by Debbie Hodge | Feb 10, 2016 | Design Your Story, Ideas via Product & Technique, Videos
While the expected goal of making a scrapbook page is to get photos presented and stories recorded, there’s lots of creative satisfaction to be had in working with new and trendy scrapbooking product. Product can even be the spur that gets you inspired to make a page....
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 9, 2016 | Patterned Paper
Choosing and mixing patterned papers for the scrapbook pages is a wonderful part of creating layouts. As you mix patterned papers, make your goal to achieve harmony in the relationships between: 1) scale, 2) density, 3) form, and 4) color. Much of the harmony will be...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 2, 2016 | Design Principles
The design principle of contrast tells us that there should be obvious visual differences between the elements on your page. What’s more, contrasts will draw the viewer’s eye and add interest and variety. Check out a short video lesson on contrast below and then...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 26, 2016 | Sketches and Layered Templates
This free scrapbook page sketch comes from a page made by Betsy Sammarco for the Photo 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 | Jan 21, 2016 | Scrapbook Faster, Style
Your scrapbook style needs to please you AND be workable. When you figure out what work you like to do and what work you do well (they might be different, and that’s OK) make sure to get it onto your pages. In the Style class that’s part of the Get It...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 20, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Staggered text woven with floral arrangements is a currently trendy look — and a cool source of inspiration for the scrapbook page. Check out how our team members took this inspiration and used it on their scrapbook pages. Here’s a look at the trendy...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 12, 2016 | Finding and Using Inspiration
A project started with optimism and energy stalls. It happens to all of us. So how do you re-engage with a scrapbooking project “gone stale?” Our Creative Team share their approaches to getting that stalled project restarted and finished. [hr] Marie...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 5, 2016 | Design Principles
The design principle of alignment tells us to consciously place each element on a layout with a consideration for its relation to other elements on the page. Using alignments, you can create visual connections between elements, even if they are not next to one...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 29, 2015 | Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
This free scrapbook page sketch comes from a page made by Lisa Dickinson for the Color 2 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. Lisa...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 22, 2015 | Scrapbook Page Subjects
Why do so many of us love and persist at scrapbooking? I’ve shared my feelings in many of the classes here and in the article Scrapbooking Lets Me Both Hold On and Move Forward. Several Get It Scrapped Team members share their “why” below. [hr] Devra...
