OH WHAT FUN MERRY CHRISTMAS LAYOUT | with Tarrah

 The holiday season is the perfect time to get creative, and today I’m sharing a festive layout that will make your memories shine! Using the super cute and gorgeous Oh What Fun Collection, I created a playful Christmas tree design that’s bursting with color, cheer, and adorable details.

Instead of a traditional tree, I built a tree shape using stickers and embellishments from the Chit Chat, Odds and Ends, Bits and Pieces packs, This and That stickers, Shape Sprinkles, Puffy stickers and of course some Doodle Pops! This design draws the eye straight to the center where the photo sits, making it the star of the show while surrounded by holiday magic.

Base & Background: I started with a crisp white cardstock background framed with a bright red patterned paper for a pop of color.

Tree Shape: The tree is formed by layering gift box die-cuts and stickers in a triangular arrangement. Each piece adds texture and dimension, creating a fun stacked-present look. I adhered 90% of the embellishments using foam tape to create that dimension and shadows. 

Photo Placement: The photo is nestled in the center of the tree, framed by cheerful elements like candy canes, bows, and gingerbread characters.

The Oh What Fun Collection is packed with gorgeous whimsical icons—elves, ornaments, toys, gingerbread people, stars, and sweet treats. I added: Doodle-Pops for a 3D effect, Shape Sprinkles and Puffy stickers to fill in gaps and add pops of color, A star sticker at the top to complete the tree look and A festive light garland die-cut topped with Shape Sprinkles to enhance it across the top of the page for extra holiday charm.

To tie everything together, I added a stitched border around the layout and a playful “Merry Christmas” sentiment at the bottom. The result? A bright, joyful page that captures the spirit of the season. I love how this layout turned out and I love that it’s a creative way to showcase a single photo while using up lots of fun embellishments. Plus, the tree shape makes it instantly festive!

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you get some time to craft this holiday season! Why not start by using the Oh What Fun collection?! You will love it! 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

8953 Oh What Fun Snow What Fun Shape Sprinkles

8952 Oh What Fun Christmas Lights Shape Sprinkles

8959 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Merry & Bright

8960 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Santa's Elves

8958 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Hello Santa

8957 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Playful Pixies

8956 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Jolly Gingers

8962 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Santa's On His Way

8961 Oh What Fun Doodle-Pop Deer Friends

8998 Oh What Fun 'Here Comes Santa' patterned paper

OTHER

Date stamp

Black ink

Foam tape

White cardstock

Sewing machine

White thread

OH WHAT FUN MINI BOOK | with Niella

 We've officially hit December! Welcome crafty crew, thanks for popping by today for more inspiration, creative ideas and jolly fun! As we countdown to the most magical time of the year, what are you in the midst of creating? For me, it's handmade mini albums and Christmas Tags. Let's get to it, have a hot cocoa or cup of tea at the ready for my blog post today.  Oh What Fun it was to create! And, as usual, my video showcase is at the end! Here you'll see the full album. Three cheers for mini albums!

How sweet are our cover elves! I pulled them from the Doodle-pops! How sweet do they look against a white binding and that doodle twine makes it look like a candy cane spine! I've rounded each corner on my 6x3 mini album! For the whimsical cover, I've used the Merry Magic paper, it's adorable!

Opening up the first page, you'll get a merry welcome from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Hi there sweet faces, thanks for welcoming us in today!  Don't you just adore this Twinkle Time paper! There's a fun tuck spot as well, for your sweet notes and mini memorabilia! 

Several pages in, we come to a jolly socking page! I loved using these Odds n End ephemera pieces here.  You can fold back the stockings to spread out your pages! Isn't that fun! Add all your fave traditions & a note or two. And how darling is the pink patterned paper Cookies & Candy? It's totally delicious isn't it friend?

Over the page we go to another trio of cuteness! Are you feeling jolly yet? I am! The mini jewels added to the Christmas Tree adds dimension and sparkle! I love that you can just grab several packs of different colors and stick them on.  I've scalloped the edge on the cardstock as well, to give another added texture.  The Oh What Fun coordinating cardstock pack is always a favorite because it's already perfectly matched to the whole collection.

Another page over, is the beautiful and glowing page with the twinkle lights I've pulled from the Shape Sprinkles pack; Christmas Lights! how fitting they are.  That Christmas Eve word banner sticker from the This & That cardstock 12x12 sticker sheet is a fave! Another idea is to string some Doodle twine and adhere the sprinkles onto that for a fun festive feel!

How sweet do all the tabs look I've cut from the scraps I've saved from my Oh What Fun projects thus far! I bet you save your scraps as well! Saves having to cut into bigger sheets, right!  To make your own tabs, just fold a small piece of square paper and corner them.  Adhere to the outer page and add on a word sticker.  These are from the This & That sticker sheet and some from the 6x8 paper pad.

The back of my 6x3 mini album is decorated as well! The red mini polka dot paper is the Here Comes Santa paper alongside the ladybug and bubblegum cardstock. And of course, I use the DBD brand on all my projects.  Nothing goes to waste! And here is my video showcase with all the magical pages!

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

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8986 oh what fun this & that stickers

8960 santa's elves doodle-pop

8957 playful pixies doodle-pop

8980 oh what fun odds & ends

8994 twinkle time paper

8989 berry Christmas paper

8965 mini icons stickers

8980 odds & ends ephemera pack

8982 bits & pieces ephemera pack

8981 chit chat ephemera pack

6719 limeade mini jewels

6720 swimming pool mini jewels

6716 ladybug mini jewels

6718 bumblebee mini jewels

6715 bubblegum mini jewels

6714 cupcake mini jewels

8985 oh what fun icons stickers

 8950 oh what fun assortment sprinkles

8951 goody goody gumdrops shape sprinkles

2988 ladybug doodle twine

9002 solid assortment textured cardstock

OH WHAT FUN STAMPED CARDS | with Karen

It's time to get out the markers or colouring tool of your choice because the new Oh What Fun Doodle Stamps are in the hoooooooouuuuuuse! You know I love to colour, and there is nothing better than a set filled with the cute characters and icons of Doodlebug. Oh What Fun is no exception, so I had to share some fun cards with you today!

This card set features a few of the different shapes you will find in the Oh What Fun set. Backed up by some paper from the 6X8 patterned paper, these amazing shapes pop right off the card.

This stamp set features some beautiful shapes like these ornaments that you can mix and match in different ways to make each card unique. I happened to colour each shape the same to speed up my process (so many cards to make this time of year), but if you coloured each one up individually, your cards would be even more unique!

And then, to make them easy to cut out, grab the coordinating Doodle Cuts and you will be all set to add the stamped images onto your cards. I used a little foam adhesive for a bit of pop, but sometimes with cards being mailed, a flatter approach might be better!

Finally. finish them off with some cute Shape Sprinkles from the Snow What Fun set and a sentiment from the Chit Chat pack, and these cards are ready to head out the door. And what perfect timing because I need to make room on my table to make some more! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8976 oh what fun doodle cuts

8975 oh what fun doodle stamps

8984 oh what fun 6x8 double-sided cardstock paper

8981 oh what fun chit chat

8980 oh what fun odds & ends

8953 snow what fun shape sprinkles

OTHER

White cardstock

Adhesive

Ink
Colouring tools (I used Alcohol Markers)