by Debbie Hodge | Apr 17, 2012 | Theme Quickstarts
Making an Easter page? Use these “quickstarts” to get ideas for your page motifs, embellishments, wordart, titles, and fonts. Hallmark Images for Easter | Easter Sayings and Phrases | Fonts for Easter Pages This series provides “starter” lists for...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 17, 2012 | 5 Year Journal
by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the third installment of: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” Click here to see all 12 months. I’m back with a quick observation and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 12, 2012 | Embellishments, Ideas for Page Elements
A fun way to work with embellishments is to group them together. Embellishment clusters can be showy or simple. The beauty of a cluster is that you can combine several elements, including images, to reinforce page subject and contribute to design. Think of an...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 12, 2012 | Composition, Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas, Photos, Picture Your Story
Betsy Sammarco scrapbooked two of her favorite photos on “Cherry Blossoms.” One photo is enlarged and the other is repeated many times — with one instance of it framed. (Check out 4 Ways to Use Repeated Photos for more scrapbook page ideas.)...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 11, 2012 | Design Principles, Titles
When one element is different from another, there is contrast. The bigger the differences, the greater the contrast. Greater (i.e., obvious) contrast is what you’re after to make better page designs because contrast draws the eye and makes your elements...
