Love Is In The Air Blog Hop - Day #1

Welcome to the Love Is In The Air Blog Hop!  

LoveBug Creations is pleased to be a part of this love fest and thanks Lisa Pontious for hosting the event! This is a two-day hop so you should have plenty of time to visit each station and leave some love comments! Two projects posted - one per day!

The lineup consists of some fine crafters who want to share their “love” with you!  The talent is overflowing on this one:

Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Kristy Asche - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

Doris Parker - http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com/

Nicolette Simpson- http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Lori Brown - http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Jamie- http://networkedblogs.com/tPSjB
Scraps To Treasures - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Ashley Townsend - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/

Janet Royer- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Jessi Buehrle- http://mylifeinartscrafts.blogspot.com/

Angela Urell- http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/

Kimi and Pamela - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

Christina - http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/ NEXT

Mindy - http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/

Janet Smith - http://www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
Erica - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Jamie- http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

Mama LoveBug is presenting some “love cards” today; Kimi will be here tomorrow – so please stop back!  You also need to know that in the LoveBug house we have a ton of girls so creating girly Valentines here is a no-brainer!

Ok, love can be found in the air of any crafty designer, both professional and amateur alike.  I’m definitely in the amateur category, but I do have lots of fun with paper!  I discovered three things about my card mojo:

1. I adore making pocket cards.  I know every card maker probably has a favorite style, but since I started making these, I haven’t stopped.  I guess it’s the novelty, which fits my “whimsy”! 

2. I heart digi stamps – again once I discovered them (yah, I’m a late bloomer), I have been fascinated with the process of download to finished product. I love characters and the challenge of making them come to life.  La La Land has a wonderful assortment to have some fun moments with!

3. I enjoy tinkering with other forms of images, so I bought a Lalaloopsy paper doll book (they live in a colorful world) and colored, fussy cut, and glitzed those images to make some cards for friends and family.  Another different form for me is the amazing Paper Piecings by Nikki and I had to make a card from her darling Cupid Bear set plus I created some paper for this card from the collection as well.

So here’s a few of the “love is in the air” pocket cards in my crafting arsenal:

Close-up of LaLa Land Cupid - see how the insert has cupid girl's feet resting on the card base!

Those silly girls in a colorful world

The darling Cupid Bear from PPbN

We Tink You're Sweet - Blog Hoppers - So Candy Is Up for Grabs!  Here's some fancy SU embellishments, a set of delightful rub-ons, and some self-adhesive gems for a lucky comment.

1.  Become a fan of LoveBug Creations is you're not.
2.  Leave a "love note" for us with a way to contact you. If you come back tomorrow for Kim's project and leave a comment you'll score a second chance at our candy!
3.  We'll have "randy.org" do the picking on Monday and post the winner - easy peasy!

Thanks for hopping by and cyberhugs to you.........your next stop is CHRISTINA at
http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/

Share The Love Blog Hop - Can We Change The World Today??

Good Friday to you all – let’s help change the world today!

LoveBug Creations is pleased to be a part of the Share The Love Blog Hop being sponsored by Paper Piecings by Nikki. We are having a short hop to celebrate sharing love! Nikki has so many cute paper piecings and we want to show them off! If you see something you'd like, visit Nikki's page to make a purchase!

AND - Here’s the exciting part - A dollar from every sale goes to a ton of different charitable organizations:

A Broader Way, American Red Cross, Breast Cancer Awareness, JDRF, Make A Wish Foundation, Operation Smile, Partnership For A Drug Free America, PAWS, Save The Children, and St. Jude. 

This is how we share the love!!

You can use the freebie file- found here http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/category_34/Charitable-Donation-Center.htm

to make a project to link up on either Nikki's Blog or her facebook page. And as a bonus there’s blog candy! Nikki’s blog has all the particulars for this.

The line up for the Share The Love event is:

1.Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

2.Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

3.Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

4.Mandy - http://lovestoscrap11.blogspot.com/

5.Pam & Kimi - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/  HERE

6.Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com/     NEXT

7.Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/

Mama LoveBug is up first – "Always Remember" -you know many people like to talk about sharing, but Nikki goes beyond that – she actually does something, so when she devised this plan to “share the love”, I was totally on board with the idea.  One of her darling pattern piecings with patchwork animals called You Are So Loved just seemed so right for me to make a pocket card.

I took the piecings and fussy cut them, then stamped a cause ribbon in various spots on the animals, used gel pens and stickles for accent, and created the base, the insert, and the pull tag on the insert with a larger pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness.  I finished it off with "thanks for your support" stamp from Pink By Design.

The insert

And the base

For my project (Kimi) I wanted to make a layout using the "Cuddly Cupids Pattern Set"!

Whole Layout

First Page

Close Up of Cloud Bear with a sentiment from Pink By Design "Be Mine" Set

I used the Bee from the "Cute as a Bug Girl Pattern Set" to make some pattern paper!

Page 2

Close up of pattern paper I made using the Bee & Be Mine Stamp Set

Close up of sitting bear stamped with a sentiment from Pink By Design- Animated Greeting Set

I hope you are enjoying the hop! Don't forget to Share The Love!! :)

Before you go, please take a moment to leave us a comment and consider being a fan if you aren't already!  

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

Your next stop is the talented Liz at http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com/

Best Witches! PPbN DT Offering! :)

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you all a little tag I made using Paper Piecings by Nikki's new "There's No Place Like Home Pattern Set"! It is so adorable and there are so many different things it can be used for! And as luck would have it she's having a sale in her store. 15% off a $15 purchase and 25% off a $25 purchase! Her designs are so cute you are bound to find something you'd love! :)

I used the Wicked Witch of the West as my main piece! The yellow brick road I made into pattern paper and added some stickles to it! Love the way it turned out! The sentiment is from Pink by Design! The set "a haunting we will go" which one would associate with Halloween but I've discovered its got endless possibilities!

Hope you enjoy my little tag!

I also wanted to let you know we are going to be in a Hop this Friday sponsored by PPbN! If you go to the Paper Piecings by Nikki store she has a free file that you can use to make something and link up the day of the hop! Freebie, Blog Candy, Inspiration...what more could you want?? Hope some of you will join us! :)

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- There's No Place Like Home Pocket Card

Hello Monday – time for a crafty look at the Wizard of Oz theme using a new collection at Paper Piecings by Nikki called There’s No Place Like Home.

Mama LoveBug of LoveBug Creations created a pocket card from this collection with a little twist – There’s No Place Like Home With You.  I fussy cut out the characters, used gel glitter pens, and stickles to enhance the characters – Dorothy (those ruby slippers are oh so cute!) with Toto in the basket being invaded by the Wicked Witch on her broom and a Flying Monkey on the insert pull. I took a sideways pic to show the details.

Then I used the yellow brick road to create the base of the pocket card and attached that iconic threesome – the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion (check out his tail), and of course, the loveable Scarecrow. And here's the finished card.

Check out other patterns, info about the Pattern Club and exclusives, plus the charities that Nikki supports.  There’ll be a PPbN DT Blog Hop – Share the Love – coming up on Friday, February 10^th with some sweet treats!

Paper Piecings by Nikki at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

FB page for PPbN at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paper-Piecings-by-Nikki/210135505721726

Nikki’s PPbN blog at http://paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com/

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

An Elephant Never Forgets- DT Sketch Challenge #1

Happy Saturday, everyone! :) Over at Paper Piecings by Nikki's Facebook Page they were having a sketch challenge. Fans could join in and the DT Members could do it as well. I have NEVER done a sketch before and loved how this one looked so I got out my tools and got to work. I know a sketch is supposed to be a general guideline but for my first one I decided to just basically copy it....gasp! I made a few minor changes but it was so super cute I couldn't resist! Here is the sketch we were given....

and here is my LO

Here is a close up of the adorable Elephant

And a close up of one of the mats

I finally figured out what paper stack this was. It's the Martha Stewart Holiday pack from last year. This is the same stack I used for yesterdays card! The cute elephant is from Nikki's "So Junglicious Pattern Set" You have to check out the other cuties in that set! I love it!

There's still a little bit time left if you want to play along!

Bug Hugs,

Kimi

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- Bear Valentine!

Happy Friday, Everyone!!! I am so happy to now be on Nikki's Design Team! She makes the absolute cutest paper piecings ever! If you would like to check out her store *and I think you should* Click HERE! You will be amazed at all her cute goodies! Plus she is having a sale from now until March 1st! :)

Now I was so excited to start I chose the Beary Beary Fun Set and got to work! I have NEVER actually pieced something myself...well something that wasn't a cricut cut that is. I picked one of the bears from the set and started by printing out the pieces. Then I fussy cut them all....inked them all up...and started putting it together. Now I know I put him together differently than how Nikki has him shown but that's one of the nice things about these... You can change them up and add to them to make them different every time! Now while I was working I discovered I lost the eyes....YIKES! Well I could have reprinted them but I decided instead to try some googly eyes. Turned out pretty cute I think! And of course I had to stickle his nose! :)

I used some heart ribbon from my stash. The cardstock was from a Valentine's Day pattern pack my mom got me last year and I'll be darned if I can recall where it was from! The little "I Love You" tag was from the paper stack. And to top it off.... I used the Animated Greetings Stamp Set from Pink By Design!! Since the sentiment was "You Make My Heart Thump" I had to add a little bling heart to my cute little bear!!! While it is a very simple card I hope you enjoy it! I had a lot of fun piecing this little bear together and I can't wait to do some more!

                                                                Bug Hugs,
                                                                Kimi

Paper Piecings By Nikki DT Offering - A Paper Piecing Exclusive - Jasmine

Hello Thursday, Paper Crafters - It's a Whole New World With You In It -I'm sharing a pocket card I made with a new exclusive paper piecing by Paper Piecings by Nikki aka PPbN called a Whole New World which features a Jasmine character and a Jasmine bear plus a delightful Rajah.  Did you know that Jasmine values honesty and purity of heart?

First I took the tiger and made some paper with the image and tinted it pink.  Then I constructed a pocket card using some jungle pink paper and the Jasmine bear.  For the insert I used the tiger paper and the Jasmine character, plus lots of glitz using gel pens and Stickles.  I also made a pull strip for the insert.  These patterns are found in the PPbN Pattern Club under the category of Exclusive. Here's what Nikki's club is all about:

Nikki says, “If you haven't already heard about my pattern club, let me tell you a little about it :) It's a super awesome deal and you have two options:

1. Mini-Club = You get 4 regular patterns of your choice and 1 Club Exclusive of your choice for only $15/month!!

2.  Option 2 is the best choice with unlimited (which means every single pattern I put out except for FB Fan Freebies) each month.  All regular patterns and all exclusive patterns for only $30/month!! I'm pretty sure you won't be able to find this anywhere else with any of the other PP companies out there :) 

It's super fun and my current members LOVE their club memberships!  They get to go get their patterns as soon as they come out, no waiting :) How much fun would it be to have unlimited access to my store every month?!?!

We have a lot of fun with the club and very soon, I will be doing Challenges with my pattern club!! So girls, be on the lookout for some fun, new challenges :)

So, that's my pattern club :) It's so much fun! Check out the guest book section of my store to see what some of my customers have to say about PPbN and my Pattern Club :)”

Paper Piecings by Nikki at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

FB page for PPbN at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paper-Piecings-by-Nikki/210135505721726

Nikki’s PPbN blog at http://paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com/

So there you have it - so many possibilities for those who make cards, scrapbooks, altered items, etc!! To finish up, here are some close-ups of the base and insert:

The base of the card

The insert

Thanks for stopping by and cyber hugs to all..........Mama LoveBug.