My favorite winter drink y’all!
One of our favorite winter indoor activities – drinking hot cocoa! Instead of the powdered mess that’s on the shelves (sorry Swiss Miss), I like to make a large crock pot full! The recipe I like to make is good…
Author: Esther
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.
Page Design Using Lists
Many of you might be a list maker, as I am. As I’ve gotten older, I find I rely on them more and more in my day-to-day routine. So it’s no surprise that I use them also in my scrapbook…
December Challenges
Holy cow! Â It’s December and that means the last batch of challenges for 2016! Â Can you believe it? Â It’s Polly Karen here and I’m here to give you a look at the new challenges just posted a few days ago…
Are You Ready for a Beautiful New BYOC?
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, with the honor of introducing you to the gorgeous new BYOC for December. Â For those of you new to the concept, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. Â Imagine being able to create a…
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Recreating Painterly and Blended Background Photo [with video]
Hey everyone! I thought I would do a quick post on how I did the photo blending on my background on this page with the November 2016 awesome M3. A lot of this was learned from Jana and the November…
Is DYD for You???
With tomorrow being December 1st, many people will begin Document Your December (DYD around here at The Pad). Document Your December is a primarily daily project meant to capture the memories of the holiday season. Taking on a daily documenting…
Weekly Planner Layout
Hi guys! It’s Polly Monica here to share with you my weekly planner layout and some tips for putting your planner pages together. Keeping up with my planner on a weekly basis keeps my entire life so much more organized…
Mobile Highlights: November 2016
It’s time for mobile highlights again! After all of the excitement of American Thanksgiving this week, checking out the mobile highlights is just the thing we need to get back on track. This first layout by cristinac81 jumped out at…
November Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone!  Polly Karen here, bringing you the monthly Challenge Spotlight post for November.  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…
Scrapping Holiday Shopping Excursions
Hello everyone – and welcome to what is known as “Black Friday” in the States! The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year here. The term “Black Friday” comes from the notion that it is the…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving dear friends! We at The Lilypad are so grateful for you all! The site wouldn’t be what it was without every single person…whether on staff or not…that comes here and shopes, reads, chats, inspires. Gratitude is such a…
Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe
Hi guys! It’s Polly Monica here again with one of our family’s favorite recipes. My kiddos and I will be having a simple Thanksgiving dinner together this year. As we were discussing the “must haves” on our menu this year,…