Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to ya! May your day be filled with the luck of the Irish and the only leprechaun you encounter, will do housework. A couple of years ago, my husband and I had a wonderful opportunity to…
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.
3 Layouts 1 Kit
If you are anything like me, you love to purchase new kits when they are released, but just as fun is to randomly look through a designer’s store, finding a gem you might have missed on the release date. Well,…
Overcoming Creative Blocks
Hello all my artsy friends! Have you ever experienced a creative block? You want to put a page together, but you just don’t know where to start and you are at a loss for inspiration. I have seen all kinds…
Secrets for Using Patterned Papers for Backgrounds: Part 1
How often do you use patterned papers as your background? A few years ago, I would have had to answer “not often.” As time has gone on, however, I have grown to love using patterned papers as backgrounds on my…
A Day In The Life Of A Polly
It’s always interesting to learn more about our fellow scrappers, isn’t it? I’m excited today to share my interview with Jill Williams, a Polly at The Lilypad. We’ve been online scrappy friends for awhile and I know she is a…
Creating Patterned Alpha Shadows
Happy Saturday everyone! I’m sneaking in with a quick and fun tip for you this weekend about creating patterned shadows in Photoshop. Have you ever wanted to add some pop to a solid colored alpha? There are several ways to…
Mobile Highlights: February 2017
It’s that time of the month again! Let’s get right into some highlights from the TLP Instagram feed. This first layout is by michelepixels. I am currently OBSESSED with layouts with hearts, and I love the outlined ones here on…
Mobile Highlights: February 2017
It’s that time of the month again! Let’s get right into some highlights from the TLP Instagram feed. This first layout is by michelepixels. I am currently OBSESSED with layouts with hearts, and I love the outlined ones here on…
Artsy Masking
Learning how to create a mask is easy. By blending a variety of brushes, overlays, etc you can create your own artsy mask. Let me show you how, using Photoshop. Here’s a screen shot of my layout with my layers…
Selective Coloring
Hello all my artsy friends! I’m just popping in today with a quick tip for removing distracting backgrounds from photos. Ever have a photo with a background that clashes with the colors on your page, or that is a bit…
Adding Text From Journal Cards
Journal cards are very versatile. One of my fave ways to use them is to remove the text and use it separate from the card. Let me show you a number of ways you can do this. Here are some…
Make Beautiful, Original Titles With Styles
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with some great tips to make your titles come alive with originality and fun! Yesterday, clever Polly Judie showed you a cool way to use paper and a Photoshop trick to create beveled…