Taking Action With A Wobble - Retirement Card

It's been a long time since I made a card to submit for a challenge, but here goes..........this is a retirement card for a church lady who has given 110% of her time and talents over the last years.  It's now 5 o'clock everyday for her and to celebrate, I created a little something for her special party using an action wobble on the inside for some giggles and grins.

I used two Art Impression Stamps for the focal images on my triple-embossed card plus the following:
*Mama LoveBug's private reserve rumple ribbon
*Sentiments from print and cut from the Cameo store
*Stampin Up embossing folder and cardstock
*Ranger distressed ink
*and of course, an ACTION WOBBLE on the inside

I'm entering this in the Action Wobble Challenge found HERE

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

Big 50% Sale AND So Very Proud of You - 2014 Graduation Card With Action

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There are many rites of passage that our young ones experience - that first day at school, the thrill of getting a driver's license, and the civic duty of voting.  The biggest rite of passage for an 18-year-old is graduating from high school.  The world is full of promise and the future holds much to experience!

Mama LoveBug here with a graduation card I made for my granddaughter's boyfriend and best pal, Derek.  Here's to his bright future.........

Ingredients:

*LoveBug Creations White Mama's Mesh HERE - it's great for a masculine card when you want some texture and dimension!!

*Faceless Grad Clipart from Fleurette Bloom - printed and cut out twice and then adhered on an Action Wobble

*Background stamp from Prima

*Sentiment and year stamp from my stash

*Stampin Up Black card stock for base layer and Coral for stamped layer
*Gel pen for accenting

Remember, no matter how you bunch your blooms, rumple your ribbon, and piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyber Graduation 2014..........Mama LoveBug

Fabulous Fireworks w/ Tanya H ♥

Hello, This is Tanya from Crafting On Caffeine. I'm so excited because

 today is my First Post as LoveBug Design Team Member. So let's get this Post started!!! Since 4th of July is right around the corner I thought I would show you something that is easy to make and take to a barbecue.

I made a wine tag  and used LoveBug Rumple Ribbon "Star Spangled" Collection - Simply White, Simply Red, and Simply Blue to make the "fireworks" on the wine tag.

Top- firework up close.

Bottom- firework on Action Wobble

For more details check out my blog

Thanks for stoping by and Taking a Look! And be sure to play along with us at the Lovebug Lounge on Facebook Monthly challenges!!

 

Kimi's End of the Year Teacher Gifts ♥

Good Morning Every-buggy!!

Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!

Last Friday was my kids' last day of school! Wow how the year just flew by!

So I wanted to make something special for their teachers and bus driver!

With the help of my favorite Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon, some awesome Jaded Blossom Stamps and some fabulous SVG files from SVG Cutting Files I was able to make some amazing treats/cards!

 

My children's school mascot (I guess you could call it) is the Aces! And Annie from SVG Cutting Files has the MOST adorable Card Playing Boxes! These were PERFECT for what I needed. She also has these super cute Card Club Kids that made adorable cards AND as if that weren't enough the stinkin' cute Kawaii Bus Slider Card

was just right for the kids fabulous bus driver!

So on to the photos...

The Boxes with a touch of "Simply White" and "Simply Red" Rumple Ribbon!

The Cards with "Simply Red" behind the cutouts from the pattern paper I made using the SVG Card Playing Box files!!! Those cute lil Card Club Kids are on action wobbles too!! :)

For my Daughter's Teacher

For my sons teachers

And of course a sparkly bus for our favorite bus driver!!

 

Now as you can see the boxes are filled with yummy Hershey Kisses and of course I used a BUNCH of Jaded Blossom stamps on them. Let's see if I can name them all...

I used:

Wedding Candies

Birthday Candies

Lunchbox Notes w/ Die

And the thank you on the cards was from

Simple Sayings

 

So awesome how all these products (Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon, Jaded Blossom Stamps and SVG Cutting Files) work together in perfect harmony!!

The teachers and bus driver just LOVED their little thank yous!!

I hope this inspires you to make a little something sweet for someone in your life!!!

 

Bug hugs,

Kimi

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - A Polar Tuxedo Christmas Card

DT Pam swinging by to ask – Have you started on your crafty Christmas cards yet?  Do you want to add some terrific paper piecing patterns to your arsenal of images?  Look no further than the PPbN “Santa and Friends Digital Cutting File Set” found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/santa-and-friends-digital-cutting-file-set.html

Welcome to the North Pole......

For today I employed Mr. Christmas Penguin and an Action Wobble.  Making a triple-stamped card using my favorite Stampin Up paper and Kraft paper for the mats and some lovely polar stamps, I added a fussy cut penguin, that I gel-penned for highlighting.  Then I added a twine bow and a button to give him a true “tuxedo look”.  It was great fun.  My wonderful mom (nursing home resident) was the recipient of this cutie – she loved it!

Do you want to bring a smile to someone you love? Check out lots of other Christmas patterns on the PPbN site as well for more inspiration…….remember no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it………..cyberhugs…….Mama LoveBug!

Pam's Spooktacular 40th Birthday Blog Hop - Day One

Welcome to the event - Pam's Spooktacular 40th Birthday Blog Hop.  No, it's not me (Mama LoveBug), although I celebrated my b-day this week too, but it's another Pam who is celebrating her 40th Birthday (I actually have shoes that are older than that.......LOL), so Happy Birthday to Pam Lavertu!!

Hopefully you came from Lisa P at http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Pam Lavertu wanted to showcase 40 Spooky projects in the two days as you, our guest, trick or treat your way along the blog spots, so you’ll be able to get your boo on and visit each stop, check out the project, follow/become a fan of each crafter (if you aren’t already), leave a nice comment, and move on to the next spot.  Plus just like real trick or treaters there’s blog candy galore.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF BLOG CANDY SPONSORS CHECK OUT PAM’S BLOG SPOT

http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/  which includes

* Girl Boy Girl Designs

*Scrapbook Stamp Society

*Little Scraps of Heaven

*Erica’s Room

* And a grand prize from Scrapping with Lisa Designs

In order to qualify for the goodies, you must comment “Trick or Treat” and let each blog spot know what you love the most about each project on every blog. So settle back with your favorite beverage and have a great time.

My project today is a pocket card for Spooky Halloween - yikes - there's even a spider!!

For the base

*Halloween paper which says Beware - Keep Out!

*Simply Betty villainess digi, which I colored with pencils and gel pens for highlighting; then I fussy cut her; I think she's trying to tempt the spider!!

*Action Wobble - touch the Scream Inducing Poisoner and she wobbles

For the insert (2 types of embossing - dry and wet)

*Embossed haunted house on plain black card stock - love the detailing of the house!!

*Gold-embossed stamped Spider Web on SU card stock

Saturday – Oct 27 Line Up

1. Pam Lavertu - http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
2. Jennifer F. - http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
3. CallyAnn - http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/
4. Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
5. Pam Lash - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
6. Sandy S. - http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com
7. Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
8. Susanne A.- http://handmade-tear.blogspot.com/
9. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com
10. Kris Parsons - http://scrappinbykris.blogspot.com
11. Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
12. Wanda (Deezy) - http://www.deezydoesiteezy.blogspot.com/
13. Tammy B - http://anonymouscricuter.blogspot.ca/
14. Vanessa T - http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com
15. jennifer w. http://cluelesscrafter-jennifer.blogspot.com/
16. Amber http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
17. Nicole Elliott - http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/
18. Amy T - http://thebestofme-amy.blogspot.ca/
19. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
20. Jessi http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com

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

Thank you for stopping by and now I'll send you on to 

Sandy S. -http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com 

Scream Blog Hop - Spooky Boo's To You!!

Welcome to the Scream Blog Hop!  This hop was organized by the very talented Gil McCall and the requirement was to create a spooky project that will get your BOO on.  With that in mind Mama LoveBug created a Halloween card with just the right amount of Boo and just the right portion of cute for a grandchild's Halloween treat.

Blog Hop Info
Gill's sponsor, Rick Dennis, is giving out a prize of 4 digis - the link is
http://rickstdennis.blogspot.ca/

Here's the SCREAM line up:

1 - Gill - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com   BLOG HOP HOSTESS

2 - Pam (Mama LoveBug) - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

3 - Jennifer - http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com NEXT

4. Christine http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/

5. Bee -  http://beeordee.blogspot.co.uk/

6. Becky - http://beckscricards.blogspot.com

7. Nataliya - http://lovecraftsforever.blogspot.com

8. jacki http://scullduggery-cardsbyjacki.blogspot.co.uk/

9. Maria -  http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

10 - Debs -  http://debbeescds.blogspot.com

11 - Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

12 - Tory - http://tfraildesigns.blogspot.com

13 - Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

14 - Katherine - http://www.delightfuldesignsbykatherine.com/blog/

So let's get with the BOOing - I fashioned this "SCREAM If You Must" pocket card:

For the base
*Halloween paper which says Fright Night
*Simply Betty villainess digi, which I colored with pencils and gel pens for highlighting; then I fussy cut her
*Action Wobble - touch the Scream Inducing Witch and she wobbles

For the insert (2 types of embossing - dry and wet)
*Embossed haunted house on plain black card stock - love the detailing of the house!!
*Gold-embossed stamped Boo sentiment and spooky owl witch on SU card stock

"TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT, GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO"...........BLOG CANDY
Gill, our hostess has some BLOG CANDY so check out her site and follow her rules.........

£10 worth of crafty goodies for ANY commenter who posts on Gill's blog, is a follower and comments on all the participants blogs 

I hope you are inspired to create your own SCREAM project and remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug

Your next blog spot is Jennifer - http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com/

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering with an Action Wobble Challenge

Happy Action Wobble Challenge – Let’s Polka (Dot)

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

This week’s challenge is to make a project with polka dots in mind and, of course, use an Action Wobble!  I used some polka dot paper and also cut strips of a contrasting color to adhere to the card base.  Then I fussy cut the grape character and the peanut butter jar from Paper Piecings by Nikki’s Peanut Butter and Jelly pattern collection located on her online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

I used gel pens to highlight the characters for more dimension and added a bow for good measure.  The gold-embossed sentiment, You Did It, was from Pink By Design and the card could be used for any type of celebration you can imagine.

Here is my project:

When you lift the left tail of the bow, the grape WOBBLES!

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

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT and Action Wobbles Offering - Borders

Today I'm sharing a pocket card with some dynamic characters from two PPbN collections, Fall Characters Cutting File and Fall Bears Cutting File.

These can be found at her online store http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

This card has candy corn borders in several places and the happy leaf is on an Action Wobble, which fits in with the latest Action Wobbles Challenge.

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

Have a great fall day and remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug!

Action Wobbles Challenge - Sweet Treats

Who doesn't love a sweet treat, especially if it's made with love for someone's birthday?  With that in mind, I made a Happy Birthday card for someone in my crafting life (shhh - her birthday is coming up very soon!! and she also entered the challenge!!).  I decided to enter this in the Action Wobbles challenge this week.  The theme of the challenge is using a treat on a project and, of course, using a delightful and very addicting Action Wobble.

This card was made with a celebration girl -  lovely image (got the stamp from Archivers), a birthday paper from my paper stash from K and Company, two sentiments which I gold-embossed along with the ice cream cake (added a few Stickles too), a Spellbinder's scalloped die, some rose-colored ribbon, and two punches - flower and ticket to add interest.  The girl was also colored with SU markers.  The final touch was the Action Wobble for the ice cream cake.

These are pictures of the pocket card base and insert.

This final photo is showing proof of using an Action Wobble - I'll get the hang of taking a picture of this with more practice!!

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

Thanks for stopping by - cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug!

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering - Boys With Their Toys

Good Morning, Crafties!  Paper Piecings by Nikki (PPbN) has a new collection for that boy in your life, whether he’s young or old, tall or short, smart or well- you get the idea.  Most males have a thing about toys – it could be the traditional stuff like trucks, match-book cars, etc or it could be the technological toys like computer, I-pods, large, flat screen TV’s or such.  Yes, it’s Boys With Their Toys!

So with that in mind, Mama LoveBug designed a card using two of the patterns in this new collection – and added some twists.  The PPbN online store can be found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

I found a patterned paper that had plaids (a carnival stack), like the boys’ shirts, and after fussy cutting the boy bears, I added some gel pens highlights for interest around the characters.  I fashioned a pocket card, cut out a few labels from a Spellbinders die, stamped two sentiments – Born to Ride and Happy Birthday (call when it's time for cake).  Then I dressed up the base and insert adding some boy buttons and blue gems to match the color scheme.  My last touch was an Action Wobble for the base bear – love those!!  I guess those are toys for crafties!

Here is my Boys and Their Toys card for today’s offering.

Hope you enjoy your crafting day and remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug

Just a Note~ PPbN DT Offering

Good Morning, everyone!!! I wanted to keep in the "Back to School" spirit of things this week. If you missed it Team A on the Paper Piecings by Nikki DT had our monthly hop on Tuesday! The theme was all Back To School and the projects were fabulous! So keeping with that theme I made a card for my son's teacher from him. Just a little "Hi I'm glad to be in your class" kinda card! Although my hubby calls it my sucking up card...LOL..Well if it helps the kid out a little bit I don't see anything wrong with it! ;)"

 

I used the pencil from the "Fall Characters" Set (which is beyond cute if you haven't seen it!) I paired it with some DCWV paper from either the Grade School or Edumacation Stack. I can't remember which because I've used both a lot recently and they are mostly torn up and just all stacked together. The CS is from Stampin' Up! I used my cricut to cut out the sentiment shape and the sentiment itself is a PBD Stamp (Not sure which set). Added some bling and of course my pencil is on an Action Wobble for a little bit of added fun!!

 

I hope you've enjoyed my card and it inspires you to create something for a teacher in your life! Don't forget to swing by Nikki's Store and check out all her cute new patterns!!

 

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

 

Action Wobbles Challenge - Make It For A Man

Hi Fans of Action Wobbles!  Today I have a card made with a Make It For A Man challenge.  Sometimes we paper crafters are stuck for something appropriate for a masculine project.  Mama LoveBug dipped into her arsenal of SU supplies and fashioned a card for the Action Wobbles Manly Challenge.

I embossed a piece of SU card stock, used watercolor crayons on a stamped image, used a notebook punch on another piece of SU patterned paper, and added twine, brads, a compass stamped image, and an anchor punch to seal the deal.

Here's my manly card and a very fuzzy photo of the actual Action Wobble on the compass at the top:

I guess you'll have to use your imagination on how much fun these wobbles are - try one and you'll become addicted to the concept.

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

Thanks for stopping by today and remember - no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs........Mama LoveBug

My First Action Wobble for Challenge

Mama LoveBug jumped into the 21st Century of Paper Crafting today - yes I have become a major fan of Action Wobbles.  I saw someone post (long ago) about the fun she had making "action" figures and I sat on the sidelines for a long time admiring the idea but never tried the action idea until now!!

What was I thinking?  This idea is VERY fun and entertaining along with being so darling!  Well, anyway, I used a sweet Simply Betty digi I recently purchased to see if I'd like the idea and if I could make something that worked with the whole action wobble concept.  I also tried a new style of card (new for me) - an easel card!

Turns out I like that too......woot, woot!!  Keep in mind that I am the queen of SU dimensionals - I like how an image can be raised on the card for added interest but these Wobbles not only give that "lift" but also a whimsical element my cards until now did not have!! So here's my attempt at movement!

Like the SU sentiment says - Grab your broom, cast your spell, and shake your Booty!  Of course, the pumpkin gal has a few spidery pals to keep her company while she shakes her booty.........LOL!

http://challenges.action-wobbles.com/ is the place to find more ideas on how to incorporate the wobbles into your crafting and have some fun with the challenges provided.

Thanks for stopping by today and remember - no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.........cyberhugs........Mama LoveBug