by Debbie Hodge | Feb 9, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge When you make a scrapbook page you are combining elements (photos, text, embellishments, journaling, title) within space (your canvas). Your canvas shape and size are what define the space within which you create. The edges of the canvas define your...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 8, 2012 | Scrapbook Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge A successful scrapbook page captures the viewer’s attention, controls the eye’s movement, conveys information, and evokes emotion. Embellishments are one of the tools you have for achieving these ends. Just as every sentence in a story should either...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 3, 2012 | One Month At A Time
by Tami Taylor It finally started feeling like winter here in Vegas, and then it started feeling like too much winter! Even after living here for six years, I am surprised at how cold it gets. I know it’s not as cold as most places, and it’s not...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 2, 2012 | Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
by Debbie Hodge Since antiquity, patterns have been incorporated into tiles, linens, rugs, wallpaper, dishes, upholstery, clothing, and more. Pattern and texture are wonderful tools for adding interest to scrapbook pages, especially when they’re mixed well....
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 1, 2012 | Quotes and Word Art
Use Valentine’s Day and love quotes and printable word art on your paper or digital scrapbook layouts and projects — for titlework, embellishing, and even journaling. For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 31, 2012 | Design Your Story, Journaling, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge What do you do when you want to get lots of photos onto your single-page layout AND you’ve got a good bit of journaling to add? Here are 4 ideas for pulling it off –even when you think there isn’t any room. 1. Use longer text lines...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 27, 2012 | Sketches and Layered Templates
by Debbie Hodge Here are two 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 in...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 26, 2012 | Design Principles
by Debbie Hodge A successful scrapbook page captures the viewer’s attention, controls the eye’s movement, conveys information, and evokes emotion. That first task–capturing the eye’s attention–is the work of making a focal point. About Focal Points A...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 25, 2012 | Get Started, Titles
by Debbie Hodge A successful scrapbook page captures the viewer’s attention, controls the eye’s movement, conveys information, and evokes emotion. The title is one of the tools you have for achieving these ends. Just as every sentence in a story should either deepen...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 24, 2012 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Motif, Patterned Paper
by Amy Kingsford Once a thing of the past, “chevron prints” have made a raging comeback. Everywhere you turn in today’s fashion, home decorating and scrapbooking industry you will find this lively motif! Read on for ideas on putting this hot trend...
