We are very happy to share the talent of our Biker Chick team with some seriousl fun ideas for a mini book with our Hello Spring! Collection.

Biker Chick Shanna Vineyard made this fun album.

I was so excited to create a mini album using Hello Spring!  I designed this with a friend in mind who just gave birth to her first baby…. A GIRL!  This line and all the fun embellies works perfectly for a baby girl or even a baby boy album.  There’s endless possibilities really.  I hope you enjoy it.

Please see Shanna's blog Art Made with Heart for more pages of her wonderful album.

Hello Spring Products:

Canvas Covered 6x6 Chipboard Album (painted yellow)
Hello Spring 6x6 paper pad
Hello Spring Chipboard Shapes
Hello Spring Clear Cut Shapes
Hello Spring Decorative Edge Cardstock
Hello Spring Fabric Favorites
Hello Spring Crochet Butterflies and Flowers
Hello Spring Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse
Hello Spring Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces
Hello Spring Dimensional Stickers
Hello Spring Stick Pins
Hello Spring Chipboard Slider
Hello Spring Felt Stickers
Hello Spring Paper Flower Kit

We also have a mini book from Biker Chick Robbie Herring.  Here is what she had to say about her book...

I really love how bright and fun this collection is and how it fits so perfectly with Easter pictures.  I used the Canvas Covered Chipboard Album.  This album is great!  The inside pages that you can choose to cover yourself are 6x6 which is great because you can use the 6x6 paper pad.  It's so easy to use!

I used the Favorite Pieces to build the sticker tree.  I added some foam dots behind a few of the flower for extra dimension and added a few jewels, too.  I cut down the paper for the front because I wanted some of the canvas to show.

This page includes a couple of the Journal tags for the design.  Instead of listing the answers for the questions on the card, I cut it to make it appear longer behind the picture and used it as a design element.  More foam dots allow for layering and clustering the chipboard pieces.

You can see that this picture is from a different time.  If you don't have enough pictures of an event, consider using pictures from several different times to tell your story.  All of the pictures in my album are from Easter activities, but taken during different times and activities.

Be sure to leave room for journaling in your Mini Albums.  I like to do a page or two that is decorated, but with plenty of room left over to journal.  I made the center paper by using Word and adding lines and a matching border.  I like to have lines to journal when possible, so I decided to include them here.  To keep them from overwhelming the embellishments and other pretty details, try making the lines a very light grey.

Please visit Robbie's blog Just the Scrap for more detais and pages of her mini book.

Hello Spring Products:

Supplies:
HS-104 Flutterby/Sunshine Dots
HS-279 Chipboard Shapes - with glitter accents
HS-133 6" x 6" Decorative Edge Double-sided Textured Cardstock - with glitter accents
HS-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive
HS-222 Felt & Fabric Flower Stickers
HS-305 Paper Flower Kit
HS-230 Clear Cut Shapes - with glitter accents
HS-277 Stick Pins
HS-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with glitter and embossing
HS-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse™ - with glitter and debossing
HS-195 Dimensional Stickers - with glitter accents
HS-197 Jewel Stickers
HS-1100 Tear-out Ticket & Journaling Book - with glitter accents
HS-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
LYB-107 6" x 6" Canvas-Covered Chipboard Album

Biker Chick Jenny Chesnick shares this super creative and festive mini book.

Tip from Jen:  Mini albums do NOT have to be stressful.  I actually most of my mini albums without photos first! Instead of stressing over the perfect photo I focus on creating something I love.  You can always go back with that "perfect" set of photos later!

Please see Jenny's blog Say Chez for more pages and details from her mini book.

Hello Spring Products:

HS-109 Pretty in Plaid/Tulip Linen
HS-106 Bloom & Grow/Sweet Pea Vine
HS-107 Pom Pom Stripe/Teal Linen
HS-104 Flutterby/Sunshine Dots
HS-102 Garden Rows/Lilac Love
HS-279 Chipboard Shapes - with glitter accents (35 pieces)
HS-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive (14 pieces)
HS-222 Felt & Fabric Flower Stickers (4 pieces)
HS-223 Crochet Butterflies & Flowers (8 pieces)
HS-230 Clear Cut Shapes - with glitter accents (34 pieces)
HS-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)
HS-308 10 Things Pocket - with glitter accents (11 pieces)
HS-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with glitter and embossing (50 pieces)
HS-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse™ - with glitter and debossing (72 pieces)
HS-195 Dimensional Stickers - with glitter accents (8 pieces)
HS-197 Jewel Stickers (96 pieces)
HS-1100 Tear-out Ticket & Journaling Book - with glitter accents (24 pieces
HS-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad (24 pieces)

One more mini book idea by Biker Chick Greta Hammond - she created this one for our last CHA trade show in Anaheim.

We cannot wait to see some of your mini book creations with our Hello Spring collection or any of our collections.  Please be sure to share them on the blog.

Have a wonderful day!

Liz

It would seem that we cannot get enough of Shellye McDaniel and we hope you feel the same way!  Shellye rode with us on our Head of the Class and Hello Fall teams and now we have invited her back to take a spin with our Saturdays collection.  But let's have Shellye tell you all about it...

"Enjoy" Mini Album
by Shellye McDaniel 


Using the 6x6 Decorative Cardstock Pack, trim each sheet down to size (the top portion only).  I like the staggered look, so I trimmed the first three pages and left the last (larger) two pages as-is.
Next, match the tops of the pages together and decide on the placement for your holes; punch holes.  For each page I used a large circle template and traced onto patterned paper;  trim to size (as shown on pages 2-4).  For the last three pages you will need to extend your circle by creating straight edges; trim as to the desired length (as shown on pages 5-9).

Ink/distress around the perimeter of your circle and then machine stitch to create a border...DO NOT machine stitch directly onto the 6x6 Decorative Cardstock sheet, instead glue into place.  Embellish each page with the beautiful accents from the Saturdays Collection and your own sweet photos :)  Note:  I used a 2" square punch for cropping all (but one) of my pictures down to size.
With Mother's Day coming up, this would make the perfect gift!

Little Yellow Bicyle Saturdays Collection:
-6x6 Decorative Edge Cardstock Pack
-Fabric Favorites
-Paper Flower Kit
-Felt & Burlap Flowers
-Cardstock Stickers: Fresh Verse
-Stick Pins
-Tear Out Ticket & Journaling Book
-Clear Cuts: Shapes
-"Pick-a-Posey" Patterned Paper
-"Lovely Labels" Patterned Paper
-"Reverie Garden" Patterned Paper
-"Rustic Red Linen" Patterned Paper
-"Meet Me In The Meadow" Patterned Paper
-"Well Worn Wood" Patterned Paper
Misc. Product:
Hand-cut burlap heart, wooden buttons, jute twine, kraft border, baker's twine, ribbon and two (1.5") large rings
Supplies Used:
Round 4.5" template, brown distress ink, crop-a-dile (or hole punch), piercing tool and heavy needle, sewing machine, foam dots, quick dry glue, scissors and paper trimmer.

Please email me if you have any questions about this project: shellye819@aol.com

Wow!  What a beautiful mini album idea with Little Yellow Bicycle's Saturdays 6 x 6 Decorative Edge Cardstock.  Please be sure to visit Shellye's blog The Papered Cottage for more peek inside her creative brain!  Thank you Shellye!

Have a wonderful day!

Liz

We are so excited to introduce our newest Cycling Team Member Kay Rogers.  Kay's clean and simple style gives our Paradise collection a fresh look.  Here is what she had to say about Paradise, "I think Paradise was so versatile because I could accomplish outdoorsy, fun, subtle, and pretty all with one line! Thanks for the opportunity to be on the Cycling Team!"

For this layout of Jenna and her cousin, I wanted the soft blues and greens to make the picture shine.  The blocks of patterned paper are a nice compliment to the photo and the simple, clear cut tag is a great journal spot.

The Clear Cut shapes, not only come with glitter accents, but they are also easy to write on and add a very different look than cardstock.

This page has one of my favorite pics of Jenna. I really wanted the layout to be more "pretty" and serene in nature to make her shine through. The plaid paper makes a great border and contrast to the black and white photo.

The Paradise garland embellishment is such a fun addition to a page or project.  Just add some pop dots and the dimension shines through.

This layout with Jenna up on the pile of hay playing was inspired by the quote on the card. She was having such a little adventure that day, and I wanted to convey the fun with a more random feel to the placement of the elements on the page.

Kay also made this adorable project with our Paradise Medley Album.

I thought the papers were perfect for a series of photos I took with my photography club kids. We were outdoors and Jenna came with us on the trip.  I snapped so many pictures that day so a mini album was perfect!

For directions, I just printed my pictures 2x3. I used the mini-album kit, and supplemented the pages with the shaped papers. I then laid out all of the LYB stickers and embellies and went to town!

Thank you Kay for so many inspirational projects with our newest collection.  I am pretty sure that you can already find Paradise in your LSS, and if not, then I bet it is on the way.  What better way to take a break from the cold snap of winter than to play with a little Paradise???

You can visit Kay's blog How Did I End Up Here for more beautiful work and inspiration from her.

Stick with us this week as we gear up for CHA and share some more projects with our new collections from our Biker Chicks and our Guest Designer Izzy Anderson.

Have a wonderful day!

Liz

Hello blog readers! Are you done salivating over those fantastic cards Liz posted yesterday featuring the upcoming Paradise collection? I don't know about you, but I for one can't *wait* to get my hands on it. Don't worry it will be in stores soon enough (psst ... we start shipping it in a couple weeks!), and for NOW I am here with another frosty fun project from our wonderful Winter Twig Guest Designer Jenny Chesnick - and of course you can find Winter Twig at your LSS right now!

Before I get to Jenny's project, let me share a little more LYB Q&A with you!

LYB:  What is your favorite color (or colors) to use in your pages? 

JC:   Yellow!

LYB:  How long does it typically take you to complete a layout? 

JC:   About 45 minutes.  Sometimes as fast as 30.  I am a super fast scrapper!

LYB:   Do you use any tools that are not specifically designed for scrapbooking? 

JC:   A dremel drill.  I stole it from my husband! Along with his wire cutters.

LYB:  What’s the oddest embellishment you’ve ever used on a page?

JC:   A flyswatter, no kidding.  I was in a contest and it was one of the items we had to use!

LYB:  Do you scrap chronologically or out of order? 

JC:   I scrap whatever I want.  I never even knew people scrapped “in order” until a few years ago.

LYB:  Events or moments scrapbooker? 

JC:  Moments.

LYB:  Sit down or stand up scrapbooker?

JC:  I sit down.  I want to stand up, but because I am so tall it hurts my back.

Flyswatter? Really? I would LOVE to see that layout, wouldn't you? And now onto Jenny's project. This CA-UTE little skate mini album-m-m-m!

Here's Jenny to tell you all about it!

I have wanted to make an Ice Skate mini album for a long time.  I have been waiting and waiting for one to be made!!  Well I got tired of waiting and decided to make my own.  Little Yellow Bicycle paper is the perfect weight to create stand alone albums and pieces. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the Ice Skate.  I layered two skates together to make the skate thicker. 

I cut the blade part separately so I could use a coordinating color to create the blades.  Once all the pieces were put together I used eyelet to set my punched holes of the album (just to be safe!) and I finished it off with some distress stickles to mimic ice on the skates.  The skate is fairly large so I plan on using 2x3 or 3x3 photos in the blank backsides of each skate.

Products Used:

TG-108- Winter Plaid/Mocha Java Sweater

TG-107- Winter Words/Brown Skate Scratch

TG-101- Snowy Window/Ski Sweater

TG-165- Chipboard Words

TG-279- Chipboard shapes

TG-220- Fabric Favorites

TG-134- Journaling Cards

TG-230- Clear Cuts Shapes

TG-140- Cardstock Stickers- Fresh Verse

TG-145- Cardstock stickers- labels

TG-219- Snowflake Button Dots

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So cute! Love this Jenny! Listen ... I can hear our blog readers firing up their Silhouette Cameos right now to make their own skates! What a fun project for a winter weekend. Who's in?

Don't forget to stop by Jenny's blog and say hello (also check out the pics of her kitchen which she rehabbed last weekend ... so pretty!)

Have a great weekend!

-Peg

Wow, what a busy couple of weeks it has been on the blog lately! How can we top all of the fantastic work of the talented women on our Cycling Team? How about another Guest Designer?

I'm so pleased to introduce Jenny Chesnick, our Guest Designer for the Winter Twig Collection! I first met Jenny at CHA-Winter last year, and I was wowed by her friendly and vivacious personality and - of course - her talent! So I was thrilled when she agreed to Guest Design for our Winter Twig collection.

In addition to maintaining a blog that is just jam-packed with fun and inspiration, Jenny is a Garden Girl on Two Peas in a Bucket, and on the Maya Road and American Crafts Design Teams. 

To help you get to know Jenny a little better, here's a little LYB Q&A!

LYB:  Do you prefer cardstock or patterned paper? 

JC:  Pattern Paper for sure.  I rarely if ever use cardstock!

LYB:  What kind of music gets you in the scrappin’ mood? 

JC:  It depends on my mood.  I have several channels on Pandora.  Sometimes silence is best too.

LYB:  Do you like to go to crops or prefer to scrap alone? 

JC:  I can scrap at either.  I am one of those crazy people who gets a ton done at crops believe it or not!

LYB:  What are your favorite types of projects—pages, mini albums, cards, altered projects, etc? 

JC:  Altered hands down. 

LYB:  Do you have a favorite scrapbooking snack? 

JC:   Nope! I don’t snack while scrapping unless I am at a crop and then anything within reach really doesn’t stand a chance.

LYB:  Any unique tips or techniques you use? 

JC:  I like quality over quantity.  I feel like projects don’t need to have a lot of stuff on them for them to be amazing.

Jenny has created 4 awesomely wintery projects with this lovely collection and I just can't wait to share them with you.  I'm going to start out with this mini envelope album. You'll find versions of this album in both the Winter Twig and Wonder & Wishes collections - they're wonderful little keepers for your favorite memories - and they make great gifts too!

Here's Jenny to tell you about it:

Little Yellow Bicycle made this cool Medley album for the Winter Twig line.  I am a sucker for minis!  They made it really simple by having the base pieces already cut and ready to go, so all you need to do is embellish! 

I focused on using layers on each page as well as having nice repetition through out.  I used twine on each page to keep the look cohesive. 

I made my own banners from border stickers and the envelopes sticker set. 

I used stick pins to create a cute dimensional embellishment with the banners.

Products Used:

TG-306-Medley Album Kit

TG-165- Chipboard Words

TG-279- Chipboard Shapes

TG-133- 6x6 Decorative Edged double sided cardstock

TG-201- Canvas Borders

TG-220- Fabric Favorites

TG-230- Clear Cuts Shapes

TG-302- Mini Pom Poms

TG-305- Paper Snowflakes Kit

TG-308- 5 Things Envelopes

TG-135- Cardstock Stickers

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Love this little mini! Thanks so much Jenny for sharing this beautiful little album with us. I'll be back next week with another project from Jenny. Meanwhile why don't you go head over to Jenny's blog and say hello!

So much fun for a Friday! Hve a great weekend!

-Peg

We are very excited about our NEW Winter Twig collection! It's perfectly chilly in every way and the winter wonderland cousin to our Twig collection from last sping.   We think the frost factor of this collection is about as cute as it gets and we can't wait to show you what our Biker Chicks have created for this amazing collection!

Biker Chick Renée Foss kicks off our reveal with this brrrr-tiful page!  We love how happy and chilly this page feels and Renée did a fabulous job with the Paper Snowflake Kit - this is a must have item!

Biker Chick Greta Hammond created this gorgeous winter wreath showcasing the patterned papers in this collection. Greta also created a cool cluster of Decorative Edge Cardstock, Favorite Pieces Stickers and Pom, Poms.

Greta - also created this adorable mini with our Winter Twig Medley Album to record winter month activities and festivities.  Bet there is a picture of someone drinking cocoa in there somewhere.

Biker Chick Tania Willis created these beautiful winter cards.  I think the mitten theme and the winter people are adorable.  These are such cute ideas!

Biker Chick Vicki Boutin created a happy page with Winter Twig.  I love how cold the colors and elements feel, but how happy they look combined with winter memories.  Vicki spotlighted the Chipboard Shapes with Glitter Accents.

Vicki also made this happy card with the fun wintertime sentiment.  The Canvas Borders are alwasys a great emebellishment for pages and cards.

Biker Chick Liz Qualman (me) took a stab at creating the little mittens with my Cricut as part of a banner, mostly because I am in love with the miniature clothespins.

This makes a fun little project to hang up for a special winter event.

I also created this page of my daughter playing in the snow.  I love the patterned paper with all of the winter words as the background. Plus I had to add the I'd Melt With You sentiment mostly because I am a product of the 80s and loved Modern English...remember that song - LOL.

Renée made these adorable little block to add as a home décor item for this time of year.

We will have more Winter Twig projects from our Cycling Team and a NEW Guest Designer.  Stay tuned!

Thank you for stopping by -

Liz

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you're finding some time for crafting this weekend! I have two awesome projects to share from our Game On Cycling Team members KimberlyRae Forde and Cari Locken.

First up is an adorable little mini album from Cari, for all you soccer moms out there. What a great way to save the memories from the soccer season? This perfect, simple little mini album is just right!

And here are Cari's easy instructions!

I created a mini album - with only the paper provided. NO chipboard album or pre-made album was needed.  This was a super easy & inexpensive way to create a mini album with just patterned paper & embellishments.

-  I cut 12" x 6" pieces of patterned papers (5 different papers).

-  I folded them in half so I would end up with a 6" x 6" album. After folding them I just simply put them together to form a booklet.

-  I embellished each page

-  When finished I opened up each page (to 12 x 6 wide) and then punched 2 holes down the center of each page approx. 1" in from the edges.  I then re-assembled the album & tied it together with green twine.  I added 2 smaller pieces of black & cream ribbon to embellish the edge of the album a little bit.

Thanks again for inviting me to help out with this.

It's been super fun!

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Love this album Cari! I think it is so cool, and I just may have to make one for all the pictures I took of my soccer team this fall!  Don't forget to check out more inspiring projects on Cari's blog by clicking the link!

My other favorite fall sport is football! And on those rare fall Sundays when I'm not out coaching a soccer game, you will find me at home with the TV tuned to one of my favorite NFL teams. So I definitely need this:

Coolest-ever Kickoff Gift Set created by KimberlyRae Forde!

Here's KimberlyRae to tell you about it!

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For my second project I choose a Football theme!


 
 Ingredients:

  Little Yellow Bicycle 'Get Your Game On' Collection

• eCraft personal cutter by Craftwell
• Acylic Large Salad Bowl
• Football slip Cup Adult size
• Ball Wide Mouth Canning Lids and Rings
• Fiskars Paper Trimmer
• Jewelers Wire 12 gauge
• Aleene's Collage 'Pauge Matte
• Cork board adhesive Paper sheet
• Hot Glue Gun

Snack Bowl Instructions :
1.  Choose and adhere stickers  and elements you want to show through around the bowl.  You can add the team's name here.
2. Measure from under lip of bowl down to the rim of the bottom.  Mine measured 6"  [I purchased the bowl from Dollar Tree].
3.  Select your papers and trim to 2-3" strips
4.  Modge podge one strip at a time and place at one end and work your way around the bowl.
5.  Modge podge the entire OUTside of the bowl, using your fingers to smooth out any bumps.
6.  Hot Glue Cork paper on the bottom [this will help keep from sliding].

You're done!






Cup Instructions :
1. Measure from just under the lip  of the top of cup down to where the cup rests and trim paper.

2. Measure around cup [mine measured 6"] and adhere paper to cup.

3. Add chip board elements and stickers.

4. Liberally, brush on modge podge.
5. Let Dry and add Banner [the 'football' banner was a perfect fit]!

6. Adhere cork paper and hot glue to the bottom of the base and  you're done!
 

Coasters / Cup Holder Instructions :
1. Hot glue all lids to the inside of the rings-upside down [this is your cup holder base] and set aside.
2. Cut 12" wire and curl with paint brush handle or a pencil.
3. Cut out 6" circles and clip the outsides about an inch around.
4. Liberally, brush on modge podge to the paper circle and place over your cup holder base [that you made earlier]
5. Press the paper inside  the base and smooth starting in the center and bring the pap
6. Now, shape one end of wire in an 'L' shape with the '_' part going underneath the base and hot glue in place
7. Choose a chipboard element and hot glue to the wire
8.  Cut 3.5" circle from the cork paper and hot glue to the bottom of the base and 
Now you're ready to place the cup in the cup holder and you're done!
 

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Wow. Now that's really thinking outside the scrapbook, isn't it? Click this link to hop over to KimberlyRae's blog for more cool projects!

What will the Cycling teams come up with next? You'll see next week, when we kick off posts from the Hello Fall! Cycling Team (did you get that little football pun there? hope so....)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

-Peg

Hello,

We're excited to share our first post from from our first ever Cycling Team Member Shellye McDaniel.  Get ready to pedal because Shellye is going to wow you with this Head of the Class Corkboard mini album. I believe you will mark this as a favorite Friday Find. 

The covers are made out of cork.  How cool is this? 

Cork?  Yes. The cork really makes the primary colors pop. Don't you think?

I love the primary ribbon that Shellye uses throughout the album...again, it's all in the detail.

Every page is like this...

A true work of art...

Each page holds special detail. The stitching finishes each page in such a smart way.

Many, many fun embellishments to work with. Chipboard paper clips, dimensional stickers, fabric favorites...  I really want to hold this album in my hands!

A close up for you.

With just the right amount of grunge for good measure.

Even the back cover is a masterpiece.

Here are the detailed instructions on how to create your very own Corkboard mini album.

Supplies:
Little Yellow Bicycle’s Head of the Class Clear Cuts Shapes, Stick Pins, Journaling Cards, Chipboard Shapes, Dimensional Pop-Up Stickers, Fabric Favorites, Canvas Stickers Mini Banners, Alphabet Stickers, Fresh Verse Stickers, Favorite Phrases Stickers and Patterned Papers

Other Supplies:  Ribbons, Baker’s twine, buttons, three loose-leaf rings and two 6x6 corkboard squares

Using a craft knife, trim both corkboard squares to 5”wide; reserve one of the 1” strips.  Dress the reserved piece of corkboard with Fabric Favorites “Ruler” sticker; cut to size.  Punch holes into all three corkboard pieces at 1”, 3” and 5” increments, leave at least a ¼” margin from the edge.  Adhere the ruler piece to the edge of the top corkboard sheet with a fast drying tacky glue (I use Aleene’s Quick Dry).

Incorporating your favorite cutting tool, cut six 4 ¾” W x 7 ½”H tags from selected Head of the Class Patterned Papers.  Embellish as desired before gluing the front/back pages together.  Be sure to line the pages up with the bottom of the corkboard pages before punching holes.  Add eyelets to page holes to ensure stability. 

Finally, insert the three loose-leaf rings through the holes and thread carefully through pages. It may be necessary to enlarge the holes of the corkboard to allow the rings to move freely.  Add ribbons to the rings if desired.

Please check out Shelley's Blog and let her know how much you appreciate her craftsmanship!  Welcome again Shellye to our first LYB Cycling team.  And thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.

Happy Friday!

Lori

Before you read this post ... go make yourself a cup of tea!

No really.

Go ahead.

I just did.

Don't worry - I'll still be here when you get back - sippin' away!

Personally I'm a coffee person. Got to have my cuppa joe (or three!) in the morning, but lately I've taken to enjoying a cup of tea every day. I think in our hurry-up world with our too-much-to-do lists, the coffee culture contributes a little extra caffeinated craziness to our everyday rush.

[Think about it ... the very act of placing an order at Starbucks can be stress-inducing to some people ... "I'll have a decaf-non-fat-double-tall-latte-no-foam-no-syrup-extra-hot ... please"!]

On the other hand, a cup of tea says:

"Take a moment. Relax. Enjoy. Appreciate."

Not to mention it's loaded with antioxidants, so it's good for you too. Tea makes you happy. I guess that's why the Maya Road chipboard teapot makes me so happy. For instance, didn't you love how Liz used it on the cover of her album in yesterday's post?

Well guess what? It's back again today! Biker Chick Greta Hammond used it to make a beautiful banner! So scroll down to take a peek, and then at the end of this post, find out how to win Your OWN Maya Road Teapot Chipboard Album - plus a perfect pairing of Little Yellow Bicycle goodies!

Here's Greta!

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I’ve always been a big fan of Maya Road and was thrilled to be a part of this Swap! I loved the little Maya Road Teapot Chipboard Album we received and immediately thought of LYB’s Elizabeth Park and a springtime theme. I covered three of the teapot pages and then layered them on top of 6x6 decorative edge papers from the EP line to create the base for this spring banner.

I also used the little tea cups on top of some journaling cards to fit in between the larger pieces.

To embellish, I started with paper doilies for texture and then layered on embellishments including the felt and candy striped blossoms from Maya Road, chipboard, dimensional butterflies and fresh verse stickers from Elizabeth Park. 

The combination of products provided some great variety in texture and dimension to the project!

Thank you Maya Road for letting me play with your fabulous product!

Greta

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Love it Greta! So pretty!

OK so here's your chance to win...two actually...Leave a comment telling us your favorite project that we've shown so far in the blog swap (...now don't worry about offending anyone...they're all amazing but you're allowed to have a favorite ... or if you can't choose a favorite, tell us which one you're most likely to try to make yourself!). For your second chance to win, leave another comment on our Facebook page too!

Wonderful Maya Road sent us a few extra Teapot Chipboard Albums ... and when I first saw them, I thought of our Savor collection. So leave your comments and on Friday I'll pick TWO random winners (one from the Facebook comments and one from the blog comments) who will win a Teapot Chipboard Album PLUS some fabulous goodies from the Savor collection.

Now go enjoy that cup of tea!

And don't forget to check out Maya Road's blog for their post a little later today!

Peg

It's Little Yellow Bicycle/Maya Road Blog Swap Week Day 2, and I have some GREAT projects to show you ... this time created by Biker Chick Liz Qualman!

But first, let me thank everyone who has left a comment here and on our Facebook page! And very special thanks and welcome to our new friends and fans from Maya Road. We love how Maya Road's products add beauty and rich texture to our projects - and it's so much fun teaming them up with our favorite Little Yellow Bicycle collections!

Don't forget to leave a comment on the blog for a chance to win some wonderful Maya Road and LYB goodies! We'll be picking a winner at the end of our Blog Swap Week. And while you're hopping, be sure to hop over to Liz's blog, and check that out too [maybe tell her we sent you ;) ]!

You're going to love how Liz combined Maya Road's albums and embellishments with the whimsical Twig collection to make some must-have cards and an album cover too!

So let's take a peek! Here's Liz...

After looking through the gorgeous loot that Maya Road sent to the team, I thought it would be fun to play with some TWIG.  I like to keep the design of my cards simple with the focus on the sentiment and major embellishment.  This card is a simple 6 x 6 inch base with two of the Twig patterned papers (Leaf A Note/Topsy Turvey and Woods/Pleased Plaid) along with some of the Paper Lace Stickers, Fabric Favorites and Fresh Verse Stickers.  The sentiment steals the show, but I added the fabric leaves and the Maya Road Candy Stripe Blossoms to frame it for a dramatic effect.

I just adore the Twig Bird Song paper and thought it would be a fun element to add to another simple card.  You can see all of the lovely and decadent design in the paper along with the beautiful birds.  To complete the look I added a Twig Canvas Sticker Border, Chipboard Stickers w/ Glitter, Epoxy Stickers and the Maya Road Felt Pearl Blossoms.  Super easy to make and such a lovely card to send to a special friend.

Maya Road also sent us this adorable Tea Pot Chipboard Album.  Instead of making the mini album, I decided to incorporate it into this larger Maya Road 8 x 8 album.  I thought the Twig Bird Song paper looked like porcelain and was perfect for the tea pot. 

I added a combination of Twig patterned papers, Fresh Verse, Paper Lace, Favorite Pieces stickers, Paper Doilies, Fabric Favorites, Bag of Feathers and a Maya Road Gingham Fabric Blossom in brown.

The Chipboard Tea Pot was a nice way to add some dimension and character to the project, plus it looks gorgeous in Twig. 

All of the element layer so well together, it was almost as if these Maya Road blossoms were made especially for the Twig collection.

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Thanks Liz! I think I'm going to make some of these cards TONIGHT!!! But wait! There's a BONUS!

Liz also made this adorable card, using elements from LYB's Tiny Princess collection - accented by a Maya Road gingham flower! So cute!

See you tomorrow with more goodies!

And don't forget to leave a comment for more chances to win!

Peg

Biker Chick Greta Hammond made this beautiful Twig portfolio for CHA Winter, and for me ... it was love at first sight! I thought "Wow. Now if I had one of these to jot my inspirations in (or even my "to do" list), well, things just might get done around here!" Take a look:

Our team has been teaching this little project at a few workshops here and there, so maybe you were lucky enough to make one for yourself. And if not, well guess what? You can download the instructions right here! Take a look, get inspired, get the instructions, and go create! You'll be so pleased you did!

Download Little Yellow Bicycle Twig Portfolio

So cute. Don't you just have to have one? Have fun!

A recent cyber-stroll through the blog-o-sphere turned up a bunch of great Twig and Elizabeth Park projects! So hop on the Little Yellow Tourbicycle with us for today's ride through Blogland and we'll show you what we found!

First up, Biker Chick Tania Willis posted this beautiful layout on her blog, featuring the Twig collection and her handsome hubby:

Here's a close up:

We keep telling you how versatile the Twig collection is - doesn't it look great with this photo of Tania's husband? And we certainly don't think he'll complain that it's too frou-frou, do you? For more info and photos of this layout, check out Tania's post here.

Next up, did you know that Biker Chick Liz Qualman writes for ScrapStreet.com Magazine? Yesterday, they ran a great article by Liz talking about how to use stickers to add polish and dimension to your pages. It featured this page by Liz, created using the Elizabeth Park collection:

Love it! Here's another close up:

Click here to read the entire article by Liz, and to see more photos of this adorable layout!

Next up, we travel back a couple weeks to the Archiver's Blog - for a fun feature on many scrapbookers' favorite topic ... scraplifting! Archiver's took this Twig album:

And scraplifted it to create this Elizabeth Park album:

According to the blog post, (which you can read in its entirety here), you can see a sample of this Elizabeth Park album at your local Archivers! (Be sure to scraplift it!)

And finally we travel back in time to a blog I bookmarked way back in February! This post, from Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine's blog features Karen Grunberg. I started following her blog after I saw this post. She got it in her head to take a family photo every week and it's so much fun to read her posts all about her weekly successful (and sometimes not-so-successful) family photo shoots - as well as her every day posts about a busy, creative, working mom's life (Can you relate? Yes I think so!)...an ambitious undertaking, to say the least. But such great results, I must say!

So here's the page she created using the Elizabeth Park collection:

And a close up:

M-m-m!! You can read the entire post here - with more photos! And you can follow Karen's blog (and see more of her amazing photography) by clicking here to go to Karen's blog!

... And thus ends our tour of the blog-o-sphere for today. We hope you've enjoyed the journey and it has inspired you to pull out your paper, scissors, and glue! Please be sure to "tip" your driver by posting a comment if YOU spy one of LYB's collections out there in Blogland! Happy trails!

We are so excited March is here! So much going on. Later today, we'll be announcing the winners to February's Twig sketch challenge and in a couple of weeks...Elizabeth Park starts shipping (with any luck, just in time for spring here in the Northeast)!

One sad note about welcoming March is saying goodbye to our February Guest Designer, Iris Babao Uy. We have loved the way Iris has inspired us applying her unique style to our Twig collection. This last share is just as lovely ... it's Iris' take on our Twig envelope album....enjoy!

Little Yellow Bicycle just thinks of everything to make crafting very easy and lots of fun - even this mini-album kit. With a kit like this with pre-cut pages and papers to go with it, plus the beautiful embellishments in the Twig line, it becomes so easy and so fun to create an album for yourself or as a gift for a friend.  Here is the cover of the album I made and pictures of some of the pages inside.

So pretty! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us for month of February, Iris!

We have many more exciting things planned for March so be sure to come back!

Biker Chick Jen Gallacher is back with another treat for you! It's an envelope album featuring the beautiful Twig collection!

This mini album makes a beautiful keepsake or gift - and the Twig collection is so versatile - it can be masculine or feminine. Take a look at the video, and be sure to scroll down for more photos and to download the pdf instructions.

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And the journaling page inserts:

Download Be Yourself Twig Album Instructions

Have fun!

Last night we posted the latest Training Reel - Greta Hammond's Christmas Delight Chipboard Mini Album and promised to post photos and directions today. We keep our promises here at LYB and we know you've been waiting all day! So get your supplies ready because we have a feeling you're going to be kicking off the holiday season by makin' this little beauty:

In case you missed it yesterday, here's the video again. In it, Greta walks you through the album page by page, and gives you step-by-step instructions for making the sassy little pinwheel flower on the cover!

And what better way to spend the day after Thanksgiving than with a little scrapbooking? No need to cook ... you can live on leftovers and focus on creating cute little pocket pages like this one:

And fun little circle tabs like this:

Don't you just love how Greta extended the album by adding little mini pages? They're easy to make using pieces from the Christmas Delight Journaling Tablet - practically all the work is already done for you!

Make it to give away or be selfish and keep it all for yourself (don't worry, we won't tell)!

And download the instructions right here:

Download Ghammond_Christmas Delight_training reel album

Have fun!

As the next in our "Biker Chick Spotlight" series, we thought we'd tell you a little bit more about Greta Hammond, before we introduce her Christmas Delight Mini Album Training Reel (yes we'll wait while you scroll down to take a peek) ... OK!

Greta Hammond is a creative force who really needs no introduction in the scrapbooking community! We have been lucky to have her on our Biker Chick team since 2007 and she's responsible for some of the amazing creations you've seen at trade shows, on our website and here on our blog... like this beautiful Christmas Delight Envelope Album: 

[In case you missed it, download complete instructions from an earlier blog post!]

And from the Savor collection, this tray:

and these decorative boxes:

Greta also made these cupcakes that literally look good enough to eat using our Cupcake Love collection (which ships next week!):

But there may be a few things you might not know about Greta ... we asked her a few questions and here are her answers!

LYB:       What is your ‘go to’ embellishment?

Greta:    Chipboard, buttons or string/twine seem to be what I reach for if my projects needs a little umph!

LYB:    Cardstock or patterned paper?

Greta:    Both!!  Ideally, I have both available to do my project. I adore pattern paper but definitely use cardstock to offset the patterns and give a bit of texture to my projects.

LYB:     Crops or scrap alone?

Greta:    If I want to get anything done, I have to scrap alone at home. However, I do love the occasional retreat or crop with friends!

LYB:    Favorite types of projects—pages, mini albums, cards, altered projects, etc?

Greta:    All of them! My creativity flows best when I can do a variety of projects. I get tired of doing the same thing so I like to mix it up!

LYB:    Chronological or out of order?

Greta:    All out of order!! I’ve never been good at the Chronological thing. I think I work best if I can work on the pictures and stories that speak to me at that time. Plus, working on assignment makes it difficult to do any sort of order!

LYB:    Sit down or stand up scrapbooker?

Greta:    Again, both! I typically sit when scrapbooking but I don’t usually sit for very long. I like to stand up to get a different view and I tend to be a bit ADD and have to go change a load of laundry, make a phone call or check emails in between working on a project!

LYB:    Are you a neat scrapbooker or is your space a mess?

Greta:    I’m messy. Can’t help it. I absolutely HATE cleaning up after scrapping and my messy room would attest to that!

One more thing you may not know...Greta's also a published author! She co-authored the book Kick it Up! Add Spice to Your Scrapbook Layouts last year (you can take a peek by clicking here)

And now ... here's the latest Training Reel, featuring Greta Hammond's Christmas Chipboard Album (and come back tomorrow for more photos and downloadable PDF instructions)!

Consider yourself warned ... you will have to run right out and get your supplies when you watch our newest Training Reel, featuring LYB Biker Chick Tania Willis and her incredibly adorable Savor Recipe Book Envelope Album!

What a fun way to save your favorite family recipes ... or to give to the bride-to-be or as a housewarming gift (along with some tasty treats) to warmly welcome a new family to your neighborhood!

Tania used the envelope album kit from our Savor Collection, along with some extra papers and embellishments from the Savor collection, which she details in the video (or you can look at the full list of supplies in the downloadable instructions, which appear below the video link)!

Take a look ... but don't say we didn't warn you!

Download the instructions here: Download LYB_Training Reels_Savor Recipe Album Instructions

Now, here are page-by-page close ups for while you're working!

A view from the top:

Inside "flap page" and shown with the flap opened up (love it!):

A cute little pocket:

And another pocket page!

One of Tania's favorite recipes!

The recipe card opens up so you can fit the whole recipe!

A whimsical touch ... untie and open up a special journaling fold-out page!

Tania shows this step-by-step in the video!

A short page holds a picture:

Back of a short page!

Have fun folks! Oh and here's one more tip ... if you do decide to make one of these to give away, make sure you get enough supplies to make two, because you will want to keep this one for yourself!

Well, the dust has settled a bit after all the activity of CHA (which was very upbeat and positive!), so I wanted to take a moment to just sit down and share some great little projects.  I'm sure there's at least a few of you who could use some last-minute inspiration for a great Valentine's day card or gift, right??!:) Check out these great projects, featuring our SWEET LOVE Valentine's collection...... I had so much fun designing this line, and hope you have fun playing with it!

This page features the very popular "10Things I Love About You" Pocket with cute little tabs, perfect for jotting down the things that you adore about your sweetie (or whoever you're sending your love to)!  Wouldn't that pocket make a fabulous card?? Talk about easy!! Thanks, Renee, for the sharp page!

This adorable little Tag Album features pages from the Sweet Love Journaling Tablet, simply punched and bound together with a pink binder ring!  Lots of yummy little goodies from the rest of the collection were added to finish it off. Talk about a quick, sweet gift!  That's so do-able!  Thanks, Greta, for the idea!

Here's a quick-and-easy card idea... Sweet Love papers, journaling card, Clear Cuts shape, Fresh Verse cardstock stickers, Sticker Jewels, that's all you need, besides your own dec-edge and corner punch and ribbon... Who wouldn't LOVE to get a little card like that? Jen, nice job on the design!

Look at this little lovely, created by Laura Vegas, using the Sweet Love Chipboard Spinner. How cute is this?  Thanks for sharing, Laura!

Hope these little goodies inspired you! And whether you're creating little tokens of love for your sweetheart or your sweet kiddos, HAVE FUN! It's such a treat to celebrate how much we love the special people in our lives!  

Okay, back to the drawing board now... Working on next year's Christmas line!  Fun!

Until next time~
Sharon