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: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: 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 hang out with young children much, you’ve probably seen the name Eric Carle on one of their books. He is most famous for writing The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but he’s written and/or illustrated dozens of adorable children’s books….
Hiya guys! Everyone enjoying summer so far? We sure are! Its been amazingly beautiful here! I have a very fun give away for you today! My friend Ursula Danielle Schneider has recently opened up a store on etsy! Scarlet Bird…
Are you prepared to get your inspiration fix? Though I got started quite early this morning, there was still a load of awesome layouts using today’s New Releases to drool over! Froggy Friday not only means a chance to get…
I don’t know about you, but every time I see confetti, I think “celebration”, “party”, and “FUN”! Confetti makes me happy, especially when it’s made of many colors! Here’s some confetti inspiration I found on Pinterest. Source: thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com via Allison…
One of my favorite ways to use TLP goodies is to make invitations. I love making personal invitations for kids’ parties or other events. It’s quite easy to do with some of the great products we have at TLP, especially…
[widgetkit id=626] Tasty is clean, versatile and comes with some nice little features. For example we created a custom Widgetkit Slideshow style and a unique scroll effect, which you can use in your header or horizontally centered module positions.
New Releases + Extremely Talented Scrappers = GORGEOUS INSPIRATION! The equation is quite elementary, don’t you think. It’s just makes sense that the works of the insanely talented designers here at TLP combined with the sheer awesomeness of all of…
My husband playfully refers to me as “The Documentor” because in our house, if it happened, chances are I took at least one photo of it. Today I’m going to give you some tips on how to create a collage…
Father’s Day is coming up fast (June 17th!) and I am here today to share with you some of my favorite Father’s Day craft ideas I have found while browsing Pinterest. If Dad is a tie wearer, this tie rack…
Perspective: a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view; true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion My birthday was last Saturday, and the day was full of fun things and not-so-fun things….
Hiya ladies! Sorry this is posting so late! I was out today with a dear friend, wedding dress shopping! Hello! Talk about inspiration, am I right?! WOW there are some amazing dresses out there! I wanted to talk today about…
Listen… …do you smell something? I do, too! It’s the sweet smell of wonderful brand new products for Froggy Friday here at the Pad. Wait ’til you see these goodies– I drooled all over my keyboard when…