Friday Faves

Welcome to another edition of Friday Faves. There are so many AMAZING layouts and projects in the gallery, right now. Thank you for supporting Lily Bee and showing your love for our products.

Michelle Lanning shared this wonderful Vintage Poppy layout of her daughter smiling and being silly for the camera. I couldn't help but smile at that adorable photo. I love the flower made from our die cut, the rub-on surrounding it and the bow detail. Perfection!


Susan Dupre created this Dreamy layout using our French Couture Collection. The photo is immediately eye-catching and the title suits it perfectly. The subtle details give the layout a soft vintage, dreamy feel. The result is a very striking layout!


Debora Prass shared with us this stunning layout called "Women in our Family" using our French Couture Collection. There are so many details to take in. I love the die cut use all over the layout and especially at the top of the page. The hand made flower is wonderful, as are the hand cut flowers popping off the page.


We want to remind you of the fast approaching deadline for the Design Team Call. You still have the weekend to get those applications in. We looking forward to seeing your work. Good luck!

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can you feel the love???

i sure can!
LOVE all of the lily bee love I'm seeing lately.
I thought I'd share a couple of new layouts today.

i enjoy seeing all the different meanings of "LOVE" on pages.
it doesn't have to be traditional romantic love.

it can be love for your children:

design by stephanie howell
using HELLO SUNSHINE papers, chipboard flowers, and rubons

or your child's love of LOVELY pancakes!!!:

design by katrina huerta
using LOVELY papers

hope you've enjoyed the lily bee love!
have a beautiful day.
xo

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love & happiness

hello everyone! i hope this month has been full of love and happiness for you all.  i know that just by looking at the hello sunshine line and looking at these pics of my daughter opening her gifts on her birthday bring me those very emotions.  which is why i used them together on this layout. i love the bright, beautiful colors of this line so much! and i love the expressions on my daughter's face when she was opening her gifts.

don't forget about the dt call.  there are only a few more days to put in your applications.  being on this team has been nothing but amazing. you don't want to miss out on this opportunity. have a good one!

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Friday Faves

Happy Friday! It's time to feature our faves for the week.

Jenni Hufford created this amazing layout featuring our French Couture collection. It's GORGEOUS. I love everything from the photograph to the ribbon to the staples to the paper tearing...It's a stunner, for sure!


Kathleen Glossop aka "Kat" shared this wonderful layout. I am so impressed with all the layering and little details. Kat, also, used our French Couture collection, as well as our Three Little Birds Rub-ons. I see something new every time I look!


Chris Pozzi created these awesome cards using our Audrey collection. I love her use of the die cuts. All three lovely cards are just that; lovely.


Thank you for continuing to share your work with us. We are constantly blown away by the amazing talent out there.

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Hello Sunshine love...mini-style.

hey everyone...Nicole here, sharing my love for a few things.

• the Hello Sunshine line, which i cannot stop raving about, lol.
• a quick mini album
• my 2 favorite people in the world...my husband and daughter.

i started with a few favorite photos of the two of them...3 wallet sized photos. for the cover, i used the Blueberry Pie graph paper (how could i not?!)...spritzed with a bit of red Maya Mist. then i applied a rub-on from the Hello Sunshine 12x12 rub-on sheet, and used my adhesive eraser to distress the rub-on a bit. added a label sticker to house the initials of my two sweeties and plopped 2 buttons in between those.




i left the inside cover unpapered...just rubbed abit of blue paint onto it and then journaled right onto the chipboard. the 2 butterflies would are punched from the Twirl and Savannah papers. on the right side, you see one of the photos...i used a frame stamp on the paper that came with the mini album, and then used my Xacto knife to remove the center. i adhered the photo behind the lined paper, lining it up how i liked, and then added more Hello Sunshine to cover the back, as you'll see in the next photo.



see that Posies paper on the left side in the photo below?? that's actually the back of the photo in the above picture...a fun way to double your space, rught?!




i just drew some lines to journal a few thoughts about the two of them on each patterned paper...this Savannah paper just makes me happy with the bits of yellow on red!



for the back of the book, i repeated the graph paper and added another rub-on from that 12x12 sheet...again using my adhesive eraser to rough it up a bit.



decided to paint the border of the stamped image in with some red paint and one of my fave paint brushes that has like, 3 hairs on it, lol.



and there you have it!!




quick projects like these are fun to make...i got to play around with supplies, document a few thoughts running around in my head and when you're finished it feels great to see it all done!

i added a few more details on my own blog as far as the how-to process...so feel free to check it out (the link is on the right hand side up there). if you have any questions, please ask away...i'm happy to share any tidbits with my fellow Lily Bee lovers!!

enjoy your week...hope it's full of SUNSHINE!!

:)

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Lily Bee Video CHA Booth Tour with Custom Crops

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are having a fabulous Monday. The girls from Custom Crops came by our booth at CHA and I did a tour of the booth showing the new paper and embellishments. I'm not found of seeing myself on camera but thought I would share so you can see a close up of the products. You can view the video HERE

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Friday Faves

Happy Friday! We have another great edition of Friday Faves for you this week. There has been a lot of activity in the gallery, and that means there is a ton of inspiration in there and we hope you'll drop in and take a look.

This card immediately caught my eye. These little flowers are all the rage, right now, and they really do make everything pop right off the screen. I love them. Amy Heller created this stunning card. Wouldn't you love to get this for Valentine's Day? I would!



Another gorgeous card in our gallery was posted by Rimna. That pocket is amazing and I love the heavy distressing. It has a nice vintage feel to it and is, overall, just lovely.



I love this beautiful Thanksgiving layout by Melanie Blackburn. The Audrey Collection is the perfect choice for this Fall layout. The button details really bring the eye right to the fun photos of her daughter and husband running. This one just makes me smile!



Thank you for continuing to share your work with us. We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Be sure to come back on Monday. We have a fun contest announcement to share with you.

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Vanlentines Cards

Hey Lily Bee readers!  Is anyone else excited for Valentines Day coming up?  Well i am - and not necessarily for the romance and gifts (which unfortunatley doesn't really happen around my house), but for the fun activities with the kids, the colors, the decorations and of course making cards for your loved ones! I chose to work with the Lovely line for my cards.  I love all of the beautiful muted colors- they go so well together! 

 

  

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out the post about the Design Team Call that went up a few days ago - If you LOVE Lily Bee you won't want to let this opportunity slip by.  We hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day filled with lots of candy, kisses and sweet I loves you's!!

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Just Lovely

With Valentine's Day a little less than a week away, it's time to get in the mood for love -- Lily Bee love! This month our team brings you layouts and projects inspired by all that makes our hearts go thumpitty-thump.

We're also giving you even more reasons to add Lily Bee to your Love List, including:

* the chance to profess your love for all things Lily Bee on a regular basis as a member of the design team,

* a fun new contest (check back next week for more details), and...

* the soon-to-be-shipping Lovely and Hello Sunshine collections!

The layout below uses papers from the aptly-named "Lovely" collection.

Be sure to visit the blog throughout the month for more loveliness! In the meantime, if you have any Lily Bee love to share, stop by our Ning site and post your layouts and projects there. You never know -- your layout could be one of our Friday Faves!

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Lily Bee Design Team Call

lily bee is super excited to announce
our very first design team call!

fast becoming a favorite
brand among scrappers we are looking for new
talent to design for us in 2010.


DESIGNER DETAILS:

*designers will need to complete
2 projects each month. we'll send you plenty of our product to work with.

*projects for tradeshows-as needed (projects will be returned to designer)

*blog posts will be required
once a month.

*interaction on our facebook page.

*we want an enthusastic group who
LOVES Lily Bee and can
promote our products through
their blog, online galleries
and message boards.

*length of designers term will
be from March 15th 2010-2011.

*designers will be compensated for published works.

please send the following to
designteamcall@lilybeedesign.com

*2 layouts or altered projects using
lily bee products (other alphas or a few embellies are fine)
(no larger than 500x500)

*include a link to your
blog and and gallery

*current design
teams you are on or
other responsibilities

*a paragraph about yourself
and why would like to be a
designer for lily bee

*contact information

*international entries welcome

*deadline is March 1st

*winners will be contacted
via phone on
Monday, March 8th.

we have not set a specific number of
designers we are choosing...if we love your
work we’re going to ask you to join!

best of luck and we’re excited to see
your entries.

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Friday Faves

Happy Friday. Today is the day we feature Lily Bee projects we find in galleries. We have another great week of faves to share with you, today.

Wendy Kwok shared this lovely card in our gallery. I love the butterfly and think it's the perfect card for Valentine's Day.


Willea shared this stunning layout. I love the masking and all the amazing little details, like paper distressing, the layering and the random stitching.


Deb Harter shared this adorable layout and it caught my eye, right away. I love the photos of her beautiful daughter in ponytails. All the little heart accents are perfect with our Audrey collection.


Thank you for continuing to share your work with us in the gallery.
Have a wonderful weekend!

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A Lovely Bride

I love this picture of my Mom getting ready for her wedding. She looks so happy and you can see in her eyes the excitement and joy she is feeling. She always told me that her big dream in life was to be married and have children. I have always wondered what she really wanted. Did she want to dance, sing, have a career? She has never admitted anything different, but I often wonder.



This layout uses the gorgeous Lovely Collection and our wonderful tulle flowers.

My journaling says:
I have often wondered what you dreamed of being when you were young. Do you have any regrets? Would you go back and change anything? I have always assumed that the big dream was to be married and raise children because you told me so, but still, I wonder.

If you have any Lily Bee projects, be sure to upload them to our gallery, so we can take a look before our Friday Faves.

Lori

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Lily Bee a Scrapbook Update Top 10 Pick at CHA

I am just sooo thrilled! Nancy Nalley over at Scrapbook Update has included Lily Bee in her top 10 Pick at CHA.

Ladies, be sure to ask your LSS to carry our new lines. They will start shipping early March!

9. Lily Bee Design

"Lily Bee Design, a new exhibitor, has been attracting a lot of buzz with its vintage feminine designs. They’ve achieved something that usually seems to be difficult for a new company, by creating embellishment designs that are beautiful and noteworthy. Their chipboard flowers and 12×12 rub-on sheets are worthy accompaniments to the company’s beautiful papers, giving Lily Bee’s lines a depth that many new companies can’t match. These lines’ reasonable size and their quality means that a retailer doesn’t need to cherry-pick them to carry them."

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Lily Bee & Scrapbook Update

I was so over the moon to see we were chosen as one of May Flaum's Favorite Paper Lines released at CHA. She is part of Scrapbook Update and here's what she had to say:

"Every paper from Lily Bee is on my wish list, along with their new chipboard stickers. It’s a beautiful two line release. I couldn’t stop staring at this particular two-sided paper from the new Lovely line."

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