I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.
My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.
Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital:Â Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos:Â Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid:Â Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling:Â watercolors, stencils, and artsticks
And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.
Have you ever stopped to think about what type of scrapbooker you are? What is your motivation when you are scrapbooking? How do you approach your memories and layouts? Knowing what type of scrapbooker you are can help you pick…
Hello everyone!  Polly Karen here, bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for September.  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…
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Hi friends! It’s Polly Monica here with this month’s Memory Pockets Monthly collection!! Memory Pockets Monthly is a pocket scrapbooking collection put out each month by six amazing designers here at The Lilypad. It includes alphas, elements, journal cards in three…
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Hello everyone! I’m just popping in today with a quick tip on how to make your clusters look more realistic and interesting. Many times we think we can only achieve dimension by adding “fluffy” embellishments to our pages, but the…
Greetings, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here to introduce you to the M3 collection for September. Â M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly, a wonderful subscription and collection designed especially for fans of mixed media. Â We gathered up four of our most…
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I have fallen in love with playing with my planner lately and I’m looking forward to sharing some posts with you about that process! Today, I want to share with you how I make days of the week stickers for…