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.
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, thrilled to introduce you to the BYOC for May. For those of you new to our site (welcome!) BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. Every month, our fab designers create products using the…
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 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…
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Hey there! Â Katrina, aka katrinahunt13, is back with you on the blog today to share some member hybrid projects from our gallery! Â These are projects that caught my eye as I was scrolling thru and also by searching the hybrid…
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Hello all my artsy friends! I have a fun cupcake garden display idea to share with you today. I love the idea of cupcakes versus a traditional cake because they are the perfect portion size, easy to store and oh…