The Month of Challenges 07, (MOC07)is on and 17 days in to the fun. The challenges have been here, there and everywhere, and ever so much fun. But, nothing beats the amazing comments found in the gallery. The gallery overflows with love during the MOC07! At my last count there were 1205 pages already completed for the MOC07! That is average about 75 pages A DAY (didn't count day 17s)! That is an amazing statistic! I don't think a page makes it long without someone leaving some loving comment on it. This is such a great motivation for scrapping. Having peers leave comments, just make you wanna comment too!I went thru just to get some comments that made me smile:ArmyGrlOh my moon! I am swooning here over your layout. So creative with the addition of the journal card...and that moon stitching...BRAVO! commenting on bernieks's New Beginnings-MOC day … [Read more...]
Template Fun: Making it Uniquely Yours
Hello pad scrappers!!!I am enjoying this month at the Pad so much and I hope you are, too! I'm hosting today's challenge and it's one of my favorites...a simple template. Today, I want to talk to you a little about ways that you can make a template uniquely yours.When I first started digital scrapbooking I heavily relied on the use of templates and I still use them fairly often. I knew one of my weak points was figuring out page composition and templates truly help with that. Plus, they make excellent use of a limited scrapbooking time! Using some of the techniques for making a template yours that I'm going to show you today will allow you to really get your bang for your buck on the templates in your stash as well.First of all, I want to show you the template that I am using in all four of the example layouts I'm going to highlight in this post. Then I'll describe the … [Read more...]
Minimalist Pages With Mixed Media
When you think about mixed media products, you might think they work well for artsy pages, art journal pages, etc, and they sure do! Did you ever think they would work well for minimalist pages? They sure do! In fact, they can work for any style of scrapbooking. There is something there for everyone to utilize in their page design.One of the things I love about mixed media products is how versatile they can be. The monthly mixed media kits always have such a varied selection of elements/paper/paint, alphas, etc. For my page, I selected these products from the September 2018 M3 collection, along with a textured white paper from the September 2018 add-on by Little Butterfly Wings. One of my fave elements from this collection is the quote with the 3 hearts...isn't it adorable? One thing you will always find in the mixed media kits is amazing wordart, it never disappoints, in my … [Read more...]
MOC 2019 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. I am going to try my very best to pick two for each of the 14 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 Anny-Libelle: by extase: 2. Shallow Depth of Field Photo:by amien1: by Sharon-Dewi: by Tiff: 3. Grid Page:by SeattleSheri: by Roxana: by … [Read more...]
Create Crate Monthly: Bowl Bash
I hope everyone is having fun with all the MOC-mania going on the forum this month! If you don't know what I am referring to, make sure to check it out HERE. It is not too late - you still have the rest of the month to complete all of the challenges that are posted daily. :) If you are looking for some new digital scrapbooking goodies to add to your stash (and use to create MOC challenge pages), look no further than January's Create Crate Monthly! Do you love football? Or do you only watch for the commercials and stay for the snacks? Either way, this kit has you covered to scrap all of the football mania in your life - whether it be college bowl games, NFL playoffs or your own backyard football antics. There are also lots of generic elements and bright, fun colors in the kit that make it perfect for non-football related pages too. The Collab is … [Read more...]
Babies! Babies Everywhere! It is GRAND(parent)!
It does seem like babies are everywhere, I think it is raining babies!!YES! I am a GRAND to two at present time, but by the time you read this blog, my third GRANDbaby girl will be in the world! She is coming via C-section, and as a mom (me) thru adoption, this will a new experience for me. I am scared and excited, because my daughter wants me to be there with her! ♥I love being a GRAND, and just when I thought I was running out of photos (teens attitude and rolling of eyes at snap of camera), along comes grandbabies! Babies everywhere! The age of digital cameras opens up such great photos. Being able to take 100s of photos in one sitting, and then go thru them all to enjoy all over again. This makes scrapping such a joy. I want to shout out to the world;It is true! It is so fun, and I went thru the gallery, just in love with the pages made about them and their … [Read more...]
Creating and Using Lightroom Smart Collections
Hello pad scrappers!!With the new year comes lots of organizing and planning for a new year of pocket scrapbooking for me. One of the things that I absolutely must do before I can begin another year of pocket scrapbooking is creating smart collections in Lightroom.I have been creating weekly pocket "project life" style scrapbook layouts to document my life since 2012 and I don't see that changing anytime soon. I love it for the way I can so easily document the big and little moments in my family's life.Creating a smart collection in Lightroom for each week of the year at the beginning of the year helps immensely with this project and today I am going to describe the steps to doing that.First off, I'm sure you're wondering exactly what I mean by "smart collections". There are two types of collections that can be created in Lightroom, regular collections and smart … [Read more...]
Dry skin alert! (yeah, I know, not my average post!)
OK y'all, I need to get real with you. I've got dry skin. *gaspDue to all this cold and dreary weather, my skin has been taking a beating! And well, dry skin can give you a worn-out appearance and make you look older than your age. Umm no thank you! It can also make your skin itchy and even lead to skin conditions like eczema or dermatitis. When your skin is unable to retain moisture, that is when dry skin occurs.Add to the fact that I now take longer hot showers - well, I'm doomed.So, since I'm a big DIYer, I decided to make a mask at home to hydrate my skin.Here's the recipe I used: So keep scrapping and get glowing! … [Read more...]
Digitizing Sketches
Hello all my artsy friends, and congratulations on making it through the first week of MOC 7! If you haven't started on the daily challenges yet, no need to fret - you still have the rest of the month to complete them. :) I hosted an Inspiration Board Challenge this weekend that included a sketch and I thought I would show you how to digitize hand-sketched works to include on digital pages by sharing two techniques with you. This is my sample page for the Inspiration Board Challenge: The sketches in the frames are just photos of the sketches (you could also scan your sketch if you want to). The larger sketch is blended into the background paper with the Multiply Blend Mode. It worked perfectly with the background paper on this page. You can find the blend mode menu at the top of the layers palette in Photoshop. My suggestion is to play around … [Read more...]
Happy New BYOC!
Happy New Year, Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, so thrilled to be introducing you to the very first BYOC of 2019! What's BYOC, you ask? It stands for Build Your Own Collection and it's a monthly tradition here at The Lilypad. The first Friday of each month, our talented designers release a bevy of beautiful products, all created using the same palette. So everything magically coordinates! January's palette is this really lovely blend of icy blues with warm jewels. Let's check out this month's collection...First, rich papers:Clever elements and kits:Adorable alphas and word art:Helpful templates:And journal cards for the pocket scrappers in our lives:Best of all, it's all on sale this weekend! Every last bit of January's BYOC is 20% off. Check out these details:And are you playing along with our Month of Challenges? If you … [Read more...]