Six weeks of summer school is in full swing at the LilyPad. Be sure and pop over to the Summer School forum to see all the amazing techniques, tutorials, challenges, sales and freebies! Also, as part of summer school Cheryl of Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs is teaching a course on Lightroom. Beginner and advanced techniques will be taught. Also, how to incorporate Lightroom into your scrapping work flow will be addressed. You don’t want to miss these LIVE events in the LilyPad’s Adobe Connect room. However, if you are not able to make it to these classes you are in luck! All classes will be posted here on the blog and also in the LilyPad forum.Week two of the series is ready for viewing! Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Summer School: Lightroom Session 1
Six weeks of summer school is in full swing at the LilyPad. Be sure and pop over to the Summer School forum to see all the amazing techniques, tutorials, challenges, sales and freebies! Also, as part of summer school Cheryl of Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs is teaching a course on Lightroom. Beginner and advanced techniques will be taught. Also, how to incorporate Lightroom into your scrapping work flow will be addressed. You don't want to miss these LIVE events in the LilyPad's Adobe Connect room. However, if you are not able to make it to these classes you are in luck! All classes will be posted here on the blog and also in the LilyPad forum.Week one is ready! Enjoy learning some beginning Lightroom with Cheryl!https://vimeo.com/173955602Save … [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...]
Enrichment Activity: Chipboard Puzzles
Flower blossoms, insects, and more signs of springtime are filling the LilyPad store. Have you seen all the gorgeous spring kits there are to play with? My kids have been obsessed with puzzles lately. I decided a great way to encourage them to do more puzzles would be to create a puzzle for them. I took some of the beautiful spring kits in TLP store and did just that! My puzzles focused on a bumblebee and a butterfly because my kids are learning about the letter B. Puzzles are easily adaptable for kids of all ages, just based on the design. Let's get started on the tutorial!Supplies Needed:Spring Fling Paper Pack by Gina MillerBackyard Bugs by Jacque LarsenPuzzle TemplateChipboardSticker PaperScissors or Cutting MachinePaper Trimmer Open a 8.5 x 11 document in your photo editing software. Use the rectangle tool to create a square the size of … [Read more...]
Hybrid Tutorial: Vellum Bookmarks
Hey all Polly Jewelle her popping in with a hybrid tutorial for your planner. I am a fairly functional planner girl. However, I do like to dress my planner up a bit. One way I do this is by creating bookmarks. I've gotten tired of the current bookmark and thought I would share with you how to make a new one using my digi supplies. Lets get to that tutorial!Supplies: Drama Queen Fueled by Valorie Wibbens Vellum Adhesive Hole Punch Laminator Scissors or paper trimmer Open a 8.5 x 11 document in your photo editing software. Use the rectangle tool to create a rectangle a bit larger than the size of bookmark you want. Using elements from Drama Queen Fueled create you desired pattern on top of the rectangle. Use a clipping mask to "attach" these to the rectangle. Duplicate the finished bookmark. Select the layers of the duplicate bookmark. … [Read more...]
Create a Card: Dimensional Backgrounds
I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I’ve noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Teacher appreciation is the theme of today’s card. I also am sharing a tip about how to create a dimensional background for your card.Teacher appreciation is right around the corner. I wanted to give something meaningful but also simple to my child's teacher. I thought a card with a book for the classroom library would be perfect. A card about bookworms seemed to match the gift perfectly.To make this card I used the following supplies: I Like Big Books by Kristin Aagard Digital … [Read more...]