by Debbie Hodge | Jun 12, 2013 | Feature, Motif, Patterned Paper
We challenged the GIS Creative Team to mix plaid and paisley patterns on a page. See how they made it work with an attention to color, scale, density and motif combinations. Take the challenge: Make a new paisley-and-plaid scrapbook page. Put it in our Community...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 11, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Got lots of photos? Check out the Get It Scrapped team’s ideas for getting 10 photos onto the page. Tara McKernin says, “This layout is for my Project Life album showing my boys and their friends playing baseball one night after school.” “I love grid...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 10, 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. Christy Strickler (aka Emeraldvalkerie) often uses inspiration found...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 6, 2013 | Feature, Patterned Paper
by Debbie Hodge Love mixing lots of patterns on your scrapbook pages? One of the many lessons Lisa Dickinson shared in Oomph and Polish at Masterful Scrapbook Design was this one for combining patterned papers: Multiple patterns directly overlapping one another can...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 5, 2013 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge One of the 4 approaches we recommend for using up your stash is to “find strength in numbers.” You can combine a whole of elements when you unify around something like color or theme or motif. See how the Creative Team collected and found...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 4, 2013 | Events, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Scrapbook Page Subjects
by Debbie Hodge It’s the season for moving up, moving on, and ceremonies celebrating accomplishments and new starts. We’ve got graduation word art for you and ideas for making pages that celebrate the achievement of milestones in life. Graduations Deborah...