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.
After being purely a digital scrapper for so long, I’ve forgotten the unique issues that hybrid and real life paper crafting can create. And because I’m a documenter of processes, and always trying to refine things and learn from them, I’m…
Hello there, Polly Stefanie here with two layouts I created form the same weekly set by NBK_Designs. Using templates from the same set give an immediate sense of belonging together. I used the same collab kit, Chalky Christmas with the…
Greetings, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, feeling excited and a little ashamed.  I’m bummed because I missed an opportunity last week to introduce you to the MPM for December (wah!). It was introduced on November 24th but usually it’s introduced…
Hello there! It’s Polly Karen bringing you an inspiration packed Challenge Spotlight post! Each month we have 8 monthly challenges hosted in our forums and at the end of each…
Whether you have a traditional feast and a full-on fine dining experience or more humble fare through Thanksgiving and the coming holidays, wherever you are, this time of year food photography can take centre stage on a scrapbook page and…
Hello again, Polly Stefanie here with some thoughts on capturing the thankfulness, the gratitude of this season. Thankfulness is the feeling of being happy or grateful because of something. I found some layouts in the Lilypad gallery that remind us…
Hello again, Polly Stefanie here with a few layouts I created from our cruise vacation earlier this year. Because these will form part of a photobook of our cruise I didn’t think each layout needed a title. I tried to…
I don’t think it matters how long you’ve scrapped or who you are, there are times when you just aren’t loving the page as it’s coming together in front of you. It happens to everyone, right?! As a mix and…
Hello there, Polly Stefanie. Some times when I don’t have mojo, or know what I feel like scrapbooking, I peruse the Lilypad galleries, take a gander at the challenges and then even check out the designer challenges. This week I…
Hey Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, hoping you’re having a great start to November.  I’m super excited to be the one to introduce you to the newest BYOC collection for November. For those of you who are new to the concept,…
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again with a look at our new batch of monthly challenges for November. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st day of the month….
Hello there! It’s Polly Karen bringing you an inspiration packed Challenge Spotlight post! Each month we have 8 monthly challenges hosted in our forums and at the end of each month, I look through the challenge galleries and shine my spotlight of…