CUTE & CRAFTY CANDY WRAPS | with Karen

It is back to school time in the Scrappycanuck household! The summer has come to an end and we are starting to get back into the groove of things. Well....sort of...

But you know what always helps with these kinds of transitions? Doodlebug and chocolate, of course! And while the new Cute and Crafty collection is perfect for us crafters, it also happens to be PERFECT for school themed projects too! So I decided to make some little chocolate bar sliders that I could give to some of my teaching colleagues just as a way of saying, "Welcome back and here's a little something just in case!"

Chocolate bar sliders are really just a little sleeve that you create to cover a tasty treat of your choice! The ribbon is tied in a way that the bar can slide up without having to be untied. But really, if someone just needs to get right in there quickly, the bow offers a quick release method as well! 

As I was deciding on the papers I wanted to use for the project, I realized that the 4"x3" cards on the Precious Posies paper was the perfect size for my sliders and offered all sorts of cute options for my sentiments. How easy is that?

I embellished them a bit with some Sprinkles and Mini Jewels and then created the sleeve from the Bright Ideas paper - my favourite pattern in this collection actually! I added some Mini Doilies and Min Paper clips for texture and interest too! Once they were loaded up, I was all set.

Well, I have a few more of these to finish up for my pals so I better get back to the crafty table! If you are facing any transitions right now in your life, I hope they are as smooth as chocolate for you too! Thanks for stopping by!

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Doodlebug Design Product:

Cute & Crafty Collection

Shape Sprinkles - Bright Bouquet
Mini doilies
Mini paper clips

Other Products:

Adhesive

CUTE & CRAFTY BACK TO SCHOOL LAYOUT | with Erica

It is back to school time in the Thompson house and I am so excited for the kids to get back into their school routine! My daughter was the first to head back to school and she is looking forward to her Sophomore year! I always take a lot of back to school photos on their first day! I wanted to create a layout with Alyssa's photos using a non back to school themed collection!

I thought the Doodlebug Design Cute and Crafty collection would be perfect! The colors are fun, bright and cheerful and the floral die cuts are the perfect pieces to embellish around the page.

This pie chart cut file from Lacey Ann Designs is so fun and a great way to show off some of the colors and patterns in this collection! I backed the file with some of the papers from the Cute and Crafty 6x6 paper pad. I also wanted to add some splash of color to my background so I pulled out the Party Dress ink from Catherine Pooler Designs to create a large circle of splatter.

Once the color was dry in the background I trimmed down the white cardstock to 11.50x11.50 and matted it onto the Love This 12x12 paper!

I used the Cute and Crafty Bits & Pieces to embellish around the page and added in a few of the Bright Bouquet Sprinkles. To finish off the layout I typed out my journaling on my computer using a typewriter font and then printed it out! I used my paper trimmer to cut it down into strips and then adhered to my layout. I added in a few of the Rainbow Hearts Shape Sprinkles under my journaling to bring some color down to the bottom right corner!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed my layout today and are inspired to create a back to school layout using the Cute and Crafty collection! Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED
Cute and Crafty Collection

OTHER PRODUCTS
Pie Chart Cut File
Ink

FIRST DAY OF PRE-K LAYOUT | with Traci

Happy Tuesday Doodlebug friends!  The creative team has been playing with some new products this past week so I wanted to share my layout using the new confetti sprinkles and Sunshine alpha stickers! Since confetti reminds me of a celebration, this layout "celebrates" my granddaughter's first day in Pre-K.

 I built the base of the page with beetle black linen card stock, white card stock, and a fun pattern from the School Days collection.  Then I layered two large circles and a cute photo, before adding my title.  

Once I had the title where I wanted it, I added some larger embellishments like the DoodlePop bus and school house, the scissors, some stars and the cute little notebook.  Then it was really fun to fill in all the tiny open spaces with confetti sprinkles!

I love how these new sprinkles have tiny dots, and a variety of shapes.  I think the hearts and the little stars are my favorite!

Are your little ones back in school?  If not, they might like to help you add confetti sprinkles to your next project!  But get them in every color ... you'll LOVE them!  Until next time ... happy crafting!

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BACK TO SCHOOL - TEACHER APPRECIATION CLIPBOARD | with Shellye

Back to School time is here and today I'm sharing the cutest Teacher's Gift using 

Doodlebug favorites and newbies!

I've used the Beetle Black 12X12 Clipboard and topped it with patterned paper from the new "School Days" Collection.  To the top of the clipboard I tied on a length of ribbon and looped through a roll of stickers before tying the ribbon into a pretty bow!

To the top of the base paper I added four different styles of the 8X8 page protectors.  Next, I placed the stack of protectors onto the base paper and attached with large brads.

The first page includes four 4X4 sections that were filled with squares of patterned papers.  I used two of the 3X3 envelopes and attached them to the top of the page protector with high tack adhesive.

One pocket stores mini paperclips and the other houses small stickers to give to students!

To  one side of the 4X6 vertical page protector I added  two sections of 3X4 cards as one solid piece.  Next I made a pen holder by doubling a piece of 1" X 6" strip of patterned paper.  One end of the strip was made into a loop and then held in place with a large brad.  The strip was attached with high tack adhesive tape.

For the larger 8X8 sheets you may choose to do a variety of things; I chose to make a collage of the different stickers and sentiments for a fun accent page!

Give the gift of Doodlebug's enamel shapes!  I removed the sheets from their original packaging abd then stapled them to same-sized patterned paper. 

And don't forget that the backs of the pages can be used for future photos or little notes!

Happy Back-to-School!

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Doodlebug Design Products:

School Days Collection Kit

Mini Icons Stickers School Days 6377

Sprinkles Primary Assortment 4580

Shape Sprinkles School Supplies 6356

Shape Sprinkles You're A Star 6354

Shape Sprinkles Apple A Day 6355

School Days Chit Chat 6375

Doodle Pops School Bus 6366

Mini Doodle Pops Colorful Crayons 4568

2361: Primary Chunky Brads (

3421: blue jean fancy frills CS Sticker 

3429: tangerine teensy type CS stickers 

5809: ladybug abigail CS stickers 

3455: ladybug mini stitched envelope 

3473: ladybug mini scallop envelope

3497: layout protectors 8x8 

3498: horizontal photo/recipe card protectors 8x8 

3499: vertical photo/recipe card protectors 8x8

4925: beetle black clipart

BACK TO SCHOOL - SCHOOL BUS STATIONERY HOLDER | with Jennifer

Hello everyone. Don't you just love the new School Days collection? It's great for all those "Back to School" layouts and Teacher Appreciation gifts. 

For my project, I decided to make a school bus shaped pencil/pen holder that could be a gift for a teacher or bus driver. The holder itself is basically just a square box made from thick chipboard and foamboard with a bus on the front.

The holder is filled with a pack of sticky notes, mechanical pencils, and I added some fun die cuts too.

The black and yellow patterned papers from the collection worked perfectly for this project.

Four of the bus riders are stickers from the collection, but one of the boys and the bus driver were taken from other lines.

Lots of star-shaped sprinkles were used. I also used some round sprinkles and brads for the lights in the back and the front of the bus. Matte ModPodge was used to seal the piece.

Thanks so much for joining me today. Happy Crafting! :)

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Doodlebug Supplies

School Days - 6x6 Paper Pad

School Days - Very Primary 12x12  Double-Sided Cardstock 

School Days - Just Write  12x12 Double-Sided Cardstock

School Days - Cardstock Sticker Icons

School Days - You're A Star  Shaped Sprinkles 

School Days - School Supplies Shaped Sprinkles

School Days - Scientific 12x12  Doule Sided Cardstock

School Days - Petite Prints 12x12 Assortment Pack.

Sprinkles - Primary Assortment

Simply Spring - Icon Stickers

Lots O' Luck - Odds and Ends Die Cuts

Other - chipboard, cardstock, foam board, wood circles.

Back To School Project with Wendy Sue Anderson

Hi there friends!  It's Wendy Sue here today, and I am so excited to finally have my turn to share a "Back to School" project with you!!  When you first look at this adorable collection, I would be willing to bet that your mind goes right to pre-school and elementary age children.  Am I right?  Well, I'm here to challenge you to think out of the box!  You see, my daughter will be graduating from high school (gulp!) in a few short weeks...and only a few weeks after that, she will be moving away to begin her college career!  We won't even talk about how emotional this makes me...instead, we will talk about a little something I created for her to take with her.  Summer semester is 8 weeks long - and I wanted to give her a little something for each week of her first college experience.  This is what I came up with:

Yep, you read that right - there are EIGHT treats in that little tiny box!  We all know that treats are rare on a college student's budget...but how fun would it be to know that as each week ends, there's a treat waiting for you?!?  

I cut the box from the "abc's" paper with my Silhouette Cameo.  I sized it slightly larger than the mini pickets that coordinate with the "back to school" collection.

Next, I created a band to wrap around the box.  It's simply a strip of paper, slightly more narrow that the box, then I just folded it around the box, scored the fold lines, and secured the back with a bit of washi tape.  The top is embellished with letter stickers, rub-ons, and cute little sticker icons! 

Now here's the fun part - when the box is opened up, just look at what is inside!

The mini pocket kit comes with 8 reversible pockets (you see, the universe was working with me here!) - so I folded them up to use all 8 designs.  I embellished each pocket with patterned paper, stickers, doodle pops and sprinkle shapes - it was so much fun choosing which items to use!

After creating all of the pockets, I started filling them with gift cards or cash - things any college student (or anyone, for that matter) could use and appreciate! I love that the pockets are just the right size for store and restaurant gift cards!

This would also make a fun "end of school" gift for a teacher - you could do one pocket for each week, or one for each month of summer vacation!

Thanks for stopping in today - I hope I've inspired you to use the "back to school" collection in a fun way!

Back to School: First Day Layout by Melinda

Hello and happy Thursday! It's Melinda with you today and I am going to stand on my soap box and admit that school photos are usually the last pics I choose to scrap. I don't know why... I think it's because I can never come up with fun designs and I struggle with the primary colours... where's the pastels!!! Well Cynthea must have been listening because she has designed THE most gorgeous 'Back to School' collection that actually ticks all the boxes. Fun theme, primary colours with a hint of pastels and measuring tape washi! Yes you read that correctly!

My son is now in grade three so it truly has taken me a while to drag these photos out.

Now I know I've done a few of these collages as I love to play around with lots and lots of ephemera... I just can't help myself. So, if you would like to have a go yourself then I'll briefly explain my process and give you a few tips that I've learnt along the way.

Step 1: I found an apple shape on the internet and printed it out to the size I required then placed it onto my cardstock and using a hand-held embossing tool I marked the outline. I usually find it best to place my cardstock on top of a cork mat so the indentation comes through. You could use pencil but it becomes a bit tricky to erase it afterwards.

Step 2: I always start laying down the largest embellishments first so I have them balanced across the shape and I place my photo temporarily on the layout so I don't have to worry about putting pieces behind it.

Step 3: Next I fill in the rest of the shape with smaller pieces being careful to really watch my colours so I don't overdo the one colour too much in the one place.

Step 4: Finally I use Epoxy Sprinkles to fill all the small gaps and to complete the outline. The more gapes you fill the crisper the shape becomes.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope I have given you some ideas in how to get the most out of all your stickers, brads, buttons and epoxies and a way that perhaps you hadn't thought about or just hadn't attempted yet.

Back to School: Getting Organized with Tya & Wendy

School is in session and it's always more fun if you're a organized. Here's two darling ideas from Wendy and Tya. Tya's "Locker Caddy" is made from Doodlebug Cardstock and has magnet strips on the back to make work in any stylish girls locker. Then the darling Desk Set from Wendy would be perfect at home, the office or school. What a darling way to gift some of the necessary items for any Grade A student!!

Locker Caddy 
by Tya Smith

Desk Set & Office Supplies
by Wendy Sue Anderson