by Debbie Hodge | May 9, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge A scrapbook page combines photos, text, and embellishments within the space of the page canvas. Margins and mats can be used to “frame” your composition and add emphasis. Frames are familiar. We’re accustomed to frames on artwork,...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 25, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge There are several layout configurations of combined elements that scrapbookers use again and again when making scrapbook pages (for example, blocked, clustered, and shaped). These foundations are used again and again because they work well for housing...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 12, 2012 | Composition, Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas, Photos, Picture Your Story
Betsy Sammarco scrapbooked two of her favorite photos on “Cherry Blossoms.” One photo is enlarged and the other is repeated many times — with one instance of it framed. (Check out 4 Ways to Use Repeated Photos for more scrapbook page ideas.)...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 16, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge This article appears in the March issue of Paper and Pixels alongside many more how-tos and ideas for paper and digital scrapbooking. Creating white space: figure and ground As you create a scrapbook page, you are: telling a story or conveying your...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 13, 2012 | Composition, Ideas Spurred by Design, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge “Straight-on” photos Close to 100 percent of my scrapbook pages have photos placed like these on Spring Break: “straight-on.” The sides of the photos run parallel to the canvas sides (and the tops and bottoms run parallel to...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 9, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge When you make a scrapbook page you are combining elements (photos, text, embellishments, journaling, title) within space (your canvas). Your canvas shape and size are what define the space within which you create. The edges of the canvas define your...
