"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" Audrey HepburnAre you a gardener? Crazy plant lady? My mom had the most amazing green thumb, she could take a snippet from a plant and turn it into a beautiful jungle. That gene must have skipped a generation because I do not have it. I have a brown thumb. Very brown. But I'm determined to grow myself in this area. (pun intended)There are so many perks to gardening. Growing your own food can mean transportation and handling are reduced. Not to mention, the fresh taste from home garden vegetables like tomatoes can not be compared. Vitamin D is good for you, playing in the dirt is not only therapeutic but is a great workout! Great perks!I love these beautiful pages by Iowan and Cherylndesigns … [Read more...]
Template Lovin!
TLP has so many gorgeous templates? Have you tried all the different designers? They all have such a different look and feel.For this layout, I used Stampalicious: Look Deep Into Nature Set 1 which is just gorgeous! I also used Look Deep Into Nature papers and True & Free Collage Bits. I love all the soft colors!Do you have a favorite template designer? Inquiring minds want to know!\ … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Printable (free!)
Free Mother's Day printableMom's like the word free. Unless it is a free puppy. Those are never really free eh?! I made the cute printable using the gorgeous kit May Messages to my Mom and gosh it is just beautiful! To get this printable just simply right click on image and save :) Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, and SO excited because our BYOC products premiere today. For those of you who are here for the first time, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. In scrapbooking, designers will often collaborate and make a kit together. Well, every month our fab designers create a group of products that are all designed with the same color palette and we release it as a big collection. So, whatever you purchase is going to coordinate perfectly together. And because we have such a lovely group of designers with diverse styles, you’re sure to find something that works for you and your layouts.This month’s BYOC is just right for spring-- beautiful primary colors. Let’s take a look at all the beautiful products in this collection:First, paper pops-Gorgeous elements and kits-Helpful templates-Clever alphas-and for all you pocket … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday | May 2021 Challenge
Hello scrappy friends and happy Tuesday!! Today I am excited to share with you a layout I created using this month's challenge template.The May template challenge is hosted by Heather and features an artsy template by Val of Little Butterfly Wings. You can get the template by visiting the template challenge in the forum or clicking here.I had so much fun playing with this template!!Any time I am creating with a template that is outside my scrappy comfort zone, I start by first placing my photos and then hiding all of the extras so that I can get a feel for what I really want to place on the layout to fit my personal style.Here's what my layout looked like when it was pared down to just background paper, photos, photo frames, stitching and a few marks.Then I went to town playing and adding elements to compliment my photos and create a theme. In this case, I … [Read more...]
May Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again to give you a quick overview of all the new challenges for May. 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. Scraplift Challenge - The … [Read more...]