30 Minutes of Creating

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Memorial Day weekend :)

As summer approaches, I am constantly thinking about all the fun things to be done with my kids, which means there isn't a lot of time for creating. I want to spend quality time with them & document all of summers activities & how much fun we had together.

So today, I am sharing a layout I created in 30 minutes, literally & encourage you to use your products to the fullest. I am not a fast scrapper by any means, but there comes a time when you want to get a little creating done without all the stress & worry of how perfect the layout has to be.



Lately, I have not been using a lot of pattern paper, but sometimes feel the background is just too bare. To eliminate that, I used an entire 12x12 sheet of rub-ons to create my background.


I even whipped out my mist, which I hardly ever use. Instead of spritzing my page, I removed the nozzle & used the tube end to create little paint spots throughout the background & embellished the page with brads & chipboard stickers. Fast & easy!

I even pop dotted the photo! Don't you just love silly pictures of your kids? I couldn't resist this photo of mine. My son has a hilarious sense of humor & it truly shows in this photo. Especially, since he is missing three teeth... :)

Have a lovely week of creating. Cheers!


Lily Bee Supplies:
Picket Fence Seize The Day
Stationery Tomato & Slushie
Christmas Town Chipboard Stickers
Hello Sunshine 12x12 Rub-ons

Maya Road Mists, Fiskars Circle & Border Punch and American Crafts Brads

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Focus On: Tiny Tablets

Happy Monday. Here in the US, we are celebrating Memorial Day. We are honoring the military men and women who have died fighting for this country. We also want to say THANK YOU for everyone in the military and their families. Thank you for your sacrifices, thank you for all that you do.

Our focus today is on our Tiny Tablets. They are 6"x6", and there are three sheets of each pattern (for a total of 36 sheets). The papers are not just 12"x12" sheets cut up. They are scaled down patterns! They are perfect for cards, but also perfect for layouts and other projects. Here are three great projects that use these tablets.

First, we have Kay Rogers's sweet layout.

Lily Bee supplies:
Happily Lost 6"x6" Tiny Tablet
Happily Lost cardstock stickers

Then, this fantastic layout by Georgia Keays.

Lily Bee supplies:
This & That 6"x6" Tiny Tablet
This & That Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Happily Lost 6"x6" Tiny Tablet

Happily Lost – ABC stickers
Three Little Birds – Laugh 12"x12" Rub-Ons

And finally, this gorgeous layout from Katja Schneider.

This & That 6"x6"Tiny Tablet

This & That ABC Stickers

Picket Fence 6"x6" Tiny Tablet

Picket Fence Acrylic Stamps

Picket Fence Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Stationary - Oatmeal Cardstock

Thanks for coming by! See you tomorrow with more scrapbooking inspiration.

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Lily Bee + Petaloo: Day 4

Again, thanks for the love! We are so glad y'all are enjoying the mix of Lily Bee and Petaloo products.

Yesterday's winner is:

mimisimon who wrote:

Thanks for all the inspiration

Congrats, mimisimon! Please email me at milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com with your mailing address.

Today, we have two gorgeous layouts to share with you. I'm seriously in love with both.

First, this amazing layout by Georgia Keays. So pretty!

1. For this layout I have used two 2 inch x 3 inch photos.
2. Cut a 9 1/2 x 7 inch piece of black cardstock and cut strips of 3 different papers of various widths to fill the mat, leaving a thin strip of black between each one.
3. Tie some string around your middle paper and tuck a phrase sticker under the string.
4. Use Petaloo flowers of varying size to create three clusters of flowers.  I have also made a large flower from one of my three papers.
5. Add you title and journaling and splatter with black ink.

Lily Bee supplies:
Happily lost paper – amazing views
Happily Lost tiny tablet – Hammock patern
Stationery – Slushie
This & That – mixed cardstock stickers

Petaloo supplies:
Petite Mini Roses – yellow / gold
Mini Roses – Fuschia
Mini Roses – yellow / gold
Sweet Pea – Lavender / white / purple

And this sweet layout by Kay Rogers. I love that photo. 

1. Using the 6x6 Tiny Tablet, block your papers with your photo as shown.

2. Ink the edges before adhering to the page.

3. Add the strip of ribbon, then attach the Petaloo flowers.

4. Add the banner stickers and the title sticker.

5. Add the chipboard accents (corner, heart, and frame.)

Lily Bee supplies:

This and That Cardstock Stickers

This and That 6x6 Tiny Tablet

Petaloo supplies:

Tye-Dyed Jeweled Gypsies All White

We have more goodies to giveaway! Leave us a comment before 9PM PDT each day. We'll randomly pick a winner and announce it the next day, so don't forget to check back. You can also win some Lily Bee goodies by going to Petaloo's blog and leaving a comment there.

See you tomorrow for the last day of our blog party!

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Here's to Boys!

I found out last week that we are having our 3rd boy! Our papers are so versatile I thought it would be fun to find layouts using Lily Bee featuring boys. Here's some amazing layouts:


by Jodi R over 2 Peas


by Lori Gentile

by Velouria over at 2 Peas GAllery

by CherieN over at 2 Peas Gallery

by Yara F over at 2 Peas Gallery

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Memorabilia Challenge Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the Memorabilia Challenge this week! I chose a winner using random.org and Hilda Han is the winner! Congrats Hilda!!

Isn't this layout just precious??

Hilda, please contact me at: jlhufford@conneragency.com with your mailing address and we will send you a box of Lily Bee goodies!

Thank you everyone for playing along! We loved seeing your entries!

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Loving Lily Bee...

Are you a tool junkie and an embellishment junkie? Well I AM! I love tools like dies and now... button makers. Whenever, I want to play with my new tools and my embellishments I always take out my Lily Bee papers first. I have said it over and over again, the patterns in Lily Bee papers are so versatile that you can cut it, layer it, and use it for your tools.



Here I used my bird edge puncher from Martha Stewart and added a Dusty Attic chipboard...



For this one, I used my Epiphany button maker to make buttons from the 6x6 Lily Bee Paper tablet...



Lily Bee just does it all for me.

Happy creating everyone!

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Cards on Wednesday

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Today I have three cards for you that are super easy to make!
I like to have a card ready on hand for any occasion.









For my first card I simply used a chipboard shape, covered it with Lily Bee paper, punched out some butterflies and embellished with some twine. I have also used the Picket Fence stamps for a subtle background effect along the right side of the card.

Lily Bee Supplies:
Picket Fence - Cottage Garden paper
Picket Fence - Fresh Air paper
Picket Fence - Al Fresco paper
Picket Fence - Acrylic Stamps































For this next card I've used the Picket Fence stamps to stamp the circle background and the blue stars. I've used some ABC stickers for my sentiment and again...finished!

Lily Bee Supplies:
Picket Fence - Seize the Day paper
Picket Fence - Veranda paper
Picket Fence - ABC stickers
Picket Fence - Acrylic Stamps




















For my last card I've used a punch to create some borders along the edges of the card and again the Picket Fence stamps (flowers) for the background. Embellish with a Cardstock Sticker and some ribbon and it's done! Just a quick tip on using Stickers...I always put my stickers on cardstock first and cut them out. This allows me to move them around my project when I'm still deciding where to put them.

Lily Bee Supplies:
Picket Fence - Al Fresco paper
Picket Fence - Fresh Air paper
Picket Fence - Cottage Garden paper
Picket Fence - Veranda paper
Picket Fence - Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Picket Fence - Acrylic Stamps

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Having fun ...

in this case for me by scrapbooking and for my son, at the park!

Today I am sharing a layout with you using a mix of ranges, which I just love to do. All of the Lily Bee ranges just work so well together.


A couple of detail shots. I love incorporating banners and just tucked a small one below the strips of patterned papers to add just another detail.

I also created my own little cloud and sun embellishment with a couple of punches and some strips of paper. So easy and so effective - especially on a layout about the park.

I have also layered a number of photos - I actually had to reprint a couple of times trying to calibrate a new printer and I decided to use the offcast photos rather than just throw them out. So I layered them all and joined them at the top with a clip tied with twine before attaching it all to the layout with foam tape.

Lily Bee supplies:
This & That patterned paper: Milk Bottle, Brooch and Postcard
This & That ABC Stickers
This & That 6x6 Tiny tablet
Happily Lost patterned paper: Villa
Happily Lost Mixed cardstock stickers
Stationery patterned paper: Pear

Cheers

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Focus On: Stamps

Happy Monday! Today, we are spotlighting our stamps. They are new to Lily Bee this year, and they have been really popular. Our stamps are made in the USA with high quality polymer. The etchings are deep, and you will get a crisp imprint each time.

Enough of my blathering and onto the projects, shall we?

From Cindy Liebel, this most adorable layout featuring the stamp set from Picket Fence. Have I mentioned how much I love that wood grain stamp?

Lily Bee supplies:
Happily Lost patterned paper: Hammock, Good Book Happily Lost 6x6 Tiny Tablet
Picket Fence Acrylic Stamps
Picket Fence ABC Stickers
Stationary patterned paper: Butter, Pear
Three Little Birds Laugh 12x12 Rub-ons
 
Other supplies:
Maya Road Chipboard & Helmar's Gemstone Glue

Ronda Palazzari used Happily Lost stamps to create this sweet card, and here's what she has to say about it: "I love this tiny butterfly stamp found in the Happily Lost set.  I thought I would be cool to create a background piece by repeating the stamp over & over again in a variety of inks.  I had some extra stamped butterflies so I popped them up to give them some dimension."

Lily Bee supplies:

Happily Lost Stamps

Stationery patterned paper: Tomato, Oatmeal

Lovely Die-Cut Frames

Hello Sunshine Rub-on

Ronda also created this gorgeous layout using Happily Lost.

Lily Bee supplies:

Happily Lost stamps

Stationery patterned paper: Slushie & Mushroom

Hello Sunshine patterned paper: Twirl

Catching Fall Chipboard Stickers

This & That Mixed Cardstock Stickers

This & That ABC Stickers

Other suppplies:

Maya Mist

Julia Stainton created two beautiful cards using the Picket Fence stamps (that she designed!) Love how she used only the stamps with just a few embellishments added to them. So crisp, clean, and pretty!

Lily Bee supply:

Picket Fence stamps

We hope you enjoyed today's product spotlight. 

A quick reminder: our Memorabilia Blog Challenge is still going on. You still have time to participate! Find out more about it here. 

Have a great week!

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Rediscovering the Joy.

Happy Friday! Today I wanted to share a page with you using the fabulous Stationery line. I'm in love with the bold colors and simple tone-on-tone patterns. And they just happen to be perfect for a page that includes a lot of journaling like mine:

Lily Bee supplies:
Stationery - Oatmeal, Cotton Candy, Slushie
This & That - Brooch
Vintage Poppy Rub-Ons

I copied the journaling from one of my recent blog posts and formatted it into three columns to print directly on my layout. The neutral papers in the Stationery line - Oatmeal (which I used) and Mushroom - make great backgrounds while the brighter colors are ideal for creating a bold, colorful border. I used several sizes of circle punches to create this one.

I also added in some rub-ons, buttons, and butterfly punches to finish this quick page. And while the page topic is about my rediscovering the joy in running, creating this page helped me to rediscover the joy of a simple (and fast!) scrapbook page.

Have a wonderful (and joy-filled!) weekend!

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Thinking of you...

Happy Thursday everyone! (It is Thursday right?!)
I made this quick card to send to my grandma who is currently in the hospital (she's ok, thankfully!). Thank's to Lily Bee I was able to put this card together quickly and almost effortlessly. The way the patterns and embellishments mix together make cardmaking a breeze!

I love the colors of the This & That collection. They actually remind me of my grandma!

Lily Bee Supplies Used:

This & That Patterned Paper - Pretty Fabric

This & That Patterned Paper - Brooch

This & That - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

This & That - 6x6 Tiny Tablet

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Challenge: Use Memorabilia in your layout!

I have a fun challenge to share with you today-- on that will take you back to the "roots" of scrapbooking!

Each year on Mother's Day, my son's preschool class fills out these fun "interviews" about their mom. The interview in this layout was from last year. It was too funny and sweet to just file away in a stack of preschool construction paper (note that according to my son, my "job" is to watch TV!). It's so much fun to include HIS thoughts and art in his scrapbooks.

My challenge to you is to include a piece of memorabilia in your layout. This could be anything to your child's artwork to items like ticket stubs, playbills, brochures, programs, wrappers, clothing tags, school papers... you get the idea.

Lily Bee Items Used:
Happily Lost- Sun Soaked
This & That- Milk Bottle
Picket Fence- Porch Swing, ABC Stickers, Tiny Tablet
Catching Fall- Cashmere Sweater
Christmas Town- Sleigh Ride
Domestic Bliss- Mrs. Perfect, Kitchen Confidential, Pearls & Heels, Chipboard Stickers
Hello Sunshine- Posies, Chipboard Stickers
Lovely- Splendid, Parasol
Three Little Birds- Double Dutch, Just Relax

So, here are the specific details for this challenge:

1) include (at least) one memorabilia item in your layout
2) use at least one Lily Bee product (any kind)

To be entered into the contest please post you layout on our Facebook page (please include the title Lily Bee Challenge: Memorabilia) -OR- include a link to your project in the comments of this post.

I will draw one winner on Wednesday May 25, 9:00 p.m. EST. The winner will receive a box of Lily Bee goodies.

Good Luck! I can't wait to see what you make!

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