by Debbie Hodge | Jun 24, 2015 | 1 Photo, Blocked, Digital, EasyScrapbookpages, Patterned Paper
Use this 8-step formula to make easy scrapbook pages. Cluster your single photo with patterned paper pieces to create a square block. Mount it on your square canvas, and then mat it with a 1″ border as Celeste Smith has done, and you’ve got a classic...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 23, 2015 | Ideas via Product & Technique, Mixed Media
Alcohol inks are great for adding vivid and organic patterns to your scrapbook pages. Check out our pinboard of inkprint effects in fashion, decor and art and the ways our Creative Team have put these techniques to work on their own pages. [hr] Kiki Kougioumtzi says,...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 17, 2015 | Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends
Long shadows are trendy in graphic and web design right now. See how they gave us inspiration for scrapbook page storytelling on both paper and digital pages. [hr] Ronnie Crowley says, “The title says on this page says it all: the page is about my...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 16, 2015 | Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique, Texture and Dimension
Furry and fuzzy materials are trendy in decor, accessories and fashion. Add a bit of this soft texture to your scrapbook page storytelling to evoke associations and feelings–or just to grab the eye. Check out how our Creative Team has put furry and fuzzy...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 12, 2015 | 5 + Photos, Digital, Double-page Layout, EasyScrapbookpages
The layout of this easy scrapbook page was inspired by a print advertisement. Whenever you have lots of photos to place on the page, cropping them all to the same height or the same width makes it easier to group photos and arrange your design. [hr] [hr] How to make...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 10, 2015 | Lift These Ideas
It’s the accumulation of well-chosen and carefully crafted details that create a masterful scrapbook page. Check out 5 details on “Strawberry Blonde” by Lisa Dickinson and see if one or two of them can inspire your next page. Lisa made this page as a part of her work...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 9, 2015 | Design Your Story, Ideas via Product & Technique
There are a variety of ways you can use text in addition to title or journaling on your scrapbook page for design and storytelling purposes. In a membership webinar with Doris Sander, she shared four ways she uses textual elements in her designs: 1) words around a...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 3, 2015 | Design Your Story
Kim Watson shares 3 approaches to pondering the “big stuff” with everyday photos she uses on her scrapbook pages. This lesson first appeared as a part of the membership class “Portraits, Moments, Lists, and 365ers.” For that class and over 50...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 2, 2015 | Finding and Using Inspiration
If you like making pretty scrapbook pages, you can get scrapbook page inspiration from a variety of non-scrapbooking creative designs. One of those inspiration sources is wedding cakes. See what you can take from their construction, colors, embellishment and ability...
by Debbie Hodge | May 27, 2015 | Titles
A scrapbook page title is a great way to cue the meaning of your page, set tone, and enhance your visual design. The content of a title can range from a simple label to a clever play on words. One way to come up with your title is to pull it from the journaling. See...
