Pad Peeks: Froggy Faves

Hi, this is Polly Beth and today I’m highlighting the Monthly Froggy Favorites thread in the Scrapping Pad. You’ve probably seen the comments on layouts saying that it’s been chosen as a Froggy Favorite but did you know there is a thread where all of these layouts are gathered together — and that anyone can nominate a layout as a Froggy Fave.

You can find the thread with the current month and past months Froggy Favorites in the Forum Scrapping Pad, which is in the Creative Pad.

Earlier this month I fell in love with this layout by *sylvia* and added it to the Froggy Favorites thread.

To nominate a Gallery layout leave a comment on the layout letting the creator know their page is a Froggy Favorite and copy the GALLERY BB code.

Then head over to the Scrapping Pad in the Lilypad Forum to the current months Froggy Favorites thread which will be pinned near the top, and add a post with you choice. Say a few words about why you love the layout and link to the creator, then share the layout with the Copy Gallery BB code link.

That’s it!

Previous months Froggy Favorites threads are in the Scrapping Pad and I enjoyed looking at some of them when preparing for this blog post. It’s a great way to see lots of gorgeous layouts and get inspiration. So check out the Gallery and find a layout that speaks to you and make it a Froggy Favorite.

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I was born in North Carolina and grew up all over the place because my Dad worked for Citibank and was transferred every few years. I lived in: New York State, Ireland, England, Belgium and finally Baltimore, Maryland which I call home. My husband was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot for those 8 years but now We’ve have settled down in Barrington, Rhode Island with our Pug dog. Our only child, a daughter, lives with her husband and daughter in Pennsylvania — I wish they were closer! I had a 30+ year career as a Law Librarian and an Academic Librarian which I loved, but took early retirement last September which has freed me up to be a Grandma and to really get in to all of my hobbies — digital scrapbooking, as well as knitting, reading, taking walks, and hanging out with my dog. I’m also learning to play Mah Jongg.

My creative style is primarily clean and simple, but I do enjoy trying out new styles but am uncomfortable using lots and lots of elements on my pages. My primary motivation for scrapbooking is to document my life and to tell stories, so my layouts always have at least what the photo is and a date, and often there is a whole story. My default style is either using one or two photos only and making them the star of the layout or using a lot of photos to document an event with minimal elements and journaling. Templates are great for this and for many years I always used templates as a starting point, but lately I have either not been using them, or I will take one as a starting point and then change it to suit my needs.

My words of advice for new scrapbookers are: You can’t do it wrong, just get started and enjoy the process. Be patient with yourself as you learn new techniques and skills.

I am inspired by my fellow scrapbookers at the Lilypad, and by our designers’ products. I love color and am drawn to art, layout, products and images with lots of color. I start with the story I want to tell and the photos that document it and draw from the colors in the photo and from the theme of the story. I use Lightroom to organize supplies, and Photoshop to create layouts.