Hello everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy these days! It’s Polly Karen here bringing you another monthly Challenge Spotlight post. 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 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 … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
It’s a SALE!
Hello to TLP land!Have you seen the items that are 50% (she whispers, even though no one is listening)? What a fun collection! Templates, papers, alphas, kits and more! Some gorgeous things for a fractions of the cost - and who doesn't like a bargain?So check this: TLP 50% Sale!So, I went shopping for the bargains and found these awesome products! For this project, I used Simple Pleasures Elements , Simple Pleasures Papers , Simple Pleasures Paint and Simple Pleasures AlphaHappy Bargain Hunting! … [Read more...]
Gradient Overlays in Photoshop
I hope everyone is safe, healthy and getting ready for the fabulous iNSD festivities coming up this weekend! I'm dropping in with a quick tip for adding a pop of color to a sketch in Photoshop - using a Gradient Overlay Style. You can see the effect in action on this layout (created with goodies in today's SOSN sale): I added some subtle variegated color to the sketch to blend it with the background elements and colors. This technique is super easy in Photoshop with the Gradient Overlay layer style. Here is how I added the effect to my page: Step 1. Activate the sketch layer and select Gradient Overlay from the layer styles menu (fx button at the bottom of the layers palette). Step 2. When the Gradient Editor Box pops up, click on the Gradient box to bring up the Gradient Editor. Once the … [Read more...]
Organizing Collaboration Kits
Hello pad scrappers!!!I'm so excited about iNSD 2020 celebrations and events starting in just TWO days here at the pad! I have a list of goals and plans for my weekend that include lots of games, forum events, and SCRAPPING fun! The first thing on my list was to download the TLP Morning Rituals Collab kit part one that can be found on the NDS Blog Hop that starts here.I thought it may be helpful for me to break down exactly what I do with a large collab kit like this and how I organize it to fit the way I scrap.I am typically a kit scrapbooker, meaning that I am most comfortable scrapping from one kit instead of pulling supplies from lots of different places. And I like to have my kits organized into a Main Kit Folder with subfolders for each type of supply it contains. A huge collab kit such as the Morning Rituals kit can be a bit overwhelming, but getting everything … [Read more...]
May’s MPM is Here!
Howdy Pad Scrappers!Hope you're all doing well. I'm super happy today to introduce you to the MPM for May. What's MPM, you ask? It stands for Memory Pockets Monthly. Every month around now, some of our fabulous designers release a large collection of products they've collaboratively created. The products are perfect for pocket scrapping, including 3x4 cards and larger cards as well, plus coordinating elements such as flowers, buttons and tags. In the days following the release of the main kit, the designers release add-ons that coordinate perfectly with the kit but allow each designer to pursue her own individual style. The main word for May's MPM kit is COURAGE. Let's have a look at a preview:I feel more empowered just looking at it! So hustle on over to our store to scoop it up because it's ON SALE this weekend. And speaking of sales, next weekend is National … [Read more...]
NSD FREEBIE Blog Hop: Morning Rituals
As we always do, we've started the NSD fun early at TLP! Hop through all of the stops to collect our Morning Rituals mega-collab. On this stop, we have a gorgeous sampler from Amy Wolff for you to DOWNLOAD. We also have a fabulous bold alpha from Micheline Lincoln Designs to DOWNLOAD.Now, continue on to the next stop at Becca Bonneville's blog.Remember, the freebies for Part 1 are only available through April 30th at 11:59 pm EDT. Look for Afternoon Rituals and Evening Rituals in the shop as Free with Purchase kits during our National Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from May 1-4. … [Read more...]