Jan 2019 Blog Calendar

Jan 1 (due Fri 12/28): Stacia TUT/blog post POSTED
Jan 8 (due Fri 1/5): Rikki blog post SCHEDULED
Jan 15 (Challenge should be in forum 12/22): Jenn blog challenge - template (READY)
Jan 22 (due Fri 1/18): Geraldine Hybrid SCHEDULED
Jan 29 (due Fri 1/25): Karen - Pretty Pages GSO SCHEDULED


*updated due dates (had some typos! sorry ladies)

Jenn, when is my post for Jan 8 due. Dec 5 can't be real, right? I HOPE, yikes.

RikkiD wrote:

Jenn, when is my post for Jan 8 due. Dec 5 can't be real, right? I HOPE, yikes.

you are totally right - my bad - i will fix those typos now - only the first one should be Dec due date!!! they should all be due the Friday before the post goes live ... at the latest. Mirjam does the schedule of the blog posts usually on the weekends - so this ensures they are ready for her whenever she has time over the weekend to get them done.
the only exception is the blog challenge - which needs to be due well in advance so we can get sample pages. :)

I will create an explosion box for my hybrid blog spot.

This month I created an explosive box for the Valentin day.
For it, I used Love you beary much papers and elements.

I found inspiration on pinterest with explosive box keywords for my searches.
Before starting a project, I always draw my ideas or the patterns of my future album on a notebook. Here, I drawn the patterns of my box and its lid.


I printed papers and some elements from this kit


I drawn the pattern of the box on a kraft cardstock. I cut it to get this :


I cut some squares of colored papers to decorate the inside of the box :






The next step it the creation of the center of the explosive box. For this one, I decided to glue this cut little bear :


I cut the bear twice to glue them back to back.
I added a piece of paper between the two bears. Thank to this paper, the bear could be stand uproght inside the box


I glued the kraft paper under a brown paper that will be decorated the center of the box :


Then I added some decorations to finish the inside of my box :



After, I decorated the outside of the box with brown wooden paper and with some elements.
I decorated the lid to close the box.



Mirjam : I will add another photos to finish my hybrid blog spot. I would like to have a better light ... I cross my fingers, because the weather is very cloudy

New photos :

HOW CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so cute!

Yes the little bear is very cute !

Mirjam, I added some new photos

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to 2019 – I assume I am not the only one who is still writing 2018 anytime a date is required…
It is a huge month at The Lilypad with the month of challenges hitting the last week – I think I have managed to get more done this year than previous years but I suspect finishing will still be beyond me – I hope you are having more success!
Luckily, that means I have mountain loads of inspirational pages to admire to choose this month’s Pretty Pictures – hard to narrow I down to three especially when you throw in a fabulous challenge on the blog this month so of course there are 4 this month, I am too indecisive …
So here goes –
First up – from one of my favourite challenges – the cropped photo/title challenge by our own Jenn! The photo treatment for Playtime by @caapmun is stunning. It contrasts so well with the crisp title and then the eye is drawn to the blending of the photo to the background paper. A Beautiful simple cluster, as well as the messy string and the word art along the top frame the photo subtly. Such a lovely page.


Next is lovely @michele hillam’s entry into this month’s blog challenge Crazy Boy – how cute is this page? Gorgeous photo and the very adorable fox from the Embrace kit? Great colour scheme, love, love black and white with a good splash of orange – and also the A4 size is certainly tempting – I suspect we will be seeing more and more of that size in the future.


Lastly, I have two pages using the same kit, It’s Not Just Black & White - just to show the value and style differences that just one kit can provide.
The clean and simple with texture challenge was certainly one I had trouble with but @triplejdesigns nailed it. A lovely photo with a simple but bold frame and minimal embellishments. The paint/textures from the kit are just perfect to add depth and interest to the page without taking away anything from the photo at all.


And lastly, @cherylindesigns using the same kit, perfect use of the frames again, this time over the two photo’s - keeping them bracketed together with the line of brads adding a touch of colour. Also love the buttons following the sweep of the paper. All so eye catching.


Ok, that’s it for another month, enjoy the rest of the Month of Challenges and when you are done there, come on over and play along with our January challenge over at our Blog.

LOoooooove your picks Karen!!!

love these pages!!!