Mukibug

Spring Happy Birthday Bouquet

Welcome to this months Spring Hop! This is way beyond the "waffle cone"!  This cone is fun paper crafting delight with no calories.  Everything is Pixie Sticks™ and Lollipops™ here and it only takes a quarter sheet of 12" X 12" Tea Party Designer Series Paper™ to create this sweet cone.  What will you put in yours?

Mukibug Tips:

• I put cotton balls in the bottom of the cone to give a soft place for the candy to sit. Crimped and shredded cardstock would also be nice.
• Cut your Designer Series Paper diagonally when cutting it into quarters.
• Definitely use our super strong Sticky Strip™ to hold your cone together at the back seam.
• A Jumbo Pewter Eyelet™ works great on the back seam to reinforce the ribbon loop.

Wouldn't this be a "sweet" birthday gift for someone!  These are so easy and quick to make, I hope you have fun making yours.  Contact me if you are having any problems.  It is a little tricky sticking the back seam together.

Keep HOPPING and go visit DIY Paper Creations by Liz Hughes to see more Spring paper crafts. The complete HOP List is below.

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RUBBER STAMPS
Think Happy Thoughts    115092

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Tea Party DSP    113992
Certainly Celery    105125
Regal Rose    105130
Pretty in Pink    100459
Almost Amethyst    102158
So Saffron    105118

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Certainly Celery    105217
Pretty in Pink    101301

ACCESSORIES
Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads    109110
XL Fancy Flower Punch    118073
5-Petal Flower Punch    109041
Boho Blossoms Punch    110711
Jumbo Eyelets-Pewter    108432
Crop A Dile™    108362
1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon    109032
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
SNAIL (permanent)    104332
Sticky Strip (permanent)    104294
Glue Dots (permanent)    103683

Click on any of the sites listed below to begin the Pals Hop.  We're thrilled to have you visit and excited to hear what you think of our hop.  Feel free to leave as many comments as you'd like along the way!

Regina Mangum -- The Stampin' Bean
Mike Funke -- Stampin-Style
Martha Stewart -- Seasons of Stamping
Anne Beale Yancey -- Mukibug
Liz Hughes -- DIY Paper Creations
Mary Fish -- Stampin' Pretty
Jason Casper -- Jason's Stampin' Pad
Melanie Collins -- Oops a Daisy
Kris Kilcoyne -- Kween Bee Kreations
Tricia Gillam -- Soul Stamper
Barbara Furlong -- The Love of Stamping
Gina Shaw -- Cards by Gina
Kim Lampone -- Stamp, Scrap, Get Kreative
Debbie Pierce -- Stampin' Sunshine
Ann Schach -- The Stampin' Schach
Kalshelia Lloyd -- Stampin' Fabulousity
Lourdes Torres -- Cozy Crafty Corner
Carla Bazhenow -- Carla's Scraps

Learn how to mount and use our FABULOUS new CLEAR MOUNT RUBBER STAMPS!

A NOTE of Thanks

The WELCOME NEIGHBOR Designer Series pad of paper that I received for FREE as part of the SALE-A-BRATION promotion is so cute!  I also earned the Good Neighbors™ clear-mount rubber stamp set, too.  Check them out on pages 6 & 7 of the SALE-A-BRATION Catalog.  They are just too cute.  The paper makes for darling quick and easy cards.  All I added to this cute designer series paper was some rubber stamped clouds in Bermuda Bay™ (2 X Stamp Off technique) and the sentiment "A Note of Thanks" from the Thank You Kindly™ FREE wood mounted rubber stamp set.

Mukibug Tips:

• I know, you have just got to know where I found that adorable music "note" paper clip.  Well, I found it at my office supply store where I buy staples & stuff.  ;D
• On the inside of the card, I added a Very Vanilla™ piece of cardstock and punched the top with the Spiral Punch™, just like I did on the front of the card.  Just a nice little touch for the inside.
• The envelope is rubber stamped using the FREE Good Neighbors™ stamp set. (Free is my favorite price!)
• I put the edges of my cut ribbon up close to a burning flame to melt them and prevent fraying.

PLEASE POP OVER TO MY STORE AND DO SOME SHOPPING!

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RUBBER STAMPS
Good Neighbors (SAB-clear)    119116
Thank You Kindly (SAB-wood)    111700

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Apricot Appeal    105124
Soft Suede    115318
Very Vanilla    101650

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Soft Suede    115657
Apricot Appeal    105218

ACCESSORIES
Clear Mount Block "A"    118487
Spiral Punch    108341
1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain    115612
Medium White Envelopes    107301
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332

CELEBRATE BUTTON FLOWERS CARD

I am CRAZY about our Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper™ (see below) and you can see why with this simple "celebrate" card.

Mukibug Tips:

• The clear button on the top was created easily by using the 3/4" Circle Punch™ on the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper™.  I used the Paper Piercing Tool™ to poke the holes in the button.
• The Circle Circus™ rubber stamp set was perfect for the stamped design behind the buttons.
• The only rubber stamp I used in the Embrace Life™ rubber stamp set was the flower stem!
• I was excited to realize the small words from the Celebrate Everything™ rubber stamp set fit perfectly with the Medium Jewelry Tag Punch™.  (I'm in love with those little tags!)
• I used Taken With Teal™ ink to stamp the sentiments, instead of Tempting Turquoise, because it was deeper in color and gave more weight to the overall look.  I knew to use Taken With Teal™ because the Color Coach™ shows me Dynamic Duos™ in our Creative Color Combinations™.
• When I lined the envelope, I covered the adhesive, so use some 2-Way Glue™ to seal your envelope, when it's time.

Below is a list of all the products I used to create this card.  You can order on-line 24/7 and NOW during our SALE-A-BRATION promotion, you will receive, for FREE, one of OVER 80 products with each $50 purchase!

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RUBBER STAMPS
Celebrate Everything    114942
Embrace Life    114958
Circle Circus    115778

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Tempting Turquoise    102067
Gable Green    102795
Green Galore    101768
Kaleidoscope DSP    115680

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Green Galore    102122
Taken with Teal    103257

 
ACCESSORIES
Color Coach    105796
Designer Buttons, Playground    116313
Clear Buttons    105447
3/4" Circle Punch    107217
1/16" Circle Punch    101227
Medium Jewelry Tag Punch    117190
1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon    109038
Medium White Envelope    107301
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES (Learn More Here)
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332
Glue Dots (permanent)    103683
2-Way Glue    100425

It's Time To Bloom - Easel Card

Yeah!  Here comes Spring and "It's Time to Bloom!"

I love how people come up with mechanical ideas for cards and 3-D items.  This is an "easel" card and I love the movement.  SPRING is the theme for this weeks Paper Pal Arts Challenge #32 and our Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper™ has Spring printed all over it!

 Oh, it may look like a regular card, coming out of the envelope, but it springs to life, as it's opened up.  This is another "Big Shot" die cutting card.  Both the butterflies and the embossed "Hi" are created using the Big Shot die cutting machine.

The bright colors of the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper™ is very exciting and appropriately bright and cheerful to welcome Spring.

Mukibug Tips:

• Let the colors in your Designer Series Paper dictate the colors of your project.  I just LOVE how all Stampin' Up! colors match across the board through all of our accessories/products.
• The embosslits dies are the BEST.  They die cut and emboss in one pass through the Big Shot.
• The Polka Dot texture I added to the die cut Beautiful Butterflies was just enough to give them some life.
• I only adhered the right side of the butterfly down.  The left side remains free to hold the card in an easel position.
• The Rhinestone Brad on the butterfly was just to add some bling!  Just because.  :D

So check out that training video over at Split Coast Stampers and start creating some fun and clever cards yourself.  I've listed all the supplies below, that I used to create this card.

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RUBBER STAMPS
Bella's Bloom    111600

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Certainly Celery    105125
So Saffron    105118
Orchid Opulence    100969
Shades of Spring DSP    117160

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Chocolate Chip    100908

ACCESSORIES
SU! Big Shot by Sizzix™    113439
SU! Hi Embosslits Die    115952
SU! Perfect Polka Dots    117335
Textured Impressions Folder
SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die    114507
Wide Oval Punch    112082
FREE SAB Scallop Trim Border    118402
1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon    113699
Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads    109110
Crop A Dile    108362
Mat Pack    105826
Medium Vanilla Envelopes    107300
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332
Glue Dots (permanent)    103683

LATTICE BUTTERFLIES CARD

Just a little splash of color with these five bright butterflies!  This is another one of those BIG SHOT cards!  It's only 4-1/4" X 4-1/4" but it's loaded with lots of action.  This is the first chance I've had to use my *new* Stampin' Up! Lattice Bigz Die™.  I love it!  Every time I look at it I see something different.  Sometimes it's congruent circles, another time it's four petal flowers, then there are times I see just leaves.  It makes a great background to these five handsomely embossed butterflies.  Our *new* Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die™ is fabulous.  So how did I ever PAPER CRAFT before I had my Stampin' Up! BIG SHOT by Sizzix™?

Mukibug Tips:

• I rubber stamped all my little expressions on Whisper White cardstock and then punched them out using the *new* MEDIUM JEWELRY TAG PUNCH™.
• I picked them all up, held them all neatly together and punched through ALL of them just once with my 1/16" CIRCLE PUNCH™ to create the hole for the crochet string (available anywhere knitting & crochet supplies are sold).
• My lattice is up off the card thanks to the skinny left overs on my DIMENSIONALS™ adhesive sheet.  I just snip those narrow pieces on the edges and use them behind the thin lattice.  The lattice is magically floating above the surface of the CLOSE TO COCOA card.

SALE-A-BRATION will be coming to an END on March 31st!  Be sure to take advantage of receiving FREE product with every $50 order.  Purchase the Lattice Die, Beautiful Butterflies embosslits die, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch and some Dimensionals and you've earned a FREE SAB product.  It really is a great offer and it only happens ONCE A YEAR!

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RUBBER STAMPS
Tiny Tags    (C)118592

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Chocolate Chip    102128
Close to Cocoa    101341
Crushed Curry    115319
Melon Mambo    115320
Tempting Turquoise    102067
Pumpkin PIe    105117
Rich Razzleberry    115316

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Chocolate Chip    100908

ACCESSORIES
SU! Big Shot by Sizzix    113439
SU! Lattice Bigz Die    115958
SU! Beautiful Wings    118138
Embosslits Die
Clear Block A    118487
Medium Jewelry Tag Punch    117190
1/16" Circle Punch    101227
Crochet String    N/A
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
Glue Dots (permanent)    103683

SENDING THOUGHTS & LOVE CARD

Sending thoughts & love in a hand stamped card is the kindest way to express your feelings.  This card expresses gentle concern with the soft tones of MELLOW MOSS™ and CLOSE TO COCOA™ cardstock. With all the Stampin' Up! Exclusive matching colors, any project goes together quickly.  One of my most favorite things about Stampin' Up! is all the coordinating product for any paper crafting project.

Mukibug Tips:

• The jumbo scallop trim on the front of the card was created from punching VERY VANILLA™ circles using the 3/4" CIRCLE PUNCH™.  I ran a strip of SNAIL™ permanent adhesive across the back of the CLOSE TO COCOA™ and then adhered the circles starting at the center and moving out to the edges so the circles/scallops are symmetrical.
• I added the VERY VANILLA™ layered cardstock on the inside of the card to stamp the sentiment on.  It helps it to stand out better and also allows for a brighter surface to write a note.
• Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, the ALWAYS ARTICHOKE™ leaves I rubber stamped the second time, after stamping the tree, were so close to the original Close to Cocoa leaves, that it plays tricks on your eyes. (Maybe a 3rd stamping of leaves is needed here!)

Thank you for taking the time to visit Mukibug.  I hope the ideas I am sharing with you are inspiring you to be creative.  I am thrilled to be able to sell the highest quality paper crafting tools available.  Stampin' Up! is an award winning company in many areas.  Being #1 in Customer Service, is my personal goal, and I promise to do my best assisting your paper crafting needs.

YES, I would be happy to be your personal Rubber Stamping Consultant & Creative Coach!

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RUBBER STAMPS
Thoughts & Prayers    113252

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Mellow Moss    102898
Very Vanilla    101650
Close to Cocoa    101341

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Close to Cocoa    103139
Always Artichoke Marker    105113

ACCESSORIES
3/4" Circle Punch    102717
3/16" Corner Rounder Punch    109047
Taffeta Ribbon    109069
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332

New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio™

Spring is almost here and now you have three new digital downloads to help add new life to all your My Digital Studio projects! You and your customers will love these new ribbons, Designer Series papers, and 3-D box patterns, and they’ll make the perfect addition to your My Digital Studio library.

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Item Number	Name	Price
121063	Satin Ribbon - Digital Download	$3.95
120171	Mini Project Boxes - Digital Download	$1.95
120172	Springs Shades Designer Series paper - Digital Download	$4.95

KIND & CARING THOUGHTS OF YOU

A little something cozy and soft for when you're not feeling well.  "I hope you feel better soon", is the sentiment shared on the inside of the card.  The softness of the crinkled paper looks and feels like flannel.  The finishing touch is the beautiful 5/8" SATIN RIBBON tied in front.

Mukibug Tips:

• After rubber stamping the VERY VANILLA cardstock with two rubber stamps from the KIND & CARING THOUGHTS rubber stamp set; I rounded the corners with the 3/16" CORNER ROUNDER PUNCH and then crinkled up the cardstock in the palm of my hand.  I un-crinkled it and then re-crinkled it again!
• Don't forget to stamp the flap of your envelope, too.
• Using the SLOT PUNCH, I added two slot punches toward the bottom of the crinkled cardstock to allow the SATIN RIBBON to come through the front for a tied knot.  The SATIN RIBBON does go all the way around the NOT QUITE NAVY cardstock.
• The "Thinking of You" rubber stamped sentiment was created using VERY VANILLA CRAFT INK. 

Did you know many of the projects shown on Mukibug are offered as projects at my MONTHLY STAMP CAMPS?  I hold four sessions each month.  Each session can seat 10 people.  The cost is $20 per person for five projects OR FREE with a $50 product order!  If you want to stamp, I'll figure out a way to help that happen for you.  I'm a certified CREATIVE COACH and it's my pleasure to help you with your paper crafting needs.  Contact me and let me give you hand on that project you want to create!

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STAMPS
Kind & Caring Thoughts    (W)115324

PAPER
Cardstock, Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Garden Green    102584
Not Quite Navy    101722
Very Vanilla    101650

INKS (Classic unless stated otherwise)
Garden Green    102584
Not Quite Navy    103008
Very Vanilla Craft Ink    104308

ACCESSORIES
Cutter Kit    106958
5/8" Satin Ribbon    117291
3/16" corner Rounder Punch    109047
Slot Punch    104388
Stampin' Scrub    102642
Stampin' Mist    102394
Tabletop Paper Cutter    106959
Paper Cutter    104152
Paper Snips    103579

ADHESIVES
Dimensionals (permanent)    104430
SNAIL (permanent)    104332