OK, there is so much to share today, it's a bit overwhelming! First of all, it's Quarterly Sale Time at The Lilypad! WOOT! What does that mean? Well, I'm glad you asked...The ENTIRE STORE is on sale this weekend for 30% off. Seriously, the whole store. It's mind-blowing, hehe. So, head over to your wish list and take this opportunity to grab some things you've been eyeing for a while. Or you can just browse the New Release Category this week! Holy Smokes, it is FULL. And the products that are filling it up are just too fun to imagine.Here's what is new today. Whew. Gorgeous stuff, right!But wait, as any good infomercial says... There's More!Have you been hearing about M3? Yes? No? Well, either way, it is HERE and you are going to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this.Mixed Media Monthly. It's … [Read more...]
The Hybrid Variety Show – Triangles
Welcome to the latest edition of the Hybrid Variety Show. This month we are taking on the challenge of triangles. You might notice that triangles are part of the current trend watch. Now is a great time to try your hand at something from the Trend Watch sale. Sarah created a hybrid layout using triangle elements. This page is so sweet and just super creative. Credits: Manic Monday Collab from Amy Wolff and Lynne Marie, Chalkies from Pink Reptile Designs, and Try-An-Angle from Heather Joyce. Here is what Sarah had to see about her creative process:I love the clean look of the Try-An-Angle template set from Heather Joyce. I thought it would be fun to use my Silhouette to create a layout using one of the templates in the set. My first step was to resize everything to 8" x 8" and then trace and cut using the different shapes (in this case lots of triangles) in the template and filling … [Read more...]
Finding JOY in ALL things
For years and years now, on my personal blog, my emails, texts and even this blog, I have signed off with ~never lose your joy. I hold this most dear to my heart. When things are no longer a JOY to me, I need to re-evaluate what I am doing. This doesn't always mean I am "happy", but have an inner peace that is JOY to my life. For instance, I don't get that happy euphoric feeling some people do with exercise, but I am rather joyful when my clothes fit comfortable. Another is disciplining my children, oh I want to spoil them rotten, but them becoming good adults is important, and brings great joy to my heart. Then there is the occasional dark chocolate mini....you get me?Imagine my JOY, when Forever Joy Designs popped in here at the Lily Pad!I got pondering, in the way that makes some of the awesome peeps in Lily Pad land worry...yeah...I wanted to try something a bit … [Read more...]
Trend Watch – Triangles
Triangles are more than a polygon with three edges and three vertices! A triangle is a plane created by connecting three points. The first two arguments specify the first point, the middle two arguments specify the second point, and the last two arguments specify the third point. bhhhaaa It is one of the basic shapes in geometry,and it rocks the scrapbook page! Toss out the math books and open that canvas on your computer and enjoy the TREND Watch sale and challenge all at the same time! That is so much easier, and you always get the right answer with the wonderful designs here at the Lily Pad! The fact that they are all on sale for the full TWO weeks the challenge runs is pure AWESOME too!Jen (an oldie but a goodie) has some great inspiration for the Triangle fun. I totally giggle at this page again and again! Photo bombs along with Lynne-Marie's Press Play 05 and … [Read more...]
Pad Praise Highlights
Did everyone see that there was a new game in the Forum this month? Yep, it was the 1st ever edition of Pad Praise and ran for the past 2 weeks. It ended today, but never fear if you missed it... it will be returning each month on the 1st Monday of the month! YAY for Gallery Love!And starting today, there is a brand new game starting up called Lilypad Look-Alikes... be sure to head over the the forum and check it out.In the meantime, I wanted to browse through the Pad Praise thread and point out a few pages from it. There is so much inspiration in The Lilypad Gallery that it is certain to get any lost mojo back firmly in place.Just take a look at these...This page from bcnatty is just amazing. I love how she chose to make the photo black and white and used the yellow sunburst paper for the color. It changes the emotion of the page and gives it a wonderful, … [Read more...]
Pocket Scrapping Meets Art Journaling: In Review
Hey everyone, it's Sarah here. I've had so much fun sharing my Pocket Scrapping Art Journaling Project with everyone this summer. I thought it would be fun to do a recap of the challenges we've done so far and for me to share a few of the projects that the members of The Lilypad Community have created. Even though these challenges are no longer eligible for the prizes, I'm leaving each thread open so that anyone that wants to can share their art if they choose to complete a challenge.My first challenge was to scrap a personal goal. by purlz76by JeanetMy next challenge was to create a page about the season you are currently in. by jangby mimisgirlThen I challenged everyone to create a page using only premade journaling cards with no extra embellishments. by Nemlaby PheeebzzzAfter that the … [Read more...]