Love Letters Week {lily bee}

Today I'm sharing a card and heart-shaped gift box that I made using the Lily Bee We R Family collection. I love pinks/red/coral colors with teal/aqua/green shades. This color combo always looks so fresh and fun to me.

To make my card, I used the leftover hearts from what was cut for the gift box. These hearts were the inside of the heart that is the lid. I had to trim them just a little bit to get them to stack in a neat pattern, but overall this was a great way to use what was left over from the cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

The "LOVE THIS" 3x4 card in the background is one of the Daily Deck cards. I love using these cards on greeting cards. The sentiments are always so sweet.

This box was cut using a file from Lori Whitlock that I found in the Silhouette Online Store. For some reason, when I resized the box to make it bigger I ended up with the lid inside the box instead of outside. I ended up liking it better that way — a nice surprise!

Supplies: We R Family (Pattern paper: Family Ties, Family Heirloom; Daily Deck; Wood Veneer)

Thanks for stopping to see my Valentine's Day project today. I would offer you a piece of candy, but I already ate nearly the whole box! I should stop making projects that require I buy candy for photographing.

My One Little Word {lily bee}

One of the ideas for project work with month at Lily Bee is goals and resolutions. I saw the perfect opportunity to document my One Little Word (OLW) for 2014. I have made a sketch or mixed media project every year since I started OLW (which was 4 years ago — this is my fifth word!).

I used the We R Family and Urban Autumn collections from Lily Bee to make my layout. I love the wood veeners, enamel shapes and  Daily Deck cards in each collection, so I wanted to make sure those had a place on my layout.

I didn't take an up-close picture of my journaling, but I will share with you why I chose "LIGHT." It has many meanings that are important for my personal success in 2014: 

• To be the "light" for others who are in need of leadership.

• To "lighten" my commitments and share responsibilities with others where I can.

• To be "light hearted" and carefree when I can be. Some things should just be fun and not stressful.

Pretty good word, I think. I know I'm excited about it and ready to dig into 2014.

Today is also a challenge day, so here is the sketch that goes with my layout for today.

Thanks for stopping here today to see my layout and read about my OLW for the year.

Supplies: Lily Bee (We R Family: Pattern Paper (Game Night, Family Time), Tiny Tablet, Washi Tape, Daily Deck, Wood Veneer, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers) (Urban Autumn: Daily Deck, Wood Veneer)

Top 13 of 2013

I had an amazing 2013! My OLW for this year was "FUN," and I certainly had a lot of it.

I had the opportunity to work with amazing ladies in scrapbooking and card making. I joined some new teams and said goodbye to teams that I adored.

Here is a look back at the my thirteen favorite projects from 2013…

Bella Blvd:

Imaginisce:

 Lily Bee:

Ormolu:

Pink Paislee:

 Scrapbook Circle:

Just for fun:

It's almost the end of the year! Happy New Year to everyone and thank you for stopping by here to see my year-in-review post. Can't wait to see what 2014 will bring!

Gift box challenge {lily bee}

Today is challenge day at the Lily Bee blog, and it is also a week for thinking about holiday gifts and gift giving. So, my challenge to you is to make at least one gift box this season. 

It is so easy to buy a box for (or just bag) your gifts, that sometimes we forget to go a little further and really customize the presentation of the gift.

Here is my sample gift box for you using the We R Family collection from Lily Bee. It isn't a holiday-themed collection, but by using symbols of the season (like the buck), you can achieve the look without the santas and snowmen.

I was able to use my Cameo to cut all of these pieces (the buck, the tag, the bow and the box), but you could very easily find a box trace-and-cut template online even if you don't have a digital cutter. Plus, a real ribbon would do just fine!

So, there's my challenge to you this week: Make at least one of your gift boxes this season. You'll be so happy you customized the gift, you make like it even better than the present. 

Supplies: We R Family (Pattern paper: Game Night, Family Ties, Mother Daughter). Silhouette Store (Mounted Deer, 3D Present Cube, 3D Layered Bow)

Pinterest inspiration {lily bee}

Lily Bee has some new collections: Urban Autumn and We R Family. I sat down to create a few cards using these new lines, and I used Pinterest as a jumping off point for my inspiration. I was pulled towards the Aztec prints, golds and browns, as well as nature images. 

You can see above the collage I created, and below are the cards I made to get you inspired to create using these new collections.

This first card is a mini card. It is smaller than a normal 4x6 card and in that a 3x4 card from the Urban Autumn Daily Deck fits perfectly in the center. 

I love the wood veneers from that collection, too, so I used them to anchor the busy patterns. 

Sweet Spot Enamel Stickers from the We R Family collection made the perfect little dots in the leaves.

For the second card, I went back to the 4x6 size and cut pattern paper to fit the background. A 3x4 card adds dimension, and a nice circle cut out leaves room for the Urban Autumn Metal Badge.

I added some of the We R Family Enamel Stickers on top of the badge. The "together" pennant came from the wood veneers package from We R Family. 

I had fun mixing these two collections for these cards. And using Pinterest is always great to get your crafty mojo going.

Thanks for stopping to see my cards today!

Card sketch {lily bee}

Hello! Today I am sharing some cards I made this week using Lily Bee's new We R Family collection. I also made a sketch to get you motivated to make some cards this month.

For this first card, I made the strips with one sheet of paper (Family Heirloom), but cut out the triangles to help separate the lines on the card. 

Fun enamel hearts (Sweet Spots) add a pop of whimsy to the card. I used the TOGETHER pennant stamp for my sentiment.

For my second card, I used strips of paper from the 6x6 tiny tablet version of the same Family Heirloom pattern. 

The smaller triangles helped to narrow the focus of the strips, unlike the larger triangles above. I used the heart and circle from the stamp set for a central focal point on the card.

I really like how these turned out, and I hope you're now inspired to get started on some cards. Check out the Lily Bee blog this week for some more work from the new We R Family collection.

Supplies: We R Family (Family Heirloom, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Clear Stamps, Sweet Spots Enamel Stickers)

Happy Halloween! {lily bee}

Today on the Lily Bee blog I'm sharing a little Halloween spirit! What's more spooky than a haunted house and a coffin. Especially a coffin covered in spider webs and a skull? 

I used Lily Bee papers and the Silhouette Cameo to create these fun projects to mark this week's festive occasion. Our week has been filled with fun Halloween festivities, as I hope yours has, too!

Thanks for stopping to see my Halloween projects! Stop by the Lily Bee blog to see what else we've got going on to inspire you.

My sweet boy {lily bee}

Today on the Lily Bee blog we are lifting a fan for our sketch challenge. You can see the original layout and what Cindy and Nicole made by scooting on over to the Lily Bee blog. 

I used a combination of Sweet Shoppe, Pinwheel and Destination collection for this layout. I used all three papers in the Lily Bee collections that had hearts on their papers, and I love how they all come together in the layering behind the photo.

The sweet chipboard heart and word bubbles from the Flip Flops paper help to anchor the photo cluster. I also used a chevron mask with white ink in my background. It's tough to see in the pictures, but I love how it turned out with white on my gray background paper.

I used a combination of Letter Stickers from the Pinwheel collection and a cut from my Cameo to make the title. A few white mist splatters and the layout is complete!

Thanks for stopping to see my work today. Don't forget to stop at the Lily Bee blog to see what the original layout was!

Day-to-day {lily bee}

At Lily Bee this week, we've been sharing work where we use one thing two ways. Since today is Lily Bee's day to share "project life" style projects, I made a 4x6 studio file that was the same, but different.

Here, you can see the "good times" card with a sailboat in the middle and star accents. If you look further down, you'll see the same "good times" card with an apple and confetti accents. You can also download this FREE STUDIO FILE as my gift to you.

I love using the conversation bubbles from the Pinwheel collection's page Flip Flops on the 3x4 spaces — an easy way to add journaling. 

The first page was about our trip out on the boat this summer, and now we are into school time. These pictures were from the first day of school and his meet the teacher day. How fast the summer went!

Here is the second card — a second way to do the first card by changing the sailboat to an apple and stars to confetti. 

More conversation bubbles and a few Chit Chat Stickers and Circle & Tag Stickers complete the look on this 3x4 card.

Thanks for stopping here today to see my day-in-the-life pages. I had fun making these and know I'll be grabbing for that "good times" 4x6 card again. Don't forget to get the free download!

Supplies: Pinwheel collection (Pattern paper: Flip Flops, Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Letter Stickers, Chipboard Stickers). Destination Collection (Pattern paper: Passport, Postcard, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers). Sweet Shoppe Collection (Pattern paper: Lemon Drop, Candy Stick, Gumball) 

Shaker & Spring Cards {lily bee}

This week at Lily Bee we are focusing on unique techniques. Wednesdays are card days, so we are looking at something unique you can do with your cards. Leslie and I decided to think of the cards from a 3-D perspective and worked from there.

For my first card, I made a shaker card. I know it's really easy to just fill it with sequins and go from there, but I also added confetti using the same patterns of paper that are on the card itself. It helps to pull in the look when you shake it around. 

These adorable strawberries are from the Sweet Shoppe collection. Too cute, right?!

For my second card, I wanted to make a little springy card. Well, I don't have those springs manufactured specifically for your paper projects, so I stole one from a clicky pen I had and cut it down to fit. 

I took the pen spring and adhered it using really strong craft glue. A glue like Helmar or Beacon work well. One side of the spring was stuck to the back of the "celebrate today" circle and the other side was threaded through the "&" circle and also glued down to the label. 

If you flick the "celebrate you" circle, it bounces. You might lose an eye taking it out of the envelope though (lol).

Thanks for stopping here today to see my unique techniques for cards. Stop by the Lily Bee blog to see what Leslie did today as well as the rest of the great unique paper techniques all week long.