Made With Love Recipe Board

Today I'm sharing a repurposed Valentine sign that I turned into an everyday recipe holder using the new "MadeWith Love" Collection! 


Any type of signage will work, but I've used a Valentine mason jar-shaped sign from the Dollar General.  I removed the jute bow and the gingham hearts before starting:
 
Next, I cut strips of patterned paper that matched the sizes of the "slats" and glued them over the painted area of the sign.

I wanted to add some color along the seams of the slats, so I cut strips of the Paper Frills in half and then glued them just along the edge.

I cut strips of paper to cover two wooden clothespins and then glue them to the two middle slats.  To the bottom right, I added a sticker and Doodle Pops!


To the top (below the metal lid) I added a pink scalloped background that I cut from a card base.  Next, I wound chunky twine around horizontally and then layered on die-cuts, stickers and Doodle Pops.  

I love that the sign can be hung or placed on an easel for easy viewing of the recipe that's been clipped on.  What a sweet gift for your favorite baker...just add hand-written recipe cards and a blank booklet of the fun Recipe Cards!



Doodlebug Products:
Made With Love Collection
Paper Frills
Doodle Pops
Boutique Buttons
Chunky Twine
Sprinkles
Create-A-Card
Sunday, February 28, 2021 February 28, 2021
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Made With Love Caddy

 Don't throw away those cereal or cracker boxes!  Today I'm sharing the cutest "Made With Love" Caddy using a recycled cracker box and the newest collection from Doodlebug Design:


To get started I used a cracker box that measures 2"X8"X8" and gently deconstructing the box so that it was completely flat.  Next, I traced a 3" circle into a 4 circle grid onto one of the 8X8 panels.  I used a craft knife to carefully cut out the circles. 

I used one of the patterned papers from the "Made With Love" Collection Kit and adhered it to the side with the circles. Again, I carefully cut out the circles, from the patterned paper.  For the remainder of the box, I used the lighter red cardstock to cover the remaining sides (back 8X8 panel and the four sides).  After trimming away the excess red cardstock around the box, I reassembled by gluing the sides back together. 

The cardstock didn't quite cover the entire box, so I used some of the yellow Paper Frills along the edge!  I also made a handle by piecing two pieces of 1.25"X12" strips of patterned paper together.  To make the handles extra-sturdy, I first cut the two strips of paper to 3"X12" and then scored into two sections and then folding.  

I decorated the front of the caddy with one of the large die-cuts that I laminated to protect from bending.  I also hot-glued on a couple of Boutique Buttons and one of the small flower die-cuts.  




I inserted these premade paper cups (found in the Target Dollar Spot) into the four holes, but you could also use paper cups, mini jars, or even large muffins or cupcakes!
To the inside of the cups I added all sorts of goodies for crafting.  I used binder rings to hold packages of Doodle Pops and Sprinkles together.  I embellished the rings with laminated die-cuts, stickers, and a bow.

I also cut the 6X6 Paper Pad tag papers in half and they fit neatly into the paper cup.

I love the idea of using the caddy for giving craft supplies, but also think about using it for baked goods, a cupcake kit (sprinkles, cupcake liners and gift tags) or a cosmetics/manicure gift!

Thanks for joining!

Doodlebug Design Product:
Made With Love Collection Kit
Made With Love 6X6 Paper Pad
Made With Love Chit Chat
Made With Love Cardstock Kit
Doodle Pops
Sprinkles
Washi Tape
Boutique Buttons
Lady Bug Chunky Twine
Bumblebee Paper Frills
Sunday, February 14, 2021 February 14, 2021
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Valentine Tag Gift Card Holders

 Treat your friends, co-workers, and family to these cute 'n easy TagGift Card Holders!

I started with two different sized premade tags (3"X6" and 2.5"X5.25").  The bottoms of the tags were scored and folded up (red- 2.25" flap and white-1.25"flap). Make sure that the final length of your tag can accommodate a gift card.
 Paper gussets were used to attach the flap to the base of the tag. I also corner rounded the bottom edges!


To the pockets, I added either a small strip of paper or a die-cut.  I also lined the top of the red tag's pocket with a strip of washi tape.



I used the "Pumpkin Spice" Doodle stamps and copic markers to color in the drink cups.  Sentiments from the set were also used to stamp onto the die-cut tags and pocket front!


The tops of the tags were embellished with handmade bows and chunky twine for hanging!
After tucking in a gift card, add the tag to a bag filled with k-cups, a mug handle or a small bottle of creamer :)

Doodlebug Design Products:
Pumpkin Spice Doodle Stamps
Mini Tags Doodle Cuts
Diagonal Stripe Washi Tape
Ladybug Mini Clothespins
Ladybug Chunky Twine
Lily White Chunky Twine
Chevron Paper
Sunday, January 31, 2021 January 31, 2021
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Snowy Family Notepads

Gift-giving doesn't have to stop on December 25th! I wasn't able to craft gifts for co-workers before our break, so I whipped up a few handy notepads with a bit of Petite Prints, Doodle Stamps, etc.  Let's get started on this quick project:


I purchased a package of blue notepads from The Dollar Tree.  The pads can be broken apart into five sections (the pad is divided into 5 parts with chipboard sheets).  Next, I took various colors of patterned paper from the Petite Prints-Buffalo Check and cut them into 3.5"X10.25" strips, and then wrapped them around each individual notepad.
The color palette for this month's inspiration is:


Next I stamped all of the cute snowpeople from the "Winter Wonderland" Doodle Stamps with Copic Markers (C00, C0, C2, N4, N6, N8, B21, B23, B24, V12, V15, V17, RV00, RV02, RV04, B000, B01, B02, YR24, YR27) and then die-cut with the matching Doodle Cuts.


The snowpeople were clustered together on die-cuts using the Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts.  I also used the Borders & Edges Doodle Cuts for creating the scalloped border at the bottom.  Chunky Doodle Twine was adhered around the inner circle and a smaller piece tied onto the "hello" tag!

To the "skies" of each scene, I added various white Shaped Sprinkles to mimic snowfall.  Aren't they precious? :)

Thanks for joining!

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.Doodlebug Design Product:

Petite Prints Buffalo Check 12x12 Patterned Papers

Winter Wonderland Doodle Stamps & Cuts

Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts

Mini Tags Doodle Cuts

Borders & Scallops Doodle Cuts

Chunky Twine

Shaped Sprinkles

Sunday, January 17, 2021 January 17, 2021
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Christmas Tray Collage Art

 I love to sit down with my Doodlebug Stamps, markers and just color the hours away!  After die-cutting the completed images (from the Night Before Christmas Stamp Set), I knew that I wanted to stage them on snowy hills, so I grabbed a wooden tray from my stash and got started:

My wooden tray measures 7"X18".  I first cut the blue snowflake paper to 7" wide and added it first.  From the Lily White Buffalo Check and the multi-snowflake papers, I cut the pieces as shown above.  I free-handed the shapes to form three different snowy hills.  The pieces were then layered on to the blue paper with foam adhesive to give dimension!


Next, I outlined the snowy hills with chunky twine and then staged the die-cut pieces and attached them with foam adhesive or glue. 



The sticker sentiments from the This & That Sticker Sheet were added to each cluster.



I finished the design off with various Sprinkles and Gems!

I would love to find a square size...maybe two...and create another collage to hang along with this one!  I just love the way it turned out :)

Doodlebug Design Products:
Night Before Christmas Collection Kit
Night Before Christmas Stamps & Doodle Dies
Christmas Sprinkles
Christmas Jewels
Lily White Buffalo Check Petite Prints
Ladybug Chunky Twine
Sunday, January 3, 2021 January 03, 2021
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Gingerbread House Mini Mini & Tree Gift Bag

 It's a gift inside of a gift! Today I have a super cute "mini-mini" album that I've tucked inside of a simple-to-make tree gift bag!  Get that assembly line going...this would be the perfect little gift for snail mail, grandkids, or use them as a place setting treat.


I will have a YouTube video available of the tree-treat bag, but first, let's talk about the Gingerbread House Mini Mini!

I started with the "Visions of Sugarplums"Stamp and Die Set. The gingerbread house was stamped onto a piece of the Kraft Woodgrain (Buffalo Check Petite Prints) and then carefully trimmed out.  Next, I stamped the image again onto various papers of blue, red and green from the 6X6 "Night Before Christmas" Paper Pad.  
As you can see, everything was paper-pieced into place.  White and red Sugar Coated glitters were used on the rooftop, steps and candy canes!





For the mini album pages, I used the same gingerbread house die to cut the shape from patterned papers and heavy-white cardstock. I layered the patterned papers (front and back) onto the white cardstock. Each of the pages were embellished and then added to a ring.


I used the completed album to figure out the size of the triangle-shaped gift bag.  To see how I put the bag together, please visit my YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

I completed the front of the tree bag with Doodle Frills, die-cuts and Doodle Pops!  The handle is a simple red/white chenille stem...voila!


Doodlebug Design Products:
Night Before Christmas Collection Kit
Night Before Christmas 6X6 Paper Pad
Night Before Christmas Chit Chat Die Cuts
Night Before Christmas Icon Stickers
Ladybug Paper Frills
Limeade Paper Frills
Visions of Sugarplums Stamps & Doodle Dies
Visions of Sugarplums Sprinkles
Christmas Sprinkles
Here Comes Santa Claus Sprinkles
Snow Much Fun Sprinkles
Tinsel Time Doodle Pop
Goody Goody Gumdrops Doodle Pop
Kraft Buffalo Check Petite Prints
Ladybug & Lily White Sugar Coating Glitter
Friday, December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020
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