Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - Have a Great Day

Welcome Crafties!  Since Christmas is in my rear view mirror, it's time to think of other events or occasions for sharing Paper Piecings by Nikki collections.  It's cold outside so I wanted to fashion a card with "warmer themes" like bikes and flowers - spring can't come too soon! With that in mind I decided to use a PPbN digi stamp to create a "thinking of you" card.

This is a triple-stamped card using the following items:
*SU cardstock and Kraft cardstock for card base and mats; Whisper White for stamp mats
*Bicycle, sentiment, and flower stamps from my stamp stash
*PPbN digi bear - Beary Special Digi Stamp Set
*Colored pencils, gel pen, Stickles
*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon - check out our Ribbon Collections

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper or rumple your ribbon, have fun with it........Happy New Year............Mama LoveBug.

Winner, Winner!!!!

Good afternoon everyone!!! We would like to thank all of you who hopped along with the Heavenly Christmas Blog Hop! We have a winner to announce and it was...

So congrats to:  Kahaulani!!!!

 

We will be contacting you about the sample of Rumple Ribbon that you have won! Thanks for hopping along and congrats again!!! :)

 

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - The Last Christmas Card

From the LoveBug Creations House (Kimi, Melissa, and Pam) to yours, Merry Christmas!!  This will be my last PPbN posting before the big day, so I wanted to share the delightful polar bear collection that Nikki has called Christmas Polar Bears

Since I don’t have a cutting machine I printed out the polar bear and did this using “sepia”; then I fussy cut, gel-penned, and Stickled in various spots.  I made a triple-stamped card using Stampin Up cardstock and Kraft paper for the mats.  SU Whisper White was cut and the fun of stamping polar images took place.  Lastly, I used some Lemonade LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon for an accent bow.  This is from our Pink Lemonade Collection

I can't make a bow to save my life so I want to put in a plug to 3Girl Jam for their Bow Maker - it's a terrific product.

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it……….cyber Christmas Blessings……….Mama LoveBug.

Heavenly Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heavenly Christmas Blog Hop - a one day hop to showcase projects with a Christmas flavor. If you swung over from Mandie you are on the right path; if you stumbled on the hop by accident, leap over to our wonderful blog hostess to begin the order with Lisa (don't you think the blog hop button is toooooo cute - love those dainty little angels!!)

My project is a triple-stamped Christmas card - I used the following materials:
*Stampin Up Really Red cardstock
*Kraft cardstock
*SU Whisper White for stamping the bells, Christmas flowers, and sentiment
*Polar Bear with Present from PPbN's pattern collection - fussy cut, gel-penned highlighting
*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon - to view all the different collections sneak over to Rumple Ribbon

Dimensions for the stamped layers - 1 each

2" x 3-1/4"

3" x 4-1/4"

4" x 5-1/4"

Dimensions for the cardstock mat layers - 1 each

2-1/4" x 3-1/2"

3-1/4" x 4-1/2"

5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (fold for card base to get a great crease).......and have lots of fun stamping and decorating

Blog Candy Alert - I will send one lucky USA winner, a sample of our new ribbon from our LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon store.
1.  Leave a comment and a way to contact you.
2.  Become a follower if you aren't already.
3.  Promise to have fun with your crafting.........and tell me how you'll use your rumple ribbon.

Hopefully you are inspired to try some triple-stamping of your own.  Remember, no matter how you piece your paper or rumple your ribbon, have fun with it.........cyberhugs and Christmas Blessings to you and your family.......ho ho ho ho..Mama LoveBug.

Now I'll send you on to Elecia

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - Hang in There

Good Crafting Today.  Mama LoveBug is pitch-hitting for sick Kim today and sharing a card for those who have family or friends who are suffering from the flu.  Yuck, it's going around and Kim has it big time, so hopefully this will give a bit of cheer to her.

PPbN has a pattern collection called Owl Be There For You which is perfect for those cards to perk someone up.  Who doesn't like owls?

I used Stampin Up cardstock  to make the mats and Confetti Cream SU for the stamping part plus a  stamp collection of owls for the triple-stamp card. The PPbN pattern was fussy cut - the "get well ow;" I gel-penned the images for highlight and sparkle plus I added a bit of Stickling here and there.

Finally I added a bow made with the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon, which you can find at our online store at our LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon Store

Hope you liked my card and have been inspired to try one of your own.
Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it..........cyberhugs........Mama LoveBug.

Paper Piecings By Nikki DT Offering - Kissy Bears

Good Crafting to You.  Today I'm sharing a darling pattern from Paper Piecings by Nikki - it the Kissy Bears and oh they are cute!  PPbN is so unique and creative - a crafter can get lost in all the patterns at Nikki's online store. This pattern is called Christmas Mistletoe Bears Cutting File

I used Stampin Up cardstock (Gumball Green) and Kraft paper to make the mats and Whisper White SU for the stamping part plus a SU stamp collection of Christmas ornaments for the triple-stamp card. The PPbN pattern was fussy cut - that's the boy bear, the girl bear, and the mistletoe.  I gel-penned the images for highlight and sparkle plus I added a bit of Stickling here and there.

Finally I added a bow made with the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon, which you can find at our online store, open 24-7 for Christmas Present Rumple Ribbon at our LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon Store

Hope you liked my card and have been inspired to try one of your own.
Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it..........cyberhugs........Mama LoveBug.

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the PPbN DT Christmas Blog Hop. The emphasis of our hop today is to show you how you can create practical gifts for the season using PPbN patterns. Hopefully you leaped over from Linda but if you stumbled on our hop go to Nikki - she's our blog hostess!

Mama LoveBug up first today. I love PPbN patterns to make unique and useful gifts. Here's my perpetual calendar - a gift that keeps on giving - instead of throwing away your calendar each year before you transfer all the important dates in your life - make one calendar that will last a lifetime. The first pattern collection I used is Gingys With Milk and Cookies

On November 4 I posted another picture and write up of the soon to retire PPbN Baking Memories Perpetual Calendar

Here's a picture of the inside of the calendar

Hope you enjoyed the calendar idea.


HI EVERYONE!!!!!!
 
Kimi here... For my project I used the "Santa & Friends Cutting File"  to add a little something to this adorable paper and chipboard Stocking Ornament!!! Isn't it cute? I also added the Christmas Past Rumple Ribbons as the hanger part of the ornament! I can see me making a lot of paper ornaments for our tree!!! Hope you enjoy my project!!!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it.......cyberhugs......LoveBug Creations

Now swing over to see Amanda and her DT offering today.

Gingerbread Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gingerbread Blog Hop.  Hopefully you've hopped over from Crystal but if you stumbled onto this you might want to begin with Ashley - she's our hop hostess and Ashley has details on blog candy at her spot.  The theme of this hop is to use our crafty ways to showcase projects using gingy sweetness.

I made several gift tags using the following ingredients:

*Paper Piecings by Nikki Gingy Santas - when I printed these cuties out, I made mirror images of them; next I fussy cut the images and gel-penned highlights plus some Stickles for definition - see the image Candy Cane Gingy

*Stamped images and sentiment from an old Christmas set

*Musical note paper cut and adhered to sturdy Kraft cardstock

*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon  - tails will tie onto a present; check out our store Rumple Ribbon

If you didn't know LBC is having a Twitter Contest and you could win your favorite LBC Rumple Ribbon!!! All you have to do is follow us (LvbugCreations) tweet us @LvbugCreations with your favorite Collection of Rumple Ribbon using #newlvbug and once we reach 100 followers we will pick a random winner!! To view all the different collections go here ~ http://www.lovebugcreations.net

Spread the word and if any of your friends tweet us with who sent them that will earn you more entries...How SIMPLE!!!!


Remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it........cyberhugs.......Mama LoveBug

And now swing over to see what Tammy has to show you.

A Contest & Sketch Challenge Entry~PPbN

HI everyone!! Just wanted to do a quick post (which I should have done yesterday shame on me!) of the PPbN Sketch Challenge. These are done weekly and run from Wed-Wed. If you enter you have a shot at winning free patterns of your choosing! :)

                                                                 Here was the Sketch:





 

 

And here is my take on it:

I used the "Decorating Christmas Bears" file, Some paper from last years Christmas Stash (Pretty sure its all DCWV but don't quote me!) I did some stamping along the bottom of the brown piece (again...can't remember the stamps used...I really need to do these posts BEFORE I put everything away!) And then I added my favorite Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon (The Christmas Past Collection) as the bows on the "date" presents!!!

If you didn't know LBC is having a Twitter Contest and you could win your favorite LBC Rumple Ribbon!!! All you have to do is follow us (LvbugCreations) tweet us @LvbugCreations with your favorite Collection of Rumple Ribbon using #newlvbug and once we reach 100 followers we will pick a random winner!! To view all the different collections go here ~ http://www.lovebugcreations.net

Spread the word and if any of your friends tweet us with who sent them that will earn you more entries...How SIMPLE!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my sketch challenge
Until next time...
Bug Hugs,
Kimi ♥

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - A Polar Tuxedo Christmas Card

DT Pam swinging by to ask – Have you started on your crafty Christmas cards yet?  Do you want to add some terrific paper piecing patterns to your arsenal of images?  Look no further than the PPbN “Santa and Friends Digital Cutting File Set” found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/santa-and-friends-digital-cutting-file-set.html

Welcome to the North Pole......

For today I employed Mr. Christmas Penguin and an Action Wobble.  Making a triple-stamped card using my favorite Stampin Up paper and Kraft paper for the mats and some lovely polar stamps, I added a fussy cut penguin, that I gel-penned for highlighting.  Then I added a twine bow and a button to give him a true “tuxedo look”.  It was great fun.  My wonderful mom (nursing home resident) was the recipient of this cutie – she loved it!

Do you want to bring a smile to someone you love? Check out lots of other Christmas patterns on the PPbN site as well for more inspiration…….remember no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it………..cyberhugs…….Mama LoveBug!

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Twelve

Welcome to the Final Day of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Our blog hostess Lisa is where you should begin the hop if you get lost. Hopefully you've just leaped over from Jillian

This hop has truly been a great experience - I stepped out of my comfort zone on many of these projects - some I like more than others - I bet you know the feeling!  

I want to thank our blog hostess, Lisa, for putting in her time and talent to organize this event (no small task I'm sure)! I also wish to thank the other blog spot ladies who strived with each day's project to give you terrific ideas for gift giving! Kudos also to the fine sponsors of the hop and finally to you visitors - wow, what lovely comments!

When I made the decision to follow the theme of 12 Days of Christmas, I wanted to go vintage for this........I hope I provided some inspiration and enjoyment on our time together.............remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it......................cyberhugs...........Mama LoveBug!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

12 Drummers Drumming..........Today's Project

11 Pipers Piping................see Day Eleven's triple-stamped card

10 Lords-a-Leaping......see Day Ten's gift box

9 Ladies Dancing.........see Day Nine's lollipop topper

8 Maids-a-Milking.....see Day Eight's photo book

7 Swans-a-Swimming...see Day Seven's gift box

6 Geese-a-Laying...see Day Six's gift tag

5 Gold Rings...........see Day Five's gift tag

4 Calling Birds.........see Day Four's pocket card

3 French Hens.......see Day Three's pocket card

2 Turtle Doves.........see Day Two's center step card

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree - see Day One's center step card

First of all, I want to thank Beccy's Place who has an amazing collection of free digis.  

Again, to keep the vintage look of the digi, I made a Christmas book mark - I love to read and the drummer just seemed a perfect image for keeping up the pace of a book enjoyment.  I fussy cut the image, used gel pens and Stickles and then constructed the book mark.  On top you'll see some vintage Christmas paper but underneath I used sturdy Kraft paper to give the project some stability.  I added some LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon on the top.  Winter Blessings and Christmas Merriment..........

Now I'll send you to Rebecca

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Eleven

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Our blog hostess Lisa is where you should begin the hop if you get lost. Hopefully you've just leaped over from Jillian

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

12 Drummers Drumming

11 Pipers Piping...........Today's Project

10 Lords-a-Leaping......see Day Ten's gift box

9 Ladies Dancing.........see Day Nine's lollipop topper

8 Maids-a-Milking.....see Day Eight's photo book

7 Swans-a-Swimming...see Day Seven's gift box

6 Geese-a-Laying...see Day Six's gift tag

5 Gold Rings...........see Day Five's gift tag

4 Calling Birds.........see Day Four's pocket card

3 French Hens.......see Day Three's pocket card

2 Turtle Doves.........see Day Two's center step card

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree - see Day One's center step card

First of all, I want to thank Beccy's Place who has an amazing collection of free digis.  

Make a Joyful Noise - Today's project is a triple-stamped card and I have to confess this is my favorite style of card making.  The materials are from my arsenal of Stampin Up cardstock. I used several different stamps here - Christmas trees with musical notes inside and free-standing musical notes.  The image was fussy cut after I outlined with gel pens and glitzed with a few Stickles.  The card was finished with some Love Bug Creations Rumple Ribbon.

Check out the referral prize at the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon Store! You could win the "Christmas Joy" Collection! Also the first 25 orders will receive a little free something something from our fabulous friend, Tanya Stilwell! :)
Thank you for stopping by....drop me a comment and become a follower if you've a mind........remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug!

Now I'll send you to Rebecca and after her hop over to visit Teresa

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Ten

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Our blog hostess Lisa is where you should begin the hop if you get lost. Hopefully you've just leaped over from Jillian

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

12 Drummers Drumming

11 Pipers Piping

10 Lords-a-Leaping......today's project

9 Ladies Dancing.........see Day Nine's lollipop topper

8 Maids-a-Milking.....see Day Eight's photo book

7 Swans-a-Swimming...see Day Seven's gift box

6 Geese-a-Laying...see Day Six's gift tag

5 Gold Rings...........see Day Five's gift tag

4 Calling Birds.........see Day Four's pocket card

3 French Hens.......see Day Three's pocket card

2 Turtle Doves.........see Day Two's center step card

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree - see Day One's center step card

First of all, I want to thank Beccy's Place who has an amazing collection of free digis.  

This is a gift box that I constructed with dark red cardstock (it's like a little pizza box where you can tuck a small treat inside); a 2-panel mat of green Christmas flowered paper and snowflakes is wrapped with a cross of Love Bug Creations Rumple Ribbon and the digi image is adhered to the top.  Again I used colored pencils, gel pens, and Stickles to give the leaping lord some dimension.

Check out the referral prize at the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon Store! You could win the "Christmas Joy" Collection! Also the first 25 orders will receive a little free something something from our fabulous friend, Tanya Stilwell! :)
Thank you for stopping by....drop me a comment and become a follower if you've a mind........remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug!

Now I'll send you to Rebecca and after her hop over to visit Teresa

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Nine

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Our blog hostess Lisa is where you should begin the hop if you get lost. Hopefully you've just leaped over from Jillian

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

12 Drummers Drumming

11 Pipers Piping

10 Lords-a-Leaping

9 Ladies Dancing...........Today's Project

8 Maids-a-Milking.....see Day Eight's photo book

7 Swans-a-Swimming...see Day Seven's gift box

6 Geese-a-Laying...see Day Six's gift tag

5 Gold Rings...........see Day Five's gift tag

4 Calling Birds.........see Day Four's pocket card

3 French Hens.......see Day Three's pocket card

2 Turtle Doves.........see Day Two's center step card

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree - see Day One's center step card

First of all, I want to thank Beccy's Place who has an amazing collection of free digis. 

Christmas is full of candy treats for the holidays and festive tables set for gatherings.  With that in mind I made a lollipop topper for a table favor.  I used a Sizzix ribbon die after I embossed some white card stock.  The image was colored with pencils and glitter markers.  I fussy cut the dancing lady and adhered her to the paper bow and then I topped her off with LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon.  Each place setting at a Christmas table can have a treat. BTW, the sucker is my favorite - caramel apple!!

Check out the referral prize at the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon Store! You could win the "Christmas Joy" Collection! Also the first 25 orders will receive a little free something something from our fabulous friend, Tanya Stilwell! :)
Thank you for stopping by....drop me a comment and become a follower if you've a mind........remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug!

Now I'll send you to Rebecca and after her hop over to visit Teresa