Dot & Whimsy

New moms or grandmas would love to receive a handmade

brag book featuring the new "Bundle of Joy" Collection by

Along with the brag book, I also stamped, colored and embellished little accent pieces with the "Nursery Friends" and "Bundle of Joy" Doodle Stamps & Cuts.  

After die-cutting each piece, I layered on a smaller die-cut piece (mini hearts, stars, flowers, etc.) using a small piece of foam.  Lastly, I used various sizes and colors of Mini Jewels to accent!  

I also die-cut a matching shape from white cardstock and then glued to the backs of each piece.  This allowed me to hide the bleed-through of the Copic Markers. 

I purchased a plain 4X6 photo album from The Dollar Tree and cut swatches of patterned papers to place inside of each sleeve. The pages were decorated on the outside of the sleeve with die-cuts, stickers, sprinkles, etc.

Hey, y'all!

Now that the "Seasons Givings" Hop is over

and winners have been sent their packages, I wanted to

announce some exciting news that I've been holding off sharing...

Doodlebug Design's albums are amazing.  

They are well-constructed, well-designed and beautiful to boot!

Now Doodlebug offers cool 4x6 Simply Put cards with their collections,

so they're perfect for album inserts, card fronts or on full-sized layouts.

For the next couple of weeks, the design team will be sharing their ideas of how to 

create a Project Life style album with all of the cute Doodlebug papers and accessories.  

I started mine with a few photos from our recent Spring Break cruise.

  For the full 8x8 page protectors I used 8x8 cardstock and then decorated with 

6x6 patterned paper from the paper pads!  I added the "Smile" bubble sticker to the outside

of the page protector...I love the way it looks :)

 See how cute the 4x6 card looks above the photo...I just added a sticker to it and slipped it

into the page protector.  For the side-strip, I cut down a piece of the "Take Note" paper and 

typed a little journaling onto it with an old manual typewriter. A happy Doodle Pop sunny sticker

was added to the outside of the page protector.

You can use the reverse side of the 4x6 card for the following page, or tuck in a new design.

There are loads of other ideas at the Doodlebug Design's Blog...come and see :)

Hope you have a wonderful new week!

I'm getting this Monday started off with a fun & bright layout...

it's cloudy here and it's Monday...I need fun & bright!

teamed up this past week and today to bring all sorts of projects using the 

two companies' products.  I received the "Celebrate Accessories" Templates from Kiwi Lane, so 

I decided to use Doodlebug's "Birthday Girl" Collection and photos from my daughter's 11th birthday.

For the base paper I selected Doodlebug's Limeade Sugar Coated Cardstock...a little shimmer

goes perfectly with such a celebratory page :)  Next, I made a smaller inset from a sheet of Swimming Pool Petite Print Cardstock.  I cut along the banner/cloud border (Cake & Ice Cream Collection) to create two different swagged pieces.  

The bottom scallop and title banner are also templates from Kiwi Lane.

I made this layout while away at a crop, so the templates came in extra-handy!

Come by and see many more ideas on the Doodlebug Design Blog.

Not sure what Kiwi Lane is all about?  They have a very informative video on their website that

gives detailed instructions on how to go-about using their tracing system!

 

More red, white and blue today with Doodlebug Designs'

I feel in love with the little red airplanes...they're so cute!  

This collection includes pinwheels that you can make in a snap.

A good Friday to you!

Two of my kids and I just returned from a Spring Break cruise late yesterday 

afternoon, so I have lots to catch-up on :)  I'm sooo glad to be home and I'm sooo

ready to start feeling like I'm on land and not on the ocean LOL

Today let's feature the brand new super-super-sweet collection by Doodlebug Designs:

Here are a trio of cards that I made using the 6x6 paper pads, Simply Put Album Inserts,

Fruit Stand embellishments and Mini Cards

The 6x6 Paper Pads are ideal for cardmaking...the designs are scaled down a bit from

 the larger 12x12 prints, so they are perfectly proportionate for card-fronts.  

Utilize punches and dies to create one-of-a-kind backgrounds and mats for embellishments

 Hello Sunshine
I let the design from the Simply Put Album Inserts do the work for me here! 

 For a little added pop, I added the sticker sentiment with foam dots and stitched on a couple of buttons.

You're Berry Sweet 
I turned the Swiss Dot Card inside out and covered the pre-cut hole with a banner layered embellishment.

  A mix of buttons were threaded and then added to the top of the card with Glue Dots.  

Now!  Doodlebug is having a Fruit Stand Preview Party and you could WIN!

Just click here to go to the Doodlebug Blog and learn of the details...GOOD LUCK

 

 

It's all things Flower Box Collection at Doodlebug Designs this week!

For my project, I altered an inexpensive wooden frame that I found at Hobby Lobby.

 For the wooden frame, I used a brown chalk-style ink pad to distress the wood. 

 I found it best to use a sheet of vellum to create a template for the inset of the frame;

 trace onto desired patterned paper and cut out. 

 For added dimension and interest, I trimmed out the inner edge with a strip of patterned paper followed by a border of Bumblebee Doodle Twine (I use a Fine-Tip Glue Pen for this). I added a row of washi tape and strip of paper to the bottom to mimic a ground full of Spring flowers.

  For the focal point, I layered two different sizes of doily die-cuts and then embellished with

 several of the Doodle Pops and cardstock stickers from the Flower Box Collection! 

A ribbon hanger to the top and it's ready for hanging.

Can you tell that I'm just a little ready for Spring? :)

Many more Flower Box projects to check out at the Doodlebug Blog.

See you tomorrow!

 I was up at Doodlebug Designs' Blog yesterday 

with the final series of posts featuring the "Lovebirds Collection"

Every single thing (except for the white doily die-cut) are from the collection.

It was fun creating projects to show that Lovebirds could be used for much more than just

Valentines's Day!  And I got a special shout-out at Scrapbooks & Cards Today blog as well...so sweet!

Okay, for the month of March we will be showing off the brand new Winter CHA Collections:
Flower Box, Fruit Stand, Stars & Stripes and Take Note

In usual Doodlebug fashion, these are some seriously cute designs...sure to bring a smile :)

Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to stay tuned for a huge PaperHaus Blog Hop,

which is up next here at the Papered Cottage!