Lily Bee Finds

Love Letters Week | Cards

Nicole here today to share a few easy love letter inspired cards for Love Letters week here on the Lily Bee blog!

I stuck with the We R Family Collection to create this easy cards using not much more than a few daily deck cards and some simple embellishments!

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Sweet Spot Stickers, Washi Tape, Daily Deck cards); Persnickety (clear stamps); Urban Autumn (Wood Veneers); Sweet Shoppe (Letter stickers)

I added in some small letters from the Sweet Shoppe collection for my sentiment.

 

Next, I added in some stamping from the Persnickety line! I love those little Lily Bee shaped hearts.

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Mother/Daughter, Daily Deck cards); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, ABC Stickers); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps); Persnickety (Clear Stamps)

 

My last card is super simple and came together quickly with the addition of a few wood veneers:

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Wood veneers, Sweet Spot Stickers)

I used a small circle punch and punched the letters out of the We R Family Tiny Tablet to make the sentiment for this card.

 

That's it for me today! Today is my last post for Lily Bee, thank you for all your sweet comments on my projects this past year! 

 

Designer's Choice | Love Letters Week

Hello! Diana Fisher here with you today as we share a week of love on the Lily Bee blog. 

I used the We R Family collection to make this fun card and candy gift box to celebrate Valentine's Day.

 

To make my card, I used the leftover hearts from what was cut for the gift box. These hearts were the inside of the heart that is the lid. I had to trim them just a little bit to get them to stack in a neat pattern, but overall this was a great way to use what was left over from the cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

The "LOVE THIS" 3x4 card in the background is one of the Daily Deck cards. I love using these cards on greeting cards. The sentiments are always so sweet.

 

I have to admit that by the time I am typing up this post, I have already eaten half of the candy that was in the box. I guess I gifted it to myself! 

This box was cut using a file from Lori Whitlock that I found in the Silhouette Online Store. For some reason, when I resized the box to make it bigger I ended up with the lid inside the box instead of outside. I ended up liking it better that way — a nice surprise!

Supplies: We R Family (Pattern paper: Family Ties, Family Heirloom; Daily Deck; Wood Veneer)

Thanks for visiting the Lily Bee blog today! 

Hi Everyone,

Today I was suppose to be on here announcing a new Design Team. Instead I've got something else to post-something that has been a difficult decision but one that has needed to be made for several months now.  I didn't know how much to share but sometimes it's good to get it all out..so here goes:

2013 dealt my family many personal struggles.  Some of you may or may not know that I was diagnosed with Lyme Diesease the end of 2009.  Unfortunatley, for me this has become a chronic illness and it is something that I have to deal with on a daily basis.  Last spring and summer my symptoms worsened and it was a very scary time for me, my symptoms were at the worst they had been in the last four years.  I found out in August that I was pregnant and was very concerned with the state of my health and the health of my baby.  A few weeks later I did miscarry.  It was a very sad time for me as you can imagine.

Then just a month later our family received another blow as my mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in October.  She had received her yearly mammogram in March of 2013 and it came back clean so we were definetly not prepared for the news.  Thankfully, she was given a 100% full recovery after treatment.  She underwent a double masectomy in December and will start 6 rounds of chemo here in the next few weeks.  After that she will receive radiation treatments. So she still has a long road ahead.

SO-during this time I kept going and going and it's now catching up to me. I'm simply to the point where I am just burned out at the moment and need to take a break.  February will mark the 5th Year Anniversary since I debuted Lily Bee Design.  During all these years I have been a small operation.  I've designed 95% of the collections, prepped them for production, overseen production, filled orders-you name it I've done it. Besides the enourmous amount of work and dedication that goes into running a business, I am also a mom to three little boys. I simply need to take a break. Phew, feels good to get it all out!

I want to thank all of my designers over the last year who stuck with me when times were tough.  Heather Leopard, Lisa Dickinson, Summer Fullerton, Leslie Ashe, Stacey Michaud, Wendy Sue Anderson, Diane Payne, Diana Fisher, and Nicole Nowosad. And to Amy Heller-it was a rough road for me when we were getting her collection together.  Thank you for hanging in there with me! To the new Design Team applicants who applied.  I am so sorry!  I was so excited by our applicants and I had a team chosen but in the end it made me realize I couldn't move forward.

I hope you will not forget about Lily Bee.  I hope to be back sooner than later and hopefully better than ever.  Time will tell.  Thank you, thank you, thank you Lily Bee Friends!

Challenge Tuesday | Sketches Revisited

Hello everyone, it's Diane here revisiting the January sketch. Here is a quick look at the sketch.

I love how the sketch incorporates lots of patterned papers and decided to use the We R Family collection to highlight this sweet photo I took for my friend when she was pregnant a year ago.

I modified the sketch from 12x12 to 8 1/2x11 and the photo from portrait to landscape, but left the rest the same.

Here is how it turned out.

Here are a few close-ups for you.

I used a metal badge for the circle element and the wood veneers for the banner elements. 

I used a wood veneer heart to dot my "i" in the title and added a few Sweet Spot stickers at the bottom to tie in with the cluster at the top of the layout.

Supplies: We R Family (Papers: Mother, Daughter, Family Heirloom, Family Rules, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Wood Veneer, Metal Badges, Sweet Spot Stickers).

Oh, and by the way, I've met that little girl that filled those shoes...she is already a year old and is adorable! :)

Cool Boys

I love the We R Family collection for many reasons!  It is perfect for all members of the family, even pages about the men in our lives.  I decided to use the collection to document the bond between my son and his cousions.  

I put the focus on the navy, green and red in the collection.  I also mixed in some Urban Autumn based on the strong browns and warmer shades.  The result is a page that is all boy.

To create this page, I mixed a couple of the Daily Deck cards next to my photo.  I cut the boy's icon from a third card.  Since I was using so many rectangles, I decided to mix in the circular shape as well as some triangles.  I also staggered the height of the shapes, creating a more uneven line.  I incorporated some Chit Chat Stickers from older collections.

I made this cool arrow by cutting the rows of triangles from the Family Heirlon paper.  I then cut along the triangle side and put two together to make this oversized arrow.  I finished it off with a wood veneer shape.

Supplies: We R Family (Papers:  Family Heirloom, Mother/Daughter, Family Portrait, Sibling Rivalary; Wood Veneer; Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers, Metal Badges, Daily Deck Cards); Urban Autumn: (Tri-State Paper); Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers)

Be sure to reach for We R Family for your next masculine themed layout!

Favorite Things Week Winner, More Contests and a Design Team Call Reminder

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you enjoyed and the projects our Creative Team shared this week, all made using a few of their favorite things from our recent collections. Here's a quick recap of their Favorite Things choices:

Urban Autumn Metal Badges

Urban Autumn Wood Veneer

We R Family Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers

 

We R Family Daily Deck Cards

After reading through each and every comment, scouting all the Pinterest pins and Facebook shares, the winner of the Favorite Things prize pack is...............

Carla Hundley

Carla, send an email with Favorite Things Winner in the subject line to [email protected] by February 5, 2014. 

Before you go, make sure to play along with our Name that Collection contest as well as the Everyday collection and Bare Necessities collection Pin It to Win It contests. Wow, so many giveaways, so many ways to win!

Last but not least, don't forget that the search is on for our next Design Team. Click HERE for details. The deadline to submit your application is just 2 days away so get your application in today!

Favorite Things Week | Daily Deck

Good morning Lily Bee fans! Are you enjoying our DT sharing some of their Lily Bee faves with you??

Nicole here today to share with you my new fave Lily Bee item - DAILY DECK cards. 

We R Family

Urban Autumn

There are a couple reasons I love these cards. Really, they can be used on almost every project. Cards, Layouts, PL spreads and more. I love that they are double sided, and I love that there is a good variety of pattern and also some great words/quotes on them!

I decided to take advantage of these cards making this layout:

 

Supplies: We R Family (Family Rules, Mother/Daughter, Tiny Tablet, Wood Veneer, Daily Deck, Metal Badges, Sweet Spot stickers, Washi Tape); Urban Autumn (Daily Deck, Wood Veneer); Sweet Shoppe (Circle & Tag stickers, Chit Chat stickers); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, Chit Chat stickers, Label Stickers, Circle & Tag stickers); Destination (Letter stickers); Persnickety (ABC Stickers)

I just love using both the front and back of the cards instead of patterned paper, like I did on the bottom part of my page. Even better is that I was able to add in a little classic Lily Bee products by using some ABC stickers to decorate my page, along with a cut out piece of labels from one of the Urban Autumn Daily Deck cards.

There are lots of great phrases/words on the cards and I clipped some out to decorate the Daily Deck cards that are on the bottom of the page. I was able to add in some letter stickers over a cropped pennant from the back side of a Daily Deck card to complete my title.

Thanks again for joining me on the blog, hope you have enjoyed our CHA reveals and all our DT's favorite things!

 

We will be giving away a prize package of all of our favorite things on Friday! To enter, leave a comment on this blog post. You can enter every day for more chances. You can also pin each day's image to Pinterest using the hashtag #lilybeefavoritethings and/or share any of the "Favorite Things" images posted on the Lily Bee Facebook page. 

 

 

 

Favorite Things Week | Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers

Hi Lily Bee fans! Today I'm showcasing my favorite Lily Bee product...Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers! They are slightly raised providing just the right amount of dimension and are offered in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors for the perfect finishing touches to all my projects. I wanted to share a few different ways I've used them over the last few months.

Scattering / Sprinkling

I love to scatter them around titles and embellishment clusters. The smaller sizes are the perfect for finishing touches.

In addition to the scattering around the design elements on this card, I also used one enamel dot as an anchor for swag in the banner.

On this Subway Art inspired page I sprinkled the Sweet Spot stickers right over the photo to frame my journaling.

Use as an Accent

You can also use the enamel stickers to accent a title for a simple but elegant touch.

On this 2-page layout, I simply used a couple of the shapes, along with a Metal Badge to highlight my tile.

You can also use them as cute accents that emphasize your theme.

On this card I used a heart to accent the stamped home.

We will be giving away a prize package of all of our favorite things on Friday! To enter, leave a comment on this blog post. You can enter every day for more chances. You can also pin each day's image to Pinterest using the hashtag #lilybeefavoritethings and/or share any of the "Favorite Things" images posted on the Lily Bee Facebook page. 

Favorite Things Week | Wood Veneers

This week the creative team is sharing their favorite pieces from the Lily Bee collections. I don't really have a new challenge for you today — it's more like a reminder to break out those wood veneers and use them in an interesting way.

Here are some of my favorites from when I used wood veneers.

I love the clustering of the wood veneers and also the mix of both the plain and the patterned wood. Here I used both the We R Family (hearts) and the Urban Autumn (leaves) in the same cluster. They work so well together!

For this card, I used the leaves as the main image on the front of the card. They climb up the edge and layer with the enamel dots. Again, here I mixed both the pattern and plain leaves.

On this card, I used the wood veneer as the sentiment. A simple "together" off to the side of the paper and anchored by the flair and enamel cluster above it.

We will be giving away a prize package of all of our favorite things on Friday! To enter, leave a comment on this blog post. You can enter every day for more chances. You can also pin each day's image to Pinterest using the hashtag #lilybeefavoritethings and/or share any of the "Favorite Things" images posted on the Lily Bee Facebook page.

The winner will be announced on Friday, the 17th, so make sure to enter this week!

Supplies: We R Family (Pattern paper, Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers, Wood Veneer), Urban Autumn (Pattern paper, Daily Deck, Wood Veneer, Metal Badges)

Favorite Things Week

Happy Monday everyone!  Today, we are kicking off a week of favorites.  As we excitedly wait for the new releases to arrive, the Lily Bee Creative Team will share our favorite products from the past collections.  There is so much to love about all the goodies!   We are sure you feel the same so this week also involves a giveaway!

One of my favorite embellishments from the previous releases are the metal badges.  I love how these little guys add pattern, dimension and shine to any page.

I like to use the metal badges close to my photo since it really brings the eye in.  Tying a twine string around the badge gives everything a finished feeling!  

I chose this particular badge because the ampersand really reinforces the idea of family fun.  I will admit that this page showcases another one of my favorite products...woodgrain paper!  I adore the richness and warmth.

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Papers:  Gingered Cider, Spiced Latte, Oktoberfest; Metal Badges); We R Family (Papers:  Family Time, Home Sweet Home; Daily Deck Cards; Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers; Wood Veneer)

There are so many fab Lily Bee products.  The metal badges are only one of them!

So, do you want to win a prize package of our favorite things?  To enter, leave a comment on the blog. Each day this week team members will share a different favorite, so be sure to come back and comment.  You can also Pin each day's image to Pinterest using the #lilybeefavoritethings tag and/or share the Favorite Things images we post on our Facebook page each day with your friends. You can enter once or many times to increase your chances of winning. Winner will be announced on Friday, the 17th.

Best of luck!

Sneak Peek and I need your Help!

Happy Friday everyone!  We have one last collection to share with you.  I have a little problem and I'm not revealing everything just yet from this collection-not until we have a name :)  I need your help!  Leave your suggestion for a name in the comments and we will choose one winner to win this collection and use the name you submitted.

 

I adore the colors and patterns of this line and it sure does make me happy looking at it-pure eye candy!  I hope you enjoy as well and let the suggestions roll in!  I look forward to your comments.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Bare Necessities Reveal

Load up on a rainbow of colors, in the perfect sayings and font styles with our NEW  Bare Necessities collection.  We give you the base to build a fabulous layout, card or project life page.  The colors coordinate with our Everyday line and maybe just one more line we haven't revealed yet.

What is your favorite piece from our Bare Necessities line?  Pin it to Win it!

 

Cards On Wednesday | Words of Encouragement

For this weeks theme of goals and resolutions I felt a card of encouragement and congratulations were in order.

What better way to show someone you support them by offering words of encouragement as they embark on the tasks at hand and nothing is better than knowing you have people behind you, supporting you every step of the way.

For the Good Luck card I used the We R Family Collection with a circle/heart theme for my design.

Supplies: We R Family (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Metal Badges, Washi Tap, Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers, Clear Stamps), Pinwheel (Letter Stickers).

When they reach their goal, tell them they did a great job! For my congratulatory card I used the Urban Autumn collection. 

 

For the greeting I cut the word "Fab" from one of the 3x4 Daily Deck cards. I simply added the word "so" to complete the greeting using letter stickers from the Destination collection. I used the same design as the first card but replaced the circles with stars.

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Spiced Latte, Oktoberfest, The Village Park patterned papers, Daily Deck, Washi Tape, Metal Badges), We R Family (Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers), Destination (Letter Stickers).

Thanks for visiting! Come back tomorrow for another new collection reveal!

 

Challenge Tuesday | Sketch and OLW

Challe

 

One of the ideas for projects for January here at Lily Bee is goals and resolutions. I saw the perfect opportunity to document my One Little Word (OLW) for 2014.

 

 

I used the We R Family and Urban Autumn collections from Lily Bee to make my layout. I love the wood veeners, sweet spot enamel stickers and  daily deck cards in each collection, so I wanted to make sure those had a place on my layout.

 

 

I didn't take an up-close picture of my journaling, but I will share with you why I chose "LIGHT." It has many meanings that are important for my personal success in 2014: 

• To be the "light" for others who are in need of leadership.

• To "lighten" my commitments and share responsibilities with others where I can.

• To be "light hearted" and carefree when I can be. Some things should just be fun and not stressful.

 

Today is also a challenge day, so here is the sketch that goes with my layout for today.

If you use the sketch, share it with us on Flickr or Facebook! Link us up on Twitter or Instagram, too!

Supplies: Lily Bee (We R Family: Pattern Paper (Game Night, Family Time), Tiny Tablet, Washi Tape, Daily Deck, Wood Veneer, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers) (Urban Autumn: Daily Deck, Wood Veneer)

New Collection Reveal...Everyday

WOOD VENEER

Everyday is my FAVORITE collection I've created over the last five years.  I want to know what products from this line are your favorites-so PIN what you love and include the #lilybeewinter2014. (We've made it easy for you.  Simply hover over the images on the blog and pin away.)  We will select 3 winners who will receive this collection. Pins must be uploaded no later than January 24th.  We will announce winners on Monday, January 27th on our Facebook Page.