7-14 New Challenge and Hop at Catch the Bug!

As I mentioned in one of my other posts today, Bugaboo Stamps is having a fantastic new challenge and Blog Hop this week! They are doing a series of mini-challenges throughout the week as well, so you will have plenty of opportunities to play along and maybe even win some prizes! Check out all the details HERE!

The card below featuring AKV Santa Candy Cane Stocking was created by my 6 year old daughter, a Junior Member of the Bugaboo Stamps team. Since she regularly plays along with the DT & sponsor challenges, she is especially delighted to 'get to play' along for each day of this weeks challenges! As you can see - she's a chip of the old block! :) We hope you like her card!

Please pay careful attention to the Blog Hop Rules in order to be in the running for the awesome prizes! To be in the running for blog hop prizes, please comment HERE Good Luck!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

 Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

The Crafty Bloggers - Anything Goes

Wishcraft/Waste not Wednesday - Use your old Stash (DP, digi)

DL.ART - Christmas

Divas by Design - Christmas in July

Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July

Stampavie - Christmas in Summer

OWH Stars and Stamps - Christmas/Winter in July

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July (Limit 1 Entry*)

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Christmas in July (Limit 1 Entry*)

PLEASE be aware that this project

was created by a 6 year old,

and comment accordingly! Thanks!

Christmas in March?

I  made this card up featuring Bugaboo Stamps digi to add to my growing stash of Christmas cards for next year! The great folks over at OSAAT came up with a funtastic challenge which will help folks like me to get our cards made by Christmas! For all deets head over to One Stitch at a Time Challenge blog and check out the Christmas Card Club rules and info!

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

OSAAT # 54 - Something for the boys
CCEE Stampers - Christmas/Winter Holiday Cards - Limit 1 Entry
Crafty Anns #37 - Inspired by an Elvis Song ("Blue Christmas")
Daring Cardmakers - The Book Club: "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Limit 5 Combos)
Dutch Dare - Celebrations (1 of 2)

12/31 Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!

Another week YEAR is coming to an end and we've something super fun and FREE at Bugaboo Stamps to start out your holiday weekend with a bang! That's right, today is FREEBIE FRIDAY at Bugaboo Stamps! Every week Bugaboo Stamps puts a bunch of brand spanking new stamps into the Bug Shop! But on Fridays', Jodie offers one of the new stamps from one of her newly released lines for FREE!

Bugaboo Stamps latest gal is quite a character! 'Dottie' reminds of my wonderful (stamp) Hos! Afterall, she is sassy, cool, and fun! Check out the full line of Dottie stamps in the Bug Shop today!

Inside Sentiment: "...and I don't mean this cupcake!"

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes
For Fun Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes (Aud Sentiments DT)

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes
OSAAT - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Crafty Emmas - Anything Goes

Sunday Postcards - Anything Goes

 Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Quick n Easy

Craft your Days Away - Punches/Diecuts (diecuts)

Stamping Vacation - No! No! (Punches)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wednesday Tutorial for Bugaboo Stamps

With the holidays almost upon us, I have so much to do lately that my head is spinning trying to keep up! There are just certain things for all of us are 'MUSTS' for the holiday season though, so you always find a way to make the time to do it! For example, one of the things we've always prided ourselves on, is our homemade holiday cookies, candies and treats.

In our family, it is traditional for our family to make literally thousands of homemade cookies to share and give away as gifts every Christmas. Times are tight though now, and we have had to cut back quite a bit. Thus, we are keen on finding alternative ways to save money on some things, so we can continue to share what we are so lucky to have while enjoying the holiday! 

That said, I have decided to re-purpose whatever packaging supplies we can and use what we already have to package up many of our other gifts. Most people will appreciate the thought we've put into our gifts and will be happy to sip and munch on their delicious bounty no matter what the packaging! So my tutorial today for Bugaboo Stamps is on RE-using and packaging treats for gifting!

So here is what I started with:

Each different container can be altered to reuse with beautiful results! (See I've already begun with the Red Bull bottle!) I remove all of the labels and sanitize each container first. Then I measure the label area and cut designer paper to fit.  I glue each label band in place, and fill the container with the desired treat.

Then I color and use my Nesties and punches to cut my images to fit the lids and label spaces. I embellish with Ribbon, Buttons, etc. and they are ready to go! Here are two of the finished products. The smaller bottles I am packaging in 'Six-Packs', each with a different flavored treat!

These two containers have been filled with my Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix. The recipe I used to fill my containers above I've shared below! Be sure to come back throughout the week to see what I've done with the rest of the containers shown above!
Scrappy’s Hot Chocolate Mix

2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup superfine sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup good quality chocolate finely chopped
1/2 cup powdered creamer (flavored if desired)
1/8 teaspoon salt

Pulse all ingredients quickly in food processor and package as desired. Be sure to tell recipients to
use 4 heaping tablespoons per cup of boiling water. Including the recipe is also always welcome!

10/9 Harry Potter Blog Hop

Welcome! Welcome! So glad to see you have made it here! If you've just arrived here from Lori's Blog, you are hopping along on the right track! If not, head over to Jodie's Blog to start the Hop right and proper! (Psst: You REALLY don't wanna miss out!!! There are wicked cool things along the way!) 

This new challenge and hop celebrating Bugaboos new 'Har Repotter' digital stamps is the going to be simply magical!! These fabulous digi's are inspired by the upcoming release of a sequel to a popular movie of a similar name! :)

There are great prizes for todays challenge and blog hop!

You have 4 chances to win digis today alone!

As you're hopping today, be sure to do the following:

1. Comment on each blog - one random commenter will win one (1) image of their choice!


2. HUNT DOWN HAGRID: Take note of how many Hagrid pictures are in the hop- e-mail BugabooChallenges@gmail.com with your answer by 10/16/2010 at 7:00 AM EST. One winner will be drawn from all the correct answers to win one (1) image of their choice! Write in your subject line: HUNT DOWN HAGRID pictures.


3. Take note of the Harry Potter related questions, write down the answers to all the questions, and e-mail your answers to BugabooChallenges@gmail.com by 10/16/2010 at 7:00 AM EST. One winner will be drawn from all the correct answer to win seven (7) images of their choice. **You will also get to participate as a guest designer for an upcoming challenge!! Write in your subject line: Harry Potter related questions.

**You MUST to send separate e-mails for #2 and #3!

If you combine them, you will not be eligible for the drawing!**

4. Make a  'Har Repotter'-inspired project and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, Catch the Bug, by 10/16/2010 at 7:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs - seven (7), four (4), or two (2) digital images of their choice.

Be sure to head over to the BUG SHOP to see the whole set and also look out for the MAGICAL TIDBITS SET too. If you buy the complete Har Repotter set before Thursday, October 14th, 2010, you will even be sent the tidbits set for FREE*! What a great deal!

*see all of the details in the BUG SHOP!

Here is my card featuring 'The Brave One', one of Bugaboo Stamps movie inspired digital stamps :

Say 'Hi!' to my new friend here before

you hop along to the next stop will ya?

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - at least 5 layers

Paper Sundaes - Something from my stash (floss, glass beads) [2 of 3 entries]

OLLCB - NO flowers

Karber - Go Digi

Party Time Tuesdays - Birthday and Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Go digi

Creative Inspirations - Birthday

Crafty Calendar - Birthday

Pollycraft - Anything Goes

Off the Wall Craftiness - Color Insp.