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.
Hello everyone! For 2-22-22 Tuesday, we are going to talk 2’s as in two pages at once! I love to take photos, especially when we go places like museums, sports games, trips, or to big events like graduations or weddings….
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, thrilled to be able to introduce you the newest M3 collection for February. For those who are new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly.  Each month around this time, some of our…
Are you primarily a one kit only scrapper, on a budget or looking for ways to extend your stash? Mashing 2 (or 3!) kits together (and making your own customised collab!) gives you so many opportunities but means you won’t…
Hey scrappers, I’m here today with a quick tip for using all those wonderful alphas for scatters on your layouts. Yep, I said using alphas for scatters! Let’s say the kit you’re using doesn’t have a scatter, or you want…
I have been an avid scrapbooker and photographer for decades. I have spent hours each week photographing my world around me, my children, our life together and scrapbooking the stories of our days. I have loved every minute of it…
Well hello there, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, doing backflips because I get to be the one who introduces you to the BYOC for February. What’s BYOC, you ask? Great question! BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. Every month on the…
 Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again here to see if you all survived our TENTH Month of Challenges (MOC 10). It’s it crazy and fun all wrapped into one? Well, if you’re missing your dose of a daily…
It’s Polly Karen back again for one last mega-sized spotlight post. I’m diving back into those challenge threads to pick out just a tiny little sample of the amazing pages being made for this year’s Month of Challenges (MOC). …
Polly Liana, here to introduce the newest MPM collection. For those who are new to the concept, MPM stands for Memory Pockets Monthly. It’s a wonderful monthly collection that’s perfect for those scrappers who love to work with pockets and journal…
I hope everyone is enjoying MOC 10 this month – I can’t believe we are in the last full week of January!! Today’s blog post is about Photo-less pages (which happens to be the subject of today’s MOC challenge). Some…
Well hello there, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, pleased as punch to be able to introduce you to the newest M3 for January.  M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month around this time, some of our most talented mixed media…
Hello again everyone! It’s Polly Karen back to bring you another SUPER-sized special edition spotlight post! The gallery is absolutely bursting with amazing layouts made for our daily challenges here at The Lilypad for MOC 10 (Month of Challenges) I am…