Thankful

Hello.  Ronda here.  I wanted to show you how to make this quick little mini album.  For me it starts with my husband's job taken him out of the country for quite some time.  Thanksgiving will be the last holiday we will spend as a family for a while.  I want him to know how much he is loved so i thought this mini would be a great little gift he can take with him.  I am going to ask the family to fill out the grateful cards tucked into the pockets.  That is my plan but this mini album can be used for many different things.  You could do a grateful mini album for a specific person, for the things you are grateful for in your life, or as a thanksgiving mini album. 

So let's get creating....

I tend to create a template for my homemade mini albums.  I write the size on the templates for easy use later one.  This one is a simple pocket album that i can tuck little notes into the pages.  Plus I can get multiple pages out of one sheet of paper.  Bonus.

This shows you how to cut the paper to get 4 pages out of one sheet.

I cut the paper 4 x 8".  Score the paper at 5" down and fold the flap up.  I corner rounded the top edges. 

I cut multiple pages out since i want to include lots of family members.  You could choose to add a little or a lot.

I stitched my side pockets down.  You can use adhesive, machine stitches, or hand stitches.

Here are all my pages.

I created these cute pocket pages for my family to write why they are grateful for Andrew.  I wanted to share them with you so too.  You can download this Grateful Tag inserts at my blog here.  This will print on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

 

For my cover it took one of the cool Catching Fall rub-ons to add to the Maya Road tickets for my cover.  I also added a few of the thankful, grateful, blessed on the cover.  

 Here is a peek at some of the interior pages.  I cannot wait to complete it and give it to my husband. 
I think I will be adding family photos onto the backside of the pages.

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Halloween fun........

is anyone else excited for Halloween.  Not sure about you, but in Utah, we are celebrating it today!  So for like the third time this week, we are getting into our costumes and heading out for some trick or treating!  I thought i would throw in one last Halloween layout before the Holiday was officially over.  This is actually a picture of my cute niece last year at Halloween.  I have seen this design alot lately, the patchwork look, but hadn't actually done it myself, so i was excited to give it a try.  I actually used paper from EACH of the new lines from the recent release.  I just got out the mists, and made them the color that i wanted.  The orange polka is from Domestic Bliss the text paper is from Catching Fall and the black and white design is from Christmas Town.  I even used the banner flags from all three lines.  So versatile!!

The chipboard button is Christmas town and the square sticker is from Catching Fall.  One more project jumping right to the next Holiday is just a fun simple i card using Catching Fall, i used the same patch work concept for the card too.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a fabulous Halloween!  Your never to old to trick or treat ya know!!

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Friday Faves - A Little Kit Love

Happy Friday, Lily Bee Friends. We are excited to share with you, today, the stunning October kit from A Million Memories. It's packed with Lily Bee Catching Fall products, as well as Sassafras, Maya Road, Cosmo Cricket and more.



Their design team did a wonderful job showcasing how easy it is to use our Lily Bee products.

Kay Rogers created this wonderful "Perfect Pumpkin" layout. I love the dark brown background. It makes everything on the page really stand out. The photography is amazing, too!

I love Tonya Dirk's "Surprise" layout. Tonya always does amazing things with shapes and I love her sewn circle here. There are a lot of layers and it makes for a gorgeous layout.

Karen Grunberg's style is always a show stopper. Her consistency makes it easy to spot her layouts. Not only is her title work outstanding, but her subject matter is always meaningful.

I adore this layout by Michelle Quinn, the owner of A Million Memories. I love the layered flowers and the added touch with the bow. It's a very eye-catching layout.

Thank you for spending time with us, today. For those of you who celebrate Halloween, stay safe and have fun. See you next week!

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domestic bliss love

hi everyone! i hope by now you have been able to play with the new domestic bliss line. i just love the colors in this line. this line is so colorful, fun and cheerful. just perfect for those girlie layouts/projects. i'm sure that color photos would go great, but i love how my black and white photos pop with these colors. i also added a maya road envelope and felt butterfly...i love those!

have a great day!

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November Challenge-Win a $25.00 Gift Card

Happy Wednesday Everyone! We are going to start Challenges again for the next three months. I LOVE seeing what creations everyone comes up with using our products and hey it's a great way to get some scrapping done! And for a prize makes it all the sweeter right?!

Our Catching Fall line is perfect to scrap the memories you are making NOW! Raking leaves, picking pumpkins, table settings and family dinners.

Here's the Details:
*Create layouts, cards or altered projects-whatever you would like.
*75% of the product must be from our Catching Fall Line.
*Submit UP TO 2 projects over at our Ning Site by Tuesday, November 30th before Midnight MST.

We will announce one winner on Monday, December 6th. The Prize will be perfect just in time for the holidays....a $25.00 Visa Gift Card to use wherever you want!

Get Scrapping and Good Luck!

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Vintage Halloween

One of the many reasons I love Lily Bee is because their collections are so versatile and work well with one another. Even if you are creating a themed layout-- say, Halloween-- Lily Bee products will give your layout a gorgeous vintage look.
I created this layout by pulling pattern paper from Lily Bee's Christmas Town, Catching Fall, French Couture, and Audrey Collections. This color scheme made for the perfect Halloween layout with a vintage twist.

I paired these papers with Maya Road's frame chipboards to make some Halloween frames. I stamped two of the frames very dark, five of the frames were stamped lightly, and left a three totally bare to create some variety. This kept the frames from overwhelming the page.


Finally, I used banner stickers from both the Catching Fall and Christmas Town collections as part of my title. I love how the black banner stickers from Christmas Town and the orange banner stickers from Catching Fall can be paired together to make the perfect Halloween embellishment.

After you take your Halloween photos this weekend, pull out your Lily Bee papers to create a fun, classic, Halloween layout!

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Celebrating Fall...

As the weather cools off and the nights get longer I find myself wanting to slow down and do something with my hands! I was inspired by the serenity of the Catching Fall line to add some hand-stitching to my layouts. The extra texture it add reminds me of the cool nights wrapped up under warm blankets!





On this layout I added a lot of hand stitching accents including a subtle title to keep the focus on the photos.



Here's a bonus tip. Don't throw away the outsides of the diecut papers. Cut them out and layer them to create your own designs. On this mini page I did that to create the clouds at the top of the page!



Happy Fall!

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Blessings Abound

This is the time of year when we traditionally count our blessings. At our home we recently celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving and before long, the American Thanksgiving will be here as well. Such a wonderful occasion and time to give thanks.

It's always good to remember that blessings abound year round as well. I believe in cultivating an attitude of gratitude and find quite a bit of that in scrapbooking. We chronicle those special moments, people and events in our lives.

I adore the new Lily Bee Catching Fall line. So beautiful and so flexible you can use it for projects that aren't fall-themed as well. One of my favorite papers to play around with is Cider, the text paper.


By die cutting flowers from the text print, it creates a fun tone on tone look. The edges of each of the flowers was sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to define them.


By lining up the text and placing the flowers directly over the matching text, you get a really interesting look of the flowers coming out of the paper and a continuity to the print.

Adding beautiful chipboard pieces to the center of each flower is a quick and easy way to add more depth and interest.


Whether you're counting your blessings for Thanksgiving or throughout the year, scrapping your fall photos or your daily life, Catching Fall is a warm and wonderful line to create with!

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Friday's Faves

Happy Friday, Lily Bee friends! It's time to share some wonderful and creative projects with you. Our gallery is hopping with all kinds of inspiration. If you haven't stopped by in a while, it's worth taking a look.

Wendy McKee created these AMAZING cards using our Die-Cuts. How Fast, Easy and Clever! They are really outstanding.

Leann Pearce created this stunning layout called "One, Two, Three, Little Darlings". I love all of the fun, fun details. I love the punched out paper used as a background. The whole layout just makes me happy.

Stacey Michaud's "Be Present at 40" page is lovely and is so well designed. I love everything from the photo placement to the journaling placement. It's a knock out!

Thank you for stopping by, today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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a little bit of this and that...

Mixing a little bit of this and a little bit of that and then add in some domestic bliss collection goodies ... and vola! I just love the colors in this collection, especially the contrast between the black and white pattern paper against all the sweet colors in the collection.



Also I've discovered that the "strawberry metallic" mist from Maya Road matches perfectly with the collection; isnt it such a sweet sweet color. Here I misted the bigger scallop and then layered it with another from one of the pattern papers and add the new chipboard elements from the collection to finish off the flowers. Also aren't those envelopes (also from maya road) just so verstile, not only do they make the perfect embellishment - but they can hold quite a bit; especially a few momentos from my travels.



Thanks for stopping by and hopefully we'veinspired you guys to grab your domestic bliss goodies (or any others)... I know these colors are just perfect for brightening my day here, its been really gray and hazy over here lately... :)

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A Banner Year

Although I must confess that I love

every bit of Lily Bee's new collections,

I have somewhat of an infatuation

with the banner stickers from the sticker sheets.

They're perfect for adding a bit of quirkiness,

whimsy, and charm to layouts.

Although it's October, the new lines

are perfect for recapturing every moment

of this "banner" year,

including a few of my favorite summer photos.

It's a testament to the versatility of these lines

that they are perfect for any time of year.

With my trusty Helmar adhesives in hand,

I accented these lovely papers with Lily Bee papers and stickers,

as well as some Maya Road goodies.

As the year continues,

I can't wait to see the wonders that Lily Bee will work

with my upcoming holiday pics!

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