How to Make Fall FlairFall is certainly on my mind. I am longing for the cooler weather and all of the beautiful colors. Living in a warmer climate, it is sometimes necessary to create my own little bit of fall. Today we are going to use fall as the gorgeous backdrop for creating this DIY fall flair. I was inspired by the beautiful fall colors in The Lilypad Designer Collab, Capturing Fall.Supply List:Cardstock, white1" circle punch1" epoxy stickersImages (resized to 1")PrinterScissors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Visit The Lilypad, or your digital stash, to find images to print and resize to one inch. I used Capturing Fall, a Lilypad Collab.2. Print images on heavy cardstock.3. Cut images into strips.4. Use a 1" circle punch to cut out all of the images. Tip: Turn the punch … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
DIY Stacked Alphas
Hi, everyone! Sarah here. I love using the thick foam and chipboard alphas that are so trendy right now when I'm creating my hybrid projects, but I don't always love the predetermined amount of letters and numbers or the limited styles and colors that are available. Today, I'm going to show you how I mimic the look of these fun alphas using digital products.Almost any flat paper digital alpha will work. For this project I chose Extra Extra! Painted Alpha by Just Jaimee.To begin with I imported the letters for a couple of words that I have in mind for a scrapbooking project into my Silhouette software. I traced the letters and then copied the cut lines an additional five times. I find that this amount gives me a really nice thickness to my letters.I then printed my project out onto bright white cardstock and cut with my Silhouette.I separated the letters … [Read more...]
September Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you the September edition of the Challenge Spotlight. Once a month I have the privilege of looking through the challenge galleries to find just a few of my favorite layouts and shine my spotlight on them here.If you aren’t familiar with the challenges, here’s a little information about them to get you started. If you play along with our 7 monthly challenges you can earn yourself a coupon to use on your next Lilypad shopping spree. You will earn as follows: 2 challenges = 10% off, 4 challenges = 20% off and 6 challenges = 30% off. Also if you finish all 7 challenges, in addition to your coupon, you will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a guest spot on the Creative Team (be a Polly) for a month! Now let’s look at some of the standout pages created for this month’s challenges:1. Fill It Up Challenge - Cover at … [Read more...]
Mixed Media Monthly (M3) for September
Hi Happy Pad Scrappers!TGIF! I hope your week treated you well. I’m here today to highlight some of the lovely parts of our Mixed Media Monthly (M3) collection for September. For those of you new to the concept, some of our best mixed media designers put together a main kit and coordinated add-ons each month that are specially-designed to create art journaling and other visual masterpieces. And, as if the team of Little Butterfly Wings, Just Jaimee, Lynne-Marie, Quirky Heart and Sissy Sparrows wasn’t dynamite enough, they brought in one of our amazing guest designers this month: Nancy Rowe Janitz to contribute to the collab. Nancie is a perfect match to this team because of her bold, moody, gorgeous designs including her phenomenal paintings. Her designs integrate flawlessly with the designs of Just Jaimee, Little Butterfly Wings and Lynne-Marie to bring us a beautiful, bright … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Recipe
Fall has arrived and so has the Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. You can run out to Starbucks and buy the nearly $5.00 Pumpkin Spice Latte or you can skip the line and save a few bucks in the process. Today, I'm going to share with you a budget friendly pumpkin spice coffee recipe. If you search pumpkin spice coffee recipes online you will actually find quite a few recipes that are available. This recipe is my version of the treasured fall treat that is Pumpkin Spice. Ingredients:2 tbsp of coffee beans, coffee grounds2 ounces of milk or non dairy creamer1 tsp pumpkin pie spice6-12 oz of watercinnamon sticks or ground cinnamon(optional)sugar (optional, to taste)coffee cupcoffee filtercoffee pot or other brewing device Gather the ingredients and supplies listed above and let's begin.1. Measure and place the coffee grounds … [Read more...]
Behind the Design of Just Jaimee
Hi all! Polly Jewelle here with another edition of Behind the Design. It has been awhile since our last Behind the Design blog post. Our designers have been super busy producing awesome products for you. Finally with a little bit of pleading and maybe a few bribes another of the designers here at The LilyPad agreed to show off her design spaces at home. She also agreed to answer a few questions about her design space that will allow us to get to know her better. This month we are going behind the designs ofJaimeeakaJust JaimeeMac or PC?I used to be an exclusive PC user and since September 2014 I’ve been a Mac user. I have to say I have NO idea why I didn’t make the switch earlier. I love my Mac and I will never go back!Coffee or tea (or both/neither)?I am a coffee drinker!! I do drink decaf (organic freetrade) but coffee nonetheless. I love the taste of coffee. Tea … [Read more...]