by Debbie Hodge | Mar 13, 2012 | Composition, Ideas Spurred by Design, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge “Straight-on” photos Close to 100 percent of my scrapbook pages have photos placed like these on Spring Break: “straight-on.” The sides of the photos run parallel to the canvas sides (and the tops and bottoms run parallel to...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 9, 2012 | Quotes and Word Art
Use friendship quotes and printable word art on your paper or digital scrapbook layouts and projects — for titlework, embellishing, and even journaling. My friends are my estate. – Emily Dickinson We are advertis’d by our loving friends. – William...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 8, 2012 | Design Principles, Embellishments
by Debbie Hodge Embellishments on a scrapbook page are not just great for adding interest, charm, and meaning. They are also important tools for creating a well designed page. The next time you’re choosing and placing your embellishments be sure that, in...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 7, 2012 | Design Principles, Design Your Story, Journaling
by Debbie Hodge Alignment refers to how text is arranged into blocks or columns with hard or soft edges. There are four basic approaches to alignment: 1) Left, 2) Right, 3) Centered, 4) Justified. Check them out below — as well as a fifth option. Flush Left...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 5, 2012 | 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 “The World’s Worst Dog” by Lisa Dickinson and see if one or two of them can inspire your next page. 1. Stamp a...
