by Debbie Hodge | Feb 14, 2013 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Yourself
Scrapbooking a little personal indulgence that you give yourself is FUN. First: you indulge. Second: you take a fun photo of that indulgence. Third, you relive the indulgence as you spend time with its memory making a page that doesn’t require getting lots of...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 13, 2013 | Design Elements, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge Dimension (or depth) refers to the measurable extent to which something lifts off the page. Real dimension (as well as the illusion of it) can be added to your scrapbook pages. Dimension on your pages will engage the viewer’s sense of touch–and,...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 12, 2013 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Fashion and home decor and craft trends come out of a number of things, including current events, social issues, the economy, entertainments, and technology. When you use trendy motifs, patterns, materials and techniques on your scrapbooking pages, you’re adding...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 11, 2013 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Following on the 2012 profusion of prints (and even wildly mixed prints), 2013 fashion trends include the bold stripe. It’s still a pattern but one Stylecaster calls “palette-cleansing. See our “Bold Stripes” pinboard for examples of stripes in...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 8, 2013 | Composition, Videos
We’ve added a new element to Masterful Scrapbook Design, our membership site. Now the guest teachers not only sit down for hour-long individual interviews, they also spend another hour online with you taking a look at your pages and even providing feedback if...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 7, 2013 | Feature, News
When you’ve got a passion for a hobby, you want to go deeper in, refining your skills, learning, talking and thinking about what you love. You need the company and advice of others with the same passion. This year that good company will be tackling topics that...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 7, 2013 | Quotes and Word Art
Use music quotes and printable word art on your paper or digital scrapbook layouts and projects — for titlework, embellishing, and even journaling. Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything....
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 6, 2013 | Color, Design Elements, Feature, Patterned Paper
Tone-on-tone print patterns combine different shades and tones of the same color. Using these prints on your page adds interest without the busy-ness of a many-colored print. Another approach to getting tone-on-tone effects on your pages is through the layering of...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 5, 2013 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story
What are the chores around your home? Who does them and how? Get a record of them on the page for a look at the details of your everyday life. scrapbook the tools you need to do your chores Amanda Jones says, “I have spent a small fortune on vacuum cleaners...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 4, 2013 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Debbie Hodge Painting techniques have shown up on t-shirt, tabletop decor, and wallpaper. We’re seeing wide and messy brush strokes and even finger-painting looks on everyday accessories, clothing and even dishes. Amy Kingsford says, “I combined a...
