Lily Bee Finds

Love Notes: a mini album

Happy Valentine's Day!

Around the world, it's the day to celebrate love and your loved one. Today I'm celebrating with my hubby and family and this cute little Love Notes Mini Album. I'm so thankful that after twenty-two years of marriage, we've still head over heels.
My little mini-album holds quotes, photos and has little pockets to hold bits and pieces of memorabilia. I'm a sentimental girl and hold onto all those little cards that come with floral arrangements and ticket stubs. The pockets are perfect for that.


To create this 4"x4" mini album, I've used a couple small squares of chipboard and patterned paper from the new Victoria Park paper line.



Index cards and the wonderful Lily Bee ABC stickers make the journaling and embellishing quick and easy.


Here's a look at the edges...


...and the front cover detail.


If you're interested in seeing how I created the pocket folds and put the album together, I'm sharing a tutorial on my blog today so feel free to stop by.

Lily Bee supplies:
patterned paper: Victoria Park
mixed cardstock stickers: Head Over Heels

ABC stickers: Head Over Heels
Index Cards: Victoria Park
Clear Stamps: Head Over Heels

CHA - Day Three!

Hello there! We are still at CHA, and this is day 3. Before we share our projects for today, we wanted to thank you all for your support and love. Thank You!

Today, we wanted to show you the Victoria Park projects. The line has been really popular at CHA, and the colors are amazing.

Layout by Julia Stainton, designer of Victoria Park

Layout by Cindy Liebel

Mini album by Georgia Keays

Layout by Linda Barber

Thanks for coming by today. Please come back tomorrow to see our last CHA projects.

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Happy Sunday! Hope you are having an awesome weekend. We don't usually blog on the weekends, but today is the first day of CHA - Winter 2012 and we couldn't let it go undocumented.

We have a new booth (#1690, come see us!), and amazing work hanging in it. So we thought we'd share some of that beautiful work with you. Today, we are going to check out projects using Buttercup. (Please click on each picture to view it bigger.)

Layout by Cindy Liebel

Layout by Lisa Dickinson

Card by Lisa Day

Layout by Julia Stainton

Layout by Linda Barber

Layout by Jenni Hufford

Mini Album by Ronda Palazzari

We hope you enjoyed these projects!

And now, the winners of our giveaways! Woohoo! We've randomly picked one winner for each line (from each post). Dear winners, please email  kristen [at] lilybee [dot] com with your mailing address and the name of the line you won, and we'll get the goodies to you ASAP!

Winner of Handmade

Emily Keaton

Winner of Double Dutch

Mel Blackburn

Winner of Buttercup

Jodi Releford

Winner of Victoria Park

Gabbyfek

Please come back tomorrow for more CHA projects and a look at our booth. Thanks so much for coming by today!

2012 Mini Album Tutorial

Happy New Year everyone.  It's Ronda today with a step by step detailing this adorable mini album for the new year.  This quick & easy mini could be used for multiple projects such as a goal journal, a One Little Word album, a monthly glance at your year, etc.  So many possibilities in one sweet little album. 

Supplies:
a variety of Lily Bee patterned papers
Lily Bee Alphabets
Lily Bee Happily Lost Stamps
two 4 x 6 Chipboard pieces
scoring tool
Paint
Binder Rings
Border Punch
hole punch
Sewing Machine

First you need to cut two pieces of 4 x 6 inch chipboard pieces to create your cover.  You can usually purchase these pieces fairly cheaply from your local scrapbook stores.  I usually have a stack on hand so i can create my own covers.

Choose your favorite Lily Bee Patterned paper for the cover.  Here i am using This & That Milk Bottle.  I just love that blue!  Adhere to the front of the chipboard, gluing in the center of the paper.  Why you ask?  Well i knew i wanted to stitch around the edges of the chipboard so i didn't want my needle hitting the adhesive & getting sticky. 

I added a thin paint layer around the edges of the album to give it some texture.  I love that it is quick & a bit rough.  Next i stitched around the edges of the cover.  Yes you can stitch through chipboard.  Just go nice & slow, using a long stitch making sure your tension isn't too tight.

Next i added a chipboard accent piece.  I painted the top of the butterfly using the same paint i used around the album cover.  Next i added a bit of clear glue & some German glass glitter.  You could also use regular glitter as well. 

Once i added the butterfly to the album i decided the solid orange background wasn't popping enough for me so i changed it up with strips of leftover patterned papers.  I added two green stick pins for the antennae which added that pop of color i needed.

I grabbed my Happily Lost Banner Stamp and stamped it on a piece of neutral patterned paper.  I went with the same color palette as the paint.  This way my title could really stand out.

This album is titled Reflections.  In order to get the position right on the banner, i first wrote out my word and found the center letter.  I work out from there to fill in the rest of the letters.  Sometimes i add the first letter so i know how much room i have.  You also have to remember you may have to adjust your "center" letter depending on the font size of the letters.

Next choose a variety of coordinating Lily Bee Papers.  I have a fun bright palette of colors choosing warm greens, yellows, pinks, oranges, blues, and a hint of black.  They make me happy!  You will need twelve 4 x 12 sheets of patterned paper plus one 4 x 6 piece.  These are going to be the base of your interior pages.

These 4 x 12 pages become pocket pages similar to the So Blessed Lily bee album i did in 2010.  Score your twelve 4 x 12 pages at 2 inches and at 6 inches.  Fold the page in half at the 6 inch score mark.  Fold the 2 inch score mark down & punch the edge with your favorite border punch. 

You can adhere the two sides down and create the pocket.  I like to stitch mine down by stitching all around the edges of the page.  Now you have 12 pockets for your mini album, one for each month if you so choose.   

I have created these journal inserts for my pocket pages.  You can download the pdf of the interior pocket journal cards from my blog.  I am planning on using this to capture my month's at a glance.  I will place a photo on one side of the page & the pocket page on the other side. 

Because of the way i am doing my photos, i needed a cover page.  Here i have two options for the interior cover for you.  One uses the the journal card on the cover page to create consistency.  The other makes use of the scraps of patterned paper.  I gave you this option because you would need to print out an extra journal card to use it on the cover. 

Here's the start of my interior pages. I plan on placing a collage of photos on the backside of the green paper, opposite of the January pocket that is a snapshot of my month.  Like i said above, you can use this album for multiple projects.  

Have a blessed New Year

Day 1 - Lucy ' s Christmas Memories

ETA: We have a WINNER!

Congratulations, Kristin! Please email me with your mailing info, milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com. We'll have more giveaways coming soon!


Welcome to Day One of our 24 days holiday inspiration where we'll have something new to inspire you every day from now until Christmas. Of course it wouldn't be Christmas without presents, so we're throwing in some give aways too - starting with one today!

To get the ball rolling, I've created a memory box for my eldest daughter Lucy. Lucy really loves writing in her diary at the moment so I thought it would be nice for her to have a special place to record her holiday memories.

This was so quick and easy to make I thought I'd include some step by step instructions for you too...

To start, I made a basic origami box (you can find some easy instructions here) and reinforced it by tucking in some thick card stock before folding each side.

Then I made three memory tags, each on a different theme, using the same basic design for each.

To start, cut a piece of black card stock 5" x 4", one piece of patterned paper 4" x 2.5" and another 8" x 4". Attach the small patterned paper to the card stock and fold the longer piece in half and place an eyelet in each.

Stick the 8" x 4" paper to the tag so the fold lines up with the end of the tag to make a flap. Cut another smaller piece of patterned paper and stick it under the flap for journalling.

Use stickers, alphas and index journalling tags to embellish the inside of your tag and include a spot for a photo to be attached later.

Embellish the front of your tag by layering paper, stickers and index cards. The Jingle sticker sheet has some great titles you could use to create the topic for each tag. For this one I've used some of the banner stickers to create Christmas trees to tie into the trimming the tree theme.

Thread some string around the tag and through the eyelets, tying them together to keep the flap closed. I've attached the string to the back of my tag with masking tape and then finished it off by placing another piece of card stock over the top.

and that is one tag done! I've made two more using the same steps, one for Lucy to record the presents she receives...

and one for photos of the day itself...

[Lily Bee Products Used]

Jingle - Cranberry

Jingle - Mistletoe

Jingle - Tinsel

Jingle - Egg Nog

Jingle - ABC Stickers

Jingle - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Jingle - Index Journalling Cards

Memorandum - 6 x 6 Mini Tablet

And for the giveaway... leave a comment on this post by Monday 4 December and we'll draw one name at random to receive a Jingle Collection Kit!

Lily Bee + Maya Road Blog Hop!

Good Morning and Happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend. Today, we have a nice surprise for you. It's the first day of our Lily Bee + Maya Road blog hop. We've swapped products with the good folks at Maya Road, and we'll be combining them for some great projects this week. Our hop schedule is today, Wednesday, and Friday. Be sure to come back everyday for some great inspiration.

First, we have this beautiful mini-album by Piradee Talvanna. (Please click on each photo to get a larger view.)

Lily Bee Supplies

Patterned Paper:

Heads Over Heels - Courting HHP152

Heads Over Heels - Swoon HHP153

Heads Over Heels - Crush HHP154

Heads Over Heels - Dreamy HHP155

Heads Over Heels - Slushie SP0122

Heads Over Heels - Bubblegum HHP184

Cardstock Stickers:

Heads Over Heels

Index Journaling Cards:

Heads Over Heels

Clear Stamps:

Memorandum

Heads Over Heels

Maya Road:

Mini Album, Mist, Envelope, Chipboard, Ribbon, Crystal, Journaling Tags

 

How about this super fun layout by Katja Schneider.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper:

Harvest Market - Oatmeal

Harvest Market - Harvest Blue

Harvest Market - Black Licorice

Harvest Market - Turtleneck

ABC Stickers:

Harvest Market

Maya Road Supplies:

3-Ring Rectangular Canvas Album

Mini Pennant Banner Canvas Pieces

Kraft Envelopes Wavy Scallop

How's the weather Mini Chipboard 

Vintage Paper Roses

Wood Skinny Spools

Ribbon

And last but so not least, this sweet, sweet layout by Lisa Day.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper:

Tiny Tablet - Memorandum

Whiteboard - Memorandum

Boardroom - Memorandum

Mixed Cardstock Stickers:

Memorandum

ABC Stickers:

Memorandum

Index Journaling Cards:

Memorandum

Maya Road Products:

Chip Board Buttons & Banners

Pin

 

We are loving how Maya Road products go so well with Lily Bee's. Don't forget to visit Maya Road's blog, see what they are up to, and leave them some love!

 

Let's get the holidays started early, shall we? Please leave us a comment on each of the blog hop days, and we'll pick a super lucky winner next Monday, November 21 to win a great Lily Bee prize.

Thank you for coming by today. Have a great day and we hope to see you tomorrow!

Getting Ready for November

I still can't get over how quickly days go by and wow, November is already here. Oh my, the next thing I know it'll probably be Dec 24th (as then I would be expecting something from dearest hubby..LOL). With time flying by so fast lately, I can't seem to remember and keep track of all the amazing things (and not so amazing things, such as the flood situation back home in Bangkok), so I created this little mini envelope booklet/holder using the harvest market collection - to store all the little details of the month.
Having been inspired lately by all the amazing envelope creations everywhere, I decided to create my own version - using these small kraft envelopes that I found at a discount store (25 for less than $1 and they're kraft!!! - need I say more?). And also they are the perfect size for the index journaling cards too...

To create the booklet of envelopes, all I did was lined them up (with the flap tucked inside) and sown the bottom 3 sides together (no adhesive used).

Next came out my silhouette machine and using the pumkin pattern paper, I cut out those two maple tree leaves to embellish the front; along with a sticker from the harvest market collection mix cardstock sticker sheet.

Then I randomly tucked in the various index journaling cards and also created few of my own journaling tags. The idea is that through out the month, I would be adding the journaling details of what had been happening and also any keepsakes collected along the way (ie. those concert tickets that we're suppose to see next sunday or the all the plane tickets back and forth between singapore and bangkok... and the story goes on and on).

Lily Bee Products used:

Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Black Licorice HMP164; Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Turtleneck HMP165; Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Hayride HMP166; Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Squash HMP167; Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Pumpkin Seeds HMP168; Pattern Paper: Harvest Market Pumpkin HMP182; Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market HMS170; Index Journaling Cards: Harvest Market HMJ174.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and don't forget to link us up to your creations; as we would love to see what fall projects you've been creating with Lily Bee Goodies and also any tips you want to share on how you keep track of all your wonderful memories. :)

Focus On: Memorandum

It's back! Our Focus On Mondays. Today, we are taking featuring Memorandum, one of our lines from our Summer 2011 release. Memorandum features office/school patterns on one side, and colorful, beautiful patterns on the other. It has 6 double-sided patterned papers, as well as 3 matching Stationery patterned papers (polka dots on one side and Lily Bee grid on the other.) This line also has a 6"x6" Tiny Tablet, perfect for cards and those small details, as well as high-quality clear stamps, shape stickers, and those super popular tiny alpha stickers. 

We also added something new this season: Index Journaling cards! These are so fun. Obviously perfect for journaling, but also great for matting photos, creating mini-albums, or quick cards.

We asked our design team members to work with Memorandum, and here are the great projects they came up with.

Piradee Talvanna created this wonderful mini album about her daily life.

Lily Bee Supplies

Patterned Paper:

9 to 5 - Memorandum

Whiteboard - Memorandum

Boardroom - Memorandum

Time Clock - Memorandum

Payday - Memorandum

Cubicle - Memorandum

Grapefruit - Memorandum

Lemon - Memorandum

Office Blue - Memorandum

 

ABC Stickers:

Memorandum

This & That

 

Cardstock Stickers:

Memorandum

 

Index Journaling Cards:

Memorandum

Chipboard Stickers:

Hello Sunshine

Christmas Town

Other:

Mist, Envelope, Punches, Pin, Buttons, Twine

 

Kay Rogers made this layout about her daughter's love for kitty cats. She used the Index Journaling cards to mat her photos.

Lily Bee Supplies:
patterned paper:

Office Blue-Memorandum -MEP176

 

6x6 Tiny Tablet:

Memorandum

 

Mixed Cardstock Stickers:
Memorandum

 

ABC Stickers:
Memorandum

 

Index Journaling Cards:
Memorandum

 

Other:

brads

Kim Arnold designed this layout about her family's visit to a wildlife park. Kim said, "This is such a versatile range that can be used for such a wide variety of topics – I love it!" And yes, those are indeed koalas and kangaroos they are petting. How cool is that?

Lily Bee Supplies:

patterned papers:

9 to 5-Memorandum

Boardroom-Memorandum

Whiteboard-Memorandum

Mixed Cardstock Stickers:

Memorandum

Index Journaling Cards:

Memorandum

ABC Stickers:
Memorandum

 

Other: 

twine

Have you used Memorandum yet? We'd love to see your projects! Please share with us by posting your Lily Bee projects on our Facebook page. Have a great week!

Getting Beachy with Lily Bee

A while back, the great folks at Maya Road shared some products with our design team, including this great chipboard album.

Armed with Lily Bee "Picket Fence," some white paint and Maya Road resist, and a few sparklies, I set about creating this little album for my daughter about her first beach trip.

While I still had the products and pictures out, I decided to go ahead and make a companion layout for my album!

Lily Bee Products used:

Domestic Bliss- Chipboard Stickers

Picket Fence- Veranda Patterned Paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, ABC Stickers, Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Stationery- Slushie, Butter

A Little B-Day Set...

Hi Everyone!! Thought I would share today something that I made for my little sister (well maybe not so little anymore), using the gorgeous Happily Lost collection. A fun little card and a mini album for her to journal all those moments (and nope, didn't make/bake the cupcake - although wish I did as it was super good!)

and here's a close up of the card (and the super yummy cupcake too). I used a doily and the chipboard accent from the domestic bliss collection for the top part of the number "8".

and as for the mini album, I opted to use the mini album as-is or in another word raw; as the gray color of the chipboard added the perfect constrast to the gorgeous colors in this collection.

and here's some more details of the min album... mixing in the fun stickers from the Happily Lost collection and more chipboard accents from the Domestic Bliss.

and as for the back pages, the "good book" pattern paper was too perfect and love love love the bright colors of the other pattern papers against it. (also adding some fun stamped sayings).

Lily Bee Products Used:

• Happily Lost - Pattern Papers and Stickers


• Domestics Bliss - Chipboard Accents

Thanks everyone for stopping by and if you haven't heard - we have a new Challenge going on until April 13th (check out yesterday's post). Can't wait to see everyone's amazing work!!! ** piradee**

it ' s December

Yay! I'm so excited it's December. I've decorated the house, put up the tree and trimmed it with garland and lights. Just waiting to spend an evening with my kids so we can decorate it with ornaments at our own leisure (without homework or worrying about bedtime).

Today, I am delighted to share some projects with you. First off, a layout. Remember those Christmas ornaments I shared a few weeks back? Well, I decided to add them to my layout this time :)

Gives the layout lots of depth & texture. The blues, reds, greens & blacks mix so so Perfectly with this Christmas page...makes me happy!

And finally, I completed my December Daily album. I just love the reds, blues & blacks from this collection! It's pretty much the color scheme of the album with some creams & whites. I kept the cover simple by just adding rub-ons (I just love Santa carrying all those gifts) & the silver bookplate. I'm so ready to document this month & snapping away lots & lots of photos to share!

Enjoy creating with the Christmas Town collection this holiday season.

Cheers!!!