Monday, October 5, 2026

BALLOONS & BANNERS BIRTHDAY TAGS | with Kathy

One of my favorite papers in the Balloons & Banners collection is the Let's Celebrated paper with the fun, big tags!  Usually I make a mini album with these tags, but this time I decided to make some fun birthday tags.  Take a peek...


How fun are these tags?  They would be perfect to decorate a present or gift bag!


I made a shaker on my first tag.  I cut a square of acetate and sewed it onto the front of the card.  I filled it with some Let's Party and Cake Confetti shakers.  I added the balloons from the Odds & Ends and a sentiment from the Chit Chat pieces.  


To finish I added a few Star of the Party Shaped Sprinkles and topped it with a fun "bow" made of our new wired pom pom trim, some ribbons from my stash and some doodle twine.


For my second tag, I decided to do some die cutting.  I started by making 3 of the Ruffled Rosette Doodle Cuts.  I made them different sizes by trimming the straight side of the die cut.  After gluing them together, I added them to my tag.  I added puffy stickers to the center of the smaller rosettes, and I added the cupcake from the Sweet Celebrations Doodle Cuts to the center of the biggest rosette.  I finished my tag with a chit chat piece, a little woo hoo flag from the 6x8 pad and another fun pom pom bow.


My last tag also uses some of the new Doodle Cuts.  The banner and streamers were cut using the Surprise Party Doodle Cuts.  I also added some hip hip hooray shaped sprinkles and the Happy 
Birthday words are from the Chit Chat pieces.


My banner was strung together using some blue jean doodle twine.


Here is a close up of one of my bows.  For each one, I used 3 different strands of wired pom pom trim, a couple of ribbons from my stash and I tied it all together with some Chunky Doodle Twine.  They're so fun and festive!


I hope you got a little inspiration from my project today!  That's it for me, thank you for stopping by to peek.


DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

9149 ruffled rosette doodle cuts
9176 birthday boy assortment sprinkles
9178 hip hip hooray shape sprinkles
9179 star of the party shape sprinkles
9188 let's party shakers
9189 cake confetti shakers
9191 balloons & banners puffy icons
9200 surprise party doodle cuts
9201 sweet celebration doodle cuts
9202 balloons & banners odds & ends
9203 balloons & banners chit chat
9206 balloons & banners 6x8 paper pad
9210 balloons & banners double-sided cardstock
9214 let's celebrate double-sided cardstock
9216 sweet cakes double-sided cardstock
9221 birthday balloons double-sided cardstock
9247 tangerine wired pom pom trim
9248 bumblebee wired pom pom trim
9249 limeade wired pom pom trim
9251 swimming pool wired pom pom trim
9252 bubble blue wired pom pom trim
9253 blue jean wired pom pom trim
3207 blue jean doodle twine
4807 tangerine chunky twine
4809 limeade chunky twine
8078 citrus - candy stripe-sprinkles petite prints cardstock

OTHER

Sewing Machine/Thread
Sizzix Big Shot
Ribbon
hole punch
glue gun

Saturday, October 3, 2026

WORLD CARDMAKING DAY 2026 - DOODLE STAMPS AND DOODLE CUTS CHALLENGE


It's time for our final World Cardmaking Day challenge!  Our Doodle Stamps & Doodle Cuts Challenge!



HERE ARE THE RULES!

1. Create a card using any doodle stamps or doodle cuts set.

2. Please use at least 50% Doodlebug Products

3. Upload your card to our Facebook Page (in the comments for the sketch challenge post) or to your Instagram.  Be sure to use the hashtag #DoodlebugWCMD2026 so we can find your projects!

4.  Upload by Friday, October 9th 5pm EDT.

5.  This challenge is open internationally.

Winners will be drawn at random, and all winners will be announced in a separate post** the week of October 12th.  Winner will receive a Doodlebug Prize Pack!

** Please note, we will never notify winners as a comment on a Facebook Post, or by private message.  If you receive any of these comments/messages, please do not click on any links, and report the comment to Facebook as spam.

Need some inspiration?  Check out these fun cards from our Design Team!


KATHY SKOU
DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
6099 bubble blue - floral-graph petite prints cardstock
9206 balloons & banners 6x8 paper pad
9178 hip hip hooray shape sprinkles
9192 balloons & banners puffy words
9200 surprise party doodle cuts


TARRAH MCLEAN
DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
9153 birthday girl cards & envelopes
9201 sweet celebration doodle cuts
9206 balloons & banners 6x8 paper pad
9203 balloons & banners chit chat
9208 balloons & banners this & that
9177 make a wish shape sprinkles
9190 balloons & banners mini icons stickers

We can't wait to see what you create!

WORLD CARDMAKING DAY 2026 - SALAD BAR CHALLENGE


Our third challenge today is a fun one, our Salad Bar Challenge!  Just like you would build your favorite salad with your favorite ingredients, we want you to build a card using some of your favorite Doodlebug embellishments!  We have a whole "salad bar" of embellishments from which to choose!



HERE ARE THE RULES!

1. Create a card using at least three of the following:  fancy frills, wired pom pom trim, doily, sprinkles, puffy stickers, icon stickers, mini clips, mini clothespins, shaped sprinkles, jewels, doodle twine, buttons or washi tape.

2. Please use at least 50% Doodlebug Products

3. Upload your card to our Facebook Page (in the comments for the sketch challenge post) or to your Instagram.  Be sure to use the hashtag #DoodlebugWCMD2026 so we can find your projects!

4.  Upload by Friday, October 9th 5pm EDT.

5.  This challenge is open internationally.

Winners will be drawn at random, and all winners will be announced in a separate post** the week of October 12th.  Winner will receive a Doodlebug Prize Pack!

** Please note, we will never notify winners as a comment on a Facebook Post, or by private message.  If you receive any of these comments/messages, please do not click on any links, and report the comment to Facebook as spam.

Need some inspiration?  Check out these fun cards from our Design Team!


KAREN HANSON
DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
4602 swimming pool mini paper doilies
4501 swimming pool mini paperclips
9150 cupcake & candles odds & ends
9151 cupcakes & candles chit chat 
4004 cupcake assortment sprinkles
9154 cupcakes & candles 6X8 paper pad
9153 birthday girl cards & envelopes


KATHY SKOU
DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
9178 hip hip hooray shape sprinkles
9192 balloons & banners puffy words
9206 balloons & banners 6x8 pad
3207 blue jean doodle twine

We can't wait to see what you create!

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