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, reminiscing about the past. I’ve been lucky enough to be at the Lilypad for over 13 years and Today, I’m excited to introduce you to something new here on the blog. We’re calling it…
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again with a look at our new batch of monthly challenges for February. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st day of the month….
Hello there! 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…
With the ability to share photos digitally these days and issues surrounding permission and privacy that are laws in some countries and an issue of contention in others, for scrapbookers this can present a dilemma. With group photos and extended…
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with some great tips to make your titles come alive with originality and fun! I don’t know about you but sometimes I have to skip the title on my layouts because I just can’t…
Greetings, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, thrilled and honored to help you get to know the new owner of the Lilypad: Esther Wisdom! We are so excited that a cherished member of our community and Creative Team has become the…
Beyond the blog, there is a wealth of information in different spots around the Pad! We’ve been here for years trying out various techniques and sharing tips that are tried and true with the community, and some that are just…
Hi there, I’m a template scrapper from way back (I used sketches when I paper scrapped) but I also use them loosely sometimes just as a guide but also MOC’s of the past have taught me to see the possibilities…
Greetings and Happy New Year, Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, super excited to share with you the first BYOC of 2025! If you’re new to the term, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collab/Collection.  You know how designers will sometimes…
Hello there! 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…
Can you believe it’s almost Christmas?? I have so much wrapping to do but needed to make a birthday card for my nephew first. I decided with everything going on right now, I’d keep this one simple! Polly Robin here…
Happy December! Polly Robin here with another Make it Monday blog post. Today I’m showing you how I made a really quick Christmas card. Since I’m still preparing for sending out my Christmas cards, I needed another design that I…