Places To Go, Things To Do
‘Tis the season to be crafty, fa la la la la…la la la laaaaa. Most of us find ourselves stepping out a bit into the craft world during the holiday season…. even those of us that aren’t particularly crafty on…
Author: Esther
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.
Snowflakes! Tutorial and Inspiration
Can you believe it is already December 13th?? We haven’t even got our Christmas tree up yet!!! What I /have/ done though, is make snowflakes and decorate my window. One of my absolute favorite things to do come December is…
Wait! Don’t Delete Those Bad Photos!
I had the wonderful opportunity this past weekend to meet up with the fabulous KELLY in Washington D.C. and go on an improv photo shoot around the White House area. Just seeing where Kelly pointed her camera was inspiration enough…
Nanaimo Bars
These are my go to dessert bar at Christmas time. I’ve already brought them to 3 potluck parties in the last couple of weeks and they are always a crowd favorite. Here is the recipe courtesy of the Joy of…
Meet Sammy!
Sammy is our little Elf On the Shelf. Surely you’ve seen the “Adventures Of…” photo albums floating around various Facebook pages and even here in the TLP forum. This is our first year with an elf… and I have to…
December Challenges {2011}
Happy Monday everyone! Â It’s Karen here to tell you about the new round of challenges just added this week in the forum for the month of December. Â There are 7 new challenges this month and as usual the more challenges…
An Elfing Good Time
Hi Everyone! Pollywog Christine here! This is my first post on The Lilypad blog! Tonight is our second annual Elf movie viewing party at our house! We invited a few friends over to watch the holiday movie “Elf” together last…
Snappin’ Sundays: UV Filters
A few weeks ago, I accidentally set my camera bag down a little more abruptly than I meant to, and when I pulled out my camera later that day, I heard a crunching sound as I took my lens cap…
It’s HERE! Document Your December + Froggy Friday!!!
The Friday after Thanksgiving always means $ale$ and here at The Lilypad is no exception! Document Your December is a coordinating Christmas collection to help you record all the fun and wonderful times this time of year brings. Just as…
Be Our Guest: Tracie Stroud and Kitty Chen
This month we have so much to be thankful for, including a fantastic line up of guest designers!! let’s take a minute to get to know two of our November guests – Tracie Stroud and Kitty Chen. We asked them…
Froggy Friday 11/18!
The holidays are quickly approaching and it seems everyone is in the spirit around here! The designers have been hard at work creating gorgeous new goodies and the Pollys have been cooking up some delicious eye candy! Make sure you…
Something Old, Something New = 50% off For You!
 Lots of fun goodies for you today in our Something Old, Something New section. Click image to take you directly to the sale, and click here for inspiration from our fantabulous creative team! Have fun shopping and scrapping! It’s cold,…