by Debbie Hodge | Mar 5, 2013 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
With stencils and paint you can add new layers to to your scrapbook page. These tools let you add texture and dimension, color, motif and touchable interest. Top designers are creating stencils that let you get a bit of their style on your pages and die-cut machines...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 28, 2013 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Knowing what you’re good at and what you like makes getting scrapbook pages made easier. Know what your masteries and aesthetic preferences are and work them. See how our team and teachers describe their “go-to” embellishment...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 27, 2013 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
See how scrapbookers Marie-Pierre Capistran and Stefanie Semple used a one-page sketch/template from Amy Kingsford’s Scrap Your Summer 2012 Bundle on their two-page layouts. Marie-Pierre Capistran says, “I made this layout for my daughter. It’s the...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 26, 2013 | Color, Feature
Most scrapbookers use neutrals in combination with colorful photos, papers and embellishments. Reasons to use neutrals on your scrapbook pages: Neutrals on your scrapbook page can make other colors look brighter and deeper Neutrals on your scrapbook page can...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 22, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
The Latin verb “inspirare” means “to blow into or upon; to breathe into.” We frequently publish articles aimed at showing you ow to use things already existing in your world to blow new life into your scrapbook pages. Along with getting your creative process going,...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 21, 2013 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Got lots of photos? Check out the Get It Scrapped team’s ideas for getting 8 photos onto the page. Terry Billman says, “It’s not often I’m in a photo because I’m usually behind the camera. This page is about my husband taking photos of me while I was...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 20, 2013 | Feature, Motif, Patterned Paper
Print patterns for scrapbooking fall into the four general categories of floral, geometric, motif, and pictorial. (Be sure to check out our very complete discussion of all four pattern types.) There are two types of motifs: representational and abstract. The image in...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 19, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Edit and crop your photos to make sure they look great, emphasize what’s important, and support the story of your scrapbook page. We recently wrote about 5 reasons to use black-and-white photos, and here we’re sharing ideas and reasons for...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 18, 2013 | Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge Looking for inspiration and original touches for your scrapbook pages? Etsy stores are full of low cost items in small lots that are perfect for perking up your scrapbooking stash. Book Pages Get a bundle of book pages — you pick the language...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 15, 2013 | Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
by Debbie Hodge Here are three new coordinated scrapbook page sketches with free layered templates for digital scrapbooking. Use one of these singly or, when you’re making a multi-page album, these sketches complement each other well. You can find all of our sketches...
