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.
Hi everyone, Sarah here with the final installment of this month’s project parade. Make sure to check out part 1 and part 2 of the parade if you haven’t yet. Lori created a hybrid scrapbook page using Amber LaBau’s…
Hi everyone, Sarah here with another planner post. I’m using the new March Madness Planner Collection Monthly kit for these pages, and I’m going to talk about how I insert new pages into my MAMBI Happy Planner. My first step…
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with the honor of introducing you to our new Mixed Media Monthly (M3) collection for February. Â For those of you new to the concept, M3 is a group of products that have been created…
Beautiful dividers are a must have in your planner these days. I prefer to make my own so I can customize them to match my planner. Today I have a tutorial explaining how easy this can be! This tutorial will…
It’s time for another edition of The Sweetest Ever Project Parade! In case you missed it, Jewelle posted some fun projects last week in Part 1 of the February Parade. Check our her post here. There is also a new…
It’s that time once again: it’s time for Mobile Highlights! That’s right, I’ve been surfing around Instagram and found some of the best layouts that are tagged with the Lilypad’s hashtag – #the_lilypad. Today I want to spotlight those…
Love is in the air and we have the perfect Memory Pockets Monthly collection for February to scrap all about the things you ADORE! Hi, everyone! Polly Melanie here with the monthly round-up of what’s going on in the world…
Hi Happy Scrappers! Polly Liana here, with a fun tutorial about how to blend colored pencils with an odorless mineral spirit called “Gamsol.” Â Along with digiscrapping, I also enjoy making cards with rubber stamps. Â Although I enjoy coloring my own…
Hello everyone!  Polly Karen here bringing you a brand new challenge to get excited about! I know many of you were sad that the Polly Picks challenges were over, but we had featured all of our Pollys already! I told…
Hello and welcome to the Sweetest Ever Project Parade! We are back again this month with a love theme! This month we are thinking of all those that we love in our lives. Pets, siblings, husbands, children, etc. This month you…
QR codes have been around for several years. Since the 90s to be exact. While using QR codes is not new technology. It just so happens that some new ideas for using QR codes in the memory keeping process were brought…
Well howdy, Pad Scrappers! Â Polly Liana here to introduce you to our BYOC collection for February. Â For those of you new to the concept. BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collab. Â It’s a wonderful monthly occurrence here at the Lilypad:…