1-25 Tutorial Wednesday for Bugaboo Stamps!

Today I want to show you how to make something fun! The cute little candy box below featuring Bugaboo Stamps Girl Mouse is both easy and versatile! These would make really great shower, party, or wedding favors! You could even make up a bunch for your kids classmates, your church group, or scout troops!  

It's as easy as 1,2,3! So....let's get started!

Step 1:
Start with a piece of heavy paper or cardstock, 6.5" long, and 3.75" wide. Score the 6.5" side at 2.25", 3" 5.25", and 6". Score the 3.75" side at .75", and 3". (Score lines are dashed on the picture!) Cut in horizontally on long side to vertical score lines on both sides as shown below. Fold all flaps in.

Step 2: Choose your favorite diecut and cut in the center of the top square below the flap. (See Picture below.) Optional: Emboss the cardstock. Glue or use red line tape to affix a bit of cellophane over the diecut opening. (Hint: Clear Envelope bags work great for this! They are clear, but sturdy!).

Step 3: Assemble box, as seen below, sealing sides with glue or red line tape. Fill and decorate as you wish and tuck flap to close. For mine below, I used an inkpad to lightly distress the embossed cardstock. I added this sweet Bugaboo Stamps image, embellies and some FABULOUS bakers twine from Ribbon Carousel. I hope you like my sample below! Feel free to use my tutorial for your own creations - but please give credit where credit is due! Thanks!
  

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

 Craft Room Challenge - Valentines (1 of 3)

Die Cuttin Divas - Buttons, Bows, and/or Bling

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Bows (Limit 1 Entry)

Oldie but Goodie - Have a Heart (1 of 3 entries, Heart button is well over a year old!)

Stamp-n-Doodle - Include an Animal

The Stamping Boutique - Diecuts (1 of 2)

Crafty Bloggers Network - Distressing

Crafty Boots - Inspired by a song title ('Sweets for my Sweet' by The Drifters)

Cupcake Craft Challenge - All you need is Love

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - Valentines Project

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Song Title Inspired ('Sweets for my Sweet' by The Drifters)

Truly, Madly, Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

1-21 New Sketch Challenge at Bugaboo Stamps!

This weeks Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge is a fun one!! For a change, we have a Sketch challenge! That's right, so this week we want you to use the sketch below on your cards and papercraft projects:

Need Inspiration? Check out my card below featuring Bugaboo Brats Cupcake Sitter! For complete rules, and challenge info, head to the BUG BLOG! We look forward to seeing your projects!

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

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes (Happy 2nd Birthday to Shelly's Images!!!!)

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Glitter

Fun with Shapes and More - Cupcakes or Muffins

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Raise the Bar - Rings/Circles

Stampin' with the Dragon - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

PaperPlay - Ribbon Every Way (1 of 2)

Some Odd Girls - Bling it Up

Freshly Brewed - Buttons and Bows (1 of 5)

Little Darlings - Fave Color (All shades from Pink to Red)

My Mums Craft Shop - Fave Color Combo (Red and Pink)

Paper Pretties - Glitter

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Ribbon and Buttons

Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Embossing

Whimsical Wednesdays - Anything Goes (Limit 1 Entry)

1-21 Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring Craft Your Days Away!

Bugaboo Stamps is on the MOOOOVE again! That's right! Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring a super cool challenge and so some of our DT members are heading over to play along! The Craft Your Days Away Challenge is challenging you to use DISTRESSING, like my sample below featuring Bugaboo Stamps Flower Pocket! Head over to CYDA to enter your own fantabulous creations!

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

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Distressed or Vintage

Crop Stop - Distressed, Vintage or Shabby Chic (1 of 3)

Cooking it up with Katie - Pink, Pearls, and Flowers

1-18 New Mini Challenge at Bugaboo Stamps!

At Bugaboo Stamps, we are continuing our 2nd Birthday Celebration! So, for todays mini challenge at Catch the Bug, we want you to use bling and Primary Colors (red, yellow, and blue). Easy Peasy! We hope you will join us! Enter your entries HERE!

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

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - Sparkling/Glitter Week

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Diecuts (1 of 2)

Paperminutes - Partytime, Anything Goes

New Challenge at One Stop Crafts!

There is a  new challenge up at One Stop Crafts Challenge sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps! This time we want you to use spots and ribbon on your cards and papercraft projects. We can't wait to see what you create and enter into the OSC Challenge HERE!

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

 Card Crafters Circle - Happy Birthday (C5)

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - 'Y' is for You Can Choose (Anything Goes) Limit 1 Entry

Phindy's Place - Tic, Tac, Toe {Flower/Diecuts/Sewing}(1 of 3)

WOOT WOOT! Bugaboo Stamps is turning TWO!!!!

A SUPER, HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY

to Bugaboo Stamps!!!!!

I am so very proud to have been a part of Bugaboo Stamps DT from the very beginning! Each of Jodies wonderful digis are such a joy to work with! I am truly blessed to be a part of the Bugaboo Stamps Design Team Family and thank my lucjy stars every day!! That said - I really cannot express how happy I am to be celebrating Bugaboo Stamps 2nd Birthday with this very special BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP!

Below is my Birthday themed card celebrating Bugaboo Stamps 2nd Birthday. We look forward to seeing your wonderfully creative Birthday Cards for this weeks Anything Goes Birthday Challenge! Enter your fun-tab-ulous creations at the Bug Blog AFTER you hop along with us for our Birthday Blog Hop! It's gonna be a week-long BLAST!

If you've arrived from my talented DT friend Stephanies Blog,  then you are on the right track for our FABULOUS Blog Hop! If not, though - click HERE to go to THE BUG BLOG to start the fun and get a chance to play along for a chance to WIN something cool!!! If you are here after making it through the full BUGABOO STAMPS FABULOUS 2ND BIRTHDAY HOP, then you are at the end of the line! So you need to head over to the Catch the Bug Blog to comment and enter!!! Good Luck! :)

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

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - More than Two Layers
Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment, but must use scraps!  
TRIMMIES (C.R.A.F.T.) - Celebrations (1 of 5)
Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday (1 of 3, C10)
PaperPlay - In Stitches (1 of 3)
Sassy Studio Designs - Let's Celebrate!
My Mums Craft Shop - Here comes the girls
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or Stitching
Ruby's Rainbow - Something or a Baby or Child
Whimsy Inspiration - Happy Birthday (1 of 3)
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Celebrate the Occasion - Childs Birthday (Limit 1 Entry)
Papertake Weekly - Die-Cute-Special
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments (C15)
Kaboodles Doodles - Fireworks and/or Celebrations
Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes
Paper Creations Ink - Diecuts and Punches

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2nd Week

Aud Sentiments has a fab challenge up that is generously sponsored by Floppy Latte designs! For this challenge, we want you to use your scraps to create a card or papercraft project using Any Sentiment !!! Head over to the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog to see all of the fabulous DT samples and to enter your creations! We can't wait to see what you make!

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

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Cards for Men - Recycling (reused paper scraps, buttons, and twine)

Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments (C15)

Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Animals/Nature (C6)

1-10 Bugaboo Stamps sponsors Oldie But Goodie Challenge!

Bugaboo Stamps is on the MOOOOVE again! That means we are sponsoring a super cool challenge and that some of our DT members are heading over to play along! That said, today Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring the latest Oldie but Goodie challenge! They'd love for you to join them with their Back to Work themed projects! You'll be delighted to see the amazing stamps and ! :) Check it stupendous samples, as well as the awesome prizes to be won!

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

Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments (C15)
Lexis Creations - Anything Goes
My Craft Spot - It's Delicious (Limit 1 Entry)
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations - Picture Inspiration
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafty Emma - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Picture Inspiration

1-6 Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps!

Another week is coming to a close and we've something super fun and FREE at Bugaboo Stamps for you all! 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!

This weeks freebie is from an awesome line called 'Sign It'! I love this versatile digi! Go nab it for yourself in the Bug Shop today!

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

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes with Scraps
Sassy Studio Designs - Use something new (my white pen and the image!)
Dude Time Doodles - Anything Goes with a Masculine theme
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
*Tip: Check out the Catch the Bug Blog every Wednesday  to see tutorials from the Bugaboo DT!

1-3 New Release at Bugaboo Stamps!

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

Craft your Passions - Anything goes + distressing

Heartsong Inspirations - Anything Goes (Limit 1 Entry)

Incy Wincy Designs - Anthing Goes

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Paper Creations Ink - Diecuts and Punches

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Punch It

Simon Says Stamp - Something Old, Something New *(Old-ribbon, New-Pins)

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Punch it

Stamps R Us - What I got for Christmas OR Anything Goes (Santa gave me COPICS!)

1-1 Bugaboo Stamps is sponsoring Quirky Crafts Challenge!

Bugaboo Stamps is On The Moooooove again, and this week we are sponsoring Quirky Crafts Challenge! They want you to show 'em your creations featuring food and/or drinks....Like my Altered Container below using Candy Cane Critter - Cow. EASY PEASY!

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

Everybody-Art Challenges - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas - Holiday Decor

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

OLLCB - Anything but a Card

Try it on Tuesday - Altered Packaging

1/1 Stella Says Sketch

Happy New Year! I hope you and your loved ones have enjoyed a wonderful year and that the year to come is even better!

Today at Catch the Bug with Bugaboo Stamps, we are introducing a brand new feature for the new year! That's right! We are putting up Stella says Stamp Sketches every other Sunday for you to use when you feel so inspired to join us!! We hope you'll join us soon and often! Check out the sketch I used for my card featuring Chameleon at the BUG BLOG HERE.

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

Everybody-Art Challenges - Anything Goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything Goes

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Happy Anything

Card Crafters Circles - Anything Goes (1 of 3, 5C)