Double-Decker Christmas Tags!!

Hello Doodlebug friends!  It's Wendy Sue here with you today, counting down the days until Christmas (which happens to be 22 if you haven't been counting)!  Every year we draw names with my siblings and nieces & nephews.  I will admit I haven't started shopping yet, but I HAVE created the tags for our gifts! 

I started by die-cutting a simple tag shape.  You could use a manual die-cut, an electronic die-cut, or even hand cut a simple tag base.  

I created these tags with the lily white dot cardstock - isn't the subtle glittery polka-dot just perfect for a wintery/holiday background?

After creating the base, I added a tag from the "christmas tags" collection, using foam adhesive dots for some dimension.  

I added names to each tag with various letter stickers. 

And then I added a doodle-twine bow through the top holes. 

Each tag also has a touch of doodle tape, just for some added color and interest. 

I can't wait to add these colorful tags to the tops of the packages...as soon I go shopping for the gifts! 

 Merry Christmas to ALL of my Doodlebug Buddies!! :)

Supplies:

christmas tags

north pole stripe washi tape

ladybug doodle twine

limeade doodle twine

swimming pool doodle twine

lily white sugar coated cardstock

limeade hopscotch cardstock stickers

swimming pool hopscotch cardstock stickers

ladybug hopscotch cardstock stickers

swimming pool candy shoppe sugar coated stickers

bubblegum candy shoppe sugar coated stickers

ladybug candy shoppe sugar coated stickers

limeade candy shoppe sugar coated stickers

limeade shin-dig sugar coated stickers

Quick & Easy Washi Tape Christmas Tree Cards

Hello everyone! This is Courtney from Court's Crafts! 

These washi tape trees came together SO quickly. From concept to completion I did all three in 40 minutes! If you just execute it should take you far far far less. 

Everyone has *too* much washi tape in their stash.. If you don't, you should. LOL. I often find that I just want to USE mine. So here it is. No die cutting, no machines, just scissors and a paper trimmer. 

If you wanted to cut the edges of the washi tape at an angle it would look even more tree-like. :) 

Okay, ready? Go!

I built the whole tree around this super cute choo choo train washi tape. Love it. 

I used the white doily washi tape for a sweet effect that is very elegant in person. 

Shh... I grabbed this star from the 4th of July line.. 

If you wanted to make these cards super easy to mail without extra postage just forgo the enamel dots and put a sticker star at the top instead. They look just as cute!

Sometimes the pictures make it hard to see the color differences. I just wanted to show you: 

1: How pretty the two color greens are. 

2: How there is this darker ring around the outside edges and lighter in the middle. Gorgeous. 

3: How pretty they sparkle! 

I grabbed some of the chevron washi to give the eyes a "direction" to follow. 

Check. Out. That. Glitter!

I hope this inspires you to grab your washi tape stash and go to work on some easy to make Christmas cards!! 

doodle bugs used:
santa express: baby deer (4342)
lily white card stock
washi tape:
santa express: sweethearts (4414)
santa express: santa express (4413)
santa express: north pole stripe (4411)
santa express: frosty frill (4412)
candy stripes assortment (4235)
chevron assortment (4234)
sprinkles: Christmas (4399)
star jewels: red, white & blue (3671)

Super Quick Grid Christmas Cards

I don't know about you, but my Christmas card factory is in full swing.  I love making handmade Christmas cards for my friends and family, but sometimes it can feel overwhelming.  One way to lighten the load is to create similar Christmas cards in bulk.

With only a single sheet of paper, some cardstock, and some stickers, you can create several grid Christmas cards in a snap.

Part of the fun of making grid card is choosing squares to create a theme for each card.  These little gingerbread men make the sweetest little card.  I trimmed another square for the sentiment.  Keeping cards free of embellishments makes them super quick to put together.

I started with a single piece of 12"x12" paper and cut the squares apart.  Each square measures 2"x2" making it easy to fit four squares on a single A2 card.

After I cut the individual squares apart, I had fun grouping them with other squares.  I stayed with a red and green color scheme for this card and chose images that fit well with cute Santa.  I wrapped the card with a piece of twine, but kept other embellishments at a minimum so it would still be mailable.

I love the addition of swimming pool in this Christmas collection.  This card is full of bright and fun holiday images.  I added a border and sentiment while still keeping the card flat and mailable.

With many more squares left, you can have fun mixing and matching all sorts of images and colors to create many cute Christmas cards in a jiffy.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Amanda

Supplies: 
Santa Express Collection
Doodlebug cardstock
Doodletwine

Hand Sanitizer Gift Boxes

by Aimee Kidd

Hi Doodlebug friends! Are you all ready for Christmas yet? I sure am!! I got a jump on making some little hand sanitizer gift boxes for my sweet girl to give to a couple of her friends. I found this hand sanitizer flip box cut file on Silhouette Studio but used all of my wonderful Santa Express papers and embellishments to dress them up. 

This first one is more girly and it's my fav! May have to keep this one for myself! 

Here's a peek inside when it is opened up. The cut file opening is too big for Bath and Body Works' hand sanitizer bottles but a regular bottle from Target or Walmart is a perfect size.

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to pick up Santa Express and get to creating those special gifts......they are sure to be a hit with friends and family!

Handmade Cards Are The Best!

Hello there!  It's starting to feel like Christmas around here which means it's a great time to get caught up on creating all your Christmas cards!

Up first I have a card using the darling gingerbread image from the collection.  I cut my sentiment from the "very merry" paper.  This sheet has so many darling images and sentiments that are perfect for cards!  For my snow I cut a strip of lily white dot sugar coated cardstock and then punch one edge with a scalloped border punch. To finish it off, no project ever feels quite complete without a little bling so  I embellished the stickers with pearls and jewels.  

My next card would be perfect for mass producing.  It was quick and easy to make and best of all it's a great design for using up little bits of leftover paper.  I think you could easily create multiples by just substituting the gingerbread with other darling characters from the collection (like Mr. & Mrs. Claus, Snowmen, reindeer, etc.).

My train card is also great at utilizing leftover paper scraps. I think this design would go especially quick with the use of a small square punch (which is now on my wish list). 

My last card uses the Christmas tree gift tag as a focal point.  I punched my sentiment from that same "very merry" paper and then embellished my tree with various sprinkles.  I adore the Christmas Tags Craft Kit in this collection--They really have some many fun uses!

I hope I've inspired you to pour yourself a mug of hot cocoa, put on the Christmas music and gather up Doodlebug's new Santa Express collection to enjoy some of your own card-making fun!

Supplies:

Santa Express 12x12 paper pack

Santa Express very merry double-sided cardstock

Santa Express ginger babies double-sided cardstock

Santa Express merry mistletoe double-side cardstock

Santa Express baby deer double-side cardstock

Santa Express holiday treats double-sided cardstock

Santa Express evergreens double-sided cardstock

lily white dot sugar coated cardstock

multicolor merry christmas doodles cardstock sticker

lily white merry christmas doodles cardstock sticker

christmas tags craft kit

santa express icon sticker

limeade mini pearls

Ladybug Mini Jewels

Beetle Black Mini Jewels

christmas sprinkles

bubblegum sprinkles

graduation stars sprinkles

Doodle Twine - Ladybug

Hello Doodlebug Friends!  It's Wendy Sue here today, sharing a layout I created with the "Santa Express" Collection.  I just love the super cute trains on the papers, stickers, and embellishments and knew they would be perfect to document our little family excursion on the "Santa Claus" Train.

I couldn't resist the awesome "chippers!" chipboard letters - they are just the perfect size for a title!

  Sometimes I like to add foam adhesive behind my stickers to add a bit of dimension.

I added a few extra "just because" embellishments too - check out the washi tape, mini paper clips, and Christmas sprinkles!

Santa Express: 12 x 12 Gift Bag Tutorial

Hi there Doodlebug friends! Tya here to share with you a fun and festive tutorial on how to make a nifty gift bag from just 2 sheets of your favorite papers from Doodlebug Design's new Santa Express line.  

It never seems to fail- every year I seem to always run out of gift bags and the LAST place that I want to go during the hustle and bustle of the holidays is back to the store. Why head to the store when I have oodles of darling paper right at my finger tips that would look great as a gift bag? With that being said - let me share with you this fun (and easy!) tutorial on how you can make a gift bag of your very own!

This bag is made using 2 of the same pieces of pattern paper - or you can use cardstock as well. The scoring measurements are the same for both pieces of paper.

Basically you score both of the papers on 3 sides at 3 inches, and then on 1 side at 2 inches. Here is what the paper with look like with the score marks when you are done.

 Side 1 - score at 3 inches

 Side 2 - turn paper and score at 3 inches

 Side 3- turn paper again and score at 3 inches

Side 4 - Turn paper on last side. This is the 2 inch scored side.

Now go ahead and fold that top 2 inch strip down to make the top section of the bag. I love that I get to use BOTH SIDES of my paper! The hardest part was choosing which side I wanted to show where!

On both pieces of paper - fold on all of your lines and then trim on the scored lines as show above.Just snip up to the bottom scored line.

Add adhesive to the 2 bottom flaps as shown.

Glue the box together as shown. 

On the other sheet of paper add adhesive to the bottom and the sides of the paper. This paper is going to slide into the other one so we need the outside edges to be sticky :)

 

Here is the box all glued together.

Now take a hole punch like a Crop-A-Dile and punch 2 holes on each side.

 

Add your  favorite ribbon or trim for the bag handles.

Now for the fun part - Decorate it however you like. I added some tags from the Christmas tag craft kit. I also added some stickers from the This and That sheet and the Icon sticker sheet. I finished my tags off with a bit of the Holly Berries Sprinkle Shapes.

Now add your gift and tissue paper and any other goodies you'd like and just like that you have a custom made gift bag I am sure your recipient will love because YOU made it just for them. Happy Holidays and Happy Crafting everyone!