The Blog at Lil Lamb's Boutique

~Spellbinder Tags~

I wanted to show just a quick idea using Spellbinder dies and using up some stash that I've been saving! I've been busy organizing my scrap area and decided to make these little tags!

Catherine

American Heart Association auctions

Be sure to check out the beautiful items from the girls on the In Our Paper Garden design team this week on ebay. It's a great chance to get some of your valentine shopping out of the way and help out a great cause at the same time. All of the auctions with ribbons beside them will be donating 10% or more of the proceeds to the American Heart Association!

Tammy

Are you ready for some sneak peeks?

CHA starts Sunday and we already have some of the new goodies arriving! It's always fun seeing the sneaks and it's always hard deciding how to narrow it down. We are excited to be introducing several new manufacturers to our line up this year and always thrilled to be stocking our old favorites. We've been busy blog hopping and hunting down the best of the best and can't wait to share it with you. Over the next few days check back and we'll give you a few previews of what to expect this spring and summer.

Cosmo Cricket will be arriving Tuesday!! Check out these fun and adorable lines! To see more of the Cosmo yummies check out their blog.

This year we are pleased to be adding Scribble Scrabble to the line-up. They've really outdone themselves with these fabulous double-sided patterned papers. They are designed to look like fabric and will be so much fun to play with. The Evelyn collection, seen below, is in stock now.

We will also be taking pre-orders for the new Spellbinders. If you haven't seen their amazing new dies then take a peak at their blog. If you would like to pre-order any of the new dies just email me with your request and we'll let you know when they arrive.

Over the next few weeks our online store will be getting a makeover so be sure to visit our Ebay store to make your purchases.

Posted by Tammy

I will Not Smile ~ Prima Space Boy

Have you ever scrapped a picture that just makes you laugh? Everytime you look at it? This was my (then 2 year old) son's first Pre School professional pictures. His teachers said they did everything they could to get him to smile...but you can tell the thoughts running through his little brain!

This great Prima Space Boy line is soooooo great for boys! I love the greens and blues and funky patterns of this line.

Posted by Catherine

Little Bean ;-)

This may be one of the most fun projects I've completed. This card was made for a "little" someone known as "Little Bean". You know, the cute nickname you give a baby before it is born? Well, one of our good friends in our design group is having her first baby and we couldn't be more excited about her and her hubbie's little bean. A voice recorder is hidden in the envelope so hopefully we will be getting to hear "little bean" soon!

So here's a little "thank you" to our friend for letting us share in their excitement. ;-)

Posted by Tammy

Basic Grey Bittersweet Kit ideas

As usual, Basic Grey has the most beautiful paper lines! Bittersweet is perfect for Valentines Day, or anything about Love! With this kit that Tammy created, I designed two gifts, one a tin (perfect for jewelry...hint, hint gentlemen! Or a gift card fits in perfectly too!) that I covered in paper and slathered in Prima flowers, then spritzed the new Cherry Blossom Glimmer Mist all over! I used the Glimmer Mist to change the color of one on the off white flowers, and deepen the pink of the others, then spritzed it on the tag too. The Melissa Frances key hole is a perfect romantic center to one of the flowers too. I use the lace and wrapped it around the handle, tied the other ribbon into a bow and added a tag I made with my Spellbinder die. This was a quick and beautiful project!

Then I made a HUGE Valentine's Day card for my sweetie! I love how the papers reminded me of a quilt, so I had the idea to make a "crazy quilt" out of the papers. Hence the sentiment, "Crazy in LOVE"!

And there is still enough paper in this kit that after doing both of these projects, I have enough left over to do a layout too! How about you trying to make something special for your sweetie? Take my ideas and see what you come up with!

Posted by Catherine