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Just Because Mini with Cycling Team Member Renee Zwirek

How about a fun mini album from Cycling Team Member Renee Zwirek?  She has really brought out some fun details from our Just Because collection and especially our awesome Paper Crafting Kit.  But Let's have Renee tell you a little bit about it...

 

Hello, LYB Fans! I'm thrilled to be back again and to work with such a wonderful collection. The Just Because collection has a lovely combination of colors and patterns that immediately draw you in. I have to admit that when I first saw this collection...I went nuts about all the red. So, I definitely wanted to make another mini album. Using some of my favorite photos from last year, I combined them with a playful mix of the designs on the papers and the embellishments. Hope you enjoy flipping through this album. I loved creating it!

Please visit Renee's blog Pretty PLZ for more details and photos of her wonderful mini album.

 

Just Because Products:
 
JB-101 Bicycle Bliss/FlowerDot
JB-102 Just Be You Bands/Linen & Lace - Gray
JB-103 Linen & Lace - Aqua/Tiny Stripes Aqua
JB-104 Full Bloom/Pin Stripe - Gray
JB-106 Diamond Doily/Loops & Stitches
JB-109 Tiny Blossoms, Birds & Blooms
JB-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with thermography and embossing (32 pieces)
JB-136 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces/Love - with thermography and embossing (42 pieces)
JB-140 - Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and thermography (43 pieces)
JB 160 - Vellum Tape (15 pieces)
JB-161 Vellum Tape - Love (15 pieces)
JB-201 Canvas Stickers (15 pieces)
JB-230 Clear Cuts Shapes - with foil accents (27 pieces)
JB-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents (28 pieces)
JB-304 6X6 Paper Pad (24 sheets - 2 each of 12 designs)
JB-305 Paper Crafting Kit (75 pieces)

 

Don't forget to stop by the LYB Store and pick up some goodies.  All of our Just Because collection is still available.

 

Have a wonderful day!

A Spot of Tea with Cycling Team Member Tamara Tripodi

It's a pleasure to have Cycling Team Member Tamara Tripodi back again.  We are always surpirsed by her creative genius and today's project is so much fun.  But, let's have Tamara tell you all about it...

Hello! Thank you so much LYB for having me! I was so excited to be able to work with the gorgeous Just Because collection! It's color palette is beautiful and the patterns and embellishments are so unique. Immediately when I saw this collection I thought of 'tea time'. I just HAD to create a tea inspired project.. and what better than a teacup?! This project (cup and saucer) is completely die cut with SVG Cuts files.

It's amazing what you can do with digital cutting machine! I added a little dowel with some rosettes, stick pins, foil heart, bow and a little birdie. Makes a perfect way to present a little gift or treats.

 

"I am always drawn to LYB's vellum strips. They're like crafting candy to me because they are so different than all the other usual embellishments out there. Plus I am a huge vellum paper fan. I just love the look of it on projects, so when you can get them in strips with cute prints on them, how could you resist? I created this 'love' card perfect for an anniversary, Wedding, etc."

 
I hope you've enjoyed these projects as much as I have enjoyed creating and sharing them with you all!

 

Just Because Products:

JB-109 Tiny Blossoms, Birds & Blooms

JB-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)

JB-305 Paper Crafting Kit (75 pieces)

JB-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents (28 pieces)

JB-161 Vellum Tape - Love (15 pieces)

JB-136 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces/Love - with thermography and embossing (42 pieces)

JB-230 Clear Cuts Shapes - with foil accents (27 pieces)

 

Please be sure to visit Tamara's blog Happy Life, Crafty Wife for more of her crafty thoughts.

 

 

Also check out our new Naturals Contest.  See the blog post for details.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Gorgeous Just Because Canvas Mini with Cycling Team Member Shellye McDaniels

Today we have a special treat to share from Cycling Team Member Shellye McDaniel.  We have to admit that we get really excited for her projects, because her craftmanship and attention to detail are some of the best in the business.  Forgive us for so many photos, but we HAD to include detailed close ups so you could see all of the special techniques that she includes.  But, let's have Shellye tell you all about her Just Because canvas mini album...

 

Love This Life Canvas Mini Album by Shellye McDaniel

 

I love giving mini albums as gifts; with the Just Because Collection you have so many avenues of themes to choose from!  For this one, I kept it more of an everyday-life-theme so that the recipient can fill them with any kind of photos.

First, I started with Canvas Covered Chipboard Album and four of the chipboard inserts.  I wanted to keep the album front clean-and-simple, so I flecked the canvas with just a bit of Sweet Cherry spritz.  From the Chipboard Shapes, I chose the larger royal blue frame, which I backed with one of the 6x6 patterned papers and then embellished with other chipboard shapes, cardstock stickers, canvas borders and a few pearls and trim from my stash.  When layering pieces, I like to use both thin and thick foam dots to achieve different levels of dimension.

For the inner pages I wanted to create areas for journaling, as well as places for a few small photos.  The 6x6 paper pad makes this process so simple!  After determining the base paper, I cut another 6x6 paper down to 5x5 and then machine-stitched the two together.  When constructing a mini album, I try to keep in mind how the pages will lay against one-another, especially if you like chunky/layered embellishments like I do!

The Clear Cuts Shapes are among some of my favorite items from LYB!  Because I'm a 'stitcher' at heart, I found it fun to attach them to the pages by machine-stitching across the design or hand-stitching them with X's.  The glint of foil on the various embellishments adds a subtle pop.

I love, love, love Decorative Stick Pins!  I used two of the pins to mimic a banner holder for the sweet canvas sticker that I used on page 7.  To do so, I left one of the pins intact and to the other, I snipped off the 'pin' part with a pair of wire cutters.  I attached them over the canvas sticker with glue dots.

Just Because Products:
Just Because- 6x6 Paper Pad; 6x6 Canvas Covered Chipboard Album; Chipboard Shapes; Paper Crafting Kit; Vellum Tape: Love; Vellum Tape; Cardstock Stickers: Fresh Verse; Cardstock Stickers: Favorite Pieces/Love; Cardstock Stickers: Favorite Pieces; 10 Things Pocket; Stick Pins; Journaling Cards; Clear Cuts Shapes; Canvas Stickers

 

Please visit Shellye's blog The Papered Cottage for more details about this album and more inspiring projects from her.

 

You can find this adorable canvas mini album at many of your local scrapbook stores of buy one from us at our online store HERE.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Welcome Our Fern and Forest Cycling Teams

We are so excited to announce our newest cycling teams for the Fern and Forest Girl and Boy collections.  These collections are our most adorable to date and we cannot wait to share some creative ideas starting in March.  But until then...please help us congratulate all of the talented designers who will be joining us for this crafty ride.

 

 

Tracy Schultz
Krissy Clark McKee
Juliana Michaels
Jodi Wilton

 

 

 

Jennifer Beason
Sara Zenger
Diana Poirier

Izzy Anderson

Traci Penrod

 

 

We also want to thank all of the designers who applied and shared their wonderful creations and would very much like to encourage you to continue to follow our cycling teams.  We still need cycling team members for two more collections - Poppy and Vintage Summer.   AND of course we will have more releases this summer.  So stay tuned...

 

Happy Monday!

Introducing Our Vintage Summer Collection and a Call for Cycling Team Members

Are you longing for those 100 Days of Summer?  Waiting for the heat of the sun on your face, a warm summer breeze or an afternoon barbeque?  We think we have the perfect collection for capturing your favorite summer moments, but we want you to be the judge...

 

Layout by Greta Hammond

 

We don't think we could have come up with a better palette of red, white and blue that is great for celebrating summer and the many occasions that come up.  Greta's design captures her family moment, while adding some of the softer papers from the collection.

 

We had to include our signature 5 Things Pocket all decked out in red, white and blue, but check out the gorgeous pattern on the pocket.

 

Layout by Greta Hammond

 

You didn't think for a moment that we would not celebrate our nation's birthday.  Vintage Summer can be used for everyday moments and fun 4th of July photos like the ones in Greta's layout.

 

Check this out - Remember to leave a comment on the blog about your favorite summer activities and we might just send you a CHA goodie bag!

Now that you have a taste of all of our AMAZING spring and summer collections, we are going to need a few cycling team members to showcase our products. We took the liberty of inviting back a few of our favorite Cycling Team Members from 2012 to get us started with our Just Because collection (shipping soon).   So please welcome back these tremendously talented designers.

 

Shellye McDaniel

Audrey Pettit

Tamara Tripodi

Renne Zwirek

 

    

But WAIT.. we need Cycling Team Members for our super cute Fern and Forest Girl and Boy collections,  So starting now, we will be accepting applications for those two teams...

 

With each new collection we like to invite a few new designers (about 3-5 per collection) to come design for us.  We ask Cycling Team members to commit to a month of designing after the collection is released. In return, we'll send you some free product and shamelessly promote you along with ourselves on our blog and facebook page.  Read the details below:

 

1) Make at least one project with what we send you - a layout, some cards, a mini album, an altered item...whatever makes you happy!

 

2) Send us some pictures of it, and a little write-up or how-to of how you created it.

 

3) Post it on your blog, facebook page and any online galleries you belong to. We'll put it here on our blog too, of course!

 

That's it!

 

If you are interested, please send us three (3) samples of your best work (preferably with LYB products because that is what we like to look at most, however it's not a deal breaker if you send something else) to [email protected].  Also, if you have previously designed for a Cycling Team, please feel free to apply again!  Please send us your application by Wednesday, January 23rd and we'll announce the NEW Fern and Forest Cycling Teams on Monday, January 28th.  Please also include your contact information (address, phone and blog) in your email.

 

And then we'll ask you to hop on that Little Yellow Bicycle and pedal your heart out!

 

Have a wonderful weekend and if you are at CHA, please stop by our booth #2609.

 

 

 

Winter in Ireland with Cycling Team Member Sharon Callis

Ever wondered what winter is like in Ireland?  Today we have a project Winterings to share from international designer Sharon Callis.  She gives us a peek at a wintery day on the other side of the Atlantic...

Living in Ireland we are more familiar with rain so when it snows we go wild!!!!.  My son made his very first snowman last winter and my picture shows him proudly displaying his efforts. I decided to preserve this special moment in a layout.

For the base I used the Wintry Words/Worn Denim sheet and on top used the Flurry Dot Tonal sheet which I tore into strips half way across the page and curled up.  I used my Xyron Mega Runner to keep the curls from unrolling and to keep the sheet in place.         

I layered the photo on Flurry Dot Tonal and white card stock that were ripped down one side and ran through the Xyron 9" Creative Station, I curled up the photo and paper edges for dimension.

The embellishments used on the bottom of the photo are the Chipboard Shapes that are held un place using the Xyron Mega Runner and the snow effect on the house was made using the DecoArt Snow Writer.

On the top corner of the photo I made these super cute rosettes from Paper Crafting Kit, I used Ranger Liquid Pearls to add a little extra touch.

For the finishing touch I used Vellum Tape Strips to add the titles.

 

Winterings Products:

WI-103 Wintry Words/Worn Denim

WI-101 /Flurry Dot Tonal

WI-279 Chipboard Shapes

WI-305 Paper Crafting Kit

WI-160 Vellum Tape Strips

 

Please visit Sharon's blog Sharon Callis Crafts for more of her wonderful ideas...

 

Have a great weekend!

Snowy Days Continue with Cycling Team Member Sarah Webb

 

We love it at LYB when we have a chance to feature international designers.  Today we share some projects from Candian Cycling Team Member Sarah Webb.  Her layout brings out the most beautful aspects of the cream colors in our Winterings collection.

I like the snowflakes at the bottom of the Fancy Flurry patterned paper. It was just enough colour to fill the white space and give visual interest without taking away from the overall design of the page.


Winterings Products:
WI-102 Fancy Flurry/Fancy Frame
WI-106 Barnwood & Doilies/Grey Dot
WI-108 Chevron Wool/Frosty Forest
WI-134 Journaling Cards
WI-305 Paper Crafting Kit
WI-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing
WI-160 Vellum Tape Strips
WI-230 Clear Cuts

 

Snowflakes are one of my favourite shapes! I used a couple of my favourite punches to help create this card.

Winterings Products:
WI-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
WI-107 Winterings Stripe/Dark Denim Brocade
WI-134 Journaling Cards - with foil accents

 

Please visit Sarah's blog Scropping for more of her fun ideas.

 

 

There are 3 days left until Christmas - here are a few tips for keeping your cool:

1.  Take deep breaths now and then to make sure oxygen is still getting to your brain
2.  Sit down every once in a while and put your feet up to keep your blood circulating
3.  Listen to holiday music from the decade you were in high school

4.  Watch your favorite holiday movie
5.  Try not to eat all of the cookies you made yourself

 

 

AND  - don't forget that you can buy both our Once Upon a Christmas collection and our Winterings collection to document your holiday memories directly from our online store HERE.

 

 

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

The 12 Days of Christmas with Cycling Team Member Angie Gutshall

It's the last day of our Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team and we have been so happy with all of their work.  Little Yellow Bicycle hopes that you have been inpired with all of their projects and have a slew of holiday ideas...  Today new Cycling Team Member Angie Gutshall shares her wonderful holiday project.

First I took a plain box I had in stash and made 24 tiles.  I covered the box with the Once Upon A Christmas paper.

I then decorated the top of the box with the cute embellishments from the Once Upon A Christmas line.

This is a picture of all the tiles in the box.

And here is a picture of how one of the tiles looks against the box.


I then designed each card with a number I count out on my Cameo using the Once Upon A Christmas paper and then decorating each tile with the embellishments.  I'm sure my kids will have so much fun with the count down.

Thanks so much for having me this time around!!  I had so much fun working with the amazing Christmas line! - Angie

 

Please visit Angie's blog My Little Blessings for more of her work.

 

Remember, you can purchase the entire Once Upon a Christmas collection directly from us HERE.

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Monique Liedtke

We are so pleased to share international designer Monique Liedtke's Once Upon a Christmas projects today.  We are positive that she will inspire you to create some wonderful holiday memories.

 

Hello Little Yellow Bicycle fans!! Today it's me, Monique, who will be sharing some projects for Day 11 of the 12 Days of Chistmas with the "Once Upon a Christmas" Cycling Team! I've been having so much fun with this awesome collection! There are so many gorgeous items to choose from!

As soon as I saw the entire Once Upon a Christmas collection I knew I wanted to decorate a photo tray. The reason is the huge number of gorgeous embellishments that come with this collection. I just wanted to use them all and what is a better way than using them for a photo tray?!  I started with this photo tray, a bargain I found at a local garden centre. To create some depth I adhered photos and embellishments both in the tray and on the frame. 

I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the snowflakes on the roof, the snowflake below and the word "Christmas" in the middle.

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:
- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)
- Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)
- Merry Christmas / Red Damask (OC-110)

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Snowflake Medallion / Red Houndstooth (OC-106)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)
- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Stick Pins (OC-277)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)
- Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces (OC-135)
- Vellum Tape Strips (OC-160)
- Clear Stickers Cardmaking (OC-190)
- Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse (OC-140) 

Two of my kids don't mind posing for me when I grab my camera, but the third always runs and hides! So, although the photo on the right isn't exactly perfect, it's very dear to me as it shows all of my kids happily decorating the tree!

How I love all the embellishments, like the stick pins, the chipboard shapes and the transparent shapes!

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:
- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)
- Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)

- Holly Bird / Brown Carols (OC-107)

- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Stick Pins (OC-277)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)

Then the second layout "Merry Christmas": For this layout I created a collage of some of the photos I made of all the ornaments hanging in our tree. We have this little tradition: when we go on vacation abroad we buy an ornament for our tree. For example: in this collage you'll see a cable car from San Francisco, a yellow cab from New York, the Eiffel Tour from Paris, etc. And then of course, we have a lot of handmade ornaments and I included a few of those as well.

Once Upon a Christmas supplies:

- Poinsettia / Multi Starlight (OC-102)

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Let it Snow / Green Medallion (OC-104)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)
- Clear Cuts Shapes (OC-230)
- Tags & String (OC-132)
- Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
- Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)
- Vellum Tape Strips (OC-160)

When I create cards I love to add lots of layers! With this card I started with the base, then added two different papers on top followed by a doily (my own stash), another piece of paper, a journaling card, a snowflake (cut with the Silhouette Cameo) and finally the tag with the sentiment. Add a little machine stitching and your card is finished!

Once Upon a Christmas Supplies:

- Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)

- Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)

- Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)

- Snowflake Medallion / Red Houndstooth (OC-106)

- Journaling Cards (OC-134)

- Fabric Favorites (OC-220)

And these were my projects! Hope you've enjoyed them!

Thank you so very much Little Yellow Bicycle, for having me on the Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team! I had the best time ever!! 

Please visit Monique's blog Creating {Non} Sense for more of her amazing work.

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Have a wonderful day!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Evelin Tee

We have one more week of the 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas and then we will begin showcasing our brand new Winterings collection.  Today we have some wonderful projects from NEW Cycling Team Member Evelin Tee, but let'e have Evelin tell you all about it...

This is the first layout I made. The photos were from last year when I was still in Malaysia. I love the snowflakes on this patterned paper and assembling the rest of the embellishments was effortless.

For this layout, I used the little silver stars as accents, but I was actually thinking of hoarding the reindeer (because I really loved it) however I used it on this layout anyway. I popped it up with pop dots to create some dimension. I also stitched on the green patterned paper.

Look at the reindeer! Isn't it a doll?  And the snowflakes on its body...love love love!!

I love the chipboard embellishments and created this card in less than 10 minutes. I drew the dotted lines and tied the bakers twine before adhering them on the ornaments and that's about it!

 

Please be sure to visit Evelin's blog Evelin T. Designs for more about her.

 

Happy Monday!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Marcic Dehn-Nix

We love it when former Cycling Team Members want to take another spin with us, so today we are excited to share more projects from Marcia Dehn-Nix.  She has some really great ideas, but let's have her tell you all about it...

 

Hello LYB fans!!!! Marcia here today for Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas with the Once Upon the Christmas cycling team. Did you know that the lyrics for this Christmas carol have several variations. The traditional version is 9 drummers drumming, 10 pipers piping, 11 ladies dancing, and 12 lords a leaping. But the more modern version has switched these around to be 9 ladies dancing, 10 lords a leaping, 11 pipers piping, and 12 drummers drumming. Well, since I am day 9 I decided to use the traditional version. I give you 9 drummers drumming (ok, there are more than 9 drummers, but hey there are some pipers piping too!)

When I first saw this collection, my first thought was "that paper is perfect for Trenton's marching band pictures!" I love the music notes throughout this collection. I added some yellow cardstock to get the school colors and some black cardstock to highlight the photos, but otherwise this paper is all from the Once Upon a Christmas collection. Please check out my blog for more detailed photos because I have lots more to share with you here today!

 

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)
Holly Bird / Brown Carols (OC-107)
Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)
Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)

Ok, I had to do a traditional Christmas layout too with this elegant collection.

There are so many fabulous embellishments that go along with all of LYB's collections. Some of my favorites are the journal cards, the clear cuts, and the flower kits. I love flowers on my layouts and the paper flower kits make it fast and easy.

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Vintage Bands / Red Starlight (OC-101)
Let it Snow / Green Medallion (OC-104)
Holly Berry / Green Carols (OC-111)
Christmas Greetings / Cream Damask (OC-112)
Paper Crafting Kit (OC-305)
Journaling Cards (OC-134)
Cardstock Stickers (OC-135)
Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)
Clear Cuts (OC-230)
Fabric Favorites (OC-222)

I wanted to make some gifts too. Here is a simple idea for using those vellum tapes and clear cut shapes. I picked up this candle holder and candle at the Dollar Store. Add a little bling and its complete.

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Clear Cuts (OC-230)
Vellum Tape Strips (OC-160)

 

So, now that you have a gift, you need a bag to put it in (yes, I fussy cut the Santa out!!!)  ...

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Snowflake Medallion / Red Houndstooth (OC-106)
Vintage Santa / Brown Houndstooth (OC-108)
Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)
Journaling Cards (OC-134)
Clear Cuts (OC-230)
Fabric Favorites (OC-222)

 

Of course you will need a card too ...  The journaling cards work great on cards too! I just had to make a poinsettia with the Red Tonal Damask paper too. It was just begging me to become a flower!

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Hanging Wreaths / Red Tonal Damask (OC-103)
Let it Snow / Green Medallion (OC-104)
Mistletoe Stripe / Green Starlight (OC-105)
Snowflake Plaid / Cream Houndstooth (OC-109)
Merry Christmas Damask / Red Damask (OC -110)
Journaling Cards (OC-134) Chipboard Shapes (OC-279)

 

And finally, Its not the 12 Days of Christmas without ending with a Partridge in a Pear (Pine) tree ...

 

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
Merry Christmas Damask / Red Damask (OC -110)

Thank you Little Yellow Bicycle for letting me ride with you once again!!! I had a fabulous time playing with the Once Upon a Christmas collection.

For all the nitty, gritty details on my projects today please visit my blog, One Scrap at a Tim.

 

Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!

The 12 Days of Christmas with Cycling Team Member Christine Meyer

We are pleased to introduce long time fan Christine Meyer to our Once Upon a Chritsmas Cycling Team.  She brings us some great design ideas and holiday cheer.  But let's have Christine tell you all about it...

 

Have you ever gotten a set of scrapbooking goodies and thought to yourself: "How can I use every single piece that I love on a couple of projects?"  That is how I felt as I sat down and looked at this collection!  The gorgeous papers combined with so many amazing embellishments left me giddy!  No one else does embellishments as well as Little Yellow Bicycle...they create such an amazing variety for each line!  Today I have two layouts and two cards to share with you that will quickly show you how much I love this line!

My first layout really showcases the patterned papers.  I wanted to play up the chevron trend and create a Christmas tree of chevrons!  Because the chevrons are such strong lines I decided to add some movement by using the flag from the "Fabric Favorites" to the top and the bow from the "Paper Crafting Kit" to the bottom. 

I love that these add both movement and dimension to the layout.  The picture has layers of patterned paper and "Vellum Tape Strips" underneath it.  The vellum tape is fantastic because it lets a little bit show thru and is also easy to tear!

For this card I really wanted to do a combination of the maroon and browns in this line.  I attached some of the brown houndstooth vellum tape to the back of the maroon chipboard frame.  The Noel banner fit perfectly atop that. 

The "Journaling Cards" in this line have so many options and I thought this one with Santa fit nicely in this cluster.  Certainly no cluster card would be complete without some of the fabulous stickpins!

On this layout I wanted to bring out the vintage feel of the line by going for a quilted look.  I layered a bunch of scraps of the patterned papers in the center of the houndstooth paper. I then did some stitching in a square shape to highlight the photograph more.  I cut my "believe" title from one of the patterned papers and rolled up the end of it to give it a scrolled look.

I added a variety of embellishments to the corners of my photograph topping the whole thing off with another beautiful bow from the "Paper Crafting Kit."

My last card is the one I actually created first!  The chipboard frame on this card was the first thing that caught my eye from everything I had to play with.  I wanted to do some paper piecing and mix the patterns up behind it.  I decided it was best to just do two different patterns so it wouldn't be too busy. 

I used the frame to trace the shape onto scratch paper.  Then I drew lines down the middle and to each piece of the pie (it kind of looks like I cut pieces of pie :)).  I cut those out and used them to cut out my pieces of patterned paper.  Put it all together behind the frame and voila!  Behind that I added a strip of patterned paper topped with some vellum tape. I added the "Believe" sentiment from the "Chipboard Shapes" and was pleased when the bow from the "Clear Cuts" added the perfect final touch.

Playing with "Once Upon a Christmas" has been an absolute thrill and privilege. Thank you so much Little Yellow Bicycle for letting me play along and for constantly providing us scrappers with the best products!

 

Please visit Christine's blog Scrapping with Christine for more of her beautiful work and ideas.

 

Remember, you can purchase the whole Once Upon a Christmas Collection directly from LYB right HERE.  And...Now through Monday 11/26 at www.mylyb.com, Buy 3 items from our current collections, and we'll pick two grab bag items from our retired collections as our gift to you!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Michelle St. Clair

Today we are excited to introduce new Cycling Team Member Michelle St. Clair.  She brings us a classic two page layout for ideas on preserving your holiday memories with our Once Upon a Christmas collection. But let's have Michelle tell you all about it...

"Merry Christmas" (two page layout)
 

The clear cut hanging ornaments are pop dotted for dimension.  I addded silver Stickles to the ornaments too.

My friend Audrey Pettit (past LYB Cycling Teamer) taught me how to 'tie' the bows and attach.  I used to do it the hard way. I used to try and tie the bow around the ornament top.  She taught me to 'fake' it by tying the boy and adhering to the front of the ornament with a Glue Dot.  Thank goodness for friends....

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
-Mistletoe Stripe pattern paper (green)
-Merry Christmas Damask pattern paper
-Snowflake Plain pattern paper (beige hounds tooth)
-Chipboard shapes with foil accents
-Clear Cuts with foil accents

"Merry Christmas" (one-page layout)

And then I was able to whip out this layout...I hadn't scrapped these photos from 2007 and the colors in this collection just seemed perfect.  I added red Stickles to the berries.  Using the Vintage Bands pattern paper made this layout simple to create because it included a built in title.


Once Upon a Christmas Products:
-Chipboard shapes with foil accents
-Clear Cuts with foil accents
-Vintage Bands pattern paper
-Holly Berry pattern paper
-Journaling Cards with foil accents


Thanks so much for this opportunity!!!!  I have had so much fun!

 

Please visit Michelle's blog for more inspiring ideas HERE.

 

Hope you are making a dent on your holiday preparations!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Latrice Murphy

We are half way through our 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas and today we have some special holiday projects from returning Cycling Team Member Latrice Murphy.  But let's have Latrice tell you all about it...

 

Hey there LYB lovers! I’m so thrilled to be back on the blog and I have a lot to share with  you today. Once Upon a Christmas is seriously one of my all time favorite holiday collections ever. The traditional colors paired with the fun embellishments go my wheels turning and they couldn’t stop. Of all the goodies they sent me I think I have a few scrap pieces of paper and some small embellishments left. I made for you two layouts and three cards. Check them out!

First up are my layouts. On the first I started with a single 4x6 photo. I mixed in some scallops, banner cut ends and a die cut title to make this one special. I creased my ornaments down the center to create a 3D effect. I then added vellum tape and some simple stitched lines to finish. My journaling is done on the computer for a clean look. My handwriting is atrocious.

Next layout features two not so perfect photos is my big kids. I don’t mind the blur, because this layout was all about out traditions at Christmas time. I kept it simple and added the fabric snowflakes, another computer printed journal tag, gemstones and some vellum tape. I love the strip that said “O Christmas Tree!” so I cut just that out and used it on the bottom of the page. A few staples and some stitching complete this one.

Next up cards! I kept each card  super simple and used only LYB embellishments, some patterned paper and a white pen. I mixed the elements up to create three different looks. What do you think?


What a great collection right? Now it’s your turn to play. You can now purchase any LYB products right on their website. Awesomeness! Check it out HERE. Thanks for visiting and to see more detailed photos of these projects you can come see me at my blog Any Occasion.

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
OC-101 Vintage Bands/Red Starlight
OC-102 Poinsettia Quilt/Multi Starlight
OC-103 Hanging Wreaths/Red Tonal Damask
OC-104Let it Snow/Green Medallion
OC 106 Snowflake Medallion/Red Houndstooth
OC-109 Snowflake Plaid/Cream Houndstooth
OC-111Holly Berry/Green Carols
OC-134 Journaling Cards
OC-230 Clear Cuts
OC-160 Vellum Tape Strips
OC-279 Chipboard Shapes
OC-220 Fabric Favorites
OC-277 Stick Pins

Xo,
Latrice

 

Please visit Latrice's blog Any Occasion for more of her wonderful work.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Wendy Antenucci

Let's welcome new Cycling Team Member Wendy Antenucci to the blog today.  She is sharing some really creative Once Upon a Christmas projects.  If you cannot find our festive holiday collection at your local scrapbook store, you can order it online directly from us HERE.  But let's have Wendy tell you all about her projects...

Christmas 2011 - When I saw the wreath design on the paper I knew I had to add the little circle chipboard pieces to the arrangement.  I then added the Foil frame to nestle the picture of my kids around the tree into the wreaths design.  With the addition of the vellum tape and a few clear cuts and chipboard pieces I was able to keep the focus on the gift my children are to me, even though Christmas is a little chaotic anymore!

Once Upon a Christmas products:
OC-103 Hanging Wreaths/Red Tonal Damask
OC-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)
OC-160 Vellum Tape Strips (8 pieces)
OC-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil (29 pieces)
OC-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (30 pieces)

 

O Christmas Tree - When I saw the designs on the Vintage band paper of the Children and the tree I wanted to use those to spotlight our own Christmas.  With the addition of a few other pieces of paper I was able to document the highlights of our Christmas.  The Chipboard shapes were the perfect addition along with the journaling cards to finish up my page.

Once Upon a Christmas products:
OC-101 Vintage Bands/Red Starlight
OC-105 Mistletoe Stripe/Green Starlight
OC-108 Vintage Santa/Brown Houndstooth
OC-110 Merry Christmas Damask/Red Damask
OC-134 Journaling Cards - with foil accents(10 pieces)
OC-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)
OC-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil (29 pieces)
OC-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (30 pieces)
 

Christmas Village - When I first received my box of goodies, this is the project that I knew I wanted to embark on.  I decorated my house and then the tree was born and they looked so neat sitting together that I combined them into a whole village.  I started by covering my house with paper, making some windows, and cutting the different elements from the paper.  Once I had the basics done, then came time to play with all of the amazing embellishments that LYB is known for!

Once Upon a Christmas products:
(House materials)
OC-111 Holly Berry/Green Carols
OC-106 Snowflake Medallion/Red Houndstooth
OC-101 Vintage Bands/Red Starlight
OC-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)
OC-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil (29 pieces)
OC-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (30 pieces)
OC-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive (8 pieces)
 
(Tree materials)
OC-105 Mistletoe Stripe/Green Starlight
OC-102 Poinsettia Quilt/Multi Starlight
OC-104 Let it Snow/Green Medallion

 

Thanks again LYB for the opportunity it was amazing!

 

Please visit Wendy's blog On the Road to Destiny for more inspiring ideas.

 

Have a wonderful day!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Mary Pat Siehl

Here at Little Yellow Bicycle, we really appreciate our steadfast fans, you know those crafters who are not easily lured away by the "latest and greatest."  We get genuinely excited knowing there is a following of customers who look forward to each and every collection we release and who are happy to share their creations with us.  This is why we were so pleased that Mary Pat Siehl sent in her application for the Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team.  She has been a long time fan of LYB and we have watched her talent blossom with each LYB project she shares with us, but we want Mary Pat to tell you all about it...

Every year I always look forward to the Little Yellow Bicycle Christmas collection because these collections are always so special.  Once Upon A Christmas is so unbelievable.  I love the elegant feel to the paper.  I had been saving this picture of my two boys and Santa.  I just loved this photo of Santa whispering in the ear of my little one who was so excited to see Santa. 

 

To frame the photo I made 3 areas on embellishments.  I really loved layering  the chipboard shapes, the fabric favorites and the clear cuts.  They really worked well together. 

 

Once Upon a Christmas Products:

oc-101
oc-102
oc-106
oc107
oc-110
oc-111
oc-112
oc-279
oc-230
oc-220

 

I don't know about you but I love the presentation of my gifts.  I so enjoy making wonderful gift card holders and beautifully wrapped presents.  Today I have 4 different gift card holders using my Silhouette.    The paper works so well in creating the gift card holders because of the heavy weight of the paper. 

The boxes will be sturdy.  To make these wonderful gift boxes I started with my pattern paper and added embellishments and tags from the collection.  The journaling cards made the perfect tags for the boxes.  These boxes will look perfect under your Christmas Tree this year.

Once Upon a Christmas Product:

oc-108
oc-105
oc-134
oc-106
oc-109
oc-160
oc-104
oc-305
oc-279

Thanks so much to everyone at Little Yellow Bicycle for giving me this wonderful opportunity to join the cycling team for Once Upon a Christmas.  Everyone was so wonderful and I had such a wonderful time.  Thanks again and Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas!

 

Please visit Mary Pat's blog Siehled With a Kiss for more about her and ideas behind her work.

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Izzy Anderson

We are so pleased to have Izzy Anderson designing with us again.  Izzy kicked off 2012 as our first Guest Designer of the year with our Paradise collection and we are excited that she is now working with our Once Upon a Christmas Collection.  But, let's have Izzy tell you all about it...

 
I just loved Once Upon A Christmas.  It’s a great, classic line. The neutrals and tone-on-tone designs make mixing and matching a snap. The line has lots of options to go monochromatic, too, if you like that look, and I do.

For my altered project, I made a trio of holiday ornaments.  I love the red cardinals featured throughout this line and wanted to spotlight the pretty birds.

To make the two smaller ornaments, I used the “hanging wreaths” patterned paper and two round frames from the chipboard shapes.  I pop-dotted the paper and chipboard together to give a little dimension then embellished the ornaments with sentiments and bows from the clear cut shapes. To make the large ornament, I used the Vintage Santa paper in the frame, then embellished it with a tag, a vellum tape pennant and a cardinal from the fabric favorites.
 
Once Upon A Christmas Products:
 
OC 103 Hanging Wreaths/Red Tonal Damask
OC 108 Vintage Santa/Brown Houndstooth
OC 132 Tags & String
OC 140 Fresh Verse
OC 160 Vellum Tape Strips
OC 230 Clear Cut Shapes
OC 277 Stick Pins
OC 279 Chipboard Shapes

 

When I opened my cycling team box, the first thing that caught my eye was the dark brown houndstooth paper.  It’s retro, stylish and all around fabulous.  I went to work with it right away.  It made the perfect cozy backdrop for this holiday photo of my sister and son on a carousel ride.  My son’s sweater featured reindeer and snowflakes so I pulled both of those into my design.

On this page, I used a journaling card as a decorative element for a cluster of items, including a little pennant made from a vellum strip and a stick pin. For a title, I used a hanging tag, embellishing it with a sticker and punched snowflake.

Once Upon a Christmas Products:
OC 101 Vintage Bands/Red Starlight
OC 106 Snowflake Medallion/Red Houndstooth
OC 108 Vintage Santa/Brown Houndstooth
OC 132 Tags & String
OC 134 Journaling Cards
OC 135 Favorite Pieces
OC 140 Fresh Verse
OC 160 Vellum Tape Strips
OC 277 Stick Pins
OC 279 Chipboard Shapes
OC 305 Paper Crafting Kit

 

For my next project, I made a holiday card.  As soon as I saw the red damask paper with the large sentiment, Merry Christmas, at the bottom, I knew it would be perfect for a card and I set aside that paper.
 
 
To make the card, I trimmed the sentiment from the damask paper, added a bit of red houndstooth, and a vellum strip above it. An accordion flower from the Paper Crafting Kit added some dimension to complete the card.
 
Once Upon a Christmas Products:
OC 110 Merry Christmas Demask/Red Damask
OC 106 Snowflake Medallion/Red Houndstooth
OC 160 Vellum Tape Strips
OC 279 Chipboard Shapes
OC 305 Paper Crafting Kit
 
 
I want to thank Liz and the LYB team for inviting me to ride along with this collection. I had so much fun.  Happy holidays, everyone!

 

Please visit Izzy's blog Write, Snap, Scrap for more of her inspiring work.

 

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Introducing the Winterings Cycling Team

You cannot imagine how excited we get about new cycling teams.  It is really a pleasure to look throught the applications and appreciate our many wonderful and talented fans.  So, it's no surprise that we are really pleased to introduce our newest wearers of the Yellow Jersey for our Winterings collection.  We are confident that this group of designers are going to share some icy delights with this gorgeous collection.

 

Please welcome our Winterings Cycling Team:

 

Dana Tatar

Kat Blue

Sarah Webb

Sharon Callis

Stacy Rodriguez

 

You can order our Winterings collection directly from us online HERE.

 

We'll be back tomorrow with more Biker Chick inspiration from Corrie Jones...

 

 

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Traci Penrod

It's day 2 of our Twelve Days of Once Upon a Christmas and Cycling Team Member Traci Penrod will capture your hearts with her wonderful mini album idea.  Traci really impressed us with her last project on our Makin' the Grade Cycling Team.  We are so pleased to have her back again, but let's have her tell you all about her latest project...

As soon as I saw Once Upon A Christmas, I knew it would be a wonderful collection for a mini album showcasing my ornaments.  My ornaments are varied colors of course, which is why I LOVE the traditional red and green in this gorgeous line.  I started with a fun die cut album and then trimmed one side of each page to create a cascading effect -- I wanted to be able to see all of the beautiful papers "falling" from beneath the cover. 

One of my favorite things about this collection, and all of Little Yellow Bicycle's collections, are the Clear Cuts.  They have really fun foil accents and give a little something different to each page.  The reindeer on the cover is my favorite so he had to get center stage!

Every page also had to get some chipboard!  I love the way this frame piece worked perfectly for a journaling spot, especially layered with additional foil chipboard accents and clear cuts !

With this collection, it's so easy to create beautiful projects because everything goes together perfectly.  I didn't have to worry about saving one embellishment to go with a certain piece of paper, because everything matches. 

Here are a few close up shots of all of the fun embellishments.  I added the foil accents to each page for a little shine and the album was done in no time!

Please visit Traci's blog Artsy Albums for more album ideas!

 

Remember, you can order the entire Once Upon a Christmas collection directly from us right HERE.  Tomorrow we have some Biker Chick projects to share and we will announce the new Winterings Cycling Team.

 

Here's to election day and thank you for voting!

The 12 Days of Once Upon a Christmas with Cycling Team Member Renee Zwirek

We are so excited to kick off our Twelve Days of Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team Projects.  Renee Zwirek is back again to share more holiday fun with us.  She rode on the Wonder & Wishes Cycling Team last year and we are very happy she agreed to ride again, but let's have Renee tell you all about it...

 

Hello, it's Renee Zwirek! I'm thrilled to be back with you all for another holiday season at Little Yellow Bicycle. I'm so excited to start off the "12 days of Christmas" here on the blog and celebrate not only this wonderful holiday but also this beautiful new Once Upon a Christmas Collection.

Since I had the "First Day of Christmas - A Partridge in a Pear Tree," I really wanted to use the song as inspiration. I hope you enjoy what I came up with, because it was really fun and challenging to make. For my first project, I took some photos of my girls at the tree farm and created a layout doing a play on the words from the "12 Days of Christmas" song.

Once Upon a Christmas Products:

OC-102 Poinsettia Quilt/Multi Starlight
OC-103 Hanging Wreaths/Red Tonal Damask
OC-104 Let it Snow/Green Medallion
OC-105 Mistletoe Stripe/Green Starlight
OC-106 Snowflake Medallion/Red Houndstooth
OC-109 Snowflake Plaid/Cream Houndstooth
OC-111 Holly Berry/Green Carols
OC-134 Journaling Cards - with foil accents(10 pieces)
OC-160 Vellum Tape Strips (8 pieces)
OC-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (30 pieces)
OC-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil (29 pieces)

For my next project, I made some teacher gifts for my girls to take to school before Christmas break...my take on a pretty gift card holder. I wanted to continue the Christmas tree theme from my layout. So, I decided to make my own paper pine cone and paper pine needle embellishments.

First, I took some jelly jars and spray painted the lids with a gold leaf spray. I sprinkled in some fake snow and gold sequins. Then, I added a paper pine needle into each jar along with a gift card.

I had the girls write-up Christmas messages to their teachers using the Journaling Cards of their choice. I attached the Journaling Cards along with a paper pine cone, a paper pine needle, a Fabric Favorite bird, and a Clear Cut reindeer using some clear thread and hemp/jute ribbon.

These projects were so fun to make! I hope you all join us and play along for the "12 Days of Christmas." Happy Creating, Everyone!

 
Once Upon a Christmas Products:

OC-104 Let it Snow/Green Medallion
OC-107 Holly Bird/Brown Carols
OC-134 Journaling Cards - with foil accents(10 pieces)
OC-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive (8 pieces)
OC-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (30 pieces)

 

Please visit Renee's blog Pretty Plz for more fun ideas and details about her work!

 

Don'r forget that you can order Once Upon A Christmas directly from us right HERE.  We also still have some specialty items left from our Wonder & Wishes collection that you can order HERE.

 

We'll be back tomorrow with more Cycling Team projects and we will announce the Winterings Cycling Team on Wednesday!

Gorgeous Fall Projects with Cycling Team Member Melinda Spinks

We want to take a minute to send our thoughts to those in the path of Hurricane Sandy.  It has been a crazy few days for many including our company in Connecticut.  I (Liz) live in Colorado, but my whole family is on the East coast and you can bet I've been biting my nails waiting for them to be out of harms way.  Hopefully today will send some relief... hang in there!

 

We have a special treat today all the way from "Hurricane Free" Australia.  Our friend Melinda Spinks has created some amazing projects with our Acorn Hollow collection, but let's have Melinda tell you all about it...

 

Hello everyone, it's Melinda with you today. Well this is a little bit exciting to have such a wonderful opportunity to work with Acorn Hollow on my very first Cycling Team. And can I just say, the other AH team members have made some amazing projects so I hope I can keep the inspiration bike pedaling along (sorry couldn't resist)!

Each year I love to put together an Autumn wreath using some of my husband's (the farmer) wonderful grain crop so we can hang it on the door and be reminded of all his hard work. Acorn Hollow paired beautifully with the wheat and I had such fun making all the different flowers using the AH Paper Crafting Kit.

And here's the farmer's beautiful crop. And in case you are wondering, yes we make our own bread, well the farmer does and the kids love it. The AH Paper Crafting Kit allows you to mix and match each piece so you can create a lovely variety of flowers. And everything is pre-cut and pre-scored which removes all the guess work?

I couldn't resist the adorable little AH stick pins and sadly used everyone in the packet. However, they really completed the wreath and gave it that perfect finishing touch. Now I just have to make sure my daughter doesn't steal any as she was eyeing them off when she came through the door.

Acorn Hollow Products:
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit (61 pieces)
AH-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)

Autumn time on the farm is a hive of activity as the farmer prepares the paddocks for sowing of the new seasons crops. And the kids lend a hand by helping to clear the ground from fallen limbs of trees so I decided to create this layout to remind them of this time in their lives.

I just love the earthy tones and wonderful patterns within the AH paper selection which were ideal to use as falling autumn leaves. I cut the leaf shape from the background cardstock and placed different pieces of the patterned paper under each leaf.

I have never been able to go passed a collection that has trees and critters so I was delighted to see that Acorn Hollow was packed full of the cutest little pieces.

Acorn Hollow Products:
AH-101 Tallest Trees/Striped Piping
AH-102 Pretty Plaid/Flowered Dot
AH-108 Chevron Knit/Textured Gold
AH-111 Lichen Check/Lichen Text
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing (36 pieces)
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing (43 pieces)

One of my all time favourite products would have to be the C;ear Cuts as I love the idea of being able to layer and still see a little of what's underneath. I used the AH Clear Cuts to put together two cards using the same basic pattern but altering the color-scheme and picture slightly for each one.

I also threw in a layer of burlap to compliment the neutral hues of the Acorn Hollow collection and to add some extra texture to each card.

How sweet is the little gumnut baby with the pretty foil embossing on the hat. I must admit, it's very difficult to photograph and I almost had to stand on my head to catch the right light.

Acorn Hollow Products:
AH-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad (24 pages)
AH-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents (38 pieces)
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing (43 pieces)
AH-277 Stick Pins (15 pieces)

So that's a wrap as I'm the final member of the Acorn Hollow Cycling team. And now that October is almost over with just Halloween remaining there will be a new team to showcase the beautiful Once Upon A Christmas collection.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Little Yellow Bicycle for having me along as part of the Acorn Hollow team, it's been absolutely wonderful and I've loved sharing this time with Audrey Pettit, Katrina Hunt,  and Kris Berc.

Please visit Melinda's blog The Scrap Farm for more inspiration HERE.

Remember you can purchase the whole Acorn Hollow collection direct from Little Yellow Bicycle HERE.

 

Have a bright and safe day!

Acorn Hollow Cycling Team Member Kris Berc and Winners from our Latest Giveaways

We are so excited to share more Acorn Hollow projects from our Cycling Team!  Today we are so fortunate to have returning Cycling Team Member Kris Berc as our designer.  We just adore her work and it has been so fun to watch her little girl get bigger each time Kris shares her work with us.  Anyway - we want Kris to tell you all about it.

 

Hi everyone, it's Kris with you today.  I am so grateful to have been invited back for another ride with the Cycling Team this month!  I had an absolutely wonderful time creating with Acorn Hollow.  The colors and patterns in this collection are just gorgeous and layer together wonderfully!

I adore the beautiful Acorn Hollow papers and embellishments so much... I couldn't resist squeezing as many of them onto my projects as possible!  To create this layout's background, I layered 5 different pieces of the patterned paper.

I used the "Fall" chipboard letters for the title.  Can you see the pretty flourish detailing on the letters? They come like that!

Little Yellow Bicycle's paper crafting kits are brilliant!  Included is a large variety of pre-cut and pre-scored flowers, leaves, strips for accordion folded flowers, and other shapes.  Without a doubt, these terrific kits are my favorite of Little Yellow Bicycle's embellishments.  I've layered several of the flower pieces and leaves in this cluster, using foam squares behind many of the pieces for added dimensional interest. I've also included some chipboard shapes and a clear cut acorn.  Tucked in the middle of it all is a cute blue flower-shaped stick pin.

This cluster consists of an accordion flower and leaves from the paper crafting kit, as well as some chipboard shapes and a cute little acorn from the clear cuts set.

I used foam squares behind the above 3 cardstock stickers.  The debossing included on these stickers is a wonderful detail!

Acorn Hollow products:
AH-106 Walnut Woodgrain/Fleur de Lovely
AH-101 Tallest Trees/Striped Piping
AH-111 Lichen Check/Lichen Text
AH-112 Button, Button!/Tiny Tonal Walnut Stripe
AH-110 Forest Floral/Textured Pond
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit
AH-277 Stick Pins
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes
AH-230 Clear Cuts

 

For my second layout, I chose another set of 5 different patterned papers to layer for the background.  I love to layer papers!

Here are some accordion flowers, layered flowers, and leaves from the paper crafting kit along with some cardstock stickers adhered with foam squares, chipboard leaves, and a totally adorable chipboard owl.  See the cute red heart stick pin?  Love those!  I stuck it through one of the foam squares- don't want anyone to poke any fingers!

I layered 2 of the journaling cards and embellished them with some clear cuts flowers, a chipboard flower and acorn, and a super cute cardstock bird sticker.  I tucked the cards a bit behind the photo (tip: adhere your photos using foam squares so that you have plenty of room underneath the edges of the photo for tucking embellishments in!) and then topped this cluster off with another sweet little owl chipboard piece, a foil-accented chipboard heart, and a clear cut heart.

The "family" chipboard piece is adhered at the bottom of this embellishment cluster with a foam square.

Acorn Hollow products:
AH-109 Fancy Forest/Pumpkin Pinstripe
AH-102 Pretty Plaid/Flowered Dot
AH-107 Crimson Text/Textured Ivory
AH-103 Brown Berries/Textured Walnut
AH-105 Toss & Tumble/Crimson Houndstooth
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit
AH-134 Journaling Cards
AH-277 Stick Pins
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes
AH-230 Clear Cuts

Thank you so much for taking a peek at my Acorn Hollow projects today!  A great big heartfelt thanks to Little Yellow Bicycle for having me along for another ride!  Happy Fall to all!

 

Please visit Kris's blog A Stash of Pretty Paper for more inspiration.

 

 

Now for the latest winners of our giveaways!  Please email your information to [email protected] and we will send out prizes soon.

 

Friday Post with Courtney Walsh and Kelly Goree - Marie said "I have a wonderful friend that introduced me to scrapbooking. While I was in the process of waiting to adopt my daughter from China, we would get together weekly to scrapbook, and talk, of course!! When my daughter arrived, I had 3 scrapbooks started (one for our family, one for my parents, and one for my in-laws!!!) and we continued to get together after she arrived to continue with the books! She remains my best friend today!"

 

LYB/Xyron Monday - Tami McDaniel said, "This card is so cute. I love my Xyron. I gave one to my daughter too, since she is a teacher. Thanks for the chance to win. Tami"

 

LYB/Xyron Tuesday - Judy R said, "I have LOVED Xyron products since the very beginning! I NEED the new sticker machine!"

 

LYB/Xyron Wedensday - Susan Wojtkowski said, "LOVE this layout..so clean and fresh, yet colorful! I want to get my hands on one of those Xyron machines....I can see all sorts of ideas swirling in my head to do with it!"

 

LYB/Xyron Thursday - Kathleen Schriber said, "i've been papercrafting for a long time, and you just taught me a new trick to glueing those circles. I never thought of that...thank you! (always) glued 1 circle at a time....duhhhh! awesome trick!"

 

LYB/Xyron Friday -

Beverly Jordan said, "Loving the blog hops."

 

Elizabeth Parham said, "My best friend gave me a Xyron Magic Sticker maker for my birthday - I love it !"

 

Mary Lou Holshouser said, "Just finished the blog hop. I love the Acorn collection. Just looking at the paper makes me feel happy. the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming - a relief from the cold we are having now."

 

Don't forget you can buy the Acorn Hollow collection directly from us HERE.  Stick with us all week as we continue to share projects for Acorn Hollow!

A Beautiful Fall Day with Acorn Hollow Cycling Team Member Katrina Hunt

We are fortunate to have some fantastic Acorn Hollow projects from returning Cycling Team Member Katrina Hunt.  She's going to tell you all about it...

 

It’s Katrina here and I am so happy to be back on the Cycling Team for Acorn Hollow!  I have a few projects, so we had better get to them.

I fell in love with this tree paper, but sometimes I find these types of scenes hard to use.  My suggestion is to keep it simple.  I just used a few papers from the 6x6 mini pad that is in the collection and some of the embellishments.  Added a little twine and some foam dimensional adhesive to give some texture and called the layout done.


Acorn Hollow Products:

AH-101 Tallest Trees/Striped Piping
AH-134 Journaling Cards - with foil accents
AH-277 Stick Pins
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing
AH-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing

 

 

Then, the banner making girl that I am, I had to make a banner! I love that square canvas/chipboard mini album for these. I used strictly the 6x6 mini pad for my papers. And then I used an assortment of the clear cut shapes, chipboard shapes and the paper crafting kit to embellish and decorate.

Acorn Hollow Products:

LYB-107 6" x 6" Canvas-Covered Chipboard Album
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing
AH-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents
AH-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents

 

I made a quick autumn card using the 6x6 mini pad and some of the embellishments.  Are you seeing a theme yet?!  And I can’t get enough of those stick pins.    I usually try to stick them into some foam dimensional adhesive to cover those pointy ends.  Bonus, it keeps them in place!

Acorn Hollow Products:

AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing
AH-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
AH-277 Stick Pins

And then I created one more layout.   I used four pieces from the 6x6 mini pad to give my background a quilted look and then just started layering on the sides and bottom.  I wanted to be able to see those four squares.  I also sanded my pictures edges to make them pop just a little bit more.

Acorn Hollow Products:

AH-106 Walnut Woodgrain/Fleur de Lovely
AH-105 Toss & Tumble/Crimson Houndstooth
AH-104 Bountiful Bands/Textured Teal
AH-111 Lichen Check/Lichen Text
AH-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with foil and embossing
AH-304 6" x 6" Paper Pad
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes - with foil accents
AH-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse - with foil and debossing
AH-230 Clear Cuts - with foil accents

Thanks to the entire LYB gang for having me back again! It is such an honor to be a part of another cycling team.  I LOVE this collection and I see myself creating more with it soon. 

 

Please visit Katrina's blog Paper, Scissors and Glue for more inspiration.

 

And, don't forget that if your local scrapbook store does not carry Acorn Hollow, you can order it online from us right HERE.

 

 

Acorn Hollow Projects from Cycling Team Member Audrey Pettit

We are so happy to share some wonderful Acorn Hollow projects from Cycling Team Member Audrey Pettit today.

Hi everyone! I am so, so excited to be back this month, sharing some fun projects for the Acorn Hollow Cycling Team!

Autumn is my very favorite time of year. I love the crispness in the air, the pumpkin patches, the changing colors of the leaves, and I LOVE to decorate my home to reflect the season. I knew as soon as I saw the Acorn Hollow embellishments that I wanted to make a wall hanging using those adorable chipboard trees from the Chipboard Shapes pack. And the owl, too. Cannot resist those cutie pie owls!

Don't you just love the foil accents on the chipboard shapes? They are so beautiful, you don't need much else to create fabulous projects. I simply arranged the pieces into a cluster, and added a few buttons for detail. Simple Simon!

The base of the wall hanging is made from recycled corrugated cardboard that I cut from an old shipping box. I added a bit of paint and ink to the board, and layered it with the pretty green patterned paper. Added my chipboard cluster, using foam adhesive on some of the pieces to create depth, and then made a little hanger from hemp cord. A cardstock border sticker and small banner flags dress up the top of the hanging, along with some leaf trim and a big happy bow.


The harvest sentiment was made with another chipboard piece and one of the Fresh Verse stickers. I added more leaf trim and finished the hanging with a scalloped strip from the Paper Crafting Kit.

As a card maker, I am particularly smitten with the petite size of the 6x6 Paper Pads. And I completely love the mix and match layered embellishments you can make from the Paper Crafting Kits. I had so much fun building my flower here from all the shapes available. With all the possible combinations included in the kit, the creative possibilities are endless.

I used two prints from the 6x6 pad to create my card base, and then added a bit of machine stitching for detail. I added the rest of the text-print scalloped strip left over from my previous project down the center, and layered that with a die cut banner. A few pop dots behind the folds in the banner create some fun dimension.

To give extra depth to the focal flower, I stitched two of my layers and folded the petals upwards along the seams. Folded the leaves, too, and added the flower and a bow to my card using foam adhesive. A button and a few stickers finish things off.

While I had my card-making supplies out, I made one last card for a friend. She is a huge owl lover, too, so I knew she would enjoy this card for her birthday.

Kraft cardstock and two more prints from the 6x6 Paper Pad make up the base of the card. A chipboard branch makes a perfect perch for the owl. Another flower from the Paper Crafting Kit. A bow, a banner, and a sentiment sticker are the final touch. Quick and easy, and my girlfriend loved it!

Acorn Hollow Products:

Fall Harvest Wall Hanging:
AH-111 Lichen Check/ Lichen Text 12x12 Paper
AH-135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
AH-140 Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit

Thankful Hearts Card:
AH-304 6x6 Paper Pad
AH-135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit

My Friend Forever Card:
AH-304 6x6 Paper Pad
AH-135 Favorite Pieces Cardstock Stickers
AH-140 Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers
AH-279 Chipboard Shapes
AH-305 Paper Crafting Kit

 

Thanks, everybody, and especially a huge thanks to Little Yellow Bicycle for letting me ride with the team this month! What a fabulous time I've had!

 

Please visit Audrey's Blog A Peek Into My Scrappy World for more inspiration.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team Call Update

IMPORTANT Design Team Call Update -

In case you have already sent in an application, we had a little technical problem and needed to change the email address to the following [email protected].  Please send or resend all applications to this new email address.  Thank you!

 

Come Ride with Us for Once Upon A Christmas

 

Here's what we're looking for:

With each new collection we like to invite a few new designers (about 3-5 per collection) to come design for us.  We ask Cycling Team members to commit to a month of designing after the collection is released. In return, we'll send you some free product and shamelessly promote you along with ourselves on our blog and facebook page.  Read the details below:

 

1) Make at least one project with what we send you - a layout, some cards, a mini album, an altered item...whatever makes you happy!

 

2) Send us some pictures of it, and a little write-up or how-to of how you created it.

 

3) Post it on your blog, facebook page and any online galleries you belong to. We'll put it here on our blog too, of course!

 

That's it!

 

Tryouts for this team are starting RIGHT NOW!

If you are interested, please send us three (3) samples of your best work (preferably with LYB products because that is what we like to look at most, however it's not a deal breaker if you send something else) to [email protected].  Also, if you have previously designed for a Cycling Team, please feel free to apply again!  Please send us your application by Wednesday, October 10th and we'll announce the NEW Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team on Monday, October 15th.  Please also include your contact information (address, phone and blog) in your email.

 

And then we'll ask you to hop on that Little Yellow Bicycle and pedal your heart out!

 

 

Makin' the Grade Projects with Cycling Team Member Jodi Wilton

We are pleased to have Cycling Team Member Jodi Wilton wrap up the Makin' the Grade Cycling Team with some wonderful projects, but let's have Jodi tell you all about it...

 

Hi everyone! I am so happy to be sharing my cycling projects with you today! I have had such a blast creating with this amazing collection! It is definitely the school collection to have this year!  I have created a variety of projects to share with you today, and first up are two layouts that I created from my back to school photo shoot with my two kids.

The first layout is of my son. This year was a “BIG” year for him, as he is heading into full day school- grade one.  I fell in love with the NEW NOTEBOOK paper in this collection! I love how it was divided on the sheet and knew that this was going to be my background sheet when creating this layout.

Having such great choices in embellishments, made it easy to choose the perfect combination from the chipboard, clear accents, tags, and my personal favorite- the cork stickers.  Here are some close up shots of the embellishments:

 

My next project is another layout I created on my both my kiddos, on their first day back this year.  I decided to create the layout by using the cork patterned paper and cut the decorated  edge cardstock and cut it in half, and doubled it up to create a neat border!  Here is the layout:

Again, I added some embellishments from the chipboard, fabric favorites, cardstock stickers, and cork. I love to layer up on my embellishments, and I created the cute little owl in the middle:

For my next project I decided to alter a notebook for my son. Since entering Grade one, he has a lot of practice writing to do, and I wanted to make it special for him, so I altered it, to fit his fun personality:

 

I couldn’t make something for my son, and not for my daughter, so I found a chalkboard from the Dollar store and decided to alter that for her. She loves playing pretend teaching right now, and I thought this would be perfect for her and her little students. Here is the project:

I added paper around the edges, and the added some chipboard pieces, stickers, and clear accents.  Here is a close up: I think she will have a blast with this!

 

Lastly, it’s never too late to start thinking about teacher gifts! I love making homemade gifts for my kids teachers, so this holiday season, one of their teacher’s will receive a cute pencil holder. I altered four sides of the holder, all using a variety of embellishments:

Thanks so much for letting me share my Makin’ the Grade Projects with you! This collection has been awesome to design with, and  I have had an absolutely blast cycling this month.  It has truly been a honor, and can’t wait to see more from the upcoming cycling teams over the next couple of months!  Thanks for the great opportunity, Little Yellow Bicycle!

 

Please visit Jodi's blog Luv a Lot Land for more ideas and inspiration from her.

 

Have a teriffic Tuesday!

 

Acorn Hollow Cycling Team and Call for Once Upon A Christmas

We are so pleased to introduce our newest wearers of the Yellow Jersey for our Acorn Hollow collection.  It's getting a little crazy around here with all the Fall happenings, so we decided to invite back a few former cycling team members and friends to create with this collection, BUT today starts the call for our Once Upon a Christmas collection.  Please welcome our Acorn Hollow Cycling Team

 

Katrina Hunt

Kristine Berc

Audrey Pettit

Melinda Spinks

 

Come Ride with Us for Once Upon A Christmas

 

Here's what we're looking for:

With each new collection we like to invite a few new designers (about 3-5 per collection) to come design for us.  We ask Cycling Team members to commit to a month of designing after the collection is released. In return, we'll send you some free product and shamelessly promote you along with ourselves on our blog and facebook page.  Read the details below:

 

1) Make at least one project with what we send you - a layout, some cards, a mini album, an altered item...whatever makes you happy!

 

2) Send us some pictures of it, and a little write-up or how-to of how you created it.

 

3) Post it on your blog, facebook page and any online galleries you belong to. We'll put it here on our blog too, of course!

 

That's it!

 

Tryouts for this team are starting RIGHT NOW!

If you are interested, please send us three (3) samples of your best work (preferably with LYB products because that is what we like to look at most, however it's not a deal breaker if you send something else) to [email protected].  Also, if you have previously designed for a Cycling Team, please feel free to apply again!  Please send us your application by Wednesday, October 10th and we'll announce the NEW Once Upon a Christmas Cycling Team on Monday, October 15th.  Please also include your contact information (address, phone and blog) in your email.

 

And then we'll ask you to hop on that Little Yellow Bicycle and pedal your heart out!

 

Happy Monday!

Fantastic Makin' the Grade Mini Album from Cycling Team Member Valerie Mangan

We think that Cycling Team Member Valerie Mangan has created a wonderful mini album to share today.  She has some great ideas for preserving memories with our Makin' the Grade collection.

First Days of School Mini Album
This album features photos of my children on the first day of school. The album is divided by school year, starting with pre-school, up to 5th grade.

How to:
Embellish the cover of a 6 x 6 mini album.
Add fabric border sticker and black twill ribbon to album spine.

Fit 6 x 6 sheet of stitched patterned paper into front cover and add 'this book belongs to' die cut.
Using a variety of LYB coordinating items, embellish the divider pages of the mini album for pre-school through grade 5 (7 dividers all together).

Cut kraft cardstock to 5" wide x 5 1/2" high to make section pages. Punch holes and embellish with photos, stickers and die cuts.

 

#1 Teacher Card

How to:
Add a 3.75 x 6.75" piece of patterned paper to a 4 x 6 white cardstock base. Stitch perimeter. Attach report card journaling card to top edge, center.  Using papercrafting kit, make green ribbon base, add cork apply with sentiment die cut on top. Secure with glue dots. Apply banners.

 

Please visit Valerie's blog Paper & Cookies for more details about her album and work.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Makin' the Grade with Cycling Team Member Kelly Jo Massicotte

We are so excited to share some Makin' the Grade projects from Cycling Team Member Kelly Jo Massicotte.  She does a wonderful job of spotlighting some of our embellishments, but let's have Kelly Jo tell you all about it...

This year, back to school signaled a big change in our house.  My littlest was going to preschool.  His very first, 1st day of school!

And as exciting as it was, Ben was most excited about his backpack.  The LYB backpack embellishments were perfect!  I cut a strip of backpacks out of the 'School Bands' paper and used the backpack from the dimensional stickers.  Layering with the canvas stickers, cardstock stickers and journaling cards, I created the perfect spot to tell the story.

And what's preschool without some ABCs?  The fabric favorites layered on the banner from the paper crafting kit created a perfect title spot for my page.

And I love the cork stickers!  They can be used in so many ways.  My future projects will surely have one that I've stamped on.  For this page I used the scallop circle to layer with the paper crafting kit.

 

And now it's time for my 2nd grader's first day of school pictures.  The Little Yellow Bicycle's clear cuts seemed to be made just for my photos.


One of my favorite ways to use the clear cuts is to 'pop' them off the page.  I cut a thin 1" long strip of plastic package material (the thick acetate that comes with most toy packages) and fold it to look like a letter 'C'.  Then I use a liquid adhesive that dries clear to glue the top of the 'C' to the back of my clear cut and the bottom to my project.  This really adds dimension and it completely blends in.


The paperclip clear cuts were adorable!  I used my craft knife to add a slit so that I could attach them to my project like a real paperclip.

I used the 5 Things pocket to have my 2nd grader do the journaling about her favorite things at school.  I love that her thoughts and hand writing (mistakes and all) have been recorded.  She was so into it that she wrote "I Love School" on an extra banner from the pocket set, which I attached to the page with a stick pin.

I love that Makin' the Grade can be used for preschool right through high school.  In fact, I think I might hoard some lockers paper until my kids reach Junior High.

Thank you, Little Yellow Bicycle, for letting me ride along as part of your cycling team for Makin' the Grade.

 

Please visit Kelly Jo's blog Scrappin' My Memories, One Page at a Time for more ideas from her.

 

Happy Monday!

More Back to School Ideas with Cycling Team Member Audrey Pettit

We are so pleased to share Makin' the Grade projects from Cycling Team Member Audrey Pettit.  She has a few wonderful ideas to share, but let's have Audrey tell you all about it...

 

This is a very big school year in our household. My daughter is just starting up high school, and my son is now a big senior. This is the first time they've been together in school in six years, and it's probably the last time they will be, too. I love that they are finally together again. And love that sissy has her big brother to watch over her. I know we will have lots of wonderful school memories from this year, and it is so important to me that I document them all. Makin' the Grade is the perfect collection to help me with that!

Isn't the Makin' the Grade collection cute? I love the fun papers and all the awesome embellishments that come with this line. Makes it super easy to create pages of your favorite school memories. And I love that it works equally well for younger kids as for older, like mine. This is my two munchies on their first day of school.

This layout was quick and easy to create, thanks to all the awesome Makin' the Grade accessory pieces. I started with a simple layered background and then just added a few paper strips, banners, and canvas stickers. Voila! The fun border of books and alphabet strip on the background paper give lots of great detail with absolutely no work. Love that! The canvas stickers add instant dimension and texture, and the pleated rosette strips from the paper crafting kit make great embossed borders when used as-is. A few banners on top, a quick baker's twine tie, a few journaling strips, and my page was complete.

My daughter has become quite the artist in the last few years. She's been keeping a sketchbook in her backpack, so I thought it would be fun to make her a special art journal just for school. The smaller size makes this easy to carry around with her, and there are lots of pages to hold her drawings and doodles. And I know the cute cover will make her smile.

 

I covered the front of the journal with papers from the 6x6 paper pad, and once again added detail with pleated rosette strips. I made a "best in class" ribbon from more pieces from the paper crafting kit and added that to the top along with a ticket, some trim, and the cute star pins.

I cannot resist that adorable owl canvas sticker. Makes me think of the Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop commercials from back in my day. Totally makes me grin. Guess that just shows how old I am, huh?


While I had my Makin' the Grade supplies out, I made one last project. A card to celebrate the arrival of back to school time, perfect for a new teacher, or student, both.

 

Paper from the 6x6 pad. Cork stars, cardstock stickers, chipboard frame, and a banner flag. And an owl again. Cannot forget the owl!


I had an absolute ball Makin' the Grade with you! Thanks so much for having me!


Makin' the Grade Products:

Back 2 School layout
MG-111 Green Stripe (back) 12x12 paper
MG-112 Bookshelf (front) 12x12 paper
MG-304 6x6 Paper Pad
MG-135 Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces
MG-220 Fabric Favorites
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit

School=Fun Journal
MG-304 6x6 Paper Pad
MG-140 Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse
MG-220 Fabric Favorites
MG-277 Stick Pins
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit
MG-1100 Tear-Out Ticket & Journaling Card Book

School Days Card
MG-304 6x6 Paper Pad
MG-135 Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces
MG-167 Cork Stickers
MG-279 Chipboard Shapes
MG-305 Paper Crafting Kit

 

Please visit Audrey's blog A Peek Into My Scrappy World to get to know her better and see more of her work.

 

Have an inspiration-filled day!

Makin' the Grade Mini with Cycling Team Member Traci Penrod

We are are really excited about this project from Cycling Team Member Traci Penrod.  A Makin' the Grade mini album is a great way to share a lot of your school photos and with a special shapped album.

Although I have already scrapbooked my son's school years in a 12x12 version, I have been wanting to make a mini album using wallet-sized school photos.  I have so many of them, and thought it would be a neat way to see how he changed over the years in one fun little book.  Makin the Grade was perfect for this project because the papers and embellishments work well for pre-school or kindergarten, all the way through high school. 

I started with a fun locker album die-cut (designed by Bona Rivera-Tran for AccuCut).  I created the album so that there would be one page for each grade K-12.  Little Yellow Bicycle makes creating a project like this fun and easy because their collections include so many wonderful embellishments! 

 
I also love the small sticker alphabet letters.  For my mini album I used them as the first letter on some of my journaling cards.

I incorporate pockets in almost all of my projects.  On this page, I used the cork board themed paper to create a pocket, and tucked a journaling card inside.  The card from the "5 Things I Love" embellishment was perfect for the page about 2nd grade since it already had a 2 on the tab.  Mixing it up a bit, I used the #3 from the fabric favorites stickers for the 3rd grade page.

The 5th grade page was a lot of fun -- I used the pocket that holds the "5 Things I Love" journaling cards.
I just placed some cute embellishments over parts of the words and voila, a perfect page embellishment for 5th grade!

I had a lot to journal about for 9th grade so I decided to hide the journaling "in the lockers".  The 6x6 paper pad was perfect for this because of the smaller scale of the locker paper. I just cut three lockers out of the 6x6 sheet, adhered them to a folded card, and tucked my journaling inside with some more fun embellishments.


One of my favorite things about scrapbooking is thinking 'outside the box' to come up with creative ways to use paper and embellishments.  Thanks to Little Yellow Bicycle and Makin the Grade, I had a blast with this project!

 

Please visit Traci's blog Artsy Albums for more details about this project.

 

Have a wonderful day!

 

Liz

Makin' School Cool with Cycling Team Member Shannon Morgan

We are very excited to begin sharing what our Makin' the Grade Cyling Team has been up to and to kick off the team is Shannon Morgan.  I was really intrigued by Shannon's journaling and how much of her own handwriting she puts on her pages, not to mention her flair for mixed media, but let's have Shannon tell you all about it...

Makin' the Grade is a great collection to begin with, but it becomes even better when you see beyond the everyday school scrappings...and dig a little deeper! Here's an example of how you can use it for teacher gifts! I would like to share the 12X12 canvas I created using this great line.

The embellishments and the coordinating papers make this a totally do-able thing! You can layer effortlessly with all the dimension that is found in the stickers, clear embellishments, the pop up, the fabric/canvas -- the possibilities are endless! Thank you for looking!

The first day of school is always a big one! Some of us in scrapland are already back into the swing of things, but some of you are getting back to school as we post this! Here's some first day of school inspiration using LYB's Makin' the Grade collection! It is completely versatile!

It is amazingly colorful! The papers are full of fabulous detail; they are also full of range, these papers are perfect for your Kindergartner or your High School senior! Thank you so much for looking!

 

Please take a look at the work on Shannon's blog Designs of a Paddymack to see more of her wonderful work and unique style.

 

Have a great start to your week.

 

Liz

One More Escape with Cycling Team Member Kim Arnold

We are very happy to share another wonderful Escape project today from Cycling Team Member Kim Arnold.  She sends us this amazing project all the way from Australia, but let's have Kim tell you all about it...

This is my second layout using the Escape range and I decided to show the flexibility of the range by creating a non-travel themed layout.  I love the die-cut paper with its pre-printed bunting flags and it was just perfect for this layout of my son and godson pretending to be statues on an old plinth that we came across. 

I also drew inspiration from the gorgeous spinner chipboard sticker.  I followed a similar process to create this layout as with my first layout (Paris and Rome).  When working with a range like Escape, with so many co-ordinating embellishments available, it is easy to create clusters of interesting embellishments to balance out the photo cluster. I really like the recent trend of washi tape, and used the vellum strips to create my own “washi tape”.  The strips tore easily and worked perfectly.

 

Please visit Kim's blog Time with Us to see more of her inspiring work.  Tomorrow we will have more Makin' the Grade project ideas from our Biker Chicks.

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

Liz

A Little Escape with Cycling Team Member Kim Arnold

Cycling Team Member Kim Arnold share an Escape page with us today.  We love how many photos Kim incorporated on her page without making it look too busy and still use so many fun elements from our Escape collection, but let's have Kim tell you all about it...

I had so many ideas for projects with the Escape range – staycation, overseas holiday, or recent roadtrip ... even non holiday projects such as beach photos and family snapshots.  This range is just so flexible with it bright happy colour palette and huge range of embellishments.  I ended up choosing to do a layout with a selection of favourite photos from my hubby and my recent trip to Paris and Rome.


 
The whole layout started when I decided that I wanted to use the “a trip to remember” chipboard piece.  I then began laying down a selection of photos into a collage design, incorporating in an assortment of various embellishments that enhanced the theme of my layout.  I loved the orange frame and used it to create a focal photo. I just play around with the various elements until I end up with a design that is balanced and pleasing to the eye.  I always make sure there is somewhere for the title and the journaling, then, I snap a photo with my phone and remove everything before starting to stick everything down.  I use foam tape to attach some of the embellishments so the layout has more dimension.
 

Once I have  those bits and pieces attached, I add any extra elements to finish the layout off.  In this instance, I thought it needed some more green, so I added the little paper strips at the top and bottom, and more grey, so I added the diecut behind the journaling element.  I also added the twine bow to provide a softer element.
 
I love what the other girls on the Escape Cycling Team have done with this great range.  Thanks Little Yellow Bicycle for having me as part of the team!

 

Please visit Kim's blog Time With Us for more inspiration and fun ideas from her.

 

We will be back tomorrow with more Biker Chick inspiration from our Makin' the Grade collection.

 

Liz

Introducing the Makin' the Grade Cycling Team

We are so pleased to introduce our newest wearers of the Yellow Jersey.  We always have so much enthusiasm for Little Yellow Bicycle and were very pleased with all of the applications we received and of course it was very difficult to choose.  We said we would choose between 3-5 cycling team members per collection and this time we actually chose 6 designers. So...riding with us for our Makin' the Grade Cycling Team will be the following talented and inspiring designers.  Please click on their names to see their blogs and get to know them a little bit more.

 

Audrey Pettit

Shannon Morgan

Valerie Mangan

Traci Penrod

Jodi Wilton

Kelly Jo Massicotte

 

BUT WAIT - there's more...  Little Yellow Bicycle has 3 more new collections to release from CHA Summer.  AND...we will need a cycling team for each and every collection!  Since, each collection has a personality of its own, we are looking for designers whose style will showcase the collection.  In other words, if you were/are interested in being a cycling team member look for future calls and if your style suits the collection, we want you to come ride with us!

 

Stay tuned for Acorn Hollow...

 

 

Happy Monday!

 

Liz

Escaping with Cycling Team Member Latrice Murphy

Cycling Team member Latrice Murphy has a wonderful project to share today with our Escape Collection.  Let's have her tell you all about it...

 

Hey there Little Yellow Bicycle lovers. I’m so very excited to be here with you today sharing my love for the Escape collection from LYB. This collection is so full of color and they always have the best embellishment collection ever. It’s really a very versatile collection. Today I’ve created two projects for you. First up is a mini album using the  Canvas covered chipboard album and a little of everything from the collection. I wanted to make it even more unique to my style so I mixed shaped a little vellum. I printed a couple photo directly on vellum and made confetti pouches with some as well. I then used some left overs from the collection to make a quick and easy card.

*Tips* I use both Mod Podge and dry adhesive to secure my paper to the chipboard album pieces. The Mod Podge is put around the edges for a nice clean edge.

To create a quick colored background on the canvas cover and back I used Studio Calico Mists and Mod Podged  the patterned paper to it.

Since mini albums will be picked up and touched a lot I add dots of Glossy Accents behind each piece of embellishments. This holds them in place very well. I even put it on the 3D adhesive and let it set before working on the page more.

 

 

Also from the items LYB sent me I created a quick card. I love creating cards with my project leftovers. No need to be a stamper to do this. Here are the steps I took to make my card.


1. Make card from cardstock
2. Adhere patterned paper to card front.
3. Choose a coordinating cardstock (I used the “b” side of the cloud paper) and add vellum tape to it. Adhere to bottom of card.
4. Choose a canvas embellishment and add to card. I then layered a felt cloud, ticket and acetate piece to finish.
5. *optional* Add two straight lines of stitching to the top and bottom of the card to finish it off.

It’s that easy. Five steps! This card will go to a new graduate or someone starting a new job. I can’t wait to send it off to someone.

Thanks so much to LYB for letting me share on the blog today. I hope to do it again. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to design for. Thanks so much and don’t forget to leave me some comment love and to visit me at my blog Any Occasion where I share everything from Layouts to recipes!

Also Do you follow LYB on Facebook? If not you should! 

Xo, Latrice

 

We are always so pleased with the projects from our Cycling Team Members.  Please visit Latrice Murphy's blog Any Occasion for more photos of her album and more ideas.

 

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

 

Liz

More from The Escape with Cycling Team Member Beth Hallgren

We have long admired the work of LYB fan Beth Hallgren and were so happy when she applied to be a cycling team member.  Her designs never disappoint and we love how she uses our papers and embellishments and especially today with our Escape Collection.  Let's have Beth tell you a little more about her projects...

 

Bright cheery colors are right up my alley, so I fell in love with The Escape collection instantly! We rarely travel but when we do it's always to sunny Florida. My In-laws have a home there and we can find so much to do.

My first layout features the "Fun-O-Meter", it was perfect for these photos of my family taking a break at Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota Florida. In typical fashion, they were not cooperating, hence the title Not Bad.

I love to layer and it was heaven to have so many embellishments to work with! The decorative edged cardstock made a great base (I chose to ignore the banners at the bottom) then layered the sunny yellow cardstock on top and topped it off with some stitching.

I think I added a litttle of everything in this collection to my page! The 6x6 decorative edged cardstock, banners and flowers from the paper crafting kit, a ticket, flag, stick pin, clearcuts, felt camera and finished with a sticker!

My second layout features some photos I took of my kids when we visited Busch Gardens on a previous vacation.

The red canvas and layered sticker cars were the perfect embellishments to accent the red Range Rover.

The canvas Off We Go  banner made a serendipitous title. I'm enamored with rosettes right now so I was thrilled with the paper crafting kit. I made an additional rosette, whitewashed it with paint and added the 3D sticker to top it off. The border and vellum stickers helped balance out the layout.

My final project is an altered picture frame. I really wanted to accent one of our family photos, since there are so few of them and ever fewer with me in them! The layered mat attracted me to this frame.

I was able to create so much dimension with the chipboard and clear cuts! I used the vellum border to ground my cluster of chipboard, felt and stickers.

I hope you feel inspired to create your own projects with The Escape collection and thank you for stopping by to see mine! A big thank you to Little Yellow Bicycle for choosing me to be on The Escape Cycling Team!

 

Please visit Beth's blog Positively Passionate About... for more of her wonderful work.

 

Also we are looking for Cycling Team Members for our Makin' the Grade Team.  Please the post from yesterday for more details.

 

Happy Weekend!

 

Liz

Calling for Makin' the Grade Cycling Team Members

 Come Ride with Us!

 

We are looking for designers to showcase our Makin' the Grade Collection

Here's what we're looking for:

With each new collection we like to invite a few new designers (about 3-5 per collection) to come design for us.  We ask Cycling Team members to commit to a month of designing after the collection is released. In return, we'll send you some free product and shamelessly promote you along with ourselves on our blog and facebook page.  Read the details below:

 

1) Make at least one project with what we send you - a layout, some cards, a mini album, an altered item...whatever makes you happy!

 

2) Send us some pictures of it, and a little write-up or how-to of how you created it.

 

3) Post it on your blog, facebook page and any online galleries you belong to. We'll put it here on our blog too, of course!

 

That's it!

 

Tryouts for this team are starting RIGHT NOW!

If you are interested, please send us three (3) samples of your best work (preferably with LYB products because that is what we like to look at most, however it's not a deal breaker if you send something else) to [email protected].  Also, if you have previously designed for a Cycling Team, please feel free to apply again!  Please send us your application by Wednesday, August 15th and we'll announce the NEW Makin' the Grade Cycling Team on Monday, August 20th.  Please also include your contact information (address, phone and blog) in your email.

 

And then we'll ask you to hop on that Little Yellow Bicycle and pedal your heart out!

 

Take a peek at one more project from the Makin' the Grade collection to get you thinking about joining us for this cycling team!

 

Hope to hear from you!

 

Liz

Check out The Escape Projects by Cycling Team Member Regina Mangum

We are very happy to share some Escape projects from Cycling Team Member Regina Mangum.  But let's have her tell you all about it...

 

Our family enjoys traveling, as do many of our friends, so I was thrilled to get to create with The Escape Collection

The collection is chock-full of happy, bright embellishments, but when I saw the little red bus included with the Escape Chipboard Shapes, I just about fell over! My little boy rode a little red school bus all summer for camp and I was wracking my head about how I was going to scrap his adventures. This is how this collection inspired me:

I started with the bus and built a little scene around it--using all the wonderful Chipboard, Fabric, Felt, Cardstock, and Dimensional Stickers--reminiscent of a city street.

Next, I combined a Chipboard Shape of the sun with a Fabric Sticker to make this fun sun and added some chipboard clouds, as well.

I hand-cut a "road," which I stitched road lines into with some baker's twine. I didn't have a lot of photos as I didn't accompany him on his outings, but I did have two of my son that I managed to sneak in when his teachers weren't looking! Now, what to do with them? I thought they would make a cute freeway sign and lucky for me the paper in the perfect shade of green was in the 6" x 6" paper pad!

I adore the 12" x !2" Decorative Edge Textured Cardstock that looks like one huge postage stamp and I used it as my base. As it turned out, the unusual shape was just perfect for me to create a pocket for all the newsletters we were sent that did include photos from my little guy's trips around the city.
(I did this by using long strips of foam tape on three sides between a layer of cardstock and the postage stamp patterned paper layer.)

One of my best friends and her family are taking a special vacation this summer and I wanted to create a gift for her to help remember all the fun times they are sure to have. I created this little card and photo holder set to wish her bon voyage.

The card I made was one I thought she could use to send while she was away. I used paper from the 6" x 6" Paper Pad, which is sized so great for cards. I added the darling Eiffel Tower and sweet bird stickers. I love when stickers double as sentiments and the cardstock pennant I chose was just what I needed.


I first used an electronic die-cutting machine to cut out the photo holder from the bright, vibrant Textured Cardstock from the collection. I love the little cameras on the 12" x 12" paper, which fit perfectly with my theme. Then, it was easy to decorate the box (both sides!) using the Chipboard, Fabric, and Dimensional Stickers, as well as the adorable Chipboard Shapes.



Once she's home and develops her photos, she can store them right inside the box.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my Escape projects -- I hope I inspired you to escape away and create with such a fun collection! Thank you, too, to Little Yellow Bicycle, for having me along for the 'ride!'

 

Please visit Regina's blog The Stampin' Bean for more fun ideas!

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

Liz

Time to Escape with Cycling Team Member Juliana Michaels

We have some fantastic Escape projects to share today from Cycling Team Member Juliana Michaels who returns for a 2nd ride with us.  You probably remember her wonderful projects with our Hello Spring! collection.  But let's have Juliana tell you all about it...

When I saw The Escape Collection, I immediately knew at least one project that was definitely on my to do list. I had recently gone on a weekend trip with my niece and parents, and of course I had taken a few photos.  What better way to remember this time together than with a mini album?  I wanted to create a mini album for my niece using photos from the trip.

The LYB Canvas Covered Chipboard Album was prefect for this.  I had all of my pictures printed wallet size to give me some room to decorate and embellish each page.  I used the 6 x 6 paper pad for all of the patterned papers and embellished it with various stickers, journaling and chipboard pieces. 

When I create a mini album, I like to keep the design elements similar from page to page.  This makes it easier to design and put together.  For each page I used one piece of 6 x 6 patterned paper for the background. I then cut another pattern 4.5 x 5 inches and layered that on the background paper.  I then used the 1.5 x 6 inch scraps to create the banner strips. 

When I give her the album next weekend, we are going to sit down and fill out the 5 Things Pocket piece and add other journaling to the album to personalize it a bit more just for her!

My husband and I enjoy traveling and would love to do more of it. Our dream is to go to Italy together.  We have both been, but not together.  To help us stay focused on our goal, I create a travel change jar for us to put in our extra change or what ever money we want to help us save up for our next vacation, where ever it might be! 

I created it using an empty and washed peanut butter jar.  I glued a strip of patterned paper around the center and then embellished it with pieces from the Chipboard Shapes.  To attached them to a rounded surface, I first bent and rounded them a little to that shape.  I then adhered them using a glue gun.

I also used the Vellum Tape Strips and Cardstock Stickers.  I am especially loving the Vellum Tape Strips!  I dressed up the lid with a fun flower from the Paper Crafting Kit.  Once it was finished, I added some change and our travel change jar is on its way to helping us save for our next vacation or trip!

 

Please see Juliana's blog 17 Turtles for more inspiring ideas and details from her.  We are so appreciative of all of the amazing ideas from our Cycling Team, Guest Designers and Biker Chicks.  I am going to start a change jar this week!

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

Liz

Cycling Team Members Tamara and Lisa make a Splash Together!

We have been so happy with how our Splash Cycling Team has wowed us with their creativity.  This week we move onto The Escape collection, but we have a couple more Splash projects to share from Tamara Tripodi and Lisa Swift.

 

Hello there! It's Tamara again for my second (and last) 'Splash' cycling team project share! I'm so excited to show you all this adorable treat pail I made!

 

I thought, what better than a 'sand pail' treat bucket with the adorable 'Splash' collection? PERFECT!

When I saw the cute fabric umbrella embellishment, I knew I HAD to add it in! It looks so cute sticking out the side. The 'Splash' collection makes this one awesome little treat pail! I really layered on all those fun LYB embellishments.

I added several clear embellishments, TWO rosettes and a die cut sentiment from the paper crafting kit! I love the look for the 'waves' splashing about. So fun for a pool party!

I added on the flip flop fabric embellishments to the side opposite the umbrella to balance the project out a little bit. What do you think?

 

I really had a lot of fun creating this and if you'd like to make your own treat pail get yourself all of the yummy 'Splash' collection and then you will need a die cutting machine ( I use a Sizzix eclips) and the pail file from svgcuts.com OR; try and find a printable template to use! You can even alter a metal pail from the dollar store, craft store, etc.

 

Before I go I just wanted to thank Little Yellow Bicycle for having me back again on the cycling team! It's been a fun 'ride' and I hope I've inspired you all! Happy crafting! *waves*

 

Please visit Tamara's blog Happy Life, Crafty Wife for more inpsiting ideas!

 

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a fun Splash layout with you today. I took this photo of my husband during our vacation to Myrtle Beach last year and didn't get around to scrapping it. Turns out I'm really glad I hadn't committed it to paper yet, because the Splash collection works perfectly with it. Don't you just love the Makin' Waves paper I used for the background? I couldn't resist running part of the title along one of the waves. Instead of cutting into another piece of 12x12 paper, I used patterns from the 6x6 paper pad for the layering behind the photo. I also had a lot of fun with the new mini flag embellishments. Each one comes with a sentiment on the front, but the backs are patterned so you can dress them up any way you'd like (or not). As I mentioned in the write up about my card, I also cut apart some of the Fresh Verse stickers for this page (1. relax, 2. enjoy, the livin' is easy, life is better) so I have the remainder to use another time. Great way to stretch your supplies. :)

Please visit Lisa's blog Remember the Good Times for more ideas.

 

Have a crafty Tuesday!

 

Liz

Make a Splash like Cycling Team Member Lisa Swift

We have some more inspiration from Cycling Team Member Lisa Swift.  She has a couple of projects to share with our Splash collection, but let's have her tell you all about them...

 

Hi everyone! Lisa here today to share a card I made with the new Splash collection. This is such a great collection in terms of color and fun summer/beach designs. We're talking cute fish paper, water droplet shaped jewels (cute, cute, cute), swim gear, flip flops (!) and even a crab transparency. How can you not love these options? :)

I have a tip for you on how to get more mileage out of the Fresh Verse quote stickers. The summertime saying (as shown on my card) is printed twice on the sticker strip but I only wanted to use it once. I cut one repetition from the sticker sheet and then cut the saying into strips sized to fit my project. It's as easy as that. Now I can use the second part of the sticker on another project. Another thing I did was to back the "S" on the tag with a coordinating paper rather than have the white of the background paper show through. It adds more interest to the card and brings in a pattern that appears in the background paper.

Oh, and one last thing...please don't blame me if you can't get the song (Summertime and the Livin' is Easy) out of your head. I was humming it the entire time I was making this card. :)

Lisa also made this adorable page with our Splash collection.  Isn't that umbrella gorgeous?  Please visit Lisa's blog Remember the Good Times for more ideas.

 

One more day until we celebrate our country's birthday.

 

Liz

Introduing The Escape Cycling Team

We are so pleased to introduce our newest wearers of the Yellow Jersey.  We have had so much enthusiasm for Little Yellow Bicycle and were very pleased with all of the application we received and it was very difficult to choose.  We said we would choose between 3-5 cycling team members per collection, so riding with us for our Escape Cycling Team will be the following talented and inspiring designers.  Please click on their names to see their blogs and get to know them a little bit more.

 

Latrice Murphy

Beth Hallgren

Regina Mangum

Kim Arnold

Juliana Michaels (returning member)

 

We also wanted to let you know that we invited designers Lisa Swift and Tamara Tripodi to continue to ride with us on our Splash Cycling Team, so watch for their beautiful work this month, while our Escape Cycling Team prepares their projects.

 

BUT WAIT - there's more...  Little Yellow Bicycle is releasing 4 new collections at CHA Summer.  AND...we will need a cycling team for each and every collection!  Since, each collection has a personality of its own, we are looking for designers whose style will showcase the collection.  In other words, if you were/are interested in being a cycling team member look for future calls and if your style suits the collection, we want you to come ride with us!

 

Please stay tuned... Makin' the Grade, our new school collection, is releasing soon! Below is a little sneak peek...

 

Happy Monday!

 

Liz

Making a Splash with Cycling Team Member Tamara Tripodi

We were so impressed with Tamara Tripodi's work with our Hello Spring collection, that we invited her back to play with our Splash collection and she has some spectacular ideas to share, but let's have Tamara tell you all about it...

 

*waves* Hello, LYB friends! Tamara here from the 'Splash' cycling team with a super cute project to share! Some of you may remember me from the 'Hello, Spring' cycling team! I was so excited when I was asked back for the 'Splash' collection! This kit was just SO fun to work with!
 
So, here's what I made. I created a fun summer themed gift set! I ordered some burlap the other day and luckily for me it came just in time for me to sew up a bag real quick. And of course no gift is complete without a card, so I made one of those, too!
 
Totally cute, right?! I will share some more photos and design tips along the way.

I created this little tag by stitching a piece of acetate over the base tag, leaving the top open. Fill it will some sand, then stitch it closed! Very easy and such a cool effect! The 'splash' embellishment is actually folded out a bit, which is hard to tell by the photo. Think of it being curved a bit like a rainbow. I wanted to to 'pop' out at ya! For the tag I also added some ribbon and an eyelet.

The burlap and felt flowers in this collections are FABULOUS! Such a perfect finishing touch for my burlap gift bag.
 
I really love how the burlap bag works with this collection. Super simple to make. Just cut two rectangles of burlap to the size you want, then zigzag stitch the edges with a coordinating thread. I also stitched on some of those cute clear fish embellishments. Tie the top of your bag with twine once it's filled with a gift.
 

Next up is the cute little card.

The huge variety of embellishments makes it so easy to create beautiful projects! For this card, I just started with a base and then added on the little embellishments here and there! I took a craft knife and cut along two of the 'waves' on the 'Makin' Waves' paper, curled the down a bit and then added some fish cardstock stickers to look like they are swimming along!

The vellum tape strips pretty much had me at 'vellum'. I love working with vellum and being these are all printed and very cute, I couldn't wait to get my hands on them! I pleated the green chevron printed tape and stitched over it. Then I added on the 'pool party' cardstock sticker. To finish off the card I added a sun rosette and a flower embellishment from the 'paper crafting kit'.

What do you think? I hope you've enjoyed these projects I've shared today! I will be back again with another project share soon! Happy crafting!

 

Please visit Tamara's blog Happy Life, Crafty Wife for more wonderful ideas.

 

We'll be back tomorrow with Biker Chick Projects to share.

 

Take care - Liz

Calling for New Cycling Team Members

 Come Ride with Us!

 

We are looking for designers to showcase our The Escape Collection.

Here's what we're looking for:

With each new collection we like to invite a few new designers (about 3-5 per collection) to come design for us.  We ask Cycling Team members to commit to a month of designing after the collection is released. In return, we'll send you some free product and shamelessly promote you along with ourselves on our blog and facebook page.  Read the details below:

 

1) Make at least one project with what we send you - a layout, some cards, a mini album, an altered item...whatever makes you happy!

 

2) Send us some pictures of it, and a little write-up or how-to of how you created it.

 

3) Post it on your blog, facebook page and any online galleries you belong to. We'll put it here on our blog too, of course!

 

That's it!

 

Tryouts for this team are starting RIGHT NOW!

If you are interested, please send us three (3) samples of your best work (preferably with LYB products because that is what we like to look at most, however it's not a deal breaker if you send something else) to [email protected].  Also, if you have previously designed for a Cycling Team, please feel free to apply again!  Please send us your application by Saturday, June 30th and we'll announce the NEW Escape Cycling Team on Monday, July 2nd.  Please also include your contact information (address, phone and blog) in your email.

 

And then we'll ask you to hop on that Little Yellow Bicycle and pedal your heart out!

 

Hope to hear from you!

 

Inspiring Projects from Cycling Team Member Tamara Tripodi

We are so pleased to share some creative Hello Spring! projects from Cycling Team member Tamara Tripodi.  In fact you can recreate her gorgeous altered crate with many of our collections, but let's have Tamara tell you all about it...

 

Hello, everyone! Tamara here for the Hello Spring cycling team! I'm honored to have been asked to join in and was super excited when I saw the adorable Hello Spring collection in person! It's fabulous! The bright colors, fun cheery embellishments, etc. Works great not only for spring, but anything! There is such a mix of embellishments which makes it easy to create for any occasion or season!

 

I love doing off the page projects, so of course I had to alter something! I found this cute little wood create at Michaels craft store and thought it would be perfect for a 'treats holder'. It's about 7x6", so not huge, but big enough for some treat bags!

I trimmed papers to fit the sides and adhered them using a Glue Glider. The orange decorative edge piece was PERFECT for the backing! I adhered the 'celebrate' banner and some of the clear butterflies. For the front I decorated the crate with the chipboard flowers and the cute little bunny. The 'rosette' from the paper flowers kit was great for a fun little trim at the base of the crate. I also added on a big blue flower to the front. I love these paper flower kits, makes putting flowers and rosettes together in no time! Anyone else hate scoring line after line for one rosette?.. The LYB ones are pre-scored! Yay! And lastly I added on the 'You make me smile' banner from the dimensional stickers set. Fill with goodies and you're ready to go with a cute way to display them! This would also make a great decoration piece.

My next project is a simple card. I've really been enjoying making cards lately! I love, looove the felt flowers! I added one the little flags and stitched around the card. Added two felt flowers, a clear flower, and some stick pins! The stick pins are a lot of fun.. I admit, I've only used them maybe 1-2 other times. I really need to get some more. I love how they easily add an extra 'something' to a project! I also added a little crinkled yellow paper flower strip as a fun trim.

Thank you again, LYB, for having me! It's been fun!

 

We hope you have some amazing ideas to use with our collections!  Please visit Tamara's blog Happy Life, Crafty Wife for many more inspiring projects.

 

Have a wonderful day -

 

Liz

 

Summer is Close, But Spring is Still in the Air with Cycling Team Member Katrina Hunt

We are excited to share some wonderful Hello Spring! projects from Cycling Team Member Katrina Hunt.  She has whipped up some amazing ideas, but we will let her tell you all about it...

 

Hi LYB fans!  It’s Katrina, here and I am so excited that I was asked back to design for the Hello Spring Cycling Team.  I have a bunch of projects, so let’s get to them!

 
I love the bright colors of the Hello Spring collection and knew I had to do a layout about the flowerbed out in the front of the house.  But, I found a gnome on clearance and decided to do a layout about him!  I also have instructions to duplicate this layout that you can download.

Download K_HuntTheGardenGnomeInstructions

My next layout, I wanted to use that fun scalloped die-cut paper, so I built my layout around that.  I have a few details on my blog about how I did the layering behind the picture.

I always, always do altered projects with Little Yellow Bicycle collections.  I am just drawn to do them with the fun papers and the fun embellishments that each collection has. 

This first project is just a door hanger that would make a great quick gift for someone.  I had fun blinging out the tree on this!  I also used the clear shapes, a piece from the 6 x 6 chipboard album, 6 x 6 paper pad, and the some of the fabric embellishments.

Some details shots….and you can see that I popped up the clear shapes where I could placing foam tape adhesive under the colored parts.

My next altered piece is my favorite!  I went crazy with a canvas and the Paper Flower kit.  I also added mixed some of the crocheted embellishments with the paper flowers.  I included some of the cardstock stickers and dimensional stickers here and there also.

In the pictures below, you can see how I layered and added pieces in to create a full looking canvas, but leaving space to see details.

And finally I have a couple of cards.  These went quickly and I completed both of them in under 30 minutes! 

I have some tips for the next card on my blog about how to keep that banner straight and fixed the way you want it when you are putting your card together!

 

Such a fun collection and I hope I have given you some ideas on how to use everything in it!  Be sure to grab the instructions for the Garden Gnome layout.  Thank you, Little Yellow Bicycle, for having me ride along again!

 

Thank you Katrina for sharing so much wonderful inspiration today!  All of the projects are fabulous.  Please visit Katrina's blog Paper Scissors & Glue.

 

Happy Tuesday!

 

Liz

 

 

Say Hello to Spring with Cycling Team Member Lisa Swift

We are very happy to share some beautiful Hello Spring! projects from Cycling Team Member Lisa Swift.  Lisa's knack for layering elements on her pages was perfect for our colletion and her bright spring page really shows our collection, but let's have Lisa tell you all about it...

Thank you to Little Yellow Bicycle for the opportunity to be part of the Hello Spring Cycling Team! I really love the fresh, fun colors in this collection and the highlight, for me, was the vast selection of embellishments. There's everything from stickers to chipboard to transparencies to bling and more! I think I used a bit of everything on here. LOL! I even layered some of the chipboard with a sticker and journaling spot to create a place for the singing bird to rest. Don't be afraid to alter your embellishments, like cutting a word sticker into a banner shape or adding a jewel here and there. Another fun embellishment is the stick pins. They're so easy to tuck here and there and are so cute when topped with a jewel. Part of my style includes sewing on most of my pages and this one is no exception. I like how the border stitching frames the entire page, drawing your eye into the central elements.


Next up is a card I made for my daughter's upcoming dance recital. I worked the design elements around the word "dance" in the text paper since that is what I wanted to focus on. I added in a couple of layered banners, an additional butterfly, a stickpin and some sewing. In order to secure the stickpin, I used a small glue dot behind the flower but I also tacked it down with two small stitches using some embroidery floss. Super easy, super quick and super simple...


My last project is a card I made for my daughter's birthday (I'm thinking she made out pretty well with this collection, LOL). This one uses the text paper as well, but from the 6x6 paper pad. I used one of the chipboard pieces as a frame and then worked the other elements around it. The pins are tucked into the felt flower and then two word stickers are layered on top. I personalized the card by adding in some letter stickers.


So, if you've had your eye on this collection, I highly recommend it. It may be named Hello Spring, but, as you can see, you can definitely use it for a lot more. :) Happy scrapping!

 

We have been so please with what all of our designers have created this month with our Hello Spring! collection and Lisa's work is no exception.  Please visit her blog  Remember the Good Times for more ideas and inspiration.

 

Hope you had a great holiday weekend here in the states and got to play a lot.

 

Happy Tuesday -

 

Liz

Springtime Fun with Cycling Team Member Juliana Michaels

We are so pleased to share some wonderful projects from our newest Hello Spring! cycling team member Juliana Michaels.  She was able to get a lot of mileage out of this collection, but let's have Juliana tell you all about it...

 

Working with the Hello Spring collection was an absolute joy for me!  The projects seemed to just "grow" on their own due to the bright, cheerful colors and designs of each piece included in this collection.  And the fabulous embellishments seemed to find their place with ease on each project!

For my first layout, entitled Hello Spring, I took one of the Clear Cut frames and trimmed it to create a larger frame for my photo. I also enjoyed mixing the Clear Cut Shapes and Chipboard Shapes to provide a bit of dimension.  On several of my layouts I used the Tear-out Ticket & Journaling Book for my journaling.  I am in love with these!!!





My next layout, Happy, was a real joy thanks to these adorable photos of my niece!  I again used a mix of the Clear Cut Shapes and Chipboard Shapes to embellish my layout. I dressed up the large chipboard butterfly by giving her antenna created using the Hello Spring Stick Pins.





This collection has some adorable embellishments just begging to be used on an Easter layout and that is exactly what I did.  I created a 2 page layout, Happy Easter, about dying Easter eggs with my family this year.  The Chipboard Shapes and Fabric Favorites included some adorable bunnies and eggs that were perfect! I cut off the top and bottom of the "A Perfect Moment" Ticket from the Tear-out Ticket & Journaling Book.  I then adhered the lined paper part inside the pink frame form the Chipboard Shapes to create my journaling space.

For my final layout, Celebrate,  I knew I had to play with the Paper Flower Kit!  I mean...how cool are these?!  Tons and tons of paper flowers that you can mix and match and create your own design!  I choose to lightly mist each one, crinkle it and then let it dry (with the help of my heat gun!) to give them a distressed look.  I also distressed the scallop edge of the Decorative Edge paper as well. Other than using a piece of the 6 x 6 Decorative Edge Paper and the 12 x 12 Decorative Edge Paper, I didn't use any other paper on this layout!

My last project is a birthday card.  When I saw this cute little chipboard bunny with music notes on his belly it just said "Hoppy" Birthday to me!  The Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers come with an adorable alphabet, but I needed 2 P's for my title, so I created one.  I used a white gel pen to change the R sticker into another P!

Please visit Juliana's blog 17 Turtles for more inspiring ideas.

 

Have a crafty day!

 

Liz

Hello Spring with Cycling Team Member Elizabeth Carney

We are so pleased to begin sharing the designs of our newest Cycling Team - Hello Spring.  Today we have some wonderful layouts to share from designer Elizabeth Carney.

 

Here is what she had to say about working with our kit.  "Working with this kit was amazing! I love the fresh fun colors and how cheery everything was, it made for some really happy pages!"

 Moment
Supplies: HS-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive, HS-108 Teal Tweets/Green Grass Linen, HS-109 Pretty in Plaid/Tulip Linen, HS-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse™ - with glitter and debossing, HS-1100 Tear-out Ticket & Journaling Book - with glitter accents, HS-305 Paper Flower Kit.

 

 

Blossom (now)
Supplies: LYB Clear Cut Shapes, LYB Hello Spring tear-out ticket and journaling card book, LYB Cardstock stickers Favorite pieces, LYB Felt Stickers, LYB Hello Spring Poppy Linen papers, LYB Hello Spring Pretty In Plaid papers, LYB Decorative 6x6 Edge Cardstock, Zig black writer, HS-135 Cardstock Stickers - Favorite Pieces - with glitter and embossing, HS-140 Cardstock Stickers - Fresh Verse™ - with glitter and debossing

 

Sing
Supplies: LYB Decorative Edge cardstock, HS-103 Spring Story/Poppy Linen, HS-102 Garden Rows/Lilac Love, American Crafts cardstock, HS-220 Fabric Favorites - self adhesive, HS-305 Paper Flower Kit, Mr. Huey's Mist, computer font Tahoma.

 

Please visit Elizabeth's blog Life and All that Goes with It for more inspring ideas.

 

Keep on crafting -

 

Liz