Get Happy!

The first few weeks of our summer vacation have been spent doing a variety of fun activities - a trip to the beach, backyard barbeques, crafty projects with the kids and movie nights. Throw in a few lazy mornings watching cartoons, s'mores around the campfire, and sunset viewing from the front porch and it's easy to see that so far, summer has been a pretty darn happy season.

It was that notion that led me to create the page I'm sharing today. It serves as a little reminder that these events shouldn't just be saved for summer vacation - every day is a great occasion to seek out happiness!

Layout by Lisa Dickinson for Lily Bee Design

The Handmade patterned papers add the bulk of the color on this page. The hexagon die-cut is backed with pieces from the Handmade paper, Patchwork. By placing them behind the white die-cut borders, they add a lot of punch without overwhelming the design. This is also a great use for some of those paper scraps!

The title is simple and bold, and clearly communicates the message of my page. It was also die-cut from white cardstock with the word "Happy" cut from the Handmade Sky Blue paper.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Handmade patterned papers - Patchwork, Sky Blue, Pattern Block

 I hope you're inspired to go do something that makes you happy today - and then scrap it, of course!

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Finding Inspiration

Like many of you, I am constantly on the look out for inspiration. Usually I look outside of the scrapbooking world of creativity. But lately, I have been finding all sorts of inspiration through fellow scrapbook designers.

During a webinar interview last month, two of the designers used butterflies on their pages. I haven't used butterflies in a long time. I felt compelled to use my new punches & get creating. One of the designers stated using one tool or shape on a page is a good way to keep creating simple & less overwhelming. As I am always using more than one punch or shape on a page, usually, I loved the idea of keeping it simple.

Here is a simple card I created, 'Seize the Day', using layers of butterflies showcasing the Memorandum Collection. You can never go wrong using text background on any project & adding a splash of bright colors.


To continue with my keeping it simple plan, I created this layout, 'Sandy Legs', using the same butterfly.


Instead of layering the shapes in different colors, I added pop dots to some of the butterflies & created a tone-on-tone look on my page with the embellishments.

Lily Bee Supplies: (Seize the Day card)
Memorandum Whiteboard
Memorandum Grapefruit
Memorandum Lemon
Jingle Merry and Bright
Picket Fence Acrylic Stamps

Lily Bee Supplies: (Sandy Legs layout)
Memorandum Whiteboard
Memorandum Office Blue
Picket Fence Acrylic Stamps
Memorandum Index Journaling Cards
Lovely Chipboard Stickers

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Looking Back & Looking Ahead

August is such a transitional month for my family, as the school year begins and we head into a new routine. I always find that it's a bittersweet time-- I am sad to say goodbye to summer, yet at the same time by late August I am ready for a more structured routine!

I thought this month would be the perfect time to document my feelings about our summer (more specifically that special time I have with my kids), and also to get excited for what's ahead- fall!

In this layout, "Ode to Summer" I punched many different circles and layered them across the page with one of my favorite photos from the summer. I also used a hole-punch to punch small "confetti" to sprinkle across the page.

Lily Bee Supplies used:
Memorandum: Mixed Cardstock Stickers
This & That: Pretty Fabric, Brooch, Milk Bottle, Linens, Post Card, Tea Cup, ABC Stickers
Hello Sunshine: Blueberry Pie, Chipboard Stickers.


For this "fall themed" layout I decided to pull out a few photos from Halloween last year that I have not had the chance to scrap. I used the fabulous Harvest Market Index Journaling Cards and paired it with some papers from the Christmas Town Collection, and Stationery papers in order to create a festive (yet non-traditional in the color scheme) Halloween layout.


Lily Bee Supplies Used:
Harvest Market: Index Journaling Cards, Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Stationery: Tomato, Mushroom, Butter
Christmas Town: Sleigh Ride
Catching Fall: 12x12 Rub-Ons

I hope you are having a wonderful August and you are finding time to look back and look ahead, and document your favorite memories.

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Sweet Summer

One of the things I love about summer is watching my kids enjoy the simple sweetness that I once endured as a child. You can never go wrong with smores, whether it's by a campfire, the charcoal grill or even by the stove top. Smores is one of the best treats one can never get enough of...well, besides ice cream.


I just love the photos of my daughter enjoying smores for the first time. We got a kick out of watching her enjoy the sweet sticky treat for sure & she truly wasn't ashamed of having the chocolate melt around her mouth & fingers in every bite.

I wanted to do something different with the title, by using some white letter stickers to blend in with the background, so the tiny alpha stickers would pop. I love how small & versatile they are. I also used lots of This & That 6x6 papers for a punch of color. I machine stitched a series of hearts for added dimension & to continue the title & embellished it with chipboard accents.

Hope you are enjoying your summer with lots of sweetness. Cheers!

Lily Bee supplies:
This and That 6x6 Paper Pad
Christmas Town Chipboard Elements
This and That Alpha Stickers

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