Notes from the side of a volcano

Look Around

I remember this walk with The Husband and Daughter-Two in 2013 as if it were just a few months ago, but in other ways it feels like a lifetime ago. Not to mention she literally towers over me now!

The kit I used is in the mid-week sale and is half price today:



This is even longer ago:


And this feels like another world altogether!  (I can still remember it though, and those stripy ponchos my sister and I had that winter).


What else is in the sale?

Some photobook templates:




And two fun element packs:







Look at these stunning page by Iowan using the templates for a heritage album:






I'll leave you with some more inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)
















~ Lynn

A special weekend

Hi there!

I have some fun new seasonal elements in store....







AND on top of that, to celebrate impending Digital Scrapbooking Day you can be in to win at The Lilypad simply by posting in the 'Pick your Prize" threads.

Jump into my thread here and let me know which of my products from the store you would love to win.

And don't miss out on the Lilypad blog hop.

Nip to my website  and you can download this set from me for free:


I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

















~ Lynn

Under Pressure and more

Summing up 2019 in one page ;-)

In the midst of chaos it was great to be able to create. Hope you are 'keeping on keeping on' despite all the pressure, given 2020 is turning out to be quite something too.  

The kit is half price today in the mid-week sale.






On a somewhat similar theme, the 'Turning it Around" kit is in the sale too!






And also in the half price sale is this unique photobook template set:





And if you are looking for fun, seasonal commercial use resources:




I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)



















~ Lynn

Stop waiting ...

New in store ...

I think we are all feeling a bit 'stuck' at the moment. It's hard to feel you are moving forward when you can barely move anywhere!

That's why I love this month's Mixed Media Monthly theme: Stop Waiting!

Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Make the most of the moment you are in now, if you can.



The main collab kit is packed with papers, elements, alpha, cards and even a template.

PS yes, of course I noticed the typo in my layout up the top ... once I had posted it  ;-) It's always the way!



And I have an add-on kit (or separate papers and elements as well)

I Wander {Not Far} ... because it's good to stop waiting and get out even when you feel you have nowhere really to go. ;-)



(By Iowan: includes main collab kit journal cards)













~ Lynn

Be Kind

(By Iowan)

'Be Kind' was the catchphrase of our Prime Minister through the lockdown here in New Zealand, and it's also the name of a kit I designed while stuck in lockdown in our apartment (feeling smaller by the day!).

It's in the mid-week sale today.


You can grab it as separate elements and papers if that works for you:



(Paper with vintage girl from 'I Am Enough")






And also in the half price sale are these fun templates:




And these unique frames:






I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

















~ Lynn

Quick and easy photo fun

This is Daughter-two, water winged and stuffed into an inflatable ring, powering her way up and down the community pool in my parents' small town and feeling like a total winner. It still makes me smile to see this pic, years later.

Here's the original:


All I did to add some realistic dimension in the form of a rubbed-edge border and make it pop on the page was drag and drop it onto one of my new "Summer Ease" worn photos templates. That added the border and also the color overlay that made it pop and the sunstrike at the top.



The add a realistic worn edge (either with a border or without) plus entirely optional photo effects in the form of a color overlay that makes your photo lighter and brighter plus some with optional "sun strike" effect. And they are as easy to use as dragging and dropping then clipping - if you can use a template of any kind you can use these.

(For non-PSD/TIFF users, they also come as layered pngs but without the effects, but still a set of great worn edges and borders)

They work with black and white pics too! 

I was spending the day with relatives many years back and they asked where I would like to go for a drive. I picked the notoriously/gloriously tacky seaside town of Blackpool - because I had a black and white film in my camera and I thought it would be a fun place to take photos. It was :-)



Here's how it looks in one of the "Summer Ease" worn photo templates on a page - again, all I did was drag and drop and clip together.


Here's another colour example, this time of Daughter-Two exploring the grounds of a historic house:




And back at the beach:



And one of my all time favourite photos:




They are lots of fun to use, and the worn edges make your photos the centre of attention (and are perfect for scanned heritage pics, which is why I originally made them!)

And before you go, just a quick heads up that the featured kit this month is the FinnFara Kit - it's HALF PRICE FOR SEPTEMBER


So many possibilities with this one :-)





















~ Lynn

So much on sale

It's mid-week and time for the half-price sale, and I have two kits for half price  :-)

VALENCIA KIT



NOSTALGIA KIT





PLUS two set of fun templates:








I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)




















~ Lynn

New for BYOC

Yes, the first Friday of the month has rolled around again.

It's September, but probably not the September we were imagining this time last year.

Nonetheless, I hope you are in the mood to scrap. It's BYOC ("Build Your Own Collection") time at The Lilypad and this month all the designers were given the most gorgeous palette to design with.

You can check out my new designs in this video (or just read on!)


Here's the new designs - all at the special introductory price for this weekend.

You can get the full collection for the best value option, or the papers, elements and paint separately










And there is a new template album  as well


I have been using it for 'photo filled' travel pages as I finish of the album for Daughter-Two of our last family trip:






But it's fun filling some of the spots with papers or journal cards in pocket scrapping style too:


I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)














~ Lynn