New project coming! Coaster Albums

Crystal made this super cute album and we're going to share how you can do the same! But you'll have to wait a few more days! Be sure to check back.

Here's a sneak peak...more to come!

It's here! It's here! It's here!

Yeah for Debut Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

We always share special Valentine's wishes with our loved ones...husbands, wives, children, pets, bestest friends....what about showin some love for....

SCRAPBOOKIN?!

This month we bring you

Show some love to your hobby!

But there's no need to stop there. This kit is very versatile. We found lots of fun things we could do with the fun papers and embellies.

Our favorite technique?

Color in the doodle papers with your favorite glaze and soufflé pens.

We wanted to color every bit of the Zoe Sketch Book paper!

Looking for another way to show some love this month?

50% of the proceeds from all sales in February (including previous kits and all other goodies from our shop) will be donated to the relief efforts for Haiti.

And don't forget about the BONUS!!

But we're not spillin all the beans...you'll just have to wait to see what ya get!

 

Go to http://www.thingamabobsanddoodads.com/ to check out this lovable kit and ideas in the gallery!

 

Happy Scrappin!

 

Kelli & Crystal

February Kit Sneak Peak Available Tomorrow!

We'll be releasing our February kit on Monday, but you can get a sneak peak tomorrow! Sign up for our Blast Emails at http://www.thingamabobsanddoodads.com/

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Sweet Calendar with CD case holder

This is the perfect calendar for anyones desk!

Scrapping an entire huge calendar can be overwhelming, we know! But we still want to have a personalized calendar for our desks or to make one for Mom, Grandma, Bestest Friends, right?

SOLUTION: Mini Calendar with CD case holder!

We've done the hard work for you. We've already sized and formated 2010 for you. Just email us at info@thingamabobsanddoodads.com for the template (PDF format) or create your own in your favorite word/design program. We used Microsoft Office Publisher for ours. Size your document to 4 3/4 inches x 5 inches. We printed our photos at 2x3 inches for this project.

BONUS:

We also made our own glimmer mist for this project!

Here's how we did it:

MATERIALS:

Pearl Ex Powder - we used Stampin Up in Aztec Gold

Reinker ink - we used Stampin Up in Marigold Morning & Cranberry Crisp

H2O

Small Spray Bottle

HOW TO:

Fill the spray bottle 3/4 full with water. Tap in desired amount of pearl ex powder. Squirt in desired amount of ink. Shake, Shake, Shake! We didn't measure anything. Just eyeball it and test the finished color until you're happy. We know there are other ways to make the mist and we plan to experiment over the next few weeks. We'll post more about this in the future.

TIP:

To keep everything clean and tidy, spray your project inside a cardboard box. Who are we kidding, do any of us know a clean and tidy scrapper?! We'll we're neither clean nor tidy, but we did use the box and that was a good idea!

Here's are some detailed shots of the glimmer mist pieces we did. It's hard to see in photo's, but trust us, it was both glimmery and pretty!

Have fun & as always -

Happy Scrappin!

Kelli & Crystal

Dressing up a Gift Card

We have a great way for you to present your next gift card!

Some people love receiving gifts cards, even if we don't always love giving them. If you're like us, you find picking out a gift is WAY more personal and fun, after all, gift cards can be kind of boring to give. We can help change that! Create this cute gift card holder! We promise you'll have fun making it and feel better about giving a gift card.

Here's how it's done.....

Materials:

PAPER:

1 two sided paper cut to 7 inches x 2 1/2 inches

1 solid coordinating paper cut to 4 inches by 2 3/4 inches

Embellishment pieces in coordinating colors/patterns cut to:

2 1/4 inches by 1 1/4 inches (first layer)

2 inches x 1 inch (second layer)

1 3/4 inches x 3/4 inch (third layer)

RIBBON:

coordinating color cut to 14 inches

(or get creative and use a different style closure - see end of this post for examples)

New Technique?

We recently discovered Coredinations paper while designing our latest kit. The paper has a "core color" with another color on top. You can do all sorts of things to the paper to bring out the core color... tear it, sand it, etc. We gave it a try by placing chipboard letters under the paper and sanding over the top.




You can try it out for yourself by purchasing our newest kit, which has just been released!

visit www.thingamabobsanddoodads.com or go directly to our shop at www.thingamabobsdoodads.etsy.com

As Always,

Happy Scrapping!

Crystal & Kelli