Greetings Simple Stories fans, it's Liz here today to kick off a week of wonderful inspiration. - See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/2013/06/page/3/#sthash.vlrpaMvH.dpuf Greetings Simple Stories fans, it's Liz here today to kick off a week of wonderful inspiration. - See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/2013/06/page/3/#sthash.vlrpaMvH.dpuf Greetings Simple Stories fans, it's Liz here today to kick off a week of wonderful inspiration. - See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/2013/06/page/3/#sthash.vlrpaMvH.dpuf I really enjoy creating Life Documented Pages with many of the Simple Stories collections and in today's case the I {Heart} Summer collection. It just brings an element of efficiency to scrapbooking that does not take away... Continue reading

Greetings Simple Stories fans, it's Liz here today to kick off a week of wonderful inspiration. We've teamed up with Maya Road to bring you some fantastic ideas for incorporating embellishments with Simple Stories collections and our Life Documented style. I'm sharing a project with the beautiful Vintage Bliss collection in a 6x8 Life Documented format. Isn't Vintage Bliss such a beautiful and happy collection? I thought it would look great with these summery photos of my daughter playing at the park It's fun to trim the 3 x 4 journal cards to fit on another 3x4 background. I did... Continue reading

Summer is around the corner and it is time to get ready for birthdays, barbecues and summer bashes. Instead of spending money on a lot of expensive gift packaging, why not use the three R's of Conservation: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? Reduce the amount of packaging in your life and the world by reusing bags and giving them a facelift with materials you have lying around the house. I still had some of the gorgeous Summer Fresh collection that I wanted to use up before I break into the Brand New I Heart Summer collection. I thought is would be really... Continue reading

It's been a LONG winter in Colorado and we are actually still getting snow believe it or not. However, my family loves to camp and hike so we had to head west on I-70 in search of sunshine and warmth. We found it in Fruita, CO near the Colorado National Monument last weekend and actually got to spend a few days in 70 degree weather even though the night dropped to 30 degrees (not my ideal for sleeping outside, but still more fun than snow at my house). I thought the Take a Hike collection was great fit for these... Continue reading

It was so much fun to make these layouts of a vacation we took last spring with the Simple Stories 24/7 collection. Our goal was to visit a different park each day of the break, so each page are photos from a different park. I love the vibrant colors of the 24/7 collection. It has the perfect combination of reds, greens, yellows and blues, which make bright, fun pages. It is so much fun to break up the parts of this project into the different sized photo sleeves. Working on the smaller sized backgrounds of 4 x 6 and 3... Continue reading

Special Announcement We are excited to announce that we have a new blog and a new design team! Please visit us at mylyb.blogspot.com. Come follow us and stay in touch with all things LYB. You will automatically be redirected in 3 seconds... Continue reading

We have one final project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Been thinking about something to brighten up the season? We hope that this idea will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. We are so impressed again with how Liz used our Naturals in her project. But first, let's finish getting to know Liz a little before we take a look at her canvas idea... LYB: Do you have a favorite adhesive? LH: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES... Continue reading

Getting tired of winter? Does it seem like it has overshadowed the Spring that Punxsutawney Phil promised us? Lisa Swift shares two cards today that will make you yearn for summer.... Splash Card by Lisa Swift I don't know about you, but I am so over this winter. That's why I turned to the fabulous Splash collection to make these cards. You can't beat these happy summer colors. For this first card, I covered a piece of white cardstock with vellum strips. This became the mat for the rest of the card. A burlap circle (Naturals collection) was the perfect... Continue reading

Have you discovered our Naturals Canvas embellishments yet? They are some of the most versatile elements on the market. You can stamp, paint, mist or ink them or even just leave them be and they add a fantastic natural texture to any project. Today our deisgn team has a few ideas to share... Altered Frame by Lisa Swift There is so much you can do with the canvas products in Little Yellow Bicycle's Naturals collection! I used a mix of canvas products to create an upcycled frame project. I started with a trio of canvas daisies at the top of... Continue reading

We have another fun project to share from our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Today she shares some ideas that will inspire you to get out your inks, paints, mists, glitter and other art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. Her tags have such a personal and artsy feel to them and we are just tickled with how Liz used our Naturals in her projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea... LYB: Are you a morning bird... Continue reading

We had some wonderful submissions for our Naturals Contest! It was so fun to see the creative ideas submitted by our fans, especially in the wearables and home décor categories. Grand Prize Winner: Irit Shalom Irit won a $100 shopping spree in the LYB online store. Please email [email protected] and we will help you place your order of goodies. Each of the winners below can choose either our brand new Fern and Forest Boy or Girl collection. Please email your shipping information to [email protected] along with your choice of collection and we will ship it out to you soon. Paper... Continue reading

We are so excited to introduce our Naturals Mixed Media Guest Designer Liz Hicks. Liz is an artist who has been working in the craft industry for a long time and we thought it would be fun to feature a few of her projects that will inspire you to get out your paints, mists, glitter and other art supplies to alter and add our Naturals to many of your own projects. But first, let's get to know Liz a little bit before we take a look at her wall art idea... LYB: What are your favorite types of projects—pages, mini... Continue reading

Our Fern and Forest Boy collection is in our warehouse and shipping to your local scrapbook store as I type... But if you cannot wait a moment longer, you can also order it from our Online Store today! Mini Album by Liz Qualman Yesterday on the blog our Design Team shared some ideas on how to use our 5 and 10 Things Pockets on a variety of projects. There just happens to be a super cute 5 Things Pocket in the new Fern and Forest Boy collection, so I thought I would share an idea for how to use it... Continue reading

What do you have in your pocket today? Little Yellow Bicycle includes really fun pockets in most of our collections. We challenged our Design Team to include some of our pockets in their projects and we are pretty excited about what they came up with... The Escape Collection Layout by Jen Chesnick Sometimes you have to think outside of the box with your supplies. I am huge fan of pockets and tags, but the 5 things for the Escape line just didn't fit my page. I chose to alter the pocket by cutting the back down and using it as... Continue reading

It's Monday and we have been scouring the Internet all morning looking for projects from our fans. AND we are so happy with what we found. Take a look... Just Because Layout by Renee Zwirek Emailed to us Just Because Layout by ekskou Found at Two Peas in a Bucket Just Because Layout by Deraslee Found at scrapbook.com The designers at My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club have been busy working with our Just Because collection in one of their latest kit. See some of their designs below or visit the MCS gallery for more ideas... Layout by Jodi Baune Layout... Continue reading

It's our last day with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink! It has been an AMAZING two weeks of ideas and projects and we hope you have found some great inspiration to include our Naturals in your everyday lives. We also hope that you will enter our Naturals contest - see the end of this post for details. Greta Hammond has such a fun project to share today. We love how she included our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps in her party decorations. The colors are so bright and festive and the project is super easy to make!... Continue reading

Can you believe we only have two days left with Tim Holtz Ranger Ink? We have had so much fun sharing projects each day. However, we still have a few more AMAZING ideas and projects to unveil, so stick with us... Today, Vicki Boutin does what she does best and shows us how to get really creative with ink. Her fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink and Clear Stamps is something we can all aspire to, but let's have Vicki tell you all about it... Layout by Vicki Boutin I have to say that the... Continue reading

Happy mid week! Wanted to share a fun idea for adding mists and other mixed media elements to a project. This page was created for a series I am working on at Scrapbooking and Beyond Magazine, so if you got the Spring issue, you can see a few other ideas as well. I thought the bright happy Sn@p patterned papers made excellent photo frames against the rainbow misted background. This plain notebook paper made the perfect background for the misting. I simply added a mask from a REALLY old die cut I had in my stash (bet you can guess... Continue reading

Who needs big box stores for beautiful wall art for your children's rooms? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink distress paints and Clear Stamps to create a fun wall art project that is both easy and ready to decorate. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin' We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no excpetion. Tania Willis shares a super cute and inspiring idea that is ready to hang on a wall or sit on... Continue reading

Are you thinking about a unique décor piece to add to your home? Today we have a fantastic idea for using our Naturals collection, Tim Holtz stains and Clear Stamps to create a fantastic tartan/plaid frame. We also have a home décor category in our Naturals contest - just sayin' We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and Robbie Herring has come up with a really creative one. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project and really make the colored stains pop. Plus there... Continue reading

It's time to use our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps to dress up your wardrobe. Did you know they are super easy to include on clothing items and accessories? We even have a category in our Naturals contest for wearables - please see the end of the post for details... We asked our design team to give you a great idea each day, and today is no exception. Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project, were easy to use, and included just the right amount of pizazz. Plus there are... Continue reading

How are you including our Naturals embellishments and Clear Stamps into your day to day memory keeping? We know that everyone gets busy with life and even though many people would like to record their memories in a beautiful and elaborate scrapbook, there isn't always the time. Today we want to show you some simple ideas for using photo sleeves or divided sheet protectors and Little Yellow Bicycle products to quickly document a day in the life... Not to mention that the Clear Stamps and Ranger Ink totally enhanced the look of this project, were easy to use, and included... Continue reading

Day 4 and we are still going strong. We have a super fun and easy idea of bringing our Naturals collection, Clear Stamps, and Tim Holtz to dinner. Now who doesn't want to have dinner with Tim, right??? We challenged our design team to show our fans ideas for how easy it is to incorporate our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and today Corrie Jones shares something we should all try at home. Plus there are prize opportunities at the end, so keep reading... Custom Napkin Rings by Corrie Jones I love the way that the Naturals collection... Continue reading

It's Day 3 and we still have a lot more to show you this week and next. Our "other" side of Little Yellow Bicycle is all about showcasing our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps with Tim Holtz inks, stains and paint from Ranger Ink. Each day our design team shares a simple and clever way to include our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and hope to inspire you to add some Naturals into your lives. Plus there are prizes, see the fine print at the end... Check out how Suzanne Sergi added color and inspiration to her scrapbook... Continue reading

We continue to show you another side of Little Yellow Bicycle by showcasing our Naturals collection and Clear Stamps with Tim Holtz inks, stains and paint from Ranger Ink. Our design team will share a simple and clever way to include our Naturals and Stamps into their everyday lives and we hope to inspire you to add some Naturals into your lives. Plus there are prizes, see the fine print at the end... Today Lisa Swift shares her brilliant idea, but let's have her tell you all about it... Upcycled Bottles by Lisa Swift I am far from an expert... Continue reading