Lily Bee Finds

Challenge Tuesday | Sketches Revisited

Hello everyone, it's Diane here revisiting the January sketch. Here is a quick look at the sketch.

I love how the sketch incorporates lots of patterned papers and decided to use the We R Family collection to highlight this sweet photo I took for my friend when she was pregnant a year ago.

I modified the sketch from 12x12 to 8 1/2x11 and the photo from portrait to landscape, but left the rest the same.

Here is how it turned out.

Here are a few close-ups for you.

I used a metal badge for the circle element and the wood veneers for the banner elements. 

I used a wood veneer heart to dot my "i" in the title and added a few Sweet Spot stickers at the bottom to tie in with the cluster at the top of the layout.

Supplies: We R Family (Papers: Mother, Daughter, Family Heirloom, Family Rules, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Wood Veneer, Metal Badges, Sweet Spot Stickers).

Oh, and by the way, I've met that little girl that filled those shoes...she is already a year old and is adorable! :)

Cool Boys

I love the We R Family collection for many reasons!  It is perfect for all members of the family, even pages about the men in our lives.  I decided to use the collection to document the bond between my son and his cousions.  

I put the focus on the navy, green and red in the collection.  I also mixed in some Urban Autumn based on the strong browns and warmer shades.  The result is a page that is all boy.

To create this page, I mixed a couple of the Daily Deck cards next to my photo.  I cut the boy's icon from a third card.  Since I was using so many rectangles, I decided to mix in the circular shape as well as some triangles.  I also staggered the height of the shapes, creating a more uneven line.  I incorporated some Chit Chat Stickers from older collections.

I made this cool arrow by cutting the rows of triangles from the Family Heirlon paper.  I then cut along the triangle side and put two together to make this oversized arrow.  I finished it off with a wood veneer shape.

Supplies: We R Family (Papers:  Family Heirloom, Mother/Daughter, Family Portrait, Sibling Rivalary; Wood Veneer; Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers, Metal Badges, Daily Deck Cards); Urban Autumn: (Tri-State Paper); Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers)

Be sure to reach for We R Family for your next masculine themed layout!

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. 

 

 

 

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)

Favorite Things Week

Happy Monday everyone!  Today, we are kicking off a week of favorites.  As we excitedly wait for the new releases to arrive, the Lily Bee Creative Team will share our favorite products from the past collections.  There is so much to love about all the goodies!   We are sure you feel the same so this week also involves a giveaway!

One of my favorite embellishments from the previous releases are the metal badges.  I love how these little guys add pattern, dimension and shine to any page.

I like to use the metal badges close to my photo since it really brings the eye in.  Tying a twine string around the badge gives everything a finished feeling!  

I chose this particular badge because the ampersand really reinforces the idea of family fun.  I will admit that this page showcases another one of my favorite products...woodgrain paper!  I adore the richness and warmth.

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Papers:  Gingered Cider, Spiced Latte, Oktoberfest; Metal Badges); We R Family (Papers:  Family Time, Home Sweet Home; Daily Deck Cards; Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers; Wood Veneer)

There are so many fab Lily Bee products.  The metal badges are only one of them!

So, do you want to win a prize package of our favorite things?  To enter, leave a comment on the blog. Each day this week team members will share a different favorite, so be sure to come back and comment.  You can also Pin each day's image to Pinterest using the #lilybeefavoritethings tag and/or share the Favorite Things images we post on our Facebook page each day with your friends. You can enter once or many times to increase your chances of winning. Winner will be announced on Friday, the 17th.

Best of luck!

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!

 

You Are My Happy

hi everyone!

Leslie here - I'm bringing you some inspiration I made using a dear friend and fellow DT member, Nicole Nowasad's awesome cut file she made for me to use on this project:

Supplies:
We Are Family (Sweet Spot Stickers, Wood Veneer, Metallic Badges, Family Tree Paper,
Mother Daughter Paper); Urban Autumn (Wood Veneer, 3x4 Daily Deck Cards, Oktoberfest Paper, Gingered Cider Paper)
Destination (label stickers)

Here's the file:


Isn't she creative? I love what she did! She's one talented girl!

I cut the file in a couple of different sizes and 2 different We Are Family patterned papers. I really like how the red and blue look against this woodgrain background. I think it  makes my small black and white photo POP!



I layered my house and added a metallic badge as my door. Finished it off using wood veneer leaves from the Urban Autumn Collection

Get the file yourself right here:  You Are My Happy and enjoy!

Show us what you've created using it!

Have a great week and Happy New Year!

 

 

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 !  :)

 

 

Tag, You're It Day 2

Hi, Heather here. We're having a ton of fun this week with our game of tag. I was tagged by Stacey yesterday to create a layout based on this week's sketch, shown below, but with an added twist.  She challenged me to add die cuts to my layout so I created a few SVG files for Lily Bee's new We R Family collection. You can download them for free at the end of this post.

In case, you missed it, here's the sketch that's inspiring us this week.

Here's what I created:

 

Supplies: We R Family collection: (Papers: Family Rules, Family Ties, Family Time, Game Night, Family Dinner; 6x6 Tiny Tablet; Daily Deck Cards; Wood Veneer; Metal Badges); Urban Autumn collection (Papers: Oktoberfest, Tri-State); Sweet Shoppe collection: Letter Stickers

I had this layout in mind utilizing the Daily Deck cards when I created this sketch. That said, you could easily add more photos to the page.

I just love the wood veneer people. I knew I wanted to highlight them so I created an offset image of them and then cut them out as a family on one of the Daily Deck cards. I just resized them to fit my card and cut them out.

To create my title, I punched individual letters out of the Game Night paper. I used a small circle punch, which was the perfect size.

I also cut hearts out of the bottom section of the striped paper before adhering it to the background paper. I backed the negative portion with coordinating paper and then saved the cuts to use as embellishments over one of the Daily Deck cards.

So how about some free SVG cutting files? You can download all of our cutting files HERE or you can download the ones I used by clicking on their direct links:

We R Family People Cutting File

We R Family Hearts Cutting File

Okay, so now it's time to reveal who I've tagged.  Nicole, you're it!  I've challenged her to create a card based on this sketch while also incorporating both hard and soft elements. Come back tomorrow to see her fabulous creations.

Focus on Monday: Tag, You're It!

We have something super fun going on this week on the blog and we are hoping you will join along!  Remember playing tag when you were a kid?  It was great fun giggling with your friends and taking turns in the game.  We are playing a scrapbooking version starting today!  Each of us will use the same sketch as a jumping off point, but everyday there will be a twist.

The starting point is this great sketch designed by Heather Leopard.  I am first to put the sketch to good use! 

 

Here is my interpretation!  I stayed fairly true to the sketch, using one larger photo and three of the Daily Deck cards along the top.

 

 

I added in some unique touches like using the doilies as snowflakes.  I incorporated wood veneer pieces all around the page.  The sketch really motivated me to try a design I don't typically create!

 

 

Heather's small circles on the sketch inspired me to add in a metal badge near the corner of my photo.

 

 

Supplies:  We R Family (Papers:  Home Sweet Home, Game Night, Family Time, Family Tree, Mother/Daughter; Wood Veneer; Daily Deck Cards; Metal Badge), Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers)

The game is just beginning!  I have tagged the next person, Heather, to be it.  Not only do I want her to use the sketch, but I want her to use the sketch and use a die-cut of some sort!  Come back tomorrow to see what she creates!

 

Throwback Thursday | 2 Page Layouts

Hi Lily Bee fans! Welcome to another Throwback Thursday. Our theme this week is 2 page layouts. For my layout I used a favorite family photo from 16 years ago. I wanted the photo to be the star of the layout so I enlarged it to 8 1/2 x 11 to take up the entire space of one side of the 2 pager.

The side of the layout without a photo is simply embellished with a metal badge and Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers. 

I added a couple embellishment clusters in two corners of the photo.

Supplies: We R Family (Family Ties Paper, Family Dinner Paper, Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers, Wood Veneer, Metal Badges), Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle)

I hope this week inspires you to try a 2 page layout. If it seems a little intimidating to you, try filling one side with your photo and the other side for your title and journaling.

Two Pager on Wednesday

All this week, we are sharing two page layouts!  Double pages allow you to share mulitple photos while still giving the design room to breathe.  If you are slightly nervous about creating a double page layout, try working with 8.5 X 11" pages.  I find that combining two pages that size gives you enough space without it becoming overwhelming.

I scrapped a two page layout to share some great shots of my daughter playing in the leaves.

I used the Urban Autumn collection to scrap this page.  I love the purple in this line.  I find that when creating double page layouts, I like to use a sequence of pictures.  I line them up from left to right in the order they occurred.  I like to place elements at the start of the series to draw the eye.

I used the color saturated Daily Deck card layered with a wood veneer.  Since I used a the block of black paper, I wanted to add some movement and curves to the page.  I hand cut some leaves from the papers and made a bunch along the right side.

I also cut the hexagons from a Daily Deck card since it adds another geometric shape.  I layered with wood veneer, a metal badge and sticker.  With such fun goodies, double pagers are fun to create!

Supplies:  Urban Autumn (Papers:  Ocktoberfest, Spiced Latte, The Village Park; Daily Deck Cards; Metal Badge, Wood Veneer); Pinwheel (Chitchat Stickers)

Challenge on Tuesday | 2 page layouts

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

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

Here is the sketch:

 

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

Here is my take on this month's sketch:

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

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

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

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

 

Focus on Monday | 2 Page Layouts

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

And here are some of the details:

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

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

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

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

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

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