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BYOC Feb. Edition!!!

February 3rd, 2012

Ladies and Gents…. Its my FAVORITE time of the month at the pad & and I am back for a guest spot!!! How lucky am I?? I am just here to help with the blog and show some fun way to use the AMAZING products here at TLP as well as some other fun goodies I have up my sleeve.

But lets just dive in to the good stuff now. I was browsing the gallery for the BYOC layouts from the AH.to.the.MAZING team here at the pad (how in the wonky world was I allowed back in?) and I just fell head over heel in love with what they have done with this LOVE-ly BYOC!!!

Let’s take a look….

 

Oh.MY.GRAPES!!! Check out this FUN layout from mishou !!!! I REALLY love how she took ONE element and built a whole layout around it, in a unique way!

 

I am head over heels in love with this layout form Heather. Jacque’s monkey is TDF and she really showcased that!!

love monkey

 

I just *xoxoxox* this layout all over the place!!!! Amazing job Ferdy!!

 

PERFECTION is the PERFECT word for this ADORABLE layout! I LOVE the composition and how she added all the elements without overwhelming the pictures! ADORBS akizo!

 

Alright folks, could this picture be ANY more perfect & scrapped to the hills! OH my sweet grapes! iDIE, ali321!!!

 

You had me at orange!! I LOVE this color and how she used it. Orange you glad we have heathergw around?

 

Oh my. The paper. The elements. The compotison. The journaling. The pictures. Its all FAB, kendalt!!!

 

SWEET!!!! HOw sweet is this darling little LO!?!? I love it to a million pieces!!!! Great job Arumrose!

 

I love the pink doilies in a triangle .. I want to fold this LO up and carry it around in my pocket I love it to!! Is that okay with you amandaresende?

 

Just LOVE. Its as simple as that! This layout is adorable and stunning all in one! GREAT job Nzingha!!!

 

Alright folks! Thats it for now! :) Now go drool over that gallery and leave some love! Can’t see see what you come up with! Talk to you soon friends!!!!!

xoxoxo – Shanna (4shanna)

 

 

February Challenges

February 1st, 2012

It’s Karen here to tell you about a whole new batch of fabulous challenges that the Pollys have put together for you. There are 7 challenges again this month.  As usual the more challenges you complete, the bigger coupon you earn! 2 challenges = 10% off, 4 challenges = 20% off and 6 challenges = 30% off! On top of those fabulous rewards, if you finish all 7 challenges you will be entered to win a guest spot on the Creative Team. That means you could be a Polly for a month!  Here are this month’s challenges:

 

1.  One Word Challenge - This month’s One Word Challenge is hosted by Julie (mrs2a50).  Julie has selected the word LOVE.  It doesn’t have to be about mushy love, but your page does have to include the word love.  Your LOs can be posted in the One Word Challenge Gallery HERE.  Check out these sample pages:

 

by Julie:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Product Challenge - Amanda (MandaKay) is hosting this challenge for February.  Since February is all about hearts, Amanda wants you to make a page with at least 5 hearts on it.  Post your finished pages in THIS gallery.   Here are a couple sample pages:

 

By Amanda (MandaKay):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Ana.Paula:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Cristina:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Random Challenge - This month’s Random Challenge is hosted by Me (Karen).  Some of my favorite pages are the ones that capture funny or memorable conversations.  So I want you to do a LO about a conversation.   Completed pages should be posted in the Random Challenge Gallery HERE.  Here are a couple sample pages:

 

Mine (Karen):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Angie (Angie4b1g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Scraplift Challenge - This month Heather (talktoheather) selected the amazing Crystal Livesay to scraplift.  You can find Crystal’s gallery HERE.  Post your lifted pages in THIS gallery.

 

Here is one of Crystal’s amazing pages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a lift by Michelle (mishou):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Template Challenge - Heather (HeatherB) is our host for January’s template challenge.  Amy Martin generously made us another fabulous template this month and it’s full of layered papery goodness!  Post your pages using this template HERE.  Here is a look at this month’s template:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heather’s page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Journaling Challenge - Dana is the host for this month’s journaling challenge.  When Dana thinks of February, she thinks of LOVE, so she wants you to document all the things you are LOVING right now.  Post your completed pages in the Journaling Challenge Gallery HERE.  Here are a couple sample pages:

 

By Michelle (mishou):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And by Angie (Angie4b1g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.  BYOC Challenge - The final challenge is the BYOC Challenge.  The BYOC challenge will be posted on Friday, February 3rd when this month’s amazing BYOC is released.  The designers have once again rocked this month’s BYOC!  The rules for this challenge are the same as prior months.  Create a page using this month’s BYOC products from at least 3 designers.  Your page must contain at least 90% BYOC products.  Post complete pages in the BYOC Challenge Gallery.

 

You have until February 29th to complete these challenges.  There are a few notes to remember while doing pages for these challenges. Your pages must contain 75% TLP products and you must do a unique page for each challenge.  Do not combine one page for two challenges.  Once you complete your page, be sure to post it in the appropriate gallery and then back in the challenge thread too so we can leave you some love!  We also ask that you post all of your complete challenge pages in the THIS THREAD so we make sure to get you the correct coupon at the end of the month.  If you have any other questions about the challenges, see the Challenge Guidelines thread HERE!  Have fun!

 

I can’t wait to see what everyone creates this month!  Which challenge are you going to start with?

 

Displaying your photos!

January 31st, 2012

Being a scrapper was what first got me interested in photography. I realized that having a beautiful photo can make all of the difference on a page. Now I’m not saying a beautiful photo is necessary, but it definitely helps! I also started taking more photos, which means I ended up with far more photos that I love then I can scrap. (I’m a slow scrapper). Or I have a ton of photos from the same event that didn’t make the cut for the page I made, but I still love. And while I would look at them sometimes (mostly on Facebook), I didn’t get to see them nearly as often as I would have liked.

Which is why I made this.

It’s just 50 4×4 photos with a white border hung from baker’s twine with these teeny tiny little clothespins.

Here’s a close up to give you a better idea.

It’s super super easy and I absolutely adore it! It’s hanging right above my desk and seriously makes me happy every time I look up.

What I did was made a template for 12×12 sized prints and put 9 4×4 squares with a white border around each one. I got these printed along with some of my layouts and cut them out. Then I laid them on the floor to decide how I wanted to arrange them. Then I used some pushpins to stretch some twine across the wall and just hung the photos with the clothespins! What I love about this is that I can totally swap out the photos whenever I want!

So go print out your photos!! I guarantee it will brighten your day to see them on paper in front of you.

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