PETITE PRINTS TREAT BOXES | with Karen

I love Christmas. But I also really love the few weeks after Christmas - the time when things seem to slow down a bit, I get to catch my breath and get myself all set up and ready for the year ahead. Without any major holidays coming quickly, I always find this is a great time to clean up my crafty space and stock up on some of my essentials - product like Doodlebug's Petite Prints collections and project bases for cards and treat containers! So today, I thought I would feature this great product and show you one of my tricks to staying on top of projects for the year to come!  

So, the great thing about the Petite Prints collection (besides all the great patterns) is that all of the colours coordinate with the themed Doodlebug collections. So, I find that this product makes great bases for cards and treat containers like pillow boxes that I can then embellish depending on the season. While I am making one of these generic bases, I always cut out a few and just leave them unfinished and ready to fold as the year goes one. And since the Petite Prints are double sided you get two for one!

   

For today's project, I went ahead and just decorated them up with some some of my favourite embellishments - DoodleTwine, Jewels and Mini Paper Clips. But later in the year, I may grab one or two and decorate them up with a Valentine's collection or a birthday- themed collection. The base is ready to go and I just get to have fun decorating!  

 Although I have to say - they are pretty darn cute this way too!

So grab some of your essentials and get yourself all ready for the year ahead - and maybe decorate up a few to give out some treats in January too! heaven knows we could sure use it!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Doodlebug Design Product:

Petite Prints Buffalo Check-Wood Grain Collection

Chunky DoodleTwine

Mini paper clips

Jewels

Other Products:

White cardstock

HEY CUPCAKE MINI ALBUM | with Traci

What little girl (or big girl!) doesn't love a little bling on her birthday? I don't wear a lot of jewelry, but when it comes to my album projects, I LOVE to add some sparkle!  So I have a little seek-n-find for you today.  See if you can find all the fun ways I used these darling mini jewels in this birthday album ... 

Okay, the album tabs are obvious ... keep looking!  

Are you finding them?

Great job!  I'm sure you found some!  Aren't they cute??!

I gave the cute little cover girl some earrings, the candy got some pretty packaging, the candles appear to be glowing, and the scallop circle and banner got a pretty pop of shine.

Oh, and that fun birthday banner on the last page?  I die cut those cute letters with the Alex Alphabet dies.  

Isn't that large scallop circle awesome!  I have used it on so many projects for embellishments, circular photo mats, and journaling spots.   Well, I didn't count how many little jewels I used in this project, but I think it was a few :).  I'm glad I stocked up on them!  What projects are you using the new mini jewels on?  Tag us on Facebook and Instagram @Doodlebugdesigns so we can see! 

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GRADUATION CARDS | with Kathy

Graduation season is upon us!  In-person graduations from kindergarten to college are all cancelled this year, but that just makes it more important to celebrate these milestones.   I decided that the Hey Cupcake, and Party Time stamps could be used for more than just birthdays, so I mixed them with some of the new Doodle Cuts and came up with a couple of fun graduation cards!  Take a peek...

I thought the first card would be cute for a little person!!!  I made a slider card using the big tag from the Large Tags Doodle Cuts Dies, and the Congrats is from the All Occasions Doodle Cuts Dies.  The stamps and papers are from the Party Time Collection.  I love how when you pull the tag up the little monkey floats up!

I made the second card for my daughter who is graduating from college on Friday.  She loved the little llama from the Hey Cupcake Party Animals stamps... kept trying to steal it when I colored it in lol.  So I added it to this fun pop up card...

In addition to the Hey Cupcake Party Animals stamps, I used the new Alex Alphabet Dies and some of the new mini jewels to add some sparkle.

Here are the card fronts.   I used the Borders and Edges dies on the front of my pop-up card.

The new stand alone dies are really great for card making, and of course the new mini jewels add the perfect bit of sparkle!  If you've used any of the new stamps and dies in your projects, be sure to tag Doodlebug on Facebook and Instagram!  We'd love to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED:

Hey Cupcake Collection

Party Time Collection

Party Animal Boy Stamps & Dies

Party Animal Girl Stamps & Dies

Alex Alphabet Dies

Borders & Edges Dies

Large Tags Dies

All Occasion Doodle Cuts Dies

Mini Jewels

Doodle Twine

Ginham Linen Petite Prints

OTHER:

Copic Markers

Sizzix Big Shot