Fun In The Sun Blog Hop

Welcome to the Fun In The Sun Blog Hop. If you strolled on the beach from LORI you are on the right path, but if you want to start at the beginning of the beach spots, surf over to our blog hostess, MIRANDA

Scrapping for Less is sponsoring a wonderful prize. A prize of your choosing. Scrapping for Less is a Facebook Scrapbook retail store where Teresa Russell sells scrapbook supplies...hot, trendy, current, and brand new to the market supplies at less than retail costs. It is basically a retail/pre-order group where you commit to ordering what is offered up for sale and then invoices are sent just a couple days before the stated order date. There are also typically current "items in stock" available for purchase also. Scrapping for Less is offering a $20 credit to the winner of the hop. You must comment on each stop in order to be eligible to win the credit. More info on this is at Miranda's beach front!

Fun In The Sun resonated the idea of outdoors, family/friends, reading, and food.  I don't live near a beach, but that doesn't mean I couldn't arrange a set-up for an outdoor barbeque with reading pals!  With that idea I designed several projects - one for my reading friends and one for a table decor.

Book Mark for Reading Pals - I love to read and do a lot of this each day - out on our covered front porch I can enjoy my past time no matter what the weather is like - sunny or rainy - it doesn't matter - time to curl up with a good book that will engage and entertain..........so here's a fun bookmark I made.

Recipe
*Specialty cardstock from our local craft store
*Kraft cardstock for the bookmark base
*SVG Cutting Files Kawaii Summer Clothing flip flops - the top one is adhered right onto the cardstock and the bottom is adhered on a dimensional to give texture; gel pens for accent - HERE
*Computer-generated sentiment - Do Not Disturb - WCPL Reading Zone (Williams County Public Library)
*LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon for a finishing touch bow - HERE

Table Decor for a Fun In The Sun Barbeque - I love whimsical projects so this little gal caught my eye and I knew I had to use her somehow in this hop. She's definitely a conversation piece.

Recipe
*Digital image from Paper Shelter - printed, fussy cut, gel-pens for accent, as well as Stickles - HERE
*She was cut out twice - one regular image and the other a horizontal reverse; I fussy cut these and then adhered each side to sturdy Kraft cardstock, which had to be fussy cut as well - that makes 4 cuttings to be adhered together to make a double-sided stand-up card or table favor.  Of course the fun comes with the gel pens and the Stickles!
*LoveBug Creations Fun Footz chevron bow for her hair - HERE

Line-up on the Beach:
Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

Sheree - http://bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com/  NEXT

Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Shelley- http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com/

Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com/

Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/

Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Teresa-http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

Shawnee ~ http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Jessica- http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

Inga- http://mommahobbit.blogspot.ca/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Angela - http://crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

Daphne - http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

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

The next beach chair belongs to SHEREE

Anniversary Project - A Joy to Create

Hello Crafties!  It's Mama LoveBug here today to share an anniversary double-sided stand up card for my daughter and son-in-law, who celebrated their anniversary on our day - July 31!

I started out with a sweet vintage couple from Tiddly Inks.  The digital image was sized at 5" and printed out 2x - once regular and the other a horizontal reverse.  Each was fussy cut and then adhered to a lovely cardstock from Kathy Davis that I bought at JoAnn's.  This paper is to die for!  Both sides of the stand-up card were fussy cut twice so that makes a total of 4 times fussy cutting!!  A whole lot of scissor action - my Cutter Bee scissors were humming right along until the process was completed.

Next I got out my watercolor pencils and had fun coloring; after this I used different colored gel pens for highlighting and accenting.  The image was very user-friendly to add little touches of color.  I added a bit of Stickles as accents too.

Finally I made several bows for the vintage girl's dress from Love Bug Creations Rumple Ribbon - check out the collections HERE
Before I finished I added a word-sentiment from the Kathy Davis cardstock - "Joy" and a few gems and sticker flowers for texture.

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