Thankful for You

Today I'm sharing with you lovely crafters on how the Happy Camper & Friendly Forest lines go so well together. As the theme for the projects revolve around being thankful, I'd like to share with  you'll a layout I created featuring the two blessings in my life, my baby girls :) I am thankful for having them in life. They bring immense joy and never fail to lift my spirits on a trying day. Here's my layout featuring them..

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Materials Used:

4364: friendly forest this & that sticker

4370: friendly forest icon sticker 

4371: friendly forest fancy frill sticker

4436: fall mini clothespins 

4327:fall festival double-sided cardstock

4477: happy camper this & that sticke

4475: happy camper icon sticker

4486: field of flowers double-sided  cardstock

Christmas Tags

Napkin Ring

Hi there! Sharm here to share more Christmas inspiration using the Santa Express collection. This is one of my favourites considering Mrs Clause is in it! :)

Here's one way you can use the collection for a project of multiples, napkin rings

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How To:

1) Cut patterned paper to 2x6

2) Embellish the centre to your heart's desire!

Materials Used:

4361: christmas tags craft kit

4365: santa express this & that sticker 

4373: santa express icon sticker

4374: santa express fancy frill sticker 

4385: santa express 6x6 paper pad

4437: christmas mini clothespins

Treat Bag Toppers

Hi there! I'm sure many of you are already in the midst of prepping up for the upcoming Christmas celebration. While some of you plan ahead, there are those of us who love the last minute rush, much like me lol!

So for those of us 11th hour folks, here's a little something that's a fast favourite for all of us, party bag toppers! :) I have two options here, one that can be used with a lunch bag or the ever popular clear bags. and if you are adventurous enough, these nifty toppers can even be transformed into a little something more, ornaments! :)

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Materials Used:

4437: christmas mini clothespins

4385: santa express 6x6 paper pad

4373: santa express icon sticker

4365: santa express this & that sticker 

4453: ladybug doilies

4456: limeade doilies

Frosty Friends Globe Ornament

Hi there!! Have you seen the Frosty Friends collection yet? Isn't it absolutely adorable?! it reminds me so much of the Animated Movie Frozen! :) What I made using this collection is an altered globe. Looks like my Christimas Tree will have a new addition to it's many ornaments this year!

Here's the globe I created:

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Materials Used:

Item:2991 Doodle Twine - Swimming Pool

Item:4356 frosty forest sugar double-sided cardstock

Item:4376 frosty friends sugar icon sticker

Item:4402 snow flurry sprinkles shapes

Item:4417 frosty dots washi tape

Item:4253 lily white sprinkles vellum

How I Made This:

First, I cut out a 4."circle from the patterned paper

Then I embellished it by creating a snow background and added the other stickers

I used washi tape to secure the globe together

Tied some twine on the top

Hope you'll give this a go! :)

Easel Card - Santa Express

Hello, hello! It's just about Christmas time and I'm sure your crafty hands are busy making beautiful handmade cards and what-nots for your loved ones :) The Doodlebug Santa Express collection screams festive! with it's bold and beautiful colours..I reckon you will agree? :)

Would you like to see what I made? Here it is :

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Materials Used:

Item:4340 merry mistletoe double-sided cardstock

Item:4343 christmas confetti double-sided cardstock

Item:4373 santa express icon sticker 

Item:4374 santa express fancy frill sticker 

How I Made This:

First, Cut a cardstock to 4x12

Fold in Half

For the Top of the card into another half

Cut out another cardstock to 4x6

Embellish and adhere on top of card (on the folded side)

On the inside of the card, create a border which will act like a stand

Your easel card is done! :)

Easy peast ain't it! Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas Lovelies!! 

Christmas Tags

Hello there! Sharm here to share some tags for inspiration this Christmas :) I think these also add up as perfect Secret Santa Tags instead of the usual tags that adorn gifts..Use them any way you like it, tags are always fun to make! 

Here they are, I used a Silhouette cut file for the tag shape and then embellished with Doodlebug Embellishments:

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Materials Used:

Item:4337 very merry double-sided cardstock 

Item:4341 sweet santas double-sided cardstock

Item:4347 evergreens double-sided cardstock

Item:4361 christmas tags craft kit 

Item:4373 santa express icon sticker

Chevron Cardstock Altered Notebook

Recently, we celebrated both our little girls birthday. What I wanted to make was a little notebook where our guests could pen down their message for my little girls to ponder upon when they're older. 

As with every little girl's birthday, all things glittery is a must :) So what I did was, to alter a little book that you can get from any dollar store and bling up the front cover with the very lovely chevron cardstock. 

 Here's what my project looks like:

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Instructions:

1) Cut out a piece of chevron cardstock to cover the entire front page of the book leaving about 0.5 inches all around

2) Next, cut out a smaller piece of a different colour and use an edge punch to create a pretty border (you can also use one of the cutesy border stickers by Doodlebug ;))

3) Layer some stickers and make your own banner using the same chevron cardstock and add some bling and twine

Materials Used:

Item:4087 12x12 lily white chevron sugar coated cardstock
Item:4088 12x12 gray chevron sugar coated cardstock
Item:4078 12x12 bubblegum chevron sugar coated cardstock
Item:4185 sugar shoppe this & that sticker
Item:3208 doodle twine - bumblebee

Lunch Bag Keepsake Book

How many of you happy campers love to collect little keepsake from your vacations? whether it is twigs, leaves, little notes etc, we all like to keep hold of a little something from our trips. One thrifty way to store these are by tranforming the boring lunch bags into mini memoribilia books!

The pockets make it wonderful to store things and just by adding a little bit of patterned papers and tags on the page, the boring kraft colour is immediately transformed into something cute! Here's my project using the Happy Camper line

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Materials Used:

Lunch bags

Item:4475 happy camper icon sticker

Item:4477 happy camper this & that sticker

Item:4488 babbling brook double-sided cardstock

Item:4485 park pennants double-sided cardstock 

Item:4484 campground double-sided cardstockItem:4483 chowtime double-sided cardstock Item:4436 fall mini clothespinsItem:4445 swimming pool mini clothespins