HOMETOWN USA DOODLE POP CARDS | with Karen

It's Doodle-pop time!!!! Today I decided that I was going to break into the beloved collection and use some of the darling Doodle-pops from the Hometown USA collection. Because really, is there anything cuter than a Doodlebug Doodle-pop (even if it is a bit of a tongue twister)?

For this set of cards, I decided to use the coordinating Cards & Envelopes as a base. I love this product because there is such a wonderful selection of sizes and colours with envelopes that are just as beautiful! They are such an easy way to start your cards off without having to decide how big each one is going to be (and whether you have an envelope that will work with it)! From there, I just cut some patterned paper in Picnic Plaid and Polka-dot Pride for a matt and used them as the first layer on each card.

And then the fun began! I grabbed two different Doodle-pops (Bluebirds and Festive Floral) and the amazing Shaker-pop - Freedom Fireworks as the focal point for each card. I added some more layering pieces from the Bits & Pieces pack and some sentiments from the Chit Chat pack. Some darling Doodle-twine and a Mini Doilie in Ladybug were the perfect anchor for the tag-like sentiment I selected. A few Mini Paperclips in Blue Jean also added a bit of texture on one card that needed a bit of something "extra".

Oh, and because I was having so much fun with these, I decided to decorate the envelopes as well to coordinate a little bit more with the cards I created. I think of it as a little sneak peek for the card to come!

You know, as hard as it can be to use my Doodle-pops, I never, ever regret using them. They really are show stoppers and just help these cards really pop (pun intended). And now I have an excuse to collect some more! :) Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8505 freedom fireworks - shaker-pops

8508 bluebirds - doodle-pops

8510 festive floral - doodle-pop

8526 hometown usa - chit chat

8525 hometown usa - odds & ends

8537 picnic plaid - 12x12 patterned paper

8541 polka-dot pride - 12x12 patterned paper

8528 4th of july - cards & envelopes

4598 ladybug - mini paper doilies

4502 blue jean - mini paperclips

2988 ladybug - doodle twine

OTHER

Adhesive

White cardstock

HOMETOWN USA CARDS | with Kathy

The Hometown USA collection is great for more than just patriotic projects!  I used the collection to create some fun summer cards!  Take a peek...

For my first card, I decided to use the sweet Festive Floral Doodle Pop.  I love the cute little flowers and those silver hearts add a great touch of shine.  I framed it in a scalloped cut out and added the silver Happy Birthday chit chat.

For my second card, I wanted to use the adorable Blue Birds Doodle Pops.  They're just so cute!  I die cut flowers using the Festive Floral and Pocket Full o' Pride Doodle cuts.  I added some coordinating sprinkle centers.  For a little touch of shine I added the You're so Sweet chit chat.

EEK!  Those birdies are cute!  Have you created any projects using the Hometown USA collection?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Socials, we love to see your creations!  That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8499 hometown usa assortment sprinkles
8508 bluebirds doodle-pops
8510 festive floral doodle-pops
8523 festive floral doodle cuts
8524 pocket full o' pride doodle cuts
8526 hometown usa chit chat
8537 picnic plaid double-sided cardstock
8543 blast of blue double-sided cardstock
3402 lily white textured cardstock
8546 hometown usa petite print assortment pack
6119 limeade - dot-stripe petite prints cardstock

OTHER

Rectangle Stitched Dies
Square Scallop Cut Out Die
Circle Scallop Cut Out die
Sizzix Big Shot

HOMETOWN USA LAYERED CARDS | with Niella

Hi crafty friends! Nice to see you all pop by! Today I have some red, white and blue inspiration for you when you next need to create some special Independence Day themed greeting cards! The best part about gifting a card is you don't need to have a special occasion, and gifting cards anytime during the year tells the receiver how much you treasure them!  Stay tuned to see my video showcase of my three greeting cards! 

I created these fun layered stars as part of some decoration inspiration a couple years ago and thought they'd be super sweetiful on top of some cards.  I carefully peeled off the back larger star and added some fresh adhesive foam rectangles to give extra lift and layered each star onto the decorated card bases.  

I find using a white textured cardstock piece behind my embellishments helps the eye to capture the completed look better.  If I had this star embellishment on top of patterned paper it would look too busy and cluttered.  A few sprinkles and starbursts helps decorate the front of card more, without losing focus.  To finish my cards, I've added a word sentiment to each to tie it all together.  So cute!

Thank you again for visiting crafty crew! I hope you found some inspiration today! Please remember to tag Doodlebug Design in your Socials when you create with our products so we can all admire your creativity! We love seeing your creations! Until next time; doodle dee!  Enjoy my video showcase!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED 

8499 hometown usa sprinkle assorted

8501 hometown usa star spangled shape sprinkles

8548 hometown usa textured cardstock assortment pack

8529 hometown usa 6x6 paperpad

8533 hometown usa patterned cardstock

8536 hometown usa plaid to be an american patterned paper

8536 hometown usa land of the free patterned paper

8538 hometown usa all american patterned paper

8530 hometown usa icons stickers

8513 hometown usa mini icons stickers

8531 hometown usa this & that cardstock stickers

8528 hometown usa 4th of july cards & envelopes

OTHER

machine stitching

pop dots and rectangles

COLOR ME CRAFTY SNEAK PEEKS - DOODLE CUTS CARDS | with Tonya

We're back with more sneak peeks of the fabulous Color Me Crafty collection.  Today, we have two amazing cards by or in-house designer Tonya.  Take a peek...

For her first card, Tonya used the You're a Treasure Doodle Cuts dies to create this darling shaker!  How cute are those doodlebug buttons?!  It's just the cutest!

Tonya used the Smile Doodle Cuts for her second card.  The insta camera is so fun, we see so many uses for it!  We also love the outline flowers she added using the new Best Friends Doodle Stamps!

Be on the lookout for more peeks all week long.  Color Me Crafty will be shipping to stores in the next week or so!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

9088 you're a treasure doodle cuts

2471 bubblegum assortment boutique buttons

2473 tangerine assortment boutique buttons 

2474 bumblebee assortment boutique buttons

2475 limeade assortment boutique buttons

2476 swimming pool assortment boutique buttons

2478 lilac assortment boutique button
9111 color me crafty petite prints assortment pack
9112 color me crafty solid assortment pack
9105 happy dots double-sided cardstock
9062 color me crafty assortment sprinkles
9077 color me crafty puffy icons

5632 mint chunky twine

9108 bitty blossoms double-sided cardstock
9078 color me crafty puffy words
9106 perfectly plaid double-sided cardstock
9086 best friends doodle stamps
9087 best friends doodle cuts
9089 smile doodle cuts

BUTTERFLY KISSES CARDS | with Niella

Hi crafty friends! Thanks for popping by today! Today's post is simple, fun and easy to recreate! They are created using Butterfly Kisses with a front strip of cardstock to help pop your focus point!  I love re-visiting and re-creating with Doodlebug products because everything matches and co-ordinates with each other.  Once you start to build your collections, you'd be able to pull out anything to craft with, how fun! Hope you stay tuned for the video showcase at the end of this post.

I've used the cards & envelope pack from the Happy Healing collection.  The pink, green and blue ones are perfectly matched with the Butterfly Kisses collection, super adorable!

Have you ever noticed that the envelopes have sweet patterns inside? Talk about detail! Look at how stinkin' cute the polka dots are and the pink graph? Yes, please!

To start the card bases, I've machine stitched my chosen patterned papers from the 6x8 paper pad, onto some coordinating craft foam sheets.  This helps to add dimension and texture with the stitching.  I've used a quilting thread that is thicker than most threads, but any thread will do!  Once I've stitched, I've then adhered them to each card with liquid glue.  Then once bone dry, I've scalloped edged each card.  Cute, right!

Now is the fun part! Decorating to your hearts content! You may have a theme in mind.  For me, I love creating cards just because. And once finished, I wonder if I need to add more. If you know my crafting style, you'd know I love to create clusters from both ephemera and stickers! Then once I've finished my clusters, I need to add a dash here and a splash of finesse there by dotting some Sprinkles around. Nothing escapes me! Ha.

Thank you again for visiting crafty crew! I hope you found some inspiration today! Please remember to tag Doodlebug Design in your Socials when you create with our products so we can all admire your creativity! We love seeing your creations! Until next time; doodle doo!  Enjoy my video showcase!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8035 happy healing assortment cards & envelopes

8805 butterfly kisses paper pad

8806 butterfly kisses icon stickers

8823 butterfly kisses solid assorted cardstock

8786 butterfly kisses mini icons stickers

8801 butterfly kisses odds & ends ephemera 

hello again assorted sprinkles

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sewing machine

craft foam sheets

foam rectangles

scallop scissors

BUTTERFLY KISSES WINDOW CARDS | with Kathy

Spring has finally made its way to New England!  The sun is starting to shine and the flowers are blooming!  I decided to make some fun spring cards to celebrate.  I used the perfect Butterfly Kisses collection to put them together.  Take a peek...

I was very brave when making these cards, and used three... yes three separate Doodle-pops!  It made the cards so easy to complete!  For my first card I cut a window from the 6x8 version of the Butterfly Kisses paper.  I stenciled some clouds on the background and added the Ladybug Garden Doodle-pop. For the grass I borrowed some papers and stickers from the Bunny Hop Collection. To finish, I added a chit chat sentiment and some Flower Garden and Butterfly Kisses Shaped Sprinkles.

For my second card I cut the same window from the 6x8 version of the Garden Gingham paper.  I just love the smaller sized prints!  They're perfect for cards.   I inked a background in green, and then added the sweet Cup of Cheer Doodle Pop.  Again to finish, I added some Butterfly Kisses Shaped Sprinkles and a Chit Chat sentiment.

My last card also used a cloud stenciled background and some grass from the Bunny Hop Collection.  I added the Fun Guys Doodle-pop (love the pun), A sweet butterfly from the Bitty Bugs Shaped sprinkles and a puffy word sticker.

I love all the dimension in these cards, and of course all the cuteness of the Butterfly Kisses collection.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8772 butterfly kisses shape sprinkles
8773 flower garden shape sprinkles
8774 bitty bugs shape sprinkles
8776 cup of cheer doodle-pops
8778 fun guys doodle-pops
8781 ladybug garden doodle-pops
8788 butterfly kisses puffy words stickers
8802 butterfly kisses chit chat
8805 butterfly kisses 6x8 paper pad

8457 bunny hop 6x6 paper pad
8458 bunny hop icons stickers

OTHER

Rectangle Stitched Die
Scalloped Square Window Die
Cloud Stencil

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Celery Stick Distress Ink

LUCKY ME DOODLE POP CARDS | with Karen

I love bright and bold colour so it should come as no surprise that I adore Doodlebug's Lucky Me collection. The colours reminds me of my childhood - candy, toys and joy! So today I wanted to focus on creating some cards that had that same feel.

While I am usually all over the patterned paper as a background for my cards, I also find it a lot of fun to keep the backgrounds simple to draw attention to the fun characters that you can find in Doodlebug collections. So for this set, I grabbed some of the white bases from the Rainbow Cards & Envelopes to build upon.

And considering the intention of these cards was to feature cute characters, I couldn't help but use some of the adorable Doodle-pops that coordinate with this collection, like this one called Lucky Charm.

To create more dimension, I layered the Doodle-pops on top of some tags I cut from the St. Paddy's Plaid - 12x12 patterned paper. I love it when Doodlebug includes tags like this on their 12x12 patterned paper because they are always the perfect size for cards! I also added some fun die cuts from the Lucky Me- All the Things pack for a little bit of interest and piled it all on top of a cute mini doily.

Finally, I topped off some of the tags with a few Mini Paperclips and some Sprinkles from the Lucky Me assortment park.

I feel like these cards turned out exactly as I had hoped - straight out of a childhood dream. Playful, fun, bright - Doodlebug for the win once again! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

9043 st. paddy's plaid - 12x12 patterned paper

9018 love you - doodle-pop

9019 - lucky charm - doodle-pop

9021- good luck - doodle-pop

9014 sprinkles - lucky me assortment

9035 rainbow cards and envelopes

4599 tangerine - mini paper doilies

4601 limeade - mini paper doilies

4616 mint - mini paper doilies

4504 lily white - mini paperclips

OTHER

White paper

Adhesive

SUMMER FUN CARDS | with Tya

Hello crafty friends! Today, I am so excited to share a bright and cheery set of cards I created for my latest Doodlebug Design team project. I pulled out the Summer Fun collection and paired it with the coordinating Cards & Envelopes Kit for my bases. The pattern papers are all from the 6x8 Paper Pad, and lots of ephemera and stickers.  The result? Six happy little greetings that are perfect for sending sunshine to someone special! Let’s dive into the details of each card.

Card 1 – Tropical Hello

For this first card, I layered a square stitched white cardstock panel over a bold floral blue card base and added a Tangerine doily to bring in lots of summer warmth.  I used the beautiful pink scallop "This is Paradise" sticker from the This and That sticker sheet as a base to layer up. The Palm trees, a suitcase, and a seagull , found on one of the Odds and Ends die cuts, create a fun little island scene. I added a pretty blue flower with a shiny yellow Sprinkle to the center, and a cute aqua speech bubble from the Chit Chat, then finished it off with a big bold “hello” sentiment also found in the Chit Chat die cuts. This one just screams vacation vibes!

Card 2 – Beach Sign Hello

Here, I chose a navy Textured Cardstock base and layered on polka dots, plaid, and some Bubblegum Textured Cardstock for a playful background. Tucked into the side is the fun notebook paper with the sun piece from the Bits and Pieces. I added a cute Puffy Sticker Icons sun to the top of the sun on the card.  The star of the show is the colorful beach sign, from the Odds and Ends, stacked with words like “fun,” “surf,” and “drinks.” Notice the tiny Puffy Sticker hearts on the sign - they are from the Puffy Word Stickers. A rainbow-striped chair and a happy little seagull, from the Odds and Ends, make it feel like a true day at the beach. I added a small “hello” speech bubble, from the Chit Chat, to tie the whole scene together.

Card 3 – Surf’s Up Birthday

This card is a birthday treat featuring rows of surfboards , from the Odds and Ends, decked out in bright solids and floral patterns. I layered this on top of one of the 3x4 cards found on the Flamazing Flock paper. I love seeing if my die cuts can be added on top of matching graphics for a more 3D look. Tucked behind the card is a pretty Orange Plaid Tag, from the Beach Picnic paper, tied with some jute twine.   I added a playful red crab- he's from the Odds and Ends as well,  waving hello at the bottom, along with a wave border die cut for that perfect ocean feel.  The sentiment banner across the top reads “happy birthday,” making it ideal for any summer-loving friend. That little cutie is from the Puffy Stickers Words pack.

Card 4 – Birthday Laundry Line

How fun is this one? I loved this little array of beachy, summer clothing die cut from the Chit Chat! I added it across the top of the card.  I used the adorable white and blue dot paper from the 6x8 paper pad and some bright green Textured Cardstock as my base. A green chameleon Icon Sticker hangs out on one side, while orange flowers, from the Bits and Pieces and Icon Stickers, brighten the corners. The bold “happy birthday” sentiment, found on the Puffy Stickers Words sheet,  anchors the design beautifully. It’s whimsical and just plain fun!

Card 5 – Adventure Awaits

This card sets sail with a big cruise ship from the Odds and Ends,  as the centerpiece, framed by colorful layered rectangles using a 3x4 card from the Beach Towel paper, white cardstock, and some pink floral 6x8 paper. I added a playful dolphin, a ship’s wheel, both from the Odds and Ends, and lots of bright florals, from the Bits and Pieces, to tie in the tropical theme. The sentiment, “best wishes on your adventure,” makes it perfect for a graduation, bon voyage, or any new journey. Notice the pretty Tangerine Doily and the shiny Sprinkles found on the flower centers! If I can, I almost always add a Sprinkle to my flower centers for added dimension and fun! 

Card 6 – Wish You Were Here

Last but not least, this one is inspired by beachside cottages. I used three striped beach huts, found in the Odds and Ends,  in sunny shades of orange, blue, and pink as the focal point. A little crab, starfish, flower,  and shells- all Puffy Stickers Icons- anchor the sandy bottom, which is just some light brown Textured Cardstock I tore to make it look more like sand. I tied jute bows to the flagpoles for extra texture and added the sentiment banner “wish you were here”, from the Chit Chat,  across the top. It’s the sweetest way to send a bit of beachy love.

I had so much fun putting this set together! The Summer Fun collection is packed with so many happy icons, patterns, and colors that the possibilities are endless. Pairing it with the coordinating Cards & Envelopes Kit made it so easy to create cohesive, polished greetings.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope these sweet and sunny salutations inspire you to create a few cheerful cards of your own. After all, nothing brightens someone’s day like happy mail straight from the heart. 

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8943 Summer Fun Textured Cardstock Assortment Pack

8925 6x8 Paper Pad

8924 Cards and Envelopes Summer Assortment

8933 Beach Picnic paper

8938 Flamazing Flock paper

8939 Beach Towel paper

8921 Odds and Ends pack

8922  Chit Chat pack

8923 Bits and Pieces pack

8907 Puffy Icons

8908 Puffy Words

8926 Icon Stickers

8927 This and That Sticker Sheet

8891 Summer Assortment Sprinkles

4454 Tangerine Doilies

OTHER

white cardstock

jute twine