Video Blog | Scrapbooking Ideas for Using and Making Your Own Bokeh Prints

by Amy Kingsford | Oct 5, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Patterned Paper, Videos

A popular photography goal in recent years is to achieve a successful Bokeh effect, in other words to take a photo in which out-of-focus points of light are rendered appealingly. The good news for scrapbookers who don’t have the lens or the skill to get this look with...

How To Make Easy Scrapbook Pages: Use leftover chipboard packaging for a quick page foundation

by Debbie Hodge | Jul 27, 2016 | 5 + Photos, EasyScrapbookpages, Patterned Paper

Cindy Liebel used leftover chipboard packaging for a quick foundation with dimension and lots of “compartments” for holding patterned paper, photos, and embellishments. Make your own easy scrapbook page just like Cindy’s using the 5-step formula we’ve...

How To Make Easy Scrapbook Pages: Make a textured base with tone-on-tone punches.

by Debbie Hodge | Jun 15, 2016 | 1 Photo, EasyScrapbookpages, Paper, Texture and Dimension, White Space

  Erin Bassett’s single photo and title stand out against a background full of tone-on-tone texture and dimension. Make your own easy scrapbook page just like Erins’s using the 7-step formula we’ve shared below. [hr]   How to make this layout Use kraft...

How to Make Easy Scrapbook Pages: Mix series of columns and rows for a fun linear design

by Debbie Hodge | May 17, 2016 | 4 Photos, Blocked, EasyScrapbookpages, Feature, Paper

Emily Pitts has paired a series of photos arranged in columns with bright rows of trim and a horizontal strip of vellum row to back up her title, creating a fun mix in this very linear page, “Favorites at 15.” Make your own easy scrapbook page just like...

How To Make Easy Scrapbook Pages: Create a horizontal band with paint and leftover paper strips

by Debbie Hodge | Apr 20, 2016 | 1 Photo, Band Foundation, EasyScrapbookpages, Feature, Paper

Dina Wakley’s simple yet vibrant page, “Happy Boy” is built on a horizontal band foundation of paint and leftover paper strips. Follow the eight-step formula below and make your own easy scrapbook page based on the techniques Dina used. [hr]  ...

How to Make Easy Scrapbook Pages: Create a blocked design with a not-so-linear feel.

by Debbie Hodge | Mar 30, 2016 | 1 Photo, Blocked, Layering, Paper, Stamping

Doris Sander has softened the linear feel of this simple blocked design by staggering her photo and patterned paper blocks slightly and by using flowing text to create additional blocks on her page. To make your own easy scrapbook page inspired by Doris’, follow...