by Amy Kingsford | Feb 6, 2018 | Design Elements, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas Spurred by Design
Line is a fundamental element of visual design. Lines can be straight, curved, thick, thin, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, solid or broken. The rendering of a line can imply a mood or tone. Soft and curving lines signal tranquility. Jagged diagonals evoke a more...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 30, 2018 | Composition, Design Elements, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas Spurred by Design
Your scrapbook page canvas establishes a space within which you’ll design–by arranging elements within that space. As you arrange those elements, it’s important to pay attention to the way your foreground elements define the surrounding...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 23, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Your scrapbook page canvas is usually a square (12″ by 12″) or a vertical rectangle (8.5″ x 11″) or, in the case of a two-page design, a landscape rectangle (24″x12″ or 17″ x 11″). That canvas defines the space within...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 11, 2018 | Get It Scrapped!
Over the last 10 years I’ve worked with close to 100 guest teachers and 1000s of scrapbookers at Get It Scrapped. Before that time I thought “scrapbooking style” was something that fell into a category like “whimsical” or...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 9, 2018 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends
The “Farm Fresh” style can be found in fashion and home décor. It incorporates vintage items, homespun prints, rich grains and textures, as well as farm-inspired plant and animal motifs. See how our creative team puts this style to work on their scrapbook...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 4, 2018 | Ideas
Are you born with your design style? and, thus, your scrapbooking style? Not exactly. But you’re born with and develop aesthetic preferences as well as the ability and desire to express yourself through clothing, voice, hobbies, friends, interests and more. Your...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 26, 2017 | Feature, Organization, Workspace Ideas
Last month we shared several team members’ creative retreats, their scrapbooking spaces. Here’s a look at four more to inspire and motivate and just give you a closer look at how others do it. [hr] “office space” Jana Oliveira says,...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 19, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas via Product & Technique
There are so many techniques and materials to choose from in your holiday gift wrapping. Those very approaches provide great inspiration for scrapbook page design. See how our creative team has found and put these ideas to work on their own pages. [hr] Jill Sprott...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 12, 2017 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics
Before you see what we’ve got for you in this article, take just a moment to think of your holiday traditions. It might be Ugly Sweater Day at school or the White Elephant at work or watching “White Christmas” as a family. Now scrapbook that...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 28, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature
Including contrasts–clear visual differences between elements–on your scrapbook page is a great way to create emphasis and hierarchies. You can cue the viewer to understand what is most important and next most important, and next after that. Not only that...
