Hello scrappy friends!!I love getting to do the first Tuesday post for the month because that means I get to highlight and play with the monthly template challenge. This month's template was contributed by the very talented designer Paula Kesselring! This template is perfect for scrapping a group of photos.I decided to first bring in a larger photo of my kiddos from our visit to a Pumpkin farm in October 2016. I placed this photo on the top layer of the template. I also moved the frayed fabric labeled with "October" above this photo.Next, I replaced the background and patterns on the four larger pieces of frayed fabric with papers from Forever Joy's Autumn's Kiss page kit.My next step was to select and clip photos to fill each of the four frames. I also deleted the purple stitching.And then to complete the layout, I added elements from the same kit and … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2021
October Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again to give you a quick overview of all the new challenges for October. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st day of the month. (the BYOC Challenge is posted on the 1st Friday of the month.) You can use the challenges simply to inspire you to keep creating new layouts OR you can also earn yourself a fabulous coupon for your next shopping trip in the Lilypad Store. (2 challenges = 10%, 4 challenges = 20% and 6 challenges = 30%). Those who complete at least 7 challenges will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate! Isn’t that an awesome prize?!?! You’ll get lots of great memories captured in your scrapbooks AND you could win a fat gift certificate prize!!! Pretty great, right?! So let’s take a look at this month’s new batch of challenges!1. Scraplift Challenge … [Read more...]
Woot! October BYOC AND DSD!!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, over the moon with joy about sharing the new BYOC for October with you. What is BYOC, you ask? It stands for Build Your Own Collection. Every month, our talented designers create a new collection using the same awesome palette. So, no matter what you get, everything will coordinate! Let’s have a look at all the amazing products this month:First off, dramatic papers: Diverse elements and kits:Helpful templates:Clever alphas and word art:And for all you pocket scrappers, beautiful journal cards:You’re getting excited, aren’t you? Well GUESS WHAT? It’s all on sale this weekend. And that’s not all!! We are having a storewide sale this weekend, in recognition of Digital Scrapbooking Day (DSD). There are fun games, contests and new products. We hope you’ll join us for this wonderful weekend at the Pad! … [Read more...]