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Special Event: Love by Design – An Artful Charity Auction is Going On Now!

01 Friday Aug 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Soldering, Vintage

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I’m reposting this because the Love by Design Artful Charity Auction has begun and runs now through Sunday, August 3. Head on over to see all the pretty art that’s available and start placing some bids! I’m sorry to let you know that after the post below was originally created, Donald Brorsen lost his battle with cancer and now more than ever this family needs all the help that they can get to deal with the overwhelming medical bills that they now face.

Thanks for stopping by, friends.

xo,

Christine Barker

ScarletCalliope Chalkboard Love by Design

 

My friend, Carrie Harney, has a heart of gold and recently reached out to her creative friends to ask for our help for an Art Auction that will begin on Facebook on August 1. She shared that her friend, Cheri Brorsen and her beautiful family, are experiencing one of life’s most crushing trials. Tragically, Cheri’s husband, Donald, is fighting a battle with cancer and Cheri and her four children are facing a rough road ahead. Some of you may already know that I lost my mom to Leukemia as a very young girl and my heart just hurts for this family who will be experiencing the loss of a husband, son, father and friend to so many.

 

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Cheri and Donald Brorsen

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 The Brorsen Children

 

Carrie asked if we could help her raise some money for her friend to help pay some of their medical bills.  Do you ever have those moments in life where you feel like something you do can really make a difference? This was the call to action for me and my creative mind finally turned on, after a brief hiatus, and I started thinking of things I could make for the auction.  A lot of my creative friends are involved and the items they have created are stunning! And, Terri Brush has even donated a spot in her amazing Art Camp!

Go to the Love By Design Auction Page and LIKE it NOW and check out some of the wonderful items that are going to be available. More handmade items will be added each day to give you a chance to see them and choose your favorites. The auction action begins on August 1 and you won’t want to miss it! Mark it on your calendar so you don’t forget!

 

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I created a mermaid-inspired pink and silver wire-wrapped bead necklace with a soldered pendant featuring a Swarovski Crystal bedecked sea star floating in a sea of pink. Dangling from the pendant is a gorgeous pink lamp work bead atop a sparkling tassel of chains, beads and pearls.

 

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Inside the miniature shadowbox pendant you can see a peek of silver German glass glitter. Above the pendant is a pink glass heart-shaped bead and some petite pearl beads and sparkling crystal rondelles.

 

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The necklace also features vintage pearl colored beads, more delicate glass beads, and silver accents.

 

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The pendant can be worn with the starfish facing out or the Life of the Sea side facing out, with its delicate sprinkling of silver German glass glitter.

 

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Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Love by Design auction, beginning on August 1 and LIKE the Facebook page now so you don’t miss out on any of the details!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

xo,

Christine Barker

 

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Special Event: Love by Design – An Artful Charity Auction

16 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Soldering, Vintage

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artful charity auction, beaded necklace, Carrie Harney, Cheri Brorsen, crystal rondelle, Donald Brorsen, german glass glitter, handmade art, handmade art auction, lamp work bead, Love by design, Love By Design Auction, Swarovski Crystals, Terri Brush Art Camp, wire wrapped

 

ScarletCalliope Chalkboard Love by Design

 

My friend, Carrie Harney, has a heart of gold and recently reached out to her creative friends to ask for our help for an Art Auction that will begin on Facebook on August 1. She shared that her friend, Cheri Brorsen and her beautiful family, are experiencing one of life’s most crushing trials. Tragically, Cheri’s husband, Donald, is fighting a battle with cancer and Cheri and her four children are facing a rough road ahead. Some of you may already know that I lost my mom to Leukemia as a very young girl and my heart just hurts for this family who will be experiencing the loss of a husband, son, father and friend to so many.

 

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Cheri and Donald Brorsen

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 The Brorsen Children

 

Carrie asked if we could help her raise some money for her friend to help pay some of their medical bills.  Do you ever have those moments in life where you feel like something you do can really make a difference? This was the call to action for me and my creative mind finally turned on, after a brief hiatus, and I started thinking of things I could make for the auction.  A lot of my creative friends are involved and the items they have created are stunning! And, Terri Brush has even donated a spot in her amazing Art Camp!

Go to the Love By Design Auction Page and LIKE it NOW and check out some of the wonderful items that are going to be available. More handmade items will be added each day to give you a chance to see them and choose your favorites. The auction action begins on August 1 and you won’t want to miss it! Mark it on your calendar so you don’t forget!

 

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I created a mermaid-inspired pink and silver wire-wrapped bead necklace with a soldered pendant featuring a Swarovski Crystal bedecked sea star floating in a sea of pink. Dangling from the pendant is a gorgeous pink lamp work bead atop a sparkling tassel of chains, beads and pearls.

 

SC Necklace 1

Inside the miniature shadowbox pendant you can see a peek of silver German glass glitter. Above the pendant is a pink glass heart-shaped bead and some petite pearl beads and sparkling crystal rondelles.

 

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The necklace also features vintage pearl colored beads, more delicate glass beads, and silver accents.

 

SC Necklace 4

The pendant can be worn with the starfish facing out or the Life of the Sea side facing out, with its delicate sprinkling of silver German glass glitter.

 

ScarletCalliope Necklace 1

 

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Love by Design auction, beginning on August 1 and LIKE the Facebook page now so you don’t miss out on any of the details!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

xo,

Christine Barker

 

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Blog Hop: Surprise Happy Birthday Blog Hop, Kimi!

09 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Cardmaking, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Sewing

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acrylic paint, beautiful blooms, birthday card, birthday greetings, caulk, diy card, embossing, fake cupcakes, fake frosting, faux cupcakes, faux frosting, glass glitter, handmade card, kimi cremar, love, LOveBug Creations, Mama's Mesh, mica, mica glitter, pink glitter, plaster, plaster cupcakes, seam binding, simply sheer ribbon, tim holtz

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Welcome to

KIMI’S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP!


Have you been seeing the cutest birthday projects ever?  If you arrived at my blog and would like to start at the beginning, which is also the birthday girl’s blog, please hop on over to Lovebug Creations. If you arrived at my blog from Dawn Mercedes, then you’re in the right place!

Here’s my birthday card for Kimi:

 

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Kimi’s favorite colors are pink and green so I created a card and sweet faux cupcake photo holders using those colors. I hope she likes them!

 

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My card features several Lovebug Creations products:

Rumple Ribbon in Purpledise

Simply Sheer Ribbon in White

Mama’s Mesh in White

Beautiful Blooms in White

 

 

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Doesn’t the Mama’s Mesh look so nice behind all of those crazy colors? The embossed pattern you see on the hot pink is from Tim Holtz.

 

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I created some faux cupcakes using directions I found online and this was a MESSY project. There was plaster, caulk, and paint everywhere! I had to experiment with the frosting and ended up using caulk mixed with a little bit of plaster and some acrylic paint. The plaster gave the caulk the sturdiness it needed to hold up until it dried.

 

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These pretty ribbons are Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations in Purpledise. Each cupcake has a different sprinkle. The first one has mica, the second has glass glitter and the third has pink glitter.

Kimi, Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people in the whole world. I wish that Ohio was closer to California so that we could get together and craft and I could give you a Happy Birthday Hug in person!

And to everyone who stopped by, Thank You for hopping!  Please leave a happy comment for Kimi before you go!  Your next destination is over to Kristi to see her pretty project.

xo,

Christine Barker

 

If you get lost along the way, here is the complete line up.

Pam
Tanya
Stacey
Tanya Hahn
Connie
Stephanie
Katie
Kathy
Dawn
Christine – You’re here now!
Kristi – Go here next!

Lovebug Creations Giveaway

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Field Trip: Glitterfest 2014

16 Sunday Mar 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Glitter, Mixed Media, Paper Sculpture, Papercrafting, Soft Sculpture, Textiles, Vintage

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anaheim, anaheim expo center, charlotte, crazy cat lady, Dianne, dotti cordell, Glitterfest, jlf design studio, jo lynch, Julie Haymaker Thompson, kristy lynn, leticia fernandez, Lisa Loria, little white farmhouse, lulu max jewelry, meyer imports, michelle hurtt, millinery flowers, oil painting, paper clay, paper clay doll, Sheryl, susans charming trinkets, sweet insanity bake shop, tara wilson, tiki ranch, tustin, velvet flowers, victorian scrap, vintage findings, vintage flowers, vintage millinery, Whimzy

Glitterfest 2014

This weekend was the much anticipated Glitterfest in Anaheim, CA hosted by Sheryl Simpson and Dianne White of Whimzy in Tustin, CA. They also have a show in the fall and I look forward to both every year. I have some good friends who bring their art and treasures here and each time I go I make new friends!

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This year the Expo Center was decorated with a sweet candy theme and I just adore the sweet colors!

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One of the vendors is my friend, Michelle Hurtt, selling some beautiful and truly authentic vintage millinery flowers and blooms. These flowers are from the 1930’s through the 1950’s and are virtually impossible to find anymore. The collection that she has is in amazing condition and what an extensive and beautiful collection she has!  For this Glitterfest, Michelle wanted to share some of her treasures with the Glitterfest attendees and introduce everyone to her new business. Last week we chose the flowers from her warehouse and I put them together into color collections. I’m so proud of my friend for going out on a limb and pursuing her passion and I’m excited for her new business venture. I can’t wait to see what direction she takes with her incredible stash of goodies. Michelle is known for her exquisite attention to detail and her beautiful design sense and I know that everything that comes out of her studio will be stunning!

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Here I am with sweet Lisa Loria in the photo booth!

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Lisa is known for her whimsical designs and is going back to her artistic roots and spending more time painting. I am loving the direction she is headed in!

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More of Lisa’s adorable work!

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Have you ever seen a cuter necklace?  These are made by Tara Wilson of Lulu Max Jewelry.

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Tara specializes in mixing vintage pieces of jewelry with modern pieces and creates truly one-of-a-kind wearable art.

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These gorgeous pastries are from Kristy Lynn of Sweet Insanity Bake Shop.

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Here’s my favorite son, Trevor, trying on some spectacles in the Little White Farmhouse booth. Since he was with me and being so patient I tried to hurry through the show and didn’t get to spend as much time looking, chatting and taking pictures as I usually do. But, he was such a good sport and even carried a really heavy cement head to the car for me without me even asking!

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Little White Farmhouse always has a wonderful collection of vintage items that I just love!

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And then I saw two of my friends, Dotti Cordell and Jo Lynch!  I was introduced to these girls through a swap hosted by one of my BFF’s, Julie Weller, and met them in person for the first time at Glitterfest a year ago. We keep in touch via Facebook and I just love them!

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While walking through the aisles this table caught my eye. I saw some very familiar art work and did a double take. I had no idea that Julie Haymaker Thompson would be at Glitterfest!

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I’ve always loved her art and can I just tell you how thrilled I was to finally meet her in person? Her art is cute, fun and whimsical and she is one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever met. I think I’ve convinced her that she has to come out to Orange County again in the very near future to teach a class. (I’m not above begging if I have to!)

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I just love her style, the colors she uses and her paper clay dolls are just so fun and unique.

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One of her dolls is holding a cat and since I have 5 cats and may have been nicknamed “Crazy Cat Lady” by my niece, Noel, I just knew Julie’s doll was destined to come home with me. This picture shows my kitties, Mr Darcy and KirJava, checking out the adorable doll.

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One of my favorite booths is Tiki Ranch and they never disappoint with an extensive selection of findings, bits, bobs and doo dads.

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Victorian Scrap?  Tiki Ranch has it covered!

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I found some fun treasures in the booth of Leticia Fernandez of JLF Design Studio. From Charlotte heads to paper clay creations she had a fun mix of goodies to peruse.

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I found a bevy of beautiful jewelry in this booth from Susan of Susan’s Charming Trinkets.

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Do you love miniature animals like I do?  This booth from Meyer Imports had wonderful reproduction mushrooms, mini plastic animals just like you used to get in the cracker jack box and every color of German glass glitter that you can imagine!

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my review of Glitterfest 2014.  Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Design Team Call: Graphic 45 Design Team Call 2014

20 Thursday Feb 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, Collage, Design Team Call, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Jewelry, Mini Album, Mixed Media, Paper Sculpture, Papercrafting, Rubber Stamp, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Tags

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It’s that time again!  Time for the Graphic 45 Design Team Call!

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Terms and conditions are here  DTcallG452014-2.  For more details, check out their blog.

Good Luck, Friends!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Blog Hop: Loves Me, Loves Me Knot

24 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting

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Hello!  Welcome to LoveBug Creations’ “Love’s Me, Love’s Me Knot” Blog Hop and New Release Event! 

How much did you love Katie’s amazing Valentine project? If you got here from her blog, you’re in the right place. But, if you haven’t seen the other projects you may want to follow Cupid back to the beginning and go to the Lovebug Creations page.

Have you started working on your Valentine’s Day projects yet? Does the thought of Valentine’s tie you up in knots? Do you desire to create some beautiful Valentine cards and gifts?  Don’t stress!  You’re sure to get some inspiration from these projects and you can put your passion to work!

As you may have heard, Lovebug Creations has some gorgeous new ribbons and some Beautiful Blooms that match the ribbon so perfectly. And, did you see the “It’s a Bundle, Baby”?  What a fabulous collection of products and they’re just perfect for your Valentine’s Day crafts, like cards, scrapbook pages, and mixed media art!
 

The New Love Products

1. Rumple Ribbon- The Loves Me…Love Me Knot Collection:

2. I Love Grunge


3. Simply Sheer

 

4. Beautiful Blooms

5. It’s a Bundle, Baby!!!

Lovebug Creations Its a Bundle baby
Lovebug Creations Mamas Mesh on wood background

This weekend ONLY Lovebug Creations is offering 
“It’s a Bundle, Baby” 
for just $35!
Here’s what’s included:
  • Everything you see above, which includes 45 Yards of Ribbon + 18 Blooms
  • 1 yard of Mesh. Choose from: White, Pinkish/Purple, Red or Black
  • Free Shipping!

It’s a Bundle, Baby!

Now that you know all about the new products, I want to show you what I made with some of them!

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I created a vintage-inspired Valentine Mussie-Tussie featuring some gorgeous Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon in “Kisses”, with a Beautiful Bloom, also in the color “Kisses”, adorning the center of the ribbon.

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I gave this project a lot of sparkle with some clear glitter.

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A little bit of vintage lace trim peeking out, plus vintage lace around the top of the cone.

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Thank you so much for stopping by!  And now you’ll be visiting Kathy to see what kind of adorable Valentine’s Day project she’s created!

With fondness,
Christine Barker

Kimi & Pamela- http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com
Stacey- http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Dorcas- http://www.craftycardangel.com
Zeni- http://www.scrappyzeni.com
Stephanie- http://stephanie-eaken.blogspot.com
Tanya- http://www.scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Kristi- http://littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com
Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
Dawn Mercedes- http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com
Katie- http://www.craftykhandy.blogspot.com
Christine- https://scarletcalliope.wordpress.com
Kathy- http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com
Dawn Rene- http://designsbydawnrene.com

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.
– Mother Teresa

Weathered Wood free image courtesy of http://texturepup.com

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Field Trip: Winter CHA 2014 Part 1

16 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, Collage, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Glitter, Jewelry, Mini Album, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Rubber Stamp, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Tags

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Living the creative life is an extraordinary experience but sometimes you have to work for it. Luckily for me, I only had to work a little bit (and had a lot of fun), in order to attend the Craft and Hobby Association Winter convention (CHA) this year. CHA is the big show where scrapbook store owners, designers and instructors get to see all of the new craft products from the manufacturers.

Thanks to one of my friends, I was able to work for a while in the Melissa Frances booth and the Petaloo booth. And, I also had time to walk the show floor and take pictures of the new products and say hello to friends.

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Melissa Frances

I started my day in the Melissa Frances booth. I LOVE Melissa Frances products. Her product line includes gorgeous, vintage-inspired papers, trims, sparkling embellishments, miniature cloches and now chalkboard canvases. The time went by so quickly and I wish I’d been able to spend some time getting to know Carolyn Peeler. Luckily for me, Jenny and Aaron of Everyday is a Holiday were in the booth and we got to talk a little bit in between chatting with customers.

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I’ve known Jenny and Aaron of “Everyday is a Holiday” since I met them at a creative event in 2011 and they’ve become two of my favorite people. Not only are they super talented, but they’re down to earth and have really big hearts. I’m so happy for them that despite having a tough year they’ve persevered and have created some awesome opportunities for themselves.

Everyday is a Holiday

Recently, they released an amazing book, “Mixed-Media Masterpieces with Jenny & Aaron” which I ran out to buy as soon as it hit the shelves.

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They also designed a line of hand-painted (vs created on a computer) product for Melissa Frances called The Sweet Life. I can’t wait until their scrapbook papers, journaling cards and other coordinating embellishments are in my local scrapbook store!

Are you ready for some Authentique Papers?

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After my quick shift in the Melissa Frances booth I had a couple hours to walk around and see the new products from my favorite crafting companies. My first stop was at the Authentique Paper booth and they had some gorgeous papers and projects on display.

Next, I hit up the Sizzix booth.

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Designer Eileen Hull has some wonderful new dies to create Artist Trading Blocks (like Artist Trading Cards, but with more dimension!).

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And I always love to see what designer Tim Holtz has been working on. (And I figured out why I can’t find vintage trophy cups in vintage shops anymore!  They’re all in Tim’s displays!)

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Designer Brenda Walton has added 8 enchanting new dies to her collection, including flowers, leaves, a butterfly gift card, cupcake stands, a heart pendant, and also some textured impression embossing folders. I met Brenda for the first time at the French General Soiree on Sunday evening and she is a lovely, talented artist!

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The latest news in the Sizzix booth is the line of incredible dies from Jo Packham, the editor of “Where Women Create” magazine and an amazing, modern renaissance woman. I had a chance to chat with her about her new line for Sizzix, “Where Women Cook”, on Sunday night at the French General Soiree. I’m excited to see how crafters will use her new dies to create gifts, favors, party supplies, and packaging for their home made baked goods.

Petaloo

Next, I had the opportunity to help CHA attendees create some beautiful Make and Takes in the Petaloo booth. If you haven’t checked out their beautiful blooms in your local scrapbooking store, you must! They have every size, shape and color you could ever want to embellish your projects!  We started off making beautiful bracelets featuring gorgeous Petaloo silk rose petals and blooms and ended the day creating some gorgeous vintage-inspired mini valentines.

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My friend, Julie Weller, worked the shift before me and our friend, Susan Shintaku, happened to visit the booth while we were both there.

Thank you so much for joining me for this field trip. I’ll have more pics to share soon!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Swap: Victorian Inspired Ornament Swap

19 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Swap

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Angela Howard, antique, artistic bliss, cheryl stoneham, Denise Hahn, disneyland hotel, Julie Weller, kim caldwell, lace chalet, mariasela vallejo, Marsi Bennett, matildas mouse, Sylvia Estrada, tashia jacques, tea party, Terry Frias, Victorian ornament swap, vintage, Vintage marketplace, winter wonderland affaire

Winter Wonderland hosted by Kim Caldwell

I recently attended a wonderful creative event called Winter Wonderland Affaire hosted by Kim Caldwell. It was held at the magical Disneyland Hotel and what a soiree it was!  We started off our weekend by getting on a plush shuttle and being driven to the Vintage Marketplace in Rainbow, California. We perused the treasures there and then headed for our next stop, Matilda’s Mouse, a fabulous antique destination located in an historic barn on the Betty Crocker Estate.

From there we headed back up to the Disneyland Hotel for a pajama Tea Party, and started on our first preparations for the Chalet we were making.

On Saturday, we did some more work on our beautiful lace chalets, but one of the highlights of all of Kim’s events is the swaps. I joined the Victorian inspired Ornament Swap and the other ladies ornaments were so incredible.

The girls in the swap include:

  • Angela Howard
  • Cheri
  • Cheryl Stoneham
  • Deborah
  • Denise Hahn
  • Julie Weller
  • Kim Caldwell
  • Mariasela Vallejo
  • Marsi Bennett
  • Sylvia Estrada
  • Tashia Jacques
  • Terry Frias

Take a look through this gallery to see all of the unique ideas that they came up with!

ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Angela Howard
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Cheryl Stoneham
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Deborah
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Denise Hahn
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Julie Weller
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Kim Caldwell
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Marisela Vallejo
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Marsi Bennett
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Silvia Estrada
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Terry Frias
ScarletCalliope Vintage Christmas Ornament Swan 1
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Cheri
ScarletCalliope Ornament Victorian Tashia Jacques

Thank you so much for stopping by. I’ll be posting more pics from that wonderful weekend soon!

xo,

Christine Barker

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Paper Crafting: Merry Christmas Noel Card

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Vintage

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Scarlet Calliope Merry Christmas

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I’m creating some Christmas cards and I’ve been inspired to work with silver and pink lately.

It’s pretty straightforward but here’s the details:

I used some Lovebug Creations On The Edge collection to make a petite bow. This is the “White with Black Edge” Rumple Ribbon, which matches so well with the grey flowers and silver accents on this card.

I topped the bow off with a pink snowflake. It started out white and I colored it with a Pink Copic marker, glittered it with Martha Stewart pink glitter and gave it a rhinestone accent.

The background paper is Tim Holtz’ Idealogy Paper Stash in “Vintage Shabby”.

Next, I ran some pink card stock through my Sizzix Big Shot Pro using a letter size Teresa Collins eBosser embossing folder in the Sophisticated design. I outlined the pink paper with Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter.

I cut out the chipboard Noel 25 using a Sizzix Tim Holtz die, called “Vintage Noel”, (which I recently scored for just $8.99 at Tuesday Morning). I painted it with my secret faux snow recipe and then glittered part of it with crystal clear glitter (the inexpensive kind in the giant bottle, I love that stuff!). I outlined the letters and numbers using a grey Copic marker, sometimes it’s easier than using a stamp pad with those itty bitty corners.

Next, I outlined the paper flowers with Mica glitter to give them a vintage, old fashioned look. Then I layered a snowflake, cut from vintage wall paper, and then added a jingle bell that I had covered in Silver Extra Fine glitter.

That’s it, easy as pie!  🙂

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Secret Santa: Merry Christmas!

15 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Glitter, Jewelry, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Swap, Vintage

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Scarlet Calliope Merry Christmas

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The Lovebug Creations Creative Team is starting Christmas celebrations a little bit early with a Secret Santa swap. Why wait for the 12 Days when we can start now?  We each created a hand made gift for our Secret Santa Partner and bought them some gifts from their wish list.  The best part is that the rules say that I’m allowed to show you what I made, but I can’t tell you who it’s for.  But, I’ll bet that everyone on the Creative Team will know who my Secret Santa swap partner is right away!

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From what I’ve heard, my swap partner loves this animal and loves the color pink as well. I hope she’ll be really surprised, in a happy doing-the-clap-dance way, with these sparkling creations. The mommy giraffe wears a crown made from vintage rhinestone jewelry.

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Her wreath is vintage too, found at an estate sale a while back. It had some red glitter on it that I covered up with my secret recipe vintage faux snow. (I had to match the color and texture of the original vintage snow on the wreath!) A dab here and there covered up the glitter perfectly!

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These little cuties are wearing wreaths adorned with beautiful Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon bows in Princess Party Pink.

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After I was done putting the finishing touches on, I looked at these two and decided I don’t want to part with them. But I must, and I hope that my Secret Santa swap partner loves them!  They’re all ready for a fancy Christmas party now!

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Thank you so much for stopping by. Want to see what the other girls on the Creative Team have been creating? Stop by their blogs!

Kimi & Pamela
Stephanie
Zeni
Connie
Dawn Mercedes
Stacey
Dorcas
Katie
Kathy
xo,
Christine Barker
PS:  A great big thank you to my friend, Michelle Hurtt, for the helpful suggestions she gave me to help me create these cuties.
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