by Debbie Hodge | May 28, 2012 | Quotes and Word Art
Use gardening quotes and printable word art on your paper or digital scrapbook layouts and projects — for titlework, embellishing, and even journaling. “All my hurts my garden spade can heal.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Gardening requires lots of water...
by Debbie Hodge | May 25, 2012 | Composition, Feature
by Debbie Hodge If you love working with an “explosion” of elements and getting an artsy look, the free form cluster is a page foundation that lends itself to this kind of creativity and variation. [twocol_one] [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] There are several layout...
by Debbie Hodge | May 24, 2012 | Copic Markers, Feature
by Michelle Houghton Markers with alcohol-based dye ink have special properties: they allow you blend colors together without tearing up your paper as you might with a water-based ink. I’ve been happily using the Copic brand of alcohol markers and sharing...
by Amy Kingsford | May 18, 2012 | Feature, Motif
by Amy Kingsford Use trees on your scrapbook pages to set the scene for your story, to reinforce your page’s theme, and even to convey meaning. A little bit about trees Trees are the longest living organisms on Earth. The tallest tree in the country lives in the...
by Debbie Hodge | May 18, 2012 | 5 Year Journal
by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the fifth installment of: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” Click here to see all 12 months. I’m back with a quick observation and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few things to share. As we...
by Debbie Hodge | May 14, 2012 | Design Your Story, Journaling
by Debbie Hodge While journaling is an important part of many scrapbook pages, there are times when minimal journaling works just fine. Here’s a look at 6 of those instances in which titles, design, lists, and photos do the work typically expected of scrapbook...
by Debbie Hodge | May 11, 2012 | 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 | May 10, 2012 | Quotes and Word Art
Use mother quotes and printable word art on your paper or digital scrapbook layouts and projects — for titlework, embellishing, and even journaling. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. -Chinese Proverb Some mothers are kissing...
by Debbie Hodge | May 9, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge A scrapbook page combines photos, text, and embellishments within the space of the page canvas. Margins and mats can be used to “frame” your composition and add emphasis. Frames are familiar. We’re accustomed to frames on artwork,...
by Debbie Hodge | May 4, 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.”...
