HEY PUMPKIN COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN | with Kathy

I can't believe October starts tomorrow!  It's time to start our countdown to Halloween, and I have a fun side step card which I converted to a Halloween countdown using the Hey Pumpkin Collection!  Take a peek...

Get ready to trick or treat!  To create this project, I started with a side-step card base.  The one I used is from the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop (linked below) but I also have a tutorial here to which shows how to make the base.  My base was cut from the citrus textured cardstock which is from the Hey Pumpkin Coordinating Textured Cardstock Pack.  I decorated the base with papers from the 6x6 pad.

To create the "countdown" feature, I cut squares from the Homespun Heavyweight Acetate.  I cut them so that the spiderwebs were centered.  I then added numbers to each using some beetle black Alphabet Soup Puffy Alphas.  To do a month-long countdown, you will need the following numbers ( 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0).  The numbers are held on to the card base using a mini clothespin in beetle black which I hot glued for stability.  I decorated the clothespin with a creepy-cute spider from the Halloween Night Shape Sprinkles.

On the "step" side of the card, I created a little scene using Odds & Ends, Icon Stickers, Halloween Assortment Sprinkles, Halloween Night Shape Sprinkles and some Mini Icon Stickers.  I love how Doodlebug's collections have a variety of sizes of their icons to help create fun scenes!  I also added strips of "grass" that I cut with a border die from my stash.  The Halloween word is from the Chit Chat pieces.

To make my witch, bat & stars seem like they are flying, I added a piece of clear heavyweight acetate to the last level of the side Step card, and added the stickers and shape sprinkles directly to the acetate.  I love the look it creates!

Of course I had to add one of the cute black kitties from the collection.  I used one of the kitty in a cup stickers from the Icon Stickers, glued him behind the Halloween and added some coordinating sprinkles to make it look like his paws.

On the back of the card, I have a little pocket to hold all of the numbers.  I covered it with a fun circle element from the Chit Chat Pieces.  

If you create any projects using the Hey Pumpkin Collection, be sure to tag Doodlebug Design on socials!  We always love to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thank you for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hey Pumpkin Collection
Hey Pumpkin Coordinating Textured Cardstock
Homespun Heavyweight Acetate
Clear Heavyweight Acetate
Mini Clothespin (beetle black)

Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers (Beetle Black)

OTHER

Card Base SVG
Grass Border Die

Foam squares / Adhesive / hot glue
Silhouette Cameo

DOODLE-POPS CHRISTMAS IN JULY TAGS | with Nathalie

Since I have been having so much fun with the Christmas Town collection this month, I am back today with another Christmas in July project. I decided to create a series of gift tags featuring Doodle-pops which are truly perfect for cards and tags. Not only do they add instant depth to your projects but they are always super cute!

I started with basic cardstock in five different colors which I cut into tags manually (measuring 2.5x4.75 inches). I also picked 5 packs of Doodle-pops, one for each tag.

I then decorated each tags with a mix of patterned papers, all from the 6x6 Christmas Town stack, stickers, die-cuts from the same collection and various embellishments. I worked on each one individually as I wanted them to look different.

I also paid special attention to textures and dimension adhering some of the stickers and sentiments on foam dots, using sequins and heart Sprinkles, and adding cute paperclips or clothespin. My most used metal die is the hole reinforcer from the Pill Better set and I pulled it out again to cut some out of patterned paper (see above). I love them so much better than plain office ones!

Matching chunky twines finish the look. I am so happy with these tags! They will adorn simply wrapped Christmas presents beautifully! Of course, they would also make a great gift by themselves!

Thank you for stopping by! As always, if you have questions, you can contact me via my blog or Instagram account. Happy crafting!

Doodlebug Supplies Used:

Christmas Mini Clothespins

Grasshopper Textured Cardstock

Limeade Textured Cardstock

Blush Textured Cardstock

Raspberry Textured Cardstock

Swimming Pool Textured Cardstock

Sweet Spruce Doodle-Pop

Snow Buddies Doodle-Pop

Christmas Town Doodle-Pop

Dear Friends Doodle-Pop

Sweet Santa Doodle-Pop

Christmas Town Chit Chat

Christmas Town Mini Icon Stickers

Christmas Town Icon Stickers

Christmas Town This & That

Christmas town 6x6 Paper Pad

Baby Hearts Shape Sprinkles

Stars & Moon Cute Clips

Pill Better Doodle Cuts

Swimming Pool Chunky Twine

Ladybug Chunky Twine

Lily white Sequins Assortment

Swimming Pool Mini Doilies

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