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! 

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)

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!

 

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 !  :)

 

 

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!

Challenge Tuesday | Card Sketch

Hello! Diana Fisher here with you today with a sketch to get you motivated to make some cards. The holidays are right around the corner, so I'm sure some of you need a little extra mojo to get those cards completed.

This week I am also focusing in on the new stamps in the We R Family Collection.

Here is a sketch to get you started:

And now, here are two different ways I used the sketch.

For this first one, I made the strips with one sheet of paper (Family Heirloom), but cut out the traingles to help separate the lines on the card. Fun enamel hearts (Sweet Spots) add a pop of whimsy to the card. I used the TOGETHER pennant stamp for my sentiment.

For my second card, I used strips of paper from the 6x6 tiny tablet version of the same Family Heirloom pattern. The smaller traingles helped to narrow the focus of the strips, unlike the larger triangles above. I used the heart and circle from the stamp set for a central focal point on the card.

I really like how these turned out, and I hope you are now inspired to get started on some cards. If you use this sketch, we'd love to see it! Share your work on our Facebook page!

Supplies: We R Family (Family Heirloom, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Clear Stamps, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers)

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 Wednesday | Halloween

Today I am sharing a Halloween and project with you. I love the bright orange in the Pinwheel collection and just had to focus on that with black card stock for my card.

The orange Pinwheel letter stickers add just the right pop of color to my spooky haunted house.

To compliment the card, I made a coffin treat box, complete with spider web and skull accents. The black and white chevron stripe paper from Sweet Shoppe worked out great for the coffin.

Thanks for stopping here today to see my spooky card and coffin!

Supplies: Pinwheel (Apricot Tree, Jump Rope, Letter Stickers) Sweet Shoppe (Licorice Whip)

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.

Cards On Wednesday | Write It Down

Hi Lily Bee fans! I am so excited to be sharing with you a couple cards made using the brand new We R Family collection. 

In keeping with the theme, the inside of each card is blank for a personalized message to the recipient.

For the first card, I cut a heart with my Cameo and stamped it with the Mom, Dad, Sis and Bro stamps, then embellished the heart with a flower, banner leaves and a metal badge.

I love the coordinating stamp set. It will be great for cards, Project Life and layouts too.

Here is a detail shot.

Supplies:  We R Family (Home Sweet Home, Family Ties, Game Night, Family Portrait, Family Heirloom, Clear Stamps, Metal Badges).

For my next card, I created a Birthday card, using the word "Bro" as part of the title.

To create the banner, I cut apart the various patterns from one of the Family Heirloom patterned paper.

Supplies: We R Family (Family Ties, Family Tree, Family Heirloom, Clear Stamp, Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers), Pinwheel (Letter Stickers).

There are lots of possibilities with the We R Family Collection. Make sure you stop back in the rest of the week to see more creations using this fun collection.

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!

 

 

 

Cards on Wednesday | Inspiration

Hello Lily Bee Fans.  Patricia here today to share with you how I used inspiration.  We are working on this cat and pumpkin puzzle, which isn't an easy puzzle.  But I loved the artwork and probably one of the main reasons I bought it.  So I decided to use this piece to inspire the design of two cards.

Here are the cards.  Can you see how the inspiration piece inspired the cards?  

The original artwork is centered and down the middle.  That main design was copied on both cards.  On this card, the pumpkin and the cut out curlycues and leaves copy the placement of the original piece.  The Black twine around the pumpkin anchors the design, just like the black grass in the original piece.

I backed the ghost with vellum so that he was see-through.  Love how he came out.

Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Strawberries & Cream Paper, Embellishment Bundle)

For the next card, the same down the center design, but I used the yellow stickers on either side of that center piece, and then the larger circle sticker at the bottom.  The original inspiration has three things down the center:  the cat, the pumpkin, and the black grass.  The yellow stickers down the middle were inspired by that.  

The sentiment three quarters of the way up, off centered a little helps to balance the card.

Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard), Pinwheel (Sprinklers Paper, Label Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle)

These cards were super quick because of the basic design of the puzzle artwork.  I hope you are inspired to see the things around you and be inspired to create.

World Card Making Day

Happy World Card Making Day!  Our new collections have all the essentials to create beautiful cards for any occassion, so we thought we'd give away a 6x6 Tiny Tablet paper pad and Clear Stamp set from our new We R Family collection.  

 

Just follow this blog and leave a comment here telling us what you are doing for World Card Making Day today. You can get bonus entries for each of these:

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Then come back here and tell us about it!

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