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

Fourth Freebie Friday

Okay, friends, this is the last of four giveaways this month...this one is open internationally and features some specialty papers, stencils, sequins and more. All you have to do is leave a comment here and/or on Instagram (click on the sidebar) and you're entered, it's that simple. There are more chances to be entered on IG if you tag friends or repost as well.

This is a pic of just some of the goodies you'll receive if you win this week's prize.

And I also have to share some cutey gingerbread boys that I got from Craftin Desert Divas. Their stamps are just so great and they had a sale and I totally got a couple digis I've been eyeing. They also carry real stamps, but I like the immediacy of digis sometimes. 

I had to get a lot of cards ready quickly, so I printed the already colored versions (there are line drawings included too). However, after the fourth page, my printer began to run out of color, so they were looking a little anemic. I used some Prismacolor pencils to shade and bring back their toasty colors. And added some highlights with white gel pen. I'm totally a fan of gingerbread boys/girls. They make me happy and these are super cute!

Good luck with the four giveaways! The deadline to enter is extended to December 6, 11:59 pm and the 4 winners will be announced the following day here and on IG.

Happy Weekend!

Chark