by Debbie Hodge | Sep 25, 2013 | Feature, Patterned Paper
There are some scrapbook page stories and patterned paper prints that naturally mix well with the trellis motif. We’ve got ideas for using them on scrapbook layouts here. The trellis print is an abstract motif based on geometrical shapes and can take several...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 5, 2013 | Motif, Patterned Paper
Find scrapbooking ideas for using juvenile print patterns on your layouts. These prints are bright and fun, with whimsical styling and often featuring motifs like critters or trucks that resonate with young children. how our creative team used juvenile patterned...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 4, 2013 | Composition, Ideas Spurred by Design
Any photo, title, or embellishment you add to a scrapbook layout is seen as a part of the whole page before it is seen as an individual piece. Place the photo just a bit to the right and above center on your canvas and the eye will see it as “restless”...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 28, 2013 | Color, Ideas from Current Trends
Take a scrapbooking idea from the ombre color trend. It has shown up on cakes, hair, fingernails, fashion, and stationary so why not on scrapbooking layouts? ombre: having colors or tones that shade into each other —used especially of fabrics in which the color is...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 22, 2013 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends, Patterned Paper
Botanical and zoological prints have an old-fashioned look that fits well with many scrapbook layout subjects–and that just looks beautiful as you’ll see in the scrapbooking ideas here. Illustrations made for scientific purposes — botanical and...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 16, 2013 | Composition
The block foundation is a Scrapbook Coach starting place for well-balanced scrapbook pages. This is a foundation in which all or most of your elements are in the shape of a rectangle. [twocol_one]The block foundation on “Chasing Cats” is two layers of...
