by Amy Kingsford | Apr 10, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Scrapbook Coach
We like to share “go-to” designs that give you a starting place for your scrapbook page design. The best “go-tos” are arrangements that ensure there’s a spot for key page parts in a design that has balance and appeal. The...
by Amy Kingsford | Apr 3, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
In a symmetrically balanced visual design, elements on either side of a central axis (vertical or horizontal or both) mirror one another. That mirroring may be exact but can also be approximate. Using this type of balance on a scrapbook page can strengthen a focal...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 6, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
Paper strips present many options to be creative and thrifty when it comes to the scrapbook page. They are also a great place to start when it comes to creating your first “foundational” layers. See four ways our Creative Team has use strips to create a...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 20, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
The 2-by-2 design is one of 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...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 6, 2018 | Design Elements, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas Spurred by Design
Line is a fundamental element of visual design. Lines can be straight, curved, thick, thin, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, solid or broken. The rendering of a line can imply a mood or tone. Soft and curving lines signal tranquility. Jagged diagonals evoke a more...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 30, 2018 | Composition, Design Elements, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas Spurred by Design
Your scrapbook page canvas establishes a space within which you’ll design–by arranging elements within that space. As you arrange those elements, it’s important to pay attention to the way your foreground elements define the surrounding...
