Make a Wish ("Gummy Bear" Sneak Peek!)

 Hello! I've got a new card from Rhiannon to share with you today. Plus, this is the first official sneak peek at one of the newest Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground that will be released on Friday, April 2, 2021. We'll be doing a preview of the entire new collection on Thursday, April 1st on the Doodles Paper FB Page at 8PM EST.

Drumroll please................... I give you, the "Gummy Bear" Sparkle Blend! You may love what you see on Rhiannon's card already, but I promise you, when you see what else is in this Blend (the name should give you a major hint!), you're going to definitely want it in your collection. Rhiannon wanted to make a birthday card for one of our neighbors, and based on the colors of ink she used, this new "Gummy Bear" Sparkle Blend was the perfect match.

She used The Greetery's Pinwheel Party stencils for her focal point. She used Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, and Carved Pumpkin. She applied the first layer of each color heavy, and the second layer lightly (without adding additional ink to her blending brushes).

She added perfectly coordinated sequins from the "Gummy Bear" Sparkle Blend to the center of each of the pinwheels with On Point Glue. Rhiannon even cut the orange sequin, so it would appear to be under the pink pinwheel. She thought the card needed a bit more sparkle, so she carefully went over each pinwheel with the Crystal Sparkle Marker from Spectrum Noir. She also added a sentiment from The Greetery's Birthday Blooms stamp set in black.

I absolutely love the vibrant, yet not overpowering, colors she chose to use on this card. It's so fun and happy, and the "Gummy Bear" Sparkle Blend couldn't have been a better match. Our neighbor loved the card, which of course made Rhiannon very happy. We look forward to sharing the complete new collection with you during our FB Live this week at 8PM EST on Thursday on the Doodles Paper Playground Page. Please be sure to visit the Sparkle Blends Shop on Esty to see the all of the available Sparkle Blends, as well as joining the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on Facebook. I'll have another new project to share with you soon. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Let's Party!

 Hello! Have you seen the newest release from Doodles Paper Playground? This release features Hot Cocoa and Sparkle Blends that are perfect for the early-in-the-year celebrations. There is also the "It's a Party" Sparkle Blend which is appropriate for any birthday, wedding, shower, etc. That's the Blend I opted to use today to make a fun birthday card that would be great for anyone.

I recently purchased the Pinwheel Party Bundle from The Greetery because it's full of fun, easy to work with, and, just like the "Let's Party" Sparkle Blend, it works for anyone and many types of celebrations. I inked up several of the pinwheels using Memento Inks. Each pinwheel uses the same color twice....once with heavy inking, and once with a lighter touch.

The Pinwheel Party Bundle comes with a sentiment stamp and die set, which I chose to use to create my shaker window. I used the shadow die to create the window out of striped cardstock, and then I stamped the sentiment on simple white cardstock underneath. The "Let's Party" Sparkle Blend is made mostly of white and black sequins, with opalescent clear and a smattering of larger, brightly colored sequins in the shapes of cakes, balloons, and confetti.

I was a little worried that there would be too many stripes, but the large window, the varying colors, and the different angles of the stripes, keep it from being too overpowering. It's fun, and definitely screams party to me.  Tomorrow, why not hang out with me and Amber, the owner of Doodles Paper Playground a FB Live on 1/21/21 at 8PM EST on the Doodles Paper Playground FB Page. We'll be making a tulle shaker card, using the Pinwheel Party Bundle, so you'll get to see it in action. Meanwhile, why not join the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on FB and share your sequin-filled projects with us there? You can also head over to the Sparkle Blends Shop on Etsy to see all of the available Blends. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Card #6 in the Sparkle Blend/Lawn Fawn Series

 Woo hoo! I did it! I managed to use all of the stamps in the Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Winter stamp set with a Sparkle Blend from Doodles Paper Playground. I was excited to create this challenge for myself, and I am so thankful that many of you cheered me on and enjoyed the cards I created. If you missed any, you can check them out here: Card #1, Card #2, Card #3, Card #4, Card #5. The last stamp I had to use from this set was the presents. I saved them until the end because I knew they could work at any time of year because they're perfect for any kind of present. Plus, January is happens to be my birthday month, so I thought it was perfect to feature it this month. 

I went through my Sparkle Blends to see what I haven't worked with in a while, and I saw the pretty colors of the Flutter By Butterfly Blend and I knew that was the one. I love the vibrant pinks, Colombian Emerald green, and shades of purple. So I colored my presents according to the Blend, adding in yellow and turquoise.

I found a fun background from Doodlebug for the back of my shaker window, but I wasn't sure what to do with the foreground. So I chose to use the Bitty Rays stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. I took some lavender cardstock and inked the stencil with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink. Since it's got some opacity to it, I knew the pink would cover the purple nicely. I also added my sentiment from the Party Animal set from Lawn Fawn in Twilight VersaFine Clair ink. It's my favorite color ink to use when I don't want to use black.

I truly enjoyed this series. It was a no-stress, fun way to use an entire stamp set, as well as some of the gorgeous Sparkle Blends that haven't been used much. I have the original Simply Celebrate set, so I may just do this again. Or perhaps, I may just use a different style of set entirely. What do you think? Is this type of personal challenge something you'd enjoy doing? 

Please be sure to visit the Sparkle Blends Shop on Etsy. Also, why not join the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on Facebook so you can join in on the fun we have there? I look forward to sharing my next project with you. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Chill Out Birthday Shaker

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie with a birthday shaker card. 

 Today, I have a fun Snow-person no frame shaker card.

I used a holiday stamp set to make my card along with 

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blend called: Hello Frosty

Sparkle Blend: Hello Frosty

This is a slightly more non-traditional color palette for winter.

 A bold combination of bright pink, purple & blue sequins, 

featuring traditional cupped and flat round sequins, squares, marquis shapes, 

small snowflake flowers & big purple snowflake confetti. 

We've added tri-colored caviar beads & Fimo star shapes

 for interest with two different style Snowman Fimo characters to finish off the look.

Supplies Used:

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blend: Hello Frosty

Papercrafts: Christmas Characters Stamp Set

Hunkydory: Winter Warmers Stamp Set

Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

VersaMagic Ink: Ocean Depth

Copic Makrkers:

Snow Person: B000, B00, R30, 0 & YR02

Hat, Gloves & Scarf: C1, C2, B14, B93, & B95

Drink: V01, V04, V06, & B000  

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: Black, White & Sparkle

Lawn Fawn 6x6 Pattern Paper: Snowday Remix

Accent Opaque White 80# Cardstock: Ultra Smooth

Recollections Brand 110# Cardstock: White

Voila Brand: Cellophane Wrap

Art Glitter Glue

Imagine Crafts Tear It Tape

Crafter's Square: Foam Tape

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. 

Doodles Paper Playground Resident Designing Diva

Annie

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Hope Your Birthday Is Jawsome

 Hope Your Birthday Is Jawsome

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I die cut my base panels and cut waves into the blue panel.

I used some chipped sapphire Distress Ink on the tops of 

my waves and placed them on the base panel.

I stamped my sentiment at the top of the panel. 

I decided I needed birthday hat for my little shark due and I found 

more images that I thought would go great on my card! 

Perfect!!

This card I made a full front shaker card.

I cut my piece of acetate so that there would be 1/4 inch over hang on each side.

I used a bone folder and scored each side.

I used 1/8 inch score tape on each flap.

The card front fits perfectly on the acetate.

I folded three of the sides over, basically creating a open pocket. 

I dumped in a spoon full of my sequin mix and then folded 

over the last open side.

I used score tape to adhere it to the card base.

For this project I used the Baby Shark Sparkle Blend.

It's a great mix of blues and the little sharks in it are super cute!

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There are more great Sparkle Blends over at the 

Doodles Paper Playground Etsy Shop!

You can use my code FAWN10 for 10% off your order.

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creations you have made with Sparkle Blends!

Come check it out, share some inspiration!

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Go Bananas!

Hi, it's Judy! Today I am monkeying around with Sparkle Blends Monkey Business! I really adore this blend and am really happy with how this turned out. Check it out!

For this project I used a set from Heffy Doodle called  Chimply The Best for my monkeys, vines, bananas and sentiment. I used Memento Tuxedo Black to stamp my images and sentiment. I then colored up my images with Copics. I used a patterned paper from Doodlebug from their At The Zoo 6x6 paper collection and Catherine Pooler Ink in It's A Boy to create this fun scene. 

For my shaker element I used a combination of circle dies to create my different parts and pieces. 

To see more of the Sparkle Blends May Release, and all the other mixes, take a look on the Doodles Paper Playground blog, Facebook page and in the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on Facebook.

So what do you think of this project? I really love how it came out and can't wait to hear what you think!

Thank You for stopping by and please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Hugs!

Judy

Pawsome Birthday

Hello! Alison here. Today I have a birthday shaker card that features the "Pawsome" Sparkle Blend from Doodles Paper Playground. I paired it with a stamp that's actually from a Lawn Fawn Christmas set, but it is totally adaptable for birthdays.

I started off by stamping the presents from Lawn Fawn's "Simply Celebrate Winter" set on to watercolor paper and partially die cutting a rectangle window with a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Then I cut around the gifts with an X-Acto knife. Next, I watercolored the presents with my Koi watercolor set from Sakura. I kept the Sparkle Blend in front of me as I painted, so I made sure to use colors that worked with it.

I decided I wanted the top layer to have a little more color, so I used "Rose Bud" and "Danube Blue" Fireworks! Spray from Imagine. I shook the bottles then removed the nozzle and tapped the straw from the nozzle to get my splatters. I made sure to cover my painted presents too so that there wouldn't be any splatters on them. In the photo above, you can see how pretty the colors are in the Pawsome Sparkle Blend. I left the Fimo paws and animals out of this card because I just wanted it to be a generic birthday card, without animals in it. I'll use them another time.

I backed my shaker window with a very old scrap from K & Co. Are they even still around? I loved them.... But I digress.....then I adhered my shaker panel to a white card base. My watercolor paper isn't pure white, but I like the slight difference in colors between the base and top panel.

Because the gifts are small and simple in design, they can get colored or painted quickly. The design is also fast to duplicate. The trickiest part is cutting the top of the gifts, but you could always stamp the presents separately, fussy cut them, and then adhere them to your shaker window. I just wanted this card to have a smooth top layer. The Pawsome Sparkle Blend has such fun and cheery colors, I knew it would be great for a birthday card. Be sure to head over to the White Rose Crafts shop to see all of the currently available Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Yappy Birthday Shaker Card

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun birthday shaker card. Featuring the New Release from Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blends: Pawsome Pets and The Mama Elephant Playful Puppy Stamp Set

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blends: Pawsome Pets 

This fun, multi-colored blend of pinks, blues, greens,

purples & yellows in a variety of shapes, sizes and

finishes will add flash and interest to any pet lover’s projects.

An assortment of kitty, puppy and paw print shaped 

Fimo slices completes the theme.

Here's my card.

Materials Used:

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blends: Pawsome Pets 

Mama Elephant Playful Puppy Stamp Set

Paw Print and Bones Frame

DMC Metallic Silver Floss

MFT Sentiment Strip Die

MFT Balloon Dies

Recollection Brand cardstock: Gray, Medium Teal Blue, 

Yellow and Light Purple

Neenah Solar White 80lb Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Foam Adhesive

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you found some inspiration!

Be sure to tag us Doodles Paper Playground on social media; 

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Lucky Birthday

Hey guys, Kelli here today with a card featuring the Good Luck Charm Sparkle Blend.  This limited edition blend is awesome and you can only get it at White Rose Crafts! 

Here is the card I made...

I love the colors in this blend!  I used my scan n cut 2 again to cut out the shaker portion of the card.  I added two different colors of green and white twine to the card and adhered a horse shoe from the blend to the middle of the bow!  

Remember to head over to White Rose Crafts LLC to pick up this and other limited edition sparkle blends!!! 

Birthday In Blue

Hey guys, Kelli here today with a card featuring the Aquamarine Sparkle Blend.  This limited edition blend is awesome and you can only get it at White Rose Crafts! 

Here is the card I made... 

I cut the shaker portion out on my Scan N Cut 2 by Brother leaving the top portion in for the sentiment.  I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Fresh Peony stamp set from stampendous. I added that cute little silver bow to the bottom and I wish I could say I made it but I received it in a RAK from a wonderful friend!  

Celebrate

Kelli here again today sharing another birthday shaker card with you.  Again I've used my scan n cut 2 to cut out my shaker window.  I am featuring the Amethyst sparkle blend today which is part of the Birthstone collection!  The colors in this blend are amazing!!!  All the purples, who knew there were so many shades of purple!  Well ok probably a lot of us knew there were multiple shades of purple, but mix them all together and it looks amazing!!!

I kept my card simple today.  I distressed the edges of both the card base and the shaker window with Seedless Preserves distress ink and added a multi loop purple and white twine bow to it.  The background paper is a beautiful shade of purple with Happy Birthday sayings all over it in white.  I hope you enjoy my birthday series of card over the next few weeks!  

Remember you can only find Sparkle Blends at White Rose Crafts along with other amazing products!!!  

Hello everyone, Kelli here today with a birthday card featuring the new We're Turning One Sparkle Blends!!  This blend is awesome!!!  I love the bright colors of it!  I used my Scan and Cut 2 to cut out the balloons for my shaker window.  The balloon is in the patterns on the scan n cut2, I just used it 3 times and resized it!  The little boy and girl are part of a cut apart from the pattern paper line I used called Circus Party from Carta Bella.  I had this paper in my stash and do not know if it is still available or not but it's wicked cute!!!

I used distress inks in the colors, Antique linen, Brushed Corduroy, and scattered straw to distress around the balloons.  I also use Antique lined to distress the outline of the the image of the children.  The red on the bottom of the card is the reverse side of the balloon paper behind the shaker part.  You will be seeing a lot of Birthday cards from me in the near future as I am making them to donate! 

Head on over to White Rose Crafts to find all the sparkle blends you could want and more!!