April Mixed Media Monthly at The Lilypad

April 15, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

I’m so excited for today’s Mixed Media Monthly (M3) release at The Lilypad!

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Mixed Media Monthly main kit- Apr. 16 from The Lilypad

Tags {add on} M3 April 2016 and Words & Paint {add on} M3 April 2016 by Little Butterfly Wings

On the first page, I combined the M3 main kit with some of the fabulous add ons. This month’s theme is calm / passing the storm, and all the rain elements worked perfectly to document a very rainy but lovely day we had in New York City last week.

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Mixed Media Monthly main kit- Apr. 16 from The Lilypad

Sketchbook 9 and Rainy Wordart by Lynne-Marie

It’s hard to pick a favorite in the M3 collection, but it’s probably the paper backgrounds – there is so much variety and they are the best way to stat your page! This month, they even included a coloring page. I have never done coloring (or at least the adult coloring trend that is so popular right now), but as soon as I saw this page I knew I wanted to try it. It’s such a cool design! So I did, and used it for this 2-page layout:

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Coloring page from the Mixed Media Monthly main kit- Apr. 16 from The Lilypad (left page)
Lollipop Guild scrapbook kit from Studio Calico (right page)

Here’s a closer look at the coloring page:

I printed it on heavy cardstock and then added my coloring – first with markers, and then with watercolors (my favorite). I decided not to fill the whole page because I loved the black&white look too. I love how it turned out! And it was the perfect complement for the right page, which is all made with physical scrapbook products.

I love that busy background and how it’s toned down by the colored page on the left.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great end of the week!

Happy April!

April 1, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Hello and happy April! Still can’t believe we’re a quarter through the year already… today is release day for the April BYOC (build your own collab) at The Lilypad! Here’s what I made.

Lift of At Last by KarenB for the April Scraplift challenge

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Dwell papers, Dwell elements and Dwell journal cards by Paislee Press

Spring Flutters elements by Pink Reptile Designs

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Milestone papers and Milestone elements by One Little Bird

Happy end of the week!

Happy Easter Weekend!

March 26, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

It’s no secret that I love bunnies… so I did not hesitate one second when I saw the latest kit by Allison Pennington at The Lilypad! Also… that floral paper is all kinds of awesome!

Credits:Little Bunny by Allison Pennington

I’ve got my fingers crossed that some bunny will show up this year too. Bunnies are my favorite backyard critter by far, they’re just too cute!
The latest Memory Pockets Monthly collection was also released, and I loved using it to make this monthly recap page:

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March Insta-Review Template by Scrapping by Liz

Memory Pocket Monthly: Status from The Lilypad

I made a monthly summary spread for February and loved it so much I decided to make another one this month.

Happy Easter weekend!

March M3

March 20, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

I’m so in love with this month’s Mixed Media Monthly collection from The Lilypad. The colors are just so lovely!

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Mixed Media Monthly – March ’16 from The Lilypad

Old Edges by Lynn Grieveson Designs

This was such a fun page to make! The kit is 20% off through the weekend.

Staying Positive

March 11, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

I am so excited for this kit by Just Jaimee and Valorie Wibbens that is part of the new releases at The Lilypad (20% off through the weekend) – it looks like it was made just for me!! It was perfect for some scrap therapy.

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Better Days Ahead by Just Jaimee and Valorie Wibbens

And that painted background was just awesome, I just added a few embellishments and the journaling, and my page was quickly finished.

Spring Is Near

March 9, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Hello and happy Wednesday! We are well into March and the warmer temperatures are starting to make us hope spring is near. 🙂 Today is also the day of the weekly 50% off sale on select products at The Lilypad, and here I used a couple of them to document this season.

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March 2016 Template challenge at The Lilypad

One Fine Day kit by Amy Wolff

Dot/Lined Newsprint Paper Flower Set Etc by Danyale

I hope you’re having a lovely week!

Happy Friday!

February 26, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Hello and happy Friday! I am happy to share the projects I made with the latest Memory Pockets Monthly (MPM) collection from The Lilypad!

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February Insta Review Template by Scrapping by Liz

Memory Pockets Monthly: Q&A from The Lilypad

These colors are some of my favorites! This was such a fun way of documenting the month!

I also made a couple of pages using the gorgeous MPM add ons.

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Let’s Talk About kit and Let’s Talk About cards by Paislee Press

A journaling page to document how in many ways things have not been as rosy as they could have this month… but still we forge ahead, hoping in better days. I love the blues and yellows in this kit!

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Brilliant papers and Drama Queen Brilliant by Valorie Wibbens

Memory Pockets Monthly: Q&A from The Lilypad

I love these bold papers! OK, have a lovely weekend!

Mixed Media Monthly – February

February 19, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Hello and happy Friday! Today is a very good day- not only is it Friday, but it’s time for the new Mixed Media Monthly (M3) release at The Lilypad. I loved the kit so much this month!!
I made three pages just with the kit.

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Mixed Media Monthly February ’16 from The Lilypad

I used this adorable heart background to list all the things I am loving right now.

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Mixed Media Monthly February ’16 from The Lilypad

Those clustered hearts are fantastic!

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Mixed Media Monthly February ’16 from The Lilypad

I love the pink and all the painted bits!
I also made two pages using some of the M3 add ons.

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Mixed Media Monthly February ’16 from The Lilypad

Alpha add on M3 February 2016, Paint add on M3 February 2016 and Elements add on M3 February 2016 by Little Butterfly Wings

I used the M3 main kit in addition to some add ons here.

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Soul Food and Love Bursts by Lynne-Marie

I hope your end of the week is a good one too!

Ouch

February 10, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Yes, ouch! After doing better than I was expecting the first few weeks after my surgery, last week I hit a down point and have been feeling sore ever since. 🙁
I have been trying to take it easy after that.. I hope to get on the mend soon! In the meantime, I resorted to some scrap therapy – that’s the best therapy there is, isn’t it? I used some products that are 50% right now at The Lilypad. Go check them out!

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Press Play 05 templates by Lynne-Marie

Sweet and Sour papers and Messy Marvin Deconstructed Vol. 3 by Amy Wolff

Hope to be back soon with some better news!

Hearts Galore

February 3, 2016July 17, 2017 | cristina

Hello hello! Today is the day for the weekly 50% sale on select products at The Lilypad, and since it’s February, there’s a lot of hearts and pink to be had – and I am not one to complain, that’s for sure!!

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Hearts Galore Templates by Scrapping with Liz

Without a Doubt papers and Drama Queen Adore by Valorie Wibbens

Adorable: Glitterbets alpha and Adorable: So Transparent by Allison Pennington

On Monday I was able to bribe my husband in taking some long-awaited photographs of the two of us, so of course I scrapped them right away.

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Be Mine {Dressed Down} Templates by Fiddle-dee-dee Designs

Twitterpated: Patterns & Backgrounds, Twitterpated: Elements, Twitterpated: Journal Cards and Twitterpated: Paper Pockets by Allison Pennington

License Plate Metal Alpha by Paula Kesserling

I clearly put all the new photos to good use! 🙂 These pages will likely also get repurposed in my 2017 calendar (each year I make a photo calendar as Christmas gift for our parents, and using some pages as calendar toppers).

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