12 Days of Christmas at Doodlebug - Day 6 with Ro

by Ro Philippsen

For me and my family Christmas is the most magical and the most wonderful time of the year. I have a feeling that when December begins, something really magical surrounds our lives: the magic of Christmas...I really believe that! It is when we gather with family to celebrate peace and love, this is the greatest message we receive from God.

And one of the things I find most symbolic about Christmas is the Advent Calendar, that doing the countdown, we feel the magic taking our hearts day after day.

Every year I like to do a new Advent Calendar, it's like renewing my faith, so this year I decided to do something interesting, I using  empty tape rolls, like the ones you see in the image.

During the year I kept all empty rolls I used, knowing that at some point would use them!
I covered the inside and outside of the rolls with the gorgeous "North Pole" Collection cardstocks, and also applied gesso at the edges.

And then I was just have fun with the amazing Doodlebug "North Pole" Collection and Doodlebug Alphabet Stickers, to create the Advent Calendar this year.

I hope you've enjoyed this inspiration, and wish you all have a Magic and Enchanted Christmas with your family and all the people you love.

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Tuesday Tutorial: Holiday Bottle Tag

by Ro Philippsen

It is already time to prepare Christmas gifts for family and friends, and nothing more sweet than fabricate custom souvenirs. Today I'll show you how to make a beautiful tag that you can do to keep a bottle of wine or other beverage.

1 – You will need two strips of paper measuring:

2 - Rounding the corners of one end of two strips.

3 - They should look like.

4 - With a circular punch, stick one end of the two strips.

5 - And cut the other end in "V", and you have two equal strips the image below.

6 - Glue the smaller strip on the biggest.

7 - And fold as the image below, about 3 inches.

8 – And now you need just embellish it.

Christmas Cards & Ornaments

This week we challenged some of our design team members to share their ideas for Christmas cards or Christmas ornaments featuring the new North Pole Collection. Today Wendy and Ro share their creative ideas! 

Merry Christmas Card

by Ro Philippsen

Christmas Loopy Ornament
by Wendy Sue Anderson

I sure do love the bright colors in the North Pole collection and I couldn't wait to try out of a few of the ornament ideas I have been gathering on Pinterest.  This was the very first one I tried and it was so easy - I think I'll be making a bunch more to decorate our kid's tree with this year!  

Supply List: 
north pole cute cuts; north pole holly days; north pole holiday lane; north pole frames stickers; north pole mini jewels (limeade and ladybug); doodle twine christmas

Using 3x3 Cards on a Layout + Giveaway

Love the idea of incorporating the new mini cards from the Create-a-Card collection on a layout. So we challenged both Melinda and Ro to show us how they would do it.

Giveaway
We'd love your help sharing these fun layout...post them to your Facebook and/or Pin them to Pinterest and leave a comment you did. We'll pick a lucky winner and send you some of these fun 3x3 cards!!

Life is Great Layout

by Ro Phillipsen

Halloween Layout
by Melinda Spinks

These tiny little cards and envelopes are just the cutest things and so easy to use for projects other than their intended purpose. I decided to place them on may layout as mini photo-frame for each of my three sweet children, and then flip the lids to reveal what really lurks beneath... their 'special' faces fit for Halloween.

Supply List: 3x3 Mini Stitched Cards - Limeade, Beetle Black, Tangerine; Haunted Manor - Night Owls, Ghost Town; Haunted Manor - Cardstock Stickers, Cardstock Frame Stickers; Doodle Twine - Halloween; Mini Pearls - Halloween Assortment; Mini Doodle Pops - Spidies, Wise Guys; Braddies - Spidies; Teensy Type Cardstock Stickers - Beetle Black, Lily White, Lilac; Expressions Rub-ons - Halloween.

Tuesday Tutorial: Haunted Home Decor by Ro

by Ro Phillipsen

Today I would like share with you a cute home décor for Halloween. You could win this new collection from Doodlebug, scroll down to learn more.

Here's the Tutorial:

Step 1 – You will need:

• modeling paste 
• 4empty Match box 
• Canvas 8”x 12” 
• Black cans spray paint 
• painting knive 
• The amazing Haunted Manor Collection 

Step 2 – First I texturized the frame of the 8"x12" reverse canvas, using modeling paste and a painting knife.

Step 3 - After the gesso dries, I apply the black spray paint.

I recommend that you do this in a box to avoid the mess that's around, preferably outdoors because of the smell of paint can is very strong.

Step 4 - I don't fully painted it, I left half shaded.

Step 5 - And I also painted matchboxes that were so.

Step 6 - And then I decorated the small boxes, leaving them open, and I decorated the inside too.

Step 7 – And here is my Halloween home décor

Haunted Manor Giveaway
It wouldn't be a party if we didn't give away some of this new Haunted Manor Collection to a lucky winner. We'd love it if you'd tell your friends to come check out the Doodlebug blog this week to see some boo-tiful ideas!! Leave a comment telling us how you shared this (Facebook, twitter, email, text).
Winners will be announced on Monday, August 27th.

Summer Floral Collage Layout by Ro

by Ro Philippsen

http://www.scrapbyrophilippsen.blogspot.com

"I love the summer. And I love all about summer: the hot weather, ice-cream, beach, colorful clothes, beach... and bright layouts.

On my layout "Summer" I mixed some collections of Doodlebug patterns papers, and a lot of buttons and brads, to create a color page, looking for summer!"

Supply List: 
may flowers double-sided cardstock, hanging out boy- double-sided cardstock,twinkle twinkle- double-sided cardstock,ladybug garden sugar coated fancy frills sticker , ladybug garden boutique brads (6 pkgs), cross stitch cardstock, flower patches cardstock, nifty notions icon sticker, teensy type lady bug, swimming pool and limeade, rainbow cardstock sticker; Buttons: limeade, ladybug,cupcake, chunky brads ladybug.

Hampton Art Stamp Feature Day 1 + Giveaway

We have been so excited to feature the Doodlebug licensed stamps from Hampton Art. They are such an exceptional quality and of course we adore the designs. This week we're hoping to inspire you even more with these great products. And at the end of the week we'll be announcing some winners some Doodlebug goodies. Scroll down to learn how to enter....

Friends Layout 

featured Doodlebug Licensed Hampton Art Stamps

by Ro Philippsen

Supply List: Doodlebug Design - Hampton Art - Unmounted Rubber Stamps - Flower Garden, Doodlebug Design - Hampton Art - Unmounted Rubber Stamps - Party Time,

Doodlebug Design - ColorBox - Pigment Ink Pad - Tangerine, Limeade, Swimming Pool, Bubblegum, BeetleBlack

Beach Treasure Hunt 

by Sherry Cartwright

To create the background for this layout, I used the circle/cupcake stamp from Party Time.  I cut the cupcake out of the circle.  I inked up the circle stamp with embossing ink and then used clear embossing powder to set it.   I used a turquoise mist with a paintbrush to circle over the stamped image and then again on a scalloped border.   I wanted them soft and reminiscent of the ocean waves.  The polka dot paper was a bit too stark for this layout, so I toned it down with a wash of white acrylic paint. 

I also made washi tape using paper medical tape and a cloud stamped in the turquoise/swimming pool ink.  

Supply List: simply sweet alphabet, home sweet home, borders, journal shapes, party time, sweet cakes, small alphabets, rhinestones, pearls, boutique brads-seashell, starfish


Bunny Layout 
by Jing-Jing Nickel

I used a circle stamp in the birthday collection that contained a cupcake in the center.  I masked the cupcake out of the circle and stamped letters for the layout title.

Supply List: Ink pads: limeade, bubble blue, beetle black

Stamps: alphabet
Hello spring collection: fancy frills, chickadees, springtime stripe, baby butterflies, easter bunnies, easter parade
boutique buttons: spring assortment
doodle twine: valentine assortment

GIVEAWAY

Enter this week's giveaway and you could receive a box of yummy Doodlebug goodness shipped directly to your door. We'd like to get to know our followers better, so answer the following three questions in a comment here on this blog post: 

1. What state/country do you live in?

2. Do you consider yourself a stamper (yes, no but would like to start with DB stamps)? 

3. What crafty thing have you worked on recently??

Winner will be selected and announced on Friday. You'll have until 12:00midnight on Thursday to submit. Be sure to return each day to enter more prize giveaway drawings. 

Tuesday Tutorial: Cone Flower Embellishment

Today Ro Philippsen is going to share with you how you can do simple and easy cone flowers to embellish our designs.

You will need two circular punches of different sizes, one may Scalloped punch and two pieces of paper of different colors.

After punched 2 circles, you need do a cut from the edge to the middle, like the picture below.

Then glue it to attach both sides so it forms a cone.

Then glue the smallest cone into the largest cone, and glue a little flower in core.

You can decorate with a trim.

And use it on your layout and cards, or other Projects.

A to Z Alphabet Projects - Day 2

Snips & Snails Card

by Tiffany Hood

 

Supply List: Boutique Buttons-Baby Boy Assortment, Mini Pearls-Baby Boy Assortment, Star Brads- Baby Boy Stars, Baby Boy Doodletwine, Snips & Snails Icons cardstock stickers, Snips & Snails Cute Cuts die cuts, Monkey Business cardstock, Alphababies (baby boy) cardstock, Jack & Jill cardstock stickers-blue jean, Hopscotch cardstock stickers-limeade, Hopscotch cardstock stickers- bubble blue, Simply Sweet cardstock stickers- lily white, Hopscotch cardstock stickers- swimming pool, Shin-Dig cardstock stickers- bon bon

Subway Art Layout

by Sherry Cartwright

I was inspired by the popular "subway art" seen around the internet lately. Instead of white letters, though, I used black letters.

Supply List: together : Colorwheel cute cuts; family : Shin Dig sugar coated alphabet stickers - beetle black; momma : Jack and Jill alphabet rub-ons - beetle black; Kai : Hopscotch alphabet stickers - swimming pool; love you : Flower Garden stamps; blessed : alphabet stickers - beetle black; 4 : Jack and Jill alphabet stickers - beetle black; Keona : Candy Shoppe alphabet stickers - beetle black; dad : Simply Sweet alphabet stickers - beetle black; always : Headlines sticker; Cartwright : Simply Sweet mini rub-ons - beetle black; patterned paper : Boys Only Cool Camo; doodle twine : beetle black; paper frills : beetle black; rhinestones : beetle black; boutique button : beetle black ; brads : beetle black

You Make Me Happy
by Ro Philippsen 


"You can have many starting points to create a scrapbooking page: with a sketch may be, may be inspired by a photo or a story to tell, may just want extravazar your artistic vein, finally, there are many ways to get a layout . Today I want to tell you, a very interesting way, which is to start a scrapbooking page with the title, and make it the central point of the page. I wanted to enjoy the many alphabet stickers from Doodlebug I have, and they are so beautiful, so I chose a title very long and also quite significant. Then I did an amazing mix of different alphabets Doodlebug, and then I can start my page with my title and add the rest of the elements after." - Thanks Ro

Supply List: boutique buttons-spring assortments, mini pearl-spring assortments, cardstock stikers-hello spring, sugar&spice cute cuts-die cuts, hello spring-springtime stripe, sugar&spice baby bloomers, hello spring-may flowers, swimming pool fancy frills, limeade fancy frills, bubblegum fancy frills, bon bon Hopscotch alphabet cardstock stickers, bubblegum Simply sweet alphabet cardstock stickers, beetle black teensy type alphabet cardstock stickers, swimming pool shin-dig alphabet cardstock stickers, cupcake shin-dig alphabet cardstock stickers.

You Are My Type & I <heart> You Cards

by Jing-Jing Nickel

In this card, the yellow background is in fact a whole 1/3 sheet of the Teensy Type Cardstock stickers in Bumblebee.  After cutting this rectangle out of the sticker sheet, I peeled the sticker backing away very carefully and held my breath as I laid it down onto the cardbase.  I only had a few misbehaving stickers that needed to be arranged. 

 

Supply List: Boutique brads: Love assortment; doodle twine: valentines assortment; Create-a-card slim sunburst assortment; teensy type cardstock stickers in ladybug and bumblebee

Sticking with the theme of the week quite literally, here is an A-to-Z card that conveys the love sentiment!  Again, I just love how Doodlebug's products sticke with these basic doodle colors and working across years of product lines is made simple!

Supply List: Fancy fills cardstock stickers in ladybug; teensy type cardstock stickers in ladybug and limeade; Sweet cakes: icons cardstock stickers, 6x6 paper pad; create-a-card A2 polka dot assortment

More Mother's Day Cards + Gift Ideas

Our team has loved create inspiration for you to copy for Mother's Day or any occasion this week. We hope you take time to craft a little something for a mother in your life. 

Mother's Day Card, Gift Sack & Book Marker Gift Set

by Ro Phillipsen

Supply List: lily white sugar coated cardstock, cupcake chenille cardstock, swimming pool daydream cardstock, candy dots sugar coated cardstoc, swimming pool simply sweet cadstock stickers, hello spring icons cardstock stickers, swimming pool jewels, baby boy mini pearl, swimming pool alphabet rub-ons, swimming pool buttons, candy shoppe cadstock stickers, swimming pool A6 paisley card, swimming pool A6 envelope, spring bouquet hello spring collection, baby o's sugar & spice collection.

You File Folder Card (Doodle Sketch)

by Elizabeth Carney

My mom passed away 3 years ago, but my aunt plays a special role in my life so every Mother's Day I send her a card to let her know just how much she means to me!

Supply List: Hello Spring Spring Bouquet papers, Candy Dots Gray papers, Sugar & Spice Blankie papers, Doodle Twine Baby Girl Assortment, Flower Brads Spring Flowers and Baby Girl Flowers, Hopscotch Bubblegum cardstock stickers, Mini Jewels Lily White assortment, Mini Pearly Spring assortment, Create-A-Card Square Grid assortment, Snips & Snails Cute Cuts, Sugar & Spice Cute Cuts. 

Mom Card (Doodle Sketch)

by Wendy Sue Anderson

Supply List: welcome home doodle-cut paper, ladybug dot-grid paper, swimming pool daisy-stripe paper, welcome home fancy frills stickers, hello spring icons stickers, lily white shin-dig stickers, baby girl mini pearls, baby boy mini pearls, boy mini pearls, spring boutique buttons

Wall Hanging + Card for Mother's Day

by Kathy Martin

Supply List: Hello Spring Collection; Rainbow Jellies; Cute Cuts; Easter Parade Card Stock Stickers; Mini Pearls; Doodle Twine - Halloween Assortment; Sugar Coated Card Stock Stickers; Create a Card – Square Baroque


Gift Box + Card
by Kandis Smith

I always try to come up with something fun and unique for mother's day. Mothers always appreciate all the effort that goes into a handmade gift. I found these fantastic heart shaped box magnets at the craft store and thought they would be so fun to decorate and fill with little notes from the grandchildren. I decorated them using the Hello Spring line because I always think of spring when I think of mother's day! I know my mom is going to love them!

Supply List: Hello Spring Icons; Hello Spring May Flowers; Hello Spring Color Dots; Hello Spring Baby Butterflies; White Lily Jewels; Doodle Twine Cupcake, Limeade, and Bubblegum; I Love you Multicolor Doodles

Home Decor Piece + Card (Doodle Sketch)
by Jessy Christopher