by Debbie Hodge | Mar 20, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Squares are familiar and stable shapes. Their right angles and equal sides suggest order, equality, and even conformity. So how do you leverage the stability of squares and steer clear of boring? Our team and teachers show you ideas for how they like...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 14, 2013 | Composition, Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Picture Your Story, Time Lapse Video Tutorials
by Debbie Hodge In this scrapbooking process video, see a page made from start to finish. The process begins with my desire to scrapbook a pretty photo and includes my efforts to make the page go beyond pretty — with a photo and journaling that add meaning. ...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 13, 2013 | Composition, Design Your Story, Feature, Journaling
by Debbie Hodge The space your journaling fills has a shape it and it a particular amount of visual weight. A block with tight line spacing will be dense and, thus, heavier than a few staggered lines. Pay attention to the shape and weight of your journaling and use it...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 27, 2013 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
See how scrapbookers Marie-Pierre Capistran and Stefanie Semple used a one-page sketch/template from Amy Kingsford’s Scrap Your Summer 2012 Bundle on their two-page layouts. Marie-Pierre Capistran says, “I made this layout for my daughter. It’s the...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 26, 2013 | Color, Feature
Most scrapbookers use neutrals in combination with colorful photos, papers and embellishments. Reasons to use neutrals on your scrapbook pages: Neutrals on your scrapbook page can make other colors look brighter and deeper Neutrals on your scrapbook page can...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 21, 2013 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Got lots of photos? Check out the Get It Scrapped team’s ideas for getting 8 photos onto the page. Terry Billman says, “It’s not often I’m in a photo because I’m usually behind the camera. This page is about my husband taking photos of me while I was...
