Have you gone through the blog hop and downloaded your freebies yet? If not, here's the first stop where it all begins!Part One of Treasured is amazing and I cannot wait to see parts two and three next week!!Here are some layouts created by the Pollies using Treasured that I know are going to inspire and motivate you to scrap your heart away!!!I just love how versatile this collection is!! And I love how there is just SO MUCH in it!Make sure you don't miss out on this incredible collection by going through the blog hop that begins here and pick up all the designers contributions.I can't wait to see what you all create with it!! … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
What Type of Scrapbooker Are You?
Have you ever stopped to think about what type of scrapbooker you are? What is your motivation when you are scrapbooking? How do you approach your memories and layouts? Knowing what type of scrapbooker you are can help you pick projects like Project Life or One Little Word, that work best for you. There are three basic types of scrapbookers that most of us fall into.Three Types of ScrapbookersEvent Scrapbookers – Event scrapbookers are scrapbookers who focus on specific events on the majority of their layouts. Christmas, Halloween, birthdays and other special events over the course of the year get coverage on the layouts. Event scrapbookers are less likely scrap things like everyday events or small special moments.Moment Scrapbookers – Moment scrapbookers are scrapbookers who focus their scrapbooking on the small moments that happen in life. They often focus on journaling … [Read more...]
September Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for September. 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 September’s challenges: 1. Photography … [Read more...]
Treasured: Freebie Blog Hop
Welcome to Stop 2 on our pre-Digital Scrapbooking Day Freebie Hop! We have two amazing contributions for you to DOWNLOAD HERE from Sabrina Dupre and Lynne-Marie. Then, continue on to the next stop at Just Jaimee's blog.Remember, the freebies for Part 1 are only available through October 5th at 5 pm EDT. Look for Treasured: The Places and Treasured: The People in the shop as Free with Purchase kits during our Digital Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from October 6-9th. … [Read more...]
Seasonal Muses
Hello everyone and happy Autumn! I wanted to share some of my favorite seasonal tips with you as we are moving into the "oh so fabulous" Autumn season (at least here in the States). There are many ways to convey the feeling of a season on a page. Color is generally the first characteristic that catches the viewer's eye, so make sure you use colors that represent the season. Autumn is usually represented by deep, grungy tones of orange, plum, gold, olive, burgandy - the colors that you see in changing leaves. Next on the agenda are seasonal specific elements - pumpkins and leaves tend to be the most popular for Autumn, but you should be sure to include any elements that bring the season to mind for you. For example, football is a big part of Autumn for me so you might find football-related elements on a page about Autumn (even if it is not about a sporting … [Read more...]
Memory Pockets Monthly : Trouble
Hi friends! It's Polly Monica here with this month's Memory Pockets Monthly collection!!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 collection is all about including the days of "trouble" in with our memory keeping. Those hard and challenging days are a part of our story after all and this month's collection will help you document those troubles, both big and small.Each month the MPM designers also release add-ons to compliment the main kit.Here’s a look at this month’s add-ons…I am completely blown away by the layouts already uploaded to the gallery using this month's collection. Here is just a small sampling of the inspiration you'll … [Read more...]