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.
Hey everyone. Sarah here with another installment of our Holiday Project Parade. Make sure to check out Part 1 as well. The Pollys have been busy behind the scenes creating some amazing projects from the month’s Holiday Project Parade category…
It’s that time again – time to take a look into what TLP Peeps are sharing on social media and what people are tagging with #the_lilypad! Let’s check it out! This first layout, by intense_magic, struck me right away….
I’m jamming now, and this week was chocked full of events, memories and pure craziness. Â But, seriously, isn’t that what December is made of? I took a ton of photos this week due to many of the events being pages…
Today I am going to share with you a new to me approach to Document Your December. December is a busy month and while it is important to me to document all of the memories, I don’t always have time to…
Hello and welcome to the December Project Parade! Last months parade (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was so much fun! We are back again this month with a Holiday theme! This month we are thinking ahead to the holiday season…
Hello everyone!  It’s Polly Karen here bringing you the monthly overview of the 7 new challenges for December. As a reminder, based on our percentage system, you can earn three levels of coupons for the store just by participating in our…
Hi all! I can’t even believe that it is already December 7th. How is the month moving by so quickly? If you are like me, you are probably already behind on your Document Your December/December Daily project. I had been…
I’m naturally lazy. Perhaps, I am the only one. Â Add that propensity for giving up and the seemingly extra events in December, and it makes me want to not even start doing any kind of memory keeping for December. Â Then…
Howdy Happy Scrappers! Polly Liana here, honored to be one of the first ones to introduce you to the Lilypad’s December BYOC!  For those of you who not familiar with it, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collab.  You know how…
Hey all, Sarah here. If you are anything like me it’s easy to find yourself at the beginning of December wanting to create a December Daily album but not having a plan yet. Today I want to share with you…
The TLP hybrid gallery is bursting with beautiful hybrid projects. I’ve been so inspired by all the layouts in there! I thought I would share a few with you today. Sit back and enjoy! Up first is this gorgeous 8.5…
As of today, the holidays are officially upon us. The holiday season is always a busy time of year for me, but it’s also one of the times of year that I feel really need to be documented. This creates…