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We have one final project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Been thinking about something to brighten up the season? We hope that this idea will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other
art supplies to alter and add our Naturals
to many of your own projects. We are so impressed again with how Liz used our Naturals in
her project. But first, let's finish getting to know Liz a little before we
take a look at her canvas idea...
LYB: Do you have a favorite adhesive?
LYB: Describe your style.
LH: Funky free and eclectic chic.
LYB: Do you use any tools that are not specifically designed for scrapbooking?
LH: Pliers, wire, beading, sewing machine… nothing is off limits.
Altered Canvas by Liz Hicks
I used the layered canvas flowers and pulled them apart as well as the canvas letters too. The project is watercolors and Inks and the for the outer edge I used masking fluid and white paint to create the illusion of an emulsified edge, similar to that in film development. The inks I used were Higgins, Clearsnap and Splash of Color.
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
AS-211 Canvas Alphas - White, Esfera
We think Liz's bright and cheery canvas is a super way to kick off the holiday weekend! Please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques. We hope you have beautiful weather for egg hunting or other activities you have planned...
Remember to come back on Monday for an exciting announcement!
Have you discovered our Naturals Canvas embellishments yet? They are some of the most versatile elements on the market. You can stamp, paint, mist or ink them or even just leave them be and they add a fantastic natural texture to any project. Today our deisgn team has a few ideas to share...
Altered Frame by Lisa Swift
There is so much you can do with the canvas products in Little Yellow Bicycle's Naturals collection! I used a mix of canvas products to create an upcycled frame project.
I started with a trio of canvas daisies at the top of the frame. I cut small pieces from a strip of printed canvas tape to create banners beside the flowers.
To embellish the monogram itself, I used a canvas label sticker paired with the top from one of the Naturals wood stick pins (I just popped the wood portion off of the pin).
Lisa used elements of this package of Naturals Canvas Labels.
The bottom of the frame showcases the word "family" and the brackets from one of the Canvas Word packages. To finish this off, I used the Everyday stamp set to stamp the word "cherish" on a vellum banner.
Because I wanted an understated, classic look for this piece, I chose to stick with a neutral/white color palette. The Naturals canvas products can easily be stamped, inked or colored to match any project or decor.
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers -Daisy
NA-CV10 Canvas Stickers -Labels
NA-CVP20 Canvas Tape - Brown
NA-CW10 Canvas Words - Style 1
NA-SP50 Stick Pins - Wood Words
CSS-101 Cling Word Stamps - Everyday
Layout by Heather Leopard
I created this layout using the negative cuts from the paper hearts my daughter & I cut for her shirt to celebrate the 100th day of school. The canvas stickers were the perfect elements to anchor the rest of my page, from the canvas borders to the banner. The one thing I really like about the canvas elements is how easy it is to mist, paint and stamp on them to make them unique for whatever project I am working on.
Heather included this package of Naturals Canvas Flags on her project and used our Clear Stamps to add some of the wonderful words...
JB-107 Just Because 12x12 Paper
JB-134 Just Because Journaling Cards
JB-135 Just Because Cardstock Stickers
JB-201 Just Because Canvas Stickers
JB-230 Just Because Clear Cuts - Shapes
JB-279 Just Because Chipboard Shapes
NA-CVB10 Canvas Borders
NA-CV20 Canvas Words
NA-CV90 Canvas Stickers
NA-CV10 Canvas Stickers
It's National Craft Month and our friends at Favecrafts have been celebrating all month long. Today they are featuring a giveaway from us (see photo above). So be sure to head over HERE to enter to win this gorgeous prize pack...
Also - You can download this free ebook Favecrafts created for National Craft Month. Our very own Corrie Jones has a layout featured on the cover...
Download The Ultimate Craft Guide 25 Projects for Every Crafter
Have a wonderful day!
We have another fun project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks.
Today she shares some ideas that will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other
art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. Her tags have such a personal and artsy feel to them and we are just tickled with how Liz used our Naturals in her projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea...
LYB: Are you a morning bird or night owl?
LH: Night owl for sure.
LYB: Computer or handwritten journaling?
LH: Hand written for sure.
LYB: What’s the oddest embellishment you’ve ever used on a page?
LH: Ice Resin was pretty crazy, takes a while to dry but the effect is gorgeous.
Sunshine: I started with a tag, layered with different fabrics, inks and glitters. I took apart on of the white die cut canvas flowers and inked, painted and glittered the elements to create a cute sun.
From here I added a title and a "happy" wooden stick pin. I added some dye ink to color the wood to accent my tag.
Remember This: This project I used handmade paper that I added resin to in order to make it translucent. I layered masking tape, muslin, punchinella and canvas LYB borders for the base. from here I added the burlap bird, inked embossed and painted. I used a cardstock title as the sentiment.
Dream
Big: For this note card I used the LYB patterned paper as the base and used stamps
to create the border. I added the cork pin and made it into a daisy with
ink and sequin. to create the focal point frame, I used one of the
white canvas embellishments and adhered book print to its sticky side
and then trimmed it. I used some of the Art-C glitters for the pink art
sheets and added a fun clothes pin to top it all off.
NA-TC20 Tiny Clothespins - Words
NA-SP50 Stick Pins - Wood Words
NA-SP30 Stick Pins - Cork Flowers
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
NA-CV70 Canvas Stickers - Plates & Flourishes
NA-BS70 Burlap Stickers - Birds & Butterflies
NA-CVP10 Canvas Tape - Color
NA-CVP20 Canvas Tape - Brown
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)
Art-C Glimmer Mists
Inks, glitter, embossing powder and stamps are by clearsnap. Resin is by Ice Resin. stars are punches by Fiskars
We have another amazing project to share from Liz on Friday, but in the meantime please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques.
Happy Tuesday!
We had some wonderful submissions for our Naturals Contest! It was so fun to see the creative ideas submitted by our fans, especially in the wearables and home décor categories.
Grand Prize Winner: Irit Shalom
Irit won a $100 shopping spree in the LYB online store. Please email liz@mylyb.com and we will help you place your order of goodies.
Each of the winners below can choose either our brand new Fern and Forest Boy or Girl collection. Please email your shipping information to liz@mylyb.com along with your choice of collection and we will ship it out to you soon.
Paper Crafting
Rhonda Van Ginkel
Jennifer McCracken
Home Décor
Samantha Taylor
Rebecca Price
Wearables
Samantha Taylor
Courtney Lee
Sewing
Maya Oren- Dahan
Thank you so much to all who participated in the contest. We'll have another contest opportunity coming up soon.
We also have some exciting announcements and opportunities to share in April. We can't wait to unveil them soon, so stay tuned...
Happy Monday!
We are so excited to introduce our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Liz is an artist who has been working in the craft industry for a long time and we thought it would be fun to feature a few of her projects that will inspire you to get out your paints, mists, glitter and other art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea...
LYB: What are your favorite types of projects—pages, mini albums, cards, altered projects, etc?
LH: Canvas or altered art
LYB: Any unique tips or techniques you use?
LH: I love layering in a peek-a-boo style… this offers visual interest and keeps my crafting interesting.
LYB: How long does it typically take you to complete a layout?
LH: An hour or so… depends on how organized my studio is.
Children's Wall Art by Liz Hicks
My daughter helped me come up with this concept as a fun canvas to hang on her wall. I kept the design simple with a few spots of color from the Just Because collection. I also thought it would be fun to use foam stickers as the background for the paper hearts.
Tip: Don't be afraid to use spray paint on your projects. I spray painted the hearts white and used the patterned paper along with Silver Inka Gold by
Viva Colour to accent the canvas. I also used smooch glitz
in silver to accent as well. The LYB canvas alphabets also add great texture and can be easily painted to compliment your project.
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)
AS-200 Canvas Alpha Stickers
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers - Daisy
We'll be back next week with a few more projects from Liz, but in the meantime please visit her blog for more of her inspiring ideas and techiniques.
Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
It's our last day with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink! It has been an AMAZING two weeks of ideas and projects and we hope you have found some great inspiration to include our Naturals in your everyday lives. We also hope that you will enter our Naturals contest - see the end of this post for details.
Greta Hammond has such a fun project to share today. We love how she included our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps in her party decorations. The colors are so bright and festive and the project is super easy to make!
Altered Drink Bottles by Greta Hammond
I am always looking for ways to add a little personalized touch to
party decor. I thought these canvas, burlap, and cork shapes would be
perfect to dress up my little milk bottles for drinks.
I loved the blue jean look along with the red and natural colors and
easily took apart the shapes to use the Distress Stains to change their
look. I then layered pieces together to fit onto the front of the
bottles. I finished them off with canvas borders along the bottom. Add
in some fun straws and you are ready to party!
NA TC20
NA-FB50
NA-CR10
NA-CR20
NA-CV60
NA-BS80
NA-CVP10
Ranger Ink products:
Archival Ink - Vermillion
Distress Stain - Faded Jeans
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Can you believe we only have two days left with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink? We have had so much fun sharing projects each day. However, we still have a few more AMAZING ideas and projects to unveil, so stick with us...
Today, Vicki Boutin does what she does best and shows us how to get really creative with ink. Her fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps is something we can all aspire to, but let's have Vicki tell you all about it...
Layout by Vicki Boutin
I have to say that the LYB Naturals are a new LOVE of mine!! Combine those with a little Ranger magic and it is pure inky bliss! I pulled out the Burlap circles and a bunch of Ranger goodies and got down to business.
These are the burlap circles before I added a little splash of color.
Here is what I did:
1. Add “polka dots” with Picket Fence Distress Paint dabbers. Let dry completely.
2. Color the burlap with Distress Stains (Barn Door, Broken China). Buff color off of the “polka dots” (paint will work as a resist) to expose the white. Let stain dry completely.
3. Ink one side of each circle with Distress Ink (Barn Door, Faded Jeans).
4. Dip the rim of a plastic cup in black paint and add circles. Let paint dry.
The other little trick I added with my Ranger tools was the “delight”ful shadow stamping using the new LYB stamps!
This is a great way to add an extra touch to patterned paper. I stamped the word “delight” in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (light) and Aquamarine Archival Ink (dark). Note the Canvas banners in the upper corner. I stamped the words with Archival Ink…works great!!!
I love LYB’s Clear Cut Shapes and I am always looking for new ways to secure them to my pages. Step in Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins! What a great solution for the clear stuff!
Hope this gives you a few ideas for altering the new Naturals line!
I used the distress stains as watercolors to paint the canvas bird. Put the stain on a non-stick craft met and place a pool of water beside it. Dillute as needed. The Picket Fence colored Distress Paint is great to cover any "boo boo's."
Tip - you can use Distress ink as paint, too. Stamp on the craft mat, dillute with water...voila...watercolors...or stain, really.
Love the effect of the double stamping on the sentiment on the card.
Little Yellow Bicycle Products:
JB-107 Let's Do Coffee/Jot in a Journal
B-109 Tiny Blossoms, Birds & Blooms
JB-106 Diamond Doily/Loops & Stitches
JB-103 Linen & Lace - Aqua/Tiny Stripes Aqua
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and thermography (43 pieces)
JB-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents (28 pieces)
JB-230 Clear Cuts Shapes - with foil accents (27 pieces)
NA-BSH10 Burlap Shapes - Circles
NA-CV20 Canvas Stickers - Whimsy
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Who needs big box stores for beautiful wall art for your children's rooms? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink distress paints and Clear Stamps to create a fun wall art project that is both easy and ready to decorate. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin'
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no excpetion. Tania Willis shares a super cute and inspiring idea that is ready to hang on a wall or sit on a side table in a special someone's room.
NA – CVT10 Canvas Tags
NA – CV90 Canvas Stickers – Flags
NA – CV60 Canvas Stickers – Birds & Butterflies
NA – CV40 Canvas Stickers – Nature
JB – 230 Clear Cuts Shapes
JB – 135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
Are you thinking about a unique décor piece to add to your home? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz stains and Clear Stamps to create a fantastic tartan/plaid frame. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin'
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and Robbie Herring has come up with a really creative one. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project and really make the colored stains pop.
I have never used the Tim Holtz Stains before and was so excited to see the applicator when I opened them! They are kind of like an old-time bingo marker. My first thought was how fun it would be to make polka-dots with them. After I purchased my frame, I decided to experiment and the plaid look is what I came up with. I still think it would be cool to add polka-dots and I'm going to do that soon, but I like the look of the plaid. I picked up this frame at Michaels. It has a 5x7 opening for a photo, but I chose to use a sheet of cork instead. It's also available at Michaels. The bird is a wooden bird that I picked up at a craft fair. If you can't find a shape you like, I think this would be great with a wooden initial instead.
The tartan/plaid is SO easy to do!
All you have to do is choose your first color, grab a ruler and get
started. Make some random lines
going each way with the first color.
After that, you have a 'pattern' to follow. Simply start filling it in randomly with the other two colors. No need for a brush, just use the
applicator tip.
Tips:
1. Have some paper towels handy. As I did each of the stripes, I ran a paper towel over it. The wood on my frame was very pourous, so this helped cut down on bleeding.
2. To get deeper colors, go over the lines again until you have the look you want.
For the stamping on the bird, I wanted softer edges to go with the
softer edges of the frame. I chose
to use the distress ink to get softer stamped words that are still great
images, just not quite as crisp as the archival ink stamps.
Coloring the flowers was very simple, too! Little Yellow Bicycle has made them so easy to separate. Did you know that each layer has a thin foam dot between it? If not, now you do!
Tip: Just pull apart each of the layers. Let them dry completely. Re-assemble them and adhere to your page!
I also stamped on the tag and used some Walnut Stain to color the lace.
Tip: If you don't like your initial color choice, try stamping slightly off-set with a second color. The clear stamps make this so easy to do and to line up.
Little Yellow Bicycle Supplies:
NA-JT10 Jute Pack - Light (4 colors, 72" each)
NA-WB10 Wood Buttons - Printed
NA-SP20 Stick Pins - Wood Beads
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
NA-BS10 Layered Burlap Stickers - Tags
CSS-104 Cling Word Stamps - Faith
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Ranger Tim Holtz Archival Ink - Aquamarine
Ranger Tim Holtz Stain - Walnut, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans
Michaels Frame
Wood Craft Bird
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Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Tuesday!
It's time to use our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps to dress up your wardrobe. Did you know they are super easy to include on clothing items and accessories? We even have a category in our Naturals contest for wearables - please see the end of the post for details...
We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no exception. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project, were easy to use, and included just the right amount of pizazz.
The Ranger Archival Ink is also waterproof and will not bleed due to rain or washing.
Naturals Clear Stamps CSS-101 Everyday
Layered Burlap Flowers NA-BF30 Dahlia
Layered Burlap Flowers NA-BF50 Daisy
Burlap Flowers NA-BF20
Wood Buttons - Etched NA-WB20
Ranger Ink Products:
Tim Holtz Distress Paint Bard Door
Tim Holtz Archival Ink Jet Black
Tim Holtz Archival Ink Aquamarine
Hat from Hobby Lobby
Prizes: We already gave away one big box of Naturals and we have another one to give away this Friday, March 15th. Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps. We gave away stamps to 20 people last week!
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. And, quite frankly, we love how their ink works with our stamps.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Hope you have a sunny and wonderful day!
Day 4 and we are still going strong. We have a super fun and easy idea of bringing our Naturals collection, Clear Stamps, and Tim Holtz to dinner. Now who doesn't want to have dinner with Tim, right???
We challenged our design team to show our fans ideas for how easy it is to incorporate our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and today Corrie Jones shares something we should all try at home. Plus there are prize opportunities at the end, so keep reading...
Custom Napkin Rings by Corrie Jones
I love the way that the Naturals collection and Tim Holtz products just melt together like they were made for each other (see dinner date option above). I created these simple napkin rings to dress up a spring time table. With the promise of better weather, I am sure we will be doing more entertaining and I love how the Naturals collection can help provide some fun decor and a breath of fresh air.
Tip: The Ranger Archival Ink stamps onto the cork like butter and you don't need to apply very much pressure to get a clean, crisp stamp.
The combination of the Naturals Cork Tag and the Tim Holtz Fasteners are such a fun effect and easy to remove and use for another dinner party.
NA-WB20 Wood Buttons - Etched
NA-CRT10 Cork Tags
NA-JT10 Jute Pack - Light (4 colors, 72" each)
NA-BS50 Layered Burlap Stickers - Hearts
NA-BSH30 Burlap Shapes - Hearts
NA-CV90 Canvas Stickers - Flags
NA-CV60 Canvas Stickers - Birds & Butterflies
Ranger Archival Ink in aquamarine and jet black
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Swivel Clasps
Prizes: We are going to giveaway 2 big boxes of our Naturals on each Friday of the next two weeks (March 8th and 15th). Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps.
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They have wonderful inspiration to share on their FB and blog each day. Check it out.
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
It's Day 3 and we still have a lot more to show you this week and next. Our "other" side of Little Yellow Bicycle is all about showcasing our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps with Tim Holtz inks, stains and paint from Ranger Ink. Each day our design team shares a simple and clever way to include our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and hope to inspire you to add some Naturals into your lives. Plus there are prizes, see the fine print at the end...
Check out how Suzanne Sergi added color and inspiration to her scrapbook space with a small printer's tray...
JB-101 Bicycle Bliss/FlowerDot
JB-105-ScallopStripe/Lotsa Love
NA-Jt20 Jute Pack-Bright
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers-Mum
NA-BS90 Burlap Stickers Flowers & Leaves
CSS-101 Everyday Stamp
Tim Hotlz Distress Paint Picket Fence & Barn Door
Tim Holtz Memo Pins
Ranger Archival Ink
Prizes: We are going to giveaway 2 big boxes of our Naturals on each Friday of the next two weeks (March 8th and 15th). Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps.
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They made their goal of 10,000 fans, because our fans are AMAZING and helped push them over the mark. I bet they will be celebrating soon, so keep an eye on them...
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Crafting!
We continue to show you another side of Little Yellow Bicycle by showcasing our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps with Tim Holtz inks, stains and paint from Ranger Ink. Our design team will share a simple and clever way to include our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and we hope to inspire you to add some Naturals into your lives. Plus there are prizes, see the fine print at the end...
Today Lisa Swift shares her brilliant idea, but let's have her tell you all about it...
Upcycled Bottles by Lisa Swift
I am far from an expert on stamping, so I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by the wonderful products I received from Tim Holtz/Ranger. Once I started experimenting and getting inky though, I had a blast, fell in love and created a decorative set of upcycled glass bottles. I wrapped each bottle with a band of burlap and then wound some of the Jute Naturals over the burlap. The burlap and jute create such nice texture together.
For the canvas flowers, I used Little Yellow Bicycle's new clear stamps (the Everyday set) to repeatedly stamp some of the smaller words onto the flower petals (using Ranger Ink's Archival Ink in Jet Black). I also used Tim Holtz Distress Stain on the edge of the burlap leaves to give them some depth.
I stamped some of the larger words (also from the Everyday set) onto white cardstock, cut them out and added one to each bottle.
In order to draw the eye up to the top of the bottles I used Tim Holtz Ideology memo pins in the cork of the yellow bottle to hold a canvas sentiment (from the Just Because collection) and tucked another pin behind the burlap on the blue bottle to hold a sticker (from the Just Because collection). I didn't want all three bottles to have exactly the same embellishments, so my husband coiled some copper wire for me to use around the neck of the smallest bottle. The sturdy wire perch is the perfect spot for a felt bird (from the Naturals collection).
I have to say how much I loved the opportunity to play with Ranger's products. The Archival Ink pad colors are true and vibrant, the drying time is quick, quick, quick and the final stamped image is complete and flawless. The Distress Stains were perfect for adding a bit of color to the burlap leaves on my project, and the memo pins were great for a little finishing touch.
NA-JT20 Jute Pack - Bright
NA-BF50 Layered Burlap Flowers - Daisy
NA-BS20 Layered Burlap Stickers - Nature
NA-BS10 Layered Burlap Stickers - Tags
CSS-101 Cling Word Stamps - Everyday
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse
JB-201 Canvas Stickers
Prizes: We are going to giveaway 2 big boxes of our Naturals on each Friday of the next two weeks (March 8th and 15th). Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps.
Also, be sure to visit our friends at Ranger Ink on their facebook page. They made their goal of 10,000 fans, because our fans are AMAZING and helped push them over the mark. I bet they will be celebrating soon, so keep an eye on them...
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
Happy Tuesday!
Our design team is thrilled to spend the next two weeks showcasing our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps with Tim Holtz inks, stains and paint from Ranger Ink. We'd love to show you another side to Little Yellow Bicycle and inspire you to add some Naturals to your lives.
And we have some PRIZE opportunities, so be sure to read the fine print at the end, but first...
We asked our design team to come up with some simple and clever ways to include our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and we are PRETTY excited about what they came up with...
Stamped Onesie and Naturals Headband by Jen Chesnick
Could Jen's daughter be any more adorable modeling her custom made onesie and headband? We think not... Jen used our brand new clear stamps to add the sentiment to the plain old onesie and voilå, look at the delight on the little model.
Onesie Tip: When stamping on fabric be sure to stamp on a firm surface and place a piece of chipboard or old book (like me!) in between your layers just in case the ink bleeds through the cloth. Archival ink did not bleed or smear when stamped on fabric. That is impressive stuff!
Update: Jen said, "I washed the onesie ... no bleeding ... no fading - BOOM!!!"
Headband: The naturals collection is made to be layered and easily un-layered. To use paint, stain and the like they are easy to peel apart and then piece back together again when dry.
NA-BF20 Layered Burlap Flowers - Mum
NA-BS90 Burlap Stickers - Flowers & Leaves
NA-WB10 Wood Buttons - Printed
CSS-103 Cling Word Stamps - Friends
CSS-106 Cling Word Stamps - My Happiness
Ranger Products:
Distress stain, Worn Lipstick & Antique Linen
Archival Ink in Jet Black
Glossy Accents
We hope you want to run out to your LSS, Michaels or Hobby Lobby to pick up some Naturals, Stamps and Ink so you can make a custom onesie for someone special. We thought this idea from Jen was not only inspired, but a potential side business. Did you know the font on our Clear Stamps and Stickers is exclusive to LYB?
No stores nearby? Buy all the goodies directly from us at our online store.
Prizes: We are going to giveaway 2 big boxes of our Naturals on each Friday of the next two weeks (March 8th and 15th). Just leave a comment here on the blog and/or on our facebook (maybe do both just to be safe) to enter to win. Leave a comment each day and increase your chances.
AND we are giving away a set of stamps each day on each of our social sites: Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Leave a comment at each of those sites each day and increase your chances to win some of our amazing stamps.
Also, our friends at Ranger Ink just need a few more likes on their facebook page to meet their 10,000 fan milestone. Stop by and like them today and they may be celebrating soon with goodies for fans. Let's help them get there!
Don't forget... to use all of the inspiration from our Design Team to enter our Naturals Contest. See details HERE.
It's only Monday and we are on a roll - so stick with us all week!
Been thinking about what to do with all that vellum tape in your stash? Our Biker Chicks put together some clever ways to use our vellum and we hope their ideas will inspire you to tape it up...
Vellum Tape Flowers by Lisa Swift
1. Start off with a punched cardstock circle. This one has a 1 1/2" base.
2. Adhere a 12" strip of vellum tape to a 12" piece of white cardstock (cut the cardstock to match the width of the tape before adhering or trim it afterwards). This will make for a sturdy material to work with. If you'd like something a bit more flexible, you could use white copy paper.
3. Cut 2" strips from the vellum tape. Roll each strip over a pencil (or other slim, round object) to soften the cardstock and make it easier to manipulate. Fold the 2" piece of tape in half, end to end. Adhere on the inside using Glue Dots or other strong adhesive.
4. Adhere these "petals" to the punched circle, layering as you go. Again, you can use Glue Dots because they help keep the petals flexible so you can play with the spacing between them.
5. Embellish the center as desired. I used pieces from the Paper Crafting Kit and a Fresh Verse sticker.
JB-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse
JB 160 - Vellum Tape
JB-305 Paper Crafting Kit
Vellum Sketch Book by Heather Leopard
I created this journaling book, which I actually plan to use as my new sketch book. I started with a plain chipboard bound book. I really wanted to make my sketchbook unique so I enlisted my hubby's workshop skills and had him drill different sized holes into the cover. I then layered the vellum tape vertically over the cover, cutting around the holes. Once it was fully covered, I added accent strips in various sizes to give it a little more texture & dimension.
Then, I placed a white sheet of paper inside the front page of the book so that it would show through the front of the cover. I closed the cover and traced circles on the white sheet. This allowed me to see where to place the vellum tape so that it would show through the cover. I laid the vellum over the circles in horizontal and diagonal patterns and then adhered the white sheet to the inside front cover.
Lastly, I covered the pen in vellum tape and went about decorating the front page. I plan to do some art journaling/doodling to the rest of the front page as well.
LYB Products:
Just Because Collection Vellum Tape JB-160
Just Because Collection Vellum Tape JB-161
Escape Collection Vellum Tape ESC-160
Once Upon a Christmas Collection Vellum Tape OC-160
Splash Collection Vellum Tape SPL-160
Naturals Burlap Stickers Tags NA-BS10
Vellum Covered Acrylic Album by Jen Chesnick
Sometimes simple is best. For this album I chose to just accent the front acrylic piece with vellum tape. It might be the most simple album cover I have ever made. The phrase stickers are still an all time favorite of mine. The vellum is nice because sticks so well and will not curl up on the edges. It also doesn't show any glue on the backside, so using on acrylic where you will see the other side is perfect!
LYB Products:
JB-134 Journaling Cards - with thermography (10 pieces)
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and thermography (43 pieces)
JB 160 - Vellum Tape (15 pieces)
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)JB-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents (28 pieces)
JB-230 Clear Cuts Shapes - with foil accents (27 pieces)
JB-201 Canvas Stickers (15 pieces)
NA-TC10 Tiny Clothespins - Flowers
NA-CVT10 Canvas Tags
Please visit Jen's blog Say Chez! for more of her album and details.
Have a great day!
Did you see the gorgeous everyday pages from yesterday with our Just Because collection? Today Biker Chick Tania Willis shares another fun page that is a perfect mix of our Just Because collection and our Naturals.
Just Because Layout by Tania Willis
Layering up the base of your layout with simply cut pieces of patterned paper and pages pulled from the 6x6 paper tablet helps give the illusion of a very fussy/time consuming layout. After quickly adding visual interest with the variety of papers, add an additional bold layer with the use of a contrasting canvas border.
To add a little more substance to the Zig Zag Round Cork Shape giving it
a ruffled layered peeking out from behind, I peeled away a border
sticker strip from the Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers, adhered one
end to the back of the cork shape with a mini glue dot, and then pinched
and pleated the sticker, adding additional glue dots where necessary,
all the way around the cork. This can be done with a sticker or even
with the vellum tape strips.
JB – 104 Pin Stripe – Gray
JB – 103 Tiny Stripe – Aqua
JB – 277 Stick Pins
JB – 136 Favorite Pieces Stickers – Love
JB – 135 Favorite Pieces Stickers
JB – 304 6x6 Paper Pad
NA-TC10 Tiny Clothespins – Words
NA-WB20 Wood Buttons – Etched
NA-BF10 Layered Burlap Flowers
NA-CRH20 Cork Shapes – Zig Zag Rounds
NA-CVB10 Canvas Borders – Style 1
NA-CW20 Canvas Words – Style 2
Check out our Naturals contest! We have 4 exciting categories that will excite the crafter in all of us... See the details HERE.
Have a wonderful day!
Are you as excited about our new Naturals as we are? Have you discovered the endless possibilities of including our Naturals into all of your crafting projects? We are so excited about our new collection that we'd like to celebrate with a BIG contest! AND our amazing design team is going to help you out with inspiration along the way...
When: Monday, February 18th - Sunday, March 17th
Where: Little Yellow Bicycle Blog and Facebook
What: 4 Categories, 8 Prize Packs, 1 Grand Prize and prizes for sharing the fun
How: Upload contest entries to our Facebook page or email them to liz@mylyb.com
Paper Crafting - show us how you can incorporate our naturals into a variety of gorgeous paper crafting projects like cards, layouts, minibooks, etc. Projects must be 90% Little Yellow Bicycle, but we are happy to see any of our paper collections combined with our Naturals collection. Please visit your local scrapbook store or our online store for products.
Wearables - show us how you can incorporate our Naturals into everyday fashion. The key to this category is being clever and a great photo to show off your fashion sense. Write up a little advertisement about the accessory to make us want to wear it too... Example - shoes from the Gap - $20, burlap flowers from Little Yellow Bicycle - $3.99, effect on husband/boyfriend - PRICELESS.
Home Décor - Show us how easily you can incorproate our Naturals collection into your home. These wine glass charms were made with our burlap heart shapes, jute and wonderful words rubons. The key to this category is beautifying your home with some Natural accents.
Sewing - show us how you can use our Naturals collection in a sewing project. Maybe use some of our burlap and canvas shapes for appliqué and add some of our adorable buttons... The key to this category is sense of style and craftmanship. We'd like to take sewing lessons from you!
Upload contest entries to our Facebook page and/or email them to liz@mylyb.com. You may enter each category up to three (3) times.
Contest Prizes - Two (2) prize packs will be awarded for each category and include our latest paper collection along with some of our Naturals collection. 1 Grand Prize for a $100 shopping spree in our online store will be awarded to a lucky winner.
More Prizes - We will also send out prizes each week of the contest to fans who share our contest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. AND as we make a push towards 10,000 fans, we'll have prize packs for our newest "likes" too. Help us get the word out and tell us what you did and you will automatically be entered into our weekly drawings.
Find our Naturals collection at your nearest Michaels, your local scrapbook store or at our online store.
Also - please feel free to contact me with any questions about the contest - liz@mylyb.com. We cannot wait to see what you come up with and share your natural talent with our fans.
Happy Monday!
