ToniStamps: Cute as a Bug Projects!

Good evening Crafty Friends! Today I'm sharing my Cute as a Bug projects from Thursday night. Note that I only got the designer series papers and Ladybug Epoxy shapes from this Suite. I figured I could cut any of the cute bugs out directly from the papers. I think you can use ANY bug or flying critters with these papers.

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First up is a Center Faux Step card, featuring one of the prints that is a full scene by itself. I only needed this 4" x 4" piece of the DSP for this focal image. I wanted a small-ish greeting, so that it wouldn't cover up much of the cute picnic scene here.

Paper Measurements:

Blackberry Bliss: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 5 1/2"
Blackberry Bliss: 4 1/4" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Cute as a Bug DSP: 4" x 4"
Cute as a Bug DSP: 2 3/4" x 5 1/4"
Basic White: 4" x 4" (on the back of the card to write message)
Basic White: scrap for greeting

Add a Ladybug Epoxy shape to finish.

Stamps: Simply Said

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Basic White, Cute as a Bug Designer Series paper

Other: Ladybug Epoxy Shapes

Second project is a fun fold that I've made a few times, and I MESS IT UP EVERY TIME! Hilarious! I always forget to score that 1" flap on the side. This is called a Back Fold Card.

Since there are tiny bees in this paper print, I used my Bee My Valentine set to make another bee. This would be a great place to use any flying critter. Bee...ladybug...dragonfly. Whatever you have.

I don't know if you can see the little clear dots that I put on the leaf that is to the right of the bee's wings, and the strawberry behind the bee's butt. They look like water droplets.

Paper Measurements:

Old Olive: 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", scored at 1", 3 1/4"
Basic White: 3" x 5 1/4", for inside
Cute as a Bug/print 1: 3" x 5 1/4"
Cute as a Bug/print 2: 3/4" x 5 1/4", and 2 1/4" circle
Blackberry Bliss: 2 1/2" circle
Basic White: scrap to stamp/punch/assemble bee, and for greeting

Open it up by folding that left edge BACK.

Stamps: Bee My Valentine, Simply Said

Ink: Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Mossy Meadow, Tuxedo (Memento)

Paper: Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White, Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper

Other: Bee Builder punch, 2 1/4" & 2 1/2" Circle punches, Ladybug Epoxy Shapes

My third project is another fun fold. I got this idea from my friend Sue (@KrusinThroughInk). It's called a Diamond Pillar card, and there are a few different measurements/styles that you can make. They all fold up to fit in a medium envelope.

The two panels on the back of this card are Very Vanilla, to write your message.

Paper Measurements:

Cajun Craze: 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 3/4", 2 3/4", 4 3/4", 5 1/2", 6 1/4", 8 1/4", 10 1/4"
Cute as a Bug DSP: (2) 1 3/4" x 4"
Very Vanilla: (2) 1 3/4" x 4"
Cajun Craze: 3"ish circle, cut with Stylish Shapes dies
Very Vanilla: 2 3/4"ish circle, cut with Layering Circles dies, embossed with Sunflower folder
Cute as a Bug DSP: Hand-cut snail/ladybug
Very Vanilla: scrap for greeting
Cajun Craze: (2) 1" x 1", scored at 1/2" scraps

Here's a top view of this Diamond Pillar fold.

I finished it off with a few of the Ladybug Epoxy Shapes. Put one on the back too.

Stamps: Fabulous Sayings (POTM January 2026)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Paper: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Cute as a Buig Designer Series Paper

Other: Stylish Shapes dies, Layering Circles dies, Sunflower embossing folder, Ladybug Epoxy Shapes

My last project is a quilt-like card. Two of the prints look like quilts anyway, so I just cut some of the strips and laid them down onto a piece of Old Olive. Emboss the whole thing with the Eyelet folder, and it looks like a quilt. Use any embossing folder you have that could look like a quilt or stitching.