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Hi crafty friends! Nice to see you all pop by! Today I have some simple yet sweetiful inspiration for you when you next need to create something special for on it's own or to go with a gift! Who doesn't appreciate a greeting card, especially a homemade one! Stay tuned to see my video showcase of my three Summer Fun cards!
I cannot get enough of the Summer Fun Collection, especially all of the cute Doodle Cuts Sets! I decided to put them to use again for some level-up box cards. Take a peek...
Good morning Doodlebug fans! Today I am coming to you with some bright and colorful cards featuring the Summer Fun collection because I need a little summer brightness in my life. It has been a gloomy and rainy summer up here in Calgary (which I am not used to as we are known for our bright blue skies) so filling my crafty table with Doodlebug color and all things summer is just what the doctor ordered
One of my favourite things to do when I get a new Doodlebug collection is to dump out the entire Odds & Ends die cut package all over my table. I love going through all the cute characters and icons and picking out some favourites to feature on projects (and to hoard for my collection). Usually, those become the first on a set of cards.
And speaking of cards, if you didn't already know, Doodlebug features Cards & Envelopes sets that coordinate with the collections. This one for Summer fun is a great selection of white base cards in a variety of sizes with colourful envelopes in Doodlebug colours to match. I pulled out 3 for this set!
Then I grabbed a few different prints from the 12x12 patterned paper as the base of each card. Let's Luau (say that five time fast), Beach Picnic and Summer School (best name for paper ever!) were the papers I chose for the bases and then added a small square of Polka Dot Bikini to each to anchor the die cuts I chose. I also layered the Polka Dot bikini on a bit of Summer Fun textured cardstock for definition.
Once I had everything positioned and layered with a few mini doilies in Bubblegum and Swimming Pool, I adhered everything with some foam adhesive for some dimension. Remember, don't be afraid to gently bend up the edges of your die cuts to get some more dimension! Finally, I added some sentiments from the Puffy Word Stickers, added a few Sprinkles and a few Mini Paper Clips in Blue Jean.
Voila - a set of cards ready to bring all the summer sunshine you can imagine to anyone who receives them. But these ones might need to stay on the wall of my crafty space until the sun decides to return! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,
During the summer, my family loves to take in a fair or market. And while these fairs are nothing compared to the magical one we all know and love, there is one thing they have in common with some of the ones we visit up here in Canada - food! Food trucks have become a big part of summer up here for my hungry and adventurous teens so I thought I would celebrate all things "yummy" in this post today!
While the Fun in the Park collection is definitely fun, it is also YUMMY! This collection is filled with everything from hotdogs to cotton candy to ice cream! You will find them on the patterned papers and in all the embellishments, including the ones I pulled from the Odds and Ends collection. For each card, I selected a type of food and then created a little scene for each -featuring the ones I know my family likes the most.
I added a bity of lettering onto some on the die cuts to theme the cards for a birthday celebration...
... and then layered away with foam adhesive to get some dimension. In fact, don't be afraid to use different types of adhesive on each die cut. This little popcorn bucket pops more at the top then it does at the bottom because I used foam adhesive of different thickness.
I know that these cards are going to make my family smile and think of summer memories. And isn't that what paper crafting is all about?! Thanks for stopping by!
Up here in Canada, school is finally out for the summer. So that means all sorts of fun in then sun and time at my craft table! So I was delighted to find out that my first assignment of the summer was to feature the adorable Seaside Summer Collection! This collection is filled with fun colours and adorable die cuts, and is sure to bring the sun into your day!
So here's the thing - this collection has so many cute die cuts in the Odds and Ends pack that I couldn't help but feature them in some cute little scenes on a set of cards. And for these cards, it is all about the layers! Layers and layers of cute characters and shapes!
For this card, I wanted to feature the "Let's Sail-ebrate" sentiment from the Chit Chat pack in this collection. I grabbed some of the tags from the Bits and Pieces pack to layer on top of the 12x12 patterned paper and then grabbed a few die cut shapes and characters that supported the theme (Hello Steven!!) to layer on top. I used some foam adhesive on these pieces to get some more dimension and to differentiate each piece from the others.
Using a similar process on this card, I finished each of them off with some of the Mini Jewels - one of my favourite Doodlebug product. If you even have a project that just needs something a little "more", a few mini jewels surrounding your focal point will always do the trick!
These cards really are some of my favourites that I have created in awhile. This collection is really an absolute delight to work with! So if you have it hiding in your crafty stash somewhere or need to add it to the collection, don't hesitate. It will bring all sorts of sunshine into your life and the life of the people that you create for! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,
One of the things that I love about Doodlebug collections is how versatile they really are. While the theme of a collection is always really clear and strong, there are also lots of ways to use bits and pieces for something a little different!
So for today's project, I decided to play around with that idea with the new Hometown USA collection. With Father's Day coming up here in Canada and the US, the masculine colours from this collection seemed like they could be a good fit! And I had so much fun creating those, I threw in a masculine themed birthday card for good measure!
One of my favourite parts of this new collection are the silver metallic accents. These little die cuts from the Odds and Ends pack are so cute on their own - but add a metallic accent on the legs of the BBQ, the utensils and even on the pop bottle and the card really has a little something special!
And can I just say that the cola theme in this collection is delightful! I think that this card, with the classic vending machine and cooler die cuts, is my favourite of the three. I feel like it is a classic image that could work on Father's Day or birthday cards!
While I think they still have a classic American feel to them, I also think they they really work in this context too! So grab your favourite collection and see what you can do to create a set of cards that is a little bit unexpected! They might become some of your favourite creations ever. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,
