Doodlebug Christmas Cards

I have loved Doodlebug Designs forever...they have adorable graphics on every collection. If you're not into cute stuff, you're not going to be a big fan probably. But I am both those things! So I  made a few cards with my collection of Doodlebug products, most from the Milk and Cookies and Sugar Plums collections.

On these cards, I did no stamping on the front and just stamped a greeting inside, so they came together so quickly. This one uses a gingerbread boy die cut and stickers, along with Doodlebug paper in a 6x6 pad.

The paper on this one is from another paper pack...I think it's just one from Tuesday Morning last year. I cut a lot of them up into card panels and I don't have the pack anymore. Sorry about that. The little house and stickers are from Doodlebug Design, as are the pink and dotted papers. The sentiment is printed from the computer.

Santa is from a sheet of 12x12 Doodlebug paper and cut down to card size, and the candy can, star and speech bubble are stickers from Doodlebug. I added glossy accents to the white parts of his hat for a little fun.

This last card uses an adorable Santa paper (from the 6x6 pad) and a sentiment sticker from Doodlebug. The ribbon is theirs too. I added little flat holographic stickers for shininess.

These cards are on their way to nursing home residents via the Caring Hearts Card Drive that Vera Yates (Ling) runs every year. I love participating and I get the family involved with signing and delivering the cards when we need to. 

This card drive runs each year, so if you have any Christmas cards to pass on to seniors, check out her blog here. This year's collection has ended but October will be here again before we know it and it's such a lovely thing to participate in. She also takes monetary donations for the shipping and I just threw in a $5 bill this year. It's heavy to send large boxes of cards around the world!

Happy Saturday!

Chark

Watch It Wednesday

Today I thought I'd share two crafty YouTubers that I love to watch. Mary Polanco makes wonderful cards, has tons of ideas and has a get-to-it-with-a-little-humor style I appreciate. She doesn't talk too long or get lost in what she's doing and ramble like some people that I have to skip through, and her cards are cool and she has a lot of kit videos so you can see how to create a lot of cards from one kit. Even though I don't often buy kits, I appreciate seeing a variety of cards made from one set of supplies.

You can watch one of her Halloween videos using Lawn Fawn and Distress Oxides here. This card has so much texture!

Someone I could listen to for a long time is Emily Leiphart of leiphartonart. She has the best voice for instructional videos—calm and clear and concise—and you should definitely check out her professional projects. This video has a little coloring and some tips and of course, that fabulous voice. These tags are glittertastic! Yes, that's a new word I'm coining. Feel free to use it in conversation and let me know how people react :)

                                      

Do you have any go-to favorite You Tubers for crafts/cards? 

I just wanted to remind everyone that the Caring Hearts Card Drive has started. This is a fabulous drive for nursing home residents for holiday/winter cards. I love how much it grows every year and while I don't make cards anymore, I do deliver them (my family helps) to places in Ohio. You can win fabulous prizes for sending cards in and you'll make someone a little happier with your art. How perfect is that?

Happy Wednesdsay!

Chark