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Hi everyone! Are you ready for another Sketch Challenge? Tomorrow is the FIRST official day of Summer (ok everyone, get up from your computer screen and do a little happy dance with me) ...so we asked Biker Chick Liz Qualman to do a little Sweet Summertime Sketch Challenge for you!
Hooray!
Here's Liz to introduce her sketch!
Summer in the Rocky Mountains can be a little unpredictable, especially with the weather, but that does not stop my family from getting out and having a good time. Last summer we went boating on Lake Dillon, which has an altitude of about 9,000 feet. You can imagine it can be a little chilly, however, these gorgeous Sweet Summertime papers still capture the feeling of this exciting summer day and may even cast a bit of a warmer glow upon it.
The Chipboard Shapes with glitter accents in this collection add just the right amount of summer fun and include a tiny bit of glitter to make them pop off the page. I added a Fresh Verse sticker to this cute chipboard cloud to add another sentiment about our wonderful day.
I love the combination of the Sweet Summertime chipboard kite with the journaling card. The tail of the kite winds around the journaling card and photo to tie them together beautifully.
The journaling cards in this collection are not just for writing. I used the beautiful shape and color on this one to matte the wallet sized photo so it would stand out just a bit more from the other two photos and an additional sentiment to my title, "Happy Summer."
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Another amazing layout. Thanks Liz! And if you love sketches don't forget to check out Liz's Blog for more simply fabulous sketches!
Here is the Sketch:
And here are the rules:
- Use Liz's sketch as your guideline. However, feel free to flip it, modify it or make it your own.
- Please submit your layouts to "peg@mylyb.com" or post on LYB's Facebook Wall.
- Contest runs from now until July 15, 2011.
- Submissions should be 75% from the Sweet Summertime, Tiny Princess or Baby Saurus collections.
- Liz will choose three finalists. Each of the finalists will win a $25 LYB prize pack.
- Then we'll post the three finalists so you can vote for your favorite. The grand prize winner, who receives the most votes on our blog and Facebook page, will win a $50 LYB prize pack!
Thanks so much for participating in our recent sketch challenges. It's so much fun to see what you have created.
Good luck to everyone, and thanks again to Liz for another fantastic sketch!
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Check back tomorrow for a new Training Reel from Tania, featuring the Sweet Summertime collection, and after that, we announce our June Guest Designer!
Hi friends! Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
We're back today with another amazing project from our Tiny Princess and Baby Saurus Guest Designer Laura Vegas! She's made the cutest little altered monogram letter and I'm going to show it to you in just a minute ...
...after a little more Q&A with Laura!
LYB: Are you a chronological or out of order scrapbooker?
Laura: Out of order. I tend to scrap with whatever photos are inspiring me at the moment, or what photos work with the colors and products I'm using. That might mean photos from this year, from 2 years ago, or even 10 years ago.
LYB: Are you an "events" or "moments" scrapbooker?
Laura: I do both. I think most of my layouts are about the "moments", using favorite photos to help tell the story. But I also love doing "event" layouts. There's something very rewarding about taking an entire event, working a ton of photos onto a layout, documenting the day, and knowing it's in the books and done.
LYB: Are you a sit down or stand up scrapbooker?
Laura: I've gone back and forth on this, as my scrap space has moved around in the house. Right now, I'm a sit down scrapper. But I am constantly standing up, the entire time I scrap, to dig around for supplies I want.
LYB: Do you have a favorite quote?
Laura: "It is what it is." I have lived by this quote for years now. Even when things aren't going my way, and life isn't what I might want it to be, "it is what it is." Accept it, and learn to make the most of it.
Great quote. And now - here's Laura!
Babysaurus Altered Monogram
I have seen these large paper mache letters so many times in the craft store, and finally decided to try altering one of them. I knew the adorable Baby Saurus collection would be perfect for making a monogram letter for a baby's nursery. I choose the letter "Z", for my daycare baby, Zachary. These letters are nice and chunky, and are almost 12 inches in height.
I started out by painting the edges of my letter with some acrylic paint. I made sure to get a little bit of paint overlapping onto the top edges. There's no reason to paint the entire front of the letter, since I was adhering patterned paper to the front. Once the paint was dry, I traced the letter onto a piece of pattern paper. Since the letters is almost 12 inches in height, one sheet of pattern paper will cover the letter entirely. When I cut out the letter from the paper, I cut it about 1/4 inch in from my traced lines. This made my paper letter a tad bit smaller than the actual paper mache letter, so that a little bit of the painted edge would show. I adhered the paper to the front of the letter, using some strong adhesive. You could always decopauge the paper, if you wanted an even better hold.
Then I had fun picking out embellishments to decorate my letter. I went with the lines on the "Z" shape, so i mainly added my embellishments to the top and bottom of the letter. I used some Chipboard Stickers, and Favorite Pieces stickers. I thought the trees and cute little dinosaurs would be cute in Zachary's nursery. I wanted to tie a few ribbons around the middle section of the "Z", and the ribbons from Little Yellow Bicycle's Pack Your Bags collection coordinated perfectly.
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I'm in love with this little "Z" monogram! So cute. (I'm sure those day care parents love the little bonuses they get by having Laura as their day care provider.) Lucky Zachary! It will be adorable in his nursery!
Thanks Laura!
I'll be back with a final post from Laura later in the week, and hey - guess what? Soon we'll be shipping Sweet Summertime! Get ready for more fun.
Meanwhile, be sure to check out Laura's Blog, and tell her how much you're loving these projects she has created for us!
So happy to welcome back our Baby Saurus and Tiny Princess Guest Designer Laura Vegas! Who didn't love her cutie cute cute Tiny Princess cards from the last post?
Today, she's sharing a 12" X 12" layout featuring Zachary (a little boy she watches for her daycare business). Love this layout. But first, a little more LYB Q&A with Laura!
LYB: What is the funniest topic you've used for a scrapbook page?
Laura: I scrapped a favorite photo of my youngest daughter,Sarah, that was taken just minutes after she was born. The nurses were cleaning her off, and one of their hands was around Sarah's neck to help hold her up. Sarah has always looked at that photo, and said that "I was cooked in a pot." It really did look like they were dunking her in a pot. I just had to get that on a layout.
LYB: Computer or handwritten journaling?
Laura: I really do prefer computer journaling on my layouts, as my first choice. But every now and then, I will hand journal. Usually, it's when I run out of room for any computer journaling.
LYB: What is your favorite color to use in your pages?
Laura: My favorite colors to scrap with are red, brown, green, and turquoise. I've also been loving orange lately.
LYB: How long does it typically take you to complete a layout?
Laura: I used to be a super slow scrapper, but have gotten a lot quicker the last year or so. I take a lot of breaks while I scrap, and also work on numerous layouts at once. But I would guess to say a layout takes me about 1-2 hours on average.
LYB: Do you use any tools that are not specifically designed for scrapbooking?
Laura: Nope. Not that I can think of. I'm not really an outside-of-the-box type of person. I guess I'm even that way with my tools, and use everything just like the directions tell me ;)
LYB: What is the oddest embellishment you used on a page?
Laura: I'm not sure this is very odd. But I created a layout a few years ago about my love for Tim McGraw. I cut up all the little photos on the back of his calendar to use on my layout, along with my fan club badge, lanyard, and a charm from a necklace!
And now, here's Laura with her layout!
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Hi everyone! It’s Laura Vegas here again, with a new Baby Saurus project to share with you. While I have two older daughters of my own, I am lucky enough to still have a lot of little babies and toddlers around to scrap about. I am a daycare provider, and I love to create layouts about the children that I watch.
The new Baby Saurus collection is perfect for the little boy I watch, Zachary. Right away, I knew I wanted to use the chipboard sticker slider accent.
I knew I would be pointing that arrow towards “crawling”, and scrapping a few photos of Zachary from the first time he crawled. That accent piece is really what I built my entire layout around.
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Thanks Laura! That Zachary is such a cutie! I love how Laura used the Canvas Border in her layout, accented with Fabric Favorites Buttons! Other materials used include:
- Dino Parade/Tiny Yellow Stripes Paper
- Little Dino Dots Paper
- Dino Words Paper (cut into a semicircle)
- Tiny Orange Stripes Paper (cut into a slightly larger semicircle)
- Chipboard Sticker Embellishments
We'll be back soon with more from Laura! And remember you can follow her blog by clicking here - and be sure to tell her how much LYB loves her!
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!
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Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! I am so happy to share this amazing cardset from our Tiny Princess/Baby Saurus Guest Designer Laura Vegas!
When you see the amazing cards she has created for us, you're going to want to pull your supplies out and get BUSY!!!
But...before we show you the cards, here's a little more LYB Q&A with Laura!
LYB: Any unique tips or techniques you use?
Laura: When I use stickers, regular or cardstock stickers, I like to adhere the sticker to white cardstock first. Then I cut out around the edges, and use pop dots to adhere them to my layouts. Just a quick way to add more dimension to your projects.
LYB: Biggest scrapbooking ‘mishap’?
Laura: I havn't had any bad accidents in the scraproom. But anything with glitter will turn into a "mishap" with me. Even if it's pre-glittered product.
LYB: Favorite scrapbook magazines?
Laura: Creating Keepsakes, of course :)
[NOTE: Laura is a member of CK's Dream Team - and her studio is also featured in CK's new Creative Spaces special issue. You can see some of Laura's work for CK by clicking this link!]
LYB: Favorite die cutting system?
Laura: The only die cutting system that I have worked with over the last few years has been the Making Memories Slice. Which is a great machine! I recently purchased the Silhouette, and am really loving it!
LYB: Morning bird or night owl?
Laura: Complete night owl. You will never find me in bed before 1:00 am, no matter how early I have to get up the next day.
(Makes me yawn just to think about it!) Thanks Laura! And now, here are those cards I told you about!
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Thanks again Laura! Have fun making those cards everyone! And don't forget to head over to Laura's blog and send her some love!
How do you follow up a whirlwind weekend that included NSD, Mother's Day and many many giveaways?
...With a Guest Designer, of course!
We thought Laura Vegas would be the perfect Guest Designer for our Tiny Princess and Baby Saurus collections, and we were thrilled when she agreed!
We'll be posting fun ideas and projects from Laura for the next month ... starting tomorrow! But for now, here's a little about Laura so you can get to know her a bit better!
Hi there! I'm Laura Vegas, from Northern California, where I live with my husband Joe, and my two gorgeous daughters, Alyssa (14) and Sarah (11). I have been scrapbooking for over 15 years now. I started right before my first daughter was born, and have not slowed down since. I scrapbook mostly about my girls and our family, but like to mix it up now and then, by scrapping photos and stories about my daycare kids and family friends as well. I am lucky enough to design for Making Memories, Jillibean Soup, and Pebbles. I have been published in Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooks Etc, Scrapbook Trends, Cards, Paper Trends, Papercrafts, and PaperKuts magazines. I am proudly a member of the 2010 & 2011 Creating Keepsakes Dream Team.
And a little LYB Q&A with Laura!
LYB: What is your ‘go to’ embellishment?
Laura: That would have to be ribbon. I pull out ribbon for just about every layout I make. It's usually just a long strand, stapled onto the page.
LYB: Cardstock or patterned paper?
Laura: I have to have both to scrap. I am really big on patterned paper, and like to use several patterns on every layout. And I use a little bit of cardstock to help balance it all out.
LYB: What kind of music gets you in the scrappin’ mood?
Laura: I have a very wide variety of music, that I usually play while scrapping. It ranges from country music, to pop music, a little rock music, to lots of Glee songs, and even a bunch of Disney channel music.
LYB: Crops or scrap alone?
Laura: I only scrap when I'm home, and am usually by myself. I have never packed up my stuff to go to a crop, no matter how hard my friends try and get me to go.
LYB: What are your avorite types of projects—pages, mini albums, cards, altered projects, etc.?
Laura: Layouts are, first and foremost, my favorite type of project to make. I do enjoy making cards every now and then as well.
LYB: What's your favorite scrapbooking snack?
Laura: I'm not a big snacker when I scrapbook. Although having a Starbucks Frappuccino really does help my creative juices flow.
Thanks Laura! We'll be back with Laura's first project tomorrow ... I can't wait to see what she's made for us, can you? Meanwhile, you can see Laura's blog here!
Hi everyone! Wow what an exciting weekend it's been. So much inspiration around the scrapbooking community with all the posts and challenges for National Scrapbook Day ... and hopefully all the moms out there received some much needed rest and appreciation yesterday on Mother's Day! We will be picking the lucky winners of all the LYB loot later today, so keep watching!!
Now we're back with an all-new Training Reel featuring Biker Chick Liz Qualman and the Tiny Princess collection!
Here's Liz to talk about the project!
Are there are a lot of babies being born in your life like there are in mine? In the last few months I have gotten both a niece and a nephew and it seems like my family is exponentially growing. If you are like me and on the hook for a few gifts...how about a quick and easy project to create a set of baby gift cards that are on hand and ready to go. The Little Yellow Bicycle Tiny Princess or Baby Saurus collections are the perfect materials for creating this custom set of cards that will wow all of the new mommies in your life.
This card was made with a unique template for creating the cute little onesie, which is available for download at the end of this post. It also includes the gorgeous Tiny Princess Favorite Pieces cardstock stickers and Jewel Pieces. The warm, bright colors really draw a lot of attention to the card and will bring a smile to your friends and family.
It was so easy to create one card, that a set of four cards was a simple addition. Now I have a few cards ready to send with a gift and no need to stop by the store. The video tutorial below explains each of the steps in the process for creating these cards and there is also a PDF with the complete written instructions. Please feel free to download the template that I used to create the onesie and sentiment on my cards, or download the blank template to create your very own sentiment.
Thanks Liz! Love these little cards! Remember, you can mix and match with the Baby Saurus collection to turn these little girl cards into perfect cards for baby boys!
And if you're expecting your own bundle of joy, it's easy to adapt these cards into adorable and original baby announcements! Just use the blank onesie template Liz provided (below), and make it your own!
Here are the instructions, and the templates!
Download InstructionsTICardSet_Qualman
Have fun with these adorable collections!
So much excitement for National Scrapbook Day! So many people were so creative. What a great excuse to take a little time for yourself and soak up all the inspiration. I couldn't believe how many great classes, challenges, and tutorials were available - and most of them for free! I hope many of you took advantage of the Big Picture Classes All-Day Crop and Challenge (and giveaways!)!
And now to follow it up ... Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
We have TWO special Mother's Day treats for you! First, our very own Sharon Kropp (who is a mother of four herself) was asked to be a guest blogger for Creating Keepsakes' blog today! Sharon made a beautiful layout to share for Mother's Day...and we thought it would be fun to do a little giveaway with Creating Keepsakes! So we put together a big goodie bag, filled with "Mom's Favorites" -- papers and embellishments from some of your favorite collections: Savor, Fresh Print Clothesline and Elizabeth Park (the collection Sharon used for her Mother's Day layout)! It looks a little something like this:
The prize, silly, not the layout (you have to go over to the CK blog to see that!) What a lovely Mother's Day gift for YOU!
And then we thought ... well why let Creating Keepsakes have all the fun? So we decided to give one away too!
So here's how you can win. FIRST, follow the link to hop over to Sharon's blog post at Creating Keepsakes, and follow the instructions for a chance to win. SECOND, leave a comment on THIS blog (or our Facebook page), telling us either (1) Why you love being a mom, or (2) One thing you love about your own mom [or both, if you wish ;) of course].
CK will pick one winner, and we'll pick the other. And don't forget there's still time to enter our National Scrapbook Day giveway by leaving a comment on yesterday's blog!
Winners will be announced Monday! Plus on Monday we'll be back with an all-new Training Reel featuring Biker Chick Liz Qualman and the Tiny Princess collection! The fun and creativity just keeps coming!
Finally, we wish you a very happy, restful, and creative Mother's Day!
Have you seen them yet? They're out there! And they're just the cutest little critters in the whole scrappin' kingdom. I'm talking about Tiny Princess and Baby Saurus and we started shipping them last Friday! Now if you haven't seen them they're probably on their way! Keep your eyes open!
For now, I have this adorable page created by Biker Chick Liz Qualman, to share with you!
Here's Liz!
Tiny Princess is such a wonderful collection for babies and little girls and includes the most adorable color palette and embellishments that are perfect for the little princesses in all of our lives. My daughter used to love to play with her toys in the laundry basket because it prevented her from falling over and her toys could never get that far away from her. However, her favorite toy/book was The Rainbow Fish, which you can tell by how much she enjoys trying to eat it.
The Mini Banners combined with Fresh Verse stickers make great titles. I just added some chipboard letters to finish it off, but it is easy to make a title without having to add other elements.
Who wouldn't love to wear this adorable chipboard crown? It looks as if my daughter has always worn it and metaphorically speaking, she probably has - LOL.
The Favorite Pieces stickers are some of my very favorite and this little branch of birds was the perfect finishing touch to sit under the photo showing my daughter's cute little feet!
Thanks Liz for this absolutely adorable layout. Maddie is such a cute little princess!!
We can't wait to see what everyone creates with these adorable collections!
While I'm happy that April has finally arrived, I'm sad knowing that it also means it's time to say goodbye to our Elizabeth Park Guest Designer Michelle Lanning. :( Michelle has delighted us with her fun and springy posts featuring the Elizabeth Park collection and she has one final treat for you.
But first a little housekeeping! April 15 (that's next Friday!) marks the end of the Elizabeth Park Sketch Challenge! We've received a few beautiful entries, but we'd love to see MORE! Click here for the details, and enter by emailing your layout to "contest@mylyb.com" or by posting it on our Facebook wall!
Now read on blog followers for one more lovely project from Michelle Lanning. And don't worry! If you just can't get enough of Michelle, you can keep on following Michelle's blog right here! Here's Michelle!
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Hello everyone! Michelle here with my last post for Little Yellow Bicycle. I first would like say to thank you to everyone at LYB. It has been a pleasure working with your fabulous product and I have had nothing but fun!!
For my last project I created something for my classroom. I have open house coming up and I thought it would be cute to have something a little Spring related that said my name.
Supplies: Elizabeth Park Collection
- Pattern Paper: Decorative Edge Cardstock, Tiny Lattice (Teal), Lacy Lattice (Grey)
- Dimensional Pop-Up Stickers
- Paper Doilies
- Canvas Stickers
- Fabric Favorites
- Fabric Frames
- Flower Button Dots
Other:
- Jenni Bowlin Alpha Stickers
- American Crafts, Thickers, Ribbon
To put this together I simply started with the wonderful decorative edge paper. I fanned half a sheet of the Lacy Lattice paper and adhered it with some strong double-sided tape. I then added 4 Doilies (stapled), 2 large and 2 medium. I trimmed the Fabric Border so it looked more like a ribbon and adhered with 3-Dimensional adhesive.
After that, I just embellished and had fun! I can’t wait to hang this up in my classroom. It will add such a fun scrappy touch!
Thanks again for having me!
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Thank you Michelle! We have so enjoyed your posts, your talent, and your creativity! Don't forget to check out Michelle's blog for more beautiful projects, and watch for our next Guest Designer, coming soon, for Tiny Princess and Baby Saurus!!
Well this post was supposed to go up two days ago, but a "little" snowstorm had other ideas! After five canceled flights and a few re-routes, I lost my USB cable and couldn't download the pics! I'm pleased to report that our LYB Connecticut, Chicago, and Colorado contingents all made it home safely (though I'm still trying to figure out how I left LA a day before Ross and he got back to CT 3 hours before me, LOL!). Unpacked and unruffled, (and USB cable found), I can finally share with you the last of our CHA booth pics.
Love this little Tiny Princess card:
And another:
An envelope album! Notice these albums are a little shorter in length than the envies from some of our previous collections:
Inside of the album:
Another look:
These blocks and frame are too cute for words!!
On to more Elizabeth Park projects! You may have seen this little frame set on our website, but I'm here to tell you it is SO darling in person.
And who said Twig had cornered the market on birdhouses? Here's one made with Elizabeth Park!
This layout truly is beautiful!
And who wouldn't adore this lovely bouquet of spring flowers?
Another cute card!
Love this tray! [And, need I say it? YES! Welcome Spring!]
A close up of the Elizabeth Park flowers from the flower kit!
I {heart} spring!
The background paper is *perfect* for this layout, isn't it?
And one final peek at Baby Saurus ... remember the full CHA reveal post - when I said the picture didn't do these little felt dino-guys justice? Now you can see what I mean. Aren't they dino-licious???
Now real close up!
And one more before I go (because I love these little guys SO much!)
CHA was so much fun, but MAN it's good to be HOME!
We'll be announcing winners shortly from Sharon and Lori's comment giveaways and the Cupcake Love sketch challenge! Hooray!
So much going on here at LYB getting ready for CHA! We're packing boxes ...
Preparing Class kits ...
And of course, we'll be bringing lots and lots of LYB tote bags!
and crossing our fingers and toes hoping that this next round of snow doesn't prevent us - not to mention all of our boxes of goodies - from getting to LA in time for CHA Winter! Still, amidst all of the craziness, I sometimes stop and pinch myself and think "how lucky am I?" that I get to play with these collections and all their yumminess!
And so, without further ado, I present (*dun da da daaaa*)
LYB's CHA Winter collections!!!!
First, there's Twig! As the sticker says ... "Living life on a limb." This collection is all about a celebration of the loveliness that surrounds us every day. Whether you're communing with nature or just appreciating one of life's everyday moments, there's something for you in Twig. You can see the complete collection here on the LYB website, but here are a few of our favorites!
One of my favorites in our new collections are these butterflies. They'll add dimension and glitter to your projects - and they're just so much fun! You'll also see butterflies fluttering about in the Elizabeth Park collection... lucky you!
Next ... the cardstock. There are six, double-sided, textured pieces in this collection. Here's just one example (it's called Woods/Pleased Plaid). Trust me, you'll want to pick up at least two of each!):
Fresh Verse stickers (with thermography for added texture and dimension) are a part of every LYB collection, but I just love these! [Feel free to click on the image to take a closer look!]
And OMG feathers! Perfectly coordinated and sure to tickle your fancy!
And one more little share. Our talented friend Karen Grunberg sent us several great projects she created with Twig. We'll be showing more of them after CHA, but here's one. You can follow Karen's blog here: www.karenika.com.
Don't forget to view the entire Twig collection on the LYB website! Oh and one more great thing about Twig ... it's in stores NOW!!! Ask for it at your LSS or find it in your favorite online store!
Inspired by flowers, and birds and music on a warm spring day, the Elizabeth Park collection positively sings with happiness! Beautifully blended with a little bit of something for everyone - from flowers and birds to gardening themes, family and love!
Let's start with the Elizabeth Park butterflies I mentioned earlier (be still my fluttering heart!):
The collection includes six pieces of double-sided, textured cardstock, plus Chipboard stickers ...
And here's a close-up of the Paper Flower Kit Sharon mentioned in her previous post:
(and in case you missed it, here is the stunning layout Biker Chick Greta Hammond created with this very kit!)
And so much more! Fabric Favorites ...
Favorite Pieces ...
A little bit of bling...
Banners...
And of course, Fresh Verse!
Elizabeth Park will be in stores in February. Make sure to see the whole Elizabeth Park collection here on the LYB website!
When my son was three, he knew the name of every dinosaur who ever roamed the prehistoric planet (and therefore so did I ... really ... you can quiz me). Seriously what little boy doesn't love the dinos? Maybe that's why I love the Baby Saurus collection so much!
Let's start with the cardstock. Six double-sided 12 X 12 textured cardstocks plus specialty cardstocks. Love this little "Dinos All Over" cardstock:
And the Dino Dots!
These 12 month cards are included with both collections and make it super easy to journal those special events and milestones of baby's first year!
And my personal favorite from the collection are these layered felt ribbon dinos!
[The picture truly doesn't do these cuties justice!] Here's one more project. Wouldn't this little banner look dino-tastic hanging in a little boy's room?
Check out the Gallery on LYB's website for more project ideas!
What's not to love about the Tiny Princess collection? It's full of little girl delights for your tiny princess! All pink and purple and sparkly whimsical! We begin with six sheets of double-sided textured cardstock, plus this darling decorative edge cardstock with glitter (be sure to also see the 6X6 sizes)!
Didn't you just love the princess with the handmade dress Sharon showed us yesterday? She created it with the little princess from the Favorite Pieces (shown below) plus a piece from the collection's crepe paper lace stickers! [Don't you also love that cutie cute little lineup of birdies?]
Don't miss the glitter and jewels on the Tiny Princess Chipboard Embellishments...
And every princess has a little bit of bling!
One of the new features of each of our CHA Winter collections are the "5 Things" pockets. A new take on our very popular "10 Things" title pockets, these are actully 5 separate envelopes with their own journaling sheet. And you can mix or match the things you love with individual stickers! You can see this fun new embellishment in this page done by Greta Hammond (and guess what ... it's not just for babies! this layout works for any little girl)!
Oh and I almost forgot this adorable chipboard spinner! The perfect embellishment - no matter what the theme!
There's so much more to show from this wonderful collection, but I must move on! Be sure to see the rest here, on LYB's website! And watch for Baby Saurus and Tiny Princess at your LSS in mid-April!
Here in Connecticut it is snowing again, and we are on the brink of breaking the record for the most snow in a single month ever in recorded history. Do you think we need a little Sweet Summertime? Just thinking about this collection warms me up! Bright beach blanket colors, tangy lemons, juicy watermelons and my very favorite...fireflies...fills this collection with SUMMER FUN!
Here is one of my favorite papers from the collection:
See what I mean? This collection also features six double-sided, textured 12 X 12 papers, as well as this adorable glittery firefly paper! Practically glows like a firefly's tail!
The collection includes this sweet chipboard banner album:
... and these coordinating papers and pieces- pre-cut to fit perfectly!
And who doesn't enjoy a glass of sweet lemonade in the summertime?
You'll flip over these chipboard shapes (and the collection also includes transparency shapes!)
The ever-popular LYB "10 Things" pocket:
And don'tcha just love this chipboard spinner?
There's banners...
Fresh Verse...
And so much more! Summer can't come soon enough! Sweet Summertime will be in stores in late spring. See the rest of the collection here on the LYB website!
Phew! That's a lot! It's going to be a fun fun spring! Thanks for looking and maybe we'll see you at CHA!!
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the awesome feedback on our new collection. We're so excited to share them with you! Here's another peek - this time Tiny Princess - the perfect collection for preserving your little princess' very own fairy tale!
Isn't it precious?
And one more:
And last week we showed you a teeny sneak peek of our new BabySaurus collection. And what a cute little boy that was peeking back at you! Love him! But we couldn't just leave you hanging, so here's the full peak of the layout with that little cutie!
Thanks for peekin'! Lots to do before we ship out for CHA next week! Check out for more sneak peeks over the next several days!
