Little Yellow Bicycle Escape Collection

Escape with Little Yellow Bicycle!

Have you seen this new collection yet?  It is such a terrific travel collection and includes all the wonderful embellishments that you can always expect from Little Yellow Bicycle!

I've been wanting to scrap some of the pictures of my daughter that were taken when she was getting ready to enter the adult world and when I saw the journey, discover and day trip embellishments, it seemed to be a perfect fit.  After all, there are many ways to take a journey besides the standard, traveling for vacation.  :)  It didn't hurt that her purse matched the collection perfectly!

Because her car is black, as were some of the embellishments, I chose to use black stitching to add some extra detailing.  I also used some of the clear stickers in black that are made by LYB's Deja View lable.  These stickers are so great!  They have weight, which makes them so easy to place. 

Thanks for dropping by!  I know that it has been a while since I posted.  Sometimes, life gets really busy!  At least it does around here!  I'll be back to posting regularly now, though!

Don't miss the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog for more ideas using this terrific new collection!  Also, CHA is right around the corner and LYB has so much more coming soon!  Gotta Love That!!

Inspired by Pinterest at Bo Bunny

I'm sure if you haven't actually been on Pinterest, yet, you have certainly heard about it.  I tried to hold out because I knew that I would spend WAY to much time on it!  I actually refer to it as my time sucker.  I swear, you can hear the slurping noise when I log on!  :)  Yes, I think it's safe to say that I'm pretty hooked!  It seems that the girls at Bo Bunny are hooked too! 

Today, the design team is showing some examples that are inspired by Pinterest.  If you have been on Pinterest, you are bound to have seen some of the fabulous Subway Art that is out there.  That is our focus today.  Be sure to check out the Bo Bunny Blog for a couple of examples that we were given to inspire us.

Girls of Summer

For my page, I chose to use a die-cutter for my title and add lots of stickers with words and alphas instead of any journaling.  I used the adorable new Hello Sunshine Collection!

 Although this layout has a lot going on, it is really quick and easy to put together.

To start, I used an electronic cutter to cut out my title. I wasn't really picky about where it ended up, because I planned to just work around it. I did make a point to leave the center of my layout empty.

  Using lots of stickers makes layouts quick and easy to put together. To add intrest and make layering easy, just use lots of foam dots. You can see this in the close-up pictures.

Using lots of stickers makes layouts quick and easy to put together. To add intrest and make layering easy, just use lots of foam dots. You can see this in the close-up pictures.

 Use the cut outs to add instant shapes. Since they already have such neat shapes printed, just choose one and cut along the edges.

 Finally, to get the look of stitching or bordering without taking much time, just add holes at the corners and stopping points instead of actually making a lot of stitches.

Don't forget to check out the Bo Bunny Blog for more ideas that are inspired by Pinterest!  There is also another mini album tutorial there and so much more!!

More Splash!

It's almost Father's Day and at the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog, we are sharing cards made with the brand new Splash Collection!  It's easy to come up with some cards for your favorite guy using this collection.  There are great colors, prints and especially embellishments all ready to go!

For this card, I couldn't resist using the little crab shaped Clear Cut shape.   Each year, while our children were growing up, we would go to South Padre Island for vacation.  We made so many memories on these trips.  One of the most fun and funny things we did was to 'go crabbing' after dark.  Trust me, I never thought I would be outside at night with a flashlight on a beach searching for crabs!  Not to mention, crawling around in the sand trying to catch them so I could put them in a bucket for the kids.  All the giggles and squeals were worth every minute!  :)  Of course, we let them go afterwards.

The little flags are so cute and such a great way to add more detail and your sentiment.  I thought fun dad was perfect for this card.

For this card, I chose to use some of the fishes that are included in the embellishment packages.  I pulled out some of the darker colored masculine papers and put this one together.  The bottom chipboard fish is framed by one of the journaling tablet pieces.

Make stitching easy by just stitching through the points to make your shape.  This is a quick way to add some more detail without taking a long time.

Be sure to stop by the Little Yellow Bicycle to see Shanna's cards! 

 There are also lots of new projects there using this fun new Splash Collection

and more to come tomorrow!

Ready for summer?
 Little Yellow Bicycle is all ready with their new Splash Collection!

Check out the great colors in this one!  All the brights with a mix of the tans is just perfect for beach pictures!!  It's a terrific combination for those pictures of sun and sand!

There are such fun embellishments to go along with the papers!  These felt flowers are soooo CUTE!  They combine more of the brights along with burlap leaves.  See, I told you this was the perfect collection for sun and sand photos!

More cute beach embellishments!  The clear cuts are such a great way to add more color to your layout and check out that fun beach umbrella!

For all the details and some design tips, please drop by the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog! 

Field Tripping at Bo Bunny!

This month, Bo Bunny has sent the designers on a Field Trip each Friday.  What is a Field Trip?  Well, it's scrapping or altering outside of your comfort zone.  We have been challenged to try things that we don't normally do. I must admit that I had a hard time with this assignment.  :)

I decided to concentrate on design for this week.  I tend to start out with my photo in, or close to, the center of my pages.  I purposely chose to start with my photo in the upper right corner.  I also much admire the scrapbookers who rock the negative space.  I tried to keep myself from filling in every blank space on my layout. 

Sugar and Spice

Here is what I came up with.

As you can see, I didn't leave a lot of negative space, but I left more that what I usually do, so I'm considering it a LOT!  lol The design definitely is not my normal feel, but I ended up pretty happy with the overall page.

Of course, it is my page, so a few things that I 'always' do still showed up on the page.  I don't think that stretching yourself means that you have to move completely away from your personal touches.  So, I almost always add a bow or ribbon and I still did!

I really liked how changing up my design allowed me to play with the embellishments a bit differently than usual. 

I made a journaling card to tuck under the photo here.  Working with the picture placement here, I found that the balance of the layout worked a bit differently.  The journal card served dual purposes.  I can journal on the card, but it also gave this area of the page some weight.

I would love to see pages that you have done that were outside of your norm!  If you link them here, I'll drop by to take a peek!

Be sure to check out the Bo Bunny Blog to see more ideas from the design team.  We have been going on Field Trip Fridays all month!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Altering with Hello Spring

Little Yellow Bicycle's Hello Spring is such a happy collection. So many embellishments to choose from and so many ways to show them off.  The design team at Little Yellow Bicycle has come up with some ways to alter things with Hello Spring!

I decided to make an 8x10 canvas to tuck into a white frame today.  I really loved the little chipboard birdie and wanted to give her a home!  :)

Here is what I came up with. I made this little bird cage for her to live in.  It will fit easily into an 8x10 frame, as soon as I get one!

There are a few little tips that I found for making this bird cage.

You can see a touch of glare on the 'wires' of the cage.  I couldn't seem to get a picture without them.  Funny, because you don't see them when looking at it IRL.  For the purposes of explaining what I did, it was perfect though!

Tip:  Cut the strips of paper about 1/4 of an inch wide and distress.  Then adhere them to strips of transparency.  This will make the paper stronger and keep it from bending.  Transparency will also help this project stand the test of time by keeping it in the possition you placed it in.  You should also place a strip of tranparency under the bottom section of the cage for the same reasons.

These flowers are from the LYB flower kit.  Layer several of the flowers from the kit together to make your flowers.  I also added a punched flower on the top and some little glitter centers. 

Tip:  Use foam tape to adhere the flowers and help with the overlapping.  Don't forget, you can layer foam tape, too.  Layering the tape under the higher placed flowers will keep them in place and make them lay correctly.

I wanted to use the glittery chipboard clouds on this project.  Because they were a more pastel color, I just glued them down to brighter colored cardstock and cut around them to add some of the brights to that corner.  Easy! 

A couple of other tips before you go!

Tip:  The top of the cage was made with a circle and a scalloped circle punch.

Tip:  I changed the string behind the banner.  I wanted to use a bright yellow twine to better match my project.  Just gently pull the other string off the back of the fabric banner and glue down a new string if you need to make a change on your project or page.

Don't forget to drop by the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to see what the other design team members came up with!

Little Yellow Bicycle Mini Album

It's time for Mini Albums at Little Yellow Bicycle!  Some of the Biker Chicks have been working on Mini Albums using the new Hello Spring Collection.  Be sure to check out the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog for LOTS of ideas!

Hello Easter

This little album was made using a Little Yellow Bicycle Canvas Covered Chipboard Album.  I cut down a piece of paper to decocrate because I wanted some of the canvas to show.  The little tree is from the Favorite Pieces Sticker Sheet.  I used foam dots on a few of the flower stickers to add some dimension.

I had a limited number of pictures, so I chose to just decorate a few of the pages without adding pictures.  The grass on this page is just freehand cutting. 

Tip:  Because the pages are chipboard, be sure to add stitching elements before you adhere the paper to the page.

I used a couple of the Journal Cards on this page instead of using them as journal cards.  I cut the green one and hid the cut behind the picture to make it appear longer than it is.

If you don't have enough pictures of any one event, use pictures taken at different times to tell your story.  For this album, I used pictures of the girls visiting the Easter Bunny, coloring eggs,  hunting eggs, and Easter Morning. 

Tip:  This little scallopd chipboard piece is actually meant to say "MOM"  I just flipped it over to say "WOW" instead. 

This is the page that shows beside the above page.  Using foam dots makes layering stickers and the picture easy!

Tip:  You can see the pink at the bottom of the page is attached to the back.  One of the fun things about Mini Albums is that you can use overlapping pieces to compliment both sides.

Here is the opposite side of the above page.  I love that the Little Yellow Bicycle Decorative Edge Cardstock is double sided.  It makes it perfect for this!

Using ric-rac and ribbon is an easy way to embellish your pages.  I like to use my Xyron X to attach ric-rac in strips as shown here.

I HAD to use this adorable picture of the girls!!  You might notice from one of the earlier pages, that Laynee is kissing her little sister, too! 

I used a punch to make the scalloped edge around the sticker on the top corner. 

Tip:  Think about layering similar items that are the same.  I did this with the bow shaped chipboard on the bottom corner.  I then just tied a bow around it.

When I do Mini Albums for other people, I always try to leave room for journaling.  I think it's important for us to hand write some of our stories.  I know that I still smile and get such a wonderful feeling when I come across things that my grandmother wrote herself. 

Tip:  I created the journaling section in Word.  I just added the lines and put a matching border around it.  I wanted the embellishments to take center stage, so I made the lines a very light grey.  It will make it easy to write neatly and also will not take away from the handwriting or the embellishments.

Another page that is just decorated without a picture.  I included the girl's names and the year here.  I love that one of the stickers that said little lovelies!!  You will see why on the next page! 

Could there be anything sweeter than this?  They are just beautiful and I'm so thankful to their mom for sharing her pictures with me!! 

One last tip!  As you can see from this side view picture, my albums tend to get pretty bulky!  I always keep BIG rings on hand to help with this.  Putting large rings on a bulky album helps to make it lay much better!

I hope that I have given you some ideas that you can use!  It was a lot of fun creating this little Mini Album!  Don't forget to stop by the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog for more ideas!