Hey all my artsy friends! I'm just dropping in today with a quick peek at some of the awesome goodness available in today's SOSN sale and a nod to the soothing nature of art journaling. This genre of scrapping takes many forms, but my happy place is a page with lots of layered art journal elements and word art. I love it when I find a new way to convert a traditional template to an artsy look. Take a look at this page (created primarily with goodies from today's SOSN sale - click on layout for full credits): I used one of Fiddle-Dee-Dee's {Dressed Up} layered templates and piled on the art journaling elements and word art. Don't let anyone tell you that art journaling has to be all blended elements with little shadowing or depth. It can be whatever you want it to be - whatever takes you to your creative happy place! Be sure to let us … [Read more...]
Halloween Stories Album
Hello, friends!!I don't often experience FOMO (fear of missing out), but this year I have to admit that I have loved seeing my Instagram feed filled with October Daily albums and projects. I have loved it so much, that I decided to begin my own Halloween album.I'm not taking on an October Daily album, because I'm not quite that ambitious, but I am doing an album to combine our Halloween stories through the years. I found an empty 6x8 album to use that already had quite a bit of page protectors inside it, so that is the size I'm going with.Today I am sharing my cover page and the first spread and I hope to share a finished album with you near the end of this month!I created the cover page using A Little Witchy Stickers by Becca Bonneville. Her stickers are always so much fun to play with!! The scripted "Halloween" word was actually on one of the cards in the A Little … [Read more...]
Making Custom Titles in Photoshop
Hello all my artsy friends! I am dropping in on this Oh-So-Fabulous SOSN Wednesday with some peeks at some of the goodness on sale today and a quick tip for making custom titles and word art for your layouts. Have you ever created a page and had a specific title design or 3D word art in mind, only to find that the kit alpha (which is fabulous in its own right) just doesn't fit with your theme? The quickest way to create your own custom title or word art is to take your favorite font and add a digital style to it. Take a look at this page (made with goodness from today's SOSN sale): Notice the "Trust" word art on the page? That was made by applying a weathered wood style (similar to THIS ONE by Mommyish Designs) to one of my favorite title fonts (True North). You can also just clip digital papers to your words and add a slight bevel to … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday | October 2021 Challenge
Hello scrappy friends!!I love getting to do the first Tuesday post for the month because that means I get to highlight and play with the monthly template challenge. This month's template was contributed by the very talented designer Paula Kesselring! This template is perfect for scrapping a group of photos.I decided to first bring in a larger photo of my kiddos from our visit to a Pumpkin farm in October 2016. I placed this photo on the top layer of the template. I also moved the frayed fabric labeled with "October" above this photo.Next, I replaced the background and patterns on the four larger pieces of frayed fabric with papers from Forever Joy's Autumn's Kiss page kit.My next step was to select and clip photos to fill each of the four frames. I also deleted the purple stitching.And then to complete the layout, I added elements from the same kit and … [Read more...]
October Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again to give you a quick overview of all the new challenges for October. 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 … [Read more...]
Woot! October BYOC AND DSD!!
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, over the moon with joy about sharing the new BYOC for October with you. What is BYOC, you ask? It stands for Build Your Own Collection. Every month, our talented designers create a new collection using the same awesome palette. So, no matter what you get, everything will coordinate! Let’s have a look at all the amazing products this month:First off, dramatic papers: Diverse elements and kits:Helpful templates:Clever alphas and word art:And for all you pocket scrappers, beautiful journal cards:You’re getting excited, aren’t you? Well GUESS WHAT? It’s all on sale this weekend. And that’s not all!! We are having a storewide sale this weekend, in recognition of Digital Scrapbooking Day (DSD). There are fun games, contests and new products. We hope you’ll join us for this wonderful weekend at the Pad! … [Read more...]
September Challenge Spotlight
Hello everyone!! 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. Let’s get to the goodies!1. Template Challenge - Use the free provided template:by Annsofie: by Ruthe14: 2. Photography Challenge - Scrap a page with a photo about one of the special days in September:by Jan: by bjc: 3. Random Challenge - Use a minimum of 4 patterned papers, no plain papers allowed:by Lor: by Erin2: 4. Inspiration Challenge - Pull inspiration from the mood board:by Mrsdudds: by zinzilah: 5. Style Challenge - Create a clean grid style layout:by … [Read more...]
Hi Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, super excited about our newest MPM collection. What’s MPM? It stands for Memory Pockets Monthly. Every month around this time, we release a collection of pocket scrapping products created by some of our most talented pocket designers. The collection has awesome vertical and horizontal cards in 3×4 and 4×6 (of course) as well as heaps of coordinating embellishments, papers and alphas. Let’s check out the main kit, entitled TRANSITIONS:And in addition, our designers have created add on kits that coordinate with the main kit but allow them to explore their own sense of style. Here are a few of those kits, celebrating the coming of Fall: So head on over to our store to check out all this goodness because guess WHAT?? It’s all on sale this weekend!! Be sure to post your layouts in our gallery for some love and stick around our … [Read more...]
Photo Display with Fall Photos and Journal Cards
Hello pad scrappers!!Today I am excited to share with you a photo display project for fall that I absolutely love!! In front of my desk where I scrapbook I have a empty frame with wire and photo clips for hanging photos. I decided this would be the perfect spot to display seasonal photos and some journal cards.I created some polaroid sized photo frames in Photoshop by opening a 4x6 sized document, dividing it in half and placing a square clipping mask on each half. I selected a slightly textured white background paper on this and clipped fall photos of my family in the square opening.I then printed these out and cut in half using a paper trimmer.In a similar way, I printed two 3x4 journal cards from All September Colors by Little Butterfly Wings on a 4x6 sized document. I also created one journal card myself using elements from the All September Colors … [Read more...]
Hi Pad Scrappers,Polly Liana here, thrilled to help debut this month’s M3 collection. For those of you new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month, some of our talented mixed media designers collaborate around a palette and a key phrase. This month, the phrase is We Learn From Each Other. Let’s have a look at the main kit for this collection:Here are some of the add-on kits that were designed to coordinate with the main kit: Delicious, right? I want to scoop all of these up to use with my recent photographs. And you can too! Just visit our store to get them for 20% savings this weekend. Then show off your creations in our gallery and stick around our forums for some weekend fun. Plus, you can join our M3 Subscription for more savings. Check it out:Have a great weekend! … [Read more...]