Happy Solstice, everyone!It's Polly Liana here, thrilled to introduce you to our newest M3 collection for June. For those of you new to the concept, M3 is a monthly release of beautiful mixed media products, created by four of our talented designers– namely Li Li Wee, Rachel Jefferies, Paula Kesselring and Little Butterfly Wings. They take a palette and three concept words and create a collaborative kit based on them. Then, they can create their own add-ons that also coordinate with the main kit. It’s bright and vibrant with very sweet elements and doodles. The concept words are OCEAN/ENERGIZE/THERAPEUTIC. Feast your eyes on the preview of this wonderful main kit:Check in the M3 gallery for the add-on kits that should be added shortly. Have a wonderful weekend! … [Read more...]
Peach Salad with poppy seed dressing – YUM!
Summer is here - I am always on the lookout for a side dish or salad to go with our family favorite...Grilled Salmon. I like to keep it light, especially in the summer and this salad can be ready in a jif and leave plenty of time for catching fire flies!Since I'm from Georgia, juicy peaches are a natural go to for us. If the peach is at its peak, you won’t need the extra natural sweetness.Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Journaling Tips and Tricks
I'm pretty sure I just heard some groans! Journaling seems to have a love - hate relationship overall. To me, a page isn't complete without a little journaling, even if it's just the Who, What, Where, and When. I snapped a few photos on Father's Day to scrap. Today, I'm here with a few thoughts for documenting the Fathers and Father figures in our lives. One of my favorite tricks to journaling when I don't know what to say is letting someone else tell the story. Is there a child who can answer a few questions about fathers? Or is there someone who will tell the story for you? I love to capture my mom telling stories about her dad. I've added some stories from my siblings about our dad. For my husband, I added a story that a child from church told me. Stories from other voices can help round out the personality of a person. Lists are a great way to capture the moment. List out the … [Read more...]
Create Crate Monthly: Happily Ever After
Welcome to June - the most popular month of the year for weddings! Yes, love is in the air, and this month's Create Crate Monthly: Happily Ever After has you covered for wedding festivities, anniversaries or any of those everyday "love" moments. And Bella Gypsy Designs has some fabulous coordinating add-ons this month! Check out this fabulous inspiration from the Pollys: By EllenT: By bellbird: By Jesskab: If you want to see all the Create Crate monthly kits and add-ons in one place in the Lilypad Store, you can find them HERE. You can also click on the Create Crate Monthly tab under Categories in the left-hand column of the store to see each month's kits and add-ons individually. I hope you … [Read more...]
Travel themed inspiration!
Ahh travel! Wish I could do a ton of it, but no.... life. Whether you take family vacations, vacations with friends or *sigh, just you and your spouse, here are a few travel scrapbook pages to inspire you! (Since I loved the pages here from these great scrapbookers, I'm including links so you can check out their online galleries as well) I love this vintage feel of Road Trip by CherylndesignsHere she nailed the vintage look with the photo along with her design! Swoon! Who doesn't love a good road trip? Good snacks please. This road trip page by carrie1977 captures the adventure at hand! Leaving on a jet plane? If … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Free Printable
This coming Sunday is Father's Day - I have one fantastic dad and I'm married to a great one too, but first let me say that I believe fathers can come in a variety of packages. Both non-traditional and traditional alike :) Step fathers, uncles and grand fathers have stepped up to this honored position when the original birth father for a variety of reasons (whether by circumstance or choice) could not be present. Thank you for that.So, a hearty shout out to all those dads in whatever form they come in, who show up for their families night after night. Teaching us love, strength, humility and a billion other nifty things like how to use WD 40, duct tape, fishing or intellectual chats that have us engaged from the start . . . the list goes on and on. So display this free printable at his spot at breakfast - or use it for a gift tag, just bless the socks off the guy (maybe he needs new … [Read more...]
Bring in the June BYOC!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, thrilled to be able to introduce you to the BYOC for June. What's BYOC, you ask? It stands for Build Your Own Collection. It’s a unique concept developed by the Lilypad: each month our fabulous designers create products that are coordinated around a central palette, so any products you choose will be sure to match with one another. That way, you can decide whose products you want to mix and match together and it all works! Brilliant, huh? This month's colors are just right for the entry into summer (for some of us). Blues of the deep ocean and fun tropical pinks. Let's have a look:First, fun papers:Diverse elements and kits: Helpful templates: Unique word art and alphas: And for you pocket scrappers out there, beautiful journal cards: And guess what? … [Read more...]
Future of Scrapbooking???
On a ride to drop off friends at airport yesterday, the kids binged on 1970's cartoons. The Jetsons was on, and they were all laughing at the "future" things they had to use in their homes and work.Many of the inventions, are already happening to a degree. I am a user of a pick up service for my groceries now. I just plug them into the computer and send them off. Someone else (not a robot yet), shops for me, bags them and then beeps my phone when I can pick them up.Just like our Judy Jetson:Now I just need someone to put them away and cook them when I want! lol Facetime on Iphones and the other gadgets, make calls with video a breeze today also. , oh my goodness, you can even use a Smart Watch to do the above tasks. The Jetson's were amazing. I am reminded that Rosie the Robot was a maid and cook and more to the Jetsons. We do have food services that bring food … [Read more...]
Using String And Bling
Two of my favorite digital scrapbooking products are string and bling (buttons, sequins, flairs, beads, etc) which are so versatile and can be used "as is" or can be altered in many ways.STRING: String can be re-shaped. I like to use the puppet warp tool to reshape but there are many ways to change the shape of the string, dependent on your editing software and preference. I like to place the string at a starting (or finishing) point and then look to see if it needs to be re-shaped. If the string is too long but I like the start and finish of it, I will use the lasso tool to select a mid section to delete and then move the pieces back together to create one shorter string. If using pupper warp to manipulate the shape of the string, I place anchor points and then start moving the string shape. Puppet warping can be a tricky tool to use and I find that subtle movements work best … [Read more...]
June Challenges
Hello and happy June everyone! It’s Polly Karen here and I’m back to show off a new batch of awesome challenges for the month of 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. … [Read more...]