by Amy Kingsford | Apr 3, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
In a symmetrically balanced visual design, elements on either side of a central axis (vertical or horizontal or both) mirror one another. That mirroring may be exact but can also be approximate. Using this type of balance on a scrapbook page can strengthen a focal...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 27, 2018 | Events, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics
Birthdays are a topic that the average scrapbooker plans on recording year after year. Some of you use the same approach time and again, and others search for fun new approaches to record these milestone memories each year. Our Creative Team shows you their ideas for...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 20, 2018 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Emojis are not only a key tool for communicating online–with social media but they’ve also made their way into fashion, home décor, party supplies and more. Emojis are a fun trend and they present a motif that can convey emotion and tell a story on the...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 15, 2018 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Translating Inspiration
Finding and using inspiration from outside of other scrapbook pages is a wonderful way to shake things up in fresh ways. This year in the Get It Scrapped membership we’re exploring a variety of those outside sources. The newest class in the Translating...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 13, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Scrapbook page titles–and their rendering–offer many opportunities to be clever and playful in your page design. Rotating the orientation of an alpha or words is a great opportunity for title play that can draw the eye, tweak the mood of your scrapbook...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 6, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
Paper strips present many options to be creative and thrifty when it comes to the scrapbook page. They are also a great place to start when it comes to creating your first “foundational” layers. See four ways our Creative Team has use strips to create a...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 27, 2018 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
Pom Poms have become trendy additions to clothes, jewelry, home decor, and party decorations. They add texture, shape, and color when they’re used. And whimsy, too! And that makes them great additions to scrapbook page designs. Read on for a look at how our...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 20, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
The 2-by-2 design is one of several layout configurations of combined elements that scrapbookers use again and again when making scrapbook pages (blocked, clustered, shelf, cross, band and more). These foundations are used again and again because they work well for...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 15, 2018 | Get It Scrapped!
the Latin verb “inspirare” means “to blow into or upon; to breathe into.” Do you ever feel like your creative work could use a new infusion of . . . something . . . but you’re not sure what? As someone who actually does like to get “caught up” with...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 13, 2018 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Photos, Yourself
More and more of us are using the cameras on our mobile phones to snap photos of daily sights and moments. We invite you to challenge yourself to be intentional as you’re moving through your everyday world, to consider shots you might be missing, to find those...
