SNOW MUCH FUN POP UP CARDS | with Karen

Hey Doodlebug fans! Sometimes winter can seem really dark and long, especially up here where I live when the sun doesn't come up until after 8:00am and is down by 5:00. But there is also a brightness that comes this time of year when the lights reflect off of the snow and clouds and you can actually see for miles in the darkness. That's what I love about the Snow Much Fun collection from Doodlebug - it celebrates all the fun and lightness in what can be a dark time. So today, I wanted to share a couple of thank-you cards using this collection that also celebrate those in our lives that help bring the light!

   

These cards don't look like much on the front (although I would argue are still pretty in their simplicity), but open them up...

   

...and all the fun jumps out at you! This is a style of card called a stadium wave pop up and I recently came across the style. I thought they were a perfect way to showcase all the great parts of this collection!

   

 For this one, I use the 12x12 Ice Crystals paper as the base. This is one of my favourite patterned papers of all time from any company - the colours are unexpected and absolutely beautiful!

   

And then I embellished the pop out pieces with a variety of die cuts from the Bits & Pieces and Odds & Ends packs. This part was the most fun because I got to play with different shapes, sizes and placements to get the effect I was looking for.

   

 I also his a little spot to pull out a message underneath the sentiment that I created. I just wanted a nice space to write a meaningful note while still leaving lots of room for the card elements.

   

 Finally, I decorated the front with the adorable polka dot paper called Snow Day and then created a little band to hold the card closed (it get's a bit bulky with the party inside)! I plan to use the space on the round die cut for the recipient's name. So, if you need a little light in your life right now, grab your Doodlebug and get crafting. You won't regret it! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8381 snow day12x12 patterned paper

8388 ice crystals 12x12 patterned paper

8371 snow much fun chit chat

8370 snow much fun odds & ends

8372snow much fun bits & pieces

OTHER

Adhesive

White cardstock

BEE HAPPY TWIST POP CARDS | with Karen

Oh, the sweetness! It's time for another Bee Happy project post from me and I could not "bee" more excited to share with you today! It's birthday time in my house and it seemed like the perfect occasion to use some of the cutest Doodlebug papers and products ever.

I decided to create a couple of pop up twist cards. If you have never made one of these types of cards before, you are in for a treat. While from the front it looks like a regular card, when you open it up...

...it twists and pops right out at you (I have this process and measurements memorized, but I am pretty sure that I first learned how to make them from this Splitcoaststampers tutorial - a quick search of "pop up twist cards" will provide you with many, many tutorials).

 

The best part about this card style is that there is so much room to play with products like the dies cuts from the All the Things pack. You can layer them to create cute little scenes on the front...

...and then have just as much fun on the four panels on the inside with messages and characters! Use some foam adhesive to give even more dimension to the little scenes. And don't forget to top off our creations with some mini jewels or layer on top of some mini doilies for even more texture!

Celebrating birthdays is always fun - but doing it in Doodlebug style takes it to the next level! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Bee Happy Collection
Mini Doilies
Mini Jewels

OTHER

Adhesive

AT THE ZOO DOUBLE SLIDER CARDS | with Kathy

I was so excited to get to play with the At the Zoo Collection.  This is one of my all time favorite Doodlebug Collections!  I didn't have any zoo pics to scrap, so I thought it would be fun to create some cute slider cards using the Icon Stickers and Odds & Ends. As you probably know, I love a good interactive card!   Take a peek.

Here is a look at the cards before the slider is pulled....

And here is after....

I love the little critters popping up from behind the trees!!  Here are a couple of close-ups...

For this card, I used both Icon and Mini Icon Stickers.  The stamped sentiments are from the Happy Birthday Doodle Stamps set and also from the Party Animal - Boy Doodle Stamps.

The second card also uses Odds & Ends and Icon Stickers.  I added some Matte Sprinkles to make the Coconuts pop up a bit.  The sentiment is from the Snow Much Fun Doodle Stamps.  I just love how you can mix and match Doodlebug Collections!

And because interactive cards are always more fun when you can see them in action, I created a short video of the cards so you can see how they work!

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

At the Zoo Collection
Woodgrain Petite Prints
Happy Birthday Doodle Stamps
Snow Much Fun Doodle Stamps
Party Animal Boy Doodle Stamps

OTHER

Double Slider Surprise Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
Grassy Border Die
Distress Ink
Cloud Stencil
Black Ink

HAPPY HEALING PREVIEW WEEK - DAY 5 | with Tonya

 Today is our final Happy Healing Preview Day!  We have two fabulous shaker cards from our inside designer Tonya.  Both feature the Happy Healing Collection and our Doodlebug Shakers.  Take a peek...

The first card is a sweet get well card.  Tonya created a heart shaped shaker and filled it with some of our Lily White Shaker balls, Pill Better and Get Well Soon Shakers. The stickers are from our Icon Stickers Sheet. It's certain to make someone feel better!

Tonya's next shaker card is a thank you card.  What a fabulous way to let your favorite nurse or doctor know how much you appreciate their help!  The images are from the Happy Healing Icon Sticker Sheet and the shakers are a combination of the Lily White, Pill Better and Get Well Soon Shakers.

We hope you've enjoyed our Happy Healing Preview week!  Be sure to stop by starting Monday for a whole month of Happy Healing inspiration!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Happy Healing Collection
Petite Prints
Pill Better Shakers
Get Well Soon Shakers
Lily White Shakers

I❤️TRAVEL INTERACTIVE CARD | with Karen

Okay, here's the thing. I love interactive cards! I love making them and I love receiving them and although they do take me a little more time on the creation end of things, I am never disappointed with the results! So when Doodlebug released the I❤️Travel collection and I got a look at all the adorable vehicle stamps in the let's getaway doodle stamp set, I knew there was going to be an interactive creation (or two or three) on the crafty table soon.
Where better to start than with the adorable camper van stamp? I coloured it up with alcohol markers to match some of the papers from the I❤️Travel and then used the matching die cut set to cut it out.    
Then I simply started placing the van down and started planning my little sceneI grabbed a craft knife and created a little path for my camper van, covering my pull tab with the adorable road-themed washi tape (one of my favourite washi tapes of all times)! And then for a little hidden surprise, I masked out and layered some of the heart shapes from the stamp set to create a little exhaust cloud that is revealed when the camper van moves. It's a simple concept for an interactive card, but one that comes together really well for all sorts of occasions!

So get out those stamps and get them moving! This set of doodle stamps is full of possibilities for interactive cards and I can't wait to see what you create with them!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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Doodlebug Supply List:

I❤️travel collection

let's getaway doodle stamps

let's getaway doodle cuts

Lots O' Luck Wiper Cards | with Kathy

My married name may not sound Irish, but I promise, I come from a long line of Kelley's, Barrett's, Hickey's and Doyle's!  I believe that St. Patrick's Day should be a federal holiday!  So now you can understand how excited I was to get my hands on the Lots O' Luck Collection!  The adorable characters and icons make me so happy!  I decided to feature them in some fun Wiper Cards.  Take a peek...

These cards are great because they fold flat for mailing, but when you open them, you get a fun surprise!

 Here are some close ups of the cards while open.... first, how cute is this little leprechaun???  And green beer??   A winning combination!  

This little girl made me smile... I love her striped tights!   I challenged myself to use some doodlepops for this project, rather than hoard them... so I added the Good Luck doodlepop for the wiper pop up!

Of course I had to make a card using one of the adorable unicorns!  I love the little touches of gold and the that I {heart} rainbows doodlepop was a must!

As I've always said, interactive cards are more fun when you can see them in action so I created another little video ...

If you've made any projects using the Lots O' Luck Collection, be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook (@Doodlebug Design) and Instagram (@doodlebugdesign .)  We would love to see your projects!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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Products Used

limeade textured cardstock

good luck doodle-pops

rainbow hearts shape sprinkles

I ♥ rainbows doodle-pops 

lots o' luck odds & ends 

lots o' luck icons sticker 

so charming double-sided cardstock

bonnie lass double-sided cardstock 

lots o' luck double-sided cardstock 

rainbows end double-sided cardstock 

pot o'gold double-sided cardstock 

swimming pool dot-stripe petite prints CS

Pumpkin Party Cards | with Kathy

Doodlebug Halloween Collections are ALWAYS my favorites, and Pumpkin Party does not disappoint!  The candy, the trick or treaters, the kitty, even the spiders are cute!! (this coming from a girl who would burn her whole house down just to make sure a spider is dead...)  It took a little time, but I was finally able to narrow down my choices to make a few cards... take a peek!

I just love all of the Odds & Ends, they make it so easy to make a little scene on a card!  For my first card I created an inside shadow box card.  There's a front to the card, but when you open it, there's a little dimensional scene.  Here is the front of the card.  I used one of the Odds & Ends, stickers from the This and That Sheet and one of the ADORABLE little spiders from the Silly Spiders Shaped Sprinkles.  The papers are from the Pumpkin Party 6x6 pad and a sheet of Orchard Dot-Stripe Petite Prints.

And when you open the card, you get a fun little scene using more of the Odds & Ends, a Chit Chat greeting and sprinkles!  

My next card is a shutter card.  I used the base of a card from Lori Whitlock (here) and combined it with some Odds & Ends and Chit Chat pieces to make a fun scene...

I just adore the kitty trick or treater!!! And that little mouse, cuteness overload!  The background of the card is made up of the Pumpkin Party Double Sided Cardstock and Limeade Dot-Stripe Petite Prints.  The fun stars are from the Halloween Night Sprinkles.

My last card is another shadow box type card.  I knew I just had to make a card featuring those spiders!

The base of the card was made using Beetle Black Dot-Stripe Petite Prints.  I added the spider web using the plaid side of the Jack and Friends Cardstock.  The spider is from the Odds & Ends and the eek and Happy Halloween are from the Chit Chats.  My favorite thing about this card is that I added some of the spooky Eye See You Shaped Sprinkles inside the card!  

Have you used the Pumpkin Party Collection in any of your crafting?  We would love to see your creations, so be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook and Instagram so we can see what you've made!  That's it for me today, be sure to stop by the blog over the next couple of weeks for more Pumpkin Party inspiration!  Thanks for stopping by to peek!

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So Much Pun Cut Files Cards | with Kathy

I was so excited to see the So Much Pun Cut Files!  This has to be one of the cutest, most versatile collections I've ever seen... so many fun icons, it was hard to narrow my selections to just a few for this post!  I did however and here are a few cards I created using this ADORABLE collection!

As you can see I was a little bit all over the place with themes... that's the beauty of this collection, there are SO MANY uses!  My first card used the So Much Pun Stove and Cinnamon Roll files along with some new Dot-Stripe Petite Prints.  I altered the stove a bit so that the oven door opened and inside was a the bun!  I thought this would be so cute for a newly expectant mom!  Here are some close-ups...

For finishing touches I added one of the Chit Chat Pieces for my sentiment and some Cupcake Glitter Sprinkles for the cheeks!

My next card uses the Thyme plant from the So Much Plant 1 cut file and more Dot Stripe and Floral Graph Petite Prints from the 6x6 pads. I added some extra leaves to the plant to give it some dimension and the Thyme to Celebrate sentiment is from the Chit Chat Pieces.  The Happy Birthday sticker is from the Multicolor Happy Birthday Doodles Cardstock Stickers.

My third card is indeed a Christmas themed card.  It went against my normal stance on holiday decorations before their time...but I couldn't resist.  I got the idea from the So Much Pun Double Sided Cardstock which lists out all of the hilarious puns for each of the icons.  Take a peek...

First of all... how stinking cute is that llama cut file??  I used an embossing folder from Sizzix to give him a more fluffy look and added the wreath from the Milk and Cookies Window Wreath cut file.  I created the printed sentiment using one of the Bubble Sayings Bubbles from the Booville Cut Files.  He's put together using more new Petite Prints and the wreath is decorated with some Glitter Sprinkles.  I think he's just fabulous!

We'd love to see your creations using the new So Much Pun Cut Files!  Be sure to tag us on social media so we are sure to see your creations!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

You can purchase the cut files in the Lori Whitlock Store and the Silhouette Store.

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More So Much Pun Cards | with Kathy

There are so many puns in the So Much Pun Collection, it's perfect for a pun-fanatic like me!  The only problem I have is choosing which ones to use next!  I finally narrowed down my selection to make these "punny" cards!

Every time I see the sweet little faces on the pill bottle and pills I laugh.  I decided to add them all along with the tissue box from the Odds & Ends into a doctor bog box card.  Who wouldn't "pill" better looking at these cute faces!  The bag was assembled using some of the new Dot Stripe Petite Prints.

I fell in love with all of the adorable dinosaurs in the Odds & Ends and knew I wanted to use a few of them on a card.  I decided to make a little shadowbox so that I could feature a bunch!  I used the Palm Tree side of the T-Riffic Cardstock and the Kraft Dot-Stripe Petite Prints for the box and then added a few of the dinosaurs to the various layers.  As always, there was the perfectly punny sentiment in the Chit Chat Pieces.

Like the pills, the faces on the pieces of pop corn make me smile!  I made a fun slider card where one of the cute little popcorn pieces pops up out of the popcorn container!  I love the Check side of the Fantas-Taco Cardstock and the Order pad side of the Perfect Combo Cardstock!  I mixed them with the Ladybug and Lily White Floral-Graph Petite Prints to make some fun layers!

Make sure to stop by the blog all this week for more So Much Pun Inspiration!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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