Creative Team Call: Lovebug Creations!

14 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Design Team Call, DIY & Crafting, Lovebug Creations

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LoveBug Creations is VERY excited to announce their NEXTCreative Team Call!

They are looking for fun, excited, passionate crafters who love working with ribbon! They’re seeking people who love all types of crafting… Scrapbookers, Card Markers, Mixed Media Artists and anything else you can create!

Does that describe you? Then read on!

Requirements:

6-Month Term runs June 2014 –December 2014
Strong passion for crafting and sharing your work!
Ability to meet deadlines and work well with others! (No Drama Zone)
An Active Blog and Facebook Account (YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter and whatever other social media optional!)
Great written communication/good photography skills (we want to see your projects and postings in the best way possible!)
(Open to USA Residents Only)

Creative Team Expectations:

1 project per week shared on your blog and Facebook pages as well as a short post for our Lovebug Creations Blog!
Participation in blog hops or challenges as they arise
Posting on the Lovebug Creations Facebook Page and sharing projects via whatever social media you can!
Sharing information that we post on Facebook such as sales, Hops, Sneaks, and anything else that comes up!
Taking the time to comment and share other CT member’s projects (we all take the time to make projects and recognizing each person’s work is always nice!) as well as commenting/posting in the Lovebug Lounge Facebook Group.

What you can expect from Lovebug Creations:

Each CT member will receive monthly shipments of our products.
Promotion of your work on the LBC Facebook page, blog and store site as well as any other social media we have access to!
A 25% discount on any other Products you wish to purchase.

Creative Team Application – Please email to lovebugcreations3@gmail.com by midnight eastern Friday May 23, 2014

Please include the following information:

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)
A list of current DT you are on- Being/NOT being on one will in NO way affect their decision!
Tell us a little bit about 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 us why you WANT to be a part of the LoveBug Creations Creative Team!!
Attach photos or links to your all-time favorite 2 projects you have made… Can be from any time so long as it is your work! We want to see what you think is your best!

We 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 our Rumple Ribbon on this (but it wouldn’t hurt). It MUST, however, have ribbon on it so we can see how you would use our ribbons! Think outside the box and try to use it in a new fun way!

The LoveBug Creations Creative Team will be announced May 26, 2014!! If you have any questions PLEASE ask. Either email them at lovebugcreations3@gmail.com or contact them through their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/LovebugCreations

What are you waiting for? Apply! Lovebug Creations Needs YOU!

Have a creative week, friends!

xo,

Christine Barker

Field Trip: Winter CHA 2014 Part 4

19 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Mini Album, Mixed Media, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Sewing

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by. This is the final set of pictures from my experience at the Craft and Hobby Association Winter convention in Anaheim, CA. Which projects are your favorite so far? There’s so many to choose from!

With Tim Holtz

Tim Holtz signing bag

Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Anna Dabrowski mixed media

Shari Carroll Mixed Media

Dyan Reaveley Mixed Media

Tim Holtz Mixed Media

Graphic 45

Graphic 45

Graphic 45

Graphic 45

So long CHA!

xo,

Christine Barker

Field Trip: Winter CHA 2014 Part 3

18 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Cardmaking, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Mini Album, Mixed Media, Rubber Stamp, Scrapbooking, Sewing

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Hi! Here’s some more pictures from my experience at the Craft and Hobby Association convention in Anaheim, CA. Come back tomorrow for the final set of pictures showing the latest color trends for scrapbooking and card making and awesome pictures of mixed media projects. The last set will include pics from Graphic 45, Tim Holtz and more!

Me with Cathie Fillian

Prima Marketing

New Julie Nutting Stamps and dies

Echo Park

Decorated with a Crystal Ninja

BoBunny

Bo Bunny project by Laura Denison

BoBunny project by Laura Denison

BoBunny

Webster’s Pages

Echo Park

Me with Laura McCollough

xo,

Christine Barker

Field Trip: Winter CHA 2014 Part 2

17 Friday Jan 2014

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I took so many pictures of new products and inspiring project ideas at CHA that I had to break it up into sections. Here’s part 2 and don’t forget to come back tomorrow for the next set of pics!

With Shimelle from the UK

Dear Lizzy from American Crafts

Lawn Fawn

Shea Fragoso and Debbie Murray from A Gilded Life and the hugs line waiting to do the make and take

A Gilded Life / Spellbinders

xo,

Christine Barker

Field Trip: Winter CHA 2014 Part 1

16 Thursday Jan 2014

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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!)

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!

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.

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

Craft Fair: Psssst, I’m a craft fair virgin!

01 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Christmas and Holidays, DIY & Crafting, Field Trip, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Papercrafting, Sewing, Soldering

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Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair

Yes, it’s true. I’ve never, ever sold my handmade wares at a craft fair and it’s finally time for me to be brave and get myself out there. I’ll be setting up on November 16 for the Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair at the Charity Wings Art Center in San Marcos, CA to benefit Mountain Shadows Outreach Services and the Active Learning Center for Autism.

I’ll be bringing my soldered jewelry pieces, some Christmas stocking stuffers, some of my Union Flag aprons and some vintage surprises.

There will be 3 beautiful arts and craft projects to create that are perfect for all ages and levels. Each project will be a perfect handmade gift to give for the holiday season.

Plus, there will be a silent auction, door prizes, amazing vendors, food, entertainment, and spa services. Come on out for a great time and get creative while supporting a worthy cause!!!

For more details visit the Charity Wings Art Center.

When: Saturday, November 16^th from 11-4

Where: Charity Wings Art Center, 287 Industrial Street, San Marcos, CA 92078

Presale Tickets are just $7, that’s a $3 savings off the day of event tickets.

~CRAFTING ~ FOOD ~ HOLIDAY SHOPPING ~ MUSIC ~ MAGIC AND MORE ~

Creative Team Call: ICE Resin 2014

14 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Collage, Design Team Call, DIY & Crafting, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Scrapbooking, Textiles

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Cat Kerr

ICE Resin is looking for new creative team members!

Due Date: Friday, October 25, 2013

Kristen Robinson

Who: Jewelry Makers, Mixed-Media Artists, ICE Queens, Adventurous Scrapbookers, and Paper Artists

Jen Crossley

Why: As an artist based company, ICE Resin offers their team members generous product packages shipped directly to your home, compensation for publication, trade show designs and the support of their social media.

Susan Lenart Kazmer

Each designer is asked to create:

28 projects per year
7 short “How To” videos over the course of the year
several blog hops

Each year ICE Resin participates in various trade shows, like CHA, and workshops and they rely on their Designers to come up with artwork, jewelry and assemblage to be used in the displays. (Designers receive compensation and/or credit).

JoAnna Pierotti

How to Apply: All you have to do is to cut and paste the application questions into an email or Word document, answer them and email them with 3 photos of your work to Carol@iceresin.com by Friday, October 25, 2013.

Thespoena McLaughlin

New Creative Team Members will be notified by November 11. Mid-December the new ICE Resin Creative Team will be announced to the world!

I hope you apply! Good Luck!

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

Soldering: Ribbon Tassel Tutorial featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

09 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, Jewelry, Soldering

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Ever since I learned how to solder from Sally Jean Alexander, I’ve experienced a world of whimsical ideas revolving around hot metal.

I’d like to share with you how to make a soldered tassel using Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon. Even if you don’t solder, the first couple of steps can be used to make a tassel and I’ll explain how to finish it.

Tassel Making Supplies

Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon
Wire – 28 gauge works well for this
Jump ring
Lineman Pliers
Copper Foil Tape
Soldering Iron and your soldering supplies
Solder – If the tassel will be used for jewelry, use a lead-free solder
Lobster claw jewelry clasp

Ready? Begin.

I pledge allegiance, to the crafting gods….

1. Gather your favorite Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbons together and cut them twice as long as you want your tassel to be.

2. Cut another piece of ribbon about half as long as the others and tuck it underneath the first group, in a perpendicular fashion. (I like big words and I cannot lie!)

3. Tie a simple overhand knot.* After I tied the first knot, I took both ends around to the other side and did another overhand knot so that it would hold firmly and the knot wouldn’t show on the outside.

* Even though I was on the sailing team in high school, that doesn’t necessarily mean I was paying attention to how to tie knots. If you were goofing off like me, and don’t know an overhand knot from a granny knot, check out this knot reference.

4. Are you ready to play with wire? Take a piece of wire, about 4 inches long, and bend it in half. Add a jump ring to the wire and allow it to fall to the middle/crimped part. Hold the crimp and jump ring in your hand near the “head” of the tassel and begin wrapping the wire around the ribbon about a half inch from the top of the tassel “head”. Keep wrapping until you run out of wire. Use your pliers to flatten the wire against the ribbon, you don’t want it sticking out in the next step.

5. Soldered: Now you’re ready to begin wrapping the tassel with Copper Foil Tape. Begin by covering the wire. Once you have that covered, add a piece of tape to cover the very top part. The tape needs to go from one side of the tassel to the other. Then, wrap another piece of tape over any exposed ribbon on the “head” of the tassel. Now you’re ready to solder. Hold the tassel either in a pair of pliers or in a towel so that your fingers are protected from hot solder and your soldering iron! Solder away!

Not Soldered: If you are not going to solder, you can cover the wire with a piece of ribbon. Cut a piece that is slightly larger than what you need to go all the way around twice. Use a small dot of glue from your hot glue gun to hold the end of the ribbon in place. You can alternatively use a drop of Fast Grab Tacky Glue and hold it until it stays in place by itself. If you’re using hot glue, please do not hold it in place with your fingers! I’ve seen products out there to protect your fingers, but I just use the eraser end of a pencil to hold things in place until the hot glue cools.

6. Attach a lobster claw jewelry clasp to your jumpring. Now you can attach it to the bottom of a pendant, or anything else that needs a pretty tassel!

If you have questions about how to solder, check out Sally Jean Alexander’s online “Soldering for Virgins” class or her book, Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets and Keepsakes. Sally Jean is the original artist who started the soldered jewelry trend so if you want to learn, have fun and make beautiful, artistically-inspired soldered jewelry and projects, you’ll want to learn from the best!

Thank you for visiting today and please let me know what you think about this tutorial in the comments!

xo,

Christine Barker

Call for Art: Maya Road

27 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by kryztyne2012 in Art and Crafting, DIY & Crafting, Mixed Media, Scrapbooking, Uncategorized

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Maya Road is a well known company in the crafting world that was formed to fill a need for affordable and unique products in the scrapbooking market. They currently have a Guest Designer Call for art and I think you should send in your submissions!

Here’s some background on the company:

For The Journey Of A Lifetime

“Maya Road was born in 2003. My sister and I were spending the weekend together, and we went shopping for all of the latest scrapbooking supplies. As we browsed the aisles, we were frustrated by how difficult it was to find unique scrapbooking products and how expensive products were. We started chatting about products we wanted to see, and we brainstormed how we could combine our business knowledge and design skills to produce the unique products for scrapbooking. Thus, Maya Road was formed.

At first, we made limited quantities of these products available to other scrapbooking enthusiasts on eBay and through our individual websites. After much soul-searching, we decided to launch Maya Road nationally with 38 unique products at HIA 2004. Since then we have added over 600 new products to our line including fun lines such as our chipboard collections, sheers, ribbons, fibers and much more!

Maya Road was founded on a belief in each person’s creative ability and on the commitment to making high quality scrapbooking products available and affordable to everyone. We believe that scrapbooking and memory keeping should be an everyday event available to everyone.

We provide free ideas cards in stores, as well as free downloadable support information on our website. Our signature products are carried in over 1000 scrapbooking stores in the US, Australia, Canada, the UK and beyond.”

Here are the details on the Guest Designer Call: