4.03.2012

Bingo -- A Winning Combination

Sometimes, if I intend to use certain supplies I have on hand, I have to make a project centered around those supplies. I like to shop ( I am a woman after all ) but sometimes I take quite a while to get around to using the amazing goodies I bring home.

With the project I'm sharing today, that was the case.  I picked up a Silhouette file called 'bingo card' but I had yet to come up with an idea for how to use it.  Every time I browsed through my Silhouette library I admired this shape but passed it by since I didn't have a plan for it.


It was one of those files that I love the look of but I had no earthly idea how to fit it into a project.  This is where challenging myself comes in.

I decided to enlarge the design to fill most of an 8.5 x 11 sheet and made some adjustments to the size of the windows to accommodate my photos. (see my blog tomorrow for a tutorial on how to do this!) The result is a layout that makes me happy and another product from my 'stash' used!  Two birds with one stone!


Since the design of the cut-out is relatively complex, I didn't want to add a ton of embellishments but I did want to fill all of the windows with lots of Lily Bee goodness.


It was a simple matter of choosing patterns to tuck behind the openings and adding some punched shapes and homemade baubles and buttons from my collection.  I added the journaling around the die-cut shape, both telling my story and creating a visual frame accented with tiny punched triangles.


I do like adding just part of a punched shape to create visual interest (see the partial heart frame and heart).  I also decided to outline the shapes in fine black marker in order to emphasize the cut-outs.


Lily Bee Supplies used:
Handmade:  Papers - Patchwork, Sky Blue / ABC Cardstock Stickers / 6x6 Tiny tablet
Buttercup: 6x6 Tiny Tablet / Bag of Bits / Index Journal Cards

27 comments:

  1. love it ursula! you always amaze me with your designs and all of the details that you add!!
    i'll email you soon. just know you are always on my heart!!

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  2. Awesome use of the file Ursula. Gorgeous page xxx

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  3. Awesome Layout! although that cut has lots of windows you kept it looking so clean!

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  4. this is so amazing girl, i love it :)

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  5. Looking forward to your tutorial! This is amazing!

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  6. Well I think you challenged yourself in the right direction Ursula, this layout is awesome, love it..hugs

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  7. This is just cool! Great job!

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  8. too creative!!! i would never have thought to have done that...

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  9. Love this!! Such a great idea! :) Can't wait to see your tutorial tomorrow!

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  10. Stellar LO Ursula truly a fantastic page!

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  11. Great page, Ursula!! I have that shape in my library. I might have to lift this. Thanks for the idea!!

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  12. I LOVE this page Ursula!! One of my all time Ursula-made faves!

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  13. Love what you did with the bingo card shape!

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  14. I've passed that same shape over a couple of times because I wasn't sure what to do with it. Great idea!

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  15. VERY cool design and love how you created your layout on it! Great inspiration - thanks for sharing :)

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  16. LOVE how that turned out! Great idea!

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  17. Love how you did that! looks great-- very inspiring!

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  18. Very original! I just love this idea, it looks fab.

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  19. Love your layout!! How cool is that? Just passed the Lieb­ster Award to you!! http://www.smilingcolors.com/

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  20. This looks fantastic! LOVE the color combo and the Bingo card design is SPOT ON! Congrats on the email newsletter feature for Two Peas as well- I LOVED that layout as well- beautiful design and great product choices.

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  21. Wow, this is such a creative and fun layout! I love all the interesting bits and the way you have done your title.

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  22. Love all the bright papers behind your template/cut paper! Really beautiful!

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  23. Great layout. Really makes me wish I could magically turn my cricut into a silhoutee... lol

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