Doodlebug Design | My Happy Place Birdcage Card

The new My Happy Place Collection is so much fun!  (How could I not love it when my blog is named the same!) The colors, the icons.... and the cut files!  If you know me, you know I love Doodlebug's cut files, and When I saw the Bird in Cage file I immediately had an idea for a fun box card.  Take a peek.... 

I turned the flat birdcage into a 3D shape, where the little birdie hangs down!  In addition to using some papers from the collection, I also added some of the flowers from the Bits & Pieces pack.  These flowers are perfect to embellish just about anything!  I also used the perfectly punny sentiment from the Chit Chat pack.

To make the cage stand up, I added 2 thin strips of cardstock, folded into a box shape to the top and bottom of the cage pieces, then I layered the back piece of the cage so they were centered. To attach the bird, I glued a strip the same thickness as the top and bottom boxes and about 1" wider than the folded box.  I scored glued the bird and his perch to the center, then folded back about 1/2" on each side of the strip and glued the folded sections to the side of the box on the top.  This way he hangs freely.

Since the top and bottom "box strips" are centered and the same size, the card can fold flat for mailing.  I thought this would also make a darling anniversary or wedding card.  You could create another birdie, mirror image and add it to the perch with his friend!

Have you created any projects using the My Happy Place Collection or cut files?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook & Instagram.  We love to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

My Happy Place Collection
My Happy Place Coordinating Petite Prints
Buffalo Check/Woodgrain Petite Prints (Cherry, Gray)
My Happy Place - Bird in Cage SVG

OTHER

Silhouette Cameo
Adhesive/Pop Dots

Doodlebug Design | Bar-B-Cute Picnic Basket Box Card

There's something special about a picnic... yummy food, outside in the fresh air, with friends!  That's what inspired this fun box card.  Even better, this picnic has no calories!  Take a peek...

I filled my basket with a bunch of the food icons from the Bar-B-Cute Odds & Ends pack, I just love the smiles,they really make me happy!    I used the red & white check paper from the 6x6 pad for my table cloth, and the sentiment is from the Chit Chat Pieces.  Here's a close-up...

And of course I had to complete the look with an ant from the Picnic Parade Sprinkles.  They are the only ants that don't require a call to the exterminator! 

Have you made any projects using the Bar-B-Cute Collection?  Be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook and Instagram.  We love to see your creations.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Doodlebug Design | School Days Cut Files Box Card

Have you seen the new Doodlebug Design School Days Cut Files?  They are just adorable!  There are so many designs in the collection, each one is cuter than the next and they cover so many aspects of school life!  I decided to make a little box card for teacher using the Teacher Jar file .

I pieced it together using papers from the Doodlebug School Days and Petite Prints Collections.  For finishing touches I added some glitter sprinkles for the cheeks and a banner from the School Days Chit Chat pieces.  This would look so cute on a teacher's desk!  If you make something using the School Days Cut Files, be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on Facebook and Instagram.  We would love to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

DOODLEBUG DESIGN PRODUCTS USED

School Days Collection

Gingham Linen Petite Prints

Dot Stripe Petite Prints

Glitter Sprinkles

Teacher Jar Cut File

Lori Whitlock | Teacup Box Card

I'm up on the Lori Whitlock Blog today with a tutorial showing how to assemble this fun Teacup Shaped Box Card.  These cards make such a pretty gift and can be displayed long after it is received!

I pieced this one together with some papers from Lori's My Favorite Fall Collection from Echo Park Paper.  I love the color combination!  For full details see my post on Lori's Blog here.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!