Christmas Tags by Mendi

Hello Doodlebugs! It's Mendi here today with a second project to share with you this week. This time I'm sharing some quick and easy ideas for Holiday gift tags using Doodlebug's adorable Here Comes Santa Claus collection.

First is a set of gift tags using a die by Papertrey Ink and some cute icon stickers and embellishments from the collection. I love creating some extra special tags for my Mom & Sisters each year.

For my second set of tags I created some simple hanging tags using a circle tag die by Lawn Fawn and some Doodle twine. I kept these really simple to make mass production a breeze. I embellished one side by punching circles from a piece of patterned paper found in the 6x6 pad from the collection. On the back, I punched another circle from white cardstock and added my "to" and "from".

My last set of tags is probably the most simple of the bunch, but they are the ones I will reach for the most. I die-cut the circle tag from a number of different patterned papers and another basic circle from white cardstock. I then stamped a simple "to" and "from" before adding a little bow with liquid adhesive.

When I was done, I went through and added score tape to the back of each tag so when I'm wrapping gifts I can just peel and stick. Love that I was able to create all my tags for the season in an evening.

I hope I've inspired you in your holiday crafting. Why not invite some girlfriends over, put on some Christmas music and have a fun evening of making holiday tags together?

Personalized Recipe Box by Christine Meyer

Happy first day of December! Christine joining you today with a Christmas gift idea of a personalized recipe box! My daughter has gotten really into cooking and baking so I decided to make it for her to start collecting her favorite recipes.  Using washi tape and a variety of products from Doodlebug makes it easy to personalize it!

I started with a plain wood box that I picked up from a craft store.  I painted it white so I would have a solid background to work on.  Then I used Washi Tape to cover it. I thought about paper but I knew washi tape would be a little easier and I had some cute ones I wanted to use!  The fun colorful striped one actually comes from the Here Comes Santa Claus Collection!  After putting the Washi Tape on I put on a couple layers of  Mod Podge to seal the whole thing. Then it was time to decorate - I used Odds & Ends from Fun in the Sun and Puppy Love to assemble the cluster of flowers and tag.

Inside the box I added a little message using some Odds & Ends from Here Comes Santa Claus.

Of course it wouldn't be complete without recipe dividers!  

I created eight of them for her using a variety of Petite Prints, Cute Clips, and Love Letters Cardstock Stickers.

Keep checking back in here for more gift ideas!

Announcing the NEW 2017 Design Team

We are thrilled to announce our 2017 Design Team for Doodlebug Design! We had so many applications this year that it took us a bit longer to determine the the right team for us going forward. We always have a hard time saying goodbye to those team members we have grown to love as we've worked with them this past year. But please help me welcome our new 2017 Design Team.

We plan to introduce you to these talented ladies before the end of December, but be watching as you start to see their projects appear starting in 2017.

We also cannot miss the opportunity to THANK our 2016 Design Team. They have been ROCK STARS; our biggest fans and support; our inspiration and a huge part of what makes us Doodlebug Design.