When you think Paislee Press, what comes to mind? If you're a regular digi-shopper, you know the talented Liz Tamanaha as the design whiz behind Paislee Press. You've seen her amazing journal cards and you probably even know that she created Midnight, one of the best selling editions of Project Life. You've seen her fabulous photo templates and word art for pocket pages too. But, what about kits? Yes, kits! Paislee Press has an entire line of gorgeous kits, with spot-on color sense, carefully curated elements and yummy papers. The kits are eminently usable and always seem to result in stunning pages. We're putting the spotlight on Paislee Press kits this week with a 25% off sale. The Pollys have showcased the kits with some awesome pages. Let's take a look!In honor of Halloween, let's start with spellbound and this fantastic page by Cristina. The frames and fun rosettes are definite … [Read more...]
Trend Watch – Flair
Flair is one of those perfect little finishing touches for your layouts. They've made a resurgence in popularity in both paper and digi scrapping. But, these are NOT your mother's flair! Today's flair comes in a variety of shapes and styles. Whether you're using them as a simple embellishment or in a cluster, flair are an easy way to accent any page. In addition, flair works for every scrapping style - from clean & simple, to clustery, to art journaling and even pocket scrapping. Shop our Trend Watch: Flair sale for 20% off and give flair a try on your pages. For inspiration, take a look at what the Pollys have done with flair on their pages: By MarnelBy Keela By bderby By misslovescrapsBy amandaresendeBy JenevangBy DalisBy Jenn McCabeBy TronesiaCongrats to the winner of our TW: Doilies challenge, Ga_L! She gets a $5 coupon to the store. … [Read more...]
Polly Picks – Anne of Alamo
If you're a regular at The Lilypad, you know Anne. She's welcomed you, encouraged you to chat and left love on your pages. The warmth and joy that shines from Anne is also evident in her scrapping style and gallery. She has a fantastically bold style, full of creative play with scale and colors. You also see the recurring theme of her deep love for her family. I encourage you to get inspired by Anne of Alamo this week! Her Polly Picks are 20% off in the store and she's hosting our Polly Picks challenge as well.Here's what Anne says about her style, "Scrapbooking is more than memories to me, it is a love of art, creating and the process of getting there! The journey of creating a page is a a joy filled event. I love the deadline of an upcoming release, be it SOSN, or the awesome BYOC. I push myself to take the most awesomely made designs from the Lily Pad artists and bring in the photos … [Read more...]
Behind the Designs: Heather Joyce
We are featuring our resident fontographer, Project Life superstar and the all-around-fantastic Heather Joyce today. She has taken some wonderful pictures of her workspace, complete with her furry family members, a few of her gorgeous typewriters and a peek at her love of all things vintage. Mac or PC?Mac. My whole life. Brother worked for Apple and I was… we will say, convinced at a young age. I remember the first time I turned on the computer and it was a color monitor. Now I work for Apple…. so…. :D It’s a MacBook Pro. I move around a lot. I get work done anywhere I can.Coffee or tea (or both/neither)?Yes. Coffee in the morning. Then tea once I get to work. Guilty pleasure snack while creating/scrapping?Since I don’t have a set time, I don’t have a set snack. But I’ve always got chips and salsa to snack on. Mild salsa too and chunky. I like a lot of veg … [Read more...]
Happy Valentine’s Day to YOU!
There's so much to celebrate at the Pad this weekend as we wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!Here's what's happening in the shop:All of our Valentine's products are 30% offNew Releases are 20% offSpend $10 and get our super adorable and unique collab "We Go Together" for freeAllison Pennington's fantastic Polly Picks are 20% offTrend Watch: Big + Bold products are 20% offThat's at least 5 good reasons to shop, but maybe the best one is that you deserve a little Valentine's treat! … [Read more...]
Polly Picks – Heather Joyce
It's time for another installment of Polly Picks! I hope you are enjoying getting to know the staff here at TLP better and getting a taste for the diverse styles that make up our creative team. This week's Polly Pick feature is Heather Joyce. Heather is a designer of awesome fonts here at the Pad, but she has also been a member of the CT for even longer. Heather's distinctive pages always pop out of the gallery. She balances open space with well-composed clusters, complete with detailed embellishments like paint and buttons. If you love pages that balance white space with scrappy goodness, you need to check out Heather's gallery! You can also shop her style at 20% off in the store through 12.22.Here's what Heather has to say about her style: "It’s rare for me to do a page without a whole bunch of white space, but in the past year, it’s become much more literal. Looking through my … [Read more...]