Lily Bee Finds

Guest Designer | April | Paige Evans

It's the first Thursday of the month and that means it's time to showcase our May guest designer. I am over the moon excited to welcome someone who I've been fortunate enough get to know and adore. Paige Evans has a great eye for design and has a way of mixing patterns like you wouldn't believe. You'll get to see for yourself throughout the month but first let's get to know a little about Paige.

My very first job when I was 16 years old (12 years ago now) was at a local scrapbooking store in Redmond, WA called Yesterdays. I've been addicted to scrapping ever since! Sometimes I think about what my life would be like now if I hadn't walked in and asked for an application (which they didn't have, they just took my phone number!) because so much of my life has revolved around scrapbooking since then... I work full-time from home for Northridge Publishing (the makers of Scrapbook Trends/CARDS/Simply Handmade/Bead Trends/Cricut/Cricut Idea Books/Create: Idea Books) and I also have the fun and amazing job of being the American Crafts Blog Hostess/Design Team Coordinator. Aside from scrapbooking I love spending time with my husband of six years, Chris, playing with our two-and-a-half-year-old son Fox and 9 month old baby girl Jane. I love to create on a daily basis and enjoy dabbling in everything from fine arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, printmaking, etc.), to bookbinding, basketweaving, photography, graphic design, and more! 

Q&A with Paige:

What is your favorite Lily Bee Design product and why? I love the Brad, Badge, Button & Baker’s Bundle – what more could you need for embellishing? The texture of the brads, the dimension of the badges and buttons, and the string that can be used in so many ways is just awesome.

Where do you find your inspiration? From layouts that people to submit to the magazines I work for, galleries like TwoPeas, Studio Calico, and Pinterest!

What is your favorite subject to scrapbook about? This one is easy – my sweet son and darling daughter!

What is your favorite technique that you like to use on cards or layouts? I love including lots of different patterned papers! The more I can fit, the merrier!

So let's see how Paige worked our new Pinwheel pattern papers and embellishments...

RIGHT NOW by Paige Evans

Journaling says: This picture was taken on Easter Sunday 2013 before we headed to church. Just a snapshot of our little family. Chris holding Fox and Paige holding Jane. We are a happy family!

How to: Lightly distress the edges of a blue cardstock background. Punch 3" squares from each patterned paper in the Pinwheel collection and trim them into triangles again and again until you have a bunch of sizes. Place a photo on the top left side of the background and arrange the triangles around the photo. Embellish the photo with three patterned buttons, a sentiment pennant sticker, and number stickers. Place label stickers on the edges of the layout, trim the excess, and stamp the date on the left one and write journaling on the right ones. Attach a fabric brad on the left and right edges, connect them with a piece of gray baker's twine, and staple the twine in place. Drop black spray mist around the layout. 


Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Flip-Flops 12x12 paper - PWP311, Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper - PWP303, Jump Rope 12x12 paper - PWP308, Lemonade Stand 12x12 paper - PWP302, Cart Wheels 12x12 paper - PWP312, Picnic Basket 12x12 paper - PWP305, Flower Box 12x12 paper - PWP313, Sprinklers 12x12 paper - PWP307, Kite Strings 12x12 paper - PWP306, Ice Cream Truck 12x12 paper - PWP310, Apricot Tree 12x12 paper - PWP304, Lime Rickey 12x12 paper - PWP309, Brad, Badge, Button & Baker's Bundle - PWB315, Circle & Tag Stickers - PWS341, Label Stickers - PWS316, Chit Chat Stickers - PWS318, Letter Stickers - PWS317)

Amazing, right? I wish I could show you next week's reveal but you'll just have to check back in next Thursday to see 2 gorgeous cards she created.

Thanks so much for joining us this month, Paige!

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

We are back again today with our final project from guest designer, Mary Ann Jenkins. She has wowed us with her creativity and the response to her projects here and on our Facebook page has been tremendous.  Let's check out one last layout from Mary Ann and read what she has to say:

One of my favorite things about all the new Lily Bee paper collections is how well they go together, they all mix and match beautifully. For my layout I used papers from each and every collection!

Supplies Used: Pinwheel Collection (Kite Strings -PWP306, Cherry Blossom - PWPW303), Sweet Shoppe (Jelly Bean - SSP292) Destination ( Passport - DSP327)

With my photo as a starting point, I cut the various oval shapes out of the brown paper to resemble the stone path in the picture, then used the blue chevron stripe paper layered behind it to mimic the water. I added a few layers behind the photo and the strip of red floral paper to bring out the red in my daughters pants and just to look cute ;) Since this is about feeding the ducks, I also added the red feather that I found at my local craft store. A quick and easy layout, but a great memory recorded!

I also want to say thank you again so very much to Lily Bee for having me as their guest designer this month. I've had a great time playing with your fabulous papers!

Thanks for delighting us with your fantastic projects, Mary Ann. You really showed tremendous versatility with our paper and minimal embellishments. Thanks for tackling that challenge we gave you.

Thanks for stopping by today. Make sure to visit Mary Ann's blog and leave her some love!

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

We're excited to have Mary Ann Jenkins back with us again this week. We challenged Mary Ann to create layouts using primarily patterned paper and just a few embellishments. She rose to the occasion with these clean and simple layouts. Let's see what she had to say...

Hello Lily Bee friends! I have two fun layouts to share with you today. First up, in keeping with this weeks focus of "Outside your Window", I went with a vacation photo taken out of a helicopter window.

 

Don't you just *love* the woodgrain paper with the bokeh hearts!

 

 

Next, I used  a variety of colors for this page about my daughter.

 

We have a little saying between us that I'm so lucky to be her mommy, and that she is like the gold at the end of a rainbow. Of course I had to use gold letters and added some sequins too!

 

 

Supplies Used : Pinwheel Collection ( Apricot Tree - PWP304, Ice Cream Truck - PWP310, Lime Rickery - PWP309, Picnic Basket - PWP305, Sweet Shoppe Collection (Lollipop - SSP286, Lemon Drop - SSP284, Licorice Whip - SSP287, Destination Collection ( Bon Voyage - DSP332, Boarding Pass - DSP324)

Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Mary Ann! We look forward to seeing what you create next Thursday!

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

Hi Lily Bee friends! Out guest deisgner, Mary Ann Jenkins is back with us today to share a cards she created.

Let's take a look at what Mary Ann created and what she has to say about our new collections.

Hello friends, I have three cards to share with you today! First up, in keeping with this weeks theme of "Negative Space"  this fun little card with a negative cut speech bubble.

I used my Silhouette machine to cut the speech bubble from my top layer of cardstock, then hand stitched the cute little red heart.

My next card was made with some of my favorite papers from the Destination collection. Perfect for sending photos to extended family that came to visit.  (She's a scrapbooker that's doing Project Life so I made the card 4x6 so it could be used in her album to go along with the photos from their trip)

After fussy cutting two of each of the circles, I folded one in half, then layered one circle on top of the other with a tiny piece of foam tape in between to give it a bit of dimension.

And finally, a 6x6 card to send to a friend after a wonderful day of laughing and shopping together.

I again used a small piece of foam tape to give the speech bubble a bit of dimension, then added a few sequins for sparkle.

Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Cherry Blossom - PWPW303, Flip-Flops - PWP311, Lime Rickey - PWP309, Sprinklers - PWP307, Flower Box - PWPW 313)  Destination Collection (Boarding Pass - DSP327, Passport - DSP327)

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my cards with you!

I just love how Mary Ann combined the various patterns to create these stunning cards. Check back next Thursday for more of Mary Ann's work! 

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

I am soo excited to introduce you to our March guest designer. The talented Mary Ann Jenkins will be with us throughout the month and I just know her projects will inspire you. Let's take a moment to learn more about her. 

Hi everyone! I’m Mary Ann Jenkins from sunny Southern California. I have 3 awesome boys, 1 sweet little princess, and a wonderful husband that are the subjects of many of my scrapbook layouts. I love recording the memories and stories we create in our everyday lives.

I’ve been scrapping since 1987, when I heard a commercial on the radio about learning to preserve family memories. A few patterned papers and decorative scissors later I was hooked, and never imagined scrapbooking would become a passion, or that I would have a room in my home dedicated to the hobby.

When I am not in my scrapbook studio making a mess I enjoy: spending time with my family, flea markets, shopping for hours at Target, taking my camera everywhere I go and bracelets. A girl can never have too many bracelets!!

Q&A with Mary Ann:

What is your favorite Lily Bee Design product and why? Oh the paper! I always love the patterns and beautiful rich colors.

Where do you find your inspiration? I've found inspiration everywhere from a magazine add to a label on a package of bagles. You never know when an idea will strike.

What can you not scrapbook without? I can't scrapbook without a Dr. Pepper somewhere on my scrapbook table 

Mary Ann decided to play along with this week's "Inspired by" focus. Here's what she said, "I too am one that finds inspiration on Pinterest, which is where I found these inspiring words that were originally spoken from Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh."

This quote is perfect to use on a layout for her daughter. I just love how the quote takes up such a large part of the layout yet doesn't dominate the sweet photo.The red really ties the entire layout together and helps to make the photo pop against the background paper.

Supplies: Destination Collection (Landmark 12x12 paper - DSP326, Port 12x12 paper - DSP328) Pinwheel Collection (Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper - PWP303) Sweet Shoppe Collection (Marshmellow 12x12 paper - SSP289, Strawberries & Cream 12x12 paper - SSP293)

I love how Mary Ann accented the key words in a different color to help them stand out from the other words. You can achieve this look but simply die cutting words or shapes on your paper and then backing the negative image on the paper with contrasting papers.

Thanks for joining us, Mary Ann!

Lily Bee fans, make sure to check back next Thursday for more with Mary Ann!

Guest Designer | December | Leigh Penner

It's December and that means a new Guest Designer for us here on the Lily Bee blog!  We were so impressed with all of the Design Team applications that came in a couple months ago, that we've selected a few of our favorites here to our blog over the next few months as our Guest Designers! One of those fabulously talnted ladies, is December's Guest, Leigh Penner!  Please welcome, Leigh and let's get to know her a bit more before jumping into her gorgeous projects for this week!

My name is Leigh Penner and I live in Morden, Manitoba, Canada, with my husband of 16 years, Cameron, and our three children: Austin (13), Jonah (10) & Sage (8). Although I would love to craft full time (wouldn't that be fabulous?), most days, I work as a substitute teacher at our local high school.

I started scrapbooking almost 10 years ago, when Jonah was 9 months old. I hosted a class at my home and was instantly hooked!  I love everything about this hobby: taking photos, playing with paper, making embellishments, stamping and journaling. It's just all so wonderful! My style tends to be more clean and simple, but with some fun details & stitching thrown in here and there. Over the past two years, I've gotten more into card making as well and I consider myself equally a scrapbooker and a card maker.

I've been on a few design teams over the years and have had several layouts, cards and mini-albums published in publications such as Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks Etc., Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Answers, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Papercrafts & Cards Magazine. I was thrilled to be asked by Lily Bee to guest design for them this month!

When I'm not making cards or layouts, I enjoy going for bike rides (but only when it's warm out!), reading and cuddling on the couch with my kids and watching movies. I have my first degree black belt in taekwondo (& hope to test for my 2nd degree next spring). I have also recently taken up knitting and crocheting.

You can visit me on my blog at www.leighpenner.blogspot.com.

We asked Leigh to help us out during our Holiday Inspiration Series and she's done a super job this week sharing how you can use Persnickety even for your holiday packaging and decorating! Here's what Leigh had to say about her projects:

The colours and designs in the Persnickety line are just so pretty, I couldn't resist using them to make some Christmas gift tags and treat bags.

To wrap up a gift for our taekwondo instructor, I cut a piece of patterned paper to 7" wide and wrapped it over the white wrapping paper. I added another tag with some ribbon. Using several dies and using the negative  part of a tree, I was able to build my tag. I also diecut part of a sticker to ground my tree and I added two little brads as embellishments. 

 

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper, Fussy Paper, Mixed Cardstock Stickers) 

I made the tag by diecutting some patterned paper with a die. I matted one of the Lily Bee stickers on some cardstock before adhering it to my card. I also matted one of the little triangle stickers-- by adding a strip of patterned paper for the stump, it becomes an adorable little Christmas tree! A stamped sentiment on a banner diecut, some ribbon, a button and some twine finish it off.

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper,  Mixed Cardstock Stickers)

For my treat bag, I cut a banner from the green chevron patterned paper and adhered it to the front of my bag.  I then diecut a doily and banner. I stamped on the banner, scored it, folded it and adhered it to the patterned paper, using foam adhesive. On the doily, I adhered some more triangle stickers and created a little grouping of trees, all with patterned paper stumps before adhering it to the treat bag. -Leigh Penner

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper, Prim Paper, Mixed Cardstock Stickers) 

Thank you so much, Leigh, for your beautiful holiday projects using Persnickety! Check back next Thursday for more from Leigh here on the blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful day!

Guest Designer | November | Annabelle O'Malley

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and our Guest Designer for November, Annabelle O'Malley is back helping us to create projects for this week's Mixed Cardstock Stickers theme!

Annabelle has an inspiring layout to share this week! Take a look! 

Here's what Annabelle had to say about her project:

Sunbursts are really trendy right now and I love the way they look. Since my page was about my son's love of archery, I decided to borrow the concept, but use arrows rather than sun rays on my page.

I used the banner stickers from  the Autumn Spice, Persnickety and Christmas Cheer Mixed cardstock sticker sheets to create the rays of arrows shooting out from the photo. I mixed them and layered them slightly on top of each other.

 
Supplies: Autumn Spice (Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Vanilla Paper) , Persnickety (Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Index Journaling Cards), Christmas Cheer (Mixed Cardstock Stickers)

To finish them off, I added some stitching.  I also used some of the stickers as layering elements behind my photo. - Annabelle O'Malley

Thank you so much for sharing this week, Annabelle! What a wonderful memory to document and with such an eyecatching layout! Truly inspired!

Annabelle will be back with one last post at the end of the month, so make sure to check back for that in a couple weeks. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!

Guest Designer | November | Annabelle O'Malley

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and our Guest Designer for November, Annabelle O'Malley is back helping us to create projects for this week's Thankful theme!

Let's take a look at what Annabelle created and what she had to say about using our Autumn Spice collection!

I love to emboss cardstock when I make tags and cards. On these cards, I accented the embossed cardstock with some Autumn Spice Goodies. 

I cut a variety of leaves using my Silhouette. (If you don't have one, you can handcut leaves.). I created a fanfolded flower on the So Thankful card and tucked the leaves under it. I folded them in half to give them some texture. The letter stickers were perfect for my sentiment. 

On the Give thanks card, I used a piece of the patchwork paper to create a border on the bottom of the card. The Give Thanks sticker was adhered to a die cut and the leaves finished it off. - Annabelle O'Malley

Supplies: Autumn Spice (Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, Vanilla papers,  Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Alpha Stickers)

Fantastic work, Annabelle! Adding that embossed cardstock really sets off these gorgeous cards, don't you think? Stunning!

Check back next Thursday for more of Annabelle's gorgeous work! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Thursday!

November Guest Designer-Anabelle O' Malley

Can you believe it's November today?  That means we have a new Guest Designer for the month.    I would love to introduce you to the fabulous Anabelle O Malley.  Let's find out a little more about her.

Hi! I’m Anabelle O’Malley!  I live in Delaware with my husband and
our nine year old son, Ryan, along with our orange tabby, Pulu. I work at the University of Delaware where I support young children and teachers in child care centers throughout our state. Before Ryan came along, I was an elementary school teacher.

I’ve been paper crafting for the past eight years and have loved every minute of it. It truly is my creative outlet. As a child, I would spend hours drawing and making cards for people, so this is just a natural extension of my love for all things paper. Along with creating layouts, I still love card making and trying out new techniques. My creations contain lots of texture and details, layering and clustering. I love mixing colors and patterns! When I’m not scrapping, I can be found running Ryan around to his many activities, spending time with friends and family, cooking, reading or hitting the gym.

Currently, I design for Crate Paper, Webster’s Pages and Emma’s Paperie. You can see more of my work at my blog www.anabelleom.blogspot.com.  I’m just thrilled to be here at Lily Bee this month. Thanks so much for having me!

Anabelle created this Hello There card using our Persnickety Line.  I love the doily stamp she has used from our Persnickety set against the kraft background.

HELLO THERE Card by Anabelle O'Malley for Lily Bee Design

Supplies: Persnickety Doily Clear Stamp, Persnickety Picky Paper, Persnickety Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Next up she has created a layout using more of the stamps.  She has turned them into an embellishment at the top of her layout.  And love the use of the "everyday life" as a border along the bottom.

TREATS by Anabelle O'Malley for Lily Bee Design

Supplies Used: Persnickety Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Persnickety ABC Stickers, Persnickety Clear Stamps, Persnickety Index Journal Cards, Persnickety Finicky, Ritzy, Huffy and Fussy Papers.

I hope you have been inspired as I have and run to get out your Persnickety Stamp Set and get stamping.  Be sure to join us next Thursday to see more of Anabelle's Projects.  I can't wait to see what she has for us next week.

Have a wonderful day! 

Guest Designer | October | Marcy Penner

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and that means it's time for another installment of our weekly Guest Designer post.

Since it's the last Thursday in October, unfortunately that means its time to say goodbye to our wonderfully talented September Guest Designer, Marcy Penner. We've adored having Marcy join us here on the blog this past month, and know you have too! 

Marcy has created some darling cards for us today using Christmas Cheer. Here's what Marcy had to say about her creations:

I love the little pennant stickers.  They're a favorite of mine.  I used three on this card and stitched them underneath the card sentiment that was cut out of patterned paper.  I wanted another subtle accent so I punched some stars out of vellum and stapled them on.

I also wanted to make a card that could be very easily reproduced for when you need a LOT of cards and you need to do them quick!  The paper with the Santas caught my eye, so I trimmed of one of him and adhered him to a tag and stamped "joy" below him.

I can totally see making a large quantity of this one.

So much fun, Marcy! Thank you so much for sharing your talents this past month here at Lily Bee Design!

Look for a new Guest Designer to join us next Thursday here on the blog! Until then, have a super day and thanks for stopping by!

Guest Designer | October | Marcy Penner

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and our Guest Designer for October, Marcy Penner is back helping us to create projects using our fantastic new collection, Autumn Spice!

My boys like to go to the back of our property and play among all the fallen trees.  We can't get there in summer because the grass it just too tall, so in fall it's perfect!

I love the little banner stickers and started my page by arranging my two photos (one horizonal and one vertical) and used the banner stickers and a label to fill in the space.  From there I added strips of paper and little embellishments and stitched everything down.

I love how Marcy punched out this little circle from our index Journaling cards, don't you? Thank you Marcy! What a lovely page!

Marcy will be back next week with one last page for October, so make sure to come back and check that out! Tomorrow we'll be sharing altered items for Halloween! Fun stuff! Until then, have a wonderful day!

Guest Designer | October | Marcy Penner

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and our Guest Designer for October, Marcy Penner is here this week sharing ideas on using Lily Bee products for Project Life.

The minute I saw the new Lily Bee stamp sets I knew they're be perfect for Project Life.  I stamped numerous phrases and words (like "hi", "this week", "documented", "hello" and more) onto my labels and journaling cards.

And I'm quite particular with the shapes of hearts... this heart stamp is the perfect shape for me.

I cut out some random leaf shapes from the patterned paper, folded them in half and sewed them down onto one of my cards.

Thanks, Marcy!

Check back next Thursday for more with Marcy!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super day!

Guest Designer | October | Marcy Penner

Happy Thursday, everyone! Each month, here at Lily Bee Design we feature a new Guest Designer to share their inspiring work using our products. Today we welcome our Guest Designer for October, the super talented, Marcy Penner! Let's get to know Marcy a bit more!

I'm a pretty simple girl.  

I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have three kids (Molly , Jack and Max).  For the last 12 years we've been living on the family farm, homeschooling for the last 2 years and renovating a 120 year old farmhouse in Canada.  Yes.  Still renovating!  ;)  I'm a major homebody so country life is a great fit for me!

Back in the day I earned my Bachelor of Education degree, but an artistic life has always been calling my name (I come from a long line of artists)  I'm always busy doing something creative... photography (sometimes shooting others, but enjoying shooting my own family the most), scrapbooking, decorating... you name it!  I love that scrapbooking combines so many of my hobbies into one!  It's the perfect fit.

I gravitate towards pale colors and am not afraid to use white... both in my scrapbooking and in my home. I love incorporating layers and tone-on-tone designs, all while keeping a simple style. You'll always find stitching on my pages somewhere.

You can find me at my blog, Hello Forever (www.marcypenner.com), and hanging out on Twitter and Instagram. I also design for October Afternoon, Studio Calico and am a Garden Girl over at Two Peas in a Bucket.

I'm so excited to be here at Lilybee this month.  

 

Because Marcy lives in Canada, it's taking a little longer than we expected for her to get her products, so today we''re going to get to know Marcy just a bit more with a little questionnaire we've prepared for her. She'll be back next week to share her lovely work with us using Lily Bee products! 

 

1) What or who is your preferred subject to scrap?

My kids

2) What did you want to be when you were a kid?

A cop and a stewardess... at the same time.

3) Watch TV or listen to music when you scrap? What's your favorite (group or show)?

TV.  Right now Supernatural and Fringe.

4) What are you most inspired by?

Probably texture and color... or the absense of it.

5) How much time per/day week do you devote to scrapping?

Although I work all lot on scrapbooking "things" and obligations the actual glue-to-paper doesn't happen as much as I'd like.  Maybe 4 hours a week?

6) How much time per/day week do you devote to looking for inspiration?

I don't sit down and say, "okay, now let's look for ideas".  I try to just be conscious of my surroundings throughout the day and try to see things in a new way.

7) Do you eat or drink while you scrap? If so what's your go-to munchie/drink? 

I'm trying to ease up on the cola... so right now it's iced tea (which probably isn't any better).

8) How long have you been in your current scrap space and how long did it take you to get it the way it is currently?

I've been in my scrap space for probably 5 years now.  It's been comfortable for the last two.  One day we plan on building on and making my space larger to incorporate a school room in the existing space.

9) What's your biggest challenge?

Right now my biggest challenge is to find a routine now that we've started homeschooling again.  To fit in scrapbooking and work so that I can be available to my family in the evenings.  It's tough.

10) Favorite scrapbooking product to work with besides paper?

Rats.  Paper's my favorite!  Ha.  I love labels and washi tape a lot.

11)List five words that describe you as a person.

Loyal. Creative. Introvert. Devoted. Stubborn.

12) List five words that describe your scrapping style.

Light. Layered. Simple. Fun. Controlled Chaos - is that a word?

13) Do you shoot in manual mode on your camera? If so how long did it take you to learn?  

Manual for sure.  Not to long.  I transitioned to manual by using AV mode for a while.  I think that was a good step along the way.

14) Where is the furthest you've ever traveled?  

We drive down to Florida every Spring.  From where I live in Canada that's a 32 hour drive (one way)!

Thanks so much for joining us today, Marcy! We are all looking forward to seeing your projects next week!

Thanks for stopping by today! We're looking forward to Kristen's post tomorrow - AND a special post on Saturday to celebrate World Card Making Day! So be on the lookout for that! Have a super day! :) 

Guest Designer | September | Wendy Sue Anderson | Autumn Spice | Day 4

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and that means it's time for another installment of our weekly Guest Designer post.
Since it's the last Thursday in September, unfortunately that means its time to say goodbye to our wonderfully talented September Guest Designer, Wendy Sue Anderson. We've adored having Wendy Sue join us here on the blog this past month, and know you have too! 

Before we say goodbye, though, Wendy has brought us one last beautiful and inspiring layout using our new collection, Autumn Spice! Here's what Wendy Sue had to say about her last project for this month. 

For my final guest-designer project, I created a layout featuring the gorgeous Autumn Spice collection.  I decided to go all-out-fall and I cut a bunch of leaves with my Silhouette. Then I used the beautiful leaves to create a border along the side of my page.

I simply lined them up (slightly overlapping) and stitched them right down the center. Then I tucked in some banner stickers and layered buttons over the top. 

I cut apart a journaling card so I could add the "october" banner to the little title collage.  The word "hello" was also cut with my silhouette.  

See those little striped leaves tucked behind the photo in the top right corner?  Those are actually the pieces from the negative portions of the cut-out word (the loop in the h and an l).  

Thanks again for allowing me to share some of my work with all of you over the past month - it's truly been an honor!  Happy Autumn! 

 

What fun tips and insights into your creative process, Wendy! Thank you so much for joining us this past month! For more inspiring projects by Wendy Sue Anderson, make sure to check out her blog here. 

Next week we will be back on Thursday with a new Guest Designer for October and I can't wait to introduce her to you!

Tomorrow, make sure you come back to see the announcement of our additional NEW Design Team members!! There was so much talent, we actually added a couple more spots than we were expecting to, and I can't wait to share our list with you! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a super day!

Guest Designer | September | Wendy Sue Anderson | Persnickety | Day 4

Hi Lily Bee fans! It's Thursday and our Guest Designer for September, Wendy Sue Anderson is back helping us to create projects using our fantastic new collection, Persnickety!

Let's take a look at what Wendy created and what she had to say about using our Persnickety collection!

Hi again!  It's Wendy Sue and I am so happy to be joining you again today here on the Lily Bee blog.
Today I have an 8 1/2" x 11" layout to share with you. I just love the chevron design on the Persnickety papers, and I love having the options of lighter colors AND darker colors that work so well together too!  For this layout, I chose to use several of the lighter shades available in the set. 
I think these colors look so fresh and clean with black and white photos. (I had converted the photos to black and white because the colors were so bright and crazy!)  My layout is simple, but using the simple strips of patterned paper, my all-time favorite letter stickers, combined with the pennant stickers and one simple sentiment sticker, it has just the right balance of color, design, and meaning - I love that my kids just love being together...every day is a celebration!! :)  

What a wonderful layout, Wendy and with such meaning! I just love how she framed her title with the Persnickety banner stickers, don't you! Fantastic inspiration! Thanks so much for joining us again, this week, Wendy!

Wendy will be back with us for one last week, next Thursday, so make sure to check back for that!

One quick reminder. Tomorrow is your last chance to send in your Lily Bee Design Team application. If you'd like all the details, make sure to check out this post here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Thursday!