Doodlebug Design Cut File Tutorial by Brigit Mann

Hello Doodlebug Fans, it's Brigit here with a quick and easy Silhouette Studio tutorial on how I made these sweet candy kiss boxes using the Cream & Sugar candy cut file. You can get Doodlebug cut files in svg format from Lori Whitlock's shop here and from the Silhouette Online Store here.

 I kept them pretty simple just adding some ladybug, bubblegum and swimming pool chunky twine to hold the tops together and Christmas glitter sprinkles for the cheeks.

I only needed one candy from the file to make the box so I deleted the other two, but kept all three of the labels since I was making three boxes. I sized the height of the box to 4" leaving the aspect ratio locked.

I rotated the candy to straighten it then used the knife tool and sliced across the bottom. I made a duplicate of the candy and black layer and set aside.

I created a 2" x 6 1/2" rectangle and aligned it on the grid, centering the candy. I drew two lines at the 1/2" mark from top and bottom of the rectangle. I selected the candy and made a mirror image down and moved that with my arrow keys aligning the bottom of each candy with the lines I just made.

Double clicking on the rectangle brings up the point editing, I clicked and made two points close to the side of both candies. I dragged the point closest to the candy down to the bottom corner of it and the other point I move slightly over. You can see in the photo above.

I continued to point edit the other side and then added two vertical lines, I changed all the lines I made to score lines and grouped them together.

Selecting the two candies and rectangle box I welded them all together, then grouped the box and score lines.

You can either put the black layer for the eyes and mouth inside or you can do a release compound path on the box and get rid of the eyes and mouth and use the duplicate layer for the top. That's what I did so I could use 6 x 6 pieces from the Cream & Sugar paper pad.

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Mix it Up Challenge: Bright Cheery Cards by Tya

Hello there -Happy Holidays everyone! It's Tya here and I am sharing with you a couple of handmade cards. Winter is here, and I don't know about you but I can sure use a splash of color and sunshine right about now! I turned to the Fun in the Sun and the Spring Things line to make these cards.

This first card was made with one of the Limeade Create a Card card bases. I found a few different patterns from the 6x6 paper pads from the two lines and from the Gingham -Linen Petite Prints. I trimmed them in to 1/2 x 1 1/4 inch and 1/2 x 2 inch strips of paper and glued them in rows on some white cardstock. This is a great way to use up some of your smaller scraps of paper.

I added the "Me and You" sticker from the Fun in the Sun This and That sticker sheet. I also added the Dainty Daisy Doodlepop from the Spring Things line to the card with some foam tape. I added a small strip of the border paper in the 6x6 paper pad. I also added a pink striped border sticker from the Spring things line and a blue dot ric rac border sticker from the Fun in the Sun This and That sticker sheet.

I added a Swimming Pool Boutique button, some bakers twine and a couple of matte sprinkles to the card for some finishing touches.

The second card is also made with a Limeade Create a Card base. I cut a small piece of the butterfly net paper as a background and then began layering some fun shapes on the card front.

I added a few stickers from the Spring Things Icon sticker sheet, a fancy drink  and sunshine die cut from the Fun in the Sun Odds and Ends.

Along the bottom of the card I added a strip of Surf Stripe paper from the 6x6 paper pad.  I added the "Good Times" banner sticker from the Spring Things This and That sticker sheet to the card with some foam tape. I added a length of bakers twine along the bottom. I also added a couple of matte sprinkles to the flower centers.

It was so much fun to mix these two adorable lines together - and the lovely thing about mixing and matching lines is the colors always match no matter what line you use! It makes it so easy to use up all of the different pieces of collections and use them in fun ways. I hope I have inspired you to make a few of these cards of your own! Happy Crafting!

Products used:
Fun in the Sun 6x6 paper pad
Spring Things 6x6 paper pad
Fun in the Sun This and That
Spring Things This and That
Swimming  Pool Boutique Button
Spring Things Icon Sticker Sheet
Fun in the  Sun Odds and Ends
Gingham-Linen Petite Prints 6x6 paper pad
Fall Assortment Twine
Spring Assortment Matte Sprinkles
Dainty Daisy Doodlepop
Limeade Swiss Dot card
Limeade Square Baroque card

Mix it Up Challenge: Falling in For You Layout by Caroli

Hello there, how are you my dear Doodlebug Design friends? Carol here and today I'm thrilled to share this layout I made for the Mix it Up Challenge.

Had it happened to you that you listen to one song and immediately feel like it was written for you? This happens to me all the time for different reasons, and when I listed to "Still Falling for You" by Ellie Goulding I immediately loved it and decided to make a layout with it featuring me and my love. 

We've had a rough year this 2017, but against all odds, we made it through and I must say I'm still falling for him ♥ so I made a layout with the lyrics of the song to document this happy feeling.

This is how my layout came out:

As you can see, I used very little amount of products in this layout, because the title and the journaling was the main focus here. I went for white cardstock as base, some embellishments from the Odds&Ends package of Spring Things collection, and I mixed and matched different alphas.

I cut my title in silver foil cardstock using Better Together free font and my Silhouette Cameo, love how this came out ♥

Here you can see how I mixed my own handwriting with different alphas. I used new Abigail alphas in Cupcake and Mint colors, and also some Teensy Type alphas in Swimming Pool, Bubblegum and Cupackae colors. 

I used my sewing machine for a special details here and there, and left some lose twine for make it funnier.

I love this layout, alphas by Doodlebug Design are always so cute and I was so wanting to use Abigail ones, specially mint one ♥ Hope you liked this idea and dare to feature one fave song in your projects. 

Biggest hugs!