HOMETOWN USA JULY 4TH DECORATIONS | with Miguel

Making decorations and small scenarios is something that I really like to do, they can be so useful to decorate any space in a large celebration, from our scrap rooms, a centerpiece or any space.

For this project I used cardboard, cardstock and the beautiful Hometown USA collection creating a beautiful decorated door for this great celebration. I loved the result!

I added more decorative elements such as the Odds & ends and the Star Shaker Pop that is more than perfect as a decoration for this beautiful door.

The door is made with the cardboard technique and here I show you in more detail all the finishes I made to make it look as real as possible.

Thank you! for stopping by, I hope, as always, my work inspires you a lot to create with the beautiful Doodlebug Collections!

I wish you a happy 4th of July see you soon.

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Hometown USA Collection

ADVENT CALENDAR HOUSE HELLO AGAIN STORAGE BOX | with Niella

Hello Again crafty crew! I've got a twist on the Advent Calendar House so let's jump straight into my latest project that I've loved creating! It's an amazing size at 15 x 16" and houses 24,  2.25" inch drawers, so there's plenty of room to play.  And because it's shaped like a house, it's super delightful! I decided to add my own spin to this and created a storage unit AND cut windows and added acetate to 12 drawers so you can see what's housed! So yay; surprise :-) And using the Hello Again collection was a perfect fit.

I started to decorate each drawer by using the enclosed template to cut 24 2" squared patterned papers; these ones here are from top left: Holiday Sprinkles (brown paper), Berry Floral (pink paper b-side), Cookies for Santa (white paper) from Gingerbread Kisses and bubblegum dot-stripe (pink stripe paper) from the Rainbow Petites pack. Then I laid down the roof background patterned paper with Butterfly Garden from Hello Again. So darling right - I adore the mix of papers and colors!

Once all the foundation papers were set on each drawer, I decorated each with the ephemera, icons stickers, sprinkles and the mini icon stickers, so many cute things in the Hello Again collection to use! And I love how all Doodlebug Design collections coordinate so fabulously!

Using pop dots and foam tape behind the ephemera pieces gives depth and texture to the house. I Love that stack of books and sprinkling around the epoxy flowers and see that cute tea bag! Swoon!

I was so pleased with the result of cutting windows!   Decorating with a general themed collection means I can display this beauty in my craftroom all year round! It serves such a great function for storage for mini ribbon spools, bottled sequins, pom poms, buttons and in the non window drawers I can stash candy and chocolate which is such a necessity when crafting... heehee.

Thanks so much for popping by my crafty crew - it's always so nice to see you! Remember to tag us in on your Socials so we can see all your Doodlebug Design projects. Until next time, doodle doo!

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Hello Again collection

Gingerbread Kisses collection

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acetate

foam dots/squares

HELLO AGAIN ALTERED SHADOW BOX INSERT | with Karen

Hello again! It's Karen with another, well...Hello Again... project (Sorry, that was a really bad start)! This awesome collection is full of florals and fun icons and I wanted to celebrate all of that today. So I decided to feature the amazing Shadow Box Insert together with some amazing floral die cuts created with the Butterfly Wishes Doodle Cuts.

    

If you haven't seen the Shadow Box inserts yet, they are amazing little "all in one" projects that come with all everything you need to create amazing 8"x8" inserts that fit perfectly in a shadow box. They even come with the template you can tape your vellum over top and simply place all of the stickers down. My daughters have come to love these projects and I find they make really good project for craft nights.

   

 

But I also wanted to show you that it is easy to customize the kits as well. I have a huge passion for paper flowers and I love adding them to projects, so I decided to see if I could add some effectively here. Using the Butterfly Wishes Doodle Cuts, which just so happen to have some beautiful floral dies in the set, I cut and layered some flowers using the 6x6 paper pack for this collection.

   

Then, instead of using some of the stickers that were in the original template, I used the flowers at the bottom of my piece, filling in some of the empty spaces with some of the original stickers that I didn't use. If you look in the picture above, you will see that template in the background. Below the wheel of the bicycle, you can see the modification I made with the die cut flowers. It was an easy change that just added a little bit of something personal to me.

   

These inserts make a beautiful addition to your décor and you can switch them out for the seasons. Keep them as they are or have a little fun and change things up. Either way, I know you will love it! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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Hello Again collection Hello Again Shadow Box Insert

Butterfly Wishes Doodle Cuts

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Adhesive