January Challenges
Happy New Year! Â New Year = New batch of challenges at the Pad! It’s Karen here to tell you about the whole new batch of fabulous challenges that the Pollys put together for you. There are 7 challenges again this…
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Projects for the New Year
So how crazy is it that it is almost 2012?! I What I love about the new year is the potential that comes with it! Of course, you can choose to turn a new page whenever you want, but it…
Year in Review
One of my absolute favorite things to do every December is scrap a year in review page. I love the process of going through all my photos from the year to pick out my favorites, laughing and smiling over the…
The Best Camera
Do you know what my opinion is regarding which camera is the best camera? It’s the one that you have with you! As a scrapbooker, I love the quality of the photos that I can achieve with my DSLR, but…
What’s on the Menu?
There’s been a bit of discussion rolling around in the TLP forums about menu planning, so I thought I would share what has worked wonders for our family! A few months back, I was fed up to the max with…
Lilypad Lovin’
Hello everyone I hope you are all finishing up with work and are starting to enjoy some quality family time. For today’s blog post, I decided to do something a little different. At 7:15 PM (PST) last night, I checked…
DIY Ornaments – TLP Style!
OK… as if you didn’t have enough to do this time of year, I thought I’d throw yet another cute idea into the massive amount of potential projects that are swarming inside that pretty little head of yours. I personally…
Snappin’ Sunday: Christmas Lights
Every year one of my main photo goals is to take a fabulous picture of my tree and to master pretty bokeh using Christmas lights. I’m not sure that I’ve quite mastered these specific skills yet, but here are a…
Take a Breather
Good Morning. Are you hanging in there? There are 10 more days until Christmas. That’s lots of time right? If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, grab your favorite beverage and relax for a few minutes. Here are a couple of…
Places To Go, Things To Do
‘Tis the season to be crafty, fa la la la la…la la la laaaaa. Most of us find ourselves stepping out a bit into the craft world during the holiday season…. even those of us that aren’t particularly crafty on…
Snowflakes! Tutorial and Inspiration
Can you believe it is already December 13th?? We haven’t even got our Christmas tree up yet!!! What I /have/ done though, is make snowflakes and decorate my window. One of my absolute favorite things to do come December is…
Wait! Don’t Delete Those Bad Photos!
I had the wonderful opportunity this past weekend to meet up with the fabulous KELLY in Washington D.C. and go on an improv photo shoot around the White House area. Just seeing where Kelly pointed her camera was inspiration enough…