Mixing it Up with Jessy

by Jessy Christopher


This time I wanted to create a layout by using two boy collections - Boys Only and Snips  & Snails. The colors in the Boys Only are bold and Snips & Snails has more of pastel & subtle shades so they fit each other perfectly. Just by using a couple of 6x6 paper pad and cute stickers you can pull off one good looking layout.

Supply List: Boys Only collection (fancy frills cardstock sticker, party banner cardstock sticker, 12x12 paper pad, doodle twine), Snips & Snails collection (twinkle-twinkle double-sided cardstock, double-sided cute cuts)

Tuesday Tutorial: Stamp Casting with Melinda

It's Melinda with you today and firstly I must say it's lovely to be back as I've had some time off to bring a new little person into the world. I'm going to share a photo of my new little man 'Teddy' and a technique that is perfect for school holiday fun with the kids because it involves stamps, glue and paint...

Stamp Casting!

I have created a baby card complete with a stamp cast love heart using one of the gorgeous new Doodlebug stamps manufactured by Hampton Art.

Step 1: I chose the popular floral love heart stamp from the Love Life collection and sprayed the stamp with a canola oil spray to prevent the tissue paper and glue from sticking.

Step 2: Using plain unscented tissues, cut 6 squares larger than the stamp to allow for overhang. Place a single sheet onto the stamp and gently paint over the stamp using Mod Podge or 50% PVA glue and water. I used a stiff brush to push the tissue into the stamp. Repeat with the remaining sheets of tissue then allow to dry overnight.

Step 3: Once the glue is completely dry you can cut the excess tissue away from the stamp leaving a 5mm overhang then tease apart the layers to create a rustic look to the edge. Then carefully remove the stamp from the tissue casting.

Step 4: Paint the entire surface with an acrylic paint including the edges and allow to dry.

Step 5: Using a stiff brush and different coloured inks, dry brush the cast image to bring out the pattern of the stamp. Feel free to add sparkle by using glitter or pearls etc.

Your cast is now finished to use on your projects or perhaps add a magnet to the back as a fun gift.

Supply List: Doodlebug Snips & Snails - monkey business, twinkle twinkle, cardstock stickers, mini pearls; Colorbox inks - bubble blue, swimming pool; Clear Stamps - Love life; Cardstock stickers - Multicolor It's a boy; Simply Sweet rubon alphabet - blue jeans; vellum, tissues, Mod Podge


Thanks for stopping by!

Visit Melinda's Blog:
www.thescrapfarm.blogspot.com

Guest Designer: Liz Qualman + Giveaway

My name is Liz Qualman and I am really excited to join the Doodlebug team on the blog today to share some ideas for miniature projects.  I am a big fan of bright, bold colors and thought the Snips and Snails collection was right up my alley.  I don't actually have a baby anymore since my little man is 3 years old now, but I still loved how the collection could be used with little boys.  The colors were just right for my outdoor photos.

I thought it would be fun to take the elements I would have added to a 12 x 12 layout page and spread them across three 6 x 6 miniature layouts.  Doodlebug has some adorable patterns that look fantastic as 6 x 6 patterned papers.  I also thought it would be fun to display the miniature layouts with tiny clothespins, or they could easily be put into a long, narrow frame that could be changed out in the future.  I used the thicker 12 x 12 cardstock paper for the background, but all of the other papers are 6 x 6.

My family visited an aspen grove last fall on our annual autumn jeep trip.  My son loves to explore and have fun outside, so I tried to capture this experience across the three pages.  The colors of the collection looked fantastic with my photos and the more everyday patterned papers made great backgrounds.  I used my typewriter to add the sentiment to the punch out journal card, which I first backed on blue cardstock before I rolled it through so the little notebook paper edges would not be ruined.  Twine makes such a nice border on pages and I used it on each page to tie all three together.

I added pop dots to the fun cardstock sticker banners on the "So Fun" page.  I also added some of the mini pearls, boutique buttons and shaped brads to give the pages a little bit of sparkle and dimension.  They were the perfect size to keep with the miniature theme.

GIVEAWAY: 
We loved the Liz joined us for your "Anything Mini" week and shared her take on it. So we're going to giveaway a pizza size box of Doodlebug goodies to a lucky winner. Do one of the following for an entry to win:

1. Visit Liz Qualman's Blog and follow her blog: http://lizqualman.blogspot.com/. Then come back and leave a comment telling us you did this.

2. Post a project you created with Doodlebug's products to our Facebook Wall, then come back and leave a comment here that you did. 

3. Post a link on Facebook or Twitter to today's post, then leave a comment you did this. 

4. Pin one (or all) of the images to Pinterest, leave a comment that you did. 

You will have until the Sunday evening to enter. The winner will be announced on Tuesday morning.

Thank you to Doodlebug for the wonderful inspiration!

Snips and Snails Products:

3212: baby boy doodle twine

3288: baby boy- mini pearls

3292: baby boy- shaped brads

3216: baby boy boutique buttons

3268: snips & snails- cardstock stickers

3269: snips & snails fancy frills cardstock sticker

3230: cheery o's double-sided cardstock

3276: snips & snails- 6x6 paper pad

3263: snips & snails- double-sided cute cuts

Tuesday Tutorial: Skinny Mini Notepads

I was actually inspired to create these fun skinny mini notebooks when I happened upon this Pin on Pinterest. My curiosity got the best of me and after reading Kerry's blog and check out her Skinny Notebooks, I decided I had to create some Skinny Notebooks too with the fun papers in the Snips & Snails Collection. So off to Walmart, purchased me some of those fun 5" x 8" notebooks and then a quick stop by our local copy shop to have them cut these in half.

Blog Credit: Kerry's Paper Crafts

Step 1 - Cut your cover paper to 5 11/16" x 8 1/4". The image below I'm showing you the inside of the paper, the owl print is on the other side.

Step 2 - Score your paper in at 2 3/4" and 2 15/16" and fold.

Step 3 - Adhere one of your cut down notepads to the right side with a good strong adhesive. I like my Bazzill Marathon Runner or Terrifically Tacky Tape. 

 Step 4 - You'll spend most of your time embellishing the front cover. I decided for this one I would create a band. Start buy cutting a 1 x 6 1/2" strip of paper. I then wrapped the band around the notebook and adhered in place...it will naturally score itself. If you prefer then use your scoring tool to create a more finished list.

Step 5 - Punch out one of the darling die cuts that coordinate and adhere over band using foam tape for added dimension. 

Step 6 - Embellish center of die cut using stickers and buttons. 

Feel free to pop over to my blog for more crafty inspirational ideas. Thanks for checking out this quick and easy tutorial featuring the Snips & Snails Collection by Doodlebug.

Lori Allred

allreddesign.net

More Snips & Snails Inspiration from our DT

Sorry that this post was blank earlier in the day...Blogger is on vacation this week for some reason!!

Sweet Baby Boy

by Ro Philippsen

Supply List: double side cardstock -pat a cake, nighty night, snips & snails, cheery o's, hangin'out (baby boy), 6x6 paper pad, cute cuts-cardstock die cuts, banner cardstock stickers, icons cardstock stickers, fancy frills cardstock stickers, star brads baboy stars, mini pearls baby bou assortment, boutique buttons, doodle twine, Jack&jill alphabet rub-ons.

Brothers

by Wendy Sue Anderson

Supply List: snips & snails cute cuts; snips & snails icons cardstock stickers; snips & snails fancy frills cardstock stickers; snips & snails banner cardstock stickers; jack & jill alphabet rub ons (bon bon); mini pearls (baby boy assortment); boutique buttons (baby boy); doodle twine (limeade, bumblebee, swimming pool); snips & snails snips & snails; snips & snails twinkle twinkle; snips & snails rubber duckies; snips & snails monkey business

Baby Boy & It's a Boy Cardsby Jing-Jing Nickel

Supply List: Create-a -card A2 polka dot assortment, and Snails: 6x6 paper pad, cute cuts, doodle twine: boy assortment, star brads: boy stars, mini pearls: baby boy assortment

Supply List: Create-a-card A6 paisley assortment, Snips and Snails: 6x6 paper pad, fancy frills cardstock stickers, cute cuts, doodle twine: boy assortment, doodles cardstock stickers: it's a boy - lily white

You're Never Fully Dressed

by Aphra Bolyer

Even though my sons aren't exactly babies any more, I still loved this line for creating a scrapbook page about them. I was inspired by the overalls sticker and the plaid paper, which made me think of these pictures of my cuties all dressed up for Easter last year. Thanks to all the fun stickers, die cuts, buttons and pearls -- this layout came together so easily!

Supply List: Snips & Snails Rubber Ducks Paper; Snips & Snails Little Boy Blue Paper; Snips & Snails Pat A Cake Paper; Snips & Snails Icons; Snips & Snails Cute Cuts; Snips & Snails Fancy Frills; Snips & Snails Party Banner; Baby Boy Boutique Buttons; Baby Boy Mini Pearls; Jack & Jill Brown Alphabet Rub Ons; Baby Boy Doodletwine.

Snips & Snails Design Team Inspiration

We wanted to make sure you didn't miss out on the great Tuesday Tutorial that we posted yesterday on the blog. If you missed it, be sure to check out Stephanie's darling home decor piece. 

Baby Boy Cards
by Elizabeth Carney

Supply List: Snips & Snails Pat A Cake papers, Snips & Snails Monkey Business papers, Snips & Snails Little Boy Blue papers, Doodle Twine Baby Girl assortment, Icons Snips & Snails, Snips & Snails Hangin’ Out Baby Boy papers, Doodle Twine Boy assortment, Fancy Frills Snips & Snails, Snips & Snails Nighty Night papers, Snips & Snails Cheery O’s papers.

Cowgirl
by Sherry Cartwright

I knew I wanted to make a girly layout using the snips & snails collection. I love that the collection, which is geared for a baby boy, is very versatile and playful. Here's some quick tips about the layout I create:
-- I brushed on some white paint and dropped white ink and blue paint splatters. This allowed an area for journaling as well.
-- I placed pieces of doodle twine to masking tape to make fringe.
-- I cut smaller circles and leaves from patterned paper in collection to help doll up the layout.
-- Fancy Frills loop cardstock sticker mimics the curls of a rope.

Supply List: Snips & Snails - patterned paper - hanging out boy; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - monkey business; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - little boy blue; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - pat a cake; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - nighty night; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - rubber duckies; Snips & Snails - patterned paper - nursery stripes; Snips & Snails -fancy frills cardstock stickers; baby boy adhesive pearls; doodle twine; sugar coated brads

So Proud
by Monique Liedtke

I had so much fun creating this layout! The papers, the embellishments ... they are all so very cute and beautiful I almost couldn't decide what to use and just kept adding to my page! Hope you like it!

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Cute Cuts, Cardstock Stickes: Snips and Snails; Mini Pearls & Star Brads: Snips and Snails, Baby Boy Assortment; Doodle Twine: Boys Only; Letter Stickers: Jack & Jill.


It's a Boy Card
by Kandis Smith

Supply List: Snips and Snails Nighty Night; Snips and Snails Hangin' Out; Doodles It's a boy Lily White; Doodle Pops Set Sail; Baby Boy Shaped Brads; Swimming Pool mini Jewels

Snips & Snails Release Party!

This week we will be featuring the new Snips & Snails Collection. Not only is this the perfect collection for those handsome new arrivals joining your family now or in the past, but this collection has the same awesome Doodlebug colors that will make it one of the most versatile collections to date. Be sure to come by the blog each day to see our design team's inspiring ideas. 

Be sure to jump over to the Doodlebug website to view all the items created for this great new collection. 


We couldn't wait to start sharing the wonderful creations of our design team. Kathy knocked this layout out of the park and who doesn't adore PINWHEELS?? So cute....

Chalk It Up

by Kathy Martin

Supply List: Snips & Snails Collection - Chalk it Up Page; Cheery O’s; Rubber Duckies; Alphababies ; Little Boy Blue; Cute Cuts; Nighty Night; Fancy Frills; Icons;  Banner; Button Boutique – Baby Boy Assortment; Star Brads – Baby Boy Assortment; Simple Sweet Bon Bon Mini Rub-ons

CHA Winter 2012 Release - Snips & Snails Collection

CHA Winter 2012 Release - Snips & Snails Collection is the second collection that we're featuring here on our blog. Yesterday you got to see the fun Hello Spring Collection. 

And we are also releasing new colors of our very popular Storybook Albums in 8x8 and 12x12! 

New 12x12 bubble Blue Storybook Album 

New 8x8 bubble Blue Storybook Album

SNIPS & SNAILS GIVEAWAY:

How would you like to win this new release collection? Just like yesterday, help us spread the word. Share a link about this post and tell your friends to come and check it out. You can share by email, Facebook, Twitter, message boards or word of mouth and leave a comment here on what you did to spread the word (each format will count as an entry).


Join us tomorrow for another fun release....