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.
If you’re like me, sometimes you just lose the motivation to take pictures. Maybe it’s after winter months when you’ve been stuck indoors taking low-light photos (and we know how well those *don’t* turn out); maybe you’re just feeling especially…
WOOT! Â Who doesn’t love a good party, right? Â Well, today we’re gonna party like it’s 1999… ummm… well, you know what I mean. Â And we are going to use this weeks New Releases to help us. Â How fun is that?…
Let’s try out some filters! At the top of the list (literally: it’s at the top of the filter list on the menu!) is COLORED PENCIL. What can you do with this filter? First, let me show you the photograph…
Energy and CREATing are melded together in some completely wild pages in the ARt JournAliNG challenge this month! Polly Dalis (doesn’t that have a nice ring to it?), has reached into her bag of awesome and come up with the…
Our newest installment of Polly Picks features Project Lifer Extraordinaire Heather Greenwood (heathergw). We marvel at the way she is able to utilize a wide variety of elements and papers, yet make her completed spreads visually cohesive. It’s like a…
Today is the beginning of a brand new weekly Trend Watch feature at The Lilypad. We’re kicking off Trend Watch with Wood, a very hot look in scrapbooking! Whether you’ve fully embraced the trend or whether you need some encouragement…
Depending on what type of digital camera you have, you might have noticed in the Flash Menu, a choice between “First Curtain” and “Second Curtain”. Also, “slow synchro”. What the heck do those mean? Well, okay. I had to read…
So how in the world am I going to use all of the awesome Journal Cards that show up each and every week! Â I just love them, you may say, but I can’t see where I’ll use them. Â Well, never…
Cooler weather, creamy soups in the crockpot, leaves crunching under your feet. Can you feel that fall is just around the corner? Unfortunately here in my part of Texas our fall doesn’t happen for a few more months. Even though…
This morning, my almost 15 year old boy woke early to go with his classmates in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps(ROTC) to set up flags in our little town.  I was so proud of him, because I am so proud of…
We’re launching an exciting new feature at The Lilypad today! Polly Picks will showcase a member of our creative team, the Pad Pollywogs, by sharing their style and their favorite items in the shop. If you love the look, you’ll…
The month of September has been designated as Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Childhood Cancer Awareness month. These two cancers are especially meaningful to me because not only was I diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March 2011, but our family has…