Simple Chevron Layout

Chevrons are so in right now and I admit i totally love them.  Today i am going to share a quick way to create this beautiful design element with an old tool/fad that you probably already have in your stash.

It's time to break out the old photo corner punch.  Punch a bunch of corners out of the same paper.  Here i am using the Double Dutch line.  I knew i wanted 4 chevron rows and you will need at least 5 to 7 corners.  What's cool about this technique is you can use small scraps to create this look.

Make a row of three corners by taking the second corner to the first corner matching up the edges.  Add the third corner to create mountain peeks.

Now you are ready to add the bottom part of the chevron.  Turn the corner upside down and match up the "v" of the corner.  Add the next layer and suddenly you have a chevron.  You can keep adding the next layers until you create a length you want. Easy peasy chevrons!

 

 Enjoy!

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Day 24 - A Holiday Wreath (plus a Sketch Winner!)

Hey there! Can you believe it is Christmas Eve? Insane, right? I'm suffering from a mix of elation, giddiness, and apprehension. The last because I haven't wrapped anything yet. I'm dreading the hours I'll be spending tonight. But it's all worth it in the end, right? I love this time spent with family, enjoying each other's company.

So here we are on the last day of Holiday Countdown. And today, I made a super easy wreath that can easily be adapted to other seasons and occasions.

It's basically a yarn-wrapped wreath with a patterned paper detail. Easy peasy. Wrapping the yarn around the foam wreath took me the longest. But I was watching a movie while doing it, so it was all good!

So here is what you will need:

• Foam wreath (you can get it at any craft store in varying sizes, this one is 10")
• Yarn in the colors of your choice (get the cheapest acrylic variety, not only is it super affordable, but you won't have to worry about moths eating it)
• Little pompoms
• Lily Bee Tiny Tablets
• Glue (I used quick dry wet glue)
• Scissors
• and coffee if you are working on it early in the morning (like I did) or late at night (maybe a cup of decaf then?)

The yarn wrapping part is super duper easy. I start with a little wet glue (quick dry is best), and stick a portion of the yarn to the foam wreath. Once it's dry, I just start wrapping it round and round and round, changing colors as needed. Once I reach the end, I apply more glue, hold the end bit of the yarn a bit, and it's done. This would be a super project to do with kids!

Then it starts the even more fun part! Choosing what you'll create with paper to decorate the wreath. I choose a little paper bird. I found this pattern online. It took only one sheet of our Tiny Tablet. One. I'm thinking I'll make a bunch of them and make an Easter wreath too!

Once the bird was done, I cut (freehand) two little holy leaves (out of another sheet of our Tiny Tablet), glued them to the bird's neck, and added three teeny pompoms.

To attach the bird to the wreath, I used white thread and put a stitch on top of the bird, and sewed the other end to the yarn.

Wrap a piece of ribbon around the whole wreath to hang, and wham, you are done!

Other ideas for decorating the wreath (in case you are not into birds), flowers, leaves, hearts, stars. The possibilities are endless!

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In our excitement to post our Holiday Countdown, we totally forgot to pick a winner for our last Sketch Challenge. Oops! Sorry! But we have one now.

ERICA HETTWER

Congratulations, Erica! Please email me your mailing info milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com.

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We'll be taking a little break to hang out with our families. But do come back on December 28 when we'll get a peek inside designer Georgia Keays' studio. We have exciting things coming up in January. New challenges, guest designers, and we'll debut our new paper lines!


THANK YOU for a great year! We here at Lily Bee want to wish you a fantastic holiday season, and a healthy new year filled with love and scrapbooking!

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Day 12: Holiday Place Cards

Hey there! Hope you having a great time with our Holiday Countdown. Looking at these gorgeous projects has gotten me in a very holiday-y mood. And I'm usually grinchy until right before Christmas. :)

When I host a more, formal sit down dinner (I'm using formal very loosely here. I haven't been formal since high school prom, and that was eons ago!) I like to have place cards. You know the rule about not having couples sitting together, and doing a mixed boy-girl-boy-girl placement? I like that. Sorry, Couples Who Like To Sit Together! But it's just a better party if we mix it up a bit, and everyone is talking to everyone. That's when those place cards come in handy. Well, there are those people who sneak in the dining room and switch seating cards. You know who you are!

I usually just do a white card folded in half, but since it's holiday time, I decided to make a mini wreath with rolled paper. You've seen them everywhere, usually slightly bigger on a wall. The little version is really fast to make and it doesn't take a lot of paper.

What you'll need:

• Lily Bee 6x6 mini paper pad (I used a combo of the Jingle, Memorandum, and This & That pads)
• quick-drying wet glue
• pop up dots
• two-inch circle punch (mine is scalloped)
• 1.5-inch circle punch
• tree punch (or other shape)
• stamping ink
• pen
• glitter
• paper cutter
• scissors

How to:

1. Cut 4 sheets of the mini pad into quarters (the squares will be 3"x3").
2. Roll each piece into a cone and glue the edge to hold its shape.
3. Cut a 4" circle (it doesn't have to be perfect) to use as a base. Cover it with glue and start to stick the cones to it.
4. Punch one 2" circle and one 1.5" circle. Glitter the edges. Punch a tree shape, add an initial or name, ink edges, layer with pop up dots. Stick it to the center of the wreath.
5. Add glue to the edge of each cone and sprinkle lots of glitter.
6. You are done!

By the way, I never ever use glitter on my projects. But this was way fun! Never mind my entire work area is covered, and my kids went to school today covered in shiny sparkley bits. I'm calling it holiday spirit.

Thanks for stopping by today! See you tomorrow for another holiday project!

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Bowties are cool.

In light of all of the awesome new lines coming out from Lily Bee, I figured I needed to get to using up my stash to make room for new stuff!

I created this simply designed layout using that staple of the scrapbooker- the circle punch.

I am not, by nature, a very "graphic" styled designer, so to add a few touches of my own whimsy, I distressed the edges and made several small changes, like tilting the bottom large section.

To give the design a little more depth, I popped up some elements with foam adhesive.

I also hand cut my own "bowtie" to go along with the obvious theme of the layout! I try to keep my boy pages a little more graphic and simple, and I think I achieved that, while sticking true to my style. :)

Lily Bee Products Used:

Stationery- Butter & Tangerine Patterned Paper

Happily Lost- Good Book & Villa Patterned Paper

Picket Fence- Fresh Air Patterned

ABC Cardstock Stickers

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Shadow Box

Hello Lily Bee fans from a very rainy and cold Sydney...Katja here today showing you a project I had lots of fun doing. I've decorated a Shadow Box for my daughters room with her favorite colors blue, yellow and pink.

First up I've painted all the compartments and outside of the box with crackle paint and after letting it dry (this can take a few hours) put some darker ink over it which will settle in the cracks and give it a bit of a rustic look. I've also painted the front frame with a coat of Glimmer Glaze (you can see bits peeking out from behind the ribbon).
Next all the sides of the compartments were covered with Lily Bee This & That 'Milk Bottle' paper.
The flower in the lower right corner was created by using a 12in strip of paper, cutting all along the strip in small intervals (make sure not to cut all the way through) and then rolling the strip around the end of a thin object (I used a brush but a quilling tool would be even better). Glue the ends together and start bending the little strips over to create your flower.
Here are some close ups of the project. I hope you enjoyed this!



Lily Bee Supplies:

This & That: 'Milk Bottle' paper
Happily Lost: 'Hammock' paper
Happily Lost: 'Sun Soaked' paper
Happily Lost: 'Good Book' paper
Happily Lost: Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Stationery: 'Oatmeal'cardstock

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Lily Bee Challenge: Paper Embellishments

Happy Wednesday Lily Bee FANS :)

I'm super excited to bring on the next challenge. Are you ready? The challenge is to make Paper Embellishments & you must use at least one Lily Bee Design product. Pretty simple & FUN!

For this challenge, I used the Lovely collection to create pinwheels embellishments. I used three different size squares, 3x3, 3.5x3.5 & 3.75x3.75. Drew a line from one corner to corner and cut slits through all four corners, about 1/4 inch from center of square & folded every other corner into the center. Then, I embellished the centers with Lily Bee chipboard flowers & a Maya Road ribbon flower.


The idea for the pinwheels came from the little sand spinner in the photo...love the movement.

Lovely: Charm
Lovely: Splendid
Lovely: Whimsy
Lovely: Chipboard Stickers
Lovely 12x12 Rub-ons

To participate in the challenge, please use at least one Lily Bee product (any collection). Post your layout on Lily Bee's Facebook fan page & make sure to title your post Lily Bee Challenge: Paper Embellishments or you can include a link where your layout appears (gallery/blog) in the comment section of this post.

We will choose one lucky winner by random next Wednesday, March 16th, by 9pm EST. The winner will receive the ENTIRE Lovely collection! Good luck to everyone & I can't wait to see what you create :)

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