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

Christmas Home Decor Blog Hop

Please Scroll down one posting to The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Eight

Welcome to the Christmas Home Decor Blog Hop!  This is a one-day hop to showcase crafty ideas for the Christmas season. Hopefully you've leaped over from Tonya but if you want to start at the beginning, go to our blog hostess, Shannon

Today I have a Christmas Wreath to show you.  The papers were folded in accordion style and adhered to a foam wreath.  The flowers were hand-made.  I used two La La Land digi stamps, both of little boys caroling.  Since I have two grandsons, I fashioned each one to reflect our blonde-haired Mason and our black-haired Diego.  I really had fun fussy cutting them out and adhering them to the wreath.  Once that was done, I tied several bows made from LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon and voila..........a Christmas Wreath ready to hang.

Leave me a comment if you've a mind and become a follower.

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! :)

Thanks for dropping by.........remember no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it...........cyberhugs.......Mama LoveBug.

And now I'll send you on to Esther

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day Eight

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

I have had so much inspiration from the visitors' comments and have enjoyed reading them each day - thank you so much!!

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas....and so forth, until the last verse:

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

8 Maids-a-Milking..............today's project

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.  She posted a series of the Twelve Days of Christmas vintage images (some time ago and the collection appears to have disappeared online) and that started me thinking of how I could showcase her digi stamps for this hop. She has loads of other amazing images for many occasions.

This is a little photo book I made - I have a machine that will take the cover plus cardstock for inside and set them w/glue for a little book - I can take pics of each project and slip them into the 12 pages inside. The image was outlined with glitter pens and Stickles for glitz and dimension.  My pretty bow is made from LoveBug Creations' new Rumple Ribbon.

This is a closer look at the LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon and a few of the maids!

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