Inspired by Project: Sisters Make Life Brighter Layout by Candace Zentner

Hey Doodlebug friends!! Candace from Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses here! Today I am sharing a project created by the amazing Jodi Wilton. Like Jodi, I am in love with rainbows and I was completely inspired by her sequin rainbow on the layout below. 

For more details on Jodi's great layout click HERE. 

I have been wanting to make clouds from the sprinkles vellum for so long! Of course I had to add a sweet little happy face stamp to one of the clouds since everything is more cute when it's smiling! 

I used one of my all time favorite collections from Doodlebug, Springtime. The bright, fun colors in this collection are perfect for so many of my daughters' layouts. 

I adhered a few butterflies on my layout using foam stickers to make them stand out. 

If there is one crafty supply I am thankful for, it's all the great font stickers!! Making layout titles is so fun and easy with all the different colors and font styles. 

And here is the best part... 

Isn't is beautiful shimmery perfection?!  Doodlebug sequins come in so many great shades and finishes that it was super easy to find the perfect colors to match my layout. Love how this turned out. Thank you Jodi for the idea!!

Inspired by Project: Chocolate Lover's Gift Set by Tya

In my book - there is always room for chocolate - its the perfect pick me up and chocolate just makes people happy -so when we were challenged to find a previously done project from the many created by our talented design team - I knew I wanted to do a cute little chocolate gift set for a friend inspired by this darling project by Wendy Sue Anderson.You can find her blog post here: Kraft in Color Candy Bar Wrappers

I used my trusty Silhouette Cameo to cut out the bag and box. I used the 3-D Window Treat Box shape and modified the bracket shape window to make a rounded rectangle window instead. I took a cellophane bag and filled it with some mini Hershey bars. I used some darling papers, washi tape and pixies from the Sweetheart line. I also added some fun heart shape sprinkles for some added dimension. Tie some ribbon and twine to the top of the bag to complete this cute bag.

For the cute handled box, I used the 3-D Candy Bar Holder. I loved the slide out box that you put a full size Hershey bar in. I used the same products on this box as I did for the bag above. Such a fun little surprise for your recipient!

Thanks Wendy Sue for the "sweet" inspiration! I know whoever gets these fun gifts will love them! Happy Crafting!

Inspired by Project: Back to School Gift by Shellye

It's back-to-school time and that means it's time to make some fun teacher gifts...we're taking this one-step further than the standard apple :)  This idea was inspired by a previous project created by Ro Philippsen:

I'm covering a standard 10 oz. bottle of lotion, but you can adapt the tag to the size that will fit your bottle.

1. For the base piece, cut your paper to 3.75"W X 5.75"H. Corner round the two bottom edges.
2. Cut the inner mat paper (shown as yellow) to 2.75"W X 4.75"H.  Corner round the two bottom edges; center and adhere to base paper.
3. Place the paper onto a score board.  From the top of your paper: score at 1/2" and 1.75" marks. 
4. Place a 1.5" circle die (or paper punch) approximately 1/4" from the top center of the paper and cut. 
5. Fold paper along the score lines and you now have your bottle tag!

 I free-handed an apple motif onto the red dot Kraft In Color paper, but you may certainly use a template or digital cutting file.  My apple measures approximately 2.5"W X 2.75"H.  I sanded around the edge of the apple and added enamel dots for dimension.  The stem is actually a portion of a tree sticker found in the Happy Harvest Collection!  The leaves were trimmed from a Doodle Pop sticker.

Doodlebug Design has all sorts of tag stickers to choose from if you'd like to add that to your apple's front.  The Teensy Type alphabet stickers are a great size for adding a sentiment to smaller projects like this!

The opening slides right over the bottle top and hangs nicely.  I added a couple of small, low dimension glue dots to the back flap of the tag to secure it in place.

Keep this idea in mind for your upcoming Christmas gifts too!