Doodlebug Designs: A Friendly Forest Pumpkin Patch Layout

Hello there!  Today I'm sharing an autumn layout over on Doodlebug's blog using the darling new Friendly Forest collection.  I honestly can't get enough of the beautiful jewel tones in this collection!

I can't tell you how tickled I was to discover the little beaver doodle pop layers perfectly onto the beaver label in the This & That sticker sheet!  It's the little things that totally make my day.  ;)

For my title I cut the word "Family Fun" to match the "Fall" sticker using the Lobster font.  I layered a little forest scene around my title block using a mix of icon stickers, along with some of the new leaf sprinkle shapes. With the help of some foam tape behind some of my images, I was able to create a little extra depth and interest.

I think most of all I adore all the tone-on-tone prints in the line that are perfect for layering and I just know I will get a ton of use from this super versatile collection for years to come!

Supplies

Doodle Twine-Fall Assortment

Little Leaves Double Sided Cardstock

Fall Floral Double Sided Cardstock

Fall Festival Double Sided Cardstock

Fall Forest Double Sided Cardstock

Autumn Patchwork Double Sided Cardstock

Woodland Berries Double Sided Cardstock

Friendly Forest 12x12 Paper Pack

Friendly Forest 6x6 Paper Pad

Friendly Forest Icon Stickers

Friendly Forest Fancy Frill Stickers

Friendly Forest This & That Stickers

Falling Leaves Washi Tape

Colors of Fall Washi Tape

Falling Leaves Sprinkles Shapes

Forest Friends Doodle Pops

Tangerine Boutique Buttons

Fall Sprinkles
12x12 Background 3 by Lori Whitlock
Scalloped Circles by Lori Whitlock

A Pebbles Inc. Home+Made Black & Yellow Wedding Layout

Today I have a wedding layout to share using more of Pebbles beautiful Home+made collection by Jennifer Hadfield!

As soon as I saw this collection, I was instantly drawn to the gorgeous flowers from the Planters paper and thought they would be so much fun to cut out and use as a focal point on a layout!  Fussy cutting them was the perfect activity to do while watching mindless TV.  I had fun mixing my embellishments and decorating the centers with different sequins and jewels paired with the Gold Circle Glitter Stickers.

For my phrase I was able to use the version from the 6x6 paper pad (which was reduced in size) and layer it over one of the chalkboard label stickers from the collection for a fun element. For my butterflies I cut them using two of the dies from the banner die set and topped them with some decorative brads to tie in more yellow elements.

Make sure to head over to Pebbles' blog where I shared a simple tutorial on how I gathered the ribbon on my layout.  I love the texture this simple detail adds to my project!  

Supplies

Home+Made Snapshot Double Sided Cardstock - PHMP-32603

Home+Made Cool Quatrefoil Double Sided Cardstock - PHMP-32599

Home+Made Planters Double Sided Cardstock - PHMP-32604

Home+Made Silver Pattern Double Sided Cardstock - PHMP-32592

Home+Made Gilded/Black Chipboard Thickers Alpha Stickers - 732614

Home+Made Phrase & Accent Cardstock Stickers - 732611

American Crafts Elements Gold Mini Brads - 366333

American Crafts Solid Grosgrain Premium Ribbon Value Pack - 89377

Home+Made Numbers & Glitter Decorative Tape - 732626

Home+Made Gold Circles Glitter Stickers - 732621

Home+Made Chalkboard Label Stickers - 732612

Home+Made 12x12 Paper Pack - 732643

Home+Made 6x6 Paper Pad - 732644

Home+Made Banner Dies - 732638

Assorted Brads, Sequins & Gems

Needle & Thread

A Couple of School Themed Hipster "Geek Is Chic" Cards

I thought I would share a couple more school themed cards today before September totally passes me by.  ;)

This first one was published in the September issue of Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine.  To create this adorable little guy I combined two different chick themed cutting files found HERE and HERE and paired it with a Doodlebug Bow Tie and hipster glasses stickers from their Day To Day collection.  A couple of sprinkles for the eyes and a little sentiment tag and I was done.  :)

This last one uses a sunglasses cutting file with some metallic silver paper for the lenses and a custom sentiment printed on my computer. I thought it would be fun to finish off my card with some of Doodlebug's washi tape for the centers of each pair of glasses.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all the sweet comments. You guys are the best!  :)

A Teen Instagram & Polaroid Camera Themed Birthday Party

Last weekend my daughter turned fourteen and I was seriously stumped on a theme.  To get some ideas we started surfing the Silhouette website and this darling Camera image caught our eye by Imaginisce which sort of set our whole party in motion.  I thought it would be fun to print the wording on the little polaroid coming out of the camera (in hindsight this would have also be darling created as a shaped card).  ;)

With a camera theme in mind I created these fun little instagram treat boxes using cutting files designed by Lori Whitlock (previously shared in more detail HERE).

That in turn had me thinking of ideas for games and I thought it would be fun to do a mall scavenger hunt where her and her friends would break into small groups and then be given an hour to run and take pictures of everything on the list.  I thought I was being really original, but apparently there are lots of variations of this out there. It turned out to be a really fun way to keep the girls entertained on a budget!

Sydney requested I make a KitKat ice cream cake which she had been drooling over for a couple years now on YouTube seen HERE.  I'm not too great in the kitchen, but I found it really easy to create (as long as I was patient enough to freeze it between each layer).  To carry out my rainbow theme I decorated the top with M&M's.  :)

And to finish it off I have a digital layout to share using some photos I took of her with her sister shortly before the party started.  I'm so happy I did this!  Since it was an evening party, I didn't get very many good photos of the actual event so this was a great way to document the day.

For this 2-page spread I used Lori Whitlock's newest Smile Collection available at Snap.Click.Supply.  Aside from a couple brads I used from her Basics Attachments set and the scalloped circle from Masking Template Set 3 I really tried to stick to using only what came with the kit.  :)

I don't know about you, but thinking about planning fun parties that my kids will love (and don't cost a fortune) always makes me break out in cold sweat each year.  With this in mind I hope I've helped inspire you for your next party.  Thanks so much for hanging with me today.  :)

A Doodlebug Happy Camper Backyard Campout Layout

I'm thrilled to be sharing a layout over on Doodlebug's blog today using one of the cutest collections ever:  Happy Camper!

There are so many darling images in this collection from the retro camper to the cute little fish and critters!  To ground all these ultra cute images, I created a scene within a die-cut circle which I matted with a new Bon Bon colored Doily.

For my title I paired some Loopy Lou stickers with the new Chipper Stickers.  I love how the two font compliment each other!

To help tie everything together visually, I finished off each of my four background strips with a matching cardstock paper frill and some washi tape.  I can't wait to find more time to play with this adorable collection!  :)

Supplies

Bon Bon Doilies

Happy Camper Doodle Pops

Happy Camper Icon Stickers

Happy Camper Fancy Frill Stickers

Happy Camper 12x12 Paper Pack

Fall Forest Double Sided Carstock

Bear Necessities Double Sided Cardstock

Babbling Brook Double Sided Cardstock

Happy Camper Double Sided Cardstock

Field of Flowers Double Sided Cardstock

Chowtime Double Sided Cardstock

Park Pennants Double Sided Cardstock

Autumn Stripe Washi Tape

Halloween Star Jewels

Swimming Pool Boutique Buttons

Swimming Pool Loopy Lou CS Stickers

Tangerine Chippers

Pebbles Fall Apple Cards with Paper Weaving Tutorial

I have some Apple Themed cards  to share which I created with Pebbles ultra versatile Basics Collection!

For my first card I turned to my Silhouette Cameo (using Lori Whitlock's apple shape found HERE or HERE).  I added a little stitching around the edge, stamped a Papertrey Ink sentiment onto one of their die-cut tags and then layered them with a die-cut daisy topped with a button center.  This came together quickly and yet I think it still has a lot of personality.  

Up next I have a card featuring a great basic apple print paper from Pebbles Back To School Collection and a handmade apple embellishment which I created from woven paper strips and another one of Lori's apple cutting file found HERE.

My last card features yet another die-cut apple from that same woven paper.  I was thrilled to discover I could make two apples from my one woven 6x6 sheet .  I kept the rest of my card design simple using a 5" circle die-cut for my base and adding a little ribbon with a tag for my sentiment to help dress it up.

Make sure to check out my Pebbles blog post HERE where I shared how I created these fun woven apple focal pieces for my last two cards.  I always love finding more ways to use all my favorite patterned papers and this was a super fun technique to experiment with!  :)

Supplies:
Pebbles Basics 12x12 Paper Pad-751433Pebbles 
Back To School Apples Paper-PBTSP-32420
American Crafts Boutique Ribbon Value Pack-89380
We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
Lori Whitlock Apple Cutting File
Lori Whitlock 4 Scalloped Circles Cutting File
Papertrey Ink Scent-imentals Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink Fruit Fusion Apple Mini Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames Die #9
Impression Obsession Mini Rectangle Tags 2 Die Set
Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Dies

A Couple of Apple Inspired Fall Cards

Just popping in today with two cards I made awhile back that share apples in common.  I don't know what it is about fruit motifs, but I am drawn to them like crazy.  I can't seem to get enough whether it be on a cute Gymboree line for my kids or a dozen different stamp sets that have seemed to make it home with me.  They feel happy to me.  :)

For my first card I used a sketch found in the September issue of Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine. There was a sneak peek at this issue along with the sketch on the blog shared HERE and a full sized version HERE.

To create my card I paired Silhouette diecut apples and a filmstrip cutting file with Doodlebug's Petite Print paper & washi tape and a stamped sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Fruit Fusion Apple set.

For my next card I used that same Papertrey Ink Fruit Fusion Apple stamp set to stamp my apple and then paired it with their Mat Stack 3 die and their Wonderful Words Teacher stamp set and die.  

I created this card for a past Craft Warehouse card challenge in which we were given the aqua dot paper and the chalkboard tape by Fancy Pants to use.  After a bit of experimenting I discovered that a Signo Uniball pen that was zapped with a heat gun worked beautifully to prevent smearing on the slick chalkboard tape surface.

Thanks so much for visiting and for all the sweet comments that have been left.  They always mean so much to me!  :)

Pebbles Back To School Teacher Cards with Bow Tutorial

Hi there!  I thought I would share some cards that were featured over on Pebbles blog a couple weeks ago using their classic Back To School collection.

No. 1:  A Pennant Card 

No. 2:  Crayon School Days Card

No. 3: Hanging Metal Rimmed Tag Card

No. 4: Teacher Thank You Card with Handmade Bow

I made a quick little step-by-step photo tutorial to share how I created the bow in my last card.  For full descriptions of each step with the lengths of all my ribbons, pop over to Pebbles blog HERE.  :)

This bow went together quickly and would look adorable done up with all sorts of ribbon styles!

 I hope I've inspired you to make some cards for a special teacher in your child's life.   I think school themed cards would also make a wonderful gift for teachers as a boxed set (It's never to early to get started on Christmas presents--I always learn the hard way that it will be here before I know it).  ;)

Supplies:

• Pebbles Back To School Scissors Paper-PBTSP-32418
• Pebbles Back To School Apples Paper-PBTSP-32420
• Pebbles Back To School Rulers Paper-PBTSP-32421
• Pebbles Back To School Crayon Phrase & Accent Cardstock Stickers-732347
• Pebbles Back To School Teacher Phrase Cardstock Stickers-732348
• Pebbles Back To School Great Job Circle Accent Cardstock Stickers-732350
• Pebbles Basics 12x12 Paper Pad-751433
• American Crafts Solid Grosgrain Ribbon Value Pack-89377
• Avery Metal Rimmed Office Tags
• Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words Mini Stamp Set 
• Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words Teacher Die

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend!  :)

A Doodlebug Ghouls & Goodies Disney Halloween Layout

Hello there!  On Monday I shared a colorful layout over on Doodlebug's blog using their adorable new Ghouls & Goodies Collection!

I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for fun ways to incorporate all my favorite patterned papers and with this collection there were so many great ones so I decided to create a patchwork border of sorts to show them off and house several of the darling Doodle-pops.  Since my squares were all 1.5" I was able to use mostly prints from the 6x6 pad which were perfect for this!

I was excited to use the new alphabet chippers and doily for my title too!  To add a little detail, I filled each circle with one of darling boutique buttons popped up with foam tape and tied with thread.

I finished off my "journaling" block with a sticker from the This & That sticker sheet and one of the fun new paper clips tied with a twine bow.

Supplies

Tangerine Boutique Buttons

Halloween Mini Paperclips

Doodle Twine-Halloween Assortment

Primary Textured Cardstock Asst

Limeade Chippers

Limeade Teensy Type CS Stickers

Ghouls & Goodies 6x6 Paper Pad

Ghouls & Goodies 12x12 Paper Pack

Ghouls & Goodies Icon Stickers

Ghouls & Goodies Fancy Frill Stickers

Trick or Treat Washi Tape

Pumpkin & Friends Doodle Pops

Itsy Bity Spider Doodle Pops

Lil' Owl Doodle Pops

Lilac Doilies
12x12 Background Pack by Lori Whitlock

There are so many fun ideas for this collection on Doodlebug's blog.  Make sure to take a peek at all the cute things my fellow teammates have been creating. :)

Lori Whitlock September Blog Hop: Instagram Treat Bags

Welcome to Lori Whitlock's September blog hop!  You should be arriving here from Corri's blog or if you're just joining us you can start from the beginning at Lori's blog.  :)

For today's project I decided to combine two of Lori's recent box files to create one adorable treat box for my daughter's upcoming 14th Birthday party.  I thought Lori's instagram inspired camera was the perfect theme for a teen birthday party, but I loved the size of her new scalloped square box.

I chose to enlarge the box dimensions to 12" wide to maximize it's treat holding capacity.  I was able to squeeze all these treats in with a tiny bit of room to spare.  ;)

I decorated the other three sides of my boxes with rainbow papers from Doodlebug's Take Note Collection.  For my personalized names I used a free font called Pacifico which happens to be a favorite of my daughter's.

To create these fun boxes I used the following cut files available in Lori's shop:

• Ribbon Tie Favor Box Scalloped
• Instant Camera Box
• Apple (for lens shiny mark)

This week you can get 30% off all her and Kolette Hall's amazing cutting files and fonts using the code "SCHOOL" through August 15, 2014.  :)

She is also offering 30% off all her darling digital kits over at Snap.Click.Supply. using the code "LWSEP14HOP", but you have to hurry.  The code is good for today only.  ;)

Lori is also giving away a collection kit and a gift card at her blog.  Use the rafflecopter below for your chance to win!  :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

She also is giving everyone a free cutting file.  Head over to her blog to check it out.  :)

Make sure to check out all the inspiring projects at my fellow teammates blogs.  Your next stop in the hop is Traci's Blog.

Paper Team:

• Lori Whitlock
• Corri Garza 
• Mendi Yoshikawa (you are here)
• Traci Penrod 
• Lorrie Nunemaker
• Cathy Harper
• Linda Kaiser 
• Stacey Schafer 
• Tya Smith 

Digital Team:

• Chrissy Guido
• Stephanie Chavers 
• Ashley Cook 
• Rachael Sheedy 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  :)