Lily Bee Design

Kristen's News On Friday

Happy Friday Everyone!  I am so happy to say that our new products started shipping two weeks ago.  So for those of you who have been anxiously and patiently waiting you can find them in stock at Two Peas in a Bucket, and Scrapbook.com.  Be sure to check with your LSS store's as well for those of you who are lucky enough now days to have one.

Congratulations to our April Challenge Winner Denise Price.  She participated in our Inspiration Challenge and created this Love card using our Persnickety Collection.  Please email Jill at wholesaleATlilybeedesign.com and we will send a box of goodies to you. 

 

Scrapbook Circle is featuring Lily Bee in their May Main Kit, called My Favorite.  The kit features our Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers and Destination Paper.  

In their Add-On Kit, Sugar & Spice, you can find our Pinwheel Embellishment Bundle which is a MUST-have loaded with your favorites embellishments on one little card.

We are also teaming up with them and sponsoring a joint challenge mid-month and our fans will have a chance to win the My Favorite kit. We will give away a collection kit to those who play along with the Scrapbook Circle challenge, posting on 5/10.  So be sure to check back for the details.

I Spy some super fun projects using Lily Bee.  First up is Katie Scott's Keep Calm and Travel On layout.  Love the bright cheerful colors she has used from our Handmade Collection.

Another layout from Toni From.  She's got her hands on our newest papers from the Pinwheel Collection.  Love her layering around her photo.

Zuzana Obert created this darling card of encouragement using our Persnickety Paper.

Be sure follow our May Guest Designer Paige Evans.  We are excited to have her and look forward to her projects using Lily Bee this month. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

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.

Sketch Challenge

Spring is here!  Diana, Wendy, and I have Spring / Easter layouts inspired by this week's sketch.  I kept the sketch simple.  I made it using the app called Skitch, and lately have been doodling quick sketches for layouts on this app to do later.  It gives me a great jump start.

I love how Diana interpreted the sketch with the one large photo and title.  Just beautiful.  
Diana loves the blues, yellows, and greens in the Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel collection, especially for Spring layouts.
The patterns and colors work so well for a happy page to celebrate the start of Spring.

Sweet Shoppe (Gumball Paper, Circles & Tags), Pinwheel (Kite Strings Paper, Embellishment bundle, Chipboard stickers, Chit Chat stickers), Handmade (ABC stickers)

For my layout, I kept the three photos with the idea of using photos of new things we have have gotten to start the season.

I fussy cut and layered the cartwheel paper for the circles and added more stitched circles.  

I love the black chevron paper and flair from the Sweet Shoppe collection.  It adds texture but my Spring photos also had black in the them, and it helped ground the entire layout.

Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop Paper, Licorice Whip, Marshmellow Paper, Jelly Bean Paper, Embellishment Bundle), Pinwheel (Lemonade Stand Paper, Sprinklers Paper, Kite Strings Paper, Flower Box Paper, Cart Wheels Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers)

And here's how Wendy interpreted the sketch:

Wendy had this to say about her layout:

Just looking at these Easter morning photos doesn’t even begin to tell the story of our family’s Easter last year.  The kids look healthy and strong and happy, don’t they?  I guess that’s what the promise of sugary treats will do to a kid!  Unfortunately, each of these kiddos was so so sick all of Easter weekend.  The flu visited our home and didn’t want to leave – it was not a fun weekend (or following week, which just happened to be spring break).  

Obviously, she didn’t want the layout to focus on how everyone was ill…instead she created a fun layout with non-traditional Easter colors.  

The journaling and tale of the never-ending stomach flu will be safely tucked behind the large photo on the bottom of the layout. 

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe Collection (Licorice whip, Pink Mint, Marshmallow, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Autumn Spice (ABC Stickers)

How will you interpret the sketch?  
We'll pick one winner from all our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package. Here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Your layout must use at 60% Lily Bee products.
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize. 
- Title your post "3/26 Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this blog post letting us know you've entered.
- Deadline is March 31, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature. 

The more you play, the better your chances of winning!

Cards on Wednesday | Simple Stripes

This week on the Lily Bee blog, our focus is on daily routines. And since one of my resolutions was to send more "real" mail (i.e., "snail mail") making simple cards is something I like to slip into my daily routine every now and then. I rarely have more than 10-15 minutes to create a card, so I like to keep it easy, but I also want the recipient to get something with a special handmade touch.

With that in mind, I made this card and matching tag, using thin strips of patterned paper from the new Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel lines to create a striped pattern:

Lily Bee Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop paper); Pinwheel (Cartwheels, Lime RIckey, Flip Flops papers); Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps); Handmade (Clear Stamps).

The happy colors and patterns in the new lines make it a breeze to select a few to adorn a card. I cut five papers into thin strips and adhered them diagonally across my card and tag, adding zig zag stitching between the strips.

For the simple sentiment, I used the circle from the Handmade Clear Stamps and the word "hi" from the Autumn Spice Clear Stamps with gray ink. A few tiny rhinestones finish off this card that would be perfect for sending some happy mail.

On the tag, I used the same circle outline stamp with the word "Happy" from the Autumn Spice Clear Stamp set. I added the word "be" with orange pen and few more rhinestones. Tucked inside a card or package, this tag would brighten up someone's day.

Hope you're inspired to add a little creative time to your daily routine - happy scrapping!

Thursday Free for All - Love

Good morning! Nicole here today to share with you a page all about Love on this Valentine's Day!

I really wanted to use a lot of my old Lily Bee favorite papers, along with some of my new favorites to create this page of my daughter:

 Supplies used:Sw eet Shoppe (6x6 tiny tablet, Chipboard stickers); Destination (6x6 tiny tablet); Persnickety (6x6 tiny tablet, Fussy, journal cards); Autumn Spice (6x6 tiny tablet, Nutmeg, clear stamps); Christmas Cheer (6x6 tiny tablet, ABC mini stickers); Pinwheel (Chipboard stickers); Handmade (Patchwork)

I used the deep woodgrain paper from the Autumn Spice collection as my background, along with a scrap of my Handmade collection. I then cut a few fun circle shapes with my Cameo and backed them with some cute patterns from the Sweet Shoppe, Destination 6x6 tiny tablets:

The bokeh papers in the Sweet Shoppe collection are some of my new faves!!!

I added in a paper from the Christmas Cheer collection by punching out the numbers and leaving the negative space behind and layered some scraps of my favorite papers in behind them:

I  hope you like some of my new favorites along some old ones too!

If you LOVE the Cameo cuts I made for this page - you can download there HERE for free!

Happy Valentine's Day! 

xoxo

 

 

Cards on Wednesday | Mix it Up

Good monring crafters! Summer here with 3 cards showing off how easy it is to mix up the new and older Lily Bee lines all on one project.I decided it would be fun to create 3 Valentine cards using the same set of products.

The set of products I chose to work with are featured below. These products include a sheet from the brand new Pinwheel Collection called Ice Cream Truck, a sheet of Charcoal from the Victoria Park, Clear Stamps from Autumn Spice (excuse the photo below it appears my stamps were in the wrong packaging) and the ABC Sticker from Handmade.

Each one of my cards took on a personality of it's own. While each card uses all of the same products they all look a little different. I admit the heart stamp was my base inspiration for my cards I knew I wanted to stamp and cut images to be used on cards but it wasn't until I started playing that the rest fell into place.

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

Supplies Used: Pinwheel (Patterned Paper), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Handmade (ABC Stickers) and Victoria Park (Patterned Paper)

By changing up how much of each product I used I was able to create 3 truely distinct cards. Thanks for joining me today I hope I have inspired you to MIX IT UP!

 

It's All About Love!

Hi everyone! Leslie here today with a big question. Are you ready for Valentine's day?
Love is definitely in the air! It's already displayed in stores & is all around.
To celebrate, we're sharing a whole lotta love here all week on the Lily Bee Design blog.

Today Nicole and I are sharing a couple of "love" layouts with all of you.

Nicole is up first with a layout of love about her oldest son:

Here's what she has to say about her beautiful layout:
 

"Along with some of my favorite photos of my oldest son, I wanted to use
some of my new and old Lilybee favorite products! I misted the Stationary paper
with some scraps from a Cameo cut and then let Pinwheel be my guide! I added in
a Lily Bee journaling card and some of those always perfect mini ABC stickers. I
couldn’t resist adding in a couple small piecharts from the 6x6 tiny tablet
too!"

Supplies:  Stationary (Slushie), Pinwheel (Picnic basket, Ice cream truck, Embellishment
bundle, 6x6 tiny tablet), Handmade (Bag of bits, Mini ABC stickers)

and here's my layout about my sweet girl:


Supplies:  Pinwheel (Cherry Blossom Paper, Ice Cream Truck Paper), Autumn Spice (Vanilla Paper),
Christmas Cheer (North Pole Paper, Frosty Paper, ABC Stickers), Persnickity (Prim Paper, Fussy Paper, Picky Paper, Index Journaling Cards, Mixed Stickers, ABC Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet)

to recreate the heart in the center, simply fold a 12x12 sheet of cardstock in half & cut in a
half heart shape. Open the fold to your heart. Then take strips of different patterned papers
and place diagonally (the strips don't have to be perfect sizes. I cut some thinner than others.)
on your heart, then trim the edges.

By making my photo stand out more - I turned it black and white and placed on the right side
of my heart by using 3D adhesive.  I wanted it to have a little more dimension.

I also used the letter stickers as part of my journaling along the left side of my heart

It's been a pleasure sharing with you today.
I hope you have fun creating your very own treasures of love.
Thanks for stopping by today!