28 Candles Blog Hop!

Welcome to the 28 Candles Blog Hop! This is LoveBug Creations’ second time hosting such an event and we are thrilled to celebrate Kimi’s 28th Birthday with you. Birthday Love is permeating the air at the LoveBug Studio and we hope you enjoy the creativity that’s here for you. We also hope you’ll be inspired to make some creations of your own to spread that birthday love as well.Kimi is blessed to have some fantastic gals participate in her birthday fest. At the LoveBug home we have a tradition that a “gentle spanking” would take place with the appropriate number of swats plus a “pinch to grow an inch” for the birthday person – so since Kim turned 28, she has a line-up of 28 plus one, making a total of 29 birthday swat slots!  Each crafter gave us her time and talent for this event and we hope you will visit each blog along the way – check out their creativity and give them some love in the form of a comment on their blogs.


The list of birthday swat slots is as follows:

Kimi & Pamela - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com// (You are HERE)
Missy - http://happystampindesigns.blogspot.com// (NEXT)
Tanya- http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Michelle - http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/
Laura - http://lifeasanarmywife-lauradietsch.blogspot.com/
Sarah - http://www.pinkcricut.com/
Candace - http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/
Sarah W - http://creatingmyfavoritememories.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/
Liz- http://www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com/
Zeni - http://www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com/
Erin - http://spantastikreations.blogspot.com/
Anne - http://anniebeescraftroom.blogspot.com/
Gaby - http://www.gabycreates.com/
Karen - http://osebastian.blogspot.com/
Paula - http://www.owlbescrappin.com/
Martha - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Dianne - http://diannesscrappycreations.blogspot.com/
Kimmarie - http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Victoria - http://victoriascraftyideas.blogspot.com/
Sonia - http://www.scraps4fun.com/
Lisa - http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://kozfam5.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://creationsbymommy.com/
Amy - http://amydesigns.blogspot.com/
Stacey - http://creatingacraftylife.blogspot.com/
Becky - http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/
Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
Haidee - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

So let’s start spreading the birthday love for Kimi with Mama LoveBug. As the mother of little Kimi, I have enjoyed seeing her blossom into a wife, a mother, and a crafter. This bundle of joy arrived on April 10 as the youngest of four sisters. She made her appearance on a Sunday morning – lots of curly hair and a darling face.

When she was very young she would scream at strangers, feared getting her hair washed, and loved to bedevil her older siblings. They would get even with her by telling her she was adopted and by showing her a Cabbage Patch adoption paper to further their cause – she couldn’t read so she really thought that was true!

Through the years she has been a Daisy Girl Scout, a synchronized swimmer, a singer in a high school vocal group called Lightshines, a saxophone player in the marching band, and a lover of all things pink! As an adult daughter she has shared with me her love of Vera Bradley purses, period piece dramas, reality TV shows, and of course, paper crafting. It was her idea to form LoveBug Creations, a mother and daughters business. Some of you may also know that she recently won a Cricut Imagine from the Provo Craft referral contest; however, some may not know that the greater prize was the new friendships that were formed.

Happy Birthday, Kimi…………28 swats and a pinch to grow an inch………..and how about some patchwork cake?? That’s to remind you of the poke cake that GG always made!

And now for the Birthday girl's project!!! :)



What’s a blog hop without blog candy? Well we’ve got some terrific chances for giveaways along the line. To start off, LoveBug Creations is offering Two Birthday treats! The first is the "Just the Basics" stamp set from Stampin Daisies! and the 2nd is a set of birthday stickers and a tag book by K&Company!

1. Become a follower if you’re not – we heart fans!

2. Leave a comment with a way for us to notify you (if you win) and share the love! Please comment only once; multiple postings will not be entered for giveaways. We heart international fans but our “Blog Candy” must unfortunately stay in the USA.
3. Winners will be posted on Tuesday, April 19. Random.org will choose winners!!

Your next stop on the 28 Candles Blog Hop is Kimi’s sister and Mama LoveBug’s daughter, Stampin’ Up Missy. http://happystampindesigns.blogspot.com/