Travel Friday: Rock of Cashel, Ireland

My trip to Ireland was full of so many wonderful moments. On our first full day there we went to the famous rock of Cashel. It was incredible to be transported back in time and amoung the ruins of this incredible landmark. Being a fan of great architecture, I love finding amazing details like this celtic shaped cut out.

Introducing Create Your Own Variety Packs!

My BdoodleZ shop is busting at the seams with Christmas Cards and Tags. With 12 different Christmas Card designs alone, it can be hard to choose just one... Now you don't have to. With my newly introduced "Create Your Own" Christmas Variety set, you can pick and choose to create the perfect combination of your favorites!

Or purchase my preset variety pack that includes all 12 designs and is offered at a great SPECIAL Christmas Price.

Looking for cards with messages inside? Chose from any of my single design message card sets, also listed at SPECIAL Christmas prices.

Check it all out at: www.bdoodlez.etsy.com

Treasury Spotting

My Autumn Tree Parade Cards are featured in a wonderful treasure showcasing sale items! Check out all the great deals:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=32398

AUTUMN SALE!

Thanks to my "printing bonanza" for my Craft Show, I now have some left over stock of some of my fall card sets. My overplanning is your lucky find. Select Autumn designs are now on sale at BdoodleZ! Check out my sale section to see what great cards are available. But act quick, once I sell out my stock, the fall collection is gone for the season!

www.bdoodlez.etsy.com

Great Weekend at the Craft Fair

Wanted to post a little thanks to all the great people who made my appearance at the craft fair success. I met so many wonderful people and was overwhelmed with the compliments about my cards! You made all my hard work and preparations worth it! So thankful for two great days!

BdoodleZ is Featured in a Treasury!

Thanks so much to lovealwaysxox for including me in her beautiful miracle themed treasury on etsy! Come check out the whole collection of great artists!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=18945

Its Showcase day for BdoodleZ!

October is officially over and it is not too soon to start thinking about sending out Christmas cards and decorating packages! The Holiday Cards and Wrap showcase is a great way to get yourself into the spirit!

Come and See what cards and tags I have feautured!

http://www.etsy.com/showcase.php?showcase_id=holiday_special&utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=showcase&utm_campaign=SCHolidayWrap

Travel Friday

Paris, France Oct. 2006
L'Arc di Triomphe

Paris in Autumn. What a beautiful city! I could hardly believe that I was actually there. The weather was amazing. The sun shone brillantly. And the sites from my architecture books came alive.

I love this photo taken of L'Arc di Triomphe. After stopping at the market earlier in the day to pick up some good french treats, we decided to have our picnic at the base of the Arch. It was Paris at its finest!

The Doodle Story

Today's featured doodled is my "vertical daisy" design. This doodle was not originally drawn to be a card. It was a doodle from way back when in one of my older doodle books. When I firsted started making cards out of my doodles, I went back through the old books to see what designs could maybe make good cards, and this was one.
My first BdoodleZ cards were solely black and white so this design was featured without any color. After I began doing colorized cards, I decided to make my flower note cards available in color too. Depending on the amount of hatching adding color can often take a long time. My newer designs are drawn with coloring in mind, so spaces between lines (for example) are often spread out well enough to allow for the color. But the hatching for the daisies was extremely close. So to achieve the color affect I had to digitally erase a lot of the hatching in the grass... a very time consuming process. But well worth it because I love the final result!

Check out this flower design and three other unique flower cards sold together in a four set of note cards: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10889555

BdoodleZ Place Cards Set a Perfect Table

Give your thanksgiving table a special finish with unique place cards. They are the perfect inexpensive way to add a festive touch!

Come check them out today! www.bdoodlez.etsy.com

Travel Friday

The beauty of these branches dancing in the light could take my breath away. While this photo, taken in the park by Ports Head Lighthouse outside of Portland, Maine, cannot compare to the real thing, I hope it captures the spirit of the beautiful surrounds of our trip.

Upcoming Craft Show Appearance

What's new in BdoodleZ world... card production, and lots of it! I am getting ready for my only craft show of the season and it is a biggie! So my humble home has been transformed into a full blown card factory as I print, fold, package, and stack.

Live in the area and want to see my goods in person? Come to the show:

St. Gabriel School's "Christmas in the Country"
Nov. 7 6pm - 9:30 pm
Nov. 8 9am - 4 pm

9935 Johnnycake Ridge Rd.
Concord Township, OH 44060

Hope to see you there!

Crazy About Tags!

Tags are fun, inexpensive, and the perfect way to dress up a package in a flash. And they are not only good for gifts check out these other ideas for tag uses:

* Decorate packages by recycling brown paper grocery bags, but dress it up with a cute tag... less waste

* Tie a blank tag around the bottom of a wine goblet to create an instant place card for a dinner table

* Tie tags around the tops of cello bags to cinch them closed when create party favors or cookie bags

* Attach a tag to the stem of a single flower as a simple "I Love You"

* Hang tags from an artificial Christmas tree to create lightweight ornaments (please note tags could be damaged by water)

* String lights along a picture window and then hang tags from it for an instant creative decoration!

* Use tags as clue markers for a hidden treasure hunt or a Secret Santa game.

* Write notes on the tags and tuck them into stockings for little stuffers

* Give a package to a friend, they do make the perfect gift!

Start shopping today: www.bdoodlez.etsy.com

Travel Friday

I didn't post a "Travel Friday" last week because I was in Maine. So what better photo to post this week, than one from Maine!!!!





The weather in Maine was wonderfully mild, the trees were at the perfect point of color change, and the days were sunny: overall it was a picture perfect trip. One of my favorite stops was Ports Head Lighthouse just outside of the city of Portland.

Not only was the lighthouse beautiful it was situated in the most amazing park. The grounds were arranging perfectly for walking. After spending some time around the lighthouse, we decided to take a nice amble around the park, walking along the large rock formations that hugged the coastline and ducking under vibrant red branches. I couldn't have painted a more ideal picture!

Come Checkout my BdoodleZ page on Facebook!

I've joined Facebook (and it is too fun for words). In addition to reconnecting with so many friends, I've created a page just for BdoodleZ. Why check it out? It will be the place to give reviews, discuss BdoodleZ topics, and of course link it to your own page.

Check it out today!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BdoodleZ-Cards-and-Design/49188391072

The Doodle Story

I am back! After a much needed little long weekend away, and am trying to get back in the bdoodlez groove again. It is Wednesday, and that means "Doodle Story" day.

As you may have read in my blog footer, or profile on Etsy, the doodles never began as cards, but were rather a more organized way of doing the random doodles so many of us do. I have several books filled with doodles (most of which will most like never make it to the cover of a card). My potted sunflowers design is one that came straight from those books.

This very random and intricate design had to go through a lot of transformation to become a card. It had to be cropped to fit the right proportions and color needed to be added. The particular challenge of this design was all the tiny lines, which each need to be filled in individually... a very time consuming process indeed!

The result? A happy and colorful design, perfect for sending some cheer... especially was the weather begins to cool!

Check it out today! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11308231

Treasury Spotting!

I have just found myself in another treasury! Thanks so much wagscreations!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=13887

Come and have a look!

I Just Joined Twitter!!!!

Unfortunately I have no idea what I am doing...
But I am sure I will get the hang of it eventually...

Come check me out:
http://twitter.com/BdoodleZ

Give Love to the Single Card!

Have you been admiring BdoodleZ from afar but have been hesitant to take the plunge and buy a whole set of cards? NO NEED! BdoodleZ offers several cards that you can purchase individually. But act soon, once their postings expire, they may not reappear!

Shop today: http://www.bdoodlez.etsy.com/

Hello Monday!

Took a little break from blogging this weekend. I have been so entrenched in all my bdoodlez production needs at the moment, I needed to make sure I took some time for me too!

The "Great Christmas Launch" of 2008 is almost complete... (though I am sure a few stray new designs will pop up here and there).

Have you checked out the collection yet?

http://www.bdoodlez.etsy.com/