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.
Greetings, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, delighted to introduce you to a sparkling new BYOC for May. For those of you who are here for the first time, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. In scrapbooking, designers will often…
Welcome back to another Make It Monday blog post. Polly Robin here and today I’m going to make a pirate themed box card for my pirate-obsessed nephew. I chose to use Project Mouse (Pirates) by Sahlin Studio and Brittish Designs…
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Greetings, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with another installment of Froggy Finds. This month, we’re rolling back in time to find fabulous alphas released long ago that you may have never seen before or overlooked. As you might know, a…
Can you believe it’s almost May already?! That means it’s time for National Scrapbooking Day (NSD), and we are beyond excited! We love to kick things off early here at TLP, and the fun is already in full swing with…
Hi there! If you are new to digiscrapping or just interested in trying a new scrapbooking platform or program, you might want to keep reading (or not, no pressure, I will warn you it’s long but the learning process takes…
Welcome! Polly Robin here with another Make It Monday post. Unfortunately, I find myself in need of a sympathy card today so I thought I’d share with you how I made this one. I knew I wanted to keep it…
Well hello there, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, pleased as punch to be able to introduce you to a new BYOC for April.  What is BYOC, you ask? Well, it stands for Build Your Own Collab and it’s introduced on the first Friday…
Are you ready for another round of random ramblings and behind-the-scenes tidbits? I thought it might be fun to kick things off with a little peek into my quirky world. Buckle up—this might get a bit weird (but the good…
Howdy everyone! 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…
Hi there! Now that the leprechauns have gone back to wherever they spend the rest of the year, it’s time to think about Easter. And even if you don’t celebrate Easter, I have a fairly easy gift bag project today…
Hi y’all!  I hope you are enjoying the spring as much as I am. The sun is shining brighter and for longer periods which keeps me energized enough to make more cards ????  Polly Robin here to share with you…