Inspired by Project: Washi Tape & Stitching by Kathy

Hi Everyone...it's Kathy today with my "Inspired by" project.  The ladies of the Doodlebug DT were asked to find a project done by a past or present Doodlebug DT member and to create a project inspired by it.  Honestly this was a tough task...there have been so many inspiring projects!  After pouring through my Doodlebug pins I found a beautiful layout by current DT member Melinda Spinks.  It truly is one of my all time favorite layouts!  First, here is my "inspired" layout   ( I LOVE this quote from the book Mathilda by Roald Dahl! ) And here is Melinda's Original....just lovely!!!!  

I love the Lily White background and the use of washi for color,  along with the black and white photo on Melinda's layout . And I must say the stitching on the Washi Tape is inspired!  I chose to use all of these elements on my layout.  Below is my stitching on the Swiss Dot Washi using some white Doodle Twine.

In place of Melinda's flower brads, I created some flowers using Doodlebug Sequins and some White Sprinkles.

That's it for me ...be sure to check back and see what the other DT members have created.  I'm sure you will be doubly inspired!  Thanks for stopping by today!



Inspired by Project: Pirate Buddies Layout

by Aimee Kidd

Hello Doodlebug friends! We are sharing our scraplifted projects this week. I chose one of my scrapbook buddies who I find inspiration from on a daily basis and her name......Monique Liedtke! 

The layout that I chose of hers to scraplift is one from last year's Home For The Holidays collection called Snow Fun. Her title work is what really caught my eye! I loved everything from the big title with a smaller title inside to the twirly twine stapled on! Pure perfection! Here is her layout: 

And here is my layout called Pirate Buddies. I followed her title work pretty closely but I did add another section of arrows to the right side of my title and left off the banner part of the title. 

Here is a close up shot of how I recreated Monique's title.....

Thanks for joining us today! If you are looking for some more inspiration from past and present Doodlebug DT work, just check out the Doodlebug Pinterest page! You'll spend hours delving into all of the wonderful projects created from the Doodlebug girls!!

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!