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: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: 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.
How often do you use patterned papers as your background? A few years ago, I would have had to answer “not often.” As time has gone on, however, I have grown to love using patterned papers as backgrounds on my…
One of my favorite things about the coming of spring (yes, it’s coming!!!) is the fresh, new recipes that I begin adding back into our rotation. Winter is all soups, stews and comfort foods, but spring brings a lighter fare…
It’s always interesting to learn more about our fellow scrappers, isn’t it? I’m excited today to share my interview with Jill Williams, a Polly at The Lilypad. We’ve been online scrappy friends for awhile and I know she is a…
This cute printable will make any frame in your home lucky! While green is the traditional color of choice for St. Patty’s Day decor,…
Well Hello There Fab Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, bursting at the seams to show you our newest BYOC for March. Yep, it’s the first Friday of the month so it’s time to unveil our new BYOC. What’s BYOC, you…
Hello everyone! Polly Karen here! It’s March and we are getting back into the swing of our regular monthly challenges, so I’m here to show off the 8 monthly challenges that the Challenge Polly’s have created for March. Each month…
Have you ever found yourself wishing you could just get “caught up” with your scrapbooking? Getting caught up would mean that everything you wanted to scrapbook from the past would be done, what a great feeling! Maybe, you’ve found yourself…
One of my most favorite thing to do with my digital scrapbook supplies (other than scrapbooking) is to create fun wallpapers for my computer and other tech items, such as my iPhone and iPad. Today I would like to share…
Hello everyone! Polly Karen here, bringing you my first regular Challenge Spotlight post for 2017! 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…
I’ve always liked cauliflower, cooked or cold, steamed or baked with cheese or eaten raw with a dip; but, it’s when I started a low carb eating plan that I really learned to LOVE cauliflower because it was such a…
Happy Saturday everyone! I’m sneaking in with a quick and fun tip for you this weekend about creating patterned shadows in Photoshop. Have you ever wanted to add some pop to a solid colored alpha? There are several ways to…
Howdy Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with the honor of introducing you to our M3 Collection for February. For those of you who are new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month, some of our most…