Doodlebugs – Hooray! Floral Congrats Card

Hello again. I have a fun mix-it-up Monday card to share with you that started with a very simple idea and definitely evolved into its own. I think it turned out so pretty and I had fun playing with some of my favorite dies while I was at it.

I needed a congratulations card so I went digging in my large sentiment dies to see what struck me with inspiration. I landed on the Lawn Fawn big hooray die, cutting it from white cardstock three times and gluing the layers together before I even formed a solid plan. Then I went digging for a good mini sentiment to go across the center and landed on the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips collection, and the coordinating dies.

Next, I wasn’t sure what to add around or in the large letters. My initial go-to was cute critters but nothing was vibing for me. So I pulled out my favorite Spellbinders birdie and while I was digging for that, I came across the Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Arch stamp and die set. The florals in this set are so pretty and very low stress to cut and assemble. Some of the more detailed sets stress me out with all the layers and my lack of floral knowledge.

So, I cut all the pieces for the florals and the sweet birdie, using liquid glue to adhere the pieces together. After playing around for a bit I also used liquid glue to adhere the florals popping out of the hooray letters all over. To keep the background interesting but subtle, I embossed a 4×5.25 inch piece of white cardstock with the Spellbinders columns embossing folder.

I popped the background panel up on a white card base with foam tape and then used liquid glue to adhere the floral hooray to that. Last, I added the birdie with a combo of a foam square and liquid glue, and the sentiment strip with a foam strip.

I liked the shine that the foil cardstock gave the flower centers so my finishing touches for this card were just glossy accent on the birdie’s beak and eye. Isn’t she the cutest?!? I love that you can’t go wrong with any variation of color combos on this bird. It’s always fun.

Products used:
Spellbinders Sweet Birdie dies
Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Arch dies
Spellbinders Columns embossing folder
Lawn Fawn Big Hooray die
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Occasions stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Liquid glue
Foam squares, strips and tape
Glossy accents
Embossing powder – white
Anti-static bag
Versamark ink

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Spellbinders – Out and About with the Pups

Happy Friday everyone! It’s been a long week and I’m really looking forward to relaxing and crafting this weekend. How about you?

Before that though, I wanted to share a couple more projects featuring the Spellbinders Out and About Collection. These pups crack me up and I couldn’t resist snagging them and playing with them straight out of the package too!

I didn’t have much in mind but just wanted to cut and create both of the dogs – Skateboarding Terry and Roller Disco Dottie – how cute are their names too!?! After I put them together I went digging through my stash to create a card with Skateboarding Terry first.

I used the Mirrored Arch Labels nested die set to cut my focal point pieces. Then I embossed the smaller one with the Loops embossing folder and went over it with a blending brush and green ink. My sentiment strip comes from the Stitched Kaleidoscope Arch stamp and die combo.

After adhering all the layers, I went around the white card base with the same green ink and tied jute twine around the top of the card, tying it in a bow.

When I created my Dottie dog, I couldn’t resist a bright fun pink with her black and white spots so I kept that vibe going when creating a tag for her to go on. Super simple, I cut 2 Make a Wish Arches from white cardstock and glued them together for stability. I inked up the center of the front with picked raspberry distress oxide ink and splattered a little water. Then I just popped Dottie up with foam squares, punched a hole and threaded some pink twine.

The back is blank so I can write a message to go with the occasion but until then this is generic and fun so I have the versatility to choose when I use it!

Like I said earlier in the week, head over and check out the fun Out and About Collection for some sweeties to add to your stash!

Products used:
Skateboarding Terry dies
Roller Disco Dottie dies
Mirrored Arch dies
Loops embossing folder
Make a Wish Arch dies
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Picked Raspberry distress oxide ink
Artichoke Lawn Fawn ink
Blending brushes

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Newton’s Nook – Guess what??? Farm Funnies

Hello everyone! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today and I just couldn’t put the cute new farm goodies away just yet. But I also pulled out an older and REALLY fun farm set to go with it too!

For this card, I created another cute barn, using liquid glue to adhere all the details to the main barn piece. Then I cut a bunch of strips from the new Farmyard paper pad, gluing them to a piece of kraft cardstock.

I pulled out Cluck and chose one of the image to pair with my barn. After coloring it with copic markers, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I added the barn and chickens with foam squares on the kraft panel. Then I chose the opener to my sentiment and stamped it above the top strip in brown ink.

I glued the panel to a white card base and wrapped jute twine around the top for some texture and interest. Then I popped it in my Misti and stamped on the inside of my card too! If you didn’t laugh at this, you must have a much more sophisticated humor level than I do because I get a kick out of this every time I look at it!

Okay, back to the front for finishing touches. We kept those simple with black gel pen on the eyes and glossy accents on the chickens’ beaks.

Is this not a super silly and fun card to send?!? I love it!

Products used:
Newton’s Nook Cluck stamps and dies
Newton’s Nook Farmyard paper pad
Newton’s Nook Barn dies
Foam squares
Glossy accents
Liquid glue

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Spellbinders – Out and About Release

Hey friends, have you seen the new Spellbinders Out and About release? It’s an absolutely adorable collection of small die sets that go perfectly with the new Scout Die Cutting Machine! Today I have a card using a couple of the new dies that was SO FUN to put together!

This card features the Garden Buddies and Stitched Hello sets. Garden Buddies is going to be so much fun to create in all the different color combos, I’m sure of it! And the Stitched Hello is going to be awesome with and without stitching which is great when you don’t have as much time on your hands.

Have you checked out the adorable new Scout Die Cutting Machine yet too? It’s the perfect size for these small projects and for taking on the go with you! I’m not usually one for having all the versions of something but this was so inviting to me with the prospect of crafting on the go again. I used to pack up once a month and craft with a friend but it became cumbersome. This die cutter is a game changer for that. Or even moving from my craft room to the downstairs to hang out with my family.

Whether you’re interested in the Scout machine or not, please check out the Out and About Collection! It’s SO MUCH FUN! I’ll be back later in the week with another project using two more die sets from this collection that you’re going to LOVE!

Products used today:
Spellbinders Garden Friends dies
Spellbinders Stitched Hello dies
Spellbinders Flower Frenzy embossing folder
Spellbinders Scout die cutting machine
Liquid glue
EZ tear tape

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Doodlebugs – Mass Producing Gift Tags

Hello everyone! For this week’s Mix-it-up Monday I’m sharing a gift tag project I created for work. We just had our annual Conference last week and I made gift bags for some of the Board as an end of year thank you to them. You know I can’t have gift bags without cute tags to go with them. So I spent a little bit and assembly lined a batch of froggy cuteness.

This whole project started with me playing around with the Mama Elephant Combo Circle creative cuts. They’re so fun and I thought they would be great for a different tag. Once I chose my scallop colors I started die cutting all the pieces – 2 white centers (front and back), a blue scallop and a green scallop.

I couldn’t decide which little agenda critters to use so I solicited my daughter’s help and she chose my favorite frogs. I can’t get enough of them. So I stamped out nine different ones, colored them all and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

After assembling the layers of the combo circles, I blended a little green and teal inks in the center and splattered them with cracked pistachio distress oxide ink.

While the splatter was drying, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Fall and cut them out with a Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip die. This die set and the coordinating collection of sentiments will not collect dust on your shelf. I promise. I am constantly reaching for them to add that perfect something.

Last, I popped the sentiment strips and frogs up with foam squares and strips. I used a Fiskars hole punch and threaded some twine through the holes. Now these are ready to be tied to the bags and handed out.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Little Agenda Frogs stamps and creative cuts
Mama Elephant Combo Circle creative cuts
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Fall stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Foam squares and strips
Embossing powder – white
Embossing and watermark ink
Anti-static powder bag
Liquid glue
Distress oxide ink – cracked pistachio
Lawn Fawn ink – mermaid and jalapeno

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Newton’s Nook – June Release Day 4

For the final day of Newton’s Nook June Release reveals, we’re rounding out the farm feeling with Newton heading back to the country too.

Farmer Newton Stamps and Dies

Is he not the cutest in his little overalls and pitchfork?!? I’m smitten with him and those fun sentiments!

For this card, I stamped and colored everything with copic markers. After cutting it all out with the coordinating dies, I used a craft knife to cut a slit by Newton’s paw so he would properly hold the ear of corn. I couldn’t resist myself.

I inked up a circle from the Circle Frames die set and also a scrap I cut the top off of with the grass die in the Land Borders die set. After stamping my sentiment I glued the grass line in place and popped the images up with foam squares.

For the background I inked up a piece of kraft cardstock with the Tree Rings stencil using distress oxide inks. Then I tore the edge off and popped it up with foam tape on a white card base.

Finally I added the mini scene to that with foam tape, trimming off the excess hanging off the edge. Then I added white gel pen highlights to the images and tied some fun twine around the top of the card for a little extra.

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Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – June Release Day 3

Today we switch gears from the buzz of the beehive to the sounds of the farm! These new dies and paper pad are SO FUN and will go great with previously released products too!

Tractor and Barn Die Sets

Farmyard Paper Pad

Today I have two separate cards for you featuring all of today’s reveals. First off let’s play with the new Tractor die set.

I pulled out some traditional John Deere colors for my first tractor because who can resist?!? Isn’t is the cutest!?! It cut out and glued together in a jiff and will be so fun to try in lots of colorways.

I inked up a background panel with the Sunscape stencil and splattered it with water for some texture. Then I trimmed the edge off and popped it up on a white card base. I didn’t love the white edge after all so I cut the same paper from the wheel wells of the tractor and added it instead. Now, I love that!

I cut the smallest Framework die from black cardstock and heat embossed a sentiment from Farming Fun. Next, I popped the tractor and sentiment up with foam squares and added glossy accents to the tractor headlight and wheel centers.

For the Barn dies, I couldn’t resist adding some of the Farmyard paper pad to the mix. That cow print just makes me smile!

After cutting the barn out and gluing it together with liquid glue, I thought it would be a great background to add one of the new Hexagon Frames behind it. I inked that up with the Hills & Grass and Cloudy Sky stencil before popping the barn up with foam tape.

Next, I cut the cow print paper with the largest Framework die and then cut a banner from the Banner Trio set. The sentiment here is a sneak coming to you tomorrow in the final day of reveals. (Stay tuned!)

Before putting everything together, I took a red ink pad direct to my card base for color and texture. Then I popped everything up with foam tape for lots of great dimension. The finishing touches today are just a scattering of enamel dots for more pops of color.

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Newton’s Nook – June Release Day 2

Back for more buzzy fun? I’m so glad! Today we have sweet Newton joining in on the bee brigade and he’s so cute!

Beekeeper Newton Stamps and Dies

Today my card features this adorable new set with yesterday’s Honeycomb hot foil plates too!

I started by ink blending distress oxide inks on a white panel and doing the usual splatters. After letting it dry over night, I hot foiled the new honeycomb plate on it twice. Then I die cut the panel with the largest Frames & Tags die.

Next, I stamped and colored images from Beekeeper Newton and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I cut another banner from the Banner Trio set and heat embossed a sentiment from yesterday’s Heartfelt Honeycomb set with yellow embossing powder this time.

I took a bright blue ink pad direct to paper on a piece of cardstock measuring 4×5.25 inches and glued it to a white card base. Then I popped up the foiled panel with foam tape and followed that by adding all the images and sentiment strip with foam squares as well.

For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the bee wings and glossy accents to Newton’s nose, the honey on the pot and parts of the bee box.

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Newton’s Nook – June Release Day 1

Welcome friends! It’s the start of an amazing release week from Newton’s Nook! We’re excited and having so much fun creating with all of these new products. Today’s reveals are buzzing with fun!

Honeycomb Hot Foil Plates

Hexagon Frames Dies

Heartfelt Honeycomb Stamps and Dies

With all of these fun new reveals, I have two cards to share with you today. My first one focuses solely on the new Heartfelt Honeycomb stamps and dies. Which I had a blast creating with!

I pulled out my distress oxide inks in a variety of yellow/gold colors and blended a whole panel. Then I spritzed the panel with water, blotted it dry and splattered it with white and black paint, leaving it to dry while I stamped and colored some bees.

I die cut all of the elements and used liquid glue to adhere the dripping honey, and foam squares for the different bees. Then I die cut a banner from the Banner Trio set and heat embossed a sentiment on it, using liquid glue to adhere it hanging off the right side.

For my background panel I inked it using the Clouds stencil and splattered it with teal ink after the stenciling was done.

I trimmed the stenciled panel down to 3.75×5 inches and glued it on a piece of yellow cardstock measuring 4×5.25 inches. I popped the panel up on a white card base and then popped the honeycomb heart and sentiment strip up on it with foam tape.

For finishing touches on this card I added stardust Stickles to the bees wings.

Isn’t this card dripping with sweetness? I love it! How we switch gears to the new Honeycomb hot foil plates and Hexagon Frames dies. These are solid winners and this card was one of my favorites of the release!

To start, I hot foiled the honeycomb image and bees with a shattered gold hot foil from Thermoweb. I used the coordinating dies to cut the bees and different sizes from the Hexagon Frames to cut the honeycomb. I added a few other yellow cardstocks from my stash and kept cutting different sizes of hexagons.

I ink blended a panel cut from the largest Frames & Flags dies with pine needles and cracked pistachio distress oxide inks. After ink blending, I spritzed it with water and flicked gold watercolor all over it.

While the watercolor was drying, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on another banner from the Banner Trio die set.

Before adhering all my layers together, I did simple copic coloring on the bees. Then I added everything to the inked panel with a combination of liquid glue and foam squares. Once that was complete, I added the whole panel to a white card base.

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Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Doodlebugs – Treat Yourself on your Berry Special Day

Hello everyone! It’s time for another mix-it-up Monday on the Doodlebugs blog. Today we’re mixing all the strawberry things together again in a different way. I love how bright today’s card turned out! It’s so sweet you can almost taste it.

I started with the Pretty Pink Posh Fresh Berries stamp set. I stamped out a few berries and leaves, coloring everything with copic markers before using the coordinating dies to cut it all out.

Next, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes stamp set and cut it out with the coordinating die. I also cut a Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice panel for my background.

With all the pieces ready to go, it’s time to assemble some. Using the sentiment as a guide on the background panel, I used liquid glue to adhere the strawberries and foliage in place. Then I added the sentiment with foam squares so there is some dimension.

Not wanting white on white for my background, I took the Lawn Fawn guava ink pad direct to my card base for some textured color. Then I used liquid glue to adhere the lattice in place.

For finishing touches I added a few Spellbinders pearls and white gel pen highlights to the images.

Products used:
Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice die
Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Fresh Berries stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn guava ink
Liquid glue
Foam squares
Spellbinders Pearls – fashion topaz
Sakura gelly roll pen – white

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