by Amy Kingsford | Dec 20, 2016 | Color, Feature
While complementary colors can give a design punch, they can also present challenges since their strong contrast has them competing with one another–and even with your photos. The Get It Scrapped Creative Team shows you how they worked with three solutions for...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 13, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
The Nordic Christmas style–something you’d see in storybook illustrations by Jan Brett–include: natural pine and spruce woods rich textures, including felt, knit fabric, and stitching winter floral elements like pine branches and pine cones neutral...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 7, 2016 | Feature, Journaling, Videos
Texture is tactile. When you add texture and dimension to your scrapbook page, you engage the viewer’s sense of touch — another sense in addition to sight. In this video blog by Christy Strickler, We’ll see how using journaling treatments with texture will help you...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 6, 2016 | Patterned Paper
For many scrapbookers, working with and including patterned papers on our pages is a great part of the fun and satisfaction. Patterned paper can also be used to create solid design and storytelling on the page. See how the Get It Scrapped Creative Team uses it on...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 30, 2016 | Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
This free scrapbook page sketch comes from a page made by Debbie Hodge for the Scrapbook Coach Class Top Heavy. In the Get It Scrapped Membership, members have access to a library of over 100 layered templates and page sketches just like this one, searchable by # of...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 29, 2016 | By # of Photos, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Photos
Getting more photos onto your layouts is a challenge we frequently hear our readers face–and one we tackled in a recent video lesson at the Get It Scrapped membership (Skillful Storytelling-Picture Your Story #3). For our readers hear, we present the creative...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 22, 2016 | Everyday Life, Ideas for Page Topics
With the increased use of social media and our camera phones to record our everyday lives, snapping photos of our food has become more commonplace. With this article, we encourage you to scrapbook your food photos. Maybe you like snapping a photo of a salad from your...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 16, 2016 | Events, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
How many of you have supplies leftover from Christmases past? I know do! In this video blog by Christy Strickler, we will look at how our creative team shares ideas for stash-busting those Christmas scrapbook supplies in your bins. Click here to see the...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 15, 2016 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends
The “English Countryside” style has been made popular by the shabby chic look of old English cottages. In this style you’ll find collected and mixed floral prints, ornate frames, fine china and charming textures like lace, worn paper, or old painted...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 8, 2016 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, Titles
Hand lettering is currently a trendy aspect of decor, stationary and graphic design. Hand lettering is also a natural fit with scrapbook page titles. Our creative team shows you how they’re using hand lettering on their projects. [hr] Marie-Pierre Capistran...
