Blog Hop: Winners Announced!

02 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations

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Lovebug Creations announced the winners of the two blog hops over the weekend and it could be you! Check out their blog today to see if you are the Big Winner!

And, drum roll please! I’m announcing the winners of my prizes! I usually pick the winners completely randomly but just this once I’m choosing two people who have consistently supported my blog and Lovebug Creations on every hop that we’ve done.

Sue D and Beth F, you are my winners of the $5 Gift Certificate to the Lovebug Creations Shop!

These two ladies have left comment after comment of written congratulations, adulation and inspiration for every hop that I’ve been involved in and I think it’s only right, this time, to reward them for their loyalty! The next time I offer Blog Candy I’ll be picking the winners completely randomly through the random number generator but this time I’ve gotta hand it to them. Thank you ladies, for supporting my blog, following my blog and the Lovebug Creations blog, consistently, every hop and leaving us your sweet love notes in the comments!

I’ll be forwarding your prize info to you as soon as I work out the details with Lovebug Creations.

Have a wonderfully creative day!

xo,

Christine Barker

Blog Hop: Spring Celebrations with Lovebug Creations

29 Saturday Mar 2014

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

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Welcome to LoveBug Creations Spring Celebrations

New Release and Blog Hop!

If you’ve floated over from Kristi, then you are on the right path. But, if you stumbled upon our hop and want to start with our blog hostesses, then click over to LOVEBUG CREATIONS.

Spring is a time for Easter and Mother’s Day events but it also heralds weddings, graduations, family reunions, and more. Today LoveBug Creations has some awesome new products to unveil for your spring celebrations.

Want to add something special to your handmade projects?? Check out these new springtime collections for your garden of Rumple Ribbon delights:

New Rumple Ribbon Colors: Peach Blossom, Dahlia and Buttercup

More new Rumple Ribbon colors! Garden Green, Blue Bells, & Spring Lilac

Mama’s Roses

And, we are releasing the beautiful Mama’s Roses. Each rose is hand-formed and hand-dyed. Each Mama’s Rose has dimensions of 2″x 2″ and can be used as-is or inked, painted, stickled, and more. The only limit for these beauties is your imagination. Plus, they’re feather-light so you can create lots of projects from layouts to cards to tags to mixed media creations to 3-D creations and more and not weigh down your project!

And, as if that isn’t enough, we’ve got 4 NEW Mama’s Mesh Colors: Kraft, Ivory, Light Blue & Light Pink! And, BIG NEWS! You can now purchase Mama’s Mesh by the yard instead of in collections!

So, settle back as we take you on a tour of spring celebrations and don’t forget to visit the LoveBug Creations ONLINE STORE.

My favorite spring celebration is Easter because I just adore bunnies, pretty pastel colors and especially Easter candy. Who can resist?

Pretty pink “Dahlia” Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations tops off this decoration with a beautiful flourish. I started with a plain chipboard box, painted it, layered on some sheet music and gave it some cute pink stripes. Bunnie’s basket is made from chipboard as well that I formed into a basket shape.

Isn’t this pastel ribbon color dreamy? This lil bird thinks so!

Baby mushrooms are one of my weaknesses! Eek! They started out red but I gave them the pink treatment. Vintage flowers are from Michelle Hurtt.

And, just in case you missed the Mama’s Rose that I snuck onto my Fleurette Bloom/Lovebug Creations Hop project yesterday, here it is again:

This Mama’s Rose started out white but I painted it gold to match the rest of my project. I love how this elegant rose gives my project elegant dimension.

So, how about some Lovebug Creations Blog Candy!

LoveBug Creations is offering a $10 gift certificate to their online store and several other items as well.

AND

I’m offering a $5 Giftcard to the Lovebug Creations Shop!

What do you have to do to be a possible winner? It’s easy!

1. Become a follower of each crafter (if you’re not already)

2. Leave a sweet lil love note in the comments at each blog with your email contact info

3. For one extra chance to win “Like” the Lovebug Creations Facebook Page and leave a comment

4. Check back on Wednesday for the announcement of the winners

The full spring line up is:

1. Kimi & Pamela
2. Stephanie
3. Dawn Mercedes
4. Connie
5. Katie
6. Tanya
7. Kristi
8. Christine
9. Kathy
10. Stacey

We hope you enjoyed your visit and wish you happy spring celebrations!

The next blog spot on this spring tour is Kathy. Check out her project and don’t forget to leave a comment and follow my blog before you go!

xo,

Christine Barker

Blog Hop: Lovebug Creations and Fleurette Bloom

28 Friday Mar 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Collage, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Mixed Media, Paper Sculpture, Papercrafting, Sewing, Textiles, Vintage

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Welcome to the Fleurette Bloom and LoveBug Creations Co-Hop!

If you’ve come over from Chantel, you’re in the right place. But if you’ve landed here and want to begin with the first stop, head over to Fleurette!

The pairing of Lovebug Creation’s fantastic Rumple Ribbon and trimmings with Fleurette Bloom’s outstanding SVG’s (Scalable Vector Graphics) and digital delights is a great way to freshen up your projects. Who wants to be ho-hum? Not us!

You’ve seen some fabulously fresh projects so far and there’s more to be seen. Are you ready to see what I’ve made?

To begin, I used the Fleurette Bloom Swan Lake SVG Card Collection which includes everything you see in this picture.

Swan Lake SVG Card Kit / Collection

And I used the “Lush Flowers” 3D SVG Collection.

I created a replica of an antique French Globe de Mariee using Panther Pink Rumple Ribbon and a gorgeous mystery product from Lovebug Creations (check back for the reveal tomorrow!), and some adorable Swans and a Peony from Fleurette Blooms SVG Cutting Files.

Here it is without the glass. What do you think? Each detail in these Globe de Mariee’s symbolized a different aspect of a French bride’s marriage and French Garden House has a lovely blog post about the history of them if you want to learn more.

Doesn’t this Pink Panther ribbon look dreamy against the silk velvet cushion? I’m absolutely swooning!

Ooh la la!

My love for swans burns brighter than ever and these SVG cutting files from Fleurette Bloom are incredible. The detail on the wings is amazing and their little eyes and beaks are just precious!

This beautiful, dimensional Peony is from the Fleurette Bloom Lush Flowers Collection.

And some detail shots. I made the crown in a Beaded Tiara class with Arlene Baker and I’m just so tickled with the way it turned out! Dresden is from Gilding the Lily in Fullerton, CA. Vintage millinery flowers and fruits are from Michelle Hurtt.

Now, how about some BLOG CANDY??

Fleurette Bloom is offering a $10 gift certificate to her ONLINE STORE

AND

LoveBug Creations is offering a $10 gift certificate to their ONLINE STORE

AND

I’m offering a $5 Giftcard to the Lovebug Creations Shop!

So what do you have to do to win this great stuff? Easy!

1. Become a follower of each crafter (if you’re not already)
2. Leave a love note in the comments at each blog spot with your email info (so we can let you know if you win!)
3. For extra chances to win “Like” our Facebook Pages and leave a comment at Fleurette Bloom Designs and LoveBug Creations
4. Check back on Wednesday for the announcement of the winners

The co-hop line-up:

1.   Fleurette
2.   Kimi & Pamela
3.   Stephanie
4.   Dawn Mercedes
5.   Connie
6.   Kristin
7.   Katie
8.   Ilda
9.   Tanya
10. Chantel
11. Christine <– You’re here!
12. Kathy <– Go here next!
13. Cheryl
For your next burst of Spring inspiration, please visit Kathy!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderfully creative weekend. Don’t forget to leave a comment to be able to win some blog candy! And, I’m sending out a great big THANK YOU and hugs to Connie for cutting out this file and mailing it to me. I’m still in the stone age using a Cricut and she was so sweet to cut out my swans and flowers for me on her Silhouette! I couldn’t have done it without you, Connie! ❤

xo,

Christine Barker

PS: Lovebug Creations will be having another Blog Hop tomorrow to reveal the newest spring colors and trims. Stop by and be the first to see what’s new!

Blog Hop: Have Yourself A Meshy Rumple Christmas Blog Hop!

01 Friday Nov 2013

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

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Welcome Friends

to the

Have Yourself A Meshy Rumple Christmas Blog Hop!

Before we begin, did you sleigh-ride over from Connie? If so, you’re on the right path. But if you stumbled on this hop and want to enjoy all of the fun, skate over to the Lovebug Creations Hostesses, Kimi and Pam.

LoveBug Creations is pleased to showcase our 2013 Christmas Release products today in this extra festive blog hop. The Creative Team has worked hard in their holiday workshops to design some stunning projects with these new ribbons. It’s our hope that we will inspire you to create your own “meshy rumple” delights to brighten the lives of those you love.

Here’s a peek at what we have in store for you today.

Christmas Grunge – 6 unique colors in 2 sets – Christmas Grunge and Winter Grunge

Mama’s Mesh – 9 stunning colors in 2 sets – Merry Mesh and Winter Mesh

Simply Sheer – 6 dynamite colors in 2 sets – Christmas Candy and Winter Wishes

All of the new Christmas ribbons are joining our other rumple ribbon and mesh collections today in the Lovebug Creations store!

So settle back and enjoy the parade of colors just perfect for your Holiday season projects. Here’s the whole list of blogs just in case you got sidetracked.

Kathy

Christine { you are here! }

Dawn Rene { go here next! }

Zeni

Stephanie

Now it’s time to show you what I made.

I bought a simple, undecorated votive at the grocery store and wrapped it with a vintage music sheet.
Next, I added a strip of red paper at the top and bottom of the music sheet on the first votive.
Then, I used a red scalloped circle, layered with an aqua scalloped circle and using foam dots placed my angel on top.

I used Mama’s Mesh from the Merry Mesh Collection, along with some red ribbon from the brand new Simply Sheer in Christmas Candy. I also used some Rosebud Rumple Ribbon, and some Butterfly Blue Rumple Ribbon.

I tucked in some sparkly details and attached a vintage Christmas ornament to finish it off.

For the next two votives, I simply attached some tinsel to the back of the scallop and some silver glittered beads to the bottom.

How amazing is this new ribbon and mesh? Don’t you love it?

Before you go, do you want some delicious blog candy? Here’s what you need to do to win a $15 gift certificate to the Lovebug Creations Store:

1. Sign up to be a fan at each hop stop (if you aren’t already) and leave a meshy rumple love note.
2. Zip over the Lovebug Creations Facebook page and say you attended the hop today.

The winner of the $15 Lovebug Creations Gift Certificate has been announced!!!

So EASY! What are you waiting for?

AND for the first 25 people who shop this weekend and spend $25 or more, you’ll receive an extra special SURPRISE! A FREE 2 yards of a delicious grunge rumple ribbon color called Golden Licorice will be yours. It’s a super surprise from us to our wonderful customers!

Thank you so much and I hope you stop by the Lovebug Creations shop and check out all of their beautiful new ribbons! The next festive blog spot is the ever so talented Dawn Rene!

xo,
Christine Barker

Tutorial: Pretty Bows with Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

26 Monday Aug 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Jewelry, Lovebug Creations, Sewing, Textiles

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Scandinavian Inspiration

Den Gamle By
Aarhus, Denmark

Today’s project is inspired by the city of Aarhus, Denmark, where my family and I recently visited while on vacation. Den Gamle By means “Old Town” and a charming Danish town has been recreated in Aarhus (pronounced Oar-Hoos) as it might have been in Hans Christian Andersen’s days, with streets, shops, yards, homes and workshops straight out of the 1800’s. From the windmill to the bakery to the geese swimming in the pond and the bee hives in the garden, inspiration was everywhere and I was entranced.

Now for the tutorial! To create my project, I combined ruffled fabric rosettes with some Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon and a scrap of felt and made some adorable Scandinavian-inspired accessories. (Check out my tutorial to learn how to make a simple rosette)

To start, I had some whimsical windmill fabric in my stash so I made my favorite quickie project: Ruffled Fabric Rosettes!

To make the felt bow, cut:

(1) piece of felt measuring 1″ x 6″
(1) piece of felt measuring 1″ x 4″
(1) piece of felt measuring 1/2″ x 2″

On the 6″ piece of felt, draw a dotted line at the 3″ mark with a fabric marker to indicate the halfway point.

Next, measure out one 6″ length and one 4″ length of Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. For my bows I used Simply Red and William. (Whenever I read that, I read it as Will.I.Am. Anyone else do that?)

Using your hot glue gun, attach the 6″ ribbon down the center of the 6″ piece of felt.

Cut a notch in both ends of the 4″ piece of felt. Glue the 4″ piece of ribbon to the felt now and trim the ends of the ribbon.

Take the 6″ piece of felt and bring one end up to meet your dotted line. Attach it using your hot glue gun. Repeat with the other end.

Add a dot of hot glue to the middle, on the seam, and bring up each of the sides to give the bow some shape. Hold it until the glue cools.

Attach the bow to the 4″ piece of felt using hot glue.

Next, wrap the small 1/2″ x 2″ piece of felt around the center of your bow and attach using your hot glue gun. Add a small button or cute detail to the center of your bow.

For a variation, you can cut the 4″ piece of felt in half and glue it to your bow this way.

Attach the bow to a bobby pin and you’ve got a simple but pretty hair accessory.

I can’t decide which bow style I like best!

Glue the bow to your rosette and attach a pin back and you can have a sweet pin to wear. Or, attach a clip to the back and you can wear it in your hair. Or, attach it to a headband, or a gift bag! This project gives you lots of versatility!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and please visit Lovebug Creations to see all of the latest colors of Rumple Ribbon and Mama’s Mesh.

And, I’ll let you in on a scary secret! The Lovebug Creations Creative Team has a blog hop starting on September 7 featuring a new product release that you just don’t want to miss. It will be frighteningly amazing!!! And of course, there will be presents for some lucky winners! Mark your calendar!

xo,

Christine Barker

PS: It means so much to me to receive comments and know that people are enjoying my projects. Please leave some love!

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Design Team Call: Lovebug Creations

18 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Jewelry, Lovebug Creations, Mini Album, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Rubber Stamp, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Sewing, Tags, Textiles

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Hello Creative Friends!

You may have already heard, but there is a new call for Creative Team Members for LoveBug Creations.

Do you have what it takes? Are you a:

Fun, excited, passionate crafter who loves working with beautiful ribbon?
Creative type who loves all forms of crafting including Scrapbooking, Card Making, Mixed Media Art, making Home Decor or another creative craft?
Talented crafter looking for an exciting Creative Team to join?
Lover of gorgeous ribbon and want to get it before anyone else?
Blogger who loves to do Blog Hops and meet new online friends?

Did you answer YES to any of those questions? LoveBug Creations may be the team for you!

Requirements:

6-Month term is Sept. 2013 – Feb. 2013
Open to USA Residents only
Strong passion for crafting and sharing your work
Ability to meet deadlines and work well with others! (No Drama Zone)
Commitment to Lovebug Creations goals and guidelines
An active Blog and Facebook Account. YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter and other social media optional!
Great written communication and great photography skills to show your projects and postings in the best way possible!
Ability to post quality tutorials is a bonus!

Garden Party Straws 4 for Lovebug Creations by Christine Barker

Creative Team Expectations:

1 project per week shared on your blog and Facebook pages as well as a short engaging post for the Lovebug Creations Blog
Projects can be high quality cards, scrapbook pages, altered art, home decor, jewelry, or anything you can imagine that shows off the versatility of Lovebug Creations Ribbons
Participation in blog hops or creative challenges as they arise
Posting on the Lovebug Creations Facebook Page and promoting your projects via as much social media as you can
Sharing information on your Facebook and Blog such as Lovebug Creations sales, Hops, Sneaks, and anything else that comes up
Taking the time to comment on and share other Creative Team member’s projects
Commenting and posting in the Lovebug Lounge, a Lovebug Creations Facebook Group

What you can expect from Lovebug Creations:

Each Creative Team member will receive monthly shipments of Lovebug Creations products
Promotion of your work on the Lovebug Creations Facebook page, blog and store site as well as other social media
25% discount on any other Lovebug Creations products you wish to purchase

Application & Due Date:

Please email your Creative Team Application to lovebugcreations3@gmail.com by midnight EST Monday, August 12, 2013.

Please copy, paste the following info into an email, fill it in and email it:

Your Name
Mailing Address (USA Residents only)
Email Address
Phone Number
Blog Name (and a link) as well as links to any other social media you would use to promote LoveBug Creations (Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, Reddit, Two Peas in a Bucket, etc.)
A list of current Design Teams you are on. If you currently are on one or not, that will in NO way affect their decision.
Tell the story of YOU! When did you start crafting? What is your favorite thing to make? What sets you apart from other crafters?? What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses as a crafter – be honest. What do you do besides crafting?
Tell them why you WANT to be a part of the LoveBug Creations Creative Team!

Include:

Attach photos or links to your all-time favorite 2 projects you have made. These can be from any time period as long as it is your original work. They want to see what you think is your best.

They would also like to see 1 brand new, never posted anywhere project! This can be whatever you would like to make. Of course you don’t have to use their Rumple Ribbon on this but it wouldn’t hurt. It MUST, however, have ribbon on it so they can see how you would use the Lovebug Creations ribbons. Think outside the box and try to use ribbon in a new, fun way.

The LoveBug Creations Creative Team will be announced on their blog and Facebook on August 16, 2013!

If you have any questions PLEASE ask. Questions can be sent to lovebugcreations3@gmail.com or contact them through their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/LovebugCreations

I can tell you that being a part of the Lovebug Creations Creative Team has been a wonderful experience and I have met many amazing crafters. Good luck to my creative and talented friends!

xo,

Christine Barker

Blog Hop: New Wild Ribbons from Lovebug Creations

12 Friday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Papercrafting

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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

Sneak Peek: Lovebug Creations New Release

11 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations, Papercrafting

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Hey there Crafters!

Lovebug Creations has been working on a super secret new line of ribbon and all week we’ve been giving sneak peeks of these gorgeous new patterns and colors. Tomorrow, Friday July 12, we’re having a hop to show off more amazing projects made from this fun and wild ribbon and you’ll be able to order some for yourself.

You’ll want to check out all of the Sneak Peeks to see the other colors and patterns:

Day 1 Pamela

Day 2 Candace & Zeni

Day 3 Dawn Rene & Pamela

Day 4 Michelle & Annie

Day 5 Dawn Mercedes & Stephanie

Day 6 Kimi & Martha & Me!

BLOG CANDY ALERT

Want a $10 Lovebug Creations gift certificate? Join us during this Sneak Peek Week, become a fan and leave a comment on each crafters’s blog site to be eligible to win! (Offer valid to US Residents only) AND, as a thank you to our wonderful blog readers, there will be ANOTHER $10 Gift Certificate for Lovebug Creations that will be given out to our crafty friends who join our blog hop!

And now for my project featuring Lovebug Creations Fun Footz Ribbon.

I created some whimsical pinwheels to play with this summer. How adorable is this ribbon from Lovebug Creations?

I love pink and yellow together and love how well this ribbon collection coordinates perfectly with the paper from Heidi Swapp!

The paper is Sugar Chic from Heidi Swapp, layered with some paper doilies and cut with my Martha Stewart Scallop Rotary Cutter Blade.

I painted three skewers white and then dusted them with some sparkly glitter and added some glitter to accent the pinwheels as well.

I’m bow-tying challenged so I watched a tutorial online about how to tie a bow using a special bow maker.

I don’t have a bow maker yet, so I used a fork (I’m versatile like Ariel, the Little Mermaid!) and I’m so happy that I can finally make bows that are even on both sides!

Thank you so much for stopping by. Don’t miss the fun Blog Hop that starts at 5 pm EST and 2 pm PST at the Lovebug Creations blog.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog to be entered to win some blog candy!

xo,

Christine Barker

Wedding Blog Hop Winners Announced! Is It You?

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Blog Hop, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations

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Hi everyone!

Thank you soooooo much for being a part of the Wedding Blog Hop sponsored by Lovebug Creations and Jaded Blossom.

We loved creating and sharing all of our wedding inspiration with you and reading through all the sweet comments that were left for us.

As always somebody is a winner…and I’m super excited to say that in this case we have 2 winners of our prizes from our Wedding Blog Hop sponsors:

A $15.00 Gift Certificate from Jaded Blossom

and

A $15 Gift Certificate from LoveBug Creations

Head on over to the Lovebug Creations blog to find out who the winners are!

Maybe it’s YOU!

xo,

Christine Barker

Blog Hop: Happy Mother’s Day and National Scrapbooking Day!

03 Friday May 2013

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

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Welcome to the Lovebug Creations Creative Team and Friends Blog Hop. We’re celebrating National Scrapbooking Day by sharing our Mother’s Day projects and we’re so happy you could join us!

We have some Blog Candy for you to win and it’s so easy!

You can win a Lovebug Creations $15 Gift Certificate to use in the Lovebug Creations’ online store simply by commenting on and signing up to follow all the blogs. The winner will be announced Monday, May 6, 2013 on the Lovebug Creations blog. (Must be a US Resident to win)

And, I’ll be giving away one Jenni Bowlin Border Punch from Fiskars! The winner will be announced here on my blog on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (If your email and your name aren’t the same, please let me know what your email is in your comment. Add spaces around the @ sign to stop the bots from spamming you!)

Happy Mother’s Day Vintage-Style Home Decor

Disclaimer: I get a little detailed sometimes! I just love to share!

I went totally vintage on this project and I am in LOVE! I started off by painting a chipboard album page with gesso, then collaging some old book paper on it. Next, I distressed some scrapbook papers with white paint to tone the color down a little and then layered them with foam dots. I cut a photo with my decorative edge scissors, rubbed the edges with a stamp pad and added this on top of the scrapbook papers with foam dots.

I created all kinds of fun embellishments using bits of lace, crocheted doilies, sewing pattern paper and all sorts of vintage and vintage-style pretties. I’m so happy that I finally figured out how to use my paper punch on sewing pattern paper without it ripping. Are you ready for the secret? Sandwich the pattern paper between two sheets of copy paper and punch away!

The paper rose with the tulle trim is from my friend, Michelle Duke, aka The Duchess, and the lace that I used to create the flower is from crafter extraordinaire, Jennifer Priest.

Of course my project has to have some gorgeous Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. Don’t you love this vintage color? It makes my vintage heart go pitter pat! It’s called George and it’s part of the Oh Cecilia Collection.

And in true Vintage Girl style, I added a gorgeous rhinestone pin that I got in a swag bag from the Enchanted Affaire creative event that I went to last weekend. This rhinestone bling is from Lori Sparkly Franklin of Sparkly Heart Studio.