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! 

 

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. 

 

 

 

Cards on Wednesday | Tag Your it!

This week we are changing things up a bit on the blog - we all started off this week's projects with the same sketch and each day we are challenged with a new twist!

Here is the sketch that we are using for this week:

Since today is Wednesday - it's our card day ! I decided to whip up a few cards, using the sketch in 2 different ways - PLUS, I was challenged by Heather to use something HARD & something SOFT on my cards!

For my first card, I used the base patterns on the sketch and copied it onto my card. I used the diagnal shape and went from there:

 

 Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Washi Tape); Urban Autumn (Daily Deck, Metal Badges); Destination (Letter Stickers)

I used a Metal Badge from the new Urban Autumn collection as my hard item and then some metallic thread as my soft item, circling over top the diecut snowflake: 

 

I used the gold dot washi tape (LOVE IT) over and over in rows to create a patterned paper type design on the card, and then covered the edges with pieces of patterned paper.

 

 For my next card, I kept it quite simple, cutting some simple pennant shapes from patterned paper and adding a stamped sentiment and some punched snowflakes.

 

 Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet); Pinwheel (Embellishment Bundle); Urban Autumn (Washi Tape, Daily Deck); Christmas Cheer Chowder (Clear Stamps)

 For my hard item, I used some staples and my soft item this time was some baker's twine from the Pinwheel embellishment bundle!

Thanks for joining me today - up next will be Leslie - and I challenge her to use a COOL TECHNIQUE on her project!! (I know she will rock that right??)

Come back on Friday when Leslie will amaze us all !  :)

 

 

Challenge on Tuesday | 2 page layouts

Good morning Lily Bee fans!!! Today is the first Tuesday of the month, which means it's time for a new monthly sketch!

This week, the Design Team will be sharing some 2 page layouts and keeping that theme in mind, this month's sketch is a 2 pager!

Here is the sketch:

 

Truth be told, it has been YEARS since I have sat down to scrapbook a 2 page layout. I was suprised it didn't take too much time to get back into the swing of it and I do like the result!

Here is my take on this month's sketch:

Supplies: We Are Family (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Mother, Daughter, Family Tree, Sibling Rivalry, Game Night, Daily Deck cards, Metal Badges, Washi Tape, Wood Veneers); Urban Autumn (Wood Veneers); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers)

Once I got over my initial fear - I realized - 2 pagers are a great way to incorporate a lot of photos and I tried to do just that, using 5 photos and a daily deck card, instead of a photo.  It also gives you a lot of space, perfect for larger titles, like this one I cut from my Silhouette Cameo out of some paper from the We Are Family collection.

I dove into the Tiny Tablet and punched a lot of circles and stitched around them, instead of using a sheet of patterned paper.

Now, it's your turn to give this 2 page sketch a try!! If you use this sketch, we'd love to see it! Share your work on our Facebook page!

 

Focus on Monday | 2 Page Layouts

Hello Lily Bee Friends!  I am so excited to be introducing this week's "focus!"  We are going to spend this week sharing two page layouts!  Here's the layout I created using the We R Family collection:

And here are some of the details:

I cut the title from patterned papers using my Silhouette Cameo.  I love how it's so easy to make titles that coordinate perfectly with the other patterned papers on the layout.

I cut some of the ends off of the 4x6 cards to make little tabs to tuck under some of the photos:

I also added some sweet spot stickers for a bit of interest!

Finally, I added some letter stickers to some of the paper strips for journaling:

{Supplies: Family Ties: Buddies, Sibling Rivalry, Mother Daughter, Family Ties, Family Dinner, Metal Badges, Sweet Spot Stickers, 3x4 Daily Deck Cards; Sweet Shoppe: Letter Stickers}

I have always really liked including two page layouts in my scrapbooks, but I know it's really a challenge for some of my scrappy friends.  Hopefully this spread and the other ideas we'll be sharing throughout the week will inspire you to add a two-page layout to your own personal scrapbook soon!

Focus on Monday | Color Inspiration week

Good morning Lily Bee fans!! This week the Design Team will be bringing you projects that were all inspired by different color combinations!

Here is today's inspiration piece from Design Seeds:

When I look at this color scheme, it reminds me so much of the great colors in the new Lily Bee Design line URBAN AUTUMN! So, I got to work to create this page:

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Tri-State, Spiced Latte, The Village Park, Gingered Cider, Oktoberfest, Wood Veneers, Metal Badges, Daily Deck Cards, Washi Tape); We Are Family (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Wood Veneers, Washi Tape); Pinwheel (Letter stickers)

I used some different pieces of the patterned paper from the color inspiration piece and lined them up along one edge of my page and added in a few of the Daily Deck cards.

I added in a lot of the fun wood veneers in the Urban Autumn collection too! Love the naturalness of them and they co-ordinate with so many colors!

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I added in some punched circles and sequins to finish off my page.

Come back all week for lots of fun color inspiration from some members of our Design Team!

Cards on Wednesday | Gratitude

 

Since we are focusing on gratitude this week here on the blog, I thought it would be fun to share some cards that could be used to express gratitude!

When you're making one card, it's easy to create multiples with the same basic design - especially when you use products from one collection - like these beautiful pieces from the new Urban Autumn line.

I used a die-cut to create mini poloroid-style frames from the 3x4 daily deck cards.

Each frame is embellished with coordinating washi tape, twine, and wood veneer accents.

The sentiments are a combination of lily bee letter stickers and words cut with my Silhouette using coordinating papers.

Supplies: Urban Autumn  {Spiced Latte, Oktoberfest, Tri-State Papers; Daily Deck Cards; Wood Veneer; Washi Tape}, We R Family {Washi Tape},Pinwheel {letter stickers}, Sweet Shoppe {letter stickers}, Destination {letter stickers}

I can't wait to write in these cards and share them with some special people I'm extra grateful for!

Project Life Friday | Daily Deck & Clear Stamps + Urban Autumn Blog Hop Winner

Hi friends!  I was scheduled to join you last week, but the fun blog hop delayed my post so I am extra excited to be here today - and since I jumped up a week, I opted to include themes from BOTH weeks on my project life spread - daily deck cards AND clear stamps from the We R Family Collection!

Here's a better look at each page:

Left page:

And the right page:

I chose pocket pages that would allow me to use both horizontal and vertical photos and daily deck cards.  I did a little bit of altering/embellishing on a few of the cards:

And I used the clear stamps to create some fun photo mattes for two of the photos I trimmed down to 4" square. 

First I stamped the open circles and then I added the "bro" stamp in altering colors.

And to finish off the photos, I added a couple of fun embellishments - badges and sweet spot stickers:

Supplies: We R Family {Daily Deck Cards, Clear Stamps, Sibling Rivalry Paper, Sweet Spot Stickers} Sweet Shoppe {letter stickers}

Speaking of the blog hop, the grand prize winner was randomly chosen from those who hopped along and commented here. Congratulations goes to.....

Jeannine H!!! She said she loves the Daily Deck cards and had a fun time on the blog hop seeing this gorgeous collection on a variety of projects.  Please send an email to [email protected] by November 30, 2013 to collect your prize - the complete Urban Autumn collection!

Don't forget that each stop on the hop had a giveaway as well.  Make sure to hop back over to their blogs to see if you've won. You can find the complete list HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today - have a great weekend...and remember to take lots of photos! :)

Throwback Thursday | Clear Stamps

Good Morning Lily Bee friends Summer here and welcome to another edition of throwback Thursday. Throwback Thursday is a fun new twist which we recently added to our blog line up. It can be anything from using older techniques, to using older product or even scrapbooking older photos.

This week our focus is on our new clear stamps.

For this throwback Thursday I decided to use an old photo. I pulled this photo out on Monday to honor my grandfather since he served in the Navy and I knew I wanted to use it for this project.

Supplies: We R Family Collection (Home Sweet Home, Family Time, Family Heirloom, Family Dinner, Family Ties, Family Portrait Patterned Paper, Clear Stamps, Daily Deck, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers) and Destination (Letter Stickers)

I created the center embellishment block using a combination of patterned paper and stamps. I used to consider myself stamp-a-phobic. Let's be honest I still cannot stamp directly onto a project I immediately freak out and mess up. But I have leared over the years to conquer this fear by stamping on smaller bits of paper and then incorporating these images on my projects.

Thanks for joining me today.

Throwback Thursday - Daily Deck

Good morning Lily Bee Fans!!! How have you been enjoying the great projects from the DT this week using the new Daily Deck cards?!

Today is our new Throwback Thursday feature and so keeping that in mind, I created my own Daily Deck styled cards using some papers from last winter's CHA releases.

I trimmed down some papers to 3x4 " size and decided to round each of the corners. I layered them each over some simple white cardstock to create the base for my page:

Supplies: Destination (Embellishment Bundle, Tiny Tablet); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle); Sweet Shoppe (Lollipop paper, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Tiny Tablet); Persnickety (Tiny Tablet, Index Journaling Cards, Clear Stamps); Buttercup (Index Journaling Cards); Autumn Spice (Index Journaling Cards, Clear Stamps)

 

Next, I just stitched everything down and started adding some great Lily Bee stickers and chipboard to the project:

Once the cards were cut down, the project came together super quickly ! Just imagine how fast it would be with the new Daily Deck cards too!

Thanks for joining me for this Throwback Thursday!

 

Cards On Wednesday: Daily Deck Feature

 

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday. It's time for another "Cards on Wednesday" & I'm (Leslie) here
to share a couple of cards I made to go along with this week's theme:  Daily Deck cards in the
new and beautiful We Are Family line.  

My cards are similar in design, first up being the "I Do, Love You"
I started with kraft cardstock. I LOVE how We Are Memories goes with the kraft background.

Supplies:  We Are Family (Mother Daughter Paper, Family Heirloom Paper, Buddies Paper, Daily Deck, Sweet Spot Stickers), Destination (Letter Stickers)

Taking 2 of the daily deck cards, I placed them side by side and cut some tiny strips
to place in the center , breaking the cards apart.  The potty girl/boy cards reminded me
of a couple, so I made my card a wedding/love card theme.  Adding twine tied in a knot
symbolizes the "tying the knot". I'm a fan of how this card turned out.

Here's a closer look:

and card #2 is of the same design, only placing 1 card in the center, on top of a piece of patternedpaper that's flush in the center of my card.  The card comes with "family" typed in the center ofthe heart, I added "we are" in letter stickers , then traced around the heart. I gave it some "stitches" because every family is stitched together, and the ties that bind them are never ending.  

Supplies:  We Are Family (Buddies Paper, Mother Daughter Paper, Daily Deck, Sweet Spot Stickers),
Destination (Letter Stickers)

and a closer shot:

 

thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy using the Daily Deck cards
and make lots of fun projects!

Have a great day,

 

Cards on Tuesday | Halloween & Fall Festivities

Hello Lily Bee friends. Summer here today continuing our week of Halloween and Fall themed projects. Today I have 2 cards for you featuring Amy Heller's new line Urban Autumn. I simply love the colors in this line they are so inspiring for fall. My starting point for today's cards was the new Urban Autumn Daily Deck.

The Daily Deck is a set of 3x4 journaling cards. I love 3x4 journaling cards I know they are often geared towards the Project Life scrapbooker but I am here to say step out of that mindset they are for everyone. I love the idea of using these cards on layouts and am a huge fan of the 3x4 grid layout formula. Today however I decided to use this little beauties as bases for a couple of cute 3x4 cards.

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Daily Deck), We R Family (Clear Stamps & Sweet
Spots Enamel Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Letter Stickers) and Pinwheel (Letter
Stickers)

Using a couple little extras like the Lily Bee tiny alphas and the new Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers I was able to create a couple of super fun cards that are sure to brighten your day. Thanks for joining me and happy crafting.

Digital Download | Write it down

Hey Lily Bee fans! It's that time of the month again, where we offer up a free cut file for our fans to use with their Lily Bee products.

I created this pack, in the spirit of this week's theme - Write it down.

There are lots of fun possibilities with this pack - you can resize and use as you would like, that file folder is perfect for journaling, hidden or not!

Here is the page I came up with, using this pack:

Supplies: Destination (Bon Voyage, Atlas, Tickets); Buttercup (Sunflower); Stationery (Oatmeal, ABC stickers); Sweet Shoppe (Salt Water Taffy, Circle & Tag stickers); Christmas Cheer Chowder (Reindeer Games, ABC stickers); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps); Persnickety (Clear Stamps, ABC stickers); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, Label Stickers)

In the spirit of our theme WRITE IT DOWN, I chose to use the fabulous mini ABC stickers that Lily Bee is known for. I combined letter stickers from a few collections, old and new to complete my journaling.

I also used some Lily Bee stamps and stickers to write some items down about my daughter, and put them in the punched out circles.

Download this freebie HERE. Please share your pages using this file with us on our Facebook page HERE.

If you haven't had a chance to like our page to get all our updates - now is your chance!

Enjoy the download - can't wait to see your creations with it!

Cards On Wednesday | Everyday Life

hi & welcome to another edition of:

 

today I'm (Leslie)  sharing a couple of cards I created with "everyday life" sentiments.

On my first card, I decided to use an older Lily Bee line:  Persnickity along with 
Pinwheel, Destination and another older line: Autumn Spice, to create this color theme
for my "girls day out" card:

Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe (Letter Stickers), Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Flip Flops Paper), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle, Chipboard Stickers), Persnickity (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Mixed Stickers), Autumn Spice (Index Journaling Cards)

I LOVE orange & pink together. Adding a touch of brown really makes these colors
pop & feel rather girly for a perfect lunch date with a girlfriend :D

Here's some detail shots:

 

and for my 2nd card today, I chose to use another Everyday Life sentiment by 
sending "good cheer" to a friend, family or just anyone that's on your mind:

Supplies:  Pinwheel (Apricot Tree Paper, Flip Flops Paper, Jump Rope Paper, Embellishment Bundle, 6x6 Tiny Tablet), Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle), Destination (Luggage Paper, Letter Stickers) 

 

Using colors like orange, blue, yellow & green just make me happy! 
They're perfect for a color combo sending a sweet wish your way.

A few detail shots:

I hope you get to have some creative time this week & make yourself
some "everyday life" sentiment cards to send to a certains someone who'd
love to hear from you!

Have a great week - be sure to check out ALL the amazing projects
on everyday life this week!

 

 

 

Tuesday Challenge | October Sketch Revisited

Hello Friends!  It's Wendy Sue here today, revisiting the layout sketch for this month.  Here's another peek of this month's sketch:

And here's the layout I created based on the sketch:

I combined the sketch with this week's theme, "Everyday Life."  I took this photo of my four kiddos earlier this year.  It wasn't a special occasion...it was just a Sunday afternoon after we got home from church - we were sitting outside just enjoying the nice warm sunshine - something we had been longing for after months of cold days.  It was just a regular "everyday" moment that I captured with a single photograph.  I love photos like this - when there's nothing special to celebrate, but the photo stirs up emotions anyway.  I love these kiddos and I'm grateful for the regular "everyday moments" we share!

Here are a few details of my layout:

I had fun adding buttons, stickers, and chipboard pieces - placing them according to the sketch.

And of course, I always love adding machine stitching to my projects - and when I have the perfect colors of thread to coordinate with the products I've used, I love it even more!

Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe Collection (Patterned Paper: Lollipop, Salt Water Taffy, Jelly Bean, Candy Stick; Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Letter Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circles and Tags), Pinwheel Collection (Patterned Paper: Lime Rickey; Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Circles and Tags)

I hope you're inspired to play along with our sketch challenge for the month - and maybe you'll even be inspired by the "everyday life" theme too!  Don't forget we are going to pick one winner from all of our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package (details are here).  Good luck!