Cake Smash Layout

I am having so much fun creating with the brand new Doodlebug Design Party Time collection! I am very much a beginner when it comes to stamping, but I really wanted to play with the coordinating stamps some more. So I easily created my own little fun background design using the Party Time stamps, washi tape, and patterned paper. I love how it turned out! Come take a look!

I started by using my electronic die cut machine to cut out a 7 1/2" circle. I then lightly traced that circle onto a piece of smooth white cardstock so I could see exactly where to create my design. I then measured out and traced a perfectly horizontal line onto the cardstock so I could stamp in a straight line. I started creating the design with the stamped elephants and then added Party Boy Patterned Paper strips, Let's Celebrate star patterned washi tape, and more stamped images. I then cut circles out of the orange and blue background patterned papers, making sure to make the orange one a little smaller. The circle opening in the orange background is 7 1/2" and the opening in the blue background paper is 8".  I then layered the blue paper over the orange paper and backed my page opening with my stamped circle design. 

I created the fun title with the Skinny Alphabet Stickers in Bumblebee and Limeade. I couldn't resist adding a little party hat sticker to it! And seriously, how adorable is that dog stamp?

Some of my favorite die cut pieces in the Odds & Ends pack is the banner pieces! And the Birthday Boy Doodle-Pop is just perfect for holding one up! I then created a fun design using a combination of adorable tiny Star-Fetti star shaped Sprinkles and Mini Icons Stickers under the circle design.  

I used the amazing new Nesting Scallops Die Set to cut out a circle and scalloped circle for right underneath my photos. It anchors the photos and stickers nicely! I layered the hat from the Birthday Boy Doodle Pop on top of the sweet elephant Odds & Ends piece.

I love all of the stamped critter images! I can't decide on a favorite one, can you? 

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab the new Party Time collection and coordinating stamps for your next project!

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Doodlebug Design Products Used:  

Party Time Collection

Skinny Alphabet Stickers: Limeade, Bumblebee

Nesting Scallops Die Set

Let's Party with Doodlebug Design

Is there anyone else out there like me that sometimes gets intimated by stamping, especially on a layout? Today I am showing you a fun and easy way to use stamps on your scrapbook page along with the Doodlebug Design Party Time collection! I am so glad I dusted off my ink pads and set my stamping intimidation aside because I love how this layout turned out! 

I used the Doodlebug Design Party Time collection and coordinating stamps on this layout. I started by trimming a handful of 3 1/2" squares out of smooth white cardstock. I then just had fun creating inked backgrounds on these little white canvases. I liked the fact that I could start over if I messed up, but it was so fun and easy! I embellished this square with some Icons and This & That Stickers. Isn't that little elephant the cutest?!

No electronic die cut machine? No problem! I used the new Doodlebug Design Nesting Scallops Doodle Dies Set and my manual die cut tool to make a number of circles and scalloped circles to put inside my squares. Here I embellished them with some This & That Word Phrase Stickers and the adorable Monkey Business Doodle Pop! The fun 'party animal' stamp is from the Party Animal Boys Stamp Set. 

I used the party hat and balloon stamps from the Party Animals Boy Stamp Set to create a couple more small backgrounds. I used the Abigail Alphabet Stickers and an Odds & Ends Chit Chat piece (PARTY) to make my title. I love the mix of stamped backgrounds and patterned paper backgrounds, don't you?!

I love all of the stamped backgrounds! I can't decide on a favorite one, can you? I can't wait to try this idea on another layout!

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab the new Party Time Collection and Stamps and the new Nesting Scallops Die Set on your next layout! 

Doodlebug Design Products Used

Party Animal Collection

Party Animals Boy Stamp Set

Birthday Boy Stamp Set

Nesting Scallops Doodle Dies Set

Other

Big Shot Die Cut Tool

Ink Pads 

Party Cupcake Mini Album

I couldn't wait to document my niece's last birthday using the brand new Hey Cupcake collection. The darling color combo just screams birthday fun! The collection also includes super fun graphics like lollipops, candy pieces, pinatas, and more! 

I used the Doodlebug So Much Pun - Cupcake and Candles Cut File to create the mini album base. I resized the cupcake to 6 1/2 inches tall and cut out 15 cupcake bases out of white cardstock. I adhered these together in groups of 3 to end up with 5 thicker cardstock pages.
Using one of the page bases as a guide, I hand drew a little bit smaller cupcake image. I hand cut this out and used it as a template to make the patterned paper page backgrounds. (If you don't want a white cardstock border on your pages you can omit this step.) I then used the amazing brand new Doodlebug Nesting Scallops Doodle Die to cut out about 12 scalloped circles to mix and match.

I used the journaling card from the back side of the Sundae Stripe Patterned Paper to tell my story. We had celebrated my niece's 6th birthday at Disney World. A stop at The Crystal Palace was just one of the little celebrations we had. I embellished this page with Icons Stickers and a banner piece from the Odds & Ends pack. 

I made all of my photos 2" x 3" and with a small white border they fit perfectly in the journaling card from the Sundae Stripe Patterned Paper. I also had cut apart the Nesting Scallops cut outs in to little sections. Did you notice I tucked a little piece of it underneath the hearts? I love how it adds just a little aqua accent to the page! 

I think the Nesting Scallop cut outs make perfect anchoring pieces for my photos. I love the mix of circular elements with the rectangular photos. 

Hey Cupcake has so many adorable graphics, I had to include a couple pages without photos. I mean isn't that little piñata Icons Sticker perched above the Happy Birthday die cut piece just the cutest?!

I embellished this page with two scalloped circles from the Nesting Scallops Doodle Die Set. I used some Bright Assortment Matte Sprinkles to embellish the Happy Birthday emblem. I just love this plaid patterned paper, don't you?

I also love all of the tiny stickers on the Icons Stickers sheet! They helped me to add lots of little details to my page here.

On the last page, I used one of the Scalloped Circle cut outs underneath the Happy Birthday sticker. And that adorable llama patterned paper might be one of my favorites from this collection!

Thank you for joining me today! I had a blast using the brand new Hey Cupcake collection and Nesting Scallops Die Set! hope I have inspired you to grab some of these for your next mini labum or project! 

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Doodlebug Design Products Used:

Hey Cupcake Collection

Doodle Cuts Nesting Scallops Die Set

Bright Assortment Matte Sprinkles

Sweet Shoppe Assortment - Key Lime 

So Much Pun - Cupcake and Candles Cut File

Egg Hunt Mini Album!

I am having so much fun playing along with the monthly Bella Blvd Mood Boards! I love that April's board is filled with pretty spring colors and lots of Easter accents! 

And I had so much fun incorporating the brand new Bella Blvd Spring and Easter cut files in to my project. For starters, I thought the Sweet Sweet Spring Easter Egg Cut File would make an 'egg-cellent' (pun intended) mini album! I was inspired by the layers in the cake to make my album cover a layer of pink, aqua, and yellow. I used the Graph and Dot Patterned Papers in Ice, Bell Pepper, and Punch. Isn't that mini polka dot cut file design on the background so cool?! I used a flower from the Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers cut file to anchor my title. 

I used the new Bella Blvd Carrots Cut File to create the journaling page at the beginning of the album. I had so much fun putting these sweet little carrots together. Aren't they the cutest?!

I used mostly the Squeeze the Day collection, but I pulled from other collections as well. Here I used a floral chipboard sticker from the Let's Go On An Adventure collection. All of the Bella Blvd collections mix and match so well! 

I really enjoyed creating this egg shaped album for a change. It was fun working with the shaped pages and the circular photos I ended up using. 

On this page, I mixed and matched the Squeeze the Day and Wish Big Girl collections. I then finished off the page with fun Puffy Star Stickers. Did you notice all of the rainbows I used? Those were inspired by the mood board as well! And how appropriate since Easter eggs come in a rainbow of colors! 

And of course I had to include a bunny, especially since there was some on the mood board! The new Bunny Side Cut File makes the sweetest little page accent, don't you think?! 

And the Word Salad phrase stickers are great for embellishing pages with pops of color. 

Even though the Squeeze the Day collection isn't Easter themed, I had no problem creating this Easter mini album! The collection is super fun and with the cut files I was able to easily add in some Easter accents!  

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to use the April Mood Board, the Squeeze the Day collection, and the new Bella Blvd Cut Files on your next Easter project! 

Easter Egg Hunt Layout

Hippity Hoppity Easter is on it's way! And what better way to celebrate than to grab some of the Doodlebug Hoppy Easter collection! I love the bright colors in this collection and the little critters are just the cutest!! I started this layout by using the fun Doodlebug Design Jelly Beans Cut File to create a fun background design. I then backed the jelly beans with some of the more solid papers from the collection. 

I anchored my photo with a few of my favorite Hoppy Easter patterned papers. I then embellished my photo with a butterfly Icons Sticker, a This & That Sticker, and an ephemera die cut speech bubble. 

I used the Doodlebug Design Chick in Eggs Cut File, Doodlebug cardstock, and Hoppy Easter Patterned Papers to create this adorable page element. Isn't he just the cutest?! 

I created my title using a This & That Sticker, an Ephemera Die Cut word, and the Abigail Alphabet Stickers in Tangerine. And of course I had to add the adorable bunny die cut jumping over it! 

I hope you love this colorful jelly bean background as much as I do! I can't wait to take more Easter pictures this year so I can use the Hoppy Easter collection again!  

Thanks for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some adorable Doodlebug Design Cut Files and the Hoppy Easter collection for your next layout! 

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Doodlebug Design Products Used:

Hoppy Easter Sunday Dress Patterned Paper

Hoppy Easter Easter Egg Hunt Patterned Paper 

Hoppy Easter Hoppy Easter Patterned Paper

Hoppy Easter Jellybean Plaid Patterned Paper

Simply Spring Dot to Dot Patterned Paper

Simply Spring Under My Umbrella Patterned Paper

Hoppy Easter Odds & Ends

Hoppy Easter Icons Stickers

Hoppy Easter This & That Stickers

Bunnies Shape Sprinkles

Cardstock - Sunshine

Cardstock - Raspberry

Abigail Alphabet Stickers - Tangerine

Matte Sprinkles Bright Assortment

Hoppy Easter Chick in Eggs Cut File

Jelly Beans - Easter Express Cut File

You Layout with Bella Blvd

I absolutely love how colorful and fun the Bella Blvd Squeeze the Day collection is! And how cool is it that this collection includes the color BLACK?! I already loved making rainbow designs on my layouts, but I think creating this effect on a black background makes the colors pop even more! 

I used the black graph Squeeze the Day Daily Details Patterned Paper for my background. I embellished the top of the page with an Ephemera rainbow, Word Salad Stickers, Puffy Star Stickers, and a couple enamel dots. So simple, but oh so pretty! 

I used the heart shape from the Bella Blvd You're So Sweet Cut File to make my background. I just resized the heart to almost an inch tall in my design software and then copied and pasted the hearts to make a diagonal design. After the design was cut, I backed it with some of my favorite patterned papers from the Bella Besties and Squeeze the Day Collections.

This colorful picture of my sister from last spring's Flower and Garden Festival in Epcot was definitely inspiration for the entire layout. I embellished the photo with an Ephemera die cut word and tags, an acrylic strawberry piece, and Puffy Star Stickers. I used the Bella Blvd Halloween Flowers Cut File and the Plum Graph and Dot Patterned Paper to cut out the large flower. 

I almost talked myself out of trying the black background, but I am so glad I didn't! I was afraid the black would be too dark for a spring layout, but I really love how all of the colors pop against it! I hope you love it as much as I do! 

Thank you for joining me today! I hope I have inspired you to grab some of the Bella Blvd Squeeze the Day and Bella Besties collections for your next layout! 

Doodlebug Design I Heart Travel

If you are like me, you have lots of travel pictures to document.  And what better way to document all of these pics than with the I Heart Travel collection! The bright colors are so fun and all of the graphics are just beyond adorable. I Heart Travel, of course, was a great match for my photo from a recent trip to Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida! 

I used the star from the Doodlebug Design Lots O' Luck Lucky Shapes cut file to create a square star design in my die cut machine software. I backed the white cardstock star background with the more solids patterned papers from the I Heart Travel collection and the Petite Prints collection because I wanted the colors to pop. I used the Skinny Alphabet letter stickers in Ladybug and a Chit Chat Ephemera word to complete the title.

 I love how the colorful square I made using the Gingham Washi Tape Assortment turned out!  I then used Icons Stickers, Mini Icons Stickers, and This & That Stickers to embellish my page.  And the adorable Going Places Washi Tape adds perfect little accents!

I just love creating rainbow cut out designs on my layouts! 

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Doodlebug Design Products Used:

I Heart Travel Collection

Gingham Washi Tape Assortment

Petite Prints Bumblebee Dot-Stripe Patterned Paper

Lots O' Luck Lucky Shapes Cut File

Other:

Electronic Die Cut Machine