True Friendship

Sometimes, I get so caught up in scrapping about my family and what is going on in our lives that I don't think to record my friendships.  

In the layout I'm sharing today, I wanted to highlight a very special friendship I have with a woman I truly consider to be my sister.  No, we're not blood sisters, but we are certainly as close as sister's might expect to be.

I love that good friends walk together through life. And since I used a gridded paper for the background, I was able to easily write my about our 'walk' together directly on the background paper.

I'm a big fan of having tabs that stick up above the top edge of my page.  They look great, add a little unexpected dimension and still fit nicely inside my albums. Here, I used the Victoria Park Journal Cards to add the effect of tabs.

I love using the 6x6 pads to create my own embellishments.  For the flower below, I simply punched a couple of shapes out of the small-scale patterned papers and added a brad.

Overall, you'll see there are a lot of details added to the page but it still retains the feeling of having white space to allow the eye to rest.  Clustering makes it possible.

Lily Bee Supplies Used:

 Pattern Paper: Victoria Park, Handmade, Buttercup

ABC Stickers: Handmade

Journal Cards: Victoria Park, Handmade

Bag O Bits: Handmade

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Handmade, Victoria Park

6x6 Paper Pads: Memorandum, Victoria Park
Stamps: Handmade

Other Supplies Used:

Punches: EK Success, Fiskars

Silhouette SD Die Cut Machine

Wood Veneer: Studio Calico

Scarlet Bird Designs Button Badge, Die Cuts

Brad: My Mind's Eye

Button Maker: Epiphanie Crafts

Mist's: Maya Road

Ink: Jenni Bowlin Studios

Have a beautiful Lily Bee Design kind of day and make something lovely!

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Quick and Simple Cards

Hey there! Happy Thursday. Almost the weekend...

I decided this year to make more cards and to send them! I tend to overthink my cards because the lack of photos and journaling tend to throw me off. So I've decided to stick to what I know best: clean and simple.

In this first card, I used Lily Bee stamps only. The lack of patterned paper means that you can create this card in any color scheme to suit your needs! A set of these in various colors would make a great gift!

Lily Bee supplies:
Clear Stamps: Double Dutch, Buttercup, Memorandum

The background patterns were stamped with a navy ink and popped up. Those banners were made with a stamp from the Double Dutch line and various ink colors. I cut them out and to fit into the background squares. The Thank You is from the Buttercup stamps. I adhered the banners and curled the tips slightly.

For these next two cards, I used a Silhouette to cut out the chevrons. However, chevrons are easy enough patterns to cut with a craft knife. Alternatively, you could cut out the chevrons from patterned paper and glue those onto the cardstock.

I created two versions:

Lily Bee supplies:
6x6 Tiny Tablets: Double Dutch

Version: each chevron is backed with a different patterned paper and the "hi" is also cut with the Silhouette.

Lily Bee supplies:
6x6 Tiny Tablets: Buttercup
ABC Carsdstock Stickers: Buttercup

Version 2: every chevron is backed with the same patterned paper, I used the ABC Cardstock Stickers for the sentiment.

By the way, I used the 6x6 Tiny Tablets for these. The smaller patterns are perfect for cards! Now I just need to get some stamps, write a message, go to the post office...

Thanks for dropping by! See you again tomorrow.

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Take on Sketch Challenge #6

Hello everyone...Katja here!

It's my turn today to post a take on Lisa's great sketch from last week.
I took the sketch, flipped it around so my photo is on the right instead of the left side and made an A4 Layout.

Here is the sketch again...


















And this is what I came up with...

I have used some circles masks on my background paper and just went to town with different colors of mist. Then I added the circle stamp from the 'Picket Fence' stamp set and this gave me a base to work from and add all my embellishments.

And here is the fine print for the challenge:

1) Use at least two Lily Bee products (any two).
2) Post your layout on our Facebook page (please include the title Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #5)
3) -OR- include a link to your project in the comments of Lisa's post. Please do one or the other, not both.
3) The deadline is Tuesday March 20th, 9PM EDT. We'll randomly pick one winner to receive some delicious Lily Bee products!

Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Memorandum - Office Blue, Lemon, Whiteboard
Index Cards: Memorandum
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Memorandum
ABC Stickers: Memorandum
Stamps: Picket Fence, Memorandum
Tiny Tablet: This & That
Let's see what you can create from this sketch!

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Getting the most out of the Tiny Tablet!

There is no doubt about it that prescribing yourself one of these tablets is good for you ... the Lily Bee Tiny Tablet that is!

I love the tiny tablets that Lily Bee produces for each of its ranges.  It means that you can cut smaller pieces of paper to use on your layouts, but still have the benefit of being able to see lots of the lovely patterns.

I have used the papers in the tiny tablet from the Memorandum range on this layout about my family ...

I simply cut 1.5 inch squares from a selection of the papers and then laid them together under the photo to create this grid.  I then added a row of the banner stickers below the grid.

 

I used the Stationery range for the background and for the three circles that I included.  I splashed the background with a white mist for another layer of detail.  Once again, I placed the title around one of the circles ... this is definitely becoming a habit for me!  I also included that gorgeous family quote from the rubons in one of Lily Bee's older ranges.

The hearts were punched from another of the tiny tablets papers and I attached them to the layout with foam tape for dimension.  I then wrapped them with a little twine so it is like they are in a little nest.

I love the memorandum range!  Definitely a go to range for me.  I challenge you to grab a tiny tablet and create a layout today.

Lily Bee products:

Patterned paper - Memorandum: Office Blue, Grapefruit, Boardroom

Tiny Tablet - Memorandum

Mixed Cardstock Stickers - Memorandum

ABC Stickers - Memorandum

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Sketch Challenge #5

It's time to get back to our sketch challenge! With all the CHA excitement last month we couldn't fit it in but we hope you are ready to be challenged again this month!

Here is this months sketch and sample...

Lily Bee Products:

Patterned Papers:

Memorandum - Whiteboard; Lemon

Head over Heels - Swoon; Dreamy; Crush

This & That - Pretty Fabric

Happily Lost - Good Book

Index Journaling Cards:

Memorandum

Clear Stamps:

Memorandum

Mixed Cardstock Stickers:

Head over Heels

As you can see my Layout doesn't exactly match the sketch. I have used patterned papers instead of the three photos and chose to use just one photo placed next to the paper swatches. The sketch is for you to use as inspiration only, turn it around, mix it up, be inspired by it.

And here is the fine print for the challenge:
1) Use at least two Lily Bee products (any two).
2) Post your layout on our Facebook page (please include the title Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #5)
3) -OR- include a link to your project in the comments of this post. Please do one or the other, not both.
3) The deadline is Wednesday February 29th, 9PM EDT. We'll randomly pick one winner to receive some delicious Lily Bee products!


The most important rule is to have fun using the sketch and our fantastic Lily Bee products!!

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Friday Inspiration

Happy Friday! Katja here with a Layout to show you a different use of the Journaling cards.
I love the journaling cards that now come with every release. Here I have used them as photo mats and to to break up the bold colors on the page. I have mixed the 'Memorandum' and 'Harvest Market' collections and used the 'Stationery' papers as my background.
Happy weekend to all Lily Bee blog readers!



Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Stationery, Memorandum
Index Journaling Cards: Memorandum, Harvest Market
ABC Stickers: Harvest Market
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Memorandum

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Letters and Grids

Happy Wednesday Lily Bee friends!  It's Jenni here today to share a layout and a few tips in lettering and grids.

When making this layout, I knew I wanted to include Lily Bee's fabulous ABC stickers in the title of the page.  Knowing that I wanted the words to align on the right side of the page, I needed a  game plan for proper spacing of the ABC stickers.

In order to accomplish this, I first wrote out the phrase "I never dreamed it could get better than this" on a piece of paper (I don't know about you but my brain can't spell words backwards very well!).   I then started with the last letter and the last word and worked backwards.  I decided to stagger the phrase and include a tag in the white space for journaling.

When I orginally created this grid it was just the bottom layer of circles (from a 1 1/2" circle punch) from various papers from the Memorandum and Head over Heels 6x6 Tiny Tablets.   I felt that it looked a little plain and needed something extra.   Whenever this happens I usually tend to add more layers for dimension and interest.  So I added a second layer of circle punches and used a pop dot to adhere the circles.

I still felt like the grid needed something else, so I added little embellishments to each circle.  I  spaced each series of embellishments so that it was in groups of three, and creating a triangle.  For instance the hearts create a triangle, as do the butterflies, buttons, and word sentiments.

Thanks for swinging by today!

Lily Bee Supplies Used:
Memordanum:  ABC Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Whiteboard, 9 to 5
Head over Heels: 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Flirt, Crush
Catching Fall: Rub-Ons
Three Little Birds: Laugh Rub Ons

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A bit of This & That...

Happy New Year everyone! My turn to share a layout today and I have done one on my son Archie. I am a HUGE Beatles fan so when I was shopping and saw this Yellow Submarine t-shirt I just couldn't resist. Archie loves it too, to the point where it is difficult to persuade him to take it off! He wanted me to take some pictures of him wearing it and when I downloaded them I was struck by how similar to Paul McCartney he looked - think the cover of Abbey Road, long pants, bare feet, floppy hair - but thankfully without the cigarette.

I chose a real mix of products for this layout - that is what makes using Lily Bee so easy - all the lines go together beautifully.

I am a sucker for polka dot paper and Linens from the This & That range is one of my all time favourites. I thought it might be fun to make even more of a feature of the dots by filling some of them in with string.

Of course Archie saw me doing this layout and it has now ended up in his room!

Lily Bee products used:

This & That - Linens paper

This & That - Brooch paper

This & That - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Harvest Market - ABC Stickers

Head Over Heels - 6x6 Tablet

Memorandum - Index Journalling Cards

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Scrapbooking for fun!

Sometimes I need to scrapbook just for the fun of it. Sometimes even to poke a little bit of fun at myself!

 

I was going through my pictures yesterday and came across this rare shot that one of the kids must have taken. It's a common understanding in our house that I'm not much of a housekeeper. I try, but I could do a lot better! I thought it would be fun to put together a layout as proof that I have cleaned at least once. Even if it was almost 2 years ago!

I love love love the journaling cards. They work so well layering and as journaling blocks. I thought the "big news" one was extra fun for this page. And the cardstock stickers just add a lot more to the humor on this page! 

 

I used rub on's from 2 older  Lily Bee collections to add even more humor. Fun, no?!

Supplies:

Paper: Memorandum - Payday, Time Clock, Boardroom, Whiteboard, Office Blue

Index Journaling Cards: Memorandum

Stickers: Memorandum Cardstock Stickers and ABC Stickers

Rub-ons: Domestic Bliss, Three Little Birds

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Day 17: Favorite Ornaments

Hi everyone-  It's Jenni here welcoming you to Day 17!  It's hard to believe how fast December is flying by!!!

One of my very favorite Holiday traditions is pulling out the box of ornaments from our storage room.   Our Christmas tree is very eclectic-- many mix matched ornaments that represent an event, milestone, travel destination, or memory.   It's almost as if each ornament has a story of it's own and I love nothing more than pulling out each and every ornament and "revisiting" those stories.  In the end our tree hangs with ornaments that tell many stories and memories-- and it truly makes my heart happy.

I thought today I would share with you a simple layout I made that helps me tell the "story" of our ornaments.  It will be great to look back at this throughout the year!!   The front shows 11 ornament photos that are punched with 2" square punch and placed in a grid.   I used the Jingle ABC stickers  to number the ornaments.  Instead of adhering the photos directly to the kraft cardstock, I actually trimmed a regular office supply file folder down to an 8.5" x 6.5" file and placed the photos on the front of the file folder.

I then covered the interior portion of the file folder with papers from the Memorandum line.   This gave me plenty of room to journal the background and stories of each ornament.  I LOVE that I have this written down and it can be passed down for a long time.

I actually photographed the ornaments last Christmas, and I am SO glad I did, because one of my favorite ones broke as I took down the tree last year.  I was heartbroken, but so thankful I at least have a photo memory of the ornament and now the story behind it written down.

I know you are super-busy right now, but this is just a friendly reminder to take photos of your ornaments on the tree!  This is a project you can complete well after Christmas and enjoy throughout the whole year.

Lily Bee Supplies Used:
Jingle: ABC Stickers, Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Mistletoe
Memorandum: Grapefruit, Payday, ABC Stickers,
Christmas Town: Night Divine, Chipboard Stickers.

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Day 15: Dear Santa...

Hi everyone, Georgia here with another Christmas project for you - using the Memorandum line! I thought it might be fun to record the kids' wish lists for this year, unfortunately the ones they wrote for me today were nothing like the ones I had them write in November - yikes!

I went to grab some ledger paper from Memorandum for a background to tie in with the lines on our Dear Santa chalkboard but as I was looking through my stash I realised the range would be perfect for the whole layout.

The business letter embellishments lent themselves to the theme of my page beautifully. As well as using a lot of the cardstock stickers I had the kids each write their list on a journal card and then made a little pocket to slip the cards into.

I hope I've managed to give you a little bit of inspiration although the bad news is if you have been putting off your Christmas projects because you don't have any Christmas product, you now officially have no excuse!!

Lily Bee supplies: Memorandum:

Boardroom, 9 to five and Whiteboard 12 x 12 papers

Mixed cardstock stickers

ABC stickers

Index journaling cards

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Day 1 - Lucy's Christmas Memories

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Welcome to Day One of our 24 days holiday inspiration where we'll have something new to inspire you every day from now until Christmas. Of course it wouldn't be Christmas without presents, so we're throwing in some give aways too - starting with one today!

To get the ball rolling, I've created a memory box for my eldest daughter Lucy. Lucy really loves writing in her diary at the moment so I thought it would be nice for her to have a special place to record her holiday memories.

This was so quick and easy to make I thought I'd include some step by step instructions for you too...

To start, I made a basic origami box (you can find some easy instructions here) and reinforced it by tucking in some thick card stock before folding each side.

Then I made three memory tags, each on a different theme, using the same basic design for each.

To start, cut a piece of black card stock 5" x 4", one piece of patterned paper 4" x 2.5" and another 8" x 4". Attach the small patterned paper to the card stock and fold the longer piece in half and place an eyelet in each.

Stick the 8" x 4" paper to the tag so the fold lines up with the end of the tag to make a flap. Cut another smaller piece of patterned paper and stick it under the flap for journalling.

Use stickers, alphas and index journalling tags to embellish the inside of your tag and include a spot for a photo to be attached later.

Embellish the front of your tag by layering paper, stickers and index cards. The Jingle sticker sheet has some great titles you could use to create the topic for each tag. For this one I've used some of the banner stickers to create Christmas trees to tie into the trimming the tree theme.

Thread some string around the tag and through the eyelets, tying them together to keep the flap closed. I've attached the string to the back of my tag with masking tape and then finished it off by placing another piece of card stock over the top.

and that is one tag done! I've made two more using the same steps, one for Lucy to record the presents she receives...

and one for photos of the day itself...

[Lily Bee Products Used]

Jingle - Cranberry

Jingle - Mistletoe

Jingle - Tinsel

Jingle - Egg Nog

Jingle - ABC Stickers

Jingle - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Jingle - Index Journalling Cards

Memorandum - 6 x 6 Mini Tablet

And for the giveaway... leave a comment on this post by Monday 4 December and we'll draw one name at random to receive a Jingle Collection Kit!

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