A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork of Love Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome back to the second and final day of A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork of Love Blog Hop.

Happy Mother's Day!!!.........to my mom, my daughters who are moms, and all our LoveBug Creations fans who fit this patchwork of love criterion!!


For today I made a Mother's Day card using the patchwork technique of punching out squares of K and Company paper, adhering them on a piece of white cardstock, then running this through my Sizzix Big Kick using a fancy fan die.  This became the insert for my pocket card.  I used a Loralie Design Art Stamp for the insert - embossed in gold and then the skirt and flowers from the same stamp set which were also embossed in gold and finished it up with a Pink By Design sentiment.  To finish off the card I used my corner comper and my crimper.

Here is the finished card, the insert, and the base.

The line up of crafters for this hop is:

Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/   HOSTESS

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

Nicolette- http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/  

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

Jessi - http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/   NEXT

Scrappin' Madge- http://www.scrappinmadge.blogspot.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

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

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com/

Tahi - http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Our hostess, Lisa, has rounded up some amazing sponsors and gifts to be won; for more details, check her blog.

Please be sure to leave some love at each blog stop in order to be in the running for treats from:

Pink By Design http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/

Designs on Cloud 9 http://www.designsoncloud9.com/

Cardz TV Stamps http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Getting Cricky With K Andrew http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Paper Piecings By Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

The Scrapbooking Queens Royal Castle Shoppe http://www.thescrapbookingqueen-royalshoppe.blogspot.com/

SVG Atticts http://www.svgattic.com/

Scrapping Bug Designs http://www.scrappingbugdesigns.com/

Bear Hugs Designs http://artandscraps.com/

Thank you for stopping by.  
You're next stop is 

Jessi - http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/

A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork of Love Blog Hop - Day 1

Welcome to A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork of Love Blog Hop (2 Days With New Projects Each Day)

Pam aka Mama LoveBug from LoveBug Creations welcomes you to our site on this tribute to Mother's Day. Our projects today and tomorrow will showcase different "crafty" ways to demonstrate a Mother's Love and to that end we welcome you to be our guest at each blog spot.
Our hostess, Lisa, has rounded up some amazing sponsors and gifts to be won; for more details, check her blog.
Please be sure to leave some love at each blog stop in order to be in the running for treats from:

Pink By Design http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/

Designs on Cloud 9 http://www.designsoncloud9.com/

Cardz TV Stamps http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Getting Cricky With K Andrew http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Paper Piecings By Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

The Scrapbooking Queens Royal Castle Shoppe http://www.thescrapbookingqueen-royalshoppe.blogspot.com/

SVG Atticts http://www.svgattic.com/

Scrapping Bug Designs http://www.scrappingbugdesigns.com/

Bear Hugs Designs http://artandscraps.com/

The line up of amazing crafters is as follows:

Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/   HOSTESS

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

Nicolette- http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/  

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

Jessi - http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/   NEXT

Scrappin' Madge- http://www.scrappinmadge.blogspot.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

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

Cely - http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com/

Tahi - http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

For my project I wanted to highlight two aspects of the patchwork of love I have for my mother, Phyllis, who will be 90 years old next month and is affectionately known in our house as GG (great-grandma)!  Wow, what a milestone for her!!

#1 - Whenever mom came to visit us, we’d present her with all kinds of mending projects as she loved to sew, and quite frankly, if they stop making safety pins, I’m in big trouble…………Mom’s love was in every stitch………so here’s to the element of            

SEWING!!

Recipe -

*Loralie Designs Art Stamp that I stamped, embossed, and colored

*Sewing stamps which I embossed and fussy cut

*Mambo cardstock that I fashioned into a pocket card for base and insert

*Pink By Design sentiments and Spellbinder label die for the center of the base
*Crimper and corner rounder

*Lots of love

#2 - Whenever my mom came to visit us, she would literally take over the kitchen.  My husband and our girls looked forward to all her homemade treats and dynamite full-course meals.  Before I retired two years ago, I was a teacher who lived 25 miles away from my school, so I spent a lot of time in the car.  By the time I got home, one of the last things I took any joy from was preparing dinner, but I did it – not with a great deal of relish, BUT when mom was there, I’d find the table set and a gem-of-a-meal prepared for us………Mom’s love was in every bite…….so here’s to the element of COOKING and BAKING!!

Recipe -

*La-La Land Marci baker digi which I printed off and colored, then fussy cut

*Pink By Design sentiment

*Mambo cardstock that I fashioned into a pocket card for base and insert - the spatula, spoon, and banner were cut from this Mambo cardstock
*Crimper and corner rounder

*Lots of love

My mom is my best supporter, cheerleader, confessor, and sympathizer.  She is the essence of A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork of Love...........

Thanks for stopping by and remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.  Come back tomorrow for a new project! Don't forget to drop me some love and become a follower if you're not!  Next stop on the hop is Jessi - http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/ 

Paper Hoarders DT Offering - Mother's Day

Welcome to a Paper Hoarder's DT Day!  Our marvelous PH guru- Tanya - has pictures of the DT offerings on her blog at http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/ so please check them out and drop a love note for each designer!

For my (Kimi) project I wanted to make something springy as a gift for my mom for Mother's Day! I found a cool tutorial on the DCWV YouTube page for a fun wreath and ran with it. I changed a few things and I love how it turned out! Hope Mama LoveBug Loves it as much!

Here's a picture of it hanging..well as best as I could! Just moved and I don't have a wreath hanger thing on my front door yet! So I hung it on the outside of my craft closet! :)

Photo of it laying down!

Close up of the flowers!

I have 4 children so I made I flower for each one! My oldest daughter is the purple, my two middle children are boy & girl and only 14 months apart and then the little purple for my baby girl! Each flower is as different as each of the kiddos! I figured it was a great way to incorporate them into this project!! :) Now keep scrolling down to check out Mama's awesome project!!! :)

This offering was set to be either spring or Mother's Day - our choice, so Mama LoveBug decided to get in the Mother's Day spirit with a pocket card for her daughters who are mothers - Melissa and Kimberly.

I took a darling La-La Land Marci digi and colored her using my watercolor pencils and gel pens.  I used Stickles for highlights and added some gems, Pink By Design sentiment, and SU butterfly punch for embellies.  The old crimper came out as well as the corner chomper to give a softer appearance.  The cardstock was K and Company double-sided paper.  Hope you visit the other DT offerings today and are inspired to try your hand at designing a sweet card for any Mother in your life.  Come back tomorrow for a Patchwork of Love Blog Hop which will feature a 2-day Mother's Celebration.

Thursday Inspiration:PPbN DT Offering

Welcome back everyone! It's Thursday once again and I have the floor (so to speak!) I have been loving this "ClubHouse Friends" set by Paper Piecings by Nikki! I wanted to share with you the newest card I made from the set!

What I used:

Pattern Paper: CTMH

Blue Shirt Bear: PPbN Clubhouse Friends Set

Banner: Jubilee Cartridge for Cricut

Stamp: Crafty Sprouts Besties for Life Set

and the button/border punch were from my stash

I hope you enjoy this adorable card as much as I did making it! Don't forget to swing by PPbN and check out all the new & older sets she has! Every single one is adorable and versatile!

Thanks for stopping by...Now leave me some love (comment please!)

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

Monday Inspiration: PPbN Design Team Offering

Marvelous Monday to you!  Today Mama LoveBug from LoveBug Creations is sharing a friendship pocket card with you.  This was created from the Paper Piecings by Nikki collection called I Love HOO You Are! found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/item_109/I-Love-HOO-You-Are-PatternImage-Set.htm

To show off the versatility of this collection I made a friendship card for someone who adores sewing.  I took the girl owl and fussy cut her pattern after I downloaded it to my computer and printed it off.  Next I used gel pens to add dimension and a white gel pen to make little stitching marks along her wings.  Then I embossed several stamps using TCP sentiments – Friendships Are Sewn One Stitch At a Time and You Are Sew Amazing.  The background paper for the insert is from a paper stash I had with stitching details. 

I made owl paper for the pocket base using the image from the collection. Again using paper stash background paper with delicate stitching for the pocket lip and top I added SU pleated ribbon and an offset SU pattern stamp, which I also embossed.

Check out this and the many other paper piecing collections at Paper Piecings by Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

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

Thursday Inspiration: PPbN DT Offering

Good Morning Friends! Today I wanted to share with you a card I made using the "Clubhouse Friends" set by Paper Piecings by Nikki! I absolutely love this set! Such cute little characters that can be used on just about anything!

I made this card using some Stampin' Up! cardstock, a border punch, plain white cardstock, pattern paper (can't remember what stack though!). The stamp is Pink by Design. I did the banner using my gypsy! The flower was my very first attempt at flower making. I think for my first try it didn't turn out too bad and thought it would look perfect on this card! Of course the main piece is from the "Clubhouse Friends" set!

Hope you enjoy this card and don't forget to check out Nikki's patterns! You are going to find something there you'll love! :)

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

Mix and Match PPbN Blog Hop - Different Piecings Add Variety

Welcome to the Paper Piecings by Nikki Mix and Match Blog Hop.

The idea for this hop is to mix and match different collections to show the vast variety of and unique designs one can achieve with PPbN products located at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/  This month we wanted to show you how easy it is to mix and match Nikki's amazing piecings and to inspire you to try your hand at it too.   Nikki has LOTS of new designs for you to try out and perhaps mix with sets you already have.

Here's the line-up from Team A DT:


Mandy - http://lovestoscrap11.blogspot.com/
Mindy - http://mindyscreations11.blogspot.com/
Kimberly - http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/
Kimi/Pamela - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/  HERE
Amanda - http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca/ NEXT
Barb -  http://mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/

Mama LoveBug is up first at LoveBug Creations today to show off such a mix and match.  I used two collections for my project.

Recipe
*pocket card base using digital paper from Sherry K Designs
*pocket card insert using paper I made from PPbN - Love You a Latte
*piecings from Love You a Latte (bear on insert w/coffee and heart on base) and You're Never a Bother To Me (bear on base w/pink bow)
*gold embossed fruit and sayings from Unity Stamps
*SU punch, gel pens, Stickles, crimper

Card base and insert

Hi Hoppers! Kimi here with my project! I decided since my only son will be 5 in a few weeks I need to start working on his scrapbook. Oh I'm horrible! 5 years and I think I have 3 pages done! LOL So I figured what better way to get going on his book then to use some of Nikki's adorable piecings! I combined the Baby Boy Bear Card, Box and Tag Pattern/Image Set and the Baby Mine Boy Pattern/Image Set! I love how this turned out! I used some CTMH papers and some ribbons, buttons and twine from my stash! Here's how it turned out!

Double LO Together

First Page

Second page

But Wait - Before You Leave - BLOG CANDY - After all what is a good hop without some blog candy?  The amazing Nikki is giving a $10 gift certificate to one amazing follower who will be chosen at random and announced May 15th at the next hop.  All you have to do to be eligible is:

1. Hop along and become a follower of each blog along the way
2. Leave a comment at each blog
3. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki on facebook
4. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki's blog - paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

Thanks for taking a peek at our projects.  We hope this inspires you to create your own mix and match project.  We hope you'll visit Team B's Mix and Match Projects on May 15....cyberhugs from LoveBug Creations

Next stop is Amanda's blog at http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca/.