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!

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

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:

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

Crafting: Mermaid Card featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon

13 Monday May 2013

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

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ScarletCalliope mermaid 3

Have I told you how much I L-O-V-E being on the Lovebug Creations Creative Team? Every time there’s a new product release, we get to play with it first! I love that! And I couldn’t wait to share these new colors with you.

ScarletCalliope mermaid 8

The darker blue Rumple Ribbon is from the Star Spangled Collection and I am loving this Simply Blue duo of ribbons.

ScarletCalliope mermaid 4

The lighter blue ribbons are from the Eyes of Blue and Icy Sky collections.

ScarletCalliope mermaid 1

And, there’s also a very new and very exciting product from Lovebug Creations on this project! It’s called Mama’s Mesh and you are going to want some of this super versatile product. The color I used is called Gentleman’s Jacket and it reminds me of a fishing net. (Bad for mermaids!)

I really enjoyed making this project because I got to use some fun products from our friends at The Robin’s Nest as well! The Lovebug Creations creative team received some Dew Drops and also this beautiful Sorbet Glitter Collection scrapbook paper in an assortment of colors. I knew from the moment I received my package of happy mail that I would be using AquaMarine Glitter Sorbet and that my project would have a mermaid theme.