Christine's GORGEOUS Bathing Beauties!!! ♥

Happy Tuesday, Friends!

School is out for my kids and we are officially on summer break. How is your summer going?  Would you like a trip to the seashore?  I have a Boardwalk inspired project featuring Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon on the Scarlet Calliope blog today and you're invited to join me!

Stay cool and have an awesome summer! K.I.T.

xo,

Christine Barker

 

 

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 Seven

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.  We've reached the half way point in this event! 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

7 Swans-a-Swimming...........Today's Project

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 gift box that I constructed with beige cardstock (it's like a little pizza box where you can tuck a small treat inside); a 2-panel mat of green checked paper and red polka dots 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 and Stickles to give the swans 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

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

Welcome back to Day Two of the Pam's Spooktacular 40th Birthday Blog Hop!  Hopefully you saw some inspirational projects yesterday and want to add even more ideas to your arsenal of crafty things AND hopefully you hopped here from Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

The line up for today is a bit different so check out these crafty spooktaculars today:

Pam - http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com  BLOG HOSTESS

Jennifer F. - http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/  PREVIOUS
Pam Lash - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/  HERE
Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com  NEXT
Nancy - http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/
Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
Lissa Marie www.somanycrafts.com
Vanessa T - http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com
Paula Jennings - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com
Kris Parsons - http://scrappinbykris.blogspot.com
Maria Matter - http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com
Nicole Elliott - http://teachdanz.blogspot.com
Amy T - http://thebestofme-amy.blogspot.ca/
Lluvia- http://sweetbirdmemories.blogspot.com
Carolyn- http://www.grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
Jessi~ http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com/

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.

For today's project I made a Halloween paper brooch using Halloween paper, a SU flower punch, 2 brads - a bat and a candy corn piece, plus a decorative flower center. Paper brooches can be worn on a shirt, jacket, purse, backpack, etc - I've even had customers buy them to decorate lampshades - the possibilities are endless for wearable art! 

Then I fashioned a gift box with some gold-embossed Halloween characters stamped on SU card stock.  The spider paper will be cut to fit inside the box and the Halloween brooch will sit on top of that paper for a fun gift.

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 

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com