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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!

Focus On: Chipboard Stickers

Happy Monday everyone!  This week are are sharing lots of projects featuring the chipboard stickers from all the new collections!  I love chipboard stickers and I am sure you do too!  They add instant dimension and fun to any project. Each new collection offers a sheet full of cute banners, shapes and word phrases.  Diane and I have used chipboard elements all around our pages. 

Let's start with Diane adorable page.  To make her photo pop, she put the focus on the chipboard banners.

Diane says:  I love having dimension on my layouts. Using the chipboard elements is a great way for me to achieve this look. On this layout I used the banner pieces in multiple sizes along with patterned paper and stickers to create a multi-dimensional layered banner. For the finishing touches to the banner, I added the black twine from the Embellishment pack. 

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Table-SST300, Marshmellow-SSP289, Cotton Candy-SSP285, Strawberries & Cream-SSP293, Chipboard Stickers-SSC295, Embellishment Bundle-SSB296, Chit Chat Stickers-SSS299, Circles & Tags-SS341), Memorandum (ABC Stickers-MES135)

I used the chipboard banners in a different way to create my layout.

I decided to turn the banners on their sides. I placed either a cirlce sticker or a hand cut word circle at the end of each banner. I like how it resembled shooting fireworks.  I also added the chipboard speech bubble and buttons to highlight my focal point. 

Supplies:  Pinwheel (Lemonade Stand, Cherry Blossom, Jump Rope, PIcnic Basket, Flip Flops and Flower Box papers; Chipboard Stickers; Embellishment Bundle; Chit Chat Stickers; Letter Stickers; Circle and Tag Stickers)

Be sure to visit the blog all this week to see how chipboard can bring your project to the next level.

Focus on Embellishment Bundle | Altered Project

Happy Friday Lily Bee friends. Summer here today with a super fun Altered frame. I admit I don't do many altered projects so I often find myself browsing the isles of JoAnn's or Micheal's looking for that prefect piece to alter. That is how this project was born.

I found an unfinished wood frame at JoAnn's for just a couple dollars. I threw away the glass, backed the opening in white and went to work. I then spray painted the frame black and distressed the edges. This was the end result.

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Gumball, Strawberries & Cream, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle, Chit-Chat Stickers), Victoria Park (Charcoal) and Double Dutch (Celery)

The layers of circles are perfect home for all the goodies you can find in the brand new Embellishment Bundles from Lily Bee. They say variety is the spice of life and the Embellishment Bundle is the perfect combination of decorative brads, buttons, flair and twine. I love how you get such a fantastic mix of product in one pack.

I hope you have enjoyed this altered frame. When you are sitting down next month to think about Father's Day remember this little project makes an awesome gift my husband has a couple of these on his desk at work.

Have a happy and safe weekend.

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...

Cards on Wednesday | More Embellishment Bundle Inspiration

Hello and welcome to another edition of Cards on Wednesday. 

So far this week our designers have shared some incredible ideas on how to use the brand new Embellishment Bundles. The bundle includes so many fun embellishments all on one card- brads, buttons, badges and twine! 

Today me and Lisa Dickinson will share some ideas of how to use these items on cards. 

We'll start first with Lisa's cards: 

Supplies: Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle, Label Stickers)

Lisa carried over the circle motif from the Destinations collection paper by using badges and buttons on her card. This adds such a fun touch and lots of texture to the card. 

When I first saw Lisa's cards I thought of how smart she was to create two cards using the same basic card design. Often times when we need a card we need it quickly and don't have time to muss and fuss with the details of coming up with an idea. She made these cute cards and kept each one fresh by using different papers and embellishments. I need to try this idea more often when I am in a hurry and need a card for someone. 

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle, Label Stickers) 

Aren't her cards fantastic?

I also created a couple of cards using these new embellishments and really like the dimension that they add to a project. 

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

For this first card I used two circle punches of slightly different sizes and punched some holes in my card base. I backed the holes with larger circles of patterned paper and then added a button, brad and some chipboard circles to continue the circle theme on the card. I added the label sticker backed with foam adhesive to add some variety in the shape and additional dimension to the card. 

Supplies: Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle), Persnickety (Index Journaling Card). 

To create the background for the card I cut a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than my cardbase and added strips of random widths. I trimmed down an index journaling card from the Persnickety collection and then used some little sentiments cut from the word bubble paper and added bits from the Embellishment Bundle to finish it off. 

Thank you for visiting the blog today. 

Have a wonderful day and please check back the rest of the week for more ideas on how to use the new Embellishment Bundles. 

 

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!

 

Project Life on Friday

Happy Friday, Lily Bee fans!  Christine here today to show you some Project Life pages I made using the Destination and Sweet Shoppe Collections! 

I just happen to be on Week 16 of my Project Life, which included a short road trip to San Francisco.  I knew that the Destination collection would be perfect for it in my Project Life album.  I also had some photos of homemade ice cream and some friends over for dinner, which made Sweet Shoppe a must-use for me. )

This is my 3rd year doing Project Life and I have a pretty easy going philosophy this year.  I don't try to keep up.  If I don't get to it for a couple of weeks, I just start with the current week and get to the previous weeks if I can.  If I don't I'm not too worried.  I love looking at my previous years' albums and I figured any pages I get done is awesome.  I also don't use weekly title pockets to show what week it is, because I just want my album to be continuous and I don't want to HAVE to do a 2-page spread per week.  This is how I'm making Project Life work for me this year and it is much more enjoyable and less stressful!

For this week's pages, I used a lot of Lily Bee Chit Chat, label, and Circle & Tag stickers right on top of my photos.  I love the little touches they add to the page.

Lily Bee Supplies:  Sweet Shoppe Collection (Jelly Bean paper, Licorice Whip paper, Marshmallow paper, Label stickers, Chit Chat stickers, Circle & Tag stickers), Persnickety Collection (ABC Stickers)

I used a lot of patterned papers to make journal cards in this page.  Below I cut out a 3x4 piece of patterned paper and used a 2.5" square punch to punch out a window to look like a polaroid. Then I mounted it on top of white cardstock and wrote my journaling.

I hand-cut the banner out of the Sweet Shoppe Jelly Bean paper to make this journal card.

 

At the end of the week we went on a road trip to San Francisco, so I used the right side to document that.

Lily Bee Supplies:  Destination Collection (Atlas paper, Luggage paper, Tickets paper, Postcard paper, Passport paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Embellishment Bundle, Circle & Tag stickers, Chit Chat stickers, Label stickers, Letter stickers)

I created a title for this side because all the photos are about our road trip to San Francisco.  I love using the label sticker to stamp the dates!

I took little leaflets from the places we ate at.  They fit perfectly into the 3x4 slots with some patterned paper backing.

I used a circle tag sticker on top of a circle-punched patterned paper and centered it right onto my photo collage.

 

I loved using these versatile Lily Bee Design products in my Project Life pages!  Each collection made my pages come together easily.

Have a great weekend!

 

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!

 

Focus on Monday| Moms and Mommihood ♥ Plus NSD Winners

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new week here at Lily Bee. This week we are focusing on moms, whether it be our mom, being a mom or anything else related to that. We are grateful for all of the women who have had an influence for good in our lives- moms, aunts, grandmothers, sisters, teachers, friends and on and on. We hope you'll be inspired this week as we celebrate these wonderful women and the blessing of being a mom. 

To start off today we have a fantastic page from Diana Fisher. 

She shares, "As a mom, there is nothing better than watching your child love and succeed in something they are passionate about. It makes you feel like you've done your job in raising them to be at their best at all times. I love watching my son play baseball. You can see the intensity on his face and he is so excited to play or practice. I love watching him get better with each game, and knowing that I have a part in raising him to be amazing makes me very proud."

Supplies: Pinwheel (Flower box, Sprinklers, Cart wheels, Chipboard stickers, Circle & Tag stickers, Chit chat stickers, Brad, Badge, Button & Baker's Bundle, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers.

I really like how Diana used a variety of embellishments on her page yet still managed to keep it nice and clean. Here are some more cute details using the new Chit Chat and label stickers: 

I really like how Diana added her title stickers right on top of her photo. I tend to be hesitant to do so just in case for some reason I might change my mind. Diana has inspired me to try it, though! I really like the effect on her layout.

For those who might not know this about me, I have four daughters. I was raised in a family with six girls, me being the second oldest. We don't have even one brother, and out of all of our kids there is one single boy. We seriously considered throwing a parade in my sister's honor for having the first boy. My husband likes to tease me that the genes in our family are too strong and overpower the ability to have boys! Ha ha! I think it's kind of funny. 

Anyway, for our Focus on Moms feature I wanted to create a layout about my four sweet girls:

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Marshmellow, 6x6 Tiny Tablet), Persnickety (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Index Journaling Cards), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet), Pinwheel (Letter Stickers, Label Stickers, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers).

I have learned so much from these girls and am so proud to be their mom. I think that they teach me far more than I do for them. What a wonderful blessing they are to me. 

I really like the new alphabet stickers and think it's fun to mix up the colors and sizes on my projects. Here I've mixed up the stickers with some diecuts made with my Cameo. 

The heart bokeh paper from the Sweet Shoppe is one of my favorites from the new releases. It was the perfect backdrop for this page. I mixed in some Persnickety and bits and pieces of Destination and Pinwheel as well. I really like that you can mix the collections together. 

Make sure to come back every day this week for even more inspiration celebrating Moms. 

Before we go, we had a ton of fun with you on National Scrapbook Day. Thanks so much for spending part of your day tagging your Instagram friends and answering questions on Facebook! We have a few rnadomly drawn winners! If your name is listed below, please send an email with NSD Winner in the subject line to heather@lilybeedesign.com.

• Facebook Winner (Pinwheel Collection Kit) - Izzy B. Anderson said, "I love NSD. I made a nice big mess and a few pretty projects."
• Instagram Winners (Destination Collection Kits) - two winners: justjingle who tagged mprantner

Congrats to all the winners. Thanks for visiting Lily Bee today. 

Cards On Wednesday | Great Outdoors

Hi everyone! Diane here today to share a couple cards for our Great Outdoor theme week. One of my favorite things about being outdoors is the warmth of the sun so I decided to create a couple cards with fun sun phrases.

I have always loved the "Hello Sunshine" phrase so on this card I thought it would be fun to have a rising sun. To complete the scene on my card I added punched clouds and butterflies.

Supplies: Pinwheel (Pinwheel Circle & Tags Stickers PWS-341), Memorandum (9 to 5-MEP128, Whiteboard-MEP129, Office Blue-MEP176, Lemon-Mep177), Happily Lost (Hammock-HLP0087, Sun Soaked-HLP0090)

On this next card I wanted to create a bold, dimensional sun that would really stand out.

I cut the sun out using my Silhouette Cameo with white cardstock and again, three more times in a larger size, each with a different pattern.  I alternated the sun rays on the bottom layer with the 3 different patterns and placed the smaller white sun, sprayed with shimmery mist on top. To finish it off I added the Smile flair and the title "You Shine!"

Supplies: Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet-PWC319, Letter Stickers-PWS317), Sweet Shoppe (Embellishment Bundle-SSB296, Letter Stickers-SSS296)

I love taking a theme and incorporating it into my projects. It really challenges me to think outside the box and now I have two cards full of sunshine, ready to brighten a friend's day.

 

Trendspotting Tutorial: Arrows

Happy Friday everyone!  This week has been all about incorporating trends on your latest project!  I decided to focus on the very popular trend of using shapes on your layout.  Triangles, circles, and arrows to be exact!  

I love arrows.  They draw your eye to a specific spot and they convey so much movement.  I decided to create my own on the layout below.

Want to make some of these big arrows of your own?  They are easy to replicate because they are built of simple shapes!

Start your arrow off from the back by gathering one of the chipboard sticker banners from any new collection.  Place it on it's side and you have the end of the arrow.  I created the middle by cutting a rectangle the same width as the chipboard.  I make it less blocky, I cut on a diagonal along the top sides, making a small tag of sorts.

To create the arrowhead, I just punched out a square using any coordinating patterned paper.  Cut the square in half along the diagonal to make two triangles.  

Put all the pieces together to make arrows like the ones on my page!

You can vary the size of your arrows by shortening or lengthening the middle rectangle.  To add interest, cut one of the premade arrows from the Flip Flops paper. Have that arrow serve as the arrowhead!  I chose the word "This" and made it a part of my title.  To make the title arrow pop, outline it with black pen and a ruler.  You have instant impact.

I incorporated circles and triangles around the page as well, purposefully placing them where I wanted to draw the eye!  Using repeating elements can really ground a page and make it all cohesive.

Supplies:  Pinwheel (Papers:  Picnic Basket, Apricot Tree, Jump Rope, Flip Flops; Chipboard Stickers; Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Sweet Shoppe (Paper:  Pink Mint, Cotton Candy, Marshmellow, Candy Stick; Label Stickers), Destination (Paper: Passport, Embellishment Bundle Twine)

So...embrace a trend...use simple shapes to make your page unique!

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!