Happy Valen-Wines Day ♥

Happy Valentines Day my lovebugs!!!

 

Hi everyone! Long time no see! It's Kimi (ok...pick yourselves up off the floor!) I know it's been ages since I've posted anything but that's going to change! I can't promise a daily post or heck even a weekly...But I will be posting more this year!

 

I have sort of ventured away from papercrafts here lately and decided since I made a few valentine projects I would share them today! I discovered vinyl recently and my oh my am I in love! My first vinyl projects were back at Christmas time. I made some ornaments for the kids teachers and some wine glasses for my sister!

 

Mama Lovebug saw the glasses and asked if I could make some for the ladies she works with for Valentine's Day. So without further ado here they are:

 

Ok not the best picture but you get the idea! I made them using vinyl (651) and my Silhouette Cameo! If you are new to the Cameo or like me and basically clueless on all the amazing things you can do with it then you need to check out this amazing tutorial blog: Silhouette School Melissa always has the best and easiest to follow tutorials! In fact I used SEVERAL of them to create these wine glasses! And had a great time doing it!

 

Next up I needed to make something for my little ones teachers. I figured hey why not a wine glass? So here are the ones I made for them:

and as you can see I added some kisses from the kiddos :)

 

Now for the kids classmates I always make up a little treat bag. I always add candy and a pencil and this time I found some really cute notepads. I stuck them on the front of each bag and added each childs name in vinyl! True labor of love because making 40 of them took some time! For the kids with the letter "i" in their name I changed the dot to a heart... Same with the kids that had a letter "o". That said when I made my sons (Diego) I was in a hurry. His was my first one and I just wanted to test for size and if it would work! Here they are:

 

I hope you enjoyed my projects and come back to see what else I'm up to! Fingers crossed in the next couple days I will have 2 BIG projects to share ;)

 

Big long overdue Bug Hugs,

Kimi

 

 

Sweet Treats with Stephanie ♥

Hey Lovebug friends! Stephanie here today & just let me say, I am so excited to be back for another term with this awesome team!!
Today I want to share the treat bags that I made for my daughter to give to the staff at her school on the last day.

I used a variety of Lovebug Creations' rumple ribbons on the bags. Some are topped with Purpledise On the Edge; there is I Love Grunge from the "Loves Me, Loves Me Knot" collection; and I have used "Butterfly Blue" from the On the Egde collection, & "Icy Sky", both of which are now retired. 

You can read more about this little treat bags on my blog. Be sure to check out all of the fabulous ribbons and more in the Lovebug store!! 

 

Treat Time With Kathy & Dorcas ♥

Happy Monday Lovebug Friends!

  

It's Kathy, from Kathy and Kids, and today I am sharing with you some adorable, and easy to make, Fabric Bunny Treat Bags.  I have used different colors of Rumple Ribbon to tie cute bows at the top to form the ears.

 

The pattern to make these is a free cut file from the Silhouette online store.

 

 

Be sure to stop by my blog for all the details.

 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Dorcas

I wanted to make treats for friends who have helped me this week as I have been recovering, so I purchased some lollipops and made this lollipop cover using Envious rumple ribbon.  It has the same concept as a matchbox and it's suitable for a flat lollipop.  Enjoy!!

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop - Day 10

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.

Did you sleigh ride over from guest designer Debbie? If so you’re on the right path, but if you stumbled upon this hop and want to begin with our hostess, skate over to Lisa.

This hop will take place November 25-December 6 and the new postings each day will be up by 8 AM EST. The hop will be full of wonderful ideas and inspiration to get you well on your way to create all of those beautiful Christmas projects. This is an awesome opportunity to get a lot of your Christmas cards, and scrapbook layouts finished, home decorations completed, and be inspired to create something using a new technique.

There will be a new project posted each day by all the wonderful amazing ladies in this hop. Also each day we will have a guest designer for you to visit. Lisa, our hostess, will be giving away some wonderful blog candy each day of the hop from the amazing sponsors that we have. Lisa will be posting all the winners from this hop on December 10. Every one has a chance to win including the ladies participating in the hop and even the guest designers and the sponsors. At the end of each post we will have a list of all the sponsors so all you need to do is click on their name to go to their sites and check out all the wonderful sites. We want to thank each of the sponsors for their generosity. It has been greatly appreciated.

Also please leave a love note with each hop crafter and become a fan if you’re not already.

Hi, Crafties, Mama LoveBug here - last year I created a 12 Days of Christmas Count Down and I'm doing the same this year too.  The difference is I have a Cameo, so many of my projects will be cut with this awesome machine, but all will feature images from Digi My World's 12 Days of Christmas.  These are not huge projects, but when you collect them all together at the end, they can be used as table decor for decorating a holiday gathering, office party, or in my case a library display.  By the end of our 12 days I'm betting you'll know this song by heart!!

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me

Ten lords a-leaping

Nine ladies dancing (day 9)

Eight maids a-milking (day 8)

Seven swans a-swimming (day 7)

Six geese a-laying (day 6)

Five golden rings (day 5)

Four calling birds (day 4)

Three French hens (day 3), 

Two turtle doves (day 2), 


And a partridge in a pear tree! (day 1)

Recipe

*Digi My World image - fussy cut and backed with slightly larger mat; accented with gel pens and Stickles

*Cameo-cut fancy mini-treat bag

*LoveBug Creations Simply Sheer Ribbon 

Here are our sponsors:

Honeybearz Designs - Yummy Crafting Candy

Teresa Russell - $10 Gift Card, Scrapping For Less

Pazzles - 2 digital download gift card of choice

Kathy's Cozies - custom cozy for your cutting machine; pick your own fabric

Paper Sweeties - $10 Gift Card

ScrappyDew - $20 Gift Card

My Creative Time - Stamp Set

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs - $20 Gift Voucher

Paper Creations by Mindy - $15 Gift Certificate

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons - $15 Gift Certificate

Xyron - 2 Teresa Collins Adhesive Kits

Joys Life - "Oh Christmas Puns" stamps

Timeless Twine - $15 Gift Certificate

Too Cute by Jessica - $25 Gift Card

Designs on Cloud 9 - $20 Gift Certificate

LoveBug Creations - $15 Gift Certificate

The Paper Parade - $40 Gift Certificate

The Paper Nest Dolls - $25 Gift Certificate

Jessica Douglass Wilson -$10 to her Close To My Heart store

Lettering Delights - Gift valued at $10

Scrapping Bug Designs - $50 Gift Certificate (excludes sales prices)

3 Girl Jam - $10 Gift Certificate

SVG Attic - $25 Gift Certificate

Pinque Peacock - $10 Gift Certificate

SVG Cuts - $20 Gift Certificate

Blue Moon Creations - 12 digital images

Sherri Baldy - $15 Gift Certificate for digi stamps

********Our next blog spot of talent is Sheila

Dawn Rene & Stacey Are Sure To Inspire You!!! ♥

What. Day. Is. It???

HUMP DAY!!!!

Hehehe

I can't get enough of that Camel!!!

Enough of my silliness!!

You came to check out Dawn Rene & Stacey's

totally amazing projects for today...

and you won't be disappointed!!!

So pull up your chair and browse the creativity!!!

Dawn Rene

Dawn Rene here today to share an earring display I made for my craft booth. It was a picture frame - I removed the back and the glass, painted it, and attached a board to the back so it can stand up right. I used Simply White ribbon for the bars to hang the earrings. I also used the simply white ribbon along with Purple-dise ribbon to make a little flower to decorate the display.

 

SUPPLIES

Lovebug Creations - Simply White Rumpled Ribbon

Lovebug Creations - Purple-dise Rumpled Ribbon

Wooden Frame, White Spray Paint, Button, Staples, Tulle

 

Stacey

Hi crafty friends!

Stacey from Stacey's Creative Corner

here to show you my project for this week.

I decided to make another Halloween goodie bag.

 I love making Halloween stuff and my hubby loves candy so it's a win win in this house :)

I used some of that gorgeous, yet versatile, 

Simply Black Rumple Ribbon 

to tie my bag closed. 

Don't forget about the monthly challenge going on over at the

Lovebug Lounge FB group!

You can read more about my project on my blog

Stacey's Creative Corner

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Happy Birthday Big Sis ♥

Happy Thursday, Every-Buggy!!

Yesterday was my sister, Andi's, Birthday!
She's was actually here in town this time so

we got to see her!

It was nice to visit with her since she moved out west we

don't see her very often!
I made her a card and matching treat box!

For the card I used the following:

LBC Rumple Ribbon - Lemonade and On The Edge Lemonade

My Mind's Eye Papers/Brads

Sentiment from Jaded Blossom "Simply Sayings"

For the treat box I used the following:

LBC Rumple Ribbon- Lemonade

My Mind's Eye papers, Brad and flag sticker

Box from Silhouette Store

and filled with candies stamped with

Jaded Blossom's Birthday Candies!

 

Hope this inspires you if you have a birthday coming up to

craft for!!

Have a wonderful day

and

make sure to come back tomorrow

to see what our team has in store!!

 

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

LBC "Something Wicked This Way Comes" New Release & Blog Hop ♥

Welcome to the Something Wicked This Way Comes LBC New Release and Blog Hop!!   Prepare to be scared out of your PJ’s and rush to your crafty zones for comfort as you check out the amazing “wicked” projects that the LoveBug Creations CT has designed for the enjoyment of Halloween!

First LBC wants to thank CT Connie for creating the Wicked Blog Hop Button. It’s witches and pumpkins and things that go bump in the night featured here and to celebrate the treat giving event, LBC wants to share some new products with our crafty pals. Visit our online store HERE

Sneak Peek
Some of our designers will be showing off some of the NEW Mama's Mesh colors that will be hitting the store soon so keep your eyes peeled for them!!!

The Wicked Release

First we have some eye-popping solid Rumple Ribbon in three new yummy colors – Purple People Eater, Harvest Moon, and Monster Skin; these colors also have a Mardi Gras palette too, so grab them quickly before they disappear into the night of fright!

Say hello to the "Fright Night" Collection

And for the fun of “something wicked” we’re unveiling a limited collection of Rumple Ribbon called “Halloween Grunge”; there are six colors of vintage blends to give your projects the perfect Wicked Factor.  Only a select number of these have been created so when they’re gone, they’re gone! All six colors are included in this special collection.

A Wicked Deal 

For the duration of the hop (September 7-8) there will be a freebie with purchase –

1. Spend $15 before shipping and you will receive 2 free yards of White edged with Black Rumple Ribbon!

2. Spend $25 before shipping and you will receive 2 free yards each of White edged with Black Rumple Ribbon, Black Edged with White, and Red Edged With Black Rumple Ribbon!!!

The Wicked Projects
Mama LoveBug is up first - who wants to have a "wicked party"?? With this idea in mind I designed 2 double-sided stand-up cards (table decor), 5 treat bags, and 3 pumpkins (conversation pieces)!
The table creatures are from Digi My World and Stinkin Cute with some embellies; the treat bags are Cameo created plus gold embossing of Halloween stamps, sentiments, and Jaded Blossom die cuts; the pumpkins are something I saw in a magazine and tweeked the instructions a bit.  Of course, each element in this party set has a generous dollop of LoveBug Creations new rumple ribbons - Fright Night and Halloween Grunge.

Hi Every-Buggy!!!!

Kimi here with my project for the hop!!!

I have recently fallen in love with Mason Jars and decided to decorate another one!! I painted this one white first and then sprayed over that with black spray paint! After it was dry I added some Rumple Ribbon from the **NEW** Halloween Grunge Collection around the top! I wanted the ruffled look and I think this turned out exactly how I wanted!

Isn't this new ribbon AWESOME???? I love it!!! (and yes I can say this and am not totally biased as Mama Lovebug is the one making the "Halloween Grunge" Collection!)

Lastly I knew I would need something to put in it and I figured it would make a perfect vase...So I found a file in the Silhouette store and went to work making flowers to match! The greenery I purchased at my local dollar store!!

I hope you enjoyed the project!!! Thank you SO MUCH for hopping with us today!! ♥

THE WICKED BLOG CANDY ALERT

If you’d like a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to use at our LBC online store, do the following:

1. Like our FB page and leave a fright note saying you’re stopping by from the hop

LBC Facebook Page

2. Become a fan of each CT and leave a fright note – we all want to be acknowledged for creating something “Wicked”

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 10………happy haunting!!

The Wicked Line-Up

Pamela and Kim  HERE

Tanya  NEXT

Stephanie

Stacey

Dawn Rene

Kathy

Christine

Connie

Dorcas

Dawn Mercedes

Katie

Ellen

Thank you for joining in the hop and have a wicked weekend.