Happy Halloween Wreath | Hey Pumpkin collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hi creative friends!

It's time to decorate for Halloween! And what better way to start with a wreath to hang on your front door! I love how all the gorgeous colours are showcased in my wreath from the Doodlebug Design Hey Pumpkin collection! 

To create this wreath I chose nearly all of the papers in the Hey Pumpkin collection and trimmed strips from them all to measure roughly 2 inches x 10 inches. Some papers I did repeat to fill up the wreath. I then took my banner punch and punched the very ends of each end of the paper strips. I chose a polystyrene foam circle that I have had in my stash for ages to glue them all to.

Altogether there are 28 paper strips on my wreath, I was sure to not place similar patterns and colors too close together, arranging them to even out the patterns and colours as much as possible. I slightly overlapped each paper strip to ensure the foam circle was covered. Once all of the paper strip banners were glued in place, I added some black ribbon at the top and tied a bow, I also attached the gorgeous Hey Pumpkin Just Charming Clip and Key Chain to hang down.

When the paper strip banner were all dry, I added a piece of the gorgeous Homespun heavyweight acetate to the back of the wreath. I did have to wait a while for this to dry before I started on the really fun part of embellishing! I added the round October 31 die-cut from the Chit Chat pack to the centre of the acetate also.

I added titles from the Chit Chat pack to the top and bottom of the wreath and some small speech bubbles as well. From the Bits and Pieces pack, I added lots of the floral pieces to the title below and at the top as well. 

The Puffy Stickers in the Hey Pumpkin collection are super cute, I added some floral ones over the top of the die-cut flowers at the bottom, a pumpkin and a spider near the bottom title, some bats to the sides of the wreath and some pumpkin puffys to the top floral piece.

I absolutely LOVE how my wreath turned out and the best thing was it was SO EASY to make! I hope you inspired to create your very own wreath with the Hey Pumpkin collection!

Happy creating!

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Halloween | Hey Pumpkin collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hey creative friends!

I absolutely LOVE Halloween and the dress ups that go with it! Each year my son loves to dress up and go trick or treating! The Hey Pumpkin collection by Doodlebug Design Inc is just the cutest for documenting your Halloween memories! 

I think my layout looks Spooktacular! What do you think?

I started out by choosing 3x 12' x 12' patterned papers. I chose 3 patterned papers and the Homespun acetate paper. The 'B' side of the Peek-A-Boo paper is my background, the Homespun acetate is layered over the top, the Jack-O-Lanterns paper was ripped and added to the top left corner and bottom right corner and 2 strips from the Eek paper were added also. I love the texture that ripping the paper creates on my layout.

My photo was added using foam tape and I layered a paper from the 6' x 6' paper pad underneath the photo. On the right side of the photo, I added a tab sticker from the This and That sticker sheet. The October 31st and the Trick or Treat stickers are also from the This and That sticker sheet. The Trick or Treat one I added using foam tape also. 

The title is from the Chit Chat pack and this is also popped up using foam tape. I also took out some of the star die-cuts also from the Chit Chat pack and scattered them around the page. I did the same with the bat die-cuts from the Odds and Ends pack. I added some enamel dots to all of the stars to add some more texture, dimension and colour.

Lastly I added some pumpkins from the Shape Sprinkles and the Odds and Ends packs. I also layered a Shape Sprinkle spider to the top of the title.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating! 

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Captured | You Are My Sunshine collection | Pretty Little Studio

 Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah McLean back with you today to share another new layout featuring the gorgeous You Are My Sunshine and Sunkissed collections from Pretty Little Studio! 

I took the Color Coded patterned paper  from the You Are My Sunshine collection and cut up the rainbow circle. Adding the warm yellow, orange and red color section to the top of a piece of plain white cardstock and the cooler greens and blues to the bottom corners. 

I added my photo to the middle of the layout, layering one of the striped patterned papers from the Sunkissed 6' x 6' paper pad under my photo. I layered my title on top of the photo at the bottom and tucked one of the scalloped borders under here also. I also layered one of the tags underneath too.

Once the larger elements were added to my page, I then embellished my page with some of the smaller elements including small banner die-cuts, arrow die-cuts, hearts and words and phrases to help tell the story. Lastly I stamped the date stamp and my layout was finished.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you are inspired by my layout and you can create with the You Are My Sunshine collection really soon!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

So Happy | Farmer's Market collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hi creative friends!

Do you love flowers? If the answer is yes then read on! Today I am sharing a new scrapbook layout featuring the gorgeous Farmer's Market collection by Doodlebug Designs!  

For this layout, I created a round wreath of flowers and leaves and I love how it turned out. I mainly took flowers and leaves from the Bits and Pieces die-cut pack. I chose the 'B' side of the Fall Berries patterned paper as my background paper and adhered the larger flowers in a circular shape using foam tape to add dimension. I arranged the large flowers so that not all the flowers of the same style and color were together.

Once the large flowers were placed, I added some of the larger leaves also from the Bits and Pieces pack, again making sure not to have the same ones too close together, this helps to draw the viewers eye around the wreath instead of drawing it to one particular area. 

I placed my photo on the right-hand side, inside the wreath, adding foam tape, a note card and tab die-cut also from the Bits and Pieces pack underneath. My title is from the Chit Chat die-cut pack and this is also popped up using foam tape. 

When all of the larger elements were placed on my layout, I then went ahead and added some of the smaller elements including more small floral die-cuts and some of the cute enamel shape Sprinkles on top of some of the florals and also peeking out from underneath the wreath too. Lastly I stamped the date stamp under the title and sprinkled some white mist. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to make your own wreath using the Farmer's Market collection.

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Oh, Sweet Sunshine | You Are My Sunshine | Pretty Little Studio

 Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah McLean back with you and today I am sharing a new layout featuring both the gorgeous Sunkissed and the You Are My Sunshine collections by Pretty Little Studio!   

I started out with the You Are My Sunshine patterned paper from the You Are My Sunshine collection, cutting up the strips from the sunrays so that I could rearrange them onto a sheet of plain white cardstock. The patterned paper is the only thing I used from the You Are My Sunshine collection, the rest is from the Sunkissed collection. 

For the title, I chose one from the Fun in the Sun title pack and also added some of the cute scallop stickers from the Scent of Spring scallop stickers. The clouds are from the In the Clouds die-cuts pack, the title and the cloud die-cuts are all popped up using foam tape to add dimension to my layout.

A couple of close up shots show you the detail and dimension on my layout. This was such a fun layout to create! Do you ever cut up patterned paper and rearrange it differently? You should definitely give it a try if you haven't! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x

Day at the Zoo | At the Zoo collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hi creative friends!

Who doesn't love a trip to the zoo?! I have had these photos of my sons visiting Sydney's Taronga Zoo printed for quite some time now (probably 8 years lol!) waiting for the perfect collection to document them. The At the Zoo collection by Doodlebug Design Inc is awesome and was perfect for my photos, I love how my layout turned out! 

As I had 6 photos to document and I wanted to use them all on one page, I decided on a grid design for my layout. Grid designs are excellent for keeping things uniform and neat on a page without going too overboard!

I started with the Zoo paper for my background and trimmed down the 'B' side of the Roly Poly Pandas paper and adhered this to the Zoo paper. All of my photos are backed with papers from the 6' x 6' paper pad and popped up using craft foam underneath. The Zippity Zoo Dots paper was added as a horizontal strip in the centre of the layout. 

3 border strip stickers and the plaque title sticker that reads 'Day at the Zoo' were added from the This and That sticker sheet. On either side of the title I added some greenery die-cuts from the Odds and Ends pack. To help draw the viewer's eye to each of the photos, I added a super cute Doodle-Pop or a cardstock icon sticker or an enamel sticker to them. The animals are just adorable in this collection!!

I added some more phrase and word stickers from the This and That sticker sheet to help tell the story of the trip to the zoo. I stamped the date stamp from the day we visited the zoo and also took 4 of the black Zoo Assortment Matte Sprinkles enamel dots and added one to each of the 4 corners of the layout, I love how this finishes off the page.   

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to document your wild animal adventures using the At the Zoo collection!

Happy creating!

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Magic | Fun at the Park | Doodlebug Design Inc

 Hi creative friends!

Who doesn't love a day or 5 at a theme park or Disneyland?! Today I have a new layout to share created using the gorgeous Fun at the Park collection by Doodlebug Design Inc! 

I was very lucky to go to Disneyland in Paris a few years ago, the Fun at the Park collection is perfect to document these trips or any visit to a theme park!

I started out choosing the 'B' side of the Movie Stars patterned paper and adhered a piece of the red cardstock from the cardstock pack horizontally to the middle of the Movie Stars paper. I took some border strip stickers from the This and That sticker sheet and added these on the top and bottom of the cardstock edges. I drew a large star on to the 'B' side of the Magical Show patterned paper and then hand cut this out, adhering it using craft foam, slightly to the left of the red cardstock. 

Below are some close up photos of my layout.....

I placed my photo on the right-hand hand side of the star and added some embellishments here. Some of the embellishments used on my layout were the Chit Chat die-cuts, This and That stickers, Bits and Pieces die-cuts, enamel stars and Doodlepops!

There was something on my photo I wanted to cover up so I opted to make this into an embellishment opportunity! I added the Best Day Ever speech bubble die-cut to cover it up!

Have you ever been to Disneyland or to a theme park? This collection is the best to document those fun memories! Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Happy creating!

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Down by the Seashore | Seaside Summer collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hi creative friends!

Have a lil surfer or water lover in your life? The gorgeous Seaside Summer collection by Doodlebug Design is perfect to document these memories! My niece is showing off her clever surfing skills, the Seaside Summer collection was perfect to capture this cute memory! 

The patterned papers in the Seaside Summer collection are so super cute! I knew I wanted to use a few of them on my layout so I decided on a pie chart design, choosing a pie chart cut file from The Cut Shoppe and cutting it from white cardstock, I then added 8 of the different patterned papers behind each of the 'slices of pie', once the slices were all backed, I trimmed down the white cardstock and adhered it on to the Surf's Up patterned paper. I then used my black journal pen to free-hand draw some fake stitches around the pie. 

I absolutely LOVE the Sea Friends washi tape!! I added a piece of this to the top left corner and bottom right corner of the layout. I placed my photo on the right side of the middle of the pie chart, layering some of the Bits and Pieces on both the left and right of the photo. I adhered my photo down with craft foam to add dimension. Over on the left of the layout, I added one of the large palm trees from the Bits and Pieces pack also using craft foam.

The other Doodle Pops that I added were the gorgeous sea creatures from the Shore is Fun pack, don't they look cute on my page?! When I saw the fish puffy stickers, I knew that I just had to add some on top of my layout, I love how they look! 

Who doesn't love Doodle Pops right? They are sooo super cute and perfect embellishments for your projects! I added the boat to the bottom right corner of the photo and the sun and cloud from the same pack up in the sun paper quadrant, the title of the layout was also adhered under the photo, I chose the 'Down by the Seashore' piece also from the Bits and Pieces pack. I added some of the words and phrases from the This and That sticker sheet to help tell the story of my layout.   

I hope you get some time to document some of your Summer memories, why not try the Seaside Summer collection?!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Memories | Good Vibrations collection | Pretty Little Studio

Hi creative friends!

It's Tarrah back with you today to share a new layout with you featuring the awesome Good Vibrations collection by Pretty Little Studio! 

I chose the gorgeous Happiness paper as my background paper first to work on however I wanted to break it up slightly, I chose a brick wall cut file from The Cut Shoppe, cutting it out from white cardstock and adhering it right over the top of the Happiness patterned paper.

Once the cut file was adhered to the patterned paper, I then machine stitched horizontally through each set of bricks in the cut file. I love how this adds some texture to the layout.

I chose to document a photo of my partner and myself, I did have to reprint the photo a little smaller than what I usually would to make sure it would fit in the space of the frame. I love how the yellow heart frame looks over the top of the photo. 

I layered a piece of the green section from the Good Vibes paper underneath the photo and frame also to help make the photo pop against the busy background. I adhered all of these using craft foam for dimension. I took one of the smaller frames and adhered it to the right of the heart frame also using craft foam and added the Love You piece in the centre of this piece.

My title actually comes from one of the Sunkissed cardstock title packs and I adhered this under the photo and frames also with craft foam. I love the shadows this creates on my layout. I absolutely LOVE flair buttons! I added one of the flair buttons to the left of the photo and a few die-cuts here too. A few more die-cuts were added for interest and color and I stamped the date stamp of when the photo was taken on one of the journal spots that I placed under the title.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to create beautiful with the Good Vibrations collection!

Happy creating!

Tarrah x 

Greeting Cards | Hometown USA collection | Doodlebug Design Inc

Hi creative friends! 

 I don't know about you but I always need a greeting card to give to someone for their birthday or even just a thank you card. The Hometown USA collection by Doodlebug Design Inc has some great phrases and elements to include on your greeting cards, they look great when they're done and the receiver will love it.

 

 

 

I made a total of 5 cards to add to my pile to grab whenever I need one, I used the card bases from the Hometown USA collection cards and envelopes pack.

 

 

 

 

 For the Thank you card above, because it had the open window included in it, I knew I wanted to make this into a shaker card. I took some plastic packaging, cutting it into a square, I then sewed around 3 sides to make the pocket, I added the stars and hearts from the Land That I Love shakers and also the silver ball shakers and then sewed the top closed.  I adhered it behind the window and then decorated the front.

 

 

For the card above, I trimmed a paper from the 6' x 6' paper pad and added one of the die-cuts from the Odds and Ends pack using craft foam for dimension. I covered up the part on the balloons that read USA and the flag of the USA using other die-cuts as these cards are not for the 4th of July celebrations. 

 

 

The card above just has a die-cut added with craft foam from the Odds and Ends pack, some firework and star puffy stickers and some red heart sprinkles also. Sometimes the simplest cards are the most effective!

 

The card above I cut out 2 different papers from the 6'x 6' paper pad and also cut out one of the 3' x 4' cards from the Summer Celebration patterned paper. I added some puffy stickers to the tops of the fireworks and some silver star sprinkles to the corners of the card.
 

 

The card below is the smallest in the pack and was perfect to add the flower Doodle Pop to the front of! I also added the Just For You banner title from the Chit Chat pack using craft foam and over the white dots on the card base, I added some silver sprinkles.   

 

I hope you will get some crafting time soon! You could start by making some cards!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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