by Debbie Hodge | Jul 30, 2013 | Composition, Feature
Our minds and eyes like things that come in threes: three coins in a fountain, three-act plays, and The Three Little Pigs. Use this idea for scrapbook layout designs. It will speed up your process and give you well-design pages. Speech coaches, writers, and comedians...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 29, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
When you’re looking for a starting point and ideas for a scrapbook page, you want resources for getting the job done, and Pinterest probably has what you need–if you could only find it. Amanda Jones Robinson loves using inspiration she finds on Pinterest...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 26, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
by Amy Kingsford I truly LOVE using inspiration to spark ideas for my scrapbook pages and guide my design choices throughout my creative process. In Translate Creative Displays and Vignettes to Your Scrapbook Layout Design I talked about one of my favorite types of...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 24, 2013 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Motif
The cityscape motif is appearing on scrapbook pages lately. It seems we’re dreaming of urban life. Over at Trendhunter.com the trendiness of the cityscape motif for fashion and home decor was noted with the following thoughts: “For centuries, art depicting...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 23, 2013 | Feature, Titles
A scrapbook page title is key for both telling your story and strengthening a scrapbook page’s visual design. One way to get your title working for you right away is to create a “two-part title,” one in which you break the title content into two...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 22, 2013 | Composition, Feature, News
The “cross” or “t” foundation is found in art and graphic design, and it offers a strong base for scrapbook page layouts. This composition incorporates both opposition and union: two strong lines run in different directions and yet meet, crossing over at an...