Final Day of Glue Arts & Epiphany Crafts Blog Hop

I can't believe it's already Friday! The week has flown by. Thanks for joining us as we've teamed up with Glue Arts & Epiphany Crafts this week. We've got even more fabulous layouts to share with you from the rest of the girls, and you won't be disappointed!

I love this beachy layout from Anna-Maria. I just adore yellow and blue together. She's mixed blues and yellows from our Double Dutch, Buttercup and Handmade Collections.






Melissa has used our Handmade line and I love the circles! And that she's documented herself...we need to do this with ourselves more often.




She's used Glue Arts Raisens for her 3D effect.




Sasha never disappoints with her detail. She's using our Buttercup Papers along with the Double Dutch Butterfly Stamp and Handmade Mixed Sticker.

I love the pinwheel and her stitching on her layout.

She's embellished again with the Epiphany Crafts Accessory Squares.



Patricia's came up with two fabulous layouts for us and some fun ideas using her Epiphany Crafts and Glue Arts Products.




Tip: I thought it would be a cute idea to use the flowers as starfish sprinkled along the bottom. I used the adhesive squares to attach the confetti to go along with the beach theme of the layout.





The Glue Glider Pro made it easy to make ruffles out of the polka dot pattern paper. I used some of the foam adhesive on the bit, photo corner and circles


Thanks to Glue Arts & Epiphany Crafts for teaming up with us. We hope you've been inspired and have some new ideas to work with the next time you do some scrapping. Have a great weekend! See you back here on Monday.

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Sketch Challenge #8 (and the winner from #7!)

Well, hello Lily Bee fans! Lisa Dickinson here with the latest Lily Bee Sketch Challenge:

This is a really great sketch for layering some of the gorgeous Lily Bee papers.  I've used several of the blue and green-hued designs from the Handmade line on this layout about my beach kids:

Lily Bee Supplies:

Handmade patterned papers: Running Stitch, Fat Quarter, Sky Blue

Handmade Bag of Bits

Handmade Index Journal Card

Now we'd love to see YOUR take on this sketch! (And we'll pick one of your pages to win a lovely collection of Lily Bee goodies!) Here's the rules to keep in mind:

• Your layout must use at least two Lily Bee products.
• Post your layout to any gallery or your blog and link the post in the comment section of this post. OR post your layout on our Facebook page. (But not both, please.)
• Be sure and title your post "Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #8" so we can find it easily.
  
• The deadline for entries is Monday, April 30th at 9:00 pm PST.
• And of course, be creative and have fun!

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And now for the winner of Sketch Challenge #7...

Layout by Juanna Hope Sia

Congrats to Juanna Hope Sia for her fabulous layout! Juanna, please email me at lisa@bsdgraphics.com and we'll get your Lily Bee prize package out to you!

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Getting Beachy with Lily Bee

A while back, the great folks at Maya Road shared some products with our design team, including this great chipboard album.

Armed with Lily Bee "Picket Fence," some white paint and Maya Road resist, and a few sparklies, I set about creating this little album for my daughter about her first beach trip.

While I still had the products and pictures out, I decided to go ahead and make a companion layout for my album!

Lily Bee Products used:

Domestic Bliss- Chipboard Stickers

Picket Fence- Veranda Patterned Paper, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, ABC Stickers, Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Stationery- Slushie, Butter

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Beachin'

Good Thursday morning everyone! Now that summer is upon us, that means lots of summertime fun with plenty of photo ops. I thoroughly enjoy spending summer days on the beach; who doesn't?! I love looking back at past years trips to the beach & getting inspired to pack our beach bag, cooler & road trip to the coast.

My layout share for today showcases one of my favorite photos I made last year. Spending a wonderful time chillin' on the beach while my two little's had an amazing time catching waves.


To create this layout, I layered two decorative border strips together, creating a slim band in the middle. I embellished the area with bits of chipboard shapes, rub-ons & a single flower. I didn't want to overwhelm the page with too many embellishments, but I also wanted some impact to the design.

I was originally going to use just the one large 5" x 7" photo on the page & add journaling strips, but it didn't seem complete enough to me. So, I printed out extra photos & used my circle cutter to finish my page. Added the tiny ABC stickers & the 12" journaling photo strip at the bottom, topping it off with a decorative border just for fun. I like how the circles through the page balances with splashes of blues tones throughout.

White creating this layout, I got the urge to plan several trips to the beach this summer. I even called up my parents letting them know of our plans for a visit & to beware of all the sand that will be invading their home this summer, once again.

Have a wonderful week, Cheers!

Lily Bee Supplies:
This & That Pretty Fabric
This & That ABC Stickers
Picket Fence Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Picket Fence ABC Stickers
Christmas Town Chipboard Stickers
Three Little Birds Laugh 12x12 Rub-Ons

Other Supplies:
Petaloo Floral Embellishment

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