Focus On: Valentine's Day!

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you had a good weekend. This week here in the US, we are celebrating Valentine's Day. It's officially tomorrow, but hey, it's perfectly okay to start early. So today, we asked three of our designers to share a layout about love and friendship.

Layout by Cindy Liebel

Lily Bee supplies:
patterned paper: Buttercup & Memorandum
cardstock stickers: Memorandum

ABC stickers: Harvest Market
other: Fiskars heart & border punch & Machine stitching

Layout by Lisa Dickinson

Lily Bee Supplies:

Victoria Park patterned papers: Richmond Row, Hyde Park, Wortley Village

Victoria Park ABC Stickers

Layout by Lisa Day

Lily Bee supplies:
Patterned Paper: Head Over Heels (Courting, Smitten, Swoon, Flirt, Crush and
Bubblegum)
ABC Stickers: Head Over Heels
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Head Over Heals

What are your plans for this Valentine's Day? Will you scrap about it? If you do, please share with us on our Facebook page! We love to see your beautiful creations.

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Mini Butterfly Valentine's

Hey everyone, Cindy here with you today to share a how-to make cute little butterflies that dress up mini lollipops for your child's classmates. Several months ago, my little girl & I spent some time on Pinterest (I know, I can't get enough of that place) & we found these cute Butterfly Valentine project. Later that day, she created a few of her own. So of course, I got to thinking about her Valentine treats & decided to make a smaller version.


Punch a large 3/16" hole at bottom of die-cut hearts.


Match holes together while creating a butterfly form & adhere together.


Once dry, carefully slip mini lollipop through dual hearts.


Use tiny glue dots to adhere stick to butterfly, pressing firmly.

Use glue dots to adhere banner names in front & adorn with small googly eyes.


Here I punched out smaller hearts with a "Love Corinne" note on the back of them.


Pretty simple! You could even dress them up with twine or gems for fun or even buttons. But since these will be going to a bunch of 4 & 5 year olds, I though it would be best to keep it simple for their little hands. The best part is that I started these super early instead of waiting until the night before.

Smooches!

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Happy Valentine's? What?

I walked into Joann's a couple of weeks before Christmas, and they already had an entire aisle of Valentine's Day stuff out. What the heck? Yeah. I even had a chat with one of the people who worked there, who reminded me that their Christmas stuff is usually out by July. Oy.

I was a little peeved back then because I really wanted some decorations for my house, and couldn't find any. But now that holidays are behind us, I think we can kind of sort of start thinking Valentine's, no? Just a little? Because I tend to be caught off guard by that holiday. It's usually the day of, when I go, " Really? Ayi!" So if I start by making a few cards per week right now...

Enter Cindy Liebel's super duper popular Christmas Ornaments post. Uhm, how popular is that post, you say? It's THE MOST popular post we have on this blog. And I can totally see why. The ornaments are so pretty AND easy to make. Lisa Day used this same technique and created a layout by punching out Christmas trees. Love the look!

Here is my card:

Cute, right? (Please say "yes!") And super simple. To create the circular ones, I punched with a scalloped circle, and used the Head Over Heels stickers on one of the circles (for full step-by-step instructions, click here.) Actually, all the papers I used were from the Head Over Heels 6"x6" Tiny Tablet. Head Over Heels = perfect for Valentine's.

I only used 5 punched out shapes to make a slightly less bulky pop-up shape. Stick them on a premade card with some twine behind, and presto, card is done!

So simple and fun, even I can make a whole set before Valentine's is here.

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Celebrating Valentines Day...

Hey there! This is Lisa today. Don't you just love Valentines time? I do. Especially this year, because 10 years ago on Valentines Day I got engaged. Wow, how time flies! It's so crazy how young I look in this picture.

I created this layout by patching together pieces from mostly the Domestic Bliss line, but also pieces from Christmas Town and Lovely to create the patchwork heart to celebrate the weaving together of our lives. The papers all mix together so beautiful. I also took parts of the stickers to make them work for this layout. I love how it turned out! The little messages here and there make me smile!





Domestic Bliss patterned paper - Kitchen Confidential
Domestic Bliss patterned paper - Pearls & Heels
Domestic Bliss patterned paper - Centerpiece
Christmas Town patterned paper - Christmas Window
Lovely Collection patterned paper - Parasol
Domestic Bliss Chipboard Stickers
Domestic Bliss Cardstock Stickers

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Love! All Week Long.

Happy Valentine's Day! Here on the Lily Bee blog, we'll be celebrating Valentine's Day all weeklong with lots of fun projects!

Today, we are focusing on our new line This & That with the help of three of our design team members.

Virginia Tillery created this most adorable tussie mussie holder. But I'm going to call it The Cone of Goodness. (Hope that's ok, Virginia!) Can you imagine waking up one morning to find that hanging on your doorknob? Such a perfect Valentine's surprise. It would totally make my day!

This & That patterned paper - Pretty Fabric, Brooch, Milk Bottle, Linens

I like Brenda Hurd's layout so much! Simple, yet filled with adorable details, like the stitched-on hearts, the notebook border paper, and the handwritten sentiments. But what I love the most are the photos and her journaling. Priceless and perfect for today.

This & That patterned paper - Pretty Fabric, Brooch, Milk Bottle
Stationery patterned paper - Butter, Oatmeal
Catching Fall Chipboard Stickers
Hello Sunshine Rub-Ons

And check this amazing box of "chocolates" made by Stacy Cohen. Yes, she made those. No, they are not chocolate. They are fimo clay. I don't even like chocolate (don't judge!), and I wanted to take a bite out of these, because they look so pretty and delicious!

This & That patterned paper - Pretty Fabric, Postcards
Lovely Chipboard Stickers

But wait! Someone did take a bite out of one!

It was Stacy's hubby!

But don't worry! He didn't actually take a bite out of the fimo. Here's the scoop from Stacy: "My husband saw my finished project and decided to play a little joke. When I was in the other room, he snuck into my scrap room and found my Fimo clay. He replaced one of the chocolates in my candy box with one he made himself - complete with a bite taken out of it (he used a utensil handle to make the teeth marks). So when I opened up the candy box to photograph it, imagine my surprise when I saw a half-eaten piece of chocolate!"


That's so funny and cute! And her hubby knows how to work the fimo!


And that wraps up our Focus On this Monday. Hope you are inspired to make a few love-related projects this week. Join us tomorrow for more Valentine's Day loveliness!

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