Lily Bee Design

Cards on Wednesday | More Chipboard Stickers inspiration

We hope you have been enjoying this weeks focus on the new Lily Bee Chipboard Embellishments!

Today, Summer and I are here to share a few different takes on using the chipboard embellishments to create both some clean and simple and more intricate cards.

Summer always amaze me at how has the ability to create simple and gorgeous projects and these cards are no exception!

 

Although Summer kept her basic designs clean and simple, she added a lot of texture just by using different pieces of the chipboard embellishments.

Supplies: Destination (Letter & Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle and 6x6 Tiny Tablet) 

It's as easy as layering some of the chipboard pieces over patterned paper to create a simple but effective card! She adds more texture by adding a little bakers twine in the mix!

Next, she created this cute card by lining up

Supplies Used: Destination (Letter & Chipboard Stickers and Embellishment Bundle)

 

Again, I love how she has added just a little twine to the chipboard to create layers of texture!

I took a slightly different approach to my cards. For this card, I used the chipboard to create a window flower box:

 

 Supplies used: Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Sweet Shoppe (Chipboard Stickers)

Layering the chipboard over each other adds a lot of height and chunkiness to your card!

Next, I create this card by just adding in some of the chipboard pennant shapes to the quilted background I made from some scraps of a tiny tablet pad:

Supplies used: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (Chipboard Stickers)

My last card was pretty simple - I just added the chipboard buttons to fill in some space from the label sticker!

Supplies Used : Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, ABC letter stickers, Label Stickers), Sweet Shoppe(Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle)

Hope you have enjoyed this cards! Please come back and check out what the rest of the team has created with these awesome chipboard embellishments!

 

May Sketch Challenges | One More Time

Hi Lily Bee fans!  Christine here, along with Patricia, showing you another take on our monthly layout and card sketch challenges!  You can see the original May layout sketch post here, and the card sketch post here.  Since our focus this week is on chipboard embellishments, Patricia and I have created projects that feature Liy Bee chipboard stickers.  If you have not yet played along with this month's sketch challenges, you still have time to link up!

 

Here is our May layout sketch.

 

Here's Patricia's layout using the sketch.

Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe (Cotton Candy Paper, Strawberries and Cream Paper, Letter Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (Flower Box Paper, Flip Flops Paper, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Destination (80 Days Paper, Boarding Pass Paper, Landmark Paper, Luggage Paper, Atlas Paper, Souvenier Paper, Bon Voyage Paper, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers, Chipboard Stickers)

 

Patricia says, "I used the sketch by turning it and cutting a piece of cardstock to mask and mist squares onto the background.  Then I cut smaller squares from pattern paper to pop dot over them.  I wanted to be able to embellish around the squares with the chipboard pieces.  So I added pieces under the photo, pointing to the photo, and up towards the top of the misted squares.  All leading your eye back down to the photo.  I made this piece a little artsy because of our high school jazz band, and the chipboard word pieces fit perfectly for the theme."

 

I absolutely adore Patricia's interpretation of the layout sketch, and all the details she included!

 

Here is our May card sketch again.

 

My friend's birthday was this past week, so I used the sketch to make her a birthday card!

Supplies:  Pinwheel Collection (Lemonade Stand paper, Picnic Basket paper, Flower Box paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet paper pad, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers)

 

My interpretation of the card sketch was pretty straight-forward.  Instead of two circle embellishments on top, I used a bigger flower chipboard sticker to anchor the scallop strip across the top. 

 

The sentiment strip on the bottom left is anchored by a stack of chipboard embellishments, including a button tied up with twine.

 

We'd love to have you join us in both the layout and card sketch challenges for May!  How will you interpret the sketches? 

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 mainly Lily Bee products (approx. 50% - 60% older or newer lines to showcase Lily Bee Design).
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize.
- Title your post "5/7 Sketch Challenge" or "5/14 card 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 May 31, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature.

Don't forget, you can enter multiple times! The more you play, the better your chances of winning!  :)

 

Happy creating!

Guest Designer | April | Paige Evans

Our super fabulous guest designer, Paige Evans, is back with us again today to share two great cards she made using our Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel collections.

Happy Birthday Card

How to: Punch starbursts from an assortment of papers from the Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel collections and arrange them evenly spaced across a cream cardstock card base. Stitch double circles around three of the starbursts. Add a pink "happy birthday" sticker to an aqua label sticker, place a bow tied with gray baker's twine at the top, and adhere the embellishment on the right edge; trim any excess.

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe Collection (Gumball 12x12 paper - SSP283, Candy Stick 12x12 paper - SSP294, Jujube 12x12 paper - SSP291, Pink Mint 12x12 paper - SSP290, Salt Water Taffy 12x12 paper - SSP288, Licorice Whip 12x12 paper - SSP287, Cotton Candy 12x12 paper - SSP285, Lemon Drop 12x12 paper - SSP284, Chit Chat Stickers - SSS299, Label Stickers - SSS297), Pinwheel Collection (Brad, Badge, Button & Baker's Bundle - PWB315)

Thanks Card

How to: Stitch a double border with white thread around a dark gray cardstock card base. Punch squares from the Pinwheel collection, fold the opposite corners of each square in to create a diamond, then arrange the diamonds across the card base in three rows. Layer label stickers, letter stickers, a flower fabric brad, and red striped button on the right edge to create a focal point and sentiment.

Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Flip-Flops 12x12 paper - PWP311, Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper - PWP303, Jump Rope 12x12 paper - PWP308, Lemonade Stand 12x12 paper - PWP302, Cart Wheels 12x12 paper - PWP312, Picnic Basket 12x12 paper - PWP305, Flower Box 12x12 paper - PWP313, Sprinklers 12x12 paper - PWP307, Kite Strings 12x12 paper - PWP306, Ice Cream Truck 12x12 paper - PWP310, Apricot Tree 12x12 paper - PWP304, Lime Rickey 12x12 paper - PWP309, Brad, Badge, Button & Baker's Bundle - PWB315, Label Stickers - PWS316, Chit Chat Stickers - PWS318, Letter Stickers - PWS317)

WOW, these cards have knocked our socks off! I just love that Paige is not afraid of adding a little (or a lot) of pattern paper. Thanks so much for sharing these fabulous cards with us today, Paige. 

Make sure to come back next Thursday to see the amazing layout Paige made about her little boy's adventures with sticks...

Focus On Monday | Brad, Badge, Button and Baker's Bundle

Good morning Lily Bee fans! This week, our designers are going to feature one of our new products from winter 2013 CHA - the new Embellishment Bundle!

Each of Lily Bee's new collections - Sweet Shoppe, Pinwheel and Destination - have their own Embellishment bundle - brad, badges, buttons and baker's twine!

  

There are a lot of options all packed into one with this fun new embellishment set. Each of the three elements work really well together on a page - and each collection does too!

I created this page using these three Embellishment Bundles:

Supplies: Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Port Paper, Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Circles & Tag Stickers, Letter Stickers); Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Lemonade Stand Paper,  Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Circles & Tag Stickers, Letter Stickers); Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Letter Stickers, Circles & Tags Stickers), Autumn Spice (clear stamps)

You can see that each of the different elements in the Embellishment Bundle work well together, and also they would on their own too:

The fabric brads are one of my favorites - they add such a nice texture to the page!

Each of the 3 embellishments are just the right size for layering - instead of adding a punched circle - add a button, brad or badge! The baker's twine is nice and sturdy too and can easily be threaded through the buttons.

Thanks for stopping by the Lily Bee blog today and prepare to be inspired by our designers this week with all their takes on this fun NEW Lily Bee product!

 

Kit Club Feature: Scrapbook Circle (and a Giveaway too)!

Kit clubs are such a wonderful way to get the latest and greatest selection of scrapbooking papers and embellishments delivered to your door each month. Lily Bee Design works with many kits clubs so we thought it would be fun to create a new Kit Club Feature here on the blog to highlight them.

I'm excited to introduce you to our first Featured Kit Club. I've worked with Scrapbook Circle for several years now and owner, Lisa, has a great eye for pairing the right color combos, patterns and embellishments together each month while keeping on top of the latest trends. The design team gallery for each month's kit serves as a great source of inspiration, delivering creativity to you daily. Here's a little more about Scrapbook Circle:

We love creating monthly kits and feel lucky that we've been able to create kits for the past seven years! One of our favorite things about our kits is that it gives us an opportunity to interact with so many creative and fun people. We also love the challenge of packing as much as possible into each kit with products that we can't wait to use ourselves. We create exclusive Scrapbook Circle products like printables, tags and flair that you can only find in our kits. Thanks to Lily Bee for always creating products that we can't wait to share in our kits.

The Scrapbook Circle May kit, My Favorite, includes a great variety of collections, including papers and embellishments from our Destination collection.

The May Add-on, Sugar & Spice, pairs the Lily Bee Embellishment Pinwheel Bundle – including 4 Fabric Brads, 3 Wooden Buttons, 3 Metal Badges and 5 Yards of Twine - with other great kit embellishments.

Let's see how several members of Scrapbook Circle used this kit:

Lisa Andrews - Scrapbook Circle owner

Jill Cornell

Diana Waite

Connect with Scrapbook Circle & Lily Bee Design:

Scrapbook Circle on Facebook                         Lily Bee Design on Facebook

Scrapbook Circle on Instagram                        Lily Bee Design on Instagram

Scrapbook Circle on Twitter                            Lily Bee Design on Twitter

CHALLENGE & GIVEAWAY

I'm excited to share a bonus challenge with you this month. We've teamed up with Scrapbook Circle and they created the sketch below. They are giving away one of their My Favorite kits and we are giving away a Destination Collection Kit, that's two chances to win! To play along, just create a layout based on this sketch and upload it to our Facebook or Flickr page or directly to the Scrapbook Circle Facebook page (or all three). Lily Bee Design products or a use of a Scrapbook Circle kit are preferred but not required to win! Deadline to submit your sketch layout is May 22, 2013. Winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Circle blog on May 24, 2013.

Let's see how some of the Scrapbook Circle design team used this sketch for their pages:

Diana Fisher

Dani Donner

Holly Humbert

Thanks for the great inspiration and for including Lily Bee Design in your kits, Scrapbook Circle! 

Cards on Wednesday | Mother's Day

Hi Everyone!  Cindy and I have some Mother's Day card inspiration for you today.

Cindy created this stunning and striking card.  She was drawn to a sentiment she found on a card at the local Hallmark store. Printed it on the card and created her simple design around it. She used the white background as her canvas so the small colorful details would pop, and for a little added texture, she embossed the small hearts layered with the large red hearts. I love look of the two contrasting patterns.

Supplies: (Pinwheel: Picnic Basket, Apricot Tree, Ice Cream Truck & Letter Stickers; Sweet Shoppe: Label Stickers; Buttercup: ABC Cardstock Stickers)

I decided to make two cards, one that is cute and one that is more traditional.  The first one uses these adorable elephants I cut with my Silhouette.  I love how the pattern papers from the 6x6 tiny tablets are smaller.  They added so much texture to the elephants.  I kept the design simple, so I stamped a repeating phrase on the background for the sentiment (I <3 U Mom) in a light color.  I think this would be a cute card for a new Mom or for a child to give.

Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle), Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet)

For this card, I cut out a shaped card and layered another piece of pattern paper a little smaller on top.  Stitched around the base of the card. Using my Silhouette again, I cut a doily and leaves to place under the chipboard flower.  Added a border punch from the Destination collection to bring the eye to the Sentiment.  And added a label, chipboard button and twine to finish it off.

Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (Embellishment Bundle), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet)

Thank you for joining me and Cindy today.  Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

Moms & Mommihood | Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday Lily Bee friends and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LILY BEE DESIGN OWNER & DESIGNER, KRISTEN! We're wishing you a fabulous day, spoiled by your precious boys!

Adrienne, Leslie, and I  are excited to share a new sketch with you this week and show you how we used it for our layouts incorporating this week's theme: Moms & Mommihood!

This is the sketch we used:

First up, here's what Adrienne had to say about her layout:  "I was really inspired by Wendy's sketch and how the photos took center stage.  I swapped out one of the photo spots for an embellished square that directs the eye towards my journaling.  I cut out the "details" arrow from the Flip Flops patterned paper and popped it up with some foam adhesive to give it some extra dimension.  I also used a variety of letter stickers for my long title to give it some color and I added a few pops of black throughout my page to help bring it all together." 

And here is Adrienne's awesome layout:

And some of the fun details:

Supplies Used:  Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop, Licorice Whip, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (Cherry Blossom, Jump Rope, Flip Flops, Chit Chat Stickers, Letter Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Circle and Tag Stickers), Destination (Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle)

Next up, Leslie!  Here's what Leslie said about her layout:  "-first up, I just wanted to say a little bit about why these pictures of my  great niece, Presley mean the world to me. If you’ll notice in my journaling, I  tell a short story about my title, what this sweet girl means to me & how her mom, at the tender age of 19 years old – fought and WON the  courageous battle of stage 2A Hodgkins Lymphoma. After her intense treatment of  chemo & radiation, she was told she could never have children.  But as you  can see – she was blessed. She was blessed which made us ALL blessed. Especially  me. Aunt “Lala”   about the sketch - I changed up the sketch a bit by adding another  layer of squares & using 3 photos with 3 patterned papers. I had A LOT to  journal about this layout so I made specific room to the left to tell my  story."

And here's Leslie's gorgeous page:

And some close-ups of the details:

Supplies:  Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit  Chat Stickers), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Brad  Badge Button & Baker Bundle, Chipboard Stickers, Letter Stickers, Boy Voyage  Paper, Luggage Paper), Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers, Licorice Whip  Paper)

And finally, here's my layout based on the sketch I created:

I always have a hard time sticking to a sketch exactly...even when they are my own sketches!  This one also took on a life of it's own once I got started, but I think that's okay - sketches aren't set in stone, it's just a matter of finding a starting point!  Here are a few of the details:

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Gumball, Licorice Whip, Salt Water Taffy, Marshmallow, Pink Mint, Candy Stick, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Circles & Tags, ABC Stickers)

We'd love to have you join us - 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 mainly Lily Bee products (approx. 50% - 60% older or newer lines to showcase Lily Bee Design).
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize.
- Title your post "5/7 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 May 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!

 

Trendspotting | Sketch Challenge

 

Hello, everyone!  Wendy and I are here today with a sketch challenge for you using this week's theme, Trendspotting.  The nautical theme is hot in the trendy world right now and here's a look at how we incorporated it into our layouts...

I created this sketch so multiple photos could be used and also because I wanted to incorporate some circles into my layout because for some reason or another, I tend not to use them enough in my creations.

 I absolutely adore Wendy's take on the sketch and how she interpreted the large circle element with stitching!  Wendy said, "It was a fun sketch to work with!  I decided to make the circle portion a bit more subtle so I added circle stitching around the photo collage with white thread.  The nautical theme is a bit subtle as well, but it's there!  I cut three anchor shapes with my Silhouette Cameo and placed them around the layout to form a visual triangle.  Of course the overall theme of my layout is completely nautical, as the photos of Meagan were all taken on our boat :)  

Destination (Interstate, Atlas, Passport, Chipboard Stickers, Circle and Tag Stickers, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop) 

 

I was a bit less subtle with the circle element on my layout.  I cut out a large circle in the black and white chevron patterned paper from the Sweet Shoppe collection.  I stitched along the outside edge of it using white thread to give it a more "handmade" feel.  

I also decided to swap out one of the photo spots in the collage for a place to hold my journaling.  I created anchors with my Silhoette Cameo and used both the postitive and negative space when I placed them on my page.  I liked using the anchors to incorporate the nautical theme onto my page, even though my photos were from Easter :)

 

 Sweet Shoppe (Licorice Whip, Marshmellow, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers), Pinwheel (Flip Flops, Sprinklers, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Destination (Tickets, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers)

 How will you interpret the sketch?

We'll pick one winner from all of 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 least 60% Lily Bee products.

- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for the monthly challenge prize.

- Title your post "4/23 Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this post letting us know you've entered.

- Deadline is April 30, 2013, Midnight CST

- One winner from all of the challenges will be announced in next month's "Kristen's News" Feature

The more you play, the better you're chances are of winning!  Good luck!

 

   

Focus On | Trendspotting

Hello Lily Bee friends & welcome to a brand new week here on the Lily Bee blog!  I'm Wendy Sue and this is my first time hosting on the blog - I'm excited to introduce this week's theme - Trendspotting!  Our team has been busily tracking down the latest trends and working on fun projects to share with you throughout the week.  Today, Nicole and I are teaming up to share a couple of trend-infused layouts with you!

First up, here's Nicole's gorgeous layout:

And here's what she had to say: 

I’m not gonna lie - I spend way too much of my time on Pinterest.   When looking for inspiration for this project, a few things popped out at me -- neutral p allette pages, metallics &/or ombre designs. I love the look of  each, so why not combine them into one!

I gathered some of my favorite Lily Bee  papers, using the 6x6 Tiny Tablets, and punched some circles in varying degrees  of color and them layered them onto cardstock. I added in the metallics through  stitching and some sequins from my stash and voila! the page was done !

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Christmas Cheer (Mini ABC stickers), Stationery (Oatmeal paper), Persnickety (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Autumn Spice (Clear stamps, 6x6 Tiny Tablet)

I've been loving all of the unique takes on projects using the triangle trend that is so popular right now!  I decided to incorporate a slew of triangles onto a layout and this is the outcome:

I didn't start out with much of a plan - just started cutting triangles and arranging them on the background until I came up with a pattern I liked. 

I also added some circle elements just for fun (you might notice they are arranged in a "visual triangle" which is another fun triangular design element!)

I added some word stickers with little staples, and even added machine stitching to some of my triangles.

I completed my layout by adding a photo strip and a bit of hand journaling.

Supplies: Pinwheel (Cherry Blossom, Lemonade Stand, Picnic Basket, Lime Rickey, Jump Rope, Flip Flops, Cart Wheels, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers)

I love following the latest trends and watching to see how the trends can be incorporated into any person's projects, regardless of their personal style! What are your favorite trends - have you tried them out on your projects yet? What are you waiting for?!?

   

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

We're excited to have Mary Ann Jenkins back with us again this week. We challenged Mary Ann to create layouts using primarily patterned paper and just a few embellishments. She rose to the occasion with these clean and simple layouts. Let's see what she had to say...

Hello Lily Bee friends! I have two fun layouts to share with you today. First up, in keeping with this weeks focus of "Outside your Window", I went with a vacation photo taken out of a helicopter window.

 

Don't you just *love* the woodgrain paper with the bokeh hearts!

 

 

Next, I used  a variety of colors for this page about my daughter.

 

We have a little saying between us that I'm so lucky to be her mommy, and that she is like the gold at the end of a rainbow. Of course I had to use gold letters and added some sequins too!

 

 

Supplies Used : Pinwheel Collection ( Apricot Tree - PWP304, Ice Cream Truck - PWP310, Lime Rickery - PWP309, Picnic Basket - PWP305, Sweet Shoppe Collection (Lollipop - SSP286, Lemon Drop - SSP284, Licorice Whip - SSP287, Destination Collection ( Bon Voyage - DSP332, Boarding Pass - DSP324)

Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Mary Ann! We look forward to seeing what you create next Thursday!

Outside your window | Challenge

Good morning Lily Bee fans!! Becky Williams and I are here today to share with you a little challenge. This week on the Lily Bee blog, we are exploring what is outside the window! 

We were challenged to scrap 4 photos about "things" out our window - and no PEOPLE !

For a lot of people, the spring weather has not been co-operating.... Becky shares this pretty page today:

Supplies: Pinwheel (Sprinklers, Flower Box, Flip Flops, Picnic Basket, Cartwheels, Cherry Blossom, Chit Chat Stickers, Embellishment Bundle), Destination (Port, Bon Voyage, Souvenir), Christmas Cheer (Index Journaling Cards), Persnickety (Index Journaling Cards, 6x6 Tiny Tablet). 

Becky shares this with us:

We'd been enjoying kind of a crazy Spring so far but loved the warmer weather until it decided to snow! Yep, snow in Texas in April. I'd just taken pictures of the flowers in our yard, signs of Spring, and then we got the snow- thankfully the flowers survived. I mostly take pictures of my family so this challenge was a nice change of pace for me and helped me to take a closer look at the beautiful things around me, even in the snow. 

I love how Becky has layered stickers and her fussy cut paper pieces!

Take a look at those pretty butterflies too! Makes me hopeful for spring for sure!

Well, up here in Canada, the weather is bad. In fact, as I type this, there is snow falling again. Truth be told, the only thing you would see out my window today is snow! So, I pulled out some photos from last summer for this challenge:

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Patterned Paper - Lemon Drop, 6x6 paper pad), Pinwheel (Patterned Paper - Kite Strings, 6x6 Paper Pad, Chipboard Stickers), Autumn Spice (Clear Stamps), Persnickety (Journal Cards)

Although I scrapped about summer, I used a lot of fun, spring color from both the Pinwheel and Sweet Shoppe collections. The Lemon Drop paper is perfect for large sunbeams, which I detailed with some gold metallic thread:

The Pinwheel collection has a lot of great colors in it for spring - and those hexagon piechart shapes are perfect!

You can see that the chipboard embellishments add just the right amount of texture to your page ! I love the florals in the Pinwheel collection.

How will you interpret this challenge???? Do you have some ideas flowing already? Well, share them with us and 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 "4/16 Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this blog post letting us know you've entered.
- Deadline is April 30, 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!

Focus On | Outside Your Window

Happy Monday Lily Bee friends! Summer here with this weeks focus on subject: Outside Your Window. Today my fellow design team member Patricia will be joining me as we explore the world outside our window.

I am a bit of a literal scrapbooker and I found I was originally stumped by this challenge. My first thought was outside my window is my AC unit. I decided to let the idea simmer. When I looked again at what was really outside my window I grabbed my camera and took a great shot of one lone blooming azeala in my backyard. This was the layout I was inspired to create.

Lily Bee Suplies Used: Destination (Patterned Paper-Bon Voyage), Pinwheel (Patterned Paper-Jump Rope, Flower Box and Lemonade Stand, Chipboad Stickers & Chit Chat Stickers) and Stationary (Patterned Paper-Grape)

Patricia decided to use a photo she took out her car window. Once she decided on her photo, a flood of thoughts and memories came to mind. She used the label stickers to type out all her random memories and thoughts she had when looking out onto the lake crossing the bridge. She clustered the memories in one section, and then another of the current day happenings, thoughts, and hopes in another section. She pop dotted some of the labels, and added a star-burst and clouds to layer under the photo. The photo was taken at about 4:30-5 a.m. and the sun was just starting to come up over the lake.

 

Sweet Shoppe (Salt Water Taffy Paper, Candy Stick Paper, Label Stickers), Pinwheel (Ice Cream Truck Paper, Picnic Basket Paper, Chipboard

Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers), Destination (Port Paper, Label Stickers), Double Dutch (Index Journal Cards)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for joining us today. We hope you are inspired to take a new look at your world outside your window. Make sure you join us this week to see how the rest of the Lily Bee design team members intrept our theme this week. 

 

 

Project Life on Friday

Good morning and happy Friday!  It's Adrienne here and I'm wrapping up this week's theme of using negative space with my Project Life spread for the week of April 1-7.

Lily Bee Supplies:  Destination Collection (Luggage Paper, Port Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers), Pinwheel Collection (Flip-Flops Paper, Cartwheels Paper, Label Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Marshmellow Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers)

I try really hard to keep up with my Project Life.  I set aside time on Sundays to work on my spreads and it's become part of my weekly routine, which helps me stay on track.  I love going through my photos and notes at the end of each week and using that time to reflect on the week's events for me and my family. Some weeks fly by so fast that putting in the effort for this amazing project really makes it worth it when I can just flip back through the pages in my album and remember the "little moments" that I otherwise would've forgotten.

I love using negative space in my creations.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the letters in the date card in the above photo (top left).  I filled the negative space with a piece of the Marshmellow paper from the Sweet Shoppe Collection.  I also used both the positive and negative pieces of the "hello" speech bubble cut in my spread (top left and bottom left).

Another great way to incorporate negative space on your Project Life spread is to use the negative space on your photos!  I used several Label Stickers from the new collections and cut out bits from the Flip-Flops paper and added them directly onto my photos.  It's a great way to add journaling and embellishments for your Project Life spread without taking up any extra photo pockets.  

Here's a close-up of how I used negative space to create a sun ray effect next to a photo of my daughter playing on the merry-go-round at our local park.  I machine stitched each ray to add a bit of texture without adding any extra bulk.

And in this close-up you can see how I added some embellishments to the negative space of the photo of my son playing in the woods.

 

I hope this gives you some great ideas on how to use negative space for your next Project Life spread. Have a wonderful weekend! 

Focus On | Negative Space

Hi everyone, it's Diane here to introduce a new theme for the week that I know you are going to love...using negative space. Basically, negative space is the space which surrounds an object in an image. It is often used to frame an object. For my layout, I used negative space in the form of a banner to frame my photo.

I cut out the banner using my Cameo and popped it up off the background page to add more dimension. Next, I layered small flowers, butterflies, pinked circles and small banner pieces between the two layers and on the top layer.

The simple banner across the page left me with lots of white space for adding my title and some finishing touches. I used the space at the top for clouds and butterflies and the bottom left corner for my title.

Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Sprinklers - PWP307, Flip Flops - PWP311, Cart Wheels - PWP312) Christmas Cheer Collection (Figgy Pudding - CCP271) Double Dutch Collection (Key Lime Pie - DDP177, Croquet - DDP178, Mixed Cardstock Sticker - DDS184) Memorandum Collection (9 to 5 - MEP128, Office Blue - MEP176, Lemon - MEP177, ABC Stickers - MES135) Happily Lost Collection (Amazing Views - HLP0085, Hammock - HLP0087, Stroll - HEP0089, Sun Soaked - HLP0090)

Thank you for coming by the blog today. Make sure to check back each day this week for even more inspiration using negative space.

Guest Designer | March | Mary Ann Jenkins

I am soo excited to introduce you to our March guest designer. The talented Mary Ann Jenkins will be with us throughout the month and I just know her projects will inspire you. Let's take a moment to learn more about her. 

Hi everyone! I’m Mary Ann Jenkins from sunny Southern California. I have 3 awesome boys, 1 sweet little princess, and a wonderful husband that are the subjects of many of my scrapbook layouts. I love recording the memories and stories we create in our everyday lives.

I’ve been scrapping since 1987, when I heard a commercial on the radio about learning to preserve family memories. A few patterned papers and decorative scissors later I was hooked, and never imagined scrapbooking would become a passion, or that I would have a room in my home dedicated to the hobby.

When I am not in my scrapbook studio making a mess I enjoy: spending time with my family, flea markets, shopping for hours at Target, taking my camera everywhere I go and bracelets. A girl can never have too many bracelets!!

Q&A with Mary Ann:

What is your favorite Lily Bee Design product and why? Oh the paper! I always love the patterns and beautiful rich colors.

Where do you find your inspiration? I've found inspiration everywhere from a magazine add to a label on a package of bagles. You never know when an idea will strike.

What can you not scrapbook without? I can't scrapbook without a Dr. Pepper somewhere on my scrapbook table 

Mary Ann decided to play along with this week's "Inspired by" focus. Here's what she said, "I too am one that finds inspiration on Pinterest, which is where I found these inspiring words that were originally spoken from Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh."

This quote is perfect to use on a layout for her daughter. I just love how the quote takes up such a large part of the layout yet doesn't dominate the sweet photo.The red really ties the entire layout together and helps to make the photo pop against the background paper.

Supplies: Destination Collection (Landmark 12x12 paper - DSP326, Port 12x12 paper - DSP328) Pinwheel Collection (Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper - PWP303) Sweet Shoppe Collection (Marshmellow 12x12 paper - SSP289, Strawberries & Cream 12x12 paper - SSP293)

I love how Mary Ann accented the key words in a different color to help them stand out from the other words. You can achieve this look but simply die cutting words or shapes on your paper and then backing the negative image on the paper with contrasting papers.

Thanks for joining us, Mary Ann!

Lily Bee fans, make sure to check back next Thursday for more with Mary Ann!