A Colorful Birthday Banner

Hi, everyone, Patricia here to share a birthday banner with you.  With just pattern paper, twine, some adhesive, and a die cutting machine or punches, it really is easy to make your own banner.  What is really best about making your own banner, is you get to pick your colors.

My daughter's birthday party theme is rainbow, so I knew I wanted bright colors.  This banner was quick to put together because I kept it simple, using lots of repeating pattern papers.  

I used the Silhouette, and stayed with one color for the circles with the cut out letters.

Then backed those green circles with another circle using a simple contrasting pattern paper in yellow. 

For the circles with the cut out hearts, I did the same thing, except instead of the green polka dot paper, I chose the pink polka dots, and repeated those throughout the banner.

I made the blue folded flowers using a border punch and a score board.  Then layered a scalloped orange polka dot circle right on top. The pink polka dot hearts were attached with foam adhesive.  I kept the banner light because it is so long.  And then the last thing to do...attaching each piece with a piece of twine.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Lemonade - Double Dutch, Grass, Richmond Row - Victoria Park, Robin’s Egg - Buttercup, Pattern Block - Handmade

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Bright and Busy!

I love color and pattern and lots of everything on my layouts. It's happy and fun just like my youngest who recently had his 7th birthday. I knew a bright and busy look was want I wanted for a birthday page to record this event but how to go about it and still keep it under control  had me perplexed.

Enter the simple circle punch. Circle punches are simple timeless tools that never go out of style and every papercrafter should own a few. By punching all my papers with the same punch, the repetition provides unity in the design and even better, there was no measuring and cutting involved.

I've used the beautiful Double Dutch line for this layout. I love how the gingham adds such a summery look and it's perfect for boys as well as girls.

The Double Dutch Index Journaling Cards are great for journaling but they are also perfect for matting photos with.

Mini pinwheels make a sweet childhood accent on a page. I've created mine out of 2.5" squares of Double Dutch patterned paper.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Double Dutch (Marmalade, Hopscotch, Key Lime Pie, Croquet, Marigold, Celery) 

and Buttercup (Flowerpot)

Journaling Cards: Double Dutch
Stickers: Victoria Park ABC 

Bag of Bits:Double Dutch

Happy creating!

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The Best Dad

Hello Lily Bee fans!  Patricia here, and I am so excited to be here today to share my layout with you.  My daughter is every bit a "Daddy's Girl," and this picture from our recent beach trip just captured the love between these two, even though it is an iPhone photo.

I wanted to create a fun, playful, and carefree layout about this special relationship.  I used the blue and green pattern papers with accents of red and tan.  The little touch of girliness in the fuchsia bow is just enough to pull out the pink my daughter is wearing. 

I used the Silhouette to cut out these tags at the top, as well as the tiny circles to give them a finished look.  I framed the photo with a cluster of stickers and a heart from the bag of bits. 

 I also wanted to have a list of why my daughter loves her Dad.  So after trimming off a piece of twine, not sure exactly how I was going to attach these numbered flags I cut with the Silhouette, I liked the look of it flowing loosely across the page.  So I decided to add more banner stickers to the twine.  The "You Make Me Happy" sticker I cut it apart before attaching.   For some added interest and dimension, "Happy Happy Joy Joy" sticker was attached with foam adhesive; the butterfly, I backed with pattern paper, so I could fold and attach with glue on the crease.

 I masked and misted just one section at the bottom with hearts I cut with the Silhouette, then used foam adhesive to attach the cut out hearts to create a border and a little more softness.  For the list, I asked my daughter why she loves her Dad (she's 3 1/2 almost 4), and I wrote exactly what she told me.  She was so excited to give me this list.  She has now been asking me why I love her...so sweet.  I used the numbers from the Double Dutch stamps, they were perfect for making this list at the bottom.  For the journaling, I wrote on top of an index journaling card, then cut it into strips to adhere where I wanted them. 

I am so glad to have this special relationship documented with this page.  

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Running Stitch, Sky Blue, Fat Quarter, Rag Quilt, Stationery Linen - Handmade, Sand, Key Lime Pie, Celery, Marmalade - Double Dutch, Grass - Victoria Park, Rain - Buttercup

6x6 Tiny Tablets:  Buttercup

ABC Cardstock Stickers:  Handmade and Buttercup

Cardstock Stickers:  Handmade and Double Dutch

Index Journaling Card:  Buttercup and Double Dutch

Stamps:  Double Dutch

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Blog Hop Day 4...

Happy Thursday! I hope you have been enjoying our projects this week and seeing how we've been using our products with Epiphany Crafts and Glue Arts. The three are a super combination together!

I'm so excited to share with you more fabulous cards today from Danielle, Julia and Kim.

First up today Danielle Flanders. Danielle is the Queen of Cards and I just ADORE how she has taken our Index Journal Cards and created them into a Handmade Card .

I love the Epiphany Crafts Bubble Oval she's used to embellish our the floral stamp from our Victoria Park Collection onto side of the card.



Our ABC Stickers are perfect to spell out any size title or message you want to share on the outside or inside of your card.






Danielle's cards are a perfect example of how versatile our Index Journal Cards are to use and not just for journaling!



Kim has created her card using our Bag of Bits and Index Journal Cards. She adhered her "Bits" using the Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, 3/8” Raisen’s Adhesive Squares AND U CUT IT 1/8” Foam Adhesive.

She also embellished the card with the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool & Accessories Bubble Caps Round 14.





Next up is Lisa Day using our Buttercup Collection.



Lisa used the Glue Arts Raisens on the back to really make her Bag of Bits Banner's pop!



And last but not least are Julia's two beautiful cards. Here she's used the Index Journal Cards as an embellishment on the outside of the card and adorned it with the Epiphany Crafts Accessory.



Our Bag of Bits make is a snap to make a card in no time at all.





We've got another great giveaway for you. Epiphany Crafts is offering their NEW Pennant Studio Tool and Pennant Accessory's for one lucky winner. Go "LIKE" Glue Arts and Epiphany Crafts on their Facebook Pages Post on their Wall that Lily Bee Sent you. We'll choose a winner next Monday, May 21st and announce the winner here on the Blog.

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Blog Hop Day 3 with Epiphany Crafts and Glue Arts

Happy Wednesday and Welcome to Day 3 of our blog hop. Today's post features our Sketch for May's Sketch Challenge by Ursula Schneider. Let's take a look at her layout she created with the sketch.


I love that she has mixed our older paper from This & That along with Double Dutch and Buttercup. Our papers are so easy to mix and match from line to line.





Here is Maisa's take on the sketch:


I adore how she has cut the doily shapes from our Double Dutch Croquet Paper and embellished them with the Epiphany Crafts Circle Accessory. Maisa also used the Glue Arts 3D Foam Pac to give dimension to our Bag of Bits Banner.




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 #9" so we can find it easily.
*The deadline for entries is Thursday, May 31st at 9:00 pm PST.
*And of course, be creative and have fun!

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Glue Arts & Epiphany Crafts Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our Glue Arts & Epiphany Crafts Blog Hop. We've got some darling Card ideas for you today combining products from all three of our companies.

First, we have Summer's super clever idea using the Epiphany Crafts Round Metal Charm she has triple wrapped around the card for not only as an embellishment but unwrap and you have a birthday keepsake necklace. Who wouldn't love to get such a fun card?




Supplies Used:
Glue Arts:
Glue Glider Pro
3/8” Raisen’s Adhesive Squares
U CUT IT 1/8” Foam Adhesive

Epiphany Crafts:
Shape Studio Tool 25
Shape Studio Accessories Bubble Caps Round 25


Now onto Michi's Card and Envelope. Seriously drooling over this. She adhered her elements to her card using the Glue Arts GliderPro.


Then she used the Epiphany Crafts Metal Charms Double Square hanging off the side of the card. What a fun idea.


She also incorporated the Epiphany Crafts Circle Accessory onto the envelope. A nice way to dress up an ordinary envelope. And Glue Arts 3D Combo PAC was used to adhere the "today is a good day" sticker on the envelope to make it pop.



We've got a Glue Arts Giveaway for you. Leave us a comment here no later than Saturday, May 19th

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