![Recreating Painterly and Blended Background Photo [with video]](https://the-lilypad.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thelilypad_blendedbackgroundphoto-600x533.jpg)
Hey everyone! I thought I would do a quick post on how I did the photo blending on my background on this page with the November 2016 awesome M3. A lot of this was learned from Jana and the November 2016 Champions at Scrapaneers (which featured an awesome kit of Lynn's!).First off you are going to need a smart phone, or know how to recreate your own pencil like sketching in your photo editing software. I used the Prisma App for both of my photos editing but for this little tutorial, I am going to focus on the blended background photo.Open your photo in Prisma and you will find all kinds of fun filters to create painting/drawing effects on your photos. These change regularly! So if there is one that you like edit a bunch of photos with it and save them because it might not be there long!For my photo I ran the #GettUrban filter. I wanted to keep some of the blue of … [Read more...]
Digital Coloring Video Tutorial
Coloring is pretty trendy right now. Leave the crayons and markers in the art box! Follow along in this video tutorial to learn one of many ways to digitally color images in photo editing software. … [Read more...]
Check Out Our New Site! (And this month’s M3!)
Merry Christmas Pad Scrappers!Polly Liana here, honored to be the first one to welcome you all back to our NEW Lilypad! Last Sunday we went through a wonderful transformation to an elegant, brighter, even more user-friendly version of our site. If you haven't seen it yet, please jump in and have a look around. All your favorite things are still there but there are some improvements that are outstanding and make the site even more lovely, if that was at all possible. One of my favorite updates is that our gallery now features larger thumbnails, making all the layouts shine even more brightly. Also, the forums are even easier to use and have some new fun functions, like a "like" button and the ability to reply more easily. This is all in preparation for our Month of Challenges which starts January 1! Are you ready?The other reason for this post today is to introduce you to December's … [Read more...]
Mixed Media Monthly | Dream, Daring, Ideas
Chances are... you daydream from time to time. Or you come up with great (and maybe some not-so-great) ideas. And I'm sure most of you have probably also dared to do something that you would not normally do. Whether it is chasing a lifelong dream, or doing something spontaneous, I think everyone has a spark of passion inside of them. Do they always let it out? No. Should they? Probably.August's M3 (Mixed Media Monthly) kit is all about dreams, doing daring things, and nurturing ideas. This is a fabulous kit for getting out your thoughts and the things that stir inside your heart begging to be let out.It is also a wonderful kit to celebrate the first year of M3! Can you believe it has already been a year? Wow.Take a look at the imaginative kit that may help you unlock some of those dreams and ideas, and get them out onto a page. And of course, each … [Read more...]
Mixed Media Monthly | July
Who are the heroes in your life, and when is the last time you documented them? This month's collaboration and add-ons pays homage to the heroes and super stars in your life... whether they are those around you, or you yourself.Here is a look at the kit and add-ons for this month. And some pages using the kits/add-ons. There are a lot of fun ways to use this kit and the coordinating extras. If you have kids, you can document them in comic book form. Or you could help them to create a comic of their own. Make a zine or a mini album.And here are some ideas for other projects you could do to incorporate comics or super … [Read more...]
Mixed Media Monthly: March edition of Scrap with Heather
I know I say this every month, but the colors and the theme of this month's Mixed Media Monthly is so gorgeous! This is such a great intro to spring! I decided to do something a little different this month. Normally, I do a pretty flat art journal page. I just love all the flowery elements and wanted to do a more traditional photo-less scrapbook style. To do that I just added a larger shadow to the elements to make them pop off the background a bit more.Last week in the subscriber forum, I started a series on design concepts and when I started putting the page together, I naturally went to using the rule of thirds. Also, when I'm bundling little clusters around the page, I like to work in odd numbers. When I would drag over a flower, I would use CTRL + J (Command + J on a Mac) twice to duplicate it twice more for a total of three. It's a fun easy tip when pulling together a … [Read more...]