Doodlebugs – Spooky Wishes

Hey friends! I interrupt your regularly scheduled summer fun for some spooky wishes featuring the Mama Elephant Halloween awesomeness that recently released! If you’ve been here for just a minute, you know Halloween is my favorite and any excuse to create for it has me ALL IN!

I had a general idea that I wanted to create a big sentiment with the adorable mummies and witches around and in the letters somehow. So I started with my background to set the tone and choose my color palette…perfect summerween colors! I used the Pretty Pink Posh Layered Stars stencil set on pink cardstock to start off with. I used Lawn Fawn carrot and jet black inks.

Next, I adhered white cardstock to craft foam and covered the back with adhesive sheet. Then I die cut my sentiment using the Lawn Fawn Henry’s ABCs die set. This gave instant dimension with less work than cutting each letter 4 times and gluing them together. After arranging my letters together I chose a Spellbinders Emerald Cut Label die to cut from vellum as a backdrop.

Now that I had a general placement and size of open space, I chose a couple of mummies and a witch from the new Mama Elephant sets – Mummified and Bewitched. I stamped, colored and die cut them, then adhered each mummy with foam squares and the witch with liquid glue.

Hiding adhesive behind the letters and images, I adhered the vellum panel with tape runner to the stenciled background. Next, I used liquid glue to adhere the whole thing to a card base.

For finishing touches I added orange glitter brush pen to the sentiment and white gel pen highlights to the images.

On a scale from 1 to spooky, how much do you love crafting for Halloween?

Products used:
Mama Elephant Mummified stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Bewitched stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Layered Stars stencils
Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels dies
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn inks – carrot and jet black
Liquid glue
Adhesive sheets
Craft foam
Foam squares
Tape runner

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Spellbinders – Sky’s the Limit Collection

Hey friends! We’re half way through the week and I wanted to pop in with a few cards featuring 2 die sets from the Spellbinders Sky’s the Limit Collection. This one was designed by Simon Hurley and is really fun to create with!

I created 3 cards with the 2 die sets I was given to use. Originally I wasn’t thinking and created all 5 of the large kites for one card but quickly realized after assembling them that it wasn’t going to happen. Although it was a great excuse to make another card!

For this card I used the Loops embossing folder for the background and the Mirror Arches dies to create the frame. The sentiment comes from the Simon Hurley Space Greetings die set.

For the rest of the kites, I used a sentiment from the same die set but added everything to a shaped card created with the Make a Wish Arch Labels die set. I used an A2 panel as a guide and was able to position my images off the panel in a way that this card with still fit in a regular envelope.

Last I have a card using the Up and Away dies paired with Tiny Dots embossing and a Modern Essential Oval for the mini scene. The clouds and sun come from Up in the Air View dies and my simple sentiment is a stamp and die combo called I’ve Got You Covered.

The whole Sky’s the Limit Collection is really fun and has lots of different styles of products. Be sure to check it out!

Products used:
Sky’s the Limit dies
Modern Essential Ovals dies
Up in the Air View dies
Tiny Dots embossing folder
Loops embossing folder
Mirrored Arches dies
Make a Wish Arch Labels dies
Liquid glue
Foam squares and tape
Pearl watercolor
Enamel dots
Pearl embellshments

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Spellbinders – Golden Afternoon Collection

Hey friends! Spellbinders had a new collection release in March called Golden Afternoon by Rosie’s Studio. It’s full of beautiful scrapbooking style papers and ephemera but there is also a die set in it that is SO FUN! It’s got a film strip and a bunch of smaller decorative dies together.

I decided to take the film strip idea literally and printed out a few photos from our recent Disneyland trip to die cut and insert into the film reel! Isn’t is so fun!?! I love it!

The smile sentiment, and mini banner and star are part of the My Life In Pictures set. I paired them with the Loops embossing folder for some interest and texture on my background.

I love this die set and have a billion ideas to create with it. Keeping in theme with photos, can you imagine a wedding card with photos of the couple…as babies top and bottom, then as a couple in the middle. Or milestone photos of a kiddo for a milestone birthday. So much fun and so personal!

Plus the papercrafting fun of adding critters and decorations around the film strip. The ideas really are endless!

Products used:
My Life in Pictures dies
Loops embossing folder
Liquid glue
Foam tape

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Spellbinders – Spring Felt Stitch & Create

Hello again! I’m stopping by today with a sweet Easter garland that I created with one of the new Spellbinders Spring Felt Stitch & Create die sets. There were only 2 and I still need to stitch up the fun chicken because this bunny/carrot combo had my heart immediately!

I did some pre-die cutting a couple weeks ago and took these guys camping with me. I managed to finish both carrots and a bunny while we were gone and then I finished up the last 2 bunnies last week. After the glue dried on the bows I strung them together using embroidery floss and adding some wood beads between each stitched item.

I can’t wait to hang this up and enjoy it!

Products used:
Felt Carrot Companion die set
Benzie Design wool blend felt
DMC embroidery floss
Thermoweb Fabric Fuse glue

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Spellbinders – On Your Special Day Better Press Cards

Welcome everyone! I’m stopping by really quick today with a pair of cards I creating using the new On Your Special Day Better Press plates. The Better Press system is almost flawless when getting perfect results time and time again. I just love it each time I use it!

Remember the Better Press plates work with your Spellbinders Glimmer machine if you choose as well. Today I stuck with Better Press inking to create a couple of pretty wedding cards to have in my stash.

I paired them both with the Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing folder for an elegant background. This one was lightly inked with brown and splattered with gold watercolor. Then I played off the gold and used gold foil cardstock for my flower centers too. I like the mix of cream, white and gold together. It feels fancy.

For this card, I added purple flowers and inked the embossed panel lightly with purple ink as well. The florals I used on both cards are from the Little Blooms die set. It’s a great smaller set with a few different florals and greenery to use in any combination you choose.

Products used:
Copperplate On Your Wedding Day Sentiments – Better Press plates
Better Press ink – black
Better Press cotton cardstock – porcelain
Norwegian Rosemaling 3D embossing folder
Little Blooms dies
Blending brushes
Watercolor – gold
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Spellbinders – House-Mouse Creative Day Release

Hey friends! Happy to pop in with a couple of cards featuring new, adorable images from House-Mouse at Spellbinders. I always adore these images and love a reason to relax and watercolor – it’s a perfect combo.

Today I stamped the images and sentiments with brown ink for a softer look and used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor the images with.

After the panels were dry I cut the images out with the Notched Rectangle dies plus a couple of layers larger. I inked the edges of the kraft panels for a darker brown that I liked better and glued them all together with liquid glue.

First, I took my light brown ink pad direct to the card front to ink up the edges with some texture. Then, I added foam tape to the sentiment banners and stack of notched rectangles. and popped them in place. To finish things off I tied some organza ribbon around the top of both cards in a little bow.

Products used:
Spellbinders House-Mouse Healing Thoughts stamps
Spellbinders House-Mouse Bundle of Joy stamps
Spellbinders Notched Rectangle dies
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers
Water brush pen

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Doodlebugs – Gift Card Holder in Your Scene

Happy Mix it up Monday everyone! I’m so excited to get a chance to play with the Mama Elephant Cake Gift Card Holder die set. It’s so fun and a fabulous way to make your card interactive!

I started by cutting the various parts of the gift card holder from colored cardstock and then used blending brushes and dye inks to add depth and dimension to them before assembling it all with liquid glue.

I pulled out the Lawn Fawn Heart Pandas to adorn the bottom of the cake, including the butterfly and trail. They are attached with foam squares.

My background panel is embossed with the Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder and ink blended for depth to bring out the fun dots. I also stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Mama Elephant Way to Go stamp set, using the coordinating die to cut it out.

I popped the embossed panel up with foam tape on a white card base and splattered it with gold watercolor. Next, I glued the gift card holder to that with liquid glue. Then I popped up the sentiment above the candles.

For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the inside of the flames and butterfly wings. Then I went over the rest of the flames with glossy accents letting them mix together a bit.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Way to Go stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Cake Gift Card Holder dies
Spellbinders Tiny Dots embossing folder
Lawn Fawn Heart Pandas stamps and dies
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks – walnut, mermaid, ballet slippers, sunflower
Foam squares

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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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Spellbinders – Simon’s Space Adventure Collection Release Day

Happy Friday everyone! I’m so excited to have had a chance to play with the Simon’s Space Adventure Collection from Spellbinders. It’s really fun and has endless possibilities! Embossing, stenciling, die cutting. It’s all there and works together or separately too!

I created three cards to share with you today. So let’s dive in.

My first card features the Starry Night embossing folder and stencils separately. Then I also created the fun rocket and moon from the To the Moon die set. I finished things off with a sentiment built using the Space Greetings dies. I love that they can go from love to birthday to just because with one simple set.

Next I had some fun with the UFO Friend die set, pulling in the moon and sentiments from the other sets as well. My background is created with distress oxide sprays and ink. It was a whole messy process of spraying, drying, spraying, drying, repeat. I loved it!

On my card above, I had originally planned to have aliens standing on the planets but realized quickly that there wasn’t enough room. However, creating these aliens was so much fun that I just kept going. That’s how I ended up with this fun design. I also used the Starry Night embossing folder and stencils together on this card. They line up perfectly which makes it easy and fun to color your stars.

Be sure to head over to Spellbinders and check out this collection and all the others today. It’s release day for it all!

Products used:
UFO Friend dies
Space Greetings dies
Starry Night embossing folder and stencils
To the Moon dies
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Foam tape
Distress Oxide Sprays
Distress Oxide Ink
Blending brushes

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!