Well hello there Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, hoping you're doing well and staying safe. I'm happy to introduce you to the newest MPM collection for June. What's MPM, you ask? It stands for Memory Pockets Monthly. Every month around this time, a group of our designers collaborate to create a group of products that is perfect for the pocket scrapper. Of course it's got plenty of pocket cards in various sizes and ratios but it's also got a bunch of coordinating elements and papers too. And after the main kit is released, each designer can create a few add-ons that coordinate perfectly with the kit. That way, you can mix and match and everything will coordinate. This month's central word for the kit is ARISE. Let's have a look at all the pretties, shall we?Gorgeous, right? And it's all on sale through this weekend! So head on over to our store to pick these … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2020
Ghosted Titles in Photoshop
I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend! I'm dropping in today with a quick tip for creating the look of ghosted titles in Photoshop. A ghosted title is one that is made to blend in with the background paper with a very subtle effect. Take a look at this page, for example: Notice the ghosted title "Beacon of Hope" on the background? I created it with just a couple of quick steps in Photoshop (or PSE) with an outer glow style. Start by using either a block-ish font or a digital alpha. (I used a digital alpha on my page.) Create your title (or just background words) and then merge the letters together on to one layer in the layers palette. Now clip a copy of the background paper to the merged letters. The letters will disappear when you do this. However, never fear because you can quickly make the letters reappear by applying an … [Read more...]
May Challenge Spotlight
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 pages created … [Read more...]
how did you spend Memorial Day?
In this time of Covid-19, how did you spend Memorial Day? Our family stayed home, grilled our little hearts out, had watermelon and looked through photo books of my husband's family. The photo books are filled with photos of his father, grandfather and great grandfather serving in World War 1 and World War 2. The photographs are breathtaking. There is even a purple heart recipient in there.Since I have a son who is a veteran, I feel it is a great time to explain the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. On both Memorial Day and Veterans Day, it’s customary to spend time remembering and honoring the countless veterans who have served America throughout the country’s history. However, there is a distinction between the two holidays:• Memorial Day salutes the men and women who died while in the military service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or … [Read more...]
Scrapbook Album Storage
Hello friends!!Over Digital Scrapbook Day weekend I did something that I had been putting off for WAY too long! I uploaded and sent Project Life and other scrapbook layouts from 2017 on to be printed. In total I had 303 8x8 and 12x12 inch layouts printed.To say that I was excited to get these layouts in my hands and into albums would be a huge understatement!I finally got all of these into albums and into my storage cabinet earlier today and thought I would share my scrapbook album storage with you. It makes me exceptionally happy!!I have all of my Project Life layouts in 12x12 albums organized by year. I have an album for every year starting in 2011. I have all of my other layouts in 8x8 albums. Some of these are organized by year, but not all of them are organized. That's a goal for another day.All of these albums are in a blue Glass-door cabinet I purchased … [Read more...]
Welcome to May’s M3!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, wondering how on earth it is already mid-May. Things for us are kind of blurring together but we hope you are healthy, happy and able to do lots of scrapping. I am happy because I get to introduce you to the M3 collection for May. For those of you who are new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month around this time, we release a collection of superb mixed media products that center around a theme. The theme for May is "From Little Things." Let's have a look at the main kit:Beautiful, right? Fresh and bright... perfect for late spring. Better yet, after the main kit is created, the designers are free to pursue their own styles with add-ons that coordinate perfectly with the main kit. There will be more coming but here are a few products from Rachel Jefferies... She even put the products in a … [Read more...]