Birthday: Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

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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

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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:

Happy New Year: My Wish for You!

31 Tuesday Dec 2013

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As we wind up 2013 and look forward to a brand new year, I’d like to wish you a wonderfully creative, successful and whimsical 2014.

Need some inspiration for the New Year? Here’s the top 10 posts of 2013 for Scarlet Calliope:

1. Home Decor: Pretty Dry-Erase Board

2. Card Making: Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

3. Crafting: Glamour in Pink Layout featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

4. Wedding Blog Hop with Lovebug Creations and Jaded Blossom

5. Swap: Valentine Swap Revealed!

6. Crafting: Spring Banner featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

7. Sewing: Prairie Chic Apron Featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

8. Paper Crafting Tutorial: Vintage Music Rosettes

9a. Field Trip: CHA Winter 2013, Part One

9b. Field Trip: CHA Winter 2013, Part Two

10. Field Trip: The Vintage Marketplace in Rainbow, CA

Thank you so much for joining me for the last Scarlet Calliope Blog Post for 2013. Have a safe and wonderful New Year’s Eve!

xo,

Christine Barker

If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”

-Roald Dahl

Paper Crafting: Happy Birthday Card for Dawn Rene!

05 Thursday Dec 2013

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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!

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!

Call for Art: PaperHaus Magazine Summer Issue and Madame ZuZu’s

08 Monday Apr 2013

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PaperHaus Magazine is looking for submissions for their Summer 2013 issue.

Due Date: May 1, 2013

Here’s the details:

THE MIXED MEDIA ISSUE

DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MAY1ST 2013
We are accepting Layouts, Cards, Altered Projects, Mini Albums & Mixed Media in the following themes:

THEMES FOR SPRING:

SUMMER FUN
VACATION
CAMPING
MIXED MEDIA
JOURNALS
MINI ALBUMS
FAMILY
BEACH
THANK YOU CARDS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
PARENTS

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR MIXED MEDIA PROJECTS, JOURNALS, ALBUMS AS WELL AS SUMMER HOME DECOR.

Please note, you must send the following information with your submission:

Send your first and last name, email address, blog or website information.
All projects have to be minimum 1500×1500 pixels in size.
Please include the title of the project as well as a complete supply list.
Photos must be clear, unobstructed and well lighted. Please include 1 complete project shot as well as 2-3 detail shots of your project. Neutral or white background is preferred.
In the subject line please include your name and the call you are submitting for consideration. (Ex: Frank Garcia, Paper Hues)
Send a short description of the project (what inspired you, any tips or techniques you might want to share).
PLEASE DO NOT include watermarks. We will have your name under your projects. Your blog will be listed at the end of the magazine.
Step-by-Step tutorials must have clear and visible images, with steps for every image.
If selected for publishing we will contact you in advance with further details.

Submissions for publication can be sent to paperhausmag@gmail.com

Thank you and we hope to see your amazing submissions soon!

-PaperHaus Magazine

Invitation for Mail Art Show on Scarlet Calliope Blog

Also, I want to remind everyone about the Call for Art for Madame ZuZu’s. This teahouse is owned by Billy Corgan (yes, from Smashing Pumpkins!) and they will be displaying the art in their beautiful tea salon. The deadline is May 25, 2013 and you can see all the details here and and don’t forget to check out the Facebook event page.

Have a creative week!

xo,

Christine Barker