Memories of Summer

Hi everyone, I'm sharing a couple of Layouts today. The first one was created from a mix of products from the Lily Bee Winter release. I have used a lot of scraps to create the flowers and add little details to the page. I wanted to capture the spirit of Summer with all the flowers.



Lily Bee Supplies:
Happily Lost - Sun Soaked paper
Happily Lost - Amazing Views paper
Picket Fence - Fresh Air paper
Picket Fence - Cottage Garden paper
Picket Fence - Verandah paper
This & That - Brooch paper
Stationery - Cotton Candy








On the next Layout I've used a mix of 'Memorandum' and 'Head over Heels' from the CHA Summer release. It is a random page to capture the funny thing my daughter said the other night while watching the talent show X-Factor Australia. Here is the journaling...

Me: "Oh, she is doing a Cindy Lauper song"

Romy: "Mum, you must be really old to know this song."



Lily Bee Supplies:
Memorandum - Whiteboard paper
Memorandum - Index Journaling cards
Head over Heels - Swoon paper
Head over Heels - Courting paper
Head over Heels - Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Head over Heels - ABC Stickers
Head over Heels - 6x6 Tablet
Happily Lost - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Well, I suppose I must be getting old if I remember Cindy Lauper :)

Have a great weekend!

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Lily Bee (BIG!) News

Happy Wednesday everyone! Kristen usually writes the Lily Bee News, but she's really really busy these days. More on that later.

All of our new products are now in stores, online and the concrete kind! They are also being packed into kits by several scrapping kit clubs. Woohoo! If you'd like a store near you to carry our products, please have them contact us. And THANK YOU all so much for supporting us these past few years. We really appreciate your love and excitement for scrapbooking and Lily Bee.

Now more on why Kristen is seriously busy.

It's this little guy.

Beckham Jeffrey Young arrived on September 19. 8 lbs. 4oz. Such a wonderful reason to be busy.

Congratulations, Kristen, Carson, Noah, and Madden!

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Remembering the Times

Hi Everyone, sharing some layouts that I created using the latest collections from Lily Bee - Jingle, Harvest Market and Memorandum and at the same time, reliving my recent holiday. Our week along trip to Brussels was just too too short (especially if you're traveling from Singapore), but at least we managed to meet up with family and friends.

Here the Jingle and Memorandum collections had the perfect colors for this photo of us and dear hubby's nephew - isn't he the cutest!

... and some additional details of the various elements on the layout. I definitely can't get enough of these ABC stickers and can't wait to get my hands on the ones from the new collections - you're going to love the colors on these! (The ones used here are from the This & That collection.)

... and also having some fun with the papers themselves. I wanted to add more dimension to the layout, but didn't want to add more elements and therefore opted to crease the sides of the paper (which also highlighting the layering details as I had used the same pattern paper).

Lily Bee supplies used:

Jingle Pattern Paper - Egg Nog JLP144

Jingle Pattern Paper - Spruce JLP180

Memorandum Pattern Paper - Whiteboard MEP129

Memorandum Pattern Paper - 9 to 5 MEP128

Memorandum Pattern Paper - Time Clock MEP130

Memorandum Pattern Paper - Lemon MEP177

Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers MES134

This & That ABC Stickers

Christmas Town Chipboard Stickers CTC0073

In between all the family and friend visits (driving from Brussels to Antwerp and then back to Ostend), we managed to squeeze in a short stroll through Kortrijk. A small sea side town where we accidentally stumbled on a cluster of charming white houses hidden away in the back streets.

... and for this layout, I used mostly the Harvest Market collection and adding in a chipboard or two (or three) from the previous Christmas Town collection.

... and here's close up of one of the pattern paper (solid blue pattern paper - back side of black licorice) where I'm just loving that vintage pattern that you would see on old frames (or old painted wood).

Lily Bee supplies used:
Harvest Market Pattern Paper - Peach Crisp HMP164

Harvest Market Pattern Paper - Black Licorice HMP165

Harvest Market Pattern Paper - Squash HMP167

This & That ABC Stickers

Christmas Town Chipboard Stickers CTC0073

Thanks for stopping by everyone and don't forget to link us up to your lily bee projects - would love to see what you guys have been up to and have you seen the new collections in person yet? You're going to love them!

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Inspired by Legos

A few weeks ago, I took my son and his cousin to the new Lego Store in our city. I was completely amazed at all the displays and inspiration I found in the store. I also came to the conclusion that the Lego Store really is just the Apple Store for kids. :)

There was one display behind the register that I found completely inspiring-- so much so, that I used it in this layout, AND as the design inspiration.

Lily Bee Supplies Used:
Memorandum 6x6 Tiny Tablet
Memorandum Index Journaling Cards
Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Memorandum Papers- Whiteboard, Boardroom, 9 to 5, Timeclock

Here's a closer look at the photo/display I used as my inspiration:

To create this layout, I trimmed 20 2 inch squares from kraft paper, and used a 1 1/4" circle punch to punch the center of the square. I backed each square with assorted papers from the Memorandum 6x6 Tiny Tablet.

I added various layers with different papers from the Memorandum collection to complete the layout.

I decided to use this design and create a card. I used a hole-punch and circle punch and punched random holes in a piece of kraft cardstock, and backed the cardstock with paper from the Memorandum collection. It's not as "orderly" as the design in the layout, but it's the same basic concept.

Lily Bee Supplies Used:
Memorandum 6x6 Tiny Tablet
Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Memorandum Mixed Index Journaling Cards

Here's a closer look at the card.


I hope this inspires you to consider unexpected sources for design inspiration! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Friday Finds

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you've had a good week. We are back with Friday Finds to showcase some of the beautiful work we see posted over the interwebs using Lily Bee products. You may click on their names to find out more about these scrapbookers (it'll link you to their Facebook pages.)

Auntie Re Creates

Kendra Klincker

Pam Bray

Stacey Michaud

Tanya Tahir

Thank y'all so much for your continued support! We love to see your work featuring Lily Bee. So please link us to your projects on our Facebook page. Hope your weekend is wonderful!

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Studio Peek: Virginia Tillery

Virginia is a mommy of four adorable kids and a really fun gal. Follow her on Twitter and you'll know what I'm talking about. Beware, there will be posts about Dr Who. Not only does she create sweet, whimsical, vintage-y layouts, but she also makes altered items. So we asked her to share a little bit about where she creates all her beautiful projects.

Tell us about your studio.

My "studio" is basically any room in the house I decide to work in! I don't really have a designated scrap space right now; we have four small children and for now, it just doesn't work the best for our family for me to have a whole room to myself. However, with that said, our dining room does double duty as my studio and our general "work on crafts together" room. :)

Are you a day scrapper or a night owl?

I'm TOTALLY a night owl scrapper. I will occasionally scrap during the day (during nap time!) but the creativity really gets flowing at night. 

What do you do with all your altered items?

I use them to decorate my home, give as gifts, and sell at craft shows. 

Do you have a go-to technique or sketch?

I'm a big distresser. I love to sand edges of papers, ink them, paint on them with mists, and fold down corners. 

Dream travel destination:

Ireland, to visit some dear friends there. Or England, to geek out on Harry Potter and Dr. Who stuff. ;)

Or Greece, to eat yummy food and to relax. 

Superhero power:

To freeze time, so I can fit in all the things I want to do each day! 

Favorite food:

Greek (see above with the travel destinations!)

Favorite color combo:

turquoise and pea green

Perfect weekend:

Sleeping in, lunch with friends, rainy weather, lots of candles, a stack of good books from the library, catching a great live music show with the hubs, scrapping late into the night, and worship with friends at church.

Her favorite photo of her family.

Her favorite Lily Bee layout.

Thanks Virginia for sharing your beautiful home and work with us!

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Sharing the Love

I adore paper crafting. I'm pretty sure you do too. There's that creative satisfaction of making something.

I love creating layouts. I love creating things for my home.

But I really love being able to share my paper crafted projects with others. Sharing the love, you know?

Today I have a couple quick projects that you can share with others. I hope they inspire you to create something to give away. You get double the pleasure. Once when you make it and then again when you give it away.


Recently I've been playing around with dies and exploring their possibilities. One that has really caught my attention is a pillow box die. It's so quick to create sweet little pillow boxes. They resemble petals from the edge which led to putting seven little pillow boxes together to form a floral package of little boxes. Perfect for housing a fun little gift in each one. Once I put each pillow box together, they can be held together with glue dots along their adjoining edges.

The Lily Bee Tiny Tablets are perfect for using with your die cutting machine. These 6x6 papers are a lovely tiny 1/4 scale and coordinate perfectly with your larger 12x12 papers. The great thing about using the Tiny Tablets for die cutting is that you don't have to cut down your full-size sheets. I just pull them out of the pad and put them straight into the die cut machine. I love saving time. I've used the Happily Lost Tiny Tablet with this project.

The little gift tag is tied on with some tulle. The Lily Bee stamps are great for adding accents to embellishments and the Alpha Stickers are wonderful for adding a sentiment.


Lily Bee Supplies:

Happily Lost: Tiny Tablet, ABC Stickers
Picket Fence: Stamp Set






I've also been having fun creating with the upcoming Head Over Heels line. This card uses some pretty papers (Dreamy) from this line which is a mid-season release and will be shipping next month. Stay tuned!

Spread the love...

Julia

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Documenting The Boy

It seems to have been quite sometime since I've created a layout of my son. He's 4.5 years older than his sister and ever since she has become a part of our lives, I have been obsessed creating memories of her through the lens and on paper. I want to make sure I am documenting as much of her young life as I possible. However, that puts me behind on keeping up with my sons life as he is growing up way too fast for me to keep up. I have plenty of layouts documenting his first four years, but not enough documenting his current years.

So, I am dedicating this blog post to my boy, Tyler, by documenting memories I capture through the lens and onto paper. Here are some layouts I've created using Harvest Market, Memorandum and a splash of Jingle.

Kids amaze me with their imagination and it is almost daily that my son creates sheets of paper tracks for his cars. There are lots of "vroom" sounds going on while his cars are racing. This is something that goes on for hours. Who says you need a real toy track to have fun.

Lots of hand journaling and a very simple page. The journaling basically talks about how much he has changed over the years and how he makes me so proud to be his mama.

I love looking through all my older photos of my kids, seeing how much they have grown brings back a chuck full of memories. It's amazing how time flies by and your little ones grow up before you know it.




Lily Bee Supplies: (Paper Track)
Memorandum Whiteboard
Jingle Merry & Bright
Harvest Market Black Licorice & Squash
Memorandum Index Journaling Cards
Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Harvest Market ABC Stickers

Lily Bee Supplies: (Now & Then)
Memorandum 9 to 5
Memorandum Grapefruit
Memorandum ABC Stickers
Harvest Market Turtleneck
Harvest Market Hayride
Three Little Birds Accent 12x12 Rub-Ons

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Scraplifting your layouts to make cards

I know that it is common practice to use scraps left over from layouts to make cards, but if you are anything like me, deciding on a card design can be hard work!

I decided to have a go at making a layout, and then lifting that layout, papers and design to make a card.  This is what I came up with ...

My layout

 

And this is the card that I made by lifting the layout design and colour scheme.

I hope that if you find card making a little difficult (like me!) that you find inspiration to try this after making your next layout.

Lily Bee supplies:
Picket Fence Patterned Papers: Porch Swing, Cottage Garden and Seize the Day
Picket Fence Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Picket Fence ABC Stickers

Cheers

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Cards.. from simple to a little bit more...

Hi everyone! I was playing around with my dies and my scraps of paper from Lily Bee and I made a few cards from simple to a little bit more. I thought it would be nice to share with you how a little of this and that can make a big change to the look of your cards....

Here are the three cards I made...


This is the simplest... just plain die-cut shapes...


Just by mounting your paper on chipboard before cutting, you instantly add dimension to your images. Ink the edges of the papers and you get en even extra depth.


Now to add a little bit more, take another color and add it to your color combination. I added the light blue base for the card and used blue paper for the flower. A darker shade of ink for the edges add so much more to the look of the card.


There you go... really simple way to use up your scraps... your choice whether it be really simple or with a little bit more. Happy crafting!

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Patterns + Punches

I adore using lots of the Lily Bee patterned papers on my layouts. There are so many yummy patterns - stripes, polka dots, florals, damasks - that I can never choose between them all.  And when I find myself trying to incorporate lots of patterns on a page, I always turn to my shape punches. They are the perfect way to add small (but plentiful) bits of color and pattern to a layout.

Lily Bee Supplies used:

Harvest Market patterned papers: Peach Crisp, Squash, Turtleneck, Hayride, Pumpkin

ABC Stickers

On this fall page, I used five of the Harvest Market patterned papers (and their B-sides as well!) by punching out two sizes of circles and arranging them into three groupings on my page.  You could use just about any shaped punch - ovals, hearts, stars, scalloped squares would all work well.  I added a grid of machine stitching to each group, just to unify them and make the circles look "connected."

I love all the rich colors and patterns on this neutral kraft background and they complement my pumpkin patch photos just perfectly!

And once you've completed your page, you can use any extra pieces to whip up a quick card:

So the next time you feel overwhelmed by patterns - just give them a punch! ;) Happy Scrapping!

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