Saluting You By Dawn Mercedes

This is Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up, saluting you on another 

gloriously, sunny, and happy day!

Here is another great way to use Rumple Ribbon....

Simply Blue, Crazy Coral, and Simply White.

Glue Dots ® XL dot and Mini dots make this a breeze!

It's a shabby chic patriotic card

...and now all you need is a hot dog and some fireworks.

Doesn't that XL Glue Dot ® make a fantastic rossette?

Be sure to play in the May Flower Challenge 

on the Lovebug Lounge  FB page.

March on over to the Lovebug Creations store and stock up on festive

colors for the summer months. 

Connie's Cheery Layout ♥

Hello Lovebugs!!

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here with a new project to share using my favorite LoveBug Creations Products!! 

This week I have a simple cheery layout for you.

 

 

My photo mats pop with my favorite color combo of teal and black along with some yummy LBC Rumple Ribbon, I love the Southern Sass Collection and Buttercup looks gorgeous on these mats!

Please stop by my blog to read more details and see more pics of this and other projects using LBC products. Become my follower, join in my monthly challenges or just come hang out at

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Stephanie's Sweet Thanks & Katie's Good-bye ♥

Hey Lovebug friends! Stephanie here on this fabulous Wednesday.

I want to share with you some more "thank you" notes that I recently made.  

I am the worst at getting them out to people! These are for friends & they are just a few weeks late!!

For the first card, I used the beautiful Rosebud rumple ribbon from the "Spring Rainbow" collection. On my second card, I used a sheer ribbon in Crushed  from the "Loves Me...Love Me Knot" collection! I made a flower with the ribbon & adorned it with a Beautiful Bloom in the center.

You can read more about these cards on my blog .

Thanks for letting me share with you all today!    

Katie

It is with a very heavy heart I make my final post for Love Bug Creations.  I have so appreciated being a part of this creative team.  I have learned so much from each and every fellow member.  Kim and Pam run this company like true professionals - and that is a lovely gift in the craft world.  I am so grateful for all they have done to promote me and my brand.

I wish I had the time to give them and their amazing product the attention it deserves but I am not going to pursue another term.  I will miss you all!!!

OK - enough sniffling... on to the post...  I am giving you a twofer this week.  Same great stamp from  Paper Trey Ink, but one card with Simply Black Rumple Ribbon and the other with Mama's Mesh.  I really like how the mesh repeats that 'giraffe feel'

 

Christine's Auf Wiedersehen ♥

Today reminds me of song lyrics from the Beatles: "You say goodbye and I say hello!" Although this is my last official post as a member of the Lovebug Creations Creative Team, I have a hard time saying goodbye. It seems so final!

Come over to the Scarlet Calliope Blog to see my last project and my goodbye to you, my true sources of inspiration.

XO,
Christine Barker

Our NEW Creative Team ♥

Thank you to all of you who applied to be on the

Lovebug Creations Creative Team!!

We are super happy to announce who will be creating with us

for the rest of 2014!!!!

 

Senior CT Members

Connie Wallenbrock

Dawn Mercedes Barrett

Stephanie Eaken

Tanya Stilwell

Zeni Pradel

 

and say hello to our newest crafter:

Tanya Hahn

 

We are excited for our new team to start June 9th!

Click on their names to go check out their blogs!!!

 

We are sad to see some of team members who won't be returning:

Christine

Dorcas

Kathy

Katie

Kristi

Stacey

 

But click on their names to visit them and see what they are up to from time to time!

We know we will! All of these ladies are fabulous crafters and we have been

blessed to get to know them!!

 

Make sure you check out the blog this week as the team will be posting!

And make sure to swing by next week as we have a special lovebug posting all week long!!!

 

Bug hugs,

Kimi & Pamela

 

Stacey's Simply Sweet Graduation ♥

Hi crafty friends and happy Sunday!

Stacey from Stacey's Creative Corner

here to show you a project just in time for those June graduation ceremonies.

I decided to make a center step card with lots of sparkle!

Of course, the red bow made with the 

Christmas Candy Simply Sheer

was the perfect finishing touch!

For more details on my card, be sure to stop by my blog.

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!!

 

 

Dawn Mercedes Remembers ♥

 

It's time again to remember those brave soldiers...

Men and women who gave their all to their country.

Rows of large pearl bling are a nice backdrop for the Simply Red and Ocean View Rumple Ribbon

from Lovebug Creations.

I hope you take time from picnics, bbqs, and working around the yard

to give thought and thanks to those who helped to make it all possible!

Thanks for visiting the Lovebug Creations Blog today!

Feel free to flutter over my blog, Sunnyside Up, for more inspiration using 

fun LBC products.  And be sure to play along with us at the Lovebug Lounge on FB.

Monthly challenges!!

 

Connie's Cute Collage ♥

Hello Lovebugs!!

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here with a new project to share using my favorite LoveBug Creations Products!! 

 I am super excited to share my final art class project with you all today. Our assignment was to create a collage type image that included a pattern, a drawing, use of India Ink and a Xerox transfer technique. Of course I was excited to be able to include some of my crafting talents in this project and couldn't leave out using some yummy Lovebug Creations Ribbon.

I seriously love the way this has turned out!! I think Mickey would be proud!!

 

Please stop by my blog to read more details and see more pics of this and other projects using LBC products. Become my follower, join in my monthly challenges or just come hang out at

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Card Kit w/ Katie ♥

Have you tried these card kits yet??? You can find them on HSN and HOLY COW!!!! They make the nicest, most detailed cards in literally minutes! Now, the kits include perefctly coordinated little bows, but I have to confess, I prefer my Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations. I like to wrap around a card and often like the knot as opposed to a bow. You might see a few more of these in the next few posts because I just LOVE how quickly they come together. This Garden Window set is perfectly matched to the Spring Collection from Lovebug Creations!

 

Kristi's DIY Tuesday ♥

Hello Lovebuggies! Kristi here from Little Paper Sprinkles!

Today I am sharing another DIY project with you today! 

I found these picture holders at Hobby Lobby on clearance, I grabbed them not sure what to make.

Then it hit me! These would be perfect recipe holder...a little paint some rumple ribbon and a simple cut and you have a cute holder! Simply Grey and Peach Blossom Rumple Ribbon are great accents to this aqua, I took some tea dye in and dabbed on some areas of ribbon to age it a little!

For more details stop over and visit my BLOG!

Kristi♥

 

Dorcas & Kathy Share Some Gift Ideas ♥

Good morning everyone!

It's Monday!  Dorcas here from Crafty Card Angel with another lovely Lovebug Creations rumple ribbon project.  I made these gift tags for Mother's Day last weekend.  I used I Love Grunge.  I think they came out great!

Please be sure to head over to Crafty Card Angel for more details.

 

Kathy

 

Happy Monday Lovebug Friends!

 

Another Monday means the start of another week.  Did you have a good weekend?  Did you find some time to get crafty?

 

It's Kathy, from Kathy and Kids, here to share with you a cute gift card holder that I made using some Buttercup Rumple Ribbon. 

 

 

Have a Great Day and Thanks for stopping by!

 

Dawn Mercedes Poppy Tutorial ♥

Hi! This is Dawn Mercedes from Sunnyside Up!

Using a Box Flower tutorial, I created poppies

 out of Simple Red Mama's Mesh from Lovebug Creations!

Very simply..

cut out four circles. (I used a die.)

Fold each circle in half and arrange them as you might fold down four box flaps.

I used red thread and put in a few stitches to secure my flower together.

Then, I sewed on a sunny yellow button!

The Green Leaves rumple ribbon was attached using Glue Dots...and I love the look

of the rumply leaves!  Poppy leaves are sort of jaggety!  

Don't you just LOVE poppies? 

I do!

Remember, this month, we want to see what kinds of flowers you can make using ribbons

and mesh from the Lovebug Creation's site!

Thanks for remembering us today!

Remember what comes this weekend...

 

Connie's Cute Spring Banner ♥

Hello Lovebugs!!
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here (finally with my finished banner project) to share using my favorite LoveBug Creations Products!! 

I started these buggy creations weeks ago with the plan to create a cute Spring wreath. But my plans did not work out. Sigh! Instead I turned my frown upside down and created this adorable Springtime Banner using Dahlia Rumple Ribbon from the Southern Sass Collection for my pretty Insect panels. I just love the way this finished banner turned out and hope you do too.

 

Please stop by my blog to read more details and see more pics of this and other projects using LBC products. Become my follower, join in my monthly challenges or just come hang out at

Connie Can Crop

 

 

 

Let Stephanie & Katie INSPIRE you ♥

Hey friends! It's Stephanie here today to share a project I made for my daughter, Leah.
She had her fifth grade play last week at school & the final performance was Friday night. Her dad and I both gave her flowers after the play was over. I made this star wand to accompany them in the vase.

I was super excited by the way it turned out! I added some "Fun Footz" ribbons (that are now retired) in the zebra & giraffe print  to the back of the star. My bow is made with "Kisses" simply sheer ribbon from the "Loves Me...Loves Me Knot" collection, and rumple ribbon in "Rosebud".

You can read more about this project on my blog.

Thanks so much for letting me share with you! Get out there & shine!

 

Katie

People seem to always ask... what is your inspiration... Sadly, it is new product!  I ordered a big (BIG!) box of Paper Trey Ink Stamps and I just LOVE this pretty little butterfly that also has a matching die. I wanted to use it so I went to Pinterest and found a sketch with an image about the same size. This one didn't have measurements, so I eyeballed it - I just love how the papers coordinate and that Caddy Blue Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations is a perfect match!