Focus On: Halloween. Mostly.

Happy Halloween! Since we moved a few months ago, I was totally unprepared for it. I have no idea where my sewing machine is, so I'm recycling a costume for my six year old. The middlest and the biggest are not getting dressed up. Something about being too old for that... Not sure what that means. Because I love a good costume myself.

So in honor of today's festivities, we asked our designers to come up with Halloween related projects. But what if you don't celebrate Halloween? Not to worry. We've got you covered!

By Ronda Palazzari

Patterned Paper: Harvest Market: Black Licorice

Tiny Tablet: Harvest Market

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market

Other: Kraft diecut; Trinket pin; Fabric flowers; Black trim; Black paint; Tissue paper

Ronda shares step-by-step details on how to make these fun hats:

I found this great paper mache hat at a craft store and thought It would make a perfect Halloween center piece. I glued tissue paper to the cone of the hat to give it some texture and then painted the whole hat black.  I traced the brim of the hat on the Black Licorice paper and glued it to the hat. I used a circle scallop punch to punch out the happy Halloween and attached it to a kraft diecut. The mixed cardstock stickers were the perfect touch to the base of the hat. I used the tiny tablet paper to create the paper flower to accompany the other flowers. Lastly I added a star pin on top to complete the piece.  

By Jenni Hufford

Harvest Market: Black Licorice, Pumpkin Seeds, Peach Crisp, Squash, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, ABC Stickers, Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Memorandum: Timeclock, Mixed Cardstock Stickers

By Lisa Dickinson

Harvest Market Papers:  Hayride, Black LIcorice, Turtleneck, Peach Crisp, Harvest Blue

Harvest Market Tiny Tablet

Harvest Market Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Harvest Market ABC Stickers

Harvest Market Index Journaling Cards

And Georgia Keays created a beautiful, Fall-ish, non-Halloween layout.

Patterned Papers:

Memorandum-Payday; Harvest Market-Pumpkin Seed and Black Licorice

Index Journaling: Harvest Market

ABC Stickers: Harvest Market

Remember you still have a few days to enter our sketch challenge. More info here.

Thanks for coming by today. If you are going out later tonight, be safe and have fun! See you back tomorrow.

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Lily Bee + Elle's Studio: Day Five

ETA: We have a winner of Friday's giveaway! Congratulations, dlwidder! Please email your mailing details to milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com.

For Thursday's winner, go here.

Good morning, and Happy Friday. I usually love-love Fridays, but today, I'm a little sad because it's our last day hanging out with Elle's Studio's crew! We've had such a great time using their products and co-hosting this hop. We hope that you've enjoyed it too. But let's not get too sad, because we have two last amazing projects to share with you today PLUS a special Elle's Studio giveaway. More on that later. (You can click on the photos for a bigger view.)

By Kay Rogers 

Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Jingle-Merry&Bright; Jingle-Mistletoe; Jingle-Peppermint;Jingle-Tinsel

Jingle ABC Stickers; Jingle Mixed Cardstock Stickers

Elle's Studio Supplies: Christmas Tiny Tags; Pennants-Christmas; Christmas Journaling Circle Tags (Large)

By Ronda Palazzari

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Memorandum Pay Day; Memorandum 9 to 5; Memorandum Whiteboard; Memorandum Lemon

Memorandum Index Journaling Card; Memorandum Mixed Cardstock Stickers; Memorandum ABC Stickers

Elle’s Studio Supplies:

Everyday Large Journaling Tags; Lil’ Snippets: Today - Red; Handmade Layers Circle Tags; Layered Numbers; Pennants Turquoise; Lil’ Snippets Labeled – Red & Pink; Elle's Studio packaging

Please leave us a comment telling us what was your favorite part of the hop (aside from the prizes! LOL!) We'll randomly pick a winner to receive Elle's Studio's Forever Grateful Kit, which is such a gorgeous project kit. 

And don't forget to hop to Elle's Studio to see more great projects, and leave a comment there to win some Lily Bee goodies!

Thank you thank you thank you for making this such a successful and fun hop. We hope to see you here on the blog again, as well as on our Facebook page, and on Twitter. 

Have an awesome weekend!

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Lily Bee + Elle's Studio: Day Four

ETA: We have a winner for today's giveaway! Congratulations, Jennybean! Please email me at milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com with your address!

For the winner of Wednesday's giveaway, go here.

Well, hello there! We are so happy you are here to hang out with us and Elle's Studio. This week, we are combining our stuff with Elle's Studio's to create some fun projects, and they go together so fabulously!

Today, we are doing a sketch! This sketch.

Our team member Jenni Hufford (she's also with Elle's! She's that cool!) took the sketch and totally made it her own.

Lily Bee Supplies:  
Patterned Papers: Jingle- Spruce, Eggnog, ABC Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet; Memorandum- Whiteboard; Christmas Town- Chipboard Stickers

Elle's Studio Supplies: Christmas Large Journaling Tags; Christmas Journaling Circle Tags (Large); Christmas Notetags; Christmas Tidbits; Christmas Strips

I kept slightly closer to the original sketch. These Elle's Vintage Flashcards were perfect for this layout and sketch.

Lily Bee supplies: 
Patterned Paper: Dreamy-Head Over Heels; Crush-Head Over Heels; Courting-Head Over Heels
ABC Stickers: Head Over Heels
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Head Over Heels
Elle's Studio Supplies: Vintage Sweetheart Flashcards; Handmade Layers Cutouts-16 Tags

Elle's Studio's team is also using the same sketch. So do go by their blog and check out their take on it. And don't forget to leave them a comment to win some Lily Bee goodies. If you use this sketch, please share your layout with us, by posting to our Facebook page. We'd love to see it.

Also leave us a comment here for a chance to win Elle's Studio goodies!

Tomorrow for our grand finale, more layouts and an Elle's Studio kit. Good stuff! Have a great day!

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Lily Bee + Elle's Studio: Day Three

ETA: We have a winner of Wednesday's giveaway: Jill! Congratulations, Jill! Send me your address at milesofpaper [at] gmail [dot] com.

For the winner of Tuesday's giveaway, click here.

Hello there! It's our third hop day. We are happy to see you here! We are having such fun time combining Elle's Studio products with Lily Bee goodies. Today, we have a couple of altered projects for you.

The first is this beautifully layered notebook by Virginia Tillery. It's the perfect place to jot down daily moments that you want to remember.

Lily Bee supplies:
Patterned Paper: Smitten - Head Over Heels; Courting - Head Over Heels; Swoon - Head Over Heels; Flirt- Head Over Heels; Crush- Head Over Heels; Dreamy - Head Over Heels
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Head Over Heels

ABC Stickers: Head Over Heels

Elle's Studio: Large Journaling Tags- Handmade Layers; Pennants- Handmade Layers; Pennants- Pink

Other: Punch, Dark Brown Mist, Rhinestones, Pin, Seam Binding

And how about these amazing Halloween treat holders by Cindy Liebel? Totally cool, aren't they? Cindy shows you how to make them on her blog.

Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Harvest Market-Turtleneck; Harvest Market-Black Licorice; Harvest Market-Peach Crisp; Harvest Market-Squash; Harvest Market-Hayride; Harvest Market-Pumpkin Seeds

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market
ABC Stickers: Harvest Market

Chipboard Stickers: Lovely; Catching Fall
Elle's Studio Supplies: Spooktacular Autumn Tiny Tags; Lil' Snippets: Gratitude; Lil' Snippets: Trick or Treat; Halloween Pennants
Other: Silhouette die-cut machine & EK Success punches

Don't forget to leave us a comment for a chance to win a lot of Elle's Studio goodies. And don't forget to go by Elle's Studio blog to see what they are up to today and for a chance to win Lily Bee products.

See you back here tomorrow for a sketch, some layouts, and more prizes! Have a great day!

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Lily Bee + Elle's Studio: Day Two

ETA: TUESDAY'S WINNER: REBECCA (from Rebecca's Scraps)! Congrats, Rebecca! Please email me your address at milesofpaper [dot] gmail [dot] com.

For yesterday's giveaway winner, click here.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday! We are so glad you all are enjoying our Elle's Studio + Lily Bee blog hop. Thank you for the love!

Today, we've got cards for you. Wouldn't it be great to keep a stash of them ready for every occasion? That's my dream! Here's some inspiration to get us started.

By Ronda Palazzari

Lily Bee Designs:

Patterned Papers: Memorandum 9 to 5; Memorandum Whiteboard

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Memorandum

Elle’s Studio Supplies:

Pennants – Turquoise; Handmade Layered Circles; Everyday Large Journaling Tag

By Cindy Liebel

Lily Bee Supplies
Pattern Paper: Harvest Market-Oatmeal; Harvest Market-Pumpkin Seeds; Harvest Market-Turtleneck; Harvest Market-Peach Crisp

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market

ABC Stickers: Harvest Market
Elle's Studio Supplies: Handmade Layer Circles; Lil' Snippets Trick or Treat

By Lisa Day

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Oatmeal - Harvest Market; Turtleneck - Harvest Market

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market

ABC Stickers: Harvest Market

Elle's Studio Supplies: Lil Snippets Gratitude; Spooktacular Autumn Tiny Tags

By Jenni Hufford

Lily Bee Supplies:

Jingle- 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Index Journaling Cards, Mixed Cardstock Stickers, ABC Stickers

Elle's Studio Supplies:  Christmas Journaling Circle Tags (Large)

By Linda Barber
Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Dreamy-Head Over Heels, Crush-Head Over Heels, Swoon-Head Over Heels, Flirt-Head Over Heels
Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Head Over Heels
ABC Stickers: Head Over Heels
Elle's Studio Supplies: Handmade Layers Pennants-Blank; Pennants-Pink 
 

Don't forget to leave us a comment for a chance to win Elle's Studio goodies! Also don't forget to drop by Elle's Studio blog, check their projects using Lily Bee, and leave them a comment to win Lily Bee goodies. 

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See you again tomorrow!

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Lily Bee + Elle's Studio: Day One

ETA: MONDAY'S WINNER: AMY COOSE! Congrats, Amy! Please email me your address at milesofpaper [dot] gmail [dot] com.

This week, we are hanging out with Elle's Studio! We think Lily Bee's products mix perfectly with Elle's Studio's. The colors, the designs, everything goes together so well! We are super excited about this blog hop, and think you will be too.

Each day this week, we will post layouts/cards/projects using Elle's Studio and Lily Bee goodies. We will also be giving away Elle's Studio's products worth $25 to a randomly picked lucky winner. So remember to post a comment each day.

Elle's Studio will also be posting projects and giving away Lily Bee products every day this week. So don't forget to drop by their blog and post a comment each day also.

Today, we have two layouts to share. The first one is by Lisa Dickinson. (Click on layouts for a bigger picture.)

Lily Bee Supplies:
Patterned Papers: Payday-Memorandum; Office Blue-Memorandum; Lemon-Memorandum
ABC Stickers: Memorandum
Elle's Studio Supplies: Mix&Match Vintage Number Tags-Turquoise; Pennants-Turquoise

And the next one is by Lisa Day.

Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Tiny Tablet - Harvest Market; Oatmeal - Harvest Market; Pumpkin Seed - Harvest Market

Mixed Cardstock Stickers: Harvest Market

ABC Stickers: Harvest Market

Elle's Studio Supplies: Spooktacular Autumn Journaling Circle Tags; Spooktacular Autumn Tiny Tags ;Vintage Halloween Flash Cards

Don't you think Elle's Studio products go well together with Lily Bee's? Pretty awesome, isn't it?

Remember to leave us a comment for a chance to win lots of Elle's Studio goodies. And come back tomorrow for more inspiration and more prizes!

Also, don't forget to drop by Elle's Studio blog.

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Fall Football Saturdays

Today was our last football game of the season. We've spent the last 6 or so Saturdays at the football field watching my son play tackle football and my daughter cheer for flag football. I thought it would be fun to celebrate and honor the season with a quick layout.

To us fall = football. I love it! And the Lily Bee Harvest Market collection is the perfect fall collection!

I started my design around wanting to use the flags from the cardstock stickers on my layout to separate the two pictures. I placed my pictures on a smaller piece of paper and then layered the flags back and forth. Then I added a couple small strips of paper over the seam of the two columns and sewed some swervey (yes that's a word...the dictionary is wrong!) lines to tie them together.

Then I layered some of the index journaling cards, some cardstock stickers and some papers from the tiny tablet behind my pictures before adhering it to the page.

Then I sewed some more swervey (see there's that word again!) lines around the outside of the layout.

 

I punched out 3 maple leaves to use as a base for my title and my journaling. And hand cut out a banner to offset the light color of the word "Saturdays"

I hope you've all been enjoying this fabulous fall season as much as we have!!

Lily Bee supplies:

Patterned Paper:
Peach Crisp - Harvest Market
Black Licorice - Harvest Market
Squash - Harvest Market
Hayride - Harvest Market

Mixed Cardstock Stickers:
Harvest Market

ABC Stickers:
Harvest Market

Journaling Cards:
Harvest Market

Other:
Punch, vintage typewriter, sewing machine

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