In My Sketchbook
In My Sketchbook
For the last couple of years I’ve been using my sketchbook as a place to experiment with colour and pattern and to try out new materials, rather than somewhere to work on my drawing technique. My sketchbooks have become more … Continue reading
More Sketchbook Explorations
If you’ve been following my blog for a while you might remember my post about the sketchbook projects my daughter and I were doing together inspired by Lisa Congdon’s Sketchbook Explorations classes. Today I’m sharing some more sketchbook doodles and … Continue reading
‘Kawaii Coffee’ free colouring page
Coffee and donuts – yum! I created this kawaii style doodle in my sketchbook a while ago, and finally got round to scanning it in and creating a colouring page from it. The original drawing was inspired by an Instagram … Continue reading
Index Card A Day Roundup
Last year I took part in a great creative project: Index Card A Day (you might remember me sharing my first few index cards here on the blog last summer!). With the project gearing up to start again, I wanted … Continue reading
Digital Scrapbooking Freebies
Scotland the Brave (and a little Scottish freebie)
I’m sharing some lovely layouts from the Creative Team today, all created with my new Scotland the Brave doodles! When I picked the winners of the Custom Doodle Content earlier this year I must admit that I was really pleased to … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary – to me!
Today is my design anniversary (what I think of as my ‘designiversary!’) – eleven years ago today I launched my doodles at The Lilypad! It only seems like yesterday, time really does fly when you’re having fun! I’ll be forever … Continue reading
Beth’s Belief
If you are a regular reader of this blog then you will remember me telling you about my lovely friend Beth and sharing her story with you: This is a little project I have been working on for a while now. I … Continue reading
Christmas Brads – a free gift for you!
Creative Team member Christa has been having fun creating some colourful Christmas themed brads for her layouts and she was kind enough to share them with me, so I could share them with you! Each brad is sized at approx … Continue reading
Planners & Bullet Journaling
Creative planning in my bullet journal
It’s time for another peek inside my bullet journal! I’ve continued this year in the same A5 dotted notebook as last year, adding spreads and lists as I go. I really like the flexibility of an undated planner – if … Continue reading
In My Bullet Journal
I’ve shared a few creative planners here on the blog before, today I’m excited to be sharing my own planner with you! I have been using a modified bullet journal system for my day-to-day and business planning for a few … Continue reading
How to use digital scrapbooking kits in your planner
Hi digital friends, Kristina here… it’s been awhile since I shared a fun little project tidbit, so today I am going to talk about my planner(s)! I have been using a planner on and off for many years. My current … Continue reading
Quirky Heart’s decorated planner
You probably need to have been living under a rock to have missed the planner craze that is sweeping the crafting world at the moment! As soon as I saw how my friend and fellow Lilypad designer Michelle (aka QuirkyHeart) was … Continue reading
Free Printables
Bunny Tails and Peeps Easter bag toppers
My pal Sara created these super cute Easter bag toppers that I am excited to share with you today! I love bag toppers because they are so simple to make up (just print, cut out and fold over a bag … Continue reading
Teacher Appreciation Bookmarks
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! My pal Sara recently created some fun printable bookmarks for her school library and we thought you might also like to use them with your children (or students) as they have been a big hit in Sara’s … Continue reading
Printable Halloween bag toppers & gift tags
My pal Sara has created a fun new freebie for you as part of this year’s Halloween Bash celebrations! Sure to make many a youngster giggle (or possibly cringe!) I present to you our Bat Poop Baggies: These little bag … Continue reading
Reindeer Noses – printable Christmas bag toppers
I dusted off my scissors and whipped up some new Christmas bag toppers this week after I finished working on my Document Your December doodles! These Reindeer Noses were inspired by my love of Maltesers. No reindeer were harmed in the making … Continue reading
Hybrid craft projects
DIY Pop-Up Box Cards
A little while ago I came across the most amazing hybrid pop-up box cards (created with my doodles!) and I’m SO excited to be able to share them with you today! I’m always a little bit in awe of papercrafters … Continue reading
DIY October Daily notebook and Pop-Up Halloween Card
A little while ago I came across an amazing hybrid project on YouTube that took my breath away and I’m so excited to share it with you today! I have a bit of a soft spot for hybrid projects created … Continue reading
Easy Easter craft for kids | Eggheads revisited!
Chad from Male Kindergarten Teacher shared a fun Easter kids’ craft over on the Kunin Felt blog recently that I just had to tell you about too! He used some felt, markers and craft materials to put a totally different … Continue reading
Kid’s Songbook Project
How long do you wait before starting to make Christmas presents? I came up with this gift idea in April (possibly earlier). I wanted it to be a gift for a friend of mine having her second child. In true … Continue reading
Photoshop Tips and Tricks
How to use digital scrapbook templates in Craft Artist
Hi everyone, Vivi here to talk you through how to use your digital templates in my favourite scrapbooking software – Craft Artist! There are two ways a Craft Artist user can take part in template challenges, or use bought templates … Continue reading
How to use Digital Scrapbook Templates (Photoshop and Elements)
Many scrapbookers love to scrap using templates as they take a lot of the guess work out of creating a layout and offer a quick and easy way to put a page together. Before we look at a template, let’s … Continue reading
Photoshop Tips: Using Doodled Overlays
Kate is introducing “Doodled Overlays” to her product lineup. I really like overlays as they are really versatile and you can create the perfect background paper for your page with them. Sometimes you need just a little “something” to bring … Continue reading
Photoshop Tips: Making a custom background using blending modes
Making a custom background by using blending modes Hi Everyone! I’m Back!! Today is going to be fun blending and mixing day, to come up with a new background for your layout. While most times when you buy a designer kit … Continue reading