A Washi Tape Birthday Card | Happy National Scrapbook Day

Hi everyone,

Today is my friend Jen's birthday... I call her Chu.  Chu and I met when I was 8 years old. We grew up in a small town in New England.  A few of my friends refer to it as a real-life "Stars Hollow" (a la Gilmore Girls). Now, decades later, we both live in Los Angeles.

Chu is a major pet lover.  She's always had pets for as long as I can remember.  It started with a cat here or there and then a few years ago she added a little puppy to her menagerie. I, on the other hand, am petrified of any furry animals.  Well, animals or any non-human/non-plant living things. However, I am not afraid of cartoon animals (Garfield, My Little Pony, Mickey Mouse) or plush stuffed animals (Mickey, Snoopy) or cute stamp sets!  So... my card today features a little puppy and some happy cute products from Doodlebug Design.

Today is also National Scrapbook Day!  There are so many fun events and challenges happening in honor of National Scrapbook Day.  I entered this card into the Scrapbook.com / Doodlebug Design Washi Challenge.  Check out the other fun stuff they have going on at Scrapbook.com today (including 10% off and a free stamp set with purchase).

Materials:

• Pink card stock
• White card stock
• Doodlebug Design: Under the Sea patterned paper
• Doodlebug Design: Candy Stripes washi tape
• Taylored Expressions: Up, Up and Away cutting plate
• Mama Elephant: Playful Pups stamps and dies
• Lawn Fawn: Scalloped Rectangle Stackables
• Copic Markers
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Foam Adhesive
• Adhesive Tape Runner

Directions via YouTube:

• You can watch me make this card on my YouTube channel (click here).  I am trying to post more card making process videos, so please subscribe to my channel if you want to see more projects!

Directions:

• To make your card base, start with a piece of 4.25"W x 11"H pink card stock and fold at the 5.5" mark.
• Die cut the inside of the card using the scalloped rectangle die and stamp "Yappy Birthday" inside.
• Stamp the puppy with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on scrap card stock and color with Copic markers. Die cut the puppy using the coordinating dies.
• Layer pieces of washi tape on white card stock to form a diagonal striped pattern.  I used pink, orange, green, blue and purple tape for this. Use the Taylored Expressions dies to cut out the balloons.
• Die cut the full cutting plate from both the patterned paper and white card stock.
• Layer everything together and use foam adhesive to pop the pink balloon and frame from the card base.  Attach the puppy to the lower corner using foam adhesive.  

Here's a close-up of the card:

Happy Birthday, Chu!

New Product Tuesday: Doodlebug Design Candy Stripes Washi Tape Card

Hello friends,

It has been a while since I've posted a "New Product Tuesday" project, but today's project is super fun I couldn't resist.  As some of you know, I was introduced to the planner craze a little while ago by my friend Irene at Shabby Chic Crafting.  She got me hooked on the Erin Condren Life Planner.  I've also been checking out the Emily Ley Simplified Planner and just yesterday, Sugar Paper LA announced their line of exclusive planners are coming to Target again later this week.  They have a select few planners on their website as well and I just love the patterns and colors.

However, today's post isn't really about planners.  It's about WASHI TAPE which I used in my planners.  I've been a fan of washi tape for a several years but only recently discovered skinny washi tape!  I just love this Doodlebug Design Candy Stripes Washi Tape.  I also love their bright and colorful patterned paper and embellishments.  Do you remember the Father's Day post  featuring the crab on the swing?  Well, the patterned paper I'm using in today's card is from that same "sunkissed" paper collection, but this time I'm adding washi tape and some of Doodlebug's "summer" sprinkles shapes to the mix.  SOOOO fun!

I know, I know, it's getting cold in other parts of the country, but here in Los Angeles we're experiencing 90-degree heat, so it still feels like summer!

Materials:

• Doodlebug Design candy stripes washi tape
• Doodlebug Design sunkissed 6x6 pattered paper and "this and that" sticker sheet
• Doodlebug Design summer sprinkles and shapes
• White card base: 4.25"W x 11"H, scored at 5.5" mark
• Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangles die
• Lawn Fawn Stacked scalloped rectangle stackables dies
• Sizzix Scalloped Circles dies
• Foam Adhesive
• Adhesive Tape Runner

Directions:

• Apply washi tape in strips across a piece of white card stock

• Using the largest stitched rectangle die, cut out the card insert.  You'll need to run this through your die cutting machine a few times to make sure it cuts through the tape layers.
• Glue a 3.5" square of ice cream/popsicle paper to the top center of the card.   

• Cut a scalloped rectangle and scalloped circle from white card stock.  Cut a yellow scalloped border from two scalloped circle dies to accent the center piece. Adhere these three pieces to the center of the card using foam adhesive.
• Add stickers to the center of the scalloped circle.
• Add the sentiment from the sunkissed collection sticker sheet and adhere it to a piece of pink card stock.  Hand cut a fishtail at the end.
• Add the camera sticker and adhere to the card with foam adhesive.

That's all!  Super fun and crazy cute.  I love these colors!  Happy Fall, all (even if it feels like summer outside)!