by Debbie Hodge | Jul 4, 2012 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature
In hands-on artistic works, a mask is a protective shield that keeps an area from being affected by an appplied medium. For digital creations, that “shield” can end up being the very shape to which a medium is applied. What’s more that medium can be...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 3, 2012 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
If you love using paints, inks, mists, modeling clay or other messy mediums, then stencils and masks are the tools for you. Understand the difference between the two and check out ideas for using each of these individually or even in combination. Stencil: A stencil is...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 2, 2012 | Copic Markers, Feature
by Michelle Houghton This is the third installment of my comparison of alcohol markers. In the first article I gave you the facts, comparing 4 brands of markers and examining Spectrum Noir markers more closely. In the second article I took a closer look at Letraset...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 29, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Using a grid structure for organizing your photos, title, journaling and embellishments is a great way to start a page. That very same grid that holds your elements on one page, though, can become the backdrop for your elements on another page. Lynnette Penacho says,...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 28, 2012 | Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Repoussoir is a figure or object in the extreme foreground of a composition. It’s used to create contrast and to increase a sense of depth. See how this art technique inspired our creative team and consider how you can use it on your next scrapbook or art...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 27, 2012 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
“Small and versatile” embellishments–like buttons, gems, brads, epoxies, and beads–are great for grounding and adding bits of color or texture to your scrapbook page. These versatile “bits” go with most subjects because...
