Studio Calico crop layouts

Hi everyone,

I have a couple of layouts to share with you today.  Over the weekend I took part in the Studio Calico crop #SCCROP2014.
  
The first one that I made was for Challenge #2 color challenge by Carissa Wiley. Papers and embellishments are from Lily Bee Designs
We were asked to create a layout using Navy blue, green, light blue, pink and gold.  Here is what I came up with:

Always Layout

And the second layout that I created was for Challenge #8 digital/diecut challenge by Paige Taylor Evans. Papers and embellishments from Studio Calico Printshop collection from Shanna Noel.  I kept it simple on this one.  

This is Real Life Layout

I enlarged this cut file and decided to put some playful pictures of my son behind it.  I thought it would be fun to add pops of color so I backed the word "Real" with yellow star paper and placed an angled strip of bright pink behind my title.

I love the look of the large die cut with the photos behind it.  That's it for today.  I'll be back later this week with some new layouts for The Paper Bakery.

Today, you shine bright

Hi everyone, Can you believe that it is February? Where did the month go? I wanted to share with you today a fun layout that I put together at a retreat that I went to last weekend.
I pulled out some of my favorite papers from the Persnickety Collection (Lily Bee) for this. I just love how it turned out.

Today, you shine bright

I was inspired by the fashion world and added, sequins, feathers and fabric stars and metallic floss to my layout. My daughter came with me to the retreat in Napa this weekend and we met up with some good friends there. My good friend Suzy West took the photo of my daughter on the left and I took the one on the right. I am so glad that I have a daughter that likes
to model!

supplies:
pattern papers, index journaling cards, tiny alphas, banner stickers - Persnickety collection (lily bee design)
kraft paper: recollections
spray mist: Mister Huey's (Studio Calico)
pen: Glaze (Sakura)
sewing machine: Brother
thread: metallic silver thread (Sulky)
other: fabric stars, sequins, feathers (craft supply)
die cutting machine: Silhouette Cameo (QuicKutz)
die cutting files: polka dot lace (Samantha Walker); mixed octagon 4x6 life card (Loni Stevens)
adhesive: ATG (Scotch)

the pink shirt

Hey everyone,

I have a fun layout to share with you today that I created for a challenge going on over at Lily Bee designs. You can view the challenge here:
Lily Bee use your scraps challenge

I had so much fun with this challenge. It was a great way to use up scraps that I already had on hand from various other projects.

I used my Silhouette to cut out the large hexagon shape, sprayed my background paper with spray mist and then glued the shape back on, with various pattern papers underneath.

The Pink Shirt

Look for me soon in Scrapbook Trends August 2013

supplies:
cardstock: white (Recollections)
pattern papers, banner stickers and mini alphas: Persnickety collection (Lily Bee Designs)
spray mist: Mister Huey's (Studio Calico)
wood veneer speech bubble: Studio Calico
enamel dots: Winter wonderland(My Mind's eye)
cutting tool: Silhouette Cameo
cutting files: star tab, arrow tab (Daniela Dobson), arrows (Studio Calico), rad, really bubble words, star (Karla Dudley), hexagonal geometric background (Hero Arts),
border punch: knock outs (American Crafts)
sewing machine: Brother
silver thread: sulky
adhesive: Atg (Scotch), liquid (Helmar's)

Noted Lily Bee canvas album

*note: today is a double post day. See my post below for new CHA sneaks.

Hey there friends,

It has been a while since I have blogged a new project. I am trying to get back into the swing of things after a long bout of jury duty, the holidays and an awful stomach bug that hit our house. Lots of catching up to do!
I am stopping by today share a mini canvas album that I created using the new Persnickety line from Lily Bee Designs.

Noted canvas album:

Look for me soon in Create: mini albums June 2013


supplies:
canvas banner album, kraft doilies, star stickpins, velvet pleats, chipboard frames, canvas tags (Maya Road)
pattern papers, stickers, Index journaling cards - Persnickety collection (Lily Bee designs)
spray mists: Mister Huey's (Studio Calico)
tiny attacher (Tim Holtz)
sewing machine (Brother)
thread (Guterman)
mini clothespins, measuring tape, time card (craft supply)
doilies (Wilton)
adhesive: ATG (Scotch), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)
cutting tool: Silhouette Cameo
cutting files: heart (American Crafts), gorgeous (Karla Dudley), circle background shapes (Lori Whitlock)

A smile that bursts

Hi everyone,
I hope that you are having a good day. I have two projects to share with you today. First up is a card that I made for Epiphany Crafts.

Smile that bursts card:

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: star shaped studio tool, star shaped bubblecaps
Maya Road: star stickpin, canvas tag
The Twinery: Blueberry twine
Silhoutte Cameo: cutting file: love couple card
Lily Bee designs: papers, banner, sticker

I also have a layout up today for Ruby Rock-it designs. Head on over to their blog to check it out!

Daily routine

Hiya friends,
Happy Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am, and I am super excited about it too. I am meeting up with these lovely girls:

my girlfriends Tricia and Suzy to celebrate Tricia's birthday. We have lots of fun stuff planned and will have lots of fun photos to share I'm sure!

I have a layout to share with you today using lots of Lily Bee papers. I am really into using large photos on layouts lately. They make such an impact! This is an older photo of my son from a few years ago, but I just love it!


Daily Routine layout:

supplies:
Lily Bee designs Double dutch and Handmade collections
Silhouette Cameo


Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

A Great Day

Hi everyone,

I hope that your Monday is off to a great start. My son is home from school today, he is down with the same sore throat/ cough I had last week. I hope it passes quickly. I had some time this weekend (between cheer and football) to play with paper and decided to join in the Lily Bee Designs sketch challenge
The challenge was to create a layout using atleast 70% Lily Bee products using this sketch

I modified it a little to make it my own. Here is what I came up with.

A Great Day layout:

this was such a fun challenge and a great way to use up my scraps of paper I had left over from the handmade, double dutch and buttercup collections. I just saw that their new Persnickety line is shipping and I can't wait to get some!

Have a great day everyone!

Lily Bee and Epiphany Crafts, a winning combination!

Hi everyone,
Thanks for coming by today. We are celebrating a cross promotion with Lily Bee over on the Epiphany Crafts blog this week.
I was so excited when I received the new Buttercup collection (Lily Bee) to work with for my assignment. It is my favorite collection of theirs and it is easy to see why. The color combo and patterns are so divine!

We were given a sketch to play with

I decided to use this sketch for my first layout.

Hello Beautiful layout

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: round 14 button studio tool, round 14 acrylic buttons
Lily Bee: Buttercup collection: pattern papers, bag of bits, journaling cards, stickers
Slice: die cutter
Pink Paislee: muslin fabric banner
Ek Success: flower border punch

I also created a second layout in honor of Mother's Day.

Love being your Mom layout

Notice how I cut out the flower and the title? The negative trend is all the rage right now, and I am loving it!

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: heart button studio tool, heart acrylic buttons
Lily Bee: Buttercup collection: pattern papers, bag of bits, journaling cards, stickers
Slice: die cutter
Pink Paislee: muslin fabric banner
Ek Success: flower border punch

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the EC blog for a chance to win the new Victoria Park collection!

One for Monday...

Well it looks like the stomach flu hit our house. Kalee is home sick today and I have been very busy between taking care of her and cleaning the carpet. Not sure why kids never seem to make it to the bathroom on time when they get sick, but it makes me very glad that we invested in a carpet shampooer a few years ago.


Here is a fun layout that I created over the weekend before the flu hit our house.
It is a photo of me with my good friend Suzy West. I used the Domestic Bliss line (Lily Bee), mixed in with 1 page from the Christmas Town line for this layout.
I made those fun flowers on the page using a tutorial that I got off of the the Lily Bee blog So fun!

That's it for today. I am off for round 3 of shampooing the carpet. Wish me luck!
Thanks for looking!