Guest Designer | December | Leigh Penner

It's December and that means a new Guest Designer for us here on the Lily Bee blog!  We were so impressed with all of the Design Team applications that came in a couple months ago, that we've selected a few of our favorites here to our blog over the next few months as our Guest Designers! One of those fabulously talnted ladies, is December's Guest, Leigh Penner!  Please welcome, Leigh and let's get to know her a bit more before jumping into her gorgeous projects for this week!

My name is Leigh Penner and I live in Morden, Manitoba, Canada, with my husband of 16 years, Cameron, and our three children: Austin (13), Jonah (10) & Sage (8). Although I would love to craft full time (wouldn't that be fabulous?), most days, I work as a substitute teacher at our local high school.

I started scrapbooking almost 10 years ago, when Jonah was 9 months old. I hosted a class at my home and was instantly hooked!  I love everything about this hobby: taking photos, playing with paper, making embellishments, stamping and journaling. It's just all so wonderful! My style tends to be more clean and simple, but with some fun details & stitching thrown in here and there. Over the past two years, I've gotten more into card making as well and I consider myself equally a scrapbooker and a card maker.

I've been on a few design teams over the years and have had several layouts, cards and mini-albums published in publications such as Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks Etc., Simple Scrapbooks, Scrapbook Answers, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Papercrafts & Cards Magazine. I was thrilled to be asked by Lily Bee to guest design for them this month!

When I'm not making cards or layouts, I enjoy going for bike rides (but only when it's warm out!), reading and cuddling on the couch with my kids and watching movies. I have my first degree black belt in taekwondo (& hope to test for my 2nd degree next spring). I have also recently taken up knitting and crocheting.

You can visit me on my blog at www.leighpenner.blogspot.com.

We asked Leigh to help us out during our Holiday Inspiration Series and she's done a super job this week sharing how you can use Persnickety even for your holiday packaging and decorating! Here's what Leigh had to say about her projects:

The colours and designs in the Persnickety line are just so pretty, I couldn't resist using them to make some Christmas gift tags and treat bags.

To wrap up a gift for our taekwondo instructor, I cut a piece of patterned paper to 7" wide and wrapped it over the white wrapping paper. I added another tag with some ribbon. Using several dies and using the negative  part of a tree, I was able to build my tag. I also diecut part of a sticker to ground my tree and I added two little brads as embellishments. 

 

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper, Fussy Paper, Mixed Cardstock Stickers) 

I made the tag by diecutting some patterned paper with a die. I matted one of the Lily Bee stickers on some cardstock before adhering it to my card. I also matted one of the little triangle stickers-- by adding a strip of patterned paper for the stump, it becomes an adorable little Christmas tree! A stamped sentiment on a banner diecut, some ribbon, a button and some twine finish it off.

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper,  Mixed Cardstock Stickers)

For my treat bag, I cut a banner from the green chevron patterned paper and adhered it to the front of my bag.  I then diecut a doily and banner. I stamped on the banner, scored it, folded it and adhered it to the patterned paper, using foam adhesive. On the doily, I adhered some more triangle stickers and created a little grouping of trees, all with patterned paper stumps before adhering it to the treat bag. -Leigh Penner

Supplies: Persnickety (Ritzy Paper, Prim Paper, Mixed Cardstock Stickers) 

Thank you so much, Leigh, for your beautiful holiday projects using Persnickety! Check back next Thursday for more from Leigh here on the blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful day!

Comments

[Geri]

Everything looks beautiful, Leigh! And I think those treats peeking through that window look familiar! I had almost forgotten about those...sure hope I pinned the recipe!!! Great job!

[Laurie]

Leigh this is gorgeous! I love the non-traditional colors! Congrats on the guest DT girl!!

[Elena]

beautiful projects, Leigh!

[Michele aka Derbylea]

Beautiful Leigh!

[Nicole N.]

Great projects Leigh!

[Sherri]

Gorgeous projects Leigh, I was so excited to see your sweet face here this morning. Congrats on the spot my friend!

[Tara Elias]

Congratulations Leigh! So excited to see you here this morning :)

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

Your projects are gorgeous Leigh! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee the trees!!

[staceymichu]

beautiful projects!

[Ruth Isaac]

Congratulations, Leigh! all so beautiful!

[Patricia]

These are gorgeous! Love them! And congrats and welcome Leigh!