by Debbie Hodge | Dec 13, 2012 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics
It’s the season right now when a whole lot of cooking and baking is going on in many homes–which means great opportunities for photos and for recording traditions. Get your cooking and baking activities onto the page and see how the Get It Scrapped...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 13, 2012 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Patchwork’s history Patchwork, the piecing of small shapes of fabric into one large piece, has a long history. The earliest examples came from Egyptian tombs. In the early Middle Ages, layers of quilted fabric were used in armour to keep the soldiers both warm...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 11, 2012 | Design Your Story, Feature, Journaling, Photos
A big part of scrapbook page layout is allocating space on the canvas, finding a place for journaling and photos and titlework. White space within your photo offers a good home for your journaling. When Jennifer Matott was walking near a marina in her hometown, she...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 7, 2012 | One Month At A Time
by Tami Taylor On the 1st Friday of each month, Tami Taylor gives you a sketch and shows you how she’s scrapbooked the past month. She’s also got prompts for gathering memories in the upcoming month so that you can get your photos scrapbooked “one month at a time.”...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 6, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
by Amy Kingsford Creative merchandisers and home stagers often use the art of creative display to attract attention and create visual impact in an effort to drive sales. Home decorators use creative displays to draw focus and create the appearance of a...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 6, 2012 | Events, Feature, Scrapbook Page Subjects
How are you getting ready for Christmas? Card writing, tree selecting, tree trimming, and attending concerts and events are a few of the things you might put on a page from the days leading up to Christmas. Leah Farquharson says, “One of my all time favorite...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 4, 2012 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique, Motif
by Debbie Hodge Bursts were a big part of 50s and 60s packaging, used as a way to grab attention, to say, “Hey, here’s some important information!” Retro branding is aimed at offering comfort, of reminding us of a time when things were better, and if you look...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 29, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Tami Taylor Richard Dawkins originated the concept of “meme” (short for the Greek mimeme, “to imitate”) as a way to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He cited melodies, catch-phrases, and fashion as memes. With current...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 28, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Space is the ground or field of a composition. It’s inactive until it’s broken into by form. Once form breaks into space, the proportions of negative and positive space are altered. When you’re scrapbooking several photos and substantial journaling,...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 27, 2012 | Get It Scrapped!
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