by Amy Kingsford | Dec 2, 2013 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, Their Cool Thing Now
As a long time scrapbooker, Amanda Robinson has always been interested in die cutting. It was when she bought her Silhouette that die-cutting as she knew it was transformed. Now Amanda uses die cuts on almost every page, teaches people how to get the most our of...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 29, 2013 | One Month At A Time
by Tami Taylor On the 1st Friday of each month, Tami Taylor gives you a round up sketches from the past three years of “One Month at a Time”. I’ve been scrapbooking “one month at a time” for three years now and I’ve got 3 years...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 28, 2013 | Composition, DoubleUp, Sketches and Layered Templates
See how scrapbookers Tara McKernin and Rosann Santos-Elliott used this one-page sketch/template from Amy Kingsford on their two-page layouts. Tara McKernin says, “This is a layout sharing some of our family photos from this year and talking about why I have...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 27, 2013 | Everyday Life, Photos, Picture Your Story
While much storytelling is done with photos of people, the well-chosen and well-pictured object can be a springboard for your story and a great illustration of it. Sian Fair says, “The object I’m scrapbooking today is a piece of clay pipe we found in our...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 26, 2013 | Finding and Using Inspiration
Storybook illustrations are a source of scrapbooking ideas for color, styling, motif, titlework and even subject. The layouts below are great examples of this. Marie-Pierre Capistran says, “This is the story of my daughter who took the bus for the first time to...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 25, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
When you’re looking for a starting point and ideas for a scrapbook page, you want resources for getting the job done, and Pinterest probably has what you need–if you could only find it. Scrapbooker and digital designer Krista Sahlin uses Pinterest on a...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 23, 2013 | Embellishments, Events, Ideas for Page Elements
Whether the next get together you host is a big party or a small family celebration, keep an eye out for memorabilia to scrapbook with the photos. Shopping lists, menus, invitations, and guest lists are a few of the pieces you might include–just as the Get It...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 22, 2013 | Canvas, Composition, Photos
Standout photos deserve a standout scrapbook layout treatment. Try these scrapbooking ideas for using oversized photos as the first foundational element on your page, layering journaling, titlework, embellishments, and even photos on top of your favorite enlargement....
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 21, 2013 | News
Each time I finish a new class . . . it’s my favorite. And that makes sense for two reasons. First: I’ve just spent days immersed in the class working to make it valuable and great to look at. Second: practice makes perfect. I get better at making things...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 20, 2013 | News
Twenty-two Get It Scrapped team members and friends took a first look at my new class “Your December Story.” They’re sharing what they made with Lesson 1 today in a blog hop. (And they’re each giving away a class pass.) Team member Christy...
