Hello everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for July. 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. We now offer 8 monthly challenges in the forum each month. 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 $50 gift certificate! Now let’s look at some of the standout pages created for July’s challenges: 1. Random Challenge - Have … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Memory Pockets Monthly : Observations
I spy with my little eye....this month's Memory Pockets Monthly collection!! This month's collection, Observations, is all about observing, noticing, and enjoying the little details of life.Memory Pockets Monthly is a pocket scrapbooking collection put out each month by six amazing designers here at The Lilypad. It includes alphas, elements, journal cards in three different sizes, cut files, a template and a pack of solid papers.This month's main kit is beautifully crafted to support you in capturing all those details of life you're observing this month as summer draws to an end.Each month the MPM designers also release add-ons to compliment the main kit.Here's a look at this month's add-ons...Here are some layouts created using Memory Pockets Monthly: Observations to inspire you in your own memory keeping this month!I … [Read more...]
Hybrid Hand Towel
Hi Pad Peeps!! It's Katrina here today to share a tutorial on how to use your digital supplies to make custom hand towels for your kitchen, camper, or gifts (think ahead to Christmas!!). It's pretty easy, but I wouldn't recommend this as a kid friendly project, just for the hot iron. But they could always help you time the steps!Supplies you will need of this project are: Digital editing/printing program aka Photoshop for me! Cotton tea towel. I picked up a pack of two at a local craft store and used a coupon for a deal! Digital elements of your choice Inkjet printer Iron Inkjet Transfer Sheets (I used Therm O Web brand)You will want to wash and dry your towels before putting the transfer on them. This will get chemicals out of the towels and also if shrinkage happens, it won't affect your design.Start off by creating a document in Photoshop at … [Read more...]
Gradient Tool Blends
Hello all my artsy friends! I hope everyone is staying cool in the midst of summer (at least on my side of the world). I have a fun trick today for blending papers with the gradient tool. I used this trick on a recent layout to add some pizazz to some flame shapes. Notice how the flames morph from red hot to bright orange? I actually used three different papers to achieve the effect (plus an embossed plastic style by Mommyish Designs). Those awesome flames were part of Fiddle-Dee-Dee's Cruel Summer template set (which is in the SOSN sale today for 50% off). You can see the full credits by clicking on the layout. To make your own morphed out flames, just follow these simple steps: 1. Clip the underlying paper of choice to the flame shape (or whatever shape you have on your page). The easiest way to do this is to activate the … [Read more...]
Photograph Your BBQ
Summer time is barbecue time! Photographing your summer foods, your BBQ favorites, can provide you with some wonderful photos to scrapbook with.Take some photos of your cooking area, your barbecue. Step back and capture the location of your BBQ, the scenery around you, but also get in nice and close, take some photos of the yummy food that is cooking.If the sun is bright in the background, try photographing the BBQ from the side, avoiding some of the bright sun haze and/or shadows. Taking a photo from higher up, looking down onto the BBQ can often eliminate or minimize the effects of the sun on your shot. Change the perspective your framing, watch how the light is positioned in relation to you and what you're taking a photo of. I tend to under-exposure a bit if using my DSLR as I know I can bright up the shadows in editing but this will help to keep some details in the … [Read more...]
Clustering vs. Layering: Knowing the Difference
Often, people use the digital scrapbooking terms “clustering” and “layering” interchangeably. Is this really true, though? Are clustering and layering the same digital scrapbooking technique?The answer is no, clustering and layering are not the same technique. In fact, they are two techniques that can provide very different looks on your layouts. In order to improve both techniques, first, we need to know the differences between them.ClusteringClustering is a technique that I use very often on my digital scrapbooking layouts. Clustering is the process of taking digital scrapbooking elements and arranging them into small clusters in different areas of your layout. For example, you might put a cluster of five different flowers at one of the corners of your layout. Clustering is also often achieved by combining a number of different elements into clusters on the page. … [Read more...]