May Holidays
Hello scrappy friends!!! It’s Polly Monica here to welcome you to my favorite month of the year with a long list of holidays to celebrate! My family doesn’t lack for special days to celebrate since we already have two birthdays…
Tutorials & Tips
Practical, step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques., step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques.
5 easy Spring organizing tips!
It’s Spring and while some amazing people love to spring clean, I do not. I do try however, to make myself feel a wee better by doing some spring organizing. Do you like to organize? Would love any tips that…
Creating Backgrounds With Stamps
Almost any digital product can be used as a stamp to create a background. Brushes, paper, overlays, etc, these can all be used as is or altered to create a background which you can customize in so many ways. Let…
Cupcake Garden Display
Hello all my artsy friends! I have a fun cupcake garden display idea to share with you today. I love the idea of cupcakes versus a traditional cake because they are the perfect portion size, easy to store and oh…
Mixed Media Stamping
One thing you can always count on in the mixed media kits and add-ons that come out every month, you will find a plethora of stamping goodies to play with. Each of them by themselves are wonderful products to incorporate…
DIY Photo Masks in Photoshop
Hello all my artsy friends! I’m just dropping in with a super quick tip for creating your own photo masks in Photoshop and PSE. Did you know that you can combine dimensional and flat digital elements to create uniquely-shaped masks…
Using Cutting Files to Create Stencils
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with a quick and fun tutorial about how to use cutting files to make stencils for hybrid projects. I am very fond of the amazing cutting files here at the pad but they’re not…
Creating a Faux Polaroid
Hi friends! Last night I decorated a reception table for an event and as part of the decorations I used faux polaroid photos. They were such a hit that I thought I would share my process for making them with…
Losing Your Mojo…and Getting it All Back
It’s been a while. I’ve been absent from the Pad for some time, and I am just coming back online. For about a month now, I have had zero mojo. I haven’t scrapped at all. It just hasn’t been in…
At An Angle – Tilting Designs in Photoshop and PSE
Hey everyone! I’m popping in today with a quick tip for adjusting the angle of your page design in Photoshop or PSE. There are a couple of templates in today’s SOSN Sale with angled page designs that are simply fabulous. …
Using Instagram Collections for Scrapbook Inspiration
Hi scrappy friends!! It’s Polly Monica here to talk to you a little about how you can use a fun feature on Instagram for scrapbook inspiration. First of all, I have to tell you that I am a huge Instagram…
Adding Depth with Gradients
Hello all my artsy friends! I am back today with a quick tip for adding dimension to your digital elements with gradients in Photoshop and PSE. I don’t know about you, but I love including butterfly elements on my pages. …