by Debbie Hodge | Apr 7, 2015 | Composition, Feature
Working with threes is a great way to make a solid looking design — and to make it efficiently. They eye likes things that come in threes. When you work with 3 items, you have the options for both symmetrical arrangements and asymmetrical. Line ’em up and...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 18, 2015 | Composition, Design Your Story
Your best scrapbook pages reflect a visual storytelling style–your preference for certain kinds of stories and your way of telling them both visually and with words. We defined and illustrated 10 different story styles in the Story Styles LookBook that’s a...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 10, 2015 | Composition, Scrapbook Coach
There are several layout configurations of combined elements that scrapbookers use again and again when making scrapbook pages (blocked, clustered, shelf, cross, band and more). These foundations are used again and again because they work well for housing the most...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 9, 2015 | Composition, Design Your Story, Videos
Here’s a video version of a past favorite blog post: When setting is key to your story, extend it from the photos out onto the canvas with these scrapbooking ideas. Click here to see the original blog post with written designer notes.
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 27, 2015 | Composition, Embellishments, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Scrapbooker Ashley Calder says, “I scrapbook to recall and document moments, the little things that might normally be forgotten over time. Because it’s moments I want to remember, most often a single photo is enough to record that moment.” “Single...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 29, 2014 | Composition, Embellishments, Feature
Embellishing scrapbook pages with a strong visual triangle is good because it moves the viewer’s eye through your page. While you can add eye-catching complexity with the skilled use of multiple visual triangles, a clean and straight-forward approach also yields...
