In conjunction with the current Trend Watch, today's tutorial is all about flair. If you haven't already, hop on over to the forum and visit the Trend Watch Challenge.There are so many flairs to choose from in the TLP store. One of my favorite parts of the flair from Just Jaimee is that it comes with a PDF file of Printable Circles for creating your very own flair. This really comes in handy for the hybrid creators.Storyteller July 2014 Flair by Just JaimeeI also found an amazing product from Lynne-Marie which makes it super easy to create your very own digi flair.Give it Flair by Lynne-MarieThere are times when you find just the right image that you would like to use as flair. Take a look at the quick tutorial below for a super easy way to create flair. I used items from the Storyteller June 2014 Bundle by Just Jaimee. For the purposes of this tutorial you will … [Read more...]
Ten Tips for Finding Creative Inspiration
Let's face it, sometimes our creativity takes a hike. This may not happen very often, but when it does you may be at a loss for what to do to get through it. Today I am sharing some tips that may help you get that mojo back. Search for Inspiration. For me, inspiration is everywhere. It could be a billboard, an email ad, a piece of mail. It could be music, a quote, galleries, or even photo albums. I look in many places to find inspiration. The Lilypad Gallery is my top gallery choice when I need a creative boost. Pinterest. Aside from Pinterest being a great source of inspiration, if you are already a user it is likely that you have pinned something to one of your boards that you want to try. Do it! Open up your Pinterest board and knock the dust off of some of those pins. You will feel accomplished. Challenge Yourself. Visit the forum and participate in the … [Read more...]
How Do You Doodle?
Hello! Hello! If you happened to visit the blog yesterday you read a little information about the incredible selection of doodles available at The Lilypad. Still, some of you might be wondering what to do. Hopefully this will help solve the mystery of doodles and help you incorporate them into your next creation. There are a number of ways to use doodles other than just straight out of the kit. Adding color to doodles will completely change the look. This allows you to customize the object to fit your project. There are different ways to add color to a doodle. A few examples are: flood fill a doodle with any color from the color palette; use the gradient tool to add a variety of color; or clip paper to add both color and texture.Word art in the example above is from Science Lab element pack by One Little Bird.Layer them. Layer a few of your favorite doodles to create a new … [Read more...]