Adorable SpRiNg Images!

Today Whimsie Doodles is featuring several adorable images, all of which are perfect for your spring and summer creations!  Check out the projects from some of the Doodlelicious Divas!

Snail Garden

Single Turtles

Turtle Parade

Julie

Paula

Melyssa

Tracy

It's Whimsie Doodles Release Time!

It's time to see all of the new images for April, and you will not be disappointed!  Check out these adorable images, and be sure to stop by the Doodlelicious Divas' blogs to see the super cute projects they have created using them! (---->, see their names & links in the sidebar)

Without further adieu, say hello to our newest additions!

Yoga Lizzie

Super Mom

Gator and Friends

Turtle Parade

It's New Release Day at Whimsie Doodles!

Today is new release day at Whismie Doodles and I am so excited to share my card with you! When I saw this month's images,  I was inspired to make a little hair clip to go on this super cute Texting Social Teen!

I used Copics to color her up and cut tiny slits with a craft knife to attach the hair clip to her hair.  I added a tiny heart to her phone for a little bling.

I followed this tutorial by Emily to make the clip, but instead of hand cutting the layers of fabric, I used my Nestabilities.  It made it super fast and oh-so-easy!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to visit the other Divas' blogs to 

see their fantastic release day projects!

Cupid's Arrows...$1 covers the entire class, and then some!

I {heart} Target's Dollar Spot for class treats, and this idea is no exception!  I picked up a 35 stick pack of Pixie Sticks for $1, and turned them into Cupid's Arrows using my heart punch!  So fast and easy-- my favorite kind of project :)

Each arrow requires 6 punched hearts.

2 for the point...

 and four (folded in half) for the feathers...

We finished it off by adding a simple greeting with a mailing label.

Happy Valentine's Day!

XOXOXOXOXO

Last Minute Valentine Holders

I needed something quick and easy for my third grader's class Valentine holders, and this is what I came up with in about 15 minutes... that's how I roll!   I have a box of 250 of these Kraft bags that I got a few years ago super duper cheap, and I am still finding ways to use them up, so I knew right away that these would be the "holders" of choice.

First, I hand cut a heart (old school folded paper style) out of some leftover Hobby Lobby Christmas tissue paper, that is actually pretty stiff for tissue paper.  I used decoupage to attach it to the bag and give it a little bit of a sturdy base.  Then using my Cricut, I cut out the name in this adorable font (that was totally free*) in black vinyl, and applied it over the heart.  The bow is a strip of cheap black felt that I tied in a knot and glued another hand-cut heart from red felt to the center of.

*The name of the font is called MTF Jumpin Jack, and can be found {here}, at Miss Tiina Fonts.

Scrapdoodles Day :)

It's my turn to show you some of the fun things I've been making with my new Scrapdoodles' goodies!

For this card I stamped directly on my card base and used dies to make frames to fit around it.  Since I stamped on kraft colored card stock, I used white and pink Prisma pencils to color this sweet bunny image, and blended the pencil lines with Goo Gone.

For this card I colored the flower image with Copics, and cut out the image.  After I attached the button, I attached the flower image to the center of the ribbon knot with 3D glue dots.

For this card, I made a border with the bunny images by attaching them all at once to my stamp base in a row.  I colored them with a combination of Copic markers and Prisma pencils.  I created the sprigs of grass with three different green Copics.

Ingredients: Stamps: We R Memory Keepers {Some Bunny, Flower Power}, Whmsie Doodles {Retired}; Decorative Paper: We R Memory Keepers {Cotton Tail 6 x 6 Pad}; Card Stock: Bazzill Basics; Copics: Grass {G46, YG23, G43}, Flower {RV52, V22, V17, V28, G43}, Bunny Ears/Cheeks {G46}; Buttons: American Crafts; Ink: Pallette {Noir Black}; Other: Ribbon, Twine, Lace.

Pottery Barn Inspired Cereal Box?

I LOVE looking through the Pottery Barn catalogs, planning perfectly-decorated, but never-to-be shindigs at my house!  But let's face it, they're stuff isn't always affordable.  So today, I have come up with a quick and easy Valentine Holder, roughly based on this adorable felt one from their Kids' catty...

I was trying to think of something that could be easily duplicated for my son's preschool class, and the answer came to me over breakfast.  Breakfast cereal to be exact!  The base of mine is a cereal box turned on it's side.

All I did was wrap the box in leftover Christmas wrap, and then attach a folded triangle flap I made, to look like an envelope.  Before I attached the flap, I added a punched scalloped edge to it using cardstock. I added Griffin's name using my Cricut, and the circle and heart are hand punches.  I cut a hole in the top of the box using a craft knife and a ruler and one that hole was there, I punched two holes using a Crop-o-dile in the back side, to run the ribbons through.  All you have to do next is tie it to a chair using the ribbons!

It's Whimsie Doodles' Release Day!

Love is in the air at Whimsie Doodles!  

Check out the newest members of our Whimsie Doodles' family....

Visit {here} to add the whole group to your own collection, 

or just add your favorites from the bunch!

My card features the digger from the Valentine Messages set, which come with group sheets to print 12 images at a time or individually--  perfect for class valentines!  This started out as a tag and kept growing until it was a full sized card :)

Oh, Carl...

This morning the kids raced downstairs to see if they could find Carl...but it wasn't hard!  That silly elf was on the kitchen counter making snow angels out of Splenda....

Carl, the Elf on the Shelf...

So, have you heard of the Elf on the Shelf?  It seems he's all the rage these days, and our elf, Carl, just arrived yesterday (yeah, he's a little late...)  We woke up this morning to find him on the top pantry shelf fishing for old Halloween candy.  He's pretty crafty-- he had made a fishing pole from a tiny craft stick, a piece of string and an ornament hook.  Please ignore how messy the pantry is....

Stay tuned for more elf mischief :)

Scrapdoodles Card Share!

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Today I'm going to share with you some ideas for very simple Christmas cards with some new goodies from Scrapdoodles!

First up is a card that features Pink Paislee papers and dimensional sticker, brown Tim Holtz ink and a tiny stamp from the "Christmas" stamp set by Karen Foster Designs.

My next card is even more simple-- one layer, with one stamp in one color!  Too add a little extra something, I stamped the image on the inside of the card after I used a die to cut an oval from the front panel.  I glued on a plastic rhinestone to the satin bow for some extra shine.  The reindeer image is from the same set as the snowflake above.

This next bunch is a set of three skinny cards made by using (1) 8.5 x 11" piece of card stock as the base for all three, accents from a piece of decorative paper from Echo Park, and dimensional felt stickers from SEI.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is from a stamp set by Pebbles, called Welcome Christmas.

The buttons on this one are from my personal stash, but make a fun alternative border-- especially when you have a busy patterned paper that can be the star of the show!

You can't get much more simple than this!  A red background panel, small piece of patterned card stock with scallops punched at the bottom, and a tiny white card stock border, topped with a dimensional felt sticker.

This card is also super simple--  red card stock topped with a panel of patterned paper, a strip of aqua card stock for a pop of color, and a square of white topped with a dimensional felt sticker.

Happy Holidays!

Love, Nikki

Whimsie Doodles Tutorial: Mini Dry Erase Board

I thought today would be a good day to share a quick and easy holiday gift idea with you!  I was inspired after seeing a post on Pinterest for making coasters using tiles and decoupaging decorative napkins on them (super cute, by the way).  

My idea is similar, only instead of using the finished product as a coaster, 

I am using mine as a mini dry erase board!  

Here is what you need:

- 4 x 4" tile (smooth works best)

- 4 x 4' piece of thin paper or tissue paper

- stamps or digital stamps

- decoupage

-mini easel or frame holder for display

If you are stamping with rubber stamps, simply stamp your image or sentiment directly on the paper or tissue.  Then using the decoupage, adhere the paper to the tile.  Cover entire top of tile with another layer of decoupage.  If you are using digital stamps, you can print your images on regular paper, rather than cardstock, and proceed the same way once you cut the paper down to size.

Once your decoupage dries (I'd leave it overnight to be sure), you can use a dry erase marker to leave little notes, jot down a list or even take a message :)  

The sentiment on my tile is from a retired Whimsie Doodles rubber stamp set.

It's New Release Day at Whimsie Doodles!

It's the most wonderful time of the month....NeW ReLeAsE DaY!

Check out these adorable new images....eeek!  They are pictured together for your viewing convenience, but available separately for purchase on the Whimsie Doodles website.

Now go forth and visit all of the fabulous Doodlelicious Divas to see the gorgeous projects they've created with these new images!  They're sure to get your creative wheels turning!!

We are really excited to be having a 50% everything digital (with a miniumn purchase of $10.00) this weekend!  The sale starts today, Friday the 25th, and ends at midnight (Eastern time)  on Sunday, the 27th. You MUST use the code friday50sale to get the discount.
 

Happy Shopping!

For the kids table....

Holiday parties are on the way and I thought I would show you a quick little place setting for the kids this Thanksgiving!

This super cute turkey is a Whimsie Doodles image, called Get Stuffed.

To make this little pocket...

Take a 4.25 x 5.25 piece of card stock, and score it at 3" on long side and on 3.25" and 1" on the short side.  Fold up at the 3" mark, snip extra cardstock rectangles on top piece created when you scored.  Fold smaller rectangle pieces around back piece and adhere.

Redneck Wine Glasses

These glasses are all the rage at craft shows in the South this year, and since they run about $10-15 per glass if you buy them at one, I thought I would show you how simple it is to make one-- and what a fun gift idea!

All you need is a glass mason jar, a glass candle stick holder (mine are from Dollar Tree), and E6000 glue.  Put a thick line of glue on the top rim of the candle stick holder, and adhere to the bottom of a clean Mason jar.  Wait for it to dry and call it done....  for $1, if you already have some jars-- which I did!  E6000 can be washed, so no worries!  Now these are officially called Redneck wineglasses, but how cute for picnic centerpieces, or all kinds of things...

FANGtastic Printable....I hope!

Okay, this is my first attempt at creating a printable, and if you can use them, please feel free to download this sheet!  These are sized to make (12), 2" tags on an 8.5 x 11" sheet, and are quite cute attached to those plastic vampire teeth that you get this time of year!  In fact, if you have a Wal-Mart near by, you can pick up a pack of 16, for $1.44.  Not bad if I do say so myself!  Since this is my first time uploading this type of thing, I'd appreciate any tips...I think you should be able to right click and print.  Have a great day!

Frankenstein Treat Holder

So it all started with these coupons....I'm slightly obsessed with those, you know.  And I had these coupons that basically gave me full size candy treats of the M&M variety, on the super cheap.  Knowing that I would the hero of the third grade and of my third grader, for bringing in the BIG treats, I had to think of some cute way of wrapping them up!  

We've already made some mini Crunch Bar mummies this year for the reading class....

So, when I saw the Freaky Little Friends Whimsie Doodles set, I was totally inspired by the "Friend.  Good." Frankenstein image....  and this is what I came up with!

You will need a 2.25 x 10" strip of green card stock, scored at the 1" and 4.5" marks.  You will also need various scraps in black, white and the same green.  I used a tab punch, 2 different circle punches and a border punch for the different details.  I made Frankie's cheeks rosy using chalks, and his nose sticks out with the help of a 3D dot.  I cut the strips for his mouth free hand.

Step 1: 

Cut and score!

Step 2:

Fold and adhere!

Step 3: 

Punch and adhere his hair!

Step 4:

Punch out eye pieces, nose and head bolts (aka tab punch) and adhere.  

Add color to cheeks with chalks.

Step 5:

Add mouth detail and treat.....