by Debbie Hodge | Aug 18, 2015 | Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique
Relaxed and hand-drawn geometric elements are currently trendy, showing up in fabrics and accessories, We’ve got ideas for getting relaxed geometric looks onto the scrapbook page. [hr] Sian Fair says, “When I was about seven, our class watched a TV program...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 12, 2015 | Pocket Scrapbooking, Titles
What’s your approach to titlework on Pocket Pages? Do you make a title for the page or do you let a journaling card with text do the work? Is your title an important aspect of the visual design’s focus and flow or is it a low-key element? The GIS Creative...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 11, 2015 | Composition, DoubleUp
In the recent GIS membership class Loving the Double Wide we saw several of our contributing teachers “bracketing” their two-page compositions. Specifically, they used elements at far left and far right of the two-page spread like bookends to contain and...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 6, 2015 | 4 Photos, Band Foundation, Black and White Photos, EasyScrapbookpages, Paper, Patterned Paper, Stamping
Use this 8-step formula to make easy scrapbook pages. Mount a series of photos in a tilted series across the page. Dina Wakley emphasized the horizontal flow with a series of stamped ornaments behind the photos and striped patterned paper that guides the eye...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 5, 2015 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas
It’s the accumulation of well-chosen and carefully crafted details that create a masterful scrapbook page. Check out 5 details on “Today” by Kim Watson and see if one or two of them can provide scrapbook page ideas to inspire your next layout. Kim says, “March...
