by Debbie Hodge | Aug 16, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
When you’re working with three photos there are some basic choices you make again and again: same size or create emphasis with a larger photo? same orientation? and, thus, stacked or side-by-side? all different sizes and orientations? Here are 5 approaches that...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 15, 2012 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Moments
How many photos did you take when your baby, your grandbaby, your nephew or niece or good friend’s child was born? We’re betting lots and lots. We’ve got several ideas for getting those baby photos onto the scrapbook page. 1. Embellish with...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 14, 2012 | Composition, Design Principles, Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Time Lapse Video Tutorials, Videos
by Debbie Hodge The starting point for any scrapbook page for me is faith: faith that if I begin moving my photos around on the canvas, the story and the design will emerge. Watch me make At the Falls and see where my faith took me on this day. Resources: I...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 13, 2012 | Feature, Get It Scrapped!
by Amy Kingsford Use rockets, hot air balloons, and airplanes on themed scrapbook pages and to represent growth, energy, playfulness and even ascendance. Chris Asbury recently took a trip to Las Vegas and stayed in the Paris Hotel. The “Paris” hot air...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 10, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Travel
Traveling by car or bus or train, being out on the road, making stops at rest areas and reaching your destination at the end of a long day (or days) is a great experience to get onto the scrapbook page. 1. Cut your title from a road-trip photo Adryane Driscoll says,...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 9, 2012 | Feature, Theme Quickstarts
Hallmark Images of a Road Trip | Fonts for Road Trip Pages | Road Trip Sayings and Phrases Making a Road Trip page? Use these “quickstarts” to get ideas for your page motifs, embellishments, wordart, titles, and fonts. Hallmark Images of the...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 8, 2012 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
What is washi tape? It’s strong and pretty and a great addition to your scrapbook pages. It’s usually made from natural fibers like bamboo, hemp and the bark of trees native to Japan. It’s being used on scrapbook pages, cards, and craft projects...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 7, 2012 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Time Lapse Video Tutorials, Videos
by Debbie Hodge The starting point for any scrapbook page for me is faith: faith that if I begin moving my photos around on the canvas, the story and the design will emerge. Watch me make The Fussy Ones and see where my faith took me on this day. See my starts and...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 7, 2012 | Feature, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
Misty looks include a few random splatters, a filled a block or canvas, or the outline of masked-off letters or details. Paper Pages with Misting Splatters Meghann Andrew made this layout about her grandmother’s new experiences in her old age and how lucky she feels...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 6, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas
It’s the accumulation of well-chosen and carefully crafted details that create a masterful scrapbook page. Check out 5 details on “Sweet” by Betsy Sammarco and see if one or two of them can inspire your next page. This is just one of the inspired pages that Betsy...
