Do you want to build a snowman?If you don't get snow where you live like me, you can try this fun activity if you have young ones at home. *(also good for any Frozen 2 fans!)This recipe is VERY easy. Pour one cup of baking soda in a bowl and add in shaving cream slowly until you get the snow consistency that you like. *Use the white fluffy shaving cream not the gel kind.This snow recipe stays cool to the touch and has a power like feel when you touch it. So, if you're depressed like me for having nothing but a bunch of wet leaves around, just let it go (see what I did there) and try this! … [Read more...]
What Color is Your Nail Polish? Black?
How I love to look at ladies nails when I am out and about. I was thinking about this the other day, my best friend in real life, is very quiet and conservative. I look over at her short and rather nicely rounded nails and they were deep dark black. I laughed and she said, I felt like going a bit wild! Wild with black! Black used to be Goth and depressing. Black is the new red, and it comes in so many shades of black!Nail varnish in general originated in China circa 3000 B.C., and was made with a mixture of egg whites, beeswax, gelatin, and Arabic gum. Used by almost anyone who could afford it, nail polish was a way to convey a person’s social status and, unsurprisingly, was one of the Royal Family’s favorite way to showcase power and richness.While the Chou Dynasty (600 B.C.) mainly used gold, and silver nail varnishes, the majority of the other dynasties painted their nails … [Read more...]
Hybrid Birthday Card
Hi friends!!!I'm excited to share a hybrid birthday card that was so to make with you today! If you're not sure you can do a hybrid project, such as a homemade card, I urge you to give a simple project like this a try.When I saw the Sprinkles stickers and papers by Becca Bonneville in the shop last weekend, I just knew I had to use them for birthday cards! I made two cards to share with you today, but these supplies can be used to make a number of different cards that would be adorable for anyone's birthday.To make these cards, I first created a 5.5 x 4.25 inch document in Photoshop. I then layered papers and stickers on this document to make the front of the card, adding shadows to the paper and sticker layers.I repeated this process to make a second card front with a different design.The formula I used for the card design is a solid paper on the bottom … [Read more...]
Howdy, January M3!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, super psyched to introduce you to the M3 for January. What is M3, you ask? M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month some of our finest mixed media designers collaborate on a collection of mixed media products connected to a color palette and three central words. For January, the words are SQUEEZE/LIVELY/ZEST. Let's take a look at the main kit:Don't you love how bright and sunny it is?? An added bonus of M3 is that the designers can then create add on kits that coordinate with the main kit. Here are a few that have been released already: . There will be more released soon. AND... it's all on sale this weekend!! So race on over to the store to pick up this new kit and add ons and we will see you in our forums this weekend! … [Read more...]
MOC 2020 Spotlight – Part 1
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen here bringing you a SUPER-sized special edition spotlight post! Since we are knee deep in awesome daily challenges here at The Lilypad for MOC (Month of Challenges) I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to shine my spotlight on a couple of the standouts for each of the daily challenges so far. I am going to try my very best to pick two for each of the 15 challenges that have already been posted for this month… but we all know I’m terrible at narrowing my choices sometimes. Ha ha! So grab a snack and a drink and enjoy all these amazing layouts!1. Blind Scrap:by MlleTerraMoka: by Roxana: 2. List of Favorites:by mcurtt: by Bec:by Sharon-Dewi: 3. Crazy Number of Frames:by michelepixels: by JenniferHignite: 4. Simple … [Read more...]
Scrapping and Staying Healthy
Scrapping; be it memory keeper, altered art maker or just art journaling, causes us to move less. Studies EVERYwhere show, moving less can cause your body to grow larger in places you don't want to grow. Staying healthy sitting in front of a computer for hours and hours with a bowl of M&Ms or box of Chez-Its (my favorite) can really mess with your ability to maintain our girlish figures. Today, lets talk of things that can be done.Setting time parameters for scrapping is a good beginning. I have a semi tough rule that I am doing, I must do ONE housework chore and exercise before sitting down to scrap. That way,when I eat my Chez-Its, no guilt if I have done treadmill already.Sitting for long periods of time in front of a computer is tough on the body, we all know that. I try and get up every 45 minutes (yep, timer is the key) to walk around, water my plants (a chore … [Read more...]