Hi all! Polly Jewelle here with another edition of Behind the Design. With a little bit of pleading and maybe a few bribes we got the designers here at the LilyPad to agree to show off their design spaces at home. They also agreed to answer a few questions about their design space that will allow us to get to know them better. This month we are going behind the designs ofMichelle GodinMichelle Godin Designs Mac or PC? Mac all the way! Coffee or tea (or both/neither)?Neither! Just boring water. Guilty pleasure snack while creating/scrapping?Well now you're gonna think I'm really boring. I don't really ever snack. But I often eat dinner in front of the computer while working. Does that count? Favorite music to listen to?I'm all over the music map. Sometimes I'm dancing around to Lady Gaga, and sometimes I'm chilling out to The Lumineers. My current … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Trend Watch-Tape
Tape, Washi Tape, Taped Papers, Sticky Tape, Lables, Sewn up Tape, and more Tape. I don't know about you but I want my pages to have that paper look. Part of that in my mind is that the things on the page aren't all on it with invisible glue dots! Staples and stitches and tape! This Trend Watch is all about tape. The first thing that comes to my mind is Scotch tape, it is a brand of adhesive or sticky tape. The first invention was in 1930, and it was Cellulose tape. During the Depression, buying new was out of the question, so people taped things together. The process for making it is very amazing: 1) Film backing is created2) Pressure-sensitive adhesive added to film3) Backing and adhesive combined into a jumbo roll of tape4) Roll cut into smaller rolls or stripsFast forward 85-90 years add some Washi spice and computers and some remarkably talented designers like … [Read more...]
Hybrid Art Journaling with The Lily Pad
So you've bought all these wicked awesome card sets, and you've used them in your Pocket Project all year long. But you also are curious about how well those cards and other digital items print out, and what else you can use them for.I started out scrapbooking with paper. I love paper. I love books. I used to make books in college and loved art journaling back in the ancient 1980s. I hit a huge concrete brick-lined wall for the past few weeks that plugged up my creativity. It was (and is) horrible. And the thing is, I know I'm not alone in getting these blockages.Hybrid art journaling to the rescue! Drawing and sketching is a skill I'd wanted to get back to for a while. I started there. Then I eyed all the products for paper scrapping that were sitting unused in my closet for the past three years. And I checked out the PDFs the designers include in their Project Life card sets, or … [Read more...]
Hybrid Tutorial — Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Hey all! How are you enjoying the festivities of TLP's 7th birthday?! Are you enjoying some of the games, or shopping up a storm?! To keep with the birthday theme, I have a very simple hybrid tutorial for you today! My husband and I enjoy sending out birthday cards to our nieces and nephews. We have over 30+ of them! Up until now we have been keeping track of their birthdays on this ragged, crumpled, and ripped piece of paper. I got fed up with this piece of paper this week and decided to create myself a much nicer way to keep track of the birthdays. I decided to create a perpetual calendar! This is what my calendar looks like...Lets get this tutorial under way!Supplies Needed:2014 Calendar Cards (4x6) by Lili NiclassStoryteller January 2014 Journal Cards Extra Patterns by Just JaimeePresentation PaperAdhesiveCutting tool (Precision scissors, Silhouette, … [Read more...]
Birthday Bash- Lucky #7
Seven years ago today, I became a mother! Nicholas is the most amazing little guy I’ve ever had (Ok, yes, he's the only little guy I've ever had - but AMAZING, nonetheless!). I am always surprised at how quickly time passes and how much more grown up the kids get every year. Where is the pause button????On the very same day, The Lilypad was born – the most AMAZING site for scrapbookers. No pause button needed here! We are HOPPIN'!!! To celebrate The Lilypad’s birthday, we have a fun weekend planned. Join us for games, prizes, fun, a free-with-purchase-kit, and most importantly- a sale! This weekend, the entire store is 30% off. You’ll find all the info in this forum: Lucky 7 Pad Party. Let's CELEBRATE!!!!Have you seen the new items released this weekend? Click HERE to see them all! And, the icing on the birthday cake is this fabulous collaboration from our talented … [Read more...]
Dear Polly
Are you ready for a new Blog Series at TLP? I am very excited to introduce to you all Dear Polly! You may have noticed her in this forum thread from a couple of weeks ago. Some of you asked some great questions for her and today is the day they will be answered! Now, if you posted in this thread and you don't see your question here, never fear... it will most likely be featured in the future! And you will certainly get the chance to ask more of your burning scrappy questions for future posts. Dear Polly is gonna be busy... and that's how we want to keep it.So, without further ado, here are your Dear Polly inquiries.1. Dear Polly, how do i incorporate patterned papers onto my layouts without overwhelming the photos? HeatherI do it in a few ways.A. START with a tone-on-tone pattern paper as your background. Even a BUSY or HUGE flowers will be tone down if you are using … [Read more...]