Lily Bee Finds

Lily Bee Design Team Call

Hi Lily Bee fans! We are a looking to add a few more designers to our already talented Design Team! Please note, this is not a full team call, rather we are looking for a handful of designers to fill out our current team.
Do you LOVE Lily Bee Design? Do you have an active blog? Are you active in social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram? Do you have a knack for great design? Then we want to hear from you!

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION

1) Full name, Address, Phone Number and Email Address

2) Blog Address

3) Submit 3 photo samples of your work. Please size your photos to no larger than 500pixels wide by 72dpi.

4) Tell us in a paragraph, why you want to work with Lily Bee Design.

5) If you have a scrapbooking resume, please include a link to that as well.(Optional) 

6)If you are on any other design teams, please let us know about those as well.

Please email your applications to : designteamcall (@) lilybeedesign.com Deadline for Application : September 21, 2012, Midnight MST We will be announcing the newest members of our team on September 30, 2012. We can't wait to see your applications! Best of luck!

Guest Designer | August | Lilith Eeckels

Hello Lily Bee fans! It's nearly the end of August and that means saying goodbye to this month's Guest Designer, Lilith Eeckels. We've enjoyed each and every project she's shared with us! Make sure and go back and take a peek at all of her beautiful work this past month, here. 

Today, Lilith brings us her grand finale for August with a spectacular altered project. She's not only created a beautiful art journal page, she's also created a video tutorial of her process for us all to enjoy. So sit back, and enjoy watching Lilith work her magic on this beautiful piece of art using Lily Bee products!

 

 

Supplies: Autumn Spice Patterned papers: nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, Autumn Spice Mixed Cardstock Sticker, Autumn Spice ABC Cardstock Sticker, Distress ink: Frayed burlap, antique linen, Stazon black, brown, Archival ink: sepia, Artemio stamps, Gelatos, India ink, Page torn out of an old book

 Thank you ever so much, Lilith, for sharing your talents with us for the past month! Next week we'll have a brand new guest designer with us for the month of September, so come back to check that out next Thursday. Until then, have a wonderful day!

Card Making with Michi and Danielle

We are back with more card inspiration for you today.

First, a lovely card by Michi! I really love her casual take on the strips of patterned paper and the fun use of brads and mist here!

The random stitching around the outer border is the perfect touch to this card!

(Happy Together card by Michi Nobeno)

LilyBee products: Double Dutch pattered papers, Handmade patterned papers, Double Dutch Bag of Bits.

Next is a Thank You card by me. I used a die called "Cover Plate: Quatrefoil Die" by Papertrey Ink with Lily Bee's Double Dutch papers.

I cut one quatrefoil piece out of white cardstock and three more quatrefoil pieces using the plaid papers from the 6x6" Double Dutch Tiny Tablet. I first placed the white border onto my card and then filled in the colorful centers with the plaid pieces! It's fun to create a design with the patterns. Everything is placed onto a white cardstock base, and I like how the white-on-white looks.

For the sentiment, I added a piece of vellum with a stamped "Thank You" over the top. You could definitely print a sentiment with your printer onto vellum if you didn't have a stamp. I really like how the patterns still show through the sentiment. To adhere the vellum, I used a few tiny dots of Elmer's Craft Bond Fabric & Paper Glue, which worked beautifully and dried clear.

(Thank You card by Danielle Flanders)

LilyBee products: Double Dutch 6x6 Tiny Tablet.

 

We hope you were inspired by our cards today. Thank you for swinging by the LilyBee blog!

Challenge - Use the Negative to Your Advantage

Good morning, Lily Bee Fans!  Patricia here with you today to share one of my favorite uses of pattern paper.  I do own a Cameo Silhouette, but this would work just fine with any type of die cutting machine and/or punches.  So your challenge today is to use those negative cuttings on a layout or card.  And if you've used them before, then try to think of a different way to use them as I did here on my layout.

Whenever I have used negative cuttings, I usually use the whole piece of pattern paper with the cut outs. But this time, I cut up the stars that I put on top of another piece of pattern paper and also pop dotted them.  I also challenged myself to use my 1" circle punch to make the corners of my layout.  I cut out just a half circle on all four corners before adhering to the white cardstock.

Since I used a busy background, I kept the pattern paper I used under the all of the stars the same.  It helps the eye move around the layout as I also cut out the doily and used a star bit in the same pattern.

Lily Bee Products:  Pattern Paper:  Buttercup:  Flower Pot, Puddles, Sunflower; Handmade:  Pattern Block;

ABC Cardstock Stickers:  Handmade; Cardstock Stickers:  Buttercup; Bits:  Buttercup; Stamps:  Double Dutch; 

 Index Card:  Handmade

The stars on the layout were cut with the Cameo, but I wanted to show you how you could do this with a 1" circle punch.  I cut out a row of circles from the pattern paper, adhered with pop dots and used bits to fill in the circles.  Very simple card to put together when you need a quick card.

Lily Bee Products: Handmade 6x6 Tiny Tablet; Cardstock Stickers: Handmade; Bits:  Handmade

 

And now it's your turn! Create a layout or card of your own using the negative leftover cuttings from your die cutting machine and/or punches, and upload it to our Flickr gallery to be entered to win a fabulous prize package!

There are just a few rules to keep in mind:

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products.

2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery here to be eligible for monthly Designer's Choice Challenge prize drawing!

3. Be sure to title your post "Lily Bee August Designers' Choice Challenge" along with the date of the challenge, August 28th, so we can find it easily.

4. Winners will be announced Friday September 7, 2012.

5. Deadline - August 31, 2012 - have fun!

Sketch Challenge | 08.27.2012

Hello there! Melissa Mann and Amy Heller are here today with a new sketch for our Monday Sketch Challenge!

Here is the new sketch:

This sketch can be interpreted in so many different ways! Don't feel like you  have to use the photos in exactly the same place as the sketch - those blocks could all be photos or they could all be pattern paper - feel fre to adapt it to work for you!

This is Melissa's take on the sketch. She followed the sketch explicitly. 

Lily Bee Supplies:
Handmade Pattern Paper
Handmade ABC Stickers
Handmade Stickers
Handmade Bag of Bits 

.and this is Amy's take on the sketch:

 

And here is what Amy had to say:

Melissa's sketch is really well suited for a layout. But you can just as easily use it for cards as well. Because of all the detail in her sketch, I chose to limit my color palette to just a 2-3 colors, to simplify the design and keep the focus on the sentiment for each card. In my first card, I stuck very close to her sketch. In the 2nd card, I decided to mix things up by taking several of the square places on the right of the sketch and using one larger piece by using one of Lily Bee's Index Journaling Cards. This creates a great focal point on the card.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Remember This {Laugh}

Supplies: Victoria Park 6x6 Paper Pack, Double Dutch 6x6 Paper Pack, Victoria Park Bag of Bits, Victoria Park Alpha Stickers

Oh Happy Day, You Are 2!

Supplies: Victoria Park 6x6 Paper Pack, Double Dutch 6x6 Paper Pack, Victoria Park Bag of Bits, Buttercup Bag of Bits, Double Dutch Bag of Bits, Handmade Bag of Bits, Handmade Index Journaling Cards, Handmade Alpha Stickers

 

 

Now, here are the details if you wish to participate in the sketch challenge:

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products

2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery to be eligible for the monthly Sketch Challenge prize drawing

3. Title your post "Lily Bee August Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily.

4. The deadline is Friday, August 31, 2012 at 9PM MST. Winners will be posted in Kristen's September news post on September 28th. HAVE FUN!!

Thanks for joining us on the blog today!

 

Happy Friday!  I'm excited with all of the wonderful entries we've had for our Sketch Challenge.  First, Congratulations to our August Sketch winner- Zeneva Kovic.  I thought her layout was stunning.  So eyecatching  and I loved her photo. Please email wholesaleATlilybeedesign.com so Jill can ship you out a box of goodies.

Now for July's winner Congrats to...Laurel Seabrook!  I loved how she used the Victoria Park line here with her cute girls. Please email wholesaleATlilybeedesign.com and Jill will get out a box of goodies to you.

From now on the Sketch Challenge for each month will be announced on the 4th Friday of each month in my post-Kristen's News on Friday. 

 

We were thrilled and honored when Susan Opel from Paper Crafts contacted us that she had chosen our Autumn Spice Collection as her #1 Fall Line from Summer CHA.

Susan created this darling card use our collection

She had this to say about Autumn Spice..."I just love the rich color palette and sweet patterns of this collection and the hint of blue takes it to a whole ‘nother level for me!"

Autumn Spice along with our Christmas Cheer and Persnickety Collections are all shipping next week to stores so be on the look for our new products to be hitting the shelves!  Have a fabulous weekend.

Guest Designer | August | Lilith Eecklels

Lilith Eeckels, our Guest Designer for August is back today for another Thursday post and more gorgeous inspiration! To see Lilith's previous posts, check those out, here. 

Lilith used our newest collection, Persnickety, to create this creative layout about her everyday life.

Look how she created her own custom camera out of patterned paper then misted the "flash", on top of our "Finicky" denim patterned paper. Really innovative! 
We love how she used the negative spaces, probably from previously cut, patterned paper and used it to frame another circle. It really showcases her subtitle that speaks to the photograph. Just gorgeous!

Thank you so much, Lilith for joining us again today! Next Thursday, Lilith has a super special treat in store for everyone, so you won't want to miss out on that!

Thanks so much for joining us today! Have a wonderful Thursday!

Cards on Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, Lily Bee fans! We hope you are having a fabulous week thus far! Today, Summer is bringing you a couple cards today that feature die cutting to get you thinking about how a simple little extra can make a big difference in your cards.

Here, Summer, used a simple scallop border die cut, but instead of using it on the interior of the card, she adhered it so it would actually be the edge of the card. What a unique and simple touch that creates such a beautiful "wow" factor!

Happy Together by Summer Fullerton

Lily Bee Supplies Used: Double Dutch/Handmade Patterned Paper, and Double Dutch Bag of Bits

 

For this card, Summer used created die cuts in her card and then really created impact by also die cutting the circular scalloped frames that showcase those die cuts. Absolutely fabulous!

Smile by Summer Fullerton
Lily Bee Supplies Used: Double Dutch/Handmade/Victoria Park Patterned Paper and Victoria Park Bag of Bits

 

 Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a super Wednesday!

 

Challenge - Triangles

Good morning, everyone! Melissa here to bring you a new scrapping challenge today, and it's a really fun and easy one! All you have to do is use a triangle somewhere on your layout. 

Anna-Maria took this challenge along with me and came up with this fabulous page- I love her yellow and aqua color palette! Anna also demonstrated using an existing Lily Bee product, in this case the pennants from the Mixed Cardstock Stickers, as triangles. By lining them up in rows she created a lovely backdrop for her photo.

Lily Bee Supplies: Double Dutch Patterned Paper, Double Dutch Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Buttercup Tiny Tablet, Buttercup Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Buttercup ABC Cardstock Stickers, Handmade Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Victoria Park Index Journal Cards

Anna also cut a series of triangles out of a small piece of patterned paper and backed a few of those openings with contrasting colors. Yet another great way to incorporate this fun shape!

Earlier this year I made a page for Lily Bee (you can find the post here) that focused on a die-cut triangle sheet as a background, so for today's layout I went for a more subtle approach. Like Anna-Maria, I used the pennant stickers as triangles to form a border on the side of one of my photo strips, and I also stamped and heat embossed a few more triangles around the page.

Lily Bee Supplies: Handmade Patterned Paper, Handmade Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Double Dutch Patterned Paper, Double Dutch Bag of Bits, Double Dutch ABC Cardstock Stickers, Buttercup Patterned Paper, Buttercup Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Buttercup Bag of Bits, Buttercup Index Journal Cards, Victoria Park Patterned Paper, Victoria Park Bag of Bits

And now it's your turn! Create a layout of your own using triangles in any size and in any quantity (greater than zero), and upload it to our Flickr gallery to be entered to win a fabulous prize package!

There are just a few rules to keep in mind:

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products.

2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery here to be eligible for monthly Designer's Choice Challenge prize drawing!

3. Be sure to title your post "Lily Bee August Designers' Choice Challenge" along with the date of the challenge, so we can find it easily.

4. Winners will be announced Friday August 24, 20112.

Sketch Challenge I 8.20.12

Hey there! Today, Cindy and Julia are here to inspire you with a new sketch challenge on this lovely Monday morning.

Cindy took a more literal, yet awesome, approach by following the sketch in it's entirety. She used the 6x6 Tiny Tablet to create her pattern color block on her layout and embellished each one with a variety of mixed cardstock stickers, bag of bits and buttons.

Victoria Park: Pattern Papers-Raspberry, Covert Garden & 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Bag of Bits, ABC & Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Double Dutch: Index Journaling Cards

She added a unique twist to arrows by layering the banner triangle stickers together for a cool affect.

Julia's layout is just fabulous. She flipped the sketch horizontally for her layout design. Amazing!

Patterned Paper: Handmade – Fat Quarter, Timble, Rag Quilt, Running Stitch, Double Dutch – Sand

She designed her layout with lots of texture, using elements that pop off the page. Her pattern color block is grouped with a mix of Handmade pattern papers that compliment her overall design and photos.

And now we want to you see YOUR take on the sketch! Here are the rules to keep in mind:

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products

2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery to be eligible for the monthly Sketch Challenge prize drawing

3. Title your post "Lily Bee August Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily.

4. Winners will be posted in Kristen's September news post on September 28th. HAVE FUN!!

 

Altered Item - Frame and Mini Album

Hi, Lily Bee fans. Today, Michi and I will share some altered projects with you. 

Michi's frame is so adorable.  She used a wooden frame painted white and then used the Handmade and Double Dutch collections to decorate it.

Such a cute idea how she made a polaroid frame using Double Dutch Croquet.

My altered item is a mini album.  I did a transfer of pattern paper using sticky back canvas.  For the front side of the canvas, I used a gel medium to adhere and let dry.  Then used water and rubbed through until the image appeared.  For the sticky back side, I could just adhere it, and then water it down and start rubbing to see the image.  What I like about using canvas instead of just pattern paper, is the texture and feel it gives an album that will be handled a lot.

Some of the white you see on the pattern paper is from the paper fibers.  You want to be careful how much you rub, because you may rub all of the pattern paper off.  I like the look of the white, so I do a little at a time until I get the look I like.

I added tape and stitching around the edge for a finished look.  Then cut out a starburst, adhered, and embellished the front cover.

The album is about 12X6, with the inside pages being a just a little big smaller to fit nicely within the cover.  I like to mix different sized pages and little extras, like the doily I cut with the Silhouette tucked in between pages.  I also like to add stamping.  I used the Double Dutch stamps to create a border using the days of the week on a few of the pages.

I used the score board and made a #10 size envelope to put in between the pages to tuck in receipts or any other memorabilia from the summer.  To make the envelope flap be able to open and close between the pages, I cut down at an angle from left to right at the top of the flap on the left side and repeated it on the right side of the flap, cutting at an angle from right to left. 

I also made some smaller pages measuring about 3 3/4 high, so you can see a little sneak of the other pages.  I like to add dimension without too much bulk to my mini albums.  And this is a great way to do that.

Some Journaling Index Cards were also placed in between some of the pages.  To assemble the album, I did use a sewing machine (you can do by hand) to make sure that the "smaller" pieces I put in between would be secure.  Then I did a pamphlet stitch to stich two signatures of about 4 pages.  I am not an expert at making books, but they are a lot of fun to make, easily stored, and a great way to remember Summer memories.

Supplies:  Pattern Paper:  Victoria Park:  Grander Theatre, Covent Garden, Buttercup:  Queen Bee, Sunflower, Rain, Handmade:  Sky Blue, Rag Quilt, Patchwork, Running Stitch, Double Dutch:  Hopscotch, Croquet, Key Lime Pie; Index Journaling Card:  Victoria Park, Double Dutch, Buttercup, Handmade; Stamp:  Double Dutch; Cardstock Stickers:  Double Dutch, Handmade; ABC Cardstock Stickers:  Victoria Park, Double Dutch, Buttercup, Handmade; Bits:  Handmade, Double Dutch, Buttercup

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and are inspired to create!

Guest Designer | August | Lilith Eecklels

We are thrilled to have our Guest Designer for August, Lilith Eeckels, back today for another Thursday post and more gorgeous inspiration! To see Lilith's post from last week, check out that post, here. 

Today, we're featuring Lilith's cards that she created using the newest collection, Christmas Cheer, that will be shipping in just a couple short weeks!I just love how Lilith repeated our adorable vintage Santa for this stunning card!

Another beautiful creation using our Index Jounraling Cards and Mixed Cardstock Banner Stickers!

Lastly this stunning and simple card shows off our beautiful papers in such a charming way. I just love the simple sentiment across the banner that Lilith created as the focal point of her card. Just lovely!

Thank you so much, Lilith for joining us again, today! Your projects are beautiful as always! Make sure to come back next week as Lilith has another gorgeous layout in store for us!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a super day!

Wednesday Cards

Happy Wednesday Lily Bee fans! Today, Melissa and Amy are bringing you cards for all occasions! Supplies: Persnickety Collection- Ritzy Paper, Finicky Paper, Double Dutch Collection - Alpha Stickers

Amy used the new Persnickety collection for her clean and simple cards. The mix of chevrons and solids make a super dynamic pairing and lovely duo for many types of cards.

Supplies: Persnickety Collection- Picky Paper,  Uppity Paper, Index Journal Cards, Alpha Stickers

Next up, Melissa has some really fun cards, with an ecclectic flair! A perfect pairing with our new Persnickety collection!

 

 

Here's what Melissa had to say about the cards she created:

All three of these cards came together super quick! For the "Memories are stitched with Love" card, I punched a bunch of strips from the Handmade collection with a border punch and stacked them together. I placed an index card at the top and used some foam tabs to adhere the sentiment. On the "{Hello}" card, I layered three different pattern papers from the Persnickety collection and stitched them together. I stuck the pennant stickers up underneath the most bottom layer and used foam tabs to adhere the three stickers across the bottom border. For the last card, I attempted a sort of ombre look by stacking various strips of blue paper from all of the collections down the length of the card. I punched out a white card stock circle and repeatedly stamped "what's up buttercup?" on it and then placed the sticker on top of that. I love how all of the collections can be seamlessly and easily used together!

 

 

Supplies: Pattern Paper: Handmade, Persnickety, Buttercup, Victoria Park, Double Dutch Collections, Stickers: Handmade, Persnickety, Buttercup, Index Cards: Handmade, ABC Stickers: Victoria Park, Stamps: Buttercup

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We hope you enjoyed some new ideas on using your Lily Bee products for cards! Come back tomorrow when Lilith Eeckels will be back with another installment of her Guest Designer projects for the month. Have a super day!

 

Challenge - Just Quote It

Good morning crafters it's Summer with the Lily Bee Design Team and this week I thought it would be fun to challenge everyone to incorporate a quote on to their next layout. I really like the idea of using quotes on layouts. They have so many uses from subtitles to journaling the possibilities are endless. Today I used a quote to incorporate my title onto my layout. The great thing about quotes is they can stand alone on a layout or be used along with personal journaling, this is the approach to took.

Lily Bee Supplies Used: Persnickity Patterned Paper and Persnickity ABC Cardstock Stickers

This is just one way to incorporate a quote onto a layout. Other ideas include using song lyrics, quoting your friends and family, or even using your favorite line from a movie. I found my quote at one of favorite quote sites www.quotegarden.com. Now that I have given you some ideas we can't wait to see what you come up with!

Tuesdays Designer's challenge provides you with the opportunity to play along for your chance at winning a monthly prize package. Here are the rules ...

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products.
2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery here to be eligible for monthly Designer's Choice Challenge prize drawing!
3. Be sure to title your post "Lily Bee August Designers' Choice Challenge" along with the date of the challenge, so we can find it easily.
4. Winners will be announced Friday August 24, 20112.

Thanks for joinging me today happy crafting

 

Sketch Challenge | 8.13.12

Happy Monday, everyone! Melissa here with a sketch challenge for you today.

Here's my take on the sketch, and, as you can see, I changed things up a bit (yes, even on my own sketch!) and used two columns of photos instead of the one I had planned. 

Lily Bee Supplies: Buttercup patterned paper, Buttercup Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Buttercup Bag of Bits, Handmade patterned paper, Handmade mixed cardstock stickers, Handmade Bag of Bits, Double Dutch Patterned Paper, Double Dutch Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Double Dutch Bag of Bits, Double Dutch ABC Cardstock Stickers

And now we want to you see YOUR take on the sketch! Here are the rules to keep in mind:

1. Your layout must use at 70% Lily Bee products

2. Post your layout to our Flickr Gallery here to be eligible for the monthly Sketch Challenge prize drawing

3. Title your post "Lily Bee August Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily.

4. The deadline is Friday, August 17, 2012 at 9PM MST. Winners will be posted in Kristen's August news post on August 24th. 5. And of course, have fun!