by Debbie Hodge | Sep 6, 2011 | One Month At A Time
by Tami Taylor Look for “One Month at a Time” on the 1st of each month. Tami Taylor gives you a sketch and shows you how she’s scrapbooked the past month. She’s also got prompts for gathering memories in the upcoming month so that you can get your photos...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 1, 2011 | Copic Markers
by Michelle Houghton How many markers do I need in my collection? I continue to get asked “What EXACTLY do I need to have in my marker stash to color images?” “Do I really need all 344 colors (and more as the collection grows)?” Sorry, Copic fans, there is no clear...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 25, 2011 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge A successful scrapbook page: captures the viewer’s attention controls the eye’s movement conveys information, and evokes emotion. Each of these ends can be achieved in a variety of ways, all of which include getting your page elements (photos,...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 17, 2011 | Composition, Ideas Spurred by Design
by Debbie Hodge This article appears in the August issue of Paper and Pixels. One of my earliest and most frequently-used approaches to putting scrapbook pages together was the “blocked” design. In construction terms, “blocking” refers to the horizontal boards placed...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 11, 2011 | One Month At A Time
by Tami Taylor I can’t believe it’s August–and nearly halfway through to boot! I fear the summer is getting away from me. After what felt like the month-long vacation to Michigan in June then a crazy busy and FUN month at Masterful Scrapbook...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 8, 2011 | Hybrid Scrapbooking, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Betsy Sammarco While I don’t make digital scrapbook pages, I do love adding digital bits to my paper scrapbook pages. I think of my computer as another tool in my scrapbooking tool box. It helps that this “tool” is fun to use and has limitless...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 3, 2011 | Copic Markers
By Michelle Houghton Here fishy, fishy, fishy. Today I have a little fish to share with you. You can use the colors I am using or create a rainbow fish to suit your project. I am going to do some basic blending but I am also going to do some color pushing, starting...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 2, 2011 | Doris Sander, Ideas for Page Topics, Journaling
by Doris Sander The saying goes “a picture is worth a thousand words.” And I could not agree more! I often say that photos speak to me. I know this sounds a bit odd, but let me explain what I mean by that comment. As a scrapbooker, one of the ultimate...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 21, 2011 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas
by Debbie Hodge Sometimes it takes just one detail to spark inspiration for an entire page. Here are five scrapbook page details that recently caught my eye. Which one will you try? 1. Outline alphas, embellishments, photos –even the details in a photo– with black...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 19, 2011 | Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
by Debbie Hodge Every part you add to a scrapbook page takes time. When you title a scrapbook page, you spend time deciding what your title will be, what product you’ll use, how you’ll incorporate the title into the page design, and then getting the...
