Well hello there, Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, doing backflips because I get to introduce you to the BYOC for January. For those new to the concept, BYOC stands for Build Your Own Collection. On the first Friday of every month, the Lilypad releases a collection of awesome products that have all been created by our wonderful designers, who all use the same palette. So, no matter what you buy, it will all coordinate. Great, right? Right.The palette for January combines earthy browns with icy jewel tones. Check out all the lovely goodies for this month…First, diverse elements and alphas: Fun patterned papers: Helpful templates: Clever kits: And some fun journal cards for those of you who like to pocket scrap: And the best thing? It’s ALL ON SALE this weekend! Check it out:So … [Read more...]
You don’t need to be an artist to Art Journal
Art Journalling means different things to different people. It can be a way of trying new art techniques associated with mixed media, a way of processing thoughts and feelings, a way to display a lot of visual ideas and so much more. Coming into scrapbooking from photography and traditional paper scrapbooking, I associate any scrapbook layout that is photoless with some text on it to be an AJ or Art Journal page and nothing still scares me more than a blank canvas. I usually drag in photos or a template first because that's just how I usually scrap. I'm more of an 'accidental art journaller', read on for a case in point.I surprised myself this week by starting Month of Challenges (MOC) with a photoless AJ style page for Julie mrsa250's Day 1 Element challenge, but that's not what I started out with the intention of creating. Out of her choices of Earth, Air, Fire and Water, I … [Read more...]
Welcome to Another MPM!
Greetings, Pad Scrappers,Polly Liana here, thrilled to introduce you to the first MPM of 2024! Yes, I know it's not 2024 quite yet but we are overachievers so we're celebrating early.If you’re new to the concept, MPM stands for Memory Pockets Monthly. Do you like journal cards and pocket scrapping? Well, this is the collection for YOU. Each month, a bunch of our talented designers create products using the same color palette and a central word/concept. This month, the word is HIBERNATE. It’s got cool winter tones and cozy images that you can use to document life events. Let’s have a look at this new collection, shall we?Well, it gets better. After the main kit is released, the designers are able to release add-on kits that coordinate with the main kit so they all work together. Keep an eye on our store for more kits, soon.And it gets even better! It’s all … [Read more...]
December Challenge Spotlight
Hello there! It’s Polly Karen bringing you an inspiration packed Challenge Spotlight post! Each month we have 8 monthly challenges hosted in our forums and at the end of each month, I look through the challenge galleries and shine my spotlight of just a few of my favorites. So without further delay, let’s check out some amazing new layouts created for this month’s challenges! 1. Random Challenge - Use a spinner to pick your products:by spcoggs: by KarenC: 2. Scraplift Challenge - Scraplift a layout from one of these galleries: SeattleSheri, Sucali, Marnel, or JenEm:by carrie1977: by myka: by AnotherAmanda: 3. Photography Challenge - Scrap a close-up photo:by frutselke: by Thuria: by cinna: 4. BYOC Challenge - Use … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday: Mix and Match
Hello again, Polly Stefanie here with a layout I created about the loss of my daughter. I wanted to create her name as the focal point, an eye catching title, and so I used Scrapping with Liz : Recap 2023 Template Bundle to do so.I used the S from September, the A from August, the R and H from March. I also duplicated the little stitched sections to visually attach the paper pieces for all the letters.While I know that this was not the original intention of the designer, I am delighted with the end result and it shows the versatility of Liz's template packs.I hope this inspires you to use bits from at least tow different templates and create something different from the original design. I love this creativity of this hobby. … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday : Step by Step
Hello again, Polly Stefanie here with another step by step usage of a template for you.I started with this template by Scrapping with Liz: Christmas NotesI started with the photo and some paper layers.Next I added some elements and dimensional goodies, I like to shadow as I go. I used One Little Bird's shadow styles.I decided that I wanted some differentiation between the background and the paper layers, so I added some painty goodness and stamps.I am really happy with the festive feel of this and I hope it inspires you to play with your stash products and create something beautiful. … [Read more...]
Seasonal Inspiration: 10 Sparkly Season pages!
'Tis the season to be sparkly! Whether it's glowing lights on a tree, flickering candles in a holder, glittery outfits, or the magic of snow or sparklers on New Year's Eve, this time of year often has both sparkle in photos and on the page! Here's some of the photo op's and methods of working with digital sparkle!Maybe all you need is minimal sparkle to be striking?Both soft and sharp photography works this time of year to focus on details and convey the ambience. You might want to add extra magic with bokeh? (The blurred light effect shown on the tree above). You can do this either in-camera while you are setting up the shot by using a shallow depth of field (either with a low f-stop value or if your phone has a 'portrait mode' that can help achieve the same effect), or you can add bokeh after the fact with a photoshop tool or overlay from the … [Read more...]
Template Tuesday : Step by step
Hello there, Polly Stefanie here with a template of Anita Design's called Winds of change, that I used as a starting point for my layout.I started with my photos and clipped papers into their respective spots within the template.Then I added some brownish flowers, alternating them to the left and right of the photo series. And I added the cute Elf and Christmas tree with some word art to visually ground them on the layout.And lastly I added the title, journaling and a doily bit on the left of the layout to bring the eye into the layout from the left hand side, as we like to look from left to right.I hope that this inspires you a little to add a little (or a lot) to any given template. … [Read more...]
The Process: A Recipe Challenge Page from Start to End
Hello! Going in to MOC soon, I am trying to remember what it feels like to get a page done in a timely manner. I joined in with Monica and Scrapping with Liz's Make It Scrappy (MIS) this past weekend and this was my thought process and approach.For starters, who has time to search through their entire camera roll or back-up folder of photos that dates back to the dawn of digital photography when scrapping for MOC unless the photo is specified? (Wait! You aren't sure what Month of Challenges is? Check out the forum here for some info and join us in January!)So anyway, no, I scroll back through anything marked as 'favourite' in my phone for a few minutes max. The first photo (or set) that I have a title idea for, instantly wins and that's what I'm scrapping if it fits all the other challenge requirements. Today it's bird photos (if you know me, I'm sure you're shocked, or rather, … [Read more...]
Adventures in Hybrid & Cut-files
After being purely a digital scrapper for so long, I've forgotten the unique issues that hybrid and real life paper crafting can create. And because I'm a documenter of processes, and always trying to refine things and learn from them, I'm sharing some of my adventures here too. These are some of the practical issues I've run into and my trouble shooting in learning to use the Silhouette Cameo 4. Some of the 'solutions' may be obvious but to me they weren't necessarily as some of this is quite new to me. And yes, this is set up like an interview but I talk to myself usually while crafting apparently so this is almost like a transcript of 'calm and logical' me giving advice to 'mildy annoyed to frustrated and ready to give up' me.(Disclaimer: I am aware that giving yourself advice in an area you are new to can be a bit like the blind leading the blind so some of this calm and logical … [Read more...]