31+ Ways to Celebrate in July!
July is one of my favorite months of the year. Not only is it school vacation here, but there’s so much to do to enjoy summer, not to mention the 4th of July! Independence Day isn’t all there is to…
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.
Fun 4th Celebrations!
I always look forward to seeing everyone’s pictures on what they do on the 4th of July. From fireworks, cookouts, parades, face painting, red white & blue outfits to sparklers with the kiddies! But y’all – I started snooping around…
July Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen here back to show off a new batch of monthly challenges. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st (the BYOC Challenge is posted on the…
June Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen here bringing you the Challenge Spotlight post for June.  Once a month I have the privilege of looking through the challenge galleries to find just a few of my favorite layouts and shine my spotlight on them here….
Customize Your Own Grid Paper
Hey there! Â It’s Katrina, aka katrinahunt13, hanging with you on the blog today. Â And I have a fun tip for all you hybrid (or want to be, you know you want to!) scrapbookers. Â We all love to customize things and…
Travel Albums
Hello everyone and happy summer! The most popular season for vacations started last week, so I thought I would share with you some of my favorite ideas for creating travel albums to document your trips. I have five…
Welcome to the Neighborhood Gift
Hi friends!! I’m so excited to be here today sharing an easy idea for a neighbor gift. I think I’ve mentioned before that we are a military family. In fact, for the last several years we have lived on a…
Memory Pockets Monthly: Color
Hello scrappy friends!! I’m so excited to be here today to introduce you to this month’s Memory Pockets Monthly Collection. This collection is one of my favorites with it’s happy, vibrant colors! It is very aptly named Color and will…
Oatmeal Banana Coconut Cookie Recipe
Howdy Pad Scrappers, Polly Liana here, happy to share a favorite cookie recipe in our house. My kids love them because they’re yummy and easy to make and I love them because the ingredients are mostly healthy. The bananas sweeten…
Photographing Your Home
Photograph your home, the big spaces, the small spaces, the pretty and not so pretty aspects of it. It all is part your home, your place of memories. Take photos to help keep those memories fresh, as time diminishes the…
Say Hello to June’s M3!
Hey There Pad Scrappers, Polly Liana here and thrilled to be able to introduce you to our newest M3 products for June. For those of you who are new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month…
HTV State T-shirts
As a military family who lives far away from our extended family, we look forward to visiting our home state of South Carolina whenever we can! That usually turns out to be every other summer when we’re not moving duty…