Scrapbooking for fun!

Sometimes I need to scrapbook just for the fun of it. Sometimes even to poke a little bit of fun at myself!

 

I was going through my pictures yesterday and came across this rare shot that one of the kids must have taken. It's a common understanding in our house that I'm not much of a housekeeper. I try, but I could do a lot better! I thought it would be fun to put together a layout as proof that I have cleaned at least once. Even if it was almost 2 years ago!

I love love love the journaling cards. They work so well layering and as journaling blocks. I thought the "big news" one was extra fun for this page. And the cardstock stickers just add a lot more to the humor on this page! 

 

I used rub on's from 2 older  Lily Bee collections to add even more humor. Fun, no?!

Supplies:

Paper: Memorandum - Payday, Time Clock, Boardroom, Whiteboard, Office Blue

Index Journaling Cards: Memorandum

Stickers: Memorandum Cardstock Stickers and ABC Stickers

Rub-ons: Domestic Bliss, Three Little Birds

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still inspired...

Even with the delicious new ranges from CHA I am still finding so much inspiration from the older lines. Today I'd like to share two layouts, one using This & That and another with Happily Lost.

I absolutely adore this photo of my oldest and youngest together. Lucy dotes on Archie so much, it always warms my heart to see how much she loves him. Given how much I love the photo, I wanted to keep the layout simple to make sure it was the main focus. I've used one quite neutral paper as my background and then just added some splashes of colour by punching butterflies out of some of the brighter papers.

Even with a simple layout I wanted to include some dimension so I've added some bright baker's twine in big loops, letting them stand up from the page.

Products used:

This & That - Teacup

This & That - Linens

This & That - Brooch

This & That - Label Stickers

This & That - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Stationery - Slushie

The second layout is one of myself with my dear friend Jenae who recently sold her scrapbooking store. This photo was taken at the farewell party. I've gone with pink and lime green as these were the colours of the store logo.

It is such a bold combination that the layout looked almost full before it was started and yet I wanted to include lots of detail. I decided to group my embellishments into tight clusters which allowed me to use a lot of little bits and pieces without the layout looking too cluttered.

Products used:

Stationery - Pear

Stationery - Slushie

Happily Lost - Hammock

Happily Lost - ABC Stickers

Happily Lost - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

This & That - Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Three Little Birds - Laugh Run-Ons

Don't forget to post your Lily Bee creations on our Facebook page - we always love to see how you've used our products - new AND old!

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Special Moments

One of my favorite parts of scrapbooking is reliving those special moments.  Taking a photo & playing around with paper, remembering all the details and all the fun you had in that moment. 

Lily Bee Products
Memorandum Whiteboard
Head Over Heels Dreamy
Head Over Heels Flirt
Happily Lost Hammock
Hello Sunshine Posies
three Little Birds Rub-ons

I can still hear the laughter at this table.  We sat down to do a little make & take only to see our friends sitting across from us.  It was such a fun time that included creative play.  On the layout i wanted to capture a bit of that same fun atmosphere.  I used three different mists in the background and then layered a tag i made from one of the new papers.  Three simple blue strips grounded with chocolate stitches ground the large photo.  I added in splashes of pink to complement the photo.  the rectangular journaling really brought this page together.

Lily Bee Products
Stationary butter
Memorandum Boardroom
Memorandum 9 to 5
Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers
Lovely Chipboard Stickers
This & That ABC Stickers
Brown Tulle Flowers

This beautiful door was lost on me.  I had been by it so many times and didn't stop to take in because i was on the way to somewhere.  Then one night, while waiting on my husband Andy to do some shopping, i turn around.  It was breath-taking and then i really started to see things with new eyes.  i had taken the scenery for granted.  This layout reminds me to stop and be grateful, to take it all in and see Paradise. 

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Laughter: Start to Finish

Supplies:
Picket Fence: Veranda
Stationary: Mushroom
Lovely: Bonjour
Lovely: Trinket
Three Little Birds: Rub-ons
Light Blue Spray Ink
Grey Spray Ink
Stencil
Pop-Up Adhesive
Punches
Ribbon
Sewing Machine

Hello Everyone! I thought i would show you today a layout from start to finish. This particular layout started with a photo from CHA & a color scheme. I saw a magazine page with the colors of pink, grey, blue, & green. I thought it was so pretty i wrote it down on a sticky note & tacked it to my inspiration board.

I started with this photo of Linda Barber, Stacey Cohen, Kristen, Myself, & Piradee standing in the Lily Bee Booth at CHA. Even though Kristen is blinking, i still wanted to use this photo since this is the only picture i had of us. Using photoshop, i soften the tones of the photo before printing.

Next i grabbed a creamy cardstock as my background & one of my favorite stencils. I used a mini mister with the light blue spray ink for better control. As you can see in the second photo only parts of the butterflies have been misted.

Next after shaking up the grey spray ink, i removed the cap to drip the ink on the page. Carefully shake the nozzle with an up & down motion to get little drops on mists on your background. Repeat it all around the page.

I printed the photo 4 x 6. I punched the edges using a Corner Round punch to give it a softer look. It really can change the look of a photo.

Next i cut strips of pink, grey, blue, & green from various Lily Bee paper lines. These strips were only 5 inches in length so they would be just a tiny bit shorter than my photo. This would make the photo stand out on the page. I varied the width of the pieces of patterned paper, some being 1.25" to 1.5".

Next i punched out a few shapes from the leftover strip of green patterned paper & the pink Patterned paper. I used my anywhere punches as the shapes were solid & a bit larger than my other punches.

I knew i was putting the photo & strips of patterned paper on the right side of the page. I wanted to add a bit of balance to the left side but nothing too overwhelming. I love the Lily Bee Rub-ons so it was a perfect fit for the left side. I anchored the rub-on with a tiny strip of the same grey patterned paper (Stationary: Mushroom) using the backside.

Here's how the layout looked near the finish. I wanted to have something accenting each strip of patterned paper so i used punches, bling embellishments, and ribbon. You can see a trinket pin in the photo that i was trying to use but it just wasn't working so i left it off.

I decided that the punches need to be emphasized more. I was thinking about inking the edges but i really didn't want to add any color to them. I opted then for some foam squares to pop up the punches. This way you get to see the punches but the color all stays the same. it adds that bit of visual interest to the strips.

Before gluing everything down (punches, embellishments, etc) i added in some zig-zag stitched lines between the patterned paper strips to really anchor them to each other. I liked the look so much i also stitched the photo.

So to bring all the elements together & to have a place to journal, i penciled in lines about .25" around the 3 sides of the layout. After writing out my journaling, i then go back and erase those lines.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Lots of Love

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She loves School

Hi everyone, this is my first blog post here and I couldn't be more excited!
For today's Layout I have chosen a page about my daughter's love of school. She can't wait to get out the door in the mornings and I have tried to capture this excitement of a school morning on my page.
I have painted some of the background with a light coat of Gesso to make the randomly applied rub-ons stand out a little better. The title was cut with my Silhouette. As you will get to know me a little better over the next few months here on the Lily Bee blog you will notice that most of my projects have at least one little bit of yellow color on them. I love how it brightens things up instantly...it's such a happy color!



Lily Bee Supplies:
Lovely - Bonjour paper
Lovely - Rub-ons
Hello Sunshine - Fly a Kite paper
Hello Sunshine - Die-Cut Frames
Hello Sunshine - Rub-ons
Hello Sunshine - Chipboard Stickers

I would like to wish all our blog readers a very Happy Easter!!

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Using a mix of old and new products

Hi! It's Kim here doing my first post as a new member of the Lily bee team.

This is a layout I did as part of my design team application. I absolutely love the Lily bee rubons and have to admit to hoarding them. I decided that I just had to use them on the layouts that I did for my application and I knew the perfect photo of my son to use with the Laugh 12x12 rubons.

I have used a mix of papers from the French Couture range (including the die cuts) and Domestic Bliss ranges (including chipboard) along with the rubons from the 3 Little Birds range. I love how the Lily Bee collections are so versatile that they can all work so well together.

Now for a couple of close up shots ...

Lily Bee supplies used:
Three Little Birds Laugh Rubons
French Couture Collection Paper Handmade
French Couture Collection Paper Stella
French Couture Collection Paper Tailored
French Couture Collection Diecut Frames
French Couture Collection Diecut Essentials
Domestic Bliss Collection Paper French Knot
Domestic Bliss Collection Paper Kitchen Confidential
Domestic Bliss Collection Chipboard Stickers

Cheers

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Looking Back, Springing Forward

It's officially spring!  The new Lily Bee collections have started shipping, the call for a new design team is echoing (in your ears, I hope!), the new buds are unfurling themselves, and as for me, I am ready to immerse myself in the color and vibrancy and pure hope that is spring.

This layout is both a kind of springing forward, embracing all that I love about this time of year, as well as a kind of looking back, using some of my favorite Lily Bee products from previous lines. 

I admit, I have been hoarding this lovely floral Domestic Bliss Centerpiece paper for too long.  I love it so.

I also made good use of my stash of Lily Bee rub-ons, working them into the background by layering them over each other, and then misting lightly over them.

With this layout, I, too, am both springing forward and looking back, saying goodbye to two amazing years on the Lily Bee design team, and saying hello to new adventures (and what I know will be an incredible new Lily Bee design team).  Enjoy the season, and may every one of your creative endeavors burst into bloom!

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