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The Monday Mash-up – Black & White!

May 15, 2022 by The Lilypad 1 Comment

The Monday Mash-up – Black & White!

Are you primarily a one kit only scrapper, on a budget or looking for ways to extend your stash?Mashing 2 (or 3!) kits together (and making your own customised collab!) gives you so many opportunities but means you won’t have to spend all your time tagging or searching your stash. If mixing and matching is not your normal style and feels daunting, this series will look at several ways to make mixing different design styles easier than you think! ______________________________________________________________________________________________Hi there and welcome to a fun new way to start Mondays in the middle of the month – The Monday Mash-up!                           definition: Mash-up                            noun- informal.* a combination or mixing of dissimilar elements, especially content from different sources.  Some background:I hope you are … [Read more...]

Beginners Mixed Media: Using stamped elements & big paint splats

May 8, 2022 by The Lilypad Leave a Comment

Beginners Mixed Media: Using stamped elements & big paint splats

To some of us, there is nothing more nerve-wracking than attempting a scrapping style out of your comfort zone or more daunting than a blank canvas with infinite possibilities.(OK, yes, I’m talking about me personally but I’m sure this applies to others as well!)So in this blog series, I’m attempting to make Mixed Media less daunting by giving you (and me) some jumping off points. Where to begin with digi – mixed media scrapping? Right here for Mixed Media Beginners!  Recap & IntroductionAs a template scrapper and mixed media beginner, in the last 2 blog posts in this series, I've used basic linear paint brush strokes and 'designer painted' papers to give easy and instant mixed media vibes to my layouts.This month, I'm building on those last 2 mixed media methods. I'm using watercolour style papers for an instant mixed media base and then adding some big … [Read more...]

Mosaic Magic

March 23, 2022 by The Lilypad 1 Comment

Mosaic Magic

Hello Scrappers,It's Kayla, aka keepscrappin, dropping in today to show you a quick trick to get some mosaic magic with your photos.I used Scrapping with Liz's Multi-Mini templates which are 50% off in today's SOSN sale for my layout. These templates work great for scrapping multiple photos, but did you know they also work like magic as a mosaic photo overlay for a single photo?Here's my layout using some products that are discounted in today's SOSN sale. Click on layout for full credits.It's easy to get the mosaic magic look in just a few steps.1. Duplicate and merge (ctrl, alt E) all the photo layers into one photo layer.2. Move merged photo layer below all the individual photo layers and rename it - all in one photo.3. Clip a photo (ctrl, alt G) to the all in one photo layer.4. Turn off the visibility (click eye on layer) for some of the photo layers, … [Read more...]

Beginners Mixed Media: Using a Traditional Template

March 21, 2022 by The Lilypad Leave a Comment

Beginners Mixed Media: Using a Traditional Template

To some of us, there is nothing more nerve-wracking than attempting a scrapping style out of your comfort zone or more daunting than a blank canvas with infinite possibilities.(OK, yes, I'm talking about me personally but I'm sure this applies to others as well!)So in this blog series, I'm attempting to make Mixed Media less daunting by giving you (and me) some jumping off points. Where to begin with digi - mixed media scrapping? Right here for Mixed Media Beginners! As a paper scrapper I would rely on sketches or scraplifts as part of my scrapbooking process, and now templates kick start my pages so today I'm looking at how you can use a clean and simple template to make a fairly straight forward mixed media page, focusing on paint.Here's the template pack by Designed by Soco I grabbed from the Retiring Products section. I'm using the one on the right.The basic idea I … [Read more...]

Happy Pi (pie) Day

March 14, 2022 by The Lilypad 3 Comments

Happy Pi (pie) Day

Happy Pi Day Scrappers!You don't have to be a mathematician to love pi day, you can eat pie or scrap about pie too! I had a look through The Lilypad store and gallery and found some great products and layouts to inspire your pie pages.First an apple pie page by Oliva, aka LivyBug. That pie looks as pretty on the outside as I'm sure it tasted going in her inside... hehe! Next Monica, aka umyesh, has sliced up a yummy strawberry pie for our enjoyment. And here's a few pie themed templates and kits to help make scrapping all your pie pix... well, as easy as pie!    And now I really need a piece of pie... wish Marie Callender's was still around. I could really go for a banana cream pie right about now! … [Read more...]

Template Tuesday: Designer Challenges

March 8, 2022 by The Lilypad 1 Comment

Template Tuesday: Designer Challenges

Every month we have a Template Challenge at the Lilypad. It's a fabulous opportunity to check out templates in different styles from different designers. But, did you know we also have other template challenges? In our Designer Challenge Forum, we have extra challenges hosted by our designers. The challenges rotate and are not always the same. This month, there are three template challenges!In no particular order, here they are! Remember to check each thread for all the details.Our first template designer challenge is from Fiddle Dee Dee Designs. Cheryl has this wonderful template available for free. I love the horseshoes at either end! Cheryl scrapped with this template, here's her example:Our second template designer challenge is from Scrapping With Liz. Don't you love the circles on this template? I love the way that Monica (umyesh) used the template.Our … [Read more...]

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