lily bee: July 2010

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>> Friday, July 30, 2010

So we had an AMAZING show! It is always so much stress and worry but it certainly paid off in the end. I was not able to upload pics while I was there so here are just a few from the show.

I had my wonderful hubby with me. He actually enjoyed himself and we had so much fun being across from Jillibean Soup. Nicest girls ever!

Our New Collections will begin shipping mid-end of August. Be sure to tell your LSS to place their order if they weren't at the show. All three collections received rave reviews and everyone is excited for these to be hitting stores.

Couple of Announcements

1. Thank you to everyone who entered our Guest Designer Contest. We received a ton of wonderful entries. It's going to be very difficult making a decision. We will announce the winner here on August 9th.

2. We have a winner of the Scrapdango kit! Thank you for all of your comments!

ArlaMo, July 16, 2010 1:30 PM
What a perfect kit for summery photos! Thanks for the chance.

Congratulations to ArlaMo!!! Please email your address information to kristenATlilybeedesign.com.

3. We spent most of last month featuring the wonderful kit clubs and their design teams for Friday Faves. Now it's time to return our focus back to you. The gallery is full of jaw dropping, amazing projects. It is so hard to pick just a handful. So, check back later today with a Monday edition of Friday Faves and, of course, on Friday for even more.

Hanging Onto Summer

>> Thursday, July 29, 2010

I can't wait to get my hands on the new Lily Bee lines. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous.

But while I wait, I also have to say, yay for another month of summer!

I love summer and in my corner of the world it's always way too short. My family and I are planning to wring each beautiful drop of summer sunshine that we can. We've been spending beautiful lazy days at the beach swimming and playing and just having fun.

The Hello Sunshine line is perfect for all those sunny and warm photos.

Lately I've been playing around with paint and all the fun things you can do with it. I love how it can alter the look of your papers and embellishments.

The {hello sunshine} layout uses all patterned paper (my addiction) and no cardstock. A little paint right over the patterned paper base makes a great space to anchor the design and also journal on. I would have been difficult to journal right on the bright and fun yellow paper but adding some white paint tones it down and lets you write right over it. It's a fun look, especially if you keep the paint application light and can see the print through the painted layer. Because the paper has a faint grid on it, I didn't even have to draw lines for my journaling.

Another quick idea that's worth being reminded of is cutting out designs from patterned paper and using them as embellishments. Easy and wonderfully cost effective while always matching the paper you're working with. The Hellmar Zapdots work perfectly for adding dimension under the handcut flowers.

Join me in making and scrapping those wonderful summer memories. Enjoy the sunshine...

On Black And White....

>> Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Ok I know that you are all very anxious to see pages featuring the new lines. They are coming soon! I'm so excited myself. In the meantime however, instead of biting our nails waiting for the new goodies, why don't we dive into our stash of Lily Bee papers and create with what we have for now before we get ourselves loaded with the new stuff.

I went ahead and had fun and made these two pages using Lily Bee "Lovely" and "Hello Sunshine" collections. The patterns and colors are so versatile that it looks great on both white and black backgrounds. I thought of sharing these with you today.

So here is hoping that we all get our faces out of the computer, stop drooling over the new releases for now, and start creating again.

Have a happy scrappy day!

Make It New

I know we're all excited about the forthcoming lines,

but while we wait...

why not dive into your stash and "rediscover"

what you love best about Lily Bee?

"New" doesn't always have to mean recent;

it's all about seeing with fresh eyes.

One of the most wonderful things about Lily Bee's lines

is that they have a kind of "classic" continuity about them.

This layout, for example, uses a bunch of different lines,

including Vintage Poppy, Three Little Birds, French Couture, Lovely, and Hello, Sunshine.

Why stay within "lines", after all, when it's so fun to cross them?

To raise some of the hearts and the letter "R,"

I used Helmar Zapdots, which are perfect for adding dimension

and literally taking parts and pieces of your layout to another level.

And while you're waiting for the new releases,

you've got the time to rethink those rub-ons in new ways.

As pretty as they are straight out of the packaging,

why not cut them up, rework them, and give them a new look on your pages?

In the pic above,

you can see how I took the bottom line of the Lovely rub-ons

(which originally read "what I love right now")

and reconstructed it in a new and different way.

I also pulled the words "my" and "you" from the Hello, Sunshine rub-ons

(which originally read "you are my everything")

to complete my lovely little mantra.

I also challenged myself to revisit some items

that I've never used before.

I'm pretty sure that an untouched item in a stash

still qualifies as some variety of "new" -- kind of like an unopened present,

or a recipe you've never tried before (even though you've had it forever).

In this case, it was the swirly-whirly "Double Dutch" paper

from the Three Little Birds line that I used for the first time.

And I must say, it was perfect for this "Wild Child" layout,

creating kind of a contained explosion of cuteness.

I found the "new" here with some help from butter yellow paint,

which roughed up a bit of the Hello, Sunshine polka dot paper

and added some texture to the chipboard flowers.

So even though

my own scrappy fingers are shaking

at the thought of all the new Lily Bee products

heading our way soon,

there's always room for the "new" among our existing supplies.

Every single page,

every single project,

every single creative endeavor

offers us a chance to see with fresh eyes.

Make it new.

a little bit of Lovely

>> Monday, July 26, 2010

Hi everyone, it's piradee today and I thought I would share some of the behind scenes from my current addiction... MISTING. Yeap I can't seem to get enough of it, especially with my ever growing collection. I usually start off with a light colored mist to add a tint of color to the cardstock...

And then taking the mist applicator, I would create the droplet effect with it. I kind off prefer to do this, as I can control the amount of mist and the location where I want the mist to go on. Also it allows to me dress up the cardstock just abit and yet still have that "white space" look.

And some samples using the gorgeous "lovely" collection...

Thanks for stopping by everyone!!!

happy summer colors

>> Sunday, July 25, 2010

hello everyone, katrina here. i still can't get enough of the colors in the hello sunshine collection. if you've already used it, then you know how perfect it is for any layout/project. the colors just scream happiness.

if you haven't used this collection yet, then you don't know what you're missing. :) i hope everyone is enjoying their summer. have a good one!!

Customizing your title

>> Saturday, July 24, 2010

There are times when my stash of scrapbooking supplies is not sufficient enough.

Shocking, I know.

I was digging through my alphas and I couldn't find one that struck me as "just right" for my page title, so I had to get creative.

I started off by tracing a nice, clean font onto my page. (If you put a little bit of baby powder on the sticky part of the alpha sticker, it'll make it easier to move around without entirely sticking to your page.)
Then using the same alpha, I traced it onto a coordinating piece of paper.
I then cut out a few of the letters and attached them onto my layout, using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. Tada! A nice, complementary title that perfectly fits the design of the page!

Making the most of a beloved piece of patterned paper

>> Thursday, July 22, 2010

When I have a sheet of patterned paper that I absolutely love -- like this Picnic paper from the Hello Sunshine line -- I like to make the most of it and find ways to use it prominently on more than one layout. One thing I sometimes do is cut a large square from the center of the paper so that I have a nice big piece to use on one layout and the remaining frame to use on another.

Here's the first layout I did with the frame a little while back:

I stitched around the edge of the frame and attached some lace and trim underneath. To give my frame a little dimension, I popped it up with Helmar Zapdots.

I saved the center square of my Hello Sunshine paper and used it on this layout:

I crocheted around the edge of the paper and the outer cardstock. I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry adhesive (greats stuff!!) on this page.

Can I tell you much I LOVE all the Lily Bee rub-ons??!? The sentiments are perfect for so many layouts. In fact, I used one of the rub-ons as my title on this page. For a slightly different twist, I used the rub-on on a piece of thick fabric:

Lastly, I stacked a few of the chipboard pieces. I flipped over the middle chipboard piece and added glitter to the sticky side:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Tulle Hair Accessories

>> Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Having a little girl with lots of curly hair to tame on a daily basis, got me to thinking of making some fun hair accessories using Lily Bee's Tulle flowers from the Vintage Poppy & Audrey collections.

As you can see, I've used three different types: a hair snap clip, store bought headband & plastic barrette hair comb.

To adhere each tulle to hair accessories, I used my trusty hot glue gun. Evenly center the flowers as you'd like them to appear and adhere to hair accessories. Make sure you don't add a ton of glue, for it will seep through. If that happens, just snip away excess after it's dried completely. For the headband, I used craft felt in the same color & trimmed into a circle that is smaller than the tulle flower. Adhere headband in between the tulle flower & felt circle with hot glue gun.

Hope this inspires you to create something sweet for your little girl to dress up her hair or even her baby dolls :D