SPOOKY MEMORIES - Doodlebug Design

It is getting closer and closer to Halloween, which just gives us the perfect inspiration to get all those Spooky Memories documented with the beautiful Spooky & Sweet collection.   I just love the colors in this collection, and used that as inspiration for my page.

I started my page with a bit of mixed media.   I just pulled a few ink colors that matched the paper colors and blended them into the background, making sure each color stayed within a quadrant of the page.

I used a paper cup and some black ink to create the broken circles around the page.   To finish the background, I added splatters of the inks I used, and a few splatters of gold and black acrylic ink.  

While the background dried, I pulled a few pieces of patterned paper that matched the colors of the background.   I decided to cut a few flags and placed them behind pictures, so they will lay on the page around the same area as the respective color of the background.

To continue with the color blocking design of the page, I then used embellishments that  matched.  Thankfully there are so many stickers, Bits and Pieces, Chit Chat, and Odds & Ends that it made it easy to find pieces for each little quadrant.

I decided to set my title in the purple quadrant of the page, since I found the perfect pieces of Chit Chat to create the title.    I made sure to add accents of black in each of the clusters, and the little bats were just perfect for this,   I pulled them from Sprinkles, Doodle pops, Puffy Stickers, and Sticker sheets.

I love how this turned out, and how perfectly the photos fit in here.   Remember to check the new Spooky & Sweet collection!

XO

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Pinkfresh Studio September 2023 Ink Release

 

Hi there!

Welcome to PINKFRESH STUDIO SEPTEMBER 2023 INK RELEASE Blog Hop.  Today, we are celebrating the new additions to the existing Pinkfresh Studio Ink family with lots of inspiration and prizes.   

I am in love with the cool color palette in this new addition, and decided to use it for today's project:

For  my layout, I pulled the Thanks For Being There Suite to create the flowers for my page, and  Waterfall, Begonia, Sheer Freesia, Spanish Moss, Sage for my flowers.

To keep the cool color palette of the page, I used the Nested Arches Die  to cut patterned papers from Sunshine On My Mind and Lovely Blooms for the background of the page. Then arranged the photos atop of the "pill" shaped papers.

I used all the florals to create two large clusters to the left and right of the photos.  Then added a few extra embellishments from the same collections to bring more sentiments to the page.

To finish my page, I added a few Metallic Gold Pearls around the page.  For my title, I  pulled a foiled sentiment and added at the bottom of the pictures.   Lastly, I used the same color inks and Botanicals and Butterflies Cling Stamp suite to create a  few butterflies scattered throughout the page.

I love how this turned out!   And I hope it inspires you to take a closer look at the new Ink Color additions.

Of course we are celebrating the release with a fabulous giveaway:

• Pinkfresh is giving away a set of the new full size ink pads on their blog, and
• 2 $100 gift cards on their YouTube channel.
• In addition, they will be giving away 5 $25 gift cards along the hop.  The winners will be picked from the comments left in each stop.

The winners will be picked and their names will be published on October 9, 2023 on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway page.  Be sure to check the page! If you are a winner, you will have 2 weeks to claim your prize.

Now it is time to continue the inspiration and fun.  You can find all the participants in the following list.  Have fun hopping along!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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HALLOWEEN - Doodlebug Design

 Hello there!  We are getting closer to celebrating another Halloween night, and making all those sweet and spooky memories.   Now that my kids are older, I love revisiting memories of Halloween past, and what better way to document them than using the new Sweet & Spooky collection.  Let's take a look.

Nothing says party more than rosettes! That was the starting point for this page.  I just love how the rosettes set the festive feel of the page.

For my page, I pleated `12x 1.5"strips of different papers from the Sweet & Spooky collection. My choice was to create a partial rosette, and then attach it to matching pieces of the same paper as to create arches of paper.

I overlapped the rosette paper arches when I attached them to the background ( I combined white cardstock with a strip of How Sweet It Is paper), then attached the photo to the center of the arches. It was all about embellishing the page from then on!

I started with a cluster of stickers at the top right corner of the page, then pulled a few Bits and Pieces (those little houses are too cute to  pass up!)and used them to elongate the design.

I pulled a few Chit Chat pieces and combined them with stickers to create  the title for the page. I used a few extra puffy stickers and Sprinkles to add small pops of interest and dimension  throughout the page.

I love how this page turned out!  I hope this inspires you to pull your Halloween memories and document them with the new Sweet & Spooky collection.

XO

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Sweet & Spooky collection

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