by Amy Kingsford | Jul 18, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Page Guides
The design elements and principles we often teach in our articles here are guidelines that you can use to build a solid and appealing design that tells a story. Once you understand these rules, though, it’s time to break them purposefully and take advantage of...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 27, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides
On a well-designed scrapbook page, the different pieces have varying levels of importance–and you impart that visually. Of course one piece will be the most important, “focal point” that catches the eye first and serve as the point of entry into the...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 13, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Journaling, Page Guides, Write Your Story
The scrapbook page is place where, in addition to sharing pictures and the who-what-where-when-why of events you can do something more: you can pass on wisdom to future generations. Our Creative Team shows you their pages that do this. And if you’re ready to...
by Amy Kingsford | May 23, 2017 | Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides, Titles
One of the easiest ways to draw attention to your title is to create tension within its type. Something as simple as a tweak to case, color, or placement with in your scrapbook page title can really intrigue the viewer – but remember we don’t want to...
by Amy Kingsford | May 16, 2017 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Page Guides, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
Upcycling is a big trend in fashion and home interiors and one of the easiest ways to make a scrapbook product work with any page! Our Creative Team made pages here that feature an older scrapbooking product given a facelift. They share their tips for altering older...
by Amy Kingsford | Apr 25, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides
One of the primary tasks of making a scrapbook page is placing your page elements–photos, title, journaling, and embellishments–onto the scrapbook page to tell your story. The Gestalt principle of “proximity” provides a great tool for deciding...
