Monday, November 18, 2019

Doodlebug Design | Christmas Magic Gingerbread House Advent Calendar

Have you ever seen something in a store and said to yourself, "I could totally make that...?"  I always say this, but do I ever really make these items... not so much!  This year I saw the cutest Advent Calendar in a popular home furnishings catalog.  It was a "mountain" of little houses one for each day of December ...all lit up.  I decided I would make a Gingerbread House version using Doodlebug Design's Christmas Magic Collection!  Take a peek...


This was so a labor of love, but I'm thrilled with the results.  I started by making 25 of the little houses from some Kraft Petite Prints.   I thought they looked like gingerbread!  I added the little roofs using the papers from the Christmas Magic 6x6 pad.  I then set to decorating each of the houses using some Christmas Magic Doodle pops, Icon Stickers, Mini Icon Stickers and some of the Shaped Sprinkles.  Here are some close-ups of the individual houses...


For the doors I used Sprinkles Vellum.  The doorknobs on all of the houses are Peppermint Twist Shaped Sprinkles and the numbers are the Abigail Alphabet Stickers.   The layers between the houses were made from some Lily White Sugar Coated Cardstock.  All of the houses are "velcro'd " on so I can easily disassemble and pack away after the holidays.  To light it up, I added some remote control tea lights behind the houses... they're perfect because they don't get hot!  Even better, the doors of each of the houses open to hold a little treat!


Have you made any projects using Christmas Magic?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook & Instagram!  We would love to see your creations.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Doodlebug Products Used
Christmas Magic Collection
Dot Stripe Petite Prints
Gingham Linen Petite Prints
Floral Graph Petite Prints
Sprinkles Vellum
Sugar Coated Cardstock
Abigail Alphabets


Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Lori Whitlock | November Creative Team Blog Hop


Hi Everyone!   It's time for the November Creative Team Blog Hop over at Lori Whitlock!  You should have arrived here from Lori's Blog.  Here's the order for today's hop!

Lori Whitlock
Kathy Skou {you are here!}
Anita Mulcahey
Brandie Adams
Michelle Zerull
Aimee Kidd
Ashley Cook

I used Lori's new Christmas Gnome Stickers (SVG, Silhouette) to make a fun Christmas Pop Up Card.  Using Print and Cut Stickers makes it so easy to create multiples of cards which comes in handy at this time of year!  The papers are from Echo Park's My Favorite Christmas Collection.  For a tutorial on how to make the pop up card in Silhouette, see my previous tutorial here.





There's a sale happening in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop!  Use code NOV2019 to get 25% off all SVGs and Commercial Licenses!


Also, how about a free file!!  This file is free for today only!  No code or minimum required.



Finally, how would you like to win a $20 Coupon to Lori's SVG Shop!



Your next hop stop is Anita!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Doodlebug Design | Christmas Magic Coffee Lovers Gift

Now that Halloween is over, it time to start your Christmas Crafting... and the new Doodlebug Design Christmas Magic Collection is perfect for your creations!  The patterns, the tags, the icons.... it's all just so fabulous!  I decided to start this crafting season by making gifts for my coffee loving friends. Take a peek...


This fun coffee cup was made with this SVG from Lori Whitlock. I pieced it together using the Jolly St. Nick, Visions of Sugarplums and Wrapping Paper papers. The tag was cut from the Christmas Tags Paper... this paper has 18 different tags!  To embellish I added a gingerbread man from the Odds & Ends and some sprinkles from the Holly & Pine Shaped Sprinkles. I attached it to the cup using some Doodle Twine and a Mini Clothespin.


Inside the cup I plan on adding a gift card to a local coffee spot and some goodies!  This would also be perfect for teachers, coaches and the like!
Have you made any projects using Christmas Magic?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook and Instagram!  We would love to see your creations!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Doodlebug Products Used
Christmas Magic Collection
Dot Stripe Petite Prints Collection
Doodle twine - Ladybug
Doodlebug Mini Clothespins - Ladybug
Glitter Sprinkles - Cupcake