Doodlebug Design
Doodlebug Designs
Bundle of Joy Brag Book Gift Set
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.
When attached the journal cards and large die-cuts to the front of the plastic sleeve, I made a score line so that the pieces can easily fold back to display the photo.
On the cover, I machine-stitched a journal card and border stickers to the paper before inserting it inside of the sleeve. The outside of the cover was embellished with a sticker added with foam, sprinkles and a small Doodle Pop flower!
Be sure to add additional Sprinkles, die-cuts and stickers to the gift...mom or grandma will be in love!
Thanks for joining us today!
Doodlebug Products:
Bundle of Joy Collection
Bundle of Joy Doodle Stamps & Cuts
Nursery Friends Doodle Stamps & Cuts
Mini Jewels
Sprinkles
Baby Girl Stripes Washi Tape
Bar-B-Cute Collection
Doodlebug Design
Paper Pad Mini Album
Pocket Album
Summer Album
Video Tutorial
Bar-B-Cute Pocket Mini-Mini Book
If you have the "Bar-B-Cute" 6X6 Paper Pad, then you don't need much else to craft this crazy-cute Pocket Mini-Mini Album!
-For the YOUTUBE Video, please visit my channel-
-For the YOUTUBE Video, please visit my channel-
Along with the 6X6 paper pad, you'll also need: smooth white cardstock, twine, 12X12 sheet of patterned paper and any embellishments that you'd like to use!
I took eight sheets of different patterns from the paper pad and prepared them. First, I scored each paper in half vertically; turning the paper, I next scored at 4". Keep in mind that the bottom 2" will be folded up to form the pocket, so make sure the design won't be upside down.
As above, cut a "V" along the bottom 4" SCORED line. This will allow the pockets to fold up without bunching in the middle.
Cut 1.5"X1" strips for each pocket; this will be the gusset. Fold the strips in half so you'll have a 1.5"X0.5" strip. Attach the strip to the outer edge of the pocket flaps.
Once you have all of your pocket pages prepped, create an accordion strip to attach the pages to. Cut white cardstock to 4"X8.25". Score at every 1/4". Use liquid glue or a1/4" tape to adhere to the pages (front and back) inside of the accordion folds. Also, make sure to leave the front and back flaps open so that they can be attached to the cover.
Next, I prepared the base cover from an 8"X4" strip of white cardstock. I scored the cardstock at 3.25" and 4.75". Above you will notice that I attached that front accordion flap to the cardstock. 
The white cardstock cover was then covered with a larger strip of patterned paper. Using regular Doodle Twine, I stitched down three areas (of the accordion) to the spine to help hold in place.
Now, let's walk through the pages! Again, I used die-cuts, enamels, stickers, and leftover strips of paper to complete the pages. For the tags, I used the Large Tags Doodle Cuts to die-cut from the smooth white cardstock.
How much fun is that! You could also think about building the album and letting the kids decorate and journal for a cute summer keepsake :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Shellye
Bro & Co
mini album
Paper Bag Album
Simple Stories
smash album
Dude Paper Bag Smash Album
Several years ago paper bag albums were all the rage. Today I'm sharing a different take and incorporating the handsome "Bro & Co" Collection by SIMPLE STORIES
I also have a YouTube video available of the steps to create this unique album!
For the cover, I laminated patterned paper and strung the spine with round elastic cording to hold the pages in place.
Moving to the inner pages: I took four standard paper sacks and removed the bottom from two of them so they measured 7.5" wide. The remaining two sacks were left in their original size and folded along the bottom gusset to create a pocket (see video).
Between the paper bag pages, I added journal cards in various sizes to make the pages staggered. Tags were tucked inside the pockets.
This is such a fun take on a classic album and I love the kraft paper look mixed with Bro & Co.! Again, don't forget to see a complete tutorial on my YouTube Channel.
Happy Sunday!
Bar-B-Cute Collection
Doodlebug Design
hostess gift
picnic basket
summer
Bar-B-Cute Hostess Gift
Summertime and Bar-B-Qs...what is better!
Today I'm sharing a fun hostess gift or picnic basket that was crafted from a recycled box and the adorable new "Bar-B-Cute" Collection.
The box measures 10"X7"X5.5" and I did remove the flaps on the top. Next, I covered the sides and back of the box with Bonbon cardstock and lined the inside of the box with the gingham print paper found in the collection.
For the front of the box I cut 1" strips of paper from two different patterns and then wove them into a basketweave design. To embellish I simply layered a journal card with a larger swatch of paper and then added a couple of buttons.
For the handles: I cut a sheet of the Bonbon cardstock into fourths and then folded each section to measure 1.5" wide. Two strips were attached together at the ends to form a long strip. The handles seem to curve better when they've been machine stitched, so I did that as well. Finally, they were attached to the inside of the box with hot glue.
I made a trip to my local Dollar General and picked up a few things to tuck into the basket!
Of course, I made tags for the ketchup and mustard bottles and added the cute matching stickers to the fronts.
The set of plastic bowls' lids were embellished with a disc of layered papers, a die-cut and stickers!
I also found the wooden sign holders for $1 each! I covered them with paper and a Doodle Pop.
Also from my trip to the store, I found...lemon napkins and plates!
I crafted a little box for the napkins from a sheet of patterned paper...it can stand on the table and provide protection for the napkins too. Finally, I tied the plates and napkins together with some chunky twine and topped off with a simple journal card :)
Enjoy a Happy Summer!
Doodlebug Design Product:
Bar-B-Cute Collection
Bonbon Cardstock
Ladybug Chunky Twine
Large Tags Doodle Cuts
Mini Clothespins
Boutique Buttons
