It's almost time for the 2nd Annual Month of Challenges! Are you ready for the fun to begin? It's coming in just a few short days. We want to spread the word so invite all of your friends to come and play along.Here are some of the exciting details:- Every participant who completes all 31 challenges will receive a $20 gift certificate to The Lilypad's store! You have until February 2nd to complete them.- One participant who completes all 31 challenges will earn a permanent spot on TLP's creative team.- Every challenge will have its own winner of $3 store coupons. Even participants who don't complete all 31 will be eligible for the daily coupons.Visit the forum to find out more. If you are participating be sure and wave this flag in your siggy. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
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...]
Doodle all the Day
Let's talk about Doodles! I for one am a constant doodler. I draw all over my grocery lists. I doodle while I am chatting on the phone. I also sketch in my daily journal. Little doodles and hand drawn graffiti make me smile. It just seemed like a natural fit to add doodles to my digital creations. Did you know that there is an entire Doodle section in the store? You will find all sorts of hand drawn elements available in the store. Here are just a few samples:Doodled Alphas FramesBordersWord Art FlourishesThere is so much more to see at The Lilypad. One of the December Art Journal Challenges is all about using Doodles in your art journal style pages. Head over to the Art Journaling Pad for plenty of art journal inspiration. There is a doodled freebie available for you as well as a couple of video tutorials. Go check it out! While you … [Read more...]
5 Tips for a Stress Free Holiday
It's Christmas Eve and only one more sleep for the big event. For those that are tracking Santa check Norad for the latest updates. For some of our blog readers, tomorrow will be a busy day. By now, the gifts are wrapped (some of us are hoping to receive a gift card to our favorite shop), the stockings are hung, and even some of the food has been prepped for Christmas day. We would like to share with you our top five tips for making your Christmas day stress free.1. Set your photos free! Take a moment to clear the photos that have been held hostage on your SD card. The same goes for the phone-ographers. Now is the perfect time to install your favorite Mobile Ready products.2. Charge the camera batteries or load a fresh set of regular batteries.3. Share the camera. That's right! Give the camera to someone else and be a part of the celebration. 4. Make a list. There are lots of … [Read more...]
Polly Picks: AmberR
It's Polly Pick Time again and today we are going to get to know AmberR's style. Amber's gallery is so fun to look at. Seriously, it's like a visual feast. Bright. Colorful. Full of life. I just love her style. She uses a lot of blending and techniques that are tough for me, but she makes it all look flawless. And she is a master with paints, stamps and textures. She is grungy and can take any template and give it her own twist. She knows how to work with dimensional products like a pro, but adds in some artistic flavors are quite unique and stunning. It's like Paper Scrapper meets Art Journaler. It's fabulous. Really!Take a look at some of her Picks in the store. Right now you can browse this category and grab some of the things that help make Amber's style so special for 20% off. Here's how Amber describes her style:I started as a very traditional scrapper. I … [Read more...]
December Challenge Spotlight
Happy December everyone! It's Polly Karen here bringing you the last Challenge Spotlight post of 2013. There are lots of fantastic pages from this month's challenges, so I'm here to show you just a few of my favorites. 1. BYOC Challenge - use 90% current BYOC products from at least 3 designers: by kcvance: by THEMrsPeel: 2. Product Challenge - Buttons: by pagefrocks: by staciahall: 3. Template Challenge - Use the free template provided. by amandascraps: by vixen: 4. Journaling Challenge - A Christmas Wish Listby Ellie: by Helen: 5. Random Challenge - use only 2-3 colors on your whole layout: by JenEm: by chigirl: 6. One Word Challenge … [Read more...]