Well hello there, Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, doing backflips because I get to introduce you to the BYOC for January. For those new to the concept, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. On the first Friday of every month, the Lilypad releases a collection of awesome products that have all been created by our wonderful designers, who all use the same palette. So, no matter what you buy, it will all coordinate. Great, right? Right.The palette for January combines earthy browns with icy jewel tones. Check out all the lovely goodies for this month…First, diverse elements and alphas: Fun patterned papers: Helpful templates: Clever kits: And some fun journal cards for those of you who like to pocket scrap: And the best thing? It’s ALL ON SALE this weekend! Check it out:So … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2024
You don’t need to be an artist to Art Journal
Art Journalling means different things to different people. It can be a way of trying new art techniques associated with mixed media, a way of processing thoughts and feelings, a way to display a lot of visual ideas and so much more. Coming into scrapbooking from photography and traditional paper scrapbooking, I associate any scrapbook layout that is photoless with some text on it to be an AJ or Art Journal page and nothing still scares me more than a blank canvas. I usually drag in photos or a template first because that's just how I usually scrap. I'm more of an 'accidental art journaller', read on for a case in point.I surprised myself this week by starting Month of Challenges (MOC) with a photoless AJ style page for Julie mrsa250's Day 1 Element challenge, but that's not what I started out with the intention of creating. Out of her choices of Earth, Air, Fire and Water, I … [Read more...]