HOMETOWN USA 4TH OF JULY TREAT HOLDERS | with Tya

Hello there and Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! I hope your holiday is going well! Today I wanted to share my latest design team project with you! This is a quick and easy one to whip up for all your patriotic pals tonight! These fun treat holders will be the hit of your party!

To make these, I took a snack-sized can of Pringles, emptied the chips, and rinsed the container. I then filled the cans with lots of 4th of July goodies like Poppers, some Pop Rocks candy, a Ring Pop, and a couple of party horn noise makers. These fit perfectly in this little container!

To decorate the outside of the cans, I used a 4 1/2 x 10-inch piece of All Stars paper and covered the can. I then added a strip of Summer Celebration Washi Tape to the top edge. I then cut out a few different 3x4 cards from the Summer Celebration paper and glued them to the front of the cans.

To decorate the tops of the cans, I used some blue tissue paper and wrapped it around the lid. I secured the tissue paper with some red and white stripe ribbon. I then added a few banner tags from the Chit Chat with the addition of a few stars from the Star Spangled Shape Sprinkles. These are hot glued to the center of the ribbon.

And of course, I couldn't resist using some of the adorable Doodle-Pops that come with the collection. I made these cute wands from a red and white striped straw that I topped with some of my favorite Doodle-Pops. These are mounted on a scalloped circle from the Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts dies. I used the pretty Polka Dot Pride paper and some white cardstock to make these. I love how the Doodle-Pops fit just perfectly. I stuck these wands into the tissue paper.

I had such a blast putting these together and am excited to give them to my friends' children tonight at our neighborhood BBQ. I hope I have inspired you to make a few fun and festive treat holders for your festivities tonight! The Hometown USA collection is a perfect match for any patriotic party you are planning! 

Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Hometown USA Collection

Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts

OTHER PRODUCTS USED

Pringles Cans

Candy and prizes

Tissue Paper

Ribbon

Paper Straws

Manual Die Cutting Machine

PETITE PRINTS TREAT CONTAINERS | with Karen

I am a huge fan of creating treat containers. I love being able to have some on hand every now and again for a quick pick me up for those around me. The side benefit is that I have an excuse to go shopping for treats to put inside, and maybe sneak a few as I am filling them up.

    

Without question, one of my favourite treat containers to make are these cute mini milk cartons with a removable lid. And one of the best Doodlebug products to craft them with are the Petite Print 12x12 papers!

   

Petite Prints are perfect because each side has a different design, but the colours are a perfect match. You can create these little monochromatic pieces that are also really interesting.

   

And the patterns are versatile enough that you can also use them for embellishments too. In this case I used the Candy-stripe Sprinkles paper to create all parts of these 3D flowers. Since it is such a subtle print, it works perfectly!

   

And if you are not necessarily for the mixing of patterns, we can't be friends. I am just kidding - of course we can be, and I will just make you one of the treat containers with the same side of the pattern for both top and bottom!

   

Yup - I feel like I could make these everyday and be happy. They are just cute, bright and cheerful. I think I need to go make sure more! Oh, and if you want to know how to make there, I do have a tutorial here on the Doodlebug Blog that you can check out. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs,

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Petite Prints - Candy-stripe Sprinkle

Mini Paper Clothes pin

Mini Jewels

OTHER

Adhesive

MONSTER MADNESS MONSTER NUGGET HOLDERS | with Kathy

Have you seen the two new sets of Doodle Cuts from the Monster Madness Collection?  These thin metal dies make the cutest little monsters!  I decided to cut some out and add them to some nugget holders for Halloween.  Take a peek...

The first set of Doodle Cuts is called Party Animal.  There are 2 cute monsters along with some balloons and confetti.  I used the 6x6 Monster Madness pad and some petite prints to piece mine together....

The next set is called Sweet Tooth.  There are two cuties along with some cupcakes and candy dies...

I pieced my monsters together, then attached them to a nugget holder.

To make the nugget holder, I cut a strip of paper 1.5" x 4.5".  I then scored it at 1.5", 2.5" and 4".  I folded the score lines all in the same direction to form a triangle.  The nugget is attached with a glue dot and the top is folded over and glued to stay shut.

The little monsters are easy to assemble.  They are all done in the same basic manner.  Below is a guide to assemble them..

1. I started by cutting the pieces.  Since the back of my monster was going to be showing, I also cut a 2nd monster body from the back side of my patterned paper to cover the back.  In addition I cut a black piece of paper to back the mouth and eyes.
2. Next I glued on the dots.  (same thing for stripes...)  If you want some to hang off the edge, you can glue them that way and trim them like on the blue monster.
3. I cut a piece of my black paper and backed the eyes only.
4. Next on the back side of my monster, I added the horns, arms & legs.  I also added the teeth.  Finally I added another piece of black behind the teeth to cover the mouth opening (not shown)
5. If you are adding this flat to a card or layout, you do not need to to this next step.  My monsters are standing so you can see the back of them.  To cover all the layered pieces, I cut the monster again from the back side of my paper, saving the mouth and eye pieces.  I then glued everything to the back to cover.

I thought these would be fun for a classroom or for coworkers.  They would also make cute party favors!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Monster Madness Collection

Party Animals Doodle Cuts
Sweet Tooth Doodle Cuts
Petite Prints

OTHER

Sizzix Big Shot

FAIRY GARDEN CANDY BAR WRAPPERS | with Wanda

Hi crafty friends! Wanda here - sharing a fun party favor idea - made with the cheery and bright Fairy Garden Collection! This collection is perfect for celebrations and who doesn't love a party?! I decorated candy bar wrapper dies using stickers, papers, twine, die cuts and doilies. Yes, I loved using it all! these would be great to set at a table place or to tuck into a goodie bag as a treat to take home. This project comes together easily and quickly and would not be hard to mass produce. You could use any Doodlebug Collection to fit your party theme...

Each candy bar treat is wrapped with twine and accented with a matching Shape Sprinkle! I used stickers as the main feature. I used the brilliant Borders and Edges Dies to add a row of hearts to my projects.

 Here are my treats - ready for giving! I adore all these colorful papers!

Each wrapper holds a full size Hershey Bar! MMMMMM.

 I made the wrappers from the 12x12 Fairy Garden Papers. Then I glued on a matching mini doily. I applied the white paper layer after wrapping it with Chunky twine. I glued on the rows of hearts with clear glue.

 

 Hearts, flowers and rainbows! So happy and festive!

I'll be back in a couple of weeks with another project to share. Until then, happy crafting! 

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 DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES

Fairy Garden Collection
Fairy Garden Icons and Mini Icons Stickers
Chunky Twine
Fairy Garden Shape Sprinkles
Mini Doilies
Borders and Edges Dies
Floral Graph Petite Prints 6x6 Paper Pad

OTHER SUPPLIES

Clear Glue and Adhesives
Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Candy Bar Wrapper Die Cuts

BAR-B-CUTE PICNIC BASKET PARTY FAVORS + TUTORIAL | with Karen

Every year, we celebrate my oldest daughter's birthday with a picnic in the park. While picnics might look different this year, having a little thank-you for those who are attending is a part of tradition that I am just not willing to part with! And considering Doodlebug has the perfect new collection called Bar-B-Cute, I couldn't help but make some little party favours to share with our guests! These little picnic baskets are the perfect size for a few little treats... ...and the cutest set of mini cards that you can ever imagine. These little sentiment cards can be found in the 6x6 paper pad - simply cut them out, add them to a mini base and pop them inside the basket! It really doesn't get cuter than these! Here's how you can make them too:
Cut a sheet of Petite Prints paper at 5x5 (one per basket) and another strip of paper that measures 3/4" X 5".
 
Score your 5x5 sheet at 1.5" and 3.5".
Rotate the sheet of paper 90 degrees. Score at 5/8", 1 1/4", 1 7/8", 3 1/8", 3 3/4", 4 3/8".
Cut up and down along each of those score marks stopping al the middle section of the basket.
Focusing on the middle section (the largest one), trim off an angle about 1/8" in. Do this for each side of the paper (both sections)
Fold all of the score lines.
Starting on one side, fold in the smaller sections, overlapping each. It doesn't matter which order you do - just keep it consistent on each of the sides of your basket.
Once you are happy with how it is coming together on both sides, fold down the middle/largest section and add glue on the inside. Note: I actually used too much liquid glue here! A little goes a long way, and you don't want it squishing out the sides like mine did.
Once the ends are lined up the way you like them and straight across the top, use a paper clip or mini clothes peg to hold it in place while you work on the other side.
Once the glue has set, grab a mini doily and fold it over the side edge of your basket. Repeat on the other side.
Hole punch in the middle of both sides of the basket going through the doily as well.
Punch your long strips about 1/4" from both edges.
 Use a chunky brad to adhere the handle on the inside of the basket.   
And to make it look even more like a picnic basket, cut a stip of paper from the B-B-Cute collection at 2"X6". Trim off each end to make a triangular shape (I went in 1" on each end). Slip it into your basket and press down in the middle.

Fill with treats and get ready to enjoy or give away!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Doodlebug Design Product:

Bar-B-Cute Collection

Petite Prints

Mini doilies

Chunky brads