Hi guys! Are you as ready for Halloween as I am? I just love the "fun" aspect of this holiday! Today I have some cute Halloween Treat Bag Toppers made with the Create Crate monthly kit, Toil and Trouble, that was released last weekend. It's perfect for making Hallow To make these treat bags you'll only need: ziplock bags cardstock paper treats First, create a new document in Photoshop sized 7x4 inches. Then select a fun patterned paper and elements to make your fun halloween themed topper! (this is the really fun part!!) I like to place a horizontal guide line at the 2 inch spot to mark where the topper will be folded. Then simply print out your topper on cardstock paper, cut out, fold in half over a ziplock bag filled with treats and staple in place. I created a printable of the two toppers I made that you can just print out and use! Just click … [Read more...]
Loading Styles in PS and PSE
Hello all my artsy friends! I am bringing you a quick tutorial today for loading those fabulous Styles into Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. I love how styles can so easily add amazing effects to your page. Many of you probably use shadowing styles, but there are plenty of other layer styles available in the Lilypad Store. In addition to the stand alone styles that can be personalized to work with any color scheme, did you know that kit-coordinated styles are available for the Create Crate Monthly and BYOC Collections? I used the Create Crate Monthly October Styles by Mommyish on this page to make a coordinating frame for the large center photo (click on layout for full credits): It is quick and easy to load styles into either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Just follow these steps: 1. Make sure that your Styles window is … [Read more...]
CCM: Toil and Trouble is Spooky October Fun
It's Create Crate Monthly time again! I have to admit, I love Halloween kits...and this month's CCM is absolutely awesome! The colors, the patterns, all the fun motifs...it's all awesome! That flair with the Ghost and Boo! is awesome! This is just the main kit! There are a bunch of great Add-Ons by the designers to check out too! The main kit is $11.99 this weekend, and all Add-Ons are 20% off. If you decide to SUBSCRIBE to Create Crate Monthly, the cost of the kit is $8.99 and Add-Ons are 35% off! That sounds like a bargain to me! Check out these great layouts using CCM: Toil and Trouble! These layouts, with the layered paper backgrounds, really showcase how awesome the papers in this kit are! If I were you, I wouldn't wait another minute! Head to the store and SUBSCRIBE to Create Crate Monthly now!! … [Read more...]
Hybrid Project: DIY Vinyl Coffee Cup
Hi friends! It's Monica here with a fun hybrid project for you!! I love my coffee in the mornings! In fact, I love it so much that I have my second cup in a travel mug so I can sip on it all morning long. I've had this pink travel mug for a long time and while I love the bright pink color, I wanted to personalize it a little more. Today I want to show you how you can use your digi supplies to personalize a mug or coffee cup using a cutting machine and vinyl. Supplies: Travel mug or coffee cup PNG file from digi-supplies Silhouette (or other cutting machine) Vinyl Transfer paper (or Glad Press and Seal) For this project, I used png files from the Good Morning kit by Paislee Press, but it will work with any png file in your stash. First I brought the files I wanted to cut into my Silhouette software. I selected "trace" to trace around the … [Read more...]
Cake In A Mug Recipe
I've always been a big fan of easy and quick meals and this applies to desserts too. A recipe I recently came across on Pinterest was both easy and quick, and also very tasty. It allows for some variation too. It's made in the microwave in just over a minute. Since I'm following a keto diet this fits into my plan but feel free to alter this to suit your dietary preferences. What I also like about this recipe is that it is a single serving; it prevents me from over-eating and consuming too much food in the evening which is when I typically make this cake. You can find the Pinterest post HERE. My preference is to use erythritol but whatever sugar you prefer can be substituted. I've made it with just almond flour (when I've run out of coconut flour). I've added in bits of dark chocolate and sometimes use other extracts instead of vanilla. Once the cake has finished … [Read more...]
It’s my birthday month!
They say it's your birthday!! It's my birthday too yeah! Well....I turned 50 just a few days ago and was blessed by the many friends and family that wished me well. So, I decided to make this cute printable to put in a frame and will put it out whenever there is another birthday in the house! So as a gift to my TLP friends, here it is! I hope you use it to make all the birthdays in your home a bit happier! For this project I used: Birthday Cake by Sahlin Studios Hope all is happy with you! … [Read more...]
Print Those Layouts!
Hello, scrapping friends! It's Polly Monica here with an important public service announcement and reminder for you to print your layouts! As DSD is coming to an end, I want to remind you of the importance of printing the layouts that you have spent so much time and energy creating. I try to print my layouts (at least) twice a year. These times fall on scrapbooking weekends, DSD in the fall and iNSD in the spring, since they are serve as a great reminder. I just put this on my agenda for the week along with scrapping new pages, shopping and playing along with the games and challenges in the forum. This is also a great time to print your layouts because many printing services, especially those that cater to digital scrapbookers, have sales at this time. Printing your layouts makes this hobby that we all love seem more real. It puts something tangible in the hands of the … [Read more...]
It’s DSD and Special Saturday!!!
Happy DSD all! We're so glad to have you here at The Pad checking out the fun games, challenges, and awesome new products. In addition to BYOC releasing yesterday, the designers are back today with a Special Saturday full of over 60 products! This is only the tip of the iceberg! Hop on over to the store to check out all the goodness! Also, don't forget that the WHOLE STORE is 30% off for DSD this weekend! Check it out! … [Read more...]
October BYOC is Here!!
Hi Pad Scrappers! It's me again, Polly Liana back with more Lilypad goodness. So happy to preview our newest BYOC for October. For those new to the concept (welcome!!), BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. Each first Friday of the month, our fabulous designers release a collection of products that have been created using the same palette. The magic of this is that every kit coordinates beautifully with all the other kits in the collection. So you can pick and choose which products you want and they will all work together in your layout as one kit! Cool right? One of the things I love best about this concept is that we have such a wonderfully diverse group of designers that there will surely be something that matches your style and meets your needs. Let's have a look at the collection... First, gorgeous papers: Diverse elements: Helpful templates: Clever word art … [Read more...]
DSD 2017 Preview!
Hi Pad Scrappers! Are you ready? Are you set? Well let's GO start our celebration of DSD or Digital Scrapbooking Day!! This year it falls on Saturday October 7th but of course we've already started the party. Starting right now, our storewide sale begins-- 30% off storewide!! It's the perfect time to grab everything off your wish list because it's all on sale. As if that wasn't enough, we've also got lots of fun games and events happening all weekend. We've already got the popular Pick Your Prize game in our forums, where you choose a prize from each designer and a random lucky person from each designer list will win their prize. We've also got many of our fun annual events like Kiss the Frog and Instagram and our popular games like Scavenger Hunts, BINGO, Getting to Know You and some fun Gallery games. Do you want even MORE? Well, we've got a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
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