Doodlebug Design | Fairy Garden Box Cards

I am so excited to be kicking off a few weeks of Fairy Garden inspiration on the Doodlebug Design Blog!  As soon as I saw this collection, I fell in love with all of the adorable little icons... the fairies, the mushrooms... and all of those cute little bugs!!  I've always said... only Doodlebug can make a cute bug!  Along with some of the papers in the collection, I decided to use the new Fairy Garden and Bugs & Kisses Doodle Stamps to make some fun box cards. Take a peek...

As I mentioned... I just love the little bugs in the Bugs & Kisses Doodle Stamps!  I decided to make a card featuring them in a meadow.  The flower and mushroom stamps made it easy to create a sweet little scene!  I used some Gingham Linen Petite Prints for the grass and the clouds side of the Glow Bugs Paper for my background.  I will be stocking up on this paper... it's perfect for creating scenes and making backgrounds!

Here's a close up of those cute little critters!

Just as the bugs love hanging in the meadow, I though those adorable little Fairies from the Fairy Garden Doodle Stamps would love hanging out in the clouds!  I created this fun card featuring them floating about.  The sun stamp is from the Hippity Hoppity Doodle Stamps.

How cute are those fairies??!!  I already have more cards planned using both of these Doodle Stamp Sets... they are absolutely adorable!  Have you created any projects using the Fairy Garden Collection and Doodle Stamps? Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook and Instagram, we love to see your projects!  Also, be sure to stop by the blog over the next couple of weeks for more Fairy Garden inspiration.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
Fairy Garden Collection
Fairy Garden Doodle Stamps/Doodle Cuts
Bugs & Kisses Doodle Stamps/Doodle Cuts
Hippity Hoppity Doodle Stamps/Cuts

OTHER
Copic Markers
Sizzix Big Shot
MFT Outside the Box Level Up Dies
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
White Cardstock

Lori Whitlock: Cat Pop Up Card

Hi Everyone!  This past week I was up on the Lori Whitlock Blog with a tutorial on how to piece together this adorable A2 Cat Tree Pop Up Card... (here in the Silhouette Store)

I used some Doodlebug Swiss Dots Petite Prints papers from Doodlebug Design along with the Grass paper which is from Doodlebug's new Spring Garden collection.  The stamp is from MFT's Cat-itude Stamp set.  Stop by Lori's blog here for all the tutorial!  That's it for me today, I'll be back Monday with another cute project for Lori Whitlock!

Sunny Studio Stamps Blog Hop

If you are looking for the Lori Whitlock September Creative Team Blog Hop, you can find it here!

 

Hi Everyone!  Today I'm excited to be part of the debut blog hop for Sunny Studio Stamps, a new stamp company created by my friend Mendi Yoshikawa.  You should have arrived here from Jo Williams blog.   Mendi sent me the new Furever Friends Set to play with because, well I am a crazy cat lady!  Here is the whole set...

and here are the cards I created...

For my first card, I used some Cardstock and Patterned papers from Doodlebug Design, and the sweet sitting kitty!

 

I put one of the cute sentiments from the set on the inside of my card...

 

My second card uses some bright & cheery papers from MFT's Dots & Stripes Sorbet and Plaid Patterns Paper Packs.  I love the little sleeping kitty and the punny sentiment!

 

 

 

The images on both cards were water-colored using my new ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. They are so fun to color with!!  And now for the really fun part!  Mendi is giving away stamp sets to three lucky winners, offering a free digital stamp download on the Sunny Studio blog and offering free shipping for all orders over $35 in the Sunny Studio Online Store!!  Check out the store here...

http://www.sunnystudiostamps.com/

 

 

You have up to 5 chances to win!!  Enter below... you have until Midnight EST Friday, September 11th to enter.

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Make sure to check out all of the fabulous creations from the girls on the hop... your next stop is

Sandy Allnock .  If you'd like to start from the beginning...here is the entire hop line-up! 

 

Sunny Studio

Kay Miller

Melissa Bowden

Laura Bassen

Heidi Criswell

Francine Vuilleme

Nina-Marie Trapani

Audrey Tokach

Teri Anderson

Elise Constable

Marion Vagg

Jo Williams

Kathy Skou {you are here}

Sandy Allnock

 

Want to keep up to date with all of Sunny Studio Releases?  Check them out on

Instagram

Pinterest

Facebook

Flickr

 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

Doodlebug Design: Sprinkles Vellum & a Couple of Free Cut Files

Hi Everyone..I have a couple of projects today that I created for the Doodlebug Blog using Doodlebug's Sprinkles Vellum.  I fell in love with this vellum the second I saw it!  It is the perfect special touch to any project!  My first project is a card I designed for my mom this past Mother's Day.  

 

 

I used some MFT Dienamics to cut the Sprinkles Vellum to make the rolled roses and leafy flourish.   The colors of the vellum coordinated perfectly with the papers from the Sugar Shoppe collection!

 

 

 For my second project I designed a fun cut file to create these little Sprinkles Vellum butterflies!

 

I love these pictures of my friend's puppy Rosie.  She is such a sweet girl!!  Here are some close-ups of the butterflies... again the Sprinkles Vellum colors coordinate perfectly with the Springtime collection!

 

And now for the fun part...I created a cut file for the butterflies and I have a tutorial on how to put them together here on the Doodlebug Blog.  You can download the file for the MOM card as well!

I hope you enjoy the cut files!  That's it for me today.  I'll be back tomorrow with a layout I created for Right at Home Scrapbooking!

 

Paper Issues: Count Your Lucky Stars Issue

Hi Everyone...I have a fun layout today for the Count Your Lucky Stars Issue at Paper Issues.  This issue is being sponsored by Lori Whitlock.  What are we looking for?  Well some ideas would be St. Patrick's Day, someone you're star struck over, movie stars, astrology, astronomy, use stars on your page, counting on someone or something, chance encounter, fortune cookies, or projects using items from the PI March Swag Bag or cut files by Lori Whitlock.   My layout includes a number of these items...take a peek...

First I started with some fun Bella Blvd. Lucky Starz papers....this is a great collection for everyday scrapping!  Next I added a fun title created by Lori Whitlock.  I cut it from the background paper first, then cut some of the words from coordinating papers to add some color and dimension.  It is the perfect sentiment for this group of ladies...my neighborhood "Bunco" group.  (Bunco in quotes due to the fact that we don't play anymore, and it's just an excuse to have a girls night every month for the last 10 years!)

I also used quite a number of goodies from the Paper Issues March Swag Bag...including this adorable custom flair from PandaEight .

Many of the word stickers are also from the March Swag Bag along with the sequins, chipboard star and pin.

We'd love for you to link up your projects to this issue!  You could win a $25 gift card to Lori Whitlock's store!!  She has TONS of fabulous cutting files!!  You have until March 30th to add your project here to be eligible!!!  Can't wait to see your projects!  That's it for today, thanks for stopping by!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: March It's a Plan Class

Hi Everyone...wanted to give you a peek at one of the three layouts for my March It's a Plan class at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  This month, we'll be playing with some From Me to You by Pebbles.  Take a peek...

 

I'm on a roll with layouts featuring moi...a goal for this year...be in the picture!  Just a couple of selfies wearing our new glasses.  I'm officially old, went from no glasses to progressive lenses...sigh...

 

 

I used some of the stamps from the new MFT Friend Request Stamp set, along with some Dienamics.

 

I used my Cameo to create the speech bubble title.

 

Finally...a hidden tag for some journaling!  If you're local and would like to join us, this month's class will be held on Saturday, March 22nd at 10:00am.  Call the store to reserve your spot.  Thanks for stopping by!