by Debbie Hodge | May 9, 2011 | Composition, Get Started
by Debbie Hodge I approach making scrapbook pages by asking myself questions that are based upon my understanding of: 5 scrapbook page elements (canvas, photos, journaling, title, embellishments), and 6 design principles (emphasis, contrast, balance, alignment,...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 17, 2011 | Get Started, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
By Amy Kingsford Let’s be honest for a moment–we haven’t exactly chosen the most earth-friendly hobby in scrapbooking–now have we? However, I happen to think that preserving the memories of our lives and those of our family, is just as important as...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 14, 2011 | Get Started, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Do you have an approach for putting titles onto your scrapbook pages that you use frequently? I know I do. And, I know I sometimes just want to break out of my habit and do something new. I spent this afternoon going through layouts and interviews from teachers at...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 25, 2011 | Composition, Get Started
by Debbie Hodge Here’s a quick and easy way to get a scrapbook page started, improved, and then finally tweaked with small details. It usually takes me 2.5-3 hours to make a page – no matter whether it’s paper or digital. In a quest to start speeding things up, I’ve...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 29, 2010 | About Memory Keeping, Get Started
by Debbie Hodge “archival” scrapbooking in the 90s When I began scrapbooking in the mid 90s (this was following the photo-albuming I’d been doing until then) I immediately learned that to scrapbook well, using supplies low in acid content was crucial...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 18, 2010 | About Memory Keeping, Get Started
by Debbie Hodge From my interview with Patricia Buckler, co-editor of The Scrapbook in American Life in 2006. “Scrapbooking is not just a craft or a way to pass the time, but a serious activity designed to speak to the future about life as we know it,”...
