Christine's Shabby Chic Apron ♥

 

Hello Friends!

Inspired by Little House on the Prairie, I created a shabby chic apron to share with you today.

The rosette features Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon and I can't wait for you to see it!  Please come over to the Scarlet Calliope blog to see it and let me know what you think!

xo,

Christine Barker

 

Mama's Little Black Dress & Martha's Sweet Bicycle! ♥

Good Morning, Crafties!  Time to put my new Cameo to work on a wedding project for a friend who needed some celebration favors! The Silhouette Cameo Store has a little black dress party favor that fit the bill.  I cut it out and added LoveBug Creation's Simply White to make bows on the front and back AND I used Mama's Mesh for the dress bodices and the sides of the favor treat box.

Here's what it looks like:

Next here's a picture of the side view.

The third picture is a close-up of both LBC Rumple Ribbon Bow and Mama's Mesh.  Want to see more color choices?  Click HERE

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

and now for Martha's project!!

 

Good morning everyone! I'm here to share this card I made using "Queen Taylor" Rumple Ribbon!

I'd love it if you'd check out my blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Martha

 

 

 

Father's Day Hop - Time to Salute the Dads in Your Life

Looking for the 100 Acre Woods Blog Hop - click HERE

Welcome to The Father’s Day Hop.  If you zipped over from Connie you are on the right course, but if you stumbled on this hop and want to start with our blog hostess, go to Miranda

Father’s Day for me is bittersweet as my dad (William George Pattison) passed away about a week from Father’s Day in 2006.  He was the very best of fathers and always remains in my heart as the Model Dad!!  He was charming and funny; he was the ultimate gentleman and hard worker.  He provided a wonderful life for my mother and me.  As a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corps, he was a veteran of WWII and a proud member of the SAR, VFW, and American Legion.

After he retired as a tool-and-die maker for Chrysler, he enjoyed playing cards, especially cribbage, golf, bowling, and making jewelry, but his special passion was cheering on his football team, The Pittsburgh Steelers. His third-great-grandfather, Nathaniel Wilson Smith, was a jeweler of note in the Pittsburgh, PA-Columbus, OH-Wheeling, WVA areas, so I imagine that’s the impetus for jewelry designing and football preference.

Whenever I think of the colors I’d associate with my father, they would be yellow and brown – he favored that combo and usually wore some sort of yellow polo and brown slacks for casual wear.  With that in mind, I decided to try out a few new products (to me), to design a Father’s Day card in his memory.

Recipe
*Mr. Huey Mask - Chevron and Mr. Huey Sprays in yellow and brown - instead of stamping the triple layers, I sprayed using the chevron mask (1st time to do this)
*Triple-Stamped Card base with SU Yellow and Whisper White cardstock
*Tie Stamp and Sentiment from SU, stamped in brown and brown Stickles for tie
*Punched base on yellow using two different SU punches
*White and yellow twine
*Mama's Mesh from LoveBug Creations HERE under New Product
*A ton of love

Since I have a new tool in my crafty arsenal, a Cameo, I had to give it a whirl on several tie cards for my husband - I made two but can't decide which I like best.........these were shirt and tie cuts from the Silhouette Cameo Store plus DCWV double-sided paper and a bit of Stickling thrown in for a subtle glimmer; sentiment was from my stamp stash:

The blog lineup for your convenience

Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Nadja- http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/

Angela- www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com

Sarah- www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie www. somanycrafts.com

Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

An'Jenic- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/ NEXT

Christine http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com/

Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/

BLOG CANDY ALERT
The winner's choice of a gift card from JoAnn's or Michael's - what must you do?
*Comment on each of the blog spots and leave a way Miranda can contact you - easy peasy!!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper and rumple your ribbon, have fun with it………..CyberFather’s Day………Mama LoveBug

Next I'll send you on to An'Jenic

100 Acre Woods Blog Hop

Welcome to the 100 Acre Woods Blog Hop.  If you wish to begin this one-day hop at the beginning, check out the start spot with Connie our blog hostess.

Today, we are showcasing projects that deal with the theme of residents at 100 Acre Woods. If you’re not quite familiar with this fictional place, it’s the home of Winnie the Pooh and his friends, all created by author, A. A. Milne. 

Mama LoveBug is here to share a double-sided stand up card of Winnie that could be used for a display, a table decoration, or a desk ornament.  The coloring book image was printed out twice for a front and back then I fussy cut each side. I then adhered each side to heavier Kraft paper and did some more fussy cutting (I didn't want him to fall over). I also cut out a little shirt from The Robin's Nest Sorbet Glitter collection (Kiwi) and a butterfly to rest on his shoulder. I colored with markers, Stickled in spots, and added a LoveBug Creations Rumple Ribbon bow tie.  The background paper for the photo was purchased at JoAnn's. Winnie is on display at our local library.

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.” 
― A.A. Milne

Blog Hop Line Up

1. Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

2. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

3. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com NEXT

4. Nadja - http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/

5. Sarah - http://itswhatkeepsmesane.blogspot.com

6. Tonya - http://ittybittyladybugs.blogspot.com

7. Georgiana ~ http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

8.Daphne- http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com

9. Wandy http://greenapplescrapper.blogspot.com

10. Kathy http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com

11. Jessi http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.com

12. Holli http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

13. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Blog Candy Alert
A darling set of Pooh-themed Clear Stamps from

 So what do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of us a  comment letting us know what you like best about our projects.  

Then come back to Connie Can Crop and post that you followed the rules.

You will have until 9:00 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments. 

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment  along the way!

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

The next spot to explore is Lucy

Stephanie's Sweet Gift Card Tree ♥

Hey friends!

Today I am sharing a gift I put together for my son's teacher's end of the year gift. It is a gift card tree.

I tied on several gift cards to different stores to a silk flower branch using Lovebug Creations' rumple ribbons. I used Simple White, Simply Black, Simply Grey, Crazy Coral, and Sunset. This was a simple, but very appreciated teacher gift! You can see more on my blog!

Have a great Friday everyone!!

Stephanie

 

Ellen's Amazing 8 ♥

Hello, Rumple Ribbon Fans, it's me -- CardMonkey -- back for another Thursday post. 

For today's post, I decided to challenge myself to make as many cards as I could in 3 hours out of a single pack of 6x6" paper, 4 pieces of white 12x12" paper for backing, and some embellishments including my favorite Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbons.  

Here are the 8 cards I designed and created in a short amount of time. I still have plenty of the 6x6" pack left, as well as some of the embellishments:

  
Come over to my blog to see each of the cards individually, including the three on which I used Rumple Ribbons (in Green Leaves, Simply White, and Caddy Blue), and to learn a little more about how I made each of these. 

 

Dawn Mercedes Pretty Poppy & Dorcas' Pretty Princess ♥

 

Good Morning, Every Buggy!!!!

I made this hair bauble for myself now that my hair is growing out ..and I LOVE it. And...apparently so does my DD (after she saw the finished piece).  I guess it's hers now!

I used a felt base and stitched a large bobble pin into the felt after this flower was made. Simply Red makes such a GREAT poppy flower.

So, I have such a greater respect for all you ribbon flower makers out there!  Here are a couple of tips I learned (the hard way).

1.  Go with the flow.  A flower and it's petals are not perfect. Don't sweat the small stuff.
2.  Be careful with that hot glue!  If you have a strand stick to your ribbon, it will look less than desirable. In that case, read tip #1 again.
3.  Add another layer of ribbon on top of any glue smudges.  Or ACCESSORIZE with Rhinestones!
4. But, if you add hot glue to rhinestones, they might not be as shiny any more. So make a small dab of hot glue, wait 1/2 a second...and THEN add the rhinestone.
5.  Practice makes perfect.  So, buy plenty of your favorite colors of Rumple Ribbons from Lovebug Creations.  Hmmm.... Sunset or Green Leaves will be my next endeavor. Although, I might be snatching that poppy for my own use too!

Have a SIMPLY RED letter day!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

 

AND NOW FOR DORCAS' PROJECT!!!!

Hi friends. 

I am super excited to show you Mama's Mesh!  I made this cute princess card using this fabulous mesh and rumple ribbon in "Sugar Plum". Go check it out!  It's amazing! 

 

Don't forget to come check out my blog! Hope to see you there!!!