Lily Bee Finds

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!

 

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!

 

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!

 

 

 

Focus on Monday: Everyday Life

Welcome to Monday!  This week we are putting the emphasis on the everyday!  I love to document those small moments that showcase our daily life. The littlest moments are sometimes the most important. I don't want to forget the stories that make up most of my days!  Documenting the every day will help my kids and me remember.

I use my camera phone to capture most of my everyday moments.  I snapped this photo while shopping at Lowe's, my son in tow.  Or should I say, in cart.

I remember shopping with the kids years ago.  I started by putting the baby carrier in the cart, working so hard to wedge it in securely.  After a while, the kids sat in the front seat, all buckled in with the saftey cover over the cart.  It cracks me up that they still want to ride in the cart. I used the tag to journal the details.

 

I wanted to give some movement to the page, so I decided to use the triangles as arrows.  I carefully cut around three columns of arrows and glued them to the page.  I like how they point to the location of where my kid is!

 

 

Supplies:  Destination (Papers:  Tickets, Luggage, Atlas; 6X6 Tiny Tablet; Chipboard Stickers; Label Stickers; Chit Chat Stickers; Circle & Tag Stickers; Embellishment Bunkel Brad), Pinwheel (Letter Stickers; Embellishment Bundle Twine), Persnickety (Stickers)

Come back all this week to see awesome projects from our creative team!  While you are being inspired, be sure to take out your camera and capture the every day!

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.

Inspiration Unlimited

Happy Monday!  Welcome to a new week at the Lily Bee blog! This week we are talking about inspiration!  It comes in many shapes and forms, sizes and colors.  I always find the greatest inspiration first in the photos I am working with.  But the paper and products come in a close second.  The right motif or sticker can trigger an idea.  

For my layout, I knew I wanted to focus on the idea of girls.  To celebrate all things pink and frilly, I went with polka dots and flowers.  Featuring the reds helped me to decide on the other complimentary colors.  

I loved the idea of polka dots do much that I made my own dots and scattered them vertically on the page.  I layered brads and circle stickers.

I placed the largest circle and the chipboard flower near the photo.  To add some texture, I tied twine through the banner sticker.  I love to use numerals on my pages so I incorporated one into my title.

Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe (Papers:  Licorice Whip, Lollipop, Gumball, Pink Mint); 6X6 Tiny Tablet; Circle & Tag Stickers; Chipboard Stickers; Chit Chat Stickers; Letter Stickers; Embellishment Bundle); Destination (Embellishment Bundle Twine)

I think the page is as bright and cheerful as the moment that is featured in the photo!  

Speaking of inspiration, don't you just love the new fall collections?!  I cannot wait to be inspired by that paper and product!

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 | White Space

Good morning Lily Bee fans! This week on the blog, we will be focusing on projects with lots of WHITE SPACE!

Today, Christine Newman and I are here to share our projects using white space - only without a lot of actual white on the pages!

Christine is up first with this gorgeous page:

Supplies: Destination Collection (Port paper, Atlas paper, Label Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Marshmellow paper, Licorice Whip paper, Letter Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers).

Here is what Christine had to say about her project:

I created this layout for White Space Week on the Lily Bee Design blog.  I'm not usually a white space scrapper, but I love looking at other people's white space layouts.  And just because it's "white space" doesn't mean the background has to be white or even a solid color.  I used a woodgrain polaroid paper from the Lily Bee Destination collection for my background.  The cool thing about white space layouts is that they really drawn your eye to the photo.

I love that the colors of all the papers and embellishments really pop off the woodgrain background.

 I used a smaller photo and clustered my papers and embellishments around the photo, leaving the rest of the layout bare with space.

I used a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop and drew the camera onto the yellow patterned paper.  Then I fussy-cut it and embellished it.

I used a Uni-ball Signo gold pen to journal onto the woodgrain paper!

For me, well... I have a very hard time lately with white space layouts - so this was a big challenge for me. I like a full page :) Here is my take:

Supplies: Autumn Spice (Cinnamon, Cream, Clove, Vanilla, Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Spice, Ginger, Cardstock stickers); Destination (Chipboard Stickers, Chit-Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Letter Stickers ); Pinwheel (Label Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag Stickers); Sweet Shoppe (Circle & Tag Stickers)

I chose to line up several different papers along the centre of my page, and layer different Lily Bee elements in behind and around my photo, like this fall banner:

I added my title about my photo in the same center grid of papers:

I love that although I used Autumn Spice, which an older collection from Lily Bee, I was able to easily add in embellishments and stickers from the newer collections!

If you would like to download the fall banner I used on my page - just click HERE. Enjoy!

Thanks for joinging us today on the blog - be back tomorrow for a new sketch challenge, using lots of white space!

 

Digital Download | Digital Cut File Freebie

Hello and happy Tuesday! Leslie and I have two fun and unique projects highlighting two different digital elements which are free to our Lily Bee fans!

Leslie used Diana Fishers Circles digital cut file to create her super cool layout.

Supplies: Destination (Interstate Paper, Tickets Paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers) Pinwheel (Chipboard Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers)

She writes, "I fell in LOVE with this circle cut file by fellow DT member Diana Fisher & have been waiting for the perfect chance to use it! In keeping with the family theme this week, I thought it was the perfect time. Circles are unending and to me – that represents family.

"My layout is about the head of our immediate family, my handsome husband. I’d follow him anywhere..."

Isn't her layout just amazing? I love how she fills in every circle with a variety of simple elements and personality outlining the overall design!

Supplies: Pinwheel(Kite Strings, Label Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers) Destination(Bon Voyage, Souvenier, Embellishment Bundle) Sweet Shoppe(Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers)

For my family themed layout, I focused more on one family member, my baby girl and i just love her to pieces. The theme inspired me to create a variety of border strips, which some can be used for every day or fall projects.

I wanted to keep the layout super simple by mixing bold colors and patterns to create a cohesive look. I love how the colors purple and green work so well together along with the polka dots, latis design and hearts patterns.

Thanks so much for hanging out with us today! Be sure to download both free digital cut files we used on our projects today and create something fun and unique!

Cindy Liebel's - Fall Border Strips

Diana Fishers - Circles

 

Happy Creating!

Focus On Monday: Family

Hi there & Happy Monday to all of you Lily Bee fans!

Today is a new week & a new focus.
Patricia & I are here today to share a couple creations with the focus on: Family.

First up is Patricia's GORGEOUS layout.
Just LOOK at that heart & how she put the chit chat words all around it.
I LOVE that!

Here's her layout & what she has to say:
"We just had my sister-in-law visiting. We are a happy, thankful family, but there’s always reminders of not having both sets of our parents and our daughter’s grandparents. It’s different, not the same, but still good. I couldn’t help but think of the quote by Stitch from the movie Lilo & Stitch. I made a small collage of our immediate family and close aunts and uncle. Cut out a heart from the background Jump Rope paper, layered the reverse side of Lime Rickey paper behind it. Then cut a larger outline of a circle with plain cardstock. Several of the chit chat stickers went so well with the theme, and I love the eclectic look it gives. I added some applique-style stitching around the heart, and then filled with labels, letter stickers and embellishments to finish it off."



Supplies:  

Lily Bee Products

Persnickety (Jump Rope Paper, Lime Rickey Paper, Letter Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Chipboard, Circle & Tag Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Sweet Shoppe (Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers), Destination (Letter Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag Stickers)

and here's some of her detail shots:




what a heartfelt layout! 


I'm sharing a layout about my family tapestry...

the 2 threads that complete my sweet little family, my children!

I wanted my layout to portray both how a quilt is like a tapestry
plus the different threads that weave together to create a family.
I believe by trimming off the edges of each of my paper strips, I 

represented that quite well. 
We, as a family, come together bound by love.

Supplies:
Destination (Luggage Paper, Atlas Paper, Tickets Paper, Bon Voyage Paper, Postcard Paper, Letter Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers)
Sweet Shoppe (Licorice Whip Paper, Chipboard  Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers)
Pinwheel (Apricot Tree Paper, Jump Rope Paper, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers)

Here's a couple of detail shots:

As you can see, scrapping family can be fun, heartfelt & serious too.
It's all about YOU and YOUR family. I hope you enjoy scrapping about yours.

thanks for stopping by today!

  




 

 

Cards on Wednesday | Scraplift

Hello and welcome to cards on Wednesday.  Wendy Sue, Adrienne, and I each have cards to share with you today.

First, let's see what Wendy Sue did. Wendy sue says she decided to scraplift a card created by one of our very talented recent guest designers, Mitchell Kraft.

She just loved the design of Mitchell's card - the simple white card base and the diagonal lines full of color and fun!  She carried her design a bit further up the card, but the basic layout is the same.  Here's her card.  

Lily Bee Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 tablet, chit chat stickers, chipboard stickers, circle & tag stickers, twine from embellishment bundle)

Thanks so much, Mitch, for the inspiration!!

Next, is Adrienne, and both of the cards she did for today.

For her first card, she scraplifted my layout below entitled, "Time for Tea Dear" because she really liked the diamond design I made with the patterned paper squares.  

And here are her cards.  She only used two on her card because of the smaller size and added some embellishments on the left for visual balance.

Supply List - Destination (Luggage Patterned Paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Pinwheel ( Circle & Tag Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle)

For Adrienne's next card, she scraplifted Nicole's layout below because she thought the circle cut file would be a perfect background for a card.

Here is how Adrienne's card came out.  She loved how Nicole used some of the speech bubbles from the Flip Flops patterned paper so she added a couple of them my card as well.

Supply List - PInwheel (Flip Flops Patterned Paper), Destination (Luggage Patterned Paper, Bon Voyage Patterned Paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle)

And I chose to scraplift Nicole Nowosad's style.  She uses a lot of cut pieces to quilt together for backgrounds.  

I had Fall on my mind also for these cards, but the designs and ideas were inspired and scraplifted from Nicole.  The first is a simple stitched grid with punched out pieces of patterned paper.

Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chit Chat Stickers, Chipboard Stickers),  Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers)

And the second fills the front more with one inch squares, I cut to make triangles and then pieced back together.

Sweet Shoppe (Label Stickers, ), Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Embellishment Bundle),  Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers)

Thank you for joining us today for our scraplifted cards!  Hope you find some inspiration today and join us the rest of this week for more scraplifting ideas.

 

Challenge on Tuesday | Scraplift a Member!

Good morning Lily Bee fans! Today, I have the lovely and super talented Cindy Liebel and Diana Fisher with me for this week's designer's challenge!

The challenge this week was to scraplift a page we found in the Lily Bee Design Flickr Gallery. This is the page that was chosen and we all used it as inspiration for our pages today.

Beach Girl | Megan Beaubien

Great inspiration right!! Now, let's see what our designers did with this challenge.

First up is Cindy with this lovely page:

Supplies: Pinwheel (Flip Flop, Apricot Tree and Kit Strings, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers), Destination (Atlas, Bon Voyage & Souvenier, Chat Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Letter Stickers, Embellishment Bundle & Chit Chat Stickers)

Here is what Cindy had to say about her page

"The members layout, Beach Girl is just adorable. I especially loved how she framed the photo on top of the stacked layers of pattern paper, giving it a lot of depth and focus. It inspired me to add lots of texture to my page using staggered layers of white on white embossed cardstock.

Like the original layout, I surrounded my framed photo with little bits of embellishments for additional pops of color and framed the entire white background with a dark blue background to compliment the blue jeans in the photo."

Next up is Diana and look at her take on the scraplift!

SUPPLIES: Sweet Shoppe: Pattern paper (Gumball, Marshmellow), Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers;
Pinwheel:  Pattern paper (Flip Flops), Letter Stickers; Destination: Pattern paper (Bon Voyage), Circle & Tag Stickers

Check out what Diana had to share about her project:

"I loved the layout Nicole chose for us to work with today. I wanted to make sure I used the off-center paper layering in the layout we are lifting, as well as the top corner cluster in the right corner.

I also liked how the title was off to the side, so I used a combination of Lily Bee Letter stickers and a cut on my Cameo for my title. I also used all of the Lily Bee papers that had hearts on them and mix & matched the collections. I loved how the final combination looked. "

I just love how both Cindy and Diana stuck to the central layered design on the page and yet their pages are so unique too!

For my page, I was inspired by the design of the page along with the beachy theme of the page:

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Gumball paper, Candy Stick paper, Embellishment bundle); Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Kite Strings paper, Jump Rope paper, Flip Flops paper, Chit Chat stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Label Stickers); Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Embellishment Bundle); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps)

I cut a title from my Cameo and also the circular background to layer over the heart bokeh background.

Like the other gals, I also layered up the Lily Bee papers behind my photo, just as Megan did in her original page:

Like Diana, I also layered on lots of circle & tag stickers from a few collections to the corner of my photo:

Now, it's your turn to inspire!

We'll pick one winner from all our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package. Here's the details:

- Your card 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 " September 10 Card 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 September 30, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature

Good luck and have fun! Can't wait to see your interpretations :)