Explore Sunshine - Lily Bee Design

How come boys have such a thing for fire???  LOL

Goodies from Lily Bee, Studio Calico, and Pebbles.

Loving some Lily Bee!

Check this one out, that's me, my layout was picked for the Lily Bee August Designer's Challenge!

Since I am here, I thought I might share a few flower projects I made awhile ago...

 

 

 

As you can see my hot glue gun and I have a LOVE relationship.  My grandmother used to do flower arrangements, mostly real flowers but fake also.  I never understood (or really cared about) her love of what she did with flowers, but I have found that I must have inherited that gene because I love playing with flowers!  Who would have ever imagined?  I still do not have any kind of relationship with the outside kind, but if I can hot glue it then I am loving it!

 

 

Jillibean Soup sketch time

I had a chance to catch up on some of my scrapping this past week - I figured I had better get all the things done I want to do before we hit the books again and actually have a schedule!

Here is the August Jillibean Soup sketch:

And here is what I created with some of my stash:

 

 

 

 

 

I also created these layouts in the past few days for our Member's Challenge Us crop at Memorable Seasons:

Two Lily Bee layouts - I finally got my hands on the Buttercup collection - totally love these colors!

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  I hope to get back soon because I have a whole folder of projects that I haven't shared yet, yikes! 

Lily Bee June sketch challenge

I was so pleased to have won the May sketch challenge at Lily Bee and on Monday I received my prize package; instantly inspiration hit!  You have got to love that!  The colors of the Victoria Park collection which I was sent jumped out at me - the black, pink and the green and so I decided to create this layout with the help of Lily Bee's June sketch.

Here's the sketch we were given to work with - I loved the block design and stuck with that while rotating the sketch to better fit my picture that I chose.



And here is my take on it:

I really wanted to add some journaling about this, so I tried another version...

I'm not sure if I like the journaling on the side, but either way I love how this turned out!  Thanks Lily Bee for some wonderful paper products I really enjoyed them!

I was also soup-spotted today at Jillibean Soup, here's a link!  :)

I've been busy...

with so many big events this past weekend, but I worked on this layout as my de-stresser whenever I could grab a minute. 

I used my Lily Bee stash to create this - I love the different journaling cards that Lily Bee makes; I used them as flags, to journal on, as backgrounds, and I especially love the phrases that are printed on them.  I also used a tutorial from the Lily Bee blog to create the chevron pattern border.

Materials Used:  Lily Bee, American Crafts

Lily Bee sketch #9

I have been putting in a lot of time the past 2 weeks in the cake bakery department - Marc and Vinny both celebrate their birthdays a week apart.  Last weekend found me making a Luigi cake...

and right now, I'm supposed to be finishing up the Thomas cake for this evening!

In between all the hustle and bustle of 2 little boys birthdays I grabbed a few minutes (very late at night) to document Gino's 1st birthday with the help of sketch #9 at Lily Bee. 

Here's the sketch:

 

and here is what I created using some of my new Lily Bee stash... 

Materials Used:  OA Sprinklers, Jillibean Soup number, Lily Bee, twine and clips from stash

When I saw the banner and the ovals I started thinking about balloons and birthdays.  I knew that I had some wonderful yellow in my stash and so here is the layout that was born.  Now I have better run or I will have some seriously unhappy boys! 

Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #6

So I am just squeaking by with this one, but I loved the sketch and definitely wanted to give it a go!  Here was the sketch we were given:

And so I rotated it and created this using Lily Bee products, Martha Stewart punches and American Crafts Thickers...

I love using sketches for my Christmas pictures, because it helps me get a new perspective instead of the same-old designs.  Thanks for the inspiration Lily Bee!

Time for some Burlap & Buttercups inspiration

So I finally had some time to play with my February kit from Burlap & Buttercups - love these kits, you really should check them out!  I stole a few pieces of papers for some other projects (and can't quite remember where they ended up), but these came directly out of the box as is...

First, my style - I have come to the peaceful conclusion that I am a simple scrapper that adores customizing each layout to the subject!  You know how awesome that is to finally know and be okay with my style!  No more fitting in, just lovely scrapping that makes me happy.  So let me show you what that means:

Here is the sketch that I drew up in January for Memorable Seasons Sketch-a-Thon:

Pretty simple right?  Now here is how I interpreted it today,

Materials Used:  Lily Bee, American Crafts, October Afternoon, Melissa Frances, MME, stickles, Cosmo Cricket

Still the same simple layout, but I decided I wanted to be vintagey when I made this layout so I added those type of touches (frame, doily, dress pattern, rose sticker, etc...) and dressed up my simple layout.  So my advice to you is find your style and then stick with it; that doesn't mean you can't follow the trends, but allow them to become yours don't remake yourself.  Believe me, you have never seen a more trend/technique junkie than myself - but process each new thing to see how it fits, kinda like trying on new shoes!  :)

Next, I loved these Basic Grey papers that were in January's kit (I know a little behind) and so I created this:

Materials Used:  The Twinery, Basic Grey, MM, Maya Rd, Martha Stewart, tissue paper

I have been struggling with days that just don't go well and getting so upset because it didn't meet my expectations.  So this says, Today is the perfect day for me!  I have gotten so bogged down with my schedule and my plans that I had forgotten that God created each day for us to enjoy - it is almost like he made the day and wrapped it up and gave us the present.  But what have I been doing with that present?  Have I been opening it up and truly enjoying all that was included or have I just left my present (day) wrapped because it didn't fit my plans?  

So I encourage you open your present - enjoy the life God has planned for you and be yourself - it is wonderfully freeing!

Lily Bee Sketch Challenge #5

Okay so if you have been here to my blog in the past month you know that I LOVE LILY BEE products!  Yep, it is totally true, I have fallen Head Over Heels in love with them.  So when I saw this sketch on their blog I knew that I would be playing along.

Here's the sketch that we were given:

And here is what I created using Lily Bee and American Crafts Thickers.

Yep, I am already documenting 2011 Christmas - pretty good, huh!  Don't worry I'm not that caught up, just the papers matched my pictures and the sketch made me think of their big present.

Day 2 of Memorable Seasons crop

Welcome back for another challenge at Memorable Seasons! 

Are you ready for a fun challenge? My challenge for you is to scrap someone other than your normal subjects - a friend maybe, a brother or sister that doesn't make it into your album, anyone that isn't normal for you.

Here are two of mine that I made for this challenge using my Lily Bee Head Over Heels kit that I was sent:

This is my sister at her wedding this past May - I just loved the photographs the photographer took and the location for the pictures was gorgeous!

This is my brother and his children, just miss them wherever they are! 

You have until the 29th of February to join us - so stop on over!

It is cropping time at Memorable Seasons!

Hurry on over and join us at Memorable Seasons for the weekend we are having a crop and it promises to be tons of fun!  There are quite a few games going on and I just issued my first challenge.

Okay so I love to scrap layouts, but even more I love making things! So my challenge to you is to create something to give away to a friend. You might make a card (or 2), a gift bag set, a home decor piece, whatever just use some paper and it will work.

Here is what I made again with my Lily Bee kit - the plan was to give them away, but I really like them so we will see...
My first was a clock that I have been saving for just the right paper and then I found it!

Next I had a Maya Rd chipboard house set in my DT kit so I started thinking...

And then since I am supposed to be making something to give away I needed a card...

I hope you come and join us, it will be tons of fun!  I'll be back tomorrow with my next challenge.

Have you gotten into the tape frenzy?

I haven't, love the stuff and use it, but I don't have it on everything.  My favorites (or all I have) is a turquoise heart one from Hambly, Tim Holtz definitions, and a new one K&Co smash tape.

This layout uses the K&Co and it was also the featured project at 2Peas on Monday!

Materials Used:  Lily Bee, K&Co, Hambly, OA, Twinery

I made sure that I used some of my tapes on this so that I could link it up to the Tape it Up party at Paper Issues.  You still have time to join us if you have done some taping!

Time for some Tape!

You know it, you love it, you have rolls and rolls(and rolls) of it!

Whether you are a Washi girl, a Dymo girl, a masker, a taper, a candlestick maker, we want to see what you have made!

Link it up!
New project, old project, 1 project, 5 projects, as long as you used paper, you are in!
We will feature tons of great projects here and on Facebook, so make sure you like us!

Leave some blog love, mingle, make some new friends.

You have until March 3 to link up!