This summer I've been going to the National Day calendar to find ideas for activities to liven things up.I was excited to see that this Thursday, July 9th is National Sugar Cookie Day!!! Sugar cookies are a holiday favorite, so I'm going to take this opportunity to tell you to mark your calendars for our Christmas in July event here at the Pad on July 17-31. But what I love most about sugar cookies are how easy they are to make because they use simple ingredients that most of us have on hand. They are also versatile and fun to decorate for any special occasion.Today, I'm sharing an easy recipe you can use to make sugar cookies on Thursday. My kiddos and I will be making and decorating them together!Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe:Ingredients:2 3/4 C. all purpose flour1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. baking powder1 cup butter, softened1 1/2 cup white sugar1 … [Read more...]
Let Freedom Ring!
If you are in America, did you have a booming 4th of July? Our neighborhood lit it up and it was so amazing to see! We felt so patriotic. If you too have some great 4th of July pics, TLP has the kits for you! God Bless America Journal Cards and Word Art artCrush No29 {Paper-Mix} BBQ & Booms Collection Create Crate Monthly: Sweet … [Read more...]
Yay for BYOC!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, excited to introduce you to the BYOC for July. What is BYOC, you ask? Well, it stands for Build Your Own Collection. Every month, our fabulous designers collaborate around a palette and put together a collection of products that are unique but they all coordinate. Let's have a look at a sample from the collection:Wonderful, right? And this weekend, the whole collection is on sale! So jump on over to our store, post your new layouts in our gallery for some love and stick around our forums for some fun!Have a great weekend! … [Read more...]
FREE – July 4th Printable
Home of the brave and the land of the FREE......printable haha I love putting these around my house for different holidays, it's fun and frugal :)I made this cute printable using a new BYOC product that will come out on July 3rd and it's so cute!! Art Crush No 29 Paper Packs and Art Crush No 29 Artsy Bits & PiecesHappy July 4th to my American friends! … [Read more...]
July Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again to give you a quick overview of all the new challenges for June. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st day of the month. (the BYOC Challenge is posted on the 1st Friday of the month.) You can use the challenges simply to inspire you to keep creating new layouts OR you can also earn yourself a fabulous coupon for your next shopping trip in the Lilypad Store. (2 challenges = 10%, 4 challenges = 20% and 6 challenges = 30%). Those who complete at least 7 challenges will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate! Isn’t that an awesome prize?!?! You’ll get lots of great memories captured in your scrapbooks AND you could win a fat gift certificate prize!!! Pretty great, right?! So let’s take a look at this month’s new batch of challenges!1. Inspiration Challenge - Our … [Read more...]
June Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy these days! It’s Polly Karen here bringing you another monthly Challenge Spotlight post. 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.If you aren’t familiar with the challenges, here’s a little information about them to get you started. We offer 8 monthly challenges in the forum each month. If you play along with these challenges you can earn yourself a coupon to use on your next Lilypad shopping spree. You will earn as follows: 2 challenges = 10% off, 4 challenges = 20% off and 6 challenges = 30% off. Also, if you finish at least 7 challenges, in addition to your coupon, you will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate! Now let’s look at some of the standout pages created … [Read more...]