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.
 We all make mistakes… And I’m not talking about choosing the wrong paper, or scrapping the wrong picture, or even messing up the details of the memory…those are all pretty open to interpretation.  Hardcore mistakes, though, are enough to make…
What’s Up Pad Scrappers? Polly Liana here with the awesome task of introducing you to the newest BYOC for April. Â For those of you just joining us, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. Â Every month on the first Friday,…
Spring is the start of my favorite time of year, the time of longer days, more colorful scenery and outdoor adventures. I always get an extra special bit of happiness when I see spring themed pages in the gallery. This…
Happy Saturday everyone! I just wanted to jump in with a quick tip for creating artsy layouts. I love the artsy/painty kits and elements and tend to create photo-less, art journal type pages with them. However, these kits and elements…
Hi guys!!! I recently began using a Lightroom plugin for sharing my scrapbook layouts so Instagram. This has made sharing layouts on Instagram a much simpler process!! Anything that makes life even a little simpler makes me super happy!! Before…
Easter is around the corner! Only a few more weeks until the Easter bunny hops on over to make his visit. Be sure to be ready with these cute Easter printables! Pop into a cute white frame and it is…
I have seen several versions of this Muddy Buddy mix on Pinterest—-but this one caught my eye! I’m always looking for something to either send in to my child’s class or take to a neighborhood event. Presto-look what we got…
Aloha Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, back with more ways to use styles and a fantastic way to save a TON on a huge group of handy ones. Â You may remember a few weeks ago when I wrote this…
Hello everyone and Happy Thursday! Just jumping in with a quick photo tip for you today. We recently returned from a fabulous trip to Paris and one of my photography goals was to try to get some unique and interesting…
Have you thought about the rest of your layout yet? Chances are, you haven’t.  It’s so easy to get caught up in picking the perfect patterned paper to use as a background, that we forget all of the other important…
Hi all!! I had so much fun creating desktop wallpaper for you last month that I decided I would share with you my latest iPhone wallpaper creation. I love decorating and personalizing all of my tech wallpapers. And it’s really…
Hello everyone!  Polly Karen here, bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for March.  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…