Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Three with Lily Bee



This year I'm trying to get into my stash and use some of it up.  I have a bad hoarding habit and I need to get stuff out and not be afraid to cut into papers, so yesterday I pulled out the Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe collection to make some cards even though I was saving it for scrapping.  It's a really sweet and pretty collection, and I challenged myself to do at least two cards with the same papers.  This first one features the Jenni Bowlin's Quilt Star Punch.



I punched a bunch of stars and stacked using the front side of the paper on top and the backside on the bottom, and turned the star on the bottom so that it looks more like a sunburst that a quilt star.  A little bit of stitching was added to accent them.

I scored the cardstock to create a grid and placed one star in each grid.  The sentiment piece is one of the stickers that comes with the collection.  I popped it up with foam tape and added some Lawn Trimmings.

Some SC wood veneer stars finished off the top and bottom stars.



For my next card, I used the exact same papers, cutting them into 2" by 1/2" strips and arranging them above and below the center of the card.



I knew I was going to stitch them on, so I just tacked them in place and then stitched around.  The alphas come in the kit also.  So simple and easy and now I've got another birthday card for Andrew's students.



I figured I would make one more birthday card while I was at it and challenged myself to make one with a different look and feel.  I went brighter, funkier, and bolder for this card.



I love that there are some black patterned papers in this collection as I think they are a great contrast with the other papers.  The little pennants were cut from the pennant patterned paper and then stitched together on the sewing machine.  I added a bit of vellum under the polaroid piece to soften the background paper so that the banners stand out a bit more.



It's been COOOOOLD here, and it was fun to pull out some bright, summery papers to play with.

Thanks for stopping by, hope that you are doing well and staying warm and safe where you are!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  Lily Bee - Sweet Shoppe Collection; Avery Elle - Silver Fox and White Cardstock; Bazzill Card Shoppe - Peanut Cluster Cardstock; Recollections - Vellum
Other:  Lily Bee - Sweet Shoppe Collection Alphas and stickers; Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Stars; Lawn Fawn - Natural Cord Lawn Trimmings; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; CTMH - Dimensional Foam Tape, Liquid Glass

21 comments:

  1. All of thse are fantastic! That first one just took my breath away and I really think the second is gorgeous, as well! Awesome cards, all around, Miriam!

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  2. Wow, these are all stunning, Miriam! Amazing use of patterned papers and layers. I really love the scoring and embellishments on that first card!!

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  3. BEAUTIFUL work as always, Miriam! I love your attention to details in each card! The stitching really add that special homespun feel to them, huh? And your new blog look is AWESOME!! I have missed visiting your blog! xoxo

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  4. These are all so fresh and so pretty, Miriam! Andrew's students don't know how lucky they are to be getting these. :)

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  5. Such fun cards! I'm the same way about hoarding and hesitating to cut into my pattern paper, but I always buy more so I gotta use them! Your banner card is perfect for January Paper Crafts gallery... you should enter it!

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  6. LOOOOOOOOVE all of these cards, Miriam! I LOVE the papers and the designs-- they are all so different yet all FABBBY! LOVE that last one the most-- FUN use of strings/banners/polaroid design! I'm a hoarder-- I'm not afraid to say it… just afraid to cut my papers:) LOL!

    THANKS so much for stopping by my blog and leaving some love <3 HUGS <3

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  7. Oh my my... these are sew sweet. Love the sewing the patterns on every single card :) I so wish I could create something like this :)

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  8. wow fabulous post today Miriam.. Loving all your cards.. so creative..

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  9. Wow! These are all incredibly awesome! I'm in love with the quilt punch one. So pretty!

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  10. Wow wow wow!! These are sooooooo gorgeous!!!!!

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  11. Awesome use of your kit and patterned papers! I love them all and the stitching adds so much to each one! I'm inspired...

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  12. Way to cut into those papers, Miriam! I'm getting better at it myself. The vellum you added on that last card makes a big difference ... so smart! Also fun to see the different looks you got with the same papers.

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  13. Wow these cars are awesome!! Great way to use pattern paper three different ways!!

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  14. I love how you've used your papers, all of that beautiful stitching!!! LOVE them all!

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  15. Oh, Miriam...these are some of my all time favorites from you! GORGEOUS...every one!!! LOVE the 'joy' layout, too!!!

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  16. These are fabulous!!! Love the stitching....soooo pretty!

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  17. Miriam these are fantastic and such awesome use of patterned paper

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  18. What absolutely gorgeous mixes of patterns! YUMMY! And I just love all the stitching! LOVE!

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  19. wow! These are so beautiful and inspiring Miriam!
    I want to purchase the entire collection now!
    Thanks ;))

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  20. Gorgeous designs and cards! I hope you put in for LB!

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