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.
Happy March everyone! Â Polly Karen here bringing you a look at all the new monthly challenges. Â Every month we have 7 new challenges that you can complete at anytime during the month. Â Based on our percentage system, you can earn…
It’s time for another round of TLP Mobile Highlights. I’m finding more and more people sharing their work with TLP designs on Instagram so picking just a few to share is getting harder and harder. Man we have some talented…
Greetings Happy Scrappers! Polly Liana here to talk about styles. Â No, not hair styles or clothing styles but styles for your layouts. Â You may already be familiar with the wonderful shadow styles that are in our shop. Â They can…
So, have you joined in the Project Life/Pocket Pages Phenom? Â So many of us have and you will want to stay tuned to the blog early in March for some Tips and Tricks on how to stay focused and on…
Hello everyone! Â It’s Polly Karen here bringing you another challenge spotlight post. Â I look forward to doing this post each month because it gives me the excuse to take time to look through all of the challenge galleries and pick…
  Here is some words by Renee about her style: “I’m not too sure how I would describe my style. I tend to lean towards more simple designs that really use the photos to tell the story. I try to really…
Aga (aka asali) – guest pollywog here to talk about some gadgets that could help us take better pictures. This post could be reaaaaally looooong but as I can’t post all the gadgets that are available out there I have…
Hey all, Polly Jewelle here! I am excited to bring you another TLP member spotlight! I had the opportunity to chat with mrphoto this week. She is such a sweetheart always leaving comments in the forum. I also can’t get…
Ah, it happens to the best of us. Eye strain. When your eyes hurt from focusing on a computer desktop screen, or a laptop screen, or a tablet. Or from reading books, playing video games, being glued to a…
Here is a tutorial that will teach you how to create fun lines and frames using almost any geometric shape! Â (see example in the “bumps” under the orange line in the layout above) 1. Select the Brush Tool (B) and…
 Today’s tutorial  focuses on stamping / brushing / writing across multiple layers. This is one of those techniques I use A LOT, and while it may not stand out and be the first thing you notice on a layout,…
I love the look of watercolor. Often times, I’m lazy and just clip my photo to a watercolor paper or element. However, I especially love the look on pages where it looks like an artwork in progress. As if I’ve…