pack and adhered them to those strips.

I embellished using a mixture of the Icons and Mini Icons Stickers, Puffy Icons and the Odds & Ends pack. I tucked and layered each piece and made sure I spread out the colors in each cluster.

For some finishing touches, I added in some tangled thread and a few of the Hello Again Sprinkles. I also added my daughters name directly onto my photo using the gorgeous Gold Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers.

Here's one more look at this sweet page using this pretty collection. I still can't get over all of the gorgeous touches of gold!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope that I've inspired you in some way! See you in my next post friends!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hello Again Collection

Heavy Weight Acetate

Rainbow Assortment Sequins

Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers

OTHER

Sewing Thread

White Cardstock

Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine

FRENCH KISS SHAKER BOOK MARKS | with Nathalie

I love the French Kiss collection and I have been wanting to dust off my fusing tool to make shaker bookmarks for a while so I recently spent a short afternoon making these. I think they turned out so cute now I'm hooked, I want to make more!

They measure 6.5x2 inches and are decorated both on the inside and outside of the plastic sleeve.
I had the idea of pairing some die-cuts with book related quotes. I typed the quotes on white cardstock using my manual typewriter (but you can also use a computer) and I glued them on the patterned paper.

After making individual pockets with my fusing tool and an old page protector, I added a mix of Sprinkles, sequins and glitter inside along with the patterned paper. I then adhered the selected diecuts on top of each pocket.

I then machine cut small hole reinforcers from matching papers using a die from the Pill Better metal die set and attached tassels created with various Doodlebug twines.

They make fun gifts for book lovers but once you're done you might want to keep them for yourself... I'm not speaking from experience of course! ;)

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Doodlebug Supplies Used:

6247: french kiss odds & ends

6248: french kiss chit chat 

6288: les fleurs double-sided cardstock

6293: navy dot double-sided cardstock

6296: french kiss double-sided cardstock

6338: pill better doodle cuts

4268: sequins assortment pack

2049: Chunky Sugar Coating Glitter Assortment 

4014: bon bon sprinkles

3508: swimming pool jewels

3677: doodle twine - red white & blue

2987: Doodle Twine - Bubblegum

2990: Doodle Twine - Limeade 

4598: ladybug mini doilies

STAMPING ROCKETS, PLANETS AND ALIENS | fun cards with Kay

Hi there! I have a couple of fun cards to share with you today that I created with the adorable Far Out Stamp set and coordinating dies.

For my first card, I created the background by blending Distress ink onto Bristol Board card stock and sprinkling with water. All of the images were colored with Copic markers, cut out with the coordinating dies, and adhered with foam tape.

I added a few clear sequins around to finish it up and give the illusion of a few more stars out there :)

My second card, I did pretty much exactly as the first one, blending purple Distress inks for my background instead of the blue.  Again, all of the cute images were colored with Copic markers, cut out with the coordinating dies, and added with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Doodlebug Supplies Used:

Far Out Stamp set

Far Out Dies

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Sweet Things Collection: Love You Layout by Melinda

Can you believe it's February already and Valentine's Day is just around the corner? It's Melinda with you today and although I'm not really into celebrating the day of love on Feb 14, I do still love to use a collection that boasts lots of hearts and flowers.

And to make the 'Sweet Things' collection even sweeter, Cynthea has added mint green to the already gorgeous colour combination. I can never pass up an opportunity to use the colour mint.

To put my layout together I marked out a heart shape onto the background and added journaling using Doodlebug sentiment rub-ons. I then filled in the gaps with hand stitching over little clusters of embellishments.

TIP: Whenever I hand sew into sticky-back embellishments I dip my needle into baby powder every few stitches so it doesn't get all gooey from the adhesive.

The main cluster of flowers underneath the photos are made from the pre-cut 'Valentine Flowers' craft kit which contains over 35 reversible mix & match floral pieces. So you can flip them over to find the best combination for your project.

So, how is everyone going with their Valentine's plans? I have to finish a sneaky card for The Farmer and then I'm done. Thanks for stopping by - Melinda

Sprinkle it with Love - Vellum is back!

It's Monday! Can you believe the weekend has been and gone and here we are at the beginning of a brand new week and the start of our SPRINKLES VELLUM Spectacular. For the next two weeks our design team are going to showcase different ways of using this super cute product and hopefully inspire you to renew your love of vellum as it makes a resurgence in popularity.

'IN MY LIFE' Layout
by Melinda Spinks

Hello everyone, it's Melinda with you today and I'm here to share a layout I created that will hopefully give you a few ideas on how to use the Sprinkles Vellum in multiple layers.

Firstly I cut 5mm strips of the Bumblebee Vellum and layered them over each other to create a criss-cross background pattern. To adhere each strip I used a 3mm wide double sided tape which I am pleased to say doesn't show through as the Sprinkles vellum is slightly thicker than standard vellum and the colour and spots also help to hide adhesives.

I also dragged out my old Martha Stewart butterfly punch to cut this sweet little shape using the Peacock Vellum. Now I would normally recommend punching your vellum with a piece of standard copy paper behind it so the punch doesn't chew your vellum. However the extra thickness of the Sprinkles vellum worked perfectly in the punch. You may need to use the extra piece of paper with finer detailed punches.

And how lucky are we? Yes the Doodlebug Design team have been spoilt with a gorgeous selection of Petaloo flowers to play with. I must admit it has been quite some time since I've used flowers on a layout so after a slow start I realised just how much I've missed them.

I decided to add a few vellum leaves (Limeade Sprinkles Vellum) behind the floral embellishments which I adhered using a simple white craft glue that dries relatively clear. I wasn't too concerned with how much I used as I knew the tacky ends would be hiding underneath the flowers. However, it really only took a small drop to stick those leaves in place.

Doodlebug Supplies Used:
Sprinkles Vellum - Bumblebee, Cupcake, Limeade, Peacock
Sequins - Bumblebee, Cupcake, Limeade, Swimming Pool
Arrow Sprinkles - Bumbdlee, Cupcake, Limeade, Swimming Pool
This and That Stickers - Kraft In Colour, Springtime
Expressions Rub-ons

Other:
Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Black Velvet
Petaloo Flowers
Embroidery Thread - White
Punches - Butterfly, Leaf

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for more ideas on adding the Sprinkles Vellum to your craft projects.

Decorated Dress Form with Doodlebug Sequins

By Melinda Spinks

Happy Friday to everyone and also the final day of our sequin extravaganza! It's Melinda with you today and I'm here to share a project I created for my teenage daughter who has sadly outgrown all things pink, frilly and covered in glitter. So her bedroom is currently undergoing a make-over and she has chosen a shabby chic style that 'must' include the Union Jack in as many places as possible.

I've had this dress-form sitting on my desk for quite a while and I've spent much time staring at it and wondering how I could decorate the darn thing so it would work in with her room. So glad for the light-bulb moment that gave me the idea to create a Union Jack using the Doodlebug Sequins... not so glad at how long it took me to stick them all down.

I really wanted to soften the look of the skirt in contrast to the bold and bright sequinned bodice so I created layers of triangles using the Doodlebug Sprinkles Vellum in Lily white.

And finally I needed to cover the join between the sequins and the vellum so used a waist-band of ribbon and the gorgeous Petaloo flowers that were part of a product swap between the two companies. Thank you Petaloo!  Now I must admit that I did give my flowers a spritz of colour so they would blend in more with the red, white and blue. Happy to note the flowers took the colour well and dried very quickly.

Thank you for dropping by today and I wish you all a safe weekend. Don't forget to join us on Monday for the start of our vellum inspired projects.

Supplies Used:
Doodlebug Sequins - Blue Jean
Doodlebug Sequins - Ladybug
Doodlebug Sequins - Lily White
Doodlebug Sprinkles Vellum - Lily White
Petaloo Flowers

Lattice Scored Card Technique and Sequins

by Tya Smith

Hi there Doodlebug Fans- It's Tya here to share with you my project featuring our yummy Sequins! I love using sequins when I want to add a little bling and texture to my projects. I wanted to share with you this lattice scored card technique that I think highlights just how fun the sequins can be when you add them to this type of card. It is super simple and adds a fun touch to an otherwise ordinary card  front.

 Let me share with you how to do the lattice design on the cards:
  I used a 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch piece of card stock on my projects. I used my Scor- Buddy to make the scored lines. Starting on the top right corner of the paper, I lined the cardstock up on the diagonal and scored every inch

. Now, take the paper and line up the top left corner and again score every 1 inch.

I then added the sequins to the intersecting scored lines.

Here are the cards- I used the Sugar Shoppe and Hip Hip Hooray lines to make these cards.

Thanks so much for joining me and go try this technique on your next card if you want to add a little extra "bling"- with the different styles of sequins in each bottle from opaque to metallic - you are sure to find just the right sequin to use! Happy Crafting!