by Debbie Hodge | Aug 3, 2012 | Feature, 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 Debbie Hodge | Aug 2, 2012 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Time Lapse Video Tutorials, Videos
by Debbie Hodge I like making scrapbook pages because I get to spend time playing with color and pattern and image — all the while thinking about the memories associated with the photos I’m working with AND the story I want to tell about them. It’s a...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 2, 2012 | Finding and Using Inspiration
When you’re looking for a starting point and ideas for a scrapbook page, when you’re figuring out how to scrapbook, you want resources for getting the job done, Pinterest probably has what you need . . . if you could only find it. These 5 pinners...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 1, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
A good title connects your photos to their story. One-word titles are clear and direct, often labeling your topic and even pointing the way to deeper meaning. What’s more, they offer great design opportunities. Nouns Use a noun to label an element in your...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 31, 2012 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
The lines, colors, and detailing on clothing are just a few of the details that can give you ideas for your scrapbook pages. Find inspiration from the clothing in your closet, from clothing you see on the streets of your town, and from fashion magazines and fashion...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 30, 2012 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
See how Brenda Becknell and Stefanie Semple used a one-page sketch/template from our Bundle #48 on their two-page layouts. Use a mirror image of the sketch on the second page. Brenda Becknell says, “I used the sketch ‘as is’ for the left side of my...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 29, 2012 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Organization
Have you seen our Pinterest boards? Click here now to see and follow all. (Many of you are following Debbie’s boards, but the real action is at the Get It Scrapped boards, so click and follow to be sure you’re getting the right feed.) We are working to...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 27, 2012 | 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...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 25, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Travel
Chronicling your travels on scrapbook pages allows you to relive the trip even when you’re back home. City visits yield lots of photos and stories. Read on for ideas for scrapbooking your travels to cities. 1. Combine nighttime and daytime scenes. Audrey Tan says,...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 25, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
When you’re making a page with two photos, your photo sizes and crops as well as the orientation of your photos will impact how your arrange elements on the canvas. See how the pages below work with a variety of cropping and orientation choices. See, also, how...
