Oodles of Doodles News: Gelatos, Freebie Dogs 'n Cats, Picturesque Journal Cover, Menacing Shark Card, Plastic Canvas, Your Own Pop Dots, Xyron Sticker Machines, Flowery Lamp Shade, Craft Party 2012, Digi Haven Challenge!

Hello Fellow Doodlers!

It's 'road trip' time for me! Taking a few days to attend hubby's family reunion in Illinois this weekend, and spending time there to just relax for a few extra days! Then, I'll be back and ready to get some projects off the drawing board and finished! Enjoy the weekend and have some last minute fun too! August always seems to be the month, at least the first few weeks of it, when we hurry-up and get all we can out of summer before school starts and Fall begins!

** Paper Wishes **



GELATOS COLORS -Little chapstick like things!

Faber Castell Gelatos

Faber-Castell Mix & Match Color Gelatos are luscious acid-free pigment sticks that glide on creamy vibrant color and blend beautifully with or without water. They will work well on light or dark papers, smooth or textured surfaces, even flocked papers and canvas, and with a variety of stamping techniques from traditional direct to stamp to reverse stamping. You'll find more uses as you experiment with them. Pigments come in a twist up tube. Gift Set- 22 vibrant colors and 6 metallic Gelatos sticks, a water brush, 4 blending tools and an illustrated technique booklet. Techniques found in booklet include stamping, misting, blending, layering, mixed media and painting.

Make a picturesque journal cover using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Products! For materials List and Instructions click HERE ... and oh, so much more!

Bird's site shares a card with a comical scene of a menacing shark who's about to get hooked, and of course she shares the individual elements as freebies; relevant cut files are for the Silhouette machine, and digi versions, if you'd like to color and cut out by hand, are also included.

DISCOVER THE DESIGNER IN YOU!

PLASTIC CANVAS HOLIDAY DOWNLOADS

A TOOL FOR TURNING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING INTO A STICKER!

Magic Sticker Maker

How To Make Your Own Pop Dots! Homemade pop dots from Creative Fun Foam Adhesive back sheets (12" x 18") and Xyron 5-inch sticker machine. Or, DIY's Xyron Creatopia sticker machine for adhesive fabric's for die cut or fabric flower embellishments! View Channel X: Inspiration Station to find out more about this creative adhesive concept - click on each image to discover their function and purchase the one that best suits your sticker needs!

Create-a-Sticker
w/Permanent Adhesive Cartridge
2-1/2 inches wide.

Xyron Creative Station
Multi Function Crafting System
9-inches wide.

Xyron Create-A-Sticker Machine
5-inches wide.

DIY Anthropologie Style Lamp - Felted Flowers Goodness!

To get Megan's flowery lamp shade look, you'll need a lamp shade of some sort (burlap was used), felt leaves, and an assortment of flower template shapes (or freehand flowers) - Magnolias, easy-to-create roses, plus an assortment of little flowers and accents of embellishments were used in this project.

A GLOBAL CELEBRATION OF
MEETING AND MAKING!

Etsy CRAFT PARTY 2012 is a few short weeks away. To help you plan your special celebration, we have created an extensive Craft Party Kit, brimming with craft tutorials, print ables, photo props, checklists, invitations, name tags, signage, and coupons. This resource is all yours, so download it, print it out, photocopy your favorite parts, and glean as much inspiration as you can! Download the Etsy PDF Craft Party Kit!

Digi Haven is a Challenge Blog for those who love Free Digital Images (also known as "freebies") and is dedicated to thanking all the Wonderful Artists out there who Generously Share their Talents with you! And to help you compete, I'll be listing "freebies" that you'll enjoy using to acquire your "Winners Button" to proudly display on your site! Credit me, please, if you post online - and drop me a link ... thanks!

July 27, 2012 - It's a Dog's World Digi Challenge - Use any FREE Dog or Cat digital Image. The image can be a forever freebie, limited time freebie or freebie of the month as long as it’s free for the duration of this challenge. So here's a few that I found in my digital library that I acquired a long while ago (probably years ago) that were offered and 'are free images' that you can use for this challenge! Aren't they adorable?! Just click on each image to enlarge and right click on enlarged image; in drop down menu "Save As..." to your digi folder! :0)

               

Stay IN TOUCH ... I'll be back ASAP with lots more goodies to share!