Want to Win an Epson Printer or a Cricut Expression?

I just wanted to share with all of you an amazing opportunity!! The Cuttlebug Challenge blog will be having a drawing for a couple of awesome prizes! If you participate in any (or all) of the challenges on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog during the month of May, you will be entered into the drawing for either one of these prizes:

An Epson Artisan 700 All-In-One Printer plus three months' supply of ink cartridges or

A Cricut Expression with an additional cartridge (along with the two that is already included with the machine!) plus a caddy from Scrapcessories.
Winners will be announced on June 1st! You will have all month long to participate. Just be sure to add a link to your project for each challenge you complete onto the Mr. Linky widget in the appropriate challenge post. The more you participate the more chances you have to win!

Sure wish I was eligible to win! lol! Good Luck ladies!

Cuttlebug Spa weekend: Relax, Rejuvenate, Be Inspired! BLOG HOP

Welcome to our "Cuttlebug Spa weekend: Relax, Rejuvenate, Be Inspired!" Event. You've arrived here from Peggy's blog....thank you! If you have arrived here by mistake, please go to Eva's blog as that's the BEGINNING of our BLOG HOP.

I often nap, listen to music and watch movies to relax. Lately, I've really loved this very pretty flower, the PEONY.

What the readers need to do for a chance to win a prize:

-- Visit each blog in order. (Again, Eva's blog is first. )
-- Become a "Follower" of MY and EACH blog
-- Leave a comment on each blog
-- Grab the name of the DT member participating in the Blog Hop
-- Grab the name of their flower
-- Email CBC (CBcontest @Gmail.com) with the name of the bloggers and flowers one you have collected them all.

So, here is the info you need from me:
1. My name is Ching
2. My flower is Peony
3. Be sure to leave a comment on my blog
4. Be sure to become a follower of my blog
5. Go to Cassie's blog as she's next in our blog hop.

You will then be entered to win some of our amazing prizes from Cuttlebug Challenge Blog!!!

Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot: 1st Annual Spa Retreat Cyber Crop & Blog Hop Event

REMINDER ALERT!! REMINDER ALERT!! REMINDER ALERT!!

Definitely pencil in this weekend on your calendar ladies and join us at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog for a fun packed weekend as we celebrate National Scrapbook Day!

Its just a few days away now!!! :)

Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot: 1st Annual Spa Retreat Cyber Crop & Blog Hop Event

Definitely pencil in this weekend on your calendar ladies and join us at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog for a fun packed weekend as we celebrate National Scrapbook Day!

Exclusive Interview & Sneak Peeks of NEW Provocraft Cuttlebug Products

If you have not had a chance to visit the Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot lately, check it out because there is an EXCLUSIVE interview with Erik, who is the Cuttlebug Product Development for Provocraft!!

Make sure you go and check out the interview for some exciting information and upcoming Provocraft CUTTLEBUG products!!! There are definitely exciting things on the way, so come back and check out the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.

Wanna see some sneaks of some new products?? Click here! OMG, I'm drooling!!! (Thank goodness that scrappy goodies can still make everything much much better in a girls' life, eh?)

We want to thank all of our readers for making this blog happen every week, for participating in the challenges, commenting, letting your friends know by spreading the word about us and
adding us to your blog roll and following the blog. Here's a few blinkies for you to add to YOUR blog roll to show how much you love us! he he

We want to thank you for making the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog the number One spot for great inspirations :)

We even got a shout out from Kollette Hall recently! How cool is that?

Cuttlebug Stationary Box Tutorial FEATURING Art Freckles "Ticket to Whoo-ville" Kit

As promised in my previous blog post, I have been really excited to share my pictorial tutorial with you that I created for our Fab Friday Tutorial at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog. I'll admit, this is the most extensive tutorial I've ever done...lol...you'll see as you keep on scrolling.

I fell in love with this Stationary Box that was originally designed by Jackie Topa and I wanted to share with you my version that I created with the February Kit from Art Freckles called "Ticket to Whoo-ville."

This is the outside......

....and this is what the inside looks like.

I created a pictorial tutorial for you if you'd like to make one for yourself. Go grab a cuppa cuz this is going to be a long one. :)

Supplies Needed: (for the stationary box holder and top only)
* 3 pieces of 12x12 cardstock and/or coordinating patterned paper. (In my example, I used only
patterned papers from the Art Freckles kit.)
* Paper Trimmer with trimming AND scoring blade
* Scoring bone to crease your folds
* Red sticky double sided tape
* Embellishments to decorate the outside of your Stationary Box. (In my example, all embellishments except for Prima flower are from the Art Freckles kit.)

Additional Supplies Needed: (for set of 4 tags, 4 qty 3x3 cards and 4 qty 4.25 x 5.5 cards)
* 3 sheets of 12x12 cardstock for card and tag bases.
* Additonal patterned papers and embellishments as required to create these items.
NOTE: The cards and tags will NOT be covered in this tutorial.


PART A: Making the Stationary Box Unit

Step #1: Take your first piece of 12 x 12 paper and SCORE IT @ 3 inches and 9 inches.

Step #2: Flip this same piece of 12 x 12 paper around, now SCORE IT @ 5 inches and 7 inches.

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Step 5: fold and glue it down like this.

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Whoohoo!! If you've gotten this far with me, you've just completed making the outside shell of the Stationary Box!

PART B: Stationary Box Shelves (there are 3 of them)

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Step 13: I used the branch border from the Just My Type Cuttlebug folder set to emboss a long length of matching brown cardstock to decorate the front of my shorter "shelves."

(please disregard all the contents in my Stationary box for now.)

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Whoohooo! We're almost there to the finish!!
Let's make our Stationary Box top now, shall we?

PART C: Stationary Box Top

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Alrighty, we're at the last stretch. Let's make our inside flap doodads, i.e. post it note holder, stamp holder and pen loop.

Here's what the inside doodads look like to keep you motivated to continue on with our little project. :)

PART D: Inside Doodads

Step 1: Cut into a coordinating piece of cardstock or patterned paper at 3.25 x 6.25 dimensions. Score it in the middle, and put a pad of 3x3 post it notes inside. I decorated the top of my post it note holder with some ribbon. Glue the covered pad onto the LEFT side of your inside flap opening of our stationary box.

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The stamp pocket is glued to the RIGHT side of the flap and the pen loop is glued nearer the bottom of the flap (when open) as pictured.

Yeeaahh!! We're done! Now, please go ahead and make a few 3x3 cards to insert in the LEFT smaller pocket shelf, some embellished tags for the RIGHT smaller pocket shelf, and some 4.25 x 5.5 cards for your larger pocket shelf in the back. You're on your own for these items as they are not a part of this tutorial.

If you loved the specific supplies I used for my Stationary Box, please visit Art Freckles to see their February "Ticket to Whoo-ville" monthly kit. Shannon, Renee, Linda, and Kimberly are the nicest gals around.

Art Freckles will also be hosting a Cyber Crop at the end of March! Be sure to join us then for lots of fun challenges and prizes!!


Thank you for sitting in with me THIS long for this Stationary Box tutorial. Please join us NEXT Friday, and EVERY Friday, for our Cuttlebug Challenge Blog's Fab Friday series.



Stationary Box (Most items are from Feb Art Freckles Kit)
Paper: Upsy Daisy "Man About Town" Patterned Papers
Embellishments: Maya Road & May Arts Ribbon; Kaiser Pearl Bling; Rose Moca Tiny Alpha Stickers
Accessories: Cuttlebug Just My Type Embossing Folder; Scoring Blade; Red Double Sided Sticky Adhesive Tape
Size: various