Lily Bee Finds

Love Letters Week | Cards

Nicole here today to share a few easy love letter inspired cards for Love Letters week here on the Lily Bee blog!

I stuck with the We R Family Collection to create this easy cards using not much more than a few daily deck cards and some simple embellishments!

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Sweet Spot Stickers, Washi Tape, Daily Deck cards); Persnickety (clear stamps); Urban Autumn (Wood Veneers); Sweet Shoppe (Letter stickers)

I added in some small letters from the Sweet Shoppe collection for my sentiment.

 

Next, I added in some stamping from the Persnickety line! I love those little Lily Bee shaped hearts.

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Mother/Daughter, Daily Deck cards); Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, ABC Stickers); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps); Persnickety (Clear Stamps)

 

My last card is super simple and came together quickly with the addition of a few wood veneers:

Supplies: We R Family (Tiny Tablet, Wood veneers, Sweet Spot Stickers)

I used a small circle punch and punched the letters out of the We R Family Tiny Tablet to make the sentiment for this card.

 

That's it for me today! Today is my last post for Lily Bee, thank you for all your sweet comments on my projects this past year! 

 

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

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!

 

Throwback Thursday

Happy New Year everyone!  As we start 2014, I am jumping into the past by pulling out an older photo and some retro Lily Bee items.  

Do you remember those fabulous sheets of large rub-ons that used to be in the older collections?  I put one to use on my most recent layout.

I used this photo of my children from a few years ago.  They have made the shift from "babies" to "kids".  

I pieced together some words and letters from the rub-ons to create my title, Time of Change.  I then layered some new and some older embellishments like the Daily Deck Card and the chipboard flag.

To add some color to my very neural page, I cut a sheet of the We R Family paper called Family Heirloom.  I cut along the strips that are already in the paper.  I then cut each strip along the diagonal side of the triangle.  I staggered the length of each one to frame the page.

Supplies: We R Family (Papers:  Family Heirloom, Mother Daughter, Family Ties, Sibling Rivalry; Daily Deck Card; Sweet Spots Enamel Dots; Wood Veneer); Sweet Shoppe: (Chipboard Sheets; Chit Chat Stickers); Catching Fall (Rub-ons)

 I hope you are looking forward to the new year as well as reflecting on the good of the past!

 

 

 

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.

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!

Focus On Monday | Gratitude

This week is all about gratitude at Lily Bee Design and today I'm sharing a layout with you about something I'm very grateful for - my family! 

Lily Bee Supplies: We Are Family (Family Time, Mother Daughter, Family Rules, Family Heirloom, Family Tree, Sibling Rivalry, Family Ties papers; clear stamps; wood veneer; Sweet Spot enamel stickers)

 

I knew that the new We R Family collection would be ideal for this page, with its rich saturated color palette and subtle family graphics. I began with the clear stamps, using watermark ink and the circle outline stamp to create a polka dot pattern on my background. I filled some of the circles with the family icons, words, and hearts.

 

Then I used four 2" strips of the patterned papers to highlight circular photos of every family member.  I backed each photo with a fussy cut doily from the Family Time paper.

A die cut title (I used the font Mission Script for the word "grateful") and a sprinkling of the wood veneer hearts and enamel stickers finish it off.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to join us every day this week for lots more ideas for gratitude projects!

Project Life Friday | Daily Deck & Clear Stamps + Urban Autumn Blog Hop Winner

Hi friends!  I was scheduled to join you last week, but the fun blog hop delayed my post so I am extra excited to be here today - and since I jumped up a week, I opted to include themes from BOTH weeks on my project life spread - daily deck cards AND clear stamps from the We R Family Collection!

Here's a better look at each page:

Left page:

And the right page:

I chose pocket pages that would allow me to use both horizontal and vertical photos and daily deck cards.  I did a little bit of altering/embellishing on a few of the cards:

And I used the clear stamps to create some fun photo mattes for two of the photos I trimmed down to 4" square. 

First I stamped the open circles and then I added the "bro" stamp in altering colors.

And to finish off the photos, I added a couple of fun embellishments - badges and sweet spot stickers:

Supplies: We R Family {Daily Deck Cards, Clear Stamps, Sibling Rivalry Paper, Sweet Spot Stickers} Sweet Shoppe {letter stickers}

Speaking of the blog hop, the grand prize winner was randomly chosen from those who hopped along and commented here. Congratulations goes to.....

Jeannine H!!! She said she loves the Daily Deck cards and had a fun time on the blog hop seeing this gorgeous collection on a variety of projects.  Please send an email to [email protected] by November 30, 2013 to collect your prize - the complete Urban Autumn collection!

Don't forget that each stop on the hop had a giveaway as well.  Make sure to hop back over to their blogs to see if you've won. You can find the complete list HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today - have a great weekend...and remember to take lots of photos! :)

Throwback Thursday | Clear Stamps

Good Morning Lily Bee friends Summer here and welcome to another edition of throwback Thursday. Throwback Thursday is a fun new twist which we recently added to our blog line up. It can be anything from using older techniques, to using older product or even scrapbooking older photos.

This week our focus is on our new clear stamps.

For this throwback Thursday I decided to use an old photo. I pulled this photo out on Monday to honor my grandfather since he served in the Navy and I knew I wanted to use it for this project.

Supplies: We R Family Collection (Home Sweet Home, Family Time, Family Heirloom, Family Dinner, Family Ties, Family Portrait Patterned Paper, Clear Stamps, Daily Deck, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers) and Destination (Letter Stickers)

I created the center embellishment block using a combination of patterned paper and stamps. I used to consider myself stamp-a-phobic. Let's be honest I still cannot stamp directly onto a project I immediately freak out and mess up. But I have leared over the years to conquer this fear by stamping on smaller bits of paper and then incorporating these images on my projects.

Thanks for joining me today.

Cards On Wednesday | Clear Stamps

Hello Lily Bee fans! It's Diane, with Cards On Wednesday featuring the new clear stamps. The coordinating stamps for the new collections are a fabulous addition to the line-up of products. I've used them on almost every project I've created since they've landed in my hot little hands.

I created two cards for you today, using the stamp set and other products from the We R Family collection.

On this first card, I used the heart stamp to create a random heart background and added a sentiment using letter stickers a coordinating metal badge.

Supplies: We R Family (Family Tree Patterned Paper, Clear Stamps, Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers, Metal Badges), Pinwheel (Letter Stickers).

This next card, features the adorable house stamp with an enamel heart sticker accenting the chimney. I added the sentiment with some letter stickers and finished it off with a metal badge and ribbon.

Supplies: We R Family Collection (Game Night Patterned Paper, Family Ties Patterned Paper, Clear Stamps, Metal Badges), Destinations (Letter Stickers), Pinwheels (Letter Stickers).

I hope these cards show you how easy it is to incorporate stamping into your projects.

Thank you for visiting today!

Focus On: The Daily Deck

Hello everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend!  Today, we are sharing a great new feature in both of the fall releases, the Daily Deck cards.  I am sharing the be We R Family collection today!