Hi Everyone,Are you all surviving the hustle and bustle of Halloween planning? We just picked up our pumpkins and have an idea of costumes for the kids, bought our Halloween candy ... I think we're on track ...Today's Font Find is Clive Barker by Joseph M. Pence. I think it's a very cool Halloween looking font. What do you think? Here is the link – it’s a free download. Enjoy. Polly Tiki … [Read more...]
Meet the Designer: Allison Pennington
It's finally time to properly introduce our newest TLP Designer to you properly. I almost did this post at the end of last month as a guest designer spotlight. Can I just tell you how super excited I am to be spotlighting Allison as a resident designer instead of a guest!!! Yay!In case you've been hiding under a rock and have missed it, Allison Pennington is the newest designer to join the TLP design team! If you don't already know Allison, you are in for a treat! She is fun and quirky and full of personality, and her designs are a reflection of that for sure! I asked Allison to share a bit about herself so we could get to know her better. Here's what she had to say:1. Who is your favorite Loony Tunes character or Disney Princess? Zombies.2. What is your favorite thing to eat at a restaurant? Sunomono Salad with shrimp and octopus from the Sushi restaurant around the corner. … [Read more...]
Snappin’ Sundays: Eliminating a Distracting Background
This morning I want to show you a little tip on eliminating a distracting background from your picture. While it would be fabulous to have a beautiful garden to snap all our pictures in, the reality is that our backyards (or whatever area you have) aren't always perfect. By using the Aperture Priority mode in our camera, we can increase the bokeh (or blur) in our picture and help eliminate distracting backgrounds.I set my camera to Aperture Priority mode, and set my aperture to f7.1. In this first picture, notice the distracting fences, trees, overgrown grass, etc. behind my daughter.By widening the aperture, I can bring her more into focus and blur out some of the background so I changed my aperture to 4.0. The background is better, but you can still distinguish trees, fences, etc.For this final picture, I changed my aperture to 2.8 and notice how the background almost disappears … [Read more...]
HOPE: a Charity Collab for Polly Melissa and a Quarterly Sale
This week it is our special privilege to offer you HOPE, a gorgeous charity collab. The Pad designers all teamed-up to create this kit filled with love, beauty and above all, hope. This collection was designed with our good friend Melissa Lewis in our hearts. Melissa is battling cancer and we wanted to send her and her family a positive message to let her know that she is not alone. All proceeds from the sale of this collection will be donated to Melissa and her sweet family. This kit is broken up into 5 downloads. It's jam-packed with 40 papers, over 130 elements, 3 alphas and 4 layered templates! There are tons of butterflies, whimsical, sparkly bits, word art, flowers and much more. You can click on the image to be taken to the store.Here are some inspirational Polly layouts showing how versatile this gorgeous kit is.By Cristina by KarenP by … [Read more...]
Halloween Kits
Wow...we're already half way through the month of October, and that means that Halloween is only a few weeks away. Do you have your costumes all picked out? If you're making them, have you even bought the material? I'm the worlds biggest procrastinator, so that means I've done absolutely nothing so far. I'll be traveling right up until Halloween as well, so that means I even have less time to make plans. It's the story of my life waiting till the very last minute!One thing I'm not behind on is picking up my Halloween kits. The Lily Pad has the most amazing Halloween kits available right here. There is something for everyone whether you celebrate it or not. I'm sure that even if you live in a country where you don't celebrate Halloween, your children might play dress up. Some of the kits that have a dark or spooky feel to them are great for non-themed layouts dealing with being moody or … [Read more...]
Blog Hop Time!!
Welcome to The Lilypad! We're the last stop on The Hopping HallOween blog hop.If you are starting here, you can find the next stop at OscrapsYou can grab this beautiful quick page by Polly Cecile:Download QPIf you haven't already snagged Part 1 of the collab, make sure you get it today. It's only available through the weekend.Lilypad's A Hopping HalloweenHave a wonderful weekend! … [Read more...]
Froggy Friday + A Special Halloween Bash!
Well hello, hello there Lilypad peeps! I'm so excited to share some wonderful inspiration with you today AND to tell you all about the BIG Halloween Bash! Yep, that's right... we're going to party! The Lilypad has teamed up with Oscraps to bring you A Hopping Halloween! What's that, you ask? Well, just the biggest and best Halloween collab you're going to find in digi-land (though quite possibly just too cute to spook!)Get ready to get dressed up too... a Halloween party just isn't a Halloween party without a costume, right? You can check out all the fun and games in the forum over the weekend. Make sure you pop into MSA over the weekend as well because we're stirring up some fun there too! You'll have the chance to participate in some fun challenges for some awesome prizes!As if all of that wasn't enough excitement we thought you'd like to know that you can also TAKE 31% OFF … [Read more...]
Hybrid Highlights
It's time again to highlight some of the gorgeous hybrid projects found in the Hybrid Gallery. There were so many wonderful hybrid projects to look at this month that I had a hard time figuring out which ones to spotlight. I remember hybrid projects used to be few and far between in the galleries but I love that the Liypad products inspire all sorts of paper and glue creativeness.Get ready to be inspired ...A Spooktakular Halloween Card by AnsoMany wonderful projects by Ana.Paula:Haunted HouseNeverland PuzzleHalloween BagsBYOC Little Cards and TagsBYOC Little BagsHybrid Card by NzinghaBoo Wreath by Brynn MarieGet Well card by MonsuAll About Lucas Poster by Rachel YoungCall Me Card by Lauren ReidDecorated Tins by Dani Vignoliand Hybrid Cowgirl Party by LizzyfizzyI hope you've enjoyed all the inspiration. If you’re crafty, please … [Read more...]
Something Old Something New
It's that time of week again for our Something Old Something New in the store! Some of the products are brand new, other's have been around for awhile, but the really great thing is that they are all 50% off for today only! You'll definitely want to go shopping and grab some of these great products!I wanted to highlight a few of the Polly's layouts that show mixing and matching several of these kits. I have to admit that sometimes I have a really hard time doing this. These girls seem to do it so effortlessly and they're such an inspiration to me! (I'll be linking you to the SOSN products used in each layout.)CristinaWhite and Black by Emily MerrittWax Werx Autumn by CD MuckoskyFunkadellic Falling by CD MuckoskyGirls Rule Alpha by Kelly SchmidtAna.PaulaCircling Fall Templates by Amy MartinBlack and White by Emily MerrittWax Werx Autumn by CD MuckoskyJust Swirls … [Read more...]
What’s In Your Faves ~Oct. Edition
You guys have done all the hard work for me. You've created all these amazing scrap pages and have flooded the gallery with them. Now I get the easy part.... showing them off! I will say, however, trying to narrow them down to fit into a simple blog post did prove to be rather challenging. A big "Thank You" to each and every one of you though, for inspiring me and knocking my socks off! I am going to show you just a sampling of what's in my faves folder and when you're done looking, I invite you to join me in the forum to show me what's in your faves!by wyowomanKristinby HeatherBby MaieLby amandajaneby pinkadooby Marussiaby mrshobbesby Marussiaby Mrs Johnby JasminOk... your turn! Show me your favorites right HERE! I can't wait to see what you've added!-Polly Jen … [Read more...]