OH WHAT FUN FESTIVE CHRISTMAS TREE | with Tarrah

Looking for a festive and colorful holiday craft to decorate your home with? This cute Christmas Tree project is the perfect way to add a pop of cheer to your seasonal décor! Using the vibrant and gorgeous Oh What Fun collection, I created a whimsical tree that’s full of bright colors, personality and charm.

Step by step Instructions:

Prepare Your Base

Start with a foam cone shape as your tree base. This will give your project structure and make layering easy.

Create Colorful Layers

Punch or cut scalloped strips from the patterned papers in the 6' x 8' paper pad in the Oh What Fun collection. These bright, playful designs are perfect for creating a rainbow effect!
Begin at the bottom of the cone and work your way up, overlapping each layer slightly for a full, textured look. I used 2 different size and shaped scalloped border punches to create mine and I adhered the paper strips to the cone using a mix of double sided tape and wet glue. 

Add Festive Details

Once your tree is covered in scalloped layers, decorate with die-cut ornaments, stickers, and sprinkles from the collection. Mix and match shapes and colors for a fun, eclectic vibe. I used pieces from the Bits and Pieces, Odds and Ends, Chit Chat pack, Doodle-pops and the This and That sticker sheet. I used foam tape on some of the embellishments to help make them pop off the tree!

Top It Off
Finish your tree with a star or a standout embellishment at the top. A glittery star sticker or a layered paper star works beautifully! I used 2 of the transparent star pieces from the Odds and Ends pack and layered a star sticker over the top.

Personalize It

Add a sentiment like “Merry Christmas” around the base using the collection’s word stickers or cut-apart pieces. This adds a sweet finishing touch. I chose the red and white Merry Christmas banner from the Chit Chat pack.

Gift puffy stickers were placed at the bottom of the tree and once I was happy with how the tree looked, I added some glitter glue (Kindyglitz) to the edges of the scallop paper pieces for a touch of sparkle!

This foam Christmas tree was not only easy to make but also a great way to showcase the playful patterns and colors of the gorgeous Oh What Fun collection. It’s perfect for:

• Holiday table centrepieces
• Mantel or home décor
• A handmade gift for someone special

Thank you so much for stopping by the Doodlebug blog today and for your support all year! I wish you and your family a safe, healthy and Merry Christmas. Happy crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8981 Oh What Fun Chit Chat pack

8982 Oh What Fun Bits & Pieces pack

8980 Oh What Fun Odds & Ends pack

8986 Oh What Fun This & That Sticker Sheet

8966 Oh What Fun Puffy Stickers Icons

8984 Oh What Fun 6' x 8' paper pad

8954 Oh What Fun Christmas Eve Shape Sprinkles

8961 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Deer Friends

OTHER

Foam cone shape

Scalloped border punches

Kindyglitz

OH WHAT FUN DOCUMENTING DECEMBER MINI | with Niella

 Merry Christmas crafty crew! With less than one week to go, we're now in the last lap until the big day, Christmas day, how exciting! Have you been documenting the little things this December? I have so many candid photos of wrapped gifts, my Christmas tree and candy themed projects to name a few. I also like to keep scraps of gift wrap I've used as well. As soon as the New Year hits, it'll be a great time to print my photos and start memory keeping.  So fun! For my last Oh What Fun blog post, I've created a favorite, a 6x4 hardcover mini album.  Stay tuned for the video showcase at the end!

For the front cover, I used a 6x4 chipboard sheet and covered it with the Twinkle Tree paper and edged the page with a scalloped strip of white cardstock.  I like to use a solid cardstock next to the spine to allow the accent to really pop! How sweet is the Doodle-Pop Dear Santa! I've added the Goody Goody Gumdrops gingerbread Shape Sprinkles as little companions, adorable!

Let's open the mini album and take a peek at the first page! To create this page, I've cut six tags as one piece from the 6x8 paper pad and mounted it onto the Christmas Magic specialty acetate sheet. Doing this helps to not only make the page bigger, but have something to punch my disc holes into. On the back, I've simply added another 6 tags and decorated this page too.

Another fun page is the next page over, it's basically already made! All I've done to add texture and dimension to this page is machine stitch and added one of my favorite wee elves! Cute!

The next page is one of my favorite spreads, here you can add mini photos or memories.  Even a gift card would fit on here. A fun idea would be to print a 6x4 photo and disc punch on it and add this as an actual page! How cute are the wee elves with the doodle-twine! The happy holidays from the Puffy sticker sheet. 

Another strip paper from the 6x8 paper pad has been used here, to help pop the train, I've cut a couple train cabins and used pop dots to add dimension to this page.  Looks so cute topped with doodle-twine.  Can you tell I absolutely love using doodle-twine! It's just so versatile.

The green gingham paper called All Spruced Up has been used to create some tuck spots at the front and the back.  Tuck spots are easy to create and adding them to your mini albums allows you to add extra things in! So festive. The more hidden spots, the merrier!  Stay tuned to watch my video flip thru!

Thank you again for visiting crafty crew! I hope you've found inspiration today! Please remember to tag us in your Socials when you create with Doodlebug so we can all admire your creativity! We love seeing your creations. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Holidays! Until next time; doodle dee!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8986 oh what fun this & that stickers

8958 hello santa doodle-pop

8987 Christmas magic acetate

8984 oh what fun 6x8 paper pad

8965 mini icons stickers

8980 odds & ends ephemera pack

8982 bits & pieces ephemera pack

8981 chit chat ephemera pack

8985 oh what fun icons stickers

8967 puffy words stickers

 8950 oh what fun assortment sprinkles

8951 goody goody gumdrops shape sprinkles

2988 ladybug doodle twine

3208 bumble bee doodle twine

5630 mint doodle twine

2987 bubblegum doodle twine 

9002 solid assortment textured cardstock

OTHER

chipboard

foam rectangles

liquid adhesive

disc power punch

discs

OH WHAT FUN TREAT BOXES | with Karen

Hey Doodlebug fans! I have been crafting cards like a crazy woman these last few weeks (an loving every minute of it, I might add) but I wanted to share a little something different today. Sometimes, you want to add a little extra "something" with your greetings, so I always love make little treat containers this time of the year. So I decided to design one that holds two of the round classics chocolates - and I can't wait to share the details with you!

The 12x12 patterned paper is a great choice for these containers. For these, I used the All Spruced Up pattern and the Twinkle time pattern. These work great because you can actually see the reverse side of the paper in the design. So while you don't have to use these papers, just keep that in mind when making your selection.

On each one, I embellished each one with a little tag that I cut out from the 6x8 patterned paper
stack...

...and then layered some die cuts from the Odds and Ends pack on top. Oh, I almost forgot, I kept those little tags in place with a trusty classic Chunky Brad! You can write a little message on the back of the tag or let a sentiment do the talking for you (mine were fussy cut from the 6x8 patterned paper pack. It's that easy! Convinced that you need to make some too? Here are some measurements that will help:

For the "wrapper", cut a piece of cardstock to 7 3/8" x 3 1/8". With the long edge across the top of your scoring board, score at the 1 7/8", 3 1/4", 4 3/8" and 5 5/8".

for the "basket" - Using a different piece of cardstock (coordinate with your first piece or change it up for a mix and match look), cut it at 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". With the short edge at the top, score at the 1 1/4" and 2 1/2".

Rotate the paper 90 degrees and then score at the 1/4 and the 4 1/4 marks.

To make the basket a bot easier to fold, notch the middle section that was created with your last score lines.

Fold it up and add adhesive on the side ends to hold it together.

Take the "wrapper" pieces and fold all your score lines. Place the basket in the middle section (I add some adhesive on the bottom to hold it in place).

Pinch it up, embellish with your tag and or a mini paper doily and then hold it together with some mini paper clips. And there you have it - a cute little treasure box for the season. I hope you love it as much as I enjoyed making it! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8944 12x12 oh what fun patterned paper - twinkle time

8995 12x12 oh what fun patterned paper al spruced up

8984 oh what fun 6x8 double-sided cardstock paper

8980 oh what fun odds & ends

4504 mini paper clips - lily white 4601 mini paper doilies - limeade

4616 mini paper doilies - mint

2353 chunky brad - swimming pool

2352 chunky brad - limeade

OTHER

Adhesive