by Debbie Hodge | Oct 29, 2014 | Composition, Embellishments, Feature
Embellishing scrapbook pages with a strong visual triangle is good because it moves the viewer’s eye through your page. While you can add eye-catching complexity with the skilled use of multiple visual triangles, a clean and straight-forward approach also yields...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 25, 2014 | Get It Scrapped!, Videos
You tell your stories piece by piece on scrapbook pages–and then they become part of a whole in your albums. This fall, I’m wondering just what kind of whole my pages are creating–and recording that in a video series. See how my pages are stored...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 24, 2014 | About Memory Keeping, Get Started, Give Your Photos Stories
This isn’t a new story. It’s a story regularly told with the cliche time flies. And the frequently offered advice: “Enjoy them while they’re young! They grow up too fast!” Last week, I pulled out of the driveway with my 15-year-old son in...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 22, 2014 | Composition, Design Your Story
Some photos and scrapbook page stories are all about place. When setting is key to your story, extend it from the photos out onto the canvas with these scrapbooking ideas. And remember: the basic building blocks of written story–character, plot, and...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 21, 2014 | Embellishments, Ideas via Product & Technique
What do you do with those big stand-out scrapbooking products that you can’t resist in the store or that come with a kit? We’re talking that big applique of a bug, the oversized veneer frame, or the bejeweled and dimensional flower–items that draw...
