Blog Interrupted...

That's so how I've been feeling.
Not that I need to tell you that! It's pretty darn obvious. Post on 9/16. Post on 10/31. Oh my! Time truly does go by too, too fast. So, yes, blog interrupted. It's called 'life'. As life gets crazy busy, something just has to give. Sadly, it was my blog for a bit. But I'm back! (Hey, three days in a row is quite a record here!) So now, it's catch up time!

Today I wanted to share a few layouts that I created with the fantastic Hip 2B Square August Kit. (Yes, I said August. Bear with me as I bring us all up to date!) This kit is full of happy & whimsy! Bright colors. Fun patterns. Fabulous embellishments. A bit of American Crafts Amy Tangerine (love it!), super cute Jillibean Soup and a dash of Echo Park and Maya Road.

On this layout I used a photo of a painting of my niece. Her teacher had created this, based off of a photograph of her as a gift to her parents. How cool is that?! It completely captures her essence. Love it so much.

I even included a bit of 'up-cycling' in this one...do you spy the button card from the Jillibean Soup buttons?

This next layout was based on this sketch from Lisa Day...

I adore the burlap 'ribbon' that was included in this kit! It adds fabulous texture to projects. And the Maya Road Canvas Buttons...more fabulous texture.

And one more layout...a silly one. Wish I still had those red sunglasses...

There's those Maya Road Canvas Buttons again...this time cut, misted, strung & stitched!

Thanks for stopping by today, friends! I have lots more to share...lots of projects have been in the works! And with any luck, I'll stay on track with this blogging thing!
xoBC

NOVEMBER!

How can it be time to flip the calendar over to November?!? October had to be the shortest month ever! Well, I better start snapping some fall photos before the season is over! Here's a little mini album that I created with the cute Bazzill Basics mini album and various American Crafts papers from the from the Citrus Tree Studio 'Hayrides and Halloween' kit. 

I kept this really simple, so I can document my fall favorites & add to it as we experience the season. I included one blank page for a photo and on the facing page I machine stitched a journaling block.

There's lots of room for adding little embellishments as I go. On this next journaling block, I stitched down some of the scalloped mistable trim from Pink Paislee, after I sprayed it with some October Afternoon Sprinklers in 'Comet Tail'.

There are so many fall projects I want to work on...and now my list is expanding with Christmas projects to work on too! Tis the Season already, eh?
Wishing you a happy & creative November!
xoBC

Happy Halloween, Friends!

Wishing you a boo-tiful day, full of LOTS of treats and not so many tricks!

(This layout was created with the super fun 'Hayrides and Halloween' kit from Citrus Tree Studio.)

xoBC

Welcome Paper Issues Blog Hoppers!

Hi friends!
Today is an exciting day! Today kicks off our fabulous Paper Issues blog hop AND a new 'Issue'...(for those of you hopping along in order, this is old news, but for those of you just joining us...)

WELCOME TO OUR TREE HUGGER BLOG HOP!

If you're hopping over from The fabulous Polka Cabana...welcome to you! And if you're just getting started here at Ribbon, Glitter and Glue, be sure to hop over to the Paper Issues blog for the complete list of blogs that you'll want to visit this weekend. Believe me, you won't want to miss seeing any of the amazing projects by this super creative team and you don't want to miss out on any of the fun giveaways that are being offered up along the way!!

For my little stop on the hop, here's the card I was inspired to create...

I love fall. I love everything about this season. Colorful leaves. Pumpkin patches. Chunky sweaters. Starbucks Salted Caramel Mochas and Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Season Premieres. Crisp, sunny days. Sunflowers, Mums and Rosehips. Anniversaries. Did I mention that today is also a happy day because hubby & I are celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary?!? Another reason I love fall! (And I digress...)
FALL! It's a season full of so much joy...it's a colorful, yummy smelling, bountiful, blessed season.

To create this card I used new patterned paper and a sticker from the super cute American Crafts Night Fall collection, some new Thickers from the lovely Amy Tangerine collection, some of my favorite Lily Bee alphas, some twine from The Twinery and a darling button from Doodlebug. I really love the traditional fall colors of orange, brown and yellow with a bit of light blue tossed in...how about you?

To celebrate this blog hop and kick-off fall, I'm offering up a little giveaway to one of you, my dear readers! I have a $10.00 Paper Issues gift certificate up for grabs!!
(Have you checked out the Paper Issues shop recently? So much goodness there.)

For a chance to win, all you need to do is leave me a comment! Simple, eh? On Monday I'll choose a random winner. Also, if you're not a 'Follower' of Ribbon, Glitter and Glue, I'd really love for you to become one. Start following my blog & leave me another comment telling me you did that and I'll put your name in the hat twice!

Now, let's get on with this hop, shall we? For the next inspiring stop, hop on over and visit the fantastic Corri Garza at Bug Lover Cards.

Or if you didn't start at the Paper Issues intro page, you can hop back here for the complete blog hop list and details about the 25% off coupon to the Paper Issues store that is available this weekend!
Also, don't forget that the new Tree Hugger theme runs from 9/16 through 9/30...so don't forget to link up your Tree Hugger inspired projects for us all to see!

Thanks for hopping by!
xoBC

Lucky Me.

Lucky me to have a sister who is my best friend.


 

xoBC

Lemonade Anyone?

It's a beautiful morning here...clear, blue skies and sparkling sunshine. A perfect August day. Can't get any better than that! Well, it could...if only it were a day with no 'to do' list and nothing but time to sit by the pool, with a stack of magazines and some icy pink lemonade. (If only we had a pool and I had no 'to do' list! A girl can dream...)

Speaking of lemonade though, here's a quick and easy little project I made with the June Hip Kit from Hip 2B Square...

It took no time at all to spruce up this cardboard drink carrier with some Basic Grey patterned paper from their Out of Print collection, the decorative edge from a piece of Sassafras Lass Paper Crush Pitter Patter paper, a pretty Sassafras Sunshine Foldie, the perfect 'Where's the Lemonade?' die cut from Jillibean's Watermelon Gazpacho collection (isn't 'gazpacho' a fun word to say?), a sweet little Maya Road gingham posie and some ribbon.

Wishing you very happy Tuesday...and a chance to sneak in something fun that is not on your 'to do' list!
xoBC

Hip Greetings

Hi friends! Happy Saturday!
Just popping in on this beautiful Saturday to share the cards I made with the June Hip Kit...

This may be my favorite color combo of the moment. Turquoise and Orange. Or if you're Martha Stewart...Sunken Pool and Valencia. And I love these little My Mind's Eye trinket charms that were included in the June Add-On kit...isn't that little bird sweet?

It's fun to mix and match the different blossom embellishments in this kit....a Jillibean Soup canvas blossom, a pretty gingham blossom from Maya Road and an adorable layered chipboard blossom from Pebbles. Together they make a perfect little bouquet for this thank you card.

One of the Add-On Kits for June is the Maya Road Blue Ribbon Sentiments clear stamp set. The 'thank you' on this card is one of the stamps from the set, which I stamped on a Jillibean Soup die cut.

These corrugated butterflies are fab and add such great texture to projects...especially with a button 'stitched' on and some paint splatters. The 'You are THE BEST' sentiment is one of the Maya Road stamps.

The banner on this next card was made using another stamp from the Maya Road set. Here's a peek at the full set of stamps.

Cute, eh? So I stamped the pennant stamps on a variety of the patterned paper from the kit, cut them out and stitched them down.

Added a sentiment, some of the fab Lily Bee Design's ABC Stickers and a few buttons...



Some bittersweet news to share too...Kimberly at Hip 2B Square announced this week that she will be closing her store. It is sad because we're losing a cute, cute local scrapbook store, but it is exciting too, as she'll be able to focus her time and energy on her fantastic Hip Kit club, an expanded online store,  a new and improved website with tutorials, challenges, a message board and so much more! So much exciting stuff to come! So if you are local, head out to Snoqualmie for some great deals (the entire store is 50% off) and to wish Kimberly well in this exciting transition! 

xoBC