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Alter It Friday | Holiday Gift

Hello Lily Bee friends!  It's Wendy Sue here today, sharing a little gift project!  One of my favorite holiday traditions is a "my favorite things" gift exchange. 

 

It's a party where everyone brings their favorite small items to share with everyone else in the group.  Not only is it a fun way to discover new fun items, it's a great excuse for an evening out with friends.  This year I embellished my gift box with a wooden star ornament.

To make my ornament fun and colorful, I cut apart some of my Daily Deck cards from the We R Family collection to cover each surface of the star.

I love the eclectic look and the fun, non-traditional colors.  I'm excited to fill the box with some of my favorite things to share with my friends!

{Supplies: We R Family: Sibling Rivalry Paper, Daily Deck Cards, Wood Veneer, Sweet Spot Stickers}

 

Throwback Thursday | Handmade Gifts

Good Morning Lily Bee friends I hope you are enjoying our week of gifts made from the heart. In the spirit of Throwback Thursday I made a covered composition notebook. I used to make these all the time and when I was racking my brain for gift ideas my first thought was "hey I haven't altered a composition notebook in years." I loved the simple clean feeling to everyone's projects this week so I followed their lead when I created this project.

Supplies: We R Family (Patterned Paper: Family Ties, Buddies, Family Dinner, Washi Tape and Wood Veneer)

These covered notebooks make wonderful gifts. They can be customized to fit any theme. I made this notebook for my daughter who loves to draw and write little stories. I am sure in no time this book will be willed with all my daughter's favorite happy little things.

Have a wonderful happy Thursday.

Challenge on Tuesday | Sketch challenge

Welcome back Lily Bee fans! Can you believe it is October already!!!

We were going to post this on Tuesday - but decided to post our new collections instead ! How did you like them!! If you haven't seen the post yet - stop by HERE because you could WIN them! You don't want to miss out on that :)

 A new month means a new sketch and I am back again today, to share this month's sketch challenge!

It's also "white space" week here on the blog, and so that has been incorporated into this month's sketch. Here is the sketch for this month's challenge:

and here is my project using the sketch:

Supplies: Destination (Port paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet); Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chit Chat Stickers, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers); Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Embellishment Bundle; Handmade (Bag of Bits); Christmas Cheer (Index Journaling Cards); Persnickety (Index Journaling Cards)

I used the Port paper as inspiration for this project. I just love the polaroid frame background and knew I wanted to make it part of my design. I cut 2"x2" squares and layered them over the base paper and then stitched them down:

Next, I created my layered grouping under my photo, with some Index Journaling Cards and different types of stickers:

I finished off my page with some of the great letter stickers in the Pinwheel line. I love how the larger font mix well with the smaller letters!

Now, it's your turn to play along! We'll pick one winner from all of our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package.  Here are a few things to keep in mind:

- Your layout must use mainly Lily Bee products (approx. 50% - 60% older or newer lines to showcase Lily Bee Design).
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize. 
- Title your post "10/1 Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this blog post letting us know you've entered.
- Deadline is October 31, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature.

Don't forget, you can enter multiple times so the more you play, the better your chances are of winning!

 

 

Focus On Monday | Fun In The Sun

Happy Monday, Lily Bee fans!  Hope you had a fun and relaxing weekend with your family and friends!  Christine here today, along with Becky, to kick off Fun In The Sun Week here on the Lily Bee blog. 

Becky and I decided to use some of our vacation photos to make some pages that are about fun in the sun! 

Becky's fun layout features awesome colorful vacation photos and super-cute embellishments.

Supplies: Destination (Landmark, Boarding Pass, Port, Postcard, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Handmade (Index Journaling Cards)

Becky used the Eiffel Paris cut file in the Silhouette online store to cut her Eiffel tower out.

Here's what Becky said about her layout:

Ever since my girls read the "Fancy Nancy" book about a boy from Paris they have wanted to visit the city of Paris, TX to see the Eiffel Tower with the cowboy hat on top. Just a few weeks ago we were able to cross that little trip off of their bucket list and it was so much fun! One of the kids was disappointed that the tower wasn't taller but sure got a kick out of seeing it up close. 

I love the new Chit Chat stickers and used a bunch to my page along with one of the new metal badges. Layering and clustering embellishments is a great way to bring added visual interest to your project.

While we weren't able to travel all the way to Paris, France, this "Landmark" paper from the Destinations collection was perfect for this page. In order to make the background more subdued I added some white spray mist which allowed my pictures and embellishments to stand out better on the page.

 

For my layout, I used a photo from our December 2011 vacation to Oahu.  We went on a hike to the Makapuu Lighthouse and enjoyed some gorgeous views along the way.

Supplies:  Destination Collection (Atlas paper, Luggage paper, Tickets paper, Boarding Pass paper, Souvenier paper, Postcard paper, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Sweet Shoppe Collection (6x6 Tiny Tablet)

I made the large sun on top by cutting out a half circle and mounting it on foam adhesive.  Then I pierced some holes in the shape of lines radiating from the sun, and used the twin in the Destination Embellishment Bundle to create the sun rays.

I mixed some banners that I cut out from paper, along with a chipboard banner to create different textures and depths.

I used this Fun In The Sun cut file from the Silhouette online store and cut it out using the yellow airplane paper from Destination.

A few Chit Chat Stickers and Label Stickers scattered on the layout completed my layout.

 

We hope you have a wonderful week full of fun in the sun, along with some creative time!  Should you feel inspired to create using some awesome Lily Bee products, please share with us in our Flickr group or on Facebook.

Summer Fun Letterblock Tray

Good Friday morning, Lily Bee fans!  Christine here to show you a fun summer project using awesome Lily Bee products and a letterblock tray.  I had purchased a 12x10 7 Gypsies letterblock tray a couple of years ago, with the intention of making a Christmas gift for a friend.  That did not happen, but I thought it would make a wonderful wall decoration for the summer.  Today is Summer Solstice and the official beginning of summer!

I measured each block within the tray and cut some patterned paper to fit inside the blocks.  Then I planned out what went inside each block.  

I used some of the chipboard stickers from the Sweet Shoppe Collection, as well as some twine from the embellishment bundle, and some Chit Chat stickers.

I used my Silhouette digital cutter to cut out many different summer-related quotes and objects.  Summer is all about bicycling, fun in the sun, ice cream, waves, and flip flops.  This makes me want to go on vacation right now!

I used foam adhesive to adhere some of these cutouts to make them pop up and stand out more inside the tray.

Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe Collection (Lemon Drop paper, Cotton Candy paper, Jujubee paper, Gumball paper, Jelly Bean paper, Licorice Whip paper, Marshmallow paper, Lollipop paper, Salt Water Taffy paper, Pink Mint paper, Strawberries & Cream paper, Chipboard embellishments, Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat stickers)

Making this summer-themed letterblock tray was so much fun!  I want to swap it out each season with different themed cutouts and keep it hanging on the wall in our entryway. 

Hope you've enjoyed all the Summer Solstice inspiration this week on the Lily Bee blog!  Have a great Friday! 

Inspired by PageMaps Day 2

Good morning Lily Bee fans! We are sharing more layouts inspired by PageMaps sketches. Becky's sketches are a great starting point to get your creative mojo flowing. Let's see how they inspired our design team.

Becky Williams

Supplies: Pinwheel (Kite Strings, Picnic Basket), Domestic Bliss (Stickers), Persnickety (Snooty, Ritzy), Sweet Shoppe (Marshmellow, Chipboard Stickers, Letter Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag Stickers), Handmade (Index Journaling Cards), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet). 

Cindy Liebel

Supplies: Destination: (Tickets, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Letter Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers & 6x6 Tiny Tablet), Pinwheel: (6x6 Tiny Tablet & Circle & Tag Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet & Chit Chat Stickers) & Happily Lost (Amazing Views)

Nicole Nowosad

Supplies: Pinwheel- Flip Flops, Lemonade Stand, Jump Rope, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Letter Stickers; Sweet Shoppe – Cotton Candy, Marshmellow, Pink Mint, Chipboard Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers; Destination – Luggage, 6x6 Tiny Tablet; Persnickety- Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Index Journal Cards

Lisa Dickinson

Lily Bee Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Licorice Whip, Gumball, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, Embellishment Bundle); Memorandum (Journal Index Card)

 

I hope these layouts have inspired inspire you to check out Becky's new June sketches AND play along with the June PageMaps sketch challenge. Details can be found on the PageMaps blog.

Come back tomorrow for more new layouts from our design team using Becky's June PageMaps sketches.

 

Kristen's News On Friday

Happy Friday Everyone!  I am so happy to say that our new products started shipping two weeks ago.  So for those of you who have been anxiously and patiently waiting you can find them in stock at Two Peas in a Bucket, and Scrapbook.com.  Be sure to check with your LSS store's as well for those of you who are lucky enough now days to have one.

Congratulations to our April Challenge Winner Denise Price.  She participated in our Inspiration Challenge and created this Love card using our Persnickety Collection.  Please email Jill at wholesaleATlilybeedesign.com and we will send a box of goodies to you. 

 

Scrapbook Circle is featuring Lily Bee in their May Main Kit, called My Favorite.  The kit features our Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers and Destination Paper.  

In their Add-On Kit, Sugar & Spice, you can find our Pinwheel Embellishment Bundle which is a MUST-have loaded with your favorites embellishments on one little card.

We are also teaming up with them and sponsoring a joint challenge mid-month and our fans will have a chance to win the My Favorite kit. We will give away a collection kit to those who play along with the Scrapbook Circle challenge, posting on 5/10.  So be sure to check back for the details.

I Spy some super fun projects using Lily Bee.  First up is Katie Scott's Keep Calm and Travel On layout.  Love the bright cheerful colors she has used from our Handmade Collection.

Another layout from Toni From.  She's got her hands on our newest papers from the Pinwheel Collection.  Love her layering around her photo.

Zuzana Obert created this darling card of encouragement using our Persnickety Paper.

Be sure follow our May Guest Designer Paige Evans.  We are excited to have her and look forward to her projects using Lily Bee this month. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Tutorial Friday | Framed Dry Erase Board

Well, hello there! Cindy here with a simple tutorial showing you how to convert a large size picture frame into a functional dry erase board.

And by all means, this idea isn't anything new, but kinda new to me. During a four day crop I attended last week, one of my friends showed us how to convert a 5x7 frame into a dry erase board, which was inspired by many ideas on Pinterest. During one of our shopping trips, we hit up Hobby Lobby and I couldn't resist their 50% off deal on all their frames. I love the design and color of the frame, which can easily be spray painted.

Supplies: Pinwheel (Jump Rope & Lemonade Stand, Embellishment Bundle), Christmas Cheer (ABC Stickers)

To begin, remove the glass from the frame and wipe it clean with vinegar & water or plain a spritz of windex, set aside to dry.

Use the insert backing as your foundation and add your pattern paper using a little adhesive to keep it secure. I added a strip of quote bubbles to the bottom of my pattern background embellished a few of them with abc cardstock stickers.

You can easily leave the entire frame bare, but I added an 11x5 inch piece of cork board.

Place the covered insert into the frame and push in tabs to secure into place.

Instead of using the foam squares that came with the package of cork board, I used my hot glue gun. Generously cover the back of cork board and adhere to the outside of the frame.

Add velcro to bottom of frame and dry erase pen and attach.

Make sure the cork is at least the same depth as the frame, so it's flush with the frames edge. Gives it a clean and smooth look without looking too bulky.

Voila! I now have a nice dry erase board hanging in my kitchen I can use to jot down items I need to pick up at the market on a weekly basis. I also use the cork board section to hold coupons, which helps having them out in the open rather inside a container or my purse. Because I am always letting them expire or forget I have them, like I did my $10 Kohl's cash that expired on the 14th.

I added layers of paper flowers and adorned with a large embellishment button and used glue dots to adhere it to the frame. I kept this simple so I can change it up whenever the mood strikes. Plus, it would be fun to change it for every season or holiday.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my project. Hope it inspires you to create something functional to display in your home.

Sketch Challenge

Spring is here!  Diana, Wendy, and I have Spring / Easter layouts inspired by this week's sketch.  I kept the sketch simple.  I made it using the app called Skitch, and lately have been doodling quick sketches for layouts on this app to do later.  It gives me a great jump start.

I love how Diana interpreted the sketch with the one large photo and title.  Just beautiful.  
Diana loves the blues, yellows, and greens in the Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel collection, especially for Spring layouts.
The patterns and colors work so well for a happy page to celebrate the start of Spring.

Sweet Shoppe (Gumball Paper, Circles & Tags), Pinwheel (Kite Strings Paper, Embellishment bundle, Chipboard stickers, Chit Chat stickers), Handmade (ABC stickers)

For my layout, I kept the three photos with the idea of using photos of new things we have have gotten to start the season.

I fussy cut and layered the cartwheel paper for the circles and added more stitched circles.  

I love the black chevron paper and flair from the Sweet Shoppe collection.  It adds texture but my Spring photos also had black in the them, and it helped ground the entire layout.

Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop Paper, Licorice Whip, Marshmellow Paper, Jelly Bean Paper, Embellishment Bundle), Pinwheel (Lemonade Stand Paper, Sprinklers Paper, Kite Strings Paper, Flower Box Paper, Cart Wheels Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers)

And here's how Wendy interpreted the sketch:

Wendy had this to say about her layout:

Just looking at these Easter morning photos doesn’t even begin to tell the story of our family’s Easter last year.  The kids look healthy and strong and happy, don’t they?  I guess that’s what the promise of sugary treats will do to a kid!  Unfortunately, each of these kiddos was so so sick all of Easter weekend.  The flu visited our home and didn’t want to leave – it was not a fun weekend (or following week, which just happened to be spring break).  

Obviously, she didn’t want the layout to focus on how everyone was ill…instead she created a fun layout with non-traditional Easter colors.  

The journaling and tale of the never-ending stomach flu will be safely tucked behind the large photo on the bottom of the layout. 

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe Collection (Licorice whip, Pink Mint, Marshmallow, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Autumn Spice (ABC Stickers)

How will you interpret the sketch?  
We'll pick one winner from all our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package. Here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Your layout must use at 60% Lily Bee products.
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize. 
- Title your post "3/26 Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this blog post letting us know you've entered.
- Deadline is March 31, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature. 

The more you play, the better your chances of winning!

Cards on Wednesday | Simple Stripes

This week on the Lily Bee blog, our focus is on daily routines. And since one of my resolutions was to send more "real" mail (i.e., "snail mail") making simple cards is something I like to slip into my daily routine every now and then. I rarely have more than 10-15 minutes to create a card, so I like to keep it easy, but I also want the recipient to get something with a special handmade touch.

With that in mind, I made this card and matching tag, using thin strips of patterned paper from the new Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel lines to create a striped pattern:

Lily Bee Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop paper); Pinwheel (Cartwheels, Lime RIckey, Flip Flops papers); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps); Handmade (Clear Stamps).

The happy colors and patterns in the new lines make it a breeze to select a few to adorn a card. I cut five papers into thin strips and adhered them diagonally across my card and tag, adding zig zag stitching between the strips.

For the simple sentiment, I used the circle from the Handmade Clear Stamps and the word "hi" from the Autumn Spice Clear Stamps with gray ink. A few tiny rhinestones finish off this card that would be perfect for sending some happy mail.

On the tag, I used the same circle outline stamp with the word "Happy" from the Autumn Spice Clear Stamp set. I added the word "be" with orange pen and few more rhinestones. Tucked inside a card or package, this tag would brighten up someone's day.

Hope you're inspired to add a little creative time to your daily routine - happy scrapping!

Thursday Free for All - Love

Good morning! Nicole here today to share with you a page all about Love on this Valentine's Day!

I really wanted to use a lot of my old Lily Bee favorite papers, along with some of my new favorites to create this page of my daughter:

 Supplies used:Sw eet Shoppe (6x6 tiny tablet, Chipboard stickers); Destination (6x6 tiny tablet); Persnickety (6x6 tiny tablet, Fussy, journal cards); Autumn Spice (6x6 tiny tablet, Nutmeg, clear stamps); Christmas Cheer (6x6 tiny tablet, ABC mini stickers); Pinwheel (Chipboard stickers); Handmade (Patchwork)

I used the deep woodgrain paper from the Autumn Spice collection as my background, along with a scrap of my Handmade collection. I then cut a few fun circle shapes with my Cameo and backed them with some cute patterns from the Sweet Shoppe, Destination 6x6 tiny tablets:

The bokeh papers in the Sweet Shoppe collection are some of my new faves!!!

I added in a paper from the Christmas Cheer collection by punching out the numbers and leaving the negative space behind and layered some scraps of my favorite papers in behind them:

I  hope you like some of my new favorites along some old ones too!

If you LOVE the Cameo cuts I made for this page - you can download there HERE for free!

Happy Valentine's Day! 

xoxo

 

 

Cards on Wednesday | Mix it Up

Good monring crafters! Summer here with 3 cards showing off how easy it is to mix up the new and older Lily Bee lines all on one project.I decided it would be fun to create 3 Valentine cards using the same set of products.

The set of products I chose to work with are featured below. These products include a sheet from the brand new Pinwheel Collection called Ice Cream Truck, a sheet of Charcoal from the Victoria Park, Clear Stamps from Autumn Spice (excuse the photo below it appears my stamps were in the wrong packaging) and the ABC Sticker from Handmade.

Each one of my cards took on a personality of it's own. While each card uses all of the same products they all look a little different. I admit the heart stamp was my base inspiration for my cards I knew I wanted to stamp and cut images to be used on cards but it wasn't until I started playing that the rest fell into place.

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

By changing up how much of each product I used I was able to create 3 truely distinct cards. Thanks for joining me today I hope I have inspired you to MIX IT UP!

 

It's All About Love!

Hi everyone! Leslie here today with a big question. Are you ready for Valentine's day?
Love is definitely in the air! It's already displayed in stores & is all around.
To celebrate, we're sharing a whole lotta love here all week on the Lily Bee Design blog.

Today Nicole and I are sharing a couple of "love" layouts with all of you.

Nicole is up first with a layout of love about her oldest son:

Here's what she has to say about her beautiful layout:
 

"Along with some of my favorite photos of my oldest son, I wanted to use
some of my new and old Lilybee favorite products! I misted the Stationary paper
with some scraps from a Cameo cut and then let Pinwheel be my guide! I added in
a Lily Bee journaling card and some of those always perfect mini ABC stickers. I
couldn’t resist adding in a couple small piecharts from the 6x6 tiny tablet
too!"

Supplies:  Stationary (Slushie), Pinwheel (Picnic basket, Ice cream truck, Embellishment
bundle, 6x6 tiny tablet), Handmade (Bag of bits, Mini ABC stickers)

and here's my layout about my sweet girl:


Supplies:  Pinwheel (Cherry Blossom Paper, Ice Cream Truck Paper), Autumn Spice (Vanilla Paper),
Christmas Cheer (North Pole Paper, Frosty Paper, ABC Stickers), Persnickity (Prim Paper, Fussy Paper, Picky Paper, Index Journaling Cards, Mixed Stickers, ABC Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet)

to recreate the heart in the center, simply fold a 12x12 sheet of cardstock in half & cut in a
half heart shape. Open the fold to your heart. Then take strips of different patterned papers
and place diagonally (the strips don't have to be perfect sizes. I cut some thinner than others.)
on your heart, then trim the edges.

By making my photo stand out more - I turned it black and white and placed on the right side
of my heart by using 3D adhesive.  I wanted it to have a little more dimension.

I also used the letter stickers as part of my journaling along the left side of my heart

It's been a pleasure sharing with you today.
I hope you have fun creating your very own treasures of love.
Thanks for stopping by today!