Hey there Lilypad fans! It's Katrina, aka katrinahunt13, sharing a way to get a jump on getting those thank you cards done after the holidays. I know from experience that if I don't get those thank you cards out pretty quickly, then I don't get them sent. I made these quickly in a night, which included coming up with what I was going to do, what papers, to use, etc. I also wanted to make sure that these were something that you could do easily with a regular printer only. No print and cut on the Silhouette Cameo for these! These would be GREAT for the kiddos home on break to make after you printed the elements out!So what's easier than using a template to start a page, right? Well the right template can also be used to create cards! I used Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Meet Me In The Middle (Dressed Up). This one is perfect for a square card, which is my favorite shape!I hid … [Read more...]
Using Template Die Cuts for Hybrid
Hi there pad friends!! It's Katrina, aka katrinahunt13 to share a layout using a digital template, but also making part of it into a cut file. It takes a little practice, but if you do hybrid or are thinking about it, it's quite the fun thing to do. Plus it expands what you can do with your digital supplies.First of all my layout! As soon as I saw this collection of templates, I knew I wanted to do hybrid layouts with them. This is the Big Words Dressed Up by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs and I loved the big picture in this one. And I used Just Jaimee's December Storyteller Kit|Journal Cards for my "supplies".NOTE: I have a wide format printer, but all of this will work if you size your template down to 8x8 and go from there with your pictures and your die cut.I started by opening the template in Photoshop and clipping my pictures onto the photo layers. I then moved those … [Read more...]
Member Hybrid Projects Feature
Hey there!! It's time for another round of featured hybrid projects from our members here on the blog. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do, these people have some talent!!First up these ADORABLE cards by member MlleTerraMoka. You can find her entire gallery HERE. She used Homebody by Pink Reptile Designs and if you go to her project in the gallery there is a link to how she created these cards for the Pink Reptile blog!Next up we have londoncuppa. Her gallery is HERE. She was a guest Polly and worked on a bunch of hybrid projects during her time. This layout is one that stood out to me, because of all the bright colors! And the journaling is hilarious!!! And a FORK!! A REAL fork! She used a bunch of products from the July BYOC collection! Then we have MelanieB. Her gallery is HERE. I just love her style, so different than mine and so relaxing to look … [Read more...]
Hybrid Template Fun
Hey everyone! Hope the end of summer, first of school is treating you well. This will likely leave you with some "extra" time or just regular time to create. I have a fun thing to try for hybrid that you may not have thought about.It's Katrina aka katrinahunt13 here on the blog today sharing a hybrid layout I did with a fun template from Sabrina's Creations. If you haven't taken a look at her store DO IT! I love her style even though it is so different than mine. AKA, I pile stuff on and Sabrina has a clean and simple style. BUT, I fell in love with her In Review|September '17 Template and just kept going back to it. That hexagon kept calling my name.And then Allison Pennington's Doggo kit was calling my name! If you haven't seen it, here is the kit picture. I knew mixing the two would be a fun combo.So, I started playing with it in digital and decided to … [Read more...]
Hybrid Hand Towel
Hi Pad Peeps!! It's Katrina here today to share a tutorial on how to use your digital supplies to make custom hand towels for your kitchen, camper, or gifts (think ahead to Christmas!!). It's pretty easy, but I wouldn't recommend this as a kid friendly project, just for the hot iron. But they could always help you time the steps!Supplies you will need of this project are: Digital editing/printing program aka Photoshop for me! Cotton tea towel. I picked up a pack of two at a local craft store and used a coupon for a deal! Digital elements of your choice Inkjet printer Iron Inkjet Transfer Sheets (I used Therm O Web brand)You will want to wash and dry your towels before putting the transfer on them. This will get chemicals out of the towels and also if shrinkage happens, it won't affect your design.Start off by creating a document in Photoshop at … [Read more...]
Straw Rockets For The 4th
Hi there, it's Katrina, aka katrinahunt13, here to share a hybrid project that you can get the kids involved with. I know we have international pad members, but this coming Tuesday is the United States 4th of July, which means summer party! Summer parties, usually mean gatherings of kids too! What I am sharing today is a fun and safe way for the little ones to "shoot" fireworks also. And bonus, they don't need to wait until dark and they won't run out of things to shoot!I give you Straw Rockets!!! I will list the supply list below, but chances are you have everything already on hand! And the digital supplies from The Lilypad store are fun to use this way and can be adapted for any party or activity! For this project, I used Bella Gypsy's Rad, White and Blue collection. So the supplies you will need are a printer and regular printer paper (cardstock is too heavy for this), … [Read more...]