Birthday: Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Papercrafting, Rubber Stamp, Rubber Stamp, Textiles

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Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

We’re celebrating a birthday with Stephanie, one of the Lovebug Creations Creative Team members, today. Here’s a card I made for her using some gorgeous Lovebug Creations products.

I used some of the newest Rumple Ribbon to make a pretty bow, this color is Garden Green from the Gardens of Tara collection. Sitting atop the bow is a Beautiful Bloom from the Love in Bloom collection.

I also used some White Mama’s Mesh to give a little texture on top of the yellow heart paper.

Stephanie, from the bottom of my creative heart I wish you a wonderful day full of sweet surprises and a year that brings your heart joy and love. Enjoy today and celebrate all month long! And to my visitors, Thank You for stopping by to see my blog post. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Please leave a Happy Birthday message for Stephanie in the comments!

xo,

Christine Barker

Want to see the cards that the other

Lovebug Creations Creative Team

Members made?

Kimi Cremar & Mama Lovebug

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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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:

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

Happy Birthday, Connie!

09 Sunday Mar 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Scrapbooking, Sewing

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We’re celebrating another birthday on the Lovebug Creations Creative Team!

Happy Birthday, Connie!

Please join me in wishing her a wonderful day full of creativity and awesome surprises! Leave her a comment to make her feel extra special!

I created a card for the birthday girl inspired by vintage sewing notions. This greeting features one of the newer colors from Lovebug Creations, “Crushed” and I just adore this beautiful, warm Rumple Ribbon. It’s perfect for Spring, Summer and Fall.

I created the “Happy Day” sentiment using the Chip Art tools from Melody Ross. I was going for a leather bracelet look here, but it was a little more challenging than I was expecting. I guess I’m an optimist!

The ribbon matched perfectly with this pad of “DIY SHOP” scrapbook paper that I have from Crate Paper.

I added in a bit of White Mama’s Mesh to give it some additional texture. The white Rumple Ribbon is also from Lovebug Creations.

I love to use pattern in my designs but sometimes too much pattern is too much for the eye to handle. To solve this dilemma I like to separate patterns with a solid to give the eye a break and allow it to process the next print. Here I’ve separated the measuring tape paper from the floral background with a coral-colored paper. Although both papers came from the same coordinated paper stack, it might look messy and disorganized to leave them sitting next to each other.

The Washi Tape was a present from my friend, Cynthia Flores, for a Valentine Swap that we were in and it worked perfectly here to match the base paper.

Connie, I’m sending you a wish for a wonderful month of celebrating and hope you have a creative and beautiful day!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

xo,

Christine Barker

PS: Want to see some more Birthday Card ideas? Check out these cuties from the Lovebug Creations Creative Team:

Birthday Card: Happy Birthday, Dorcas!

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

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It’s time for another birthday on the Lovebug Creations Creative Team. This time we’re celebrating

Dorcas Troche

and we’re ready to help her get the party started!

The beautiful ribbon on this card is from Lovebug Creations. It’s called Augusta, from the Family Ties Collection. This collection features yards of gorgeous Rumple Ribbon in all of my favorite vintage-inspired colors.

I added a vintage yellow-colored mother-of-pearl button to the center of the super cute bow.

The flowers are fussy-cut, using two different sizes and they’ve been popped out using foam pop dots.

I have a little thing for vellum, so there’s a piece of vellum on here to give a little visual separation between the background and the die cut hexagon shapes.

I outlined each of the hexagon shapes with my white, Signo Uniball pen.

The tag has been stamped with a Happy Birthday Sentiment and dusted with a rust colored embossing powder. A couple sets of gold brown toned crystals gives the tag just a little bit of bling.

The edges of the card and flowers have been lightly rubbed with a brown Copic marker to give the card a bit of a vintage feel.

I’m so excited to tell you that I used a brand new die from Tim Holtz’ Alterations Frameworks line. This Sizzix die is so new, I just brought it home Monday from the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) convention in Anaheim, CA, where I won it and one of my BFF’s stood in line to pick it up for me (Thank you, Julie! I owe you!) The name is “Honeycomb” and it’s pretty versatile, allowing you to cut out different sheets of paper from the same collection and then mixing and matching the hexagon shapes.

Happy Birthday, Dorcas! I wish you a wonderfully creative day and I hope your family spoils you!

Thank you so much for stopping by and please leave a birthday wish for our special Creative Team friend, Dorcas!

Click on the names of the Creative Team to see their beautiful cards for Dorcas:

xo,

Christine Barker

PS: Don’t miss the Lovebug Creations Creative Team “Loves Me, Loves Me Knot” Blog Hop on January 25. We’ll be unveiling the newest Lovebug Creations products and you won’t want to miss it. I’m not allowed to tell you about the new colors because they’re top secret but I will tell you that one of the new lines is NOT ribbon! Can you guess what it is?

Paper Crafting: Happy Birthday Card for Dawn Rene!

05 Thursday Dec 2013

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

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Today is a very special day for the Lovebug Creations Creative Team.

It’s Dawn Rene’s birthday!

Phenomenal!

To wish her a happy day I created a Circus-Themed birthday card and I’m so excited to share it with you! First, I have to tell you about the Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. I used Simply Blue, from the Star Spangled collection, and William, from my favorite collection, Family Ties.

And, I used some Dark Yellow Mama’s Mesh to give this project a little texture and interest.

I picked up a Graphic 45 Stack, Le Cirque, from my favorite scrapbooking store, Paper Tales, in San Diego, CA quite a while back and I’ve been ~~hoarding it~~ waiting to use it. Dawn Rene’s card is the perfect reason to break out this paper and start creating. This card took me to Doodle Town!

There’s so many great vintage circus icons in this paper collection that my mind was on overload trying to narrow down the choices!

Happy Birthday, Dawn Rene, and many more! Please leave a Happy Birthday greeting in the comments for Dawn Rene to read and then visit the Lovebug Creations Blog to see the other amazing cards made for her.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

XO,

Christine Barler

PS: Did you get a chance to see my tutorial on using the Martha Stewart Scoring Board? I made a VIDEO tutorialwith all of my best tips for making no stress paper rosettes! Check it out!

Wearable Art: Winter Swan Top Hat

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations

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My projects just aren’t complete without some

LoveBug Creations ribbon!

In a sudden burst of inspiration over the weekend I decorated a top hat with some vintage and vintage-looking trims that I had around my craftroom. With the swans as my muses (is that even correct, for the plural of muse?), I pulled out doilies, flowers, eyelet lace, mica, a glittered snowflake, vintage velvet leaves, some petite spun cotton mushrooms and an angel broach and got to work. With visions of Eiko Ishioka’s Swan Hat costume design work in “Mirror, Mirror” on my mind, I created a quick winter white top hat with lighthearted and whimsical details. (I’ll be the first to admit that this is nowhere near the avant-garde style of Eiko, but I just adore her work!)

I used two colors of Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon to add the finishing touches to this Winter Swan Top Hat. The lighter color is Buttercream, from the “I Do” collection and the darker color is Mae from the “Family Ties collection“. I love how the ribbon gives the hat a little bit of an ethereal feel, giving the scene some sparkle and shine!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo,

Christine Barker

Blog Hop: Happy Birthday, Mama Lovebug!

23 Wednesday Oct 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Cardmaking, Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Papercrafting, Rubber Stamp, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Uncategorized

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Today is a SUPER SPECIAL DAY!!!

Thanks (again!) Connie!!! NOW LADIES... DO NOT POST THIS ANYWHERE YET!!!! THIS WILL BE USED FOR THE TOP OF YOUR BLOG POST AND POSTING ON FB ON OCT 23!!! NOT A MINUTE BEFORE!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Mama LoveBug’s

Surprise Birthday Blog Hop!

The LoveBug Creations Creative Team has put together some beautiful birthday cards and this awesome blog hop to honor our very own Mama and we’re so happy you’re joining us on this very exciting day!

If you’ve been following the hop, you probably just visited the super talented Dawn Rene. If you need to start at the beginning be sure to head over to LoveBug Creations where the celebration begins!

As part of our super Birthday Celebration LoveBug Creations is having a Birthday SALE!!

Get 10% off Wednesday only

Use code MAMABUG

Yes, you read that right! The 10% off your entire order offer is only valid on Wednesday, October 23, 2013! *

Ready to see my card? Who doesn’t love cupcakes? I drew this dreamy cupcake for Mama Lovebug because she is so sweet! She’s always been one of my greatest cheerleaders and I’m so happy to be able to make something cute for her special day. I colored the doodles with watercolor paint, and added some iridescent glitter and pink rhinestones.

I used two colors of Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon for this cute card. One of my favorite ribbon colors is Princess Party Pink. The other ribbon I used is Simply White, which is always great for making the other colors really stand out.

I used a Teresa Collins eBosser embossing folder called Décor Circles on the pink background paper. The folders are so convenient because they are 8×10 size so I can have embossed paper ready to go for the next project.

Thanks for celebrating with us and Mama LoveBug today!!

{ SPECIAL BONUS }

Would you like a digi stamp of this Cupcake Doodle? Just leave Mama Lovebug a birthday wish in the comments AND sign up to follow this blog via email or BlogLovin’ and I’ll send you a digital copy of my doodle to use for your personal projects! {Let me know what your email addy is!}

Happy Birthday, Mama Lovebug!!!

xo,

Christine Barker

Up next is my uber creative sister-in-crafting, Stacey! Visit her blog to keep the party going!

Here is our entire line up in case you get lost along the way:

Kimi – http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Stephanie – http://stephanie-eaken.blogspot.com/

Zeni – http://www.scrappyzeni.com/

Tanya- http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/

Dawn Mercedes – http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Dawn Rene – http://designsbydawnrene.com/

Christine – https://scarletcalliope.wordpress.com/ <– You are here

Stacey – http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/ <– Go here next!

Connie – http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

Kathy- http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/

Katie – http://www.craftykhandy.blogspot.com/

Dorcas- http://www.craftycardangel.com/

{* 10% Discount does not apply to shipping and handling.}

Paper Crafting: Happy Birthday Card for Zeni!

20 Friday Sep 2013

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Hi everyone!

Today is a very special day for the Lovebug Creations Creative Team.

It’s Zeni’s birthday! Write on!

To wish her a happy day we created birthday cards for her and I’m so excited to share mine with you! First, I have to tell you about the Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. I used Princess Party Pink and Eyes of Blue.

I picked up a DCWV Stack at the craft store a while back and I’ve been waiting to use it. Zeni’s card seemed like the perfect opportunity! The Stack is called Vintage Collector and I am really fond of it because not only does it have images of vintage typewriters, which I collect (really, what don’t I collect?), but it also has pics of vintage cameras. And bottle caps, and inspirational sayings on chalk board and hot air balloons! It’s so cute and I adore the colors.

I tied the Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon into a sweet double bow and surrounded it with some girly accents from my stash. It needed just a little bit of fancy sparkle so I added some pearl-colored sequins. The paper stack came with a nice sentiment coming out of the typewriter but it wasn’t just right so I typed up my own and printed it out on vellum. I know I’m older than some of you but do you remember typing up letters back in the day on a typewriter and using paper so thin it was almost like tissue paper? I think they did that to save on postage when mailing letters overseas. Anyways, I’m such a stickler for random details so I just had to create what I had in my mind.

I’m crazy about how the pink and turquoise ribbon really create a burst of color for this card. I hope Zeni likes it!

Happy Birthday, Zeni, and I hope you celebrate all month long. Please leave a Happy Birthday greeting for Zeni to read and brighten her day! If you want to see the other amazing cards made for her you can see them on the Lovebug Creations Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

XO,

Christine Barler

PS: It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. Did you find out if you were the winner of the Something Wicked This Way Comes Blog Hop? The winner was announced on the Lovebug Creations Blog. Find out if you’ve won!

Blog Hop: New Wild Ribbons from Lovebug Creations

12 Friday Jul 2013

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Welcome to the Lovebug Creations New Release Blog Hop!

Are you ready to Go Wild This Summer?

If you’ve missed any of the stops, the list of blogs is below so that you can see all of the gorgeous projects made with these fabulous collections of ribbons.

How much do you love the yummy new Lovebug Creations Fun Footz Ribbons? The Rumple Ribbons have been absolutely dreamy to work with and now there’s all of these new colors and patterns. I am over the moon excited!!!

From DOTS to CHEVRONS to WILD THANGS like zebra, tiger, or giraffe and even some Camo print ribbon, the creative minds over at Lovebug Creations have seriously outdone themselves this time!

The collection I got to play with is called Candy is Dandy. I used the Funhouse paper collection from GCD Studios to make this Circus themed birthday card and the Celebrations cartridge from Cricut for the sentiment.

The Fun Footz collections are available in one foot lengths and each Fun Footz Collection is 6 yards total. This beautiful Candy is Dandy collection features yellow with pink polka dots, pink with orange polka dots and orange with yellow polka dots.

Here’s the line up of blogs in case you’ve missed any:

Kimi & Pamela
Stephanie
Michelle
Ellen
Dawn Mercedes
Candace
Dawn Rene
Christine — You are here!
Zeni — Go here next!
Martha
Annie

BLOG CANDY ALERT
During this reveal hop LBC is offering a $10 gift certificate to a hop guest – would you like to be that crafter? Here’s what you need to do:
1. Become a fan of each blog spot and leave a love note for each crafter – we all want to get acknowledgement for our crafty efforts!
2. The winner will be announced on the Lovebug Creations page, along with the winner of the sneak peek week so check back next week…….it could be YOU!!

Leave a comment letting me know which new ribbon collection is your favorite and I’ll be giving away a $5 gift certificate to the Lovebug Creations store to a random winner! (Awesome idea, Dawn Mercedes!!!)

Next it’s time to jump over to Zeni’s page to see her yummy project!

Thanks for joining us!

xo,

Christine Barker