by Debbie Hodge | Mar 17, 2016 | 1 Photo, Digital, EasyScrapbookpages, Patterned Paper
Amy Kingsford took a linear grid-based design and gave it new energy with a 25 degree tilt counter-clockwise. The diagonally striped patterned papers emphasize the diagonal flow and energy. To make your own easy scrapbook page inspired by Amy’s, follow the four...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 15, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Logos that make use of negative space to support their message are trendy now (take a look at a few here). This creative use of type and motive to convey meaning visually is a great source of inspiration for your own scrapbook page designs. See what our team has done...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 9, 2016 | Everyday Life, Travel, Videos, Yourself
Is there a place that has your heart? Is there a location with unique characteristics that you’re passionate about? You can personalize a scrapbook page about a loved location by incorporating details that are unique to the location. In Christy Strickler‘s video...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 8, 2016 | Design Your Story
To get the sense of an epic story being told on your scrapbook page, borrow literary devices. One thing that gives a story tension and interest is a sense of time passing, of things never being the same once a moment is passed. We challenged our team to create a sense...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 2, 2016 | 1 Photo, EasyScrapbookpages, Flow: Downward Diagonal, Paper, Stamping, White Space
Kelly Purkey has made her title on “Sunset” a unique focal point within this simple design by using a variety of inks to stamp large alphas that stretch across her page. Make your own easy scrapbook page by following the six simple steps below to recreate...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 1, 2016 | Design Principles
Including repetitions is a good way to work toward achieving unity in a visual design–and on a scrapbook page. Repetition without some variety, though can be dull. Check out a short video lesson on repetition below and then see how our Creative Team incorporated...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 24, 2016 | Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas Spurred by Design, Videos
Logo designs can be a source of scrapbooking ideas and inspiration and the “X” or crossed design logo has been particularly popular as of late. In Christy Strickler’s video version of a Get It Scrapped blog post our team rocks inspiration from this “X” or...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 23, 2016 | Sketches and Layered Templates
This free scrapbook page sketch comes from a page made by Tami Taylor for the Rule Play class in the Get It Scrapped Membership, where members have access to a library of over 100 layered templates and page sketches, searchable by # of photos and layout type. This...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 17, 2016 | Composition, Design Principles
The focal point is the center of a design. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the vertical and/ or horizontal center (although it could be) but, rather, that it is the most important part (or parts) of a piece. One effective approach to creating a...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 16, 2016 | Ideas from Current Trends
We are taking scrapbook page inspiration from a current web design trend which is the use of full-width images on the home page referred to as “hero headers.” Two common approaches to hero header designs that we’re lifting are: Use a full width image...
