Lily Bee Finds

Focus on Monday | Color Inspiration week

Good morning Lily Bee fans!! This week the Design Team will be bringing you projects that were all inspired by different color combinations!

Here is today's inspiration piece from Design Seeds:

When I look at this color scheme, it reminds me so much of the great colors in the new Lily Bee Design line URBAN AUTUMN! So, I got to work to create this page:

Supplies: Urban Autumn (Tri-State, Spiced Latte, The Village Park, Gingered Cider, Oktoberfest, Wood Veneers, Metal Badges, Daily Deck Cards, Washi Tape); We Are Family (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Wood Veneers, Washi Tape); Pinwheel (Letter stickers)

I used some different pieces of the patterned paper from the color inspiration piece and lined them up along one edge of my page and added in a few of the Daily Deck cards.

I added in a lot of the fun wood veneers in the Urban Autumn collection too! Love the naturalness of them and they co-ordinate with so many colors!

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I added in some punched circles and sequins to finish off my page.

Come back all week for lots of fun color inspiration from some members of our Design Team!

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.

Cards on Wednesday | Inspired by Quotes

Welcome to another Cards on Wednesday post!

This week at Lily Bee we are sharing what inspires us to create and for our post today Summer and I have created cards inspired by some of our favorite quotes. 

There are many places where you can find quotes: your favorite books, movies or songs, billboards, poems and if you are like us, you find them on Pinterest. It seems that there is a bounty of scrappy inspiration waiting to be found there!

Summer created a card based on this inspiration found on Pinterest: 

And here is the card that she created:

Summer said, "I combined the idea of the graphics of a subway sign and the use of the negative cut outs to create this card. I love to play with the text so when I sat down to create this card I knew I was going for a simple bold look. Kraft cardstock is one of my go to colors because it is such a neutral base. Colors pop and ideas sing with a great neutral base."

Here is a closer look at her card: 

I really like how Summer layered the butterflies and added the jewel centers. 

Supplies: Pinwheel (Kite Strings, Lemonade Stand, Sprinklers Flower Box & Lime Rickey Patterned Papers) and Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle)

Isn't it fantastic? Her clean and simple style always includes just the right details. 

You can find more quotes that inspire Summer on her Pinterest board here.

The first quote that I used for my card inspiration was this which can be found on my Pinterest board here: 

This is the card I created using strips of paper from the new Pinwheel and Sweet Shoppe collections:

I used a small star punch and kraft cardstock and like the look of the neutral kraft against the brighter colors. 

Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Cherry Blossom, Sprinklers, Cartwheels), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Lemon Drop, Lollipop, Candy Stick, Cotton Candy), Persnickety Collection (ABC Stickers). 

My second card was inspired by this quote: 

I really like how the "Be You" is in a different color and did the same on my card. What an important message this sends, don't you think? 

I put my paper punches to work on this card, too. I added a few paper strips to the Pinwheel paper background and simply added the quote using ABC Stickers. 

Supplies: PInwheel Collection (Cherry Blossom, Picnic Basket, Sprinklers), Persnickety Collection (ABC Stickers), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Lemon Drop). 

We hope that you have been inspired to create using some of your favorite quotes and that if you do create something new (or if you've created something quote-inspired in the past) please share your project with us on our Facebook page or on Flickr.

Have a wonderful day!