Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates! I hope you have had a chance to reflect on what you are thankful for, and spend some quality time with those you love.I am excited to share with you that tomorrow will start our Black Friday sale! Hundreds of products have been marked down 40-60% off! Don't miss out on this sale! After you've gone out and picked up you $50 tvs and $10 slow cookers, come and check out what's marked down at The Pad! … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
November Challenge Spotlight
Howdy everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you the November 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 least 90% of … [Read more...]
Dear Polly: November 2015
Hey y'all, Polly back here at The Pad with ya. I can't hardly believe that it's already November! I've been keepin' busy putting that little Bart back in his place after all the kissin' y'all did at the beginning of the month! I have the right mind to not answer any of this month's questions! Enough of my carryin' on....let's get to this month's questions. Kimberlee asked in the forums, "How do you create amazing pocket pages for an album and keep things consistent while using multiple kits?"Committing to a long term project like Project Life can be difficult because you want to have cohesion throughout the album, but don't want to be stuck using the the same kit or products for an entire year. The first trick is to create continuity somewhere on the pages. Maybe you use the same title card each week, or you have the same journaling cards you use. You could also use … [Read more...]
Mixed Media Monthly for November
Why hello again Pad scrappers! Polly Liana here yet again. Is your tummy full of yummy beef stew from yesterday? (Leftovers are even better!) Great! Now I will introduce you to something just as delicious: our Mixed Media Monthly (M3) collection for November.For those of you new to this idea, the M3 is a gorgeous, gigantic kit created in collaboration by some of our most talented mixed media Lilypad designers: Little Butterfly Wings, Lynne-Marie, our newest resident designer Nancie Rowe Janitz (congrats, girl!) and the awesome Paula Kesselring. These four fantastic designers work with the same palette and theme to create a collection with a variety of mixed media elements. On top of that, each designer can also release an "ad-on" that coordinates with the main kit as well.As you would expect for November, the theme is relaxing at home, feeling cozy, calm and quiet. The palette … [Read more...]
Hearty Beef Stew for Cold Nights
Hi Happy Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, with a departure from our usual scrapbooking posts for a quick recipe for cozy beef stew. For many of us, winter is fast approaching and I know several places that saw some pretty heavy snow last week. Here's a recipe that will make the house smell wonderful and is largely hands-off once you get the initial stew going. I also like it because it keeps the veggies a little firmer than when you cook everything in a crock pot. Lastly, stew is awesome because you can make pretty big alterations to the ingredients without spoiling the overall end product. So if you like celery or peas, add them! So let's go for it.Ingredients:2lb boneless chuck roast, cut into cubes (my local market sells it that way)3 Tbsp olive oil1/3 C plus 1 Tbsp flour2 tsp saltblack pepper1 can stewed tomatoes1 sweet onion, diced1.5 C red wine2.5 C beef broth (in … [Read more...]
Mobile Highlights – November 2015
Hi everyone! I am back this month with some more AWESOME highlights from Instagram this month. I've been sifting through pictures tagged with some of the most popular TLP hashtags and picking out the ones that really jump out to me the most.This first layout by emmaadoan jumped out at me because of it's monochromatic look. Keeping the entire layout within this color scheme really makes it stand out among the rest of the layouts. I love how it's simple, but intricate at the same time.This layout by _.chocochoco._ makes great use of the edge of the layout. The layering done here along the edge looks very realistic, and the use of a pattern paper as the background keeps the rest of the layout from looking bland.This layout by ehstudios didn't jump out at me right away. It wasn't until I scrolled back past … [Read more...]