Plan B.I swear I have to have one for just about every occasion -but sadly, I usually need Plan C,D & E as well! haWell, it seems that regardless of how well I plan ahead or buy an abundance amount of candy , every Halloween we seem to run out. If I had a positive mindset, I could think how awesome it is that our home was a popular candy spot - but I don't. I feel like a big loser mom for not being prepared for all those little ghosts and gobblins.This year I am armed with 2 things: 1) an enormous amount of candy (shout out to Costco!) and 2) a cute sign that says we are out of candy. If I am gonna fail, at least I will do so fabulously!After printing out my design, I put in it a cute frame and simply just hung it up with a wreath. Prest-O!Enjoy the free printable! out of candyA thank you to Gina Miller for the use of her designs in the cute kit Elm … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Ten Inspirational Halloween Layouts
Hi guys! It's Polly Monica here with some Halloween layouts that I know you are going to love!I don't know if you're like me, but I am getting so inspired to scrap by looking through the gallery at The Lilypad, the fun Halloween Bash activities in the forum, and the amazing Halloween themed products that the designers here have released this month.There is so much to scrap during this time of the year from pumpkin carving to dressing up!I'm thrilled to show you just a smidgen of Halloween themed layouts I found while perusing through the gallery. I tried to highlight a variety of styles and themes with these layouts. My challenge to you is to take one of these or find another layout in the gallery and use them as inspiration to get scrapping your Halloween layouts!PS - TLP SS by jang was created for the Slow Scrap challenge for The Lilypad's Halloween Bash. She did an … [Read more...]
Hybrid Boo Banner with Bella Gypsy Designs
It's Katrina or kathunt13 giving you a fun and quick idea for a Halloween decoration that you and your kids could complete together. Did I mention quick?! I am a sucker for banners to decorate with. Plus I love to create them, so bonus! Have you seen the Halloween category in the store? There are LOTS of fun goodies in there on sale. I picked up the Bella Gypsy Wicked Cute Bundle to work with and I am in love with all the color, patterns and elements. We also have a fun Halloween Bash going on in the forum. You can find it HERE.So this was so simple to make. I actually used my Silhouette with the print and cut feature, along with pulling in patterns and filling shapes, but you can easily do this just printing out and cutting by hand. This took me about an hour to do and that includes figuring out what I wanted to use! This would be so cute on your front door, on a mantle … [Read more...]
October Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you the monthly Challenge Spotlight post for October. 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. Starting in February of 2016, we now offer 8 monthly challenges in the forum. If you play along with these 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 at least 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 … [Read more...]
Mobile Highlights: October 2016
I can't believe it's already Mobile Highlights time again! Where do the months go???? Let's get right into it.These cards by lindainaus are so cool! I love the way she used the elements to make them, and they look great printed out! Nice job!I am always drawn to these mixed media style layouts, probably because I don't always feel as though I am successful in creating them. This layout by sbpoet combines so many great colors and elements in ways that I couldn't even imagine.I love the blocked look of this layout by justine_bellbird and I really like her use of the large photo. It's not wonder she's one of the new Pollys! This layout by beszteri jumped out to me right away. I love how the face is combined with the journaling on the background. The subtle shadowing on that layout also really makes it stand out.That's it for this month! See … [Read more...]
You’ve Been Booed!
Have you ever been booed? Its a fun Halloween tradition that I have done with my kids for over 12 years. It's so much fun and the kids all get to be fast little ninjas for the night! I have lived in at least 4 different neighborhoods in the past 15 years and it seems I am always the one to have to start this tradition each time. Come on people won't you join me here.I refused to let my neighbor's lack of fun dampen my spirits. Not gonna happen man. So, to start the You've Been Booed tradition in your hood, you'll need a few printables to get you started. Lucky for you, I made some here.Boo Sign and Boo SheetI doubled the 'we've been booed' printable so you can cut it in half. It saves ink! :)A big shout out to Gina Miller for the digi supplies. I used Elm StreetIt's such a cute kit!To get started - first, I have my kids come up with a list of their friends they … [Read more...]