Hey all, happy National Scrapbook Day! It's me, your humble editor, bringing up the rear on today's 12 hours of NSD festivities. Hasn't it been a great day here at SCT?! So many great prizes, loads of inspiration and ideas, and eye candy galore. :) My "What's Up?" card was inspired by the anima...

I LOVE stamping and I LOVE scrapbooking, so for my project below I wanted to combine my two loves in one layout. Several different stamping techniques are featured in a video I created and I use stamps to not only dress up my background cardstock, but also add pizazz to my title. I also share ...

Good morning, Christa here! Happy National Scrapbook Day SCT friends! At the magazine we are always asked about tips and tricks to create balanced two page layouts so I thought I would share some of my tried and true ideas and a few examples with you! A 2 page layout is a great way to tell t...

Supplies: Embossed cardstock: Core'dinations; Patterned paper: October Afternoon (blue circles), Bella Blvd (grid); Letter stickers: Bella Blvd; Chipboard: Making Memories (alphas), Bella Blvd (border); Feathers, Crochet hearts and Flags: Bella Blvd; Die cut machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft...

True confession: I LOVE SKETCHES! Okay, I suppose it's not a real confession if I make it all obvious like I do, but there it is. Sketches are BY FAR my most favorite tool in my scrapbooking arsenal. They are a fantastic starting point (and even ending point) for your pages. I have always said ...

Hello Beautiful card by Kimber McGray Supplies: Cardstock: Jillibean Soup Kraft; Pattern Paper, Stickers and Die-Cuts: Jillibean Soup Chilled Cucumber Soup and Soup Staples II; Twine: May Arts; Clips: Stampin' Up!; Adhesive: Xyron and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L I loved this sketch from ...

You have to love a day that recognizes a hobby that so many of us hold near and dear to our hearts. I love National Scrapbook Day!! And my contribution will center on using class kit scraps and punches both of which are plentiful in my scrap room. Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending th...

Good morning SCT friends! Have we got a fantastic day in store for you. Here is how it's going to work - every hour on the hour we are going to have one of our very talented design team members joining us with a vast array of tips, tricks, techniques and so much more! We will have a few guest...

Happy Friday, Lily Bee fans! We are excited to bring you a fun-filled and inspirational blog hop to share the talents of our fabulous design team, including most of those new members we've just included on the team! Our blog hop continues this week's theme of projects usi...

Jump into the eclectic fun of Amy Tangerine's newest line, Ready Set Go. A wide array of warm autumn colors including navy blue, pink, and woodgrain, create a base for unique travel, home, and school icons - from cameras, cars, and houses, to globes, speech bubbles, and an adorable hand-drawn el...

Happy World Card Making Day everyone! We have a special post for you today here on the Lily Bee Design blog. Our Design Team has been busy creating cards in celebration of this momentous annual event in the card-making world. From Christmas Cheer, and Autumn Spice, to Persnickety, these ladies h...

1. this photo of lucy makes me double over with laughter every single time i look at it. i think j and i have looked at it a dozen times a day. 2. this is a impromptu "caption this photo" contest. best caption wins a little box o' MME. you don't have to enter the contest, it's fine to leave a...

1. this photo of lucy makes me double over with laughter every single time i look at it. i think j and i have looked at it a dozen times a day. 2. this is a impromptu "caption this photo" contest. best caption wins a little box o' MME. you don't have to enter the contest, it's fine to leave a...

Happy Tuesday, MME fans! And happy day two of our mid-release reveals! Today we are sharing two collections with you. We just know that you will love them! First up is the second color scheme to accompany Ruby from yesterday. Meet Lost and Found 3- Oliver! This color scheme is masculine and ...

Welcome to the very first day of our new collection reveals! Today and tomorrow we will be sharing new products, layouts, and there will be GIVEAWAYS of each new collection. So make sure to check back tomorrow,too! Our first reveal is a name that might be familiar to you... That's right. The b...

This collection invites you to enjoy the pleasures of home, with a color pallete of crisp blues, pinks, greens, yellows, and airy neutrals put into the form of birds, trees, foxes, houses, keys, clipboards, and more. Accents of gold create an irresistible sophisticated sweetness and you can't...

Welcome to the Studio Calico Blog Blitz! Today we are celebrating the three new releases (Take Note,Abroad,and Classic Calico Vol.2) by sharing new projects! I especially love the Take Note collection. Florals, bows, LULLABY THICKERS (yes i'm yelling)...it's just very "me". Here's what I came ...

Welcome to the Studio Calico Blog Blitz! We are celebrating the release of Studio Calico's latest collections: Take Note, Abroad and Classic Calico Vol 2 (all of which are now available for sale on the Studio Calico site)! Here is a layout I did using mostly the Take Note collection. I cre...

this giveaway is now closed - thanks to all who entered! susan, check your email - and congrats! amy tan has a new workshop at 2peas - and i get to giveaway a spot in the class to one lucky reader! Class Description: As crafters and storytellers, we are natural collectors. We save ever...

hi all! now that the new studio calico collections are hitting stores everywhere, we wanted to do a little blog blitz to show them off. =) i mean, totally a good excuse to share some inspiration and giveaways, right? the weather has been gorgeous here, and we've been walking a LOT lately. i ...

Welcome to my stop on the SC Blog Blitz! In honor of the new releases, I wanted to share a promo code for free shipping at Two Peas in a Bucket. It's valid 4/9 - 4/13 on any purchase over $35 (non-phaseout / non-digital product.) So go forth and shop all the pretty new products you're see...