Doodlebugs – You Got This with a Flower Bouquet

Hi friends! I’m officially out of the holiday crafting for a little bit. But sometimes we didn’t get to play with our holiday goodies enough and it’s fun to find ways to use them all year long. Today I’m showing an idea to use that sweet Pretty Pink Posh fox past Valentine’s Day!

I cut all the pieces for the fox and ink blended them for a little depth and dimension, then used liquid glue to adhere it all together. Next, I pulled out the Spellbinders Little Blooms set and started cutting out flowers and leaves.

I used liquid glue to assemble the flowers and then also to add them into the fox’s paws. Then I set the fox aside and used the Pretty Pink Posh Happy Days Stencil on a piece of pink cardstock. After inking it up, I trimmed 1/2″ off the bottom and popped it up on a white card base with foam tape. Next I added a strip of yellow cardstock to the bottom.

I cut a Spellbinders Make a Wish Arch from vellum and started assembling the rest together with foam squares and tape runner. I like to use dry adhesive whenever possible with vellum because liquid glue makes it warp. It doesn’t like the moisture.

Last I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Mama Elephant Way to Go, the used the coordinating die to cut it out before popping it up with foam strips.

For finishing touches today, I added little eyelashes to my fox’s eyes and glossy accents to her nose and eyes.

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Fox Holder dies
Pretty Pink Posh Happy Days stencils
Spellbinders Little Blooms dies
Spellbinders Make a Wish Arches dies
Mama Elephant Way to Go stamps and dies
Embossing and watermark ink
Anti-static brush
Embossing powder – white
Liquid glue
Foam tape and squares
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn inks – sunflower, forget me not, juice box, ballet slippers, guava
Glossy accents

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Doodlebugs – Be Mine Bears

Hey friends! Happy to be here with another Mix-it-Up Monday for the Doodlebugs blog. I’m squeezing in one more bit of Valentine inspiration before the big day is here. I really love Valentine crafting of all sorts so it’s hard for me to be done right up until the day.

Today I played with the Pretty Pink Posh fringe heart dies. I started with white and graduated up to red on my layers. After gluing them today, I fluffed the fringe a bit and splattered the heart with gold watercolor.

Then I stamped and colored some Mama Elephant cuties from the set My Favorite Person. After die cutting them I stamped and heat embossed mini sentiments on each from the set in gold. Next, I ink blended the Pretty Pink Posh Deco Leaves stencil in red on a pink cardstock panel.

It seemed very stark so I went around the edges with the same blending brush after removing the stencil and also splattered it would a little water. I used liquid glue to adhere this panel and the fringe heart to a card base. Then I added the bears with foam squares.

Last I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Greetings and used the coordinating die to cut it out. I popped it up on the fringe heart with foam strips. For finishing touches I did add tiny glossy accents dots to the bear noses.

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Fringe Heart dies
Pretty Pink Posh Deco Leaves stencil
Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Greetings stamps and dies
Mama Elephant My Favorite Person stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn lobster ink
Blending brush
Liquid glue
Foam squares and strips
Gold watercolor
Glossy accents
Embossing and watermark ink
Embossing powder – gold
Anti-static bag
Distress sprayer

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Doodlebugs – XOXO Two-for-One Valentine Cards

Hi friends! It’s Mix it up Monday on the Doodlebugs blog and today I’m sharing a fun duo of Valloween cards using Mama Elephant dies and Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. I started by stamping all of the ghosts from Pretty Pink Posh Ghost Friends just to color and relax with no plan in place. Then as I was crafting, I created the first card and the second just followed.

After coloring all the cute ghosts, I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out and just started playing around. Originally I thought I would use most all of them on one card but my first layout came together using just three and I love it!

I cut the Mama Elephant XOXO Grid Cover plate from red cardstock and inlaid white letters in each from leftovers I had saved while creating another card. I started to inlay the red centers to the Os but didn’t like it so I cut the cover plate from teal cardstock, saving all the pieces for another time but inserting the O centers to this cover and I love it!

With the pieces to the cover glued to a card front, I popped my ghosts up with foam squares. Then stamped and heat embossed sentiments from Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Valentine and cut them out with sentiment strip dies. I popped them up with foam squares and finished the design off with glossy accents and stardust stickles.

However, now I have a bunch of XOs, extra ghosts and nothing to do with them. Except I wasn’t done playing so I pulled them together and started playing with an arrangement.

Once I decided I liked the ghosts and XOXO the way they were, I used liquid glue to adhere it all together wherever it overlapped. I lined the back with foam squares and strips and set it aside to create a background.

To do that, I cut the second largest die in the Mama Elephant Mod Heart die set from pink cardstock and inked it up with the Pretty Pink Posh Layered Hearts stencils and Starburst stencil.

I added the background panel to a white card base with foam tape and then removed the release paper from my images and popped those up in the center of the card front. Last, I stamped and heat embossed another sentiment from the same set on the previous card, cut it out and popped it up too.

For finishing touches on this card I also came in with glossy accents and stardust stickles on all of the ghosts.

Are these cards not the cutest ever? I’m over the moon with how they turned out! So fun and perfect for Valentine’s Day that’s coming up quick!

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Ghost Friends stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Layered Hearts stencils
Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Valentine stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Mama Elephant XOXO Grid cover die
Mama Elephant Mod Heart dies
Foam squares and strips
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ballet slippers ink
Liquid glue
Embossing and watermark ink
Embossing powder
Anti-static bag

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Doodlebugs – Mini Note Cards

Hi friends! It’s Mix it up Monday and today I have a couple of mini note cards to share with you. I love these for lunch boxes, leaving in mailboxes at work or attaching to gifts like a tag. They’re small and pretty quick to create but also really fun to make and give!

I started with the Pretty Pink Posh Mini Scallop Card dies. I cut two card bases and four stitched squares so I had a layer for the front and a clean slate for the inside to write on. On the white panels for the front I inked them up with the Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil using Lawn Fawn no. 2 pencil and deep sea inks.

For both cards, I used Mama Elephant Banner Greetings dies for the sentiments and the Write With Me stamp and die set. I chose the penguin for this card and used the scribble star from the set for the background. In my mind he’s painting the stars.

After adhering the layers together with liquid glue and foam squares, I added glossy accents to bits of the penguin and his brush. Lastly, I added white gel pen highlights all over the image.

For my second card, I chose the adorable piggy image. I love how the pink pig stands out off the yellow and blue scheme of the rest of the design. I stamped these stars with gray ink envisioning him scribbling them all over with his pencil.

Same for with this card, after assembling the layers with liquid glue and foam squares, I added glossy accents to parts of the pencil and white gel pen highlights all over.

To really make these fun, I used my envelope punch board and some patterned paper from my stash to create coordinating envelopes for each one.

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Mini Scallop Card dies
Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil
Mama Elephant Write With Me stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Banner Greetings dies
Liquid glue
Foam squares
Lawn Fawn ink – narwhal, no. 2 pencil and deep sea
Blending brushes
Glossy accents

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Doodlebugs – A Year of Joy Birthday Remix

Hi friends! After Christmas brings us a few more birthdays in the family so I usually need to sprinkle those in my Valentine crafting and thought it would be fun to share one with you today. This was for my dad a few weeks ago and I absolutely love how it turned out!

I started things with the Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Candles, die cutting the pieces and gluing them together with liquid glue. This gave me my color palette when coloring my images.

I chose images from Lawn Fawn Yappy Birthday Add On and Pawsome Birthday stamp sets. After coloring everything with copic markers, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. For my “ground” I chose a Pretty Pink Posh sentiment strip to stamp and cut out.

I used the Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder on a piece of white cardstock, glued my candles directly to it with liquid glue and used a combo of foam squares and liquid glue to adhere the images and sentiment strip. Then I popped the whole panel up on a white card base with foam tape.

For finishing touches today I added glossy accents to the candle flames and bits of the images like puppy noses, some of the flags, party hat and bone on the cupcake. I like the addition of bits and pieces being shiny to catch your eye and draw interest around the scene.

Products used:
Lawn Fawn Yappy Birthday Add On stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn Pawsome Birthday stamps and dies
Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Birthday stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Candles dies
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue
Glossy accents

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Doodlebugs – Happy Valentine’s Day Hugs

Happy Mix it Up Monday everyone! Over on the Doodlebugs blog today we’re mixing old and new Valentine goodies together. Have you started Valentine crafting yet?

I started by stamping three of the Lawn Fawn Sweet Strawberry images, adding sprinkles to two and a sweet face to the third. I colored them with copic markers and used the coordinating die to cut them out.

Next, I inked up a piece of pink cardstock with the Pretty Pink Posh Layered Hearts stencil with ballet slippers and apricot inks. Then I cut the panel out with the largest Lawn Fawn Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables in the small set. I glued a piece of red cardstock to a white card base and popped my stenciled panel up with foam tape on it.

I cut the Lawn Fawn Scripty Hugs from black cardstock three times and glued them together. Next I used liquid glue to adhere the hugs and sprinkle strawberries to the stenciled panel. I popped the final strawberry up with a foam square. Next, I stamped and cut a Pretty Pink Posh sentiment strip and popped it up below the hugs sentiment.

For finishing touches I glued a scattering of Spellbinders flat discs across the design and added white gel pen highlights to all of the strawberry images.

I love giving Valentines to anyone and everyone in my life. Everything from tags on gifts to treat boxes to cards. Almost more than Christmas I think. What about you?

Products used today:
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables | Small dies
Lawn Fawn Sweet Strawberry stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn Scripty Hugs die
Lawn Fawn apricot and ballet slippers ink
Pretty Pink Posh Layered Hearts stencils
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Valentine stamps
Foam tape and squares
Blending brushes
Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
Liquid glue
Spellbinder flat discs – red

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Happy New Year!

I wanted to pop in today to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year! I hope your holiday season was wonderful and you’re ready to tackle all the new adventures that come with 2025!

I created a card to share with all of you to start us off crafty and inspired. I used the Spellbinders Birthday Balloons dies, using liquid glue to adhere the pieces together. Then I cut the next-to-largest Notched Corner Rectangle from a gold-yellow cardstock and inked the edges with Lawn Fawn no. 2 pencil ink for depth.

I popped the yellow panel up on a piece of black cardstock and glued that to a white card base. Then I added foam squares to the balloons and popped them in place one at a time, layering as I went. Once those were placed, I trimmed the strings hanging off the bottom.

Next I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Birthday and cut it out with a senitment strip die. That is popped up with a foam strip and I finished the design off with a scattering of gold baubles from Pretty Pink Posh as well.

I don’t do the resolution thing but I have some simple goals for the year – move my body more, go camping more and try some new things throughout the year. What about you? Any thoughts for the new year?

Products used:
Spellbinders Birthday Balloons dies
Spellbinders Notched Rectangle dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Birthday stamps
Pretty Pink Posh gold pearls
Embossing powder – frosting
Magic anti-static tool
Embossing & Watermark ink
Lawn Fawn no. 2 pencil ink
Blending brush
Liquid glue
Foam strips, squares and tape

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Doodlebugs – Paper Hugs

Happy Mix it up Monday everyone! Today I’m switching gears away from holiday crafting to play with the most recent Mama Elephant release. This new Build a Bouquet set is adorable, pretty and everything in between! I had so much fun creating this card today.

I stamped my images from Mama Elephant Build a Bouquet first and colored them with copic markers. After cutting them out with the coordinating dies, I built my bouquet, realizing I needed a few more stems to fill things the way I wanted. So I stamped, colored and cut. This time it was perfect. After arranging everything in the slit of the paper image, I used washi tape to hold it all in place, then added dots of liquid glue to ensure it all stayed.

Next, I cut the second-to-largest Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circle from white cardstock and a slightly smaller circle from teal. Using this with my images as a guide, I figured out that “paper hugs” from the new Mama Elephant Paper Hugs die set fit perfectly off to the side. Using liquid glue, I adhered those layers all together and set them aside to work on my card front.

Keeping things bright and simple I used sunflower ink with a blending brush and the Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil. After adding ink through the stencil, I removed it and added another light layer of yellow working my way from the center out. Next, I added my decorated circle with foam tape to the center of the burst.

For finishing touches I kept things simple with a little black glaze pen on the kitty’s eyes and glossy accents on the kitty nose and flower centers.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Paper Hugs dies
Mama Elephant Build a Bouquet stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil
Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circles dies
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ink – sunflower
Glossy accents
Sakura gelly roll glaze pen – black

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Doodlebugs – Deck the Halls Scene Card

Hello everyone. I’m on the Doodlebugs blog today for Mix it Up Monday, the last Christmas one of the year. I’m sure most everyone is wrapping up holiday crafting and ready to move on with other things but I really wanted to share this card with you all. It’s so sweet and was therapeutic to color the images and pull it all together.

I started off with a bundle of images from the Mama Elephant Little Agenda Sweets set. I stamped and watercolored them, then after they dried I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I saved the window the die cuts out and glued it to my gingerbread guy for continuity in my scene. Otherwise it’s pretty straight forward.

Next I cut the Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circle from teal cardstock and a scrap of white for some snowy ground. I used liquid glue to adhere them together and a combo of liquid glue and foam tape to adhere my images to that.

Next I took a piece of white cardstock and embossed it with the Spellbinders Peppermint Stripes embossing folder. To add color, I drug the Lawn Fawn cilantro ink pad lightly across the panel going in the direction with the stripes (at an angle) until it had the coverage I wanted. I used liquid glue to adhere it to a card base and added my circle scene with foam tape to that.

Last, I cut a sentiment banner from the Mama Elephant Winter Banners die set. I inked the top layer with pink, glued the layers together and popped it up with foam strip. For finishing touches I just tied some fun peppermint twine around the left side of the card and tied it in a cute little bow.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Winter Banners dies
Mama Elephant Little Agenda Sweets stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circles dies
Spellbinder Peppermint Stripes embossing folder
Lawn Fawn cilantro ink pad
Liquid glue
Foam tape and squares
Zig clean color real brush markers
VersaFine brown ink

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Doodlebugs – Holly Jolly Gift Card Holder

It’s Mix it up Monday on the Doodlebugs blog and we’re getting ready for the holidays with a sweet gift card holder today. I feel like we give and get gift cards more often in recent years than ever before and, honestly, I’m not mad about it. It’s super fun to open and then you relive it all over again when it’s time to go shopping!

To take that a step further, I love giving them when I have a moment to create extra fun holders for them too! This Pretty Pink Posh gift card bag is top on my list to decorate for sure!

Today I created a red gift card bag and then added some fun Lawn Fawn dies to decorate it. Peppy Penguin just couldn’t stay out of the hot cocoa. I tried, I really did. Lol.

My hot cocoa mug is the Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Mug with some marshmallows and whipped cream, along with the spoon sticking out. I did some light ink blending a cinnamon dots on the whipped cream. Everything is adhered together with liquid glue.

I added the Pretty Pink Posh Holly Jolly sentiment across the mug with liquid glue and popped the mug and Peppy on the gift card bag with foam tape. For finishing touches I just added some glossy accents to the Christmas lights and tissue paper inside the bag to hide the gift card.

Products used:
Lawn Fawn Peppy Penguin dies
Lawn Fawn Outside Ink Stitched Mug dies
Pretty Pink Posh Gift Card Bag dies
Pretty Pink Posh Holly Jolly dies
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Foam tape
Glossy accents

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